The substitute princess of the general who crossed over

Xia Lin was afraid that the little daughter-in-law would be chatting with her when she had nothing to do, so she went back into the room as soon as she finished speaking.

After sitting for a while, it suddenly occurred to me that Zhiwen seemed to have stuffed a letter into himself.Xia Lin slapped her forehead, almost forgot about it, she took out a crumpled letter from her bosom for a long time.

Looking at it, Xia Lin couldn't help feeling sad.It turned out that Zhiwen had long expected to be caught by Qin Xi. The reason why she wanted to go with Xia Lin was to make Xia Lin a target and stop Qin Xi.

She knew that she would not be killed by Qin Xi for the time being, because Qin Xi must still count on Xia Lin to go back and save her, so she used herself very boldly.

Knowing that Xia Lin must protect the jade scorpion, this jade scorpion was the spoils of war confiscated by Qin Xi when he went out to fight, and it is the only thing that can prove his identity now.The place she was going to was called Yidu, the capital of Daliang. As long as she took this jade scorpion to the Yamen, someone from the palace would come to pick her up.

After Xia Lin finished reading the letter, she raised her hand and pinched the jade pendant around her neck. Did Qin Xi give it to her?No, Qin Xi gave it to the eldest princess.She thought of Qin Xi again, that deep cut... and her burns were still not healed... Xia Lin closed her eyes, let out a long sigh, Qin Xi's mind was full of despair and stubborn look.

Qin Xi... Qin Xi...

Why does my heart still ache when I think of her?

Xia Lin fell asleep again at some point, and she had a dream again, dreaming of Qin Xi.Dreamed that Qin Xi was holding her and watching the rabbit together in the backyard, the two of them were quarreling and rolling on the grass again.

The man's hair and clothes were all covered with grass, but she didn't care at all, still smiling at herself.The corners of the mouth were slightly curved in the sunlight, revealing the white teeth like shellfish.

How much I liked her back then, back then...

Xia Lin was awakened by the knock on the door, she opened her eyes and tilted her head, and rubbed against the wet pillow, she was stunned, and wiped her face with tears.She laughed at herself, and opened the door after getting dressed.

The old woman's son and daughter-in-law were all ready, sitting in the yard waiting for her.Seeing her come out, the man went to pull the ox cart over, and his wife turned over and sat on the cart, beckoning to Xia Lin.

Xia Lin also sat up and waved goodbye to the old woman. Then his son whipped his whip, and the three of them started on the road with a grunt.

Perhaps it was because of the addition of Xia Lin, the three of them had nothing to say all the way, and when they reached the town, Xia Lin jumped off the bullock cart.

"Excuse me, where is the post station? Can I hire a car to Yidu?"

"You're going to Yidu. It's a long way. If you know how to get there, you can buy a horse and go there by yourself." The young daughter-in-law frowned, expressing concern about a girl traveling a long distance.

"I don't know the way." Xia Lin shook her head in distress. She is an outsider, how can she know the north, south, east and west, and she doesn't know how to ride a horse, so it doesn't work to know the way.

"This is going to be difficult, otherwise you'd better go and ask. The station is outside the town, just where we just came in. Go east, not far away." The little daughter-in-law pointed at the entrance of the town and said to Xia Lin.

Xia Lin nodded, thanked her, and walked to the entrance of the town alone.

The little daughter-in-law was right, Xia Lin left the town and walked eastwards for a while, first she saw a small stable with a dozen or so horses in brown and black.

Xia Rin was a little hesitant, she was dangling by the stable, not knowing how to ask.

Seeing her pacing here, the horse breeder was puzzled, so he couldn't help but take a few more glances. The little girl looks fair and clean, but she doesn't look like a child from a poor family. She is here alone, so she might encounter difficulties.

Thinking of this, the horse breeder walked up to Xia Lin, "Little girl, do you want to buy a horse?"

Xia Lin was taken aback, then nodded, "I'm going to Yidu."

"Yidu, then you can rent a horse and change horses at the next post station, and you can keep changing horses." The horse breeder hesitated for a while, and then made another suggestion.

"I don't know the way, I got separated from my family." Xia Lin shook her head, "Can I ask my brother if there is a car rental here?"

"I'm afraid there is no one who rents a car, or you can find someone to go to Yidu and take you along."

Xia Lin took out a small piece of silver from her bag, and gave it to the horse breeder, "Then can you please help me find it, I don't know the place well, and it's hard to talk to me..."

The horse breeder weighed the broken silver in his hand and said briskly, "Okay, you wait here."

Xia Lin didn't dare to sway, and stood there waiting for him. After a while, the horse breeder stood not far away and waved to her, "Girl, come here!"

Xia Lin hurriedly ran over, and standing next to the horse breeder was a young man who looked to be in his twenties, dressed in a green shirt and looked a little frail, he smiled lightly, his facial features were also pale, and he couldn't see any color.Instead, there was a middle-aged man with a beard standing beside him, holding a whip in his hand, he should be the coachman.

"This is that girl, you can discuss the travel expenses directly with her." The horse breeder introduced Xia Lin to the young man, then turned to Xia Lin and said, "This is Mr. Gu, and Shang Yidu is looking for relatives."

Xia Lin smiled at Mr. Gu, and Mr. Gu said, "Girl, we also have a carriage for little maids in the back. If you don't mind, you can squeeze in. You can pay the travel expenses as you like." gone."

