Chapter 745: Escape
The emperor got up and went to the morning court, and when he left, he said clearly that he wanted them to take care of the queen mother.
Mama Zhong and Mama Zhang stood outside with the palace maid and waited until dawn, but they didn't hear the sound of the queen getting up.
The queen mother is now pregnant, and she also has drowsiness.
But it wasn't too late to rest last night, and it wasn't until I was still asleep at this time on weekdays.
The sun outside was rising higher and higher, and the dazzling light had penetrated through the window paper on the panes, illuminating the hall in a bright place.
Mama Zhong gradually became uneasy in her heart...... The emperor, will there be any discomfort?
She gritted her teeth and gently lifted the curtain separating the inner room from the outside:
"The Queen?"
A slight sound echoed through the inner chamber, but no one answered.
Mama Zhong sighed in her heart, lifted the curtain a little more, and hurriedly walked in.
Mama Zhang and Shao Huiqiuyu, who stayed outside for a short time, heard Mama Zhong's exclamation:
"Queen Mother!"
Several people were startled and rushed in together.
The inner room, where last night's incense still remains, was empty, and the brocade embroidered with dragons and phoenixes was neatly spread out on the large dragon bed, as if no one had rested on it for a long time.
"Where's the Queen?"
Shao Hui only felt that her brain was confused, and she rushed over to check in disbelief, but in front of the bed and behind the bed, where was the queen's figure?
The queen of a country is missing in her own bedchamber!
Mama Zhang, who finally understood, had weak legs and almost fell to the ground.
Qiu Yu, who still came in behind her, helped her, and she was not as flustered as Mama Zhong and Shaohui, but looked around:
"Where's Autumn Moon?"
Only then did a few people remember that it was not only the queen mother who was missing, but also Qiu Yue, who should have stayed by the queen's side after the emperor left!
Qiu Yue is the best among the people around the queen, if even she is gone......
Thinking of the assassination and death of Empress Xiaoyuan in the palace in the past, Mama Zhong suddenly thought about it in a bad direction, tried her best to be calm, and commanded with a trill:
"Hurry up and order someone to tell the emperor!"
In the palace, which has always been calm and quiet, the messy footsteps of the palace people sounded, and if it was seen, it would definitely be mistaken for a fire in the Huaqing Palace.
Fortunately, this mess did not spread outside the harem, and the emperor's figure soon appeared at the end of the wide palace road outside the gate of Huaqing Palace, intercepting the footsteps of the palace people.
"What's going on?!"
When he left, he felt that the corners of his eyes were jumping, and after telling the people who were serving around Cheng Huan, he was a little uneasy, so he simply left Sanxi to take care of it in Huaqing Palace.
As soon as he walked out of the Taiji Palace, he saw Sanxi rushing forward, his expression was frightened, and his heart sank.
When Xiao Shaotang strode close to the dormitory of Huaqing Palace and saw the empty inner room with his own eyes, he only felt as if something in his heart had been pulled away in an instant, and he sat on the edge of the bed in a gloomy manner.
But he was still unwilling to go under the phoenix pillow, but saw that the place where the talisman was placed last night was already empty.
The last glimmer of hope is like a spark being extinguished by the waves, and there is not a single drop left.
He spoke calmly:
"No need to look for it. β
Sixi and Shao Hui and the others who followed up only saw the emperor who was still in high spirits under the daylight, and was suddenly shrouded in endless gloom.
The eyebrows and eyes that had been clear suddenly became cold and condensed.
He thought that she could at least listen to him once, but it turned out that he was unwilling to compromise and give in, but he was still unwilling and reluctant.
So, Huanhuan, in your heart, what am I?
Xiao Shaotang stretched out his hand to cover his face, and his hoarse voice expelled all the people around him:
"Let's all go out, I want to be alone and quiet. β
When all the people had left, and the curtain had once again obscured the light outside, he took a bag out of his bosom with trembling hands.
She must not have known that he had never let either of these things leave him at any time.
He thought that these two things, carrying the affection he had first obtained, were things that could not be discarded even after death.
But the withered flowers that had become yellow and fragile on the paper were still put together with the bright wishful knot, which also witnessed his dead skin and face along the way.
In this life, he will always remember the day he left Yuzhou for the northwest, and the girl in green clothes came to see him off.
In the early morning glow, she waved goodbye to him, and her figure was engraved on his heart.
The contradictions and confusion in the northwest, the reunion after a long absence in the capital, and the snuggling up to each other in the heavy snow in Yuzhou, until the later side by side battle.
Whether she treats him or not, whether she dislikes or likes it, he has his original intention, loves carefully, and likes it so humblely.
