Chapter 22

Jiafu's guess was confirmed that night.

The carriage stopped, and a sturdy middle-aged woman came up with a lamp in her hand. Although the light was dim, Jiafu recognized it immediately when she saw her. This woman was from the Yunzhong Palace. She was surnamed Zhu. She knew how to punch and was very strong. Because he was the person in front of the late princess, he was highly qualified among the servants of the palace. In the previous life, when she just lost her life in Xiao Yintang and was brought back, she was emotionally unstable for a while. At that time, Xiao Yintang was married, and the first concubine was Zhang Fengtong, who later became the queen. After she learned that Xiao Yintang hid a woman, not only did she not feel unhappy because of her husband's acceptance, but when she heard that Jiafu was disobedient, she reacted instead. He came over in person and persuaded her hard-heartedly. In order to prevent her from looking for a shortcoming, she even let the woman stare at Jiafu for a while.

The woman got into the carriage. She didn't say anything at first. She only looked at Jia Fu secretly. Seeing that the girl was really born with a beautiful and beautiful appearance, she thought of the orders she had received before she came out, and knew that if there was a mistake along the way, I was afraid that she would go back. Unable to explain, he decided to give the girl a slap in the face, breaking her thoughts of running away, so he hung up the lamp, took out a hard old walnut from his sleeve, put it in the palm of his hand, and squeezed it, "Kara" With a sound, the walnut shattered, spread out his hands and said with a stern face: "When you get on this carriage, then you have to be honest, if you don't obey, be careful to endure hardship." After speaking, he changed his smile again, "Of course, little lady. Don't be afraid, you will know when you are there, this is a great blessing for you, and it is a good thing that no one else can think of. My surname is Zhu, you can call me Aunt Zhu, and I will serve you on the road. little lady."

Garf huddled in the corner of the carriage, motionless.

After the woman got up, the carriage continued to drive until late at night, stopped again, and settled at an inn. Before getting off the carriage, the woman untied the ropes that bound Jiafu's feet, and still kept the hand rope and stuffed in her mouth. She covered her head and face completely with a large cloak, mixed with a group of people and took her in, until dawn, and set off on the road again.

This group of seven or eight people, disguised as the masters and servants of a family traveling on the road, drove Jiafu non-stop all the way to the west. At the beginning, sometimes during the day, they did not take the official road, they chose the remote bumpy trails, and at night they stayed at the inn. Or someone else’s house on the road, but after half a month, he will change to the official road, and he will travel unimpeded all the way. At night, he will stay in the post house, and he must live in the best room.

Jiafu knew that she should have entered Yunnan. If I want to walk like this for a few more days, I will be sent to the Yunzhong Palace in Wuding Mansion, but despite this, this Zhu mama has not let down her guard at all, although at Jiafu's request, she will not be tied up at night. He took her clothes away and put them under his pillow when he was sleeping, and only returned them to her when he got up in the morning to prevent her from running away while she was asleep.

After being taken captive and getting farther and farther from Quanzhou, Jiafu actually didn't plan to escape halfway. Even if she was lucky enough to seize the opportunity to escape, the risks she might encounter on the road alone would be something she could not predict.

All she could think of was the old way of her previous life. Find Pei You'an as soon as possible. Only with the help of him can he escape.

She was very sure that Pei Youan should have been in Yunnan for the past few years, and her relationship with King Yunzhong was also extraordinary. But she didn't know, at this point in time, whether others were here or not, and she couldn't inquire about this Mammy Zhu, who followed her every day or night, so as not to arouse her suspicions.

Jiafu guessed that she was about to arrive at Wuding Mansion, and this Mother Zhu seemed to be in a hurry to arrive as soon as possible. This day, she had been traveling for a whole day, then continued her journey at night, and finally stopped.

Based on the experience of the past few days, Jiafu knew that she should have arrived at the post house where she was going to stay tonight. Someone in the group would go in and arrange the room first, and then she would be brought in directly by Mammy Zhu through the side door.

Mammy Zhu was already hungry, and she didn't want to eat the dry food that was in the car. Seeing that the guards who went in hadn't come out yet, she was impatient to wait. She got up and opened the car window, and went out to look around. "what happened?"

