Chapter 108~109: War | Hou Ye is missing
Before the three of them could react, they heard a noise outside the courtyard, and there were horses that were driven into the courtyard, and they carried one person directly to King Xiao's wing.
The three of them glanced at each other, and said in their hearts, it's broken, and they have lost the opportunity.
Sure enough, it was the capital who came to the courtyard with a whip and whipped horse. The cylinder on the back of the man contained the "Holy Decree", but I don't know what was written.
Ning Xiang glanced at it, but she didn't really see it, so she flew forward and chased after him, landing behind King Xiao's wing.
Su Jingchen subconsciously added another strong fragrance to Jiang Yueyue, who was asleep in the room, and then he and Ouyang Shaoqian also fell beside Ning Xiang.
Several people didn't speak, holding their breath and putting their ears to them.
In the room was King Xiao's loud shout: "Who are you, why are you so rude?!" ”
"Lord, the lower official was sent by the capital to deliver the letter, the emperor... The emperor ......" the man said in a hurry, but he didn't hold back and burst into tears.
"What's wrong with the emperor?" King Xiao chuckled in his heart, not knowing whether he was nervous or excited.
"Poisoned, Ouchi has not been able to find out until now, and the masters of the palace are waiting for the sixth princess to go back to discuss matters!"
"What can the sixth princess do when she goes back?" King Xiao couldn't have imagined that such a layer, how could a royal princess have the dignity of a queen?
But when he thought of the three palaces and six courtyards without a master, King Xiao instantly understood. Unexpectedly, the status of the sixth princess in the palace was so important.
"Okay, got it." King Xiao's attitude became indifferent, Xu thought of Xiao Qian's and the sixth princess's recent attitude towards him, and thought that it would be better to suppress this matter and send people away to discuss.
The people from the palace also felt that their mission was completed, so they took out the "holy decree" from the tube behind him, presented it to King Xiao with both hands, and then left without stopping.
He is only responsible for reporting the news, not for welcoming the princess back to the palace.
Presumably there is a big chaos in the DPRK and China now, and no one wants to send guards to pick up the princess, King Xiao has a good idea in his heart, but he doesn't know that the sixth princess is earlier than everyone else.
Xiao Qian had already gotten the news, pacing back and forth in the sixth princess's room, he never thought that the sixth princess would be a daring person who dared to say and do.
"How can you do it at this time?" Xiao Qian felt that this matter was like chasing ducks to the shelves, and he didn't even breathe, and he was about to suffocate to death.
The six princesses sat at the tea table and tasted tea casually.
"What's the matter? The royal brother has always loved me, and he should be very happy to die for me. ”
Xiao Qian turned his head and looked at the sixth princess like a monster, but saw that her expression was as usual, as if she was talking about something to eat at night.
Silently, Xiao Qian lowered his head, and Qi Er came back to his senses, his mind clearer than ever. This is the throne he wants, and it is the world he dreams of.
When he looked up again, a fire lit up in his eyes. What about the sixth princess, a woman is categorically not orthodox, even if she wants to control herself, she can't help it.
"Now the number of soldiers under my father's command is about the same as that of my subordinates, but now I am afraid that now I will send troops myself, and the army will be loose, not to mention that there are people from the Ouyang family guarding Zhuozhou."
"It's okay, it's better to say that this is just right." The sixth princess put the teacup in her hand on the table, looked at Xiao Gandao, "You just take your part of the people with you, just take me into Beijing to mourn, and no one will be suspicious." ”
"My man and my father's man are mixed together, how can they be separated?" Xiao Qian spread his hands weakly, "Moreover, the Marquis of the Protector is so shrewd, how could he raise his hand and let go of so many soldiers to enter Beijing?" ”
"You don't have to worry about this, I've already sent someone to deal with it." The sixth princess stood up and patted the folds of her dress, "Let's go, let me see your Xiao family's soldiers." ”
Here, the two of them prepared a carriage and went out of the city, but over there, King Xiao sat in his room and muttered. It is said that such a big event as the emperor's funeral, shouldn't it be a secret mourning in the first place? Why did you find someone to report the news?
If only no one in the court suspected that he would rebel, it would be fine, but this rumor has been rumored for many years, and if others don't see any signs at all, King Xiao himself will not believe it.
Then this letter is a bit of a conspiracy.
King Xiao thought about it and felt that something was wrong, and he couldn't act rashly. He was about to give instructions, but he saw someone from outside come in and report that the prince had taken the princess out of the city.
"What?!" Xiao Wang stood up abruptly angrily, and his head was so dizzy that he almost fell to the ground.
The little guy hurriedly stepped forward to help him, you must know that the prince has been seriously damaged for a while, but the people below always think that he is tough, so he blames himself for not slowing down some retribution.
