Wonderful Puppet

"How's it going outside?"

Qingdai was born in a dark guard, once she recognized her master, she would not hide anything from him, after all, she was educated to be the eyes of the master, not the brain.

"Grandmother, there are many refugees pouring into the city. My servant inquired about it and said that Heimu City has been besieged by the Jingbei army for several days. The surrounding people are worried about being affected by the flames of war, so they fled one after another."

"Already approaching the city?" Zhen Miao clenched her fists.

"That's what the fleeing people said."

"Sure enough, my cousin's family is hiding it from me." Zhen Miao waved her hand, "Qing Dai, you go down, I'll be alone."

Qing Dai closed the door and backed out, Zhen Miao went to the window and stretched out her hand to open it.

Beili in the twelfth lunar month is not so cold. The wind whizzes in and entraps the ice, which immediately sweeps away the heat in the room. There is a plum tree at the foot of the wall outside. Under such severe cold, it is bleak for no reason. Not blooming.

On such a day, can those soldiers in reed padded jackets be able to bear it?No wonder the Jingbei army encircled and did not attack, and they wanted to fight without bloodshed.

It's just his plan, what exactly is it?

Or, he was actually just coaxing her to leave and fight with his back?

Thinking of this possibility, Zhen Miao's face gradually turned pale.

"Cousin, you seem to be in a bad mood, is it because the child is messing with you again?" During dinner, Wen Yahan asked with concern.

Zhen Miao put down her chopsticks and said softly, "Cousin, I know all about the situation outside."

Wen Yahan's hand holding the chopsticks trembled, then she put the chopsticks aside, forced a smile and said, "I was afraid that you would be worried, so I didn't say anything. Your cousin-in-law has been busy with resettling refugees these days. The situation in Blackwood City is not very good. It is said that soldiers looted people’s warm clothes.”

Zhen Miao was startled: "Looting the people? Then what happened?"

Wen Yahan hesitated.

"Cousin, if you don't tell me, you will keep me in the dark, and I will be even more worried."

Only then Wen Yahan sighed: "Those soldiers who made trouble were arrested, beheaded, and hung on the city wall. It is said that they have calmed down now."

"Such a peace. Where is the real peace? I'm afraid the son's life will become more and more difficult." Zhen Miao bit her lip, "So he was coaxing me."

Wen Yahan patted the back of Zhen Miao's hand: "Cousin, you can relax, after all, you are still pregnant, no matter what, you should protect your child."

Speaking of which.Her heart is heavy.

Once Heimu City is breached and Beibing City falls, Beili will be involved in the flames of war sooner or later. As the magistrate of Beili County, Han Zhiyuan is probably the first person to use the knife.

"Zhiyuan told me. In the past few days, I want to contact housewives and set up porridge sheds. Second cousin, if you are bored at home, you might as well come to help."

Zhen Miao didn't think much about it.Then he agreed.

It is indeed much better to have something to do than to think about it all day long.

Congee sheds have sprung up like mushrooms after rain.It popped up quickly, and there was a long queue in every place, especially the one next to the county government office with the most people.

"Come on, the porridge shed next to the yamen can receive food again." Settlement point.Several people quickly got up.

A newcomer wondered, "It's still a few streets away from the county government. Why go so far? Isn't there a porridge shed nearby? I just took it."

A few people didn't care to answer, and ran out in a hurry. One person explained kindly: "You are new here. I don't know. The place next to the county government office was set up by the magistrate's wife. It couldn't be more sincere. Everyone In addition to getting a steamed bun, you can also get a bowl of hot and sour vermicelli soup. Such a bowl, red oily, fragrant and spicy, eat with steamed buns, tsk tsk, it tastes better than the food at home before, and my stomach feels hot after eating It's hot, and I'm not afraid of freezing anymore. Okay, I won't say more, let's take a step first." After he finished speaking, he hurried out and bumped into someone accidentally.

The person who came was knocked down to the ground and let out a low cry.

"I don't have eyes!" The man looked down and saw that it was a woman, her body was dusty, her head was covered with an unidentifiable turban, and she couldn't see her face clearly, so she stopped talking and quickly disappeared at the door.

The woman seemed to have no strength, she couldn't stand up for a while, she stretched out her hand to the person beside her, and said timidly, "Cousin, help me."

The man next to him was also in a mess, his face was dirty and he couldn't see it. Hearing this, he stretched out his hand and pulled the woman up, and said impatiently: "You are the only one who is in trouble, and it's not paper. If someone else touches it, it will fall down!"

The woman was pulled up, her head bowed and she didn't speak.

"Okay, didn't you hear what others said, there are steamed buns in the porridge shed next to the county government office, let's go."

"Cousin, I can't move anymore, can I wait for you here?"

"Wait here? Can I get two servings by myself? Or, you won't eat after getting it?"

"Then let's go." The woman obviously had tasted the taste of starvation, and she didn't dare to say more when she heard the words, and followed the man to the county government.

