Chapter 34
I don't dare to bet, because the bet may be Nan Chengyao's life, because once I lose, there will be no chance to start over, and the last glimpse upstairs in the capital is probably the trick. โฎ Yan Moxuan โฎ ad-free โฎ
Therefore, when Xun Yun came to greet me, and when Qin An personally opened the curtain of the carriage for me, I had an impeccable smile and perfect appearance, and I could not find any signs of deliberate alienation.
The carriage moved slowly, and Shuying asked puzzledly: "Miss, even if you want to go back to the Prime Minister's Mansion, you don't need to be in such a hurry, it's just dawn today." โ
She didn't understand that the earlier these letters and objects reached Nan Chengyao's hands, then he would be less dangerous.
Since there is no one in the palace of the Three Kings who can be trusted with all my heart, I will find another reliable person, and I will inevitably deliver this letter to him in its original form.
As for whether these things are useful to him, the final result is a blessing or a curse, I have no way to control it, the only thing I can do is to let him know all this, so even if it is difficult to escape this catastrophe in the end, it can only be said that it is the will of God.
The personnel are exhausted, and the rest only depends on what the destiny is.
When I returned to the Prime Minister's Mansion, my father had already entered the palace and went to the court, and my mother was surprised when she saw me, and she instructed the maid to prepare my favorite refreshments, and shook my hand: "Qing'er, why did you come here today?"
A trace of bitterness swelled imperceptibly in my heart, but there was a delicate smile on my face, and I said to the little maid behind my mother: "Why don't you go and call your young master out quickly, I suddenly had the idea of a song, which just fits his set of Fengxiang sword momentum, so I hurried over." โ
Mother laughed: "I can't complain that among so many brothers and sisters, he loves to stick to you the most, because you are the only one who is willing to accompany him to mess around like this." But this time it was not a coincidence, he just left for the villa outside the city last night, saying that he was going to hunt some white tiger. โ
My heart sank, but I didn't dare to show the slightest abnormality on my face, my mind was racing, and after a while, I chuckled: "It's easy, anyway, now that His Royal Highness is not here, it's okay for me to stay in the palace, it's better to go to the other garden to find him." โ
The mother was startled: "Qing'er, are you joking with me?"
I shook my head and smiled: "How come, my daughter really thinks so, Manager Wang, please help me tell the coachman outside the door to feed more materials, get ready, I will use it immediately." โ
The mother was a little crying and laughing: "You child, early in the morning, what are you messing around?"
I took her arm and smiled, making a little daughter: "The ancients have said that life must be happy, and my daughter is used to the rules on weekdays, and she wants to be willful once in the absence of His Royal Highness." Mother didn't know that in the Three Kings' Mansion, I even had to think before I dared to do anything when I spoke and walked. โ
My mother looked at me for a long time, and finally sighed softly: "Many times I have forgotten that no matter how much you know how to advance and retreat, you are still an eighteen-year-old child." โ
I felt uncomfortable in my heart, but I didn't dare to show it on my face, but I heard my mother think for a moment, and said with some hesitation: "It's just that if you come back so rashly and go to the other garden, will it be difficult to explain to the Three Kings' Mansion?"
After thinking for a moment, Fang shook his head and said, "His Royal Highness told me before he set out on the expedition that if you are bored in the mansion, you can go out and walk around more, and it is okay for Yun'er to go there and at home." Besides, when I go home today, Qin An knows, and my mother will send someone to the Three Princes' Mansion to say that it is not appropriate to leave me in the other garden for a few days, even if the emperor can't find out what is wrong. โ
When my mother heard me, she laughed, "I was too worried about what you said. Manager Wang, go and see how the young lady's carriage is equipped, if it doesn't work, use the house, there is still some distance from here to the other garden. Hey, don't stand still, help Miss do some of your outfits, eat and wear, Bizhi, you pay attention to it. โ
I hurriedly spoke: "No, no, but go back to the other garden, where do you need such a ...... to mobilize the people?"
"You don't care," my mother interrupted me with a smile: "My Murong family's beloved baby goes out, no matter how much I stir up the crowd, it can't be too much." โ
My mother took me by the hand and put me in the carriage, and told me with all her might, just like every loving mother who travels far away.
The carriage moved forward slowly, and Shuying picked out a small box of almond crisp from the basket on the side and handed it to me, and said with a smile: "Madame has prepared all the things that Miss likes to eat, so many, and said that it was for us to eat as snacks when we were bored on the road, where can we finish it?"
