Qin Yining and Cao Yuqing rode in the same carriage. Qin Yining brought Bing Tang, while Cao Yuqing brought along an old nanny. The four of them sat on both sides of the carriage. Outside the carriage were six guards.
Qin Yining and Bing Tang both sat in a dignified and elegant manner.
The old nanny brought by Cao Yuqing was slightly more relaxed. Cao Yuqing, on the other hand, was lazily leaning against a large pillow. She held a small bag of snacks in her hand. Her cherry lips were slightly pouted as she ate a plum while reading a storybook. From time to time, she would let out a light laugh.
Her voice was delicate and soft. When she laughed, she sounded like an oriole flying out of a valley. It was especially pleasing to the ear. The light from the gaps in the carriage's curtains shone on the gold and pearl hair ornament in her hair. The light and elegant halo swayed and shone. It made her skin even whiter than snow and her appearance surpass others.
Bing Tang lowered his head and played with a small wooden box that was three inches long and as wide as a thumb. He hid his hatred towards the Cao Family very well.
Qin Yining, on the other hand, did not hold back and openly admired the beauty.
Cao Yuqing spat out a fruit pit. She looked up and met Qin Yining's face. She couldn't help but smile slightly: "Fourth Miss, why are you looking at this concubine like this?"
"Aunty Cao's appearance is enough to topple cities. Everyone loves beauty. Since I am fortunate enough to ride in the same carriage, I naturally have to seize the opportunity to take a few more glances." Qin Yining said with a smile and a serious expression.
If these words were said by a man, it would be an undisguised flirtation. But facing Qin Yining's serious expression, it was hard to feel any disgust.
Cao Yuqing smiled and said: "Fourth Miss is joking. This concubine is already middle-aged. How can I still have the appearance to topple cities? But Fourth Miss is right. In front of a beauty, I have to seize the opportunity to take a few more glances. "
She threw the storybook aside and lazily propped up half of her body with her elbow. She began to admire Qin Yining.
There was no hostility in her eyes. When she looked at Qin Yining's face, it was as if she was admiring a precious antique.
If Qin Yining was an ordinary girl, she would have blushed by now.
But that was not the case. She only felt that if Cao Yuqing wanted to look at her, then so be it. Anyway, she had looked at Cao Yuqing a lot, so it was fair. Besides, they were both women, so there was no need to care so much.
Gradually, the way Cao Yuqing looked at Qin Yining's pretty face became even more gentle. Her gaze was so warm that it felt like spring water. His eyes gradually became empty, as if he was looking at someone else through Qin Yining.
Qin Yining was keenly aware of the change in the atmosphere. When he thought of everyone's evaluation of his looks, he understood what was going on.
Now that Qin Huaiyuan had grown a beard and had grown older, his temperament had changed. He was certainly no longer the man who was famous in the capital when he was young. Now, Qin Huaiyuan was an elegant and handsome middle-aged man with an air of immortality.
What Cao Yuqing saw through his face was probably that Qin Huaiyuan who didn't grow a beard when he was young and was known as the "Wise Pan 'an".
"How long has Auntie known my father?"
Qin Yining's words brought Cao Yuqing back to her senses.
She blinked and smiled, "Knowing each other is mutual, so we haven't really known each other for long. However, before I got married, I saw the Marquis and Madame at a palace banquet. "
Qin Yining nodded in understanding.
In fact, he could see that Cao Yuqing liked his father.
It didn't matter whether Cao Yuqing was the daughter of the Cao Guozhang or not, nor did it matter why Cao Yuqing invited his mother to live in the palace, or what role she played in all this. It was undeniable that Cao Yuqing was extremely polite and restrained in front of his father. She even catered to him carefully.
This kind of catered not only to fight for his favor, but also because she truly liked him.
Before Cao Yuqing got married, his father should have been in his thirties.
Thirty years old was the prime of a man's life. He had lost his youthfulness and was at his most handsome, mature, and stable age.
It was a pity that he was old when he was born.
Qin Yining smiled faintly, "Recently, Auntie …"
Before he could finish, the carriage shook violently!
The horses neighed, and then the guards scolded, "Who are you!"
Qin Yining's heart trembled, and he hurriedly lifted the curtain to look outside. Cao Yuqing also lifted the curtain.
Outside the carriage, they saw a group of men dressed like poor commoners. Each of them wore rags and held sticks in their hands. There were also a few people who held knives. There were more than twenty people surrounding the carriage.
At this time, they were in the middle of nowhere. There were forests on both sides of the road. The road to the Fairy Temple was straight and clear, but there was no one passing by!
Qin Yining shrank back into the carriage in fright. Seeing that Cao Yuqing was still looking outside, he hurriedly pulled her back, "Auntie, be careful and don't show your face!" Did this person want to cause trouble? With her appearance, if the mountain bandits saw her, even if they didn't have any evil intentions, they would have evil intentions!
"What should we do? What should we do!" Bing Tang anxiously pulled Qin Yining.
Cao Yuqing was also supported by the old mama surnamed Lu. The two of them were trembling.
The mountain bandits outside the carriage had already rushed up and fought with the guards.
When the sticks collided, Qin Yining heard a rough man shouting, "That woman is very beautiful! Take her back and make her the wife of the bandit chief! "
Qin Yining and Cao Yuqing looked at each other, and their faces were filled with fear.
"At this time, we can only take a gamble!" Qin Yining casually pulled out a silver hairpin from his hair and held it in his hand, "Quickly find something that can be used as a weapon. Quickly prepare it!"
"But, but they have knives!" Cao Yuqing also learned from Qin Yining and pulled out a hairpin to hold.
Who knew that as soon as he finished speaking, several screams could be heard from outside the carriage.
It was the Family Qin's guards who had been beheaded outside the carriage!
A steel knife stained with blood lifted the curtain of the carriage, and a rough man with thick eyebrows poked his head in. Although his face was covered by a cloth and his face couldn't be seen clearly, when he saw Qin Yining and Cao Yuqing, he couldn't hide the amazement in his eyes.
"Tsk tsk, this little girl is really beautiful!" As he spoke, he reached out his large hand towards Qin Yining's face.
Qin Yining gritted his teeth and glared at the man. The moment his hand came close, he suddenly stabbed the hairpin into it.
The man was caught off guard. Not only was there a bloody hole in his arm, but there was also a cut. Blood immediately spurted out.
"Ah!" The man retreated.
When his companions saw that he was injured, they all laughed loudly.
The man was furious. He pointed the tip of his knife at Qin Yining and cursed, "Stupid girl! You're courting death! "As he spoke, he threw away his knife and pounced forward.
Qin Yining used all his strength to fight with the man. Although she was strong, she didn't know martial arts. Out of the four women in the carriage, she was the only one who could hold up. Cao Yuqing and Senior Servant Lu were so frightened that their faces turned pale and their bodies went limp. They didn't even dare to move. Bing Tang's resistance was ignored in their eyes.
In the end, the four women were still caught.
Cao Yuqing was so frightened that she screamed and fainted. Senior Servant Lu supported her with tears and snot.
Bing Tang was a bit calmer, but his face was also pale and his body was trembling.
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