The guard said: "There is only one single courtyard in it, and it has been reserved for people, but before the people arrived, I asked Yicheng to give it to us first, but he should not!"

"who is it?"

The guard came over and whispered.

Madam Zhu was stunned.

The postmaster just looked at the street sign and knew that this group of people came from the Yunzhong Wangfu. Although they looked like they were doing business, they came from the Wangfu, so how could they dare to neglect? A grandma, even if I borrowed the courage of the villain, I didn’t dare to disrespect my grandma. It’s just unfortunate that the single courtyard has been left to Master Pei. I have another upper room here, even the left and right wing rooms, and there is no room next to it. In addition to not taking the courtyard, the rest are all on the go, and it is very quiet, which is suitable for your group, how about I bring a few people in to rest?"

After entering Yunnan, have been traveling all the way in the past few days. The houses in the post house are all the best. Even if there are officials who have already moved in, and they know that someone is coming from the palace, they all give up.

Madam Zhu felt a little unhappy in her heart, but this trip was not suitable for making a big move, and she did not dare to forcibly occupy the person's room, plus she was hungry, she frowned and said, "That's it, let's go, hurry up. Arrange, serve hot dishes and hot meals!"

Yi Cheng heaved a sigh of relief, bowed and agreed, and was about to make arrangements, but was stopped by Zhu Ma, and said in a low voice: "We will leave early tomorrow, and we are not allowed to mention my group in front of that surnamed Pei!"

Yicheng was a little confused, but agreed repeatedly, turned around and ran in.

Madam Zhu turned her head, handed over the big cloak, and said to Jiafu, "Go down."

Jiafu took it and covered her head and face silently. She didn't say a word, but her heart was beating so fast, her hands were shaking slightly, so that she had tied her neckband several times, but she couldn't tie it properly.

She heard clearly just now that Yicheng mentioned "Master Pei". As far as she knows, in the sphere of influence of King Yunzhong, except for Pei You'an, there is no second person surnamed Pei who can make this domineering Wangfu Zhu mama also fear.

If you guessed correctly, nine times out of ten, this "Master Pei" should be Pei You'an.

Along the way, she has thought about it countless times. When she arrives, how should she think of a way to pass her news to Pei Youan as soon as possible. She didn't expect that it would take no effort to arrive at the Wuding Mansion, where the palace is located. I heard the news of Pei You'an here.

More importantly, he will stay in the same post house tonight!

Mammy Zhu waited by the side, and stared at her when she saw that she hadn't fastened her belt for a long time.

Afraid of being caught by her, Jiafu tried her best to stabilize her mind, and finally finished dressing, and said in a low voice, "I'm fine."

Mammy Zhu looked at her, and pulled the soft hat she was wearing forward again, covering most of her head and face, then opened the car door, went down first, and helped Jiafu down.

It was very late at night, and two lanterns were lit in front of the gate of the post house. The characters "Changjiang House" were prominently displayed on them. There was a night wind, and the lanterns swayed, casting a dim yellow halo on the ground.

Jiafu felt weak in her legs and feet. She just got off the carriage and stood for a while before stabilizing her body. She was urged by Mammy Zhu, and was about to lift her feet to move forward when a group of four or five riders appeared on the post road in the dark of night. The figure, those people galloped towards this side, and there was a clear sound of horse hooves. Soon, the horse approached, the speed slowed down, and a few black shadows passed by the carriage and stopped nearby, not far from Jiafu. But about ten paces away, the man in front of him rolled over from his horse, handed the reins to his entourage, and walked forward. When he reached the gate, the lantern showed the outline of half of his profile. , although the light was dim, Kafu still recognized it at a glance.

Pei You'an!

Mammy Zhu also recognized the person, but Cao Cao arrived unexpectedly, not wanting to be seen by him, so she immediately dragged Jia Fu to back away, and covered herself with the carriage.

The moment she saw Pei You'an, Jiafu's whole body's blood suddenly boiled, her heartbeat couldn't help herself, she struggled subconsciously, turned her head and was about to shout at him, but was pinched by Zhu Mammy's mouth, fiercely. Pulling it back, the woman's eyes were fierce, and she turned her arms upside down. Jiafu gasped in pain, and she couldn't move.

