Chapter 20: No Look Back
Gong Zhu's heart still sank, he didn't expect that the queen would directly send Luping. Thinking that they all escaped from Luping's hands at the beginning, Luping must have come with resentment, and if she was caught, it would definitely be a dead end.
Qingshan, Qingshui, and Lieshan didn't know these things, but when they saw Gong Zhu's face become solemn, they felt that things shouldn't be so simple.
"Boss Guan, let's set off as much as possible, the way back must not be easy."
Qingshan was the first to react, and after a little thought, he proposed a plan to Gong Zhu. Gong Zhu didn't speak, he was silent for a long time, the seventh girl couldn't resist Beiqi, but she still got out of the car, and Chunfu's mother-in-law also got out of the car, although the two didn't know what was going on, but they still noticed the subtlety of the atmosphere.
After a long time, Gong Zhu said,
"Let's continue to the Northern Qi."
"What?"
Lieshan couldn't help but let out a sound. Although he didn't know what the prince meant before he came, but this letter clearly stated that he wanted to go back, why did Gong Zhu say that he wanted to move on?
Qingshan and Qingshui did not speak. Aoyama was wondering why Miyatake had made such a decision. And Qing Shui was thinking, this was the opposite of the order given to them by the prince, should they listen to Gong Zhu? Hearing Gong Zhu's decision, they were actually a little disgusted in their hearts, they were the prince's people, so they naturally wanted to listen to the prince. But if this is a simple escort task, they naturally don't say a word, and they can go back after tying up Gong Zhu, the problem is that before leaving, the prince said that Gong Zhu had to listen to everything on the way, so after their disgust, they began to be embarrassed again, what should they do.
Gong Zhu knew that these three people were all close associates of the prince of Yongchang, and they only came to protect themselves because they listened to the orders of the prince, and now they were asked to do things contrary to the orders of the prince, and they were unwilling to do what they should be. Even he himself is not sure what to do about this matter.
"Three, I know, the three of them are all the prince's people, if there is anything, the three of them will naturally listen to the prince, I don't force you, but I must continue to go to the north of Qi."
Gong Zhu knew that there was no way for him to ask the three of them to listen to him, in fact, they really didn't need to do that, Gong Zhu was also gambling, he was just betting, in the end, whether he would reach Northern Qi before Luping turned around and caught up with them. He thought about it, instead of returning to Qingguo to continue waiting for the opportunity, waiting for Luping, who didn't know when he would break in, it was better to arrive in Northern Qi first.
"Boss Guan, it's better for you to think about it again, after all, since our prince said so, there must be a reason."
Qingshan persuaded him, but Gong Zhu had already made up his mind, so he just shook his head and turned around and went back to the carriage.
"Aoyama, what should I do?"
Lieshan looked at Qingshan, not knowing what to do, and so did Qingshui.
Aoyama thought for a moment and said,
"Let's continue to go to Northern Qi."
"What?"
It was Qing Shui who asked questions this time, and he didn't understand why Qing Shan would say this.
"Qingshui, do you remember, what was the order we received from the prince at that time?"
Aoyama didn't answer Qingshui, but asked Qingshui questions.
"There is no need to ensure the safety of Boss Guan's family and escort them to Northern Qi safely."
"Yes, that's right, that's what we received. Let me ask you, now, have we arrived in Northern Qi? ”
"But things changed suddenly, didn't the prince send me to call you back?"
Lieshan couldn't hold his breath and asked first. Qingshan didn't answer, Qingshui took the letter in Lieshan's hand and said,
"The prince didn't say that he told us to go back, he just said that it was best to go back, and he didn't say that he would ask us or you to take the boss back, right?"
After Qingshan finished speaking, he looked at Lieshan. Lieshan also thought about it, and the prince didn't seem to say that he would ask them to go back, but just asked him to deliver the letter.
"Lieshan, go back, your mission has been completed."
Qing Shui handed the letter to Lieshan, who took the letter, nodded, and got on the horse.
Beiqi had already quieted down, and was hugged by the seventh girl and sat in the car. Gong Zhu was about to get into the car, and Chunfu's mother-in-law gave him a hand.
"How's it going, it's okay."
Chunfu's mother-in-law's words have no intention of asking, and they also make people feel reassured.
"Well, it's fine."
Gong Zhu sat in the car and sat quietly. That's when Flower Face returned.
