The old east wind comes to dream

As Liu Xi said, Gu Zizhan and his party arrived at the small town ahead after walking for less than an hour.This small town is called Qixia Town, which is the name of an ancient town that is very common in film and television dramas.

Gu Zizhan no longer took the carriage, but rode on horseback instead.

Dama stopped in the setting sun after the rain, and looked at the three words "Qixia Town" on the low wall of the town that was reflected by the sunset, and felt a little tired in my heart.

If it wasn't for the body that Gu Che left her with strong martial arts and quick reflexes, she might have died in Qiuxia's hands long ago.Now life and death are turned upside down, that maid named Qiuxia will never see this sunset, and will never come to Qixia Town again.

She is not the Virgin, and she will not sympathize with a person who wants to kill her, but she cannot treat human life like an ant.There was a burst of sadness in my heart, but I couldn't tell who it was for.

After picking up his mood, when Gu Zizhan passed by the crowds and shops on the street, he couldn't help but take a few more glances.

But the person I was thinking of was never seen.

With Liu Xi's management, Gu Zizhan's board and lodging were well arranged.After dinner, Gu Zizhan called Chunhui to a stop alone.

The little girl Chunhui obviously hadn't recovered from the previous fright. Seeing Gu Zizhan leaving her alone, she felt even more frightened. Without waiting for Gu Zizhan to speak, she plopped and knelt down in front of her.

Gu Zizhan was startled, and subconsciously wanted to reach out to help Chunhui up, seeing that she was already sobbing and crying.

While weeping, Chunhui said intermittently: "Wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooowssisters Okay, when I entered the mansion, I was young, I couldn't do anything, and I was always beaten and scolded by the mothers, and it was sister Qiuxia who helped me...why...she why Will do this, woo woo woo, this servant is really sad, so sad..."

In Gu Zizhan's eyes, Chunhui was just a child, seeing her crying like this made her feel a little sad.Qiuxia would not let a child know about such a big event as an assassination.Besides, looking back now, Qiuxia is different from those assassins outside the house, she is indeed a weak woman who does not know martial arts.

But according to Duan Yong's report, the poison Qiuxia hid under her tongue was the same kind as the assassins outside the house, so it should be the same group.But who sent these people and why they wanted to kill her, Gu Zizhan went through all the memories Gu Che left in his mind, but still couldn't figure it out.The only thing that is certain is that the people behind this know that she is going back to Beijing, they also know which mountain road they will take, and they know that Qiuxia will serve her personally.Thinking of this, Gu Zizhan suddenly felt a chill rise from his heart.

I'm afraid that the person behind the scenes has something to do with Prince Yu's Mansion!

Gu Zizhan was frowning and thinking over there, while Chunhui was still crying here.

After Gu Zizhan regained his focus, he heard in his ear, the little girl Chunhui was already whimpering about the past, no, it was stupid.

Why were the mothers taking off their pants and spanking because they were too sleepy at a young age; A vase that the princess loved was broken and was spanked by the mothers; what else was spanked by the mothers because they thought their brains were broken because they sat in the yard in the middle of the night to absorb the essence of heaven and earth according to the scriptures... .. and so on, Gu Zizhan felt pain in her butt when she heard it.

But in every word Chunhui said, there was Qiuxia, the dead Qiuxia who had always taken care of her, protected her, and was punished for her.

This made Gu Zizhan a little funny and sad at the same time.With a long sigh, he squatted down and gently touched Chunhui's head.He comforted her: "It's all over, and I won't have your sister Qiuxia and this son in the future. As long as you treat me faithfully, I will definitely protect you."

Chunhui raised his head, looking at Gu Zizhan with a pair of crying red walnut eyes.Qiuxia commits suicide because of a failed assassination attempt. She takes her own life and death, and no one else can blame her.But she really couldn't believe that Qiuxia was a bad person, she just felt so sad that her chest was going to explode.

He was originally an immature child, at this moment when he met Gu Zizhan's caring eyes and listened to her gentle words, Chunhui burst into tears again.

Gu Zizhan suddenly became flustered.

At this moment, a voice came from outside the door, it was Duan Yong.

"Young master, the master sent someone to send a letter, and the subordinates will bring it to you."

