Poor Lady Chapter 79: Easy loading back to the city

Qi Surong dragged Yun Youzi onto the road softly, and the two hired an ox cart, bumping and driving towards the capital.

Along the way, Qi Su couldn't bear to look around, trying to find clues about Jin Yun's disappearance. Although she knew it was futile, it was better than burying her head in wild thoughts.

Yun Youzi leaned on the haystack, closed his eyes and rested his mind, but secretly pinched the fingers in his sleeve a few times, then opened his eyes and looked at Qi Surong beside him, then closed his eyes again, but after a while, he gave out a slight groan Snoring, fell asleep in the cold wind and bumps.

Qi Surong sincerely admires his master's way of life, the world is not as big as his heart. Seeing the sleeping master, Qi Surong also gradually calmed down, wrapped in a coat and squatting beside him, watching the way home, leisurely and silent.

The speed of the ox cart was very slow. It took her only five or six days to come, but it took seven or eight days to go back. Yun Youzi did not follow her into the city, but went to Yunwu Mountain where he lived in the previous life.

"Master, don't leave. My family has high-quality tea, which is unique to Yunwu Mountain. If you miss it, you will regret it."

"Go, go, why haven't you ever drunk tea?"

Qi Surong smiled, Yun Youzi stayed in Yunwu Mountain for several years, not only to save her, but also because there is unique Qingwu tea in the world on Yunwu Mountain. Qi Surong believes that as long as the master has tasted the Qingwu tea brewed by Bingquan, at least he is willing to wait until the new tea is released next year.

She looked in the direction of the capital, with hesitation on her face.

"What? Are there any difficulties?" Yun Youzi sat on the stone steps and asked casually.

Qi Surong squatted beside him and said: "I don't want some people to know that I'm back. My husband's life or death is unknown now, and it's thanks to them."

"Oh? Then what are your plans?"

Qi Surong thought for a moment, suddenly his eyes lit up, and then he stared at Yun Youzi intently.

Yun Youzi felt terrified when she saw her, and he knew with his toes that this girl was playing tricks on him again.

Sure enough, she said in the next moment: "Master, I know you must have a way!"

"What can I do?"

"I used to disguise myself as a man for the sake of convenience, but at that time I was still young, and outsiders couldn't see the flaws. After a year or two, my facial features and figure have all been opened. No matter how disguised I am, I'm afraid I can't hide it from others "Qi Surong said expectantly, "But now that I have met Master, I think this problem can be easily solved."

"You and I just met by chance, why do you seem to know this old man very well?" Yun Youzi was full of doubts.

Qi Surong said with a smile: "The first time I saw the master, God gave me a revelation. He told me that the old man in front of me is a lucky man, with a good knowledge of the past and the present. .”

"Stop flattering me, I don't like this." Yun Youzi raised his chin slightly and said, "Tell me, how do you want me to help you?"

Qi Surong first snickered a few times, and then said seriously: "Master, is there a way for you to disguise me as a man so that people can't see the flaws?"

Anyway, there is no need to worry about the debts. She can spend her whole life repaying the kindness she owes to her master.

Yun Youzi carefully sized Qi Surong a few times, stroked his beard and pondered, "It's all right."

"Really?" Surprise flashed in Qi Surong's eyes.

"It's just... if you want to be flawless, you have to suffer."

"I'm not afraid."

Yun Youzi stared at her for a while, finally nodded and said: "Okay, the old man has a crush on you little lady, so I will help you."

Qi Surong got up and bowed deeply: "Thank you, Master."

Five days later, a fifteen or sixteen-year-old boy walked out of the wooden house where Yun Youzi temporarily lived. "He" has thick eyebrows and big eyes, bright eyes, and slightly dark skin. Although he is dressed in simple clothes, he has a good temperament. After changing her appearance, Qi Surong's appearance is only a third of the same as before, without the femininity of a woman and a little more heroic spirit of a man. Her height is considered quite tall among women, and although her frame is a little slender, she looks like she is only fifteen or sixteen years old, which is normal.

"Zhuo Fan" has not shown up for more than a year. It is not surprising that her appearance has changed a little. The voice, from the outline of the facial features to the Adam's apple, unless someone peeled off her clothes and found her corset, there is absolutely no abnormality.

