Shangguan Wan was hesitant, and her face showed that she was struggling.
The Second lady said, "Wan 'er, although you despise those evil books, you still acknowledge them after all."
Shangguan Wan's expression froze, and she quickly denied, "How is that possible?"
How could she agree with those books that were full of fallacious theories?
The Second lady asked her, "If that's the case, why do you doubt that you can't do it?"
Shangguan Wan was dumbfounded and speechless.
After a while, her hesitant eyes became firm, and she bowed to the Second lady.
"Thank you for your advice, Madam."
The Second lady continued, "The Shangguan family has your stepmother, so you can't get their protection. The Liu residence can't always protect you. If you want to get rid of Zhang completely, Wan 'er, you can only rely on yourself in the future. Do your best and remember to take care of yourself. "
Shangguan Wan's eyes reddened, and she gritted her teeth and nodded. "Thank you, Madam."
She had also thought that if her mother hadn't suddenly died of illness, she wouldn't have ended up like this. At least, she wouldn't have been tortured like this. But on second thought, what was the point of resenting these things?
There were no ifs in this world, and reality was reality. Instead of thinking about the past, it was better to think about one's future.
The Second lady watched Shangguan Wan leave and secretly shook her head.
If it was the old Shangguan Wan, she wouldn't have needed to point these things out.
However, after being tortured by her stepmother and the Zhang Mansion, her pride had been broken in just a short one or two years.
The Four Self-accomplishment Classics for Women that Shangguan Wan despised had also subtly poisoned her … Now, she hoped that this child could be reborn and have another exciting life. Thinking of this, the Second lady smiled gently, like a delicate flower in the water.
"You really like to meddle in other people's business …" Madam Hu's lazy voice came from behind.
The Second lady said calmly, "I just see my own shadow in this little girl."
She had her sister to protect her, but Shangguan Wan had nothing, so she couldn't help but soften.
Rather than saying that she was helping Shangguan Wan, it was better to say that she was helping her own shadow.
Zhang Zhaoshi left the Liu residence unwillingly and resentfully. She heard that a troop of the Liu residence was about to leave Hejian County.
She tensed up, and a trace of malice flashed across her face. After a while, she said fiercely, "Go after them!"
Her intuition told her that Shangguan Wan must be among these troops. That little bitch wanted to fish in troubled waters and escape from Hejian County.
Seeing that they were about to leave the territory of Hejian County, Shangguan Wan was in high spirits, but the dense sound of hooves could be heard behind her.
"Don't be afraid." Jiang Nongqin's expression was still calm. She comforted Shangguan Wan in a low voice. "I'll deal with them."
The hundred or so people who were chasing after them were the servants of the Zhang Residence. Behind them was a speeding carriage.
The curtain of the carriage was lifted. Zhang Zhaoshi was sitting inside with a gloomy face.
"Hand over the little bitch, Shangguan Wan."
Zhang Zhaoshi didn't care about the troops at all, because they were just servants and didn't even have the right to talk to her.
Jiang Nongqin scoffed. She raised her hand and said in a hoarse voice, "Get into formation and face the enemy!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the troops, who were originally carrying heavy loads and hurrying on their way, formed a defensive formation as fast as they could.
Hundreds of longbows were drawn and arrows were aimed at the people of the Zhang Residence.
Seeing this, Zhang Zhaoshi's face was so gloomy that ink seemed to drip out.
Jiang Nongqin could be considered as half a disciple of Jiang Pengji. She would fight whenever there was a disagreement. If she could fight, she would never talk nonsense.
Zhang Zhaoshi, who was weak in combat, could at most rely on the servants around her to act like a tyrant. Jiang Nongqin was not afraid of fighting with her fists.
She asked Zhang Zhaoshi in a hoarse voice, "Mrs. Zhang, is the person you're looking for here?"
Cold sweat broke out on Zhang Zhaoshi's forehead. She secretly held the crossbar of the carriage door tightly.
Even if she felt that a group of servants would not dare to hurt her, the suffocating murderous intent still scared her.
Facing hundreds of arrows that were pointed straight at her head, she felt that if her answer was not satisfactory, she might turn into a hornet's nest in the next second … She almost stopped breathing. She was afraid that the servants in front of her would harm her.
In his heart, he was secretly angry. These servants of the Liu Residence actually dared to be so arrogant.
"Mrs. Zhang, is the person you're looking for here?"
Jiang Nongqin asked again with a calm expression.
After a while, Zhang Zhaoshi swallowed her anger and said with a twisted face, "No, I was wrong."
When Jiang Nongqin heard this, a faint sarcasm appeared at the corner of her lips. She raised her hand and ordered the troops to put away their longbows.
Zhang Zhaoshi looked at Nongqin's attire, and a trace of contempt flashed across her eyes.
From her point of view, Nongqin was the most unladylike woman. She should be drowned in a pig cage and ridden on a wooden donkey.
"Let's go!" Jiang Nongqin ordered a troop to cover the rear in case Zhang Zhaoshi attacked from behind. The rest of the people retreated in an orderly manner.
Shangguan Wan waited at the rear with rapid breathing. Seeing this situation, she slowly breathed a sigh of relief.
"A woman who bullies the weak and fears the strong is the easiest to get rid of," Jiang Nongqin came back with a cold face and concluded.
Shangguan Wan burst out laughing, and her nervousness disappeared.
"I suddenly realized that Sister Nongqin's way of doing things is very similar to Brother Lanting's."
"How can I be compared to Langjun?" Jiang Nongqin shook her head and turned over to get on the horse. "Let's go."
Shangguan Wan had learned horsemanship and archery when she was still in her boudoir. Later on, when the kidnappers happened, the residence hired a martial arts teacher for her. She also knew martial arts, not to mention that she had stayed in the troops' camp for more than half a year …
If she fought seriously, some of the male troops might not be her match.
Of course, since Shangguan Wan had never seen blood on her hands, she would definitely be the one to die if they fought to the death.
The journey to the north was rather difficult. The surrounding refugees not only coveted their clothes and food, but also the women in the camp.
When they were approaching the border of Wanzhou, even Shangguan Wan had killed a few people.
"The situation is unstable. There is a war in the north. The Tsing Yi Army and the Red Lotus Group are fighting fiercely …"
After more than half a month, the 2,000 troops had lost a lot of weight.
Shangguan Wan, who had always been pampered, had also lost weight. Her skin had darkened, but she had become much more capable.
Shangguan Wan had a saber hanging on her waist. She was dressed in clothes that could barely keep out the cold, and she wore a coarse cloak.
"Even so, most of the people who are implicated are innocent people."
Shangguan Wan's face was gloomy. She really could not relax in such a hellish scene.
Along the way, the increasingly harsh and cruel reality taught her a harsh lesson.
In the outside world, there were no luxurious clothes and no tall buildings. Corpses that died of illness or froze to death by the roadside were one after another.
Birds that could not find food in winter fed on the corpses, and they would peck a complete corpse until it was broken.
If the battles in the inner chamber were like needles hidden in silk floss, and the tongue was the most powerful weapon, then the battles in the outside world were different.
There were too many factors that could threaten the lives of the common people.
The bitter cold of winter, the shortage of food, the bandits who spread rumors of killing, the two rebel armies that fought everywhere and injured the people by mistake …
Not only that, but they also had to guard against their companions.
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