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Jing Changji was sitting in the spacious carriage, with his eyes downcast, and a black gauze hat on his head, which was tightly covered from the top of his head to his feet, and he could faintly see his figure, but he couldn't see the appearance of the person inside. .

He was wearing a loose robe and a cloak, but his protruding belly could still be seen.

Because she couldn't see her makeup and didn't make a sound, it would only make people mistake her for a pregnant lady.

The carriage they were riding in was lined up in front of Gu Chao's capital, ready to enter the city.

It was the end of August when Jing Changji left Bianjing, but now it is the beginning of the first month of the second year. All he heard along the way was that the second prince came to the throne in the David Dynasty, and Huo Xiang became the regent.

As for Prince Rui and Old General Wu, they also disappeared without a trace after the prince escaped.

Jing Changji didn't have much time to stay alone, and there was very little information he could inquire about. In addition, after the weather cooled down, Jing Changji tried his best to relax himself on the way, but the bumps inevitably made him unsettled. Jia, his face turned pale and became thinner and thinner.

Coupled with the fact that it had snowed a few days ago, he was nestled in the carriage and didn't want to move, and he didn't even have any curiosity about Gu.

Wei Yin will not disappear for no reason, unless... Huo Xiang attacked him.

Jing Changji couldn't hold back his lips and let out a low cough. He took a breath of cold air and felt even more uncomfortable. His cough attracted the man in black robe to look over. It is a mask that covers tightly.

Probably because of Jing Changji's cough, the other party was still ventriloquizing: "We will be entering the city soon, the border is not peaceful recently, and many merchants from the borderlands have come to Gudu to seek refuge, and the investigation will be strict. few."

Jing Changji didn't say a word, the way he got along with the other party along the way was like this, since he couldn't hide, he could only be brought here, but it didn't mean he didn't have a temper, it was a silent resistance.

The man was not annoyed either: "It's fine if you don't speak, you are just pretending to be a lady who can't speak."

Jing Changji: "..."

But Jing Changji endured it, and he himself knew that if outsiders saw his current appearance, no one would believe him if he said he was a man with a stomach, and it would cause others to spy on him instead.Since he wants to let the child be born properly, there is only a short time left before the child can be born, and he will think of a way when the time comes.

The man got used to his silence along the way, and as the carriage moved forward again, it was soon their turn to enter the city.

Although Jing Changji didn't care, he was still unavoidably nervous, fearing that his identity would be found out, but the other party was so calm, he must have been prepared, right?

A soldier guarding the gate stepped forward: "Who is it?"

The coachman said in a low voice: "It's my son and wife. I went to visit relatives at my wife's natal house some time ago. I just came back."

The other party seemed to say something again, and finally opened the curtain as if he wanted to take a look, but just as he opened a corner, the man took out a token-like thing from his arms and handed it out. It seemed that someone knelt down when it was swiped outside: " I have seen General Cheng."

The man's ventriloquism was still low, but it was not clear through a layer: "Mmm."

The button was pressed again in the car, and only a "let go" was heard from outside, and soon the carriage started to start again, and gradually there were noises of hawking, Jing Changji finally couldn't hide his curiosity, raised his hand and lifted a corner of the curtain to face look outside.

Gudu is completely different from Bianjing, but it seems to be more lively. I don't know if it is just after the new year, so it is more lively and festive.

When Jing Changji looked outside, he couldn't help but think of the soldier guarding the gate just now calling "Little General".

The other party was actually a little general in Gu Chao?He didn't remember that there was a surname Cheng in Gu Chao who could be ranked as a general. Whose family did he belong to?

As the carriage moved forward slowly, it finally detoured a few streets and stopped at the gate of the backyard of a house with three entrances and exits. The carriage drove directly into the backyard.

The man didn't stop Jing Changji's small movements, he just lifted the corner of the curtain and watched from the beginning to the end, as if he was memorizing the route, but since he entered Gudu, it was difficult to leave.

