The destination of Duanmu Rui's trip was in the countryside five miles north of Shangjing.
It's close to Shangjing, so he didn't feel that he was leaving his hometown at all. He agreed with the Ninth Prince that he would never enter Shangjing, but he didn't say how far he had to be away from here. Here he can breathe real air, and his parents are buried. For him, it's close to them all, it's the best place.
Therefore, the carriage was not in a hurry. Even if they set off in the morning, they could almost see the village before noon.
"Master, are you tired? Why don't we take a rest here before going over." Xiao Yan asked Duanmu Rui outside, "There is just a forest here, it's still cool, and the sun at noon is poisonous."
"Alright." Duanmu Rui thought that he would have to find a place and tidy up the room in the afternoon, so he might as well take a short break and gather enough strength to start work in the afternoon.
He didn't bring much luggage, basically all of them were left in the house, except for bank notes and clothes, there was nothing else.
Duanmu Rui supported the edge and was about to get out of the car carefully. The weather outside was fine and there was a little wind. Xiaoyan drove the carriage from the path into the woods. The shade of the trees blocked most of the light, but it was very comfortable.
No other sound could be heard except the rustling of leaves in the wind.
Just as Duanmu Rui's feet were about to touch the ground, he heard a group of shouts.
The unfriendly voice was very obvious in the forest, "You two are the Duanmu family in the city?"
Duanmu Rui could clearly see how they were dressed, each of them was dressed in black, covered with a black cloth, with a strong body and menacing eyes.
Five people came, but they were unarmed.
"No!" Duanmu Rui resolutely denied, and at the same time withdrew his foot that was about to touch the ground.
Seeing this, Xiao Yan quickly stood in front of Duanmu Rui, "Who is here!"
The men in black didn't answer, but one of them squatted down and grabbed something and threw it towards Duanmu Rui.
Duanmu Rui subconsciously protected his stomach and dodged to dodge, but in the end he didn't hear the sound of anything falling. He suspected that he was deceived by that fake move.
It was the man in black who said, "There are two master and servant, one carriage and not much luggage. It seems that we are going not far away. The master looks handsome and is pregnant, but he doesn't show it. The servant is still young." Qian... With so many characteristics combined, who else would you be if you were not the Duanmu family! Besides, once you pass the grave, there will be no carriages passing by, except for the Duanmu family who were driven out of the capital, who else would go here!"
Duanmu Rui felt bad, "There are so many people in the city, how can you be sure that the ones coming here must be Duanmu's family? Our surname is Shen, and we are going to the north to visit my aunt..."
"No more nonsense, if we can't find the plaque in the luggage, even if we have identified the wrong person, do you dare to let us search?"
"Presumptuous!" Duanmu Rui pretended to be calm, he even knew the tablets, could it be that the death of his parents had something to do with them?When it comes to the funeral of their parents, they acted too low-key, and maybe the neighbors never knew about it, "Searching other people's things without permission, what kind of a hero! If you have the ability to report to the official, do the investigation in front of the official!"
The men in black laughed loudly, "It's really naive, looking at our clothes, we must not be good men!"
Taking advantage of their slack, Xiao Yan jumped into the carriage and was about to turn around and run away.
But the big man in black surrounded him in an instant, this time without further ado, he grabbed Xiao Yan outside and fell off the horse, and at the same time grabbed the rein and tried to catch Duanmu Rui.
The horse was accidentally frightened, roared and raised its front hooves just in time to kick the man in black away.
Duanmu Rui suppressed his fear, grabbed the window frame and let the horse sway, the strong man outside was about to jump up to control the frightened horse, but his legs were tightly hugged by Xiaoyan, losing the best chance, the man in black became furious, He punched Xiao Yan hard with his backhand.
Xiaoyan's mind was in a trance for a while, and her whole body felt powerless from the pain. She couldn't help but want to let go of her hands and faint on the ground, but she suddenly remembered Duanmu Rui on the carriage.
He immediately grabbed the man's leg desperately, took out the dagger for self-defense from his waist, and stabbed it hard.
Duanmurui's carriage was still running around, Duanmurui looked anxiously at Xiaoyan who was being beaten, he leaned on the window and shouted, but it was useless, seeing Xiaoyan stabbing a man in black with a dagger, Then another man in black was tied up, and then several men in black surrounded him, so Duanmu Rui couldn't see clearly what was going on inside.
It didn't take long for the horse to stop being so restless. Duanmu Rui tried to sit in front and control the direction of the horse. He pulled the rein, flicked it vigorously, and ran towards the direction of Xiaoyan who had already moved away.
There is still a distance, and Duanmu Rui can already see the place just now.
The men in black seemed to be missing two, and Xiao Yan was covered in blood.
Duanmurui's suppressed fear popped up again, he didn't know whether to step forward or run away, he stepped forward to rescue Xiaoyan, maybe he succeeded, maybe he failed, the child must not be saved, if he escaped, Xiaoyan would definitely die!
He was terribly confused, but he didn't stop the horse's progress.
The closer you look, the clearer it is that Xiao Yan was lying on the ground being kicked endlessly by three men in black, blood was already pooling under her body, and another man in black was already lying beside her without moving.
rush over!Rush over to rescue Xiaoyan!
At this time, Duanmu Rui couldn't afford to hesitate any longer, he only had this one thought in his mind.
Duanmu Rui went all out, even gambling and trying his luck, he didn't care about safety, he took the rein and turned a little bit, and went straight towards the few people.
The carriage knocked the three men in black to the ground in an instant, he didn't dare to relax at all, he took the reins and came back, seeing that Xiao Yan seemed to be all right.
"Come up to Xiaoyan!" Duanmu Rui was overjoyed, lying on the edge like Xiaoyan, stretching out his hand as hard as possible.
Xiaoyan struggled to hold her upper body up, her facial features could hardly be seen clearly, her face was covered with blood.
