Chapter 297: Heart-to-Heart Talk
When He Yueying's words came to this, Chu Yunsheng was already quite surprised in her heart, she didn't expect He Yueying to even know the truth about King Zhao's death, and she didn't expect that this princess, who didn't seem to be close to her father, would still be a little choked up and unbearable in her tone when she talked about her father's arrival.
Speaking of this, He Yueying raised her eyes to look at Chu Yunsheng and said with a smile: "I'm not very surprised to see your appearance, could it be that you already know these palace secrets?"
Hearing this, Chu Yunsheng had to smile and said, "I know a thing or two about this matter, and I ...... it."
Speaking of which, Chu Yunsheng's eyes had always been locked on He Yueying's body, and he didn't intend to tell He Yueying about the last scene of King Zhao that he had seen, but at this time, seeing He Yueying still have a little attachment and reluctance when she mentioned her father, Chu Yunsheng suddenly thought that if she told He Yueying about the situation at that time, would it deepen the contradiction between her and He Rong even more?
Thinking of this, seeing that He Yueying had already been raised and was curiously waiting for her to say something behind, Chu Yunsheng said: "It's not convenient to talk here, please borrow a step to speak." ”
As he spoke, seeing He Yueying nodded, Chu Yunsheng stepped forward and grabbed her waist directly, and then took the light gong and swept He Yueying directly to the opposite roof, and when the two of them sat down quietly on the roof, Chu Yunsheng said: "It's not a secret, I happened to be in King Zhao's palace that day, and because I was on a mission at the time, I happened to be hiding in King Zhao's imperial study, so I saw the scene of King Zhao's death." ”
Hearing this, He Yueying was stunned, her eyes widened and she turned her head to look at Chu Yunsheng and said, "So, you watched my imperial brother poison my father?"
Hearing this, Chu Yunsheng shook his head and said: "The poison was put in King Zhao's diet by He Rong early in the morning, and King Zhao at that time was just poisoned into his lungs and lungs, and what I saw was that He Rong told the truth of everything before King Zhao died, and he also smashed the ashes porcelain bottle of Princess Wei in front of him, deliberately angering King Zhao, causing King Zhao to be angry and poisoned into his heart, so he went quickly." ”
Chu Yunsheng finished speaking lightly, and at this time, her heart had already set off a storm, God knows how sad it was for her to be hurt and unbearable memories brought by this word, if it was in the past, she would have been unable to control her own emotions, and even on the verge of collapse, but now along the way, she has been able to face all this calmly, at least on the surface, people can't see it.
He Yueying's eyes were always staring at Chu Yunsheng, and she didn't turn her eyes until Chu Yunsheng finished speaking, and she didn't turn her eyes for a long time before she said, "What you said, but it's true?"
Hearing this, Chu Yunsheng nodded.
Seeing Chu Yunsheng nodding, He Yueying's eyes were immediately dyed with a layer of tears, the corners of her mouth raised slightly, and she said with a bitter smile: "It seems that the rumor is true." ”
As she spoke, without waiting for Chu Yunsheng to speak, she continued: "You see, the Third Emperor Brother and I are obviously not born to the same mother, but do you think we look alike?"
Chu Yunsheng noticed this very early, He Yueying and He Rong's silhouettes were too similar, even if they were brothers and sisters of the same mother, it was not too much, compared to the other two princes of Zhao State at that time, the little agility in their eyebrows and eyes even made her feel familiar.
"Because my mother and his mother are very similar in nature. ”
As soon as these words came out, the tears in He Yueying's eyes also rolled down, but she didn't seem to care at all, and continued: " When I was young, I didn't have a mother, so I don't remember her very well, but the palace said that my mother was very similar to the imperial brother's mother, like carved out of a mold, but those old grandmothers also had rumors in private, saying that the reason why our mother was favored was because of that face, which looked like the woman on the picture scroll that the father regarded as his life, for that woman, there were many rumors in the palace, some people said that she was a certain concubine of the emperor before and was very favored, and finally the fragrance disappeared, and some people said that the woman was the favorite woman that the father had met when he was young, and some people said that the woman was the daughter of a powerful person who defended the country...... no matter which one it is, but almost all the rumors are saying that the reason why my mother and my brother's mother will be favored by my father is because of that woman, and the reason why we look the most similar among several brothers and sisters is also because our mother is extremely similar, I didn't take these rumors seriously when I was young, but I will be tired and hurt by these rumors, and at this time, the royal brother who has the same experience as me or even the same disease will often appear in my world, he will gently block the cold words in the palace for me, and will help me win my father's favor when I am not favored by my father, will help me do a lot of things I want to do but dare not do, such as asking my father to marry me to the Li family......"
