Chapter 18: Rumors Spread

Palace.

Chu Junlan was holding the pen and ink, while listening to Chu Ci's report on the situation of the country below.

"Now the people of all parts of the country are happy, the wind and rain are good, and the products are abundant. It presents a scene of leveling. ”

Chu Junlan responded lightly, and made another stroke on the rice paper, rendering a shadow of thick ink. After a while, he spoke, his voice was not salty or light, "How is the prince getting along with his fiancΓ©e now?" ”

Chu Ci lowered his head slightly, "Back to my father, a few days ago, the second lady of the Hou Mansion of Anyang was kidnapped by bandits, and the prince rescued her in time. ”

Chu Junlan frowned, "In this peaceful and prosperous world, there are such incidents as bandits robbing halfway?" ”

Chu Ci comforted Chu Junlan, and his voice was not hurried, "No matter how peaceful the place is, there will inevitably be chaos, and my father has made enough contributions to the people, so I don't have to take it to heart." ”

"I heard that today Li Qiuchi was served by the Hou family of Anyang because of his stubborn temperament, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince insisted on protecting her, and put down his words to Li Qiuchi to establish his authority."

When he said this, the corners of Chu Ci's mouth couldn't help but rise, and his tone became pleasant. Chu Jinrong, you can be your prince with peace of mind!

Chu Junlan snorted, and slowly put down his pen, as if his handwriting had become brisk, but he couldn't see emotion in his eyes, "In this case, I will relieve the prince's tightness, let him go to the Anyang Marquis Mansion more in the past few days, and deepen the relationship between the two." ”

Chu Ci nodded hurriedly, "Yes." ”

A few days later.

In the Autumn Rain Pavilion, Li Qiuchi lay on the bed with a resentful face, sighing heavily from time to time.

Finally, when Li Qiuchi sighed for the nth time, Cuiyu couldn't help it, and she asked, "Why did Miss sigh?" ”

Li Qiuchi took off the peiyu on his waist, threw it up, and said quietly, "You miss, I'm bored, I confessed that I was locked up because I ran away from home, and now because I was kidnapped by bandits, I was locked up again......"

Cuiyu covered her mouth and laughed, "Master Hou is just worried about Miss, I'm afraid that something will happen to Miss." ”

Li Qiuchi didn't say anything, worried? She didn't. It's just that because she is a quasi-crown princess, she is afraid of regeneration, so it is not easy to explain to the prince.

At this time, someone outside pushed the door and entered.

Li Qiuchi looked over when he heard the sound, and saw Chu Jinrong standing at the door with a smile on his hands, followed by Zhao Xiaotang.

She suddenly got up from the bed and walked in front of Chu Jinrong, her eyes flashing with excitement, "You're here?" Have you figured out how to escape? Great, let's go! I'm going to suffocate in the house for the past few days. ”

Chu Jinrong smiled and pulled her wrist, "Follow me." ”

Li Qiuchi followed him excitedly, but found a corner.

She frowned and looked at the wall in front of her, "Are you supposed to ...... Are you going to let me get out over the wall? ”

With such a high wall, if she falls, there is probably not a single corpse. She shuddered at the thought of this.

"Of course not."

Hearing this, Li Qiuchi immediately breathed a sigh of relief, "It's okay if it's not, it's okay, as long as you don't go over the wall, it's ...... to do anything."

"Have you forgotten? I told you about digging dog holes in the carriage. ”

Li Qiuchi's smile froze on his face, "Huh? ”

She recalled it carefully, as if there was such a thing, and in the end she was moved by him.

She was silent in her heart, "Then you say, how to dig a dog hole?" ”

"Zhao Xiaotang, take out the tools." Chu Jinrong smiled and clapped his hands.

"Yes."

Zhao Xiaotang put the shovel and shovel in front of Li Qiuchi with a bang, Li Qiuchi looked down, the palm-sized shovel was shining with golden brilliance, looking exquisite and extravagant.

The corners of her mouth twitched violently, and she felt a mouthful of blood vomit in her chest, "You just give me such a small shovel?" ”

Chu Jinrong coughed dryly, "What, the palace is heavily controlled, and such a small shovel was brought out by Zhao Xiaotang with great effort, you can make do with it." ”

It's not a question of whether it's okay or not! Mainly with this shovel, she has to shovel for a few days!

Li Qiuchi roared in his heart.

Chu Jinrong saw her reluctant appearance, and suddenly felt a little panicked, he hurriedly smiled: "As long as you keep digging every day, you can finish digging one day." Think about the good days after we go out, and think about the confinement you're in now. ”

Li Qiuchi was helpless, bent down and picked up the shovel and shovel, "Okay, then how will I meet you after I come out?" ”

Chu Jinrong pondered for a moment, walked forward and whispered to her in his ear, and after a while, Li Qiuchi nodded, and his face was realized.

Although Li Qiuchi's kidnapping by bandits was ordered to be concealed, the rumors still spread like a tumor, and the people below whispered about it, and the more it spread, the more it spread.

Soon, the news reached the ears of the queen.

"Recently, rumors have spread that the prince's fiancΓ©e was robbed by bandits, Liu, what do you think?"

In the palace, a woman dressed in a gorgeous costume and wearing a phoenix crown on her head, her phoenix eyes were raised lightly when she looked at Liu, not angry and arrogant.

Liu Shi was intimidated by her eyes, and hurriedly lowered his head and didn't dare to raise it, "Back to the queen's mother, the courtiers don't dare to say." ”

The queen narrowed her eyes, and the corners of her lips slightly hooked up an arc that seemed to be a smile but not a smile, "It's okay, this palace allows you to say it." ”

Mentioning this incident, Liu Shi seemed to wipe away his tears sadly, and his voice choked, "It's all because the courtiers failed to protect her, so that she was taken away by the group of bandits, and they were locked up in the firewood room that day, and there was a three-thick man who broke into the door, looking very fierce, and insisted that the courtiers go, but the courtiers didn't follow, and wanted to protect Qiu'er, but they were forcibly driven out......"

"I heard Qiu'er's struggle and shouts in the back, but I couldn't do anything, and my heart was cut when I heard the scream."

When he said this, Liu was like a sad person crying, and he seemed to blame himself.

The queen was dragged in a phoenix robe, standing in place, her eyes could not distinguish emotions, but there was a sense of oppression.

"You mean, the second daughter of the Marquis of Anyang, the fiancΓ©e of the crown prince, was defiled by bandits?"

Her faint voice fell, but it frightened Liu Shi into a cold sweat, she quickly knelt down, her forehead clasped on her hand, and her voice trembled slightly, "The courtiers don't dare to speculate." ”

The implication is already very obvious.

The queen's phoenix eyes sank slightly, and her face suddenly became cold, "Liu, this palace originally thought that you were a smart person. With a wave of her robe, she slapped it on Liu's face, and Liu's face suddenly stinged with a red mark.

She knelt low on the ground, Rao was so angry that she didn't dare to come out, her voice was anxious, "What the courtiers see is true, and there is nothing to lie!" ”

There was silence above, but the feeling of oppression was overwhelming, pressing on Liu's nerves, and she fell low on the ground, her back already wet with cold sweat.

"Toshiba, please invite Li Qiuchi, the second daughter of the Marquis of Anyang, into the palace."

Her voice fell without being salty, and a grandmother sighed and withdrew as she said.

Liu's eyes lying on the ground were suddenly happy, and there was a light of schadenfreude in his eyes, Li Qiuchi, I see how you explain it clearly this time! Now, you can't wash it even if you jump into the Yellow River!