Concubine's true colors

Chapter 261 Sudden Accident
Gu Qingping, who has always been the most polite, stood up until Xiao Jinxuan saw the gift, and he even stood there blankly, completely forgetting to return the gift.

The main reason is that he really didn't expect that Xiao Jinxuan would appear here after five miles away from the capital, until the other party called him again.

Only then did Gu Qingping come back to his senses, and immediately bowed in return and said:
"How could Ms. Jinxuan be you? As for leaving without saying goodbye, it's not that Qingping deliberately avoided it. It's just that my Gu family has lost face now and continues to stay in the capital. As for you and Xianyu, because Qingge Because of this, I don’t know how to face you now, so leaving silently may be the best choice.”

But after hearing this, Xiao Jinxuan stuffed the mahogany box she was holding into Gu Qingping's arms, and said in disapproval:
"Mr. Gu, what you said is not right. Gu Qingge is just your sister. It is very unfortunate that you were implicated when she did something wrong. I, Xiao Jinxuan, have always regarded you as a friend from the beginning to the end. What's more, at the Lizhi family banquet, if it weren't for you I drank Concubine Hui's poisoned wine long ago, so I have no life to live until now. And it was you who passed the news of my kidnapping back, and Xianyu arrived in time to protect me from falling off the cliff but avoiding death. The relationship between us is a life-and-death friendship, if you want to leave, how could I not come to see you off."

Seeing that Gu Qingping's expression was still full of shame, Xiao Jinxuan sighed and continued:

"Although His Highness Prince Rui is your cousin, but he is upright and upright. He personally arrested you relatives and imprisoned him. He must have guessed that you would leave without saying goodbye, but he came here to see you off without shame. As for Xianyu I have just returned to the capital, so I have to go back to the capital camp to inspect it first, and I am not in the city now, so now I am the only one left to see me off, but Mr. Gu, please believe me, in the hearts of the two of them, I will definitely never leave. I didn't blame you at all."

Because of Xiao Jinxuan's words, Gu Qingping felt a lot of emotion in his heart, and after reaching out to catch the small wooden box that was forcibly handed over by the other party, he hurriedly opened it, and then a box of neatly stacked silver ingots was reflected in his mind eye.

Slightly stunned for a moment, Gu Qingping immediately covered the small box, and then hurriedly handed it back to Xiao Jinxuan, even more refusing to say in his mouth:

"Miss Jinxuan, Qingping is already very touched that you are able to send each other five miles away, but I absolutely cannot accept this silver tael, because Geer, my Gu family has already let you down, how can I ask for this gift of silver tael?" , and taking money for nothing is definitely not what a gentleman does, so Miss Jinxuan should take it back quickly."

Seeing that the other party didn't reach out to pick it up, Gu Qingping was so anxious that he finally put the small box full of silver on the ground.

Seeing this, Xiao Jinxuan couldn't help snorting immediately, and pointed to the dilapidated carriage of the Gu family.

"When is Gu Qingping, why can't you let go of those pedantic ways of a gentleman? Although Xianyu and I didn't pursue the matter of falling off the cliff, the Holy Majesty also granted grace to forgive your Gu family's guilt, but Gu Shangshu is an official. Honest and honest, those courtiers who offended you, even though they couldn't put you to death, still asked for an order to search your Gu's mansion, and said that it was to imitate you. Now you are already a family, even if you are not afraid of hardship, don't you? You just have to bear with your own parents, sitting in such a carriage, eating and sleeping in the open, if they don’t eat well and don’t wear warm clothes, they won’t be able to rush back to their hometown with you.”

Following the direction Xiao Jinxuan pointed, Gu Qingping looked at his dilapidated carriage with a bitter expression.

And he also had to admit that the other party's words were indeed very reasonable, but the principles of life in his heart reminded him all the time that he should not accept favors from others for nothing. Immediately, this contradictory heart really troubled him up.

Seeing Gu Qingping's hesitant look, Xiao Jinxuan couldn't help but feel a little helpless, no wonder Zhou Xianyu wanted to call him a nerd, this kind of ruthless look that doesn't know how to change makes people worry for him.

In order to completely convince Gu Qingping, Xiao Jinxuan had no choice but to speak again:
"Mr. Gu, let's treat you as your elderly parents, who can endure hardships, but I heard that Mrs. Gu has been in a state of depression since she was released from the prison. I think it will be necessary to take medicine and see a doctor in the future, and all of these are inseparable from money. , you can endure a little bit of hardship, but the illness cannot be delayed, I, Xiao Jinxuan, have just said this, and you can make up your own mind whether to accept it or not."

If it were dilapidated carriages and horses, and a hard life, Gu Qingping wouldn't be able to violate the bottom line in his heart, but Madam Gu's illness had to make him clearly realize that their current situation really couldn't be separated from money at all.

Gu Qingping is a little pedantic, but he is also a person who can afford it and let it go.

Knowing that this small box of silver is the lifeline of his family, Gu Qingping immediately knelt down and picked up the small wooden box with both hands.

Seeing this, Xiao Jinxuan smiled, and was about to hand over the other things in the car for the Gu family to Gu Qingping one by one.

Suddenly seeing the other party, the movement of squatting down and holding the box paused, but the next moment, he landed on his knees and knocked his head in front of Xiao Jinxuan with a bang.

