Chapter 163: Just Out of the Wolf's Den
Chen Yuanshi had a senior brother named Zhou Qun, who once passed the imperial hospital exam but did not take up the position. No one knew what happened at that time.
Assuming that Zhou Lingling's father is the incognito Zhou Qun, there is a one-fourth chance that Zhou Lingling is the person the Empress Dowager is looking for.
That……
The muscles on Wen Wan's face twitched, and when she looked at Zhou Lingling again, her eyes were filled with a green glow.
She patted Zhou Lingling on the shoulder and said, "Brother, don't forget each other when you become rich!"
Zhou Lingling: “???”
Before he could figure out what Wen Wan meant by this, he had already walked to the door of the room. The people behind him were still urging him, so he couldn't say more and could only enter the room with confusion.
*
The night in Yuncheng is a bit more bustling than that in the border town, and there are many vendors selling food along the street.
In the rice wine shop behind the inn, three young men sat around a small square table, staring at a portrait in the dim candlelight.
One of them opened his eyes wide, still a little confused on his face.
"It only looks about 80% like her. The girl's skin is a little yellower and she's thinner than the person in the portrait."
Another person was also a little unsure, "This portrait is from more than half a year ago. Perhaps he's had a rough time recently, so his figure has changed?"
"Well, you make sense."
The man from before continued, "We've been looking for the General's wife's escaped concubine for over six months now. Two months ago, we caught someone who looked 60% similar, but it ended up being a misunderstanding. We can't make the wrong choice this time."
The other two nodded repeatedly.
"That's right. We're the border town defenders, and we're good at killing enemies in battle, but tracking people is too difficult. If it weren't for the general's wife's generosity, I really wouldn't be willing to do this job."
"I heard that our general has seventeen or eighteen women in his backyard, and one of them is just a runaway concubine. The higher-ups don't take it seriously, so they sent a few of us new recruits to deal with it."
"If she is really the general's favorite woman, it would be impossible for us to do this job."
The three of them felt sad again when they thought about the hardships they had endured in the open air for the past six months.
"But I went back to the camp a while ago and heard that the general had an extremely favored girl. So it seems that the general has long forgotten about the escaped concubine."
"Then let's take one last risk and send this girl back to the general's mansion. If she's the real one, we'll report back and collect the reward. If not, we'll go back to the border town and say we couldn't find her."
"Since she's not a favored concubine, it's fine if she's lost. The higher-ups won't make things difficult for us."
The three of them discussed it and decided on the matter.
The owner of the rice wine shop served the three more wine. The three raised their bowls, drank the rice wine in one gulp, then picked up their swords and headed towards the inn.
*
Wen Wan ate two bowls of rice for dinner. The spicy side dishes from Yuncheng were really appetizing, and they tasted amazing with rice, easily making her a foodie.
She lay on the bed, touching her belly, staring at the spider crawling slowly on the beam, and once again let out a soul-searching sigh.
"It would be great if Ah Chai was here. He's very skilled and would be able to rescue her and Zhou Lingling easily."
This is the one hundred and thirty-second time I think of him since we broke up.
The days after a breakup are indeed very difficult to endure.
Suddenly, the spider on the beam was blown by the wind and crashed into the wall next to it.
The spider was scratching its legs and trying desperately to climb up, looking very funny.
Wen Wan burst out laughing, "I've never seen such a stupid spider..."
Before she finished speaking, her expression suddenly froze.
No, the windows are closed. Where would the strong wind come from to blow away all the spiders?
It turns out that the clown is actually herself!
Wen Wan turned her stiff neck to look towards the window, and saw three young men in tight clothes jumping in.
They moved quickly and rushed to Wen Wan after entering the room. One of them didn't even give her a chance to speak and slashed her neck with a knife.
Wen Wan’s eyes went dark and she lost consciousness.
*
When she woke up in a daze, it was already a sunny day.
There was still a dull pain in her neck. Wen Wan took a breath and forced herself to open her eyes.
Her hands and feet were tied with ropes, and a ball of cotton cloth was stuffed in her mouth, so she could only stare blankly with her eyes.
Judging from her surroundings, she should be in a carriage. When the carriage was bumpy, the curtains were opened and she could see the scenery outside the window passing by quickly.
She kicked hard at the carriage door.
Soon, the young man driving the carriage said coldly: "If you had known this earlier, why did you do it in the first place? You didn't cherish the life of worrying about food and clothing in the general's mansion, but had to become a runaway concubine."
"If you behave yourself, you'll suffer less physical pain along the way. In two days, when we return to the Imperial Capital, you can beg the mistress of the house to forgive your crime of running away."
After saying this, the young man ignored her.
Wen Wan retracted her foot and was stunned for a long time.
Are these three young men General Shen’s men?
Are you going to take her back to the general's mansion?
Wen Wan frowned, but felt a little relieved.
If he is someone from the General's Mansion, at least his life will not be in danger now. At worst he will get beaten up when he gets back.
Be confident in your heart and don't show any panic.
After Wen Wan relaxed, she lay quietly in the carriage.
Perhaps it was the rocking of the carriage that had a very hypnotic effect, and she fell asleep without realizing it.
The young man driving the coach hadn't heard any sound for a long time. He opened the door and came in to take a look, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help twitching.
Two horsemen nearby noticed the young man's strange expression and asked, "What's wrong? Is she restless?"
The young man shook his head and opened the door a little, "See for yourself."
Then, the other two people also saw the woman sleeping peacefully.
"You're really bold. You can even sleep while being tied up?"
"What a strange girl."
*
Imperial Capital, General's Mansion.
Just as night fell and the doorman was about to close the door, a fast horse hurried up.
The messenger dismounted from his horse, stepped forward quickly, and said in a deep voice:
"Urgent news from the border town, please inform the old lady."
The doorman naturally did not dare to delay the letter from the border town and turned around to report it.
After a while, the doorman came back, followed by the old lady who was supported by the maid.
Behind the old lady followed the general's wife, Zhao, and a group of beautiful concubines.
The old lady of the general's mansion couldn't wait and went out to receive the letter in person.
When the messenger saw this scene, he felt a pang of sadness in his heart.
The general was stationed at the border for three years, but it was very hard for the women and children in the general's mansion.
The messenger first bowed to everyone, and then handed the letter to the old lady personally.
The old lady couldn't wait to open the letter. The maid beside her was very considerate and immediately raised the lantern to light the way for her.
"The letter says, Yu'er, you'll be returning to Beijing to report on your work in a few days!"
The old lady announced the news loudly and burst into tears of joy. Zhao and others were also very excited when they heard the news.
For a moment, the atmosphere at the gate of the general's mansion was even more lively than during the Chinese New Year.
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