You have asked for permission to marry, why should I restrain myself?

Chapter 275 Escape

When Zhao Zihe heard Lin Yanzhi's words, a smile appeared on his lips, and his eyes were full of excitement to kill.

"Yes, Your Highness, I promise to eradicate all of them except for those two!"

Lin Yanzhi met his eyes, like two poisonous snakes who had discovered each other, forming a tacit understanding to hunt all prey.

Lin Yanzhi also curled the corners of his lips, waved his hand, and said:

"Go! Go and enjoy the killing!"

The wind blew, and he seemed to smell the scent of blood.

Heavy snow began to fall from the sky again. Lin Yanzhi raised his head and looked at the white sky with sharp eyes.

The weather in Anguo should change...

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After Ning Yi rescued Madam Lin and Lin Wan, Lin Yanzhi issued an order in the name of Duke Lin to find the missing Miss Lin and Madam Lin at all costs. At this moment, all the border checkpoints were heavily guarded, and portraits of Madam Lin and Lin Wan were posted everywhere.

Ning Yi's portrait was also among them, but his identity became the bandit who kidnapped Mrs. Lin and Lin Wan.

Mrs. Lin and Lin Wan were staying in a dilapidated temple at the moment, sitting around a fire, and had no idea what was happening outside.

This was Lin Wan's first time working in such a field, and he was not used to it at all.

As soon as they came out of that unknown place, Ning Yi brought them to this abandoned temple. She hadn't taken a bath for more than ten days, and her body was smelly and foul.

She just wanted to find a place to take a hot bath, she couldn't stand it anymore.

Madam Lin was better off. When she followed Duke Lin as a military wife, Duke Lin took good care of her most of the time, but in many emergencies, it was common for her to not take a bath for ten days or half a month.

She saw that Lin Wan was uncomfortable and said:

"Just bear with it for a while. This is a special period. It will be fine when we get to the coast."

Lin Wan nodded and took out the baked steamed buns to share with Mrs. Lin. Since Ning Yi was not at home, he placed his buns farther away from the fire and kept them warm so that they could be eaten when he came back.

"Mother, why don't we just go back to Beizhou City? Since we already know that my eldest brother is not my biological brother, shouldn't we go back and inform my father? I don't know what the situation is like in Beizhou City now."

Mrs. Lin's eyes flashed with worry. In fact, she didn't understand Ning Yi's intention, but:

"Since the young master said that it was Zhao Zhao who asked him to take us to the coast, then let's go to the coast! Zhao Zhao must have his reasons for doing so."

Lin Wan was still a little worried and said:

"But what if Father missed this news, mistakenly believed in Big Brother, or was tricked by Big Brother? Since he has already set up this trap and kidnapped us blatantly, it means that he has made all the preparations. I am afraid that Father and Third Brother..."

Mrs. Lin pursed her lips, somewhat unsure of what to do.

There are so many twists and turns in this story, and they know so little about it.

Reason told her that she should listen to Lin Zhaoyue, but emotionally she was very worried that something might happen to Duke Lin.

"How about this, mother! We will split up into two groups. I will try to get back to Beizhou City to inform my father. You and Guard Ning will go back to the coast first. If everything goes well, I will send a letter to the coast."

"But Wanwan, we don't know what's going on outside. If we go out rashly, will we..."

Mrs. Lin couldn't hide her worry in her eyes.

"It's okay, mother. I'll be careful."

Lin Wan said this, finished the steamed bun in his hand, and then smeared his face with ashes.

Before Lin Wan left, Madam Lin took off all the bracelets on her hands and the hairpins on her head and handed them to her, admonishing her:

"If you find anything wrong, evacuate immediately, understand? Make sure you are safe first!"

Lin Wan nodded and hugged Mrs. Lin goodbye.

As Lin Wan walked along, he realized that the inspection was very strict.

There are many checkpoints on the official road.

The soldiers carefully checked and interrogated passers-by, examining their license plates and luggage. Anyone who looked suspicious would be immediately detained for further investigation.

On both sides of the pipeline, patrol teams shuttled back and forth, vigilantly watching the movements around them.

She knew that the border used to be Lin Kaiji's territory, and she couldn't be sure that those people were all his people.

Lin Wan didn't dare to take it lightly, and started walking as soon as he noticed something was wrong from a distance.

She changed the water route again, but as soon as she arrived at the ferry, she saw a number of soldiers guarding the ferry from afar. They checked the passing ships and passengers one by one, and any impatient passengers were forced down by them. The scene was very scary.

Lin Wan's heart skipped a beat. She had been at the border for two years and had never seen security so tight.

It seems that the water route is not feasible, so the only way is the small road.

In many places, only local residents know the small paths, so the defenses are generally much looser.

There are many illegal residents who do not have license plates or have lost their license plates and will look for them to take them into the city.

Just as Lin Wan was about to leave, he heard a voice saying:

"Let's go to Pusong! Let's go to Pusong! Is anyone going to Pusong?"

Pusong was the first stop she would pass on her way to Beizhou City.

