Chapter 199: The Daughter of the Dust
"Does that mean we don't have to send an envoy to the Qi Dynasty?" Sima Yu hurriedly asked.
"Our itinerary remains the same, and the purpose of our trip is to bring the prince back safely. We don't have to worry about anything else for the time being. Han Jian said.
Sima sighed helplessly, he originally knew that sending an envoy to Southern Qi was a chore, and now that the Wei Dynasty might start a war with the Qi Dynasty, they still had to go to the envoy, wouldn't that be like sending a sheep into the mouth of a tiger?
Han Jian knew in his heart that this battle could not be fought. Originally, the empress sent Yang Xi to Nanqi, and she was ready to be a proton, but Nanqi just accepted the empress's "kindness" naturally. Since this is the case, the diplomatic dispute between the two countries this time is just a show for others to see, so that people think that there will be a big dispute between the two countries, and it will also arouse a wave of patriotic enthusiasm among the military and people of the two countries.
In the end, it will only be thunder and rain.
Han Jian was also a little tired from the journey all day, and was about to go back to his room to rest, but he heard Ke Qu'er shouting: "You want to send an envoy, what should I do?" ”
Only then did Han Jian remember that there was another Ke Qu'er in the team. Along the way, Ke Qu'er was as obedient as a kitten, which would make people ignore her.
"We are on an envoy, and you naturally have to go along, unless you ......" Han Jian smiled and didn't continue.
At this time, Yi Die, who had gone to Dingzhou City in advance to contact the rebellious party organization, came back in the dust, and as soon as he entered the post house, he intended to talk to Han Jian alone.
Ke Qu'er was greatly comforted when she saw her sister Lin coming back, she hadn't seen Yi Die in the past two days, and thought that Yi Die had encountered an accident, or that Yi Die had left her. Now that Yi Die is back, it is likely that she will bring some news about her master. It might also save her.
Miss Lin came into the room to speak. Han Jian glanced at Ke Qu'er and said to Yi Die with a slight smile.
Yi Die didn't say much, and followed Han Jian into the house, Ke Qu'er saw Yi Die enter the room, but she didn't know what was being said inside. And then, she was escorted by Fa Yi to her "prison cell", completely cut off from the world outside the house.
Just when Ke Qu'er was anxious and wanted to know what news Yi Die had brought back, Yi Die came down from upstairs to the temporary cell.
"The little woman got permission from the East King to talk to Miss Ke." Yi Die said to Fa Yi who blocked her way.
"Hmm." Fa Yi nodded and let Yi Die into the house.
"Sister Lin. You're here. Have you seen my master? As soon as Yi Die came in, Ke Qu'er hurriedly asked.
"Yes." Yi Die said, "Master Zuogu will come to talk to the East King in a few days, and then." Sister, you may leave safe and sound. ”
Hear this. Ke Qu'er was about to cry with joy. I have been a prisoner for so many days. After being transferred thousands of miles away, there is finally a chance to regain freedom. But thinking that the master would come to negotiate with the East King in person, Ke Qu'er was worried about his master again.
Ke Qu'er thought to herself, "That bad guy is so cunning. It will also buy people's hearts, and there will definitely be danger when the master comes. ”
Thinking of this, Ke Qu'er also couldn't understand why she thought that bad guy was very good at buying people's hearts. If you think about it in detail, you still don't know the point, I just think that if that person wants to say that it is bad, it is not very bad, but after thinking about it, I feel that he is so bad that he is scum.
When Ke Qu'er knew that her master was coming to pick her up, Ke Qu'er's heart was settled. In the next few days, Ke Quer didn't even struggle, and became her "princess" with peace of mind. When you are tired, you can lie on the silk quilt and sleep, when you are hungry, there are not only vegetarian and meat food, you can eat whatever you want, you will have fruits when you are full, and when you are thirsty, there will not only be ice water from the place, but also cold juice, so delicious that she can't leave for a moment. I'm bored and Wen'er plays cards with her......
After a few days, Ke Qu'er suddenly found that it would be good if she lived this kind of life for a long time, at least she didn't have to fight and kill every day. It's just that she feels that something seems to be missing in this life, and it's not realistic to live with Wen'er and Fa Yi for so long.
It wasn't until a long time later that she suddenly realized that this kind of life that she longed for was just missing a man who cherished her. With such a person, her life is perfect.
On the way down from Dingzhou, Han Jian did not choose a straight road, but chose to take a long detour and deliberately avoid the boundary of Nanwang. Doing so would mean walking more than 200 miles.
Han Jian chose to turn around, mainly because he wanted to get close to his own territory, and if there was any unexpected situation, such as the sudden war between the Wei and Qi dynasties, he could also react quickly. After more than ten days, after the beginning of autumn in late July, they approached the boundary of the Southern Qi Dynasty, and more than 100 miles ahead, they would arrive at Yangzhou, the military town of the Qi Dynasty in the north of the Yangtze River.
This place is only more than three hundred miles away from Jiangdu, Han Jian even thinks that it is a good choice to directly turn northeast and return to Jiangdu, even if he goes to Southern Qi, there is not much chance of being able to pick up Yang Xi, but it is likely that he will also be trapped in the enemy camp. Thinking about going to an enemy country to be a hostage, that kind of life is really boring, but when the two countries are at war, the envoy will always get some special protection, and his envoy may not be too dangerous this time. After all, he was only the king of the east, not the crown prince of the Wei dynasty.
