Chapter 320: Before the Dawn
"Is the princess really gone? Knowing that there might be an ambush and insisting on going to the world's side, in the end, is a heroine with deep affection! β
"I heard rumors in the market that when the princess was in the north, she not only led the women's army into battle to kill the enemy, but also took the initiative to treat the people and catch medicine, saving the lives of many people, and the people called the princess Red Lotus Niangniang."
"Before, I only heard that there was a Red Lotus General and Red Lotus Bodhisattva in the north, but later I learned that the Bodhisattva who resisted foreign enemies and rescued the suffering was actually the former Qinglian King......
"Okay, when did King Qinglian go, besides, the prince and His Majesty have emphasized several times that the princess and the king of Qinglian are not the same person, why do you old stubborns always hold on to this!"
"Who's holding on? Isn't that a sigh of emotion! Good people are rewarded, I want to say that a good person like the princess of the world, God will definitely bless her to turn evil into good fortune. β
In the imperial study, several important ministers looked at Wen Mo's unrelenting expression, and they sighed for a while.
Chu Ci has always sat in the first place, and when he saw that the important ministers were arguing about meaningless content, he yawned with a folding fan to cover his face.
"The princess is not an emotional and desperate person, in addition to reuniting with the prince, this trip to Wanxia also has some other purposes; In addition, although the people who accompanied him did not have any masters, they were all alert and intelligent leaders in the forbidden military camp, so you don't need to worry too much. β
Several important ministers nodded in understanding, and after a while, someone said with a solemn face: "Young Master Chu, if the elite of the forbidden military camp are transferred to protect the princess, then what should Your Majesty do?" Since someone was able to steal the letters and letters from the Imperial Study, it means that it is easy for this person to get close to His Majesty, if this person has bad intentionsβ"
"If you have bad intentions, you will already start, why bother not to show up?" Chu Ci shook the folding fan slowly, and the gusts of cold wind blew the Shangshu of the military department on the side to shiver. took a sip of warm tea, paused, and shrugged his eyebrows: "The princess is also very worried about Your Majesty's safety, and it is because of this that she resolutely chose to leave the palace.
After listening to Chu Ci's words, a group of people suddenly realized that they finally understood what Chu Ci meant by "having another purpose" earlier.
In fact, whether it is Chu Ci or Wen Moshu, people who know a lot about Yan Liwu know that Lan Zhirong has no desire to be in power, and she does not want to be on the throne of the queen to do many evil deeds, what Lan Zhirong really wants is to be ruined and discredited, and life is better than death.
Because of this, although Gu Shui had enough strength to sneak into the palace quietly, Chu Ci and the others were not nervous, because Gu Shui was not here to assassinate Wen Moshu at all.
But of course, everything must be prevented, after all, there is still an unpredictable Lian Song, so Yan Liwu hopes that he can lead the lonely water away when he leaves the palace, so that the palace will be stable and without danger.
"Chu Ci," after a dull while, he finally opened his mouth to speak, Wen Moshu's face was still not very good, "I will write to ask General Yun how the situation is on his side, so that General Yun must remember to deal with his worries." β
The war in Wanxia is busy, and it is difficult for Yun Jiu to spare his energy to worry about his worries, even if he has the heart, he is powerless.
Although he did not agree with Wen Moshu's urging, Chu Ci still calmly responded in front of the ministers, and only after all the ministers left did he take the folding fan and tap the table: "Your Majesty's behavior today is a little inappropriate. β
"Really? Probably too tired. β
Chu Ci shrugged slightly: "Your Majesty can not admit it, just know it in your heart." Now His Majesty is the king of a country, and he has in his hands the life and death of the people, the rise and fall of the society, when he can be emotional, and when he should remain reasonable. β
Slightly distracted, then Wen Moshu shook his head to drive away the worries, and looked at Chu Ci thoughtfully: "I always feel that you have been a little strange recently." β
"Me? What's so strange about me? Chu Ci chuckled, still looking lazy and casual, "It's obviously Your Majesty himself who is absent-minded, but if you want to say that my behavior is strange, it really doesn't make sense, and my heart is not a little sad." That's it, I still have to go to Chunqiu to ask about something, so I won't ask for trouble here with Your Majesty, and Your Majesty will also give due consideration to what I said. β
Chu Ci was half joking and didn't seem to care, Wen Moshu could only laugh at it, but frowned slightly after Chu Ci left.
Wen Moshu really felt that Chu Ci had changed, as if he was getting farther and farther away from him, as if he was about to leaveβnot the kind of temporary separation, but the kind of goodbye that was permanent, the kind of goodbye that had been cut off for many years.
Of course, it's all unfounded speculation, or strange intuition.
When the war stops, the world is settled, and he reigns in the world as the king, what position and identity should Chu Ci be in?
Wen Moshu thought about these questions more than once, but he never got a satisfactory answer, because he didn't know Chu Ci at all, didn't know what Chu Ci was doing to assist him, and couldn't predict whether Chu Ci would leave.
There are too many people who have left him, so many that Wen Moshu doesn't want to hear the word parting anymore.
He will feel lonely.
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The people fled from the disaster, and the post road to Wanxia was empty, desolate and monotonous, only the carriages that were sometimes fast and sometimes slow walked and rested, which added a touch of vitality.
