When Chu Huan heard that Princess Jingyun had suddenly disappeared, he was really surprised.

The imperial city is heavily guarded, Chu Huan has seen it with his own eyes, and if he wants to enter and exit the imperial city at will, even if it is a princess, it is very difficult, frowning and asking, "Did the princess secretly leave the palace?" ”

"After the mission left Beijing, the saint was afraid that the princess would have an accident, so he made a decree that the princess could not leave the palace one step." Father-in-law Shui said in a low voice: "Originally, the princess stayed in the palace for the first few days, but suddenly one day, the palace maid went to report that there was no trace of the princess in Jingyun Palace. The queen personally took people to Jingyun Palace to look around, but she really didn't see the whereabouts of the princess. ”

"And what happened?"

"This matter is very important, and when the queen saw that she couldn't find the princess, she personally revealed the saint." Shui Lian said softly: "The Holy Lord immediately sent people to search inside and outside the palace, and there is no trace of the princess at all." The Holy Lord then summoned Yue Lengqiu Yue Qianhu of the Divine Clothes Guard, and ordered him to dispatch the Divine Clothes Guard to find ...... But there is still no whereabouts. Speaking of this, the corners of his eyes twitched, and he said: "The palace maids of Jingyun Palace were all imprisoned by the divine guards and interrogated secretly, according to what they said, the princess had slept well that night, but when the palace maids went to serve and got up the next morning, there was no trace of the princess. ”

"Are you saying that the people of Jingyun Palace don't even know how the princess disappeared?"

"Yes." Shui Lian sighed: "The methods of the divine clothes guard, Gong Fu Chu has not seen it, and he should have heard of it, under their hands, how many truths will be squeezed out for you." ”

Chu Huan understood, "The princess is missing, and the court has to fulfill the terms of the peace negotiation, so this girl is looking for her to replace her?" Speaking of which, I glanced at Bubu, only to see Bubu standing on the side nervously, with his head lowered, looking extremely nervous.

Shui Lian smiled bitterly: "Master Chu, there are very few people who know about this, and you should not know it." ”

Chu Huan naturally knew that this matter was not light, and he was nervous when he saw Shui Lian and Bu Bu, he groaned slightly, and finally said: "Father-in-law Shui, you are good to take care of the princess, prepare and return to Beijing tomorrow." ”

Shui Lian led Chu Huan out of the door, Xue Huai'an was really waiting outside, and when he saw Chu Huan coming out, he asked with a smile: "Lord Chu, is the princess still satisfied with your gift?" ”

Shui Lian looked at Chu Huan nervously, Chu Huan had already smiled and said: "The princess has a big appetite, there are too few gifts, and after returning to Beijing, I'm afraid I will have to bleed heavily." ”

Xue Huai'an laughed, he had seen the princess, and the next thing the two of them were naturally going to visit Yu Buqu.

Yu Buqu still lives in that small courtyard, Chu Huan is still thinking about the whereabouts of the little princess in the carriage, and has unconsciously arrived at Yu Buqu's residence, the identities of the two naturally ensure that they meet Yu Buqu very smoothly, but when they saw Yu Buqu, both of them were a little surprised, but they didn't see each other for a few months, Yu Buqu actually lost a lot of weight, his eyes were sunken, his eyes were cloudy, his complexion was extremely poor, he had long lost his original courage, and he looked like he was just an old man who was about to die.

Chu Huan was surprised, although he knew that Yu Buqu was not in good health, but he didn't expect to become like this.

Yu Buqu was very weak, and he couldn't even sit up, but Xu Shao, the general next to him, used to sit up, the imperial general who had made great achievements for the empire, and now he couldn't even hold a knife.

Xue Huai'an and Chu Huan saw this situation, and their hearts were full of emotion.

