Chapter 47: The Favorite Hero Saves Beauty
Qionglin Garden is surrounded by water on three sides, and there is an arch bridge named "Xianqiao" in the south to lead to Jinming Pond. On this day when the people of the whole city flocked to Jinmingchi to watch the water show, the kidnapper and the princess had no possibility of escaping by water. Sure enough, after sniffing Princess Yanxi's clothes, the thin dog brought by the storm ran to the north.
Everyone chased the thin dog to a bamboo forest in the north of Qionglin Garden, and saw that the thin dog stopped in a clearing deep in the bamboo forest, and lowered his head and sniffed around on the ground. Everyone didn't know why, Murong Fu had already stepped forward and said, "Look around, there must be a secret passage here!" ”
Huang Qian waved his hand, and immediately more than a dozen forbidden soldiers scattered in all directions. After a while, several of the Forbidden Army spotted the anomaly at the foot of the thin dog. It turns out that grass never grows in the bamboo forest, but the mud under the feet of this thin dog is mixed with a lot of grass clippings, which are obviously transported from other places. Several forbidden soldiers shoveled away a layer of floating soil on the ground with long knives in their hands, and soon saw a wooden plank covering the ground. Lifting the plank, a cave large enough for one person to pass through the guò was revealed. By the light of the candlelight, the cave was faintly half a foot deep, and the entrance of the cave turned to the north, apparently a dug tunnel.
Huang Qian was taken aback and said hurriedly: "How can there be an authentic tunnel here?" "In the royal garden, people have dug tunnels casually, if there are villains hiding in it, waiting for the opportunity to assassinate the official's family...... Huang Qian couldn't help but break into a cold sweat.
"Qionglin Garden has not been completed so far, and there must be a lot of craftsmen coming and going on weekdays, and it is common for people to dig tunnels." Murong Fu replied casually, whistled, and jumped down the tunnel with the thin dog. In later generations, there were many craftsmen who built a mausoleum for the emperor and then secretly excavated the tunnel to escape the folk anecdote, and it is really common for people to dig a tunnel in this Qionglin Garden. In essence, it is nothing more than the failure of management.
Jumping down the tunnel, the thin dog galloped forward again. After running about seven or eight feet, everyone heard the sound of water in the distance. Murong Fu raised his hand and said softly, "We've arrived at Sanssouci Cave, everyone be careful." ”
Huang Qian only thought that Murong Fu was a weak scholar, and said with an arrogant face: "It's just a few bandits, how can they be the opponent of our forbidden army?" ”
Murong Fu suddenly asked, "Who covered the soil in the bamboo forest?" ”
Huang Qian was stunned when he heard this, and he couldn't understand the meaning of Murong Fu's words for a while.
Murong Fu also knew that Huang Qian didn't understand, so he explained good-naturedly: "Someone helped cover up the soil to cover up his tracks, which means that at least one person left Qionglin Yuan instead of escaping from this tunnel. Now that the whole city is under martial law, the thieves in the tunnels may not know the news, but the person who escaped must have received the news......"
"Maybe we've already sent the news!" Huang Qian suddenly realized that if the bandits in Sanssouci Cave knew the news, they would definitely be prepared. Now they go deep into the den of thieves and don't know the situation of this worry-free cave, and if they don't pay attention, they will be made dumplings. Thinking of this, Huang Qian hurriedly turned his head and shouted in a low voice: "Everyone disrupt your steps, don't startle the snake!" ”
Everyone bowed their waists and walked all the way, only to feel that the road under their feet sloped slightly downward, and it didn't take long for them to step into the water. At this time, the underground passage was not as narrow as Fang Cai, and it could accommodate three people standing upright, and it was obvious that they had reached the range of the Bianjing sewers.
In front of them, the thin black dog continued to move forward, occasionally encountering a few forks in the road, and it did not hesitate to choose one of them to continue on its way. Everyone didn't know anything about the situation in this Sanssouci cave and couldn't tell the direction, and when they saw that the water level was getting higher and higher, almost up to their waists, they had to secretly pray that this dog's nose was really bright.
After a stick of incense, everyone finally walked out of the highest water level and stepped on solid ground. The black thin dog shook its body in front of it, and Huang Qian and the others were indifferent, allowing the water droplets on its body to splash their faces. Only Murong Fu said that although the lower half of his body was completely soaked, he still instinctively blocked it with his sleeves.
Everyone walked for a while, and it didn't take long to see a faint light coming from this tunnel. Huang Qian couldn't help but perk up, and before Murong could repeat his words, he had already given an order: "Brothers, surround it!" Before he could finish speaking, he drew his long knife and galloped towards the light source.
