Chapter 42: Blocking the Road
Because there was an urgent matter to deal with, Tang Yuanwang left first.
He said to Chen Jingle that he might as well walk around the mansion first, and if there is any need to directly order his subordinates, he will hold a banquet at noon.
As soon as Tang Yuanwang left, a maid came to Chen Jingle and said, "Miss asked me to invite Qin Shaoxia to the pavilion in the backyard. ”
Chen Jingle pondered for a while, but nodded in agreement: "Okay!"
Although I don't know what medicine this Miss Tang sells in the gourd, it is always difficult to refuse now that she is at someone's house.
Following the little maid, Chen Jingle and the others bypassed several courtyards and came to the backyard. I saw that in the huge backyard, there is a shallow pond, the surrounding willow branches are gently blowing in the wind, there is a small pavilion in the middle of the pond, and a quaint wooden bridge connects it.
In this southern Yunnan region, you can see the garden-style structure, which is inevitably eye-catching.
"Miss only invites Shaoxia alone. ”
The little maid's gaze swept across Zhu Qingyao's face and said cautiously.
Chen Jingle paused, hesitated and said to Zhu Qingyao: "Qingyao, you wait for me here, I'll come when I go." ”
Zhu Qingyao retracted the steps she had just wanted to take and nodded slightly.
Chen Jingle walked to the gazebo.
Hearing the sound of footsteps behind him, Tang Linglong, who was leaning on the beauty in a daze, looked back and looked with joy: "Brother Qin!"
"Miss Tang. Chen Jingle arched his hand.
Tang Linglong smiled lightly: "You don't have to see me so much, Brother Qin just calls me Linglong." ”
Chen Jingle asked directly: "Miss Tang called me over, is there something wrong?"
Tang Linglong stiffened with a smile on her face, and lowered her head to stroke the hair in her ears: "I heard, you want to go to the underground palace?"
Although she usually stays at home, she has also heard the news about the underground palace. In her opinion, she didn't know exactly what kind of existence the palace was, but it was certain that it was dangerous.
If she could, of course she didn't want Chen Jingle to take risks.
Chen Jingle was silent for half a beat and nodded: "Yes." ”
"Can't stay?" Tang Linglong's eyes were complicated.
What's wrong with a small town?
The terrain here is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and there is no entry from the outside, so it is much safer than other places.
She didn't understand.
Chen Jingle was silent.
Tang Linglong smiled: "I understand." ”
It's just that this smile is clearly bitter and sad.
She hesitated again and again, took out a small sachet from her body, and said: "This is the talisman that my mother asked for me in the mountain temple a few days ago.
Now, I give this talisman to Brother Qin, hoping that it can keep you back safely. Also, I found the map of the counties and towns around the underground palace from my father's study, and prepared some coils by the way, hoping to help you. ”
There was a sentence, she hesitated for a long time, and finally didn't say it: "My Tang Linglong's crush will definitely be a big hero who stands up to the sky!"
Chen Jingle's expression was complicated: "Exquisite girl......"
I really don't know what to say.
"Brother Qin, take care!"
Tang Linglong stuffed the sachet into Chen Jingle's hand and left suddenly. After taking a few steps, tears silently slid down his cheeks and dripped to the ground.
Chen Jingle opened his mouth slightly, looked at her back as she walked away quickly, and finally said nothing.
"Hey, what a fuck!"
Chen Jingle couldn't wait to break a few hairs.
Back at the gate of the courtyard, Zhu Qingyao asked curiously, "What did that Miss Tang tell you?"
Chen Jingle shook his head: "I didn't say anything, I just thanked me for saving her that night." ”
"That's all?" Zhu Qingyao didn't believe it.
Chen Jingle rolled his eyes: "Why do children care so much?"
Zhu Qingyao puffed out her little face and was sullen.
She saw the faint tears on Tang Linglong's face when she left, and her mood was complicated.
Obviously, I came first, so it's good to know Brother Qin, I like it...... It's okay, it's clear that I came first!
But...... But why did this happen?
After this incident, Chen Jingle's mood was a little heavier, and he didn't want to stay in the Tang Mansion, he just wanted to leave, but Tang Yuanwang happened to come back, so he had to stay for lunch before leaving.
When leaving, the maid beside Tang Linglong handed Chen Jingle a burden, and unsurprisingly, it was the map and coiling that Tang Linglong said.
The map was very helpful to Chen Jingle, but he didn't plan to accept the money.
But whatever the maid said, she had to stuff it into him, saying that it was the lady's meaning, and if she didn't want it, she would throw it away.
From beginning to end, Tang Linglong did not appear again.
Chen Jingle took the baggage, glanced back at the gate of the Tang Mansion, got into the carriage and left.
……
Early the next morning, Chen Jingle took Zhu Qingyao and led two horses out of the town slowly.
"Let's go. ”
Seeing Zhu Qingyao looking back behind him from time to time, Chen Jingle frowned and urged.
"Fulu Town is more than fifty miles away from the underground palace, and with the speed of the two of us, it is not so easy to reach Tengyue before dark. ”
Last night, Chen Jingle studied the map all night, and he probably knew the direction of the trip.
Tengyue is a small county town, when Emperor Yongli withdrew all the way from Kunming to Tengyue, and finally entered Burma through Tengyue.
The underground palace was discovered in Tengyue.
In ancient times, it was no more spacious than the modern road, and sometimes it was necessary to cross mountains and mountains, so if you want to reach Tengyue today, Chen Jingle has to prepare to set off early in the morning.
"Miss, Qin Shaoxia is gone. ”
In the backyard of the Tang Mansion, the maid ran back panting to report.
When Tang Linglong heard it, she didn't have any expression, just stared blankly at the morning glow on the horizon, and whispered to herself: "Sauvignon Blanc and long memories, Sauvignon Blanc is infinite, I knew it was so stumbling, how could I not know each other at the beginning." ”
Once we are gone, I don't know when we will see each other again.
And Chen Jingle's trip was not smooth.
The two horsemen trotted and bumped all the way on their horses, and finally entered the Tengyue Territory, only to run into a group of cavalry scouts who appeared out of nowhere.
However, judging from the clothing of the other party, it is more likely that the soldiers will be cleared.
At the same time that Chen Jingle discovered the other party, the other party also seemed to be aware of his presence, and the two cavalrymen took the lead in riding horses and rushing over.
Chen Jingle's eyes froze, and he subconsciously clenched the handle of the knife.
"Stop, who are you?" the two scouts were skilled, and in the blink of an eye, one of them drank.
Chen Jingle looked through the tulle and said indifferently: "Passing by." ”
In order to facilitate the cover of his figure, he prepared two hats with white gauze in advance, which could block the sand and dust by the way, but he didn't expect to run into cavalry scouts.
It shouldn't be!
"Lift the hat and I'll see!" the scout looked wary.
Chen Jingle's eyes froze, and he slowly took off the hat.
The moment they took off their hats, the faces of the two scouts changed, and they sneered: "It's the remnants of the previous dynasty!"
The two scouts grabbed their horses' bellies in unison and rushed forward with their broadswords raised.
"Kill yourself!"
Chen Jingle had a cold face, his eyes didn't blink, and he pulled out the knife directly.