Since entering Layue, the snow in Beijing has been one after another. The snow on the road was difficult, and many families who had planned to return to their hometowns to worship their ancestors canceled their trips.

The carriage of the county lord of Qingyang drove out of the Xiangfu slowly at this time. Someone on the road asked the reason, and the coachman said that the Yangcheng Medicine King Festival was approaching, and the county lord and His Royal Highness King Li were very warm, and they couldn't help but go.

When the news reached the palace, the emperor was so angry that he almost dropped the bowl: "At this time, he is going to Yangcheng again?" What does he do? Are you going to take Yangcheng under his own command? ”

King Ling Shuang of Jin hurriedly persuaded: "Father, the third brother has great kindness to the people of Yangcheng, and it is normal for the people to cherish him. The third brother is a measured person, and he will not do such a rebellious thing. ”

"Hmph, what is the big rebellion, has he done less?!" The Emperor slapped the table heavily, his anger only increasing.

Ling Yu, the seventh prince, said beside him: "The third brother was not like this before, father, he must have been bewitched by that demon girl!" Now Miss Ruan Er is selling paintings on the street to raise money for the Northwest Army, so the county lord of Qingyang has the face to go to Yangcheng for the Medicine King Festival! How old is she to be the self-proclaimed 'King of Medicine'? The third brother is mixed with her, and sooner or later she will be ruined! ”

The emperor snorted coldly and laughed mockingly: "Who brings whom?" In the current situation, who can't wait to buy people's hearts and want to call themselves gods? ”

"Third brother is not like that......" Ling Yu said hurriedly.

The emperor snorted coldly and asked, "You just said that Ruan Biyun was raising money for the Northwest Army on the streets?" The result? ”

Ling Yu hurriedly said: "The rich and noble people are unwilling to go, but there are many civilians who voluntarily donate money, and they are almost surrounded by water. It can be seen that the third brother is deeply loved by the people! So father, don't you scold the third brother, okay? He was all taken by that Qingyang County Lord! ”

The emperor nodded, his face gloomy: "Deeply loved by the people? He's got a set. I originally thought that the people who regarded the Northwest Army as gods were the people of the Northland, but I didn't expect that the same would be true in Shangjing. ”

Ling Shuang hurriedly said: "Heroes are admired all over the world, regardless of north and south. ”

This is a good word, but the emperor didn't have a good face, his fingers unconsciously tapped on the corner of the table, and he asked for a long time: "The county lord of Qingyang really doesn't plan to sell paintings to raise money?" ”

Ling Yu immediately answered: "She didn't!" Miss Ruan Er has been freezing outside for several days, and the county lord of Qingyang is like no one, he will only visit the garden to enjoy the snow all day long, and now he has simply abducted the third brother! ”

The emperor snapped his fingers.

That girl was abducted. Turned to Yangcheng.

But the two of them went to Yangcheng, really just to participate in the Medicine King Festival and listen to the cheers and praises of the people?

If it was just for this, how could Ling Han be willing to leave such a big thing as the snow disaster in the northwest and accompany her little girl out to hang out?

You know, just yesterday, he was still arguing endlessly with several old ministers in the household department over the disaster relief grain payment!

"Order," the emperor said in a deep voice, "Dispatch forty Jin Wuwei to escort the Qingyang County Lord all the way to Yangcheng, there must be no mistake!" ”

Jin Wuwei received the order and immediately left the city as a whole team and chased after Ruan Qingzhi's carriage.

In the city, Miss Ruan Er also splashed ink at the door of Moxiangju to raise money for the soldiers of the Northwest Army. In the Chunlai Theater not far away, there is a troupe called "Chunyue Class" that became popular overnight with a new play "Furong Robbery", and became famous in Beijing.

At the door of Jumo Zhai, Luan Yutang looked at the direction where Ruan Biyun was from afar, and his face was full of anger: "Just let her paint it?" She has earned a good reputation, does my sister deserve to be dragged out by her for comparison and reviled by thousands of people? ”

Old Madam Luan sat in the hall, unhurried: "Your sister herself is not afraid, what are you afraid of?" ”

Luan Yutang said angrily: "I can't see it!" Their Ruan family will only use these shady tricks to bully people, I want to simply take my sister out of the Ruan family and don't recognize their relatives! ”

"It's useless," Mrs. Luan shook her head, "Your sister said a while ago that she had turned her face and not been a sister, but in the eyes of outsiders, no matter how much she turned her face and quarreled, sisters are still sisters." Your sister is not you, her surname Ruan has been around for fourteen or fifteen years, and she can't change it. ”

The more Luan Yutang listened, the more angry he became, and he couldn't wait to rush out immediately and smash Ruan Biyun's calligraphy and painting stall.

