"yes."

"By the way, has Xiuyun's body been buried?" Gu Yunru didn't expect that of the six people who came together, only three are left. A feeling of sadness suddenly surged in her heart.

"It has been buried, facing the direction of Da Qi."

"That's good. Let's keep this a secret from Shuying for now."

"kindness."

The scene changed, and the Gu family was preparing to go south of the Yangtze River. After Xie Yihui got the news, he specially sent a team to rob them.

Gu Junyao got separated from her family and took Lan'er to hide from place to place, not knowing where they were going. She was so scared that she trembled all over when she thought of those ferocious bandits just now.

"Miss, let's go back to the city and report to the authorities. These people are actually trying to steal the imperial officials! The master is just going to Jiangnan to recuperate for a few days due to illness and will return to the capital in the future."

Gu Junyao was so scared that her face turned pale. She shook her head and said, "Why would some bandits show up at this time? They must be those people from the palace. They don't want Dad to have an easy life. Let's find Mom."

Lan'er nodded and had to go with her to search.

Walking into a remote forest, Gu Junyao had a vague feeling that she had a bad premonition. Lan'er behind her looked around worriedly and said to her, "Miss, this doesn't seem to be the way back to Beijing. Where is this place?"

"You ask me, but who should I ask? There is not even a bird here. It seems we are lost." Even if Gu Junyao shouted at the top of her lungs, it was of no use.

Seeing two woodcutters carrying firewood not far away, he walked up to them and asked politely, "Excuse me, do you know how to get to Beijing?"

The two woodcutters were handsome and not very old. Seeing Gu Junyao alone with a little maid behind her, they asked curiously, "Miss, where are you from?" Gu Junyao concealed their identities and said with a smile, "We are going to the capital to visit relatives. Yes, yes, we are going to visit relatives. Do you know how to get there?"

Lan Er also echoed behind her. The two woodcutters looked at each other and smiled knowingly. "Of course, we are going to the capital. You can come with us."

"Thank you, thank you very much."

The master and servant supported each other and followed the woodcutter down the mountain. When it was dark, they felt something was wrong. This was not the way back to Beijing. Gu Junyao became suspicious and stopped and said to the two of them, "This is not the way to Beijing at all. Don't try to fool me!"

The two woodcutters paused, turned around, and smiled slyly at them, saying, "Young ladies, you have just realized it. That's right, this is not the road to the capital at all!"

"How dare you deceive me!"

Gu Junyao shouted at them angrily.

The two men looked at each other, spat, rubbed their palms together, and walked towards them.

"Since there aren't many people here, why don't we enjoy the rain here?"

The man smiled obscenely and pounced on her. Gu Junyao punched and kicked them, but she could not resist the strength of the man in front of her.

"Miss... stop it, you beasts!" Lan'er was hugged by one of the men and thrown to the ground. Just as she was about to do something shameful, she suddenly heard footsteps coming.

"Let them go." The man was wearing half a silver mask. Gu Junyao looked up and saw that it was Ah Chou. As if she saw hope, she shouted at him desperately, "Ah Chou, save us!"

"Yes, miss." Ah Chou approached slowly. The two men smiled at each other, not taking the boy seriously at all. They raised their fists and rushed towards him, but they heard the sound of broken bones. The two men showed miserable faces and knelt on the ground begging for mercy.

"Please spare us, dear man, please spare us, we were just playing a joke on these two girls!"

The man was scared, kneeling on the ground with his hands clasped together, begging for mercy. Gu Junyao straightened her clothes, kicked the two of them hard, and said to them angrily: "You ungrateful and unruly people, humph, maybe you will harm many decent women in the future, Ah Chou will teach them a lesson."

After receiving the order, Ah Chou walked towards the two of them with a cold face.

The three of them rushed towards the capital. Along the way, Achou searched for them for a long time and arrived in time after hearing the noise in the woods.

Lan Er rubbed her arms with a look of fear and said, "It's so cold, Miss, are we really going back to Beijing? But I don't know how the master and the others are doing now."

Gu Junyao was calculating in her mind that if she returned to Jiangnan this time, and then returned to the capital, it might be difficult. It would be better for her to directly take a high position by her own efforts, so that no one would give their Gu family a hard time.

She thought about it, looked at Alan and said, "When is the day for the emperor to select concubines?" Alan was stunned and stammered, "Miss, what are you going to do? The emperor selects concubines once a year. It didn't happen last year, but it should be soon this year."

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"Anyway, no one wants me now, so I might as well go to the palace for selection. If I can become a concubine, I can bring my father back. My parents are old. If I go to Jiangnan, I will definitely have to look after my uncle. How can I let them suffer like this?"

Gu Junyao thought a lot along the way, and the three of them found a nearby tavern to stay in.

Gu Junyao ordered three bowls of noodles, but she didn't feel like it.

"Miss, you have to think it through." Lan'er looked at Gu Junyao depressedly. Gu Junyao supported her cheek with one hand, watching Ah Chou eating noodles in big mouthfuls without any worries in his mind. She couldn't help but feel a little envious.

"It would be great if I could be as carefree as Ah Chou, but unfortunately I can't. My parents were framed this time, and it must have been those people who did it. As a daughter, I must find a way to get them back to Beijing."

Gu Junyao was certainly afraid when she thought that there was a terrible concubine in the palace, but in order to consolidate the Gu family's status and reputation in the capital, she had to fight hard.

"A Chou, if I enter the palace you can't follow me. Go to Jiangnan and tell my father and mother the news about me and Lan'er."

Gu Junyao looked at Ah Chou and said this. The bowl of noodles in his hand was already empty at this time, and he nodded.

Lan'er had long felt that this Ah Chou was a little strange, always appearing and disappearing like a ghost. She returned to her room, closed the doors and windows, and walked to Gu Junyao and said, "Miss, what is the identity of this Ah Chou? I've seen that he has martial arts skills and is always serious."

"Actually, I don't know either. Maybe he was an orphan abandoned by some family." Gu Junyao's mind was full of the content of the talent show and she had no time to guess about Achou's background.

"Miss, you have to think carefully about entering the palace for the selection. The emperor didn't hold a selection last year, so this year there must be many young ladies from your family eager to try."