Three points are destined, seven points depend on face

"Mommy, what are you doing?"

"Yes! Why are we put here?"

Aunt Fang frowned, "If you have anything to do, we'll talk about it later! This is not the place to talk."

Several girls wanted to follow Nanny Fang, but Qiu Tang was the only one who didn't move.

"Mommy, I won't leave until you make it clear. What happened today is a bit unusual. I want to ask the girl, what's going on? How can you just leave and leave us here? Throw it here."

Before Nanny Fang could say anything, Qiu Tang had already rushed to the carriage in front, opened the curtain and called: "Girl, Nanny Fang..."

Before she could see the person behind the curtain, Xiaobai grabbed her by the neck and lifted her up. Qiu Tang's face turned red.

Xia Chuntao smiled and said, "You want to die, right?"

Qiu Tang shook her head desperately. She felt like she was really going to die, and tears and runny nose fell from her eyes.

"If you don't want to die, just be honest. Just do whatever Grandma Fang says and don't make any trouble."

Xia Chuntao patted Qiu Tang's face with a folding fan, "Do you understand what I said?"

Qiu Tang made a "hmm" sound. Xiaobai let go of Qiu Tang, and the girl slumped to the ground like a noodle. Aunt Fang hurried over and helped Qiu Tang up.

"Mommy, if she doesn't obey, then..." Xia Chuntao glanced at Qiu Tang casually, and Qiu Tang was almost frightened.

"I am obedient, I will definitely be obedient! Wuwuwu..."

"Why are you crying? It's like someone is bullying you."

Qiu Tang covered her mouth and didn't dare to cry anymore. The other maids didn't know what happened, so they just stood behind and looked around.

The two guards were left with Grandma Fang, and the guards took a few people to find another inn to stay. Aunt Fang announced that she was taking her daughters to the capital to visit relatives, which was not very eye-catching.

Xia Chuntao continued to gallop on the official road with the remaining guards and two carriages. After driving for about an hour, they arrived at a carriage and horse shop. The shop was full of merchants coming from the north and south. Xia Chuntao's eyes suddenly lit up when she saw so many carriages and horses parked outside.

"Xiao Bai, go and ask around. Is there any merchant who is leaving for Rongcheng soon? If so, let's go take a ride and give them some more money, and then tell them that our car is broken down. .”

Xiaobai nodded in agreement and came back shortly to report, "Yes, there is a caravan, and it is ready to leave now."

Xia Chuntao nodded, and then told the remaining guards, "You will drive the two carriages and continue walking. Walk farther away. When the sky darkens, abandon the carriages in a desolate place and find a place to hide first. Return to Zhuangzi in one day."

"Yes!"

The troops were divided into two groups. Xia Chuntao and Xiaobai were dressed in men's clothing and sitting in the caravan's car. The leader of the caravan looked at the two young men sitting aside and started chatting with them.

"Looking at you, you don't look like you are going to Rongcheng to do business!"

Xia Chuntao bowed to the leader and said, "Uncle, you are right. We have a brother who works in Zhuangzi near Rongcheng. We are here to find him."

"Uncle, I heard that Rongcheng is very prosperous. Is it easy to make money there?"

"Rongcheng is a good place. There are many merchants traveling from north to south, and there are many opportunities to make money. But let me tell you quietly, the official tax here is very high!"

"Oh?"

"Obviously we have no objections to other places, but secretly we levy various taxes, such as road occupation fees, noise fees, charcoal burning fees... If there is a happy event for the prefect's family, we have to pay a congratulatory fee. There are so many tricks!”

As he was talking, Xia Chuntao saw dust flying not far away.

The leader of the group was panicked, fearing that he was being robbed by bandits. Xia Chuntao knew, however, that this posture was most likely that of the officers and soldiers who were chasing him.

When the officers and soldiers saw the oncoming caravan, they stopped. Xiaobai put her hands on her sleeves, Xia Chuntao shook her head at her and sat quietly in the car.

When the leader of the team saw that they were officers and soldiers, he didn't panic and hurried over to greet them.

"Did you see the carriage with the two women in it?"

"Master, this... we really didn't pay attention. We only stopped at the previous carriage shop and then rushed to the next town!" As he said that, the leader of the group took out a piece of silver from his arms and put it on the In the hands of the official, "Master, thank you for your hard work. Look, it's getting dark now..."

The officer collected the money and waved to the people behind him, and the officers and soldiers rode away in a flurry of dust.

In the carriage, Xia Chuntao breathed out lightly.

When we arrived near Rongcheng, it was getting dark and the city gate was about to close. Xia Chuntao said goodbye to the leading uncle and took Xiaobai towards Gejiazhuang. Gejiazhuang and her villa were separated by this mountain. She didn't dare to go back to her villa rashly, so she thought of climbing up the mountain through Gejiazhuang to see what was going on at the villa.

As a result, as soon as they climbed to the top of the mountain, they saw flames in Zhuangzi soaring into the sky, and the sound of weapons clashing and screams could be heard endlessly.

Xia Chuntao and Xiaobai looked at each other.

"Ms. Xia, you stay here. I'll go down and take a look. I'll be back soon."

Xia Chuntao nodded. A fight of this level was not something that a rookie like her could get involved in.

Without Xia Chuntao by his side, Xiaobai went down the mountain in a few breaths, making Xia Chuntao realize how much of a waste she was. Sure enough, there is a specialty in the art!

Xia Chuntao picked up the branch and looked carefully. After about a quarter of an hour, the fighting and shouting gradually stopped. Xia Chuntao estimated that it was the Longhu Guard and Zeng Rui's people who were fighting just now. Now it seems that the situation has basically calmed down.

Is it even necessary to ask who won? How can a good soldier like Zeng Rui be trained? Who are you looking down on?

Xia Chuntao was secretly happy when someone suddenly patted her back.

Xia Chuntao is scared to death, okay? This is in the middle of the night!

She slowly turned her head and looked behind her with half-lidded eyes, so afraid of seeing something she shouldn't see.

The person who came was smiling at her, and his smile was very pretty.

"Isn't it uncomfortable to stay here?"

Xia Chuntao let out a heavy breath, "Your Majesty, you are walking silently! You scared me to death. How did you know I was here?"

"Xiao Bai said it." Ling Qingxuan suddenly thought of something and flicked Xia Chuntao on the forehead, "You girl, what are you thinking? Do you know how dangerous this is? I almost chased him out, but luckily I saw Xiao Bai white."

"Then what should we do? Zhuangzi is so big. Anyone who hides will eventually be found, and the villagers will also suffer."

"You just stick to your village and find a place to hide?"

"if not?"

"You could have hidden Zhiyi in the other courtyard where Zeng Rui was burned in Gejiazhuang. How could Zeng Rui think that Zhiyi was hiding on his own property?"

Xia Chuntao slapped her thigh and suddenly realized, "Yes! Why didn't I think of that?"

Ling Qingxuan rubbed Xia Chuntao's messy hair, "Care leads to chaos. I want to thank you. Thank you for your concern for Zhiyi. But no matter what happens in the future, don't act recklessly. You are not yours alone. You are a child. What’s ours is also... mine.”