Yuan Bao truthfully conveyed Qin Yao's words to Chu Lingxiao at the gate of the camp, and appropriately added vinegar to his expression and tone.

"Master Hou, the villain won't send Master Hou."

In the end, he also added in a weird way, and with a flick of his sleeves, he left Chu Lingxiao and turned away.

Chu Lingxiao, who was only left riding on a white horse, stood alone at the door of the camp, his face was blue, white, and purple, and the colors were changing wonderfully. He had never suffered such contempt in his life!

Yuan Bao walked forward with his head held high, and casually explained to a young general beside him: "The prince is busy with military affairs, don't bother the prince with such a few words about this kind of trivial matter in the future." ”

"......" Chu Lingxiao was so angry that his face became even more ugly when he heard this.

He subconsciously drove his horse and took a step forward, and the next moment, he saw two soldiers of the Northwest Army guarding the gate of the camp crossing the spears in their hands, blocking his way.

One of the soldiers said coldly: "The barracks are heavy, and the trespassers are dead!" ”

His voice was so cold that it almost fell out of the ice slag, and Chu Lingxiao had no doubt that if he continued to move forward, the spear in the other party's hand would stab at him fiercely.

Chu Lingxiao's expression stiffened and he took another step back, his eyes cloudy.

He has been in the northwest for nearly half a month.

He came on the emperor's order, it was Qincha, and he originally thought that Qin Yao, the son of the king of Nanyang, would not dare to snub him, so he had to coax him and hold him, hoping that he would say a few good words in front of the emperor in the future to successfully attack the title of king of Nanyang.

As a result, as soon as he came to Nanyang, he was slapped in the face by Qin Yao.

This Qin Yao was so arrogant that he didn't accept the order at all, didn't pay attention to him, and only hung him in the post station, this time, Qin Yao actually stopped him outside the barracks again!

From this point of view, Qin Yao is really empty-hearted!

In the past half month, he investigated Qin Yao's reputation in the northwest, and also tried to contact some officers and soldiers of the Northwest Army.

Chu Lingxiao was already eighty or ninety percent sure that it was Yao who killed his father and brother, so Qin Yao didn't dare to see him, for fear that he would investigate and find out the truth and expose his true face.

Not only that, but he was not allowed to see Princess Nanyang by himself.

It is said that after Qin Xuan's death, Princess Nanyang never left the Nanyang Palace, I am afraid that she was put under house arrest by Qin Yao.

The accompanying little guy looked at Chu Lingxiao's ugly face, and said cautiously: "Master Hou......"

Chu Lingxiao's reaction was to pull the horse rope, unwillingly turn around, and drop a word: "Go!" ”

At this time, there was a sound of uniform footsteps from the rear, and the four Northwest soldiers who had been handed over were coming, and the two sides exchanged the slogan of the shift.

The words "Thunderball" drifted into the ears of Chu Lingxiao in front of him with the wind.

As soon as Chu Lingxiao's heart moved, he had an idea, and his eyes lit up.

Chu Lingxiao grabbed the horse's belly and rode away along a road in front of the gate of the barracks, but he did not leave, but instead got a set of armor of the Northwest Army, but went around to the back door of the camp, and swaggered into the barracks by relying on the password of the shift.

Afraid that people would find out that he had a problem with his legs and feet, he didn't dare to get off the horse until there was no one else, and hid the horse first.

It was just dawn, and the camp was empty at the moment, and the thunderous shouts and drills of the soldiers were faintly heard in the direction of the school field.

Chu Lingxiao knew that this time was the time for the Northwest Army to practice, and most of the soldiers should be practicing on the school ground, which was the weakest time for the guards in the camp, which was convenient for him to take a risk.

Chu Lingxiao glanced around the deserted camp, and his eyes fell on the central camp in front of him.

He didn't know where Qin Yao was now, but the biggest possibility should be the central camp or the school field.

He gritted his teeth, decided to take a gamble, and walked towards the central camp, but when he bypassed a camp, he saw a patrol of seven or eight people walking towards him, and the sound was only two or three feet away.

