Chapter 64: Deep Ambush
The emperor supervises the army, it is an annual event, the saint came to the military camp in person, personally inspected the results of the military training in the past year, generally only with the ministers, rarely with the prince to go, thinking that anyone who brought to the military camp is either a candidate for the prince, or the courtiers with high hopes for the emperor, if the emperor takes this fake illegitimate son to supervise the army, wouldn't he tell the courtiers that this illegitimate son is already among Jing Donghua's princes.
"It's just that a person of unknown origin suddenly appeared, why was he treated so favorably in just a few days." Qin Yunuan was puzzled, she and Leng Changxi thought that this imposter was just a general, so it seemed that she had some skills.
"It's not that Jing Yuanchu manipulated it, to be honest, the illegitimate son he brought back is almost the same as the emperor in terms of appearance, speech and demeanor, plus the later blood recognition, it is undoubtedly confirmed, and after that, Jing Yuanchu continued to create opportunities for this illegitimate son and the emperor, plus later the emperor learned that the illegitimate son named Du Wei studied under the master, and he was even more favored by him, and the current situation is very unfavorable to us." Bai Shishi said bluntly, her face was anxious, Du Wei was favored and equivalent to Jing Yuanchu's power, now Jing Donghua's health has been sick repeatedly, Jing Yuanxiao is also twenty-three, and it is a matter of time before the monarch changes his position.
"Sure enough, it's him." Qin Yunuan wiped the thin sweat on her forehead for the eldest princess who had been basking in the sun for half an hour, and called Cai'er to push the eldest princess into the room, which was the only way to Bai Shishi, "The prison army has been in the army for half a month, and there will be many accidents on the way, so the emperor and these two people must not be left alone for so long." ”
"Agreed" Bai Shishi glanced at Qin Yunuan, and said to Qin Yunuan earnestly, "Mrs. Leng, this time the prince of the prison army will also go, if you and Gongzi Leng are willing to risk their lives to protect the prince for me, I will definitely protect the eldest princess in the palace." ”
The power and status of the crown princess in the palace are far higher than in the barracks, and such an arrangement is undoubtedly the best.
"Hmm." Qin Yunuan nodded, which was an answer.
Three days later, the team of the supervising army set off from Xiliangcheng and went to the Yellow Banner military camp in the north, accompanied by the emperor Zhang Chengduan, an official of the three dynasties, loyal and kind, and several other powerful ministers in the court, in the royal family, it was Jing Yuanchu and Jing Yuanxiao, the two princes, and the so-called illegitimate son Du Wei who suddenly appeared.
The emperor's eight carriages walked in the front, and the bright yellow curtains that the emperor could use hung down from the car cover, which should be with the newly blooming white plum blossoms next to the street, Jing Yuanxiao as the prince, the carriage followed closely behind the emperor, although the prince's reputation was not as loud as Jing Yuanchu in Xiliang City, and in the face of this future prince sitting in the carriage, the people of Xiliang City still rushed to the front, wanting to see Jing Yuanxiao's face;
"Go back." The soldier who stood at the outermost point and was responsible for maintaining order and stopping the people scolded an old lady who was trying to squeeze forward, this old lady looked at least the age of sixties, she couldn't even walk steadily, she couldn't help but be weak, her clothes and shoes were untidy, and her mouth seemed to be shouting something.
"Wait." Seeing that the soldier was about to kick the old man, a big girl who followed Jing Yuanxiao's carriage took the initiative to stand up.
With the name of the prince, it is really still somewhat useful, the soldier saw that it was the maid next to the prince, dressed in blue clothes simple and restrained, but there was always an unusual aura between the eyebrows and eyes, the soldier's eyes immediately converged a little, took a few steps back, and the big girl stepped forward to help the old man.
"Old man, are you alright?"
"It's okay, it's okay" The old woman looked at the team with her eyes blank, her eyes carefully scanned everyone who walked by, even the little maid and the maid next to the carriage, "I want to find someone, find my handsome child." ”
"Your handsome child?" The maid in Tsing Yi turned around and glanced at the full little guard: "Is your handsome family on an errand in the palace?" ”
"No, no, no." This old woman is old, and her speech is a little slurred, and the rest of the words, the girl in Tsing Yi didn't understand too much, but the prince has already sent someone to urge, and the prince's team has gone far, after the girl in Tsing Yi confirmed that the old woman was in good health, she turned around and was about to leave, but she saw the old woman suddenly wave her arms at a sedan chair with an excited expression.
The girl in Tsing Yi subconsciously glanced back, and happened to see Du Wei's carriage passing by, and the beige curtains were swaying in the wind, so that the girl in Tsing Yi happened to see the appearance of the person inside.
I have to admit that the similarity between Du Wei's appearance and Jing Donghua is much higher than the relationship between Leng Changxi and Jing Donghua, the girl in Tsing Yi glanced at the prince's carriage from a distance, and then glanced at the old woman, bowed her head and followed the maid who urged her: "Let's go." ”
This little episode was soon forgotten, the Yellow Flag military camp was only thirty miles away from the capital, that night, the emperor arrived, and the camp soldiers led by the general Meng Zhen went out of the camp to greet him, and took Jing Donghua into the most luxurious two-story attic in the camp, Jing Donghua's bedroom was on the second floor, said to be the most luxurious, in fact, it was just a few more tiles and a few incense burners than ordinary wooden houses.
