"Zifang? Why are you here, what about the shape of Jingli, and what about your father and brother? Princess Fu grabbed her youngest son and asked one after another. Zhou Yingyue also walked to Yuan Zifang's side and looked at him with concern.

Meibian had no choice but to walk over and help the concubine, "Grandmother, let's sit in the house first." ”

"Yes, yes, first house." Princess Fu said, "You see I'm really confused. ”

"There's no time." Yuan Zifang said quickly, "How about the specifics, let's talk about it on the road." We should be on the road now, and there may be officers and soldiers coming over later, so we must hurry up. ”

Zhou Yingyue said, "The luggage has not been unloaded, it will be sent directly over there to be loaded, and the carriage will already be ready, and it will be able to leave immediately." ”

Leaving this time is not much different from escaping, so everything that should be done is properly arranged, just wait for the news and people in the capital to come, and leave immediately.

So he ordered someone to prepare the car, and the ladies all got into the carriage, Yuan Zifang took a few people to ride horses to escort the side, and a few maids and a small part of the luggage sat in the car behind. If you see it like this, you won't feel that they are running for their lives, after all, they have too few things with them.

Just out of Zhuangzi, not long after Shangguan Dao, I saw a pair of officers and soldiers, dressed in armor and sharp, rushing over, facing their direction. Yuan Zifang's expression was grim, knowing that this was the officer and soldier who came to search and block the officials and relatives of each family. Hurriedly asked the carriage to be led aside and waited for the group of people to pass.

When they met, the other party couldn't help but be a little curious about their team. The two leading people waved their hands to stop the people behind them, and then rode over and asked Yuan Zifang, "Who are you?" ”

"We are the family members of Lord He's family, and we went to Dongshan Temple to ask Master Cihui for a consultation." Yuan Zifang said, "What's going on?" As he spoke, he glanced at the person standing behind the leader.

These people were all allocated from the Praetorian Guard, and Yuan Zifang's foundation in the Praetorian Guard was far beyond the emperor's expectations. Just like at this moment, although he doesn't know the leader, the other party's deputy is extremely familiar with him.

When the man received his look, he stepped forward and said, "We need to search this car." There is a big thief in the capital, and the Praetorian Guards are arresting him, and no suspicious person can be let go. ”

"This ......" Yuan Zifang frowned, "We are all women in the car, look ......"

It seemed to be in response to his words, but I heard the voice of an old woman in the car say, "What's the matter?" Why did the carriage stop? ”

"I'll take a look." A young woman's voice answered, and then a crack was lifted in the curtain, revealing a woman dressed as a girl, her face shook slightly, and the curtain was lowered, "Back to the old lady's words, it was the officers and soldiers who blocked the way, and the second young master was talking to them." It's okay, can you take a break? ”

The leader hesitated slightly, and then said, "Since it is a female dependent, it is okay to lift the curtain and show us." Your Majesty has a lot to bear, and we have to pay for it. ”

"Yes." Yuan Zifang turned his horse and walked over and opened the curtain himself. Sure enough, there was only an old lady sitting in the car, and two young and beautiful maids were waiting on the side, all of whom looked at it with curiosity on their faces at the moment.

This old and young man obviously doesn't look like he's going to abscond, and he doesn't bring many people and things. So the leader waved his hand and continued with his team. They want to control all the officials and dependents of this generation of recuperation and summer, the time is tight and the task is heavy, since this one is going back to Beijing, then naturally someone else will take over. Even if it escapes, it's just a small shrimp.

Yuan Zifang arched his hand and let the army pass, and then he re-mounted his horse and moved forward. This time he had no scruples, and naturally ordered people to speed up, and arrived at the ferry in a short time. Then arrange for some people to continue to drive back to Beijing, and they themselves abandon the car and board the ship, and immediately lift the anchor!

When the ship left the shore, a commotion was heard in the distance, as if the army had finally remembered such a place and sent someone to block the traffic.

"It's good that I wasn't stopped on the road." Yuan Zifang breathed a sigh of relief, left the window, walked to the table and sat down, and began to explain the shape of the capital to everyone.

"The prince launched it last night, but unfortunately, before the people broke into the Taiji Palace, they let His Majesty's people control him. His Majesty has been waiting for him to do it. It's just that ......" said this, his face was a little gloomy, "although the matter is over quickly, the news still comes out." The Queen Mother's health has not been very good recently, but when she heard about it, she didn't come up in one breath, and she died. ”

The death of the Queen Mother is naturally a big bad news for the Fuwang Mansion. originally thought that her old man could survive until the emperor died, which would be the best result for the Fuwang Mansion. I never thought that it would be like this in the end. I'm afraid that even Yuan Ziqing, who was calculating the crown prince at the beginning, didn't expect this result.