"Let's rest for a while, princess ......" the female official Zhengque couldn't help but persuade for the fourth time.
Yan Liwu took the cloth and wiped his face, his head was cold and damp with sweat.
"Keep on your way, and don't delay for a moment." Gritted his teeth, straightened up and sat back in the car, leaning back in his chair weakly, his face already as pale as paper.
Zheng Que has a father-in-law and children, and he is already in his thirties, and he knows very well how difficult the stage of joy is.
The arms can't twist the thighs, one is a female official and the other is the princess of King Qin's meritorious service, and even the emperor Wen Moshu has nothing to do about the stubbornness of saying goodbye, how can a little female official be persuaded? All Zheng Que could do was hand over the clear water, and looked sadly at the tortured princess and concubine.
"What is the trouble of the princess? It's been three months, and if you're not careful, it's easy to have a miscarriage, and when the time comes, it's a pity that the child won't be mentioned, and the princess's body will also be damaged, even the prince can't be happy. The accompanying nurse was still dissuading, but she had no choice but to leave her worries, and refused to return to the imperial capital to recuperate.
Zheng Que took the clean cloth to wipe away the sweat for Yan Liwu, and when his eyes swept over the scar on Yan Liwu's cheek that had not yet healed completely, he finally couldn't help but sigh: "The princess allows me to ask more, even if you go to Wanxia to reunite with the prince, what will be the result?" I'm not a person from the emperor's side, I don't know what's going to happen and what's going to happen, but seeing the emperor remove the elite guards around him to protect the princess, it can be seen that this journey is very dangerous, does the princess really not care about risking her own life and her child's life? β
"The belly is the flesh and blood of me and Moqing, how can I be willing to risk the child's life? But I had to do it, and if that grudge wasn't resolved soon, there would be more tragedies around me. Yan Liwu gently stroked his abdomen, smiled faintly and said ominously, "If the child is gone, I will be sad and sad, but at least there is hope, and I will not sink into despair because of this; But if Moqing has three longs and two shorts, I will not see any light in this life - a child without a father is no less than the great pain of dying young, can you understand my thoughts? β
Zheng Que was helpless, and vaguely heard some clues from his answer.
Plausible...... If you don't go to Wanxia without worry, Wen Moqing will have an accident.
"I don't understand what the princess said, since the emperor has agreed, there must be no way to change the decision." Zheng Que looked at the empty post road outside the car window, and his eyes showed a little expectation, "I hope that this road can be safe for the mother and son, and it is not in vain that the imperial concubine specially asked me to accompany me." β
The casual words were stunned: "The imperial concubine? Didn't the emperor send you? β
"The emperor has just succeeded to the throne, and he is not familiar with the harem at all, how could he find me, an old female official? It was the imperial concubine who was worried that there would be no one around to take care of her, so she asked me to follow all the way - I thought that the princess knew about it. β
Yan Liwu nodded thoughtfully, and a plain smile flew by.
Although she is still in the midst of turbulent times and countless intrigues, there are more and more people around her who care about her, and they always give the most intimate care silently, regardless of who she was and how much sin she has carried.
These people are the motivation for her to live strongly, no matter how small, they will always be remembered in her heart.
Wanxia is not willing to be away from the imperial capital Fengluo City, and it can be reached in one day on weekdays, because of the sad reaction from time to time due to the sadness of the words and worries, the journey will take about a day and a half. Yun Jiuzhong, the commander of the southern battalion, received the news and sent someone to answer it early in the morning, but in the evening of this day, there was still no trace of Yan Liwu and his party.
"General, I waited five miles north of Qingtang County for a whole day, and I didn't see half a figure, could it be that the news of the imperial capital was wrong, or the princess didn't come here because of the delay?" The captain in charge of going to pick up the school couldn't wait for anyone, so he had to go back to the camp alone to report to Yun Jiuzhong.
Yun Jiuzhong gasped, his face was solemn, and the tissue paper in his hand was crumpled into a ball: "Impossible, I just received a letter from Gongzi Chu, saying that the princess had set off early yesterday morning, and it would arrive at noon today at the latest." Captain Song, you take people to continue along the road, if you still don't see the princess in the area of Fushui River, you will immediately send someone back to report it, you can't delay for a moment, understand? β
Captain Song was ordered to leave in a hurry, and Mu Jiuge pushed the door in: "What, Miss Yan hasn't arrived yet?" β
Yun Jiu's big fists clenched and made a gurgling sound: "There is still no news, I'm afraid something is wrong on the road." β
Mu Jiuge pondered for a moment, then changed his hand to hold the sword, and bowed slightly to Yun Jiuzhong: "Mo Qing is seriously injured, don't let him move again for seven days, and I hope that General Yun will help take care of my hot-blooded junior brother." I will personally go to Miss Yan's side, and before I have any definite news, I will ask General Yun to help hide the ink feelings. β
Mu Jiuge didn't want to say more, changed into clean clothes and brought a pot of wine, and the Zhongzhou heroes, who should not have been involved in this war, galloped away.
For Mu Jiuge, this mission must be completed by him - in order to make up for the mistake of failing to protect good words and worries last time.