The eldest grandson Tai came with the royal car, and then stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, King Wu and his wife should have taken King Jing and fled back to Yanzhou, and now it's too late to send someone to chase after him!" ”

Cui Jie's face was so angry that his face turned blue, he turned in place and gasped angrily for a while, and asked without looking back: "Ziyan, what do you think?" ”

There was also the rich middle-aged man who came with him, and when he heard the roll call, he stepped forward: "Back to the emperor, according to Weichen's opinion, King Wu and King Jing are both people of great filial piety, and they will never leave Concubine Heqing to flee for their lives. ”

The eldest grandson Tai said sharply: "Lord Guo's words are wrong, King Wu has come all the way from Yanzhou, and there must not be many people and horses with him, and it is already the limit to take away King Jing, and then bring the seriously ill Concubine Heqing, it is difficult to escape from the emperor's net, they must be sure that the emperor is kind-hearted and will not kill the concubine, so they leave the concubine and go first." Your Majesty, the old minister implored the emperor to send troops to chase after him immediately, and maybe there was a chance to stop them! Otherwise, once the tiger is released and returns to the mountain, the consequences will be unimaginable! ”

Guo Ziyan smiled disapprovingly, and asked rhetorically: "Then dare to ask Lord Eldest Sun, if King Jing of Martial Arts is still near Drunken Butterfly Mountain, waiting for the opportunity to come back and take away the concubine, what can you say?" The road from the capital to Yanzhou is long, the concubine is seriously ill and weak, and it is unbearable to travel long distances, if I am a warrior of the king of martial arts, I will change the route to the south and go to Jiangzhou to seek the protection of the Zhong family. ”

Changsun Tai still insisted on his opinion: "You are just guessing!" The Zhong family is a descendant of the founding heroes of Great Chu, and they have always been loyal to the royal family, how could they-"

"Lord Eldest Sun, don't forget one thing," just as they were arguing fiercely, Cui Jie interjected in a cool voice, "King Wu's biological mother, Queen Xiaolian, is the Zhong family." ”

Eldest Sun Tai's body trembled, and he knelt down suddenly: "The old minister is confused!" ”

Cui Jie stood up, his eyes constantly swept over the two imposters in front of him, and suddenly raised his voice and said to the house: "Concubine? Second brother won't hide it for the concubine, right? ”

Ye's angry voice came from inside: "The emperor is really good at laughing, the concubine is not a fairy, how can he hide a big living person, but the nephew of the concubine came to visit the sick, who did the emperor hear that Yi'er came back, and he actually moved the people to come to the door to ask for the guilt?" If Yi'er wants to go back to the capital, why haven't I, the mother, heard any news? ”

Cui Jie walked into the house slowly, looking at her through the beaded curtain with a smile: "Second brother really hasn't been here?" Where did the seventh go, he has been serving you in the palace since the Lantern Festival, and the guards at the door have never seen him leave, this is a good living person, can he still be gone? ”

Ye replied coldly: "The emperor also knows that Xiang'er is a big living person, can I still tie him to his feet?" ”

Cui Jie laughed to himself, laughed for a while, and said: "I heard that the concubine has been lying in bed and her body is weak, how can I listen to the concubine full of anger and not look like a patient?" ”

"People are in good spirits when they are happy, and concubines rarely see their nephews, and if they are in a good mood, their spirits are naturally good, which is not good?" Ye asked unhappily.

"Of course," Cui Jie said leisurely, "I received a letter from my second brother, saying that he had returned to Beijing to visit the concubine's illness, and I may not have come to the palace to greet the concubines for a long time, so I wanted to see him. ”

When the Ye family heard him say that he wanted to stay and wait, he was really anxious like a cat, and he had no choice but to pretend not to care: "The emperor will go slowly, and the concubines will not be sent far." ”

After several people left the small courtyard where the Ye family lived, Cui Jie ordered in a low voice: "Come on, surround the entire Drunken Butterfly Mountain for me, even if you dig three feet into the ground, you have to find out the people!" "The commander of the Praetorian Army who was escorting him was immediately ordered to go and deploy.

Guo Ziyan had a smile on his face, I don't know if he was used to this expression or was proud in his heart, the eldest grandson Tai followed Cui Jie side by side with him, and he was quite unconvinced, taking advantage of Cui Jie's efforts to ask Cui Huan's mother to ask for peace, he secretly sent someone to the north to chase him.

After greeting a few concubines, Cui Jie came to the Xingyuyuan for the emperor to rest, and someone from the forbidden army sent out to search the mountain came back to report, saying that a large number of horseshoe prints were found on the mountainside, and now he is following the horseshoe prints to find someone, and he should get something, Cui Jie said that he was quite satisfied after hearing it, and his face was not so tight.

And at this moment, on the official road leading to Jiangzhou, Cao Qian was driving a carriage all the way.

Of the three people in the carriage, two were sitting and one was lying, and the one who was lying was gagged by the five flowers, Rao was still struggling, and his throat was whining endlessly-it was Cui Xiang.

Zhiying persuaded: "Huaiyou, be quiet, what if you continue to make such a fuss if someone finds out?" ”

Cui Yi was not so patient, and scolded: "I said that I should use sweat medicine." ”

"After using sweat medicine, I didn't have the appetite to eat for the next few days, you don't understand, but I have experienced it," Zhiying glanced at him, "Huaiyou is obedient, how can your second brother harm you, this is also a helpless thing, if you are obedient, why should we tie you up." ”

Cui Xiang oozed tears from the corners of his eyes, his expression was desperate, and he began to hit the car board with his head, and Zhiying hurriedly dragged him, but Cui Xiang's strength was greater than her, and his head hit the bumpy car board at once, and it broke and bled after a while.

