Chapter XVII: Crisis
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Snow River City is only more than two hundred miles away from the capital, compared to a small city like Willow Leaf City, it is really much more lively here, when she first entered the city yesterday, Qiao Yue inexplicably scolded these closed bosses and hawkers, at this moment, looking at the lively streets and the passing crowds, Qiao Yue's heart was a little more stable.
Staring out the window, Qiao Yue was a little distracted, the two thumb-sized abscesses were a little red and swollen, the hair curtain that had hung down before was tied up by her with a thin rope, since she untied the turban covering the abscess on her forehead on the Shunjiang River, she never tied it again, no matter how Qiao Yue covered it, many things were still there, as if she killed Liu Wencheng, she killed Jiuming, this abscess is the same, there is no need to deliberately avoid anything.
Liu Xing wiped a mouthful of oil, licked her tongue and looked at Qiao Yue who was in a daze, she said, "Sister, what are you thinking?" ”
Qiao Yue turned around, touched her head, and said, "Sister, I suddenly don't want to go to the capital now, why don't we go back to Ningzhou, go back to the fishing village, and never come out again?" ”
Yes, along the way, Qiao Yue's heart is getting more and more bottomless, this secret game she has obviously become a chess piece controlled by others, outside Liuye City, more than 500 people lined up to welcome, half of the shops in the city are closed, and then Hanzhou City, Lishi City, Dongyue City, Lin Grass City, and now Snow River City.
If it were someone else, they would definitely be carried away by these inexplicable treatments. fluttering up to be immortal, but Qiao Yue is no one else, the method used by this person behind her back seems to be the method she once used, Qiao Yue thought seriously, there was always a feeling of déjà vu.
What does it feel like, what is his purpose?
Qiao Yue thought very seriously, even if Liu Xing put a lot of meat in her bowl, she didn't notice it, she had been thinking like this all the way out of Hanzhou City.
Because there are doubts in my heart, there are too many puzzles. Therefore. She didn't rush to leave after entering Snow River City, even if she had been in Snow River City for a day, she still had no intention of getting up.
Liu Xing looked at her, picked up a piece of meat from a plate on the table and put it in her mouth. After chewing for a long time, he said, "Didn't my sister agree to Doctor Bai and Mrs. Bai?" I want to go to the capital to help them find medicine. It's a promise. Grandpa said that a gentleman is a man, and it is difficult to chase a horse, but our little girl's promise cannot be changed lightly..."
Qiao Yue chuckled. Rubbing her hair: "What promises do you know, where are the promises in this world..."
Qiao Yue still looked contemplative, and kept asking herself in her heart, the merchants in half of the city went out of the city to greet each other, and when they were in Hanzhou, the vast crowd reached as many as 20,000, and Liuye City was the first stop, which can be explained very reasonably that these people went out of the mountain without Feng Chun's permission, hoping to be forgiven here, but later, the situation along the way has already changed.
Liu Xing couldn't understand her words, so her attention obviously shifted to the table in front of her.
Yu Guang glanced at Jiang Hong standing next to him, Jiang Hong responded to her with a gentle smile, which seemed normal.
If it was before, Qiao Yue would definitely suspect Jiang Hong, but after experiencing the incident in the Tibetan Medicine Village, Qiao Yue didn't think that Jiang Hong would have any ill will towards her, obviously, when Qiao Yue smeared the dagger on his neck that night, Jiang Hong must have known, he couldn't even take his life, Qiao Yue couldn't find a reason to suspect him.
Why, why is that? What is his purpose, why would I, a little woman who has never been to the capital, make such a big deal because of such a small thing as going to the capital?
One by one, doubts kept rolling in Qiao Yue's mind, and looking at the stack of fried and whitened pork on the table, Qiao Yue naturally thought that the pork should be washed and boiled in boiling water for about ten minutes before slicing, and some spicy and bean food should be added to the meat to make it more homely...
This is a subconscious reaction, because the black stone says this, yes, back pot meat, the name of this dish is the same as the name that hangs out in this shop, it is indeed called back pot meat.
Thinking of this, Qiao Yue's face was shocked, there was corn in the Tibetan Medicine Village, and there were daggers that were so sharp that they could not be found outside, many things that could only be seen in black stones, since the owner of this inn also said that they were Feng Chun's subordinates, they must have obtained Feng Chun's true inheritance, otherwise how could they even make a dish of meat that is too ordinary to be so unearthly.
