Chapter Forty-Nine: Homecoming
Zhuangyuanlang became a champion girl, Song Yuan was not a traitor but a loyal minister, the little emperor became a fake son of heaven of unknown origin, the first emperor and empress were killed by Qin Tangong, and the legendary Baozhang Emperor reappeared in the world.
The events of this day were enough to keep everyone talking for years, and tonight was destined to be unslept.
At dawn, the capital became quiet, and the city gate was still closed, but it was not forbidden to move around in the city, because the officials had to go to the yamen to go to the court, but the restaurants and tea shops were not allowed to open for business, and the people walking on the street were not allowed to stop, so there were not many people walking on the street except for the officials on duty.
From time to time, there was a burst of noisy crying and shouting in the capital, which was that another official had been raided.
Yesterday, the thunderbolt arrested Qin Tangong and his main comrades, and the rest of the people continued to arrest.
Qin Tangong was arrested, and the same party in the capital is not afraid, especially the Wenchen, their daily authority comes from the official position and identity given to them by the imperial court.
Qin Tangong is a military general, leading the army for nearly 20 years, countless generals follow the die-hard, this is the difference with Wenchen, officers and soldiers emphasize loyalty because of the needs of the battlefield, and share weal and woe with the generals, so when the generals have accidents, even if they locate the rebellion, there will always be cronies who are willing to live and die for them.
Song Yuan won the trust of Qin Tangong with ten years of operation, and did not let Qin Tangong's news be transmitted, so that Qin Tangong could be rounded up so smoothly.
At this time, the gates of the capital are full of crossbow machines on all sides, and there are layers of soldiers and horses outside the city to prevent the news from being transmitted, until the overall situation of the world has been decided.
Qin Tangong's crime is reversed, Emperor Baozhang ascends the throne, and if Qin Tangong's cronies and generals and horses are in turmoil again, they will be thieves and rebels, and everyone will be punished.
The morning light shone on the small courtyard, and there was a soft sound in the house, which made Miao Miao Gechuan, who was sitting in the courtyard as stunned as a stone, get up, and the blacksmith on the side also moved slightly.
They turned their heads to look inside, the door was open, the table for eating was still there, the dishes and bowls on it were not cleaned up, and the man who had sat on the circle chair all night had already stood up.
"Qingzi, you..." Ge Chuan wiped his hand on his body, wanting to say something but not knowing what to say, "What do you want to eat again?"
Miaomiao couldn't help but kick her on tiptoe: "It's been a night." "I can't say anything else to comfort me.
Xue Qing smiled, stretched his waist, and said, "Don't eat, I'm full, mother, I'll go home and change my clothes." ”
Huh, go home?
"Now..."Where is home?," Miao Miao almost blurted out, but luckily swallowed it back in time.
"There are clothes here, too. Ge Chuan was also at a loss, and replied subconsciously according to his instinct.
Xue Qing walked over and grabbed her arm, and said, "I mainly want to go back and see, there are still two people in my family, I'm afraid they will be worried, and Uncle Qi is also waiting there." ”
Yesterday's incident happened suddenly, the capital was under martial law again, and he went out to find Kang Nian and has not come back yet, and Qi Wei has not paid attention to it for the time being.
Yes, yes, they must be worried at home, Ge Chuan Miaomiao nodded hurriedly: "We'll go with you." ”
Xue Qing shook his head and said, "Don't go, you are waiting for Lord Du here, now is an extraordinary time, I don't know what will happen." She patted Ge Chuan's arm and looked at Miao Miao and the blacksmith, "You guys follow Lord Du. ”
Follow Master Du, don't follow her? Ge Chuan's eyes that had been red were about to shed tears, and Xue Qing had already walked past her and walked out.
"Young Master Qingzi. Miao Miao hesitated to follow.
Xue Qing turned around and raised her eyebrows: "Now that I will give another order, Sister Miaomiao will not listen?"
Miaomiao stopped, shouted out to Young Master Qingzi in disgust, and didn't speak again, lest she burst into tears.
Xue Qing didn't speak anymore, smiled and waved his hand, pulled out an iron bar from behind him to make a cane, and walked out on crutches.