This is not much news, and after everyone heard it, their faces were not very good. Moreover, in addition to the analysis of pros and cons, the Queen Mother has always been close to the Fuwang Mansion, especially the relationship between the concubine and her, which is extremely complicated. At this time, I knew that the Queen Mother was over, and I was inevitably sad.

After a moment of silence, Princess Fu asked, "Will you come with us too?" What happened to your dad and brother? ”

Yuan Zifang said, "There was chaos in the capital all night, and when it was almost dawn, the Praetorian Guard took over the defense of the capital again, and surrounded most of the mansions, and we took advantage of the chaos before that." My father and my eldest brother sent us to the city gate, and we didn't know it after that. The eldest brother said that he was going to send his grandmother out anyway, and since he came out, don't go back, and asked me to send you all the way to Haizhou. ”

Although he didn't say it explicitly, everyone understood what Yuan Ziqing meant: the situation was worse than expected, so he simply let Yuan Zifang come out, which can be regarded as preserving the roots and seedlings of the Fuwang Mansion, and when the three princes ascend the throne in the future, there may not be no chance to re-establish the Fuwang Mansion.

It's just that this arrangement, and the determination to break the boat, are even more worrying. If it weren't for the fact that he couldn't get out of the way, there was no need to make such an arrangement at all, because Yuan Zifang's connections in the Praetorian Guard were also very useful at this time.

Then there was silence in the cabin again. Especially Meiban and Princess Fu, although they didn't have any ideas about the arrangement of Yuan Zifang to go with them, they would inevitably become more and more worried when they thought that their husband was still in that dangerous place.

After a while, the concubine cheered up and said, "There is no need to be so pessimistic, although the situation is different, but the arrangements made before are not in vain." His majesty's body can't see it, and even if he wants to do it, I'm afraid there are many omissions. They don't have to hide. When the dust settles, it's fine. ”

After all, she has experienced many things, and the concubine is calm and relaxed when she speaks, which is very able to calm people's hearts, and everyone also knows that worrying is useless, but it makes everyone uncomfortable, so they cheered up and said something else, and broke up this matter.

In the process of sailing south, they changed boats four or five times. According to Zhou Yingyue, it is so as not to be caught up by the people who are tracking.

However, the ship moved faster than the news, what the situation in Jingli was, and how many people were tracking them now, it was impossible to say, the only thing they could do was to travel day and night, and rush to Haizhou to settle down before the news passed.

After all, it is very likely that the emperor guessed that they were going to Haizhou, and it was not impossible to send people all the way to intercept them.

However, no matter how hard she smiled in front of people, she couldn't hide the worry in her heart, and after she got on the boat, she didn't think about tea and dinner. The symptoms of seasickness are not there, but they are more severe than seasickness. When he didn't talk to the princess and princess, he sat in front of the window in a daze.

An environment that is too familiar can always evoke people's memories. Sitting on the boat, I couldn't help but think about the things that happened along the way when she and Yuan Ziqing went to Xijing for treatment. At that time, although there was a marriage contract between the two, they were not married after all, and all their feelings were forbearance and restraint. How many times have the two been silently accompanying each other in the cramped cabin, and the day has passed like this?

There are also those landscapes painted by Yuan Ziqing along the road, many of which were later embroidered into screens by her, and before she had time to put them all up, something like this suddenly happened, separating the two. Since he fell in love with Yuan Ziqing, the longest time he was separated from him was the time when he embroidered the dowry before marriage.

However, at that time, her heart was full of hope and expectations for the future until Yuan Ziqing was fine, and although every day passed very slowly, she was happy. And Yuan Ziqing always tried to come to see her, and the Zhang family didn't dare to stop her, so the two of them could always see each other once a month or two to relieve the pain of lovesickness.

At that time, I already felt very difficult, but compared to the pain at the moment, it was less than one-twelfth of it.

It's a shame that she still has a child to worry about. Although the concubine and the princess helped to watch, after all, it was his own child, and he couldn't completely throw his hand away from his eyebrows. Besides, this is her and Yuan Ziqing's child, and it has become her only sustenance.

When he came out of the capital, Xiao Jiu had just learned to sit up. At that time, Mei's favorite thing to do was to wait for him to sit up easily, and then reach out and gently push, and push the person down again, and then watch him struggle to get up. Yuan Ziqing couldn't understand her interest, but after saying it many times, she still went her own way, so she simply followed her.

