Time Travel: Brothel Maid

Chapter 116 Let’s go together

Tang Jingchen frowned instantly. He had just seen her and they were going to separate again?

He really couldn't bear to leave her, but reality didn't allow him to hesitate.

"You should go back soon. I will be in Huaiyang in a day or two. I will write to you when I get there."

Xiao Guoer laughed and refused, "I won't go back. I want to go to Huaiyang with you."

Like a thunderclap, Tang Jingchen was stunned by her words. He stood there in a daze. After a while, he scolded, "Nonsense! Huaiyang is so dangerous! There is plague everywhere. If you are not careful, your life will be in danger! You are not allowed to follow her, go back quickly!"

Tang Jingchen suddenly realized that she seemed to have come all the way to him not just out of longing and worry.

However, he couldn't let her accompany him in danger.

Xiao Guoer pouted her lips and said, "You can't control me. If you don't let me go with you, then I will go by myself. We'll see each other in Huaiyang then." After saying that, she raised her head high and put on a stubborn look.

"You..." Tang Jingchen was angry and anxious, but he also knew that he really couldn't control this girl. She had always been a person with her own ideas and opinions.

He immediately changed his expression to a gentle one. This girl would only respond to soft treatment and not hard treatment.

"Listen to me, I can follow your instructions on everything else, but Huaiyang is too dangerous. I don't want you to be in danger. Just think of it as a way to reassure me and go back quickly, okay?" Tang Jingchen's tone was gentle, almost pleading.

However, this time, Xiao Guoer's position was completely firm and unwavering. She firmly resisted the "enemy's" tender and affectionate offensive and said firmly, "Not good!"

Before the "enemy" could speak again, she hurriedly said, "Huaiyang is dangerous. If you can go, I can go too! Besides, I'm here, maybe I can help a little, and I won't be a burden to you! In short, no matter what you say, I won't go back. I don't want to be in powerless worry, fear and terror every day, or I'll go crazy."

When she said this, her eyes showed a moment of sadness, as if she had foreseen that terrible scene.

After a moment, Xiao Guoer's voice lowered, revealing sad guilt, "Speaking of which, if I hadn't acted on my own initiative, you wouldn't have made friends with the Eighth Prince, and you wouldn't have been forced by him to go to Huaiyang and fall into danger. So, I have an unshirkable responsibility. It's useless to regret it now. But if there is anything in the future, we can face it together. Just let me go with you, just to make me feel at ease, okay?"

The two said to each other, "Just think of it as a way to make me feel at ease", but how can they truly make each other feel at ease?

Tang Jingchen didn't know what to do.

After a while, he sighed, "Huaiyang also has the Tang family's assets, so my trip is not just for the Eighth Prince, but also for the Tang family. You don't have to take all the responsibility on yourself. Once you go on this trip, it will be very dangerous. You must stay by my side at all times and don't run around casually."

Xiao Guoer jumped for joy, "I can't wait to stay by your side all the time!" She said it without thinking, and only realized what she had said after it came out of her mouth. It was too late to withdraw her words, so she could only turn her face away shyly. The tip of her ears was stained with a thin layer of blush, but it was already seen by everyone.

The team was ready to go, and Tang Jingchen led her forward.

Xiao Guoer gave Huang Gui some silver and sent him away. Huaiyang was not a good place and there was no need to take one more person at risk.

Tang Jingchen asked her to get on his carriage, and the two of them sat inside, while Shun'er and the coachman sat outside.

Following the command from the captain of the escort, the entire team began to move forward in an orderly manner.

In the carriage, Xiao Guoer nestled quietly in Tang Jingchen's arms like a well-behaved cat. Not long after, she felt a strong sense of drowsiness coming over her, and her eyelids became heavier and heavier, as if they would close at any time.

Maybe it was because her tense and worried mood suddenly relaxed, maybe it was because she was physically exhausted from running around for days, or maybe it was because she felt safe and comfortable in her lover's arms, Xiao Guoer closed her eyes with peace of mind and fell into a deep sleep.

Tang Jingchen looked at the face that fell asleep in his arms after a while, and a feeling of satisfaction surged in his heart.

He gently stroked her cheek and looked at her face carefully. Only then did he realize that there was a faint dark blue under her eyes, her chin was a little pointed, and her face was full of fatigue.

His heart suddenly softened, like a trickle of water flowing through his body, nourishing every inch of his limbs, feeling soothing and sweet.

He took a deep breath, then exhaled slowly, as if blowing away the haze that had been accumulating in his heart in recent days.

Although he didn't know what the future held, his heart was inexplicably at peace, because he had a little sun-like girl in his arms, who could dispel the heaviness and unhappiness in his heart and bring him bright sunshine.

When Xiao Guoer woke up, the car was empty. She lay on the cushion, staring blankly at the roof with her eyes open. Her mind was very slow as she had just woken up and was still in a daze. It took her a while before she realized where she was.

But what about Jingchen?

Xiao Guoer hurriedly opened the curtain and looked out. Apart from Shuner guarding outside the carriage, there were only a few people left in the stable feeding the horses.

Xiao Guoer got off the car, and Shuner came up to meet her. According to the young master's instructions before he left, he said, "The young master will be back soon. Please wait for him here. Don't run around."

Xiao Guoer felt relieved and said that she understood, as long as Jingchen didn't abandon her.

She looked around curiously and saw a very spacious courtyard in front of her. The stable was so huge that it could easily accommodate dozens of horses. The whole courtyard was clean and tidy, exuding a solemn and dignified atmosphere, which was obviously not comparable to an ordinary inn. This must be the local official post station, providing a place for officials to rest and stay.

"Where is this?"

Shun'er replied, "Zhenjiang."

Xiao Guoer was not familiar with the geographical location of this era, but she knew Zhenjiang, because Zhenjiang was less than a hundred miles away from Huaiyang.

In other words, they will arrive in Huaiyang in one day at the fastest and two days at the slowest.

We are facing a terrible plague so soon.

In fact, it wasn't that fast. She had been on the road for 9 days, but she had just caught up with Jingchen for less than a few hours. Before she had time to enjoy the joy of reunion, she had to face the crisis before her, so it felt fast.

People always lament that time flies quickly when they are happy, and feel that time goes slowly when they are painful.