CHAPTER XVIII
Liu Chang followed Ying Zheng all the way to the east of the city, and he didn't have to think much about it to know where Ying Zheng was going.
"Childe, I know where you're going, but don't you say that there are heavy soldiers guarding the courtyard? I'm afraid it's not suitable to go in broad daylight, right? ”
"I didn't plan to go in broad daylight."
"Are you going to climb over the wall at night to check?"
"Hmm."
"Hey, Childe, can you stop a little, in case someone finds out that you are doing this stealing and touching dogs, where to put this face. If I want to go, I will go alone, and I can always do this to make sure that the little fairy is not in it. ”
"What about stealing chickens and touching dogs? I'm just looking for my queen. Besides, I can't trust you, otherwise you would have checked it the last time you came, and now I wouldn't need to bother with it personally. ”
"How can I blame this, people say that they are fifteen years old, and they only returned from Bashu five years ago. No matter how you look at it, it's not a little fairy. Liu Chang didn't admit that he was wrong, obviously his king was anxious.
"You just have to be stupid to be deceived by appearances."
"How can you scold people, my other identity is your senior brother, you be careful of me..."
"I'm not the Montessori brothers, let you have a godfather, and your godmother will support you."
"You have a master here."
"The master will only beat you to death."
"......" Liu Chang gritted his teeth with hatred, didn't he know that the old man only favored him? Doesn't the king of his family respond to him, will he have less meat? Does he deserve to be bullied to death by him for the rest of his life?
It's rare for Win Zheng to put aside the identity of the king, and Liu Chang seems to be back to the past. walked on the streets of Jinyang without scruples and occasionally quarreled, although Liu Chang was always the one who was dumbfounded.
The two of them arrived to the east of the city in a relaxed and happy manner, and found a high-walled compound with soldiers wearing armor guarding the gate. The gate was also closed, and there seemed to be quite a few soldiers patrolling the surrounding area.
"Childe, the flag held by the patrol soldiers who appeared here is the character Li, and the guards guarding the door seem to be Li Mu's family soldiers, it seems that this is the residence of Princess Crane's mother and daughter."
"Let's go, let's go back to the palace first." After careful observation, Ying Zheng confirmed his guess even more. As long as he thought that the little princess Po was most likely Po Xi, his internal organs were tumbling enthusiastically.
Back at the palace, in order not to make people suspicious, dinner was deliberately fanfare. The people who let King Zhao arrange to serve all knew that he had rested quietly in the palace for a day.
In the dead of night, Yingzheng summoned Meng Tian, Meng Yi and Gongsun Teng, telling them to cover well. Although they didn't know what Ying Zheng was going to do, they didn't dare to stop it, so they could only look at Ying Zheng with a worried face.
"Don't worry, I'll come back safe and sound."
For Yingzheng, a sentence of safe and sound is the whole explanation. Liu Chang has long been used to it, but he has suffered others. If one of their king's hairs is missing, they will not be able to die.
Especially Meng Yi watched Ying Zheng take Liu Chang to jump from the window, and the person disappeared. He really had all kinds of feelings in his heart: I already knew what the king asked me to mention to fill the harem. As a result, he planned to come to Zhao State in person, which had already confused the whole world, what other vassal states of the Great Qin Empire needed to be treated so favorably by the king today? Come on, no matter how you come, it's not restless, in case it's really ...... He was a little afraid to think about it anymore. For today's plan, I can only see step by step, do a good job of the task assigned by the king and wait for him to come back.
When Ying Zheng and Liu Chang slowly avoided the patrol and approached the backyard wall of Li Mu's courtyard, Liu Chang suddenly remembered that if Li Mu was inside tonight, their actions would most likely be discovered.
"Childe, what if Li Mu is inside?"
"No, he's definitely in the barracks now."
"How so?"
"Do you think Li Mu is so idle, the day before yesterday he appeared at the palace banquet just because King Zhao gave me a hint that Zhao had no intention of fighting against Qin, otherwise Li Mu would not have been at the palace banquet, but would only be guarding in the military camp, and now where does he have the leisure to live a small life here."
"Oh, yes, the message has been delivered, but it's not inevitable that you should be prepared."
Qin has an army of 600,000 Wang Jian waiting on the border of Qin and Zhao, and Li Mu is afraid that he is also rushing to the camp of their army to command the town. The reason why they are not afraid of each other is that the Zhao side is already in the center of Zhao State, and if the Qin army attacks, the King of Qin will not die. If the king of Qin has a bad pool, the state of Zhao will die.
Ying Zheng didn't plan to do anything now, even if he wanted to do something, it would be in the future. Therefore, he was confident that he would be safe and sound in Zhao State.
