After swallowing my anger and taking the blame, I became the lucky little queen

"Lingling, it's okay, it's okay." Xiao Yunzheng hurriedly comforted her, patting her on the back and saying, "You killed a bad guy, it's okay, she deserved it. Even if you didn't kill her, I would have killed her, and Brother Yu would have killed her too. You just helped us reduce the workload."

"And you were so brave. You protected Yuan Xiang. If it weren't for you, she would be dead now."

"This is the way the world is. If you don't kill others, you might be the one to die."

Nian Susu's emotions gradually stabilized and her eyes were red from crying.

She knew that Hua Niang deserved to die, but she still couldn't accept the fact that she had killed someone.

From the education she received, killing is against the law and the penalty is imprisonment. She felt physically uncomfortable when she saw others killing others and felt nauseous when she smelled blood. The impact of that sword was so great that she needed more time to react.

She panted softly, "Where's Yuanxiang? How is she?"

Xiao Yunzheng's eyes suddenly dodged, and she stammered, "Yuanxiang's father died, and she is all alone in this deserted place. It's really not safe for a girl to stay at home. The Second Emperor..." She almost let the cat out of the bag, and quickly changed her words, "The Second Young Master said to take her with him, and when we get to Zhongli County, he'll give her some silver and let her find her own way out."

Qin Guanqing has always been kind to women, let alone such a miserable girl.

But this time, Nian Susu agreed with his approach. After all, it was on the way, so it wouldn't hurt to take one more person with him.

Seeing that Nian Susu had no objection and her mood improved a lot, Xiao Yunzheng enthusiastically told her what happened after she fainted that day.

Qin Junyu killed more than 30 strong men and woke up the rest. After discussion, they unanimously decided to conceal the matter. After all, this black shop had done a lot of harm to people, and killing them was considered to be a way to eliminate harm to the people.

A group of them dug a big pit in the backyard of the post station, ready to bury the people. Unexpectedly, they dug out more than a hundred skeletons from the bottom. Judging from the degree of decay, it was obvious that they did not die in the same period of time. It is conceivable how many people were harmed by this black shop.

The place where they killed and buried their bodies will eventually become their grave.

After that, Yuanxiang begged them to take her in. Qin Junyu disagreed at first, but only agreed reluctantly after Qin Guanqing suggested sending her to Zhongli County and then separating.

Nian Susu could actually understand Qin Junyu. After all, they had special identities and they had a mission on this trip. Yuan Xiang could only follow them for a while, but not for a lifetime. Moreover, there was a danger that their identities would be exposed, so it was better to have less trouble than more.

But Yuanxiang was really pitiful, and Nian Susu couldn't bear to leave her like this in such a desolate place.

When the team stopped to rest, Nian Susu found Yuanxiang.

She was sitting in a luggage cart. Although it was exposed to the sun and rain, it was better than walking on foot. After just one day's absence, her fair face looked a little more haggard.

"Sister, please accept Yuanxiang's greeting." As soon as Luo Yuanxiang saw Nian Susu, he knelt down and wanted to kowtow to her. She hurriedly helped him up.

"What are you doing, girl?" Nian Susu was flattered.

"If it weren't for my sister and Master Xiao, Yuanxiang would have died long ago. How could she have survived until now? I appreciate your kindness, sister." Luo Yuanxiang's eyes were red and she looked pitiful.

The "Master Xiao" she mentioned refers to Qin Junyu.

Because "Qin" is the surname of the current emperor, if she is told her real surname, it would undoubtedly be an exposure of her family background. So Nian Susu guessed that Qin Junyu borrowed Xiao Yunzheng's surname. As there are four of them in the group, it is not an exaggeration to call them brother and sister.

Nian Susu couldn't bear it any more. She felt quite guilty and pulled her to sit under a tree.

"Come to think of it, your father saved my life, you..."

"No." Before Nian Susu finished speaking, Luo Yuanxiang hastily refuted her. She lowered her eyes and said in a heavy tone, "That person is not actually my father."

Nian Susu was stunned.

Luo Yuanxiang: "He bought me on the road, calling me father and daughter was to hide his identity. He saw that I was pretty and wanted to sell me to a brothel for a high price."

"I heard that Yuhang County in Jiangnan is the most prosperous. He wanted to do business there, so he took me with him. In fact, I had long wanted to find an opportunity to escape. Although... he did save my life, but I..." She hesitated to speak.

Nian Susu patted her on the back and said, "It's okay if you don't want to talk about it. Now that things have come to this, from now on every anniversary of his death, just burn some paper money for him."

Luo Yuanxiang nodded.

Nian Susu didn't think she would lie, but he always felt something was wrong.

If she was really bought by that man, why would he sacrifice himself to protect her in a critical moment?

But if they are really father and daughter, why is there no sadness on Luo Yuanxiang's face?

Luo Yuanxiang smiled at her and said, "I don't even know your last name yet."

Nian Susu replied, "My last name is Nian."

"Nian?" Luo Yuanxiang's eyes flashed with shock, and she seemed to be thinking, "This surname is rare, the same as that of Mr. Xiao."

She asked curiously, "You are coming down from the north, right? I come from the west, and I have never heard of a wealthy family with the surname Nian or Xiao."

A feeling of discomfort arose spontaneously, and Nian Susu always felt that she was trying to find out something.

Above Jiyin are Dongping County and Wuyang County, and a little further up is Shengjing. If they admit it, it is not difficult to infer that they came from Shengjing.

As for the wealthy families with the surnames Nian and Xiao in Shengjing, you can find them out with just a little inquiry.

Nian Susu had no choice but to tell a small lie, "No, we are also from the west, but I heard that our ancestors migrated from the north to avoid disaster."

There was a flash of disappointment in Luo Yuanxiang's eyes, and even her tone was not as cheerful as before.

She still kept a smile on her face and asked a lot of questions, but Nian Susu answered them all perfunctorily.

She always felt that Luo Yuanxiang was not as simple as she seemed.

During the days on the way to Zhongli, Luo Yuanxiang did not do anything strange, but he often tried to get close to Nian Susu.

Nian Susu just thought that the two of them had a life-long friendship, so Luo Yuanxiang was particularly close to him.

After traveling for three consecutive days, they should have arrived in Zhongli on the evening of the fourth day. However, due to heavy rain on the third day, their speed slowed down a lot and they failed to arrive on time.

There was still a hundred miles to Zhongli, so Qin Junyu ordered them to rest on the spot and set out again tomorrow.

The exhausted guards and grooms found a patch of grass and sat down.

A Shun was responsible for exploring the surrounding environment, while Qing Yu took a few people to pick up dry branches and dead leaves to make a fire.

When A Falcon came back, several people were already sitting around the fire to keep warm.

In mid-October, the nights were extremely cold, especially since it had rained last night. The wind was blowing and it was so cold that people were shivering.