Cui Yi finally couldn't stand it anymore, kicked his buttocks, kicked Cui Xiang and rolled in the carriage, and was anxious: "What are you doing!" "If you don't give him some hardship, you won't know what to do." Cui Yi stepped on his younger brother's abdomen, Cui Xiang was almost stomped on, but he had a cloth ball stuffed in his mouth, and he could only make a few vomits.

The carriage ran wildly, and finally arrived near a remote village after dark, and the four of them did not dare to go to the farmhouse to stay overnight, so they could only ask the farmer for some hot water to satisfy their hunger.

Cui Xiang rolled in the carriage for most of the day, and at this time he was so tired that he had no strength to struggle, turning his belly like a frog starved of water, and lying weakly in the carriage. Cui Yi stretched out his hand and pulled the cloth ball that blocked his mouth, and said, "Brother is for your good, understand?" ”

Cui Xiang immediately shed tears again: "You are good for me, what should I do about the concubine?" You're going to leave her alone in the capital? The royal brother is such a person, the third brother is so close to him, he said that he would kill without blinking his eyelids, we were all gone, and the mother concubine fell into his hands, and there was no life! She's also your mother! ”

Cui Yi yelled impatiently: "I know! No one wants to leave her, how can she go with us if we don't get you to safety first? Do you understand? ”

Cui Xiang whimpered: "I don't believe it...... said that he would just hide in the mountains for a while, and when the royal brother left, he would go back to pick up his mother, you lied to me...... You lied to me, and I don't believe you anymore! ”

Cui Yi was annoyed by him, and kicked him again, telling him to shut up and stop talking.

After a while, Zhiying came back with a pot of hot soup, and the four of them had a hasty dinner in the carriage, Cui Xiang was tied up and couldn't sleep, so Zhiying untied him, and said: "Sleep well tonight, you can go to Song County tomorrow, there are people from the Zhong family waiting to pick us up, after sending you over, your second brother and I will go back to pick up Niangniang, understand?" ”

Cui Yi was not very worried about this younger brother, and said: "Tie him up with his hands, in case he runs away overnight, it will be more troublesome." ”

It's okay if he doesn't say it, as soon as he says it, Cui Xiang made a small calculation in his heart, pretended to be docile on his face, and said: "Don't tie me up, I won't run around, I'll listen to you, just go to Jiangzhou and wait for the concubine." ”

Seeing that he had finally settled down, the three of them breathed a sigh of relief, and without thinking too much, they spent the night in the carriage.

Who knew that Cui Yi woke up the next morning, Cui Xiang was gone, and hurriedly opened the car door to look out - the horse pulling the cart was also taken away by him, and he suddenly became angry, and couldn't help but scold.

Cao Qian and Zhiying woke up one after another, and learned that Cui Xiang had escaped overnight, his face was ugly, but he was so ignorant, he stole Ma Ding and returned to Drunken Butterfly Mountain alone.

"I said I should tie him up!" Cui Yi was so angry that he kicked the car a few times.

Zhiying felt a little sorry in her heart, Cui Yi's intuition was still very accurate sometimes, at least in terms of understanding Cui Xiang, he was not as good as him, and he should have listened to him yesterday.

Cao Qian scratched his scalp with worry: "Lord Wang, what should I do now?" ”

Cui Yi was furious: "How would I know! ”

Holding Ying Xi quietly waved his hand: "Now is not the time to get angry, we don't have horses, we can't catch up with him by legs, General Cao quickly go to the village to ask if there are any livestock that can pull the cart, it is best to have horses, if not, mules and donkeys are also okay, we must rush back as soon as possible to intercept people, otherwise once Huaiyou falls into the hands of the emperor again, the meaning of this trip back will be completely gone." ”

"Then what should the Zhong family do?" Cao Qian asked.

Zhiying pondered for a moment and said, "I'll go to chase Huaiyou, and the prince will go to Song County to see the people of the Zhong family." ”

Cui Yi and Cao Qian said in unison: "No! ”

"You can't even ride a horse, how can you chase people?" Cui Yi resolutely disagreed, "Zhongxing, you send Mrs. to Song County, and I will chase Huaiyou." ”

Cao Qian said: "The last general will go to chase the prince Jing, the prince and his wife will go to Song County to meet the Zhong family, if the last general can catch up with the prince of Shangjing, he will definitely bring people back, if I unfortunately meet the army of the imperial court, my life is worthless, it is better than the prince and his wife falling into their hands." ”

Zhiying couldn't cry and laughed: "What do you say, what life is not valuable, listen to me, the prince must go to Song County, the sooner the better, after meeting the people of the Zhong family, no matter what method is used, I must persuade them to send troops to attack Xuanzhou, before leaving, my husband and I have already discussed, as long as the Zhong family supports the prince, the Jiangzhou army and the Yanzhou army will be able to take Xuanzhou on both sides, and only with a stable food supply can we make a big deal, so there can be no mistake in any case." ”

Cui Yi frowned, still unwilling: "I'll go after Huaiyou, you are eloquent, you go and persuade the Zhong family." ”

Zhiying was weak, and begged: "Can the prince listen to me once?" What can make the Zhong family rebel is not eloquence, but you, the prince! I have a side concubine and no son, what is the use of going? This matter must be said by the prince himself, General Cao quickly went to borrow a horse, and could not delay any longer. ”

Cui Yi was silent, obviously shaken, and when Cao Qian saw this, he had to go to the village to borrow a horse.

"What is the prince still hesitating about?" Zhiying could see that he had been persuaded by himself, but he couldn't make up his mind.