Chapter 61: The Woman in Red
"Rouge, do you know the route to transport grain?"
"I don't know the specifics, but when they went out of the city in the morning, they took the official road." Rouge immediately told what she had heard.
"The official road, it shouldn't have gone far, since they want to lure people to the bait, then they will definitely keep taking the official road, from here to the front line of the frontier, there is only one official road, rouge, you go back first, I'll solve this matter, you pay attention to safety, don't be seen by others."
"Then I'll go back first, and you have to pay attention to yourself." Rouge left after speaking, if she is exposed, it will be a trouble for Bai Xiyue.
After seeing her leave, Bai Xiyue went back to the room, she immediately changed into a conspicuous red dress, Bai Shuang and Bai Tao were puzzled, "Princess, where are you going to change your clothes now!" ”
Bai Xiyue put on a veil and said to them with a serious expression: "Bai Shuang, you remember that no matter who comes to me, just say that I am asleep, and resolutely do not let people find out that I am not there." ”
"White Peach, You ,,,"
"Princess, don't worry, I won't let others find out that you're not there." Bai Tao immediately assured.
Bai Xiyue sighed and said, "I want to say, you just don't say it." ”
"Okay!"
She didn't delay long before she went out, this time it was more dangerous, and she couldn't take Bai Ze with her, it was easy to expose her identity, and now she could only rely on herself, the main thing was not to get lost, and the matter was 90% successful, she went to the matchmaker to get a bow and arrow that she had collected before, led a horse, and set off outside the city, it was already completely dark.
She had some difficulty judging the direction, but fortunately, the official road was a little different from other roads, she rode along the official road along the way, and her ears were a little sore when the wind blew, enough to see how fast she was, she only thought in her heart that the two waves of people had not yet fought each other, even so, she rode for a long time and still did not see the shadow of anyone.
There are many people in the convoy, and they want to lure the enemy, so they shouldn't go too fast, and at their own speed, they should be able to catch up with them, but in this situation, they won't be lost.
Or is it that Gu Yichen and they have already fought each other, it shouldn't be, along the way, she didn't see any traces of fighting, Bai Xiyue decided to continue riding forward, if she hadn't met it yet, it would be the wrong way.
But after riding for a while, she saw the mighty convoy in front of her, looking at this, Gu Yichen should not have made a move yet, she should be hiding somewhere to find an opportunity.
You have to tell them that this is a trap before you act, thinking so, Bai Xiyue rushed over on her horse, and she stopped within range of her bow and arrow.
The sound of the horse barking attracted everyone's attention, and the second prince poked his head out, "Is it finally here?" ”
"Second prince, this doesn't look like a regent, why is there only one person."
Because it was a little far away, Yusheng could only see that it was a person, and she couldn't even tell whether it was a man or a woman.
"Lord Wang, here comes a woman." Dark Six immediately reported to Gu Yichen, they had been following the convoy for a long time, and they were about to make a move, when they saw a person rushing over.
"Why is she wearing red clothes, it doesn't look like she came to rob grain and grass, how can anyone rob and dress so ostentatious." Dark One complained silently.
"Lord Wang, what should I do now?"
"Hide and see what's going on." Gu Yichen stared at that figure, she looked extremely lonely in the dark night.
Bai Xiyue saw that the convoy had stopped, and had already entered a state of response, so she took out an arrow from behind her in a hurry.
Because the second prince was far away and it was dark, he could only see her moving, and he couldn't see what he was taking.
However, in the next second, the firelight lit up, and they could see clearly, Bai Xiyue lit the lamp oil of the arrow, and shot the arrow out with lightning speed.
She accurately shot the fiery arrow at the so-called "grain and grass", and in an instant the fire ignited, and she shot several arrows at other grain and grass.
"Lord Wang, she burned the grain and grass, should we act?" Dark One was a little anxious and asked worriedly.
"Wait! That's not food. Gu Yichen looked at the convoy, and saw that the place where the grain was originally loaded, because of the fire, many people jumped out, and all the carriages were like this, they came prepared, and they were ready to invite you into the urn.
Bai Xiyue saw that the people hidden inside were exposed, and thought that Gu Yichen should have seen it nearby, and it was time to withdraw.
At this moment, the arrow shot towards Bai Xiyue, and she immediately dodged sideways, and the arrow could cut off a strand of her hair.
"The person who burned me still wants to leave." The second prince's angry voice came, he just saw the arrow coming, he felt that something was wrong, now that it is completely exposed, the regent will never be stupid enough to be fooled.
Bai Xiyue ignored his words, and shot a few more arrows to make the fire burn a little more fiercely, she was dressed in red, shuttling in the firelight.
"Kill her for me!" The second prince immediately ordered the dead soldiers in ambush to make a move, and in an instant, a large number of people flocked to Bai Xiyue.
"Lord Wang, it seems that she knows that this food is a trap, as if she came to remind us on purpose." Lin Zi'an whispered, in fact, he still didn't say a word, that is, when the fire was lit up just now, she felt that person was very similar to Bai Xiyue, if he wasn't sure that Bai Xiyue didn't know martial arts, he would probably really admit his mistake.