I felt a pain in my heart, the dim sum in my hand was smooth and sweet, soft in my heart, but turned into a trace of bitterness.
My mother dug her heart and lungs for me like this, and I even calculated in a thousand ways, refusing to even give a word of truth.
I didn't dare to let my mother and my family know the truth, because I had no way of predicting how they would react when they found out.
Just like I have no way of predicting, if one day, the confrontation between the East Palace and the Three Princes' Mansion is inevitable, they will choose Yun'er or me.
It should be admitted that what my parents did in the matter of Yun'er, and what they concealed from me, even though it was intended for my good, had left a knot in the depths of my heart, and even I didn't know when it would be untied, or whether it would be untied one day.
Now, my deception will also fall into their hearts, even if I don't have the slightest intention of betraying the family.
Yes, what I have done does not mean that Nan Chengyao's importance has surpassed that of my parents' family, but it is only a matter of his safety, so I am willing to do this for him without harming my Murong family.
Even if in his heart, he feels guilty because of deception.
My hands unconsciously clenched the small silk sac I carried with me.
In the silk bag, in addition to the letter I silently wrote and the flute, there is also a handwritten letter I wrote to Nan Chengyao, and when he reads it, he will naturally understand the ins and outs of the whole thing.
After about half a day, the Murong family's villa was already in sight, and in the villa, there was my youngest brother, Murong Tong.
I don't dare to let my parents know about these things, but I can tell him without any scruples, and I can also entrust him with the letters that I don't worry about being delivered by others.
Time has passed, and he has gradually grown into a resolute and excellent man, although his unruly temperament makes the people in the family really headaches, but I know that he is awe-inspiring and arrogant in his bones, frank and upright, and has the world in mind. I knew he would be worthy of my wholehearted trust.
The carriage stopped steadily outside the gate of the other garden, and Uncle Chen, who was in charge, hurriedly came forward to salute me and said, "Isn't this Miss Qing?" What's the matter, Young Master Wei only came last night, and you came with you today, and you didn't say anything in advance, I'm so prepared!"
I smiled slightly and said, "Look at what you said, when your family comes back, what else is there to prepare, don't you treat me as an outsider?"
Uncle Chen smiled: "Look at me, this is old and confused, or Miss Qing can speak." โ
"Okay, Uncle Chen, my young lady came all the way to find Young Master Wei, where is the other person now, you can call him out quickly." Shuying handed over the things in the carriage to the maid of the other garden to take care of, and then stepped forward with a smile and said.
"Miss Shuying, this is hard for me. Uncle Chen still smiled and scratched his head: "There are no rare things in this garden, where can Young Master Tong stay, no, he went up the mountain with a bow and arrow to hunt the white tiger early in the morning, I see, I am afraid that he will be reluctant to come back if he can't hunt him." โ
Listening to his words, my heart tightened, and I hurriedly asked, "Is it in the royal hunting ground?"
"How can it," Chen Bo said, while pointing to the dense maple forest on the outer periphery of the royal hunting ground on the opposite mountain: "The white tiger is wild, it is extremely difficult to find, and the royal hunting ground cannot be kept in captivity at all. Young Master Wei didn't know where he heard the rumor, saying that His Royal Highness had saved people from the claws of the white tiger in this maple forest when he was thirteen years old, so he had the idea of winning, and he had to defend it. At this time, he probably went into the depths of the maple forest. โ
Maple Forest and White Tiger, in a trance, there are vague memory fragments like meteors flying across my mind, this dense maple forest, is actually very similar to the "Maple Forest Evening" in the Three Kings' Mansion.
It's just that now I don't have time to share my mind, I can only look at Chen Bo and ask urgently: "When did he say he would come back?"
"Not really. Uncle Chen shook his head: "But the white tiger is hard to find, and Young Master Tong has such a bad temper, no one can pull back what he has identified." In my opinion, it is possible for him to go for as little as three or five days, or as long as ten days and a half months. โ
My heart sank, and I still managed to speak calmly and asked, "Then if you send someone to the forest to look for him, how long will it take at the earliest?"
Uncle Chen looked at the maple forest in the distance in embarrassment: "Miss Qing, you have also seen it, this maple forest is dense and wide, and people are like ants in it, if you want to find someone in a short time, I am afraid it will be very difficult." โ
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