The abandoned wife of the noble family, she is Black Heart Lotus

Chapter 209 A hero saves a beauty?

Due to the recent drought, even the air near the outskirts of Beijing is a bit hot. In this weather, everyone looks listless, even walking lazily.

At this moment, a group of people came galloping on the official road and entered the inn. They stopped just now. The man at the head jumped off the horse and pulled off the turban, revealing a stern face.

He walked into the inn first and ordered people to get on the water immediately to eat.

After sitting down and taking a swig of water, he heard people around him talking.

"Have you heard that there are villages near us that are short of water recently? The Gu family business is providing free water. Although it cannot irrigate the crops, it can quench thirst and cook. Many people say that the Gu family is a kind person..."

"Who says it's not? My home is just two miles away, and many people have to rely on the water sent by the Gu Family Trading Company. It's such a drought, and we people are almost at death's door..."

"Are you still alive? If you work in this post, at least you can have food and clothing. Those families who have not received any income are really miserable. I wonder when the court will start providing disaster relief?"

"Even if we provide disaster relief, it's not our place. The northwest is much drier than ours, but if it doesn't rain, there's still no way to survive. Alas..."

Suddenly, sighs and sighs arose one after another, and no one was optimistic about the future.

The man who was drinking a lot of water heard these gossips, stopped drinking water, and saw his subordinate coming over, and quickly returned to normal.

Perhaps his aura was wrong, which caused the surrounding discussions to gradually disappear. After all, Sheng Dou Xiaomin did not dare to pout casually, lest it cause trouble for himself.

At this moment, another group of people came to the official road. The leader jumped off the horse. Even if he was dressed in men's clothing, it was obvious that he was a woman.

"Girl, I'll go in and make arrangements first."

Gu Deyin nodded to Xiu'er, threw the riding whip to the following guards, ordered them to rest, and then walked into the inn.

The weather was really hot, and she felt a little overwhelmed at the moment. She had seen too much suffering in the world recently, and her mood was always quite heavy.

She walked into the inn with a sullen face, subconsciously looked around at the people in the station, and then saw a person she hadn't seen for several years, and immediately stood there in surprise.

The man seemed to feel her gaze and turned to look at her.

As soon as their eyes collided, she couldn't even pretend not to see it.

After all, after several years of experience, she can now face anyone calmly and calmly. If she can't avoid it, then she won't avoid it.

With a polite smile, she stepped forward to greet the man and said, "Uncle Guo, long time no see. How are you doing?"

Qi Jinzhi looked at Gu Deyin with a serious look. After all, they hadn't seen each other for three years.

She is still a little greener than three years ago, but now she is like a flower in full bloom, with a charming fragrance everywhere.

Thinking about the past, although he had long since let go, he still looked unhappy.

Over the years, he had watched her and Xiao Mingzhang become intimate with each other with cold eyes. He thought she would marry Xiao Mingzhang soon, but he never knew that the two never got married.

Sometimes he would secretly think that it would be best for Gu Deyin to be abandoned by Xiao Mingzhang. By then, she would know who is truly true to her.

But this dark idea has not been realized until now.

"Miss Gu, do you think I'm doing well?"

He directly let her touch a soft nail.

His sister Qi Meizhi is still in the imperial mausoleum and has not returned to the palace. The Qi family has been keeping a low profile with their tail between their legs these years. If they want to have the same tone as before, they must stay dormant.

When Gu Deyin heard this, he raised his eyebrows and smiled, "That's a pity. Thanks to Uncle Guo, I'm doing well."

Qi Jinzhi knew that she was not just talking politely. In the past three years, the Gu family business has expanded significantly. With Xiao Mingzhang's endorsement, Gu Deyin got a lot of cooperation orders with the court. Even the mining of mineral deposits, Gu Deyin also got involved. It's not something that ordinary people can intervene in, but she did it.

Of course, it would be biased to say that she relied solely on Xiao Mingzhang to get where she is today, and her own efforts cannot be ignored.

But he didn't want to say anything that would make her happy, and directly sarcastically said, "With the regent as her backer, Miss Gu will be able to do anything."

Three years ago, Gu Deyin would definitely have been annoyed by this statement, but now she smiled slightly and said nonchalantly.

"What Uncle Guo said makes it hard for me to refute."

Looking at Qi Jinzhi now, he seems to have shed the hypocritical skin of being a friend of women, and has begun to become mature and vicious. This kind of Qi Jinzhi is more dangerous than before.

She secretly evaluated the man in front of her in her heart and must not take him lightly.

In the past few years, she and Xiao Mingzhang have actually been in a deeply tied relationship. Of course, she will not expose the Gu family's trump cards to Xiao Mingzhang. No matter how close the relationship is, she must leave a way out for herself.

She is not a naive little girl in her teenage years, and she will never be able to do things that keep her head down and rush forward.

Not only did Gu Deyin find that Qi Jinzhi had changed, but Qi Jinzhi also found that Gu Deyin had changed. She had become thicker-skinned. Perhaps this was because she was in business.

"Shameless women are not cute."

Gu Dejuanai laughed out loud, "Thank you for the compliment."