The woman came close to her ear and whispered, "What do you want to do?"

Gave sighed.

Even if she continued to struggle and her movements caught Pei You'an's attention not far away, this Mammy Zhu would never give her another chance to speak, and it was even less likely that Pei You'an would see her.

Garf stopped struggling.

Pei You'an had already walked to the door, suddenly stopped, looked back, and saw a normal carriage parked quietly by the side of the road, with a dark shadow.

"Master Pei, are you here?"

Yi Cheng saw him and hurriedly greeted him from inside.

Pei You'an nodded slightly, turned his head and glanced behind him, and finally stepped forward and walked in.

Madam Zhu only knew that this woman was from Quanzhou and was the daughter of a merchant. She never dreamed that Jiafu and Pei Youan knew each other. The two were still in the same relationship, but she was extremely dissatisfied with Jiafu's actions just now. Reluctant to eat, she stared at her gloomily: "What exactly did you want to do? I saw you wanted to stop that person? You know that person?"

They were already so close, but she could only watch him walk past her.

Missed the best opportunity, Jiafu fell into a huge depression, but this is not over, if you can't dispel this woman's doubts, after tonight, when he is gone, she will be sent to Xiao Yin In Tang's hand, next time I want to find another opportunity to pass my news to him, I don't know when it will be.

Jiafu cried: "He is my brother! I used to have two brothers, but one of them got lost when I was a child, and I recognized the man as soon as I saw him! I can't be wrong, he is mine. My brother who was lost when I was a child! Mammy, no matter how good the place you mentioned, I don't want to go! Please, I just want to go home! Please do me a favor and take me to see my brother! Brother send me back to Quanzhou!"

She covered her face, tears streaming down her fingers.

Madam Zhu was already suspicious just now, but she sneered after hearing this, thinking that this girl was still young after all, and she had been raised in a deep boudoir before, but somehow she caught the eye of the prince. When I came here, I must have been frightened and foolish, and when I saw anyone, I dared to think that it was my brother. When did Pei Youan become the son of a merchant in Quanzhou? Then he sneered: "Little lady, I have been very considerate to you all the way here, and I have told you all the good things. I advise you to stop thinking about it. It will be there in two days. Let me tell you, this is Yunnan, It's not a place where you can be wild, if you dare to cause trouble for me again, be careful not to eat good fruit!"

Jiafu huddled by the bed, hugging her knees and just sobbing non-stop. The woman dispelled her doubts, and because she was hungry, she ignored her and went to eat first. When she was half full, she squinted at Jiafu and saw her. Gradually stopped crying, sat there in a daze, and called her over for dinner.

Jiafu walked over slowly, the woman glanced at her, and saw that her eyelids were red and swollen from crying. Under the lamp, she looked even more pitiful. The love of her, it's not too bad for me to offend her too much at the moment, so I personally beat a bowl of rice for the first time, pushed it in front of Jiafu, and said with a smile: "We've already arrived at the Changjiang Mansion, and after two more days, we'll arrive at the place. When you arrive, you will know that what I said to you earlier did not lie to you at all. Your blessing, many women in the world can't hope for it. "

Jiafu sneered in her heart, but she asked, "Dare to ask mammy, where are you taking me?"

Madam Zhu said: "You will know when you arrive, don't ask."

Jiafu didn't speak anymore, she just lowered her head and ate silently. The woman told someone to come in to clean up, and ordered someone to bring water and wash it indiscriminately. Then she went out and ordered the guards to be on duty. Jiafu was in the room and heard her The voice came faintly: "...It will arrive in two days, all cheer me up! If something goes wrong in the end, no one can take the responsibility!"

Traveling during the day is also tiring. This woman has arranged things, and now she wants to lie down and rest early. After returning to the room, she asked Jiafu to take off only her small clothes. She brought the clothes and pressed them under her pillow. Fu lay down, turned off the lights, and slept outside her.

It was late at night, and the post house finally became quiet, and a pale moonlight shone in from the window lattice.

