Chapter 2: The Master Descends the Mountain
The next day, the court of Qi.
The Emperor of Qi sat on the dragon chair, disheveled, and snuggled up to a few charming concubines beside him.
In the middle of the main hall, there was a dead official, and the emperor wiped the blood in his hand with a brocade pad and threw it aside in disgust, and only spoke for a long time.
"What else is going on with Zhong Aiqing?"
The ministers broke out in a cold sweat, they all lowered their heads and remained silent, and if they spoke at this moment, they would be asking for their own death.
Prime Minister Bai looked at the official who was stabbed to death by the emperor, his body trembled with anger, he pointed at the emperor with his finger, he was furious, and simply scolded.
"You faint man!! I only know that the wine pond meat forest, arrogant and lascivious, the attack on General Pei Da is already the people's indignation, and at this time, the people's livelihood in our country is withering, the treasury is losing money day by day, making ends meet, and the army is weak, and the country of Qi is about to be defeated in the hands of you, a chaotic minister and thief! ”
The emperor snorted lightly, and killing intent gradually appeared in his eyes.
"Heh, rebellious ministers and thieves, Aiqing said that the former dynasty Xingguo? Prime Minister Bai, but tired of living? ”
Prime Minister Bai suddenly laughed fiercely when he turned his head into the sky, and a few tears fell from the corners of his eyes.
"The thief Hugh is going to be rampant! I am the prime minister of the former dynasty, and I should have been martyred for the country a long time ago, why can't I kill you thief with my own hands, we will not be blind to death! ”
The emperor was furious, and he immediately stood up and threw the bamboo slip out in a fit of rage.
"Nonsense! Drag him out and behead him! ”
Prime Minister Bai stared at the emperor as if he was looking at a dead thing.
"The thief is in charge, the misfortune of the country, minister... All thoughts are lost! With that, he slammed his head against the wall.
The ministers looked at the dead Prime Minister Bai, they were terrified, their faces were pale, the emperor's temperament was uncertain, and they could lose their heads at any time.
"Who else?"
The hall was silent.
The Emperor looked at the two corpses on the ground in disgust, and left bored.
In the previous dynasty, the country was peaceful, the world was peaceful, and everything was peaceful, but it was overturned by thieves, the monarch died, the virtuous concubine died, and the princess was also unknown.
Outside the city of Qiguo, in a remote mountain village, there is an elegant bamboo house, ten peach blossoms in the courtyard, a wooden bench and a jade cup, there is a clear stream outside the courtyard, which flows out of the stone cracks in the forest, and the fat fish in the stream jumps.
Apricot Smoke came to the courtyard with Yunhua Fuzi on his back, General Mohua immediately stepped forward to open the courtyard door, he looked at Apricot Smoke was sweaty, very struggling, and worried.
"Princess, the minister will carry Master Yunhua in for you."
Apricot Smoke smiled lightly.
"No need, can Ah Hua boil a pot of water for me?"
"Go now!"
When General Mohua heard the sound of Ah Hua, he was in a good mood, and remembered the scene when the princess pulled his hair and made a fuss to fight sparrows, when she was seven years old and Mohua was fifteen years old; Now she is eighteen years old, and Mohua is twenty-six.
Apricot smoke into the house, a burst of bamboo fragrance wafted in, this house is elegant and clean, the furniture is neat and complete, just a curtain outside the window of the secluded bamboo forest, it looks bleak.
Xingziyan carefully put the master on the bed, his weak body was cold to the bone, a pair of thin lips were pale and bloodless, Xingziyan stared at his face silently, and after a long time, he withdrew his gaze.
General Mohua knocked on the door and walked in with a jug of water.
"Princess, come and drink some water, you have been carrying Master Yunhua all the way, you must be tired."
Hearing the sound of apricot smoke, he immediately turned his back and wiped his eyes with his hand, and after a long time, he turned around to pick up the teapot.
General Mohua looked at the woman in front of him, his heart palpitated, she was a little decadent at the moment, although she barely pulled a pale smile, but her eyes were tired, and even the residual tears could be seen in the corners of her eyes.
"Princess, don't be like this in front of Ah Hua."
General Mohua frowned slightly, his eyes were full of distress and helplessness, how could the princess who was once lively and smiling have changed so much, it was really pitiful.
The action of pouring tea from the apricot smoke stalled for a moment, and it returned to normal in an instant.
There was silence for a long time.
"Ah Hua ......"
General Mohua raised his eyes suddenly, a little stunned, the princess didn't speak, what happened when he was suddenly called by his name?!
Apricot Smoke looked at General Mohua's stunned appearance, and finally couldn't help but laugh.
"Ah Hua, you look so stupid."
Mo Hua looked at the smiling woman in front of him, his heart was slightly sluggish, and a smile gradually appeared in his eyes, he had not seen the princess smile so happily for a long time.
"I'm stupid, I'm willing."
"Okay, okay, Ah Hua is right for everything."