As long as she wants to do something, he is willing to obey, as long as she wants to see the person, even if he wants to kill that person, he can pretend that nothing happened.
He thought that in this way, they would be able to devote themselves to old age.
But he just disobeyed her intentions yesterday, and she could run away in such a negative mood and walk away.
Even if it was a kitten or a puppy holding her leg and begging her not to go, she might be moved, but for him, can she really be so unhesitating?
That command was a signal from him to her when the Qin army was marching eastward, and all the Qin army's troops could be mobilized as long as she needed it.
She held the talisman in her hand, and on the way of the Qin army's eastward march, she once led people to fight with him, presided over the camp when he was in danger, and stabilized the morale of the army.
However, she also used this as a bargaining chip for her negative departure.
Does she think that he is a person who will not be sad or sad? No matter how angry he is, he will always compromise with her in the end?
On the palace road outside the Huaqing Palace, the sound of riding boots stepping on the hard stone slab sounded again, and Fu Han, the deputy commander of the Royal Forest Army in black armor, almost rushed into the Huaqing Palace, kneeling outside the curtain that was still tightly closed:
"Your Majesty, the capital offense is a capital offense!"
While Sixi followed the emperor back to Huaqing Palace, he also ordered someone to inform Fu Han.
The queen can quietly take the maidservant out of the palace, and the royal forest army guarding the palace is absolutely inseparable, Sixi has worked with Fu Han for many years, and he can't bear to see him punished.
Xiao Shaotang raised his head, his fingers trembled, and finally put the withered petals and bright red wishful knots that seemed to be broken at the touch of a button back into the brocade bag and stuffed them into the placket of his clothes.
He stood up and walked out, the wide dragon robe passed through the gap in the curtains, and he didn't stop until he reached Fu Han's side.
"Your Majesty, in the early hours of this morning, the queen mother found the lowly position with the command talisman in her hand, and asked her to open the palace door, and she wanted to leave the palace ......"
But before he could finish his words, the figure of the emperor disappeared in front of his eyes at a gallop.
"The Emperor's ......"
Fu Han raised his head, does the emperor know where to find the queen's mother?
"Ning Guogong go back to duty first, and the emperor will settle accounts with you when you turn back on your sins. β
Sixi followed Xiao Shaotang away, and Sanxi took a step slower and persuaded Fu Han.
The man, who was already Ning Guogong, slowly stood up and showed a wry smile.
This morning, he didn't know how he could be so confused
"Commander Fu, please open the palace gate for this palace!"
The queen of Daqi took off her phoenix crown brocade robe, wore wartime armor, and held a command talisman to give orders to him.
He raised his eyes and suddenly looked at it, as if he had returned to the battlefield covered with war clouds.
But he quickly refused the queen's request:
"Queen Mother, do you know when you leave the palace, the palace door can only be opened by the emperor's decree!"
But what he never expected was that the woman was silent for a while, then put away the talisman in her hand and pointed to the northwest:
"Brother Yao, I know, from the Qichen Palace over there, there is a door that can be opened at an expedient time, have you forgotten?"
A "Brother Yao" and a sentence of "Qichen Palace" suddenly shocked him in place, and memories came flooding back
He naturally can't forget the years when he was still an idle guard in this palace, and when he was the "Big Brother Yao" of all the princes, he secretly took them out of Qichen Palace.
younger brother Yao Zejia, King Xiao Shaoye of Jin, and occasionally the awkward King Ning and Xu Chenghuan.
He took them with him, occasionally sneaked out to crisscross the capital, and could also take the opportunity to meet his fiancΓ©e Lin Wei at that time.
"Brother Yao, I have something urgent to go out of the city today, please open the door for me and prepare a horse!"
In the midst of such a familiar and unfamiliar plea, he was like an out-of-body body, and silently complied with her request.
No one knew that what could make him make a big mistake and open that door was not the command talisman held by the queen mother, but her sentence "Brother Yao".
In the daylight outside the imperial city, two horses galloped through the wide streets, one after the other.
Like a gust of wind, many people can feel the gust of wind passing by, but they don't see who the person on the horse is.
It wasn't until they reached the city gate that the two men on horseback slowed down their horses.
The soldiers at the north gate of the capital were about to step forward to stop them, but they saw the person with the hat first stretching out his hand, and the word "Qin" was big on the command in his hand!
The city gate officials guarding the north gate are now under the jurisdiction of Dong Zheng, the son-in-law of Wei Guogong, who is an out-and-out party of King Qin.
When the new emperor did not ascend the throne before, the city gate officials of the four gates of the capital knew that the Qin army was in and out, and there was no need to check it.
The soldier probably recognized the amulet, and immediately stepped back and bowed slightly, letting the two men pass.