That night, Ke Qu'er was having dinner, Wen'er was smiling and talking to her, and Han Jian and Sima Yi came in with people. When Ke Qu'er saw these people with murderous looks, she thought she was going to pull herself out and behead her.
"Miss Ke, the Lingshi has been waiting for a long time, so we will send you over and meet the Lingshi." Han Jian said with a smile.
Ke Qu'er felt that it was not quite right when she heard this, and thought to herself, could it be that this bad guy meant to kill the master and her old man, and also send me to the Yellow Spring?
With an uneasy heart, Ke Qu'er was escorted by Fa Yi to a pick-up pavilion more than a mile away from the post station, and before she arrived at the pavilion, Ke Qu'er saw that the lights were bright, she knew that it was the light of the torches, and looking at the number of torches, there would be no fewer people there.
Ke Qu'er hoped that those were the ones who came to save her, but she also knew that the odds were low. After all, there are many times when the chaotic party acts in secret, and there are hundreds of people who come with such fanfare, and they are still in such a conspicuous place as the official pavilion, and there is no need for the guards of the Dongwang Mansion, even the local garrison will not sit idly by. She thought that if the master really came, it would be very dangerous, and if the master was also arrested, then she would have no way to live at all.
Along the way, Ke Qu'er was a little uneasy, and she didn't notice what Han Jian was saying. At this time, Han Jian was asking Fa Yi about some information about the people of Zuo Gu.
“…… Master, you know the Venerable Zuo Gu, what kind of person is she? Han Jian asked.
Fa Yi shook his head and sighed, "I have only had a few acquaintances with the Venerable Master, and I don't know much about her. ”
"Oh." Han Jian sighed slightly, now he no longer regards Zuo Gu Shangren as his "love enemy", because he has found out that Zuo Gu Shangren is a woman, and his age should not be very old, it is said that he should be in his thirties and forties, the age of these worldly masters, it is impossible for the outside world to know, how old Zuo Gu Shangren is, I am afraid that even Zuo Gu's beloved disciple Ke Qu'er does not know.
However, in order to verify it, Han Jian still patted Ke Qu'er on the shoulder and asked, "Your master is longevity?" ”
"What?" Ke Qu'er was already absent-minded, and in the face of Han Jian's unexplained question, she was even more at a loss and didn't know what Han Jian was talking about.
Han Jian nodded, and said in his heart that he had guessed correctly.
The road is more than a mile away, and it only takes less than a stick of incense to walk. Outside the official pavilion, there were guards from the East Wangfu everywhere. This time, the Venerable Zuo Gu can be said to be "going to the meeting alone", and only Yi Die went to greet him in advance.
Before Han Jian entered the Jieguan Pavilion, he saw a long-haired woman in gray clothes, sitting at the stone table in the Jieguan Pavilion, and behind her was Yi Die. Facing so many guards from the Dongwang Mansion around, this woman seemed to be invisible, sitting very calmly, and even a little leisurely.
"Good bearing." Han Jian sighed in his heart.
Although the woman had her back to this side, Han Jian had already discerned from the graceful figure of this back that this woman's age should not be as old as rumored by the outside world, after all, it was also rumored that the Venerable Zuo Gu was already seventy or eighty. How can a woman in her seventies and eighties have such a graceful back?
Han Jian brought a lot of people, and as the footsteps approached the receiving official pavilion, when Han Jian was less than five zhang away from the receiving official pavilion, the woman had already gotten up and turned to look over. Under the reflection of the torches around the receiving official pavilion, the woman's face was also revealed. Seeing this appearance, Han Jian couldn't help but be stunned, the woman in front of him was thirty years old?
A woman with light eyebrows and plain face, looking very quiet, her long hair fluttering in the night breeze, and more importantly, this woman's appearance can be said to be absolutely natural, and it is not much better than the law. Similar to Fa Yi, this woman also has a free and easy posture that does not eat the fireworks of the world, as if she is used to seeing all kinds of things in the world, and it is impossible for anyone and anything to cause her to fluctuate.
Han Jian thought that what kind of master would teach what kind of apprentice, Ke Qu'er was a ghostly person, so her master should also be that kind of enchanting woman, but he didn't expect her master to be so elegant and detached from the world. Han Jian even suspected that this was not Zuo Gu's master at all, but Ke Qu'er's senior sister or uncle, because the two had nothing in common just from their faces.
"Master, what ...... But the Zuogu Master? Before he arrived at the official pavilion, Han Jian asked Fa Yi for verification.
"Hmm." Fa Yi just responded indifferently.
Han Jian sighed in his heart, this is really a different woman. If it is also the type of woman he likes very much, then the one in front of him is also what he likes very much, and he likes both...... It's not easy to do. Han Jian knew that there was no possibility of "communication" between him and the Zuo Gu Master, they were originally disagreeing, and they might even be enemies.
Han Jian's footsteps did not stop, and he and the guards had already arrived at the receiving pavilion. Han Jian was not in a hurry to step forward, and Ke Qu'er, who was in front of Fa Yi, saw the woman, and her face showed the sadness of her youngest daughter's family, and she called out from afar: "Master." (To be continued......)