Anyway, Qu Kuan said that children should practice more when they are young, so that their bodies can grow stronger. - By the way, not long after the confinement on the side of the eyebrows, Qu Kuan mysteriously disappeared again. For Meibian, who wants to leave him to live in his old age, he is quite disappointed in his heart. But Qu Kuan's idea is very right, and he will never be shaken by outsiders, he will leave as soon as he says, without dragging his feet at all, and there is no way to do anything on his eyebrows.

In fact, recalling the past, it was not a good thing for her at this time. Because the sweeter and warmer the content of the memories, the more difficult the days at this moment become. But he still thought about it over and over again, and occasionally even whispered to the child who was not yet sensible, and Xingyun was very worried.

In her state, I'm afraid that if she doesn't wait for the ship to arrive in Haizhou, the whole person will collapse.

After thinking about it, Xingyun went to invite Zhou Yingyue, who had a close relationship with Meiban, to persuade her. In comparison, Zhou Yingyue, who was by Yuanzifang's side, was slightly better than her eyebrows. But in this environment, the emotions are really not high. It's just that Meibian and the princess don't have much thought, and the concubine is also old, and she is taking care of everything on the ship, and she is busy, but it is much better.

Because of this, she didn't notice the abnormality on her eyebrows, and only after listening to Xingyun's words did she come to her.

Meibian was holding the child and sitting in front of the window in a daze, Xiao Jiu was holding the purse tied around her waist and playing happily, making an ah-ah sound from her mouth, as if she was responding to Meibian's occasional self-talk. When Zhou Yingyue entered the door, she was sighing, "Fortunately, you are young and don't remember to look for your father." ”

Zhou Yingyue paused, couldn't help but shake her head slightly, raised her hand and knocked on the door, and waited for her eyebrows to turn her head before she walked into the room and sat down opposite her, "How have you come here these days?" ”

Mei looked at her and said, "Actually, I regret it, I should have stayed in the capital with him." Even if they die together, it's better than suffering like this. ”

Zhou Yingyue frowned, "You're too worried." Since the eldest brother chose to stay, there is a reason to stay, otherwise as long as he came out with Zifang and them at that time, there would be nothing to do. Can't you trust him? ”

"It's not that I can't trust him......"

Meibian was about to explain, but was interrupted by Zhou Yingyue, "Since this is the case, you should be full of confidence in him, live a good life, take care of the children, grandmother and mother, and wait for him to send someone to pick you up." Making such a gesture now is actually useless at all, it will only make you look pitiful. But who cares about your pity? And if he comes to pick you up in the future and finds that you are not doing well at all, won't he feel bad too? ”

Meibian couldn't help but look up at her. Zhou Yingyue's words are so reasonable, it seems that every sentence speaks to her heart.

Zhou Yingyue smiled slightly, "Actually, you can figure out these truths slowly." I believe that Guan Meiban, whom I know, will not be knocked down by such a small thing. ”

"Yes." The eyes on the side of his eyebrows gradually became clear and firm, "I am his wife, and at such a time, I should be his backing, not drag him back." Maybe it's because the good life has been going on for too long, and she has forgotten her original intention. She wants to be with Yuan Ziqing, and it is impossible for anyone or anything to stop them.

And Meibian firmly believes that not only himself, but Yuan Ziqing must also have such determination and thoughts. Since this is the case, the two of them should work together, instead of leaving everything to Yuan Ziqing to bear.

Maybe she got pregnant soon after marriage, so everyone accommodated her and didn't let her get in touch with outside things, so she gradually developed the inertia of relying on others. This is not a good sign, for Guan Meipan, being with Yuan Ziqing means walking side by side with him, rather than clinging to him and being a weak silk flower.

After figuring it out, her whole temperament seemed to be much brighter, and her eyes looked at Zhou Yingyue with gratitude, "Thank you for reminding me." ”

"You're welcome." Zhou Yingyue joked, "I'm still afraid that you will hate me." Zifang ......"

Mei interrupted her, "This matter doesn't need to be mentioned again. They let Zifang come out, and there is a reason to do so, besides, we are a family, and whoever is saved is the same. ”

"It's not that way yet." Zhou Yingyue said, "I don't want to bother you like you before, in fact, I have an idea in my heart, and I have been hesitating." mentioned it to Zifang, but he didn't agree. I would like to ask what you mean. "Just find her something to do, lest she want to think about it.

"What's the matter?"

