From an old woman back to a young girl, she vowed never to marry into a marquisate

In the desert.

A carriage was moving slowly forward under the escort of a team of guards.

Suddenly, a woman appeared on the sand slope. She was in tattered clothes and barefoot, running forward frantically, shouting, "Help, help! Don't catch me, don't catch me!"

That person was Tang Yueer.

After learning that Zhou Ziyue had died a few days ago, Tang Yue'er naturally did not plan to stay with Du and Jiang Qin for long, so she escaped on a dark and windy night.

Of course she ran away to leave the desert and get away from everything here.

But the Shanrong people would not let her go. She was only bought by Jiang Qin for a few days a few days ago and was still a slave of the Shanrong. How could the Shanrong let her escape?

So I caught up with her this morning and followed her all the way here.

Tang Yue'er was running for her life, so she ran very fast on the sand as if for her life, and the Shanrong people couldn't catch her for a while.

So, they simply took out bows and arrows and shot at Tang Yueer's back.

In order to avoid the arrows, she rolled down from the high sand slope.

It happened to roll in front of the moving carriage.

The horse was startled and stopped neighing.

The noble lady in the carriage and her maid felt something was strange. As soon as she opened the curtain, she saw Tang Yue'er crawling over from the ground. She knelt in front of the carriage and said, "Help, please help me, madam. Please!"

God!

Mrs. Xu from Daliang opened the curtain and was almost frightened by Tang Yue'er's appearance.

Not only were her clothes ragged and dirty, but her body and face were also covered with scars. It was obvious that she had been bullied to the extreme. She was even worse than the beggars begging on the streets of her Daliang country.

What's more, she is a woman.

How did she end up like this?

Madam Xu was the wife of General Xu Wang of Daliang State. She had been visiting her parents these days and passed by the desert on her way back. Seeing Tang Yueer like this, Madam Xu couldn't help but feel sympathy for her. She asked with concern, "What happened?"

At this time, the guards guarding the carriage said, "Madam, there are Shanrong people on the top of the mountain."

Madam Xu looked up and saw several Shanrong people standing there with bows and arrows. Because there were Daliang guards around the carriage, they did not dare to come forward.

Just stand there and watch.

Tang Yueer took the opportunity to say, "Madam, they are here to arrest me. I am a Zhou person, and I fell into their hands accidentally. The Shanrong people tortured and humiliated me in every way, and I tried every means to escape from their hands. Madam, please save me. If I am caught, I will definitely be beaten to death. Madam."

Mrs. Xu felt a surge of sympathy when she heard this.

The Shanrong lived between the Great Zhou and the Great Liang, mainly active in the desert, but not at all restless. Not only did the Great Zhou hate them, but the Great Liang also hated them. Her husband, General Xu, had sent troops to attack the Shanrong many times, but because they were cunning and had strong military capabilities, they were unsuccessful.

Now she sees them bullying women like this again, how can she tolerate it?

So Madam Xu gave the guard a look, and the guard immediately took the order and took a few people to draw their swords and protect the carriage and Tang Yue'er.

Although those Shanrong people were brave, they had fought with Daliang many times and were still afraid of Xu Wang, so they dared not touch his people.

So they narrowed their eyes, glared at Tang Yue'er fiercely, then turned and left.

When Tang Yue'er saw that they finally left, the breath that had been lifted up in her chest suddenly dissipated. She didn't even have the chance to say thank you to Mrs. Xu before she fainted.

*

A few days later.

The Zhou emperor's carriage entered the territory of Daliang.

Because of the previous assassination, when they arrived in the territory, Emperor Zhou and his entourage disguised themselves as traveling merchants. Except for Lin Junchen, no one from the General's Mansion followed them.

After all, Emperor Zhou came to look for someone, and he himself had no intention of causing any big trouble.

The carriage entered Daliang Kingdom smoothly, and Tang Wanru lifted the curtain to look outside.

He saw that the dress of Daliang was different from that of the Zhou Dynasty, and the people mostly dressed in foreign styles. But it was different from the Shanrong. Compared with the Shanrong's rampant and unruly style, Daliang still valued etiquette and manners.

The carriage stopped in front of the Qiao Mansion.

There was already a white-haired old man waiting there.

Seeing that Emperor Zhou's carriage had arrived, the Qiao family's master was so excited that he burst into tears. He staggered forward, and if Li Bo hadn't held him back, he would have immediately knelt down and kowtowed to Emperor Zhou.

Li Bo leaned over to his ear and whispered, "Mr. Qiao, please don't say anything. If there is anything, let's go into the mansion and talk about it."

Old Qiao nodded hurriedly, and immediately ordered his servants to move the things in. At the same time, he also went in to greet Emperor Zhou.

The Qiao family was also a large merchant family in Liangdu. Although the courtyard inside was not as grand as the Bai family's, it was also decorated very elegantly and luxuriously.

The group came to the front hall of the Qiao family. As soon as Emperor Zhou sat down, Old Qiao knelt down and kowtowed to him.

After all, Emperor Zhou had come to someone else's territory. Although he did not stand up to help him, he raised his hand to support him and said, "Mr. Qiao, there is no need to be so polite."

More than ten years have passed in the blink of an eye. The once high-spirited Emperor Zhou has now become much older, and Old Qiao is quite emotional.

Back then, the fight between Daliang and the Zhou Dynasty was reaching its climax. His business had just started, and he was caught red-handed by the Emperor of Zhou while transporting goods.

It was all war profit.

He was fully aware of the risks he was taking.

Now that the two armies were facing each other, he had fallen into the hands of the enemy.

He thought that he would not live long, and even if he could barely survive, all the money he had would be taken away.

However, what surprised him was——

The Zhou Emperor did not make things difficult for him.

The principle he adhered to in fighting was that all ordinary people had a hard time, so no matter which side the people were from, he would show leniency when he met them.

Not only did they not rob him of his money, they also told him where he could temporarily escape the war.

Although Emperor Zhou did not tell him personally at that time, Mr. Qiao still remembers the back of Emperor Zhou as he made the decision.

Old Qiao felt that his life was saved by Emperor Zhou.

So when Li Bo contacted him that Emperor Zhou was coming, he was very excited and prepared everything.

"Your Majesty, you have worked hard on the journey. Your arrival makes my humble home glorious."

"You are the one who has worked hard." If he hadn't arranged identities for them in advance, they might not even be able to enter Daliang now. So they have to be grateful.

Emperor Zhou said, "Mr. Qiao, I came to Liang this time because I have some personal matters to deal with. I am unfamiliar with this place, so I can only stay in your house temporarily."

Li Bo, who was standing at the side, also hurriedly reminded him, "Mr. Qiao, the emperor is going to cool down this time and is traveling incognito. You must not make it public. If something goes wrong, it will be a big deal."

"Your Majesty and Eunuch, don't worry, I know this." He was too excited when he was outside the door, but in fact he already knew what was going on.