When Li Qinyuan saw her coming, he stretched out his hand to her. He didn't speak, and he didn't turn his eyes to other places. He just lowered his head and adjusted the two gauze curtains that had been blown up by the wind just now to make sure no one saw it. , which led her to the direction of the carriage.
Gu Wuyou let him lead, and when he saw the person waiting over there, he asked him in a low voice, "Okay?"
"Um."
Li Qinyuan nodded.
Cong Yu, Xu Yong and the others were there, and when they saw them coming, they all bowed their hands.
"I'll leave the Lin'an matter to you. If there is anything that can't be resolved, just write to me." Li Qinyuan ordered again, and then, under their watchful eyes, led Gu Wuyou to the carriage.
Outside Lin Qing waited for them to get on the carriage, and then shouted: "Go!"
The carriage slowly drove out of the city. Apart from the sound of hooves, it was Xu Yong and the others' greetings, "Favorites, Madam."
After getting on the carriage, Li Qinyuan couldn't hold back any longer, and asked Gu Wuyou, frowning, "What did you just say?"
He has always disliked the lady of the house, and always worried that she would be rude, but this silly girl from his family was helped by someone last time, so he became a foolish friend, and he was worried about her alone. Being depressed in Lin'an, she could only go.
But every time he went out, he either followed by himself, or ordered Lin Qing to follow.
They are rarely left alone.
He didn't know what that Miss Zhuang said just now. When he walked over, he only saw his girl arguing at a loss.
Gu Wuyou was used to this kind of battle.
In the past, as long as Li Qinyuan didn't follow her out, he would always ask her when he looked back, but today... Thinking of what Zhuang Ru said, how could Gu Wuyou open his mouth like that, and put the hood on his hand like nothing happened? In the closet, "Just a few words casually."
"real?"
Li Qinyuan always felt that it was not so simple, but seeing that she didn't want to say more, he didn't ask any more, held her hand, and instructed: "This eldest lady of the banker has too many thoughts and too many calculations. Don't listen to her words."
When Gu Wuyou heard this, the shyness in his heart dissipated a little, and he said with a smile, "You have too much prejudice against her. Actually, Miss Zhuang is a very nice person."
"That's why you think she's good."
Li Qinyuan reluctantly reached out and tapped her forehead. He didn't say anything about it, but hugged her and said something else, "You came from the capital before, and you walked by water, and you didn't see any good scenery along the way. This time, let's take a carriage, and if you want to play or watch on the road, let's go down for a walk."
Gu Wuyou said in surprise, "Didn't brother Prince let us go back earlier?"
Li Qinyuan smiled, stretched out his hand and scratched her nose lightly, with a gentle tone, "Our cooperation with Boss Han has been decided. It's the same whether you go early or late. Your brother prince is just..."
Looking at Gu Wuyou's eyes, he didn't say the words that had not yet come out of his mouth.
Now that some things are said, there will be no such surprises, and the topic is changed casually, "I have sent him a letter before, so don't be in a hurry."
Knowing that the business will not be delayed, Gu Wuyou immediately smiled brightly, cuddled in his arms, and talked to him.
He said, "We can pass through a lot of towns along the way. I mentioned the special snacks in these places in the food book before. We can eat a lot of food on the road."
While pinching her fingers, she talked about those snacks like a familiar one.
Li Qinyuan looked at her like this, both amused and helpless, "Why do you look like a greedy cat?"
Gu Wuyou tugged at his sleeve and acted coquettishly, "Are you okay?"
"Okay, okay." Li Qinyuan couldn't stand it anymore, nodded in agreement, then reached out and pinched her little face, and sighed, "You're so good at eating, I don't see you gaining weight, and when I go back, Uncle Gu should reprimand me. I didn't take good care of you."
"No way."
Gu Wuyou's mouth was flat, "I'm obviously much fatter than when I came here." The clothes she brought before were not enough to wear, but in the past six months, her stature has also increased a bit. Although the flesh has grown, it still looks the same as before.
Afraid that people won't believe it, she raised her little face and leaned over, "Look, I have flesh on my face now."
She really believed in Li Qinyuan so much that she was on guard against him at all.
Such a pure and lustful face, doing such a seductive action, but her eyes are still so clean, it is really annoying, Li Qinyuan's eyes suddenly became dark when he looked at her, he lowered his eyes and looked at her for a long time, dumb He said in a voice, "Let me see."
The slender fingers caressed her cheek lingeringly.
Gu Wuyou really believed that he was Liu Xiahui who was sitting still, and he looked up stupidly and let him watch until his lips were pressed, and the smell that belonged to Li Qinyuan overwhelmingly enveloped her in the secret that he had woven. On the Internet, his eyes widened in shock.
