"Qing'er, have they brought any money? It's a long way from here to the capital, and we have to spend a lot of money on the way."
Qing'er suddenly realized: "Oh, no wonder he asked me to borrow money this morning. I asked him what he wanted to do, and he said it was a secret, but I told him where I hid the money bag and asked him to get it by himself.
"
Su Muer's brows furrowed for a moment, "Go and see how much money they have brought."
When Qing'er heard this, she hurriedly ran out.
After a while, she ran back again, looked at her with a sad face, raised the money bag in front of her,
"Third sister, Doudou only took ten taels of silver."
"What? Twelve?"
Su Muer's eyebrows instantly became tense. She turned to look at Liu Jin and whispered to him:
"Find a young, strong and skilled brother to come down from the back mountain, ride a fast horse to chase them, and give them some money. In addition, I will write a handwritten letter and take it with you."
Liu Jin nodded hurriedly, "Without further delay, I will arrange the messenger. Please write quickly."
After saying that, Liu Jin trotted out.
How could people not be worried when two children were on the road? Su Muer picked up a pen and wrote him a letter of relief.
Doudou and Xiaoqian were walking on the official road to the capital at the moment. Their petite figures looked so weak on this long official road, but they also carried a bit of determination.
Xiaoqian was carrying a baggage on her back. She raised her hand to wipe the sweat from her forehead, her pretty face frowning.
"Doudou, if we keep going like this, when can we get to the capital?"
"I don't know. Let's rent a carriage in the city ahead. I have some money with me."
"How much money did you bring?"
"I borrowed it from my aunt. There are ten taels in total. Is that enough?"
Xiaoqian looked at him with her mouth wide open in surprise,
"Ten taels? We still need to eat and stay in a hotel. Where can we find the money to rent a carriage?"
Hearing Xiaoqian's words, Doudou squeezed his eyes a few times in confusion, "What should I do? I thought ten taels of silver was enough. I have never spent so much silver."
Xiaoqian pursed her lips and shook her head helplessly,
"We are probably far away from the capital. We don't know when we can get there. A stay in two rooms in an inn costs one or two taels of silver, and a meal costs about 500 taels of cash. Calculating this? Where can I rent a car?"
After listening to Xiaoqian's words, Doudou looked around himself worriedly, and his brows instantly furrowed.
"What if it's not enough? If I had known I would have borrowed more, I wouldn't have anything valuable on me."
Xiaoqian shook her head helplessly,
"Hey, you are still too young and don't think well when things happen. Look, what is this?"
As she spoke, she took out a purse from her cuff, with the word "Qian" embroidered on it?
"Grandpa said that my purse is embroidered with gold thread, but it is valuable. When I have to, I will pawn it."
Doudou looked at the golden purse and hurriedly spoke to stop it.
"How about that?
This purse has your name on it, and it must have a different meaning to you, so it cannot be pawned casually."
"It doesn't matter. It's useless for me to keep it. Grandpa said that this thing was left to me by my parents. Now they are gone. If they were here and knew that I was in trouble, they would agree to let me pawn it.
of."
Doudou still pursed his lips and shook his head.
"Okay, put it away. We still have money now. Let's wait until the money is gone."
As they talked, they continued to move forward. The figures of the two children quickly disappeared on the road leading in the opposite direction to the capital. Yes, they went in the wrong direction. When they went down the mountain, they did not meet anyone who could ask for directions.
, and because there were officers and soldiers guarding the front of the mountain, they moved forward based on their feelings, but eventually went in the wrong direction without knowing it.
Su Mu'er handed the letter and money to the person who was going to deliver the letter, and asked Uncle Wu to gather the people on Jitou Mountain to the open space on the top of the mountain. She stood on a high place, overlooking these brothers, and she was filled with emotions.
"Brothers, the officers and soldiers at the foot of the mountain have no intention of retreating, and we cannot defend here. In order to prevent us from being trapped and dying here, I have decided to fight to the death when we run out of food on the mountain in three days."
When she said this, there was a sharp look in her eyes. The bandits looked at her and nodded in agreement.
"Just follow the boss's orders."
Su Muer nodded and looked at everyone apologetically,
"Brothers, I feel ashamed of everyone. This time the officers and soldiers came to suppress the bandits. Most of the reasons are because of me, so I am a sinner in Jitoushan. If I can't lead my brothers to break out of the siege this time, then I will
To apologize with death."
As she spoke, she gritted her teeth and clenched her fists.
When the bandits who were listening to her quietly saw this, they shouted,
"Master, you are dedicated to us. We don't blame you. No matter what happens, the brothers are willing to bear it with you."
"Yes, brothers will bear it with you."
"..."
The more lenient everyone was to her, the more she hated herself in her heart.
She hated herself, hated herself for being too gullible.
Ye Shihan is the prince of the Eastern Jin Dynasty who is inferior to one person and superior to ten thousand people. How could he be devoted to her wholeheartedly?