"The thing...... I already know ......! Yu Bu leaned back on the bed, and his voice became very weak: "The two of you are worthy of their mission, and they are really ...... It is a blessing for the country......! ”

Xue Huai'an sighed: "Old general, your body is like this, you can't stay here anymore, tomorrow we will set off, you still go back to Beijing with us, back to the capital, there are many good doctors, the Holy Lord will let the Xinglin Holy Hand of the Tai Hospital diagnose and treat you ......!" ”

Yu Buqu shook his head and smiled reluctantly: "Old man...... The old man can't return to the capital, and the deadline is approaching......! ”

Xue Huai'an said gloomily: "Old general, after I return to the capital, I will definitely invite the holy hand of the Tai Hospital to come to the northwest immediately, and I must let the old general recover." ”

Yu Buqu said softly: "Xu Shao, you ...... You go out first, I have something to say to Lord Xue alone......!" ”

Xu Shao got up, Chu Huan had already gotten up, and bowed deeply to Yu Buqu, and then went out with Xu Shao.

When Xu Shao went out, he closed the door tightly, and then led Chu Huan to the courtyard, although Xu Shao's expression still looked very calm, but Chu Huan could clearly see the gloomy color in the depths of his eyes.

"Lord Chu, let's sit here for a while!" Xu Shao raised his hand and pointed to a stone table and stone chair in the courtyard, which is a landscape of the courtyard, next to a big locust tree, a round stone table under the locust tree, surrounded by four stone chairs.

After Chu Huan sat down, he asked, "General Xu has been taking care of the old general here?" ”

Xu Shao laughed at himself: "If you are not by the general's side, where is it?" Today's Northwest no longer needs us people. ”

"What did General Xu say about this?"

Xu Shao waved his hand, as if he didn't want to talk more, but smiled: "We are outsiders, and if we interfere too much in the affairs of the northwest, we will be disliked by them." ”

Chu Huan knew that there must be something Shao didn't want to say much about, but if the other party didn't say it, he didn't want to ask more, and asked again: "How did the old general's body become like this?" I remember when I left here for Xiliang, the old general was still in good spirits. ”

"The general came to the northwest with illness." Xu Shao sighed: "We have also advised him, don't work too hard, but ......!" His expression became very gloomy, and his eyes were both sad and confused.

"Isn't there a good doctor in the Northwest?"

"Governor Zhu has already found a good doctor with superb medical skills, he is proficient in the art of acupuncture, if it is not for that good doctor, the old general is only afraid of ......!" Xu Shao shook his head and said with a wry smile: "The doctor is not an immortal after all, he can save a while, but he can't save a lifetime!" ”

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Yu Bu sat at the head of the bed, his breath was very weak, and the light in his eyes was also dim, but he still held on, reached out to hold Xue Huai'an's hand, and said softly: "Lord Xue...... When will Lord Xue return to Beijing? ”

Xue Huai'an secretly thought, the old general was really confused, just now he had already said that he would return to Beijing tomorrow, but he had forgotten it, but his face was still pleasant and said: "Old general, the mission will return to Beijing tomorrow." ”

Yu Buqu nodded and said, "Okay, return to Beijing early...... Lord Xue, thanks to the Holy Lord's favor for so many years, Yu Buqu is now dying for state affairs, which can be regarded as a well-deserved death, please tell the Holy Lord that if there is an afterlife, the minister is still willing to fight on the battlefield under his command. ”

Xue Huai sighed with peace of mind, nodded and said, "Don't worry, old general, you will get better, and I will definitely tell the Holy Lord if you say it." ”

Yu Buqu reached out and groped out a letter from under the pillow, handed it to Xue Huai'an with a skinny hand, and said in a low voice: "Lord Xue, this is ...... Please be sure to ...... this letter Be sure to turn it on to the Holy One, and there must be no mistake, all ...... All please! ”

Xue Huai was surprised.

It stands to reason that if Yu Buqu had any letter to present to His Majesty the Emperor, he could send a fast horse, but at this time, he handed over this letter to himself so secretly, it seems that this letter is really extraordinary.