Gu Yichen also saw it, and he felt that the figure was unusually familiar.
"Lord Wang, then should we save her." When she looked at the past, she was already surrounded, and only a red afterimage could be seen.
Gu Yichen kept staring at the person in front of him and didn't speak.
Bai Xiyue's horse has been running for so long, it is definitely not as good as other people's fine horses, and if you run on horseback, you will definitely be caught up, and now there is only a frontal battle.
She pulled out the ice sword from her waist and killed the two dead soldiers in front of her with one move, but the people behind immediately made up for it, no, if the fight goes on like this, sooner or later her physical strength will be exhausted, she observed the wind direction, adjusted the position, and sprinkled a handful of powder with the wind, those dead soldiers in the dark did not see clearly, and they didn't have time to dodge, and a large number of people were hit and fell.
A hole was opened in the encirclement, Bai Xiyue rode a horse and quickly rushed out, and when the second prince saw this, he immediately sent someone to chase him.
"Stop them and help her escape." Gu Yichen commanded the secret guards.
"Yes!"
A group of people immediately rushed out of the woods, and the shadow of the sword blocked their pursuit of Bai Xiyue.
When she looked back, she happened to find Gu Yichen in the woods, and the eyes of the two collided, because it was very dark, and they couldn't see very clearly.
But he always felt familiar. Then he rushed out, grabbed a horse, and went to chase Bai Xiyue.
"Hey, where are you going!" Lin Zi'an shouted from behind, but unfortunately there was only a pile of dust in response.
Bai Xiyue originally breathed a sigh of relief, but when she saw that Gu Yichen actually chased after her, she rode faster.
But the distance between the two is still getting closer and closer, and if it goes on like this, it will be discovered, no, Bai Xiyue shot an arrow and hit the ground, trying to deter him to stop, but unfortunately it had no effect.
There was no way, she had to smear the medicine on the arrow and shoot it into the horse's body, the horse fell to the ground after running two steps, and Gu Yichen immediately jumped off it.
Seeing that the plan succeeded, Bai Xiyue didn't care about the aftermath anymore and left.
After returning to the Regent's Mansion, it was almost dawn, Bai Xiyue took off her clothes and hid, took another bath, made her face whiter, and got into the bed.
"White frost, white peach, you remember, no matter who comes to see me later, they will say that I am sick, do you know?"
"Got it, Princess."
Bai Xiyue was a little nervous waiting for Gu Yichen to come back, although she was wearing a veil, but she didn't know if she was recognized last night, and now she must pretend that she can't get out of bed in order to get rid of suspicion, fortunately, she pretended to be sick a lot before, but now she has experience.
Then, later she fell asleep and had a dream, but this dream only existed for a short time, Gu Yichen came back, when she chased people yesterday, she felt that the figure of the woman in red was very similar to Bai Xiyue.
So as soon as he came back, he immediately went to Tingyu Pavilion and brought Lin Zi'an with him.
"Don't be funny, you actually suspect that person is Bai Xiyue, let me tell you, it's impossible, let's not talk about martial arts, it's such a long way, she can't find it, don't forget, she's a road idiot."
Lin Zi'an didn't know how many times he said it along the way, but Gu Yichen just didn't believe it, he always felt that Bai Xiyue must have some secrets and didn't want others to know.
When he came back, in order not to arouse the suspicion of others, he sat in a wheelchair again, and when the two arrived at the door of the house, Bai Shuang stopped them, and said in a trembling voice: "Lord Wang, Doctor Lin, the princess is sick, and she hasn't woken up yet, or you will come back later." ”
Her voice trembled, her head was very low when she spoke, and even her body trembled slightly, just like she had just cried, however, it was actually because Baishuang was very afraid of Gu Yichen, plus she wanted to lie, she didn't dare to look directly into the other party's eyes, so she had to lower her head and not dare to raise her head.
Bai Tao was afraid that she would not be able to control her mouth and say something wrong, so she took the initiative to invite Ying to the small kitchen and pretended to help the princess make soup.
"Xiyue is sick, I'll go in and take a look." As soon as Lin Zi'an heard that his apprentice was sick, he insisted on going in to have a look, but Baishuang didn't stop him, so he let him in.
After entering, Gu Yichen could only see a pale little face, wrapped in a brocade quilt, looking weak and pitiful, completely different from the radiant and lively appearance on the day of the palace banquet.
Lin Zi'an checked her pulse, and her brows furrowed tightly.
"How is she?" Gu Yichen asked.
Lin Zi'an sighed and said, "Her old illness has relapsed, and her body is very weak. ”
"Why, you can't cure her." He asked, with a casual hint of anxiety in his tone.
"This is an old disease, brought out of the mother's womb, it can't be cured at all, and it can only be carefully regulated." After Lin Zi'an finished speaking, he seemed to remember something again, and continued: "You just suspected that the woman in red last night was Xiyue, with her body, I am afraid that she couldn't even get out of bed yesterday, how can she ventilate and report the news." ”
When Gu Yichen saw the weak Bai Xiyue in front of him, he also suspected that he was wrong.