I heard you want to let me down

For almost two days, Gu Nian was blindfolded. Even when the hair tie was taken off when washing his face, he closed his eyes very carefully.This road is not easy to walk, sometimes there are trails; sometimes it is a grassy area that overflows the knees; in some places, it is even narrow enough to dismount and lead the horse through the narrow gap between the mountain walls.

In any case, they didn't meet anyone along the way, and finally came over safely.

The road given by the system was reliable. Two days later, they bypassed the most dangerous Yuxi Pass, and even crossed two small towns, and went directly to Ningyi City.After passing this city, and then going up a mountain, you will officially arrive at the territory of Kingdom Chen, which is more than twice as fast as the well-behaved road before.

In the evening, gradually arriving at the outskirts of the city with people, Rong Jin bought two gauze hats on the side of the road, one of which was worn on Gu Nian's head, and then untied the hair tie behind his head: "You have been covering your eyes for the past two days, and suddenly If you untie it, you will definitely not get used to it. You should wear the gauze hat for a few days first."

The two of them decided to spend the night in the city.After passing the Yuxi Pass, there are more roads to Chen Country, and Ningyi City is not very conspicuous among them.Besides, their footsteps are so fast, those people are afraid that they are still squatting outside Yuxi Pass to block them.

In the past few days in the wilderness, rushing from dawn to dusk, eating hard dry food, finding a place to sleep when sleepy, even Rong Jin felt very tired all over, and wanted to find a clean inn to rest.

Both Rong Jin and Gu Nian had prepared directions, they entered the city, intending to find an inconspicuous inn.

Walking on the road, Rong Jin's gaze swept over a corner where a child casually painted a few graffiti.His steps stopped suddenly.Gu Nian keenly looked over through the veil: "What's wrong?"

Rong Jin pressed the brim of his hat, and said in a low voice: "It's okay, I suddenly thought of a place to stay."

Rong Jin turned around and came to an ordinary courtyard.He glanced at the dark black ash in the corner of the wall, walked over and knocked on the door.A crisp voice came from inside the door: "Who is it?"

Rong Jin said in a low voice: "Excuse me, does Zhuo Dongliu live here? I am his third younger brother, and I came from afar to join him."

The door was opened, and a little girl smiled and said, "So it's the third young master, come in quickly."

Gu Nian and Rong Jin entered the yard, and immediately a silent and strong servant took their horses away.The little girl looked at their dusty faces, and led them towards the house: "Second Master is out for some time, and he will come back at night. The third young master and this young master wash up first, let's rest."

Once inside the house, hot water for bathing and clean clothes will be ready soon.The two of them took a bath, and the hot meal was already on the table.Rong Jin sat at the table before explaining to Gu Nian: "This is my second brother's place."

Rong Jin had a bad premonition in his heart.When he entered the city, he saw the graffiti in the corner, which meant that his second brother was in a hurry to find him.

Gu Nian has met Rong's father, Rong's mother, the eldest brother of the Rong family, and even Rong Jin's close cousins, but he has never met Rong Jin's second brother, Rong Yuan.The second brother of the Rong family has been stationed at the border all year round, and the few times he came back occasionally, he happened to miss Gu Nian.Gu Nian only heard Rong Jin mention that his second brother has a very bright temper, which is different from the usual seriousness of his elder brother. He is the kind of man who loves horses, likes good wine, and has a strong spirit.

At night, a tall and handsome young man came in from outside the house.As soon as he saw Rong Jin, he rushed over and patted Rong Jin on the shoulder bitterly: "You really want to scare me to death! Why are you walking so fast?"

When he heard the news from Rong Yang, he knew that Rong Jin had left the capital without permission, intending to send Gu Nian back to the country, but Gu Nian was not in the team of envoys from Kingdom Chen at all, so he was always worried.I'm afraid that Rong Jin has followed Gu Nian's team and died quietly on the narrow road outside Yuxi Pass.He also didn't know Rong Jin's route, those codes on the wall were nothing more than dead horses treating them like living horses, so be prepared, he still doubted when he received the news today, but he didn't expect it was really Rong Jin!

Seeing his younger brother safe and sound now, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

He saw a young man standing beside Rong Jin, and he knew the identity of the young man well.

Rong Yuan has been looking forward to when he will return to Beijing and meet his "brothers and sisters", but now that he finally sees Gu Nian, in this situation, he can't exchange pleasantries.He could only smile at Gu Nian: "This is Ah Nian."

Gu Nian also knew that the Rong family probably didn't want to see him too much now, so he greeted Rong Yuan and went out consciously.

When Gu Nian went out, Rong Yuan instantly became frowning: "You kid is finished."

Rong Jin was taken aback: "How to say?"

