Chapter Ninety-Nine
Outside the north gate of the border city of Puwang, Bai Yinfan pretended to be the third prince Xuanyuan Mingyu to lead a convoy to welcome relatives and prepare to enter the city, but was blocked outside the city gate by the city guards, waiting for the transmission.
After a long time, there was no response, Qin Xingyi was suspicious in her heart, and noticed that something was not going well, at this moment, it was the middle of the noon sun, and the "three princes" were out of shape for a long time under the hot sun.
Qin Xingyi walked to Bai Yinfan's mount and suggested: "Your Royal Highness the Third Prince, the weather is hot, I don't know how long you have to wait, Your Highness's body has just healed and it is not suitable to be exposed to the sun, please dismount and sit in the carriage for a while." ”
"It's okay, so be it, there are Lao Zhang's guards outside to take care of it." Silver Sail agreed and dismounted. One of his men hurriedly lifted the curtain to help him get into the car.
"Yes, His Royal Highness the Third Prince just has to rest in peace, and if there is anything to deal with in advance, it will be dealt with by his subordinates in advance." Qin Xingyi pretended to be Zhang Hao, the personal guard of the third prince, his words and deeds were decent, he looked decent, did not let anyone be suspicious, paced beside the carriage, and waited patiently for news.
After a few more pillars of incense, the city gate was finally opened, and a group of soldiers defending the city ran out in full armor and lined up to meet them.
With the soldiers of the border city and a group of guards, the prince of Sumeng and the county magistrate Fu Wei came behind.
Prince Su Meng glanced at the people in the welcoming convoy, and did not find the shadow of the third prince Xuanyuan Mingyu, stood still, and motioned to Lord Fu to come forward to entertain.
Lord Fu obeyed, stepped forward with a smile on his face, and asked a guard standing at the front, "Where is His Royal Highness the Third Prince?" Please come out and meet you, and say that His Royal Highness the county government and the prince have come to welcome. ”
This guard was Qin Xingyi's disguise, and when he saw it, he felt that he couldn't be underestimated by them, so he wanted to hold the shelf for the "three princes", and replied unhurriedly: "The guard Zhang Hao has seen the county government." If you go back to your lordship, His Royal Highness the Third Prince has been waiting outside the city gate for a long time, unable to withstand the scorching sun, and is a little heatstroke, so he is ready to rest in the carriage for a while. ”
"His Royal Highness the Third Prince has suffered from heat stroke?" Master Fu asked in surprise.
"Yes. Therefore, I invite the prefectural magistrate and His Royal Highness the prince to wait. Qin Xingyi responded without humility or arrogance.
"When will that be?" Master Fu heard that Zhang Guard's meaning was to let him and His Royal Highness the Prince wait in place, and felt that Zhang Guard's was too arrogant, and he didn't put himself and His Royal Highness the Prince in his eyes.
"It will take at least half an hour! Didn't our Royal Highness the Third Prince wait for such a long time just now? Everyone waits for each other, and everyone doesn't suffer, what do you say, Lord County? ”
"Guard Zhang, this is not good, just now the county government was busy dealing with important matters, and it was indeed delayed for a while. But His Royal Highness the Third Prince doesn't need to be more serious, so he has to find this round? Master Fu took a step back in his tone and attitude.
"Lord County Ya, it's not that His Royal Highness the Third Prince wants to worry about it, the fact is so, his health is not good, and I also invite His Royal Highness the County Ya and His Royal Highness the Prince Haihan. Fortunately, time flies quickly, so please be patient. Qin Xingyi politely replied.
Master Fu originally had a lot of doubts in his heart and wanted to figure it out at the city gate, but he was euphemistic by Zhang Guard's royal posture, which was obviously hypocritical, knowing that it was his fault that he was late to greet him, and he couldn't complain about the third prince, so he had to take another step back and said: "Guard Zhang, it's better for you to urge, the county government can wait, but His Royal Highness the Prince can't wait endlessly." ”
Qin Xingyi smiled, bowed down and replied: "His Royal Highness the Third Prince is resting, this guard does not dare to disturb and urge, please ask the county lord and His Royal Highness the prince to forgive me for my difficulties, at present, except waiting, it seems that there is no good way." ”
Master Fu has a lot of cultivation, seeing that Zhang Guard's soft and hard did not eat, he had no choice but to take him for a while, and he couldn't get angry with a small guard, so he had to keep his mouth shut for the time being.
Prince Su Meng watched coldly from the sidelines, and couldn't recognize that Guard Zhang was Qin Xingyi pretending, but he felt that this guard was bold enough, and his momentum seemed to be a little more domineering than his master, and he felt that he should first strike at the arrogance of the little guard, took a step forward, and asked:
"Really? It doesn't matter what you need, Prince Ben can make the decision for you! Now, you listen to Prince Ben, open the curtain of the car, and let Prince Ben meet the three princes! Maybe the third prince is not suffering from heat stroke, and he can't get better for a while. ”
Qin Xingyi hesitated for a moment, feeling that Prince Su Meng's temper and personality were very different from four years ago, and gradually showed a domineering and domineering momentum, it was not good to insist too much, his attitude eased, and thanked: "If His Royal Highness the Prince can intercede for me, it would be very good, I am grateful." ”
Qin Xingyi said that, walked to the door of the carriage, and asked respectfully, "Your Royal Highness the Third Prince, do you still need to rest for a while?" The prefectural magistrate and His Royal Highness the prince came down to greet them. ”
Bai Yinfan sat in the carriage, listening to the conversation outside, and felt that Qin Xingyi's approach to recovering face for "himself" was very right, so that in the next time, they would not dare to pick on themselves, and replied: "Guard Zhang, this prince has already rested, you help me get off the car." ”
Qin Xingyi hurriedly said yes, stretched out his hands, and carefully helped the "Three Princes" to get out of the car, worried that Prince Su Meng had seen Xuanyuan Mingyu, and would he find the flaws of his junior brother at this moment.
