Chapter 124: Monogamy
Sending the Domain Xi Goddess out of the door, Lin Ling hung his head and followed behind Long Yuze, thinking about how to say what he was leaving.
Long Yuze has become extremely sensitive since his mother's death, and he also sensed that something was wrong with Lin Ling at this time.
"That...... I'm going to pick up Mo'er and come back. Lin Ling said hesitantly, she didn't want to leave the palace, they were finally about to reunite as a family, but because of this damn Chen Huiniang! When she was wholeheartedly saving Long Yuze from the palace, Chen Huiniang planned to rob her child and force her to leave.
Moreover, a poisonous oath was also made.
What to do? If she wants Mo Er to be safe, she can only leave the palace temporarily and leave the capital.
However, if she leaves, Chen Huiniang will definitely not let her go easily, and will definitely send someone to hunt her down. At that time, she and Mo'er will also be in danger. Lin Ling tangled her fingers with a sad expression, but she didn't expect her tangled expression to enter Long Yuze's eyes without falling at all.
"Xiao Ling'er, do you have something on your mind, or do you have something unspeakable?" Long Yuze pressed Lin Ling's shoulder, lowered his head slightly and asked, "We have all experienced so much together, just say what you have to do, don't hide it!" ”
"Oh, it's okay, what could be the matter!" Lin Ling raised his head and pulled out a smiling face, "I'm afraid that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will make trouble, you can send a few more people to pick up Mo'er with me, I'm afraid that something will happen on the road." ”
Long Yuze comfortingly held Lin Ling's hand and said, "I'll go with you and take the child home." ”
"No...... No, you just returned home, there must be a lot of things to deal with, and this little thing won't bother you. Lin Ling smiled, turned around and ran to the gate of the palace, and waved his hand at Long Yuze.
Lin Ling stood at the door of the Qing Palace, looking up at the shining plaque, his eyes slightly moist.
Just now, Long Yuze's sentence of "taking the child home" really made the tip of her nose sour, and her home ...... This Qing Wangfu is her home. There has never been a moment when the sense of belonging is so strong. Especially, when it's time to leave...... Lin Ling lowered her head and rubbed her eyes, she would never be at the mercy of Chen Huiniang, and she would never ...... the man and child she loved And this one home is given to another woman!
She swore that if she broke her vow, she would be separated from her child forever and would never see each other in this life.
However, without breaking her vow, she should be able to save the child without leaving the palace.
Chen Huiniang put the child in an abandoned ruined temple on the outskirts of Beijing, and when she took the child back, there was no turning back, she could only get farther away from the original capital and could not turn back. If she breaks her oath, then Mo Er will be threatened by Chen Huiniang. Lin Ling gently hooked the corners of his mouth, this oath is simply full of loopholes!
A smart woman like Chen Huiniang must be able to think of the unreliability of the poisonous oath, so there should be an ambush along the way.
When I arrived at the ruined temple on the outskirts of Beijing, it was cold and bleak, and it was empty.
Lin Ling asked the guards to disperse and stand guard outside the temple, and walked in cautiously.
"Princess!" "Little Spirit!" Two voices rang out at the same time.
"Luo Wenjie! Rosy clouds! Lin Ling also exclaimed in surprise, "You guys are also here?" ”
Caixia nodded again and again, handed the sleeping child in her hand to Lin Ling, and said, "Princess, the little master is very good, don't worry." ”
Qi Wei fell asleep in Lin Ling's arms, not crying or making trouble, and the big stone hanging in Lin Ling's heart finally landed.