Gu Zizhan was shocked to the point of despair by Chunhui's crying skills, Duan Yong came at this moment, and she responded quickly as if she had been pardoned, "Come in quickly from Congyi!"

So when Duan Yong came in, he saw his eldest son, squatting on the ground, with one sleeve being held by Chunhui to wipe his tears, and looking at him eagerly.

"Cong Yi, come and help me coax her!" The young man's eyes were clear, a bit embarrassed, a bit pitiful.

Duan Yong couldn't help lowering his head and laughing.

It's a pity that Duan Yong is also a stupid man, he can only say "don't cry" when he goes around.Later, he and Gu Zizhan squatted on the ground, looked at each other and sighed.

Seeing that Chunhui was crying so much that he started hiccupping, Gu Zizhan had no choice but to grit his teeth and gritted his face, and said fiercely to Chunhui: "Don't cry, if you cry again, I will ask Duan Weichang to throw you out to feed the wolves!"

Chunhui immediately covered his mouth and looked at them both in horror.Duan Yong also put on a ferocious expression in time, and Chunhui hiccupped several times in fright before he finally stopped crying.

Thinking of Gu Zizhan's words before, he twitched and promised: "My lord, my lord, I will serve you with all my heart in the future, absolutely no, no bad intentions."

Gu Zizhan sighed, and patted her on the head, "Go and wash your monkey face clean, get a good sleep, I won't need you to serve tonight."

After Chunhui left, Duan Yong handed the letter from King Yu to Gu Zizhan.

Gu Zizhan didn't open the letter first, instead he smiled and said, "Just now, I wanted to ask Chunhui if there was something unusual about that Qiuxia today, but that little girl cried so much that I couldn't open it." mouth."

"But although she was crying loudly and intermittently, I could still hear some of it. Qiuxia has been in the mansion for seven or eight years. She is considerate and meticulous in her daily life. She has never shown anything wrong. The masters are also loyal."

"In this way, it's a little strange."

When Duan Yong heard this, his expression was also solemn.Looking up at Gu Zizhan, she raised her eyebrows and said, "Cong Yi, what do you think?"

Duan Yong was shocked by the deep meaning in her eyes, he clasped his fists and said: "Subordinates, subordinates are dull—"

Gu Zizhan raised his hand and stopped his words.

Standing up and walking slowly to the candlestick, Gu Zizhan lit the wick and said, "I haven't lived in the palace much, and I have never dealt with Qiuxia. This matter is definitely not a grudge between us. Besides , Those dead men are by no means ordinary people, they can afford to support..."

Following Gu Zizhan's words, Duan Yong became more and more nervous, and his palms were faintly sweating.

Suddenly, Gu Zizhan stopped talking, turned around and looked into Duan Yong's eyes.

"I am in the palace of the prince, and I have never had any acquaintances, and there is no one I can rely on. It doesn't matter whether it's like old friends or acquaintances. Right now, in this palace of Prince Yu, the only person I can rely on and am willing to rely on is you, Duan Congyi. Sincerity, and life. Of course, it also depends on whether you, Congyi, look up to this son."

Her eyes are clear, her smile is warm, and her whole body is tainted by candlelight, warm but not scorching, humble but not humble.Duan Yong only felt a surge of passion, he shook his robe, knelt down and said:

"I, Duan Yong, am willing to share the Lord's worries!"

Gu Zizhan stepped forward to help him up.smiled and said:

"Then there will be Lao Congyi. In the future, all the wealth will be entrusted to Congyi."

The lamps and candles flickered, and the young man's Qingjun's face was reflected hazyly, not like a mortal.This scene has become an indelible brand in Duan Yong's heart forever.

He has practiced martial arts since he was a child, he is a good knight-errant, and he never disdains flattery, so even though he is excellent in martial arts, he is still a second-class guard who is not valued.This time, he came to pick up Gu Zizhan—this elder son who was not very well-known in the mansion, and it was all because of his extraordinary skill that he picked up such a thankless job.

But the more aloof he is, in fact, the more he desires to be valued.

Now, Gu Zizhan gave everything he wanted.Although the tiger is immature, it is already intimidating.The blood of the warrior has a home.

With Duan Yong's promise, Gu Zizhan's heart was finally relieved.At this moment, she was still in a daze, and she didn't even think that she could say those words so smoothly, and they could hit people's hearts so accurately.

