Quick Travel: Cannon fodder, she always encounters yandere and paranoid people

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There is a mansion on the streets of the West Market in the capital, where the Yun family of Huangshang, who moved here half a year ago, lives.

Living across the door was Lin Xiucai, a ninth-grade Zhima civil servant, who was Lin Jingyun's father. He should now be called Mr. Lin.

Although he was only successful in his middle age, it would be good to find an idle ninth-rank official. Moreover, he moved to the capital and started to attend the morning court. Being able to see the Holy Master from a distance at the end of the official line was also a sign of ancestral merit.

Father Yun has been even busier since he became an imperial merchant. He helped the court transport salt and made porcelain, making a lot of money.

In the past six months, Yun Wu has been much more leisurely, but from time to time, posts about banquets will be sent to her.

But her status as the daughter of an emperor's merchant was not a high one in the capital, and most of the banquet guests must be ladies from official families, so she didn't really want to get involved.

Therefore, Yun Wu basically lives in seclusion and finds reasons to decline the posts she sends her.

Only her friend Lin Jingyun would often come to talk to Yun Wu, and occasionally they would go out to have fun together.

Lin Jingyun came again today.

Now it is the beginning of winter again, and the weather is changing rapidly. It has been very cold these days, and there is always a feeling that it is going to snow.

It was noon, and there was an extraordinarily warm glow from the stove in the boudoir. Yun Wu was lying on the soft couch and resting with her eyes closed.

Suddenly she heard a familiar, playful voice.

"I'm so blessed to see such a beauty lying on the bed."

Yun Wu slowly opened her eyes, and sure enough she saw Lin Jingyun walking in. She rubbed her eyes in confusion and sat up.

Lin Jingyun still looked unruly, sitting opposite Yun Wu and looking at her with her mouth slightly open.

"If I were a man, I would definitely marry you home every day... Hey hey hey..."

"You've become more and more immoral since we got engaged."

Yun Wu stretched and said, her fair cheeks still slightly pink.

Lin Jingyun and Jiang Yin got engaged. Half a year ago, the border war broke out, and Jiang Yin also went with the army. Before leaving, he and Lin Jingyun exchanged their feelings.

Lin Jingyun had just read some painting books yesterday and wanted to take advantage of the fact that no one else was around to say something inappropriate, but in the blink of an eye she saw the baskets of things hidden under the soft couch.

"You have saved all the letters Gu Xingran has sent you this year."

Lin Jingyun said with some surprise. Yun Wu's expression paused, and she quickly hid the basket under the soft couch with a guilty conscience.

"No matter what, he used to call me sister. Every time he sent a letter, I would know that he was still alive and well..."

Yun Wu lowered her eyes slightly and said that although she had not opened or read the letters sent by Gu Xingran in the past six months, she had not replied to them.

But she still couldn't ignore it completely. She would still pay attention to whether Gu Xingran sent someone to deliver a letter every time, but she didn't have the courage to open the letter and read it again.

"Today, my father came back last morning and heard the news. I came to you just to tell you about it."

Lin Jingyun's expression became much more serious. Although her father was only a ninth-grade sesame official, he still knew a thing or two about the rumors in the court.

"The border troops returned to the court a few days ago. Counting the distance, they will reach the capital in the next two days."

Yun Wu picked up the pastry on the table for a moment, and then asked in a daze:

"Is he coming back?"

"My father said that the Holy Emperor specifically praised Gu Xingran in the court. I heard that the battle was originally going to be defeated, but he directly led five hundred cavalry to sneak into the enemy's army, took the general's head, and raided the enemy camp in a coordinated manner."

Lin Jingyun could only repeat what her father said. After all, she knew nothing about war.

"Now that they are about to come back, His Majesty decreed today that Gu Xingran will be made a Major General. This is our No. 1. He is still young now. He will be a General in the future. He should come to find you by then... "

Yun Wu took a small bite of the sweet pastry, then shook her head slightly and said:

"Maybe... he won't come. After all, he has become famous. The Yun family only took care of him for a few years. In the future, he will probably have to go back to his old ways. Moreover, I have never replied to him in the past six months. .”