The two men rode through the city, and the sound of horses faintly coming from the wind, which could be vaguely heard as two women, quickly disappeared into the smoke and dust in the direction of Beishan.
Qiu Yue fought desperately all the way, and she could barely keep up with Bai Chenghuan's speed, until she was far away from the city gate, she shouted forward:
"Queen Mother, you can't ride so fast, be careful of the little highness in your belly!"
Bai Chenghuan faintly heard Qiu Yue's shout, and then remembered that he was pregnant, and immediately reined in his horse and slowed down his pace.
She held the reins of the horse with one hand and the other on her lower abdomen, feeling a little guilty in her heart.
Because she had just turned three months old and her waist had not yet been revealed, she was in a hurry and forgot whether the child in her womb could withstand such bumps.
Qiu Yue caught up from behind, feeling guilty and regretful:
"Queen Mother, there are many people, and the slave and maid dare not make a sound, it is the slave and maid who are negligent...... Today, slaves and maids really shouldn't be willful with you!"
Bai Chenghuan waved his hand:
"It's come to this, it's useless to say more, it's my negligence, you don't have to think about it. β
After that, he glanced at Qiu Yue again:
"Don't worry, if you are willing to follow me out, I will definitely protect you. β
Qiu Yue shook her head again and again:
"The slave is not afraid of this, she is only worried about the queen's phoenix body. β
After following the queen mother for so long, Qiu Yue never doubted that the queen mother would throw her away after using it.
Bai Chenghuan lifted his gauze hat and looked at the majestic Beishan Road:
"I'm not a mud guy, so don't worry. β
The long mountain road at the foot of Beishan Temple has been far less lively than it has been at this time of year in recent days.
When the master and servant reached the foot of the mountain, they began to walk up without facing too much noise.
Bai Chenghuan walked slowly step by step, which was not difficult for her.
Qiu Yue saw that the queen mother did not care about her body anymore, so she didn't talk much, and followed her to climb up the stone steps one by one.
The master and servant walked for almost an hour before they arrived at the mountain gate of Beishan Temple.
The little novice who ushered in the guests in front of the mountain gate was rapping with people.
"Donor, it's really not that the little monk won't let you in, it's Mrs. Xu who said that she won't let you in......"
"But since we are doing things for Empress Xiaoyuan, we are also the sister and younger brother of Empress Xiaoyuan, how can we not go?"
"This ......" Xiao Shami was very embarrassed, and still did not reveal the truth: "The little monk can't be the master." β
Bai Chenghuan listened to the woman's voice from a distance, and when he got closer, it was Xu Chengru who was wearing a moon-white furry cloak and Xu Chengle who was wearing a dark cloak.
Even they came...... Could it be that her father and mother are really doing things for her?
She didn't believe it!
Bai Chenghuan walked straight over and gave Xiao Shami a slight salute:
"Bai Chenghuan, come to the sacrifice, and ask the little master to report on his behalf!"
The little novice was familiar with this name, but he couldn't remember whose name it was, and when he turned his face to look at it, he was a little worried, these two people haven't been sent away yet, and there are two more!
Xu Chengru and Xu Chengle also turned their heads and couldn't help but be surprised when they saw Bai Chenghuan who had taken off his hat:
Bai Chenghuan...... Queen Mother!"
The two of them reacted half a beat slowly to who Bai Chenghuan was now, and they were stunned for a moment before they remembered to salute.
If Bai Chenghuan and Xu Chengru had met in this place when they had no gap in the past, she would never let her eldest sister salute.
But since Xu Chengru had the idea of wanting to stuff Xu Chengyi to Bai Xianghuan, she knew that they couldn't go back to the past.
As for Xu Chengle, there is no need to say more.
Bai Chenghuan nodded lightly to the two saluting people, raised his hand to signal them to get up, and without talking to them, he directly said to Xiao Shami again:
"Please also ask the little master to report on your behalf!"
The little novice has fully reacted, but her legs and stomach are a little trembling, why is the queen mother here?
But in a blink of an eye, I thought that Master Yuan Hui had said that they were not earthly people, and they didn't have to pay attention to the rules of the world.
The little novice straightened his back, folded his hands in return, and then turned to the temple without saying a word.
Bai Chenghuan couldn't help sighing:
"It's hard for him to put such a small novice in front of the most tempered mountain gate to entertain guests. β
Duchess Weiguo was kneeling in front of the Buddha and chanting, when she suddenly heard footsteps behind her.
"Mother, Cheng Huan, is here. β
Xu Chenglin said it was difficult.
But Mrs. Weibeihou replied very simply:
"Let her go back, gone!" 2k reading network