"Meng'er, don't listen to Ji Heng's nonsense. He only says some discouraging words. Besides, we happen to be passing by Liping County and can send you there. If you and your daughter can be reunited, it will be a good deed!" Gu Yunru looked at her with a smile, not wanting to put so much pressure on Meng'er. Ji Heng sat by the campfire with a grim face and looked unhappy, so he winked at Rong Zhen who was silent on the side.

"Ahem. Yes, Meng'er, we are not in a hurry."

Rong Zhen rarely spoke, so Meng'er sat aside willingly. However, she did not dare to look Ji Heng in the eye. She always felt that there was something evil about this young man, which made her a little scared. He was calm and composed, but his cold and sharp eyes were also very frightening.

"By the way, Meng'er, why do you have so many wounds?" Gu Yunru felt distressed when she saw Meng'er covered in wounds. How much suffering did this young girl have to endure? If Gongsun Biehe really knew, how sad and guilty he would be.

"To be honest with you, Sister Gu, I was sold to this mountain as a child bride to a woodcutter. They would beat and scold me at every turn. I managed to escape, but was caught by two thieves on the way. If it weren't for Sister Gu, I would have hit my head against a wall and died..."

Hearing Meng'er's tragic experience, Gu Yunru showed a sad look on his face, but Ji Heng and Rong Zhen seemed unmoved. The two grown men really had no sympathy at all. Gu Yunru walked to Rong Zhen's side, pinched his waist hard, and said to him in a low voice: "What's the matter? Meng'er is so pitiful, you don't even show any sympathy?"

"What can I say? Feel sorry for her? I don't think this girl is that pitiful. She even knows who her father is." Rong Zhen said this seriously, almost making Gu Yunru faint. Ji Heng put her hands behind her head and fell into a deep sleep. The next morning, the chirping of birds in the forest woke everyone up, and they began to prepare to set off.

"Where is Sister Gu?" Meng'er opened her eyes and found that there were only two men around her, which made her feel uneasy. It might be because of the bullying she had suffered before that she would subconsciously shrink back when she saw a man. Ji Heng spread her hands helplessly and said, "Why are you so scared? We don't like you."

"I'm sorry, Brother Ji Heng, I was just a little scared and didn't react. Sister Gu..." Meng'er looked around. At this time, Gu Yunru came over with a bunch of herbs in her hand and smiled at her gently: "Meng'er, I picked some herbs for you. Apply them on the wound and it will heal within two days."

"Thank you, Sister Gu..." Meng'er was very grateful to her and smiled gently. Gu Yunru rolled up her sleeves and turned to look at the two grown men, "Go to the stream and fetch some water!"

"Okay..." After listening to the two grown men talking to the girl, Meng'er was very curious and asked about the relationship between them.

"The handsome guy with a livid face is my husband. As for Ji Heng, you know him. He is one of our younger brothers!" As Gu Yunru spoke, she tore off the strip of cloth from the hem of her skirt and bandaged all the wounds on her wrists in one go.

"Thank you, Sister Gu. If it weren't for you, I really don't know how to get to Gongsun Villa." Meng'er lowered her eyes pitifully. Gu Yunru didn't feel disgusted when she saw her like this, but felt that she was like a little sister who needed care and protection.

The two cold men had no empathy at all. They brushed her hair and said, "Before you go to Liping County, you have to dress yourself up. You can't go there with such unkempt hair. Look at your hair, it's so yellow and dull. If you go there like this, people will think you are a refugee!"

Hearing what Sister Gu said, Meng'er subconsciously lowered his head, and the inferiority and pity flashed across his face. Gu Yunru looked at his panic and said, "Your mother died of illness and left you nothing, but you can't use small change around here, and I don't know what to do. Alas, I have an idea!"

Gu Yunru suddenly had an idea. Since the change could not be used, she could sell it at the lowest price. She told Ji Heng about this idea, and they walked towards the county town together. After arriving at the county town, Gu Yunru was stunned by the prosperous scene here.

There are many slender and tall Miao girls here. They wear heavy silver ornaments on their heads, looking tall and beautiful, exuding a unique and elegant temperament. Looking at Meng'er beside her, she said, "Your mother should also be a Miao, right?"

Meng'er nodded rapidly and said, "Yes, my mother is Miao, but our home has been occupied by the bullies in the village, and we can never go back to that place." Meng'er showed aggrieved and helpless emotions when she thought of this.

And Ji Heng was simply fed up with this crying Meng'er, delaying their progress.

"I'll go to the front and see if I can exchange some copper ingots." Ji Heng said, and took all the small change that the few people had on them, wanting to try their luck.

Unexpectedly, I actually exchanged some local currency, so that I could buy a new set of clothes for Meng'er to dress her up. I went to a silk shop and picked out a goose yellow silk dress for Meng'er. Unexpectedly, Meng'er looked quite stunning after being dressed like this.

She actually looks somewhat like Gongsun Mengyao. It seems that she is indeed the daughter of Gongsun Biehe. It's just that this illegitimate daughter had a very miserable childhood.

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"How come Miss Gongsun has time to go shopping for clothes?" The shopkeeper looked at Meng'er who had changed her clothes and mistook her for Gongsun Mengyao. Meng'er looked at Rong Zhen and Gu Yunru beside her with a confused look on her face.