"Sister, my father has a letter from Shangjing!" As soon as Yao Qi entered the door, he called to Ah Yao in the house.

Ah Yao came out of the house when she heard the voice, with eagerness on her face: "Letter?" What does the letter say? Show me. ”

Yao Qi handed the letter in his hand to Ah Yao, saw Ah Yao unfold it, and continued: "Daddy said that he knew that he had done all the bad things, and the crime was extremely evil, but now it is easier to be imprisoned." He said that he had a mortal heart, and hoped that we would not be sad, and that His Royal Highness King Zhao would be a good emperor, so let us not have hatred for him. ”

Ah Yao's hand holding the letter trembled slightly, and her face was pale and bloodless. She bit her lip tightly with her teeth, forcing herself not to cry.

"Sister, what should we do now, my mother and Yao Jing know about this and are now dying at home, is it true that Daddy is really helpless?" Yao Qi didn't know if her sister could think of any good way, but she really couldn't do anything, and now she can only rely on her sister.

Ah Yao shook her head decisively: "No, it hasn't been until the last moment, so there is still a chance to turn around, and we can't jump to conclusions too early." It's just that I can't just wait. ”

Seeing that A-Yao's eyes were firm, as if she had made a lot of determination, Yao Qi was puzzled, and when she raised her eyes to see what she was wearing, Yao Qi was suddenly a little stunned, and stretched out her hand and pointed at A-Yao with an incredible expression: "Sister, how do you wear your brother-in-law's clothes?" What do you do as a man? ”

Yes, A-Yao's current makeup is indeed Fang Bin's clothes, her body is petite, the wide gown looks very incongruous on her body, and her long black hair is only tied high on the top of her head like a man, if it weren't for A-Yao's delicate skin, she really looks like a young man at a glance.

Ah Yao looked down at the clothes on her body, and then said, "I have already thought about it, I am going to Shangjing to find King Zhao." ”

"But isn't my brother-in-law already gone?"

"It's because he's there that I should go." Ah Yao's eyes were melancholy, "I thought it was for his good to let him go, but now it seems that Shangjing is more dangerous than Qingyuan County, King Zhao is not as virtuous and benevolent as everyone praises, if Xianggong really goes to rob the prison, I am afraid that he will end up in the same fate as my father, how can I let him be in danger alone?" So I have to go to Beijing, and I will be by his side whether I live or die. ”

Yao Qi felt uncomfortable and scared when she heard this: "But...... What if none of the three of you come back in the end? ”

"I went to see King Zhao to find out why he had to be so resolute, is a man who is willing to block my sword really be so ruthless? Moreover, I always feel that something is wrong, Dad, Xianggong, and King Zhao, I can't figure out them one by one, and I can't guess them. This time, I'll have to figure it out for myself! ”

"Something is wrong? Is there something wrong? Yao Qi was a little dizzy by Ah Yao's words, and she didn't know the meaning of these words.

Ah Yao sighed and shook her head helplessly.

In fact, she doesn't know what's wrong, it's just an intuition, she and Xianggong are together every day, and Xianggong sometimes has a lot of things in her eyes. When King Zhao came to Qingyuan County, Fang Bin treated him politely, but Ah Yao was familiar with him, how could he not see the compelling chill revealed when the eyes between him and King Zhao intertwined, and every time he talked about King Zhao, his face was always solemn and vigilant.

Ah Yao always felt that there must be something between Xianggong and King Zhao that she didn't know, and this might have something to do with her father.

I thought that he would tell her this one day, but now, she had to figure it out herself.

Yao Qi didn't ask again when she didn't answer, but suddenly said: "It's okay if my sister wants to go to Beijing, but you have to take me with you, I don't worry about you going alone, and the two of us can still take care of each other." ”

Ah Yao opened her mouth to refuse after hearing this, but she didn't spit out her words but heard Yao Qi say: "Sister, you'd better not stop me, we are both my father's daughters, what do you mean by going without me?" ”

"But going to Beijing is really too dangerous, in case you ...... "If you can't come back, you will lose your life in vain." The latter words Ah Yao didn't say in the end, frowning lightly and no longer speaking.

"My sister is not afraid, what am I afraid of? You and I have stayed in this Qingyuan County since we were children, and we have never gone far away, and now that I want to go out, I will never let you alone. As for my mother's side, don't worry, I'll take care of it myself. ”

Seeing Yao Qi's resolute attitude, A-Yao was a little helpless and a little moved, so she had to nod and agree: "Okay, I'll wait for you at home tonight." ”

Yao Qi nodded again and again: "Sister, don't worry, I will definitely come to you on time." ”

Ah Yao let out a soft "um", and her gloomy face could not be stretched.

The night is melting, the moon is like a hook, the stars are dotted above the dark sky, and the occasional cold wind blows through it, which makes people shiver in this silent winter night.

