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

I really disliked him, so when we saw him coming, Yiping and I quickly turned to the side.

But Gongsun Wen did not intend to let us go. If we went left, he also went left; if we went right, he also went right.

Finally, I couldn't stand it anymore, so I turned around and yelled, "Are you sick? It's such a wide road, why did you have to follow us?"

Gongsun Wen rolled his eyes at me and said, "You didn't pay for the construction of this road. I can walk however I want. What's it to you?"

This is simply a troll, it really pissed me off!

So I pulled Yiping aside and said, "Master Gongsun, please do as you please. We don't want to walk the same road with you."

Gongsun Wen said calmly, "You don't want to be irrelevant to me, but I want to walk the same path as you."

Hey, is this a fight?

I was so angry that I raised my leg to kick him!

Gongsun Wen dodged my "attack" with ease, and even after dodging, he came back to mock me: "You have so little strength to hit me, eat your fill first."

I was so angry that I ignored Yi Ping's pulling, bent down, picked up a stone and threw it at Gongsun Wen.

Gongsun Wen jumped and skipped to avoid the stones I threw. Every time I tried to stop, he would say something to provoke me, which made me so angry that I chased him and threw stones all the way. We chased each other to the river.

There was a dense patch of aquatic plants growing by the river. I was a little tired from chasing him all the way. I didn't want to pay any attention to Gongsun Wen no matter what he was scolding. At this moment, Gongsun Wen was scolding and backing away. Unexpectedly, he stepped on a round stone. With a scream of "Ah", Gongsun Wen fell into the aquatic plants and disappeared!

Zheng Yan also noticed something was wrong at this time, and ran over wildly and dived into the water plants.

When his followers saw the prince dive into the water, they also rushed into the water like a swarm of bees.

After a while, Zheng Yan climbed ashore, but Gongsun Wen was not behind him.

I held Yiping's hand tightly and said, "He, he couldn't have drowned, could he?"

Yiping quickly comforted me and said, "With so many people going to rescue him, they will definitely be able to save him."

Zheng Yan came to us, dripping wet, and said, "It's too late to save him."

"Ah?" I was so frightened that I stuttered a little: "Save him, save him? Then I will kill him!"

Zheng Yan wrung out his wet clothes and said, "You didn't kill him. The teacher ran away on purpose."

"Escaped, escaped?" I looked at Zheng Yan in disbelief.

Zheng Yan nodded and said, "The teacher had intended to escape for a long time, but he never found the opportunity. I didn't expect that he would jump into the water and escape in front of everyone."

A feeling of being cheated arose in my heart again.

I felt not only annoyed, but also a disappointment that was almost desperate.

Not only did Zheng Xian lie to me, Zheng Yan lied to me, even Gongsun Wen lied to me!

I couldn't help but feel my eyes turn red.

Yi Ping panicked when he saw me crying, and wiped my tears while saying, "Master Gongsun ran away, so why are you crying?"

I gasped and said, "They all lied to me!"

Yi Ping choked and was speechless for a moment.

Yiping also felt that they were going too far, but what could he do? He was not smart enough, so he deserved to be cheated by others.

Zheng Yan sighed, returned to the camp, changed into dry clothes, and then asked someone to bring paper, pen, ink, and a carrier pigeon.

He wrote something on the note, then stuffed the note into the metal on the pigeon's leg and released it.

When he saw the carrier pigeon fly away, he said to me who was sitting next to him: "Teacher is a very smart person, free and unrestrained, and has long been tired of the court. If it weren't for the emperor's kindness to him, he would have left Dayu and traveled far and wide."

Yiping brought me a cup of hot tea. I took a sip and my bloodless face turned slightly red.

I sighed and said, "Maybe I'm just stupid, otherwise why would everyone lie to me?"

Zheng Yan paused and was wondering how to respond when the subordinates who had gone to salvage Gongsun Wen came back, and as expected, they had not found Gongsun Wen.

This was a result that Zheng Yan had long anticipated. He did not punish his subordinates, but just waved his hand and asked them to leave.

Zheng Yan thought for a moment and said, "I understand your feelings very well. It is really hard to be cheated by others. You are kind-hearted and open-hearted to everyone, but in the end you are treated like this. Alas!"

Zheng Yan sighed and stood up, saying: "The situation in the court is unpredictable, and I have to be on guard against everyone, so I am not a good person and cannot teach you to be kind. If there is an afterlife, I hope you will not meet me again. If you meet your father, you will definitely live a good life."

After Zheng Yan finished speaking, he strode away.

Looking at his strong back, I don't know whether to pity him or myself. I am a chess piece of Zheng Xian, but so is Zheng Yan.

The lives of the people of the world are entrusted to him. He cannot be willful or reckless, and he cannot just walk away like Gongsun Wen.

I put the cup back in Yiping's hand, sighed, stood up and returned to the carriage. I didn't even eat lunch and fell asleep wrapped in a thick quilt.

When we left the capital, we took the water route and it only took us a few days to reach Qingyun Mountain. But when we returned, we took the land route, and since I was very sick, it took us more than half a month to get back to the capital.

I said I would not go to the palace, and Zheng Yan really asked someone to clean up a house for me. After we returned to the capital, Zheng Yan sent me directly to the house and then went back to the palace to report.

This house is right next to the Royal Martial Arts Academy.

Early in the morning every day, through the thick walls, I could hear the deafening sound of slogans being shouted in unison.

The house is not big, with two entrances and two exits, and a small garden. There are not many servants, only about ten people including the gatekeeper, but these are enough for Yiping and me.

There is also a small stable in this house. My Huihui lives in this stable, and Wei Chang takes good care of him every day.

After Wei Chang followed me back to Beijing, his temperament changed a lot. He was no longer elusive and would come to pay his respects to me on time every day. When I had nothing to do, he would go to feed the horses and practice martial arts. His daily life was very regular.

Gongsun Wen ran away, and Ankang's indenture was still in the Taifu Mansion. I promised Ankang that I would change his slave status to a commoner, and I couldn't break my promise. So I took Yiping and Ankang out, ready to go to the Taifu Mansion to find the housekeeper to ask for the indenture.

Zheng Yan also equipped me with a carriage, which was not luxurious, but not too bad either. On the door of the carriage, the words "Zhao Mansion" were engraved.

That's right, the plaque on the gate of our house is the Zhao Mansion. Thanks to Zheng Yan, we finally have a house and a car.