Princess Gaoyang came out, and when she looked at the situation, she knew that she was in a hurry, and she didn't even bring a maid, and she rode the same horse with Su Lianqing. Qin Mubai stepped forward to pick her up and dismount, Princess Gaoyang didn't care about the large number of people present, and before she could stand firmly, she threw herself into Qin Mubai's arms and hugged her tightly, whimpering uncontrollably.

Qin Mubai hugged her and comforted her for a while, and finally made her stop crying, and said with a smile: "Silly, what are you crying for?" Didn't I tell you I was going to be fine? Look, now that everything is settled, I'm back safe and sound. ”

"Well......" Princess Gao Yang snorted with red eyes and gently wiped her tears, still worried. The words of the great god Li Chunfeng still echoed in her ears, saying that even if Qin Mubai escaped from prison for a while, he would inevitably suffer from the disaster of blood and light after all. Unless there is a dearest and beloved, pure, true, affectionate and holy person, to prevent and resolve disasters for him.

The implication is to die for him!

In Gao Yang's world, Qin Mubai is almost everything to her. Of course, she was willing to die for Qin Mubai, and she did not hesitate; But the greater pain was being separated from him.

What to do?

What to do?!

……

"Ling'er, are you stupid? So absent-minded? Qin Mubai smiled comfortingly, "Shouldn't you be happy?" Now come home with me, although the wedding did not go smoothly, but we have passed the matchmaking and you are already my wife. Now, it's time for you to come home with me and see my mother and brother. ”

"Well, okay, let's go......" Princess Gaoyang responded in a trance, glanced left and right, and said with a wink, "I know this Su Lianqing, and I've seen it in Xiangzhou." Who are these two? ”

"The helper I hired. Strong in martial arts, they are twin sisters, and their surname is Tangtai. My sister's name is Dandan, and my sister's name is Shuangshuang. Qin Mubai introduced her and said, "Look at you, you don't even bring the guards and maids when you go out, you are alone." Let her sisters follow you to protect you for the time being! ”

"I don't. With you, what am I afraid of? Princess Gao Yang smiled slightly, although she refused, but the smile showed that she had accepted.

"So let's do it first. Dandan, Shuangshuang, during this time, you are temporarily responsible for protecting the princess, and you will not leave an inch. Qin Mubai commanded.

"Yes." The sisters happily agreed to their promise, and they were quite happy.

Su Lianqing was very embarrassed on the side, and she pouted: "General Qin, I have already done what I ordered." Now I'll go back to Qinxian Pavilion and ask the Wu shopkeeper when he will have a caravan or a companion to go to Xiangyang, and I'll follow along the way. ”

Qin Mubai was puzzled: "Why are you in a hurry to go back to Xiangyang?" You're not...... Should you stay in Chang'an and enjoy the reward? Besides, the reward I promised you has not yet been reconciled. ”

"Forget it! Forget it......" Su Lianqing smiled a little lonely and helpless for the first time, shook her head and sighed, "What gold, silver, fields, and land, I'm really not rare." Earlier, I was really looking forward to marrying a big family or a dignitary. After a lot of trouble recently, I found that I really didn't have this life. I can't stand the restraints, and I can't get used to the style and habits of you officialdom. Even if I am asked to be a lady of a few grades or marry a dignitary, I will run away like crazy in a few days. I still follow the Wu Dongjia habit, the market and rivers and lakes go north and south, free and easy. As for the reward you promised me...... You don't blame me, don't go to Wu Dong's house to sue me, and we'll settle it. ”

"Okay." Qin Mubai didn't say much, nodded and smiled gratefully, "Actually, I didn't blame you. The reason why I broke the matter is to tell you that mixing in officialdom is more thrilling than mixing in the rivers and lakes. It's not that you can keep the peace by climbing up to a big master. Your personality is really not suitable for mixing in this circle. Even if you are given peace and wealth, you will not enjoy it for long. Don't worry, the things I promised you will always count. When did you change your mind and come back to me. I still keep my promise. ”

"Thank you then." Su Lianqing cupped her fists and saluted, said goodbye to Qin Mubai, Princess Gaoyang, and the Lantai sisters one by one, turned around and strode away.

