Chapter 52: Halfway Out
"I can't go or not, but I can't help you." Suddenly, a shrill voice came from behind Leng Changxi and the eldest princess, Leng Changxi turned his head vigilantly, and found that it was no one else, but Gonggong Meng, who had been following Jing Yuanchu's side to do things.
Gonggong Meng had never seen Leng Changxi, but he had sent someone to inquire before, and he knew that the one with a silver mask who was followed by the eldest princess was Leng Changxi, the first general of Great Qi, that is, the illegitimate son of Jing Donghua and the eldest princess.
"His martial arts are strong, you should be careful." Meng Gonggong commanded to a few masters who had been ambushing on the wall, Leng Changxi had already noticed that there were a lot of true qi undercurrents around him constantly surging, and he probably guessed that there were many masters in ambush around here, and roughly judged, there were two qigong masters, three foreign boxing masters, and one more, it was a sword master, it seems that Jing Yuanchu invited a lot of talents for this ambush.
Leng Changxi protected the eldest princess behind him, and the coachman waiting at the gate of the palace in the distance had been shot by a dart and was killed instantly, several masters jumped down from the wall, Leng Changxi had already subconsciously put his hand on the place where the short dagger was hidden at his waist.
"Father-in-law Meng is so interested," Leng Changxi leaned sideways, his eyes provocative, "Father-in-law Meng brought so many masters from the Thirteenth Prince's Mansion to this remote palace road to practice?" ”
"I don't dare to do the drill." Gonggong Meng took out the pink handkerchief in his arms and wiped the corners of his lips, and his head was slightly slightly, "It's just that I came to arrest the assassin on the orders of my master." ”
"Assassins?" The corners of Leng Changxi's eyes raised, "Me?" ”
Gonggong Meng didn't speak, he stepped back, his hand raised forward, and the assassins immediately jumped down from the wall, took out their respective weapons, and approached Leng Changxi and the eldest princess step by step in an encirclement queue, Leng Changxi had already held the short dagger in his hand: "I don't want to kill people in the palace, you'd better step back." ”
These assassins are not vegetarians, for this Jing Yuan Chu no one has been killed, up to the important ministers of the court, down to the common people of Limin, how could they be intimidated by Leng Changxi's words.
Leng Changxi secretly lucked, and the two qigong masters were facing each other, one against two, and suddenly, the two qigong masters reached out and made a tentative gesture.
"This man is very powerful, we are not his opponents" One of the qigong masters was also the leader of the six assassins.
"Big brother, what are you afraid of, we have six."
"I mean, the six of us combined, none of them are his opponents." The leading assassin's heart was cold, he had never seen such a mellow internal force, such an internal force was not only solid and strong, but also extremely hard, like a thousand-year-old glacier in the far north, it was not a day's work, if it weren't for Leng Changxi's young appearance, he would definitely not believe that he would see such a young junior in his lifetime.
It seems that the Thirteen Princes are doing a chore this time.
Seeing that there was no movement here, Gonggong Meng urged: "What are you all doing in a daze?" Your Highness is still waiting for me to go back on an errand. ”
"What kind of errand do you want to pay for Gonggong Meng?" Suddenly, a bewitching voice came from behind Gonggong Meng, Gonggong Meng suddenly felt cold behind him, this woman's voice was very recognizable, just listening to the sound of her sneezing, Gonggong Meng could accurately know that this was the most favored concubine in the Xixia Palace today - Concubine Lian;
Leng Changxi looked for the sound and looked over, and saw a sedan chair carried by twenty-eight people coming from afar, twenty-eight people, according to the rules of the Great Qi Palace, only the concubine and the queen level are eligible to ride, it seems that this person has a very high status in the palace.
Two layers of crimson veils hung down from the top of the silver sedan chair, and the shadow inside outlined the figure of a woman, just from this curvaceous shadow, it was enough to make people reverie, Leng Changxi tilted his head, and looked at Gonggong Meng as soon as he saw the woman as if he had seen his ancestors, and hurriedly stepped forward with small steps, and asked An Dao: "The slave asked Concubine Lian Niangniang to say goodbye, and I don't know why Concubine Lian Niangniang is so interested in coming to this remote small courtyard to relax." ”
"Heh, you're really bold," it was obviously full of smiles, but what came out of this woman's mouth was a gust of yin wind, "Where does this palace want to go, do you still have to ask you, a minion, for instructions?" ”
"Minions don't dare, minions don't dare." Gonggong Meng hurriedly knelt down, what can make Gonggong Meng, who is extremely arrogant on weekdays, so humble, except for Jing Yuanchu, it is this Concubine Lian, Leng Changxi has an intuition, Gonggong Meng's surprisingly politeness to this Concubine Lian is not just because of the identity of the other party.
A hand as white as a finely carved white jade slowly lifted the hanging sedan curtain, a delicate face like a lady in the painting is half-hidden under this crimson curtain, a smile, all make the man fascinated, worthy of being the most favored concubine in the palace, such a beautiful woman who is alluring the city and the country, and only the emperor deserves to have.
