Chapter Twenty-Nine: Climbing Trees
When it got dark, Qi Kexue had already figured out the position of their guards and the time of the changing of the guard, and he was really not idle at all during this time, staring at each other all the time, and silently counting in his heart.
At first, Shen Boling didn't understand what she was doing, but when she said what she was looking at, she couldn't help but open her mouth wide in surprise, and she couldn't close it.
"What are you doing here, do you need to be so surprised, we'll have to go over later, of course we have to observe the terrain and their situation." Even at this tense moment, seeing his appearance, I couldn't help but show a smile.
"I think you're too good, you can see it, you can write it down, and the most important thing is that you can understand it." Shen Boling couldn't help but say with emotion, "I really doubt now that you were born as a thief before, and you are even proficient in these things." ”
"If I'm really a thief, are you going to deny me as a friend?" Qi Kexue suddenly asked.
In fact, she has always had some inferiority complex in her heart, although she has always felt that the profession of killer is not a shame, but in front of the clean Shen Boling, she will feel a little dirty.
"I'm just a metaphor, how can you call it true, and say I can't afford to joke." Shen Boling said with a smile when he heard this.
"I'm serious." Qi Kexue stared into his eyes, "If I had been a worse person than a thief before, would you still regret your decision?" ”
Shen Boling was stunned by what she said, but when she came back to her senses, she put away her smile and stared at her seriously, "I don't care what you did before, whether you are a princess or a beggar, it has nothing to do with me, I only know the current Qi Kexue, and the current Qi Kexue is a good person who is too good to be good in my eyes, I will never regret the decision I made, and I am even a little glad to meet you." ”
Qi Kexue listened to his words, her eyes suddenly felt a little moist, and her heart also felt sour, she couldn't remember how many years she hadn't been so moved, but she was not a person with exposed emotions.
She is not used to showing her fragile side in front of others, although she has begun to trust Shen Boling, but she still doesn't want him to see the other side of her weakness.
Turning his head and gently wiping away his tears, he hurriedly changed the topic, "It's almost, let's go take a look." ”
"Okay." Although Shen Boling is usually careless, he suddenly became sensitive at this time, Qi Kexue's behavior was clearly seen by him, but he was smart and didn't pick it out, he just sighed in his heart, nodded, and followed behind her.
The two walked forward quietly, although there was nothing to cover in front of them, but by the night, they still walked outside the house where they were hiding, looking at the courtyard wall, Shen Boling turned his head and asked softly, "Let's go in and have a look, we can't observe anything outside." ”
Qi Kexue shook her head after thinking for a while, and pointed to an old tree behind the house, "It's too reckless to go in, we don't go to save people right away, we can just see the situation in the courtyard when we go up to the tree, and we won't startle the snake." ”
But Shen Boling looked up at the ancient tree when he heard this, although he was good, he grew up in the Prime Minister's Mansion since he was a child, and he really had no experience in climbing trees, so he couldn't help but look at Qi Kexue with some embarrassment.
Seeing his appearance, Qi Kexue didn't have to think about it to guess what he was trying to say, and couldn't help but burst out laughing, but immediately thought of where this was, how could he make such a mistake, he hurriedly covered his mouth with his hand, walked over first, and climbed up in a few smart steps, seeing Shen Boling dumbfounded, after looking at the tree, his hands and feet moved, but he didn't even know which foot to take first.
Of course, it was impossible for Qi Kexue to ignore him after he went up, just looking at his expression, he knew that he would not be able to climb the tree, and after sitting firmly, he casually threw down a rope and tied the other end to the trunk.
Seeing this, Shen Boling breathed a sigh of relief, and with the power of the rope, he didn't think it was too difficult, but compared with Qi Kexue's movements, it was ugly, fortunately, Qi Kexue didn't look down at him again, otherwise Shen Boling would definitely want to find a place to drill in.
Shen Boling climbed up with great effort and sat directly next to Qi Kexue, this kind of experience has never been experienced, it can be said that he has never thought about it since he was a child, so he sat beside her carefully, and there was a sense of accomplishment in addition to curiosity.
If it weren't for the wrong time, he might have smiled and posed to Qi Kexue, but thinking that there were enemies all around him now, and it was very likely that one would be in danger if he was not careful, so he honestly closed his mouth, but the smile on his face couldn't be hidden, which made Qi Kexue shake his head helplessly, thinking that he was so excited to climb a tree.
The two of them sat on the tree and looked into the courtyard, and sure enough, there was something else, just looking at it from the outside, I thought that they must have rested at this time, in fact, it was only a small half of the people who went, and the rest of the people were still in the yard, and the number of people was more than what Qi Kexue had seen before, it seemed that they had invested a lot of money this time, and they were about to cut the two of them to the roots.
