767 Retribution
In the prisoner car, in addition to Mu Youjing, there was also Xie Xiangling, the former third princess.
Mu Youjing committed the crime of rebellion, according to the law, it is not uncommon to be beheaded all over the house, but Mu Youjing's surname is Mu, the royal family has a royal algorithm, Mu Youjing's brothers and sisters are not involved, but Xie Xiangling, as his wife, can't escape, in addition, his concubines have to follow.
At this moment, the husband and wife are both dressed in white prison clothes, wearing heavy shackles on their hands and feet, no longer as glamorous as they once were, and the husband and wife are speechless, one looks panicked, and the other is happy.
Outside the prison, there were already onlookers gathered there bustlingly, and when they saw the prisoner car coming out, those people suddenly became agitated, boiling like a pot of boiling water, pointing at the prisoner car one by one, and discussing:
"This is the third prince who forced the palace to rebel."
"I look like a dog! I really know people, I don't know my face, I don't know my heart! ”
"What's there? The official family is not also like a dog, which means that his father must have his son! ”
"What I said is that when the father is still lying on the sickbed and can't move, this son is in a hurry to seize the throne!"
"Hmph, in my opinion, the official family deserves it! Karma! ”
“……”
The more the people on the street talked, the more lively they became, and the noise of those discussions inevitably reached the prisoner car.
Foolish people, all foolish people! Mu Youjing gritted his teeth and muttered, his face was gloomy, his expression was complicated, there were panic, embarrassment, regret, and resentment.
If this had been before, he would have had these fools of nonsense arrested.
Xie Xiangling smiled mockingly, looked at the people outside with schadenfreude, and said, "Look! The people of the world have seen your hypocritical mask! You just wait for the stench to last for 10,000 years! ”
Xie Xiangling was quite happy in her heart, even if she was about to be implicated by Mu Youjing and exiled, she still felt that she had won.
Didn't Mu Youjing want to let himself die violently?!
But the result?!
She survived well, but Mu Youjing fell from heaven to hell!
Mu Youjing's face became even more gloomy when he heard this, and he glared at Xie Xiangling fiercely, "You are very proud?!" Marry a chicken and marry a dog with a dog, you don't want to be exiled with me! ”
Didn't Xie Xiangling think that when he arrived in Lingnan, he couldn't let her "die violently"?!
"What does it matter!" Xie Xiangling straightened his clothes, and the shackles on his hands made a piercing collision sound, "I always have to see with my own eyes how miserable you will be!" ”
Of course, Xie Xiangling was also afraid, she had heard a lot of descriptions of Lingnan, a wild land, a miasma swamp, and some small clans drinking blood...... But as long as he thought that Mu Youjing, the former prince, was about to fall into that situation, he gave birth to a kind of happiness and suppressed all other emotions.
"You ......"
Mu Youjing's teeth chattered, and his body trembled violently.
He raised his hand angrily and wanted to shake Xie Xiangling's palm, but before he could throw out some of his hand, he was pulled by the shackles on his hand, and his palm stopped less than two inches away from Xie Xiangling.
Xie Xiangling was first taken aback when he saw Mu Youjing's appearance of wanting to eat people, and then laughed out loud, and said sarcastically: "Mu Youjing, you useless man, if you have the ability, you will kill me!" Xie Xiangling's heart was even happier.
Mu Youjing's eyes breathed fire, and he paused word by word, "Do you think I don't dare!" ”
"Come on, then!" Xie Xiangling raised his chin, his voice was sharp, and of course he would not be stupid enough to lean his face over.
If Mu Youjing dares to hit her, she will dare to fight back! What is there for her to be afraid of, she has nothing left anyway!
The husband and wife scolded each other like enemies, glared at each other, and longed for each other to die.
Inside the prisoner car, sparks were everywhere.
The surrounding onlookers also saw the scene where Mu Youjing wanted to beat someone, which caused a fierce discussion:
"Did you see that? This third prince still has to beat his wife! ”
"It's not a good thing to beat a woman!"