"Grab Xiaoyan by my hand, come up quickly!" Duanmu Rui held onto the edge of the car with one hand, and prepared to grab Xiaoyan with the other.
But Xiao Yan refused, "No, young master, run for your life! The farther you run, the better. They belong to Xiao Jue. I heard what they said. Run away! They are here to kill you! Run away, young master! I will chase after..."
Duanmurui brushed past Xiaoyan, he touched Xiaoyan's hair, but he didn't catch him!
Duanmu Rui wanted to pull the reins to make the carriage turn around again, but Xiaoyan yelled at the carriage, "Master, run away! Go east for a hundred miles! I will find you in a few days! Run away, master! Don't look back!"
Duanmu Rui let go of his hand holding the rein.
He climbed to the window and looked back, several men in black got up and rushed towards Xiao Yan, Xiao Yan picked up the dagger that fell on the ground, unexpectedly stood up again, and wrestled with those men in black.
The carriage ran so far away without stopping that even Duanmu Rui didn't know where it was.
He stopped the horse, and there was no movement behind him.
I don't know what happened to the man in black, or what happened to Xiao Yan.
The horses found the grass by themselves and lowered their heads to graze, but Duanmu Rui sat in the car and lost his mind.
He never knew that he could be so cowardly. He wanted to go back and have a look, but his hands and feet were weak in fear, worried that it would be bad for himself and the child, but he didn't know what about Xiaoyan.
I wanted to go back and have a look, but my back was always cold, and I couldn't make up my mind.
Xiao Yan said that he would go to the east for a hundred miles, and he would go to him in a few days.
Duanmu Rui stayed there for a while, and when he closed his eyes, he could see Xiaoyan's face covered in blood, and finally struggling desperately to stop the man in black for him.
Fearing that it might be more dangerous than good, Duanmu Rui finally made up his mind to not let Xiaoyan's desperately bought opportunity go to waste. He led the horse eastward and walked along the path.
Be sure to go to the official road before dark, and then go east a hundred miles away to find an inn and stay first, waiting for Xiaoyan.
The decision was made, the horse rested enough and started to walk, but Duanmu Rui's heart sank to the bottom.
Regret, blame yourself, but dare not look back.
I dare not go back to see Xiaoyan, dare not imagine the scene after being caught by the man in black.
With fantasies and a glimmer of hope, he went east a hundred miles and waited for Xiaoyan.
He drove south in the carriage, intending to find the official road to the east of Beijing, and it would be safe to go on the official road.
The trail was empty, and Duanmu Rui carried the luggage, full of panic and trying to calm down, and walked away gradually, shaking the reins.
Finally, before dark, he saw the official way.
After getting on the pipeline and continuing to the east, there was an inn on the way. Duanmu Rui saw that the inn seemed to be full of people, and he hesitated whether to sleep in the carriage or the inn. Finally, he handed over the carriage to the clerk, and booked an ordinary room to go up to rest alone.
The first floor of the inn is the place to eat. Duanmu Rui simply ordered two small dishes and a pot of sake, ignoring the noisy people next to him, and sat alone in the corner to drink by himself.
After drinking, he felt a little hot all over, so he went upstairs and lay down on the bed to rest for a while.
Only then did the empty mind have thoughts. Apart from the idea of escaping for life, other things came into my mind along the way.
Those people...how could they belong to Xiao Jue?
Xiaojue... Duanmu Rui slowly put his hand on his lower abdomen, what does Xiaojue mean?
Now that they knew about the death of their parents, could it be that Xiao Jue was the "insider" in their hearts?
This matter is a bit strange, the question is whether Xiao Jue will continue to stare at him, and now that Xiao Yan is not around, if there is any difficulty, how can he do it alone.
Thinking about it, Duanmu Rui fell asleep, and when he woke up, it was dawn again.
He carefully drove the carriage to the east. There were too many seats. Duanmu Rui knew a little bit about the basic way of driving a carriage. Now he was completely driving ducks to the shelves. , all the way was relatively slow, a hundred miles to the east, he walked for three full days.
A hundred miles away, Duanmu Rui found that it was a small city, and there was a sign on the road not far ahead saying that this was Liucheng.
Liucheng?Duanmu Rui suddenly felt very familiar, as if he had heard of it somewhere.
Liucheng... maybe I have heard of it somewhere.
Duanmu Rui continued to drive the carriage. This small town is said to be small, but it is not easy to find people.
He found an inn in the market, carefully put away the things he brought with him, and finally relaxed his body and took a rest.
A hundred miles to the east of Shangjing, there is only this Liucheng.
Along the way, Duanmu Rui only cared about leading the horse, and carried a lot of bank notes with him. At the same time, he also had to worry about whether there was anyone following or chasing after him, so he couldn't relax all the way.
Somehow, when I arrived at this inn, I suddenly felt a lot more relaxed, and my whole body was suddenly tired. I just wanted to have a good sleep and have a good rest.
Even though he tried his best, he couldn't hold back the drowsiness. As soon as his head touched the pillow, he immediately forgot everything.
Perhaps it was because of the subconscious feeling that the task had been completed at the place agreed with Xiao Yan, so the body reacted in this way.
Duanmu Rui slept all day, and another morning, he brought enough water and dry food, and ran to the west entrance of Liucheng to wait for Xiaoyan.
Compared to feeling dangerous, at this moment he was full of guilt.
Although he thought, even if he met the man in black at this time, he would never avoid him, but he was very timid to drive the carriage back to the place where the incident happened.
Perhaps waiting here can deceive oneself and others to reduce some guilt, the guilt of being able to escape fear, and the guilt of sending Xiaoyan to a dangerous situation with one's own hands.
Duanmu Rui waited from morning to night, and there was no Xiaoyan passing Liucheng.
