312 Shrine Blessings
Jun Qinglan was taken aback, why did she suddenly mention this in a dignified manner? The case of the Qin family, has even heard of this princess who is raised in the boudoir?
"This is the ...... Don't mention it. Jun Qinglan really didn't want to mention this past.
"Do you know how much I envy you, Lord Jun." Yu Jin looked at Jun Qinglan, her eyes gradually blurred, as if full of yearning: "You are brave and strong, do what you want, never be swayed by other people's thoughts, you will always only be yourself." You don't know how much helplessness people have to face when they live in this world. ”
Jun Qinglan gradually frowned, and the more Yu Jin heard this, the more profound she felt.
"Princess, you ......"
"It's fine." Yu Jin lowered her eyes, avoided Jun Qinglan's inquiry, and pulled out a smile between her lips and teeth: "I just saw that Lord Jun felt envious, and I felt it for a while." ”
"You have become the most enviable of our women."
Jun Qinglan pursed her lips lightly, thinking about how to speak in her heart. She's actually not very good at comforting people or anything.
"Let's not talk about that." Jun Qinglan hadn't come up with a statement yet, and Yu Jin had already become cheerful again: "Isn't Lord Jun coming to teach me the etiquette of Northern Xia?" Let's get started. When you get on the road, you don't have such a casual time. ”
"Okay." Jun Qinglan raised her eyebrows.
Yu Jin is young, but she is just a child's heart like Jiang Ying, and she is sad for a while, and she forgets it in the blink of an eye. People don't care much about it, so why should she mind?
What Jun Qinglan didn't expect was that Yu Jin's court etiquette was very good, and throughout the whole process, he was full of interest in everything in Northern Xia. If she hadn't been wearing the service of Southern Xinjiang, no one would have been able to tell that she was a Southern Xinjiang person. For this woman, Jun Qinglan still admires it in her heart.
The reason why she has been desperately learning court etiquette is not for southern Xinjiang? Such a life is really admirable, but it is also sad.
According to the rules of southern Xinjiang, Princess Yujin must go to the Qilin Temple on the outskirts of the city to worship before leaving, and she can only leave after receiving the blessing of the gods.
During the days in the palace, Jun Qinglan was actually not very worried. First of all, the geographical location of Yu Jin's dormitory is special, coupled with the heavy guards around, it is basically impossible for anyone to be unfavorable to Yu Jin in the palace. However, going to the temple to worship is very worthy of attention.
Jun Qinglan communicated with Li Congyao and Dingguo Gong early in the morning, and the soldiers and horses of Northern Xia met with Southern Xinjiang for the first time, surrounding the entire Qilin Temple. When Jun Qinglan and Yujin arrived at the temple, what they saw was the human head on the third floor inside and the outer three floors.
The Qilin Temple was built on an open field halfway up the mountainside, with the temple as the central point, surrounded by stormy crowds.
The outermost part is the crossbowmen of southern Xinjiang. Southern Xinjiang is mountainous and forested, and the ancestors have lived by hunting for generations, and the use of bows and arrows has already reached the point of perfection. Outside, there were 500 archers, all of whom wound their sharp feathered arrows, and the bright arrows were aimed in all directions.
The second layer is the short knife hand. Everyone wears swords under their ribs, and even if you are lucky enough to get past the first line of defense, you will immediately be caught in a terrifying sword formation. This layer of defense line is composed of Southern Xinjiang and Northern Xia. Both sides have their own different characteristics in hand-to-hand combat, with Southern Xinjiang being fierce and brave, and Northern Xia being good at formation and flexibility.
Further inside, there is the tightest protective circle composed of the masters and dead soldiers in the Northern Xia Dingguo army.
As for Li Congyao and the secret guards of Duanwangfu, they only had Jun Qinglan's safety in their eyes, and naturally followed Jun Qinglan every step of the way. On the surface, the object of their protection is not Princess Yujin, but now for Jun Qinglan, Yujin's safety is more important than her own life. Therefore, ensuring Yujin's safety has also become their subtle task.
No matter where you look, not even a single bird can get close to the temple under this heavy siege.
Jun Qinglan was a little relieved, and walked into the temple side by side with Yu Jin, following them a foot behind them like frost and dew. In principle, bystanders were not allowed to approach the temple, but Li Congyao automatically ignored this rule.
No matter how righteous Rushuang was, he was still choked by his words.
"It's her who is close to this king."
The man's long and narrow phoenix eyes stared at Jun Qinglan for a moment. In the end, Yu Jin compromised, and Li Congyao became the only person who had nothing to do with entering the Qilin Temple.
Jun Qinglan quickly took a look at the temple. The layout and furnishings of the Qilin Temple are extremely simple and almost immediately recognizable. In the middle of the main hall is a golden statue of a unicorn beast that is several people high, and the offering table in front of the statue has already placed three animal sacrifices, as well as new incense candles and flowers. In front of the offering table, three prayer mats were placed, and there were no more objects beside them.
"The princess can begin, and the lowly office awaits you outside the palace gate. But you can tell you anything. ”
As she spoke, Jun Qinglan pulled Li Congyao out of the door. The door of the temple is facing the statue of the god, and there is nothing in the middle to cover it, so you can see the situation in the temple clearly when you raise your eyes. Jun Qinglan glanced at it a few times, and finally breathed a sigh of relief, and looked sideways around the temple.
