Golden Branch

"Aunt!"

Eleventh Lady stretched out her chubby little hand and grabbed Concubine Jiang's sleeve, "No! Auntie, don't go!"

Although Eleventh Lady was only two or three years old, she was still able to understand good and bad words.

She knew that her aunt, the concubine, was going to abandon her.

No!

She wants to be with her aunt!

Concubine Jiang didn't expect Eleventh Lady to wake up. She lowered her head and soothed her softly, "Don't be afraid, Eleventh Lady. Auntie is not going to abandon you."

"You and Ah Chu stay in the carriage together, Auntie will go out and take a look!"

"Be good, don't make any noise, and don't cry. Your sister Wang will be here soon!"

Concubine Jiang forced a smile, a smile so beautiful that even Eleventh Lady was stunned.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Concubine Jiang hurriedly handed Eleventh Lady to Ah Chu: "Eleventh Lady and Little Sanlang are now in your care. You must protect them well!"

Ah Chu's eyes were red, and he tried his best to hold back his tears, nodding vigorously: "Slave Province! Madam, you, you must protect yourself too!"

Better to die than live.

Even if you are bullied, don't commit suicide for the sake of your damn chastity.

Life is the most important thing, everything else can be ignored.

"...Don't worry! I know how to choose!"

Concubine Jiang understood Achu's hint, curled the corners of her lips, and smiled even more brightly.

If she cared about chastity and status, she would have died years ago.

But, she didn't!

Whether it was being given away in the past or the humiliation she might suffer in the future, it was not her fault, so she would not die.

"Aunt!"

Eleventh Lady reacted and stretched out her two chubby arms towards Jiang.

Jiang did not respond, but a look of determination flashed in her eyes.

The speeding carriage has also stopped.

Swish!

Concubine Jiang lifted the curtain of the carriage with force.

The remaining guards also stopped.

They gathered around the carriage.

The swords were drawn out with clangs, and the war horses were breathing hot air.

Everyone was on high alert, ready to attack at any time.

"Caught up!"

"Hurry! Brothers! Hurry!"

"Haha, they stopped just because they knew they couldn't escape?"

"Quick! Go over there! Take them down!"

The thieves laughed even more triumphantly when they saw their "prey" had stopped.

They knew that the people in the carriage had "accepted their fate"!

Haha!

Just learn to accept your fate!

It’s best to be sensible and not struggle too much.

Although they were confident that they could defeat the other side, if the other side fought back desperately, they would also suffer casualties.

They are all brothers, and the leader "big boss" still hopes to minimize the casualties.

"My lady, please rest assured! We will protect you till death!"

The palace guards, seeing the thieves becoming more and more rampant, gripped their sword handles tightly.

Concubine Jiang didn't say anything. At this point, it was useless to say more.

She only hoped that these warriors could hold on a little longer.

"Ajiu! You have to hurry up!"

Concubine Jiang hadn't seen her daughter for several years and could hardly remember what she looked like.

But she was most concerned about him in her heart.

During the seven or eight years she has been in the Yang family, she has been secretly using contraception.

She often eats cold foods such as mung bean soup, winter melon, crab, and even safflower.

There are also some ancient recipes for slimming and beauty, which can make people slim and beautiful, but can also damage health.

Concubine Jiang never cared.

It’s not that she doesn’t cherish herself, but that she has made certain trade-offs.

The experience of being given away not only frightened Wang Heng, but also taught Concubine Jiang a "deep lesson."

She completely understood her situation: she was just a floating duckweed that could not control herself.

Go with the flow and drift around.

Her life was hard enough, and she also owed Ajiu, so she naturally didn't want to give birth to an innocent child to suffer.

In addition to feeling sorry for her child, Concubine Jiang felt even more sorry for herself.

Children are the mother's weak point.

Just like Princess Li, who is gentle on the outside but strong on the inside, and decisive in her actions, she is a heroine in the army who dares to wear armor and fight side by side with her husband.

But when facing his young daughter, he couldn't help but feel soft-hearted.

It was Concubine Jiang herself who had been keeping silent about Wang Lin all these years, all for the sake of Wang Heng.

She could no longer accompany her daughter as she grew up and educate her carefully, so she could not let her daughter become an even more pitiful fatherless orphan.

"If I can get through today, I might even be able to see my husband become the master of Taiji Palace, and I can also consider having a child."

"If I can't escape today's disaster...Ajiu will be my only bloodline!"

At the critical moment of life and death, Concubine Jiang was extremely eager to see her Ajiu.

At this moment, the thieves had already approached.

They fought fiercely with the guards.

"Come on!"

"kill!"

On both sides, one side launched a fierce attack, while the other side defended and counterattacked desperately.

Swords, spears, swords, halberds and all kinds of weapons collided with each other, making crackling sounds.

Puff! The sharp blade cut through the flesh.

Plop! The injured man fell heavily off the horse.

Oh~~Ah~~

Shouts of excitement, groans of pain...intertwined together.

The smell of blood began to spread in the air.

Concubine Jiang clutched the carriage curtain tightly, and heard bang bang bang sounds in her ears.

It took her a moment to react.

This is her heartbeat.

All the blood in her body rushed to her head, and Concubine Jiang was in a state of extreme tension.

Achu and a maid were each holding a child.

