Chapter 47: No Candles
The lights went out in the house, and all four of them lay down. It's just that they are thinking about things in their hearts, and none of them are asleep.
"Old white."
Qi Huan shouted at the person on the bed, but he was ignored. He didn't just want to hear the sound, so he continued to talk to himself.
"I think what the monarch has done is too inauthentic. But I have to say two things about you, you're too impulsive every time. Put aside their incense and accumulate the country, the rules in the palace are not strict, and you will die eight times if you put it in our place. β
Bai Ya still ignored it, and it sounded like he might be asleep. Anyway, he couldn't hear it if he fell asleep or not, and Qi Huan didn't feel sleepy, and continued:
"You've got to get rid of it. But I suspect you're not stupid, you're just a little bit of a cooker. I think you are polite in Xinyue Palace, and you didn't really fight with anyone. Do you hold back when you look at those who can't be offended, and catch those who dare to offend? I will suffer a big loss in the future. β
He deliberately imitated the tone of the older generation, pointing as if teaching the younger generation. I don't really think so, since I'm idle, I'm idle, and I won't lose a piece of meat if I'm addicted?
Bai Ya suddenly jumped down from the bed, grabbed the knife in his hand at some point, and the speed was as fast as a big old cat that jumped up with its tail stepped on in a deep sleep, and showed its paws. Although this set of actions was silent, the series of movements in the afterglow still frightened Qi Huan a lot.
"I, I, I'm just saying, ah, you can't make ......"
"Shut up." Bai Ya whispered, "Someone." β
Qihuan Carp sat up like a stiff man, rolled out of bed, put on his shoes, stood up lightly, and approached the door. Bai Ya stuck to the wall on the side, listening to the movement outside. Qi Huan also heard something. That's not a very professional suspicious person - but that doesn't mean he's not suspicious when he's here now. If he was a nocturnal walker, he shouldn't have let them find out so early.
Bai Ya gestured and pointed in the direction of the girls' room, to the effect that someone had passed. Qi Huan nodded, picked up the candlestick on the table, and the two quietly approached the door. The man wasn't coming through the main entrance, there was a noise, it was about sneaking in through a ventilated window. They didn't close the door of the house for the sake of coolness, and now they went out without sound.
There really is a dark shadow! Qi Huan clenched the candlestick, thinking in his heart that if he smashed it, what force would not kill him, but it would not be insignificant. The door of the girls' room had been opened, and the man touched in, Bai Ya and Qi Huan nodded to each other, leaning against the wall, trying to peep in on the left and right sides of the door, ready to kill at any time.
Unexpectedly, before they could do it, there was a crackling sound in the room. The table was overturned, and the stool was smashed. There was a violent cough, and I don't know who was locked in the throat. The two of them rushed into the house and mingled with the unknown shadow. There was a tinkling and tinkling sound, and something was shattered and struck. After tossing for a long time, there were no guards to help, and I don't know what night they were watching. In the chaos, Qi Huan finally took out a gap and knocked the candlestick on the ground with a "bang", and cast a spell to ignite the wick.
"Matsukawa Yang??"
The candlestick lit up, and the chaos in front of them froze them in place, and several people seemed to be frozen. Jun Aoyan was holding a pillow towel twisted into a strand in his hand, and it seemed that he was prepared; Bai Ya's knife got stuck in the leg of the stool, and he was about to pull it out; Liu Shenghan held something like a knife and pressed it against his neck. Matsukawa Yang looked down and saw that it was just a pen in the room, and when he was relieved, he was a little annoyed, and pushed Liu Shenghan's hand away in disgust.
"Tsk."
"Don't move!" Bai Ya pointed the black scimitar he drew straight at him, "You're here to stab?" Whose order? Monarch? Okay, I'll just say that there is no guard to help with such a big movement, and you have calculated it! β
"Stop, stopβ" Matsukawa patted the dirt and stood up, crossing his waist a little disappreciatively, "You can doubt my motives, but this matter has nothing to do with the monarch!" I admit that the guards were let me go, but by no means by order from His Majesty! β
"You fart!"
"Who just scratched my face, isn't it you?!"
Jun Aoyan had a thin cut on his face, which was not deep, and now it was a little red. Although it can't be called disfigured, her self-esteem as a woman has been scratched like this, and of course she is uncomfortable.
"I didn't have a knife! I don't have anything on me. β
Matsukawa Yang explained so, and Jun Aoyan subconsciously glanced at Bai Ya. Bai Ya didn't look at her, his eyes were still on Matsukawa Yang. As a result, Jun Aoyan stared at him and didn't let go, and he was a little unhappy.
"Who knows where you just ran into it? It's not impossible to touch my knife. It's a little bit bigger, and if you say it later, it will grow. β
"You-"
Liu Shenghan slapped the overturned desktop and shouted in a low voice:
"Enough!"
Although her voice is not high and her volume is not high, the penetration of just two words is very strong. Several people closed their mouths, but their eyes did not admit defeat, glaring at each other, competing like children.
"The king has no reason to harm us. As far as I know, he's not such a shady person. Since he didn't bring a weapon, he must not have come to assassinate him......"