"Xiao Ling, get out of here quickly, it's not safe here!" Luo Wenjie escorted Caixia and Lin Ling out, "Although Concubine Chen's people have evacuated, I feel that they haven't gone far, let's leave quickly and find a safe place!" ”
Ashin also nodded: "Miss, it's so unusual to find the little master so easily!" ”
Lin Ling had already thought of this, took the lead in walking out of the broken temple, looked at the child in his arms, and said decisively: "We won't go back to the capital for the time being, Ashin, let the two of us open the way in front, let's go to the textile manor, and say that it is the princess who will go to inspect and let them get ready." ”
"Xiaoling, Concubine Chen forced you to leave, did you leave in such a compromise?" Luo Wenjie said unwillingly, "Now that the child is safe, why don't I go and tell the prince about it, and let Concubine Chen's bamboo basket be empty!" ”
Lin Ling waved his hand: "Don't be in such a hurry, I'm just going to the textile manor, and I don't really want to leave the capital." I swore a poisonous oath in front of Chen Huiniang that I must leave the capital, and I can't let the prince know the reason. Although I don't really believe in vows, when it comes to children, I have to believe in everything religiously. Moreover, although Mo Er is in the palace, he will always return to the palace one day, as long as Chen Huiniang is in the Qing princess for a day, I will not be at ease for a day. ”
"Little Spirit, what do you mean?" Luo Wenjie asked puzzled.
"Let's avoid it for the time being, and look at the situation in the capital before making a conclusion." Lin Ling pretended to be indifferent and smiled, pinching the child's cheek.
In fact, when they returned to the palace that day, she felt the difference between Long Yuze and Chen Huiniang. A long time ago, Long Yuze looked at Chen Huiniang, and there was only coldness and disgust in her eyes, but yesterday, she actually found that Long Yuze's eyes had a trace of other emotions, not love, not love. But this emotion was enough to make Long Yuze feel a little more unbearable.
Lin Ling shook her head and sighed, she has always been a modern person, her soul and mind are modern people with modern education. For polygamy, she is physically and mentally intolerant. At the beginning, she didn't have Long Yuze in her heart, so she didn't care if he had a side concubine and a concubine. And later, when she confirmed her mind again, Long Yuze was imprisoned again, how could she have any other thoughts to think about this?
Now, slowly settle down, then, here's the problem!
Is she coexisting with Chen Huiniang, or does she leave Chen Huiniang to stay, or does she leave Chen Huiniang to go?
The dilapidated and shabby textile manor in the past now looks much more spacious, at least the road into it is paved with stones, and the flowers and plants on the roadside have also been trimmed, and it looks like it. It was still Tian's mother who was in charge, leading Lin Ling inside. The houses in the manor have also been repaired, and the place where Lin Ling lives this time is clean and bright, and the utensils used are also eighty percent new.
"Princess, you live here well, although it is not as comfortable as the palace, but the slave will do her best to make the princess comfortable." Mother Tian smiled, "The slave has already sent someone to find a wet nurse nearby, so the princess should go into the house first." ”
Because of Lin Ling's arrival two years ago, the textile manor has been valued, this year allocated a lot of silver, and the crops are growing well, so as soon as she saw Lin Ling, Tian's mother had her eyes shining, and she always felt that good luck was coming again.
Qing Wangfu, Tilting Cloud Xuan, Chen Huiniang grabbed the porcelain cup on the desk and smashed it.
"Mrs. Chen, what do you say...... What's next? The man in black who was kneeling on the ground said tremblingly.
"Kill!" Chen Huiniang spit out a word coldly, and slapped the table again, "Since she didn't keep her promise, then don't blame me for being ruthless!" You take more people and surround the Zhuangzi tonight, even if you burn that Zhuangzi, you will kill the woman and her child! Remember to see people in life, and see corpses in death! ”
"Yes!" The man said angrily, bending down and withdrawing.
Hongying said on the side: "Miss, the slave maid has already said that this woman can't stay." She is now very favored by the prince and has two children, how can she be willing to leave? The oath is just false, the glory and wealth in front of her are real, she will definitely find a way to come back! ”
"I've already sent someone to block the way back to the capital!" Chen Huiniang sneered, "The prince has just returned to the house, and there is a steady stream of people looking for him, I believe that the prince will not find out about the girl's disappearance so soon." As long as they move quickly, they kill the girl unconsciously, and when the prince asks again, it will be too late! ”
As she spoke, Chen Huiniang raised her head and laughed.
The prince no longer doubts her, and the prince believes that she loves him. As long as the woman Lin Ling is driven away, as long as the woman Lin Ling disappears forever, the prince will definitely fall in love with him. Chen Huiniang smiled and smiled, but two lines of tears fell on both sides of her cheeks, she covered her mouth and sobbed lowly.
