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Xue Yinong, who Xu Shutong listened to, said that his sister inevitably maintained two sentences, "She is still young, don't worry about her." ”

"Yes, isn't someone twenty-one years old, older than me!" When she said this, Xue Yinong raised her eyebrows in her heart, she was a typical pretending to be tender, but fortunately, no one knew.

"Nothing is in your way, is it?"

Xue Yinong shook her head, so she wouldn't worry about her sister-in-law, although Xu Shuying said it directly, but it couldn't be said that it was bad for her, what she was thinking about now was how uncomfortable Qu Shang was.

It's okay to give him a moment to think.

After Qu Shang went back, he never slept in the afternoon, and sat at the table without saying a word. Mrs. Qu came over several times, saw that he was silent, and swallowed the words in her mouth. Qu Shang sat with his feet apart, one hand on the table, his eyebrows locked. Today's events are not like cheating, King Jing did not leave, and there was some collusion with the people in the rivers and lakes, plus these nights, there was nothing to torture him.

On the emperor's side, there seems to be a move.

The next day, Qu Shang entered the palace and said goodbye. Seeing that there was nothing abnormal in her demeanor, she was still smiling slightly as usual. "Qu Aiqing is leaving, I'm really reluctant, but you have a firm intention, it's hard for me not to let go, this time it's a long way to go, take care."

Xue Yinong didn't mean to keep people, Qu Shang felt that everything was so subtle, since the emperor didn't speak, maybe he was deceived.

"Weichen farewell, the emperor has every opportunity, and he must also take care of the dragon's body."

"Well, go ahead!"

Qu Shang was gone, and the door of the imperial study was slammed shut, blocking out the light that occasionally tried to sneak in from outside.

Xue Yinong's face was covered by darkness, and her facial features were like knife carvings, and she said slowly: "This old horseman." "In this case, she can still calm down, it seems that she has to give him another blow! shouted, "Falling geese." ”

Luo Yan came in through the side door and asked, "What's wrong with the emperor?" ”

"Sue them for spying on them, we must find a way to stop him, don't leave him behind, if necessary, we can pretend to be people who respect the king, do you understand?"

Luo Yan said: "The emperor means to let us thieves shout to catch thieves?" ”

"Almost! It is to turn around in fright, seek my protection, and when the time comes, he will obediently send the things he has collected to me. ”

"The slave understands, so let's do it."

"Good!"

Let's say that after Qu Shang went back, he first sent away the servants, and then loaded those aunts into the car and let them go first. Himself and his wife, and his son followed.

Mrs. Qu was puzzled and asked, "Master, why don't we go together?" ”

"Walking together is equivalent to dying together."

Mrs. Qu's face was a little ugly, "What's the matter?" ”

"Before, you guessed it right, madam, someone wanted to unload the mill and kill the donkey, and it is estimated that this time has already been ambushed on the way we must go home. The emperor's side seems to know how to respect the king to come to my house. You know that the vassal king can't go back to Beijing directly without the emperor's order, and I don't tell him, and I take him in, you say that the emperor knows, will he hate me very much! I'm afraid that all around our family are now the emperor's people. ”

Mrs. Qu was shocked, "What should I do then?" Staying here all the time? ”

"No, we're not going back to our hometown, we're going to go elsewhere." Qu Shang's eyes lit up, and he asked his wife to prepare herself, and called her son, and they dressed up as the porters of the house, and prepared to leave through the back door.

Qu Ziwen didn't know his current situation, as soon as he heard that he was leaving, the whole person was lazy, and when he saw the old father at home wearing coarse linen clothes, he was very disgusted and said: "Dad, are we going to beg for food?" ”

"Bastard thing, what nonsense? Why don't you hurry up and change my clothes. ”

"No, it's too ugly, I'll just wear this."

Qu Shang scolded: "We are going to run for our lives, not to go to the beauty pageant." If you don't move quickly, see if I don't smoke to death. ”

Qu Ziwen coquettished Mrs. Qu for a while, "Mother, look at Dad, he will murder me." ”

Mrs. Qu coaxed her son: "Ziwen, what your father said is right, listen to your father, go and change your clothes, we are going to escape for our lives this time, and when we find a place, let's dress beautifully." Qu Ziwen went very reluctantly and changed into rough clothes.

asked, "Mother, where are we going?" ”

"I don't know, just ask your father!"

