You are my golden finger

Chapter 116 Heading to Kyoto (1)

High officials in the city and the county, several soldiers including Sun Lingyun, the headmaster of Qingsong Academy and several familiar teachers, mayors of various towns and villages, clerks and familiar shopkeepers from various places, all came to congratulate after hearing the news.

Brothers Sun Lingyun, Li Yuze and Li Yuxuan helped to entertain the guests.

The corners of Sun Lingyun's mouth were almost stretched to his ears. Although he was not the one who received the reward, he was happier than anyone else. He couldn't close his mouth and probably woke up from laughing in his sleep.

I guess no one can handle such a happy event.

All of a sudden, he became the princess' personal guard and lived a life of luxury with her. This was like pie in the sky! How could he not be happy?

Li Yuze couldn't tell his own mood. It was a good thing for his brother to be rewarded. But in this way, Li Yuze was a seventh-rank official, and Li Yuxuan was now a seventh-rank official, almost catching up with him. Lin Xijin asked the housekeeper to register the goods.

Li Yuze secretly sighed at his brother's good luck. Not only did he make money, but he also gained fame.

The distinguished guests were all led to Lin Xijin's home, and the gifts they received were dazzling. They sent fresh fruits and cakes that were difficult to store to the clan, and also prepared corresponding gifts for the guests.

The other villagers who came to congratulate were entertained by the clan leader, the village head and the elders. The gifts were registered and the return gifts such as wedding candies and wedding cakes were also prepared. The village patrol team patrolled everywhere, and the whole Shiziwo was lively and orderly.

Lin Guiqi and his family did not show up for the first day of the celebration, during the sacrifice and breakfast. The clan leader ignored them because he was too busy. However, after breakfast, he took the time to go to Lin Guiqi's house with the clan elders.

Seeing several people coming home, the foolish Jiang and Lin Musheng were a little scared and quickly retreated to their rooms. The two children were still standing at the doorstep, watching, not knowing how to call for help, and the daughter-in-law was nowhere to be found.

Lin Guiqi, who was sitting in the living room, saw them coming and hurried to greet them.

"Lin Guiqi, is your last name still Lin? You eat the food that Jin'er and her two sisters give you, and wear the clothes that they give you. But at the critical moment, are you going to smear their faces? Are you going to accuse them of being unfilial and unfraternal like your wife did?"

Lin Guiqi stammered but said nothing.

"We are here to inform you that you must bring your daughter-in-law and two children to attend the celebration during these three days. Jiang and Lin Musheng will ask the children to bring back some food for them. If you dare not come, your family will be expelled from the clan in three days!" The clan leader looked at his cowardly look, his heart suddenly rose, and his words were loud and clear.

Lin Guiqi was probably really afraid of being expelled from the clan by the clan leader, so he finally showed up at Zhangshutou at noon with his daughter-in-law, grandson and granddaughter.

Lin Xijin didn't care, but the clan leader was old and shrewd, and didn't want to leave any loopholes for people to attack her. Don't blame him for protecting his child, because he knew very well that his family, the entire clan, and even the entire village, could only live a good life because of Jin'er!

Three days passed quickly, and Lin Xijin's siblings, along with Mu Jin and An An, as well as Nanny, Qiu Yan, and secret guards Lin Dong, Lin Nan, Lin Xi, and Lin Bei set out.

With several guards acting as coachmen, Captain Sun led twenty soldiers to escort the group of Eunuch Gao who came to announce the imperial decree, and headed towards Kyoto.

The group of people who were rewarded were also on the list.

Now the road from Qingyuan to Kyoto has been repaired, and it only takes four to five days to get there. But an accident still happened during this short journey.

When the carriage reached the narrow gap, there was a sound of rocks rolling down. Fortunately, the drainage ditch dug nearby was wide enough to block the rocks from rolling down and did not hit the carriage directly.

"Protect the princess!" Eunuch Gao shouted shrilly.

The guards immediately surrounded the carriage with spears in hand.

Lin Xijin told several children to sit in the car, and asked Xinfeng and Xihui to protect his sister and An'an and others, and not to come out. Then he led the four secret guards to the right side of the mountainside, and some guards also rushed to the other side.