Madam Zhu was sleeping and dying, emitting bursts of thunderous snoring. Jiafu slowly opened her eyes, turned her head, and looked at the blurred figure of the woman lying outside her. The thought in her heart became stronger and stronger.

She had stayed with Xiao Yintang several times in this post house in Changjiang Mansion. She knew the location of the single courtyard where Pei Youan stayed tonight. When she came in just now, she had deliberately memorized the way, the distance from the place where she lived. The place is very close, as long as he goes out and crosses a long corridor, it is his residence.

Such an opportunity, she can't just watch it and miss it, she has to try it no matter what, even if it doesn't work in the end, the worst outcome is just being caught by this woman surnamed Zhu to watch it more tightly.

Jia Fu no longer hesitated, quietly got up from the bed, bypassed the sleeping woman's feet, got out of bed, tiptoed to the table, touched the oil lamp on the table, took the fire book, and returned to the end of the bed, Holding his breath, he slowly poured the clear oil from the lamp onto the tent. When it was over, he lit the fire and moved closer to the tent.

The flames lit up and quickly jumped to the ground. Soon, half of the tent was on fire, followed by the bed frame. The fire spread completely, and the smoke gradually became thicker. Maybe he was fainted, still lying down, not waking up.

Jiafu covered her mouth and nose, held back the choking smoke, and held it until the fire started, then she wrapped the cape she just grabbed around her body, ran to the door, opened the door, and then went out and met her face to face. The night guard who heard the sound, Jiafu pointed behind her and said, "The house is on fire! Mammy is still asleep on the bed! Come and have a look!"

The guard rushed to the door, and sure enough, when he saw thick smoke and fire, he was startled, raised his feet and ran in. Jiafu immediately turned around and rushed out, before rushing to the porch, when he heard the sound behind him. There was a sound of chasing footsteps, and another night guard found her and chased after her.

Jiafu didn't look back, she tried her best to run towards the courtyard opposite the promenade, hoping in her heart that Pei You'an was inside, he was inside, and he would definitely open the door by himself.

But she still failed to run to the gate of the courtyard.

There was only the last short way left for Kankan, and the guard chased after her with one stride, blocking her path. Then, a swearing sound accompanied by a violent cough came from behind.

Aunt Zhu also chased after him.

"Big cousin! Save Afu!"

Jiafu pointed in the direction of the front yard, tried her best, and shouted.

"Gag the mouth of this little bitch and get it back!"

Madam Zhu's brows and hair were scorched black by the fire, and she chased after her disheveled clothes, coughing and shouting at the guard.

Although the guard had been with him for more than half a month, he knew that the carriage was carrying a girl, but he had never seen Jiafu's appearance, so he caught up with him like this, stunned, hesitated, and stretched out towards Jiafu. Hand, Jiafu screamed, took off the shoe that hadn't escaped, and threw it in front of him, blocking it, turned around and hugged a railing beside her, and shouted again: "Big cousin—"

The guard was holding the shoe that Jiafu had thrown in his hand, feeling a little overwhelmed for a while. Madam Zhu was furious, she chased after her, covered her mouth, and shouted to the stunned guard, "Come soon!"

The guard returned to his senses and hurried up. At this moment, the door of the courtyard at the end of the corridor opened with a creak.

"Let go of her."

A voice followed.

It was just a short sentence, only three words, but to Jiafu, it sounded like the sound of heaven.

She hadn't seen the person clearly, but she had recognized the voice.

This is Pei You'an's voice.

He finally came out!

Jiafu's nose was sour, and she opened her mouth and bit Mammy Zhu's hand. Mammy Zhu let out a pained cry and shook her off. Jiafu immediately let go of the railing, turned and ran towards the figure in the moonlight in front of her. She rushed up desperately, and stretched her arms around his waist tightly, never letting go.

"Big cousin! Help me..."

She whimpered, raised her face, widened her tearful eyes, and looked at Pei You'an who was looking down at her.

Pei You'an was swayed by her, and before he could regain his senses, he felt a boneless body clinging tightly to him, his waist even more tightly held by her, his whole body froze involuntarily. He was fixed on both sides and couldn't move, hesitated for a while, let out a breath slowly, and said softly: "Don't be afraid. You let me go first. Say something slowly."