"Well."
She blushed and tried to struggle.
In the past, as long as she showed a little sign of refusal, Li Qinyuan would take it back no matter what, but this time, he did not show any sign of letting go. Instead, he squeezed the person's waist and deepened the kiss until he was out of breath. , slender fingertips caressed her watery eyes, and then called her in a hoarse voice: "Gu Wuyou."
Gu Wuyou looked at him, as if he was still ashamed of the previous kiss, his face was red, his lips were red and moist, and he didn't speak.
Li Qinyuan didn't mind either, so he looked down at her like this, stroked her cheek with his fingertips, and said, "When you go back this time, you won't be able to escape anymore."
Gu Wuyou understood, her already delicate face suddenly turned redder, but her eyes didn't dodge around anymore, but looked straight at him, the pair of phoenixes mixed with desire but strongly suppressed. At the moment, suddenly smiling like a flower.
She raised her arms around his neck and made a soft "um".
Their journey can be regarded as a real tour of the mountains and waters.
There is no business, and there is no need to rush to go anywhere, just go wherever you want to go, eat and drink in this town today, and the next day you can stop and enjoy the beautiful scenery on the road. From a fun mind, I plan to go back to Beijing.
After being out for so long, she also began to miss her father, her grandmother, her second sister and third brother...
this day.
They had just purchased dry food and cakes to eat and drink on the road in a nearby town, and soon after they left the city gate, the carriage suddenly stopped.
Gu Wuyou is playing chess with Li Qinyuan,
The sudden turbulence made the chess game chaotic.
"What's the matter?" Li Qinyuan supported Gu Wuyou, pressed the coffee table again, and asked outside.
"Master." Lin Qing rode over, his tone was not very good, "Suddenly there were many refugees ahead, blocking our way and not letting us go."
"refugee?"
Gu Wuyou said: "How come there are refugees?"
Li Qinyuan also frowned and instructed Lin Qing, "Go and ask what's going on."
"Yes!"
Lin Qing left.
Li Qinyuan tidied up the things in the carriage, and asked Gu Wuyou again, with a concerned tone, "Are you alright?"
"fine."
Gu Wuyou shook his head, thinking of what Lin Qing said just now, he lifted the curtain to a corner, just not far away, dozens of refugees were blocking their way, everyone was ragged and hairy. Scattered, men and women, young and old, there are still babies in swaddling.
Some of them were arguing with the guards and wanted to get close, but they were afraid of the swords in their hands.
Some knelt down directly, kowtowed, and pleaded with a hoarse voice, "My dear, noble, give us something to eat, we haven't eaten for several days, and if we don't have anything, we can only eat Guanyin soil. ."
"Guanyin soil?"
Gu Wuyou turned his head and asked Li Qinyuan, "What is Guanyin soil?"
Li Qinyuan came over as early as when she lifted the curtain of the car. He would sit beside her, look at the scene outside, and replied with an ugly expression, "It's just dirt."
"what?!"
Gu Wuyou is really shocked this time. She has lived a good life since she was a child. Even though she has done good deeds a few times in the past, it was just a donation of money. Have you ever seen such a scene? I never imagined that there are still people in this world who eat dirt to satisfy their hunger.
Li Qinyuan looked at her shocked appearance and sighed softly.
Although he had heard many things like this before, it was the first time he saw such a scene. He raised his hand and stroked her head. Seeing Lin Qing coming over, he patted Gu Wuyou's hand again and asked her to sit first. In the past, when someone sat next to him, he asked in a deep voice, "How is it?"
"Master."
Lin Qing Dynasty people cupped their hands and replied in a low voice, "These people came from a small town in Hankou, where there was a flood that destroyed many houses."
Li Qinyuan frowned and said in a deep voice, "Hankou is quite a distance away, why don't they rest elsewhere?"
"Those places knew that there would be a flood, for fear that if they were put in, more refugees would enter the city and cause chaos..." Lin Qing was a person from a small place and had experienced such a thing before. He sighed and said, " These people were driven all the way here."
Hearing this, Gu Wuyou couldn't sit still any longer, and said coldly, "What about the officials over there in Hankou? They don't do anything at all?"
Lin Qing sighed: "Ma'am, if they have something to do, why are these people willing to leave their homeland?"
Gu Wuyou was choked by these words, and then said after a while, "What about the imperial court? Could it be that no one has distributed donations for disaster relief?"
Knowing that she was anxious, Li Qinyuan held her hand and patted her lightly to soothe her mood, and then said to Lin Qing: "Find a few people to come over and send them all the dry food in the car.
"
After speaking, he specifically asked, "You distribute it yourself, and they are not allowed to rob it."