Qu Shang snorted, "Let's go out the back door, hurry up, and strive to get out of the city during the day." He believed that there were many people from the emperor at the gate. Whether it is the emperor or respecting the king, it is not someone he can offend, so stay away from them.

A family of three walked out of the back door in a low-key manner and ran to the city gate.

Qu Shang thought that he was acting cautiously and that no one would notice this. But he was wrong, the front and back of Shangshu Mansion were under surveillance, and no one even let go of the dog hole.

It can almost be said that from the moment he walked out the back door, he was watched by the secret guards, and his actions were constantly reported to Xue Yinong.

Qu Shang's family took advantage of the daytime to rush out of the city, and they also walked a lot of places, as long as they were still close to the capital, they did not dare to delay in the slightest.

On the way, Qu Ziwen walked away crying dad and calling mother. "Father, rest! I'm so tired, I can't walk anymore. Why don't we take the carriage, are you stupid, Dad? ”

"Idiot! We're running for your life now, you're still thinking about those fine clothes and food, I think it's good things that have blocked your brain, and you can't even tell the difference between good and bad, if you want to die, please. "Qu Shang has this unsuccessful son, and now he is angry and smoked, how could such a smart person give birth to such a son.

Mrs. Qu pleaded: "Master, Ziwen is still young, he is not sensible, don't be angry, I am also a little tired, it is better to take a break, eat something and leave." ”

A family of three found a tree to rest, and then hurried again, until the evening, and did not dare to stay in the inn, for fear of colliding with those people, so they found a broken temple along the road to rest.

The three of them slept until midnight, listening to the rustling of the door panel blown by the wind, and it was difficult to sleep, only to feel that the cold was pressing.

Qu Shang squinted, and felt a black shadow dangling in front of him, and when he opened his eyes, he was startled, there were already many people in the temple, generally dressed in black, holding a bright sword in his hand.

Qu Shang stepped back in horror, waking up the other two. Qu Ziwen rubbed his eyes and muttered, "What are you doing, I still have to sleep." "But when I opened my eyes, I was stupid. desperately hugged his mother, "Mother, mother, no, someone wants to kill us." ”

Those black-clothed men sneered, "Lord Qu is easy to find, hand over the things and spare your life, otherwise today next year will be your death day." ”

"What's that, what are you talking about?"

"Don't play dumb, bring it."

Qu Shangwan refuses to die, if he really hands over the things, he will die faster.

Qu Ziwen shouted beside him: "Dad, what did you take, give it to others quickly." ”

The man in black said: "Childe is right, quickly persuade your father." ”

Qu Ziwen walked to Qu Shang on his knees, "Daddy, give it to him, give it to him!" His anxious forehead was covered with sweat, and Qu Shang shook his mouth twice.

"What nonsense are you talking about, where did I get something."

The man in black said: "Since the adults refuse to take it out, then I have to start with your son." The sword flashed, Qu Ziwen's throat had been cut, he screamed twice, and fainted, which scared Mrs. Qu not lightly, and she fainted after shouting a few 'Ziwen', and the man in black smiled, "Lord Qu is next to you." ”

Qu Shang stiffened his neck, "I don't know anything." ”

"Then offend." The man in black was about to raise his sword to kill Qu Shang, when a woman's voice came.

"In broad daylight, he killed people casually."

Everyone: "......" girl, the lines are wrong, it's night, the third watch is midnight, the moon is dark and the wind is high.

Xu Shuying had already drawn his sword, the cold light flashed a few times, and the men who were still mighty just now made various postures to fall to the ground. Xu Shuying came up and asked, "Are you okay, my lord?" ”

Qu Shang recognized her as the man in the inn. "You...... How is it here? ”

"It's all arranged by the emperor, and he is afraid that someone will assassinate you, so he sent me to protect you along the road."

"Your Majesty?"