The guards were waiting for the people, not to mention the people, even the original offerings in the temple were temporarily taken away from the temple two days ago. Since yesterday, the entry and exit of the Qilin Temple has been fully controlled by the Southern Xinjiang Praetorian Guard.
"The official document from the Guanzhou Mansion has arrived in Yanjing."
“…… Kindness? Jun Qinglan's heart was shocked, and she looked at Li Congyao.
"Xue Yi has begun to secretly unite with the old ministers of the DPRK and China, and write a letter to rehabilitate Lord Qin, this matter should be settled after we return to Beijing."
Jun Qinglan frowned slightly, why she and Li Congyao left Yanjing was like a thorn in her heart, and she never dared to forget it.
"Really...... Do you want to go back? ”
"This time is different from the past, the reason why he chose us to escort Princess Yujin into Beijing with Dingguo Gong is already showing weakness, not to mention ......" Li Congyao half-narrowed his eyes: "I'm actually, I'm not afraid of him." ”
Jun Qinglan didn't speak, still weighing the pros and cons of returning to Beijing in her heart.
While pondering, he suddenly heard a muffled sound of legend in the temple behind him. Then a woman exclaimed, like a sharp blade, cutting the sky at once.
It's Yujin!
"Not good!" Jun Qinglan's heart trembled, turned around and rushed into the temple.
They fell to the ground like frost and dew, and their eyes were closed and they fell into a coma. And Princess Yujin has already ...... No trace is missing.
"What about people?" Jun Qinglan was taken aback, which is not trivial.
Behind him, footsteps poured in, and a large group of people poured into the temple.
"What's going on?" Jiang Yufan was the fastest, and the voice in the crowd was as loud as a bell.
"Get out!" Jun Qinglan frowned and shouted.
Li Congyao waved his hand, and Tang Ying led the dark guards to rush into the temple. Shut everyone out.
"What does this mean, Lord Jun?" The national teacher's voice was slightly cold: "This seat seems to hear the princess's cry, because you want to keep us out?" ”
Jun Qinglan stood with her hands tied, her voice cold and firm: "In order to avoid artificially destroying the scene of the crime. ”
Ding Guogong frowned: "What do you mean by the scene of the crime?" ”
"Please ask the Duke and the Master of the State to immediately order to block the entrance and exit of the temple within a radius of five miles. No one is allowed to enter the temple at will. Li Congyao opened his mouth indifferently: "If there is any difficulty, this Wang He is willing to help." ”
The man's body was long and straight, but his breath was as condensed as ice, and the cold killing intention was not subtle. Ding Guogong pursed his lips suddenly, and even the national teacher's expression seemed to pause.
"Do as he says!" Jun Qinglan spoke slowly, but she didn't explain.
"Jiang Yufan, herald." Dingguo Gong took a deep breath and commanded in a deep voice: "If there is disobedience, there will be no forgiveness!" ”
Herald?!
Jiang Yufan was taken aback, what does this mean to act according to military orders? He quietly raised his eyes to look at Jun Qinglan. The woman's body stood upright like a pine, her eyes were calm and stern, but she was not moved.
"Yes!" He slowly lowered his eyebrows and ran out of the temple as quickly as he could.
can make Duan Wang Ye and his father like a great enemy, it can be seen that something really happened. Jiang Yufan's face was calm, and he felt nervous for the first time since entering southern Xinjiang.
"National Teacher, what about you?" The woman's gaze was momentary, staring at the man with the purple and gold mask in front of her.
The man never said a word, and his whole face looked unusually deep because of the mask.
"Huh." After a long time, he slightly hooked the corners of his lips: "This seat will naturally cooperate with Lord Jun, and I will also ask the Praetorian Guards on duty today to investigate one by one." However, I hope that Lord Jun can also give a reasonable explanation to this seat. ”
Jun Qinglan stared at his eyes, without any fear: "Naturally." ”
She squinted slowly.
Today, when Princess Yujin sacrificed, the outermost people were from Southern Xinjiang, the middle layer was the Lian army of Southern Xinjiang and Northern Xia, and the innermost was Northern Xia. She was also accompanied by the secret guards of the Duanwang Mansion. I originally thought that such protection would be foolproof, but ...... This kind of protection has a fatal weakness.
Once Princess Yujin has an accident, then the first person to be suspected must be Northern Xia. Because, they are closest to Princess Yujin, and they were laid out like this at the beginning...... But ulterior motives?
"Your Excellency, what happened to the princess?"
Even if he could calm down again, Ding Guogong still couldn't let go of the scene in front of him, and finally couldn't help but open his mouth. He looked into the temple several times, but Jun Qinglan and Li Congyao stood side by side on the left and right, blocking the situation inside.
I can't see anything.
Jun Qinglan sighed: "Please Grandpa Guo, Master Guo, come in with me." Tang Ying, you are guarding the door, and if you don't order anyone not to approach the temple. ”
Jun Qinglan's words once again made everyone raise their hearts to their throats. What is the big deal with such strict guards?
The door of the temple slammed shut after the four of them entered.
Ding Guogong only glanced at it and took a hard breath of cold air: "This is ......"