Shopkeeper Song stopped him with a smile, and his already small eyes narrowed into a line: "Little young master, don't worry, the people of Shangjing will not scold our county lord, it's useless to scold!" You listen to so many people over there saying that Miss Ruan Er is good, maybe how many of them were hired by her own money! ”

Luan Yutang scolded "despicable" again, and sat down angrily: "Anyway, she is ruining her sister's reputation by pretending to be there!" You can bear it, but I can't bear it! ”

Shopkeeper Song smiled and shook his head: "No." Little master, think about it, why has the topic of the people been inseparable from our county lord? That's because Miss Ruan Er's painting is not worth mentioning compared to the county lord's! The people want to see the county lord paint, so they will talk endlessly! Let me tell you this, if we are the county lord who is painting on the street here today, the whole city will flock to the city of calligraphy and painting, senior citizens, scholars, scholars and even court officials! Miss Ruan Er's mind has no merit, so she can only attract ignorant people, where is she worthy of making you angry! ”

Luan Yutang was stunned when he heard it: "Is the gap really that big?" ”

Shopkeeper Song turned around and pointed to a painting by the old monster in the store, and said to him: "This painting, someone has already bid for 100,000 taels, it's not that it can't be sold, it's that we don't want to sell it." ”

Luan Yutang was stunned, and asked again after a long time: "There will be people talking about this, right?" After all, there are frozen bones on the road now......"

Shopkeeper Song smiled silently.

Old Madam Luan turned the Buddha beads and said with a smile: "The best way to solve the suffering of the people is not to accompany them to suffer from cold and starvation. With a wave of his hand, he can save thousands of people, and he can wear silk to live in the mansion without being damaged at all, that is the real ability, and it is also a true good deed. Your sister's pattern, ten Ruan Biyun can't catch up. ”

Luan Yutang was confused when he heard it, and he couldn't tell whether it was good or bad for a while. But he understood the meaning of the Luan family: what the county lord of Qingyang did was right, and the county lord of Qingyang did not take things to heart, and others should not mix them blindly, so as not to cause bad things.

This sister is really worry-free.

Listening to the sound of silk and bamboo in the distant opera garden, Luan Yutang had mixed feelings in his heart.

At this moment, no one knew that on the official road not far from Shangjing, the county lord of Qingyang, who carried both infamy and fame on his shoulders, was experiencing a thrilling pursuit.

Forty or fifty well-trained men in black rode their horses and whips with long knives and chased after a simple carriage.

Naturally, there were guards outside the carriage, and seven or eight guards in strong suits were tall and tall, and at a glance, they knew that they were battle-hardened and murderous.

If someone stands outside the bureau and overlooks at it at this moment, they will inevitably sigh with regret: horses are good horses, and people are also good men, but it's a pity...... Outnumbered.

The snow was all over the ground, limiting the speed of the galloping horses and, of course, the carriages. If it weren't for the fact that he was running for his life at the moment, the carriage that was running crookedly and the horse that was slipping more and more would be enough for Ruan Qingzhi to laugh for a while.

At this time, the two girls were already frightened. Ruan Qingzhi was quite calm, grabbing the crossbar in the car with one hand, pulling Ye Han's sleeve with the other, and looking at the pursuers behind him through the shaking curtain.

Ye Han said in a deep voice: "They will catch up." ”

"But I hope to be far away," Ruan Qingzhi said, "it's too close to Shangjing to be buried, and it will soon be discovered." ”

As he spoke, the pursuers came closer. With a sharp whistle, a sharp arrow flew straight at the car window and stabbed into the window.

Ruan Qingzhi pursed his lips and commented, "The shot missed." ”

"It's too windy," said Nightchill, "it's already pretty good." You have to be careful. ”

Ruan Qingzhi nodded, and the next moment he saw Ye Han hit the car door and jumped out, mounted a horse, and turned around with a few guards to meet the pursuers behind.

The clash of blades soon rang out.

