Chapter Sixty-Eight: Listening to the Wind on a Snowy Night
Canglan was not more than ten meters away from him, and it was really snatched away under Wei Xuan's nose.
It seems that he has no chance to hear anything again.
After Wei Xuan left, Canglan breathed a sigh of relief, and he was very fortunate in his heart, but he pondered the conversation between the two over and over again in his mind.
They want to drug Wei Tianyue, that is what they mean to frame the emperor?
"You go find a few people to keep an eye on Xiaoqing now."
"Won't you stay with me any longer?" Concubine Xiao asked.
"The stakes are high, and the success or failure of this matter is another move."
"Good!" Concubine Xiao gathered her clothes and said with a smile.
Canglan stepped up the speed of finding Xiaoqing again, this was difficult for her, now they have to send someone to keep an eye on Xiaoqing, she must find Xiaoqing before these people go to Xiaoqing, otherwise the rest of the matter will be even more difficult.
Canglan got up and flew away.
By the time she found the side room where Xiaoqing was, there were already a few palace guards standing vigil in front of Concubine Xiao's courtyard, even in the middle of the night, the guards still stood straight and upright, meticulously carrying out the task of strict guarding.
Canglan could only crawl along the side of the roof, crawling to the side of the window, she swore that she would never be in such an obscene "stealing chickens and touching dogs" in her life, obviously Xiaoqing was her maid, but she still had to take such a big risk, avoiding the sight of all the palace guards, and recognizing this maid.
She rolled down silently, and landed nimblely like a black cat from a high place, but did not alarm anyone.
She knocked on the window twice.
Xiaoqing finished packing her things and was about to go to bed early, so that she could get up early tomorrow and leave the palace, she was still thinking about the Chen family couple who saved their lives, and this time when they went home, they must bring some specialties from the capital back, so the sound of knocking on the window was automatically isolated by the voice of the heart.
Canglan felt that if he boldly entered the house and was discovered by Xiaoqing, he would definitely scare off half of Xiaoqing's soul. Even if she only flashed a figure in Xiaoqing's house, she would only let Xiaoqing scream like she saw a ghost when she did it in the middle of the night.
But every moment of time is lost, it is like a stab in the heart of Canglan, and the pain is unbearable.
Canglan still chose to quietly push the window in.
When Xiaoqing felt someone put their hand over her mouth, she instinctively opened her eyes, and was instantly startled by the late-night visit to Ximeiren.
She tried to break free, but she remembered that Concubine Xiao said that Xi Meiren was very powerful, and once single-handedly killed more than 100 of the emperor's guards outside the city gate.
Xiaoqing looked at Xi Meiren and couldn't help but be afraid, after all, not long ago, she was still in the prison, and she helped Concubine Xiao whip Xi Meiren two whips, this time Xi Meiren was probably here to seek revenge, and she was panicked in her heart, and her fear was uncontrollable in her trembling.
Canglan made a silent gesture to her, of course Xiaoqing didn't dare to speak, and then Canglan lowered his voice and said, "Xiaoqing! Don't be afraid! Look closely at me and see who I am. ”
However, Xiaoqing faced a person who was about to take his own life, and it was too late to hide, let alone raise his eyes to look at Canglan, Canglan knew that she was nervous, and held Xiaoqing's hand a little looser.
Xiaoqing's lips stumbled and said, "Don't... Don't, don't kill me! ”
"I'm not the one who wants to kill you! It's Concubine Xiao!! Canglan thinks that it is better to show Xiaoqing his birthmark directly to explain the problem.
"Y-What are you talking nonsense! You... How can you slander our young lady! She listened to Canglan slandering her young lady, and argued angrily. There is a tendency for the fish to die and the net is broken, but Canglan directly retreats his clothes under his shoulders.
Xiaoqing didn't know what Canglan was going to do, could it be that she was still on her verge of death... And be forced to look at the body of the tide beauty? Or show her the whip marks she used to make? She shuddered to the corner of the bed against the wall.
Until the moment when Canglan turned his back to Xiaoqing.
Enveloped Xiaoqing's body, the fear that suffocated her dissipated instantly, and the trembling in her body had not stopped, but it was not the previous trembling caused by fear, and her whole body was washed by a chill.
"Xiaoqing! Do you see it clearly now? Canglan was afraid that he would alarm Xiaoqing again, so he put on his clothes and whispered softly.
“… Small... Miss, Miss Coriander! That... Who is Concubine Xiao in the palace? Then the person she used to whip with her own hands was not a criminal, but...
No, no! What if Canglan was designing to frame her, did Canglan copy the same birthmark, or was this indeed the case? But she hasn't noticed whether Concubine Xiao has a birthmark on her body, and it is even more difficult to distinguish between true and false at the moment, and it is difficult to weigh and decide.
If Concubine Xiao is fake, then being by Concubine Xiao's side for so long makes people's scalps tingle just thinking about it.