Lin Wan turned around and saw a gentle-looking woman wearing coarse linen clothes, carrying a one-year-old child on her back, shouting there.

The two looked at each other. Just as Lin Wan was about to speak, the woman glanced at her, then gently looked away and continued to shout:

"Let's go to Pusong! Let's go to Pusong! Is anyone going to Pusong?"

When the woman passed by her, Lin Wan reached out and grabbed her, saying:

"You're going to Pusong, right? How much does it cost? How do we get there?"

Lin Wan hadn't changed his clothes or taken a bath for more than ten days. In addition, he had been fleeing all the way and had smeared dust on his face. At this moment, he looked no different from a beggar.

There was a flash of disdain in the woman's eyes. Who was this beggar? How dare he touch her?

Just as she was about to push Lin Wan's hand away, Lin Wan moved and a few low muffled sounds came out of her bag.

Her ears are most sensitive to the sounds of gold and silver.

The disdain in his eyes was instantly replaced by a smile.

"Miss, the toll for us to take the small road is a bit expensive, it costs one or two taels of silver."

Lin Wan had no cash on her, so she took out a gold hairpin from her bag and said:

"When you bring me to Pusong, this will be yours."

When the woman saw the golden hairpin, her eyes suddenly lit up.

One could tell at first glance that the hairpin was made of top-grade gold.

The hairpin is a blooming peony with overlapping petals, which is very lifelike. The edges of the petals are inlaid with small round pearls.

The pistil is a dazzling ruby, bright and eye-catching. The ruby ​​is surrounded by fine gold threads, which are intertwined to form an exquisite pattern.

The details of the pattern on the hairpin are very exquisite, and every line is clearly visible and very smooth. It is obviously a valuable item and only owned by wealthy families.

But how could she, a little beggar, have such valuable items?

The woman was puzzled and looked at Lin Wan carefully again. Only then did she realize that no matter how dirty her face was, her facial features were very delicate, and her small figure was very alluring just by looking at her.

If this were sold, it could fetch a lot of money, not to mention she still had the gold hairpin in her hand.

And based on her intuition over the years, there must be good things in the small bag she was holding.

The woman was thinking in her mind, but she didn't show it on her face.

She restrained the greed in her eyes, neither too enthusiastic nor too cold, with a smile on her face, but it made people feel comfortable just right, neither offensive nor alert.

"Young lady, this hairpin is worth more than one or two taels of silver. We in this business also need word of mouth. How about this! When you get to Pusong, you can exchange this hairpin for silver and give it to me."

When Lin Wan heard what the woman said, she relaxed her guard a lot. She nodded, and her face became more gentle.

"Oh, right, because it takes time to go back and forth, we can only run back and forth three times a day. We need to gather ten people before we can leave. It will probably take a while. Are you in a hurry, girl?"

No matter how anxious Lin Wan was, he could only pretend not to be anxious. He was afraid that others would notice his intention, so he said:

"It would be best if I could get there at noon. I'm here to stay with my relatives and I want to have lunch at their house at noon."

Lin Wan lied, thinking that if she said she had connections there, they wouldn't cheat her or anything.

But that woman had met so many people, how could she not see what Lin Wan was thinking.

If she really has someone at Pu Song's place, she should be talking about someone coming to pick her up.

The woman smiled and said, "I understand."

"Well, okay, then girl, how about waiting for a while on the bullock cart over there?"

"Row."

The woman took Lin Wan to their ox cart. When she arrived, there were already three women there.

They didn't seem to know each other and were asking each other information, such as their names and where they were from.

As soon as Lin Wan approached, those people looked at her like a beggar, smelled the bad smell on her body, and consciously moved away from her.

Lin Wan noticed their disdain and did not try to get close to them. He just stood aside and waited quietly.

One of the women spoke up:

"What's wrong with Aunt Huang? Why did you bring a beggar here?"

Aunt Huang looked at the woman who had spoken and said:

"Can you speak? What beggar? I am a girl from a good family. It's not easy for us to come out here. Please show some understanding for each other."

When the woman heard Aunt Huang say this, she stopped talking and looked at Lin Wan, sizing him up.

"A girl from a good family? I can't tell."

They disliked Lin Wan's stink, and Lin Wan also disliked the low-quality perfume on their bodies.

Her stare made Lin Wan uncomfortable, so he stopped looking at her and moved his gaze away.

The woman clicked her tongue, exchanged a glance with the woman next to her, and made a gesture toward Aunt Huang.

Lin Wan knew nothing about all this.

Aunt Huang nodded at her, then turned her head to Lin Wan and said:

"Then wait for me here for a moment, girl. I'll go call a few people."

Lin Wan nodded.

The uncle driving the ox cart was huddled by the fire. Lin Zhaoyue couldn't see his face clearly. The three women next to him were chatting.

"Why are the inspections so strict recently? It's inconvenient to do anything."

"Yes, it's much stricter! But I heard that it was because the bandits killed the general and kidnapped the Duke's wife and daughter. The Duke was furious and searched the whole country."