At the end of this light source, there is indeed a secret room with a large space. In the secret room, a light was like a bean, and it was faintly flashing with a ghostly light. In the corner of the secret room, four girls were tied, and they should be dressed as the girls of the Jiaofang Division who performed songs and dances in Jinmingchi today. At this time, they were all tied hand and foot and gagged, shrunk into a ball and shivered, and there was no grace at all. And in the shadows on the other side of the chamber, two more men were arguing loudly.
The man in black had a face as dark as his clothes, and shouted and scolded: "Boss Li ordered these people not to move!" You have eaten the bear's heart and leopard gall, and you dare not even listen to Boss Li's words! ”
The brown-clothed man opposite him was a little weak-hearted, but he still stiffened his neck and said, "The young lady from the Teaching Workshop Division, why can't you accompany me if you can accompany those officials?" ”
This sentence won the heart of the man in black, and his eyes turned to the girl in green who had just been thrown behind by the man in brown. This woman in green was taken captive by them from Qionglin Yuan, and although she was dressed plainly, she was better than being young and beautiful. These abductors have seen a lot of women, and they recognize that people have a set of skills, and he saw that this girl's temperament was completely different from that of the other four young ladies of the sect, and he knew that she was most likely the daughter of a good family. Qionglin Garden, that is the royal garden, can enter and exit in this kind of place, either the children of the official eunuchs or the harem maids, compared with the young lady of the Teaching Workshop Division, it is naturally more noble and extraordinary, and the man in black couldn't help but swallow his saliva.
Of course, at the moment, this girl is already a wolf. The man in black had just walked away for a while, and the man in brown pulled her to be happy. Unbeknownst to her, this girl in green has a very strong temperament, and her coat has not been torn off, she has knocked over the oil lamp, picked up half of the broken porcelain and pierced her heart. Fortunately, a fifteen or sixteen-year-old girl did not have much strength, and she was weak when she saw blood, and the wound was slapped by the man in brown before it was deep, and now she is groggily cowering in the corner of the wall and crying.
The man in brown saw that the black-clothed accomplice's expression was relaxed, and said angrily, "What is Qionglin Garden?" Our brothers took the risk of killing their heads and kidnapped people, and now if they don't move, they will be cheaper in the end, so it is better to accompany us to have fun first! ”
The man in black struggled, and although he was still holding the other party's wrist, he was completely powerless in his hand. "This girl from the Sect Division is a big deal, Boss Li will come over in person in a while, in case he sees it......"
The man in brown was already lustful, and he turned a deaf ear to his reminder, only shook off his hand and said: "Big brother, that woman is not from the Teaching Division, since you don't dare, the younger brother will go first!" With that, he laughed and went to catch the girl in green.
The girl in green is Princess Shushou, she has been pampered and raised in this life, how have she ever seen such a wicked person. The man in brown wanted to do wrong to her, but if the man in black didn't stop her, he was afraid that she would be innocent. Now seeing that the wicked man came to entangle again, Princess Shushou suddenly lost her soul, and cried loudly while struggling: "Father! Father, save me! Father......
As soon as Princess Shushou said this, the man in black was immediately startled, and was about to step forward to stop it, when he suddenly felt that his vest was cold, and the whole person fell down, and there was no sound anymore.
"Let her go!" Huang Qian slashed over the black-clothed crutch with a knife, and pointed the blood-dripping blade at the brown-clothed crutch.
The brown-clothed crutch saw twenty or thirty forbidden soldiers descending from the sky and blocking him, and he already knew that he would not escape death. However, the trapped beast was still fighting, and I saw him pinching Princess Yanxi's neck in front of him, and shouted fiercely: "Stand back!" Stand back! Whoever dares to step forward, I strangle her! ”
Huang Qian threw a mouse bogey, and couldn't help but hesitate. Just as he didn't know what to do, the crutch took out a bamboo whistle from his bosom and blew it hard. The ground in the original place extends in all directions, and the sound of the bamboo whistle has been heard far down the sewer as soon as it sounds. Huang Qian suddenly changed color, and before he could speak, he suddenly caught a glimpse of a faint light from the corner of his eye. I only heard a soft sound of "grabbing", and a piece of broken porcelain that came out of nowhere was firmly rooted in the throat of the crutch.
The crutch's eyes widened in disbelief and he reached out to cover his neck. I saw him "drink" twice, and the blood gushing out of his neck suddenly soaked his hands, and he grabbed his neck and took half a step and fell down heavily.