He waited another day, but there was still no pod.
Waiting for another day, looking intently at the travelers coming and going, Duanmu Rui was a little disappointed, but not very sad.
Xu should know the result, but he just doesn't want to make himself guilty too much, and he just has extravagant hopes.
On the fourth day, Duanmu Rui didn't go to the edge of the city again. Instead, he found someone in the house to see a small house. He paid the rent that day and moved in with limited luggage.
The small house with only two rooms seemed empty at this time, Duanmu Rui strolled to the kitchen alone to have a look, it was empty, the main room and the side room were also deserted.
Nothing at all.
There was no sound but his own breathing.
Duanmu Rui recalled that his family of five crowded together in the same small house, and he could hear movement every day when he opened his eyes, even if no one spoke, his heart was full.
At that time, although every day was very busy, the whole family would wait for him.
Parents are waiting, really waiting, Xiaoyan is also waiting.
And now... no one will wait for him except himself.
Parents are in his burden, they are really in the palace a hundred miles away, and Xiaoyan... is in the woods a hundred miles away.
Duanmu Rui cleaned the side room a little bit, and after cleaning the dust, he lost his strength, and his belly slumped a little, so he quickly found a chair and lay down to rest.
After a while, he felt that he could continue to work, so he slowly got up, took out three tablets from the bag, and placed them on the cabinet in the side room one by one, to buy some offering fruits tomorrow, but the tablets for Xiaoyan... Duanmu Rui didn't know what to do .
It turned out that tidying up the house took so much effort. Duanmu Rui felt that he hadn't made any achievements all day long. It was getting dark and he hadn't cleaned out the place to sleep. He could only go to the room where the memorial tablet was placed, and spread a list on the floor randomly. , put a few more layers of clothes, and lie on it hard.
But what can be done, it's all self-inflicted.
Lying on the ground, Duanmu Rui thought about the previous bed, although it was not spacious, it was a place to sleep.
There is also the guest room in Fangfu, and the bedroom of the Ninth Prince...
Any bed would be much more comfortable than the current one, but those were all far away from him.
I really don't know how I slept, did I miss my father in the palace, did I cry, did I eat enough...
I don't know if Xiaoyan is on the road, will it be cold at night...
Duanmu Rui felt very lonely, lonely like never before, cold from heart to whole body.
He wiped his face, which was wet again.
He felt that he seemed very hard-hearted and unreasonable. If he had saved Xiao Yan that day, he would not be so lonely now.
It is enough to give an excuse to avoid why, but countless reasons are not enough to face it.
Duanmu Rui regretted deeply, thinking endlessly in his heart what would have happened if he hadn't escaped at that time.
But just thinking about it, if he really went back to that time, Duanmu Rui felt that he still didn't dare to go there.
The fetus in the womb is his perfect excuse to escape.
From the moment he drove the carriage away from Xiaoyan, his heart felt empty, or as if he had no heart, he would not bleed out his heart for anyone, he really had food, drink and shelter, and his parents no longer suffered However, Boss Fang's life will not change because of his departure, and the Ninth Prince went to the battlefield, let alone his survival.
But why does he feel that it is meaningless to live alone.
He turned over and buried his face in his arms. Tomorrow he had to tidy up the house. He couldn't do it by himself, so he had to buy someone first.
I don't know when this kind of life will be the end. I don't know if Xiaoyan is waiting for him at the west entrance of the city. I will go there to have a look tomorrow morning. If there is still no, then I will settle in this city and wait for a day or a month Well, one year is fine, maybe Xiaoyan will be rescued by kind people, and come to him when the wound is healed.
Duanmu Rui forced himself to clear his mind, and fell asleep at some point.
It took him three or four days to tidy up this small yard. During this period, he bought a servant who also served as a cook.
In the past few days, Duanmu Rui went out to buy things and became interested in a place.
That day he went shopping for living expenses, but he didn't know where he went, and saw a place that said "Kuifu".
At that time, he didn't remember where it was, but when he got home, he suddenly remembered that he had used the butt cream that Boss Fang tried out that day, and he had tossed with the Ninth Prince all night, which resulted in a young man knocking on his face the next day. door.
The young man who wanted to take away his butt lotion claimed to live in Liucheng, a hundred miles east of Shangjing, and Kuaifu was his home.
Thinking of this, Duanmu Rui was a little happy, but seeing his downcast appearance, he was too embarrassed to knock on the door.
Maybe it was just a polite remark at that time, or maybe...he should relax himself and give birth to these two dumplings to prove that it is not meaningless that he is still alive.
He wandered outside the gate of Kuai's mansion for several days, and finally became cruel and flung his sleeves to leave.
After a while, Duanmu Rui's belly became a little obvious, the weather was cold, the grass was withered and yellow, the wind blowing was a bit hard, and it hadn't snowed yet, but Duanmu Rui had already prepared things for heating.
Xiao Yan still didn't come to him.
Duanmu Rui looked at the bleak scenery outside, and the servants who were busy in the kitchen, with their sleeves in their hands, thinking about the past life.
In the late autumn before, his mother would have prepared a hand stove for him early on. Even if the weather wasn't very cold, there would be several charcoal braziers in the house at night to keep him warm.
Zhenzhen will be wrapped up like a seed in late autumn, walk crookedly, and it won't hurt if she falls, but she will still cry a few times coquettishly when she sees her father.
At this time, Zhenzhen is almost two years old, does he miss his father, does he eat well, is he happy every day, is there anyone bullying him...
Duanmu Rui only prepared a charcoal brazier, and did not prepare a hand stove. He always felt that if he lived too comfortably, he would constantly miss his parents.
He went to look at the tablets in the side room almost every day, and changed the tributes regularly. Even the side room, except for his servants, was not allowed to enter.
Another month passed, and the wars with the Western Feudal Kingdom were victorious frequently. Duanmu Rui could easily hear such distant news in Liucheng.