Thinking of this, she picked up the bamboo chopsticks and fished it out to the big wrist in the middle of a bowl called slippery broth, which is a very particular dish, the meat should be evenly smeared with red lotus powder before going into the pot, and the mixed meat slices should be put into the pot after the water boils.
Of course, the process is not complicated at all, it can be said to be very simple, but there is a very important problem in the middle, that is, there is no such food as red lotus in the world of the Liu family of the Shun Dynasty.
It is said in the black stone that this thing is native to a country called India, although the vitality and reproductive ability are very strong, but at this time in India it should still only be cultivated by the royal family, folk? In particular, it is definitely not an easy task to introduce seeds to Shunchao for planting.
The slices of meat sandwiched out of the bamboo chopsticks were really different from what Qiao Yue thought, the whitened lean meat was cut very thinly, and it could be seen that the chef's knife skills were very good, but there was no shadow of the things in the black stone at all.
Qiao Yuehuo stood up suddenly, she hadn't paid attention to it before, or she had never thought about it before, she had always thought that since Feng Chun was able to go overseas and find a lot of things that were not in the Shun Dynasty, then if his subordinates were in business, they would definitely be the most powerful businessmen in the world, because they had knowledge that others did not have.
It's like a knife in the Tibetan Medicine Village, as long as you compare it carefully, you will find that even the most famous Yongzhou knife in the world is a pile of scrap iron in front of the knife created in the Tibetan Medicine Village.
Therefore. The simple two dishes have already exposed a problem, that is, these merchants who came out of the city to greet them, there is no maybe, it is definitely not Feng Chun's subordinates.
pushed through this layer of fog, then one of the problems that emerged was that they were pretending to be Feng Chun's subordinates, they were building momentum, and the mighty Hou Feng Chun that they kept saying was the person they really had to deal with.
Or just to force him out, because it is rumored that he has not asked about the court for eighteen years, and he is quietly hiding under Ciyun Mountain.
Come to think of it. The cold sweat on Qiao Yue's forehead suddenly flowed down. The bamboo chopsticks in his hand fell on the table unconsciously, and his heart trembled.
It's dangerous! It's really dangerous! I almost became a substitute for the dead.
It wasn't until this time that Qiao Yue figured out where this feeling of déjà vu came from, it turned out that the method used by this person hiding behind the scenes was completely the same method she used to deal with Liu Wencheng at that time.
Just like Qiao Yue's tongue through the tongue of the people on that day to spread that Liu Wencheng is the reincarnation of the real dragon. He said to ask for rain. You will be able to ask for the rain to come down. Even Liu Wude couldn't do it, but Liu Wencheng did it easily.
The news of the reincarnation of the true dragon reached Liu Wude's ears, making Liu Wude feel threatened. It was a threat to his throne, so even if his son Liu Wencheng died in Ningzhou, he didn't ask a word at all, and even issued a holy decree, and all the officials present were promoted to the next level.
The question goes back to Qiao Yue's current situation, Liu Wencheng went all the way to Ningzhou, and there would be no merchants in half of the city who would go out to kneel in person to greet him, let alone the shops in half the city would be closed, this is a treatment that the prince does not have, and then go up, this is a treatment that the emperor does not have to welcome, what qualifications does she Qiao Yue have to bear this qiē.
If such a thing reaches Liu Wude's ears, then she Qiao Yue will be the next Liu Wencheng, because she has already made him feel threatened.
Don't even think about it, the road has been so long, from Willow Leaf City to Snow River City, Liu Wude must have known about this matter.
Thinking of this, Qiao Yue suddenly felt like she was on pins and needles, she never thought that when she would be involved in such a big conspiracy, such a big stroke, which made Qiao Yue a little scared, the most critical problem is that in this conspiracy, as long as Qiao Yue walked into the capital, then his purpose has been reached, whether Liu Wude kills her or not, he has successfully made Liu Wude feel the threat of Feng Chun.
Of course, there is another thing that can be punished, Qiao Yue knows that Liu Wencheng's corpse set off from Ningzhou to the capital, according to the people in the city, just the day before Qiao Yue, Qiao Yue and Liu Wencheng entered the capital one after another, one is that only the officials of the Manchu Dynasty went out of the palace to greet them, and the other let the people of the city go out of the city to greet them, under the huge contrast, the royal family is lost in front of the people of the whole world!
