Chapter 402: The Empress Stops More
In the past few days, Chu Xinying has been busy raising disaster relief materials.
The supplies are almost ready, and it's time to head to the Northwest Territories.
And Qin Xuechu knew that Chu Xinying was going to a relatively distant place, and he was very reluctant, so he proposed to go forward together.
"You're leaving tomorrow?" Qin Xuechu asked with concern.
Chu Xinying nodded: "Leave at noon tomorrow." ”
"How long will it take to get back?" Now that the two of them are even more tired, Qin Xuechu is reluctant, "This carriage and horse are so slow, how long will I wait for you." ”
"It's hard to estimate, and I don't know." Chu Xinying gently pinched Qin Xuechu's fleshy face with both hands, and then touched her head dotingly, "When the disaster relief is over, I'll come back immediately." and definitely will not linger. ”
"But we're so far away." Qin Xuechu pouted and said coquettishly, "Without you, I would be bored." ”
"I miss you too, but this is my first time in politics." The corners of Chu Xinying's mouth hooked, "I have to behave well, right." ”
"That's going to have to behave well." Qin Xuechu nodded vigorously, "At that time, the emperor will really be impressed by you." ”
"Then we'll have to be out of town." After that, Chu Xinying was reluctant to kiss Qin Xuechu, "I will definitely miss you very much." ”
"Why do you have to be off-site?" Qin Xuechu deliberately showed a look of incomprehension.
"Do you still want to follow me to the northwest?" Chu Xinying was naturally unwilling, "No, you can't accompany me on this long journey." ”
Chu Xinying didn't want Qin Xuechu to suffer with her, and this time she had eaten and slept all the way, how could she endure this hardship if she had never been far away.
Besides, even if Qin Xuechu suffered, Chu Xinying was reluctant.
"What's not to do, it's just a little distance, it's not hard at all." Because Qin Xuechu felt that the pain of lovesickness was even more unbearable.
This little couple is in the sweet period of love, Qingqing and I, I always like to stick together, and if we have been separated for so long at once, we must be very concerned about each other.
"I'll be back soon, you don't have to worry." Chu Xinying didn't agree at all.
"What are you doing here?" Qin Xuechu patted Chu Xinying's shoulder vigorously, "You treat me as an ordinary delicate woman, I'm not so squeamish!" ”
"No, it's not good, I'll be back as soon as I'm done." Chu Xinying shook her head, "I know you are different from ordinary women, but I don't want you to suffer, do you understand me?" ”
"I don't care." Qin Xuechu showed an expression of "must go".
"Good." Chu Xinying coaxed, "Obedient, there is a big drought in the northwest now, and the environment is very bad, besides, I am here for disaster relief in the past, not to play, so you can stay at home and wait for me to come back." ”
"I can help!" Qin Xuechu took Chu Xinying's hand and shook it, "One more person and one more force, I also want to help the people in the northwest region." ”
Even though Chu Xinying was reluctant to let Qin Xuechu follow, he couldn't resist Qin Xuechu, so he had to agree in the end.
At this time, the mighty people and horses were heading to the northwest, and Chu Xinying and Qin Xuechu were sitting in the carriage, chatting happily.
This was Qin Xuechu's first time traveling with Chu Xinying, and he was very excited, and kept stretching his head out of the car window while chatting with Chu Xinying.
Suddenly, a sharp sword stabbed in from outside the window, and Chu Xinying flexibly dodged it.
The team stopped, only to hear the crackling sound of swords clashing outside, Chu Xinying and Qin Xue looked at each other, thinking that they had encountered a thief, the two of them picked up the saber next to them vigilantly, and then crossed out of the carriage.
And when Chu Xinying came out of the carriage, he saw several masked sunspot assassins all facing Chu Xinying.
said that it was too late, Chu Xinying swept over with a sword, Qin Xuechu assisted on the side, the two had a tacit understanding, and the assassins were injured.
Seeing that the situation was not good, the masked Assassins fled quickly.
"Eighth Prince, Seventh Imperial Princess, are you all right?" The retinue came to inquire.
"It's okay, what are these people doing?" Chu Xinying looked at the direction the assassin left, and was very puzzled in his heart.
"The villain doesn't know, it's probably a thief." The attendant replied.
The two returned to the carriage and continued their discussion about the group of masked men.
"Did you find these people strange?" Chu Xinying asked.
Qin Xuechu nodded: "Indeed, I found that they don't look like thieves, and I feel that they are coming for you." ”
After some reasoning, both of them came to the conclusion that these people must be related to the queen.
Since Chu Xinying revealed his identity to the outside world and took over the disaster relief mission, this would obviously touch the interests of the queen and Chu Yufei, so those assassins were most likely sent by the queen.
When Chu Xinying was still pretending to be stupid, the queen was very suspicious and even wanted to get rid of him.
Now that Chu Xinying threatens the queen, the queen will naturally not let it go easily.
"Now it's going to hurt you." Chu Xinying couldn't bear it, "You should stay at home." ”
Qin Xuechu grinned and said: "Husband and wife are going to suffer together, aren't there just a few assassins, let's cooperate, why are they caught off guard." ”
The group of people just now was no match for the two of them at all, they were all injured, and they probably didn't dare to act rashly again.
However, the two did not dare to let their guard down, because they knew that the queen must have other moves next.
Qin Xuechu guessed that if the assassination failed, it was possible that he would do something with disaster relief materials.
If the disaster relief materials are gone, then when the time comes to the northwest region, the people there will complain and blame the imperial court.
According to the general routine, if you want to use your hands and feet on disaster relief materials, you must exchange them, and replace the real ones with fake ones, so that they will not be able to get the materials at that time.
If the emperor is to blame, then Chu Xinying will definitely be blamed.
This is Chu Xinying's first time participating in disaster relief, Qin Xuechu is very cautious, she always liquidates the disaster relief materials, and is afraid that something will go wrong.
So, Qin Xuechu had no choice but to make a bold guess, first surprise others, and don't be the passive one.
"I guess the queen won't let us run out of supplies, so she will definitely let people be replaced, then I should take care of it, so that she thinks we haven't found out." Qin Xuechu had a plan.
It's not a good idea to always be on guard, it's better to let him change, then the rest of the journey won't have as many obstacles as mine.
So, Qin Xuechu secretly hid the disaster relief materials and exchanged them for boxes of stones.
Sure enough, the queen wanted people to drop the supplies.
This kind of stealing of chickens and dogs must have been carried out at night, Qin Xuechu still sent someone to guard it, but he deliberately put medicine in the caretaker's tea that was easy to sleep.
And then those people started to move.
Qin Xuechu deliberately pretended to be asleep, but in fact hid in a corner, quietly watching this play.