The carriage continued to gallop forward, and soon escaped from the range of the bow and arrows. After a dozen arrows were pierced in the window, there were no more accidents, and the sound of horses' hooves gradually stabilized.

After that, the carriage slowed down.

Although Cheng Hu and Li San were guarding every inch, the coachman obviously did not intend to leave Ye Han and the rest of the soldiers. So the road stopped and stopped, always staying within a distance where you could see the people behind you, but not be affected by the battle.

The pursuers behind were unexpectedly strong, and in front of the officers and men of the Northwest Army, who claimed to be able to defeat one hundred enemies, they were not very inferior.

Ruan Qingzhi could still watch the battle situation behind him as if he was watching the excitement at first, but he gradually became nervous later, holding on to the car window and refusing to look away.

But the two sides in the battle gradually became entangled in one place, and no longer followed the carriage.

The driver had tried his best to slow down, but he still couldn't help but go farther and farther. Towards the end of the evening, the wind and snow also became heavier, and the vision was blocked, but the figure could not be seen clearly for a long time.

"Miss, why don't you ...... Shall we wait? Banyue asked worriedly.

Ruan Qingzhi shook his head: "Can't wait." Otherwise, if the other party wins, we won't have time to escape. ”

Hearing this, Banyue immediately became anxious: "But if the other party wins, isn't His Highness in danger?" Shall we just sit idly by? ”

"How?" Ruan Qingzhi asked rhetorically, "If he is in danger, can you put on the battle and rescue him single-handedly?" ”

Of course Banyue couldn't, but Ruan Qingzhi's indifferent attitude still angered her. The little girl looked out the window, her teeth chattering: "I just think that His Highness must want us to share the weal and woe with him." ”

"He won't." Ruan Qingzhi retorted, "Yehan must hope that I am safe and sound. In trouble or anything, he won't pull me up. ”

Banyue held her breath, but she didn't know what she was angry about. As the carriage went farther and farther, the snow gradually buried the ruts, and they seemed to be lost in the heavy snow.

"Hurry up," Ruan Qingzhi poked his head out to the coachman and instructed, "Go to the town ahead and stay overnight." Ye Han will find it after he solves the trouble. ”

When Banyue heard this, the coachman had already agreed loudly, shook the whip loudly, and drove the carriage into the snowy night.

Thrown far behind by the carriage, the fight gradually drew to an end.

At night, the wind and snow are tight.

……

In the palace with golden tiles and red walls, the rapid knock on the door awakened the king's sweet dream. The little eunuch's panicked face looked a little distorted in the candlelight.

"What's wrong?!" The emperor who was disturbed for no reason could not hide his anger.

"Your Majesty!" Xiao Anzi knelt on the ground with a puff, "King Qi's Mansion, someone broke in!" ”

The emperor's face immediately sank.

Legend has it that the Qi Wang's Mansion is a treasure, and it is very common for people to break in, about three times a month.

But it had been almost twenty years since he ascended the throne, and it was the first time that someone had come to wake him up for this incident.

"Got it?" He asked in a hoarse voice.

"No," Xiao Anzi's face turned pale like a ghost, "The other party didn't look for anything, and directly set a fire in King Qi's mansion." ”

Emperor Huo Ran got up and jumped out of bed: "Set fire? Isn't there always someone guarding against it? ”

Xiao Anzi cried: "There are people who are guarding against it, but for so many years, everyone who comes is looking for something, and no one has ever come to set fire...... And tonight the wind and snow are strong, the fire is in the wind, the snow is blowing in people's faces, and the guards can't be busy for a while, so they ...... Let the other party succeed. ”

The emperor subconsciously ran to the door and opened the curtain to look out, naturally he didn't see anything.

Xiao Anzi knelt on the ground and didn't dare to say much, and it took a long time to hear the emperor ask in a dumb voice: "It's all burned out?" ”

"Yes." Xiao Anzi kowtowed and said, "The other party is not one person, but many bandits are well-trained, and the two cross-courtyards of the Wujin courtyard of the Qi Wangfu are on fire at the same time, and the guards are in a hurry, and they haven't even saved a place, and they are burning little by little." Now...... I'm afraid that only broken tiles and bricks remain. ”

The emperor gritted his teeth and was speechless for a long time.

