Flowers are blooming on the street, few people are on the official road, and there is only a carriage that slowly drives.
The woman in the car held the sleeping child in her arms tightly with one hand, and took out a blanket from the bag with the other to cover him. The movements were extremely gentle, but the child moved suddenly, opened his eyes slowly, and was confused for a while before he said, "Mother, haven't you got home yet?"
"It's almost here, I'll go into the city soon." Liu Yunzi brushed away the broken hair stuck to his forehead, and said with a chuckle, "Isn't the grandma's house in trouble, why did Ziming make a fuss to come back earlier?"
"I miss Daddy." Ziming pulled the blanket out of Liu Yunzi's arms, sat aside, and said sullenly, "Daddy is too busy to accompany me and my mother all day, and doesn't let us live at home, I I haven't seen my father in a long time."
Liu Yunzi touched his head, her eyes were gentle, but she was silent.
Ziming lowered his head and stared straight at the longevity lock hanging on his chest, "It feels like Daddy has changed."
"How could it be," Liu Yunzi lowered her eyes and said softly, "Your father always loves us in his heart."
"Yeah." The child nodded vigorously.
Liu Yunzi smiled, but when she raised her eyes again, she couldn't hide the trace of deep worry. She was thinking about it when Ziming pulled her Lingluo sleeve again, "Mother, I..."
The horse neighed suddenly, and the car came to a sudden stop.
The coachman outside shouted, "Be careful, ma'am!" Then there was the muffled sound of heavy objects rolling on the ground, the slamming of metal, and the hustle and bustle suddenly surrounded the carriage.
Liu Yunzi pulled the child tightly, pulled the curtain of the car to look, and out of nowhere a group of people poured out from under the blue sky. The driver struggled from the ground to stand up and tried to stop it, but he was immediately pressed by several people and couldn't move. The rest of the people rushed straight towards the carriage without hindrance.
"Hold tight, mother." Liu Yunzi hugged Ziming in her arms, jumped out of the carriage, twisted her figure to protect the child in an instant, and fell to the ground. She didn't dare to stop for a moment and was about to stand up, but there was a numb pain in her ankle, which made her unable to get up.
"Mother..." The child's voice trembled, trying to pull her up in a panic.
"It's alright, don't be afraid." Liu Yunzi held Zi Ming's hand instead, and turned to see several people rushing in front of them swarming into the carriage, squeezing and tearing at the burden, and kept stuffing them into her arms. The blanket, I held on tightly and refused to let go.
Someone in the back could no longer get in, so he stopped beside the car and looked around, when suddenly he heard a crisp ringing of broken bells, and when he followed the sound, he found the two people who were half-hidden behind the car. The longevity lock that the child was hanging on was shining brightly made of sterling silver, and the small bell hanging below it rang out.
The man stared straight at the longevity lock, and threw himself on it.
The child screamed in surprise.
"Please don't touch him!" Liu Yunzi completely protected the child in her arms, reached out and pulled out the golden hairpin and handed it over, "This is for you."
The man's movements suddenly stopped, met her fearless eyes, and carefully looked at the woman with unkempt hair uncertainly. He changed his face suddenly, turned around and shouted something in a blurry voice.
Only then did Liu Yunzi see clearly that there was actually a woman among them. Although her clothes were outdated, they were much neater in comparison. She was the only one who carried a sword. The woman was stunned when she heard the sound, and then knocked out the coachman who was about to grab her leg with the scabbard, and strode forward.
Not knowing whether it was a blessing or a curse, Liu Yunzi was confused when she saw the woman leaning over and looking at her carefully, just as she was about to speak, she heard her sternly: "It's her!"
Grit your teeth. The woman drew her sword out of its sheath, and when she raised her hand, she was about to slash it down, trying to swallow her alive.
Liu Yunzi hid the child in her arms, turned her head and closed her eyes.
A sharp wind whistled past.
The sword fell to the ground with a clang, and the woman was shocked to take two steps back, clutching her bleeding hand and looking at Liu Yunzi, who opened her eyes blankly, and then looked into the distance.