"Yes, this time King Gong brought a lot of killers over, I protected you for a while, I can't protect you for a lifetime, you have to be mentally prepared. There is something that should have been told to you a long time ago, the emperor already knew about your taking in the king, but not only did he not blame, but he was so kind to you, should you repay the favor, my lord! You can't be a man and don't want to repay it, right? You must know that the only one who can compete with the King of Respect and protect you now is the Emperor. ”

Xu Shuying said faintly, exuding cold air all over his body, so that Qu Shangliang couldn't even speak.

Can he only defect to the emperor?

"Hurry up, think about it, I want to see the emperor, I can take you there. If you don't want to go, let's leave it at that, hello and do it yourself. Don't forget my words, there are still a lot of killers ahead, goodbye. Xu Shuying unexpectedly launched, and the skirt moved 'floating' away, like a ghost.

Where will Qu Shang let her go, "Girl, girl......"

Xu Shuying appeared in front of him with a swish, and said coldly: "Say." ”

"Take me...... Take me to see the emperor, can the emperor really protect my family? ”

"Humph! Do you have a way to go other than to believe in him? Xu Shuying lifted Qu Shang's collar and walked all the way, and Qu Shang was slapped in the face by a branch.

It hurts!

By the morning, Qu Shang's eyes were red and swollen, his eyes were blue, his head was dizzy, his face was full of red marks, and he was full of devastation when he saw Xue Yinong.

Xue Yinong was surprised and said, "Qu Aiqing, didn't you go back to your hometown yesterday, why are you still here?" ”

Qu Shang couldn't make up his mind, he knelt down with a thud. "Your Majesty, help!"

"Where do you start?"

"Weichen hides and respects the king, knows that his sin deserves death, and is willing to redeem his merits."

Xue Yinong smiled, why didn't you say this earlier, it had to come to this point, wouldn't it be ugly. She left the dragon chair and stepped forward to help Qu Shang up, "Qu Aiqing, you get up and speak, if there is anything to say to me, I won't blame you." ”

"Your Majesty, Emperor. King Gong once forced Weichen to do some things, and those things were not very good, and Weichen wrote them down. These incriminating evidence are sufficient evidence of respect for the king. ”

Xue Yinong said: "Really? What about your requirements? ”

"Bao Weichen will not die."

"Okay, I'm going to make a promise." Xue Yinong returned to his seat and wrote the 'Avoid Death' document, allowing Qu Shang to be willing to forgive him even if he committed a great crime, and stamped the national seal and handed it to Qu Shang. "I know that no matter how good my mouth is, it is not as good as something to prove it, this is my sincerity, what about you?"

Qu Shang slashed his shoes with a dagger, and there was a book inside, densely recording what he had done for Xue Qingqiu over the years, Xue Yinong glanced at it and put it down.

"Very good, you are also very sincere. In view of this, I have decided to reward you with 5,000 taels of silver, so that future generations will know that I will not pursue any of them if I abandon the darkness and turn to the light, and not only that, but also a reward. ”

Qu Shang went with a thousand thanks, thinking that not only could he save his life, but also reward, it seemed that this little emperor was still very interesting. I knew that why he had to suffer so much. Xue Yinong sent secret guards to escort Qu Shang back.

And the people on Xue Qingqiu's side waited all night, and they didn't wait for Qu Shang, but waited for the emperor's imperial forest army, and at that time, everyone was like a frightened bird. Fighting each other for a while, all the killers were killed, Gao Zhizhong was also implicated, Xue Qingqiu's martial arts skills were good, but he couldn't withstand the large number of people, and he was injured in many places, although there was no danger to his life, but he couldn't get better if he didn't lie down for a few months.

The henchmen who followed, because most of them were literati, did not participate in this robbery and were spared.

Xue Yinong listened to the secret guard's report, and a smile tugged at the corner of his mouth. "You have done a good job, and I will be rewarded." dared to come to the capital secretly, she was not small, she didn't kill her once, everyone thought she was easy to bully. If you can't even control the ground of the capital, then how can you control the whole world.

Whenever others invade her land, she will beat them severely, telling them to learn to be obedient, and never dare to test her bottom line again.

After Qu Shang left, the secret guards talked around Xu Shuying. They are still very curious about the origin of this mysterious woman.