Chu Lingxiao broke out in a cold sweat, and hurriedly hid in a nearby camp tent, which was empty.

He held his breath and waited for the patrol outside to go away, and then he breathed a sigh of relief.

Chu Lingxiao wiped the cold sweat from the corners of his forehead with his cuffs, and pretended to be calm and told himself that he was a messenger sent by the emperor, even if he was discovered by the people of the Northwest Army, it was actually not a big deal, and unless Qin Yao had the courage to rebel, he would not dare to do anything to him.

But if he can find out anything in the northwest, it will be enough for him to make a great contribution.

Hmph, he wants to see what military affairs Qin Yao is busy with!

Chu Lingxiao tidied up the robe on his body, walked out of the camp tent again, and walked towards the central camp, his left leg was lame, weak and weak, even if he used all his strength, his steps were still not like ordinary people, and he was slightly staggering, fortunately he did not encounter the patrol again along the way.

After walking for a while, Chu Lingxiao broke out in a sweat and crept to the back of the central camp.

At this time, Yuan Bao came out of the tent and casually sent a guard guarding the door of the tent: "Let the room cook a bowl of shredded chicken and three mushroom noodles for your guests." ”

The guards hurried away.

On the one hand, Chu Lingxiao secretly sighed that he was lucky, and on the other hand, a question also rose in his heart: Who is the distinguished guest?

Chu Lingxiao put his ear to the tent and tried to eavesdrop, but he couldn't hear it at all, so he could only get closer to the curtain and get a little closer......

As he moved less than three feet from the curtain, he finally heard some voices drifting faintly from behind the curtain.

“…… In my opinion, I may not want to take down the Fengmi Kingdom, so how about starting with the state guard? ”

The young male voice was careless, as if he was not talking about a war, but about where he was going.

Bang bang!

Chu Lingxiao's heartbeat sped up, and he said secretly: Who is this voice? What does he mean when he says that he wants to start from Bingzhou, does Qin Yao really want to rebel?!

This is a major event related to the safety of the entire Daqi!

Chu Lingxiao's eyes widened, and his palms were even more sweaty.

Another cold male voice sounded immediately: "The general soldier of the Bingzhou Guard is about to return to Beijing to report on his work, he has been in the state for six years, and it should be time to vacate a place." ”

Chu Lingxiao clenched his fists.

Nanyang Wangfu has guarded the northwest for generations, which is a special case of the Great Qi Dynasty, and the general term of office of the general soldiers in other towns and states is three years, at most six years, and the emperor is also afraid that the generals will support the troops and respect themselves, and will generally change places for the general soldiers in three or six years.

Could it be that Qin Yao wanted to take advantage of the fact that the new general soldier of Bingzhou had not yet sat in this position, and sent troops to raid and merge the state?

Wait a minute!

Chu Lingxiao frowned, feeling that the second male voice was a little familiar, as if he had heard it somewhere.

The first frivolous male voice said: "Bingzhou is a good place, as long as you hold Bingzhou in the palm of your hand, you can connect the northwest and north from this direction, and then you can attack and retreat and defend, even if you stand yourself as the king, it will not be a problem." ”

"Brother Jiu, I will listen to me, pick and merge the state."

Ninth brother?! These two words hit Chu Lingxiao's heart like a hammer.

Suddenly, his heart lit up as to why he felt the second voice familiar.

He once heard the second voice in the capital, this was Gu Jue, the king of Chen.

Why is Gu Jue here?!

Shouldn't Gu Jue be in the capital, the Great Qi Ancestral Clan is not allowed to leave the capital without a will, this is a capital crime!

Bang bang bang!

Chu Lingxiao's heart beat faster, like a drum.

When the news of Qin Yao's murder of his father reached the capital before, Gu Jue defended Qin Yao several times, saying that the case had not yet been clarified, and Chu Lingxiao also guessed that the friendship between the two was not ordinary, and now listening to Qin Yao calling Brother Jiu repeatedly, it can be seen that there was indeed a collusion between them, and they also intended to conspire to rebel!