For this reason, she took a medicinal bath for three consecutive days, which turned her skin all black. The facial appearance was also modified by the master with a unique acupuncture technique. The Adam's apple in the neck protruded, and the voice became deep, but every time he spoke, he felt a dull pain.

"This disguise can last for a long time, but you just remember to take care of your throat every ten days, so that it won't change in the future." Yun Youzi reminded.

"Thank you, Master." Qi Surong hugged him, but kept silent.

Farewell to master, Qi Surong went down Yunwu Mountain. A few days ago, she had asked someone to bring a message to Gu Yufeng, telling him that she would meet him soon, and agreed on a meeting place.

When Qi Surong arrived at the appointed place, Gu Yufeng had already been waiting here for two days.

When he saw Qi Surong for the first time, he didn't recognize him at all. He just felt that this person looked a bit like his sister-in-law, so he took a few more glances. It wasn't until Qi Surong opened his mouth to reveal his identity that he showed a surprised expression and went up and down in disbelief. look at her.

"It's amazing!" Gu Yufeng walked around Qi Surong in amazement.

"Okay, now is not the time to sigh." Qi Surong sat on the chair and asked, "I asked you to pay attention to Feng Zhan's movements before, did you find anything?"

Gu Yufeng's face darkened, and he replied: "Feng Zhan only returned to Feng's house seven days ago, and he has been claiming that he is not sick. I suspect that the matter of the elder brother has nothing to do with him, or he has already put the elder brother..."

"No!" Qi Surong immediately denied, "I believe that Jin Yun must still be alive!"

Gu Yufeng nodded and said, "I also believe that elder brother is still alive. Sister-in-law, what are your plans for the future?"

"I will temporarily stay in the capital as Zhuo Fan and secretly investigate Jin Yun's affairs. As long as I don't show up, the Gu family and the Qi family will not be implicated."

"They're all in the same family, why don't they get involved?" Gu Yufeng secretly admired the thin but extremely strong woman in front of him.

"By the way, during our absence, how is your family doing? Does your father-in-law know about this?"

"How dare I tell my father?" Gu Yufeng said helplessly, "With my father's temper, if he found out that elder brother was missing, everyone would have to make a fuss. You also know that the business of the family depends entirely on elder brother alone. Reasonable, if the people below know that something happened to big brother, they may cause some trouble."

"Oh? What's the current situation of Gujia Store?"

"This...?" Gu Yufeng rubbed his nose and struggled, "I'm really not interested in this. I feel dizzy when I see those account books, so I don't care much about it."

Qi Surong frowned, and said, "How about this, you will bring the account books to Yingshu Pavilion in the future, I will go there on the fifteenth of every month, and I can check the accounts for you by the way."

"That's great!" Gu Yufeng clapped his hands and laughed as if relieved.

"I will rent a private house in the city to live temporarily. You don't usually come to the private house to look for me. If you have anything to do, leave me a letter at Yingshu Pavilion."

"Is Xu Chen completely trustworthy?" Gu Yufeng asked, "He knows your identity?"

Qi Surong nodded: "I knew it a long time ago."

Among the people she has known in her two lifetimes, Yun Youzi and Xu Chen are the two most special ones. The former has the grace of rebuilding her, needless to say. Although the latter had no chance to get acquainted in the previous life, he has been famous for a long time. Xu Chen knows how to enjoy life best, but he also regards money as dung. He can bargain with peddlers for a penny or two, and he can also spend a lot of money for disaster victims. He has a free-spirited and generous personality, he doesn't care about the eyes of the world, since he took her into his family back then, he would not abandon her.

Qi Surong's gratitude to him cannot be expressed in words, only Chi-sincerity treats him.

Gu Yufeng talked with Qi Surong for a while, then left more than one hundred taels of bank notes, and left in a hurry.

Qi Surong first rented a private house according to the plan, and then contacted the people in the digital group to let them monitor the movements of the Feng family and search for Jin Yun's whereabouts on a large scale.

A few days later, she came to Yingshu Pavilion as Zhuo Fan, and Xu Chen was quite relieved to see her return safely.