The blue sky is blue, the ancient roads are walking on horses, and two young people are standing tall. The man in blue withdrew his hand, raised his lips and smiled, "Not bad, the angle is just right."
The woman looked down and saw a bloody broken branch on the grass. No matter who can see that the person is very skilled, she picked up her sword and shouted: "Come on!"
This group of people hurriedly retreated, and they always retreated quickly.
"Follow up to find out." The young man in white said.
The two of them chased after them on horseback, and when they passed by, Liu Yunzi reached out a hand to stop them without warning, and said, "Please stay!" she pleaded, "Let them go!"
Chu Mingyun and Su Shiyu restrained their horses almost at the same time and looked back at her.
"I just passed out, it's fine, I'll wake up later." Su Shiyu released the driver's wrist and stood up.
Liu Yunzi thanked her repeatedly, and then tied her hair with a golden hairpin.
Zi Ming had recovered from the shock, rubbed against Chu Mingyun, raised his head and looked at him with bright eyes, "Big brother, you are so amazing, those bad guys all ran away when they saw you!"
Chu Mingyun looked at Su Shiyu and smiled casually. Ziming also muttered to himself, "This road is really annoying, and there are so many bad people in the distance."
"Oh—?" Chu Mingyun looked down at him, "Why go far?"
"I used to take a different route when I came back from my grandma, but that road was blocked. It seems that we are going to arrest someone, so my mother and I have to make a big circle to go home."
Chu Mingyun raised his eyebrows slightly.
"Zi Ming." Liu Yunzi called out to him, and Zi Ming trot back to hug her. Liu Yunzi has recovered her appearance, bowed to them, and said solemnly: "My concubine's surname is Liu, thank you two young masters for saving their lives."
"Thank you, big brothers!" Ziming followed.
Su Shiyu glanced at the child and smiled lightly, "It's just a job." He asked, "It's just that I'm a little puzzled, why does Mrs. Liu want to help those gangsters?"
"Where are the robbers," Liu Yunzi sighed, "It's just some refugees who lost their homes in the rebellion. They want to grab some food and clothing. It's pitiful enough, why should they kill them all?"
Su Shiyu frowned slightly and nodded. Chu Mingyun looked at her and suddenly asked, "Look at the direction, are you going to Shouchun?"
"Yes."
"How's it going there now?" Chu Mingyun asked.
Liu Yunzi thought about it for a while, but said, "It's settled down." She paused for a while, then looked up at them, "Why are you two young masters asking about this?"
"He and I are also going to Shouchun," Su Shiyu said with a smile, "If Mrs. Liu doesn't mind, we can send each other off."
"This..." Liu Yunzi hesitated slightly.
Ziming couldn't help pulling her, "Mother, let the big brother come with us! Don't be afraid if you encounter bad people again!"
"Zi Ming." Liu Yunzi held his hand, and Zi Ming obediently stopped talking.
"It's okay to be embarrassed, it just so happens that I'm too troublesome. If he hadn't said he wanted to save you, I wouldn't have planned to do it." Chu Mingyun put his hand on Su Shiyu's shoulder and said with a low laugh, "Everyone has his own way, there's still less. Getting in the way."
Su Shiyu pulled his hand down silently, and said to Liu Yunzi, "I just mentioned it kindly, it's fine for Madam to decide for herself."
"I just have a doubt," Liu Yunzi said with a smile, "I can see that the two sons are rich and noble people, why don't they ride in a sedan car and don't see attendants follow, and they have to go to Shouchun to survive the rebellion. dangerous place?"
Before Su Shiyu could answer, he was suddenly hugged by someone on his waist, Chu Mingyun pressed his chin against his shoulder, "Of course..." He looked at Liu Yunzi with a frown and said softly, "Elope."
Liu Yunzi was stunned, and after a while, she stared at them in disbelief, "You, you mean you..."
Su Shiyu tilted his head to look at Chu Mingyun with a smile on his brows and eyes, turned his eyes back to meet Liu Yunzi's shocked gaze, was silent for a moment, and finally nodded solemnly, "Indeed."