Speaking of this, the bitterness at the corners of He Yueying's mouth became more and more obvious, and her tone became more and more choked, but her eyes were more determined, and she didn't mean to interrupt, she continued: " Over the years, I treated him like a brother, everything listened to him, I also thought he treated me the same as the heart, until later, the Zhao Palace mutiny, at that time I didn't know, maybe I was just a pawn of him from beginning to end, he let me be favored in front of my father, but also to act as his eyes and ears, at a critical time in my father's ear, for him to say what he wanted to say, he helped me to get my father to promise to marry me to the Li family, but at that time his power was not yet solid, he wanted to win over the Li family, so as to consolidate his position in the court, and finally, after he ascended the throne, the first to get rid of the Li family, It was because the Li family had already mastered the military power of Gyeonggi at that time, he was not at ease with such a family, worried that the Li family would become bigger, and when I married the Li family again, I was afraid that the power of the Li family would be in full swing, and it would affect his personnel deployment in the court in the future, these, when Li Lang died, I had already thought of it, so I wanted to take revenge, I hated him, and I also hated Tang Xuexu, although I knew that all this was the conspiracy of the imperial brother, but when I remembered how good he had been to me over the years, even if it was fake and for exploitation, I couldn't bear to make a move to hurt him, so I was so confused that I kept my mind on how to kill Tang Xuexu, until this timeHe actually sent me to defend the country and his relatives, and explained the reason for the destruction of the Li family in the first place, I thought it was ridiculous at the time, what did he think of me? Is he a fool? A fool who will always live in the false affection he created for me? So, this time, I will definitely not be able to do what he wants. ”
Chu Yunsheng had been listening carefully to He Yueying's narration beside her, she didn't speak, because He Yueying didn't need to be comforted at this time, she just needed someone to listen to the resentment and resentment that had been suppressed in her heart for a long time.
After she poured all this out, Chu Yunsheng saw that her expression was obviously relaxed, and then she raised her hand to wipe the tears on her face and said: "So, whether you believe it or not, I will never be on He Rong's side, this time I will not do what he wants, even if you don't believe it now, it doesn't matter, I believe that time will prove everything." ”
Hearing this, Chu Yunsheng sighed and said, "I naturally believe the princess's words. ”
As he spoke, seeing a look of surprise in He Yueying's eyes, Chu Yunsheng continued: "Because I know too well what kind of person King Zhao He Rong is. ”
Hearing Chu Yunsheng say this, He Yueying's eyes also showed a sudden look.
The two of them did not speak again, but sat side by side on the roof for a while, until the red glow in the east had already stained the sky red, and then they heard the bow of the mansion under the courtyard.
Only then did Chu Yunsheng take He Yueying down the roof.
Nafu Cheng apologized to He Yueying for last night's assassination, and after the scene was finished, he led He Yueying and Chu Yunsheng to the front hall for dinner.
After they had breakfast, there was another commotion outside the mansion, and Chu Yunsheng followed He Yueying out of the front hall, and heard the mansion who came back from the front saying: "Your Royal Highness the princess, the county guard of Qinghe County has sent a thousand guards outside the mansion, waiting to escort Her Royal Highness the princess on a trip, and there is also news from outside the city just now, saying that the princess's send-off Luan has also arrived at the post station only two miles away from the outside of the city, and I believe that it will arrive in Sanyuan Town soon." ”
Hearing this, He Yueying's face was overjoyed, and then she turned her head to look at Chu Yunsheng and said: "Since this is the case, then, let's prepare to set off now, starting from outside this Sanyuan Town to Weiwangdu, we must pass through Qinghe County, and now with the troops sent by the county guard of Qinghe County, I believe that the road will be much safer." ”
After listening to her instructions, the people below immediately went to work.
At this time, since the princess's send-off Luan Jia was also about to arrive, Chu Yunsheng and Su Yun went back to the room first, and together they all changed into a light blue maid outfit, and waited until they were cleaned up and met themselves, and then followed He Yueying out of the courtyard left and right.