Lin Jingyun opened her mouth to say something but didn't, so she could only sigh to herself.

Xiao Wu has a simple temper, and she thought she would be able to stop thinking about Gu Xingran if she didn't write a reply in the past six months, but Lin Jingyun always felt that this matter was not that simple...

When the eldest princess hosted a banquet, because Yun's father's royal business was closely related to the eldest princess's fiefdom business, the invitation was also sent to Yun Wu.

The time happened to be the day when the border troops arrived in the capital, so Yun Wu agreed without saying a word.

Because the Yun family's mansion was very close to the city gate, she wanted to take advantage of that day to leave home for the banquet so as to avoid Gu Xingran.

As a young woman, the eldest princess also fought in battles to kill enemies, but now that she is middle-aged, she has lived in the capital.

This was the first time Yun Wu attended the banquet since she moved to the capital. Caiwei and Liang Ma dressed her up beautifully and took her to the banquet in a carriage.

There were many young ladies from other royal merchants at the banquet, but most of the others were from official families.

The eldest princess hadn't arrived yet, and she was surrounded by the sounds of others talking and laughing. Yun Wu sat quietly on the seat at the end and ate something on the table.

Not to mention, the snacks served at the banquet in the eldest princess's mansion were really delicious. I heard that the chef was from the palace.

Yun Wu had been eating since she first came in. During this period, some people took the initiative to chat with her. Most of them saw her for the first time and were amazed by her appearance.

It wasn't until her stomach was half full that Yun Wu stopped and wiped the corners of her lips delicately with the handkerchief.

Suddenly I heard a somewhat arrogant voice beside me:

"Sister Yan, the daughter of the Shangshu Mansion, and I are close friends. It's just that she has something important to do and can't come to the banquet today. I can introduce you to her next time."

The speaker was Qin Zhi, the daughter of the Qin family, a fifth-rank official. She arrogantly showed off to the girls around her that she was a good friend of the daughter of the Shangshu Mansion.

All the young ladies from small families here gathered around to please her, except Yun Wu.

While Qin Zhi was talking, she looked at Yun Wu, but she couldn't wait for her to come up and compliment her.

She stared at her beautiful face and couldn't help but grit her teeth, then raised her chin and said contemptuously:

"Some people with business backgrounds just can't get on the stage and just sit there and eat."

Yun Wu blinked and looked at Qin Zhi. Her words just now seemed to be talking about her.

But Yun Wu came to the banquet today just to avoid someone who returned to the city today. She didn't cause any trouble, so she stood up as if she hadn't seen him and prepared to go outside for a walk.

Unexpectedly, someone stepped on the hem of Yun Wu's skirt. She stopped for a moment, and then turned around.

Qin Zhi stepped on a little of her skirt and pretended not to notice while talking to the people around her, giving Yun Wu a disdainful look.

Yun Wu's face was so soft and her words were gentle, so Qin Zhi thought she was someone who had been bullied and kept silent.

As a result, Yun Wu also pretended to be casual and stepped on her foot directly.

"what!"

Qin Zhi's face changed drastically and she quickly retracted her feet and looked at Yun Wu with wide eyes.

"Why did you step on me?"

"I do not have it."

Yun Wu lowered her head and straightened her skirt and said, she thought she would have worn those embroidered shoes with a harder sole today.

This way it will definitely hurt more when you step on it hard.

Qin Zhi took advantage of the fact that all the people with good family backgrounds were at the banquet at the innermost part of the screen. She felt that she was the person with the highest status here.

So she didn't just give up. She raised her hand and wanted to teach this merchant's daughter who didn't know the heights of the world a lesson.

"How dare you step on me——"

Qin Zhi's hand was about to fall down, and Yun Wu was suddenly pulled behind her and pushed into a cold, hard embrace.

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