If struck by lightning, after a long time, Liu Yunzi took a deep breath before she managed to calm down, "This, that,... No wonder."
"Can't accept it?" Chu Mingyun said with a half-smile.
"No, how could it be, it's just really rare." Liu Yunzi smiled, "If that's the case, then I'll trouble the two young masters to send each other off."
After a while, the driver woke up, and they continued to go to Shouchun, the main city in Huainan. It was clear that the war had just happened, but the defending soldiers let them go without checking them carefully when they saw them. After entering the city, Liu Yunzi thanked him and said goodbye. Chu Mingyun and Su Shiyu walked around the city at will. They unexpectedly found that the city, which was called an empty city in the report, already had many residents. Can be considered lively.
It was noon, and the restaurant of the Jiajia Inn was full of guests. They found an inn at random, but the shopkeeper heard that he wanted to stay, but he stopped and asked, "The two guests only stay for one night?"
"It's not, we plan to stay here for a while." Su Shiyu said.
"But we've only fought here, and we may have trouble again. It's not safe for a guest to stay for a long time." The shopkeeper said.
"I don't know when there will be another rebellion," Chu Mingyun whispered with a smile, "Then why are you still staying in Shouchun to do business, why don't you go elsewhere to avoid it?"
The shopkeeper smiled, "After all, the roots are here, and no one wants to leave unless they have to."
Chu Mingyun turned around and glanced at the crowd of guests, and many people looked at them curiously while talking. He continued slowly, "You have so many guests here, why do you want to urge us to go?"
"Where are you talking, where are you talking? Of course, I would like to ask you to stay for a few more days, so why would I urge you to leave?" The shopkeeper hurriedly said, and looked at Su Shiyu again, "I will ask more, I don't know what the two guests are doing. Woolen cloth?"
Su Shiyu smiled softly and said gently, "He and I are both in business."
The shopkeeper nodded again and again and said no more.
It took another afternoon to walk through the streets. After they went back to the room to wash up, it was already dark and the moon was hanging high.
Chu Mingyun took off his robe and threw it on the table, turned to look at Su Shiyu standing in front of the window, "Shiyu, what are your thoughts?"
"...For the time being, I can't say what I think." Su Shiyu turned around, his eyes flicked, and he settled on the robe on the table.
"..." Chu Mingyun picked up the robe and adjusted it, folded it on the bed and put it down, then walked to his side, "How do you say?"
Su Shiyu smiled softly, and withdrew his eyes and looked out the window again. There were thousands of houses in the city under the sky, and the lights were like stars.
"Huh?" Chu Mingyun turned to look at him.
"Although nearly a month has passed since the rebellion, the number of residents in this city is still unexpectedly large." Su Shiyu said.
"There's more than that," Chu Mingyun said in a low voice, "Until now, apart from that Mrs. Liu, I haven't seen a woman in this city, and all the men eating in the inn are all hiding. Not going out at home?"
Su Shiyu sighed, turned his head to look at Chu Mingyun, met his eyes and looked at him, his eyebrows gradually became dignified, and he couldn't help but smile, "What?"
"What do you think?" The voice was very soft, with a little smile, Chu Mingyun embraced him and slowly moved up.
Su Shiyu raised his hand and was about to take him back, but suddenly stopped, his expression complicated and unspeakable, "... so quiet."
"Huh?" Chu Mingyun couldn't help frowning.
"This inn is so quiet." Su Shiyu turned around and listened carefully, but there was no sound in his ears.
Chu Mingyun released him, looked at Su Shiyu, pushed the door open, and walked out. The lights are lit in every room, and the lights and shadows fall on the corridor. They stopped silently in front of the next door, but could not detect the slightest sound of people.
Chu Mingyun frowned and pushed the door open. The lights were bright and the room was empty.
Hearts trembled slightly, they looked at each other again, and split open the doors of the guest rooms, one by one, empty. The entire huge inn was brightly lit, but there were only the two of them.
Chu Mingyun and Su Shiyu stood side by side in the corridor, looking around at the wide open doors of all the rooms.
The night wind came in through the window, and the lights were dimly lit, swaying and wanting to go out.