You boldly stepped forward and asked, "Girl, with your cooperation, we can all complete the task smoothly." Xu Shuying sneered twice. Seeing that she didn't react in particular, he continued, "Dare to ask the girl, who is her name?" Make a friend. I don't mean anything else, I just think you're good at kung fu, and we'll learn when we have time. The row of guards behind him were all nodding, yes, they weren't bad guys, their purpose was simple.

Xu Shuying said coldly: "Superficial." Then he got up and left.

Guards: What does "......" mean, what does it mean? Let's make it clear before we go. If you don't understand, scratch your head, and disperse without pre-emptive.

At the gate of the palace, Qu Shang and Xue gradually passed by. Xue Yanli looked at his face as if he had been scratched by a cat, and knew that it must be Xu Shuying's handiwork, didn't he say that he wanted to help the imperial brother arrest people, why did he let it go again?

Xue gradually left inside and asked the palace maid to report. Before the palace maid came out, she had already entered later, and as she entered the door, she shouted, "Brother Huang, I'm here." ”

Xue Yinong smiled: "It's gradually leaving." She had already returned to the Splendid Palace, but when she saw the resentment on Xue Wanli's face, she knew that she had something to say, "What's wrong?" ”

"Can't I come and see you?"

"Welcome."

"Brother Huang, I saw Lord Qu when I came in just now." Xue Yinong let out an 'um' and let her continue. She said, "You didn't kill him?" ”

"Nope."

"Why? He personally helped and respectfully respected the king's return to Beijing, which is a great crime of colluding with the vassal king, and he will not tell you. If you don't punish him now, then everyone will not imitate him in the future. He has done so many bad things for the king, and he deserves to be beheaded according to the law, but you let him go, and now you have rewarded him with so many things, are you justified in encouraging the minister to be ungrateful? ”

Xue gradually departed from the sentence like an arrow, and was stabbing Xue Yi's red heart. Xue Yinong smiled silently, Xue gradually lost his breath, and asked her repeatedly, "If you think what I said is wrong, just refute it." ”

"No, what you said is very reasonable, I have nothing to say."

Xue gradually left to see that she didn't refute, and was very disappointed, so he was about to throw his sleeves away. "I'm so disappointed in you, you have long lived, but you have forgotten the most fundamental justice."

She was just about to leave, when Xu Shutong came in from the door. Holding the freshly fried chicken wings in his hand, he said with a smile: "The princess is here, eat one, it's delicious." Xue was full of anger, and Xu Shutong pulled her in, "Why did you just come and leave?" You're welcome, the emperor also likes to eat, you are brothers and sisters, and the taste will not be too different. ”

Not too much of a difference? Says who.

Xue gradually left: "We are different, I like to eat spicy food, brother Huang, it is best to eat sweet." Like a baby. Xue gradually left and deliberately stabbed Xue Yinong.

Xu Shutong asked the two to sit down and asked them what they had just said. Xue gradually became uneven, and said his thoughts again, Xu Shuying smiled and asked Xue Yinong, "Your Majesty, what do you think?" ”

"Isn't it the same as I said about Drift Away?"

Xu Shutong continued to laugh: "Really? How don't I think so! If you don't explain it today, let the princess continue to misunderstand, what does it mean, you are not called 'gentlemanly demeanor', you are called 'foolish demeanor'. ”

Xue gradually left her words and hurriedly asked: "Imperial sister-in-law, listen to what you mean, or am I wrong?" ”

"I also appreciate the princess's quick talk, and I believe that the emperor is the same. It's just that the emperor also has difficulties in this. Now there are not a few ministers in the court and vassal kings colluding with each other, and there are also mistakes and omissions in the emperor in the open and in the dark, which is just to give others an appearance, knowing that the emperor is a magnanimous person, and he is not to blame in the past, and gives those who abandon the darkness and turn to the light a way out. It's like saying in the Art of War: surround three sides, and open one side of the net. If they are surrounded on all sides, the people of the city will know that they will die if they surrender, and they will resist stubbornly. This is the same reason, the emperor wants to open the door of convenience, so that those who stand on the opposite side of him can stand by his side, this is one of them. ”