As soon as Le Yi's front foot left, Meng Yining had already slept for an hour. She always felt like something was pressing on her heart, and she couldn't fall asleep peacefully. It stands to reason that now the county lord Xia Fenghua should have sent troops to surround the two cities where the prince was stationed, but after all, the news is not clear, and she can't know the exact situation. Gu Zi'an is also getting closer and closer to the capital Yangshang, so she must quickly find out the bottom number in the city in the past two days.

Meng Yining immediately jumped out of bed with a flutter of thought, and was a little haggard with dark circles under her eyes like a cow and a two-color cat. She patted her head, and she remembered that when she returned to the inn at night, she staggered around as if she was drunk, and her mouth was slurping and she couldn't speak clearly.

It's really a shame!

Suddenly, I felt something hot in my chest. As soon as he pulled it out with his hand in a blur, he saw Zhiduoxing poking out his dark eyes.

"You."

Meng Yining didn't care about him, and let him grope back and forth in his arms. In my dreams, I always felt someone tugging at my hair or grabbing the sleeves of my clothes. She thought of the rabbit she had raised a long time ago, fluffy and even cute. It's just monkey fun.

I couldn't help but reach out and grab a rabbit pendant sent by Jingchi.

The small cloud cake that Le Yi prepared for her was placed on the table, and the tea was already slightly cold. The charcoal brazier in the house is still burning sufficiently, and the warmth in the house is no different from when Le Yi was there. The robes and fur hats worn during the day were neatly arranged on the chairs.

Looking at the neat and neat appearance, I didn't know and thought it was my sister who came.

Hastily dressed neatly, Meng Yining went downstairs and prepared to eat a hot dish indiscriminately and leave. Nibbling on the caramelous butter wheat bread roll beef, she looked around the streets of Beiyang. People are walking in a hurry, and the small traders and vendors may have gloomy faces because of the mourning atmosphere.

A few people at the adjacent table drank mare's milk wine, chewed a plate of crisp buds, and muttered in a whisper. When Meng Yining heard the word "queen", she instantly pricked up her ears and listened carefully.

"What the hell do you think this is going on?"

"Don't talk nonsense!" Another person reminded in a low voice: "It was originally hearsay news, if someone finds out that it is talking about the government in vain, it will be a crime to kill the head!" ”

Several people looked around, only to find Meng Yining, who was sitting far away in the opposite corner, and breathed a sigh of relief.

"It's okay, just a few of us can hear it." But he never thought that Meng Yining had his back to them and had already listened with relish.

One of them took a sip of wine and said mysteriously, "It's not that I'm talking nonsense, you heard it." As soon as the king of Beiyang died, there was news that he was poisoned by the queen of the dynasty. Moreover, it is said that in fact, the king died a long time ago, and the queen announced it together in order to kill the prince and let her own son succeed to the throne. ”

Yo, Meng Yining listened, that's a good point!

One of them also chimed in: "That's true, otherwise where could there be such a coincidence?" The front foot had just died, and then the son followed. ”

Meng Yining listened and felt that these people were not stupid, the people of Beiyang could think about the problem so thoroughly?

"I don't know. But I heard about it yesterday. Now rumors are spreading, and there are only four or five versions of the story heard in the past two days. is colorful, like a performance on the stage. Among them, some people say that the queen killed the king and wanted to seize power and become the empress......"

As he spoke, several men laughed mockingly, and chatted with some miscellaneous jokes.

Seeing that it was boring, Meng Yining stood up and startled a few men.

"Boss, the money is on the table!" As he spoke, he left behind the back of a dusty man.

Meng Yining seemed to hear them talking: "You say, did the girl hear it?" ”

"Definitely not, what are you afraid of!"

Meng Yining thought all the way, who came out of these colorful rumors?

She was a little distraught.

Meng Yining did not stay in the city, after all, he could observe well at night, and the top priority was to check if there were any suspicious troops around Yangshang. She pulled her horse out of the inn, and her hooves clattered across the city. She still carried the butterfly hairpin, and her wings flickered and crystal clear.

Surrounded by mountains on the west and east sides of the sun, Le Yi left a note before leaving that he would go east. Meng Yining did this, so he sneaked into the mountains to the west without saying a word.

There was a faint dampness in the forest, and she led her horse along the not steep loess path, ready to stand on the highest point and look out around. So you can see it at a glance.

There is a temple on top of this hill. The temple was so large that it is said that forty-nine palaces of various sizes were built on the top of the hill. Every year, the Beiyang Festival and the Spring Blessing Ceremony are attended by the host here. came to seek a career and seek marriage and health, but it was also very effective.

Although it is in the suburbs, the incense is in full bloom, and the red long lanterns will be lined up all the way down from the top of the mountain during the New Year's Festival, as if it is a Milky Way road through the immortals. Meng Yining once looked at the city tower from afar, and the lanterns in the hands of the bustling pedestrians seemed to illuminate the mountain peaks.

Meng Yining walked, only feeling that the road was much smoother than he imagined. It seemed that hundreds of people had walked by, and she had a small eye in her heart, maybe this was a trace of the march! Thinking of this, she didn't crouch down to observe carefully, afraid that someone would stare at her in the depths of the grass. He only pretended to be a Buddha worshipper, with a pious and calm face.

When I reached the top of the mountain, I was blocked by a wooden fence.

Strange, this is still a temple?

She vaguely verified her conjecture in her heart, and prepared to go around the wooden fence and continue to find out. But I didn't want to hear a sudden sound of wind and grass in my ears, and there seemed to be people in the deep forest around me.

Meng Yining didn't move, pretending not to notice and walking forward on his own. brewed his emotions and pretended to talk to himself: "Why is this road still blocked?" My father has been ill for a long time, how good is this! Tears were pouring down, repeating my father's illness back and forth.

"My hard-working father, I must ask for a health charm to go back today, and even bring back the incense ash to soak in water for you to drink!" She choked up, and she was about to believe in her own evil.

However, Meng Yining's ears still paid attention to every move of the forest people. The people in the forest seemed to believe the little girl's thoughts. After all, her eyes were red, and she didn't look like a bad person. But she can't be allowed to go on.

"Who let you in!" At this time, a small soldier finally jumped out of the shadows. He raised his head and looked at the smaller Meng Yining and waved his hand: "Go, go, where did you come from, where do you go!" The temple is closed! ”

"How so!" She made a look of surprise.

"It's off, it's off, where is so much nonsense! Don't you see it! The man was a little impatient, and his accent didn't sound like that of someone near the sun. The army in Beiyang is all conscripted nearby, I don't know where this person comes from?

"This eldest brother, my father is seriously ill, and he must go and ask the Bodhisattva for his blessing! Okay, let me in! Meng Yining tugged on the soldier's crimson sleeve, and the pear blossom cried with rain.

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