Chapter 427: Exploring the Imperial Tomb at Night
Xilingyue stood still and was worried: "You swap me out, what will you do?" ”
"Don't worry, Ting Lang has all planned. I'm pretending to be you hiding here, and every day Acui and Adan will serve as usual, and as long as the guards outside don't come in, I should be able to last for three days. ”
"However, Brother Fang Caiyi stunned the guards, and they will definitely be suspicious when they wake up." Xiling Yue is still not at ease.
Qin Se also thought of this, and muttered, "I will ask for a bath tomorrow morning, they shouldn't dare to look at it more." If someone asked, I would say that Doctor Xiao came to say goodbye before leaving, and he didn't want the guards to eavesdrop on him. What do you think? ”
"It makes sense." But Xilingyue is still worried, "I'm afraid that once this matter is exposed, the people in the mansion will be fine, in case the saint knows about it again, you ......"
"So you're going to be back in three days." Qin Se cautiously advised, "Three days later, I will enter the palace again to report on the situation of the Queen Mother." Once it is late, the Holy Lord will definitely send someone to Xingqing Palace to interrogate, and the matter will not be hidden. ”
"I see." Xiling Yue saw that the hour was not early, and she no longer hesitated, quickly changed her dress with Qin Se, and pretended to be Adan and left the firewood room with Guo Zhongting.
Thinking that Guo Zhongting was also concerned about this matter, she had been preparing for the past few days, and after she left the firewood room, she was taken to the guard hut at the back door, which was empty.
Guo Zhongting explained to her in a low voice: "Early tomorrow morning, farmers outside the city will come to our house to deliver vegetables and grain, and he will take the opportunity to take you away." You're just waiting for him here, you know? ”
Xiling Yue nodded neatly.
"If you are in danger in Qianling, you will move out of your identity as the county lord of Xichuan, why do you have to hold out until dawn, remember?"
"Remembered."
Everything was as arranged by Guo Zhongting, and in the early morning of the next day, Xilingyue successfully escaped from the eldest princess's mansion with the farmers.
Guo Zhongting actually prepared coiling, food, clothes, wound medicine and a dagger for self-defense for her, all of which were packed in an inconspicuous baggage, which made Xilingyue marvel at his thoughtfulness and meticulousness.
The peasant sent her straight out of the city, walking through the Yanping Gate, which was already very close to the Jinguang Gate agreed with Tutu Chengxuan. Xilingyue simply hired an ox cart to come to the agreed place early, waiting to connect with Tutu Chengxuan.
Before the end of the day, a troika with the logo of the Shence Army appeared on time, and the driver was an extremely young man, at most fifteen or sixteen years old, and he was also about a eunuch.
Xilingyue stepped forward with her burden and took the initiative to ask him, "The flower beard was sent overnight?" ”
"Come on." A familiar, mournful voice came from inside the carriage, and then a pale hand lifted the curtain.
Xiling Yue didn't expect that it would be Tutu Chengguang himself in the car, so she immediately boarded the carriage and sat down and replied: "Lieutenant Lao, I didn't expect you to personally send me to Qianling." ”
Tutu Chengxuan chuckled: "The stakes are very high, if the official does not go out in person, it is really difficult to rest assured." ”
As for whether he was worried about her safety, or whether he was worried about her confessing to him, Tutu Chengxuan did not say it explicitly.
Xiling Yue also didn't ask, only secretly said his conceit, it was hard to imagine that he was actually a eunuch who served people in the past, which shows that the power is enough to change people's appearance.
From Jinguangmen to Qianling, it takes at least two hours on the road. Xilingyue didn't sleep well last night, thinking that the person in the same car was a eunuch, so she didn't have to worry about anything, so she seized the opportunity to take a nap in the carriage.
When she woke up, she happened to find that Tutu Chengxuan was looking at her, and seemed surprised that everyone would sleep in front of the living. Xiling Yuemian straightened her clothes without changing her color, and explained with a dry cough: "Lieutenant Tutu forgive me, I'm really tired." ”
The latter replied expressionlessly: "The county lord is too worried, and the official is just thinking about whether he should tell you if there is a news." ”
"What's the news?"