Qi Surong didn't hide anything from him, she told the whole story of what happened recently, and at the end, she said worriedly: "The poison on Jin Yun's body won't last long, even if he wasn't killed, I'm afraid it will be very dangerous now."

Xu Chen stroked his chin and thought for a moment, then said, "Don't worry, I'll find someone to help you investigate this matter."

"Who are you looking for?"

"A policeman." Xu Chen replied, "This person has retired for many years and is good at tracking and tracing. Ask him to check around the place where the incident happened. Maybe he can find Mr. Gu's whereabouts."

"If that's the case, I'll leave it up to you, sir." Qi Surong bowed.

"There's no need to be too polite." Xu Chen waved his hand and said again, "By the way, those three boys have sent you letters during your absence." As he spoke, he took out a few letters from the drawer The letter, hand it to Qi Surong.

"Unexpectedly, you have known each other for a short time, but your friendship is not shallow. They seem to be quite convinced of you."

Qi Surong counted and there were dozens of letters. In the letter, they briefly introduced their respective recent situations, and then cryptically asked her about the situation in the DPRK and China. Now the capital is undercurrents and turbulent, the emperor and the eight princes are in the same situation, fighting with great joy, even the court is in chaos.

Sun Junxuan and Huang Zheng have both been transferred out, so they will not be affected too much, but Ji Yun is still in the cabinet. Although he acts low-key, it will inevitably be affected. Among these more than ten letters, there is only one letter from Ji Yun, and the content is very short. In the middle, she asked whether the reason why she did not participate in the scientific examination back then was that she had already expected the current situation?

Qi Surong smiled wryly to herself, it seemed that the three of them really regarded her as a divinator who could predict the future.

But when it comes to scientific examinations, she has to remind Subao that it is best to stay at home for the past two years and refrain from participating in scientific examinations for now, so as not to harm Chiyu. The two things she is most concerned about now are the safety of her family and the whereabouts of Jin Yun.

Leaving Yingshu Pavilion, Qi Surong returned to his residence and stayed up all night. On a winter night, it was bitingly cold, wrapped in a quilt, silently praying for Jin Yun.

In the following time, Qi Surong helped Gu Yufeng take care of the business while searching for Jin Yun's whereabouts.

As time passed, the hope in her heart became more and more elusive. The poison on Jin Yun's body has long passed its onset period...

"Woo..." The sound of firecrackers came from outside the house, the New Year is coming, every house is decorated with lanterns and festoons, only Qi Surong is weeping.

No, as long as she doesn't see Jin Yun's body for a day, she firmly believes that he is still alive, and she can't give up hope.

Qi Surong wiped away her tears, took a deep breath, straightened her expression, got up and opened the window, looking at the street outside the courtyard wall. The sky is snowing, and the streets are full of people who are busy buying new year's goods.

Suddenly, a familiar figure slowly walked by, Qi Surong opened his eyes wide, leaned out, but could only see the back of that person.

She immediately ran out of the house, rushed to the street, and quickly chased in that direction, but she couldn't find the figure again.

Is it Jinyun? Was that person Jin Yun just now? Qi Surong stood in the crowd, as if she was alone in the world. If Jin Yun really came back, Gu Yufeng would definitely come to inform her. If not, her chaotic search would be useless.

Just as she was about to go back, she suddenly heard a "stop", and then she was stopped by a person, and when she looked up, it was Feng Zhan.

"Zhuofan?" He hesitated to call out "his" name, "Are you Zhuofan?"

When Qi Surong saw him, he couldn't hide his anger. She lowered her eyes and said coldly: "Young master, you have mistaken the person."

"Really?" Feng Zhan looked at her appearance carefully, shook his head and said, "No, I didn't admit my mistake, you are Zhuo Fan." There is no second man in the world who looks so similar to Su Rong. Although the appearance is only three points, but the temperament is seven points.

"So what? Did Zhuo Fan offend Mr. Feng?"

"What's wrong with you? Why are you so alienated from me?" Feng Zhan asked a little puzzled.

Qi Surong felt strange, glanced at him, and felt that the Feng Zhan in front of him seemed to be a little different, without the evil and sycophant that made people feel chills before.