"Hell knows if he has a knife in his clothes." Qi Huan muttered.
Matsukawa Yang puffed up his chest as if he didn't admit defeat: "What, I don't believe you came to search?" β
"Cut, who's going to search you."
Liu Shenghan continued: "But when you visit the guest room at night, you don't greet each other, and you don't have all the courtesies, so it's no wonder that we face each other with swords. Tell me what the hell is going on? What is the purpose of your visit to us? β
Matsukawa took a deep breath, as if he didn't know where to start. He wanted to speak twice and stopped, but no one else urged, just stared at his mouth. After a long time, he finally let out a heavy sigh through his nose and said slowly:
"Not a monarch...... It is the Mother of the Nation who wants to see you. β
"Mother of the Nation?"
They were a little puzzled, and they all looked at Liu Shenghan, hoping that she would say one, two, three. She opened her mouth slightly, as if remembering something.
"Indeed...... The Mother of the Nation is the wife of the monarch and the only beloved wife. He only has one main house for the mother of the country, and he has never taken a concubine. The two are in love, and whatever the lady likes, the monarch will take the time to run errands in person, and it will be passed on as a beautiful talk by the whole country. It's just that the mother of the country is shy by nature, doesn't like to come into contact with the outside world, never shows her head, and no one has seen it...... Why did she ......?"
Matsukawa shook his head. Compared with before, although he looks embarrassed by the fight, his temperament is much more stable. He said to them:
"It's a bit troublesome to talk about it in detail, and I want to ask you to go with me to the harem to meet the Mother of the Nation. Don't worry, I invited the guards on the road to drink wine at night, and my brother should be drugged. β
ββ¦β¦β
It seems that it has been planned for a long time. Seeing that the eyes of several people were still a little suspicious, he said again: "I'll just go ahead, what's the problem, can't you chop me with a knife in the back?" I am really on the orders of the Mother of the Nation......"
"Then what are you doing sneaking into the girls' rooms!"
Faced with Qi Huan's righteous and stern questioning, Matsukawa Yang's eyes fluttered and he was vague.
"I'm afraid, I'm afraid I'll be beaten by you...... I can't beat you two......"
"Then you can't knock on the door!"
"The mother of the nation said, keep a low profile!"
Sick.
Although Matsukawa Yang's appearance is really very suspicious, they still decided to go to the harem to meet the mother of the country. I don't know what this woman they have to say before has to say. They followed Matsukawa Yang all the way, and the guards were all leaning against the pillars, walls, and railings, and they all slept in the dark.
Walking on the road, Qi Huan poked Matsukawa Yang's spine and asked curiously:
"Since the king and the mother of the country love each other very much, don't they sleep in the same bed at night? She summoned us so secretly, and she wouldn't be suspicious of her? β
"Don't poke me!" Matsukawa Yang twisted his body irritably, and didn't look back, "Your Majesty is busy with official business, and I spent the night in the cabinet today." That's why the Mother of the Nation sent me to call you. β
Jun Aoyan said: "I can't imagine that there are a lot of trivial matters in your country. β
"Nonsense, how easy is the king of a country?"
Qi Huan tilted his head, looked left and right, and said in a low voice: "What's that...... Is Her Royal Highness the Mother of the Nation pretty? β
"Hmph, Mother of the Nation, that's the color of the country - it's your business? What are you asking? I warn you, if you dare to think anything wrong about my aunt, you will be chopped up and fed to the dogs! β
ββ¦β¦ I'm not going to ask. β
Liu Shenghan said with a smile, and he would know when they met. It seems that she has never seen the mother of the Xiangji country.
Matsukawa Yang led them directly to the dormitory of the Mother of the Nation. It can be seen that the monarch is really interested in her, and there are more guards sleeping on the ground in this area, and they are more well-armed.
"No, how many people do you invite? Guards for the entire harem? β
"This was a banquet for the Mother of the Nation, and the maids were dismissed for a reason. Those who remained were her most loyal men. β
I didn't expect Ah Jiang to be here. She saw them approaching and happily greeted them with a lantern. After they led a few people to the dormitory of the Mother of the Nation, they just bowed and withdrew, without even looking at the face of the Mother of the Nation. It was dark in the room, and only two small candles were lit on the left and right sides of the bed, and the two maids each carried one. The bed is adorned with beaded curtains, fine and transparent, refracting the light of the stars in the candlelight. It is estimated that they are all valuable jewelry.
This scene couldn't help but remind Bai Ya of the scene when he first met Taishi Yue Bai Zhi. He felt as if he was starting to have a stomach ache. Qi Huan probably had the same thought, glanced at him, and nodded slightly.
But there was no one on the bed. The room was large, with a figure on the other side of the dresser, and a smaller candle there. A long-haired woman turned her back to this side and carefully removed the last piece of jewelry from her ear. It took a long time for her to stand up and walk slowly to this side. The garment must have been satin, flowing like a snow-white brick wall in such a faint light as the room, but softer. The two maids each drew the curtains, and the woman sat upright on the edge of the bed and looked at them with a smile.
Is this the Mother of the Nation? The moment she saw her face, an indescribable sense of shock buckled on everyone's heads.
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