C2 Meeting with Bandits

The sun on the carriage seemed to have lost its day and night. Lin Qingqian did not know what had happened outside and spent her days sleeping.

Lin Qingqian guessed that it was time for everything to awaken. She opened the window and wanted to change her mood.

However, there was not a trace of green outside the carriage. The branches were bare and did not show any signs of sprouting new leaves. The earth seemed to be splitting apart. The cracks were greedily looking at the sky for water.

The place where the car drove past was filled with yellow soil. She choked until tears flowed out of her eyes. She had no choice but to quickly lower the curtain in front of the window.

"Miss, we are not far from Qinzhou. It is the end of the day when we cannot sleep peacefully in this carriage." Qinn could not hide the joy on her face.

The carriage suddenly stopped at this moment. If Qinn did not tightly hold onto the young lady, Lin Qingqian almost fell out.

"Did something happen outside?" Qinn poked her head out of the car and asked the driver in front of her. Before she could finish, she realized something was wrong. In front of the carriage, there were a few men with machetes in their hands. These men looked at the carriage with eyes full of desire.

Qinn let out a "Ya" sound and retreated back into the carriage in fright.

"I drove this road and I planted this tree. If you want to live from now on, you have to buy money for me. " All the people passing by are in the same market. "I am not unreasonable. The number of carriages is this." The man with the back of a tiger and the waist of a bear reached out his finger and waved it in front of Qinn.

"What?!" Qinn was shocked when she saw it. She could not help but cover her purse tightly, "Then the two of us cars will be taken away by you two."

After all, this was not like the days in the Shang Shu Residence. They did not have much savings to begin with. Now, they had to save money for each copper coin.

"Hey, yo," the man said excitedly at this moment. Right, then give us a few taels!"

They were not in a hurry. They just lined up on the road and blocked Qinn and the others' path.

It was impossible to force their way in. Qinn's face turned pale. "Why are you still lying in broad daylight? Open your eyes and take a good look. Where is the tree around here?"

"Hey, you are a talkative girl. Where did all this nonsense come from? Grandpa, I've been here for so many years, but I've never met anyone who wants to pass without paying. If you don't want to pay, do you want me to do it myself? "

Qinn was in a deadlock with the bandits outside when she suddenly heard Lin Qingqian's calm voice from the carriage.

"This world is not like the past. It is not so easy to do anything. They just want two taels of silver to give to them. " Mountain thieves only occupy the mountain as their king. They rely on the mountain to eat the mountain. It is likely that they have no other choice but to come out and rob the money. As long as they don't do anything to silence them, it would be reasonable for them to do something that goes against the laws of heaven. "

Lin Qingqian heard their conversation clearly. No matter what, money was a worldly possession. The longer they spent here, the more disadvantageous it was to them.

However, it was the first time she had seen the bandits collect the toll reasonably. She actually thought that they were serious and interesting. Not only did they not forcefully detain the carriage, but they also demanded that they hand over all their belongings.

Lin Qingqian pinched her nose and could not help but be amused by this group of interesting mountain bandits.

"This..." Qinn's hand did not leave her purse for even a moment. The contents of the purse were not much.

"Miss..." She seemed to want to haggle for a bit. Although she understood the logic behind it, it was a little too simple to give silver taels to such a bandit for nothing.

These bandits were not bad to begin with. In fact, they even had a kind heart. If it wasn't for the current situation forcing them, they might not have walked into this line of work. Seeing that Lin Qingqian was so happy, they no longer forced themselves to stand in the driveway and spoke in a friendly tone.

"Miss is indeed a sensible person. But judging from her accent, she doesn't sound like a local. It's not easy to go out. We won't make things difficult for you if you guys are happy. "It's just that it's a rare opportunity. I wonder where the girl came from, and why she came to such a desolate place?"

The smile on Lin Qingqian's lips grew wider. She did not expect that her words would attract the attention of the bandits to reminisce about old times.

The old uncle who was driving the carriage did not know that his mistress had returned to normal. When he heard her words just now, he was so shocked that he could not close his mouth.

"Well, even if I say it, you might not believe me. If you are really curious, open it yourself and take a look." She reached out her hand and threw the imperial edict to the bandits in front of her.

A normal person would not casually throw the Imperial Decree around. Qinn was completely confused by the young lady's actions. It was the first time those bandits had seen the Imperial Decree. One of them caught it quickly and felt that the golden silk cloth was like a hot potato. He did not know what to do with it.

"Big Brother Yue, could it be some hidden weapon?" A tall and thin bandit was curious about what was inside when the person called Brother Yue squeezed his way through the crowd. Yue Jin impatiently pushed him away and rolled his eyes at him.