"Last night, Jing Jing'er and Kongkong'er escaped from Dali Temple and killed Jiang Wei."
"What?" Xiling Yue was suddenly shocked, "How is this possible!" ”
Fools know that escaping from prison at this time will definitely affect Li Chengxuan! In terms of the righteousness of the senior brothers and sisters, they will never do this, even if Kongkong'er is innocent and can't think of it, Jing'er will definitely be able to think of this layer, and will definitely not run away easily!
Not to mention escaping from prison overnight, and then taking revenge on Jiang Wei! They're just tomb robbers, not murderers!
Either someone framed this matter and wanted the Son of Heaven to be angry with Li Chengxuan; Either that...... The saint's hands are too heavy, and the senior brothers and sisters of Jingjing'er can't bear it anymore. But no matter what the reason is, it's what Xilingyue doesn't want to see.
and Jiang Wei, he just regained the trust of the Son of Heaven and joined the Shence Army, and he was killed in a blink of an eye, what would the Son of Heaven think?
Li Chengxuan's life is in danger!
In just an instant, Xilingyue's heart was in turmoil, and emotions such as surprise, worry, fear, and helplessness came up all at once, and she grabbed her sleeve so hard that she almost bit her lower lip to bleed!
She didn't know when there was an extra set of the standard armor of the Shence Army in front of her, and Tutu Chengxuan pointed at it: "It's useless to think about it now, let's find evidence first." Qianling is almost here, so the county lord should change into his military uniform. ”
As he spoke, he asked the driver to stop and got out of the car and waited. Xilingyue quickly changed his military uniform and called him up, and the carriage returned to work.
"Lieutenant Tutu, you came to Qianling in person, aren't you afraid that the saint will be suspicious?" Xiling Yue had concerns.
Tutu Chengguang didn't hide it from her: "Two days ago, Empress Ruizhen died of illness, and her last words were not to be buried with Daizong. His Majesty sent his official to the Qianling Tomb to inspect the burial tomb, and built the tomb to accompany the burial of the Yuan Mausoleum. ”
Master Zhen Luo still left, and helped himself again before leaving. Xi Lingyue mourned for her silently, and secretly sighed for Tu Chengxuan's cunning, and worried about Li Chengxuan and Jingjing'er's brothers and sisters, but she only felt that her thoughts were chaotic.
After that, the two did not say much, and the carriage drove along the winding mountain road to the gate of the main mausoleum area of Qianling. Tutu Chengxuan got out of the carriage and ordered Xilingyue to follow him and pretend to be an entourage. Everyone in the world knows that Tutu Chengxuan is a eunuch, and Xilingyue's heroic dress is full of grace, just like a delicate little eunuch, indistinguishable between male and female, but it is not suspicious.
The captain of the guard guarding the tomb is surnamed Fu, who was originally born in Jin Wuwei, and became an official in his thirties to the fourth rank. Later, because the emperor privately discussed his illness when he was alive, he was accused of being demoted two levels in a row and demoted to guard the Qianling Tomb.
Fu Lang has been in Qianling for almost three years, and he has long wanted to leave, but this time he was extremely courteous when he saw Tutu Chengguang coming. I don't know how he used to get a table of first-class delicacies and put them on the first city gate, saying that he would let Tutu Chengguang climb high to eat, so that he could enjoy the scenery.
Xilingyue probably understood why this Lang general was demoted to guard the mausoleum. The luxury of the Qianling Tomb is known all over the world, but after all, it is the mausoleum of the previous emperors, even if you have the heart to watch it, you must not say it openly, you can only worship in the name.
But Fu Lang invited him to watch the scenery in front of the favored ministers of the Son of Heaven, and also put the food on the city gate, which seemed to be a trip to play, which can be described as disrespectful to Gaozong. Xilingyue silently slandered the stupidity of this Lang general in her heart.
(End of chapter)