Liu Chang was once again fascinated by his king, and he didn't blame the king for saying that he was stupid, he was indeed not as smart as the king. But I can't say that I'm really stupid, I can only say that the king is too smart. Well, yes, it's not that he's stupid, absolutely not.
Liu Chang is still looking for reasons for whether he is stupid or not, and Ying Zheng has jumped onto the five-meter-high wall with a leap. In the past ten years, he asked Wang Jian to guide his martial arts, and his skills have improved by leaps and bounds. Liu Chang felt that the king's martial arts had already surpassed him.
The two entered the courtyard, which was quiet, because some lanterns hung on the porch, and it was not too dark.
"Childe, how do you know which room Princess Po is?"
Instead of answering, Ying Zheng flew onto the roof in the center of the courtyard. He looked around, then went straight to the backyard and stood next to a swing with a silent fall. Liu Chang, who followed closely, looked at him inexplicably.
Ying Zheng looked at the pear trees, and then looked at the only door in the small courtyard. He slowly approached, and a familiar fragrance wafted through the room. Listen intently at the door, but don't feel anyone in the house.
His eyes motioned for Liu Chang to stay at the door and not to go in, and then he gently opened the door. The faint fragrance is even stronger, and this is the smell of Perxi. He has never forgotten this taste, and now he feels it again, his always calm heart has lost its former calmness, and his heart seems to be beating wildly out of his body.
Although there is no candle flame in the room, you can vaguely see the room furnishings, and the only sleeping couch in the room is empty. It can't be that he hasn't gone back to sleep at this time, it can only mean that the owner doesn't sleep here tonight.
He walked over to the dresser and picked up a comb made of pear wood with pear blossoms carved on it. Even the wooden box containing the ornaments is carved with pear blossoms.
To see better, he lit an oil lamp. When you can see the inside of the room clearly. He looked around and saw a desk with a lot of books and slips, as if there was a piece of sheepskin spread out on the desk. He walked over, picked it up and looked closely, and saw a waterhole painted on it, a black horse, and two children, a man and a woman, next to each other. Next to the painting is written: one decade, two decades, three decades...
Grasping the sheepskin tightly, his heart was finally settled, and his Perry Creek was found. But why wasn't she in the room? While suppressing the joy, he also wondered how to meet her.
After a little thought, he flattened the sheepskin portrait, picked up the pen and added a sentence after the words "three decades", "Wait for one decade, Xu Shengsheng will live forever", and took out the belt that Perxi bandaged with thunder from his arms, and wrote on it: Let the fish meet in seven days. After putting the sash and the sheepskin portrait together, he blew out the oil lamp and went out of the room.
He urgently needs to see Perxi, but it is obvious that it is not that simple, and he will definitely be invited by King Zhao after tomorrow. So now that we've identified Per Creek here. And knowing that she has not forgotten their agreement with each other, that is enough. After that, no matter what kind of difficulties, he will clear them for her.
When they returned to the palace, it was not yet dawn, and Gongsun Teng, who was guarding the door, breathed a sigh of relief. Meng Tian, Meng Yi, and Zhao Gao in the room were all in good spirits, and they were also relieved to see the two of them come in.
Ying Zheng knew that they had a lot of questions, but he was reluctant to say more for the time being: "You all go down." ”
"The king......" Meng Tian wanted to ask something, but was dragged by Liu Chang. Liu Chang glanced at everyone and pushed them out together.
Ying Zheng walked to the desk and sat down, his mind clear. At present, there is indeed a secret in Perxi, which involves the issue of biological father. Faintly, he even felt that he had something to do with Han An, the prince of South Korea. If so, what is at stake? What are the effects on Per Creek? What does he need to do to keep Per Creek rightful and safe?
Just thinking about it, it was dawn. Zhao Gao pushed the door in, and at a glance, he knew that he had been sleepless all night, and he was a little worried: "Wang, do you arrange breakfast?" ”
"Let's pass the meal."
After running all night, coupled with thinking too much, the physical strength has been exhausted. Let Zhao Gao wait for him to wash and change clothes, and then prepare to eat, before he was seated, Liu Chang, Meng Tian and Meng Yi came in together. He didn't mind, and asked them to sit down for breakfast together
"Hehe, there are chicken legs and mutton, this King Zhao is delicious and delicious to entertain us." Liu Chang's face was relaxed, and he was happy when he saw meat.
"Just know how to eat, most of my family's meat is not eaten by you." Meng Tian looked at Liu Chang's shameless way of picking up the chicken leg and gnawing it, which reminded him of every time his mother washed the empty kitchen for Liu Chang, just to let him eat to his heart's content, and a resentment arose.