Ah Yao, dressed in fat men's clothes, locked the door of the house with the bag she had prepared early in the morning, looked back at the silent alley in front of her, and slowly walked towards the other side.

As soon as he walked two steps, he heard a familiar call from behind him: "Sister! ”

Ah Yao paused her back, heard the displeasure in Yao Qi's words and turned around with a smile, but saw Yao Qi also wearing men's clothes and walking over with a package on her back: "I was thinking about why you didn't come yet, but it happened that you came." ”

"Really?" Yao Qi stepped forward a few more steps, with obvious displeasure on her face, "I'm afraid it's not time to be there now, doesn't my sister want to leave alone while I'm not there?" ”

Ah Yao was a little at a loss for a while: "I just feel ......"

"I know my sister is worried about me, but I'm also worried about my sister, now that I'm here, don't want to drive me away again, if you don't want to go to Beijing with me, then I'll go to Beijing alone." Yao Qi said that he really turned around and was about to leave.

Ah Yao had no choice but to step forward and grab her: "Okay, okay, it's me who is wrong, I shouldn't think about leaving you." I don't worry about you in the first place, and if you go alone, I will be even more worried. Alright, let's go. ”

Seeing Ah Yao's compromise, Yao Qi finally breathed a sigh of relief, stepped forward and took Ah Yao's arm and walked out of the alley together.

The two of them went out of the city through the hole in the wall of the east gate, where the carriage arranged by A-Yao in advance was already waiting. The groom who drove the car was a dark-skinned young man, named Sun Nian, about twenty years old, and what he did on weekdays was a small business that drove people around, so he also ran a lot of places, and A-Yao found out that he recognized the way to Beijing, so he hired his carriage.

Sun Nian saw A-Yao coming over and hurriedly greeted him: "The two ladies have arrived, get in the car quickly." ”

Ah Yao nodded and pulled Yao Qi into the carriage and entered the carriage inside, Sun Nian also jumped up and waved the horsewhip, and the carriage also moved forward with the rolling of the wheels.

Ah Yao stretched out her hand and lifted the curtain in front of the carriage and asked Sun Nian, who was driving, "How long does it take to go to Beijing?" ”

Sun Nian thought for a while and said: "Shangjing is far away from us, even if we ride a fast horse day and night, it will take two or three days to say the least, but we are now using a carriage that is relatively slower than twice as slow, plus this horse needs to be fed and rested, so if it is converted, I am afraid it will take ten days to arrive." ”

"It's so far!" Yao Qi couldn't help but complain, turned her head to look at A-Yao again, and lowered her voice and said, "Sister, it will take so many days for us to get to Beijing, and anything can happen in the middle, if King Zhao can't wait......"

Ah Yao patted Yao Qi's hand and comforted softly: "No, the first emperor died, it is in the mourning period, the new emperor's enthronement ceremony has not yet been held, the overall situation in the court and China is definitely not stable, and the rebellion of the hidden king is likely to be put on hold now." ”

Yao Qi looked disbelieving: "You haven't been to the court, how can this be accurate?" ”

Ah Yao sighed: "I'm really not sure, but when the throne alternates, the situation in the DPRK and China is chaotic, and it should be the case in all dynasties, unless the records in those history books are false." ”

Yao Qi was surprised when he heard this: "Didn't Dad let you read those poems and Chu Ci before, when did you read any history books?" ”

Ah Yao's face was slightly stunned, indeed, her father had always only let her read books such as those poetry books, but she felt that those books were a little boring, so she would secretly read some history books to read. Speaking of which, she actually just read the royal affairs of the past dynasties in the book as stories, but she never thought about what the use of these things she read would be in the future.

Seeing that A-Yao didn't answer, Yao Qi didn't ask any more questions, but just changed the topic again: "Even if King Zhao won't have the next move for the time being, what if my brother-in-law can't wait to rob the prison and is caught by King Zhao?" ”

Ah Yao's originally calm face gradually became a little solemn, and it took a long time before sighing: "This is also the point I am most worried about, before I went out today, I let go of Liuyan's carrier pigeon, and wrote a letter to him, I only hope that Liuyan can stop Xianggong first when he sees the letter, and wait for us to meet King Zhao in Shangjing." ”

Yao Qi was a little relieved at this time, and secretly prayed in her heart that the two of them could arrive in Shangjing soon. Although she and her sister may not be able to ask King Zhao to forgive her father's sin by seeing him, even if she can see him, she feels that this trip is not in vain.

She really hadn't seen her father in a long, long time.

In the silent night, a carriage was speeding on a winding path, the wheels rolling and crushing the ground made a loud noise, the horseman waved the horsewhip from time to time, humming a small tune in the mountains, Ah Yao and Yao Qi were leaning together in the car, and neither of them wanted to sleep.

Their hearts are looking forward to this journey to be faster, faster.

However, they did not expect that there would be a lot of trouble waiting for them on the way to Beijing.