She felt sad for herself again. This time Doudou went to the capital to find him. The reason why she didn't stop him was because she hoped that he could keep Doudou in the capital. This way she also saved a lot of worries. When fighting the soldiers, she
She won't be distracted, and even if everything ends up being a dead end, she can rest assured as long as Doudou is safe.
However, Ye Shihan didn't know what she was thinking.
He really followed the concubine's wishes and stayed in the palace to accompany her. He personally prepared medicine for her every day. Apart from accompanying the concubine, he would also sit in the study and read.
When bangs came, he quickly put down the book in his hand and stepped forward to ask again,
"Are you sure the letter was delivered?"
Liu Hai nodded heavily, "It's been delivered. I will personally deliver it to the person you mentioned. His Highness has asked countless times."
Ye Shihan turned around with some disappointment and sat back on the chair.
"Then why doesn't she reply to me? Even if she sends a message, that's fine."
Speaking of this, he sighed helplessly and counted the days. It was about two months before the 100-day appointment between him and the concubine.
This was what he had been thinking about these past few days. Su Muer didn't reply to his letter, which made him feel a little uneasy.
I don’t know if Doudou will be sad if he hasn’t returned for so long.
Doudou and Xiaoqian were walking hard on the road at this time. His purpose was to enter the capital to find Ye Shihan.
Xiaoqian muttered as she walked,
"Why is it so far away from the next city? Are we going in the wrong direction?"
"No, just go to the front and enter the city and ask someone to find out."
Xiaoqian stood there, raising her hands to block the sun, looking at the city not far ahead, and nodded helplessly,
"Okay, I'm really tired, hungry and sleepy. I sat in the wilderness last night and didn't even dare to close my eyes."
Doudou looked at her with big eyes and doubt, "I told you, I'm here to protect you, why are you still afraid?"
"You protect me?" Xiaoqian raised her hand and measured it on his head. His height just reached her shoulders.
"You are so young, how can you protect me?"
"Why can't you protect me? I have skills."
"Your three-legged cat skills can't even beat me."
"You dare to look down on me? We have no time to wait, let's make gestures."
"..."
The two of them were chatting and walking, looking very relaxed.
In the evening of the second day after leaving Jitou Mountain, they finally arrived at a city in front of them.
Xiaoqian frowned and looked at the three words "Guning Country" written on the city wall, and an unknown picture suddenly flashed in her mind.
She shook her head vigorously to stabilize her emotions, but Doudou looked at the big words with some confusion and muttered,
"Xiaoqian, are we really going the wrong way? Why is this place called Guning Country instead of Guning City?"
Doudou's words reminded Xiaoqian, she hurriedly raised her hand to cover her mouth, and shouted in surprise,
"Really, we're afraid we've really made the wrong move."
The conversation between the two of them attracted the officers and soldiers guarding the gate.
"Where are you from? Why are you in the city?"
Doudou shook his head hurriedly, "If we don't go into the city, we're going the wrong way."
After saying that, he took Xiaoqian and was about to leave. The official suddenly placed a big knife in front of them.
"Those who are sneaky must not be good people. Let's recruit them truthfully. Who are you? Are you a spy from the Eastern Jin Dynasty?"
Careful work?
Xiaoqian hurriedly waved her hands,
"Brother Guan Chai, how can we, two children, do fine work? To tell you the truth, we got lost. We wanted to go to the capital of the Eastern Jin Dynasty."
Eastern Jin Dynasty?
The official looked at the two of them. These two children came from the Eastern Jin Dynasty. How did they come? Why did they come? Guning Kingdom has been enemies with the Eastern Jin Dynasty for generations, which has to make people suspicious.
Thinking of this, the officer frowned angrily, "Now that you're here, don't even think about leaving easily. I think you guys are just like meticulous craftsmen."
"We really don't do it carefully."
Doudou muttered and was about to take Xiaoqian's hand and run away, but the official grabbed him by the collar.
"It's not up to you to decide whether the work is done carefully or not. You can go to the government office to discuss it."
Without any hesitation, the official grabbed Doudou by his collar and pulled him into the city. Seeing this, Xiaoqian, who had a look of horror on her face, hurriedly followed.
But now it was getting late, and the government officials did not go to the court to interrogate them, but threw them directly into the prison.
Sitting in this dark prison, Xiaoqian looked around with some worry.
"Doudou, it's so scary here. Won't we die here?"
At this time, Doudou was also a little timid. This was a strange place for them. His mother was not around, and his father was not here either. He even felt that he could not mention his father's name, otherwise he would be killed by people from Guning Kingdom.
of.
"Sister Xiaoqian, do you think we will be forgotten here? And then starve to death here?"
"No, we can explain it clearly tomorrow when someone interrogates us."
"But what if they don't believe what we said? We're afraid we won't be able to defend ourselves."