Chapter 206: Pursuit
Because Shen Yan did it secretly when she pretended to be Su You and left the West Palace, and Xiyu did not take any precautions when she pretended to be Su You, for this reason, Yuan Ji sent someone to seal the palace gate, and at the same time put the rest of his energy on Xiyu who went to Taiji Gate. When his people caught up with Su You www.biquge.info, who was dressed as Xiyu, on the way to Guanghuamen, they also treated her very respectfully.
"Niangniang, please go back to the West Palace with the minions, the emperor is waiting for you in the West Palace." Yuan Ji bowed slightly, looking very kind.
Xi Yu knew that the emperor had found out about the escape of the Empress Xi, and he had mixed feelings for a while. Conscience, she didn't want Queen Xi to leave this palace with her noble identity from now on, but she was afraid that if she said too much, she would betray her, and in the end she would not get anything good, but she was disgusted by her.
Entangled in her heart, she should have pretended to be calm at this time to delay time, but she finally showed a little panic and uneasiness.
"Mother, please?" Motoyoshi urged again. After saying this, he raised his eyes and glanced at the "Su You" in front of him, and couldn't help but sigh secretly: The skill of the Queen of the West's disguise is really good, even at such a close distance, he can't see the slightest flaw.
Xiyu hesitated and reversed, and slowly took a step in the direction of the West Palace. Thinking that Queen Xi had already left the palace at this time, she was even more flustered. She was only afraid that if time passed a little more, it would be more difficult for the emperor to get Queen Xi back.
Her pace of walking became slower and slower, and she finally stopped where she was and said loudly, "This palace will not go back." ”
Just this sentence, Yuan Ji heard that it was wrong. Where is this voice that speaks, where is the voice of the Queen of the West? Yuan Ji gradually straightened up, and his eyes looked at "Su You" directly. Finally, on his cheeks, he found traces of the junction between the mask and the real face. "Please forgive the minions for being rude." With that, he quickly stretched out his hand. ripped off the mask of Xiyu.
Seeing that this "Su You" was not the Queen of the West, he couldn't help but ask angrily: "Where did Niangniang go?" ”
Xiyu naturally didn't answer. She deliberately said something in her own voice. was risking betraying Shen Yan. If she talks too much, she doesn't want to be good. She thought that she could only help here, and the rest would depend on God's will.
Motoyoshi did not disappoint her. Soon he ordered: "Go to the gates of each palace to inquire clearly, and those who leave the palace before this can have Su You, the steward of the West Palace." ”
When Li Chengqi heard the news, he was so angry that he grabbed Xiyu's neck and asked her to make it clear. Where did Shen Yan flee? In front of Mama Cui, Xiyu swore to death and refused to say a word, which made Mama Cui very surprised.
"Your Majesty," Mama Cui saw that Xiyu's face was swollen and red, and she was afraid that the emperor would really kill her in anger, so she knelt down and begged for mercy, "Niangniang only asked the slaves and maids to pretend to be Su Gonggong, and went to Guanghuamen and Taijimen respectively every two quarters of an hour, and did not talk to the slaves and maids." Which door is she going? So, where did the mother go, the slaves and maids really don't know. ”
Hearing this, Li Chengqi gradually let go. finally threw Xiyu out. Immediately, he brushed his sleeves away, leaving no words.
After Shen Yan left the palace, she changed into a man's clothes in a tailor shop. And lightly powdered and blackened the neck, cheeks and hands. Come outside. She is a delicate boy with a slightly darker complexion, but she looks polite.
When she spotted the Guards rushing through the streets like the wind. She knew that her escape had been noticed by Li Chengqi. She could also think that if she wanted to get out of the city at this time, she would definitely not be able to get out. For this reason, he simply found an inn to live in.
Li Chengqi is smart, and she is also smart. At this time, it is a comparison of winning and losing, and a comparison of patience.
It was soon getting dark, and the streets outside were still not calm. The Xianwang Mansion was even more lively - Li Chengqi, accompanied by Huo Qing, personally led a team of people to the Xianwang Mansion to dignitaries.
Naturally, when Li Chengqi heard that Queen Bai Jian of the West had escaped from the palace, Li Chengmao was taken aback. It was only at this moment that he understood that the commotion of soldiers and horses that Bai Jian saw on the street was due to the escape of Empress Yinxi, and it was not until this moment that he knew that Shen Yan had escaped from the palace. However, Shen Yan has never been to his house to look for him.
"Your Majesty, can you tell your courtiers what happened in the West Palace? Brother Chen heard that you made people block the West Palace, why did you want to block the West Palace? Is the mother's escape related to this matter? Many questions have surfaced in Li Chengmao's mind. In the face of Li Chengqi, he could no longer suppress not thinking or asking, although he knew that he could not ask anything from Li Chengqi.
"The queen really didn't come to you?" Li Chengqi didn't care about his doubts, but he was full of doubts about what he said about Shen Yan never coming to the Xian Wangfu.
He thought that King Xian was Shen Yan's most trusted person now, and when she went out of the palace and found that she couldn't get out of the city, she would definitely find King Xian to help, and he thought that as long as Shen Yan came to King Xian for help, King Xian would definitely help her escape at all costs.