Fu Cheng prepared two carriages to send off, He Yueying left one of the carriages to the seriously injured Dong Zhu, and she took Chu Yunsheng and Su Yun to sit in the carriage in front.
The three of them were quiet all the way in the carriage, and there was nothing superfluous to say, even if they left Sanyuan Town and met Zhao Jun's family sending team who came to pick up the car, He Yueying did not say anything else.
This time, among the people who came to see off Zhao Guo, there were also familiar faces that Chu Yunsheng had seen, and the leader of the team turned out to be General Cao, Cao Cen, who was with He Rong who was trembling and frightened in the imperial mausoleum that night
Chu Yunsheng remembered that he was a lieutenant general beside He Rong, who was originally in charge of guarding the tomb of the Zhao army, but he didn't expect that now he was sent to send He Yueying to defend the country and kiss him, which shows that he should be quite trusted by He Rong.
That night in the chaotic battle, although he had seen Chu Yunsheng and Su Yun from afar, but now Chu Yunsheng and Su Yun had changed into unfamiliar faces, so after He Yueying explained a little that the two of them were her personal maids, this General Cao didn't ask any more.
Originally, Chu Yunsheng was still a little worried about He Yueying's safety all the way to defend the country, but now that he has not yet arrived in Qinghe County, the county guard of Qinghe County has already sent a thousand elite soldiers to greet him, which shows that Weiguo attaches great importance to this princess of harmony, and Cao Cen's family sending team also brought at least 2,000 elite soldiers.
In such a situation, unless those assassins did not have a long eye, they would not dare to fight them head-to-head.
After having these guards, He Yueying's mood was obviously much more relaxed, she didn't dare to sleep all night last night, and at this time in the bumpy carriage, she fell asleep in a short time.
Chu Yunsheng and Su Yun were also bored, and finally they both leaned on the side wall of the carriage and fell asleep.
By the time the three of them woke up from the sudden pause in the carriage, the procession had already arrived outside Qinghe County.
Chu Yunsheng opened the curtain first, looked out, and saw that the city gate of Qinghe County was open at this time, the road had been cleared, and there were only guards on both sides, and under the city stood a man in his forties, wearing a patriotic court uniform, who was walking towards He Yueying's carriage with a spring breeze on his face.
Seeing this, Chu Yunsheng lowered the curtain, turned his head to help He Yueying tidy up his hair and clothes that had been messed up because of sleeping, and said, "It's probably the county guard of Qinghe County who came to greet him." ”
Hearing this, He Yueying nodded.
Not long after, the county guard had already arrived outside the carriage, he saluted the carriage, and then said, "Qinghe County Shou Cheng Fei pays a visit to Princess Zhao. ”
"No courtesy. ”
He Yueying lightly spit out these two words to Cheng Fei outside through the curtain.
Cheng Fei got up at this time, and then said, "The Qinghe County Government has already packed up and invited the princess to stay." ”
"There's Lord Laocheng. ”
After He Yueying said this, Chu Yunsheng opened the curtain of the carriage and gave Cao Cen, who was escorting the car next to him, a look, and then the team continued to move forward, following Cheng Fei's steps, all the way to Qinghe County.
At this time, it was already sunset, Chu Yunsheng looked out from a gap in the carriage curtain, and saw the red glow in the sky, only to realize that he had slept for most of the day, and they had a bumpy road, and they didn't even eat lunch, this area is a border town of the country, there is no need for the prosperity of Kyoto, and the surrounding area is relatively remote and barren, so there is no decent foothold from Sanyuan Town to Qinghe County.
However, she didn't prepare some snacks for He Yueying to eat on the way, thinking about it, she and Su Yun didn't do enough to do their duty, thinking of this, Chu Yunsheng turned his eyes and lowered his voice to He Yueying: "We are used to assassins and killers, and we haven't learned how to be a maid for others, so many times it is inevitable that we will not think it through, if the princess finds something wrong or needs something, just command." ”
Hearing this, He Yueying shook her head and said, "It's Qu Cai to let you play the maid by my side, there won't be anything wrong, and Dongzhu will be fine soon, so don't worry." ”
While the two were talking, the carriage had slowly stopped, and the Qinghe County Government had arrived.