Lin Qing knew that the owner was worried that they would scramble and cause other accidents, so he hurriedly responded.
When they sent the dry food over, Li Qinyuan watched Gu Wuyou look out from time to time, and shook her hand, "Don't look."
"Look at them, the old ones, the young ones, those people, how dare those people do this!" Gu Wuyou blushed, especially when he heard the cry of the swaddled baby, he didn't know it was because he cried too long , I still haven't eaten or drank for days, and my voice is hoarse.
She was really comfortable for a long time.
No matter what environment she is in, there are countless people around her who protect her and help her, which makes her angry and anxious when she sees such a situation.
But Li Qinyuan had long known that the world is dangerous and people's hearts are complicated. Although he was a little bored in his heart, he was not as anxious as Gu Wuyou. He held her hand and looked at the scene outside with his long and narrow phoenix eyes.
Blue sky and day.
His eyes seemed to be mixed with coldness.
"Li Qinyuan."
Gu Wuyou held his hand, "I want to go have a look."
She wanted to see the world that she had never seen before, what the world was like buried under those splendid clusters.
Li Qinyuan looked back at her. When he saw her firm gaze, his thin lips parted slightly, and he spat out a word, "Okay." , he also plans to go there, but he will arrange a safe place for her in advance.
They bought a lot of dry food, but with so many people outside, it is estimated that these dry food will only be enough for them to eat for a few days.
Li Qinyuan simply left two guards behind, and asked them to buy some more in the town where they came, and asked them to meet the local officials in the name of the Duke of Wei's government, and asked them to properly settle these people, and then took Gu Wuyou to Hankou. .
Along the way, they met a lot of refugees, and the closer they got to Hankou, the more refugees they got.
Seeing such a situation, Li Qinyuan's face that seldom showed emotion finally sank completely.
There seemed to be a raging fire in his heart, it was burning with anger, his eyes were almost red, and when he saw the people around him, he barely suppressed his emotions and said to her in a soft tone, "Manman, you go to the inn first, I..."
Not finished yet.
His hand was held, Gu Wuyou looked at him with a serious expression and a decisive tone, "I'll go with you."
But Li Qinyuan hesitated. It's still like this outside. If he really went inside, he didn't know what kind of situation he would see. Like the people who defended Gu Wuyou, he didn't want her to see such a situation. , He hoped that her world would still be clean and beautiful, even if it would be so innocent forever, but under Gu Wuyou's gaze, the words of rejection would never be spoken again.
He could only look at her with pursed lips, and nodded after a while.
The carriage drove all the way forward. In addition to their own carriages, Li Qinyuan bought a few carriages with dry food and medicines. After the flood, the most feared thing was the occurrence of plagues, and things were far more than they imagined. even scarier...
The floods are over.
But the houses on both sides of the river were all destroyed.
Can be heard through the carriage
The cries of the heads, men and women, young and old, they cried out for their lost homes, and also for the relatives lost in this flood, and the wailing came to their ears like a dense net.
"Father! Mother!"
"My child, my child!"
"Dad, wake up!"
…
Gu Wuyou watched the situation outside in the carriage, her face was already pale, especially when she saw the corpses that were spread everywhere on the ground and swollen after being soaked in water for a few days, she couldn't help but carry them back. I retched.
Li Qinyuan hurriedly dropped the car curtain, and while stroking her back, poured a cup of tea for her, "Are you okay?"
Gu Wuyou shook her head, she just kept retching, unable to speak, she didn't know how long it took before she took a sip of the tea handed over by Li Qinyuan, her eyes were red, she held Li Qinyuan's hand, her lips were red Zhang slightly, but still can't say a word.
Li Qinyuan knew what she wanted to say.
He sighed softly, stroked her head, and then summoned Lin Qing to instruct him, "Go and send the things we brought to the steward here, and..." He lowered his voice, " Go and find out who is the official who is in charge of this now."
"Yes."
After Lin Qing left, the two people in the carriage did not speak.
It was the first time for them to see such a thing. If it was shocking, it would be more distressing... The cries outside had not stopped, and the cries resounded through the sky. Li Qinyuan looked at Gu Wuyou's paler face. , took the person into his arms, and covered her ears with his hands.
"Master."
Li Qinyuan didn't let go of Gu Wuyou, still covering her ears, patted her slightly trembling figure, and asked, "How is it?"
"Everything has been given to the steward here." Lin Qing replied from outside the car, "Originally, the local prefect, surnamed Sun, was in charge of this matter, but an adult from the capital came this morning, and now the man from Hankou is here. Several officials have all passed."
Over there in Beijing
Li Qinyuan frowned, "Who is it?"
Lin Qing replied in a low voice, "The lord's surname is Shen, and his single name is Shao."