It's a sin on top of a sin!

Chu Lingxiao was terrified just thinking about it, and felt as if he was trapped in a tiger's den in Longtan.

Before he came to the northwest, he only thought that Qin Yao was killing his father and brother at most, but he didn't expect that he would dare to collude with Gu Jue to rebel together.

Chu Lingxiao held his breath and silently took a step back, another step.

"Rub."

He stomped on a piece of dead wood, making a subtle noise.

The people in the tent immediately let out a loud shout: "Who?!" ”

Chu Lingxiao was frightened into a cold sweat, and quickly retreated a few steps back, hiding behind the tent, his heart instantly rose to his throat, and he secretly said that it was not good.

The curtain of the door was quickly raised, and a purple figure walked out quickly.

Chu Lingxiao became even more nervous, thinking that he was about to be discovered, he saw a yellow cat jumping over the other side with light steps, running fast.

The young man in purple was relieved at this time, and said with a smile to a moon-white figure who came out of the tent later: "Brother Jiu, it's just a cat raised in the house. Why don't you go to the school grounds? ”

Chu Lingxiao stared at the moon-white figure and gritted his teeth.

Sure enough, it's Gu Jue!

Then, the identity of the other person does not need to be spoken.

Gu Jue replied, "Okay", and the two walked in the direction of the school.

Chu Lingxiao looked at the backs of the two of them drifting apart, and finally let go of half of his heart, but his sideburns were already wet, as if they had been fished out of the water.

He had to get out of here as soon as possible.

After a cup of tea, Chu Lingxiao rode out of the back door of the camp again, and his heart was still pounding.

"Let's go back to the station first."

After Chu Lingxiao met with the small guy guarding outside the camp, the two rode their horses and left the northwest camp as fast as possible.

He planned to return to the post station first, take the people with him, and rush back to the capital immediately.

Chu Lingxiao galloped all the way, raised his hand and touched his chest, until now, his heartbeat was still unusually fast, a little excited, and a little uneasy.

He must hurry back to Beijing.

Once he reported his discovery in the northwest to the emperor, he would be able to make a great contribution.

Not only is it not a problem to add an official to a knighthood, but he can also use this to clear up the relationship with King Chen's Mansion.

Although he is nominally the father-in-law of King Chen, his heart is wholeheartedly devoted to the emperor and the court.

"Drive!"

The whip in Chu Lingxiao's hand was thrown heavily on the horse's buttocks, one after another, impatient.

Rao is his horse and whip, when he came to the outside of the station, he still felt cold.

Outside the post station has been surrounded by the soldiers of the Northwest Army, layer upon layer, all of them are waist long knives, and one of the bearded soldiers is still in a rough voice to the people below: "Search!" ”

"Even if you dig three feet into the ground, you must find someone for me!"

"Also, let people go and seal off all four city gates."

Those officers and men of the Northwest Army were busy and their voices were loud.

On the street, there were a lot of onlookers and passers-by, and they didn't dare to approach the post station, they all watched from a distance, pointing in the direction of the post station, and discussing who they were looking for.

Chu Lingxiao's heart sank, and his whole body was like falling into an ice cellar.

Who else are they looking for?!

Only him!

He knew that he would definitely be discovered, but he didn't expect it to be so fast, and it was estimated that these people had taken a shortcut to catch up with him.

Once they find him, he will not be able to leave Nanyang alive.

Of course, Chu Lingxiao would not be stupid enough to go back to the post station again, he instructed the little guy: "Let's go, let's go to the south city gate." ”

The fastest way to return to Beijing is to take the East City Gate, and it is conceivable that it must be the most rigorous investigation in the East City Gate area now.

The servant answered, and the master and servant rode away from the alleys of the city, and stole the robes that were hung out to dry by a certain family in the alley. Chu Lingxiao endured the discomfort and put those patched coarse cloth clothes on his body.

However, when he came to the vicinity of the South City Gate, his heart was still cold.

