34. Chapter XXXIV
Looking at the bustling streets, the chariots, Ma Xiaoxiao, the flow of people is still like a tide, Qing Boudoir suddenly felt a little dazed, she was separated from Honglian, she originally planned to go to Zhaoguo, but now, the possibility of going there is zero, and she doesn't like to do things that she is not sure of, so after thinking about it again and again, she still thought about going back, tossing so many days, she is tired, all the experiences tell her, people outside are complicated, far from being as beautiful as imagined, if she wants to be abducted, deceived, and helped in the second half of her life, what self-esteem does she have in life? She wants to live comfortably, even if her home is surrounded by walls, she is willing.
Qing Boudoir strolling on the street, I don't know what kind of place this is, so I ran to the inn to ask the shopkeeper, the shopkeeper said that this is Huaining, under the jurisdiction of Anqing Mansion, almost more than 300 kilometers away from Jinling.
How could she have walked so far? Qing Boudoir said that she was a little dizzy, blaming her for sleeping too dead and not realizing anything, otherwise how could she have walked so far? Now that she can't go up to the sky or down to the ground, it's even more difficult for her to go back to Jinling than to climb to the sky......
Suddenly, I was a little discouraged, I thought about it or cheered up, she was a very stubborn person, how could she be discouraged without trying anything, was that still the resolute Zheng Qingboudoir? Isn't it just going back to Jinling? What a big deal? As long as you have a heart, there is nothing you can't go back, it's a big deal to sell your art to make money back.
Qing Boudoir put her hand in her pocket, and found that she still had a jade pendant, she didn't think about it, she didn't think about it, she was ruthless, she had no choice now, she needed money, even if it was one or two, but the jade pendant was very competitive, when thirty taels, she bought a bag of steamed buns, ate while walking, and saw that there was a carriage for rent, so she waved her hand and hired one, and walked all the way home without even resting.
The carriage was running fast, and Qing Boudoir sat in the car with some peace of mind, and she could finally go home......
Rushed for two days, passing through Chizhou and Tongling halfway, when I walked near Xuancheng, it was already a meal, so I just found a noodle restaurant and sat down, the shop Xiaoer was a very quick young man, saw the guests, was very busy, and after a while she served the noodles she wanted, the boudoir was already hungry, so she picked up the noodles and 'snorted' to eat. While eating, suddenly someone at the side table was discussing, saying what officials, people, and food, she didn't care, until she heard the word 'Lihuang', her ears couldn't help but stand up.
I only heard the man speak: "Speaking of that Lihuang, he is really young and promising, only twenty-three years old, and he actually governs the Liguo in an orderly manner, for so many years, it has been a peaceful and prosperous era every year, and it can really be described as a lucky star for the people, but unfortunately I don't know what happened recently, suddenly it seems to have changed as if he has changed into a person, not only the means are cruel, but the temper is also surprisingly poor, I heard that the palace has been turned upside down before, and many good officials have been punished, even Gu Daxue is not spared!"
What? After a while, the face was broken by the side of his mouth......
Then another humane: "I don't know how others were punished, but it was an accident in an accident that Scholar Gu was punished, I heard that he was a celebrity in front of Emperor Li, and he often called the emperor a brother and sister, so why did such a good relationship suddenly fall out of favor?"
"It's been a long time since he fell out of favor, it's just that Emperor Lihuang is in the way of face and hasn't exposed it, and now Scholar Gu has let go of the concubine appointed by Emperor Lihuang, and it's normal for Emperor Lihuang not to spare him!"
"You said that College Student Gu let go of the imperial concubine? This is a strange news, as we all know, Master Gu has always been extremely cold to people, let alone let go of people, even if the patient is carried in front of him, he will not be saved when he sees death, when did he also have a merciful heart? Isn't it a personal relationship?
"Who knows!"
"That's it, if you punish the crime, you will punish the crime, although that Gu scholar is famous all over the world, but he has also done a lot of bad things, plus he is mean, jealous and hateful, and he doesn't even blink an eye when he punishes others, so he can't come to Lihuang to repair him once?