Ge Chuan Miaomiao's blacksmith seemed to be nailed to the spot and did not move a single step, watching Xue Qing walk out, watching the door close and cut off his vision.
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In the morning light, a thin figure appeared, the figure of a young man, but for a time it was impossible to distinguish whether it was a man or a woman, and he was wearing a man's green cloth shirt, but his hair was tied into a long braid behind him, one hand hung down at his side, and the other hand was holding a strange stick.
The knocking sound was made by the stick hitting the ground.
"Who?" immediately the officers and men asked, "doing what?"
The young man didn't stop, and said in a loud voice: "Xue Qing, go home." ”
The words have approached, and the officers and soldiers have also seen her description clearly, this is... Girls, but they don't look like girls, especially the iron rod in her hand, which paused lightly on the ground, but it inexplicably made people's hearts tremble.
Xue Qing?
There was the sound of horses' hooves, and a group of generals galloped in.
"Do what?" asked the leader, "no lingering on the streets." ”
Xue Qing raised his head and said, "I didn't stay, I'm going home." ”
The previous officers and soldiers stepped forward and whispered: "It's called Xue Qing, my lord, it's neither male nor female, it looks a little weird, do you want to arrest it..."
Before he finished speaking, the general's face changed slightly, and he dismounted in an uproar, and the officers and soldiers who were caught off guard were knocked to the side.
"Xue... Xue... Shape... My lord. The general opened his mouth and stammered to call out his strange name, "What do you command?"
Commanded?
Looks like someone told them?
"Chen Xiangye ordered, you and Lord Du of the Five Worm Army have the power to act and assign, let us obey orders. The general said.
Xue Qing smiled and said, "I have something to assign." He raised his hand and pointed ahead, "I'll go home." ”
The generals immediately got out of the way and respectfully made an invitation, and the officers and soldiers at the entrance of the street also avoided standing on both sides, watching Xue Qing walk over with a light cane, his pace was slow and fluttering, and he soon turned into an alley and disappeared.
The general stood in place and breathed a sigh of relief.
"This Xue.... Who are you?" asked an officer and soldier.
The general glanced at him and said, "Countryman from other places, haven't you ever read?"
The officers and soldiers smiled and said, "If the little one has read the book, he will not be a soldier." ”
"Xue Qing, the champion of Jinke. "The official said," the world is famous. ”
The officers and soldiers looked even more stunned: "But, she's a woman, right?"
This matter is complicated, and it is not something that can be discussed now, and the general said with a heavy face: "Don't talk nonsense, you are not familiar with this capital, and you have kept an eye on those alleys and streets." ”
In response, the officers and men dispersed chaotically with the sound of footsteps and horses' hooves.
Xue Qing walked through two small alleys and came to the residence of Guozijian, it was also quiet here, the door and the house were closed, she raised her hand and knocked on the door, the sound echoed in the small alley, and the door opened with a creak, and Qi Qi's surprised face appeared in front of her.
"Young Master, you're back!" he shouted, his voice trembling, showing the nervousness and excitement in his heart.
Xue Qing hummed and walked through the door.
“.. How is it? Qin Tan Gong has been arrested, and what about Lord Du?" Qi asked in a loud voice.
Xue Qing said: "It's okay outside, they're all fine, Lord Du went to find Brother Xiaokang." Looking up at the hall in front of him, "Where is Mr. Ouyang?"
Qi swooped and said, "I'm worried, Mr. Ouyang left yesterday." ”
Sure enough, she was gone.
Although she had already guessed it, she still wanted to confirm it in person, maybe Mr. Si Brown didn't want to see her outside, so he was waiting for her at home.
So, you have to trust your instincts, especially the killer's intuition, what's the point of lying to yourself.
Xue Qing was silent, and the sound in his ears continued.
“.... Not long after you went out, Mr. also went out... Didn't come back for a day..."
“.... When I came back after dark, I didn't say anything, and left with Huang Ju..."
Huang Ju?Xue Qing turned his head to look at Qi Qi.