Princess Gao Yang said softly: "Although this Su Lianqing is sometimes crazy and out of tune, she is quite capable and cute when she is serious, and she is also very righteous. She didn't blindly pursue what she longed for but was not suitable, and she was able to give up decisively when she had it at her fingertips, which was actually a kind of wisdom. There are not many people who can do this. ”

"My family Ling'er is becoming more and more sensible." Qin Mubai smiled and said, "If you are willing to give up this word, you must give it up before you can get it." Sometimes the pain of life lies in the blind, paranoid, and fanatical pursuit of things that never belong to you, and all the way to the dark. ”

Qin Mubai's unintentional words made Princess Gaoyang's heart chill for a while. She secretly thought that blind, paranoid, fanatical pursuit of things would never belong to her...... My longing to be with Mu Bai and grow old together for a lifetime is not an extravagant hope and impossibility? From the beginning when we were not together, to the current wedding, there has always been turmoil and more and more murderous and earth-shattering...... Gosh, why is this happening?

"Don't be in a daze, Ling'er. Why are you in a trance than me, let's go, come home with me. Qin Mubai patted her shoulder and comforted her softly, and asked the guards to arrange a carriage, so that the Tantai sisters could serve and protect with the carriage for a mile and a mile, and then rode a horse by themselves and went out of the palace to the Xuanwu Gate of Daming Palace.

Out of the Imperial City, Qin Mubai felt as if he had broken free from a cage, and his body and mind were light.

In the past few days, intrigue and crisis have enveloped the entire imperial city. By now, the dust has finally settled. But the matter is definitely not over yet, when liquidating the prince's party, I don't know how many people will fall, including Fang Xuanling, who is now seriously ill and bedridden.

Fang Xuanling, as one of the important ministers of the emperor of the left and right of the dynasty, has always been a staunch princeling. Now that the crown prince has fallen, he, the Zaifu, must be embarrassed, and he can't immediately show his loyalty to Li Zhixian, who has recently appeared on the scene. First, this will be despised and distrusted, and second, this is indeed not Fang Xuanling's personality.

In this way, it is destined that he will not be excluded and hostile by Li Zhi (or the eldest grandson Wuji) group. Because Fang Xuanling is the biggest and most powerful supporter of the prince, if he does not fall, it symbolizes that the prince still has a chance to make a comeback.

Party strife and political struggle have never been merciful and tolerant. The opposition of political positions means a contest between life and death. The prince fell, and the little shrimp in the same camp as him could change the court at will; But a big family like Fang Xuanling is absolutely impossible.

Or, the emperor came forward to protect Fang Xuanling with all his might, but he could barely save him from death, but from then on, he could only be a "singles party", alone in the court, no one approached, and no one cared; Or, he will be completely sunk in such a political torrent.

……

Thinking of this, Qin Mubai sighed secretly. In all fairness, Fang Xuanling is indeed a good person, a good official, and a good prime minister. For the great achievements of Zhenguan Datang, Fang Xuanling's contribution cannot go down in history. But now, he is almost at the end of his rope. On the future stage of the Tang Dynasty, unless a miracle occurs to make Li Chengqian resurrect and return to stubbornness, Fang Xuanling will never have the possibility of shining again. What's worse, he is likely to disappear from the stage of Datang.

"Mu Bai!" Princess Gaoyang's cry interrupted Qin Mubai's thoughts.

Qin Mubai walked to the side of the car and asked, "What's the matter?" ”

"If you are not busy in the past few days, come with me to accompany your mother and concubine, and go to Famen Temple to incense my brother!" Princess Gao Yang said.

Qin Mubai blinked in confusion: "It's good." But why did you suddenly think of it at this time? ”

"It's nothing, it's just that there have been too many things lately, and the mood is too depressing. I want to go out for a walk. And my mother misses my brother very much, so I want to go and see it. With you as my company, I can rest assured! Princess Gao Yang said.

"Oh, well! You'll have to bring the guards with you, and it's not been safe lately. Qin Mubai didn't think much about it and responded.

"Okay, listen to you." Princess Gaoyang retracted into the car, but she took a long breath, and said secretly: Li Chunfeng said that he had to have someone close and loved to prevent disasters and die for him to solve the problem, even if I was willing to do this, wouldn't Mu Bai be even more sad? If it weren't me, it was any one of his dearest and loved ones who died, how would he bear it? All of them are Famen Temple's monks Ruyun and the relics of Shakyamuni Buddha, I want to ask the monks there to do things for Mu Bai to resolve this calamity. Isn't there a saying that the road is one foot high, and the magic is one foot high? The great god Li Chunfeng is a Taoist, and the things that can't be solved by Buddhism may be okay? Because the Dharma is boundless, and with my brother's living golden body there to help, it must be no problem, hehe!

The Tantai sisters watched Princess Gaoyang muttering alone, their eyes shining for a while, nervous for a while, smiling for a while, they couldn't figure it out, so they weren't confused.

