Chu Xingyue had prepared dinner early and waited for Zhao Ling to come back and use it together.

Since the two really became husband and wife, they would have dinner together almost every day, and sometimes even if he was busy, he would take the time to come back and have a meal with her, but like today, he didn't even take care of him, and he never saw anyone for a long time.

Even if Chun Xing was sluggish, she could see the disappointment on Chu Xingyue's face at this moment, her eyes looked in the direction of the door again unwillingly, and saw that the figure that had not appeared for a long time had not yet arrived, so she hesitated to lean in front of Chu Xingyue.

opened his mouth with relief, and said, "The prince has always been very busy these days, maybe he just came here today, and there are a lot of things to deal with, so I don't have time to accompany Miss to dine with you." ”

Saying that, Chun Xing sent Chu Xingyue's favorite light meals to her, and said, "These meals are carefully made by the prince for Miss to use, Miss Taste it, but it's still refreshing?" ”

Chu Xingyue listened to Chunxing's words and picked up the silver chopsticks in front of her, and was just about to pick up the food in front of her, but she looked up at Chunxing again, and her chin gestured to the small stool in front of her, "Since Zhao Ling didn't come, then you can accompany me to eat." ”

Chunxing knew that she was loved by Miss, but she never dared to think of sitting and eating with her master.

On the spot, he was frightened and took two steps back, hurriedly waved his hand, and said, "Miss, this is unacceptable, the slave is a slave, and you must not have a meal with Miss at the same table." ”

"I say make it."

Chu Xingyue saw Chun Xing shaking her head at herself again and again, simply put down the chopsticks in her hand, and said, "Okay, since you don't want to accompany me, then I won't eat it, and I'll starve to death." ”

Chu Xingyue knew that she was embarrassing Chun Xing by doing this, and she was very childish; But thinking that the friendship between her and Chun Xing was about to end from tonight, she was very reluctant to this clever and loyal little girl.

Thinking of the fact that their master and servant had not even eaten a meal together, it was inevitable that they would have some regrets, so they made such a request on a whim.

Chun Xing looked at the young lady who really put down the dishes and chopsticks and refused to move again, and really felt that today's young lady was really very strange, and her speech and demeanor were too different from the past.

Looking back at the closed door, after making sure that the prince would not come back, she cautiously approached the dining table, and sat down with her head down, as if she was afraid that someone would snatch the dishes and chopsticks in front of her, she quickly pulled the rice in the bowl, but she didn't even dare to stretch out the chopsticks to pick up the vegetables.

Chu Xingyue knew what this little girl was thinking when she looked at Chun Xing's movements, she must have thought that eating the rice in the bowl quickly would be considered an errand.

Chu Xingyue picked up the chopsticks and picked up a piece of fish meat for Chun Xing and sent it to her bowl, and whispered: "You eat slowly, don't choke." ”

Chun Xing looked at the white and tender fish in the bowl, her mouth stuffed with rice bulging like an angry pufferfish, and looked at Chu Xingyue with round eyes, "Miss, are you really hiding nothing from the slave?" ”

Chu Xingyue didn't expect this girl to ask like this, her expression was slightly stunned, and then she turned to smile, "What can I hide from you, look at your age, you are quite suspicious." ”

Chun Xing hurriedly put down the dishes and chopsticks, quickly chewed the rice in her mouth, and after stretching her neck to swallow the food in her mouth, she explained, "Miss misunderstood the slave maid, not that the slave maid was suspicious, but that the young lady was like this, and then the slave maid thought of Madame." ”

"My mother? What's wrong with her? ”

Chun Xing lowered her head, her face showing obvious sadness, "The slave maid is a few years older than the young lady, although the impression of the lady is naturally deeper than that of the young lady, plus the slave and the maid have been greatly favored by the lady since she was a child, and she dare not forget her every move, every eyebrow; The slave remembered that before Mrs. died, there was a period of time when her behavior was very strange, Mrs. was a cold character, she didn't like to talk very much in ordinary times, she was obviously such a beautiful person, and she often didn't like to laugh, and she often stayed alone in the small building, and she stayed for a whole day, and no one was seen. ”

"But at that time, Madame was very strange; Not only did she never set foot in the small building again, but she also often went in and out of the Hou Ye's study and practice room, you must know that those two places, Madame used to dislike to go the most; Moreover, Madame often tells the subordinates who take care of the prince and the young lady to take care of you carefully, and even recite your preferences and habits to us over and over again, as if we are afraid that we will forget. ”

"Not long after that, the lady went, and the slave maid had heard a word from the Hou Ye at that time and felt very strange, the Hou Ye said that he had expected such a day, but he didn't expect this day to come so soon."

Chu Xingyue looked at Chun Xing's eyes that didn't seem to be lying, but her expression became serious.

Chu Bingyue's biological mother died of illness, and I heard that it was still a serious disease, and the illness came very quickly, almost in just a few days.

