Chapter 71: Dark Situation
Emperor Jingming raised his sleeve and wiped the blood on his face, the days of stability had been too long, and he was about to forget that he was also a person who had crossed the bloody road.
The battle for the succession began, and he used a broadsword to cut off the head of the last man in black.
The red sun had risen, and under the sun, Emperor Jingming and Shui Xin, who had no horses, walked side by side and walked in the direction of Liyang Mansion.
This morning's hunting ground is very lively, the day has just dawned, the young sons of the family will be in groups in the Pingye Mountain riding horses flying, riding and archery kung fu good family girls are not to be outdone, they compete for prey, than riding and shooting, it is really lively.
The third prince, Xiao Rui, rode slowly in the mountains, followed by two small servants, one was strong and tall, named Rong Wu, who was his playmate since childhood.
The other, Abu, was a little thin and came to him three years ago.
The sound of noisy and playful came out, and the young man with a face like a vegetable suddenly grabbed the reins. The young man's face was already expressionless, and he looked in the direction of the noise, he probably would never be able to ride a horse so wantonly in his life.
Under his crotch is a docile mare, and he is not very tall.
Xiao Rui, who is weak, can only ride such a horse to wander in the mountains, as for hunting, it has always been the business of those people.
A waste who can't even pull a bow is destined to have nothing to do with hunting, and also destined to have no chance with the throne,
The secret guard who was monitoring Xiao Rui was hiding in the shadows, with the focused look on his face.
The three of them continued to walk again, and about a quarter of an hour later, by the unknown stream on Pingye Mountain, Xiao Rui dismounted. Rong Wu silently took out the dry food and water prepared in advance from the package.
Abu took advantage of Xiao Xie to walk to the mountain forest to the east of the stream, which happened to be the direction where the dark guard was lurking.
The secret guard who should have looked at his nose and his nose and his heart and ignored the movements of the little guy, and his eyes focused on the three princes' eyes did not usher in the smell of urine he expected.
This little guy has a problem.
As soon as Abu turned to go back, the dark guard quietly moved half a foot to the big tree that was a little bit of a small man.
He touched the trunk of the tree, but found no hidden grid, nor did he see the hollow.
If you touch it down, there is nothing wrong with the soil at the base of the tree.
He stood where Abu had just stood, shoulder-level, with a finger or two thick branch, slightly lighter in color.
After careful exploration, the branch had already dried up, and the middle was hollowed out. He quickly stuffed the strip of cloth into his arms, and turned to nest nearby and continued to stare at Xiao Rui.
After that, along the way, he watched the whereabouts of the three people carefully, but there was no abnormality.
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Zhuo Baiqing wore a blue brocade dress today, which was a little more feminine than usual, the golden wind blew, and the faint fragrance of peach blossoms moved with the wind.
She rode alone on horseback, wandering around the mountains and forests seemingly confused.
With a light sweat on her face, she was at a loss, and the lonely woman looked very pitiful.
Seeing that the king of Cheng had no intention of going south, the little servant who had received Zhuo Baiqing's benefits hurriedly made a surprised gesture and shouted loudly, "Lord Wang, there is a white deer." ”
King Cheng, who intended to go east, suddenly grabbed the reins. He glanced from east to south, and there was no sign of the white deer in the dense mountain forest.
Xu is hiding?
King Cheng clamped his horse's belly, twisted the reins, and turned south, followed by the guards behind him.
Xu Xing, who was one hundred and ten steps, did not feel any signs of prey, but there was a girl who seemed to be lost, and she was the daughter of Zhuo Shilang's family.
The sound of the horse's hooves came, and Zhuo Baiqing pretended to be rusty and turned the direction of the horse. "See His Royal Highness King Cheng."
The woman's voice was soft, like a flower blown by the wind, falling slowly.
The face is average, but the timbre is excellent. King Cheng looked at Zhuo Baiqing, who had a pitiful face, and couldn't help but feel a little funny in his heart.
The woman accosted her, as if there were only a few ways to go back and forth.
"Miss Zhuo, is this lost?"
"When I went out this morning, the little girl was unfortunately separated from the domestic servants, and she had been circling in the mountains and forests for a long time, but fortunately she met His Royal Highness King Cheng."
"It is the honor of this king to be able to walk with a talented woman like Miss Zhuo." Xiao Ji gently clamped the horse's belly and walked in front of Zhuo Baiqing.
His face was soft, his smile was shallow, and his starry eyes and sword eyebrows were dazzling in the autumn sun.
The little girl who had not been in love suddenly blushed, just now, was His Highness looking at herself?
Talented girl, Your Highness still remembers that she once became famous for her talent?
Young men and women walk together in the mountains, discussing poetry and appreciating landscapes as if this were not a dangerous hunting ground, but a blessed place of great fame.
At dusk, when it was time to change shifts, the secret guard entered the vermilion tent through the secret door with the note in his arms.
Le He was sitting on the low table, if someone was looking for Emperor Jingming, he would need to deal with it.
"Chief, there is an anomaly at the Third Prince. Around midnight this morning, his little servant had spread the news to the outside world. ”
He presented the ununfolded strip of cloth in his arms, Le He took the strip of cloth, waved his hand, the inky figure disappeared, and there was only one person left in the vermilion tent.
Suzaku travels westward, can be stopped but not killed, and the evidence is trapped.
Lehe's brows jumped, haven't these three princes let go of the old things more than ten years ago?
Xiao Rui's body is weak, not since his mother's womb.
As soon as he was born, he cried loudly, and Emperor Jingming, who went to visit, heard it before he walked to the door of the Comb Moon Palace.
With a strong body and a simple family, Emperor Jingming had high hopes for Xiao Rui at the beginning.
But in an accident more than ten years ago, Concubine Shu died, and the third prince fell into this incurable root of the disease, others don't know the reason, but Lehe knows.
Xiao Ji, the king of Cheng back then, was still a little thin, obviously two years older than Xiao Rui, but the two were almost tall when they stood together.
Boys of the same age are always naughty, when the two were playing in the ice lake, they had a conflict for some reason, the maid and eunuch who should have been waiting on the side were lazy again, and the unlucky Xiao Rui stepped on the thin ice and slipped into the ice cave.
Xiao Rui, who is as strong as a calf, has been paralyzed since then, and when it comes to rainy weather, he is like an ant eating bones, and it is difficult to move an inch.
Emperor Jingming was originally quite guilty of Concubine Shu, but this Concubine Shu should not have done anything wrong, that is, she should not have attacked Empress Yuan.
Concubine Shu, who was found to have poisoned Empress Yuan, was given white silk, and Xiao Rui fell out of favor and became an invisible person in the palace.
The poisonous Empress Yuan didn't survive a year, so she followed suit.
If it is said that the three princes really conspired with others to assassinate Emperor Jingming and frame others, Lehe can't think of a more suitable scapego than King Cheng.
He folded the strip of cloth in his hand and put it into the sachet he was wearing.
Early the next morning, the autumn hunt, which was supposed to last for half a month, was announced to be over in advance. Everyone packed up and prepared to return to Liyang. Emperor Jingming was already sitting in the high wall.
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