It is rumored that the prince who led the troops to fight was the prince of the palace. He was appointed as a first-rank general, a rank higher than General Zhenxi. retreat.
Moreover, this first-rank general is young and promising, yet he is still single, has no backyard, no wives and concubines, has not yet married, and does not like to mess with women.
In his eyes, there was never a typical Ninth Prince, but he was also such a favorite.
Duanmurui thought, it's time to go to the place where the incident happened and see if there will be Xiaoyan's body there.
"Prepare the carriage in the next few days, and follow me to the north of the capital to take a look around." He ordered his servants.
The servant nodded, "Master, if you have any other orders, this servant will go out and prepare."
"Prepare more dry food, and prepare a dagger for self-defense."
"It's the master!" The servant got the fee from Duanmu Rui and went out. Duanmu Rui rubbed his belly and turned to lean on the bed.
The sky outside is gray, and I don't know when it will snow. The New Year's Eve is approaching, and some households have already started to prepare things and tidy up the courtyard. Duanmu Rui's place is deserted, and nothing is prepared.
This small town is a hundred miles away from Shangjing, the scale is small, and the commerce is not well developed. It is almost impossible to buy things that babies need.
Duanmu Rui planned to go out this time and ask his servants to go to the shop in Shangjing to purchase all the things they need at one time and bring them back together.
But this is all done by the way. The most important thing is to go to the forest about five miles outside the North City Gate to see if there is anything left.
In these days, news of Xiaojue no longer appeared, and the man in black never showed up.
Duanmu Rui seems to have forgotten this person, even if he is a murderer, he deceived his parents with lies to cause them to commit suicide, and hired men in black to ambush their carriage, but he doesn't want to remember this person every day.
The more you think about it, the more anger you get, and it will not be good for the fetus in the womb.
If you simply won't have contact with him at this time, it's better not to think about it.
Duanmu Rui felt a little tight in his chest, maybe it was related to the twins, but this time he was much more tired than when he was pregnant with Zhenzhen, his waist was heavy, and he was even more lazy.
This time the people were quite excited, and it took two days to prepare the carriage for the trip, as well as the dry food and charcoal brazier prepared on the road, so there was no need to worry about the cold, let alone starvation.
On the third day when he was ready, Duanmu Rui ordered his servants to go out with him. He brought four cushions and put them against his waist in the carriage, and lay down in the carriage and swayed with the carriage.
The newly bought servant has experience in serving other masters, so he can also drive a carriage, but he doesn't like to laugh and has a sullen face all day long.
It just so happens that Duanmu Rui has been in a low period, and he rarely speaks all day, and sometimes he can't speak a word all day.
This taciturn servant was just right for his appetite, so he didn't feel that this servant was dull. On the contrary, he thought that this servant liked to be quiet, his hands and feet were diligent, and he was very comfortable to use.
This time, the servants drove the carriage without much rest along the way, and it took only two days to arrive at the east gate of Shangjing City.
Duanmu Rui ordered him to park the car outside the city gate and let his servants enter the city alone.
Duanmu Rui made a list of everything he needed to buy, and clearly told him which store to buy, and he also brought enough money for him.
Duanmu Rui waited outside the city, during which time he had a full sleep, and after waking up, he lay there and eavesdropped on the chatter of people entering the city outside.
They talked about the coldness of this winter, about their wives and children, about the increased taxes, and more about the legendary first-rank general who was also the current prince.
Perhaps good news spread frequently, and although people would still complain about the slight increase in taxes imposed by the imperial court on the people, it did not cause much fluctuation.
There is a collection box outside the city gate, which is specially used to raise funds for the war. Even if the battles are often won, the war expenses are still a lot of money.
Duanmu Rui touched his pocket, took out a silver note of one hundred taels, got out of the carriage and walked towards the donation box.
After stuffing the bank note in, the guard guarding the donation box bowed to him in thanks.
Duanmu Rui waved his hand, and directly got into the carriage.
He still wanted to find out the real news, but the passing travelers didn't seem to notice that there was a child in the harem, and they almost turned their attention to taxes and wars.
It took almost half a day for his servants to buy all the things, and he returned to the carriage with a heavy burden, "Master, these are all the things you want to purchase, and everything is ready. .”
Duanmurui simply searched through, mostly children's things, and he didn't know if he was born a boy or a girl, so he didn't buy the colors that belong to boys and girls, all are pure white, no one can fight!
"That's right, I didn't buy it wrong, it's hard work." The villain wiped his sweat, "It's not hard, to be honest, I haven't been to Shangjing very much, the inside is much bigger than Liucheng, if I have the opportunity next time, I will definitely come again. "
Seeing that the servant was so excited and accidentally talked a lot more than before, Duanmu Rui also smiled, "There will be opportunities in the future. After the child is born, you will inevitably come here often."
The servant was very happy, "Didn't the master say that we were going five miles north of the city? Our process is much faster by going through it than by going around it. Why don't we go into the city?"
Sneak into town?Duanmu Rui suddenly wanted to do this, there were parents and a locked house there, but he still shook his head, "That's not right, let's make a detour."
The servant didn't insist, so he led the horse and walked north.
The grass that was a few months ago is no longer green at this time, and even the forest that was so shady at that time is now full of bare branches. .
Duanmu Rui ordered his servants to walk slowly through the place at that time. He looked carefully at the ground, but he couldn't see a drop of blood, not to mention any corpses. The corpses were eaten up.
The open space was so empty that he couldn't find a single copper coin, Duanmu Rui couldn't help but feel hopeful. Could it be that he was rescued and recuperating as he thought?
Certainly not like that!Duanmu Rui dispelled his guess in an instant, it was calculated to make him believe that Zhenzhen would appear in front of his eyes immediately, and he also did not believe that Xiaoyan could still be alive.
