Chapter 588: Exploring the Three Princes' Mansion at Night
Hearing Xuanyuan Jue's somewhat ambiguous words, Baoqing lowered his head uncomfortably and said in a low voice: "My young lady asked me to send these things over, she is very grateful to the Eighth Prince for his help to the Nine Emperor Princes' Mansion and Murong Mansion during this time, and the young lady said that she will keep in mind the help of the Nine Emperors." ”
"The Nine Emperor Princesses are serious." Xuanyuan Jue said indifferently: "You go back and tell your young lady, so that she doesn't have to be so polite to me, besides, I haven't rescued her father and her eldest brother yet, and then let her thank me well after I get all the people out." Let's bring these gifts back, I helped out because of the affection between me and the Nine Emperor Princes, not for these gifts. ”
"Eighth Prince, don't get me wrong, my young lady knows that you are sincerely helping, and the young lady who gave you these gifts is also to thank you from the bottom of her heart, and she has no other meaning." Baoqing was worried that Xuanyuan Jue would misunderstand Murong Xuanji's kindness, and eagerly opened his mouth to explain.
Xuanyuan Jue smiled calmly and said, "I know the intentions of the Nine Emperor Princesses, so I didn't misunderstand and I didn't get angry, so you don't have to explain anymore." ”
"But-" Baoqing glanced at the gifts, and said with some embarrassment: "Since it is a part of the young lady's mood, please ask the Nine Emperor Princes to accept these gifts, so that I can go back and give the young lady an errand." ”
Although Xuanyuan Jue didn't want to accept it, he couldn't bear to see Baoqing's embarrassed appearance, so he had to reluctantly say to his subordinates: "Since it is a part of the Nine Emperor Princesses, then I will accept it, and thank the Nine Emperor Princesses for me when you go back." ”
"Got it, then I'll go back first." Baoqing saw a lot of music on Xuanyuan Jue's desk, and guessed that he might be very busy, so he got up and wanted to leave.
"Wait a minute." Xuanyuan Jue blurted out and shouted to Baoqing, seeing her puzzled expression, he made an excuse with some embarrassment and said, "I want to say be careful on the road, if there is any situation in the Nine Emperor Brothers, notify me in time." ”
Baoqing felt a little strange when he saw Xuanyuan Jue's vomiting appearance, but he didn't think too much about it, he just thought that he was caring about himself, so he nodded with a smile and left the study with the people in the mansion.
After Baoqing left, Xuanyuan Jue saw the gift boxes on the table, and he didn't even open them to take a look, so he immediately picked them up and put them all into the bookcase. Even if you don't look at him, you know that the gifts sent by Murong Xuanji are by no means ordinary gifts, even if you accept these gifts today, Xuanyuan Jue will still have to return them another day.
Xuanyuan Jue returned to his desk, looking at the piles of twists and turns in front of him, as well as the various clues found by his subordinates, he rejoined it, wanting to find evidence as soon as possible to clear the grievances of Murong He and Murong Xilang.
But after a while, Xuanyuan Jue put down the fold and pinched his eyebrows with his hand, all he thought about was Baoqing, thinking of the night when the two took care of each other in the cave, and he couldn't help but feel a palpitation in his heart.
After returning from the Eighth Prince's Mansion, after completing the things explained by Murong Xuanji, Baoqing's mood also became a little lighter, and when he returned to the mansion, he saw Murong Xuanji sitting alone in the pavilion in the garden, and the sad appearance alone made Baoqing a little unbearable.
"Miss!" Baoqing walked into the pavilion and called out to Murong Xuanji softly, "Miss, are you still worried about your master's affairs?" Do you want me to go to Nanxiao Country, maybe I can know some solutions. ”
"No need, I've already written to ask Xuanque to rush from the Eastern Tang Kingdom to the Nanxiao Kingdom, you just stay in the mansion, and I will tell you to do it when there is something." Murong Xuanji stood up from the stool and asked Baoqing, "Have all the things been sent to the Eighth Prince's Mansion?" Did the Eighth Prince say anything? ”
"The Eighth Prince originally didn't want to accept it, but I said that it was the young lady's gratitude to him, so the Eighth Prince accepted it." Baoqing hesitated for a moment and asked the doubts in his heart: "Miss, those things are very precious things to you, and besides, the Eighth Prince didn't help us for selfishness, why did you give him things?" ”
Murong Xuanji smiled faintly, glanced at Baoqing and said, "Of course I know that the Eighth Prince sincerely wants to help us, and it is because of this that I feel moved." The Eighth Prince has given us so much to help us, and we have nothing else to express our gratitude except to thank us verbally. Those gifts were nothing compared to his help to us. ”
Baoqing thought for a while, nodded as if he didn't understand, and felt that these people's feelings were very complicated, and it was still a little difficult for him, so he didn't think about it anymore, and asked with some worry: "Miss, now that the second and third sons of Murong have been released from prison, what should we do next?" ”
"Baoqing, you have been paying attention to the movements of the third prince recently, he is too quiet and makes me very uneasy." Murong Xuanji suddenly thought of Xuanyuan Mo, which made her expression become solemn.