"If Master Feng has nothing else to do, I will take my leave." Qi Surong cupped her fists casually, turned around and left, if she stayed any longer, she was afraid that she could not help revealing her identity and questioned him about Jin Yun's whereabouts.

Feng Zhan has been recuperating at home during this period of time and has not gone out, but it seems that he secretly sent many people to look for something. Qi Surong guessed that he was looking for her, or she and Jin Yun. If it was the latter, there might be something else wrong with Jin Yun's disappearance. She is still not completely sure that it was him who did it. After all, he was also seriously injured at the time, so he might not have the energy to set up a trap to ambush Jin Yun. But other than him, Qi Surong really couldn't think of anyone else who would put Jinyun to death.

No matter what, she must hide her identity, and Feng Zhan must not know that Zhuo Fan is Qi Surong.

"Where do you live? I'll see you off." Feng Zhan followed.

"No need." Qi Surong quickened his pace.

"Zhuo Fan." Feng Zhan took her arm, "Aren't we friends? Why do you always reject me?"

Qi Surong stopped, looked at him and said, "Friend? Friends don't make things difficult for others."

"I just want to send you off, so where do you start?"

"I said that there is a reason why I don't need to send it. Haven't you considered whether others have embarrassments?"

Feng Zhan was silent, let go of his hand, and said in a low voice: "Sorry, it's me, Meng Lang, so let's see you another day."

Feng Zhan turned around and walked towards his carriage.

Qi Surong looked at him, and found that his walking posture seemed a little weird. Could it be that the injury hasn't healed yet? After watching for a long while, Qi Surong laughed at himself, why did he care about him?

Shaking her head, she turned and left.

At this moment, Feng Zhan turned his head again, watched "him" drifting away, his expression froze, and he said to the guard beside him: "Follow up and find out where he lives."

The guard bowed and immediately took orders to leave.

Feng Zhan stepped into the carriage and thought to himself. For some reason, he couldn't help but want to get close to Zhuo Fan when he saw Zhuo Fan. Because of Su Rong or because of "him".

He touched his injured thigh, the wound was still painful, his mind was full of Su Rong's resentful expression and her fleeing back. Feng Zhan raised his hand and rubbed the center of his brows, wondering what was wrong with him? Why do such absurd things? Now that both Su Rong and Gu Jinyun are missing, life and death are unknown, the guilt in his heart is beyond words, and he doesn't know who to confide in.

Gu Jinyun once said that his life would last only one month, but afterward he found out that this was just a threat. Gu Jinyun never thought of killing him, but just wanted to exchange the antidote with him. But I really gave him a deadly poison. Now counting the time, he is probably dead...

Feng Zhan closed his eyes. In terms of emotion, he lost; in terms of character, he lost completely. What qualifications do he have to compete with him?

No matter what, he must find a way to find them and apologize to them personally.

Qi Surong returned to her residence, thinking to herself that this place is not suitable for staying for a long time, she has to change her residence. But near the end of the year, it is hard to find a house, so let's wait for a few more days.

New Year's Eve, family reunion, harmony and beauty.

Qi Surong sat alone on the steps, holding a bottle of warm wine, looking at the snow falling in the sky.

I remember two years ago on the New Year's Eve, Jin Yun quietly came to Qi's house in the middle of the night to enjoy the snow and watch the night with her. The two sat on the stone steps, eating sweet pastries, and their figures were close to each other.

He said: "I will spend with you every year from now on."

"You promised me to spend it with me every year..." Qi Surong pressed his forehead to the body of the bottle, his eyes blurred by tears. She has been relying on that slim hope to hold on, looking forward to Jin Yun's safe return.

But Jin Yun, where are you? Is it all right? If it's all right, why is there no news at all? Don't leave me so cruelly...

At this moment, there was a sudden sound of footsteps next to his ear, Qi Surong was startled, and suddenly raised his head, a man walking on snow appeared in his hazy vision.

Qi Surong threw away the wine bottle, rushed over without hesitation, and hugged the person tightly, almost using all her strength.

She leaned against the man's arms, absorbing the warmth from his body, and tears drenched his skirt.

Jin Yun, if this is a dream, then don't wake up, stay with her, and don't go anywhere.