Started as a thatched house and ended up as a female figure

Outside the gate of Cheng Mansion, Cheng Wan was dressed in black, with her long black hair simply tied into a bun.

Wang handed two bulging oilcloth bundles to Cheng Wan and said worriedly:

"These two bundles, one contains some precious medicinal herbs, and the other contains food and daily necessities for you and Sui Sui.

Be sure to be safe on the road, take good care of yourself, and take good care of Sui Sui. "

Cheng Wan nodded, his brows solemn: "I will."

After crossing the two bundles on his back, Cheng Wan jumped onto the horse swiftly and stretched out his arms towards Cheng Daniu.

Cheng Daniu hurriedly took two steps forward and handed Gu Yu to Cheng Wan.

Cheng Wan placed Gu Yu in front of him and tied himself and Gu Yu together with a wide strip of cloth that he had prepared in advance.

"Does it hurt?"

Cheng Wan was a little worried that it was tied too tightly.

Gu Yu shook his head, his face tense: "It doesn't hurt."

Years old, baggage, knife, gold seal.

Done.

Cheng Wan held the reins tightly, pursed his lips, and glanced at the faces of Mrs. Lin and others in front of the Cheng Mansion, and finally paused at Wang's face: "We are leaving."

After saying that, Cheng Wan didn't wait for Old Lady Lin and the others to react. He turned around and drove away with a shout of "Gee!"

"Be careful on the road!"

"Take care of yourself! Take care of Sui Sui!"

"Awan!"

……

Cheng Wan's back was no longer visible. Old Mrs. Lin couldn't hold back and started to cry: "How could this happen? Why doesn't God feel sorry for the poor people?! The war was finally over, and he should have come back to reunite with us, how...how could he be injured so badly?"

"Mom, it's not necessarily that A-Yan is injured. There must be other General Gu. A-Yan has gone through so many difficulties and dangers. He will definitely be able to get through this last moment smoothly!"

Aunt Cheng wiped the tears from her face with her sleeve, then hurried to comfort Grandma Lin.

Wang and others also comforted each other with words.

But the expressions on everyone’s faces were not very good.

When the family member passed the imperial examination and the war was over, it should have been a joyous day with drums and gongs.

But now, everyone's heart is shrouded in a heavy haze.

Unless all the children outside return home safely, this shadow will probably remain in everyone's heart forever.

From Cheng Wan riding away on horseback, to Old Lady Lin and the others whispering something with worried looks on their faces.

Everyone who saw this scene was amazed.

Didn’t Marquis Zhaoping pass the exam?

Why did the Cheng family look unhappy? Some of them even cried?!

Also, why does Marquis Zhaoping look like he's going on a long journey?

Since Marquis Zhaoping passed the provincial examination, shouldn't he study hard at home and prepare seriously for the upcoming college examination?

Where is Marquis Zhaoping going?

where to?

Go find Gu Yan.

Was Gu Yan injured? How badly was he injured? Was he alive or dead?

Cheng Wan must go and confirm it in person.

Gu Yu also needed to personally confirm the condition of his uncle.

If Gu Yan is safe and sound, everyone will be happy.

If Gu Yan is injured, the two of them will accompany Gu Yan.

If Gu Yan died, the two of them would send him off.

Cheng Wan wanted to continue to take part in the scientific examination more than anyone else, but she didn't want to and didn't dare to gamble that Gu Yan would be safe or not seriously injured this time.

What if Gu Yan really..., and she didn't rush to see Gu Yan for the last time or didn't see him off because she had to prepare for the exam, then she would definitely regret it for the rest of her life.

Although I missed the opportunity to take the exam this time, there may be another one in the future.

But Gu Yan only has one life, if he dies, he is really dead.

Never see him again.

Apart from the most important scientific expedition, Cheng Wan has already dealt with everything that needed to be dealt with.

Regarding the "cheating in the imperial examinations", the emperor's order had been issued to the governor of Liangzhou in early May.

Because of Cheng Wan's forgiveness, the three people who were captured by Cheng Wan and reached a deal with Cheng Wan were not sentenced to beheading, but were sentenced to exile.

The three were killed by masked men on the way to exile, and their bodies were mutilated.

The masked man was pretended to be Cheng Wan, and the three people were naturally faking their deaths.

As for how others will guess the identity of the masked man, that is their freedom.

In fact, Zhang Fanghai was also sentenced to exile, and he died on the way to exile.

But Zhang Fanghai was not faking his death, he was really dead.

He knew too much, and even though he did not reveal the person behind the scenes, there was no way that person behind the scenes would let him go.

Only the dead will always be obedient and make people feel at ease.

……

Cheng Wan tried her best to hurry on her way. She just felt like there was a fire in her heart, which made her anxious and painful, and she couldn't rest for a moment.

Perhaps only when I see with my own eyes that Gu Yan is alive and well, will this fire be extinguished.

On the third day after Cheng Wan left home for the south, the news of the end of the war and Cheng Daping's letter home arrived in Shuoyang.

In Muyuan Hall where Old Lady Lin of the Cheng Mansion lived, Old Lady Lin and others stared at the letter in Wang's hand, waiting for Wang to finish reading the letter and tell them what Cheng Daping wrote.

That’s right, it was Wang who was reading the letter.

Cheng Sanping and Cheng Xiaoyu are the most literate people in the Cheng family besides Cheng Wan, but they are both in Pingnan Village studying with Mr. Fang today and not in Shuoyang City. Among the adults in the Cheng family, Wang knows the most characters, so the task of reading the letter was naturally given to her.

Fortunately, Wang lived up to everyone's expectations and understood it.

Only Wang, who understood the letter, cried.

"What's wrong? Why are you still crying? What did Ohira write in the letter? Is he injured or something?"

Old Mrs. Lin frowned and stood up anxiously.

Cheng Daniu rubbed Wang's back soothingly. He was also very anxious, but he tried his best to control his anxiety: "What's wrong with Daping?"

“No, it’s not Daping.” Wang covered her chest, her heart broken. “It’s… it’s Ayan! Ayan was slashed… slashed by the enemy in order to save… save Daping. He’s… seriously injured. He’s… he’s… he’s dying!”

Wang's last few words were full of tears.

It's almost over.

These five words not only made Wang unable to straighten her back due to the pain, but also made everyone present open their mouths in pain but unable to make a sound.

“No…no…” Old Mrs. Lin stared blankly, her eyes dull. All the strength in her body seemed to be drained away at once, and she collapsed to the ground unconsciously: “No…can’t…can’t…can’t do this…can’t do this…”

"Mother..." Aunt Cheng knelt on the ground and supported Old Mrs. Lin's body. As soon as she called "mother", the tears in her eyes flowed down her cheeks uncontrollably.

No one spoke, there was only suffocating silence and crying in the hall.

After an unknown amount of time, Wang, with a look of despair in her eyes, raised her head and spoke in a numb and hoarse voice, "Daping wrote back to ask Ah Wan to bring Sui Sui to look for them, saying that if they were quick enough, maybe they could still meet Ah Yan."