Chapter 89: A Gamble of Life and Death (1)
Zhuang Ji asked in surprise, "Princess Jingyin, how can you have such an idea?" ”
Princess Jingyin asked rhetorically, "Don't you know my heart?" After all these years, are we still strangers? ”
"Alas!" Zhuang Ji sighed and said, "Things have come to this point, princess, you do what you decide, don't think about me Zhuang Ji." Life and death are fate, which person, which day is not gambling with fate? ”
Ah Cai, Ding Huaiyue, Gou Han, and the officers and soldiers of Chu all thought that this bet was too risky, and Zhuang Ji had almost no chance to save his head.
They went to look for the princess all night, but the door of the king's mansion was closed, and no one was allowed to enter or leave at night.
On the side of the king's office, Jin Shang said to the king and Zilan: "Oh, Zilan blames the old man for being slow, such a major decision, isn't it okay?" The old man was deliberately rubbing. Zhuang Ji is anxious, the old man is so slow, Zhuang Ji is in a hurry, he will be full of promises. Alas, it was finally a complete success, completing the glorious task assigned by the king, and there was still the last journey, and it was guaranteed to play a big game of chess to get rid of Zhuang Ji. ”
Zilan proposed: "The next step is to instigate Jing Yin to escape......
King Chu stopped and said, "Who said that Jing Yin escaped?" It's not fair for you to do this artificially. ”
Zilan stuck out her tongue and changed the topic: "No, I'm talking about how to ensure that Princess Jingyin completes the condolence task and doesn't let her have an accident." ”
Jin Shang's face changed and he said to Zilan: "Well, you want to help Zhuang Ji win the old man?" He raised his head and said to the king, "This is not good, the king, you have to be the master of the old man, pay attention to justice and fairness, and defeat Zhuang Ji with strength, so that we will not break our conscience." ”
The condolence group of the Western Expeditionary Army, with Princess Jingyin as the special envoy, is about to set off.
Among the team members, You Er was stunned, and of course Ding Huaiyue.
At the farewell party, people had great hopes for the princess.
Hope for what? I hope that her condolences will go smoothly and return smoothly.
As the head of the condolence group, she carries too much weight: Zhuang Ji's head, Jin Shang's farewell to the old and returning to his hometown.
But as Princess Jingyin, since she escaped from the palace, she never wanted to go back.
For this point, Gou Han, the chief planner of the escape, knows best.
Therefore, Gou Han listened to the gambling agreement between Zhuang Ji and Jin Shang, and felt sorry for General Zhuang.
Look at Zhuang Ji again, the dog Han looked confused.
But he thought in his heart, he couldn't just watch Zhuang Ji fall into a catastrophe.
In order to save Zhuang Ji's head, when Princess Jingyin stepped out of Wucheng with the first foot lifted, Gou Han suddenly knelt in front of the princess, crying and said: "Princess, princess, you went to comfort the front-line soldiers this time, and you had a heavy burden on your shoulders, but Gou Han begged you, after the condolences are over, you must come back, come back, as long as General Zhuang's head does not fall to the ground, we will all have a bright future." ”
Princess Jingyin's feet seemed to have fallen from a thousand boulders, and she couldn't lift it at all.
Subsequently, Ah Cai and Zhong Yitong brought an unknown number of soldiers, all of whom knelt in front of Princess Jingyin, and after kowtowing to her three times in a row, they said loudly in unison: "Please take care of the princess, the condolences go smoothly, and return victoriously." ”
Return, return victorious!
Princess Jingyin had tears in her eyes, dripping on her boulder-like feet, and on her satin-embroidered shoes, a pattern that resembled the outline of the city appeared.
She had no choice but to lift the heavy burden of her feet with great force, and stepped out, forming a powerful step, and set off towards her destination.
Ah Cai was followed by two teenage boys, as well as Gou Han.
Gou Han ran up a few steps and grabbed Ding Huaiyue. Huai Yue looked back and saw Ah Cai, so he left the queue.
Ding Huaiyue asked, "Is there anything else wrong with Aunt Acai?" ”
Ah Cai pushed Zhiyue and Li Wu to the front and said, "Your two younger brothers, say to the princess and take them to Xiaobu first." ”
Ding Huaiyue said worriedly: "This can't be done, Aunt Cai, don't look at the princess traveling, it's dangerous here, they are all young, they are all staying, there is a father, what are you afraid of?" ”
Gou Han said: "Don't shirk, I just told Princess Jingyin, see that they are all dressed like soldiers, and with the team, it will be safe to go to Zongcheng." Also, this package is medicine for the treatment of disability, if you give it to Langzhong, the injured brother will get better faster. ”
Ding Huaiyue had to agree: "Okay, I promise to do it." With Zhuang Zhiyue and Zhuang Liwu, they quickly inserted into the team of the condolence group.
Seeing Princess Jingyin set off smoothly, Yin Zilan breathed a long sigh of relief.
He took the opportunity to ask the king of Chu for peace early in the morning, and discussed with the king how to kill two birds with one stone and three eagles with one stone, that is, shoot Zhuang Ji to death, shoot down Jin Shang, and ensure that Princess Jingyin returns to Yingdu.
Only then did King Chu discover that his half-brother had no losing scheming to Jin Shang, and he was very good at playing ghost tricks.
Zilan didn't see through the king's thoughts, and just said to herself: "Brother Wang, do you think this is okay?" ...... to my princess sister."