At the south gate, there were already a dozen or so soldiers of the Northwest Army who had arrived before him, and at this moment they were carefully checking all the people who went out of the city, and everyone in every carriage had to get off, especially those men over thirty years old would be interrogated repeatedly, and even made them make jumping movements to check if there was any problem with their legs and feet.

Finished!

Chu Lingxiao's heart sank to the bottom, even if he dressed himself up as a beggar or an old man, it was impossible to hide the injury on his left leg.

The little guy was very uneasy, his face turned pale, he trembled, and asked worriedly, "Master Hou, what should we do?" ”

Although the little guy didn't know what Chu Lingxiao heard in the barracks, since Qin Yao, the prince of Nanyang, was so excited to search for their whereabouts in the city, it was a great thing.

Aren't they going to give their lives to this northwest?!

Chu Lingxiao was upset, before a stick of incense, he still felt that he had made a great contribution this time, and his future would be limitless, but now it was like being on the edge of a cliff, as long as he took one step further, he would die without a place to be buried.

If he was caught by Qin Yao's people, he would never be spared.

Not to mention Qin Yao, it is impossible for Gu Jue to let him go.

Chu Lingxiao only felt that his whole body was cold to the bone.

"Wait!" Chu Lingxiao gritted his teeth and said to himself, there is no endless road, and he will definitely find a way to live.

As the sun rose, more and more people entered and left the city, but the officers and soldiers who were checking showed no signs of relaxing.

The northwest in August is like a scorching melting pot, baking everything.

The heat was so hard that it was as if time had slowed down.

In the central tent of the northwest camp, the temperature is suitable, as comfortable as a spring day.

Qin Yao drank the iced wine beautifully, and said with a treasure: "Lord Shizi, Yongding Hou didn't choose a hearse, and finally hid in a dung cart to go out of the city. ”

"It's a pity." Qin Yao smiled and played with the luminous glass in his hand, and there was still half of the dark red wine in the glass, "Such a good wine." ”

His "pity" seems to be a pun.

The candlelight cast a strange light and shadow on Qin Yao's face through the dark red wine liquid.

Yuan Bao silently shed tears of sympathy for Chu Lingxiao, who let him offend these two ancestors!

"Sister-in-law Nine said, Brother Nine, you can't drink now, you have to listen to Sister-in-law's words." Qin Yao said jokingly.

Gu Jue casually played with a small luminous cup, thinking that this small transparent cup was exquisite, and the little girl should like it.

"It's a long time coming." Gu Jue smiled slightly.

Qin Yao was stunned for a moment, and suddenly remembered what Gu Jue said to him last time when he left the northwest: "My time is running out. ”

That time, Gu Jue still looked like he was not afraid of life and death, in just over a month, earth-shaking changes have taken place in him, and he has more vitality, no longer like a pool of stagnant water before.

His ninth sister-in-law is really not ordinary!

Qin Yao couldn't help but smile, with a happy smile, he raised his head and drank the wine in the luminous cup, and said meaningfully: "Yes, the coming day is long." ”

We're just getting started.

Their game of chess with the Emperor has just begun!

The corners of Qin Yao's lips curled up even higher, and he asked, "Brother Jiu, when are you going to leave?" ”

"I'll leave in the afternoon." Gu Jue said.

Qin Yao: "......"

Qin Yao felt that his heart was beginning to bubble with acid.

Brother Jiu really came here for Sister-in-law.

Cut, he thought half of it was coming to see him!

Gu Jue said again: "You hurry up and take down the Fengmi Kingdom." ”

"Don't worry!" Qin Yao patted his chest confidently, "I'll do something, Brother Jiu, don't worry." ”

Of course, Qin Yao knew the importance of this matter.

Gu Lang is suspicious and incompetent, Nanyang Wangfu has been in charge of the military power in the northwest for several generations, and he has long wanted to cut the domain.

This time, Jin Shang refused to let him succeed to the title of King of Nanyang, and he also had this idea to some extent, wanting to find his mistakes and use the topic to play.