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It's close to Shangjing, so he didn't feel that he was leaving his hometown at all. He agreed with the Ninth Prince that he would never enter Shangjing, but he didn't say how far he had to be away from here. Here he can breathe real air, and his parents are buried. For him, it's close to them all, it's the best place.
Therefore, the carriage was not in a hurry. Even if they set off in the morning, they could almost see the village before noon.
"Master, are you tired? Why don't we take a rest here before going over." Xiao Yan asked Duanmu Rui outside, "There is just a forest here, it's still cool, and the sun at noon is poisonous."
"Alright." Duanmu Rui thought that he would have to find a place and tidy up the room in the afternoon, so he might as well take a short break and gather enough strength to start work in the afternoon.
He didn't bring much luggage, basically all of them were left in the house, except for bank notes and clothes, there was nothing else.
Duanmu Rui supported the edge and was about to get out of the car carefully. The weather outside was fine and there was a little wind. Xiaoyan drove the carriage from the path into the woods. The shade of the trees blocked most of the light, but it was very comfortable.
No other sound could be heard except the rustling of leaves in the wind.
Just as Duanmu Rui's feet were about to touch the ground, he heard a group of shouts.
The unfriendly voice was very obvious in the forest, "You two are the Duanmu family in the city?"
Duanmu Rui could clearly see how they were dressed, each of them was dressed in black, covered with a black cloth, with a strong body and menacing eyes.
Five people came, but they were unarmed.
"No!" Duanmu Rui resolutely denied, and at the same time withdrew his foot that was about to touch the ground.
Seeing this, Xiao Yan quickly stood in front of Duanmu Rui, "Who is here!"
The men in black didn't answer, but one of them squatted down and grabbed something and threw it towards Duanmu Rui.
Duanmu Rui subconsciously protected his stomach and dodged to dodge, but in the end he didn't hear the sound of anything falling. He suspected that he was deceived by that fake move.
It was the man in black who said, "There are two master and servant, one carriage and not much luggage. It seems that we are going not far away. The master looks handsome and is pregnant, but he doesn't show it. The servant is still young." Qian... With so many characteristics combined, who else would you be if you were not the Duanmu family! Besides, once you pass the grave, there will be no carriages passing by, except for the Duanmu family who were driven out of the capital, who else would go here!"
Duanmu Rui felt bad, "There are so many people in the city, how can you be sure that the ones coming here must be Duanmu's family? Our surname is Shen, and we are going to the north to visit my aunt..."
"No more nonsense, if we can't find the plaque in the luggage, even if we have identified the wrong person, do you dare to let us search?"
"Presumptuous!" Duanmu Rui pretended to be calm, he even knew the tablets, could it be that the death of his parents had something to do with them?When it comes to the funeral of their parents, they acted too low-key, and maybe the neighbors never knew about it, "Searching other people's things without permission, what kind of a hero! If you have the ability to report to the official, do the investigation in front of the official!"
The men in black laughed loudly, "It's really naive, looking at our clothes, we must not be good men!"
Taking advantage of their slack, Xiao Yan jumped into the carriage and was about to turn around and run away.
But the big man in black surrounded him in an instant, this time without further ado, he grabbed Xiao Yan outside and fell off the horse, and at the same time grabbed the rein and tried to catch Duanmu Rui.
The horse was accidentally frightened, roared and raised its front hooves just in time to kick the man in black away.
Duanmu Rui suppressed his fear, grabbed the window frame and let the horse sway, the strong man outside was about to jump up to control the frightened horse, but his legs were tightly hugged by Xiaoyan, losing the best chance, the man in black became furious, He punched Xiao Yan hard with his backhand.
Xiaoyan's mind was in a trance for a while, and her whole body felt powerless from the pain. She couldn't help but want to let go of her hands and faint on the ground, but she suddenly remembered Duanmu Rui on the carriage.
He immediately grabbed the man's leg desperately, took out the dagger for self-defense from his waist, and stabbed it hard.
Duanmurui's carriage was still running around, Duanmurui looked anxiously at Xiaoyan who was being beaten, he leaned on the window and shouted, but it was useless, seeing Xiaoyan stabbing a man in black with a dagger, Then another man in black was tied up, and then several men in black surrounded him, so Duanmu Rui couldn't see clearly what was going on inside.
It didn't take long for the horse to stop being so restless. Duanmu Rui tried to sit in front and control the direction of the horse. He pulled the rein, flicked it vigorously, and ran towards the direction of Xiaoyan who had already moved away.
There is still a distance, and Duanmu Rui can already see the place just now.
The men in black seemed to be missing two, and Xiao Yan was covered in blood.
Duanmurui's suppressed fear popped up again, he didn't know whether to step forward or run away, he stepped forward to rescue Xiaoyan, maybe he succeeded, maybe he failed, the child must not be saved, if he escaped, Xiaoyan would definitely die!
He was terribly confused, but he didn't stop the horse's progress.
The closer you look, the clearer it is that Xiao Yan was lying on the ground being kicked endlessly by three men in black, blood was already pooling under her body, and another man in black was already lying beside her without moving.
rush over!Rush over to rescue Xiaoyan!
At this time, Duanmu Rui couldn't afford to hesitate any longer, he only had this one thought in his mind.
Duanmu Rui went all out, even gambling and trying his luck, he didn't care about safety, he took the rein and turned a little bit, and went straight towards the few people.
The carriage knocked the three men in black to the ground in an instant, he didn't dare to relax at all, he took the reins and came back, seeing that Xiao Yan seemed to be all right.
"Come up to Xiaoyan!" Duanmu Rui was overjoyed, lying on the edge like Xiaoyan, stretching out his hand as hard as possible.
Xiaoyan struggled to hold her upper body up, her facial features could hardly be seen clearly, her face was covered with blood.