Damn, they actually talked about her master like this, Qing Boudoir couldn't listen to it anymore, and immediately shouted: "What are you talking about? Why did Senior Scholar Gu provoke you, and let you make him up like this!"
"Who are you? What do we care about you? You won't be a lackey of Scholar Gu!" After that, everyone laughed together, and the angry Qing Boudoir smashed the table, if it wasn't for the shopkeeper coming over to persuade them, they might really be fighting, and then the Qing Boudoir suppressed the pressure, think about it or forget it, a group of people who are idle have a toothache, and they are worried about it, it is simply to lower their own level.
Qing Boudoir sat down and continued to eat noodles, and after eating, the chopsticks were thrown away and left.
Qing Boudoir returned to the carriage, a little worried about the master, when she thought of Emperor Lihuang embarrassing the master, her heart was dripping blood, it was all her, if it wasn't for her escaping marriage, the master would not have been punished so quickly, Emperor Lihuang was afraid that the master had long been suspicious, but there was no fuse, and her departure undoubtedly pushed the master to the abyss, the master is probably in prison now, I hope the master will not be fine.
Master, wait for me, you must wait for me......
I don't know if she was too worried about the master, or if she was like an arrow, she actually found that the carriage that was obviously fast before suddenly slowed down, slower than a snail, and finally rolled for a long time, and arrived in Yong'an Town, but she heard that the people over there said that Liguo had been in turmoil recently, and a group of people were rebelling, as for Jinling City, there were often rebels appearing, telling her not to go over there.
Even so, Qing Boudoir still wants to go back, she misses her master and mother, she wants to reunite with them, especially in such a turbulent situation, she doesn't want to lose one of them, after several twists and turns, she changed two carriages, Qing Boudoir's carriage ran to Jinling City overnight, at this time Jinling City was dark, not even a light could be seen, catch a passerby and ask, only to know that a group of people had just come to loot.
How can this be? Mother? Is Mother okay?
Qing Boudoir quickly ran to the old city, ran to her home, the alley was like a black hole, she couldn't see the end at a glance, her home was also dark, Qing Boudoir walked to the door, raised her hand and patted the door and said: "Mother, I'm back!
At this time, someone in my ear came timidly: "Who is knocking on the door?
Qing Boudoir was stunned, and when she saw that the person was Aunt Wang of the neighbor's family, she said: "Aunt Wang, you came just in time, did you see my mother?"
"Your mother, yesterday's palace coup, the streets were full of thieves, everyone went to Nanlinpo to take refuge, and your mother was over there!"
"I can't bear my mother, so come back and see!"
"You shouldn't have come back, do you know how dangerous Jinling is now? It's a dead end for you to come back now!" The words fell, the sound of thieves came from the ears, and then the water tank in the opposite yard was smashed, Aunt Wang pulled the boudoir, and said a short sentence 'Come with me', the boudoir was pulled away by her before she had time to think, the two trotted all the way along the mewn road, until they ran to a small hillside, there is a cave under the small hillside, and there were many people around the entrance of the cave. Mother's Mu Zhu was stunned, and when she saw that it was a boudoir, she smiled and hugged her.
"Mother, great, I finally saw you, do you know how much Qingqing misses you these days, I thought I would never see you again!"
Mu Zhu stroked her face, first laughed, and then reproached: "Dead girl, what are you doing when you come back? Now there is a riot in the palace, everyone can't leave if they want to, but you can go and come back, are you stupid?"
"As long as I can be with my mother, what if I am a fool for a while?
"Hey, it's also a hard-working person!"
Hearing her mother's sigh, she snuggled in her mother's arms like a coquettish, and after a while, she was very puzzled, so she asked, "Mother, why are you unhappy? Why is everyone hiding here?"
Mu Zhu said: "It's all that Emperor Li, who said that he wanted to punish the traitor and arrest your master, but who knew that it aroused dissatisfaction, and a group of people turned back, your master is very mysterious, and there is no news, life and death are unknown!"
"It's all my fault, if it weren't for me running away from marriage, Master wouldn't have suffered so quickly!"
