After three years of slavery, the entire mansion begged me for forgiveness

In fact, Qiao Nian was very reluctant to recall the past. In Lin Yuan's view, those were the fifteen years when Qiao Nian was pampered and pampered.

But for Qiao Nian, every happy moment in those fifteen years has now become a knife. Whenever she thinks of it, it will cut her heart hard.

She was already covered in wounds, and she didn't want her heart to become dripping with blood.

But at this moment, the floodgates of memory were opened, and the once happy scenes came flooding in like a tidal wave.

Qiao Nian's eyes suddenly turned red, and the tip of her nose became extremely sour.

But she didn't want Mr. Lin to look at her like this.

So she lowered her head, as if studying the cup in her hand, as if nothing had happened.

However, he still couldn't help but ask, "If Lin Yuan had never appeared, if I were still the daughter of the Marquis Mansion, would Lord Lin still be willing to let me exchange for Prince Ming?"

The soft words fell, only to be replaced by a long silence.

In fact, Qiao Nian regretted it after asking this question.

She felt extremely ridiculous.

Why should she pursue a hypothetical answer?

Lin Yuan has appeared, and she is not the daughter of the Hou Mansion. Naturally, Lord Lin is willing to use her life to exchange for the glory of the entire Hou Mansion!

Thinking of this, a smile appeared on her lips, both self-deprecating and wry.

Marquis Lin didn't speak again from beginning to end, and even in the end he looked away and looked at the dark sky outside.

But the way Qiao Nian lowered his head and smiled bitterly had already been deeply imprinted in his mind unknowingly, and he couldn't get rid of it.

I don’t know how long it took, but Xiao Heng also entered the room.

At this time, he had already changed into a boy's outfit, but...

Qiao Nian frowned slightly and looked Xiao Heng up and down, "Are you sure you want to accompany me like this?"

He has a strong body, and even wearing the clothes of a boy can't hide the strong aura on his body.

She didn't even look good, how could those bandits not see it?

In fact, Xiao Heng also felt that his appearance was not good enough, so he came specially to let Qiao Nian take a look.

He was afraid that he wouldn't be able to accompany her.

But those bandits all had extraordinary skills. Even if Qiao Nian had just learned a few moves, he still couldn't be a match for those bandits.

After thinking for a while, he said, "I can go to the Ministry of Internal Affairs to transfer people."

There are several masters beside the emperor who are not inferior to him in martial arts and are dedicated to protecting the emperor's safety.

But just because they needed to be close to the body, their lifeblood was cut off and they were sent to the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

Most of these people have been training since they were children.

Because of this, they are all petite in stature and do not look like martial arts practitioners.

Even because he is from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, he looks like a slave at first glance.

only……

Xiao Heng couldn't help but frowned when he thought of the faces of those people.

Those people are all so cunning, with cunning and calculation in their brows and eyes.

But now apart from them, he couldn't think of any other candidates.

Therefore, he sent the letter to the palace after all.

Unexpectedly, before the people in the palace arrived, the governor of Jingzhao came first.

He came to deliver a message for the bandits.

"The bandit covered his face and shot the note on the gate with an arrow. Although the minister immediately sent people to chase him, he did not catch up."

Xiao Heng did not respond. He took the note from Jingzhao Prefecture and opened it. There were only three words on it: Buzhou Mountain.

The governor of Jingzhao was startled, "Buzhou Mountain is ten miles away, and I have to pay for it at this time. I'm afraid I won't be able to make it in time!"

"Go now, hurry up and we should be in time." Qiao Nian said in a deep voice.

However, there is no news from the palace yet.

Ningshuang couldn't help but stepped forward, "Miss, I'll go with you! I'm very strong and will be able to protect you at the critical moment!"

You can't let the lady go alone!

Qiao Nian felt a warmth in her heart and reached out to touch Ningshuang's cheek, "Those bandits are extremely vicious people. If you, a woman, fall into their hands, the consequences will be disastrous. Be good, and you stay in the house."

"But... Miss is also a woman!" Ningshuang's cry was like a heavy hammer, hitting Mr. Lin's heart hard.

Yes, Nian Nian is also a woman!

What would happen to a woman if she fell into their hands?

Marquis Lin has never thought about this issue.

only……

Nothing can happen to Prince Ming!

Just at this moment, someone finally came to the palace.

There were five eunuchs in total, all of them slim and petite, and two of them looked even thinner than Qiao Nian.

So much so that Qiao Nian was a little doubtful, could they really protect her and Prince Ming?

But Xiao Heng seemed to trust them. He glanced at them and said solemnly to Qiao Nian, "The bandits are only allowed to have one person accompanying them. You choose one!"

Qiao Nian couldn't make a good choice. In her opinion, none of the five were reliable.

So, he pointed his finger and said, "Just him!"

The selected young eunuch came forward and saluted Qiao Nian, "My servant Xiao Luzi will do his best to protect the safety of His Highness King Ming."

He is protecting His Highness King Ming, not her.

Qiao Nian took a deep breath, responded lightly, and took the lead in getting on his horse.

But he didn't know why, seeing her such a dashing movement, Mr. Lin's heart suddenly jumped.

Seeing that Qiao Nian was about to ride away, he finally couldn't help but stepped forward and called, "Nian Nian!"

Qiao Nian's heart trembled and she turned to look at Mr. Lin.

Their eyes met, looking at Lord Lin who once protected her under his wings, Qiao Nian couldn't say a word.

And Lord Lin seemed to be strangled by something. He had thousands of words to say, but only four words came out of his mouth, "Be careful."

"Yeah." Qiao Nian responded softly, and then shouted, "Go!"

Then he left.

Before midnight, Qiao Nian and Xiao Luzi finally arrived at Buzhou Mountain.

However, the bandit's note did not specify the specific location of Buzhou Mountain, so Qiao Nian and Xiao Luzi could only ride slowly at the foot of the mountain.

The moonlight was not bright tonight, not to mention that at this time, even the birds, beasts and insects in the mountains had gone to sleep. There was no sound around, and it was dead silent.

Qiao Nian was a little scared after all. She couldn't help but ask, "Xiao Luzi, why don't we wait here!"

Don't go any further. The forest ahead is darker and quieter.

But after the voice fell, Qiao Nian did not get a response.

A feeling of uneasiness surged up in her, and she couldn't help but look back, but there was only a horse behind her, and no trace of Xiao Luzi.