"Who are you?"
Qi Lin looked at Jiang Huaiqing with an unhappy expression.
The bearded man was dressed in rags and was covered in dirt. He was far from the sleek male favorite in the backyard, so why did he say such arrogant words?
Qi Lin felt indignant when he was told that he couldn't tame the child.
His life has been saved several times by his godfather and godmother, and no one can doubt his determination to be a filial son!
"If you're young and well-educated, you'll need to raise them for another ten years. At my age, if I leave the City Lord's Mansion and get married and have children, it won't be long before my godparents have grandchildren in their arms and can enjoy their old age. Isn't that better than you?"
Qi Lin spoke confidently and looked at Jiang Yuzhu cautiously after he finished speaking. He said these words from the heart.
People should have a conscience. After escaping death, Qi Lin only thought about repaying his gratitude.
Jiang Yuzhu opened a corner of the car window to peek, and then she was pulled back to her thoughts. She pointed at Jiang Huaiqing and introduced him, "Dalinzi, he's your second uncle."
"I still have an uncle?"
Qi Lin didn't expect his godmother to have so many relatives. He was stunned for a moment and said to Jiang Huaiqing with a smile, "I'm sorry, junior."
"Your eldest uncle and second uncle are both your uncles, family members."
The fate between people is very wonderful. Qi Lin insisted on becoming his godparents, so Jiang Yuzhu and Xie Zhao agreed.
Qi Lin didn't expect at this moment that his godfather and godmother were of high status and that he would be suddenly showered with wealth.
After waiting for about a quarter of an hour, there was constant noise in the City Lord's Mansion.
Seeing this, the coachman raised his whip and cracked it, and the carriage quickly left the corner gate of the city lord's mansion.
Jiang Yuzhu slammed the car window and asked anxiously, "Why are you leaving when everyone hasn't arrived yet?"
The driver replied respectfully, "Madam, the master has instructed that if he doesn't come out within a quarter of an hour, it means something has happened. He has told me to take you to a safe place first."
Qi Lin thought of something, his face froze for a moment, and then he said, "Godmother, is that scholar who went on a hunger strike for three days a relative of ours?"
"Probably. What's wrong?"
Without Xie Zhao around, Jiang Yuzhu was worried.
Hearing Qi Lin's question, she turned around and asked, "Could it be that there is trouble in the back house?"
"There's a big mess!"
In the backyard, Qi Lin had a familiar guard, and he found out the news.
I heard that the city lord's daughter has always admired the scholar's talent, and even though she was rejected many times, she still ordered her servants to take good care of him.
As long as the scholar nods, he is even willing to disband the backyard for him.
"The scholar was on a hunger strike and was weak. Manager Sha was worried he would be implicated, so he hurriedly asked a doctor to see him."
On the Qianqiu Festival, a doctor came to the mansion for treatment, and the condition did not escape the eyes and ears of the city lord's sister.
"Hearing that her lover was in a bad mood, the city lord's sister came to visit him, but who would have thought..."
Qi Lin paused. He didn't see it, but he heard that the scholar didn't know where he got the strength from, but took advantage of the city lord's sister's unpreparedness and stabbed her with a dagger, trying to die together with her.
"After the incident, Manager Sha ordered someone to invite the doctor from the City Lord's Mansion to come and see the doctor."
Taking advantage of the chaos, Qi Lin was replaced without knowing why, and he didn't have time to find out the details.
"Godmother, are we not waiting for godfather?"
The City Lord's Mansion is a dangerous place, and his godfather is pretending to be a doctor. If he is caught and something happens to him, Qi Lin will be worried for the rest of his life. He suggested, "Why don't we turn back and continue waiting?"
Before Jiang Yuzhu could respond, almost at the same time, thousands of people rushed over and set up checkpoints on the road to search.
The leading barbarian had a ferocious look on his face and held a search warrant in his hand, and he would not let go of any passersby.
The passing carriage was also turned upside down.
Seeing this, Jiang Huaiqing felt very guilty and stuffed the package into the storage space of the car bench.
Even if they are not the ones on the wanted list, it would still be a serious crime if they were found to have taken the treasures from the City Lord's Mansion.
"Don't wait for him."
Although she felt uneasy, Jiang Yuzhu still managed to reply.
Xie Zhao always had a plan in mind. Now that she had made all the arrangements, all she could do was protect herself and not become a burden to him.
This trip to the City Lord's Mansion was a huge gain, at least I got my second brother out.
"Little sister, our babies..."
After the barbarian went to search the carriage in front and threw out all the teapots and teacups, Jiang Huaiqing's forehead veins jumped and he seemed uneasy.
"Keep it."
Faced with the search, Jiang Yuzhu remained calm. She was very experienced in how to get away with it.
Jiang Yuzhu swept the hemp rope on the ground and said to Qi Lin, "Dalinzi, tie me up first."
"Godmother, how could a son do such a treasonous thing?"
Qi Lin thought it over. The city lord's sister kidnapped him, so he took the initiative to say that he had escaped. The worst that could happen was that he would be caught and taken back to the backyard.
At this time, it is impossible for a son to betray his godmother!
"What are you thinking about?"
Jiang Yuzhu curled her lips and whispered a few words to Qi Lin and her second brother Jiang Huaiqing.
The two of them understood immediately and made preparations for both scenarios.
When the carriage arrived at the checkpoint, the barbarian shouted, "Stop the car and get off for inspection!"
Qi Lin jumped down first, and his heart tightened when he saw the portrait on the wanted poster.
What he feared came true, his godfather was wanted!
The portrait is 90% similar to the person, but the pockmarks on the face are too conspicuous.
"Brother, we don't have the person you're looking for in our carriage. Please help me."
Qi Lin used barbarian language and stuffed a piece of silver into the hands of the leader.
The other party squeezed it in his hand, his expression softened considerably, but he still insisted: "We can't do anything about the city lord's orders."
"Don't worry, we will definitely cooperate with the inspection, but..."
Qi Lin said this with a flattering smile and stuffed another piece of silver into the barbarian's hand.
The leader hesitated a little. He stopped his men and decided to check the carriage himself.
The car door was opened, and Manzi immediately looked into the eyes of the tied-up Jiang Yuzhu.
“Woo woo!”
With a handkerchief stuffed in her mouth, Jiang Yuzhu regarded the barbarian as her lifeline and struggled and called for help.
The barbarian's eyelids twitched, and he pretended not to see it, turning around with an indifferent expression.
Since he has received benefits, he won't meddle in other people's business!
He cared even less about the fact that the person who was kidnapped was a woman from Da Qi.
The carriage quickly passed the checkpoint. Jiang Huaiqing and Qi Lin looked at each other and breathed a sigh of relief at the same time.
According to Xie Zhao's arrangement, the driver did not return to Qi Ju's in-laws' home, but took her to a village outside the city. Qi Ju, carrying the package, had been waiting for a long time with Da Niu and He Hua.
"Sister, why are you here?"
Now, Qi Lin was also confused.
Qi Ju was wrapped in a goose down coat, the tip of her nose red from the wind. She held her two children in her arms, her eyes red. "My godfather sent someone to tell me that he was afraid the barbarians would come and seek revenge, so he asked me to wait here with the children. We'll meet up with you and then return to the border town together."
The Wutu family is a barbarian tribe, and they are distant relatives of the manager of the City Lord's Mansion. In order to escape punishment, the whole family has gone to the mansion to seek refuge.
Wutu was worried that the tribe members would harm Qiju and their children, so after much consideration he decided to send Qiju to Daqi to give birth.
When everything calms down, the couple will always have a chance to meet.
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