Xiaoqing asked vigilantly: "Okay, if that's the case, then let me ask you, Miss, what is your favorite food?" ”
"Aunt Zheng's baked cakes on West Street," Canglan understood that Xiaoqing still had doubts in her heart. So he replied uninvitedly: "When I was a child, I would practice sword with my father every morning. When you were about 10 years old, I once injured you while practicing a sword, and accidentally scratched your right arm and arm. When I was eleven years old, the plum tree in the west courtyard bore a lot of fruit, and I was greedy, so I asked you to help me go up and pick the fruit, but my father saw it and scolded me fiercely, but you pleaded for me beside me. When you were 12 years old, you secretly learned to dance in a side room, and I happened to see it. The days when you accompanied me, I remember that when I first arrived at the palace to attend the birthday banquet of the eldest prince, I was poisoned, and I kept asking you not to tell my father, and you have been by my side for seven days and seven nights, and finally Ling Xiao sent the antidote, these memories are enough to prove my identity! ”
"Miss... Are you really a young lady!! But how did you become like this? Xiaoqing's eyes were blurred by tears in an instant, and the eyes of the little face were very red. She slowly moved out of bed, incredulous, but had to look at Canglan in disbelief - her own young lady. What did the young lady go through, her hands shook so much, she wanted to hold Canglan's arm, why did the young lady in front of her change her face, and how she was regarded as a heinous bad woman.
The justice at that time has turned into countless guiltes now.
Xiaoqing hugged her young lady in the air, and her hands suddenly hung in the air.
"She pretended to be my identity and has been trying to get rid of me, and I can only change my face in order to avenge my father, which is really helpless."
"Miss, I'm sorry! I... I still help her..."She shook her head and lowered her head deeply again, she felt that she was sorry for Madame Bai and General Bai, not only did she not protect Miss, but also hurt her.
"Now is not the time to say this, you come with me! Let's get out of here right now! Canglan took Xiaoqing's hand and prepared to go out.
"No! The slave will be a burden to you, Miss! If I leave, Concubine Xiao will definitely know that you did this, and she will definitely find someone to hunt you down again. It's okay if I'm dead, but you can't be okay, miss! If I really have three strengths and two weaknesses by then, there is a couple on the outskirts of the city whose surname is Chen, and one of them is called..."Xiaoqing didn't finish speaking, Canglan interrupted her, because she wanted to hear her girl's last words for herself at such a young age. What she wants is for Xiaoqing to live well. Over the years, although there are not many people who have been by her side all the time, Xiaoqing is one of them, and she has long regarded Xiaoqing as her family.
Xiaoqing belongs to the Bai family, she also belongs to the Bai family, none of them can be less, otherwise the Bai family will really be the only one left in the future.
"Xiaoqing, this time I want to rehabilitate King Yan and find the truth for my father, if you still think that you are a member of the Bai family, then follow me, don't talk nonsense! Miss, don't you listen to what you say! ”
Xiaoqing was choked by Canglan's words, and for a while, sadness touched all kinds of complex emotions, and her heart was chaotic.
Xiaoqing looked at Canglan and thought to herself, no matter what Miss becomes, she will always be by Miss's side. All kinds of emotions strengthened Xiaoqing's inner voice: "Listen to Miss!" So Xiaoqing nodded and said, "Okay!" Whatever the young lady says, it's what it is! Slaves follow Miss forever! ”
"You're not a slave, you're my family!"
Xiaoqing remembered that when she was a child, Canglan took herself out of the house secretly to buy Aunt Zheng's baked cakes on West Street, and always gave her one, saying that it was the reward for sealing her mouth. How could Xiaoqing not know the true feelings and sincerity of this.
At that moment, Xiaoqing felt that she and Miss were back to those carefree days in Baifu.
"Miss, how do we escape? The whole Imperial City is heavily guarded, unless we grow wings and fly out. Speaking of this, Xiaoqing began to hesitate again, she smashed her right fist into the palm of her left hand, and said resolutely: "No! Miss, I can't drag you down, you better go! “
Then Xiaoqing found that the young lady she grew up watching since she was a child took her to experience the pinnacle of human life, and her whole person was taken up by the young lady, and she jumped out of the window and flew directly to the roof.
However, this is the beginning, the wind in his ears is blowing, and the chill of the winter night is all melted by Xiaoqing's excited heart, Xiaoqing looks at his body flying in the air, and can't help but think of the famous folk myths and stories he has heard before - Chang'e running to the moon.
She looked at the young lady, her admiration turned into tears, she never imagined in her life that she could be carried by someone to fly so high, the entire imperial city was all included in her field of vision, the sky was full of snow, and it was beautiful.
"Miss! You, can you fly? ”
"That's right, I learned it recently!"
"Where did you learn, Miss?"
Well, this is naturally not to be said, so he pretended to be unfathomable and said: "The secret of heaven must not be revealed!" ”
"It must be the fairy in the sky who came to help you, since she asked you to keep it secret, then Xiaoqing won't ask, but miss, did they also help to change your face?"
Xiaoqing's simplicity and wishful thinking made Canglan feel a little headache, so he could only reply: "Hmm! It's all providence! ”
Xiaoqing nodded as if she didn't understand.
The word providence, with a subtle and complex rise and fall between heaven and earth, is extremely mysterious, Xiaoqing feels that she is a frog at the bottom of the well, even if the young lady answers her doubts, she may not be able to understand? It was rare for the brain to open his mind once, and he decided to quietly not trouble the young lady.
Xiaoqing was taken to Maruko's Inn, and now Maruko can appear immediately as long as Canglan needs it, while ordinary mortals can't see Maruko, and if Maruko wants, his incarnation can also be seen by mortals with the naked eye, except that he usually turns into an old man with a scarred face. In addition to facing the vicissitudes of life, he will turn into a child, and the fierceness in his eyes on weekdays is also curled up by the milk fat on his face and the tail on his buttocks.