"That's it! A manly man, even a woman can do it, it's really not a thing! ”
“……”
Several of the women snorted disdainfully in the direction of the prisoner cart with disgust and disdain on their faces.
Other onlookers also nodded their heads frequently, or scolded angrily, or contemptively, or watched the play, or sighed......
Woman! Mu Youjing's face was even more ugly, his face was as black as the bottom of a pot, and the green tendons between his neck appeared from time to time, full of anger. He said to himself that half of these humiliations were brought to him by Xie Xiangling, and he would remember them!
Of course, he couldn't wait to kill Xie Xiangling on the spot, but the porcelain doesn't touch the rotten tile, Xie Xiangling is just a rotten tile, and he is different, he still has a chance.
Mu Youjing lowered his eyelids, his eyes were dim and uncertain, and his thoughts drifted away.
Two days ago, his grandfather Jiang Deshen had quietly come to the prison to look for him, avoided others, and had a heart-to-heart conversation with him:
"Your Highness, you still have a chance, we have Cen Yin's handle in our hands, now as long as we let it play a role at the right time, when the time comes, we will be able to bring Your Highness back to Beijing smoothly."
"Your Highness, bear with me. In the long run, the exile was not entirely unbeneficial. In order to help you return to Beijing logically, Cen Yin must clear your charge of forcing the palace to rebel, which means that he is bound to approve the edict of succession. ”
Every word Jiang Deshen said at that time clearly echoed in Mu Youjing's ears, and in the past few days, Mu Youjing has been chewing these words over and over again as if he was obsessed, so that he survived.
That's right, his grandfather is right, he still has hope, he can't be infamous for killing his wife because of Xie Xiangling, a slut.
The heavens will descend on the people, and they must first suffer their minds, strain their muscles and bones, starve their bodies and skins, empty their bodies, and act chaotically.
His ordeal is just a minor setback on the way to success.
Mu Youjing suppressed the anger in his heart and lifted his spirits.
Mu Youjing restrained himself from looking at Xie Xiangling's mean and ugly face, and told himself, and let this slut be arrogant for a while, when the time came in the future, he would have to make her die ugly!
After that, no matter how Xie Xiangling made provocative remarks, Mu Youjing gritted her teeth and stopped paying attention to her.
Gradually, Xie Xiangling's one-man show was also a little boring, and he also closed his mouth, the prisoner car fell silent, the streets were still noisy and noisy, and the prisoner car and the escort team attracted a lot of noise everywhere they went.
Half an hour later, the prisoner cart came to the vicinity of the South City Gate.
There were also a lot of people gathered inside and outside the city gate to watch the excitement, and many people poked their heads out of the restaurants and shops on both sides of the street, waiting eagerly, including Duanmu Fei and Hanxing.
In order to see the excitement, Han Xing had already booked a private seat on the second floor facing the street in advance at a restaurant at the gate of Nancheng.
Looking down at Mu Youjing sitting in the prisoner car from the window of the seat, Han Xing only gave four words: "Self-inflicted." ”
In Han Xing's opinion, since she, the third emperor brother, can not hesitate to kill his mother for the throne and leave behind the bottom line of being a human being, he will be reduced to this point, which is also unpleasant.
Duanmu nodded lazily, she was pulled up from the couch by Han Xing early this morning, and she hadn't slept enough.
She covered her mouth and yawned lazily.
Soon, the prisoner cart below passed through the south gate.
After the excitement was over, the onlookers on the street also dispersed, still discussing unfinished business.
Han Xing retracted his gaze without hesitation, and was about to pick up the teacup, when he suddenly heard a high-pitched cheer from the elegant seat next door: "Without the tumor of the third prince, this court can be clean for a while!" ”
"That's right! Previously, the three princes and the party had been jumping up and down, tossing a lot of things! I heard that the reason why the Ministry of Rites is still in the book is also related to this. ”
“……”
"It's not clean for long." Han Xing muttered while closing the window of the elegant seat, and then complained to Duanmu Fei coquettishly, "Cousin Scarlet, this palace told you that those courtiers are actually all wall grass, especially good at tossing!" ”
Duanmu Fei immediately heard that Han Xing seemed to know something, and looked at her with interest, her eyes sparkling, and motioned for her to continue.