He needs to have more chips, so that Jinshang does not dare to move the northwest and Nanyang Palace.

At this moment, there was a rush of footsteps outside, accompanied by the crash of armor as he walked.

Then came the voice of the guards at the door saluting: "See Adjutant General Wang." ”

Gu Jue got up and hid behind the screen for the time being, and the guards came in first to report, and then, a bearded middle-aged soldier strode into the big tent, hurrying.

Yuan Bao dutifully added wine to Qin Yao's cup.

"Lord Shizi," Vice Admiral Wang said with his fists clenched, "the Qin messenger sent by the imperial court is the Marquis of Yongding who said goodbye without saying goodbye." ”

Qin Yao shook the wine glass, the wine rippled in the glass, and the aroma of wine overflowed.

Qin Yao raised his sword eyebrows, "How could he say goodbye without saying goodbye, didn't he come to investigate the cause of his father's death on behalf of the emperor?" ”

Vice General Wang's brows furrowed, and his face was majestic, "The last general doesn't know." ”

"The last general received news that the spies of the Wind and the Country appeared in the area of the post station, and he led the troops to investigate before, but not only did he not find the spies, but he also found that the Marquis of Yongding was nowhere to be found."

Qin Yao played with the wine glass thoughtfully, "The errand is not finished, Yongdinghou will not say goodbye...... Didn't he come to the Northwest for this purpose? ”

Vice General Wang chuckled in his heart and said secretly: Yes. The cause of the prince's death had already been thoroughly investigated, and the officers and soldiers of their Northwest Army jointly wrote to the emperor to vouch for the prince Qin Yao, but in this way, the emperor still sent a so-called Qin messenger.

So what is the real purpose of the emperor?!

A guess naturally surfaced in Vice Admiral Wang's mind.

Qin Yao said it for him: "Isn't the emperor going to cut the domain? ”

"......" Vice General Wang's face was solemn again, and he thought the same way.

The emperor's jealousy of the Nanyang palace is not a matter of this day and two days, the prince has already become an adult, originally, the emperor should have let the prince go back to the northwest, and agreed to use the second son Qin Xuan as the new proton.

If the emperor had followed the old example, why would the king of Nanyang die in the hands of the second son!

It's just a matter of time, and their Northwest Army is about to be saddled with the heinous crime of colluding with the enemy country!

Thinking about these things, Vice General Wang was still chilling in his heart, and a cold sweat broke out on the back of his neck.

Yuan Bao lowered his eyes and secretly applauded his own son's acting skills. A "Fengmi Country Spy" who has never even shown his face has taken Chu Lingxiao and Deputy General Wang crookedly, this trick of "killing two birds with one stone" is really beautiful.

Qin Yao said again: "Recruit General Mu and General Li to see this prince, and say that there is something important to discuss." ”

Vice Admiral Wang immediately responded and retreated first.

Qin Yao said to Gu Jue behind the screen: "Brother Jiu, I'll go back as soon as I go, don't slip away by yourself." ”

Qin Yao and Yuan Bao also went out and went to the tent next door to discuss matters, leaving only Gu Jue alone in the camp tent.

He stepped out from behind the screen, walked to the side of the big desk, and poured some wine into the luminous glass in his hand, and played with it casually by the candlelight, not knowing whether he was appreciating wine or appreciating the glass.

He hooked his lips and smiled, he had to bring some gifts back to the little girl for a rare trip.

Qin Yao is right, this is indeed a good wine, not a strong wine, and it is suitable for the girl's family to drink.

In late August, the cicadas were no longer chirping outside, and the tent was unusually silent.

Occasionally, a cat's meow came from outside the tent.

At the end of August, from summer to autumn, but the weather is still hot, and the autumn tiger is very powerful.

The cat has adjusted its schedule, and during the day, the Chenwang Mansion can often see a little black cat with white paws wandering around, with a lively call.

"Meow!"

"Meow!"

"Meow!"

No matter how the little black cat stalked, Chu Qianchen was still motionless.