"Your Majesty, how smart is the queen? If she really escaped from the palace, how could she not have expected that you would go to the Xianwang Mansion to look for it? ”
A word wakes up the dreamer. Li Chengqi realized that since he found out that Shen Yan was gone, he couldn't think about things clearly. From Li Chengmao's somewhat anxious and worried look, he changed his mind even more. He thought that his judgment was wrong, and his suspicion of King Xian was even more wrong. Shen Yan, how could she come to the Xian Wangfu to throw herself into the net?
His Yan'er is smart, so she will never go wherever he can think of it. However, no matter what, even if he turned the capital upside down, he would find her out.
He soon ordered more guards to be dispatched to search for the whereabouts of the "Assassins" from house to house in the streets and alleys.
Shen Yan's escape made the entire harem lively. Such a lively overshadow the queen's canonization ceremony, and even more than the New Year's court feast. Although the people in the harem didn't know exactly what Shen Yan had done to be grounded in the West Palace, and why she stupidly gave up the identity of the Supreme Empress of the West and left the palace, there were just some nonsense that came and went, but it couldn't be believed.
Of course, the Lingmei of Lingying Pavilion, as well as Jiao Guifei and others of Huaqing Palace, are excepted. The red float of the Lingying Pavilion and the Xue'er of the Huaqing Palace, as the initiators, know the reasons well. It's just that, in order not to get into trouble, they didn't say anything to the outside world, except for their respective masters.
However, Jiao Huaiyu was not happy when he heard about this. After discussing with her brother Jiao Zhongqing, she summoned Lingmei to meet in Huaqing Hall that night.
Seeing Ling Meiren, she even avoided that set of red tape, and said angrily to the point: "Ling Meiren, if you want to frame Queen Xi, how can you still bring the palace together?" You're so daring! ”
Lingmei Ben was frightened when she heard Hongfu talk about this, but she had already figured it out. She thought that Hongfu had done a great job. For this reason, in the face of Jiao Huaiyu being so angry and having the posture of pushing all the responsibility on herself, she did not panic, but smiled: "Guifei Niangniang, isn't the escape of Queen Xi also what you are looking forward to?" Why are you blaming me now? ”
"The escape of the Queen of the West has nothing to do with the main palace." Jiao Huaiyu came to her tonight, in fact, to emphasize this matter. She didn't want to be hated by the emperor because of this.
"Niang Niang is really good at laughing." Lingmei said unhurriedly, "If there is no Niangniang, how can the imperial doctor put the joy pulse on the Queen of the West." ”
Jiao Huaiyu couldn't help frowning, walked up to her in a few steps, and asked solemnly, "What do you mean by this?" ”
Lingmei had no intention of being timid, and she didn't avoid the uneasiness cast by Jiao Huaiyu, but she still looked at her domineeringly. She sneered and said, "I've heard that Xihong can make people have false pregnancies after seven days. If it weren't for the saffron that you sent to Queen Xi, how could Queen Xi be diagnosed and treated as pregnant? How can there be so many things now? ”
Jiao Huaiyu was startled, and his whole body trembled. She stepped forward again, grabbed the Ling Meiren, and said with some anger: "That West Saffron ......" She thought about it, but still called Xue'er directly, and wanted to ask her what was going on.
"Niangniang, don't do it too much, that saffron is what my family Hongfu deliberately told Xue'er." Reimbes didn't mind telling her that from the very beginning, her clever Hongfu had set a trap for everyone.
"Is that you?" Jiao Huaiyu was extremely angry, and after thinking about it, he asked in disbelief: "Aren't you afraid that this palace will tell the emperor about this?" ”
"Xihong is what you want to send Niangniang, I can't complain about this." Lingmei said disapprerovingly, "Besides, Niangniang told the emperor about this, who believes it if there is no evidence?" ”
When he was in Lingying Pavilion, Hongfu told Lingmei that this plan could be described as a plan to kill two birds with one stone. If Concubine Jiao is restless, she will be unlucky. Seeing the pale and frightened look on Jiao Huaiyu's face now, she couldn't help but admire Hongfu's courage and wisdom.
Jiao Huaiyu knew that Huaqing Hall couldn't stay out of this matter, so he looked at Ling Meiren closely, lowered his voice and asked, "What do you want?" ”
"We're grasshoppers in the same boat now." Ling Meiren sighed, suddenly leaned into her ear, and also lowered her voice and said: "If the concubine Niangniang doesn't dislike it, I am willing to live with you." ”
Jiao Huaiyu understood what she was saying, and quickly showed a far-fetched smile. However, Lingmei continued: "However, Niangniang doesn't want to give birth, so I won't accompany her." With that, she committed herself and left rudely.
After she left, Jiao Huaiqing, who was hiding behind the curtain, walked out with a serious expression.
When Jiao Huaiyu saw his brother, as if he had grabbed a life-saving straw, he almost asked in a crying voice: "Brother, what should I do now?" That damn beauty actually put me on the table early! ”
"The matter has come to this, Lingmei is small, and it is a big matter not to let the emperor find the Queen of the West." When Jiao Huaiqing said something fiercely, his eyes were full of fierce light.
Jiao Huaiyu frowned, and his eyes became extremely sharp.
At that time, an inn outside the palace came to a team of people who were ordered by the emperor to find the "assassins". The noise woke Shen Yan up from her shallow sleep. (To be continued.) )