Shen Yi's Darkness and Depression

Chapter 499 The Fugitive

Yun Wan rode for a while, and when she looked back, she saw the convoy was still at the same place. She didn't know what happened, so she had to turn back.

"Back?" Ze Fenglin was still worried that Yun Wan would get lost after walking ahead alone.

"What happened?" Yun Wan asked in a low voice.

"This old man begs his wife to take him in." Ze Fenglin dragged Yun Wan aside to discuss it.

"Help?" Yun Wan guessed the old man's ragged clothes.

"Tell your mother to accept this old man. If you follow us back to the imperial capital, you can stay at my house temporarily. It just so happens that old man Lu returned to his hometown and there is a room vacant." Yun Wan whispered to Ze Fenglin.

"How can this be done?" Ze Fenglin knew that his master was the softest.

"Your Majesty is so merciful, how can she have the heart to leave the old man alone? But she suffers from an eye disease and can't even take care of herself, so she is so hesitant!" Yun Wan really couldn't see Concubine Zhuang's frowning look.

"That can't be..." Before Ze Fenglin could refute, Yun Wan covered his mouth.

"Keep your voice down, and do as I tell you." Yun Wan suddenly became serious.

"Okay~" Ze Fenglin timidly walked back to the side of the car, cleared his throat and reported to Concubine Zhuang, "Ahem~ Ma'am, my subordinates said that his house can take in the elderly, so let him follow us Let's walk together, okay?"

"Really?" Concubine Zhuang's tone was extremely joyful.

"He has a vacant room in his house, and he said that he can take the old man back. My subordinate is usually kind." Ze Fenglin couldn't help but praise.

"When I go back, I will reward your subordinate with a lot of money, and I will ask him to take good care of the old man in the future." Concubine Zhuang showed a gratified smile on her face.

"Madam is thoughtful, I thank you for your generosity and selflessness on behalf of my subordinates." Ze Fenglin bowed in gratitude, if he had knelt down to thank you before.

"Mrs. Xie, Mr. Xie, Brother Xie..." the old man kowtowed as he spoke.

"Get up, old man, don't be like this." Ze Fenglin helped the old man up, seeing that his body was strong, but he was already skinny.

"Ma'am, I have a heartless request..." Ze Fenglin hesitated to speak.

"Lin Zi, it's okay to say." Concubine Zhuang didn't know what Ze Fenglin wanted.

"My subordinate is a little weak. I was caught in the rain just now. I don't know if I can let him ride with you. It just so happens that his horse can be ridden by this old man..." Ze Fenglin remembered to ask the old man after finishing speaking, " By the way, I forgot to ask you can ride a horse, right?"

"I rode it when I was young, so it should be fine." The old man smiled.

"Yes, yes." Concubine Zhuang agreed.

Ze Fenglin happily pulled Yun Wan over, "Hurry up, mother...why are you staggering?"

"I'm afraid to disturb Madam's rest." Yun Wan said shyly.

"Then is it possible that you want to ride with me?" Ze Fenglin looked at Yun Wan with a smirk.

"No, cut~" After finishing speaking, Yun Wan got into the car, and said softly, "Hi, ma'am~"

"Thanks to your understanding, otherwise I don't know what to do." Zhuang Concubine also lowered her voice in response.

"It's what my subordinates should do, so you don't need to worry too much, Madam." Yun Wan said politely.

"I will continue to recite the scriptures. I hope you will forgive me if I disturb you." Concubine Zhuang felt a little restless in her heart, so she could only use scriptures to soothe her inner anxiety.

"Your Majesty, you're welcome, I'm fine with you." Yun Wan waved her hand in front of Concubine Zhuang, but she didn't respond at all, so she felt a sense of sadness in her heart.

The two people in the car stopped communicating, one was immersed in the serenity of chanting scriptures and worshiping Buddha, and the other fell into a dream peacefully.

But outside the car, Ze Fenglin and the old man had a heated chat, and the two of them rode side by side on the horse and enjoyed themselves endlessly.

"Officer, is the lady in the car your mother?" The old man on the horse immediately regained his vigor, and was no longer as ill as he was lying on the ground before.

"Ma'am is of noble birth, how could she be my mother?" Ze Fenglin had never seen his own mother, not even a portrait.

"I didn't expect my life to be so lucky to meet a nobleman, hey~" the old man sighed for a long time.

"Fate is good, why are you still sighing?" Ze Fenglin wanted to know more about the origin of the old man. Suddenly there was a stranger in the escort team, which made people feel uneasy. His first task was to ensure that The safety of his master and Concubine Zhuang.

"I miss my little grandson, and I don't know if that child is still..." The old man shook his head helplessly, "I hope he can live well and meet noble people like me."

"For sure, there are so many kind-hearted people, especially when you meet a child, anyone will help him, so don't worry about the elderly." Ze Fenglin felt that there would be more people helping children than the elderly.

"Borrowing the auspicious words from the official, I've troubled you." The old man smiled gratifiedly.

"May I ask how your grandparents and grandson got separated? I don't know if it's convenient for Fang to tell me..." Although Ze Fenglin felt that it was inappropriate, he still asked boldly. He wanted to know the ins and outs of the separation. .

"To tell you the truth, we were originally the people of Qiuchi. Since the Jin Ge cavalry occupied our city, the disaster for me and Xiaowei began." The old man's words were full of helplessness.

"The Jin Ge people kicked you all out?" Ze Fenglin couldn't imagine what hardships the grandparents and grandchildren had experienced, and the feeling of being forced into exile must be uncomfortable.

"That's right, they only allowed the rich to stay in the city, and drove the poor people out of the city, and our father and I cannot escape this fate." When this matter was mentioned, the old man felt itchy with hatred.

"Have you ever been to the surrounding cities? Are you unwilling to accept you? How did you escape all the way to Qingzhou? It's so far away?" Ze Fenglin was very puzzled. There are several cities close to Qiuchi. He didn't know why the old man wanted to Pick a place far away.

"No one is really willing to take in the poor refugees." The more the old man said, the more sad he became, "We, the grandparents and grandchildren, suffered so many cold eyes and cold words because of our exile. I came here after going to several places, and who knows that I should have lived a stable life here, but I didn't expect to get separated."

"After the marriage, Jin Ge will return to the grassland, and then you can return to Qiuchi to live a stable life." Ze Fenglin didn't want someone he had never met to follow his master back to the imperial capital, who knows what kind of peace he has in mind Woolen cloth?
"How can I go back? Our home was burned to ashes by them, and now Xiaowei has disappeared. What can I do when I go back? It's not enough to touch the scene."

The old man secretly wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes with his hands, even though he knew that crying was useless, the home was lost, and now that his family was not by his side, he felt very hopeless.

Displaced people, exiled to their heart's content, willing to be a slave, loyal to protect the Lord.

(End of this chapter)