Qi swished and said: "Huang Ju doesn't want to go, but Mr. Ouyang will leave with him, and he can't dodge, this Mr. Ouyang has a lot of strength, Huang Ju can't move in his hands, I also asked him, where are you going to do something, he ignored me, didn't say anything, pulled his face and seemed to be very angry...."Speaking of this, look carefully at Xue Qing's face, "Young Master Qingzi, is something wrong?"
Since he was ordered to stay here, even if the noise outside made him restless, he never went out.
Xue Qing looked at him and said, "What do you call me?"
Qi was stunned for a moment, Young Master Qingzi, suddenly suddenly, no, no, Qin Tangong was arrested, that is, the truth is going to fall in broad daylight, and he can't be called that, he hurriedly said: "Your Highness." ”
Xue Qing looked at him and smiled, and said, "What happened is that I am not His Highness, I am Xue Qing, and His Highness has someone else, who is in the palace." ”
Qi was stunned, what? Why didn't he understand it...... Before he could react, he saw Xue Qing walking towards the house, followed by a clanging sound, he hurriedly followed up, and saw Xue Qing overturning all the boxes in the house to the ground, scattering a pile of robes and books, and at a glance you could see the picture of the Spring Palace in it....
Qi hurriedly looked away, this Mr. Ouyang....
"I'm in such a hurry that I don't even want a baby book. Xue Qing sneered, "It seems that you are really running for your life." Suddenly, he raised his foot and kicked wildly, and the robe and book suddenly flew indoors, and then fell to the ground with a clatter....
Qi swished back, and looked at it in a daze, Young Master Qingzi .....
It's the first time I've seen Young Master Qingzi like this....
And what did you just say? Not Your Highness? Your Highness has someone else? What?
The thought came to mind, and the door was pushed open.
Qi swooped out of the house and saw officers and soldiers standing at the gate of the courtyard, but the officers and soldiers did not come in but got out of the way, and two officials walked in.
What kind of people?
"What about people?" Song Yuan frowned.
Chen Sheng looked at the room with a gentle expression and said, "Xue Qing." ”
There was a commotion in response, and then a figure came out, with shredds of paper falling from her back, and her head and shoulders were a little stained, and she looked a little embarrassed.
"What are you doing?" Song Yuan frowned and said unhappily.
Xue Qing said: "Clean up the house." ”
Song Yuan looked at the box with clothes and books falling to the ground, and no one could get down..... It's called tidying up?
"How's your injury?" Chen Sheng asked as he stepped over.
Xue Qing said: "It's okay, it's okay." ”
What Chen Sheng was about to say, Song Yuan was already impatient, and said, "Go home when you're fine, don't wander around the street, when it's so messy." ”
Go home? Xue Qing looked at him, seemingly a little puzzled.
Chen Sheng said: "There are some things that I haven't told you in detail yet, or you go back to the Song Mansion first, and we will go to see you later." After a pause, "You have a younger brother at home, do you want to go see him first?"
Song Yuan said: "Huzi doesn't need her to look at it." Looking at Xue Qing, "You ....."
Before he finished speaking, Xue Qing nodded and said, "Okay." ”
Song Yuan swallowed back the rest of the words "go back first, don't run around, add to the chaos", and knew that he would turn around and flick his sleeves and take steps first.
Xue Qing followed as he said, Chen Sheng looked at Xue Qing with a concerned expression, Xue Qing stopped beside him and said, "Chen Xiangye, at that time, it was you who asked Master Kang to tell me that Mrs. Song had passed away, right?"
Ah, at that time, Mrs. Song, Chen Sheng was stunned.
Xue Qing smiled at him: "Thank you." With that, he walked out.
This laugh was like a punch in the nose, and Chen Sheng's mouth was suddenly full of sourness and numbness......
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The footsteps were far away, and the silence in front of the door was restored, and Qi stood in place in a daze, looking at the wide open door.
Go home?
Young Master Qingzi returned to Song Yuan's home......
He turned his head to look at the courtyard, there was no Mr. Ouyang nagging and scolding, and there was no Huang Ju who came out of the corner at any time.
Both, gone.