"Although we walked for several days without being caught up, I always felt that the ship could not be faster than the court's paving. Just go straight to Haizhou, who knows what awaits us? Zhou Yingyue said, "Our plan was to go to sea directly by boat in Haizhou, but it also needs to pass through the port, and it will inevitably be discovered by the people of the imperial court." In case they have already gotten the news, the time will come for the department to catch a turtle in the urn. ”

He thought for a moment and nodded, "You have a point." So what are your plans? ”

"Actually, we walked for a few days, but the river is not straight, so the distance is not far." Zhou Yingyue looked at her eyebrows, "I want to get off the boat here, and then turn back!" ”

Rao is eyebrows were already prepared, and he couldn't help but be surprised when he heard the words.

But she thought about it, but she couldn't help but admit that this approach was very tempting for her. Go back to be with Yuan Ziqing and help him, no matter whether they succeed or fail, the two of them are always together. It's just that...... Thinking about the child, and then thinking about the concubine and the princess, she hesitated again, "When they come out, they will hand over the elders to us to take care of, and it is not good to leave them halfway." And Xiao Jiu, he's only so old......"

As for taking the concubine and the princess back, she hadn't thought about it that way. It's simply impossible.

Zhou Yingyue said, "That's the truth, so I think I'll arrange the concubine and the princess to live nearby." The court arrested, presumably knowing that our party is five people, if only the concubine and the princess stay here, and then leave the people who can be used, it will not arouse suspicion. Of course, more importantly, I have a Zhuangzi here, and I can arrange people to enter it, and God will not know it. Just hide for a while. ”

As for the three of them young people going back, the goal will be much smaller. And the emperor would not have thought that they would dare to go back, maybe it would be safer.

"But what about when you go back?" Eyebrows asked. In this situation, they have become wanted criminals, and they may not even be able to enter the capital.

Zhou Yingyue smiled slightly, "I have already thought about this, His Royal Highness the Third Prince is on his way back to Beijing at this moment, and we will be inconspicuous when we blend into his team." ”

I couldn't help admiring her, saying that she had an idea, that is, she had thought through everything clearly, and as long as she made a decision, she could implement it immediately. Although she knew that there were still many discussions about this plan, and the most important thing was that it went against Yuan Ziqing's original intention, but at this time, she was unwilling to retreat.

She glanced down at the child, gritted her teeth, and said, "Okay." That's it. ”

"Then I'll go and prepare first, and then you go with me and talk to the two elders." Zhou Yingyue said and got up to leave.

He stared at the child for a while, and then buried his face in the swaddling clothes, "Good boy, don't blame me......"

She remembered that after her father died of illness, it didn't take long for her mother to follow him. At that time, she also touched her head and said this to her. Meibian used to be full of resentment about this, feeling that he had been abandoned by his parents. It wasn't until she met that person that she didn't know that she didn't want to choose that way, but she couldn't bear the pain of losing.

Thinking like this, I felt as if my heart was choked by something, and I felt very uncomfortable. If something happens this time, maybe this child will grow up in the future and resent her as an irresponsible mother, right? It's just that at this moment, she can't care about anything.

Yuan Zifang has already come out, and Zhou Yingyue is still thinking about going back, let alone her?

The idea of the two of them was good, but this plan was strongly resisted by the two elders.

However, the opinions of the two elders are also a little inconsistent: Princess Fu believes that if she wants to go back, everyone will go back together, and there is no reason for them to stay here and let the children go back by themselves. The concubine felt that it was no good to break Yuan Ziqing's plan rashly. Maybe when the time comes, it will cause him trouble.

Zhou Yingyue repeatedly said her plan, guaranteeing that there would be absolutely no problems, and finally the concubine asked Meibian, "Then you don't even care about the child?" ”

"Leave it to my mother and grandmother to take care of, I don't have anything to worry about." Eyebrows and head down.

The concubine sighed.

Princess Fu was still saying, "Mother is right, if you don't want to leave, it's better to stay here and wait for news." Even if you go back, you will only be able to help. If it is exposed, it will cause trouble for them. Besides, you three little children, what can you do when you go back? ”

However, the concubine was silent for a while, but suddenly said, "Have you really thought about it?" ”

All three nodded. Yuan Zifang was finally persuaded by Zhou Yingyue. Because he left by himself, letting his father and brother take responsibility was originally a knot for Yuan Zifang. Zhou Yingyue prescribes the right medicine, and it is very simple to take him down.

The concubine said, "Since you have thought about it, it is up to you, just remember one thing, be cautious." ”

"Mother!" Princess Fu was a little surprised, the alliance relationship just now, why did it change when it changed?

The concubine waved her hand, and waited until they left before saying to Princess Fu, "From now on, it will be the world of their young people." The time around the three princes is to employ people, whether they can use it or not, this time is over, it is their attitude. How the Fuwang Mansion will be created in the future, it really can only be seen this time. If the children have this heart, let them go on their own. ”