"Miss, what's wrong with you?" Red Tassel was a little scrambling.
The more Chen Huiniang cried, the more sad she became, and she didn't know why, in short, her heart hurt suddenly.
A holy decree was sent to the Qing Palace.
"What? The royal brother fled? After listening to the eunuch's words, Long Yuze said in disbelief.
The eunuch who delivered the decree handed the decree to Long Yuze and said, "That's right, the eldest prince escaped from the palace last night and took most of the Imperial Forest Army with him. It turned out that most of the Imperial Forest Army guarding the palace had already been bought by the eldest prince, and now they also escaped from the palace with the eldest prince. Lord Qing, the emperor is now lying on the dragon couch angrily, the imperial doctor is recuperating, you must bring the eldest prince back! Otherwise, the emperor's dragon body is worried! ”
"You tell your father that your son will live up to expectations!" Long Yuze clenched the holy decree and said in a deep voice.
Long Yuze returned to the study, gathered all his henchmen, and discussed together how to arrest the eldest prince and return to the palace.
At this moment, Dark Night broke in, hugged his fists and said: "Lord Wang, my subordinates have been following the princess closely according to the orders of the prince, and found that the princess picked up the little master in the suburbs of Beijing." I thought that the princess would return home, but I didn't expect the princess to go to Zhuangzi on the outskirts of Beijing and stay. ”
"Where did the princess pick up the little master?" Long Yuze asked.
"A ruined temple on the outskirts of Beijing." Dark Night said, "The subordinates are far away, and they can't hear what the princess is saying again." However, when the princess was not paying attention, his subordinates stepped forward and secretly asked a brother, and he said that the princess planned to live in Zhuangzi. Lord, what do you say next? ”
Long Yuze glanced at the people around the room and said, "In the dark night, you take an extra team of people to protect the outside of Zhuangzi, and you must protect the safety of the princess." Wait for the king to capture the royal brother back to the palace and hand it over to his father, and then go to pick up the princess back! Dark night, remember your duty, if anything happens to the princess, you will come to see you! ”
"Yes!" Dark Night hugged his fists in response, slowly withdrew from the study, and led a team of twenty people to quickly head towards Zhuangzi on the outskirts of Beijing.
Long Yuze already had a lot of people under him, but after he lifted the ban, there were a lot more people who came to defect. This time to arrest the eldest prince, the emperor sent a lot of people to assist. With the strength of so many people, Long Yuze quickly found out where the eldest prince was located.
"There are many people around the eldest prince, including some people from the rivers and lakes." A secret guard reported, "This morning, some people saw the eldest prince secretly meeting with important ministers of the court, I am afraid that there is some secret operation!" Now, the people of the eldest prince are all settled in the woods on the outskirts of Beijing. There was a miasma in the woods, and it was foggy and difficult to see, day or night. Although there are many of us this time, we are in the light, and the prince is in the dark, and the prince must not take it lightly. ”
"This king has failed once because he underestimated the enemy, and the price of failure is to be imprisoned for a year." Long Yuze said lightly, "If the royal brother An An divides the shares, this king may be able to spare his life, after all, we are brothers and sisters." But if he has to make a fuss, then don't blame this king for being unkind! You go and assemble everyone and go! ”
When night fell, Long Yuze and his party arrived at the entrance of the grove.
It was indeed just a small forest, but the mist in the forest was gusting, and the cold moonlight poured down, and the moon and night merged, and the fog became unpredictable. Long Yuze and his party had taken medicine to resist miasma in advance, but they were not afraid of poisoning, but this small forest could not see the end, and they felt that there was a crisis everywhere. If the Great Prince had set a trap and an ambush inside, they would have suffered.
"You guys outflank from the left, you surround from the right!" Long Yuze calmly ordered, "You all go in with me, be careful, if there is something to signal!" ”
"Yes!" Everyone responded in unison, and each began to carry out the order.
Long Yuze held the sword and walked vigilantly, testing step by step. lest a net fall from the sky, or a trap on the ground, or a cold arrow from the woods. In this moonlit grove, the atmosphere is getting more and more solemn. But after walking for half a pillar of incense in a row, nothing happened, and some people couldn't help but slack off.