The light by the window exploded, which frightened Xiao Anzi and shivered suddenly, and then heard the emperor ask in a deep tone: "Have you been taken away by anyone?" ”

"No, no!" Xiao Anzi was busy and kowtowed, "The guards chased very closely, and the thieves fled for their lives after setting the fire, and it was impossible to take anything away......"

"Humph!" The Emperor coughed heavily, his face very unkind.

Xiao Anzi was shocked again, and he didn't dare to speak.

Also, at the moment, the Qi Wangfu has been burned down and there is no piece of tiles left, but there is still no news of "that thing", which is really not something to be thankful about.

Exiled, perhaps there will be a day of return; If it was burned in that fire, wouldn't it cut off all hope?

In this way, I am afraid that not only the government and the opposition will be shocked, but even the hearts of the people in the world will be chaotic!

Although no one has ever known what a "holy relic" is, a dynasty that has lost a holy relic is bound to be questioned. Once someone fanned the flames, it would inevitably be followed by turmoil in people's hearts and a swarm of thieves.

The emperor turned around the hall a few times with his shoes on, and said with his sleeves brushed: "Check, be sure to investigate thoroughly!" Especially the staff cronies in those boys' mansions! ”

Xiao Anzi agreed one by one, and the emperor sat down by the window heavily, and said coldly: "I haven't died yet, they can't wait one by one!" None of them are peaceful, I don't even know if I look at them! ”

The legendary treasure of the Qi Wangfu has been speculated and awaited by the people for hundreds of years, so the emperor has reason to suspect that everything related to the Qi Wangfu was done after the ambition of a certain prince was inflated.

In the world, for the phoenix children and dragon grandsons who have grown up in power since childhood, what an attractive piece of fat it is!

"Don't relax over there in Yangcheng," the emperor thought for a moment and added, "Although he is away from Shangjing now, that thief is thoughtful, and no one knows if he will attack the west." ”

Speaking of this, he was shocked in his heart, and raised his voice: "Focus on the Golden Chestnut Garden and the Prime Minister's Mansion!" The thief ......"

That thief, Li Wang Linghan.

He suddenly wanted to leave Beijing for some reason, and in a blink of an eye, something like this happened to Beijing - how could it be so coincidental?!

The more the emperor thought about it, the more shocked he became, and he hurriedly opened the door and called the guards: "Contact Jin Wuwei Li Ze immediately!" Be sure to ask whether King Li and the county lord of Qingyang have arrived in Yangcheng and whether there is an accident on the way! ”

The guards outside the door received the order, and the night in the palace was still deep, and the wind and snow were howling all over the sky.

That night, there was no reply.

……

Located between Yangcheng and Shangjing, there is only one inn in Liuxian Town. On this night, a distinguished guest chartered all the rooms on the second floor, saying that he was waiting for someone to come.

The shopkeeper couldn't wait to go to bed early, but when he got up the next morning to serve, he found that most of the guests who came in at night were wearing colors.

The young man led by him was particularly seriously injured, his left arm was wrapped like a steamed bun, and even his neck was wrapped with gauze. The men watched his pale face from afar, fearing that his pretty head would fall off his neck.

With such a big snowstorm, he came to stay overnight with injuries, could it be a bandit?

But looking at the bright and delicate ladies around him, there is really no way to connect with the "bandits".

The man had no choice but to tremble and come forward to serve, but he heard a little maid running over and calling the man "Your Highness".

Your Highness?!

The shopkeeper and the guys were stunned.

The delicate little girl ran out of the kitchen with the porridge she had cooked, and smiled: "You're done with the cold night!" The porridge is really cooked! ”

"Can I skip it?" His Highness cautiously applied with a grimace.

The little girl smiled brighter: "No! It was you who said that you must drink the porridge I boiled, so even if I boil it into arsenic, you have to drink it for me! ”

The shopkeeper carefully hid beside the steps. When the little girl passed by, he boldly stepped forward and asked, "May I ask the guest officer, which is His Highness?" ”

"Of course it's His Royal Highness King Li!" The little girl replied quickly, "How can others be as good-looking as him?" ”

The shopkeeper was stunned for a moment, and suddenly had a flash of inspiration: "Then you, could it be...... Qingyang County Lord?! ”

The little girl raised her eyebrows and glanced at him, looking like a fool: "Of course! Who else could it be if it wasn't me? How dare other little girls follow him? Don't want to live anymore? ”

The shopkeeper didn't dare to ask why other little girls didn't want to live when they followed King Li. He only knew that there was a distinguished customer in his shop, and he was busy beckoning the guys to take the best meat dishes to prepare the meal, and then turned his head and called for someone to hurry up and carry the pot to make wine, boil water, and make tea.