"The Three Princes' Mansion has been sending people to pay attention to it before, but there doesn't seem to be any new discovery." Baoqing said very seriously, and seeing Murong Xuanji's thoughtful appearance, he took the initiative to propose: "Miss, I'll go to the Third Prince's Mansion tonight to have a look." ”
"No, it's too dangerous." Murong Xuanji didn't want to say no, he only knew that Xuanyuan Mo was cunning before, but he didn't really know him very well, and now there was a Chu Wanwan living in his mansion, and now he didn't know anything about the situation in the Three Princes' Mansion, Murong Xuanji didn't want Baoqing to take risks.
"Miss, I'll be very careful." Baoqing said very insistively, "I once spied into the Three Princes' Mansion, so I know the terrain inside very well, and I will go back quickly." ”
Seeing that Baoqing was very persistent, and Murong Xuanji also wanted to know Xuanyuan Mo's current movements, he hesitated for a while before nodding and agreeing: "Okay, then you must be careful yourself, and if you see that the situation is wrong, you will immediately retreat." ”
Baoqing nodded, recalling the terrain of the Three Princes' Mansion in his mind, thinking about how to find out at night.
At night, under Murong Xuanji's repeated instructions, Baoqing quietly walked out of the backyard of the mansion, acted cautiously in the dark night, and soon came to the outside of the third prince's mansion. Baoqing hid in an alley opposite the outside of the mansion and observed the situation at the door.
Although it was already night, there were still people guarding the outside of the Three Princes' Mansion. After Baoqing cautiously looked at the situation for a while, he quietly moved his body and came to the backyard of the Three Princes' Mansion, although it was a backyard, but to Baoqing's surprise, there were also people holding hands at the door of the backyard, which made Baoqing feel that there must be some secrets in the Three Princes' Mansion, and he wanted to go in to find out.
Baoqing raised his head, just in time to see a big tree at the door of the backyard, Baoqing jumped lightly, hid in the tree, standing on the tall tree, he could see the situation in the backyard of the Three Princes' Mansion, and actually saw that there were soldiers patrolling back and forth in the backyard.
Baoqing waited on the tree for a while, calculated the time of the soldiers' inspection, and took advantage of the time when the soldiers left, Baoqing took a leap for life, quietly came to the mansion of the Three Princes' Mansion, and secretly came to Xuanyuan Mo's study according to his previous memory.
Gently pushing the door open, Baoqing immediately hid in, the study was dark, only the moonlight in the sky shone in through the open window, bringing a trace of light to the dark study.
Baoqing didn't dare to delay time, and immediately found any evidence in the study, but before she could look for a while, she heard footsteps from far to near, Baoqing panicked, and heard the footsteps that were gradually approaching, and she began to look around to find the ground where she could hide, but the study was full of bookshelves, and there was no one to hide at all.
Finally heard footsteps stop at the door outside the study, Baoqing could feel his heart beating to his throat, and at the moment when the door of the study was pushed open, Baoqing jumped up and hid on the beam of the study.
Xuanyuan Mo walked away, lit the lamp, and the room instantly became bright. Xuanyuan Mo walked to the bookshelf, picked up a book, walked to the desk, sat down, and began to read.
Baoqing has been curled up and hid on the beam of the room and did not dare to move, so he was worried that he would make a little noise to reveal his identity, but until midnight, Xuanyuan Mo had no intention of leaving.
Baoqing could feel that his legs were a little numb because of the curled up and the blood could not pass, and his body became stiff because he kept the same position, just when Baoqing thought he was going to spend the night here, he suddenly saw Xuanyuan Mo close the book and leave the chair, blow out the candle and walk out of the study.