"Ahh Suddenly there was a miserable cry, and everyone immediately raised their vigilance, and one of the guards walking on the far left fell to the ground on the spot, and the nearest person hurriedly went to check, and an arrow passed through the throat, killing him on the spot.
"Hahaha!" There was a strange laugh from the sky, "Long Yuze, today, I will let you have no return!" ”
"Brother Huang, if there is anything we have to say, let's say it to your face!" Long Yuze said fearlessly, looking around vigilantly, "We are all the blood and blood of our father, blood is thicker than water, no matter what mistakes you make, your father will forgive you, you don't need to give up on yourself!" ”
"Of course I know that my father will forgive me, but he will not forgive me as much as he forgives you." The eldest prince said coldly, "Even if my father is willing to forgive me and restore my position as the crown prince, you won't give up easily, right?" Long Yuze, today is either you die or I live! Only when you die, can I sit firmly on the throne of the crown prince and keep my queen mother from dying in your hands! ”
The voice of the eldest prince was very loud, and he drifted farther and farther in the open woods. As soon as his voice fell, he could only hear the sound of "Xiu Xiu Xiu" coming from all directions, the silver arrows reflected the moonlight, the cold light burst, and the outermost guards immediately screamed and fell to a dozen, and the rest of the people also felt very frightened, maybe the next one to fall to the ground was himself.
The eldest prince is in the dark, they are in the light, and the situation is extremely unfavorable.
"Haha, Long Yuze, if you lay down your arms and surrender now, I may be able to let you go in brotherhood!" The Grand Prince's voice rang out arrogantly above the woods, "You think you can bring these rabble to capture me back?" Haha, you can give it a try! ”
Long Yuze closed his eyes and carefully discerned the direction of the eldest prince's voice. There was the sound of the whirring wind, the sound of insects and birds, and the heavy breathing of the guards...... Long Yuze twisted his eyebrows, opened his eyes suddenly, and said, "Everyone is blindfolded and puts all your attention on hearing!" You are all highly trained people, listen carefully to the sounds, and I believe that you can dodge the hidden arrows too! ”
Everyone nodded, tore strips of cloth from their bodies, blindfolded them, and tilted their ears to listen carefully to the sound.
"Whoa—"
With the sound of countless swords flying over, everyone jumped up or fell down in unison, and there were no casualties in this round.
"Good, good!" The voice of the eldest prince sounded again, "It's just a fluke to be able to dodge the arrow, Long Yuze, take it!" ”
Then, as if the ground cracked, a huge wooden plank floated, all covered with wrist-thick sharp iron cones. Everyone was blindfolded, and no one noticed, and as a result, iron cones pierced the soles of their feet. Screams rang out one after another, and the man who had been stabbed in the sole of the foot fell to the ground, and the iron cone stabbed into the body again. The iron cone was quenched with poison, and more than a dozen people were killed on the spot.
Rao is Long Yuze is calm, he also feels nervous at this time, if it goes on like this, these people's lives will be tossed sooner or later.
Long Yuze held his breath and listened carefully to the voice of the eldest prince, always feeling that it was in the northwest, but the voice lingered in the woods, as if there was a great prince in every corner. But whether it is or not, Long Yuze plans to go in that direction, and he must find the figure of the eldest prince, otherwise he will always be at a disadvantage, and he may be buried in this grove.
The rest of the people held their breath and followed Long Yuze towards the northwest, and the more they walked this way, the heavier the fog became.
"Lord Wang, there is a figure!" One of the nearest dark guards exclaimed in a low voice.
Long Yuze also saw it, and a figure rushed past in front of them. It seems that if you have found the right direction, the base camp of the eldest prince is not far away. Although there were still hidden arrows and traps along the way, with previous experience, the number of casualties was greatly reduced. A gust of wind blew away a lot of fog, and a courtyard loomed fifty meters away.
"Lord Wang! Right there! The crowd lowered their voices excitedly.
Long Yuze waved his hand: "A few of you are in ambush, a few of you will raid with me!" Also, notify everyone to gather, and you are bound to take down the Great Prince and his remnants in one fell swoop! ”