Seeing that the brown-clothed kidnapper was bleeding all over the ground, Princess Shushou was also weak. Huang Qian immediately stepped forward and tried to hold her up. Before she could stretch out her hand, Princess Shushou had screamed loudly in panic: "Don't come here!" Don't ......"
Huang Qian saw that he was frightened by the princess, and hurriedly knelt down on one knee to report to his home. "Huang Qian, Marquis of the Chenbu Army, see Her Royal Highness the Princess! Wechen is late to save the car, please forgive the princess! ”
Princess Shushou encountered twists and turns today, and she was already in a trance, and she only folded her hands and knees in the corner of the wall and cried bitterly: "Father, mother, queen mother, ......" Obviously, Huang Qian's words were not listened to half a word.
Huang Qian was at a loss, and Murong Fu suddenly stepped forward and untied the vermilion purple official uniform on his body and draped it on Princess Shushou's shoulders. Then, he loosened the ties of the other four girls in the secret room, and helped out one of the women wearing a goose yellow skirt and said, "Senior girl, it is inconvenient for me to be a man, and I ask you to help take care of the princess." As he spoke, he took out a bottle of gold sore medicine and handed it over.
It turns out that today's two kidnappers are really amazing, in addition to Princess Shushou, there is another person who is the head of the Beijing Division, Li Shishi Li Girl. Master Li was deeply impressed by this Murong Fu who made him cry, and when he saw him ask for help, he bowed his knees and said with palpitations: "If it weren't for Murong Gongzi, it would be unpredictable for our sisters to live or die today, so don't worry." ”
In this case, it is indeed much easier for the woman to communicate with the woman. I saw Master Li hugging Princess Shushou and whispering to comfort her for a while, Princess Shushou finally calmed down and agreed to let Master Li help her clean up the wound and apply medicine.
Seeing this, Murong Fu hurriedly signaled the forbidden soldiers to remove the bodies of the two abductors and silently guarded outside the secret room. Everyone just stood outside the secret room, and he whispered again: "If the princess's condition is not good in a while, I will knock her out and take her away." ”
Huang Qian didn't realize the content of Murong Fu's words, in fact, his attention had always been on the other party's robe. Just now Murong Fu took off his official uniform and put it on Princess Shushou, and Huang Qian noticed that his official uniform was actually dry. Now look at the middle coat, trousers and boots on his body, they are all dry. And they, the forbidden soldiers, are still dripping with water on their armor at this time. Thinking of the broken porcelain that flew from nowhere, Huang Qian finally couldn't help but ask, "Murong Tanhua originally knew martial arts?" ”
Murong Fu angrily glanced at Huang Yuhou, who had never been able to grasp the point, and said in a deep voice: "For no reason, that crutch can't blow the whistle." If Lord Huang didn't want to be besieged, let the brothers move faster. ”
Huang Qian was taken aback, and before he could answer, Master Li in the secret room had already shouted loudly: "Master Murong! ”
Murong Fu hurriedly turned his head and entered the secret room, Princess Shushou was still wearing his official uniform, but her face was much more normal, although her eyes were still very frightened, at least she had stopped her tears. He immediately saluted Princess Shushou and said, "Your Royal Highness, this place is not suitable for a long time. ”
Princess Shushou pointed to her right foot with a white face and whispered, "My foot is twisted ......"
Before Princess Shushou could finish speaking, Murong Fu had already squatted down to help her right foot. His movements were extremely fast, and Princess Shushou had not yet let out an exclamation, only to hear a crisp "click", and the ankle that had been sprained and misaligned when she ran away had been closed.
"Are you feeling better?" Murong Fu raised his head and asked softly.
Princess Shushou lowered her head and looked condescendingly at Murong Fu who was half-kneeling in front of her, her face turned slightly red, she hurriedly withdrew her right foot, and nodded cowardly: "Thank you Murong Tanhua." She got up a little anxiously, and her body shook slightly. Murong Fu hurriedly stretched out his hand to help, and his movements were extremely gentle.
Master Li stood aside and watched silently, only secretly saying to himself: Heroes save beauty, princesses explore flowers, this is the world's envy of heaven and made in heaven. Thinking of this, she couldn't help but sigh.
Murong Fu did not forget about Master Li's existence because of Princess Shushou, and turned his head to Master Li and said, "Miss Master, we must leave immediately." ”
Master Li also knew the depths, and nodded vigorously at the moment: "We will follow you closely!" ”
Murong Fu couldn't help but smile lightly when he saw that Master Li was not afraid, and there was a touch of appreciation between his eyebrows, so he helped Princess Shushou and walked out.
The forbidden soldiers were reminded by Huang Qian, their faces were calm, and as soon as Princess Shushou appeared, they immediately scattered and surrounded her in the middle, and hurriedly returned the same way.