But her promises are also true.

Duan Yong is indeed a talent, he also thought that the purpose of Qiuxia and those assassins was to get rid of Gu Zizhan before she returned to Prince Yu's mansion.Moreover, the person behind the scenes can not only place Qiuxia next to Gu Zizhan, but also fully know their whereabouts, and set up an ambush in advance, which shows that this person has a deep bond with Prince Yu's residence.

And the status will never be low.

Gu Zizhan opened the letter from King Yu again, and there were a few sentences on it, saying that he already knew about her assassination, and said that he had sent more people to help, so as to comfort her not to worry.

This place is far from the capital city, at the current speed of taking care of Zizhan, it will take at least a day and a half to walk, but now just three or four hours later, King Yu has already known about this matter, which shows that he has good eyes and ears.

After entrusting the matter to Duan Yong, he said a few more words, and Duan Yong left and went out to be on duty.

Gu Zizhan finally told him to be very careful and not to take any risks.

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After Duan Yong left, Gu Zizhan got up and turned off the light before completely slumping on the seat.

So many things happened that day, she seemed to have a hood over her head, and she couldn't feel anything clearly through a layer.Many of her behaviors seemed to happen naturally without any instructions from her brain.

It wasn't until this moment that the surroundings became quiet, and the hood on her head gradually disappeared, and emotions flooded into her mind instantly like a bursting flood.She suddenly felt a sadness as thick as the night, yes, she really came to this completely strange world.

Suddenly, I remembered, did I still exist in the original world?Probably, it doesn't exist.

Thinking of this, her heart suddenly became hot and ached uncontrollably.

Originally, the family went on a happy trip, but suddenly suffered a huge change. How should her parents accept it?In the year of destiny, suddenly losing her independence, what kind of grief should it be?And the grandparents and grandparents who loved her like an eyeball since childhood, how should they bear such a heavy blow?

This accident has destroyed their whole family.

Gu Zizhan raised his head and looked at the moonlight outside the window through the window paper.Grandma's family lives in the countryside, and she lives in such an old house.The warm white window paper is attached to the wooden window lattice, and the red paper-cut window grilles are pasted. It is neither soundproof nor shading, but it is the most harmonious relationship with nature.Outside the paper window, the chirping of cicadas in summer and the snowstorm in winter were once her favorite scenery.

But now, it's all unavailable.

Thoughts drifted here, Gu Zizhan couldn't help it anymore.These days, the things that were hidden in her heart that she didn't dare to think about, and the sadness that had been suppressed for a long time, after this assassination, surged out and spread throughout her heart.

Tears could no longer be suppressed, gushing out, wet her face.She gritted her teeth to keep herself from making a sound.

But at this moment, with tears in his eyes, he saw a slender figure jumping into the room from the window.

Moonlight streamed in through the open window, Chu Lan stepped out of the moonlight and came to Gu Zizhan.

The slender figure stepped forward, raised his hand, and stroked away Gu Zizhan's tears.

Gu Zizhan looked at her fixedly.

Chu Lan stood with her back to the moonlight.There is no longer the temptation and coldness in the eyes when they first met, nor the pretended impatience and teasing when they were playing around on weekdays, but only the worry and distress that can be seen at a glance.

They set off an hour earlier than Gu Zizhan, and when they encountered a thunderstorm, they simply settled in Qixia Town.Bai Er went out to inquire about the news, and when he came back, he informed Chu Lan about the attack on Gu Zizhan and his party.

She had always been deserted, and she had never cared more about Gu Che before.But now I don't know what's going on, and I feel restless when I hear about it.Really worried, seeing that the sky was getting dark, he quietly came to see Gu Zizhan.

Gu Zizhan's room was not lit. Chu Lan guessed that she had already fallen asleep, and after struggling for a long time, she decided to open the window and come in to see her.

Who knows, but saw Gu Zizhan's tearful eyes.

The person who always smiles is even more distressing when he sheds tears.Chu Lan comforted her softly: "Don't be afraid."

When Gu Zizhan saw Chu Lan for the first time, his emotions surged, and he was even more aggrieved.Unable to bear it anymore, she suddenly hugged Chu Lan's slender waist tightly, buried her head in her chest, and let out a low sob.

Chu Lan's body stiffened suddenly, her waist went limp.