Rong Yuan's voice was low and fast: "The matter of you leaving Beijing without authorization has been exposed. Didn't you send a letter to brother before you entered the palace? Brother saw the letter and immediately found an excuse to return to Beijing. So this matter When the news came out, elder brother was in Beijing, and the situation was fine. This matter did not involve the Rong family, but His Majesty was furious, and ordered the Sang family to lead the troops to arrest you. That is your foot The process is fast enough, and the arrest warrant has not yet been posted here."

Rong Jin's face changed suddenly: "I was very careful this way, and I didn't show any flaws."

Not to mention acquaintances, he didn't even meet a few people, how could this matter be spread?

Rong Yuan also felt very unlucky: "It's not that you have a problem. It's in the palace. The Ninth Prince found that you were not in the palace at all. He might have guessed that you followed Gu Nian away secretly, so he stabbed you in the court meeting." Out."

Rong Jin closed his eyes abruptly, swallowed the swear words in his mouth, and gritted his teeth: "He doesn't do other things in this life, so he just points at me to trouble you?"

Rong Yuan rolled his eyes at him and said, "You used to bring An and the others to trouble him a lot, and you were the one who exposed the fact that his mother's family occupied the cultivated land, which caused him to be scolded bloody." With such a small mind as the Ninth Prince, even if there is nothing to do, you will make waves, but you still offended him. Now that he has a handle, it is strange that he can let you go."

But it's too late to say that now.Can only focus on the front.

Now that he has reached Ningyi City, Gu Nian has returned half of his foot, and Rong Jin's heart is mostly relieved, but after all there is still the last mountain, and Gu Nian is still worried about asking Gu Nian to go there alone.

Rong Jin said in a low voice: "Brother, there are people from Chen Country to meet him. I will send him over that mountain tomorrow, so you can directly send someone to press me back to Beijing."

"No need." Rong Yuan said softly, "Father and elder brother sent a letter before, we both mean the same thing, I want you to avoid the limelight first."

The matter of Rong Jin's departure from the capital, it would have passed if no one pursued it, but it was not a trivial matter if someone really caught him and insisted on pursuing it.As the youngest son of Rong Youqing, Rong Jin had never been to the frontier, and grew up studying in the palace. Although he didn't say it clearly, everyone knew what happened.Not to mention that he had just been awarded an errand and joined the Royal Forest Army.

Now that the Ninth Prince was killed, Rong Jin, as a general, left the capital without orders, which was like a defection.The Rong family holds the military power, and with such a sensitive topic, it is impossible for the Rong family to protect Rong Jin. Instead, they have to make a more decisive gesture than anyone else, draw a clear line, and no one in the Rong family will intercede for Rong Jin.Rong Jin was taken back, and imprisonment is absolutely inevitable.Even, it may be a more serious punishment.

Rong Yuan looked at Rong Jin with a complicated expression, both sad and relieved: "A Jin, since you have chosen Gu Nian, you can go to Chen Kingdom with him. After a while, the limelight will pass, and His Majesty will also disappear." When you are angry, the family will find a way to call you back. Your Majesty knows what is going on, and will not really suspect the Rong family. "

Rong Jin's face was calm: "Brother, don't worry about it, I know it well."

His Majesty did not send the Rong family, but sent the Sang family to arrest Rong Jin, probably out of consideration for the court situation.But if Shao Guo clearly sent pursuers to round him up, but Rong Jin still disappeared without a trace, it would be an honorable disgrace to His Majesty.His Majesty also inevitably murmured in his heart, Rong Jin was able to leave Shao country without anyone noticing, didn't the Rong family secretly help him?Regardless of whether the Rong family has helped Rong Jin or not, in His Majesty's heart, the Rong family has played favoritism in this matter.

It's fine with the second brother, but the eldest brother and father actually want him to leave?It can be seen that the situation in Beijing is very unfavorable to Rong Jin.No way, it is prison, exile, or even a life.But he ran away, what about the Rong family?

The Rong family could indeed sever ties with Rong Jin as Rong Yang said before, and because of the Rong family's meritorious service, this matter alone may not be much implicated.However, in the final analysis, His Majesty's trust is the foundation of the Rong family.Being reprimanded, fined and even handed over some military power, these are trivial matters, but His Majesty's suspicion is absolutely unacceptable.

Rong Jin had long thought about how this matter would end.The best ending is nothing more than that he was caught near the team of Chen Guo envoys.The footsteps of the envoys of the Kingdom of Chen were very slow, as long as he walked day and night on the small path, he would be able to get back before the envoys arrived at Yuxi Pass.As for Gu Nian, he had no idea that the person in the team was not Gu Nian, and how could he know how Gu Nian left.Not only is it in line with his ordinary skills, but it also avoids places that may arouse His Majesty's suspicion.For example, how did they pass Yuxi Pass.

Abandoning his post without permission, leaving the capital without an order, and being arrested at that time, he will be punished according to the punishment.As for the Rong family, the Rong family is just unlucky to have an unfilial son who acts insanely and doesn't care.