What's more, he can't run away for a while now.

The man spoke again: "This is my private house outside the mansion. During this period of time, I have wronged you to pretend to be an outer room where I can't speak. You don't need to worry about the rest. Someone will deliver meals to you every day, and I will also find two strict mouths. The servants serve you in your daily life, but it is best for you to wear women's clothes with a veil, don't worry, the clothes will be too big and won't make you uncomfortable."

Jing Changji frowned: "No."

The expression under the man's mask seemed to turn cold: "You have no choice."

Jing Changji: "You can do anything else, it's okay to pretend to be dumb, but I can't be your concubine."

The man was silent for a long time, and finally seemed to be angry: "It's up to you."

Jing Changji hastened to say, although he is a hostage, it still can't let his innocent son suddenly have a cheap father: "It is said that I am your friend's widow."

The man looked at Jing Changji through a mask, and after a long while, he seemed to be persuaded: "Yes."

Jing Changji heaved a sigh of relief.

The man spoke again: "Surname."

Jing Changji was taken aback for a moment, and when he came back to his senses, he said his "cheap husband" surname. He was silent for a while, and originally wanted to follow his surname Jing.

But my surname is not very common, if Xia Houqian, a thief like that, also came to Gu Chao, it would be wrong to guess one or two from the surname.

Jing Changji thought about it, and just in case, he said cautiously: "My surname is Xu."

The man was taken aback: "Xu?"

Jing Changji didn't bother to explain at first, but after thinking about it, he might have to rely on the other party to give birth to the child safely in Gu Chao'an: "It's not Xu, it's Xu, the rising sun. My real name is Jing Xu, and my character is Changji. "

Usually people call Jing Changji more often, but very few people call him Jing Xu.

Xu was originally a surname. Although it was rare, the surname Xu was at least less likely to be suspected than Jing.

The man seemed to read the name silently, hummed for a long time, and after getting out of the carriage, Jing Changji looked around, it was a very quiet yard, there was no one around, only the driver who kept his head down.

The man waved his hand, and the other party immediately drove the carriage away.

It wasn't until there were only the two of them left in the yard that the man took a deep look at Jing Changji: "I don't come here often. I told you when I saw you earlier that I became an abandoned child. Then my situation in Gu Chao is not very good. It is very remote and quiet. No one knows that this is my private house. You can stay here at ease. In order not to hurt you, I will try to come here as little as possible. But if something happens, Let the coachman give me a message, he knows where to find me."

After listening to Jing Changji, he was in a complicated mood. The other party used ventriloquism, and he couldn't hear the ups and downs of emotions, but he was still strange along the way.

If the other party wanted to use him to threaten Wei Yin, but they didn't mention it at all in the past few months, they even brought him here, and they didn't hesitate to spend so much effort to protect him.

Jing Changji lowered his eyes and listened quietly, and waited until the man had finished speaking before raising his eyes: "One thing to say, it's one thing for you to drug me to cause this situation, this time you helped me, I owe you a debt." .”

He is a person who has clear grievances and grievances. He just waits for the report and meets again next time. If there is a chance, he will pay back what he owes himself, and he will not show mercy.

The man stared straight at him: "I don't need you to repay anything, you said it yourself, I caused this situation, then I will be responsible."

Jing Changji didn't bother to argue with him about this, as long as he had a steelyard in his heart.

But if he said he would repay, then he would feel at ease to accept this care.

The man was not lying. He didn't come to this small courtyard for a while after he left, and Jing Changji was at ease.

He doesn't know exactly how many servants there are in this yard. The people in the front yard will not come to the back yard. There are three people who meet him face to face in his yard and take care of them.

The coachman can act as a coachman when he usually goes out, and usually guards outside the inner courtyard to prevent anyone from approaching.

In the yard were two young servants, who should have been specially mentioned, seeing that Jing Changji's situation did not show any abnormality, and they didn't even talk much, just doing their own things in silence.

