Volume 1: The Rise of the Wind and Smoke, Chapter 18

I don't think I've had a dream in a long time, and I feel like I'm having another nightmare. In the dream, I returned to the dangerous Yucheng.

If the imperial court does not send troops for a long time, Yucheng will not be able to hold it. There has always been an armistice agreement between Qi and Zhou, and this war is Qi unilaterally tearing up the agreement. Daddy said that we were caught in the "sound of the east and attack the west", Wei suddenly attacked the Zhou state a while ago, and the imperial court ordered most of the troops of Yucheng to go to Qingcheng to help, which also caused the empty force of Yucheng. In addition, the Holy Body of the Great Zhou Emperor was ill, and the government was controlled by Sun Fu, the queen's brother, and Sun Fu and his father were old enemies. Reinforcements have not arrived for a long time, which is expected.

The night before the city broke, my father came home from the barracks very early and cooked a table of dishes by himself, and my father didn't use his chopsticks at all, just watched me eat. I urged my dad to eat. But the father muttered that he wanted to see his daughter more.

The next day, the city was broken, and the house was in chaos. I locked my room, sat quietly in my room, changed into the county lord's costume sent from Beijing, painted my bright makeup, and listened to the noise outside, and the dagger on the table was prepared a long time ago.

The snail in my hand suddenly fell, and I felt that my father was gone, and I should go too. I knelt down and kowtowed three times in the direction of Daddy's room. I picked up the dagger, and as soon as it was close to my wrist, it was snatched away. Yes, Wu'er.

Wu'er held the dagger and knelt in front of me with tears streaming down her face, "Miss, stay in the green mountains and don't be afraid of no firewood." The master is gone, but the young lady can't. ”

I wanted to get up and help her, but I felt a pain in my neck. When my eyes were black, I saw Wu'er smile and said to me, "Miss, you must live well." Live for the old man and Wu'er! ”

When I regained consciousness, I was not in a forest, but when I opened my eyes, I saw Qiaoyun's enlarged face. "Girl, you're finally awake."

She helped me to sit up, and I felt a burning pain in my lower back. I subconsciously touched my waist, and Qiaoyun said, "Girl, didn't you have all the rest the night before yesterday?" How did you get out? Did you know? When the prince brought you back, we were all terrified! You're like, like, yes.... Anyway, it's even more terrifying than the day of the Red Fern Girl. ”

The little girl probably felt that death was very unlucky, so she held back the word. I was amused by her, laughed and laughed, and thought of a very critical question. "Qiaoyun, did the prince hire a doctor for me?"

Qiaoyun shook his head. It seems that the two assassinations of King Li are definitely not two independent things. And Hongyuan and I were injured, and we couldn't get a doctor, so why? Qiao Yun and I were talking, and Hong Fei came in, still holding the medicine in her hand.

I said, "Hongfei, you are also injured, why don't you rest? These things can be left to Qiaoyun and Qiaolan. ”

Honghui sat down at the end of my bed and handed the medicine bowl to Qiaoyun. "You figured it out, I'm fine, you've just been injured."

I took the medicine, took a sip, and frowned, "It's so bitter!" Qiaoyun, you can help me get some preserves! ”

After Qiaoyun went out, I picked up the medicine and drank it all. Red Fern hurriedly stopped me, I had already finished drinking. I shivered bitterly, "It's okay, my dad used to force me to drink more bitter medicine." ”

Honghui said: "You have something to ask me?"

I rested the medicine bowl on the low table next to the bed. "That's right! Now that I'm hurt, shouldn't you keep it a secret? What happened to King Li? Who sent the Assassins? Why are you and I injured, but King Li doesn't dare to ask the imperial doctor in the palace at all?"

"The county lord doesn't want to ask Hongyuan, the prince has told you not to tell you."

I sat up, but my back hurt a little and I had to lean back. "Hongyuan, the affairs of your Qi Kingdom have nothing to do with me, I don't want to ask more. However, now that I know that Xia Qian is in Qi Kingdom, I only want to think if this matter has anything to do with him. You should know the identity of my merchant in the Zhou Kingdom. ”

Hong Fei thought for a while and said, "Since the county lord is pressing, Hong Fei will tell you." After the county lord returned home, the prince ordered that he was not allowed to invite a doctor, but privately asked Yuan Hunt to find a folk doctor. As soon as Motokari went out, he turned back and brought back a doctor. The master said that the doctor was not an ordinary person, but the imperial doctor accompanying Emperor Zhou. ”

Emperor Zhou accompanied the imperial doctor, so the other group of black-clothed people I saw to help us may also be Xia Qian's people? In this way, Xia Qian would not be the one who instructed Chu Yi to assassinate him. "So, in the end, why did the prince be assassinated many times, but he had to hide it?"

Hongyuan said: "These waves of people assassinated the prince because they were drunkards, not because they were drinking."

I didn't quite understand the meaning of Hongyuan's words, and then Qiaoyun came in with candied fruit, so I didn't continue the topic. After pinching a few candied fruits and eating them, the red fern and I gossiped a few words and left.

Qiaoyun wanted to help me lie down again, but I refused. I've been lying down all day and my head hurts a little now. "By the way, Qiaoyun, I've been awake for a while, why don't you see Qiaolan and Mama?"

"Oh. There are distinguished guests coming to the palace today, and the prince said that the red girl is still unwell, let her have a good rest. Honghui asked Qiaolan and Mama to go to the front to help, leaving me to take care of the girl. ”

"There is such a distinguished guest in the house? Do you know who it is?"

"The slave doesn't know, but she only knows that the guest doesn't seem to be from Qi."

Then, there is no doubt that this distinguished guest is Xia Qian. "Qiaoyun, you help me get some water, I want to wipe my body."

Qiaoyun obeyed the order and went out, and I kept thinking about Hongrui's words in my mind. If Chu Yi died, who would be proud? My first reaction was Chu Hao. After all, Chu Yi's merits are high. However, I ruled out this option. Hong Fei said that the drunkard's intention was not to drink, and the assassin's intention was not to Chu Yi, so the assassin did not plan to really kill Chu Yi. But if Chu Yi is injured, the full responsibility can be passed on to Zhou Guo. In this way, Xia Qian, who is in the Qi country, is in danger!

Therefore, it is just Pei Gong dancing the sword, which is intended for Pei Gong. Chu Hao can't be ruled out for giving this kind of order, but I don't believe it's Chu Hao, if it was him, he would have made a move a long time ago, and he would have brought the imperial doctor to the door. Therefore, this person should be from my Zhou Kingdom.