The study turned back into a dark room again, and Baoqing cautiously jumped off the beam, and knelt on the ground because his legs were numb. After her legs slowly regained some intuition, she got up from the ground, and she had been delayed a lot of time just now, Baoqing felt that she would leave tonight first and come back another day.
Baoqing quietly left the study, but what she didn't expect was that the moment she opened the door of the study, she saw that the door was full of soldiers, and Xuanyuan Mo was standing in the middle of everyone.
"Who are you who dare to break into the Three Princes' Mansion at night." Xuanyuan Mo pointed at Baoqing with a sword, although he felt very familiar, but because Baoqing had been wearing a mask, he didn't recognize it for a while.
Baoqing clenched her fists, she didn't expect Xuanyuan Mo to find herself, although she was slightly panicked when she saw those people outside the door just now, but now that she had calmed down, she looked at those people coldly.
Xuanyuan Mo saw a trace of coldness condensed in Baoqing's eyes, and said with a yin smile: "It turned out to be a woman." Do you think I didn't find you? The study is a place I didn't go in and out of, even with my eyes closed, I know the opposite side well, when I pushed the door in, I already found that there was a strange smell inside, I thought you wouldn't last long, I didn't expect to last a few hours. ”
Baoqing was a little annoyed by his carelessness, and he didn't know that he was discovered. Looking at the situation in front of me, it was a little difficult to get out, so I had to fight hard to break out.
Baoqing turned his heart sideways and immediately rushed towards those people, and soon he was surrounded by people.
"Catch her!" Xuanyuan Mo suddenly shouted, then stepped back to watch the battle, watching dozens of people deal with Baoqing, and confidently thought that he would definitely be able to capture people alive.
Although Baoqing's martial arts are good, it is still a little difficult for one person to deal with so many people, and he dodged one person without noticing the danger of the other person, and his left arm was stabbed by a sharp sword.
Baoqing didn't care about the pain of the wound, she was a little anxious in her heart, she wasn't worried about being injured, she was only worried that if she was caught by Xuanyuan Mo, she would use herself to hurt the Nine Emperor Princes' Mansion.
Xuanyuan Mo watched the time pass, and lost his patience a little, so he took the bow and arrow from the hand of the entourage next to him, and shot an arrow at Baoqing without hesitation.
The unsuspecting Baoqing was shot in the chest by an arrow, shouted in pain, and took a few steps back unsteadily, fortunately there was a big tree next to him, and gradually Baoqing, who was a little physically exhausted, watched those people slowly surround him against the big tree with his back against the big tree.
Baoqing's eyes quickly glanced at the surrounding environment, trying to find a way to get out, but the front was full of people, and it was difficult to break through those people and leave.
Just as those people rushed up, Baoqing used the last trace of strength to leap to the tree, used the height of the tree to jump onto the eaves, and ran out of the house along the eaves.
"Chase, hurry up and chase me, you must catch someone for me." Xuanyuan Mo didn't expect the duck to fly to his beak, shouted angrily, and immediately rushed out of the house with his subordinates, wanting to catch people.
Baoqing jumped off the wall, hesitated, and ran in the opposite direction back to the Nine Emperor Princes' Mansion.
Before he could run two steps, he felt a burst of force pulling him closer to an alley, and before he could react, he instinctively reached out and wanted to attack the person behind him, but he was quickly subdued because of his injury.
"Girl, I am from the Eighth Prince's Mansion, and it was the Eighth Emperor who ordered me to come here to meet you." The man whispered.
Hearing that it was someone sent by Xuanyuan Jue, Baoqing stopped attacking and breathed a sigh of relief, and the whole person suddenly became weak and softened, but fortunately, the person behind him supported her in time and quietly took her away.
Xuanyuan Mo rushed out of the mansion with people, and before he could run a few steps, he was blocked by a few horses in front of him, and when he saw it, it was actually Xuanyuan Jue and several of his entourage.
"The Third Prince?" Xuanyuan Jue grabbed the horse, jumped off the horse and looked at Xuanyuan Mo with some puzzlement, "It's so late, where are the three princes going with the people in the mansion?" ”
Xuanyuan Mo looked at Xuanyuan Jue with some suspicion, and asked in a cold voice: "Since it's so late, where did you come back from or where are you going?" ”