Han Xing was very interested in Duanmu Fei's eyes, and took a slow sip of tea and frowned.
The tea in this restaurant is really a little worse.
Hanxing put down the teacup in disgust, and Jane immediately saw that her princess was not satisfied with the tea, so she hurriedly went to brew the Tieguanyin she brought, and re-served the tea for the two masters.
Han Xing pursed his lips and continued: "The day before yesterday, the palace went to the palace to visit the concubine, and it happened that the eldest brother was also there. The eldest brother told his mother that someone was secretly instigating him to compete for the throne. ”
"Scarlet cousin, did you say those people were full of food?"
"The eldest brother wants the throne or not, he has his own idea, they are afraid that the world will not be chaotic! You say, don't you? ”
"Maybe, some of them have instigated the Three Emperor Brothers to compete for the throne before!"
Han Xing pursed his lips disdainfully.
"Possibly!" Duanmu nodded in agreement.
With Duanmufei's approval, Han Xing felt very comfortable, and said secretly: Sure enough, the one who is most compatible with her is Cousin Scarlet!
Han Xing took a sip of Tieguanyin that had just been soaked from Zhen, and his brows stretched.
Well, it's better to have your own tea!
Han Xing took another sip, remembered another thing, showed a thief smile on his little face, and said in a low voice: "Cousin Scarlet, there is another happy event in this palace, do you want to know?" ”
Of course! Duanmu Fei nodded vigorously, "What happy event?" ”
Han Xing smiled mysteriously and leaned his face over a little, and Duanmu Fei also leaned his face over a little very cooperatively.
"Miss Zhang Wu is afraid that she is going to become the sister-in-law of this palace, your cousin-in-law!" Han Xing's eyebrows bloomed, and he said with a smile, "Isn't it unexpected? Surprised? ”
Duanmufei's eyes brightened, and he asked, "Really?" ”
Her little cousin is going to be her cousin. Just thinking about it, Duanmu Fei couldn't help but curl the corners of his lips.
The more Han Xing talked, the happier he became, and the smile bloomed on his delicate and pretty little face, "The day before yesterday, the mother concubine invited Mrs. Zhang and Miss Zhang Wu into the palace, and they had a very happy conversation. After they left, the mother said that she must try to finalize the marriage of the eldest brother this year. ”
As she spoke, she suddenly restrained her smile, formed a fist with her right hand, put it to her lips and cleared her throat, making an old and serious look, and sighed: "The palace is married, and the marriage of the eldest brother is uncertain, how worrying it is!" ”
Duanmu Fei was amused by Han Xing like this, covered his mouth and laughed, and said casually: "Don't worry, what Aunt Guifei wants to do, there is nothing that can't be done!" ”
Is that! Han Xing nodded approvingly and took a few more sips of tea.
When she looked at Duanmu Fei again, the conversation changed: "Cousin Scarlet, do you know when Cousin Yan will come back?" ”
Duanmu shook her head honestly.
Thinking of Mu Yan, Duanmu bent the corners of his lips. The peacock cloak she embroidered for Mu Yan was finally finished, in fact, she could have finished embroidering the peacock cloak last month, who would have thought that her grandfather was suddenly ill, and she could only put the cloak aside for a while in order to take care of her grandfather, fortunately, she finally finished the work in a hurry these days.
Han Xing pouted and muttered and complained, "Cousin Scarlet, where did Cousin Yan go?" Why haven't you come back! Originally, Hongu wanted to find him to play polo! ”
Duanmu Fei was still thinking about the cloak, and absentmindedly comforted: "I should be back soon." ”
Han Xing originally planned to eat something in this restaurant, but thinking that the tea here was so unpalatable, he felt that he had no appetite, and got up and said, "Cousin Scarlet, this palace should go with you to see your grandfather." ”
After the cousins settled the bill, they left the restaurant.