"That's it, it's all fate." King Xiao was a little depressed for a moment under the support of the little guy, and he also knew what Xiao Qian was probably going to do.
never thought that his son would not be as smart as he was in front of women.
It has always been King Xiao who uses other women, how did he know that his son actually let the sixth princess play around.
The present world, the present world.
The abnormal movements in the army naturally did not escape the eyes of Su Jingchen and Ouyang Shaoqian. The two of them quickly made their own arrangements, especially Su Jingchen, in this case, he always had to act in advance.
Ning Xiang's situation was passive, she couldn't follow the two to the army, and Jiang Yueyue's situation here couldn't be put down, so she could only stay in Xiao Wangfu for the time being, waiting for improvisation.
The situation suddenly became tense.
"Xiang'er, where are you, Xiang'er?"
Jiang Yueyue woke up after a full night's sleep and found that Ning Xiang was not around, and the courtyard was noisy again, and her heart was uneasy.
Outside, Ning Xiang was sending the two of them away and walking back, and when she heard Jiang Yueyue's call, she thought something was wrong, and hurriedly pushed the door into the house.
The two women looked at each other, and both relaxed.
"Miss is not feeling well?"
Ning Xiang leaned over to the bed and sat down, grabbed Jiang Yueyue's wrist, and quietly listened to the pulse.
Jiang Yueyue's face was full of sadness, but her spirit was acceptable, but she didn't have any roots in her heart.
The knock on the door accompanied by King Xiao's words came into the ears of the master and servant: "Yue'er, this king has something to tell you." ”
"Lord Wang, please come in." Jiang Yueyue lifted the quilt, got up and got out of bed.
Ning Xiang helped her to the tea table, and King Xiao also happened to walk in.
"Right now, I'm afraid that something big will happen in the court, and this king wants to send you out of the city to hide."
Ning Xiang listened to King Xiao's words and frowned, if he really went out of the city, he would not be able to help Ouyang Shaoqian.
Jiang Yueyue was thinking about another aspect-is she going to be left behind by Xiao Wangfu?
However, looking up at King Xiao's expression, there was nothing abnormal at all, I am afraid that he was too careful.
After all, there is still a chip in her belly, and with Ning Xiang by her side, Jiang Yueyue has a lot of confidence.
"It's not necessary to go out of the city to hide, but I'm also from Xiao Wangfu, so it's not good to leave you behind and ask for peace alone." Jiang Yueyue got up and blessed King Xiao.
Seeing her behave like this, King Xiao was a little choked for a while.
"You..."
"Where the prince goes, the concubine will go."
These words were ambiguous, and Jiang Yueyue's hand seemed to caress her lower abdomen.
King Xiao's eyes suddenly brightened.
Yes, Xiao Qian is useless at the moment, but Jiang Yueyue has another one in her belly, whether it is a son or a grandson, this may be an opportunity to turn the tables.
"It's okay, I'm afraid that the court will come to find trouble in the end, but I don't know that Yue'er has such a friendship with the palace, and the king is very moved."
With that, King Xiao raised his steps and left the wing.
Ning Xiang was still dumbfounded by Jiang Yueyue's remarks.
What about ethics? What about courtesy, righteousness, and shame? Why did these two people pass it off so lightly?
Ning Xiang couldn't cry or laugh for a while, this result was indeed what she wanted, but she didn't expect that these two people would be able to close the coffin in a few words.
I couldn't find a suitable reason for thinking about it, but I solved it.
Things have developed well here, but Ouyang Shaoqian's side has exploded.
Seeing that Xiao Qian was going to escort the six princesses back to Beijing to mourn, he led nearly 1,000 people to break through, but at this time, he couldn't contact the protector.
"This old man, I thought he took my mother back to Beijing, why can't I get in touch?"
Ouyang Shaoqian was anxious to turn around, although he was quite famous in the army, but he still had to lead the troops in a proper name, don't look at the fact that the court is in a mess now, when he turns back to liquidate, how can the Ouyang family's army have to shed its skin.
"Maybe it's on the way to the mountains and rivers, and I haven't arrived at the post station or anything like that, so it's normal to not find it." Su Jingchen followed Ouyang Shaoqian in disguise, and the two were mixed in Xiao Gan's army, just waiting for the army to lead people to the cave when the army moved.
He wasn't worried about any accident happening to the old marquis, but he still nestled under the tree, raising his eyes to look at the group of rabble sitting in the valley.
"Young Master, a letter from Mrs. Hou." A shadow guard landed on the tree where the two were resting, and dropped a small bamboo tube.
Ouyang Shaoqian knew at a glance that it was the news sent by his mother's special messenger silver pigeon, and it was easy not to use it. Immediately took the bamboo tube and opened it to see.