Qiao Yue feels terrible when she thinks about it!
This person, this game! It is really impeccable, which makes Qiao Yue admire it in her heart, the same technique, from the hands of this person, the effect is completely different.
"Dumb uncle, please go out and take a look, I always feel that someone is following us, no matter how we change our route, as soon as we reach a city, the people in the city will always know when we will come a day in advance, I don't like this..."
Qiao Yue said, took the chopsticks that had fallen on the table in her hand again, and tried her best to be calmer, after all, there must be countless pairs of eyes looking at her secretly at this time.
Liu Xing was still engrossed in nibbling on a braised chicken leg, only occasionally smiling and glancing at Qiao Yue before she ate it again, she didn't have the slightest awareness of the danger of having a knife on her neck.
The wind was blowing, and the windows and doors were slightly shaking, and the wind blowing in through the cracks in the windows and doors was a little cool, even though it was the height of summer near June, and the wind was still very cold.
Geng Nursing Home is still on the carriage downstairs, this way, he is always very stubborn to guard the carriage, he always says that he is not a qualified nursing home, but he must be a competent coachman.
Qiao Yue didn't object to his stubbornness, people, always have a certain amount of persistence to do a thing well, even if it's in a car.
Pushing open the window door, the street downstairs was crowded, the hawkers were still shouting loudly, and the juggling stalls not far away must have performed brilliantly, because the gongs and drums had not yet sounded, and the surrounding officials had already applauded their hands enthusiastically.
Looking back, the sky was very blue, so blue that you couldn't see the shadow of the wind, and there were no fallen leaves in June, or very few leaves, so it was always difficult to find a trace when the wind passed.
At the end of the field of vision is a big mountain, really a very large mountain, and in the early spring there is always a river of snow, hence the name of Snow River City.
It was difficult to find a scenery that was in the same mood as at the moment, so Qiao Yue didn't come back to her senses until Liu Xing was already full and pulled the corners of her skirt with a full burp.
Qiao Yue smiled and touched Liu Xing's face, lowered her body, and wanted to hold Liu Xing in her arms, probably because she ate too much, Qiao Yue didn't pick it up at all, she smiled: "My sister has grown up, and my sister can't hold it anymore." ”
Liu Xing's face was slightly red: "Sister is saying that Xing'er has grown into a big fat man?" Eat less apricots in the future..."
Qiao Yue shook her head: "It's a good thing to be able to eat, I like to see my sister grow fat, fat, definitely more beautiful than now." ”
Liu Xing's face is very thin, even if Qiao Yue praises her for being beautiful, she will blush, she rubs her head in Qiao Yue's arms, sticks her head out of the window like her, shakes her head and looks at it for a long time, looks back at Qiao Yue, and says with a puzzled face: "What is my sister looking at, I am fascinated by it, tell sù Xing'er, Xing'er also want to see it!" ”
Qiao Yue pointed to the mountain in the distance: "Sister is thinking, isn't it beautiful on the big snow mountain opposite in winter..."
Liu Xing looked in the direction of Qiao Yue's finger and said, "The place where there is snow is very beautiful, and Xing'er accompanies my sister to see it when it snows!" ”
She said it seriously, or she listened carefully to everything Qiao Yue said to her.
Jiang Hong hasn't come back yet, it stands to reason that a master like him, this kind of small thing should be figured out soon, but the time for a meal has passed, which makes Qiao Yue a little worried about him.
A person who can lay out such a huge and nuanced overall situation must have a lot of strength and background, even a master like Jiang Hong must be in his calculations.
Suddenly, Qiao Yue began to worry about Feng Chun, who had never met before, of course, it was definitely not because everyone said that he was her father, but because Feng Chun was a respectable person, just because he went overseas to bring back new food, which was very respectable.
Of course, there are more reasons, he obviously has 100,000 male soldiers, but he stays quietly at the foot of Ciyun Mountain, the turmoil in the capital, there has never been a figure of him, at this point, it can be seen that his heart is really quiet, this is definitely not the state of mind that ordinary people can have.
Of course, Qiao Yue also knew some things, since he knew so many things in the black stone, that is, as long as he wanted, he could have more money than the palace, but this Feng Chun kept the temptation of power and money, which showed that his heart was really calm! (To be continued......)