However, according to what Chun Xing said just now, how did she think that Chu Bingyue's biological mother seemed to know that she was going to leave for a long time, just like her, saying goodbye to everyone at the time of parting?

Chu Xingyue twisted her eyebrows, and her intuition told her that the cause of Chu Bingyue's biological mother's death didn't seem to be so simple, plus she was a member of the Tianding clan, and she also successfully gave birth to her, the next patriarch of the Tianding clan, how could such a person be killed by a simple illness?

"Miss, what are you thinking?"

Chu Xingyue looked at Chunxing and smiled faintly, "I'm thinking about Qingzhou, if I have the opportunity in the future, I really want to go to Qingzhou and see the good mountains and rivers and thousands of miles of pastures there." ”

When it came to Qingzhou, Chunxing's face also showed longing and yearning for her hometown, "Well, the slave maid will accompany Miss to go, and at that time, the prince will definitely ride his snow-stepping horse to meet us, does Miss remember stepping on the snow?" The prince is so strange, Treading Snow is obviously a dark horse, but the prince gave it a name called Treading Snow, I still remember that time, Miss laughed at the prince for a long time because of this incident. ”

Looking at the bright smile on Chunxing's face, Chu Xingyue's heavy mood was also infected.

It seems that I have really been to Qingzhou, and I have had the most warm and unforgettable life with my relatives there.

……

Just when Chu Xingyue and Chun Xing were chatting about Qingzhou while having dinner, Tianfu Inn had already been heavily protected by the Jingwei of King Ling's Mansion as twilight fell.

Zhao Ling personally commanded the town, dressed in a dark color suit and holding a long sword, leading some of the soldiers of the Gyeonggi battalion who had been urgently transferred to appear at the archway in front of Taiping Town.

Listening to the sound of horses' hooves getting closer and closer, and feeling the tremor from the earth, Zhao Ling's slightly shallow eyes slowly opened, they were a pair of eyes wrapped in a cold and murderous aura, like a lion on the grassland, who was let go of his chains, greedy for the taste of blood.

Zhao Ling called Yunxiao, who was guarding beside him, and said, "Go back to Tianfu Inn to stay by the princess's side, remember, without the king's order, you can't leave the princess for half a step, and you must protect her life." ”

Seeing that the prince was still worried about the princess's life and safety at this time, Yunxiao disobeyed the order in front of Zhao Ling for the first time, and blurted out with a disgruntled face, "The subordinates are the prince's personal guards, not the princess's, besides, the prince has mobilized a large number of elite guards to guard near the inn, where is protected at the moment like an iron bucket, even if the subordinates go, it will not be useful, and the subordinates must stay by the prince's side to protect the safety of the prince." ”

When Zhao Ling heard Yunxiao's words, he turned his head and looked at him coldly, "Are you repeating what you just said?" ”

Yunxiao was immediately suppressed by the momentum on Zhao Ling's body, how dare he say it again.

However, stubborn, he still muttered when he lowered his head: "These people seem to be sent by King Xuan, how can they hurt the princess?!" ”

Zhao Ling naturally heard Yunxiao's muttering, snorted coldly, and said directly, "After tonight, this king will personally send a letter to Xue Liang, asking you to go to him, and ask him to take care of your disobedient master." ”

As soon as he heard that the prince was going to send him away, Yunxiao was scared, and hurriedly clasped his fists with both hands and saluted Zhao Ling, "My subordinates will go back to Tianfu Inn, even if they fight for their lives, they will protect the safety of the prince." ”

After speaking, without waiting for Zhao Ling to say anything more, Yunxiao was like a goshawk in the night, disappearing into the night in the blink of an eye.

Looking at the disappearing figure in the clouds, Zhao Ling sneered, "Even if you kid is smart, you can escape quite quickly." ”

After speaking, Zhao Ling called a Jingwei beside him and said, "Follow the original plan." ”

Jingwei received the order, whistled lightly, and the sergeants guarding in front of the archway suddenly disappeared by night.

In the blink of an eye, the team that had been in front of the archway disappeared, and the fog in the air became heavier and heavier, floating in the air like Bai Lian.

The night was terrible, and occasionally an unnamed bird could be heard vibrating its wings and making a special call from the night.

When the thugs dressed as horse thieves came to the entrance of the town, the days of licking blood on the knife all year round also made them exercise their vigilance to detect danger.

When the leader who rode at the front came to the archway, he keenly felt that the smell in the air was a little different, and immediately stretched out his hand to stop the accomplices who were following him, and looked around vigilantly with a pair of scarred eyes, as if he was going to see through the thick night.

An accomplice who followed the leader saw the leader's nervousness, and immediately urged him forward, with a look of contempt on his face, "Boss, what's wrong with you?" You've been so suspicious ever since you took over this business, and when you see that you're going to do a big job tonight, why do you look like this again; Don't let the brothers see it, they'll laugh. ”

"You know what!"

The leader's scarred eyes flashed with ferocity, "The person we have to deal with is not an ordinary person, you know, this is a one-shot deal, if it doesn't work out, we will die here tonight." ”