Looking at Zhou Jiaqing, who was separated from the Zhao family by soldiers, the man was no longer afraid of the surrounding soldiers, and even wanted to rush over several times, waving his hands harder.

Chuntao looked left and right, but she really didn't recognize such a person in Da'an. She saw that the man's hair was scattered like withered grass, swaying in the wind, his face was sallow and thin, his eyes were dark, his eyes were red and bloodshot, and his face was covered with big bruises. Pockmarks, big and small, all over the body were dirty and looked like a mess.

Chuntao said sternly: "Who are you and why do you want to see our lady?"

The man's lips were turned outwards and he was just squirming. He looked like he couldn't make a sound, but he was still gesticulating vigorously with his hands. The longing for Zhou Jiaqing in his eyes made Chuntao hate him even more.

"Does my cousin know this person?" Zhao Yunzhen asked suspiciously.

Zhou Jiaqing shook his head. Hearing Zhao Yunzhen's voice, the man also seemed excited. He opened and closed his mouth as if he was shouting with all his strength. Xia He couldn't understand the man's behavior at the side.

Zhou Jiaqing understood that he couldn't speak. It seemed that the man knew her and Zhao Yunzhen, so he looked at his hands and said, "I ask you, you only need to nod or shake your head, do you understand?"

The man nodded vigorously.

"Are you from Da'an?" Zhou Jiaqing asked.

The man nodded.

Zhou Jiaqing was stunned for a moment, then asked: "You...are you from the Jing'an Marquis Mansion?"

The man nodded immediately and shook his head.

The man's hands were as swollen as steamed buns, and there were frostbites in some places. Even if he could read, he probably wouldn't be able to write. But what did he mean by nodding and shaking his head?

"Qing'er, look!" The eldest aunt came closer. She saw that the snowflakes that fell on the man's face melted and turned into a black patch.

The man was startled when he heard the words. He stretched out his hand to touch his face. He was overjoyed. As if he had come to his senses, he turned around and went to the snow, took out a large handful of snow and rubbed it on his face. After a while, the pockmarks on his face actually melted into the snow... …

"You are..." Zhao Yunzhen said.

"Third sister!"

The eldest aunt saw Zhou Jiaqing's expression was wrong and thought she didn't like this sister. Could it be that she was from the second room? She was about to attack, but she saw her daughter running forward and holding her hand, "Why are you like this?"

The road from Da'an City to Dupo is long and mountainous, and it is a journey of thousands of miles. Zhou Jiaqing and his party left Da'an in September and traveled a little faster before arriving in Dupo in early November. How did Zhou Jiahua come alone? It was just too late. Their ten days of work!

On the day Zhou Jiaqing set out, Zhou Jiahua was restless in the Zhou Mansion. As each day passed, she could no longer sit still and set off, accompanied by two guards to protect her, which were left to her by her grandfather Meng Shangshu. The guards are all sons of the Meng Mansion, and the whole family works in the Meng Mansion, so they feel at ease along the way.

The three of them set off late, and the horses were not as good as Zhou Jiaqing's, so they took the trail to get a shorter distance. The trail was dangerous and there were bandits. For safety reasons, Zhou Jiahua disguised himself as a man.

Unexpectedly, it was getting colder and colder when approaching Dupo, and there was not much money left. One guard broke his leg and was bleeding, and the other had a high fever. There was no farm for ten miles. Zhou Jiahua gritted his teeth and left the other guard behind. care.

Fortunately, it was almost here, and Zhou Jiahua came to Dupo alone...

The moment Zhou Jiahua was recognized, she took out another piece of paper with trembling hands. On it was a rough map of where the two guards were placed. She had been speechless for two days, but luckily she had the paper in her bag. The pen was prepared the day before yesterday, but the ink was spilled a lot. After drawing the map, I could only write the three characters Zhou Jiaqing.

The soldiers of the Zhao Mansion were familiar with the nearby terrain, and within half a day they found the two guards, and they were also carried into the Zhao Mansion.

"Ma'am, ladies, don't worry. This lady is not sick. She is just tired from the long journey. She will be back to her original state after a good rest. The stress and cold weather from traveling all the way made her temporarily aphasic. , he was able to speak after he woke up and took the medicine. The guard also had a skin injury, and his fever subsided after taking the medicine."

After letting the doctor see it, he felt relieved, and Zhou Jiaqing also asked someone to send a message back to Meng Rou.

When Zhou Jiahua passed out, Zhao Yunzhi also heard the news and rushed back from the school grounds. Zhou Jiahua had woken up and was being served by a maid, scrubbing him clean and taking medicine. He put on brand new clothes and sat on the couch. At a glance, his cheeks were sunken. He was emaciated, his face was pale and somewhat sickly, and he looked completely different from what he had seen in Da'an!

Since Da'an left, Zhao Yunzhi never thought that he would meet her again. For the first time, he did not deliberately avoid her. Instead, he stood by the couch for a while, then stretched out his hand and handed her a handkerchief and said, "Why did you wake up?" Are you crying now?"

Zhou Jiahua, however, did not explain anything and lowered his head without taking his handkerchief.

Zhao Yunzhi was a little at a loss when he saw this. After a long while, he hesitated and took two steps forward. He held the handkerchief tightly and handed it to Zhou Jiahua again. He said unnaturally and forcefully: "Zhen'er and Qing'er saw this." I have to worry again.”

Zhou Jiahua slowly raised his head, as if he was enduring something. Zhao Yunzhi's hands couldn't help but freeze in the air, and he was helpless. Finally he couldn't help but said softly: "What's wrong with you?"

"It's good that they are worried, but what about you? Mr. Zhao, are you worried about me?" Zhou Jiahua's hoarse voice sounded.

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhao Yunzhi turned away and did not answer.

Zhou Jiahua sighed secretly and kept on talking. Although his voice was hoarse, he quickly expressed the questions in his heart: "Mr. Zhao, you know my thoughts, what do you think?"

When Zhou Jiahua was in Da'an, she missed the opportunity to speak because she was not brave enough, because there were too many changes in the house, and because of the gap in status. But when she saw him riding farther and farther away, she immediately felt empty in her heart. No, she needed to ask, this The next time I followed him all the way to Da'an, I just wanted to ask him this question in person!

Zhao Yunzhi opened his mouth slightly and was stunned for a while. His eyes met with Zhou Jiahua's, and he saw her face was flustered, and her fingers that were swollen from frostbite on the quilt were trembling unconsciously.

Zhou Jiahua's palms began to sweat, and the wet touch made her even more uneasy. In the quiet room, it was like a tight string, which might break at any time due to excessive tension...

"Feel sorry……"

These two words caused the room to fall into silence again. Zhou Jiahua's body trembled and he said, "Sure enough..."

Sure enough, Zhao Yunzhi didn't have her in his heart!

Knowing it in her heart was one thing, but when she actually heard it, it was another feeling. Her whole body was tense, as if something was beating hard on her heart. Her breathing stopped completely at this moment, and she could hear every sound. Gone.

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