And Ruo'er was not in the room, sitting in the courtyard with them, maybe it was because she was really not very good, she was not tied up, curled up and hiding in the corner with a trembling body, but there were more than a dozen people guarding her, and it was impossible to run by herself, even now Qi Kexue was not sure to retreat with her whole body to save her.
I don't know if they are waiting for Qi Kexue to throw themselves into the net, or if they are so used to it, but no matter what, it is impossible to rescue people in person at this time.
Shen Boling on the side was not idle, staring at those people for a while, but suddenly whispered, "No, there are people chasing me among these people, I am so familiar with those people, I can recognize them when they turn into ashes, how can they be here, if they are not chasing and killing you, then how can they know Ruo'er?" ”
Qi Kexue couldn't help but be stunned when she heard this, but she knew that now was not the time to discuss, so she motioned to go back and talk about it, and took the lead and quietly jumped off the tree.
The two ran back to the place where they were hiding before, and there was no problem with speaking, Qi Kexue asked, "What did you mean just now, you said you knew them?" ”
"These people are definitely not just the people who are chasing and killing you, I have seen those people around the fire, when I just ran out of the Qi country, I was chased and killed by a group of people, and almost died on the border, if it wasn't for one of my subordinates risking their lives to lead them away, I would definitely not be alive now, I remember very clearly, it was a few of them at that time." Shen Boling gritted his teeth and said fiercely, "Although I didn't see them again in the next few times, I won't admit my mistake." ”
"How is this possible, can they also be together?" Qi Kexue couldn't help but say with some confusion when she heard this, "How could they be connected, if it was really a coincidence, it would be too coincidental, but if it wasn't a coincidence, it would be a little unreasonable." ”
Shen Boling also felt that this was too coincidental, the two of them met together, which was already a coincidence, but he never thought that the people who were chasing and killing the two of them would also converge, could it be that they knew the current situation of the two.
But he knew that these were just thoughts, of course it was impossible, so after thinking about it for a while, he still asked, "Kexue, you tell me the truth, is the person who chased and killed you also from the Qi country, and is it also related to the royal family or the official eunuch?" ”
Qi Kexue couldn't help but be stunned for a moment when she heard his words, turned her head to look at him, looking at his sincere gaze, Qi Kexue was silent, but she still decided to believe him once, so she nodded, "They are indeed from the Qi country, even Ruo'er and I also ran out of the Qi country." ”
Shen Boling was not surprised when he heard this, since he could ask, he was already mentally prepared, and before he told his identity before, Ruo'er had inadvertently sarcastically mocked his identity as the eldest young master, so he was sure that they had seen him.
And to be able to see yourself, in addition to being from the Qi country, it is not in the royal family, or in the official eunuchs.
"I know you must be curious about who I am, and since we're companions now, I'll trust you for once." Qi Kexue smiled and looked at him, "You are the son of the prime minister of Qi State, so you must know Qi Heng, right?" ”
"Of course I know, Prince Heng is the son of King Qi who is now favored, and he is the most likely to inherit the unification in the future, and before there is an accident, the personal relationship between the two of us is quite good." Shen Boling nodded, but he didn't understand what her identity had to do with Qi Heng, but he suddenly thought of something, "Could it be that you are still her relative, but no, if you have something to do with him, Qi Heng has not lost his position now, how can someone chase and kill you." ”
"I'm his concubine." Qi Kexue smiled bitterly and continued despite Shen Boling's shock, "Back then, Qi and Han were peaceful, and I was regarded as a righteous daughter by the Korean lord and married into the mansion of Prince Heng, but who would have thought that the alliance between Qi and South Korea would be destroyed by the Tang State at the beginning, and it would collapse so quickly, although there was no war, but the relationship was not as good as before.
But since the collapse of the alliance, my dispensable chess piece has been completely useless, Qi Heng regards me as his shame, and my life in the palace has become more and more difficult, almost like entering a cold palace, and in the end, no one cares about the daily food and clothing. ”
"So you ran out?" Shen Boling was really a little frightened when he heard this.
I didn't expect that it was a princess who fled for her life these days, which really subverted the previous concept, although I guessed that she must have something to do with the royal family, but I didn't expect it to be so big.
However, I have to admit that after hearing that Qi Kexue was married, he felt a little uncomfortable, and even a little jealous of Qi Heng and could have her, but when he knew that the person who got her didn't care about her, he really had the urge to kill Qi Heng, but he really didn't think what Qi Kexue could do if he retreated, but he still endured it in front of Qi Kexue, so he looked calm.