Apricot Smoke smiled helplessly and dotingly, then sat on the edge of the bed, picked up the teacup and blew the hot air, making sure that it was not hot before sending it to the master's mouth.
General Mohua has a black line on his face, how can this doting tone be like coaxing a child? He shook his head again, it was actually good for the princess to joke with him like this.
He looked at the princess again, and saw Apricot Smoke holding a cup in one hand, gently sending the tea to the master's mouth, holding a handkerchief in the other, carefully wiping the water stains on his lips, and the glass of water had been consumed for most of the hour before it was drunk.
General Mohua saw that he couldn't finish drinking for a while, so he spoke.
"Princess, you haven't drunk it yourself, you go and rest, I'll feed Master Yunhua for you."
Apricot Smoke didn't stop the movement in his hand, just smiled lightly.
"Master, he doesn't like to be touched."
General Mohua was slightly stunned, and an indescribable feeling welled up in his heart, which made him a little depressed.
"So you held on all the way, didn't let me help, carried him on his back to walk a mountain, bypassed the entire Qi country, and finally didn't give yourself a sip of water to drink, and now you're still holding on."
Apricot Smoke didn't answer, just bypassed the topic.
"Ah Hua has suspected Ji Fuyu, he appeared in the wine shop in time that day, and it happened to alleviate Pei Lian's toxicity, all this is too strange, I suspect that the holy medicine has a close connection with him, I have to meet him."
General Mohua frowned, and said worriedly: "This matter has made a big noise by assassinating General Pei Lian, and has already let the world know that there is a holy medicine, so it has led to people who need holy medicine, such a city, princess, you may be in danger." ”
Apricot Smoke put down the teacup and stood up, his eyes unfazed.
"If this person is trying to lure me out, the princess of the former dynasty, then he must have the heart of rebellion, and it is beneficial for him to assassinate Pei Lian, and the general will be poisoned and the military strength of the Qi State will be damaged; Second, the attack on the general stimulated the people's indignation, and King Qi lost the hearts of the people; Thirdly, King Qi had no children and no brothers, so he led me down the mountain to seek a good name and win the hearts of the people. So this person doesn't hurt me. ”
"Just ......"
A little viciousness suddenly appeared under the apricot smoke's eyes.
General Mohua felt the killing intent, so he asked carefully, "What is the princess thinking at the moment?" ”
"Ah Hua, if this person knows that I need holy medicine, then the master's injury must be inseparable from him, this person is strong in martial arts, and knows that I have no intention of going to the opposition, so he designed to force me down the mountain, Tianyu Mountain is difficult for mortals to climb, I only know that the master can be broken, if the person who chased me ten years ago knew that I went down the mountain, he would not give up, and I could only take refuge in this person for the safety of the master, and become a pawn in the rebellion."
General Mohua's head was dizzy when he heard it, but he still understood most of it, the princess would definitely not have a peaceful life if she stayed here, and she would either be hunted down or become a pawn.
"Princess, you should go back to Tianyu Mountain with your master, it's too dangerous here, Ah Hua will go to the Moonflower Country to help you find the holy medicine."
Apricot Smoke shook her head.
"This person's target is mine, and the holy medicine is not in the Moon Flower Country, this is just a cover-up, I guess, this person is Ji Fuyu, and the holy medicine is in his hands."
General Mohua's expression became even more puzzled: "If this person just wants you to take refuge in him, then he can threaten you with medicine after poisoning his master in Tianyu Mountain at that time and become his pawn." ”
Apricot Smoke's eyes sank.
"This is where this person is perverted, he wants to force me down the mountain, after being chased and killed by the enemy, he finally voluntarily defected to him, not he forced to threaten, if I take refuge in him, he will definitely not give me the holy medicine during this period, if the master wakes up, he thinks I will escape, what Ji Fuyu doesn't know is that for the sake of the master, I am willing to become a chess piece."
General Mohua was slightly stunned when he heard this, is the status of Master Yunhua in the princess's heart already so high?
"Princess, what if he doesn't believe you? Then you will always become his pawn, and Master Yunhua will become your weakness, and if you don't get the antidote, you will die of exhaustion. ”
Xing Ziyan's eyes are dark and uncertain, she will not let her master die.
"If I can kill him, I will kill him, and if not, I will be a good pawn to please him, so that he will believe that I will not betray him, and leave him until he takes out the holy medicine......"
Apricot smoke looked down at the person on the sickbed again, this is the master who used to be the most particular about Sven, but climbed the tree to pick apricot blossoms for her, this is the stir-fry always causes an explosion, subconsciously pick up her and run the master, this is the master who will cut new clothes for her every year......
She looked at it for a long time, then leaned down again, stretched out her hand and gently brushed away the hair on the master's forehead, and the tears in the corners of his eyes made this fairy posture even more beautiful.
Xingziyan stopped remembering, turned to General Mohua and said, "Ah Hua, take care of the master." ”
After finishing speaking, Apricot Smoke picked up his sword and walked out of the door.