Hua Mian ran from a distance, and saw Qingshan and Qingshui talking with a person not far from the car, although he didn't feel murderous, but he still felt that something was wrong, he hurried to the side of the carriage and saw Gong Zhu closing his eyes to recuperate.
"My lord, I'm back."
"Hmm."
At this time, the flower face came back, which undoubtedly made Gong Zhu feel much more at ease.
"My lord, is there something wrong?"
If Gong Zhu and the Seven Girls didn't have anything special, they would stay in the hotel to accompany Northern Qi. Beiqi naturally wants to run out every day, but his grandfather and mother naturally won't agree, although the two of them seem to have nothing happened on the surface, but Beiqi knows that something must have happened, otherwise he wouldn't have fled with him. Beiqi realized the strangeness of the atmosphere, so he was also well-behaved, reading and writing in the hotel, and made up for all the naughty leaks on weekdays.
And the flower face, wandering around the city, or trying to sneak into the Yongchang Prince's Mansion, heard some news more or less. During the day, I will take time out to rest, and at night I will be responsible for protecting everyone, or sit down and talk to Miyatake about what I have seen and heard in the past few days.
Flower face also asked Gong Zhu,
"My lord, is it really right for us to do this? Waiting for the prince of Yongchang? ”
Gong Zhu said,
"We have to wait, and we can only wait."
The waiting prince of Yongchang has not had the slightest leisure for a few days. After the people who were released gradually returned, he began to believe what Gong Zhu said.
"Are you sure that the empress and the emperor began a real break seven years ago?"
"Yes, although the queen's arrogance is well known in the Northern Qi Kingdom. However, seven years ago, in addition to a few things in succession, the emperor was angry, and it is said that from that year, the emperor's health began to deteriorate, and there was no emotion between the emperor and the queen at all. According to the people around the Emperor of Northern Qi, the Emperor of Northern Qi even had the idea of becoming a monk, but he completely broke off his relationship. So since then, I haven't heard any big moves from the queen. ”
"What are those few things? Can you figure it out? ”
"There are people who say something, but the common people don't know, even if it's people in the palace, they don't know much."
"Hmm."
Prince Yongchang thought calmly after listening. Now, it's just a match of time, just a coincidence.
"Let's talk about it, what rumors have you heard."
"It is said that that year, the emperor's seventh prince died, and it should have been done by the empress. This kind of thing has become sparse and commonplace, so the people just discuss it and pass it. The only difference is that the queen's action was very big, and the concubine's family was all destroyed, and the concubine finally committed suicide. ”
"Hmm."
In fact, the prince of Yongchang himself has heard that there is no prince alive in the Northern Qi Kingdom, and the domestic government is in the hands of the Yanlan family, the queen's mother, and the emperor is just a living puppet. The heart of Yanlan's family is well known.
"Also, I heard that shortly after the death of the Seventh Prince, the Emperor of Northern Qi went to the suburbs to recuperate, and the eunuch beside him sent him a woman, and after the Empress learned about it,"
"And then?"
The prince of Yongchang looked at Qingshui urgently, this Qingshui, he was halfway through his speech, there was no point, he was really in a hurry.
Later, the queen learned that the queen rushed from the palace to the suburbs overnight, and the whole city knew about the vigorous Fengyi team. I heard that after the queen arrived, she killed the person who gave the woman to the emperor, and the emperor was taken back to the palace by the queen in disheveled clothes. The emperor may have felt that his face had been lost, or he may have been sad for the eunuch who died. ”
"What happened to the eunuch who died?"
"It is said that the eunuch who was killed by the rod is the old husband who has been with the emperor all along, and he is the chief eunuch and the chief eunuch of the Northern Qi Palace."
"What's it called? What is that eunuch's name? ”
"Call, call."
"When you arrive, you're going to kill me."
"I, I can't remember."
Qing Shui felt very aggrieved, these news were actually not found by himself, he had been trapped in the house by Xiao Gege for most of the past few days, or taking care of Chunfu's mother-in-law. As a result, who would have thought that today his brother Qingshan came back to report to the prince, and was arrested by Xiao Gege, so he had to throw the news to himself, and he just glanced at it and started to report.
"Think about it, do you remember?"
"Call, call. It's called. It's called Miyatake. There is no surname, the name is Miyatake. ”