"Grab Xiaoyan by my hand, come up quickly!" Duanmu Rui held onto the edge of the car with one hand, and prepared to grab Xiaoyan with the other.
But Xiao Yan refused, "No, young master, run for your life! The farther you run, the better. They belong to Xiao Jue. I heard what they said. Run away! They are here to kill you! Run away, young master! I will chase after..."
Duanmurui brushed past Xiaoyan, he touched Xiaoyan's hair, but he didn't catch him!
Duanmu Rui wanted to pull the reins to make the carriage turn around again, but Xiaoyan yelled at the carriage, "Master, run away! Go east for a hundred miles! I will find you in a few days! Run away, master! Don't look back!"
Duanmu Rui let go of his hand holding the rein.
He climbed to the window and looked back, several men in black got up and rushed towards Xiao Yan, Xiao Yan picked up the dagger that fell on the ground, unexpectedly stood up again, and wrestled with those men in black.
The carriage ran so far away without stopping that even Duanmu Rui didn't know where it was.
He stopped the horse, and there was no movement behind him.
I don't know what happened to the man in black, or what happened to Xiao Yan.
The horses found the grass by themselves and lowered their heads to graze, but Duanmu Rui sat in the car and lost his mind.
He never knew that he could be so cowardly. He wanted to go back and have a look, but his hands and feet were weak in fear, worried that it would be bad for himself and the child, but he didn't know what about Xiaoyan.
I wanted to go back and have a look, but my back was always cold, and I couldn't make up my mind.
Xiao Yan said that he would go to the east for a hundred miles, and he would go to him in a few days.
Duanmu Rui stayed there for a while, and when he closed his eyes, he could see Xiaoyan's face covered in blood, and finally struggling desperately to stop the man in black for him.
Fearing that it might be more dangerous than good, Duanmu Rui finally made up his mind to not let Xiaoyan's desperately bought opportunity go to waste. He led the horse eastward and walked along the path.
Be sure to go to the official road before dark, and then go east a hundred miles away to find an inn and stay first, waiting for Xiaoyan.
The decision was made, the horse rested enough and started to walk, but Duanmu Rui's heart sank to the bottom.
Regret, blame yourself, but dare not look back.
I dare not go back to see Xiaoyan, dare not imagine the scene after being caught by the man in black.
With fantasies and a glimmer of hope, he went east a hundred miles and waited for Xiaoyan.
He drove south in the carriage, intending to find the official road to the east of Beijing, and it would be safe to go on the official road.
The trail was empty, and Duanmu Rui carried the luggage, full of panic and trying to calm down, and walked away gradually, shaking the reins.
Finally, before dark, he saw the official way.
After getting on the pipeline and continuing to the east, there was an inn on the way. Duanmu Rui saw that the inn seemed to be full of people, and he hesitated whether to sleep in the carriage or the inn. Finally, he handed over the carriage to the clerk, and booked an ordinary room to go up to rest alone.
The first floor of the inn is the place to eat. Duanmu Rui simply ordered two small dishes and a pot of sake, ignoring the noisy people next to him, and sat alone in the corner to drink by himself.
After drinking, he felt a little hot all over, so he went upstairs and lay down on the bed to rest for a while.
Only then did the empty mind have thoughts. Apart from the idea of escaping for life, other things came into my mind along the way.
Those people...how could they belong to Xiao Jue?
Xiaojue... Duanmu Rui slowly put his hand on his lower abdomen, what does Xiaojue mean?
Now that they knew about the death of their parents, could it be that Xiao Jue was the "insider" in their hearts?
This matter is a bit strange, the question is whether Xiao Jue will continue to stare at him, and now that Xiao Yan is not around, if there is any difficulty, how can he do it alone.
Thinking about it, Duanmu Rui fell asleep, and when he woke up, it was dawn again.
He carefully drove the carriage to the east. There were too many seats. Duanmu Rui knew a little bit about the basic way of driving a carriage. Now he was completely driving ducks to the shelves. , all the way was relatively slow, a hundred miles to the east, he walked for three full days.
A hundred miles away, Duanmu Rui found that it was a small city, and there was a sign on the road not far ahead saying that this was Liucheng.
Liucheng?Duanmu Rui suddenly felt very familiar, as if he had heard of it somewhere.
Liucheng... maybe I have heard of it somewhere.
Duanmu Rui continued to drive the carriage. This small town is said to be small, but it is not easy to find people.
He found an inn in the market, carefully put away the things he brought with him, and finally relaxed his body and took a rest.
A hundred miles to the east of Shangjing, there is only this Liucheng.
Along the way, Duanmu Rui only cared about leading the horse, and carried a lot of bank notes with him. At the same time, he also had to worry about whether there was anyone following or chasing after him, so he couldn't relax all the way.
Somehow, when I arrived at this inn, I suddenly felt a lot more relaxed, and my whole body was suddenly tired. I just wanted to have a good sleep and have a good rest.
Even though he tried his best, he couldn't hold back the drowsiness. As soon as his head touched the pillow, he immediately forgot everything.
Perhaps it was because of the subconscious feeling that the task had been completed at the place agreed with Xiao Yan, so the body reacted in this way.
Duanmu Rui slept all day, and another morning, he brought enough water and dry food, and ran to the west entrance of Liucheng to wait for Xiaoyan.
Compared to feeling dangerous, at this moment he was full of guilt.
Although he thought, even if he met the man in black at this time, he would never avoid him, but he was very timid to drive the carriage back to the place where the incident happened.
Perhaps waiting here can deceive oneself and others to reduce some guilt, the guilt of being able to escape fear, and the guilt of sending Xiaoyan to a dangerous situation with one's own hands.
Duanmu Rui waited from morning to night, and there was no Xiaoyan passing Liucheng.
He waited another day, but there was still no pod.