On the way, I inevitably passed through the big puddle that was half a person deep. Before the princess could show embarrassment, Murong Fu had already whispered: "Your Highness, I have offended!" Holding her back with one hand and passing the other through the crook of her knees, he held her in his arms.
In Murong Fu's opinion, this matter is an expedient measure, this section of the road is quite deep, if Princess Shushou walks by herself, half of her clothes will be attached to her body, and it will be indecent for the forbidden army to see. What's more, Princess Shushou is injured, and if she is soaked in the wound by this sewage and causes infection, the consequences will be even more unimaginable. However, although this move was well-intentioned, it was also eye-catching after all, and Princess Shushou only felt ashamed and couldn't restrain herself in Murong Fu's arms and didn't even dare to raise her head.
And around them, although the forbidden soldiers kept their mouths shut, they couldn't control their eyes, and for a while, all kinds of playful eyes only flew around in this dark sewer. Only Huang Qianguan and Marquis Yu knew the severity, and there were even some sources that others did not have, and they had vaguely guessed that most of this Murong Tanhua was going to be a concubine. Fearing that his subordinates would offend the two of them, he glared at them fiercely, and finally suppressed the strange atmosphere.
How do you know, Murong Fu turned around at this time and said, "Lord Huang, this puddle is quite deep, and it is not easy to walk. Everyone is a good man in the army, and they don't even want to stretch out their hands? In later generations, it was common for the People's Liberation Army to help women and children in flood relief, but now seeing Li Shishi and others walking wolf, while the forbidden army was indifferent, Murong Fu couldn't help but be a little overwhelmed.
Murong Fu's words were bright, and Huang Qian choked. After a while, he lowered his head and touched his nose, silently walked to Master Li's side, and hugged the head of the Jingshi Bank like Murong Fu. With Yu Hou taking the lead, several forbidden soldiers quickly picked up the remaining three girls and flowed through the puddle.
The girls of the Teaching Workshop Division have long been accustomed to ushering in and sending them, and they are like playthings, but now they see that there are men who are willing to lend a hand when they are in danger, and there is no intention of blasphemy, and their eyes are red and they are grateful. They spoke sincerely, how could the forbidden soldiers not hear it? At the moment, even his chest was a little higher, but he felt that he had really done a great deed, and there was light on all faces.
Passing through the big puddle, the exit is in sight. The forbidden army breathed a sigh of relief, and the sound of messy footsteps could be heard in the depths of several caves around them. After a while, thirty or fifty bandit abductors armed with swords surrounded them from all directions, glaring at them with unkind faces. The leader was in his forties, holding a green bamboo stick and wearing a maroon robe. The fabric of the robe is Shu brocade, which is very luxurious, but there are a few patches at the corners of the robe. When the thieves saw this man appear, they immediately gave way and bowed their heads at the same time. "See Lord Helm Li!"
Although Murong Fu had never seen Li Qing, the helmsman of the beggar gang's great loyalty, he already knew his identity as soon as he saw this posture, and couldn't help but sigh secretly: I have worked hard in vain, and I can't keep the beggar gang's rudder after all!
When Li Qing saw that the person who came was actually a forbidden army, he also changed color. After a while, he sighed faintly and said sharply: "Since the officials are here, just stay!" "Li Qing is a person who understands, and the person who can get the forbidden army to come forward to rescue is definitely not something he can afford to provoke. Now that the two sides have met, they have no choice but to kill people!
"Presumptuous!" Huang Qian was shocked, and immediately raised the token in his hand and shouted loudly. "I am the Marquis of the infantry army, Huang Qian, if you dare to go against the forbidden army, don't you want to rebel?"
Murong Fu took out a silk handkerchief from his bosom and blindfolded Princess Shushou.
Princess Shushou didn't know why, so she only grabbed Murong Fu's wrist tightly and said, "Murong Tanhua ......"
Murong Fu patted the back of Princess Shushou's hand comfortingly, and whispered in her ear: "Your Highness, rest assured, Weichen has promised the official family that His Royal Highness will be sent back to the palace safely." There will be some scenes that will make His Highness a little uncomfortable, but it is better not to see it. As he spoke, he motioned for Master Li to come forward and support Princess Shushou.
Princess Shushou was at a loss to press the silk handkerchief that was covering her face, only to feel that the scent of white sandalwood that had been lingering on her nose was slowly wafting into the distance. "Murong ......" Before her words could be spoken, a terrible scream suddenly sounded in the tunnel. Princess Shushou's whole body was shocked, and before she could react to what had happened, she was taken into the arms of Master Li and covered her ears tightly.