"That's no way, my godmother loves me, and I can't bear to let my godmother have a piece of her mind."
The monarchs and ministers talked and laughed, and no one specifically mentioned last night, as if nothing had happened. Ying Zheng was amused in his heart, probably because Liu Chang told them not to ask more. Because he didn't explain to Liu Changduo last night that Perxi was definitely in Li Mu's Courtyard, he probably thought that he didn't find Perxi, and he felt uncomfortable, so he asked everyone not to ask.
As soon as breakfast was packed, King Zhao sent someone to invite him, saying that he was preparing a private banquet to invite King Qin to talk about homely things.
"It's a common thing, I think I just want to marry my daughter into the Qin Palace." Liu Chang waited for King Zhao's people to leave, and sneered disdainfully.
"King Zhao is gracious, this king should go." Win the government doesn't matter with a smile.
The so-called private banquet was arranged in the Zhengyang Palace of Queen Liang Wan, and even the Empress Dowager Zhao came. Princess Ximo's dress today can be described as glamorous, the pearl hairpin gold and jade are perfectly matched, and a light yellow silk skirt sets off her delicate and lovely.
King Zhao raised his glass and complimented: "King Qin appreciates his face, the small family banquet is not well entertained, I hope King Qin will take care of it." However, you and I are like a family, if there is any thought, King Qin will also be generous? ”
"King Zhao is joking, I am treated by King Zhao kindly, let this king participate in your own family banquet, this king feels that it disturbs your family's reunion, and he is a little reluctant to go."
Liu Chang almost suffocated his internal injuries again, and King Zhao wanted to pull their king into the pit of the "family" inside and outside his words. Where does King Zhao know the ability to win the government, not to mention that there will be no pit and jump, even if he jumps, it is a casual thing to come out.
Except for the people on the side of Win Zheng, King Zhao's family was embarrassed. King Zhao was furious, but he tried his best to control: "King Qin is polite, isn't it just to choose a relative when you come from afar?" Sooner or later, it's still my own family. ”
"Isn't that still a choice?"
"Isn't King Qin going to choose?"
"Of course you have to choose, but until now, you haven't met the eye, and you don't know if it fits the eight characters. This king also has a headache. ”
"......" When King Zhao heard this, he felt that it was just humiliating himself to continue: "Since King Qin is so cautious in choosing his relatives, he is naturally in a hurry, so he simply counts all the outstanding daughters of various princes of Zhao to see if they are compatible?" ”
King Zhao was literally full of cooperation, but the attitude revealed was provocative.
"I have admired King Zhao's majesty since I was a child, and I heard that Princess Zhao's sister Princess Crane brought back a daughter from Bashu, thinking that King Zhao has such a demeanor, and my sister must not be bad. Therefore, this king wants the niece of Prince Zhao to be an excellent choice. ”
King Zhao's already aged face flickered, after all, he was an experienced king, and quickly recovered his expression: "King Qin, don't misunderstand, it's not that the king is unwilling, it's just that my sister's daughter has some inhumane reasons, she has been brought up ordinarily since she was a child, and she has never seen the world, so I'm afraid it would be undignified to marry King Qin." ”
"Really?" Ying Zheng raised his eyebrows: "This is not suitable to be my Mrs. Qin Guo." Hey, it's a pity, I originally thought that there was a woman who was close to King Zhao to try if there was a suitable one, but now there is one less choice. ”
"Why did King Qin say this?" Princess Ximo, who had been in a hurry, couldn't help but ask, and when she heard him say that she didn't fit her eyes, she had been aggrieved in her heart, and now she seemed to have something to say when she won the government.
Ying Zheng didn't answer, but glanced at Liu Chang, Liu Chang understood: "The princess doesn't know, the king of my family said that the princess is King Zhao, the queen's treasure, even if the eight characters of the fateful grid are closed, I can't bear to take the princess to the Qin country, which is thousands of miles away, and her parents are separated." Thinking of King Zhao, the queen must not be able to give up. ”
"I ......"
"Don't be rude." Liang Wan stopped her daughter's impatience. Although she saw from the beginning that Ying Zheng had no intention of her daughter, she didn't expect to even let the people below act as agents. The words are reasonable, but everyone can hear that they are actually refusing. Only his own daughter is a fan of the authorities.
A "family banquet" in which a drunkard did not intend to drink did not satisfy King Zhao until the end, not to mention, Ying Zheng suddenly mentioned his niece, I don't know whether it was intentional or casual, and it also made him have many questions in his heart. But seeing that Yingzheng didn't ask any questions, maybe he believed his excuses, so he didn't think much about it for the time being.