Duanmu's carriage stopped at the gate of the restaurant, and Han Xing took the lead in getting into the carriage.
Duanmu was carrying her skirt and holding the hand of the cicada in one hand, and was about to get into the carriage when she heard the sound of horses' hooves coming from the direction of the city gate, accompanied by the cheerful and high-pitched neighing of the horses.
The sound of this horse sounds familiar......
Duanmu Fei subconsciously followed the sound and looked in the direction of the city gate, and at this look, she froze, her eyes widened slightly.
Four or five feet away, a tall and vigorous black horse galloped with its hooves, and on the horseback sat a handsome young man in Xuanyi, dusty, with a hint of coldness on his thin lips.
Sure enough, it's the sound of rushing to the sky! Duanmu Fei's eyes lit up like jewels, and he shouted, "Ah Yan! ”
Mu Yan on the horse also saw Duanmu Fei at the door of the restaurant, and his handsome face seemed to be cloudy and sunny, and a bright smile bloomed in an instant.
"Vera!"
Without his command, Ben Xiao rushed towards Duanmu Fei by himself, stopped less than three feet away from her, and kicked his two front hooves high.
"Rush to the sky!" Duanmu raised his hand and gently touched Benxiao's neck twice, and Benxiao made a satisfied sound.
While touching Benxiao, she looked Mu Yan up and down, and saw that he couldn't hide the wind and dust, but he was in good spirits, and she was relieved.
Mu Yan turned over and dismounted, his smile became silly, "Zhen Zhen! ”
Mu Yan's beautiful phoenix eyes were burning and shining, and he secretly said in his heart that he was so lucky, he actually met Zhen Zhen as soon as he entered the city.
He stretched out his hand to grab Duanmufei's hand, but at this time, Duanmufei happened to take a step forward, making Mu Yan's hand empty.
The smile on the corner of Mu Yan's lips froze, and he lowered his tail like an abandoned big dog.
Duanmu Fei didn't notice it, and looked at the other two familiar figures not far away in surprise, "Xiaoxi...... Xiao Tian! ”
There was also a convoy that followed Mu Yan into the city, and a group of guards and elite firecrackers escorted a black painted flat-topped carriage from the south gate into Beijing majestically, attracting many pedestrians on the road.
Next to the carriage, a girl in a willow-colored riding uniform and a baby-faced young man in Tsing Yi rode their horses side by side, smiling and radiant.
It was Jun Lingxi and Xiao Tian.
"Scarlet!"
Jun Lingxi grabbed the horse's belly and also ran towards Duanmufei, Xiao Tianle followed closely behind, and shouted casually: "Wrong...... Isn't this Duanmu girl? He changed his name stiffly.
Han Xing also poked his head out of the carriage and greeted Mu Yan and Jun Lingxi with a smile.
"Cousin Yan, Xiao Tian, you came back just in time, just now...... I also talked to my cousin Scarlet about looking for someone to play polo, but I didn't expect Cao Cao Cao to arrive! Han Xing smiled happily and narrowed his eyes, "With the two of you, my polo team will definitely win." ”
Saying that, Han Xing glanced at Jun Lingxi with some pity, but unfortunately Jun Lingxi was still guarding filial piety, otherwise with her, the odds would be greater.
"......" Xiao Tian looked at Han Xing in the carriage with an inexplicable expression, and couldn't help but think of the fact that he was caught back to Beijing to play polo last year.
The corners of Xiao Tian's eyes twitched, he looked at Duanmu Fei and Mu Yan, and said secretly: Sure enough, the people of the capital are inexplicable!
At this moment, the black-painted flat-topped carriage also approached, and the curtain on one side of the carriage was lifted open by a slender white hand, revealing a bright face with a light smile.
Because of filial piety, Wuyang was dressed very plainly, wearing a moon-white dark pattern dress, only pulling a pair of white jade plum hairpins obliquely inserted into her hair bun, wearing a pair of white jade plum blossom ears, and no jewelry.