The environment in which the prince Jing Yuanxiao lives is even more simple, a room a few zhang square, a wooden screen with four openings, the carvings on it are a little flowery, and the tea in the house is naturally not as good as the palace, but this is the way of governing the army that has been handed down by the ancestors of Western Xia, that is, to share the joys and hardships with the soldiers, and the most taboo to be extravagant in the military camp.
Fortunately, although the prince has been doing nothing, he is loyal and honest, and he has no complaints about this environment.
The previous girl in Tsing Yi has been busy with Jing Yuanxiao, and the prince is tall and handsome, but he is very modest in speaking and acting, and even, sometimes he seems a little weak.
"His Royal Highness the Prince, the water in the bath room has been taken away, and the slaves and maids are useless, and they have not brought the bath water for His Royal Highness the Prince." A stout little maid came in with her head bowed to report.
"How could they all be taken away?" The maid in Tsing Yi was puzzled, "I sent someone to boil several more pots in advance, and I was dusty all the way, how could the prince not bathe?" ”
"I heard...... I heard that it was ......," the little palace maid said, the deeper her voice became, "I heard that it was taken by someone from Du Gongzi's side." ”
Du Wei? The girl in Tsing Yi thought about it slightly, but she was a little unsure of what this person meant, logically speaking, Jing Donghua admires low-key and talented people the most, Du Wei's talent and martial arts really made Jing Donghua's eyes shine, but this low-key, shouldn't he be as simple as possible?
"Forget it, they are all their own brothers, and they can be washed tomorrow;
。 Jing Yuanxiao didn't care, between the words, he actually regarded this born Du Wei as his younger brother, and he was even more like a big brother.
"How can this work" Shen Bi, the palace maid beside Jing Yuanxiao, was immediately dissatisfied, she had a strong and principled personality, and it was the crown princess Bai Shishi who specially arranged it by Jing Yuanxiao's side, so as not to be wronged by Jing Yuanxiao on weekdays.
"Whoever boils the bath water should be who's, he wants to take a bath, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince won't use it? Besides, if there is a first come, first come, we will set it first is ours, and then take a step back, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has a noble status, and then Du Wei is just an illegitimate son who has not yet entered the royal family tree, how can this be compared. ”
Shen Bi's language is logical and resolute, which impresses this girl in Tsing Yi.
"So what do you say you should do?" Jing Yuanxiao muttered, he was originally a person who had no idea, "Is it difficult to go to Brother Du's yard and snatch the bath water." ”
Shen Bi is also a quick mouth, and said without thinking: "That's how it should be." ”
"That's it" The girl in Tsing Yi hurriedly asked both of them to calm down, "This matter is also a trivial matter, if it goes to the emperor, I don't know that I think we are making a big fuss, lest the world will not be chaotic, but it is really strange that he suddenly took the bath water used by three people, what if there is any hidden secret?" It's better to go and explore first. ”
"It's okay," Jing Yuanxiao instantly echoed the opinion of the girl in green clothes, "Isn't the guard who was recommended by Shishi with you very powerful?" Just let him go. ”
The girl in Tsing Yi squatted down and saluted, then took her leave, and made a few small turns before finding a place for the guards to rest, either they all went out to stand guard and patrol, or they went to bed early, waiting for the change of guard in the second half of the night, only one person sat straight on the kang, looking out of the window firmly, this person was not good-looking, but these shining eyes always seemed to hide infinite secrets and powers.
The maid in Tsing Yi called out the guard, and when she went to the secret place, she expressed the meaning of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and her doubts.
"Do you think I'm too much to do?" The girl in Tsing Yi felt a little guilty and said, "It's just that my intuition tells me that there must be something in such an unusual way that is worth exploring." ”
"Your instincts have always been accurate." The tall guard's eyes showed a sense of love and trust, and he even lowered his head slightly, and pressed his chin against the forehead of the girl in Tsing Yi, in the eyes of others, this was like a pair of cheating subordinates, but as everyone knows, under these two human skin masks, it was Qin Yunuan and Leng Changxi, who Jing Yuanchu deliberately wanted to kill and wanted to stay away from Jing Donghua.
One of them pretended to be a guard, and the other pretended to be Jing Yuanxiao's personal maid, all of which was arranged by the crown princess Bai Shishi, and it was kept extremely secret, even Jing Yuanxiao himself didn't know, and the only one who knew the true identity of these two people was Shen Bi, the big girl next to Jing Yuanxiao.
"I'll go right away." Even though Leng Changxi used a simple square face, his eyes were always the only flaw that exposed him, but fortunately, he had learned to control his eyes, making himself look mediocre.
"You have to be careful here." Leng Changxi instructed again, and after speaking, he used light skills to climb over the wall, Jing Yuanxiao's courtyard and Du Wei's were very close, and after a while, he leaned over the beam above Du Wei's bedroom.