Achu was holding Eleventh Lady with tears in her eyes, while another maid was holding a smaller boy.

The boy was only about one year old and didn't know what fear was.

To him, the noisy sounds outside the carriage were not a scary signal, but a lively clamor.

He waved his chubby little hands and feet, babbling something, as if he wanted to go out and take a look.

The maid who was holding him was his wet nurse. Seeing this, she quickly freed one hand and covered his mouth.

While the wet nurse was doing this, she also did not forget to soothe him softly: "Little Sanlang, be good and don't say anything!"

"...Okay, it's almost time!"

Concubine Jiang bit the tip of her tongue hard, and the intense pain made her calm down.

She stuck her head out from the curtain of the carriage, looked around, and when the time was right, she called out to Achu and others to sneak out of the carriage.

"My wife!" Achu was reluctant.

"Auntie!" Eleventh Lady also cried pitifully.

"Hurry! Don't waste time! Hurry! Go! Otherwise we'll be discovered by the thieves!"

Concubine Jiang didn't care about being sentimental and kept urging him.

Whoosh!

Whizzing!

At this moment, a series of air-breaking sounds were heard in the air.

箭！

It's an arrow!

One by one, the feather arrows, wrapped in a fierce momentum, drew a parabola in the air and pierced into the target one by one.

The "bandits" were caught off guard and had their backs to the enemy, so many of them were hit and fell off their horses.

"Oh no! There's someone behind us!"

When the "bandit leader" heard the noise, he turned his head and saw his men being shot by arrows and falling off their horses.

He was shocked and angry, and shouted loudly: "Brothers, be careful! There are archers behind us!"

The bandits were panicked and angry, but the people at Prince Qi's Mansion were pleasantly surprised.

"Reinforcements! Reinforcements have arrived!"

"Brothers, our reinforcements have arrived!"

Concubine Jiang: ...

She saw the rain of arrows, the dark masses of knights, and the fiery red figure among the hundreds of knights.

Ajiu!

It’s her Ajiu!

She's coming, she's coming to save her!

thump!

Finally, reinforcements arrived, and Concubine Jiang, who had been tense, finally relaxed.

Her legs had already become weak and her body was sore and numb.

I was just so nervous and scared that I ignored everything else.

At this moment, the crisis was over, and Concubine Jiang finally felt the pain as if she was being bitten by ants.

Her body softened and she fell into the carriage.

Seeing this, Achu quickly moved.

She was still holding Eleventh Lady in her arms and had no hands free, so she simply used her back to support Concubine Jiang.

"Haha! Ah Chu, you are still reliable!"

Concubine Jiang was in a good mood and even had the leisure to joke with Achu.

Ah Chu was infected by Concubine Jiang's mood, so she smiled and replied: "My lady, it is not me who can be relied on, it is clearly Jiu Niang who is the most powerful!"

"Jiu Niang? Auntie, is it the Wang family's elder sister who has arrived?"

When Eleventh Lady saw Concubine Jiang and Achu talking and laughing, she stopped panicking and crying.

There were still two tears on her chubby cheeks, so she asked curiously.

"Yes! Your sister Wang is the ninth in the family, so you can call her Jiu Niang!"

Concubine Jiang slowly stopped laughing and regained her senses.

After arriving in Yizhou, the escape came to an end.

Concubine Jiang is no longer Eleventh Lady's "aunt", but her stepmother, only a half-elder.

Concubine Jiang should also start to pay attention to the rules when treating Eleventh Lady.

She could no longer be so tactless as to call Eleventh Lady "Sister Wang".

No matter how young Eleventh Lady is, she is the legitimate daughter of the Prince of Qi and the Princess of Anyang personally conferred by the Sage.

He was a fourth-rank official, with a fief of 200 households.

When Wang Heng met the Eleventh Lady, she had to be respectful and polite.

Never regard yourself as a "sister" and never use it to repay a favor.

"...Well, I need to find some time to have a good talk with Ajiu."

Concubine Jiang's thoughts were scattered. She thought about the hierarchy between the emperor and his subjects, and also about the fact that she was not with her daughter and that her daughter had no reliable female elder to teach her.

There was a Zheng Yi in the past, but she was too ambitious and selfish, and almost harmed Jiu Niang.

After sending Zheng Yi away, there was another Shen Du.

But Shen Du is a man after all. He can teach knowledge, but he still needs female elders to teach him about matters in the inner house, women's virtues and women's ways.

"This is actually an opportunity. During my time in Yizhou, I can teach Ajiu well!"

Thinking of this, Concubine Jiang was actually eager to try it.

She had so many things to say to Ajiu.

There are so many skills and life experiences that I want to pass on to my daughter.

Being forced to come to Yizhou was not all bad, there was still an "unexpected surprise".

"Oh!"

Eleventh Lady didn't know that Concubine Jiang's thoughts had already extended to how to raise her daughter, so she responded obediently.

He reached out to lift the car window curtain, stuck his little head out, and tried hard to find "Jiu Niang" in the crowd.

Then, she saw a round, plump sister wearing a bright red Hu costume embroidered with gold thread, holding a long whip in her hand, whipping left and right majestically, and rushing in from outside.

"Wow! Amazing! So, so beautiful!"

The little girl remembered this scene deeply in her mind.