Chapter 21 Avoiding the Talk
"Where are you going?" Gu Feixue asked nervously.
Gu Lang carried her back to Wang and left without saying anything.
Gu Feixue wanted to follow, but Wang held her in her arms, "Your father is going with the young master to find a place for us to stay safely."
After hearing the explanation, Gu Feixue breathed a sigh of relief.
It was at this moment that she noticed Gu Tingchuan sitting in front of her vigilantly, holding a sharpened stick and looking around.
Gu Feixue suddenly felt depressed. She had been following Yuchi Shuo all the way, so how come she didn't know that he had discussed this matter with Gu Lang.
"Mom, my elder brother just told me a story about a great man. I'll tell you about it."
Gu Feixue wanted to know what Wang thought of the legendary figure, so she used Yuchi Shuo as an excuse and smuggled some private information to test Wang's thoughts.
"This uncle is so awesome! When I grow up, I want to be as awesome as him."
Wang was amused by her serious expression and couldn't help laughing.
Madam Gu seemed to have heard something funny, and her eyes curved with laughter. "Xue'er is going to be a lady in the future. How can she become such a big shot?"
Wang nodded repeatedly, hugging Gu Feixue tightly. "When we settle down, your grandmother and I will definitely teach you the arts of music, chess, calligraphy, and painting, so that you can become a talented woman and marry into a good family in the future."
Gu Feixue noticed their attitude and understood what was going on, and immediately became depressed.
Wang Shi didn't understand what she was thinking and said with a smile, "Xue'er is a smart girl. She will definitely be able to learn what a lady should do..."
When she said this, the smile on her face suddenly froze.
Their family is guilty, so how can her daughter be considered a noble lady?
Tears could not stop falling, Wang hugged Gu Feixue tightly as if she wanted to embed her into her bones, "My poor daughter, how could you have suffered such a disaster?"
Madam Gu was also affected by this and became depressed. "I wonder how Wanru and the others are doing?"
When Wang heard her words and thought of her sister-in-law who was almost implicated, she felt so sad that her tears fell even more.
Gu Feixue wiped her tears distressedly, "Don't cry, mother. That big brother looks like a nobleman. He will definitely find a way to take us into the city."
"I'm not sad about this, I just feel sorry for you." Wang's voice choked with sobs, "If we were still in the capital, you would be the daughter of a first-rank official, a prince or noble, and you could marry. Now you've become the family of a criminal. Are you going to marry a peasant in the future?"
"What nonsense are you talking about? Xue'er is still young." Mrs. Gu's face immediately fell when she heard her say this. "Besides, isn't Lang'er trying to find a solution? Why are you crying?"
Old Madam Gu quickly changed the subject to try to divert Gu Feixue's attention, worried that she would be sad.
Gu Feixue wasn't a real child, so how could she not know what Wang, the mother, was worried about? She felt uncomfortable when she thought about how all the men nowadays had three wives and four concubines, hugging each other left and right.
She didn't want to marry such a person and make her life unfree.
However, she didn't dare to say such words out loud. She could only follow Madam Gu's words and act innocent to let Wang put her worries aside.
Wang also knew that she had said the wrong thing due to her excitement, so she immediately pretended to be busy with other things.
She finally sighed when Gu Feixue fell asleep.
"Mom, I'm glad you reacted in time. Otherwise, I really can't imagine how sad Xue'er would be if she heard it and thought about it when she grows up."
Yes, Gu Feixue is still young now. She doesn’t know what getting married means, nor does she know what everything she is experiencing now represents.
But when she grew up and understood the significance of the criminal's family, and compared herself with the girls around her, she would despair.
"If that's the case, don't tell her about it anymore, and don't think about it anymore." Madam Gu sighed, "Let Lang'er arrange everything."
Wang wanted to say something but stopped herself.
Madam Gu closed her eyes and didn't want to say anything more.
Wang originally wanted to ask about her two sisters-in-law, but seeing that she was avoiding the question and worried that it would remind her of something bad, she kept her mouth shut.
Half an hour later, Gu Lang and Yuchi Shuo came back.
Gu Feixue had heard the footsteps a long time ago and immediately opened her eyes and looked towards them.
Seeing their serious expressions, she knew that something bad must have happened to them.
She opened her mouth but didn't ask. Instead, she held Wang's hand tightly and left with her.
After avoiding some refugees along the way, they soon arrived at the marked place.
After Gu Lang helped Gu Tingchuan make some arrangements, he took him out.
After a while, the two men came back with some broken earthenware jars in their hands.
Wang used these earthenware jars to boil some water and asked everyone to drink it to warm their spleen and stomach, and then she prepared to take Gu Feixue to sleep.
Unexpectedly, at this moment, the smell of meat wafted from afar. Gu Feixue sniffed it hard and her stomach immediately started to growl.
She hadn't eaten meat since she came here, and now when she smelled the meat, she was immediately very hungry.
"How could someone cook meat?" Wang's stomach was also growling, but she was also confused.
"From now on, you must protect your daughter at all times." Yuchi Shuo obviously knew where the meat came from, and reminded her in a low voice.
When Wang heard this, she immediately understood what the meat was. Her face turned pale and she hugged Gu Feixue, fearing that Gu Feixue would be caught and cooked and eaten in the blink of an eye.
Gu Feixue patted her hands to comfort her, but her eyes were fixed on Yuchi Shuo, wanting to know more information.
But the next moment Yuchi Shuo walked out and never came back.
Soon it was dawn. Gu Feixue had been smelling the aroma of meat all night, and her stomach was aching badly, so she couldn't sleep.
Now the sun was shining on the earth, and the breeze blew gently, completely blowing away the smell of meat. She ate a few dried sweet potatoes to suppress the burning sensation.
But when she glanced around, her pupils shrank slightly in shock.
Just because after dawn, the hungry and cold refugees woke up again, and each of them stared at the distant city wall with glowing eyes like zombies.
If someone had bad intentions at this time, they would definitely grab whatever they could get their hands on and rush into Liangcheng to burn and rob.
Swallowing hard, Gu Feixue didn't dare to look at these people anymore. She immediately went into the shabby shed built by Gu Lang, took a few deep breaths, and calmed down.
"Dad, where is that big brother? Why hasn't he come back yet?" Gu Lang also woke up at this time, and Gu Feixue asked hurriedly.
Gu Lang didn't know where Yuchi Shuo had gone, so he could only shake his head and say, "He should be back in the evening."
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