Waiting for another day, looking intently at the travelers coming and going, Duanmu Rui was a little disappointed, but not very sad.
Xu should know the result, but he just doesn't want to make himself guilty too much, and he just has extravagant hopes.
On the fourth day, Duanmu Rui didn't go to the edge of the city again. Instead, he found someone in the house to see a small house. He paid the rent that day and moved in with limited luggage.
The small house with only two rooms seemed empty at this time, Duanmu Rui strolled to the kitchen alone to have a look, it was empty, the main room and the side room were also deserted.
Nothing at all.
There was no sound but his own breathing.
Duanmu Rui recalled that his family of five crowded together in the same small house, and he could hear movement every day when he opened his eyes, even if no one spoke, his heart was full.
At that time, although every day was very busy, the whole family would wait for him.
Parents are waiting, really waiting, Xiaoyan is also waiting.
And now... no one will wait for him except himself.
Parents are in his burden, they are really in the palace a hundred miles away, and Xiaoyan... is in the woods a hundred miles away.
Duanmu Rui cleaned the side room a little bit, and after cleaning the dust, he lost his strength, and his belly slumped a little, so he quickly found a chair and lay down to rest.
After a while, he felt that he could continue to work, so he slowly got up, took out three tablets from the bag, and placed them on the cabinet in the side room one by one, to buy some offering fruits tomorrow, but the tablets for Xiaoyan... Duanmu Rui didn't know what to do .
It turned out that tidying up the house took so much effort. Duanmu Rui felt that he hadn't made any achievements all day long. It was getting dark and he hadn't cleaned out the place to sleep. He could only go to the room where the memorial tablet was placed, and spread a list on the floor randomly. , put a few more layers of clothes, and lie on it hard.
But what can be done, it's all self-inflicted.
Lying on the ground, Duanmu Rui thought about the previous bed, although it was not spacious, it was a place to sleep.
There is also the guest room in Fangfu, and the bedroom of the Ninth Prince...
Any bed would be much more comfortable than the current one, but those were all far away from him.
I really don't know how I slept, did I miss my father in the palace, did I cry, did I eat enough...
I don't know if Xiaoyan is on the road, will it be cold at night...
Duanmu Rui felt very lonely, lonely like never before, cold from heart to whole body.
He wiped his face, which was wet again.
He felt that he seemed very hard-hearted and unreasonable. If he had saved Xiao Yan that day, he would not be so lonely now.
It is enough to give an excuse to avoid why, but countless reasons are not enough to face it.
Duanmu Rui regretted deeply, thinking endlessly in his heart what would have happened if he hadn't escaped at that time.
But just thinking about it, if he really went back to that time, Duanmu Rui felt that he still didn't dare to go there.
The fetus in the womb is his perfect excuse to escape.
From the moment he drove the carriage away from Xiaoyan, his heart felt empty, or as if he had no heart, he would not bleed out his heart for anyone, he really had food, drink and shelter, and his parents no longer suffered However, Boss Fang's life will not change because of his departure, and the Ninth Prince went to the battlefield, let alone his survival.
But why does he feel that it is meaningless to live alone.
He turned over and buried his face in his arms. Tomorrow he had to tidy up the house. He couldn't do it by himself, so he had to buy someone first.
I don't know when this kind of life will be the end. I don't know if Xiaoyan is waiting for him at the west entrance of the city. I will go there to have a look tomorrow morning. If there is still no, then I will settle in this city and wait for a day or a month Well, one year is fine, maybe Xiaoyan will be rescued by kind people, and come to him when the wound is healed.
Duanmu Rui forced himself to clear his mind, and fell asleep at some point.
It took him three or four days to tidy up this small yard. During this period, he bought a servant who also served as a cook.
In the past few days, Duanmu Rui went out to buy things and became interested in a place.
That day he went shopping for living expenses, but he didn't know where he went, and saw a place that said "Kuifu".
At that time, he didn't remember where it was, but when he got home, he suddenly remembered that he had used the butt cream that Boss Fang tried out that day, and he had tossed with the Ninth Prince all night, which resulted in a young man knocking on his face the next day. door.
The young man who wanted to take away his butt lotion claimed to live in Liucheng, a hundred miles east of Shangjing, and Kuaifu was his home.
Thinking of this, Duanmu Rui was a little happy, but seeing his downcast appearance, he was too embarrassed to knock on the door.
Maybe it was just a polite remark at that time, or maybe...he should relax himself and give birth to these two dumplings to prove that it is not meaningless that he is still alive.
He wandered outside the gate of Kuai's mansion for several days, and finally became cruel and flung his sleeves to leave.
After a while, Duanmu Rui's belly became a little obvious, the weather was cold, the grass was withered and yellow, the wind blowing was a bit hard, and it hadn't snowed yet, but Duanmu Rui had already prepared things for heating.
Xiao Yan still didn't come to him.
Duanmu Rui looked at the bleak scenery outside, and the servants who were busy in the kitchen, with their sleeves in their hands, thinking about the past life.
In the late autumn before, his mother would have prepared a hand stove for him early on. Even if the weather wasn't very cold, there would be several charcoal braziers in the house at night to keep him warm.
Zhenzhen will be wrapped up like a seed in late autumn, walk crookedly, and it won't hurt if she falls, but she will still cry a few times coquettishly when she sees her father.
At this time, Zhenzhen is almost two years old, does he miss his father, does he eat well, is he happy every day, is there anyone bullying him...
Duanmu Rui only prepared a charcoal brazier, and did not prepare a hand stove. He always felt that if he lived too comfortably, he would constantly miss his parents.
He went to look at the tablets in the side room almost every day, and changed the tributes regularly. Even the side room, except for his servants, was not allowed to enter.
Another month passed, and the wars with the Western Feudal Kingdom were victorious frequently. Duanmu Rui could easily hear such distant news in Liucheng.