Now it's all right, there's no need for someone from the Rong family to cause trouble and be impeached.Rong Jin thought bitterly, the disaster he caused by himself is enough for the Rong family to digest for a while.

Rong Yuan only thought that Rong Jin had listened to it, and he felt very sad when he thought of his spoiled younger brother going to a faraway country with no one to rely on.Originally a careless man, he told many things in a long-winded manner.In the end, he had nothing to say, so he asked Rong Jin to go to bed early and leave the city early tomorrow morning.

Before Rong Yuan went out, Rong Jin whispered, "Second Brother, I'm sorry."

I'm sorry, because of my personal affair, I have brought so much trouble to the family and made you anxious and worried.

Rong Yuan waved his hands, with a helpless look on his face: "Ajin, since you are with him, he is considered one of your own family members. You should protect him. If your sister-in-law encounters such a thing, should I just look at her?" die?"

Rong Yuan walked out of the room and saw Gu Nian standing in the courtyard, shrouded in the thick night.He walked over, smiled at the young man, and said solemnly, "From now on, Ah Jin will ask Anian to take care of him."

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In the early morning of the next day, as soon as the city gate opened, a pair of brothers who were going to Chen Country to seek medical treatment were mixed in the long queue and left Ningyi City.

Both of them were riding horses. Gu Nian's riding skills were not very good, but they were not bad.gallop all the way.From a distance, they saw the agreed dart team, which was wearing the same dart flag as Gu Nian's disguised dart team.They approached on horseback, and immediately a middle-aged man, surrounded by the crowd, stepped forward two steps vigilantly.As the distance got closer, the middle-aged man's face was full of surprise.

The horse stopped not far from the crowd, Gu Nian dismounted.He looked at the middle-aged man, and his eyes showed a rare excitement and kindness: "Third Uncle."

As Gu Nian wiped off the camouflage on his face with water, and then took out the seal that symbolized his identity, the surprise in the man's eyes was replaced by ecstasy. He leaned over excitedly, and his words almost choked up: "Minister, congratulations on your highness's return to the country."

Many people surrounded Gu Nian, everyone had smiles on their faces, a few of them seemed to be Gu Nian's confidantes, they were so excited that there were tears in their eyes.Rong Jin also dismounted, and he stood aside, only watching quietly as Gu Nian recognized everyone.

Everyone surrounded Gu Nian and wanted to walk in. Gu Nian didn't move, he turned his head, looked at Rong Jin, and said with a smile, "A Jin, this is my third uncle. Third uncle, this is..."

Rong Jin interrupted him directly: "There's no need for an introduction. Gu Nian, let's go."

The smile in Gu Nian's eyes slowly disappeared, he didn't look very surprised, instead there was a kind of despair that was about to happen: "Aren't you going with me?"

Rong Jin didn't care, "I said I'd send you off, and now you're safe with my own people. Why am I still following you?"

Gu Nian said softly: "But, didn't we agree last night?"

"I didn't tell you. That's what my second brother told you."

Last night, Rong Yuan came out of the house and smiled at Gu Nian, since Rong Jin and Gu Nian had a life-long commitment, it's not appropriate to separate the two countries.Anyway, His Majesty Shao Guo also knew that Rong Jin was by Gu Nian's side.Elder brother Rong went to ask for an order for the younger brother, saying that if Rong Jin should stay at home and contemplate for half a year, it would be better for Rong Jin to follow Gu Nian to live in Chen Country for a while, so as not to go back now and run into His Majesty's anger.Rong Jin didn't say a word at that time.

Gu Nian took a step forward, wanting to grab Rong Jin's hand, but his voice trembled so much that he felt ambiguous: "A Jin, come with me. Okay?"

Rong Jin just laughed: "Not good. I don't want to suffer that."

Gu Nian firmly grabbed Rong Jin's wrist: "Something happened to Shao Guo, didn't it?"

The surprise on Rong Jin's face was flawless: "What happened?"

Gu Nian expressed his guess: "Did you get out of the way about your private departure from Beijing?"

Rong Jin laughed: "You also know about our journey, how can there be any loopholes?"

Gu Nian couldn't see any clues, and felt relieved: "Then why don't you follow me?"

Rong Jin spread out his hands: "I lived a happy life in Shao Country, why did I leave my hometown for you?"

What Rong Jin said was sincere, Gu Nian was a little at a loss: "But, you are willing to take such a risk for me."

Rong Jin looked at Gu Nian, as if looking at an ignorant child: "That's not how it works, Gu Nian. I protect you because if I don't protect you, you might die. After all, the two of us will have a better life." , you haven’t really endangered Shao Guo now, if I really want me to watch you die, I can’t bear it with my conscience. This is my responsibility as a man. It doesn’t mean that I can really abandon my family and country for you .”

"Now that you are safe, I feel sorry for you in my heart."

"So, let's call it a day."