Then ignoring Xiao Jinxuan's surprised expression, Gu Qingping already had tears in his eyes, and said in a trembling voice:
"Jinxuan, your kindness, I, Gu Qingping, will never forget it in my life. Today I left Beijing early and the most ashamed person I dare not face is you, but I don't want you to wait here early to send me off. Especially this He Yinzi, you literally saved the lives of my parents. My Gu family should have owed you, but now you don't care about the past and extend your helping hand. If Jinxuan still has a chance in this life, I, Gu Qingping, will definitely pay you back. This kindness. But if we don't have the chance to meet again in this life, then in the next life, I will find you even if I do my best, so I must repay this great kindness."

As soon as he finished speaking, Gu Qingping was loud and kowtowed three times in a row, and he was such an imposing man of seven feet, he was sobbing so hard that he couldn't even cry.

Xiao Jinxuan, who watched this scene, felt very uncomfortable, and immediately helped her up, then frowned and said with emotion:

"You and I have kindness to each other, so you don't have to say those words of gratitude. In this wooden box, I have prepared 2000 silver and 50 taels of silver, and I also brought you five Old mountain ginseng, two Ganoderma lucidums that are more than [-] years old, and some nourishing herbs that are hard to find when you leave the capital, I think they will help Mrs. Gu's body."

Having said that, Xiao Jinxuan paused, looked at the other party's dilapidated carriage and the useless old horse, and said in a busy and careful way:
"In addition to these things, I think your carriage also needs to be replaced. In a while, you can help the two elders in the family to the carriage of my commander's mansion, and my carriage has the unique tiger totem of the Xiao family. It may not be all right, with my Xiao family's remaining prestige intimidating, it must be able to save a lot of trouble, you don't have to shirk this matter, just do everything as I say."

Then without giving Gu Qingping a chance to refuse, Xiao Jinxuan walked to the side of the official road, and said in her mouth:

"No matter what you say, Lu Qingge died because of me. If your parents see me, especially Mrs. Gu, it may aggravate her condition, so I'd better hide from the side and wait until you leave me. As for the carriage, you can say that it was arranged by Prince Rui, who specially sent the shadow guard Chi Ling to meet you. As for the totem of the Xiao family, it was deliberately disguised like this to ensure the safety of the journey. After all, His Highness Prince Rui It is not difficult to do this, if you explain it like this, you should be able to win the trust of your parents."

After explaining everything, Xiao Jinxuan really hid on the side of the official road, and hid behind a big tree. It was not until Chi Ling helped Gu Qingping, exchanged the carriages, and watched the Gu family leave. Came out again.

Watching Gu Qingping drive away in the carriage, Xiao Jinxuan couldn't help feeling a little more lonely in her heart.

After all, they have known each other for so long, and the other party has rescued her twice, saying that it is not uncomfortable at all, it is simply impossible.

Therefore, in a bad mood, I was afraid of Gu's family and left without saying goodbye, so I woke up Xiao Jinxuan who had rushed out early in the morning.

Now she was sleepy and tired, and her mood was still a little low, so she got into the dilapidated carriage left by the Gu family, and she closed her eyes and rested without saying a word.

As for Chi Ling, who was sitting outside the carriage driving the horse, she had a quiet personality, and felt that Xiao Jinxuan didn't want to be disturbed, so she just drove the carriage skillfully, without saying a word all the way.

But Xiao Jinxuan didn't want to be disturbed more and more. It happened that this early in the morning, on the official road that should have been extremely quiet, there were many shouts of killing.

And the small carriage that Xiao Jinxuan was riding in now, after walking forward for more than ten meters, collided with a dozen people who were fighting with each other.

The moment he saw the carriage, two of the wounded men picked up an unconscious man and approached the carriage.

Seeing that the situation was not right, Chi Ling wanted to drive the horse away, but the horse pulling the cart was too old and thin.

Shicai hurried on the road until it was okay, but when he got anxious, the old horse couldn't stand the whip, and after running a few steps, he stood still and panted heavily, no matter how Chi Ling drove him, he couldn't take a step opened.

And in such a short time, the three men who were obviously being hunted down came to the side of the car, and then said anxiously:

"Hurry up and give us the car, and you all leave here quickly, otherwise you will be accidentally injured by the group of people chasing us, and you will lose your life in vain."

Xiao Jinxuan, who had been in the car for a long time, noticed something was going on outside, and after hearing these words, she immediately said with a smile and sarcasm:
"You want to take my carriage, so why bother to tell me to run away? What's more, this old horse can't run fast at all. It won't work if you want to take the carriage and escape. And those people are chasing and killing you. What does it matter to me, Chi Ling continues on his way, don't pay attention to them, if anyone dares to approach the carriage, you should know better than me how to deal with it."

Hearing this, Chi Ling immediately held the soft whip in his hand, and then said with a gloomy expression:
"Miss, just sit down, whoever dares to disturb you, I will kill him with a whip."

As soon as he finished speaking, Chi Ling immediately stared at the changes around him with a vigilant expression, while driving forward slowly.

But at this moment, suddenly seven men in loose robes with braids on their heads also rushed over with long knives in their hands, and directly blocked the carriage.

Chi Ling was originally born in Jianghu, and she has seen many people of all kinds, but the few people who blocked her way were dressed too weirdly, she could tell at a glance that these people were definitely not natives of Da Zhou.

Clenching his fists slightly, Chi Ling raised his voice and said: "The heroes in front, we don't want to interfere with the grievances between you, so please make way for us, we don't interfere with the river water, how about it is convenient for each other."

(End of this chapter)