It was really hard to get in, and he had to admit that Gu Deyin now was like a pearl washed away from the dust, shining brightly. Even his current sister Qi Meizhi couldn't match this confidence.

If he continued to talk to her, he would be so angry that he would vomit blood. He simply stood up and said, "Miss Gu, take your leave."

After saying that, he turned around and went out, got on his horse and left.

Gu Deyin waved goodbye to him and was not affected by his sudden cold reception. For an insignificant foreign man, who would help him emotionally?
After Xiu'er saw the stinky uncle Guo leading his people away, she brought the food to the table where Gu Deyin was sitting, "This uncle Guo is so sinister and unpleasant to look at."

"Why do you want him to please?"

A fake man like him won't give it away for free.

Gu Deyin picked up the water and drank it. He was really thirsty.

Xiu'er nodded in agreement and turned around to bring the newly prepared dishes.

Gu Deyin motioned to his men to get the food themselves, then pulled Xiu'er to sit down, "You're tired too. Stop working now and drink some water to moisten your skin."

Xiu'er was not polite, picked up the water and started drinking.

The girl is a generous person, and she has always had meat to eat. Her unsatisfactory father is now under strict supervision by my mother.

The girl gave their family a sum of money and opened a small shop. My mother is no longer working with the girl, but she is reluctant to leave the girl and still stays. Of course, the girl has already canceled their family's deed.

Just because of the girl's benevolence and righteousness, she has been committed to the girl for the rest of her life.

After resting for more than half an hour, Gu Deyin got up and prepared to continue on his way. It was best to return to the city in time tonight.

She hurried towards the city. After these years of experience, she had become very accustomed to the intensity of riding, at least she no longer felt uncomfortable.

Just as they were on their way, Xiu'er suddenly grabbed the reins of her horse and signaled to the others with her other hand, "Be careful, there is a stumbling rope ahead."

When Gu Deyin heard this, he immediately grasped the horse's reins with both hands and "hauled" several times quickly to make the horse stop its galloping pace.

The sequelae of experiencing too many dangerous incidents is that she will never lose her composure because of this. Anyway, there are many people protecting her overtly and covertly, and there are still people who want to hit her and die, so why not help them.

The trip horse rope, as thin as a hair, failed to trip up the horses of Gu Deyin and his group. All efforts were wasted. The killer hiding in the dark was no longer waiting. First, an overwhelming rain of arrows flew in, and then there was a cry of killing. Voice.

Xiu'er covered Gu Deyin to prevent her from being injured by the arrows, and then whistled to let the secret guard appear to protect Gu Deyin.

Suddenly, the shouts of killing shook the sky, and blood flowed like a river.

Gu Deyin didn't show off and followed Xiu'er obediently. She never caused trouble at this point.

The sound of fighting here caused the nearby horse teams to flee for fear of being involved in it and risking their lives.

Qi Jinzhi, who originally left early, diverted to do something first. When he turned back to the city, he unexpectedly encountered Gu Deyin being assassinated, and the group of black-clothed men with face coverings made his face even darker.

The subordinates around me came forward to ask for instructions, "Uncle Guo, do you want to go out and help them?"

In fact, Gu Deyin's men have the upper hand now. If Qi Jin doesn't come forward to help, it won't affect the overall situation. After all, these people alone cannot take Gu Deyin's life.

But he still drew his sword and said, "When the road is rough, draw your sword to help."

Uncle Guo has said so, and naturally others will not have any objections.

Gu Deyin, who had been hiding behind Xiu'er, suddenly saw Qi Jinzhi and others rushing in to help. Moreover, he struck out very neatly. With the knife in his hand, it was the life of a man in black. Judging from the posture, it was obvious that he was using Out of strength.

Not only was there no joy on her face, she squinted her eyes and kept watching Qi Jinzhi's move. It was so cruel, and it was a move that left no chance of survival.

"Girl, something doesn't look right to me."

Xiu'er whispered that this uncle of Lao Shizi felt to her like he was trying to silence someone.

Gu Deyin whispered, "Watch first."

She also discovered that this was wrong, but now that she was in danger, she would not make fun of her own life, let alone call out Xiao Jiujiu, who broke Qi Jinzhi. This would not be good for her.

If Qi Jinzhi turns the gun against her, she will definitely not get any favors.

Very good, write it down in a small notebook first, and save it for later calculation of the general ledger.

There were speculations about the origins of this group of men in black before, but now that Qi Jinzhi has entered the scene to stir up the troubled waters, she already knows that they are dead soldiers of the Qi family sent by Qi Mei to take her life.

It was precisely because they recognized that they were all one of their own that Qi Jinzhi killed her. Obviously, there were big differences between the Qi family and the younger brother on the matter of taking her life.

The situation was quickly brought under control, but no one was left alive.

Gu Deyin chuckled and motioned to his men to rest where they were and bandage their wounds to see if there were any casualties.

Qi Jinzhi walked towards Gu Deyin with the bloody sword in hand. This time it was his turn to raise his eyebrows and look at her, "Miss Gu, I can be regarded as a hero saving a beautiful woman today. Didn't Miss Gu say anything?"