After I got into the drama, I led the plot astray

So easy to talk to?

I looked at Zheng Yan with a bit of disbelief.

Zheng Yan smiled and said, "I have promised you, and I will never regret it. Don't worry, I will find a good house for you after returning to Beijing."

I was half-believing and half-doubting. I always felt that the father and son surnamed Zheng were more cunning than foxes and could not be trusted at all.

But now that I'm in their hands, I have no control over my life and death. How can I talk about trust?

This time when I returned to Beijing, Gongsun Wen refused to ride in the same carriage with me. He seemed angry, and no one dared to provoke him, and I certainly would not rush into his trap.

Yiping and I were in the same carriage, and Ankang followed me, but sat with the coachman. He was always mindful of his status and never stepped out of line.

I don’t know where Wei Chang ran off to again. We weren’t seen along the way. He said he was my bodyguard. If I had waited for him to protect me, I would have died hundreds of times.

Du Changfeng rode his horse at the front of the team, while Zheng Yan rode his horse parallel to my carriage, walking neither hurriedly nor slowly.

He would make a few jokes from time to time. I originally didn't want to pay attention to him, but the journey was too long and it would really make me depressed to be stuck in the car, so sometimes I would still open the curtains to get some fresh air.

When Zheng Yan saw me sticking my head out, he immediately started to talk about everything under the sun, from astronomy to geography, without caring whether I was listening or not, and kept telling me some interesting things, hoping to make me laugh.

Unfortunately, the further I got towards the capital, the worse my health became.

He ate less and less, and his face became so pale that it was almost transparent.

After walking for three or four days, Zheng saw that my health was too poor, so he had to find an inn in the local area and let me rest for a few days before returning to Beijing.

So we stayed in the inn.

The place where we settled is called Qutong. Both water and land transportation are very developed, and the economy is also very prosperous.

During the day, Zheng Yan was afraid that I would be bored, so he took me for a walk on the street.

Gongsun Wen still refused to go out, as if he was angry with someone. Even the food had to be delivered to his room.

Yi and Ankang also wanted to go with me, but were rejected by Zheng, who said he had guards and followers, so there was no need to worry about my safety.

It is early winter now, and there will be a little snow at night, but as soon as the sun comes out during the day, the snow will all melt.

Even if I was wearing a thick fox fur cloak, I would still feel cold when walking on the street.

But Zheng asked me to go out, and I had to go out, otherwise I would have been roasting sweet potatoes around the charcoal stove in the house.

All the shops on the street are open, and it is very lively with people coming and going.

We were only halfway down the street when Zheng bought me a bunch of little things, including candied haws, sugar cakes, hairpins, and all kinds of small combs.

I was carrying a bunch of things and holding a candied haws in my hand, eating as I walked.

It has been a long time since I had such a relaxing time shopping on the street. Shopping on the street was quite interesting in ancient times. There were small stalls one after another, the shouting was endless, and all kinds of aromas kept coming to my nose, making people salivate.

Before I finished one candied haws, Zheng Yan bought me a few meat buns. Seeing that the cakes in the pastry shop next door were good, he bought me another big bag. When we walked to the candied fruit shop, the various kinds of preserved fruits looked very tempting, and I bought a bunch without hesitation.

Unfortunately, my appetite was so poor that I couldn’t finish half a candied haws and half a meat bun.

But when Zheng saw a store selling meat jerky, he couldn't help but buy me a big bag.

Not only me, but also his followers had their hands full.

When Zheng saw that my mouth was full of oil from eating, he kindly took out a white handkerchief from his pocket and wiped my mouth.

I really enjoyed the thoughtful service and my depressed mood improved a lot.

At this moment, the sound of horse hooves came from far away, and soon, a brown horse galloped in front of me.

The person sitting on the horse was Wei Chang. He stretched out his hand to me and shouted, "Follow me!"

I didn’t expect Wei Chang to appear at this time!

But I didn't reach out my hand, I just looked at him coldly.

When he saw that I had no intention of leaving, he was stunned.

At this moment, Zheng's guards surrounded Wei Chang, and now even he could not leave.

He looked at me in confusion and asked, "Haven't you always wanted to leave the capital? Why don't you leave?"

I shook my head and said, "I'm sorry, my brother is still in their hands. I can't just abandon him."

Weichang gritted his teeth and said, "You fool!"

I then looked at Zheng Yan and asked, "You brought me out here on purpose today in order to lure Wei Chang out, right?"

Zheng Yan didn't say anything.

I smiled coldly and said, "You are the same as your father."

I threw away what I was holding, turned around and left.

Zheng Yan's face turned dark as he looked at the little gadgets all over the floor.

After a long time, Zheng Yan finally calmed down the anger in his chest and turned into a gentle gentleman again. He said, "Let's go back to the inn."

Wei Chang was pulled off the horse, and two guards escorted him while another guard led the horse, and they returned to the inn together.

After returning to the inn, Zheng Yan gave orders to set off immediately.

Everyone quickly packed up their things and set off without even having lunch.

Du Changfeng escorted us for two days. However, because there were too many things going on in the capital, he could no longer escort us, so he had to return to Beijing first.

Du Changfeng kept all the officers and soldiers he led, plus Zheng Yan's guards and followers, our group consisted of nearly a hundred people, and it was quite spectacular as we marched on the road.

Gongsun Wen kept cursing and making a lot of noise, but no one paid any attention to him.

When he walked out of the inn and saw Wei Chang, he couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, but it was only a moment, and he soon returned to his world-weary look. He didn't like anyone and cursed everyone he saw.

I thought he was as crazy as Zheng Bang, and I actually felt a little pity for him in my heart. But when he saw me, he started scolding me and scolded me so much that I almost vomited blood. From then on, the little bit of pity in my heart was fed to the dogs.

We set off in such a hurry, and after walking for a while, everyone was hungry and tired. Zheng Yan had no choice but to rest at the edge of a woods, and build a stove to cook.

I got off the carriage with the help of Yiping.

Not far from the woods is a small river with rugged rocks on the riverside and green mountains and clear waters on both sides. The scenery is quite nice.

Yiping and I wanted to walk towards the river, and immediately two royal guards came up to us and followed us wherever we went.

Now we have completely lost our freedom.

Zheng Yan was on command duty, but he would glance at the two of us from time to time.

Gongsun Wen also got off the carriage. He glanced at Wei Chang with disgust in his eyes, and he wished he could dig a piece of meat from Wei Chang.

Gongsun Wen stretched his muscles and then walked towards us quickly.