"Gonggong Meng," the beauty in the sedan chair lowered the sedan curtain again after this short-lived appearance, "I see that they are a woman, a boy wearing a mask, probably not the assassin in your mouth, I advise you, let it go." ”
"This, the slave doesn't dare," Gonggong Meng said flatteringly, "This is what His Royal Highness means, and the slave must not be disobedient." ”
"This palace said to let it go, this is the meaning of this palace, Your Highness, I have my own explanation." Concubine Lian's attitude was very clear, Leng Changxi was a little surprised, he didn't know this Concubine Lian, why did Concubine Lian help them, he never believed that there would be any human sympathy in this deep palace, and there were only eternal interests in the palace.
"Not yet?"
Gonggong Meng was a little embarrassed, he glanced at the little apprentice behind him, the little apprentice left immediately, ready to report to Jing Yuanchu, and Gonggong Meng said politely: "Since Concubine Lian has spoken, the slave will naturally listen, you guys, come back." ”
Gonggong Meng beckoned a few assassins to go back, and the leading assassin was also relieved, he didn't even dare to look at Leng Changxi, this person was really terrifying.
"Since it's okay, why don't you leave quickly?" Concubine Lian leaned back, very leisurely.
"Yes, the minions are retired." Gonggong Meng hurriedly left with people, his steps were hurried, he had to discuss with the Thirteen Princes as soon as possible, and tell him that the nails he had worked so hard to insert into the palace and cultivated seemed to be starting to fight against him.
The tense atmosphere at the entrance of the alley was slightly relaxed, and another strange atmosphere arose, Leng Changxi said coldly: "Thank you, Concubine Lian, ......." ”
"You don't have to thank me," Concubine Lian looked a little careless, she saved Leng Changxi as easily as she stepped on an ant, "In the palace, there are only eternal interests, you have to remember that you owe me, and that's enough." ”
The twenty-eight sedan chair gradually left along the original road, the eldest princess didn't say a word from beginning to end, Leng Changxi gently patted the eldest princess on the shoulder, the carriage out of the palace was still waiting at the end, it didn't matter if there was no coachman, Leng Changxi recognized the way out;
"Yu Nuan is still in the palace." The eldest princess came to her senses, she always remembered that Qin Yunuan was kind to her when she was in a trance, and Qin Yunuan was the wife of Leng Changxi Mingmei, she was also smart and filial, she naturally regarded Qin Yunuan as her own family.
"Naturally, she has a way to get out, and her mother doesn't have to worry about her." Leng Changxi led the eldest princess into the carriage, and when the eldest princess sat down steadily, she turned her head and said: "Since the mother doesn't want to leave Xixia, we won't leave, where the mother wants, we will be there, and the son will always accompany you." ”
The wheels of the carriage rolled slowly, and at the same time, through the clear gate, a carriage with a red mark on the roof of the carriage was being checked by the guards, and the guards guarding the door also became humble when they saw the scarlet mark on the roof of the carriage, and even skipped the inspection of the carriage and let the carriage pass directly.
"That's the carriage of the Shun Palace," muttered the leading guard, "but there are so many carriages from the Shun Palace, and this is the third one." ”
In the carriage, Mu Qingyu and Qin Yunuan sat opposite each other, neither of them spoke, the atmosphere was a little dignified, a small bump, Qin Yunuan's body was weak, and he almost stumbled, Mu Qingyu hurriedly supported Qin Yunuan, and asked softly, "Mrs. Leng is okay?" ”
Qin Yunuan shook his head: "It's okay, thank you county lord." ”
The maid outside immediately reprimanded the coachman who was driving the carriage and said, "How did you drive the carriage, if you hurt the county lord, you can afford it?" ”
"It's a villain, it's just that I don't know why there are so many small pebbles on the road, or let's take a long detour?"
"No need," Mu Qingyu glanced at Qin Yunuan, "This is the closest road back to the Shun Palace, and I don't know what the other roads are, so let's go the same way." ”
"Okay, then please ask the county lord to sit firmly, this road is inevitably bumpy." The coachman commanded, and drove his horse carefully around the pebble-filled road, but there were too many stones for the carriage to shake violently.
Qin Yunuan looked up at Mu Qingyu, Mu Qingyu's face was full of indifference, leaning on the soft pillow steadily, closing his eyes and recuperating.
couldn't help but be curious, Qin Yunuan still opened his mouth and asked, "Why does the county lord insist on taking this road?" "Obviously, this stone road must have been tampered with, otherwise how could so many stones be spilled on the road and no one cares?
"It's the same way you go," Mu Qingyu opened his eyes, "The other party wants to harm me so obviously, if I change to another land, he must also have an ambush, it is better to return the same way, at least, on my road, he and I are evenly matched." ”
Mu Qingyu just finished speaking, there were bursts of fighting and killing sounds and the sound of weapons colliding in front of him, after a while, the sound stopped, a rush of footsteps got closer and closer, someone knocked lightly three times outside the carriage, this is a code, Mu Qingyu smiled slightly, and said to Qin Yunuan: "The obstacle has been cleared, even if he sends many people to attack, but there is no shortage of masters around me, I am not a soft bun who swallows his anger." ”
"The county lord has a 'he' in one mouth, does the county lord know who the person who wants to attack the county lord is?" Qin Yunuan asked curiously.
Mu Qingyu looked at Qin Yunuan and said, "First, I naturally know who he is, and second, it's not me who he wants to kill, but you." ”