Chapter 332

It was dusk, and the afterglow outlined the outline of the capital.

Chu Zhiyi didn't expect Qiao Nian to be waiting for him outside the palace. After getting on the carriage, he couldn't help but ask, "Why don't you go back first?"

Pingyang Prince's Mansion is not far from the palace, and he can reach it within a few steps.

Qiao Nian smiled at Chu Zhiyi, "Brother Bai is worried about me. Naturally, I am also worried about Brother Bai."

She could understand the helpless look on the emperor's face today, and she knew that Chu Zhiyi entered the palace because of her.

Therefore, she should wait for him outside the palace gate!

The carriage slowly headed towards Prince Pingyang's Mansion.

Chu Zhiyi looked at Qiao Nian and suddenly said, "I may lead troops to go on an expedition."

Hearing this, Qiao Nian was shocked, "Leading troops? Is there a war at the border?"

Chu Zhiyi said lightly, "The Turks have repeatedly invaded the country, and the emperor wants to teach them a lesson."

Qiao Nian couldn't help but frown, lowered his eyes, and said nothing.

The purpose of leading troops to fight was to protect her family and country, so it seemed that nothing she could say at this moment was good.

But, she was indeed worried.

Swords have no eyes. Once they go to the battlefield, they may be injured or even lose their lives.

Seeing the worried look on Qiao Nian's face, Chu Zhiyi advised, "Don't worry, I will arrange everything before I leave, and I won't let Xiao Heng have the opportunity to pester you."

Hearing this, Qiao Nian was stunned and quickly raised his eyes to look at Chu Zhiyi, "Brother Bai misunderstood. I'm not worried about this."

But it's also strange that she isn't worried about this.

Chu Zhiyi nodded slightly and said, "Then what are you worried about? You might as well tell me. As long as I can solve it, I will try my best to solve it for you."

Qiao Nian opened her mouth, but still didn't say a word.

If she was worried about speaking out, it would be too unlucky for a person who was about to lead an army on an expedition.

So, shaking her head slightly, she moved her eyes away from Chu Zhiyi and fell outside the carriage.

The car curtains shook, and the scenery outside the car flickered.

Although it was getting late, the streets of the capital were still bustling.

People were coming and going, but Qiao Nian suddenly saw a familiar figure.

She was startled, and hurriedly opened the car curtain and looked out. Not far away, she saw a thin beggar being chased by several other beggars. She disturbed a group of pedestrians, but then got in again. In the alley not far away, there was no more sound.

Why does that little beggar look so much like Lin Yuan?

"What's wrong?"

Chu Zhiyi asked in a deep voice, feeling that Qiao Nian's reaction was very strange.

Qiao Nian frowned slightly, thought for a while, and finally said, "I seem to have seen an acquaintance, and I want to go down and take a closer look!"

Although Chu Zhiyi was curious, he still nodded and stopped the carriage.

Qiao Nian immediately got out of the car and rushed to the alley where the beggars were running. She saw a group of beggars surrounding a little beggar.

"Stop!" Qiao Nian shouted coldly.

The beggars stopped and looked at Qiao Nian with some confusion, "Who are you! Do you want to meddle in other people's business?"

Qiao Nian ignored it and kept looking at the little beggar who was being beaten.

I saw that the little beggar's face was dirty and his facial features were somewhat unclear.

But now that he was close, Qiao Nian could still recognize that the person in front of him was not Lin Yuan.

It's just that the body shape when running just now was so similar that she recognized it wrong!

She frowned and took out a few taels of silver from her arms, "No matter what, don't hit him!"

After that, he threw the money to the beggars.

The beggars took the money and left in a hurry.

Qiao Nian glanced at the little beggar who was beaten again, turned and left without saying anything.

Back on the carriage, Chu Zhiyi just asked, "But do you know him?"

Qiao Nian shook her head, "No, I admitted my mistake."

As he said that, Qiao Nian thought of Lin Yuan's exile and couldn't help but ask, "Brother Bai, does he know whether Ningzhou is far from the capital?"

"It may be farther than Hewan Village. Moreover, the road to Ningzhou is not easy to walk. In addition, the people going there are usually exiled people. I estimate it will take three or four months to travel!"

Three or four months...

Qiao Nian secretly thought, considering this, Lin Yuan has not even reached Ningzhou yet!

No matter how bad Lin Yuan was, she was always a powerless woman. There were officials watching her all the way to exile. How could she escape so easily?

Thinking of this, Qiao Nian smiled slightly and didn't take it to heart anymore.

Naturally, she would not have thought that just after she left the alley, a small figure sneaked out from the corner of the alley.

The beaten little beggar stumbled up to her and handed her half of the dirty bun hidden in his arms, but she slapped him on the ground.

Those vicious eyes were shining, staring in the direction where Qiao Nian had just left. They were so fierce that they wanted to eat Qiao Nian alive!

The sky is getting darker...

Lin Ye came out of Zuixianglou after drinking, and his body was smelly of alcohol.

Today is his birthday.

At this time in previous years, he would always make an appointment with Xiao Heng and have a drink with Nian Nian or Lin Yuan at Zuixiang Tower.

But this year, he was the only one, drinking and reminiscing about the past, so that he drank too much without realizing it.

Even the steps he walked were shaky.

There are no more pedestrians on the street.

Fortunately, Lin Ye still knew the way back home, so he staggered towards the mansion.

But suddenly, a subtle sound came from his ears, "Brother!"

Lin Ye was startled, and felt goose bumps all over his body, and the drunkenness was gone a lot.

Such a familiar voice!

He kept looking around, and finally his eyes fell on a little beggar on the street.

The beggar was in tatters, his face was dirty, and his hair was extremely messy. His face could not be seen clearly in the night.

But his eyes were particularly bright.

"Brother..."

The beggar called again, and Lin Ye finally confirmed that the beggar was calling him!

The fear in his heart made the blood in his body rush to the top of his head.

Lin Ye felt that his whole face was flushed with blood.

He walked towards the little beggar, and tried to see the little beggar's face clearly in the moonlight.

However, two lines of tears slid down, leaving two clean tear marks on the dirty face.

He finally recognized the person in front of him, and immediately grabbed her arm, pulled her up from the ground, walked around to the alley not far away, and pressed her against the wall.

In the alley, even the moonlight could not shine in.

It was so dark that you couldn't see your hand in front of you.

But only those eyes were still bright.

It was Lin Yuan!

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