Gillian didn't want to live in the mud ditch all her life and shrank timidly.

It is too difficult for a woman to make a name for herself, but Gillian wants to live upright. There are many kinds of concubines, including concubines who are directly taken by their masters by their lowliness, and there are also concubines who are formally hired by their husbands, and there are also concubines with prominent family backgrounds and status that are not inferior to those of the family. Gillian is a concubine, and there is no shame in it.

If the official suppressed her and looked down on her, A Jiao would not have the courage to get out of the haze brought by Huayue Tower. Now the official is willing to support her and encourage her to hold her head up and her chest up. What else is Gillian afraid of?

"Thank you for your advice, I won't be afraid anymore." Jiao wiped away her tears. There were tears left in her clear apricot eyes, and there was also a bit of firmness, just like the tender buds buried in the soil, fragile and brave.

Zhao Yanping nodded and looked at the alley and said, "Then let's go. The sir, let's wait directly at the city gate. There are people coming and going, and there will only be more people talking about you. You are ready, you really can't hold on. Think of your aunt."

Gillian not only thought of her aunt, but also her cousin whom she thought was superior to her every day.

Gillian believed that her cousin would definitely be able to marry someone as a wife, but Gillian was sure that the man she married would definitely be inferior to her official.

Before following the official away, Gillian picked a leaf from the small tree and gently held it in the palm of her hand.

The closer you are to the city gate, the more people there will be on the road.

Zhao Yanping is the headmaster of the county government and often handles cases and arrests in the city. He has handsome facial features and a majestic demeanor, wearing a purple robe, a belt and a sword. Anyone who has seen him can remember him at once, so whenever Zhao Yanping passes, the people will look at him curiously. Today, Jiao is following her, a white and tender little beauty, and it is difficult to not attract attention.

The people looked at her and talked about her. Ah Jiao held the leaves in her hand and looked at the handsome figure of the official on the front left, and became more and more calm. If rumors were like a turbulent river, Ah Jiao stood alone on the shore and was worried and dared not cross the river, but in that secluded alley, the official gave her a boat. Now the official is still taking the helm for her. Ah Jiao sat steadily on the boat, and she was really not afraid.

"Where are you going?" An old lady selling buns greeted with a smile, her eyes constantly aiming at Gillian.

Zhao Yanping remembered that the aunt had been to the yamen because her son was unfilial. At that time, the county magistrate valued filial piety the most, so he asked him to arrest an unfilial son and beat him twenty boards in public. The aunt was heartbroken and scolded him. Later, although the unfilial son was not very filial, he did not dare to abuse my mother openly anymore.

"Today, sir, go to the capital city to discuss politics, and I will go with you." Zhao Yan glanced at the white buns and suddenly walked towards the pavilion.

Gillian followed immediately.

The aunt was in a state of mind: "The official wants to eat buns? How many do you want?"

Zhao Yanping took out the purse and said, "Six meat stuffings."

"Okay!" The aunt quickly spread three pieces of oil paper, folded two meat bags together, and finally strung the three oil paper bags together. When she handed the buns to Zhao Yan, the aunt pointed her chin at Jiao and asked Zhao Yanping teasingly: "Official, which girl is this, she looks so handsome."

Gillian's face turned red and she lowered her face slightly.

Zhao Yanping looked at her and explained as usual: "This is a concubine. The old lady said the scenery in the city is good, so I will take her to open my eyes."

His voice was neither high nor low, but the surrounding pavilions and the people who were waiting in front of the shop to buy breakfast heard him. In addition to being surprised, his eyes looked at Gillian differently.

Everyone understands that Ah Jiao is beautiful and can be loved by the official, but a girl who has been in the kiln can still make her grandmother so love her. When the official goes to the palace, he asks the official to take his concubine to play. What does this mean? It shows that Ah Jiao is beautiful and has a good temperament, so that her husband and elders love her!

Under the gaze of everyone's investigation, Zhao Yanping took Ah Jiao away with her bun in one hand.

The morning light became brighter and brighter, and Gillian's heart was also bright and open. The official defended her so much that he would lie and create momentum for her. No matter how timid she shrank, she would be sorry for the official.