The little black cat is also an immortal master, and he has pestered Chu Qianchen for seven or eight days, and he still has to make trouble every day.

Early in the morning, it came again and meowed several times.

Chu Qianchen lowered his eyes and looked at a few pieces of sheep intestines placed on the white gauze.

In the past seven or eight days, she has tried many times with sheep intestines, and the sheep intestines in front of her are not made of the original five sheep intestines.

For the time being, sheep intestines made from thin casings tanned and dried are the most decent.

Chu Qianchen picked up one of the sheep intestines and pulled it gently.

The surface of the sheep intestine is smooth, the thread body is soft, and the tensile force is obviously stronger than that of mulberry thread and silk thread, and the thickness is uniform.

Chu Qianchen felt that it had some advantages that sutures needed.

However, she had never seen sheep intestines in medical books, and she had never used them before, and she didn't know if this thing could be used.

Gotta give it a try.

Chu Qianchen thought as he put the tanned sheep intestines in a box first, and then went out of the pharmacy.

The little black cat is still following her skirt, barking softly and glutinously, cute and clingy.

Chu Qianchen had no problem with it, so he could only lean over and pick it up and walk to the east room.

Amber came in briskly and said, "Princess, the herbal tea and ice have been distributed." ”

Chu Qianchen answered, hugged the little black cat and sat down on the Luohan bed.

These days, although she is busy studying sheep intestines, she will also spend a few hours every day to study the feed.

When she didn't know what she could do, she would think back to what the Shen family would do in Xia and Autumn when she was in the Chu family.

There has been no one in King Chen's Mansion for many years, and there is not enough ice in the ice cellar, so Chu Qianchen simply instructed the chief steward of Sui to allocate more silver for people to buy some ice, and by the way, he bought some medicinal herbs to make herbal tea and distribute it together.

The autumn clothes customized in the Zhu Embroidery Workshop last time were basically made.

Today, Amber and the little maid who followed her were all dressed in new autumn clothes, and a ribbon with round beads was tied around their waists, which every maid had, but the ribbons of different grades of maids were slightly different.

Amber is a big girl, and she has coral beads strung on her ribbon.

Of course, the little girls loved new clothes and jewelry, and they were all happy, and they all walked in a windy and radiant way.

Chu Qianchen could naturally feel the atmosphere in the courtyard, and silently reflected on it again, feeling that he had indeed neglected it before, but fortunately, his mother reminded him.

Chu Qianchen was quite satisfied with the craftsmanship of Zhu Embroidery Workshop, and said: "Amber, next time you order winter clothes, let Zhu Embroidery Workshop draw all the clothes of the four seasons first, and unify the styles and colors." ”

Amber hurriedly responded.

Zhu Xiufang is also inquiring about the wind, wondering if the princess is not satisfied, and the proprietress should rest assured. She can let Zhu Xiufang start painting earlier, so as not to be in a hurry next month, all the people in this mansion are counted, and there are a lot of clothes in the four seasons.

Amber thought for a moment and asked, "Then ...... the prince?"

There are regulations on Gu Jue's clothes, but Gu Jue doesn't like those cumbersome clothes, and likes to wear loose and simple robes on weekdays.

Chu Qianchen looked at the lazy little black cat on his knees, the prince definitely didn't like to be measured by people. Or did she measure it for him and give it to Zhu Xiufang......

When the words came to her lips, she changed her mind again: "I'll come." ”

Amber: "......"

Amber looked at Chu Qianchen, unsure for a moment what she meant by the phrase "I'll come"? Does the princess want to tailor the prince, or make clothes for the prince herself?

Thinking of the dozen or so "nine" characters written by the princess these days, Amber suddenly had an answer in her heart: the princess wanted to make clothes for the princess herself.

Chu Qianchen curled the corners of her lips, and the sunlight fell on her long eyelashes, as if there were points of light jumping.

Well, the prince is not here now, she just happened to practice her hands first.

Chu Qianchen was pondering in his heart, Jiang Yuan came in silently, and said, "Princess, the eldest prince of Chu is here." ”