She greeted Han Xing and Duanmu Fei with a smile: "Fourth sister, sister Scarlet!" ”
Although the moment they saw Jun Lingxi returning to Beijing, Duanmu Fei and Hanxing guessed that nine times out of ten it was Wuyang and Princess Jian sitting in the carriage, but when they saw Wuyang with their own eyes, the cousins were still overjoyed.
After a few girls' family greetings, Han Xing changed his original plan, patted his thigh and proposed: "It's not convenient to talk here, big sister, why don't I send you back to the house first." ”
The girls echoed one after another, but Mu Yan looked at Duanmu Fei with a blank eye, in fact, he wanted to talk to Zhen Zhen alone.
No one cared what Mu Yan thought at all, Jun Lingxi simply got off the horse and got into the carriage of the Duanmu family with Duanmu.
Everyone continued on the road, and the destination was naturally King Jian's Mansion.
The three little girls sat in the carriage, chirping like a few sparrows, and there were endless words, especially Jun Lingxi.
Jun Lingxikou talked about the attack on Jianning Temple by the mountain bandits of Jinjiazhai, and it was full of ups and downs, which was exciting:
"Don't you know, those mountain bandits are all tall and fierce, and they rushed into the Daxiong Treasure Hall in one go, wanting to take Xiao Tian. We waited and waited in the side hall. ”
"As soon as they came in, I was the first to shoot an arrow, killing two birds with one stone, and I took down two mountain bandits, and scared the mountain bandits behind!"
"This is called a preemptive strike and frustrates its spirit!"
Jun Lingxi clenched his small fist and said very devotedly, Duanmu Fei and Hanxing on the side could listen attentively, nervous for a while, excited for a while, and admiring for a while, which made Jun Lingxi very useful.
Mu Yan outside the carriage also heard it, he naturally knew that Jun Lingxi was exaggerating, and he didn't care, just stared at Duanmu Fei without blinking, his eyes greedily lingering on her delicate face.
Xiao Tian on the other side of the carriage was very faceless, and directly debunked Jun Lingxi: "Miss Jun, don't blow it!" Are you shooting arrows faster than you can? ”
Not to mention being the first to take down the mountain bandits, Jun Lingxi is estimated to not even rank in the top ten.
Jun Lingxi didn't care, he waved his hand with a smile and said, "You are a big man, don't care about those details!" I kill two birds with one stone, is it fake? ”
"......" Xiao Tian's eyes twitched, and it was difficult to speak.
Jun Lingxi raised his chin proudly.
Han Xing happily applauded Jun Lingxi on the side: "Xiaoxi, your archery skills are really good!" ”
Duanmu Fei also nodded frequently with deep understanding.
"......" Xiao Tian's eyes twitched again. These three are really not a family member!
The three girls laughed and were even happier.
Their crisp laughter also reached Wuyang's carriage, and even Princess Jian curled the corners of her lips and exchanged a look with Wuyang.
Princess Jian also knew that with her daughter's temperament, she had lived in Jianning Temple for so long, and she was afraid that she would be bored.
It's okay to go back to Beijing. Princess Jane said to herself in her heart, her eyelids drooped slightly, and an inexplicable homesickness rose in her heart.
Han Xing laughed for a while, looked at Xiao Tian outside the carriage, and asked casually, "Xiao Tian, why did you come to the capital again?" ”
Duanmu Fei also looked at Xiao Tian with some curiosity, his eyes flashing slightly. At this time, shouldn't he stay in Jinju to preside over the overall situation?
Han Xing really shouldn't mention which pot, Xiao Tian's shoulders collapsed suddenly, and the cute baby's face was full of grievances.
He doesn't want to come to the capital!
However, he had no other choice at all, or rather, Mu Yan didn't give him any other choice at all.
Before leaving for Beijing, Mu Yan only gave him two choices, either he returned to Beijing with Mu Yan, or Mu Yan returned to Taichuzhai with him.