I saw four big characters in the book - "Hou Ye is missing." ”
Ouyang Shaoqian crushed the bamboo tube and the paper strip and slammed it to the ground.
"Something's wrong?" Su Jingchen felt that the aura around Ouyang Shaoqian's body was messy, and immediately jumped up to reassure, "You have to preside over the overall situation, you can't be impulsive." ”
After hearing this, Ouyang Shaoqian knew that he hadn't stabilized his mind for a while, and he was noticed, so he hurriedly exhaled and used his internal force to disperse the anger in his body.
Su Jingchen didn't dare to disturb, but he knew what Ouyang Shaoqian looked like when he started the fire, it was very scary.
"That's it, for now, the only way to do this is for the two of us to separate, and it's feasible for you to stay here by yourself?"
"Don't worry about it, I'm oily." Su Jingchen was half self-deprecating, half relieved.
Ouyang Shaoqian finally showed a little smile: "I'll go back first, if you have something, ask him to pass the message, don't use carrier pigeons." ”
Seeing Ouyang Shaoqian pointing at him, the shadow guard who had just come here hurriedly turned over and landed beside Su Jingchen, looking like he was waiting to be used.
In this way, the three of them were completely broken up, each on one side.
Ning Xiang also received a message, saying that there was no major movement in Beijing, and even the emperor's death did not make waves in the market.
Looking at the payment of "Fandel", I thought about it after I had already informed Uncle Xu to hide and hide, why was he still waiting and watching the movement in the capital?
Ning Xiang was suspicious for a moment, and her thoughts were a little messy, and she didn't even hear Jiang Yueyue call her.
"Xiang'er?" Jiang Yueyue saw that Ning Xiang's subordinates had stopped, and she didn't know what she was thinking, so she leaned over and waved her hand.
Ning Xiang reacted at this time: "Miss, I'm thinking about what we have to carry, the prince said to travel lightly, but I'm afraid that I will bring less, and I won't have time to buy it if I need it on the road." ”
"It's okay, the people from our own palace will weigh it, let's just clean up the softness." Jiang Yueyue said, her expression darkened, "Where do I have any softness?" ”
At the mention of sadness, Ning Xiang closed her mouth and said no more. Also, whether it is Jiang Zhizhou or King Xiao, no one can take care of Jiang Yueyue, even if Xiao Qian gave her a lot of good things, it has been a few days.
Ning Xiang took out the box from the closet, and it was almost empty when she shook it, the moon silver had been in arrears for a long time, and the expenses for the past few days were all out of her own pocket.
I was speechless when I thought about it, as if I had come to raise a child.
Ning Xiang looked at Jiang Yueyue's lower abdomen, and thought, it's just that, how can it be done by yourself, spend money to admit bad luck.
What's more, these silver taels are only a drop in the bucket to her.
Jiang Yueyue took the box in Ning Xiang's hand, checked it and felt that something was wrong, so she opened it and looked: "Why are they all copper plates?" ”
"Copper?" Ning Xiang didn't expect it, so when she leaned over to look, sure enough, there were only a few scattered copper coins in the already small box, which looked pitiful.
Jiang Yueyue almost cried: "It's been sitting in the closet all the time, and I haven't touched it, why is it empty?" These servants stole from me! ”
Seeing that she was about to make some noise, Ning Xiang hurriedly comforted: "It doesn't matter at the moment, Miss take a look at what is missing." ”
Jiang Yueyue stopped crying when she heard this, and hurried to the dresser to see if the contents of the jewelry box were complete.
Counting a little, I found that there were a few beads and silver bracelets missing, which were all inconspicuous small things on weekdays, and they were not easy to be found when they were taken.
Jiang Yueyue sat on the chair angrily, holding the box and unable to speak.
Ning Xiang said with a smile: "Isn't it just a little bit of broken silver, Miss Mo is angry, and it will be down when you turn around." ”
"You don't know my current situation, I'm very embarrassed, what reason do I have to deal with people?" Jiang Yueyue can be regarded as self-aware, and she doesn't know whether it is a good thing or a bad thing.
"Now only we know about the major events in the house, and this villain who steals chickens and dogs will be left in Zhuozhou, and what is waiting for them may not be."
Ning Xiang cleaned up quickly, and while comforting Jiang Yueyue, she packed out a few light packages, and the master and servant both happened to be moving.
"The prince said that he was leaving the mansion tonight, but he didn't know where to go, and he didn't know the prince..." Jiang Yueyue habitually thought of Xiao Qian, but stopped for a moment.
Ning Xiang glanced at her, only to see that the red in Jiang Yueyue's eyes quickly dissipated. The mood calmed down so quickly, Jiang Yueyue must have figured out the joints.
It is enough to see that Xiao Qian completely broke her heart.