Before he knew it, Gillian's waist was straighter.

There is the city gate in front, and there is a long line at the bottom of the city gate. On the left are entering the city and on the right are waiting to leave the city.

After no longer fearing others' words, Gillian observed around curiously.

When she was eight years old, she lost her parents and her uncle took her to Wu'an County. Since then, Gillian never left the county town again.

Gillian stood behind the official, and her vision was blocked by the official, so she could only look around.

Zhao Yanping frowned when a soldier guarding the city walked towards him.

The soldiers guarding the city had good intentions and grinned at Zhao Yanping over a dozen steps: "Isn't this Mr. Zhao? You just want to leave the city and go straight to the front, so why line up?"

After hearing this, Gillian couldn't help but stick her head out slightly from behind Zhao Yanping.

Her little face was as white as a flower, making everything around her gray and messy, and she was the only one. The city guards regarded Zhao Yanping as his master, but the ordinary people who entered the city looked like they looked at their grandson. Suddenly, she found a little beauty in the team. The city guards' eyes were bright, and they thought that when Mr. Zhao passed by, they could tease her and take advantage of her mouth when they interrogated the little beauty.

Zhao Yan usually deals with these people, and occasionally meets them when eating with the constables. You can tell at a glance what the other party is planning.

"There are rules when entering and leaving the city, and no one is exceptional." Zhao Yan said calmly, and after saying that, he turned sideways and said to Gillian: "Give me the kettle."

The burden was on his shoulders and he only held the lightest kettle for Gillian.

Gillian hurriedly took off the kettle and handed it to him.

Zhao Yanping took a sip, twisted the lid and handed it to her again.

The soldiers guarding the city were stunned. When they came back to their senses, they had already stopped their frivolous thoughts. They chuckled and asked, "Master Zhao, who is this girl?"

Zhao Yanping looked at him and said, "It's your little sister-in-law."

The soldiers guarding the city suddenly felt a sudden heart, and they broke out in a cold sweat in fear. It was so dangerous. If Mr. Zhao didn’t know the truth, they would tease his sister-in-law in front of Mr. Zhao. Why didn’t they beat him into a pig’s head?

The soldiers guarding the city went back in shame and reminded the brothers at the gate of the city, advising everyone not to look around for a while, so as not to offend Mr. Zhao. In terms of identity, Mr. Zhao and them were both minions in the county town and were not considered serious officials. However, Mr. Zhao himself had the ability, could fight and solve cases, and was well aware of the valuation of the county's generals, which led to no one willing to offend Mr. Zhao.

When Zhao Yanping and Ah Jiao were about to leave the city, the four soldiers who verified their identities all smiled and called Mr. Zhao and sister-in-law.

Zhao Yanping's expression was faint. Gillian was called shameless and sweet, and her sister-in-law was also a sister-in-law. She liked this title.

The common camphor trees were planted on both sides of the official road outside the city gate. Zhao Yanping took Jiao to a tree, and he stood facing the city gate.

"They seem to be afraid of the officials." Gillian tried to talk, "Is the officials as serious as they are at home in the yamen?"

Zhao Yanping's earlobe moved slightly, and he replied with his back to her, "I have always been like this."

A Jiao thought to herself, is the official who is like this in front of the magistrate? She shouldn't dare. The magistrate is a parent official in the county town, so the official should be afraid of it.

Gillian, who had never seen the official, showed a look of being cold and displeased, actually wanted to see the scene of the official and the magistrate getting along with the county magistrate.

The two of them waited for more than a moment, and two carriages suddenly came to the city gate. The first was a carriage made by the magistrate, and the second was ordinary and used by the common people.

Because of the Huayuelou case last year, Gillian once met her former magistrate. She had never seen this magistrate Xie and rarely heard of it.

Zhao Yanping took two steps forward.

Gillian followed closely with a kettle on her shoulder.

Both carriages stopped.

The curtain of the carriage in front was suddenly lifted open by a fair and slender hand, revealing a handsome and gentle face, young and elegant, and elegant.

Gillian was stunned, and Zhao Yanping had already bowed and said, "God of the Lord."