"Borrowing their courage, they wouldn't dare to play tricks in front of their grandfathers. Get up, it's your turn to see." Yue Jin was also a little upset by Lin Qingqian's actions. He asked enthusiastically why there was such a good cloth bag thrown out.

"Have you seen the world?" Qinn met Second Manager's eyes and was somewhat dismissive.

Yue Jin first held the Imperial Decree and shook it for a long time. When he saw that there was nothing inside, he looked closer and found that there were some elegant handwriting on the satin that he did not know. In terms of fighting skills, in terms of reading words, he only knew how to write his own name.

"What are you looking at? Get Qin Yulan over here, do you have any discerning eyes?" In order to hide his embarrassment, Yue Jin glared at his companion who was watching the show.

The bandits did not dare to neglect Yue Jin's instructions. They were afraid that they would be scolded again if they took another step forward. A path opened up in the crowd. A handsome, angular man walked out from within. Qin Yuran was a famous scholar in the past. He was also the most knowledgeable person in the village besides Great Master. He recognized the imperial edict in his brother's hand before he even walked up to him. With some doubts in his heart, he quickened his pace.

Qin Yuran looked in front of him. It turned out that the Imperial Decree only stated that this girl surnamed Lin had committed a grave mistake and was sent to Qinzhou. Since it had nothing to do with his territory, his heart gradually relaxed.

"Where did the Imperial Decree come from?" Qin Yulan asked.

"I just asked the girls on the carriage where they came from, and why did they come here, so she threw out the yellow silk." Although Yue Jin couldn't read, he felt that the silk was very valuable. It was too much of a waste to use it to write a verbal edict or something.

"Is this Miss Lin on the carriage?"

"That's right."

Qin Yuran did not want to have too much interaction with the young lady in the Shang Residence. He did not have a good impression of the person in the position and did not have any interest in it.

"We've arrived at Qinzhou not far ahead of us. I think it's better for you to stay here and buy some money before hurrying on your way."

"Qinn, why aren't you going to follow this man's instructions and share the silver with everyone?" Although Lin Qingqian did not know what kind of person was standing outside, she did not hear any intention of making things difficult for Qin Yuran. This group of bandits was indeed interesting.

When Qin Yuran heard the female voice coming from the carriage, she did not dare to say it was the sound of nature, but it was clear and pleasant to hear. He was slightly stunned. Thinking about how this lady was reasonable and had such a pleasant voice, the crime in the imperial edict was probably just an excuse to let Miss Lin leave the Shangshu Residence.

Qinn's appearance also attracted a lot of interest. He had seen plenty of fat and thin Servant Girl, but this was the first one with such a stubborn temper.

"Here you go." Qinn seemed to have suffered some grievance as she pouted and reached her hand in front of Yue Jin. Seeing that Lin Qingqian did not react, Yue Jin unceremoniously took the silver two from his hand with a smile.

He turned his head and waved his hand, indicating for everyone to disperse.

"Everyone, it is not difficult for us to thank you in our hearts. Lin Qingqian thanks in her heart." Lin Qingqian would not stay here any longer. She knew that the bandits and the government had been irreconcilable for many years. She did not expect the other party to be able to do anything friendly.

"Qinn, let's hurry." She said to Servant Girl.

Qinn turned around and returned to the carriage. She told the driver in front of her, "Old uncle, let's go."

The coachman replied and whipped the horses again. The two horses ran very fast and raised a cloud of dust.

Seeing Lin Qingqian's carriage leaving, the bandits were still in a daze. Seeing that the horse carriage was in shambles, Qin Yulan could not help but have some doubts in his heart.

Although Qinzhou was remote, it was not to the extent where it was isolated from the rest of the world. In the capital city, Minister Lin was the most popular person in front of the Emperor. He was deeply trusted by the Emperor. No matter how one put it, this carriage did not seem to have come from the Shang Shu Residence. Looks like although this Miss Lin is the daughter of the Shang Shu Residence, she should not have a good life.

He could not help but feel some sympathy for Lin Qingqian in his heart. If it was just a family matter in the Shang Shu Residence, he would not want to get involved in it at all. He was afraid that the Imperial Court would secretly arrange people to monitor their actions over the years. Fortunately, everyone was on high alert. The spies were dug out not long after they arrived.

It took a lot of effort to deal with those who refused to admit it. Fortunately, they were always clean when doing things. Even if the Emperor were to confirm that his people were injured by them, he would not be able to incriminate them without sufficient evidence.

He did not know if the group of old foxes in the Imperial Court would let the daughters of the Lin Family pretend to be exiled and take the opportunity to inquire about their news when the relationship between the two sides was so tense. It was better to be careful.

Qin Yuran thought for a moment and turned to Yue Jin, "Send someone to tell Great Master to be on guard. I'm afraid something is going on."