The next morning, Shen Qingxu and others boarded the ship to Qingzhou as they wished.

In the afternoon of that day, several people arrived in Qingzhou City.

As early as when they were at the Qingzhou ferry, Qingfang had sent them a letter. Qingfang and others had already made arrangements in Qingzhou. If nothing unexpected happened, they could set off directly the next day.

But if Shen Qingxu wants to play in Qingzhou City for a few days, that's fine.

"Why is there no one on the street?" Shen Qingxu and others got off the boat and looked at the empty streets in confusion.

This was nothing like they had imagined.

It is said that Qingzhou is the second capital.

Although not as prosperous as the capital, everyone lives and works in peace and contentment, and the streets are bustling and bustling.

But now it seems quite desolate.

Could it be that they came to the wrong place?

This isn't Qingzhou? But somewhere else?

"Old man, may I ask, is this really Qingzhou City? Why is it different from the rumors?" Shen Qingxu saw an old man walking past with a backpack on his back, so he stopped the old man and asked.

"You ladies and gentlemen are from other places, right? This is indeed Qingzhou City, but you should listen to my advice and leave here as soon as possible." The old man shook his head and sighed.

"The Qingzhou City today is no longer the Qingzhou City of the past." When people on the road saw outsiders, they shook their heads.

Lin Shuyao looked at the scene in the city. It was rumored that Qingzhou City was rich and beautiful and was known as the Little Kyoto, but its current appearance did not match the rumors!

"Uncle, what do you mean by this?" Mu Yunzhou asked in confusion.

Since this is Qingzhou City, why is it so different from the rumored Qingzhou City?

According to rumors, the streets of Qingzhou City are bustling during the day and brightly lit at night, and although the people are not rich, they live a rich and happy life.

Don't lock the door at night and don't stay home during the day.

"What you guys don't know is that since a wealthy businessman came and settled down in Qingzhou City a few years ago, this Qingzhou City is no longer the Qingzhou City of the past. I won't say more. Today is the rich businessman's youngest son marrying his 23rd concubine. If you are caught by him and used as a free laborer, you will die!" After the old man said this, he ran away in a panic!

Shen Qingxu wanted to persuade him to stay, but was stopped by Mu Yunzhou: "Looking at how scared this old man is, the wedding party should be here soon."

In Liangcheng and Jingcheng, they had also seen weddings, and the people would gather around to watch the fun!

"When the wedding procession comes, Mu Yunzhou and I will stop them. You can take the opportunity to go to the sedan chair and ask this concubine what's going on." Xu Xingyi also spoke.

The daughter of an ordinary family, even if her family is poor, would not become the twenty-third concubine of a rich man.

After all, Daliang has been promoting monogamy in recent years!

It is expressly forbidden to force women to become concubines, but the wealthy businessmen in Qingzhou City have no regard for the law, and the matter of forcing people to become concubines has not been spread!

Moreover, the twenty-three concubines are more than a dozen more than the concubines in the emperor’s harem!

There must be something fishy going on here.

Shen Qingxu nodded and ordered: "Yilan, Weiyu, take Shuyao and hide aside first, to avoid any accidents."

Lin Shuyao knew that she couldn't help much, so she didn't refuse. She just told Shen Qingxu and the other two to be careful, and then hid in an alley not far away.

People on the street cannot see what is happening here, but Lin Shuyao can see everything on the street clearly.

Soon, the sounds of gongs and drums became louder and louder.

Shen Qingxu hid aside, waiting for Xu Xingyi and Mu Yunzhou to stop the team.

Xu Xingyi and Mu Yunzhou supported each other and stood in front of the team. Although they were both dressed in brocade clothes, they looked very sloppy, like noblemen who were fleeing from famine.

"Who are you! How dare you block the Wang family's wedding sedan! Get out of the way immediately! If you delay the auspicious time, you will have several lives to compensate for it!" The leading servant shouted fiercely with a stick in his hand, as if he would attack Xu Xingyi and the other two if they didn't leave.

Xu Xingyi and Mu Yunzhou looked at each other, and Mu Yunzhou sat down on the ground.

"Ouch, my legs, waist and head hurt. I really can't walk anymore!"

Xu Xingyi pretended to support him, but actually sat on the ground: "How are you? Are you okay?"

"Please be kind, everyone. My brother and I came here from Liangcheng to look for our relatives, but we ran into robbers on the way. My poor brother got beaten up by them. Now he is seriously injured and may not be able to walk for a while."

It just so happened that Mu Yunzhou's face was beaten black and blue by Xu Xingyi, and what Xu Xingyi said seemed reasonable.

"If you want to die, go die somewhere else! Today is our prince's wedding day. You dare to disturb us. You are really courting death!" The servant's face was full of anger and disgust.

There are more and more beggars nowadays. It is really unlucky to meet them on the way to pick up the bride!

Xu Xingyi and Mu Yunzhou were dealing with the servants and others in the front, while Shen Qingxu was at the back, directly opening the back door of the sedan chair and getting in.

The good thing about the sedan chair is that it has doors at the front and back.

"what!"

A woman was tied up and placed diagonally in the bridal sedan, lying motionless and crying. This scene made Shen Qingxu heartbroken!

At this moment, the woman felt a force from behind her, and she fell down and hung on the bench.

"You? Who are you?"

Shen Qingxu saw that the situation was not good, so he immediately covered the woman's mouth to prevent her from continuing to speak and exposing herself, and quickly helped her onto the bench in the sedan.

The woman pointed to her mouth, indicating that she would not tell anyone.

Only then did Shen Qingxu let go of her hand.

"You, are you here to save me?" The woman lowered her voice and asked in a voice that only the two of them could hear!

Shen Qingxu nodded, and the woman burst into tears of joy.

"What's that sound!" asked the person outside!

“It knocked!”

The woman was unable to move and spoke to the outside in a somewhat panicked tone.

After hearing this, the servant stopped talking.

A message came from the front saying: Today is an unlucky day. On such a happy day, two beggars blocked the road. It's really unlucky.

It seems that the twenty-third concubine will not have any future after entering the back house! After all, the Wang family hates people who are not obedient the most!

"Who are you, girl?" the woman asked in a low voice.

Shen Qingxu did not reveal her identity, and asked directly: "I heard that you are going to be the 23rd concubine of someone else. May I ask, are you really willing? If not, why do you want to marry?"

Hearing this, the woman began to cry softly again.

Shen Qingxu took advantage of the opportunity to untie the ropes on the woman.

"My girl, which girl from a good family would be willing to be someone's concubine? I don't want to, but that man tried to force my sister to marry him before and killed my entire family. I was lucky to survive! Now I've been sold to the Wang family by someone who's greedy for money. Even if I don't want to, I can't get away." The girl cried bitterly, and the servants outside were already used to this.

Any woman who was favored by the Wang family, or any concubine who was forced to marry by a prince, would never be at peace. They would either be crying or on their way to crying every day.

"Your name isn't Lin Tiao, is it?" Shen Qingxu couldn't untie the rope. Seeing that the woman was crying, he wanted to divert her attention. Suddenly, he remembered what happened in the past two days, and Shen Qingxu couldn't help asking.

Is it possible that there are such coincidences in this world?

The woman was shocked when she heard this. She looked up at Shen Qingxu with hope in her eyes: "Young lady, do you know me?"

Shen Qingxu laughed dryly, "I don't know you, but I know your sister, Lin Yao."

This really was a piece of cake.

They thought they would have to spend some time looking for someone in Qingzhou City, but they didn't expect to meet him by chance.

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