Chapter 472: Reason
By the time the stars filled the sky, the team had already set up camp. Led by the Xiliang Mission, Zhou Hexi was not worried, it is said that every time Babuzan came to Beijing, he was in a hurry during the day, and temporarily camped and rested at night. Whenever they passed by towns, villages, or post stations, they would make a small stop, make up for supplies, and then hurry on their way.
There is still some distance from the national border, and the basic towns are next to each other, and along the way, you can see prosperity everywhere.
Zhou Hexi couldn't help but have a new view of Emperor Yongchang, most of the royal relatives of the Great Zhou Dynasty felt that Emperor Yongchang was not as good as the first emperor, and even less than Taizong, but in Zhou Hexi's view, it was difficult to start a business, and it was even more difficult to keep it. Although Emperor Yongchang did not open up the territory like his father and grandfather, he honestly guarded it, and the policy was very relaxed with the people.
If nothing else, the bustling towns along the way are not decorated.
"Master, dinner is ready."
"Come in."
After a day's journey, Zhou Hexi was a little uncomfortable, she didn't eat much at noon, and when night fell, she walked around the camp a few times, and she was hungry.
When the words landed, I saw Xiao Yu carrying two food boxes into the tent.
Zhou Hexi immediately put down his crossed legs and deliberately made a noble appearance.
Xiao Yu put the food box on the table, and then began to set the meal.
"Ahem, King Da Zhou Sheng is so rude, seeing that Gu doesn't even have the most basic etiquette, is it possible to look down on us Xiliang?"
Xiao Yu: "......"
Onyx: "......"
Since receiving the holy decree, an inexplicable evil spirit has been born on the master's body, and now that the source of the evil qi is here, she still quietly retreats to avoid setting herself on fire......
Onyx retreated quietly, Xiao Yu stared at Zhou Hexi dotingly, and slowly walked forward and saluted: "Xiao Yu has seen the lady of Xiliang, please have a meal." ”
Zhou Hexi's expression became more dignified, and he said lightly, "Excuse", and then got up to eat, the doting smile in Xiao Yu's eyes suddenly turned into a bad smile, and he stepped forward and hugged Zhou Hexi......
……
Zhou Hexi's kissed flower branch trembled, and he didn't let go until he whispered to Xiao Yu for mercy, and a certain woman refused to let go, "Don't be wronged, I will act according to your will from beginning to end, if you didn't receive the holy decree in advance, this princess, whoever loves to do it." ”
"I know, you blame me in your heart."
"Xi'er, this time, we have to go."
"Give me a reason why I have to go."
"Your mother has been poisoned, she is in danger, the government is controlled by her husband, if we don't take this trip, Xiliang, who has finally settled down, is afraid that the sky will change again."
Zhou Hexi was silent for a while.
Later, he suddenly said: "That's why you brought Yan Ji with you, just to ...... "cover people's ears and eyes?"
Therefore, the purpose of her trip to Xiliang this time is to detoxify the empress?
That's what it means. Fortunately, the people around your mother found out in time, and the poisoning was not deep, but in order to avoid startling the snake, she and Da Xiang decided to plan it after summing it up, on the one hand, to make the enemy lose vigilance, and on the other hand, to make you a princess and divert the other party's target, so as to gain a little respite for them. ”
"So, I'm actually a target?" Zhou Hexi pointed at himself, incredulous.
The sense of expectation that I had for the Empress Xiliang before I came disappeared without a trace in that moment, this woman is indeed great, and her means and abilities can be said to be heavenly, but she is really not a good mother.
abandoned her young, and she was gone for more than ten years, and she appeared rashly, just to throw off the pot and lead trouble.
She couldn't find the right words to describe the empress.
"Why do you still accept that decree when you know this is so?" If Xiao Yu can't resist the decree, Zhou Hexi doesn't believe it.
"Princess Longyu and her henchmen have fallen, in the eyes of His Majesty, my family is the only one, although their father and son trust me very much, but the emperor's heart is ......" Speaking of this, Xiao Yu shook his head, "Why should I make him suspicious?" Moreover, in the eyes of His Majesty, this trip to Xiliang is the most important thing. ”
"Why?"
"Ahem...... A few days ago, His Majesty received a gift from Empress Xiliang, have you heard? ”
"Naturally, the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty are quietly discussing, and my father told me about it that day, and asked me to guess, where can I guess...... Tell me, what exactly? ”
Xiao Yu didn't say a word, poked Zhou Hexi's stomach with his fingers, and poked her wide phoenix robe.
Zhou Hexi was puzzled, she looked down and looked, thought and thought, until Xiao Yu did the two movements three times in a row, she had a flash of inspiration, and couldn't help shouting, "belly ......" pocket?
Immediately blushing into cooked shrimp.
For a while, a thousand words were blocked in her throat, making her almost breathless.
Xiao Yu gave her a "you have to be calm" look, began to set the meal, served porridge, and sighed for a while: "The emperor's heart is skilled." ”
"It seems that I am really not suitable to be an emperor." Not to mention the emperor, she can't even be a princess.
Zhou Hexi silently drank a bowl of porridge and swallowed a meatloaf before saying in his heart, "In this case, how will we get out at that time?" ”
Even if they help Empress Xiliang to relieve her predicament, she, the princess, is not a woman who can come when she wants to, and she can leave if she wants.
"Just because you're not the material for the emperor."
Xiao Yu said it bluntly, which choked Zhou Hexi for a while.
"Big truth." She nodded, and Xiao Yu asked rhetorically, "Why, I'm quite disappointed when I look at you." ”
"Not really...... Suppose, I was born to be an emperor? Will you stay in Xiliang with me then? Well? ”
"Answer quickly, don't avoid the topic."
Xiao Yu couldn't help laughing, and couldn't help but scratch next Zhou Hexi's little nose, "Before I answer this question, you first imagine it, once you become an emperor, you can't sleep lazy anymore......"
Zhou Hexi's eyes looked forward to retreating three points.
"Every day, there are endless batches of twists and turns, and the faces of the ministers who can't be seen are ......"
Zhou Hexi's eyes looked forward to retreating by three points.
"The most important thing is that, according to the rules of the palace, Your Majesty is not allowed to eat and drink indiscriminately according to your own preferences."
"Forget it, when I didn't say it." What an empress! Whoever loves to be who should go, don't let her eat well, she would rather be reincarnated!
Xiao Yu laughed, and his hearty laughter broke through the sky......
On the fifth day, the team left the Great Zhou Land and entered the Liangjie Mountain, which was followed by a desert that stretched for hundreds of miles, and then the Xiliang Land. Since Shengdu is located in the westernmost part of the Xiliang Territory, even if they enter the Xiliang border, they will have to walk for ten days and a half to reach Shengdu.
On the first day of leaving the land of the Great Zhou, Zhou Hexi sensed a trace of tension, and Xiao Yu seemed to have adjusted the team.