Walking all the way through Chang'an Street, you can also feel the hesitation and horror written on the faces of the people. The imperial court shook the imperial city and the soldiers were in turmoil, and the most nervous and fearful people were actually the people. The emperor is the Son of Heaven, the court is the sky, and the people are watching the sky and eating. If God gives them too much peace and stability, the people will be nourished and happy; If God sends a disaster or turmoil, the people will be miserable.

Not far in front of the newly renovated Horse Mansion, you can already see the big red cloth covered on the plaque of the mansion. It's a pity that the wedding didn't go smoothly, otherwise the red cloth would have been taken down by Qin Mubai, the head of the family, and then this family would have been declared to exist from now on.

The door of the mansion was ajar, and there were two miscellaneous servants from the imperial court cleaning, and there were also officials of the old Qin family who were pointing fingers on the side, quite impatient. The housekeeper inadvertently turned his head to look, and saw Qin Mubai, who was riding a tall horse, escorting a car slowly walking, and immediately rubbed his eyes in surprise, and jumped up with a lap on his thigh after seeing it clearly: "Major General!" Hahaha, it's the Major General who is back! and Her Royal Highness the Princess's car, all back! Great, great! I'm going to hurry back and inform the old lady! ”

The housekeeper was so excited that he forgot the etiquette and didn't come forward to see Qin Mubai, so he ran to the old Qin family's mansion.

Qin Mubai couldn't help but smile dumbly, and his mood was slightly lighter. So he ordered the handlebar type, go directly to Lao Qin's house, and visit his mother first.

The Father and Son's Mansion is not far away, a hundred steps ahead. After walking about thirty or fifty steps, a person on the side of the road wore a long gray beard and stroked his beard and smiled, and bowed his hand to Qin Mubai: "I am here to congratulate General Qin." ”

"Li Taishi?" Qin Mubai was a little surprised, it was actually Li Chunfeng!

Princess Gaoyang was extremely nervous when she heard Li Chunfeng's voice, and hurriedly poked her head out of the car and shouted, "Li Taishi, why are you here?" Do you have something to do with the colt? ”

"Back to the public, the humble post just happened to pass by here and met the princess and the carriage, so to say hello, there is nothing else." Li Chunfeng replied with his hand and said casually, he also deliberately gave Princess Gaoyang a look, signaling her to rest assured that he would not talk nonsense.

"Oh......" Princess Gao Yang was relieved and went back to the car.

"You go back first, and I'll come later." Qin Mubai got off the horse, handed over the horse to the handlebar, walked to the side of the road and stood with Li Chunfeng, saluting each other.

"Since it was a coincidence, why don't Taishi move your steps a little and go to the humble house to sit and drink tea?" Qin Mubai sent out an invitation. This Li Chunfeng is a wonderful person, and Qin Mubai is quite interested in him.

Li Chunfeng twisted his beard and smiled slightly, neither agreed nor refused, and watched Princess Gaoyang's car drive away before he said: "The general should have been a big white when he got out of this catastrophe, but ......"

"But what?" Qin Mubai said very vigilantly.

Li Chunfeng frowned slightly and stared at Qin Mubai's face, raised his eyelids slightly to look at the sky for a while, and said leisurely: "The secret of heaven must not be revealed...... It's a pity, it's a pity! ”

"What pity? Can you make peace talk clear? Qin Mubai couldn't help but be a little annoyed, a god stick is a god stick, and always talking half of it makes people feel uneasy and unhappy.

Li Chunfeng stared at Qin Mubai, sighed helplessly, and said, "If you lose the east, you will reap the mulberry elm; Harvest the mulberry elm, lose the east corner. There is no perfection in the world. General, you are destined to lose a lot of money, and you can't remedy it with manpower. ”

"Why is this happening?" Qin Mubai also understood the truth that everything cannot be perfect, but he was always unwilling in his heart and asked.