"Don't bother, I can sit however I want." Xia Lin quickly waved her hand, the current situation is much better than she imagined, and the ancient people seem to be much more simple than the modern people, what she thinks about money-seeking, It's a blessing that none of the cheating and abduction happened.

"Okay then, may I ask what the girl's name is?"

"Just call me Xiao Lin." Xia Lin was about to reply with the word Xia, but suddenly thought, whether this Xia is the surname of the country, she really doesn't know much about Daliang, if she said something she shouldn't say, she might be in danger, So the words in his mouth turned around, and he became Xiao Lin.

Gu Jin was taken aback, Xiao Lin, this girl is really familiar.He covered his mouth, coughed lightly, turned around and called out to someone, "Mother Lin."

"Master." A plump woman with a fair complexion trotted over, blessed Gu Jinzhi, and responded respectfully.

"Take this...Miss Lin to the carriage at the back." Gu Jinzhi paused, thought for a while, and then said, "If you need anything, you can tell Mama Lin. We will leave in a quarter of an hour."

Xia Lin was brought into the carriage by Lin's mother. The carriage looked unattractive on the outside, even a little tattered, but it was extremely spacious and luxurious inside. The tea table and bedding were all available, and there were plenty of fruits and snacks on it.This was just the carriage where people got off, she could hardly imagine what it was like in Gu Jinzhi's carriage.

Later, three more girls were taken one after another. Together with Xia Lin, there were five people in the car, and it didn't feel crowded at all.

The carriage finally started to leave, and everyone was very quiet along the way, even if they spoke, they lowered their voices and whispered softly, there was no chatter, and the upbringing was surprisingly good.

Xia Lin is not good at words, especially when facing strangers. Apart from nodding and smiling to greet her when they first came up, those little maids didn't deliberately pull her to ask questions. Xia Lin was relieved .

The carriage swayed, and Xia Lin also felt drowsy amid the bumps, her head resting on the corner, and soon fell asleep.

The road to Yidu took more than half a month.During the day, Xia Lin stayed in the carriage with the little maids, and at night she would rest in the nearest inn in the town.

As time went by, she also became acquainted with those maids.From occasional conversations, I learned that Gu Jinzhi is the grandson of the current Taifu. Because the master made a divination when he was young, he said that Fengshui in Yidu was not conducive to Gu Jinzhi's stable growth, so he was sent to Jibu. A border town where laying eggs and birds don't shit.

This year has just passed, and was taken back by the Taifu's mansion.Fortunately, although he is in the countryside, he deserves a good education, which is not missing at all.

Taifu... Isn't that the teacher of the princes?

Maybe, he has also met the eldest princess. If so, she doesn't need to go to the Yamen, and just ask Gu Jinzhi to let her meet Taifu Gu.

Xia Lin went through this thought carefully again, and after making sure there was nothing wrong, she felt relieved.

Ever since I met Gu Jinzhi the first day, I seldom saw him after that. He didn't seem to be very excited, and he didn't get out of the carriage. Xia Lin almost forgot what he looked like, and only vaguely remembered it He was a thin and frail man.

It happened to be afternoon when we arrived in Yidu, and the sun was hanging warmly in the sky. Gu Jinzhi got off the carriage in front and walked to the carriage where Xia Lin was sitting.

"Miss Lin, Yidu is here."

Xia Lin poked her head out of the carriage, looked around first, and then carefully got off the carriage. In front of her was the gate of Yidu City. Gu Jinzhi was afraid that it would not look good to bring a strange woman back, so he went I want to part ways with her here.

Xia Lin bowed slightly, and said softly, "Young Master Gu, I actually have a merciless request."

Gu Jinzhi frowned slightly, he had already taken good care of her along the way, and it was considered as an act of kindness to send her to Yidu, so why is there such an unfeeling request? Could it be that she still wants to say that she doesn't know where her family is and wants to Do you want to go back to Taifu's residence with him?

But even though he thought so, Gu Jinzhi's tutor kept him from saying, "Girl, please tell me."

The four words have become slightly alienated, but Xia Lin has nothing to do at this time.

Xia Lin paused, and took off the jade chalice from her neck, "To tell you the truth, I am actually Xia Lin, the princess of Daliang. You'll understand when you see it."

The expression on Gu Jinzhi's face at this moment was wonderful, he stared at Xia Rin dumbfounded, and even forgot to pick up the jade cup in her hand.Although he grew up in the countryside since he was a child, Yidu often wrote to him, telling him what happened in Yidu, so that he could keep up with the current situation of the court and prepare for becoming an official in the future.

More than a year ago, he had indeed heard that the eldest princess of the dynasty was kidnapped on the way to marry Da Zhou, and her whereabouts are still unknown, but the person standing in front of her now...

Gu Jin looked her up and down, no matter how she looked, she didn't look like a princess, but she said it so seriously that people unconsciously wanted to believe her.

Gu Jinzhi looked at Xia Lin's face and thought, if Xia Lin is really a princess, then it would be the safest thing to put her in his house. Otherwise, if she is allowed to go to the inn, if something happens, he will have to bear the responsibility Moreover, if she is not the princess, if the higher-ups blame her, he can push the culprit out so that the family will not be implicated.

He finally took the jade cup, thought it over, and said, "Since that's the case, the girl might as well stay at my house for a while. If what the girl said is true, it will be more convenient for someone from the palace to pick you up in the future."