"I can't blame you, even if you don't run away from marriage, Emperor Lihuang will punish your master, this is an ironclad fact!" Mu Zhu said: "By the way, there is something that my mother wants to sue you, this time you don't have to be selected as a concubine when you come back, Emperor Lihuang sent someone to say that if you come back, you can no longer enter the palace, and the two are free to marry!"
"Really? Great!" Qing Boudoir laughed, but with a smile and a smile, she wondered again: "By the way, mother, why did Emperor Lihuang suddenly not force me again?"
Mrs. Mu Zhu's face was a little unnatural, and finally replied: "Who knows this, I think I feel reluctant to ask for it, I don't care about it, anyway, it's nothing." ”
Qing Boudoir thinks about it, she is so obvious when she goes out of the palace, she is unwilling at first glance, if Emperor Lihuang does not receive any message, it is too dull, but she doesn't want to think about this problem, she only cares about her mother, as long as her mother can be well, she is happy.
After talking to my mother for a while, and then to my neighbors, everyone seemed unusually harmonious because they were in refuge.
At night, Qing Boudoir slept in the cave with her mother and everyone, the environment of the cave was a little poor, but despite this, Qing Boudoir slept very comfortably, she felt that as long as she was with her mother, as for the environment or something, she had long ignored it.
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The next day, the sun just rose, everyone began to carry the quilt down the mountain, the scenery on the mountain is really beautiful, there are wild flowers everywhere, the boudoir is carrying a stack of quilts, sandwiched in the crowd, small person, not outstanding, she walks in front of her mother, because her mother's legs are not very good, when she encounters a steep slope, she always jumps down to help her, everyone says: "Mrs. Mu, your daughter is really sensible, there is a woman like this, what else to ask for!"
Mu Zhu smiled lightly every time and didn't make any statement......
A large group of people walked to the town, and Qing Boudoir found that there were many officers and soldiers patrolling on all sides, and she didn't bother to care, she just helped her mother to go back, and wanted to come back to relax, but when she walked to the door, she ran into Emperor Li.
Qing Boudoir had a bad premonition, it felt as if something had happened, because when she just walked out into the street, she felt that something was wrong, and she didn't expect to come back, and she bumped into Emperor Li? Shouldn't he be in the palace? Why did he get here?
After thinking about it, they still walked forward, and after only two steps, someone put a sword across their necks.
Emperor Lihuang was originally on his back, but when he turned around and saw the mother and daughter's necks crossed, he said angrily: "How many times have I told you, don't embarrass the people, you dare to knowingly commit a crime!"
"Your Majesty, Gu Rongyu, that dog thief, has already dominated the Ligong, and now we have to take them down before we can fight to the death with that surnamed Gu!"
"That's my business, it has nothing to do with you, don't release him quickly!"
The subordinates paused, had to let go, Qing Boudoir said, "Emperor Xie is not embarrassed", after finishing, she saw that Emperor Lihuang looked at her eyes fixedly, she subconsciously turned her face, Lixun retracted his gaze and said: "I am in a very annoying mood now, can I go into your house to rest!"
"Yes, please feel free to do so, Your Majesty!"
Lixun entered the house, what remained unchanged was that his face was still melancholy, and he didn't dare to provoke him, so he handed him a cup of tea, Lixun drank slowly, and never said a word.
After being silent for a while, I saw Helian Yi come in from outside with the princess, saw Qing Boudoir, and glanced at Lixun: "Your Majesty, there is news from the Ligong that the emperor will go to redeem the queen mother within two days, otherwise he will kill people and destroy his mouth!"
"It's too much, did you say how to redeem it?"
"He said to let Emperor Lihuang hand over the jade seal! When the jade seal arrives, release him immediately!"
Disdain emerged on Lixun's calm face, this Gu Rongyu deceived people too much, this is clearly about to be called the emperor, he glanced at Helian Yi and said: "This is a change of law to let me hand over the country, but I didn't say it explicitly!"
"Your Majesty, may I ask what to do next?"
Lixun had no expression on his face, nor did he speak, and after a while he said that the backyard was discussed, and Helian Yi went.