Yang Xuanqing privately warned Pharmacist Li that Li Yuan was extremely angry about the incident and would not give up easily even if he broke with the Yang family.

At this time, Chuxiu was still a female prostitute who had been dismissed by the Duke of Yue.

With Li Yuan's official power, if he wanted to take it by force, Pharmacist Li would probably have no choice but to do nothing.

At this time, Pharmacist Li began to admire Yang Su's skill in handling this matter.

No matter how hard Li Yuan tried to force him, Yang Su could always ask questions and put the blame entirely on Mrs. Yue Guo.

Mrs. Yue had a close personal relationship with Empress Dugu, and both of them "regarded husband control as a woman's virtue, and jealousy as a woman's work."

Empress Dugu was extremely dissatisfied with the fact that Crown Prince Yang Yong was favored by his wife. How could she approve of her nephew taking concubines? If this matter was reported to the inner court, Empress Dugu would never go to Li Yuan, and Yang Su would only be able to do so in front of the emperor and empress.

, seeking a reputation as a womanizer.

Not only that, Yang Su's "one question and three questions" also left a way out for Li Yaoshi.

Since Yang Su knew nothing about this matter, why did Li Yaoshi need to know the whereabouts of Chu Xiu? At this time, the death anniversary of Mrs. Han was approaching, and Li Yaoshi took Chu Xiu with him, his sister-in-law, third brother, and sister-in-law to return to his hometown to visit the grave.

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After the sacrifice, Chuxiu stayed in Sanyuan and did not return to Beijing with his uncle and sister-in-law.

Li Yuannai happened to be passing through Chang'an because of his transfer to an official position, and according to the law, he was not allowed to stay in the capital.

Li Yaoshi only said that Li Yuan could not find Chuxiu in Chang'an, so he had no choice but to give up.

After his father returned to the capital, he and Chu Xiu had made a great gift, and he no longer feared Li Yuan.

However, Li Yuan was only thirty years old at the time, and he was full of youth. He had been a high-ranking official since he was a child, he was pampered, and he was loved by his aunt, Queen Dugu. How could he have been wronged? When Chu Xiu Fang's heart fell in love with Pharmacist Li, he was at a disadvantage. Li Yuan could not help himself.

Bear.

His marriage proposal to the Yang family was frustrated, but Li Yaoshi's proposal was approved, which made Li Yuan intolerable.

What's more, a few years ago, Pharmacist Li actually contradicted him face to face in Tang Guogong's palace in order to get out of Xiu. How could Li Yuan swallow this tone?

So this time, Li Yuan hardened his heart and vowed not to stop until he left Xiu.

Although he himself left Chang'an with his wife and children and headed towards Longxi, he left behind a group of close followers to find out Xiu's whereabouts.

When Li Yaoshi heard the news, he was worried. He rode straight out of the north gate alone, rushed to Sanyuan, covered a mule cart with a black awning, and led Chuxiu towards the east.

Fortunately, Pharmacist Li was in the driving department at this time. In this autumn and winter, official duties were relatively idle. If he were still the meritorious official of Chang'an County and was bound by his duties, he would not have time to take Xiu out.

Now the two of them just want to go to Zhao County and wait for their father to make the decision. As a big gift, Li Yuan can't think of anything.

How could Li Yuan not know that the time was pressing? He sent three troops to search for Chuxiu in all directions.

From Sanyuan to Zhaojun, the Tongguan Avenue goes eastward along the Weishui River, crosses the Yellow River, leaves Luoyang and Zhengzhou in the east, turns north, and enters Zhaojun directly.

However, there must be Li Yuan's men along the way, and I'm afraid they won't be able to get through.

Another way is to cross the Yellow River and then go north to Taiyuan, then take an ancient road over the Taihang Mountains and then go straight to Zhao County.

This is an ancient road built in the Han Dynasty. It has been abandoned for a long time and was little known at the time.

When Li Yaoshi traveled to Zhao County with his father, he hunted here and learned about this ancient road in the area.

He speculated that Li Yuan's pursuers did not know the ancient roads of the Han Dynasty, so after crossing the Yellow River, he turned northward with Chuxiu.

However, she was already more than seven months pregnant, so how could she hurry up? After crossing the river and heading north to Jiangzhou, she was exhausted.

Li Yaoshi asked Chihua to slow down and drove the mule cart slowly.

He forced his way to Linfen, where he came out bleeding profusely.

Pharmacist Li really had no choice but to stop.

He did not dare to enter Linfen City, so he walked along a country road to a mountain village, found a farmhouse that looked relatively prosperous, and came to ask for a place to stay.

This farmer's family is very diligent and kind. When they saw the situation, everyone from the old woman to the new bride lent a helping hand.

Some were changing clothes, some were making beds, some were cleaning...all the while talking endlessly.

Some admired Chu Xiu for being extremely meticulous and elegant, while others blamed Pharmacist Li for not rushing as hard as he could.

When Pharmacist Li saw Chuxiu again, she had changed into a clean peasant woman's clothes, covered herself with a coarse quilt, and was lying on a thatched couch to rest.

When she saw Pharmacist Li entering the room, she wanted to sit up.

Li Yaoshi gently lifted Chuxiu up and let her lean on the couch, then held her hands and watched her complexion.

But I saw that she looked extremely tired, and there was no color on her face.

Pharmacist Li felt anxious and pitiful at the same time.

Chuxiu looked a little shy when he saw her, so she forced a smile and said, "I wonder what I look like now?"

The voice is weak.

Pharmacist Li took out the ancient Xuanyuan mirror given by Xu Hongke and handed it into Chuxiu's hands. He smiled and said, "I wonder what Concubine Xiang and Luo Shen look like when they are about to give birth?"

When Chu Xiu heard what he said, he knew something was wrong, so he quickly took a mirror and looked at himself.

But I saw a young village woman in the mirror, her hair was messy and her face was pale.

Chuxiu was so frightened that she tried to straighten her temples, but in the end she couldn't muster the strength, so she had to sigh softly and slowly close her eyes.

Pharmacist Li gently untied Chu Xiu's hair, found a comb, and combed through her hair.

Chuxiu's hair was longer than her knees, black and soft and shiny. Pharmacist Li pulled it up loosely and let it hang behind her head.

When I came out and looked in the mirror again, I saw green silk hair hanging down my shoulders. Although it was not as neatly combed as my own, it had a different elegant charm.

She was so satisfied that even her smile turned rosy.

At this moment, the old farmer opened the door and came in with a bowl of soup.

Pharmacist Li quickly stood up and saluted the old woman again to express his thanks.

The old woman handed the decoction to Pharmacist Li and said: "When we country women get pregnant, we always use this earth recipe to treat the fetus and replenish the body. We can't find a doctor at the moment, so I'll make do with it, sir. I'll give it to your wife first." Take this bowl of medicine!"

When Chuxiu heard her say "your wife", she blushed with embarrassment.

Pharmacist Li thanked him and said, "Thank you, grandma!"

Then he took the decoction, supported Chu Xiu, and fed her to drink it one bite at a time.

The old woman said again: "Sir, seeing how your wife is doing, she can't continue on the road. Although we country people are not considerate in everything, we still don't lack housing. Why don't you two stay here with us? , what do you think about leaving after the confinement period after giving birth to your son?"

She was sophisticated enough to see that Xiu's belly was slightly protruding, so she knew it was a boy.

Pharmacist Li was very hesitant and said: "Mother-in-law, to be honest, we are in a hurry because we are afraid that someone will chase us from behind. If we stay in your house and let people catch up, I am afraid that we will cause trouble to the house. "
Chapter completed!