colorful butterfly

Chapter 23 Strange mother-in-law
Jiang Sijun blushed and said, "What does it have to do with you!" Han Gaokao said again: "Then you are not now, everyone is equal before opportunities, although you look better than me, but in terms of talent and connotation , you may not be better than me."

Jiang Sijun couldn't help laughing after hearing this, he is the number one scholar in the court, this person is too arrogant, so he doesn't have the same knowledge as him.Princess Kangping also shook his head and smiled, and said, "Young Master Han, if you take the exam well, you must have a bright future!"

Han Gaokao said: "Thank you for your encouragement, girl. I will study hard and practice hard. I will pass the exam as soon as possible. Eight sedan chairs will come to marry you."

Jiang Sijun said: "My lord, you should save yourself. By the time you are in high school, this girl will have already been married."

Han Gaokao said again: "If the girl doesn't dislike it, I will go back and tell my mother now, and I will propose marriage now."

Jiang Sijun suddenly felt that he was laughing, when was he so unconfident and reasoning with such a person.

Jiang Sijun felt more and more that the daughter of the princess had a noble status and could have been superior, but she didn't look down on the people below, nor was she so delicate, she was at ease with the situation, and her open-minded personality made him admire and appreciate her in his heart. On the contrary, he did I have always been arrogant and conceited, self-proclaimed, and look down on women, but feel that I am not good enough for her.

As it was getting dark, Liu Shiyue stayed with Ah Song and waited for her mother-in-law to come back.

There was a sudden sound of footsteps outside, Liu Shiyue looked outside, and saw an old woman carrying a basket with some herbs in it, she was dressed very plainly, a gray linen dress, a bit hunchbacked, she looked 50 The appearance of many years old.

Liu Shiyue walked out the door, the mother-in-law didn't look very enthusiastic after seeing her, instead she felt a chill, Liu Shiyue said: "Grandma, when I was sheltering from the rain today, I met Ah Song, he fell from the mountain and broke his leg, I was the one who carried him back.

The mother-in-law looked up at her without a smile on her face, and said coldly, "Thank you!"

Liu Shiyue said again: "Grandma, it's getting late, can I stay here for one night?"

But the old woman said: "I never keep outsiders here, you should go and have a look elsewhere!"

Liu Shiyue didn't expect her mother-in-law to refuse. It's so late, where are you going by yourself?

Since I can't spend the night here, I'd better leave early and make plans.

Liu Shiyue asked again: "Grandma, is there any place to rest near here?"

The old woman entered the house and did not answer her.Why is this person so strange? She has no intention of thanking him for doing good deeds with good intentions.

Liu Shiyue thought of the ghostly smile she gave her before entering the house, and suddenly felt fear in her heart.

Just as she was about to leave, a deep voice came from the house and said: "Wait, not far away, go west, there is a hut, you can go there to spend the night, but there are wild animals on the mountain at night, you can't come out, just come out." There is a dead end, remember it."

Liu Shiyue thought that if a person is alone on the mountain, he might be eaten by wild beasts. Although this mother-in-law is weird, it is good to have a place to stay.After thanking her mother-in-law, she went to the hut.

It's not too far away, but this place is quite hidden, and it's usually not easy to find. The room is very clean, and it seems that someone has cleaned it up.There are quilts here, which look simple from the outside, but the things inside are quite complete, and the things are neatly placed, and the utensils are also quite elegant. It's not as shabby as the old woman's house. Who lives in seclusion here, look here It's not that simple.

Don't think about it, auspicious people have their own appearance, after a tiring day, it's time to have a good sleep.

Jiang Sijun shared some of Lin Zi's baked food with Li Qingzhu, and kept a little for himself. After eating, he felt much more comfortable.The scholar also took out some dry food and wanted to give some to the princess, but she didn't want it.

The four of them sat together by the fire, and the scholar was probably too tired, so he fell asleep by the fire against the wall.

Lin Zi sat next to the princess, recalling the first time he met the princess in Xiangling Pavilion, the scene of the princess and his master is still fresh in his memory, and he feels sorry for his son. He obviously likes the princess very much and has the opportunity to marry She, but missed them all, and now they are married, and they can't be changed.

Sitting here, Li Qingzhu and Jiang Sijun were also very embarrassed. They wanted to speak, but they didn't know what to say.It was very quiet, Lin Zi couldn't stay any longer, so he went out to get some air.

Li Qingzhu was always worried about her cousin, and didn't know how she was doing now. It was getting dark, and she didn't know if the people sent out had found her.

Liu Shiyue was sleeping soundly, but was suddenly awakened by a knock on the door, who could it be in the middle of the night?As soon as he opened the door, it turned out to be Xiao Asong. Liu Shiyue hurriedly led him in and asked, "It's so late, what happened, why are you running around with bad legs?"

Ah Song burst into tears, crying and said: "Sister, let's run, if you don't leave, there will be no rush."

At this time, there were many footsteps outside, getting closer and closer, approaching them.A Song said: "Sister, follow me!"

Liu Shiyue followed Ah Song to the water tank in the house, there was a secret passage here, she hurried down into the secret passage with Ah Song, the secret passage was very narrow, the two walked for a while, and saw Ah Song standing on a wall A mechanism was pressed on the top, and the first half of the secret passage collapsed.

Whoever designed it so ingeniously was to prevent others from chasing him, but it was completely ruined. It seems that the identity of this family is unusual, and it must not be simple. Be a good guy or a bad guy!
After walking for a while, we reached the exit and finally escaped.

Liu Shiyue was exhausted and out of breath. Look at Xiao A Song, yesterday's leg injury is still not healed, now after walking so much, her leg is a bit swollen and bleeding a little.

She took out a handkerchief and wiped it for him, asked him if it hurt, and then asked, "How is your mother-in-law?"

A Song burst into tears, and he said: "Last night, there were a lot of footsteps outside. After Grandma hid me in the secret passage, she went out and fought with the group of masked men. This secret passage leads to the one where you live. Outside the house, grandma told me to take the secret path of your house and destroy it, don’t come back again, grandma doesn’t know whether it’s life or death now.”

Liu Shiyue hugged him, touched his head and comforted him: "Don't cry, if you have nowhere to go, sister will take you in and protect you."

Ah Song said: "Thank you sister! By the way, this is a letter from your mother-in-law," Ah Song took out a letter from his arms.

Liu Shiyue was very puzzled, how did her mother-in-law know that something was going to happen and she prepared a letter.She opened the letter and read it.The letter said: "Hello, letter-seeker. When you see this letter, it means that you are in an emergency. Please go to Dongfeng Pharmacy in the city to buy a medicine called Baicao Dan. Someone will answer your questions. Yours sincerely." .”

It seems that the mother-in-law knew that one day she would be in danger, so she made preparations in advance. It seems that this family has a lot of history, living in seclusion in the mountains and forests to avoid disasters. Who will chase them and kill them? Could it be yourself who attracted them?No time to think about it, hurry up and take Ah Song to escape!
Liu Shiyue carried Ah Song on her back and walked all the way to the capital.

(End of this chapter)