There were men in black lying in ambush on the hillsides on both sides, and it seemed there were about forty or fifty of them.

Lin Xijin and others took out the crossbows she was equipped with and shot at them, and the men in black fell one after another.

"Princess, I'm sorry we're late." Lin Xijin breathed a sigh of relief when she heard the voice of An Yi who was beside Murong Xu.

Although she was not afraid of these villains, she was with the elderly and children and was afraid of hurting them by mistake. She didn't know who she had offended and who she had offended, and she was assassinated again.

With the concerted efforts of several parties, except for two survivors among the men in black, all the others were strangled to death.

"Princess, please continue on your way. Leave this to us." An Yi took the initiative to accept the task. If he didn't work harder to perform in front of his future mistress, he would never be able to get married.

"Thank you for your hard work! The stones that were pushed into the ditch also need to be cleaned up to avoid clogging the ditch." Lin Xijin was happy to be free.

After arranging the horses and vehicles, the group continued on their journey.

At noon on the third day, the convoy stopped on the lawn in front of a grove to rest. Beside the grove there was a gurgling stream, the water was clear and you could see the bottom.

"Sister, let's go wash our hands." Xijia said to Lin Xijin.

"Go ahead, but be careful not to get your clothes wet." Lin Xijin looked around and felt there was no danger, so she agreed to them.

The little girls agreed and went towards the river.

"Ah! There's a dead person!" After a while, Xijia's frightened cry was heard.

Lin Xijin ran over and saw a tall man lying behind a big rock by the stream, with most of his body submerged in the water. His face was on the ground, so he couldn't see what he looked like. But the clothes he wore were of good quality, and he looked like a rich man.

Xihui and Xinfeng were called over to carry the man up and lay him on the grass. Now he could see his appearance clearly. He had handsome features and delicate skin. However, his white skin was tinged with dark blue. It was obvious that he was another person who was poisoned.

Lin Xijin checked his nose and carotid artery and found that he was still breathing, so she rushed forward to rescue him, and Mu Jin also helped.

After some inspection, they found that the man had three stab wounds on his thigh, abdomen, and back, and the wounds were poisonous. In particular, the wounds on his thigh and abdomen were soaked in water, with the skin and flesh turned inside out, which looked very scary.

"Xihui, Xinfeng, set up a simple tent immediately and carry this person in and settle him down." Lin Xijin ordered.

"Yes, sister." Xihui and the others moved quickly and set up the tent as required.

Lin Xijin took Mu Jin and began to treat the man. They fed him detoxification pills and spiritual spring water, and they began to clean his wounds, disinfect, suture and bandage him. With Mu Jin's help, the treatment was completed quickly.

The man was given a few more injections to clear his meridians before the treatment was over. With the consent of Eunuch Gao, a carriage was vacated for the man to lie down, and Lin Dong was told to guard it well before the convoy continued to move forward.

In the evening, due to the delay in rescuing the man at noon, the group did not reach the booked post station and rested in an inn in a small town.

Lin Xijin was particularly alert because of the previous assassination. She slept until midnight and smelled the smell of fire. She immediately jumped up and went out of the room. She saw that the fire downstairs had begun to spread, and there was a smell of burning kerosene in the smoke.

"There's a fire! There's a fire! Lin Dong, take good care of the patient. Lin Nan, take good care of the nanny. Guards, go and get the horses out." Lin Xijin shouted while calling a few children, picked up An An, and rushed out the door.

Eunuch Gao and the guards also reacted quickly and evacuated quickly. The guards wanted to put out the fire, but because the fire was too big, they could not put it out.

It was obvious that this was another premeditated killing, because the guards on duty nearby did not notice anyone entering.

When An Yi appeared, Lin Xijin and others had already fled the inn. Fortunately, the fire was discovered in time when it spread, and there was no loss of people and vehicles. Only some clothes were burned by the fire because they could not be picked up in time.

Eunuch Gao's face was livid, of course he was angry. He didn't expect that coming to Qingyuan to announce an imperial decree and escort the princess to the capital would be so dangerous. He didn't know whose hand was so long.