Looking at the long queue, Wen Yahan smiled sideways at Zhen Miao and said, "Cousin, it's hard for you to come up with such an idea. Beili rice is expensive and noodles are cheap, this steamed bun and a bowl of spicy soup are no more expensive than a bowl of porridge It’s a lot, but these refugees can eat half full. Especially the spicy soup, not only can drive away the cold, but also tastes good, even I drank half a bowl.”

"It's just that I have spent some thought on this aspect. Pity the displaced people, and it's this kind of weather, so I really suffer." Zhen Miao looked at the long queue in front of her, but she also knew that she could do nothing more, thinking Looking at the unpredictable Luo Tianzheng, there was no smile on his face.

Wen Yahan sighed and advised: "Cousin, you have been out for a while, go back and rest."

I took her out every day to get some air, because I was afraid that she would be bored in the room all day, thinking wildly, but I didn't dare to let her linger outside for too long.

"Yes." Zhen Miao nodded, and walked to one side under the protection of Bai Shao Qing Dai.

Hearing a sound suddenly, he turned his head and saw an unidentifiable woman staring at her dumbfoundedly, a rough pottery bowl with a chip at her feet kept spinning, and the soup spilled all over the floor, because her underwear was too dirty , but you can't see if it's splashed or not.

The man next to him was startled for a moment, and then he slapped the woman with his backhand: "You want to die if you waste food like this?"

Unexpectedly, the woman who was already used to being submissive suddenly exploded, pushed the man away fiercely, and ran towards Zhen Miao suddenly.

Qing Dai stood in front of Zhen Miao, staring at the woman who was running with full of vigilance.

The woman's footsteps were floating, she looked weak, Zhen Miao didn't let Qing Dai move immediately, but took a few steps back to stare at the woman's face, a sense of familiarity spontaneously emerged.

"Sister-in-law, you are sister-in-law, aren't you?" The woman ran forward, staggered and fell to the ground, but she didn't care about the pain, but raised her head to look at Zhen Miao with effort.

Zhen Miao wore a hood to shield her from the wind. After hearing this, she was a little confused at first, but when she saw that thin, oval face and that familiar voice, she had a flash of inspiration and suddenly thought of who this woman was.

Her complexion changed slightly, she immediately said to Qing Dai: "Take her back!"

It seemed that upon hearing this, the woman's tense heartstrings were suddenly loosened, and she couldn't stand it any longer and passed out.

In front of Qingdai dragging the girl away, the man hurriedly chased after her: "I am her husband, who are you, why did you take my cousin away?"

"Bring him along." Zhen Miao ordered the orderly guards without turning her head.

The bustle made people in the line whisper, but for these precarious refugees, a steamed bun of whole grains and a bowl of steaming hot and sour soup are obviously more attractive than any gossip. When the face scolded loudly, no one dared to speak, and squatted in a corner after receiving the food, and started to eat voraciously.

After a while, this group of people dispersed, the line was still so long, but no one remembered what happened just now.

Zhen Miao's lips were pale, she took two sips of the hot milk that Bai Shao handed over, and placed it on the carved high table on one side, the turmoil in her heart gradually calmed down.

Wen Yahan who was sitting on the side hesitated to speak.

"It's causing trouble for my cousin again."

"What are you talking about? If I didn't have my cousin, I wouldn't be where I am today. And the family is poor, but it's my cousin who came, and we got a lot of glory. I just don't know, that girl is——"

Zhen Miao knew that this matter could not be concealed, seeing only Bai Shao and Qing Dai in the room, she sighed: "She is the eldest daughter of the Duke of Zhen, my sister-in-law."

"How come?" Wen Yahan's eyes widened in surprise.

It's really unbelievable that a noble girl from a noble family has become a beggar.

"Yeah, I didn't expect people to come back from the dead and come back to life like this."

Zhen Miao made a long story short, told about Luo Zhiya, Wen Yahan was dumbfounded, and said after a while: "This Miss Luo is really asking for trouble."

Speaking of this, she shook her head: "Beili is located at the border, and occasionally there will be intercourse with other races. I have also heard that the two princes of Manwei are married to the noble lady of Dazhou."

At this time there was a sound of footsteps, and a young maidservant in Tsing Yi said: "The girl is awake."

Zhen Miao got up: "Cousin, I'll go in and take a look."

When she walked in, Luo Zhiya was sitting half leaning against the screen beside the bed. She had already changed into a clean and soft coat and was wrapped in a thick blanket. When she heard the movement, her gaze shifted, a flash of light flashed through her eyes, and then she cautiously called out "" Sister-in-law".

Zhen Miao sighed inwardly, the woman in front of her eyes full of timidity and caution, is it really her stubborn sister-in-law?

She walked over and sat down on the embroidered pier on one side, and Qing Dai stood in front of it intentionally or unintentionally.

"When you are away from home, anyone may encounter difficulties. If the girl needs help, if I can help, I am willing to do my best. I dare not take the word 'sister-in-law'."

"Sister-in-law, you—" Luo Zhiya's face flashed with shock and anger, but after being tortured for more than two years, she lost her former vigor, and just bit her lip and stared at Zhen Miao without saying a word.

Zhen Miao said indifferently: "My sisters-in-law are all still in the boudoir, and only one of them is married, but unfortunately died on the road." (To be continued~^~)

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