He stopped talking suddenly, because Qu Yuan suddenly approached his side, and glared at him with sharp eyes, "What are you going to do with your princess sister?" ”
Zilan immediately changed to a smile and said, "Ouch, old man Qu, aren't you cold?" Why did you come to see the king with illness? ”
Qu Yuan ignored Zilan and said to King Chu: "Good morning, king, the old man had a severe wind and cold yesterday and couldn't come to worship, please forgive me." ”
King Chu thought to himself, fortunately, you didn't come, otherwise, you would have to kill three birds with one stone. But he still said with a smile: "Qu Aiqing is not well yet, so you don't need to come to these false courtesies, just rest in peace." ”
Zilan hurriedly answered: "Yes, yes, the king is very concerned about Qu Lao's health, and once appointed Zilan to visit him, but because of his greed, he postponed this matter for a long time. ”
Qu Yuan listened to Zilan's words, and the anger in his heart couldn't be suppressed and went straight up, his face sank and asked: "The king and Zilan are both here, the old man just heard that you sent Princess Jingyin to send an envoy to a condolence group to go so far away, is this true?" ”
King Zilandai replied: "Princess Jingyin has already set off, whether it is true or not, it will have no effect on her action." ”
The king said slowly: "Yes, it is difficult to collect the water, it is nonsense for you to ask this question." ”
Qu Yuan said under the soup: "Okay, the old man will ask another non-nonsense question." ”
Zilan's eyes widened and said, "Do you still want to mention it?" Where did all this happen? Go back and recuperate, and come back when your body is recovered. ”
"Since it's a matter of nonsense, don't say it again." King Chu also said obstructively.
Qu Yuan saw that the king and Zilan seemed to have discussed it a long time ago, and they tacitly cooperated, deliberately not allowing themselves to speak. He thought about it for a while, and the old man went to Jin Shang.
Jin Shang was always worried about his bet, because after thinking about it carefully, Princess Jingyin had always been affectionate and righteous to Zhuang Ji, and for Zhuang Ji, Duke Jingyin mainly abandoned his delusions and returned to the palace.
Thinking of this, Jin Shang secretly complained, it turned out that he was obviously in a passive situation.
Hmph, this Zilan actually instigated the old man to gamble with the future of the rest of his life, and he and the two brothers of the king sat on the mountain and watched the tiger fight? Oh, the old man fell for Zilan.
Jin Shang thought about it overnight, that regret.
When he got up in the morning, he uncharacteristically abandoned hot water to wash his face, and then simply took up a wooden basin and poured all the water on it.
This pouring, Jin Shang was completely sober. It turns out that the old man still has cards to play in his hand, hahaha, Zilan boy, if you want to kill multiple birds with one stone, I can't control the matter, you shoot at the old man and the arrow, and you will be broken.
Qu Yuan said that he was looking for Jin Shang and was thinking about how to communicate with him all the way.
He walked towards Jin Shang's office, and when he looked up, he saw that Jin Lao'er was going inside.
Qu Yuan thought, it seems that he slept in a lazy bed today, and he came to work so late.
That's not right, this Jin Lao'er must visit the king first first thing every day, why can't he avoid the king today?
Jin Shang entered the house and was about to close the door, when he saw Qu Yuan walking towards him, but the door was not closed.
Qu Yuan beckoned: "Hey, Doctor Jin is early." ”
Jin Shang said with a blank face: "The old man is early, and there is no coincidence with you." Qu Lao'er, to be honest, didn't you come to spy on the old man very early? ”
Qu Yuan listened: "Alas, why are you talking so ugly?" I'm a frail old man, why are you spying on you? He paused for a moment, saw that Jin Shang had nothing to say, and said again, "Oh, yes, you are weak-hearted, you must have done something bad behind my back, you are restless in sleep, and you are afraid of being monitored, right?" ”
Jin Shang also felt that Qu Yuan's words just now were too rude, and he was in an unhappy mood, so he was not interested in competing with the comers, so he changed his words and said: "Welcome, welcome, oops, the old man hasn't seen you for a day, although he doesn't feel like every other autumn, but there is still a little loss." ”
Qu Yuan said: "It's good to be a little lost, it shows that the old man has a little weight on you Jin Shang, and he is better than a ghost who comes and goes without a trace." ”
Jin Shang pushed with both hands and said, "Hey, the old man is afraid of ghosts, don't possess ghosts." ”
"When you mention ghosts, what scares you?" Qu Yuan felt amused, "If you don't have a heart, you don't have ghosts in your ears, you don't have ghosts in your ears, and you don't have ghosts in your eyes." On the contrary, it is your state at this time, you have heard the ghost, and the old man looks like a ghost, but you really have a ghost in your heart. ”
As he spoke, they both went into the house and sat down as hosts.
Jin Shang asked listlessly: "Say, you have nothing to do but go to the Sanbao store, come to me early this morning, I think you must have something important." “
Qu Yuan said: "What I said outside the door just now drifted away with the wind, and the old man came to ask you, I want to confirm one thing, is it true that you gambled with Zhuang Ji with your life?" ”
Jin Shang came to the position of pushing the ground with both hands again and said, "Fake." ”
When Qu Yuan heard this, he let out a sigh of relief and said, "So it's a rumor in the market." ”
Jin Shang replied: "It's not exactly a rumor, half of it is true." ”
Qu Yuan was surrounded by a figure of where to start, frowned and said, "You person, why do you talk half yin and half yang?" ”