It is rumored that the prince who led the troops to fight was the prince of the palace. He was appointed as a first-rank general, a rank higher than General Zhenxi. retreat.
Moreover, this first-rank general is young and promising, yet he is still single, has no backyard, no wives and concubines, has not yet married, and does not like to mess with women.
In his eyes, there was never a typical Ninth Prince, but he was also such a favorite.
Duanmurui thought, it's time to go to the place where the incident happened and see if there will be Xiaoyan's body there.
"Prepare the carriage in the next few days, and follow me to the north of the capital to take a look around." He ordered his servants.
The servant nodded, "Master, if you have any other orders, this servant will go out and prepare."
"Prepare more dry food, and prepare a dagger for self-defense."
"It's the master!" The servant got the fee from Duanmu Rui and went out. Duanmu Rui rubbed his belly and turned to lean on the bed.
The sky outside is gray, and I don't know when it will snow. The New Year's Eve is approaching, and some households have already started to prepare things and tidy up the courtyard. Duanmu Rui's place is deserted, and nothing is prepared.
This small town is a hundred miles away from Shangjing, the scale is small, and the commerce is not well developed. It is almost impossible to buy things that babies need.
Duanmu Rui planned to go out this time and ask his servants to go to the shop in Shangjing to purchase all the things they need at one time and bring them back together.
But this is all done by the way. The most important thing is to go to the forest about five miles outside the North City Gate to see if there is anything left.
In these days, news of Xiaojue no longer appeared, and the man in black never showed up.
Duanmu Rui seems to have forgotten this person, even if he is a murderer, he deceived his parents with lies to cause them to commit suicide, and hired men in black to ambush their carriage, but he doesn't want to remember this person every day.
The more you think about it, the more anger you get, and it will not be good for the fetus in the womb.
If you simply won't have contact with him at this time, it's better not to think about it.
Duanmu Rui felt a little tight in his chest, maybe it was related to the twins, but this time he was much more tired than when he was pregnant with Zhenzhen, his waist was heavy, and he was even more lazy.
This time the people were quite excited, and it took two days to prepare the carriage for the trip, as well as the dry food and charcoal brazier prepared on the road, so there was no need to worry about the cold, let alone starvation.
On the third day when he was ready, Duanmu Rui ordered his servants to go out with him. He brought four cushions and put them against his waist in the carriage, and lay down in the carriage and swayed with the carriage.
The newly bought servant has experience in serving other masters, so he can also drive a carriage, but he doesn't like to laugh and has a sullen face all day long.
It just so happens that Duanmu Rui has been in a low period, and he rarely speaks all day, and sometimes he can't speak a word all day.
This taciturn servant was just right for his appetite, so he didn't feel that this servant was dull. On the contrary, he thought that this servant liked to be quiet, his hands and feet were diligent, and he was very comfortable to use.
This time, the servants drove the carriage without much rest along the way, and it took only two days to arrive at the east gate of Shangjing City.
Duanmu Rui ordered him to park the car outside the city gate and let his servants enter the city alone.
Duanmu Rui made a list of everything he needed to buy, and clearly told him which store to buy, and he also brought enough money for him.
Duanmu Rui waited outside the city, during which time he had a full sleep, and after waking up, he lay there and eavesdropped on the chatter of people entering the city outside.
They talked about the coldness of this winter, about their wives and children, about the increased taxes, and more about the legendary first-rank general who was also the current prince.
Perhaps good news spread frequently, and although people would still complain about the slight increase in taxes imposed by the imperial court on the people, it did not cause much fluctuation.
There is a collection box outside the city gate, which is specially used to raise funds for the war. Even if the battles are often won, the war expenses are still a lot of money.
Duanmu Rui touched his pocket, took out a silver note of one hundred taels, got out of the carriage and walked towards the donation box.
After stuffing the bank note in, the guard guarding the donation box bowed to him in thanks.
Duanmu Rui waved his hand, and directly got into the carriage.
He still wanted to find out the real news, but the passing travelers didn't seem to notice that there was a child in the harem, and they almost turned their attention to taxes and wars.
It took almost half a day for his servants to buy all the things, and he returned to the carriage with a heavy burden, "Master, these are all the things you want to purchase, and everything is ready. .”
Duanmurui simply searched through, mostly children's things, and he didn't know if he was born a boy or a girl, so he didn't buy the colors that belong to boys and girls, all are pure white, no one can fight!
"That's right, I didn't buy it wrong, it's hard work." The villain wiped his sweat, "It's not hard, to be honest, I haven't been to Shangjing very much, the inside is much bigger than Liucheng, if I have the opportunity next time, I will definitely come again. "
Seeing that the servant was so excited and accidentally talked a lot more than before, Duanmu Rui also smiled, "There will be opportunities in the future. After the child is born, you will inevitably come here often."
The servant was very happy, "Didn't the master say that we were going five miles north of the city? Our process is much faster by going through it than by going around it. Why don't we go into the city?"
Sneak into town?Duanmu Rui suddenly wanted to do this, there were parents and a locked house there, but he still shook his head, "That's not right, let's make a detour."
The servant didn't insist, so he led the horse and walked north.
The grass that was a few months ago is no longer green at this time, and even the forest that was so shady at that time is now full of bare branches. .
Duanmu Rui ordered his servants to walk slowly through the place at that time. He looked carefully at the ground, but he couldn't see a drop of blood, not to mention any corpses. The corpses were eaten up.
The open space was so empty that he couldn't find a single copper coin, Duanmu Rui couldn't help but feel hopeful. Could it be that he was rescued and recuperating as he thought?
Certainly not like that!Duanmu Rui dispelled his guess in an instant, it was calculated to make him believe that Zhenzhen would appear in front of his eyes immediately, and he also did not believe that Xiaoyan could still be alive.
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