After some hectic confusion, the shopkeeper finally settled down, and asked tentatively: "Your Highness, why is he so seriously injured?" ”

"Don't ask!" The little girl waved her hand, "Asking is to meet a bandit!" ”

Obviously, he didn't intend to make the other party believe it. The soldiers of the Northwest Army are brave and invincible, how can they be so embarrassed by the bandits?

Not a bandit, who is it?

The shopkeeper subconsciously looked back in the direction of Shangjing, and suddenly felt a sudden shock in his heart.

At this time, the little girl had already run upstairs with her skirt, and the two shop guys quietly came over: "Shopkeeper, those two are really His Royal Highness King Li and Lord Qingyang?" ”

The shopkeeper immediately lowered his face and lowered his voice: "The nobles in the capital are also something you can discuss?" Go, go, work! ”

The shop guys didn't dare to ask more and had to disperse, but the news that King Li and the county lord of Qingyang were staying in the inn of Liuxian Town spread quickly, and this caused all kinds of speculation.

Who in the world can hurt King Li Linghan and his Northwest Army? Those people were clearly wounded with sharp weapons, and it was clear that the other party was also well-trained. Also, what is the meaning of the Qingyang county lord's sentence "don't ask"?

All kinds of speculation and all kinds of discussions spread quickly from this small inn, to the town, to Yangcheng, and back to Shangjing.

At this time, the county lord of Qingyang, who had sparked this discussion, knew nothing about it.

The atmosphere in the small room was a little tense. Ruan Qingzhi looked at the gauze on Ye Han's neck, lowered his voice and asked, "Where are you, are you really injured?" ”

Ye Han coughed, his face was slightly red: "The injury is not serious, and I can't die." ”

Ruan Qingzhi tentatively reached out and poked his neck, and then pinched his tightly wrapped arm, and then collapsed: "Really hurt so badly?" I thought you were a treasure wrapped in this gauze! ”

"Maybe you can see me as a baby?" Ye Han tentatively consulted with her.

Ruan Qingzhi snorted heavily: "How can there be such a useless baby as you in the world!" It took so much trouble just to get someone to cut you a few times? The neck is wrapped like that, is it another half an inch and you will die? ”

Ye Han knew that she was worried, so he had to honestly wait for her to lose her temper before explaining, "I didn't go treasure hunting. Now that there is such a big movement, everything is as I expected, and this little injury is actually worth it. ”

Ruan Qingzhi rolled his eyes at him: "It's not for treasure hunting, what are you going to do?" Who can't put that fire, why do you have to put it? Haven't you been there before? ”

"This time and that time," Ye Han said, "I had no foundation and no help before, so I had to try my luck over there. Now I don't need it. - Now that I have won the battle, I no longer need the so-called 'holy object' to win people's hearts, but I have to worry that someone will make trouble with it, so I still burn it to clean. ”

"I understand!" Ruan Qingzhi pursed his lips and commented: "You are a person with a bad stomach!" ”

Ye Han blinked, with a look of grievance: "Is it bad?" This king was obviously open-minded and righteous before, why is he suddenly having a bad stomach now? Is this because the inker is black? ”

"Who's black?" Ruan Qingzhi argued with him unconvinced, "I was still a pure and flawless goddess immortal with holy light before!" ”

Ye Han was speechless, looked up at the sky for a long time, and suddenly sighed: "Who is it that has made us so cunning with a pure heart?" It's the world! Alas, this sinful world! ”

Ruan Qingzhi was dumbfounded, straightened his neck and opened his mouth for a long time, and suddenly let out a scream: "Come on, come on!" His Royal Highness King Li is crazy! ”

Ban Yue and Cheng Hu rushed in almost at the same time, their faces turned white with nervousness.

Ye Han looked up at them with a serious expression, serious: "What's the matter?" ”

The two glanced at each other, looked at Ye Han, who was sitting upright, and then looked at Ruan Qingzhi, who had an exaggerated expression, and spoke at the same time very tacitly: "Miss, you ...... Okay? ”

Ruan Qingzhi felt very bad.

Obviously, Ye Han learned badly, but no one believed it. Everyone thought she had a problem.

What can I do?