Xie Ying smiled and his eyes turned behind Zhao Yanping.

Ajiao quickly bowed her knees and saluted: "Xiaomin greets the adults."

Xie Ying was the concubine son of the Yongping Hou in the capital. There were five or six concubines born in the Marquis' Mansion, all of whom were beautiful. In addition, other ladies who came to the Marquis' Mansion as passers-by, Xie Ying had seen beautiful beauties of all kinds. Despite this, when Xie Ying saw Jiao, who was dressed in a cloth dress, she was still in a daze.

Fortunately, it was just a moment of effort. Xie Ying smiled and said, "No need to be polite, get in the car quickly. The journey to Fucheng is long, and it may be difficult for him to enter the city tonight."

If Zhao Yanping didn't bring Jiao, he would just ride a horse. Now Xie Ying actually prepared a carriage for them. Zhao Yanping was even more ashamed: "It's all because the old lady in her family is stubborn, causing trouble for the adults."

Xie Ying said: "Brother Zhao is a life-saving kindness to me. What is a carriage? Don't be polite."

After saying that, Xie Ying put down the curtain.

Zhao Yanping no longer delayed and led Gillian to the carriage behind. The coachman wanted to hand the stirrup on his foot to Zhao Yanping. Zhao Yanping felt it was troublesome and did not want Xie Ying to wait too much. He didn't even say hello, but pinched Gillian's waist with both hands and sent it up. Gillian was in panic and stood on the car board.

"Get in." Zhao Yanping urged.

Gillian didn't care about anything else and immediately got in.

Zhao Yanping followed closely.

The furnishings in the car were very exquisite. Gillian sat restrainedly on the side seat, with the feeling of his big hands remaining on his waist. Looking back on the scene when he was easily lifted up by the official, Gillian was both exciting and shocked. He had long seen that the official was strong and strong, but he didn't expect that he was so burly. Fortunately, his cousin was a short and thin man, otherwise, when he was suppressed by his cousin that day, Gillian could not push him away.

After Zhao Yanping sat down, she noticed that she was blushing.

The carriage had already set off, and Zhao Yanping whispered: "Our identity is unreasonable to understand the style of the wealthy family, let the adults wait for us."

Gillian understood that small families also have small families. It’s really a big family. How could she have the chance to go out with the official?

She changed the topic and said, "I didn't expect that the adults are so young and look about the same age as my cousin, but my cousin will only try the college entrance examination for the first time next year, and the adults have already passed the imperial examination."

Zhao Yanping nodded and said, "It is really admirable to be from a famous family, intelligent and wise, but not arrogant or impatient to do things for the people."

Gillian said softly: "Just just now, the master said that the official saved his life. What's going on?"

She was afraid of him since entering the door. It was rare to say more today. Zhao Yanping didn't want to hit her courage, so he explained it briefly.

A Jiao imagined that the official was resisting the danger of more than a dozen people alone at that time, and said with lingering fear: "The official has a scar on his shoulder. Was it the one left behind at that time?"

Zhao Yanping agreed, but the situation in his mind that the old lady forced her to wipe his back on that day was revealed. Her fingers that were stained with water were refreshed and cool, but it made him tense all over his body, and there was a kind of itch that penetrated his heart. That was why he scolded her for being too slow and used this as an excuse to drive her away.

Her worried voice came from her ears: "The sword has no eyes, the official must be careful in his actions in the future."

Zhao Yanping responded absent-mindedly.

His face was cold, his thin lips were tightly pursed, and he looked like he didn't want to say more. Gillian tactfully retracted his gaze and glanced out of the curtains.

Today is a sunny day, the sky is blue and beautiful. The green mountains are undulating in the distance, and the mountains are surrounded by mist, which looks like a fairyland.

Gillian hasn't seen such a scene for too long, and she can't help but be immersed in her sight.

Zhao Yanping looked over silently and saw her dark eyebrows stretching and her lips tilted, as if she was enjoying this trip to the city.

The carriage suddenly bumped, and Jiao was frightened and sat upright. When she raised her eyes, she saw the official sitting quietly with her eyes down, cold.
Chapter completed!