"Lord Xue, this is the last thing the old man asks you for." Seeing that Xue Huai'an was a little hesitant, Yu Buqu's expression became grim: "Before you forward this letter to the Holy Lord, you must not let others know about the existence of this letter...... Lord Xue's character, the old man has heard of it, so he dares to entrust such a heavy trust to Lord Xue, all please! ”

Xue Huai'an saw that Yu Buqu was so solemn, he didn't dare to slack off at the moment, and he carefully put the letter into his arms with both hands, and then said: "Don't worry, old general, I will definitely present this letter to the saint in person!" ”

Yu Buqu seemed to have completed a big thing, and it seemed that a stone that was pressing on his heart finally fell, shook Xue Huai'an's hand hard, and finally slowly let go and lay down.

Yu Buqu's spirit was not good, Xue Huai'an and Chu Huan didn't stay for too long, and after leaving Yu Buqu's residence, Xue Huai'an's complexion didn't look very good.

Early the next morning, the delegation led by Xue Huai'an and the princess team on Shui Lian's side gathered together, adding up to five or six hundred people, and Zhu Lingyue personally sent them out of the city for several miles.

After saying goodbye to Zhu Lingyue and his party, the team traveled only ten miles, but they heard the sound of horses' hooves from behind, everyone heard the sound of horses' hooves, turned around, and only saw that Zhu Lingyue, who had just said goodbye, had come with a few flying horses.

Xue Huai'an and Chu Huan turned their horses' heads and stepped forward, only to see Zhu Lingyue approaching, reining in the horse, turning over and dismounting.

His expression looked unusually dignified, and he stepped forward quickly, Xue Huai'an and Chu Huan glanced at each other, feeling that something was wrong, turned over and dismounted, Xue Huai'an had already hurried to meet him, and asked eagerly: "Governor Zhu, why are you here?" ”

But seeing that Zhu Lingyue's eyes were a little red, he looked at Xue Huai'an, then glanced at Chu Huan, and then arched his hand and said, "Two adults, take a step to speak!" ”

Xue Huai'an and Chu Huan glanced at each other, and finally followed Zhu Lingyue to a secluded place on the side, but saw that Zhu Lingyue had mixed feelings, and said gloomily: "Lord Ministry, Lord Chu, old general...... Go! ”

Xue Huaian was stunned, and Chu Huan was also stunned.

"As soon as your team left, news came from the old general...... Zhu Lingyue's voice was already choked: "Old general...... He's ......! ”

Xue Huai'an finally came to his senses and showed sadness, he and Chu Huan saw Yu Buqu yesterday, and knew that with Yu Buqu's condition, I am afraid that it would not last long, but I didn't expect the bad news to come so quickly.

"Lord Chu, let the team turn around and return, it is reasonable, we all have to go to worship the old general......!" Xue Huai'an was silent for a long time, and finally said.

Zhu Lingyue immediately said: "Lord Ministry, the princess has risen, and then she will return, it is not in line with the etiquette, and it is ......!" He lowered his voice and said: "The news of the old general's death has not been leaked out for the time being, and now the northwest has not yet stabilized, if the news of the old general's death spreads, I am afraid that there will be a bigger incident...... ”

Xue Huaian had to admit that Zhu Lingyue's words were indeed very reasonable.

"The lower officials will arrange as soon as possible to send the old general's coffin back to the capital." Zhu Lingyue said solemnly: "Although there is nothing to be done, but for the sake of today, the old general's funeral can only be done after returning to Beijing!" ”

Xue Huai'an was silent for a moment, and finally faced the direction of Beiyuan City and bowed deeply, but Chu Huan was also sad at this time, and also bowed in the direction of Beiyuan City.

The four pillars of Daqin, wind, rain, thunder and lightning, the wind has fallen early, and the rain has fallen!