It is conceivable that if Mu Yan goes back to the village with him, then it will definitely not be Mu Yan alone, maybe he will bring such a three-hundred-person firecracker team, how strong is the combat power of this firecrackle team, Xiao Tian has witnessed it with his own eyes, and it is clear, how dare he lead the wolf into the room!
Therefore, he could only go back to the capital with Mu Yan.
Now let's heal the wounds first.
Of course, Xiao Tian would not tell the truth about the scruples in his heart, he still smiled on his face, and said half-truthfully: "I am now injured, my shoulder is a little injured, there is no famous doctor in Jinzhou, I have to go to Beijing to seek medical treatment." ”
"That is, there are many famous doctors in the capital! I remember that there was a doctor in Jishitang who was good at looking at trauma. Hanxing said kindly.
Xiao Tian was about to thank him, but he heard Han Xing say again in disappointment: "It's a pity, you are injured, so you can't play polo!" ”
"......" Xiao Tian swallowed the word "Xie" speechlessly.
Jun Lingxi came over to give Han Xing an idea: "Han Xing, if you don't have enough manpower, why don't you ask Ah Yan to borrow someone!" I see that there are a few people under him who are good at riding and have good skills, even if they can't play polo, they can use it after training. ”
Han Xing's eyes lit up, and he stroked his palms and said, "This is a good idea!" When I go back, I will carefully calculate the candidates, and see if there is still a shortage of people. ”
That is, and I don't want to know whose idea it was! Jun Lingxi was even more proud, and boasted with a smile: "Even the eldest brother praises me for my good vision!" There is a set of people and horses! ”
Han Xing praised Jun Lingxi very much, and then looked at Duanmu Fei, pulled her sleeve, and said coquettishly: "Cousin Scarlet, if the polo team is not manpowered, you have to help me go to Cousin Yan to borrow someone!" ”
Han Xing's words were said to Duanmu Fei, but the corner of his eye was glancing at Mu Yan outside the carriage.
"......" Duanmu Fei looked inexplicable, and also looked at Mu Yan outside the carriage, thinking: Isn't Ah Yan here?
Mu Yan felt that Han Xing was really good at talking, and the dragon heart was happy, and said happily: "If you need it, you let Zhen Zhen tell me!" "It's equivalent to answering.
"Thank you, Cousin Yan." Han Xingzui said sweetly.
Jun Lingxi also looked inexplicable, looking at Duanmu with a scarlet face, and he didn't know what trick Hanxing was playing.
Jun Lingxi didn't have time to say anything, but suddenly found that the carriage turned into a familiar street, and the camphor trees on both sides were densely packed, blocking the scorching sun, and the surroundings suddenly became a lot cooler.
King Jane's Mansion has arrived!
The vermilion lacquer main gate of King Jane's Mansion was reopened after being closed for several months, and a group of subordinates left the mansion in an orderly manner to welcome the return of the master.
Considering that Princess Jian had a long journey all the way, Duanmu Fei and Han Xing did not go in to bother, but only sent people outside the palace, and the cousins took their leave.
Mu Yan also left, and after he sent the fire team, he personally escorted Duanmu Fei and Han Xing's carriage back to Quanyu Street.
At this time, it was only noon, and the sun was scorching.
"Ah Yan, go back quickly, take a good rest." Duanmu Fei looked at Mu Yan with some distress, he looked thinner and darker.
"Hmm." Mu Yan's heart seemed to be soaked in a honey pot, both sweet and reluctant, wondering if he would go back to greet his mother and then quietly come to Duanmu Mansion to find her.
Han Xing said with a smile: "Cousin Yan, next time you tell us about Jianning Temple, I think about my new drama book, just write this!" ”
"Cousin Hanxing, I think this story is more suitable for storytelling......" Duanmu Scarlet said, as she said, she remembered something, and suddenly changed her words, "Ah Yan, come here when you are free, I have something for you." She was a little weak-hearted: she said that she would reward him during the Flower Festival, but it turned out to be more than two months late.