Prince Su Meng saw that the "Three Princes" got out of the car, and hurriedly stepped forward to meet Master Fu and condoled: "His Royal Highness the Third Prince has traveled all the way, and he has worked hard all the way, welcome to him!" ”
Bai Yinfan imitated Xuanyuan Mingyu's tone of speech, and said in return: "Thank you for your welcome, the prince and the county government are fortunate to meet each other, everything is friendly to the two countries." ”
Everyone stood in the bright sun, Qin Xingyi was worried that Bai Yinfan's disguise would be seen, so he hurriedly took a paper fan from his subordinates, pretended to fan it a few times, and covered it in front of the forehead of the "Three Princes" to block the scorching sun for him.
Prince Sumeng raised his eyes and looked carefully, but he didn't find anything wrong with the "Three Princes", and asked with bad intentions: "Third Prince, how did you get out of the Rota tribe last night?" ”
For this question, Bai Yinfan had already discussed with Qin Xingyi how to answer, and said calmly at the moment: "Thanks to the tribal patriarch who understands the righteousness, he turned the tide and let the people who left the town know the difficulties and retreat, and also used secret techniques to cure the amnesia of this prince." ”
"So, the three princes' illnesses are all cured?" Prince Sumeng didn't believe it, and the healing process was inevitably too fast.
"Yes, the sky has eyes, and the injury is completely recovered." Bai Yinfan replied with great vigour, without any signs of illness, and Prince Sumeng couldn't believe it.
"Your Royal Highness the Third Prince, it's already past noon, hurry up and enter the city, right?" Qin Xingyi didn't want them to talk for too long, so in order to prevent too many words from being lost, she took the initiative to prompt.
"Of course, go into town at once. What do you see, prince? Why don't we make a long story short and wait until we get to the post station to catch up, how about it? Bai Yinfan had a friendly expression on his face and asked kindly.
Prince Sumeng nodded in agreement, anyway, there is still time, and he can continue to talk at the reception banquet at the post station in a while.
Qin Xingyi saw Prince Sumeng nodding, his heart fell to the ground, and he said to the adult: "Lord County, His Royal Highness the Third Prince has just recovered from a serious illness, and it is not advisable to be tired!" I also asked the lord of the government to quickly lead the convoy to welcome relatives into the city, so that His Royal Highness the Third Prince could go to the post station to rest. ”
The county magistrate Fu Wei understood it, and hurriedly asked the "three princes" to get on the car to rest, ordered the soldiers to open the way, and the greeting team went first, and he and Prince Sumeng followed in a carriage, and there were many residents who watched the excitement, and everyone poured into the Puwang border city in a chaotic manner.
Qin Xingyi and everyone rode to the front of the post station, and the county magistrate Fu Wei invited the "three princes" and several of their personal guards to enter the post station, and arranged for the rest of the welcoming team to stay in an inn not far away.
The post station is not built large, the front is a hall, and the left and right sides are divided into east and west courtyards.
The county government Fu Wei invited the "three princes" to enter the main guest room of the East Cross Courtyard to rest, and Qin Xingyi and several other guards lived in the side room.
Princess Su Jin and the maid Xiaolian lived in the west courtyard of the post station, heard the noisy sound outside, I don't know what happened, not long after, I saw the royal brother stepping into the threshold, and after asking, I learned that it was the third prince Xuanyuan Mingyu who led the convoy to the post station.
Prince Su Meng came to the main guest room of the West Courtyard, sat at the table, picked up a cup of tea made by the maid Xiaolian, took a sip to moisten his throat, and said: "Jin'er, Gothic came to inform you, it has been agreed that after two hours, a banquet will be held in the front hall of the post station to receive the wind and wash the dust for the third prince." You'd better stay in the house and don't go out and show your face. ”
"Brother Wang, is Xuanyuan Gongzi okay?" Princess Jin'er asked quietly, since she left the Rota tribe last night, her heart has been up and down like fifteen buckets fluctuating, and she is very worried about Xuanyuan Mingyu's injury.
"Jin'er, brother reminds you that Xuanyuan Mingyu is not the son of Xuanyuan, but the third prince of the Xuanyuan Dynasty, and he is the messenger sent by the relatives this time, you had better stay away from him and don't make any trouble." Prince Sumeng pointed sharply to the vital places.
"It turns out that he is the messenger of the kiss,......" Princess Jin'er muttered resentfully, surprised and a little disappointed.
Prince Sumeng noticed that Jin'er's expression had darkened, for fear that something would happen again, so he said, "Jin'er, now that the third prince lives in the east courtyard opposite you, you are not far apart, don't meet privately." ”
"Brother, can't I see him? He's got injuries on him, and I'm worried. ”
"You must not meet! However, you don't have to worry, listen to the third prince himself, the patriarch of the Rota tribe has used secret techniques to help him heal, and his injuries and amnesia have healed, so there is no need to worry about it. ”
"Really? That's great! The patriarch is really a kind person. Princess Jin'er had a smile on her face and praised her, but a trace of doubt sprung up in her heart.
Because when Princess Jin'er was in the Rota tribe last night, she heard the patriarch say that even if she used secret techniques to heal Xuanyuan Mingyu, it would take at least one course of treatment, about ten days and half a month, how could she make a seriously ill person miraculously recover in just one night?