Chapter 291 Heading to the Capital 2
The team set off again, basically on the road in the second half of the night, and arrived at the next town at dawn. Ripple then ordered everyone to go into the town to rest.
Of course, the money for renting the inn was paid by the Wu family. Luo Huai was still somewhat unhappy and complained to Lianyi:
"Miss, the Li family is considered a wealthy family in the capital. We are theirs. Why do you ask the lady to pay for the guest to stay in the inn?"
Lianyi smiled and said:
"Luo Huai, I don't know how many of these guards can return to the capital alive. They can still protect us, so why bother about it."
"They are not trying their best. When they were attacked last night, they Without protecting the young lady, I watched them trying to escape, only to be held back by the man in black. "
Luo Huai frowned.
She was in the car at that time, holding a dagger to observe the situation outside. She could clearly see the virtues of those guards.
"The lady said so, just do as you are told."
Luo Ying rolled her eyes at Luo Huai. As this girl grew up, she became more and more stingy.
"Luo Huai, go to the medical center in town and buy some healing medicine. Get some medicine for sores, antipyretics, and swelling. I'm afraid the medicine I brought out is not enough."
"Yes, miss! I'll go right away. Do you want to prepare some of these medicines for the Li family's guards?"
"Prepare one for Manager Li, just to keep up with it."
< br>“Yes.”
Luo Huai took Chu Liangchen, who had fed the horse, to buy medicine for injuries. Liang Chen knew more about this.
The group rested for a day and a night. At dawn the next morning, they embarked on their journey again.
The steward of the Li family and the mother-in-law closed their nostrils this time and walked obediently beside Lipple's carriage, as if they were respectful guards.
"Sister Luo Ying, weren't Manager Li and Mrs. Li walking in front before? Why are they walking next to our car now?"
Luo Huai asked knowingly.
"Of course Miss, the car is safe! Although they are servants of the Li family, those Li family guards may not protect them."
Luo Ying knew what the other party meant and followed Luo Huai's words. Continue.
"Really? But when I looked at those guards, they didn't mean to protect the lady!"
"So! It's better to ask for yourself than to ask for others. Fortunately, our guards are not showy. .”
“Sister Luo Ying is right!”
Lianyi listened to the two girls singing and just pursed her lips and smiled without stopping them.
Before, the two girls were both angry with Mrs. Li, who was so arrogant that she regarded her cousin as a poor relative who came to the Li family to fight against the autumn wind. They didn't know who sent such a fool here.
The Li family is still thinking about her Wan Guan family fortune, so they must be taking care of and flattering her a lot. They will wait until she enters the Li Mansion to take action, and they will not show off to her right away.
Lianyi didn’t know that this matter was arranged by Li Renyu’s favorite concubine. After Li Qin fell ill, she temporarily held the housekeeper’s power and didn’t pay attention to the cousin at all. A mother-in-law was randomly assigned.
Manager Li and Granny Li heard the conversation in the car clearly. They felt their faces were sore from being beaten, but they did not dare to show any displeasure because they were afraid of death.
The sneak attack on the first night foreshadowed the unrest along the way. Before leaving the Jiangnan area, Ripple would encounter an attack basically every three to five days.
There were people dressed as bandits, some dressed as bandits, some extremely hungry beggars, and once a family of more than a dozen pretended to return to their hometown to worship their ancestors, and walked with them, and after two days it was peaceful On the third day, they added something to their horses' feed and put poison in their food. Wen Lu, who was well-informed, discovered it and immediately secretly alerted the Wu family's guards. As for the Li family, she didn't even bother to say anything.
Don’t think she didn’t notice that when the team was attacked, these guards, in order to survive, lured people into their escort team, which increased their burden and made several people suffer. One of the guards was injured. If the young lady hadn't stopped him, she would have killed these losers long ago.
So, when the dozen or so people gathered around, the Li family’s guards quickly reduced their numbers, and in the end only two people survived. It was because these two people ate less and the medicine was weak, so they were awakened by pain when they were killed. got them.
This time, the Wu family was still the main force. After wiping out all those people, they rudely woke up Manager Li and Mrs. Li. They were so shocked that they almost couldn't return to their places. Under the help of the only two remaining guards, During the narration, I realized the danger just now.
Mr. Li wanted to say that they knew they were eating something wrong, so why didn't they remind them, but she was stopped by the quick-sighted Manager Li and pulled away directly.
"If you want to return to the capital alive, just shut up! Why don't they remind us that you, a slave with high eyes, are embarrassing the two maids next to my cousin.
What is the status of the maid next to the lady in the house? She can tolerate an old lady like you. That is not to embarrass the maid, but to slap the master in the face. Think about it carefully! ”
Mrs. Li's face turned pale at this time. When she was sent out of the house, she was not happy. Not to mention the long journey and no money. However, the other women used money to take care of the concubine. In the end, this hard work could only be done. fell on her head.
There was resentment in her heart. She felt that the cousin was an orphan and a poor relative, so she embarrassed the two maids. Now she felt regretful.
Lianyi doesn't care about this. She naturally has to take care of her guards first. After all, her guards are fighting for herself, and the Li family doesn't have them, so she doesn't bother to worry about it. Can she Returning alive depends on their ability.
After leaving the Jiangnan area, the situation of Lianyi and his party got better. However, Manager Li and Mrs. Li were like frightened birds. Both of them wanted to return home and wanted to fly back to the capital. They urged Lianyi from time to time to want to The team picks up speed.
Lianyi pretended not to hear and continued to move forward at his own speed. Because he missed the town that day, everyone was preparing to camp outside.
Chu Liangchen trotted to Lianyi’s car and reported:
"Miss, two miles further, there is a temple. It looks dilapidated, but it can provide shelter from the wind and rain. Let's go there to rest! Master Wen just said that it will rain at night."
文When traveling, he would often miss his dormitory in order to rush. It was common to rest in the open air, and he also learned how to watch the weather. Lianyi also felt the humidity in the air, and nodded to let everyone walk a little further, and went to the temple to get there. Night.
“It’s rare to see a temple these days.”
Minmin said in a low voice.
“Why?”
Luo Huai asked.
“The emperor is obsessed with refining elixirs to seek immortality. The incense in Taoist temples is flourishing. The temples have almost been demolished, and monks are even rarer.”
“That’s it.”
The one who spoke After a while, we arrived at the entrance of a somewhat dilapidated temple, with some of the faded doors being closed.
As soon as Lianyi’s carriage stopped, the door of the temple opened from inside, and a young monk who was about the same age as Chu Liangchen came out and saluted everyone:
"Amitabha! Master said that there are distinguished guests coming to our door today, and he specially asked the young monk to invite the distinguished guests to come and rest for a night."
After hearing this, Manager Li and Mrs. Li felt their scalps numb.
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