Jing Changji is at ease, he has a big belly now, and he doesn't go out of the yard. On the other hand, it is important to be able to keep a low profile as much as possible, avoid troubles, and give birth to a child with peace of mind.

Because he had little contact with people and only saw these three people in the yard, he didn't know everything about the outside world.

After staying in peace for half a month, when there were still a few days left before the child was nine months old, he took a rest early that night, but when he was half asleep, Jing Changji faintly smelled the smell of blood, He remained calm and remained in the lying position without moving.

After an unknown amount of time, he felt the bloody smell getting closer. He kept his breath steady and long, but his hand under the thin blanket had already grasped a dagger.

The visitor stood in front of his bed and did not move forward, and finally stepped forward, Jing Changji also took this opportunity to directly raise his arm and stab at him.

It's just that although the other party was unprepared, he was still vigilant and grabbed Jing Changji's arm just before the dagger pierced his neck. In the darkness, the man said, "It's me."

Jing Changji listened to the highly recognizable ventriloquism, and then relaxed his hands: "What's wrong with you? You didn't sleep in the middle of the night and ran to stand beside someone else's bed?"

The man didn't speak, but slowly let go of Jing Changji's wrist in the dark, but Jing Changji suddenly stabbed at his neck again, and the other party immediately blocked it.But Jing Changji just swayed, leaned forward and yanked towards his waist, unexpectedly pulled off a sachet hanging from the waist of his robe under the cloak around his waist.

The man's whole body froze because of Jing Changji's sudden movement. He probably didn't expect Jing Changji to make such a move, or because he knew the purpose of Jing Changji's doing it, his whole body trembled slightly, and soon his body froze and stood there without moving. .

After Jing Changji hooked the sachet with his fingers, he tightly clenched his palm.

In the dark, he couldn't see the man's appearance clearly, but he still noticed the man's reaction just now.

Even though he really didn't want to think in that direction, at this moment, Jing Changji was [-]% to [-]% sure in his heart, and his face was pale and unsightly, but he still gritted his teeth and spit out the name: "Wu, Ji .”

Jing Changji had thought a lot along the way, and the other party said that he was responsible because he drugged him, but a person who wanted to make Emperor Chengxian pay his debts and not hesitate to engage in such a big battle on the way to disaster relief was caught again. He never mentioned the past grievances, and even hid himself in such a place to protect him, which was too disobedient no matter how you looked at it.

No one is so kind to a hostage, doesn't he think that the other party is showing kindness, or really has a conscience?

Or fall in love with him at first sight?He didn't think he had such a big purpose.

In the end, there was only one... The other party had been in contact with him for a long time, and he even had a good impression or could be called a friend.

But he didn't have many friends, and along the way he only heard news about the crown prince, Huo Xiang, old general Wu, and even Wei Yin, but he didn't have a national teacher.

Emperor Chengxian passed away suddenly, especially the previous vomiting of blood. Except for the crown prince... there is also a person who was trusted by Emperor Chengxian but kept a low profile and was not conspicuous.

Jing Changji never doubted Wu Ji's help to him because of his preconceptions in the first life, but this way, he ruled out everyone, even the prince guessed, but the prince and Gu Chao will never be involved, In the end... it seemed that there was only the most unlikely person left.

Jing Changji's face was pale, although the other party had changed the usual incense in the sachet, but the blessing runes embroidered on the outside of the sachet used for blessings in the National Teacher Hall will not change after all.

So after thinking about it, he took advantage of the smell of blood that the other party seemed to be injured and grabbed the sachet unexpectedly.

Although he couldn't see it, Jing Changji had once received a sachet from Wu Ji, and he remembered the patterns on it.

He rubbed slowly in the dark, and when he was sure that it was indeed the same pattern, he couldn't tell whether it was disappointment or what, he just felt a sense of powerlessness in his heart: "Why?"

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