Li Chunfeng said: "Your life is too harsh, in other words, your life is too hard. Even if you don't die in the face of great calamity, you can even turn back the days. However, such a hard life and such good fortune will more or less offend your loved ones and affect their happy life. There's no way around it. Actually, your father should have died a few years ago, and this is Senior Brother Yuan's fate. But he miraculously lived for several more years, and it must have a lot to do with your life. Maybe it was fighting poison with poison, but it extended the life of the Duke of Yiguo. Providence is unpredictable, and it is beyond human power to know. General, you are popular everywhere in everything, and you are very difficult to compare. However, God is fair, and there will always be something wrong with the general. ”

Qin Mubai was angry and funny, and said hatefully: "Just because my luck is a little better, God doesn't like it, so you have to toss me a few times?" ”

"Hehe, if the general wants to say so, it's okay." Li Chunfeng smiled a little regretfully, "General, I don't dare to divulge too many heavenly secrets, so I only advise the general." Life is a life, grass and trees are bright. Advance and retreat, gain and loss, only in a thought. Eat and drink water, bend the humerus and pillow, and enjoy it. (Uttered in the Analects). ”

"Are you persuading me to know the stakes and retreat at the right time?" Qin Mubai smiled and said, "Why don't you say the second half of the sentence?" Unrighteous wealth and nobility are like floating clouds to me. ”

"The general is a loyal and righteous man, so why bother?" Li Chunfeng smiled indifferently, "Moreover, the general is a man of great wisdom, so he didn't need to be humble to preach here. It's just that sometimes, when people are in the game, they don't know the strangeness, the danger of the game, and the subtlety of the game. ”

"Floating clouds, everything in the world is just floating clouds, haha!" Qin Mubai laughed heartily, "Li Taishi, this kind of truth is actually understood by everyone. But often, people do things that they can't help themselves. Confucius's words may be true, but I don't really want to hear them. That kind of middle-of-the-road argument is not for people like me. Maybe one day when I'm old, tired, and tired, I will go to live that kind of life where 'fun is there'. Now I'm young, so I'm frivolous. What's more, I also have a lot of missions, responsibilities and responsibilities, and a lot of things that must be done. If I don't do these things, even if I can live a peaceful and prosperous life, I will definitely be shocked for the rest of my life. Danqing doesn't know the end of the old man, and the wealth is like a floating cloud to me, such a realm is a little far away from me! ”

"Why should you be frivolous when you are young? The general said it well. Li Chunfeng sighed lightly, nodded approvingly, and arched his hand, "Humble words, the general doesn't have to take it to heart." ”

"Li Taishi's kindness is also understood." Qin Mubai bowed his hand and said with a smile, "No one can be at the apex for a lifetime, maybe one day I will return to the original point and enjoy a peaceful and peaceful life." When the time comes, I will definitely remember Li Taishi's earnest teachings, which will benefit me for the rest of my life. ”

"Humble duty is understood." Li Chunfeng said with a smile, "A good man like a general who has to repay and take care of his responsibilities, and the life of 'enjoying it' can only be used as the end, not as the starting point and process." It is a great fault for a person like you to be reduced to mediocrity. ”

"Haha!" Qin Mubai laughed, "Li Taishi, you are too good at sycophancy!" ”

"Awards, awards." Li Chunfeng also smiled, "Don't disturb the reunion of the general's family, and leave your post." ”

At this time, the old Qin family was at home.

The housekeeper rushed back to the house, and reported the news that Qin Mubai had returned home with the princess, and the whole family was immediately boiling. Qin's mother, Liu's family, and Shuang'er's servant rings, the same size, rushed to the gate like a bee, and greeted Qin Mubai and the princess in surprise.

Previously, Shuang'er and You'er had nothing to do and were bored and panicked, so they simmered ginseng soup in the kitchen together. After hearing the news, Shuang'er hurriedly ran away, and You'er stayed behind to take care of Tanghuo.

Hearing a shout of joy coming from the courtyard of the front house, the demon was also secretly happy, and let out a long breath.

"The third brother and the princess are safe and sound, it's great. The third brother was imprisoned, and he must have been injured and had to make up for it. I'm going to make more soup for him. Well, today the whole family drank my own stewed ginseng chicken soup! ”

The more the demon thought about it, the happier he became, and he was about to tell his subordinates to slaughter another chicken, but those people went out to greet him. So she went to a nearby storehouse to get ginseng. When she returned, she heard a very soft noise in the kitchen, and she also smelled a strange smell.

Although the demon is blind, her nose and ears are different from ordinary people's sensitivity. She was immediately alert, and listened quietly for a moment, and found that there was nothing unusual, which was slightly relieved. When I went to take care of the ginseng soup, I found that the lid of the clay pot seemed to have been moved, and the lid that was originally tightly covered had opened a small opening, and there was a faint smell of medicine.

"Who has touched this crockpot?" The demon couldn't help muttering strangely, reached out and wiped it on the lid, her fingers were stained with a thin layer of powder, she put the powder on the tip of her nose and smelled it, and suddenly screamed in shock-

"Arsenic !!"