Chapter 987
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The yellow sand was endless and the wind was blowing the flags. There were many wind and frost along the way and the sun, moon and stars were just decorations.
The escorting guards were scattered and did not have much respect for the people in the carriage.
A maid like young lady walked over from the back of the convoy and jumped onto the carriage before handing a bowl of porridge to the person inside, "Your Ladyship, the porridge is a little cold but it can still be eaten. Currently there is no village ahead or inns behind so it is better for you to have a mouthful."
The female in the carriage was still young but her expression was very haggard and her attire was not very exquisite. Upon closer look, it was the style from a few years ago and because she was skinny, it did not fit her body. She lifted up the curtain of the carriage and asked, "Where are we now?"
"Walk a bit more and one would be able to reach the official road before dark." Bai Lu smiled, "This servant had asked those people and within five days, one would definitely be able to return to the Ding capital."
Shuang Jiang also smiled, "Once one returns to the Palace, Your Ladyship's bitterness will be over and sweetness will come."
"Bitterness will be over and sweetness will come." Shen Miao smiled bitterly, "Broken people would not be able to return."
She was talking about Jing Zhe and Gu Yu. Hearing this, Bai Lu and Shuang Jiang's eyes were filled with sorrow and no longer spoke.
Jing Zhe was willing to be a concubine in order to rope in the powerful officials and in the first year that Shen Miao went to the Qin country, news came that the wife of the powerful official found a reason to beat her to death. As for Gu Yu … Shen Miao clenched her fists but died in HuangFu Hao's hands to protect her.
Five years. A full five years. In the five years in the Qin country, the last bit of arrogance in her body was ground away. She clenched her teeth and compromised just so that one day she could return to her homeland and reunite with her pair of children. However, the heavy price they had to pay for this was not something that could be described by outsiders.
How difficult was this journey? There were not even many escorting guards and just looking at the convoy of carriages, who would have thought that this was the honour guard of a country's Empress? The people she brought to the Qin Kingdom at that time had either died or dispersed in the past five years, and they were almost gone. Just like on this journey back to the country, if not for Mo Qing's protection, she would definitely not be able to return alive.
Shen Miao sighed. Fortunately, all the suffering was not in vain. Five years had finally passed.
Just as he was thinking about it, it was time for the carriage to continue its journey. However, not only did it not start, there was a commotion in front of them.
She frowned slightly and lifted the curtain of the carriage to ask, "What's going on?"
Mo Qing walked over from the front and said, "I met a strange person and came over to ask for water." Before he finished speaking, one saw an old man dressed in grey appearing behind him and looked at Shen Miao with a grin, "Furen, I am dying of thirst. Give me some water to drink."
This old man was dressed in a strange manner and his body was smelly as he stared straight at one, making one suspicious. It was not that he was not willing to give water to drink, but Shen Miao's identity was special and if she met someone with evil intentions, one feared that something would happen. Mo Qing ordered people to hold back this old man and not let him go near Shen Miao. However Shen Miao smiled and said, "There is a drought along the way and the Heavens are not happy. A bowl of water is equivalent to a life. Give it to him. This … I do not lack this bowl of water to drink."
Since Shen Miao had spoken, Mo Qing was straightforward and ordered people to bring a bowl of clear water for the old man. The old man gulped it down in one gulp and patted his stomach before pushing away the guard's hand and stood up. He gave a proper bow to Shen Miao and said, "Furen is kind and generous and saved this poor Taoist's life. This poor Taoist must repay this bowl of water. "
"Poor Taoist?" Shen Miao was surprised for a moment before smiling, "Are you a Taoist?"
"My Buddhist name is Chi Yan." That strange old man looked at Shen Miao and shook his head, "Furen's appearance is extremely valuable but one's life is shallow and cannot bear the noble fortune."
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