The Road Back to Beijing (I) (Part II)

"It's unlikely. Ordinary people must think that it is normal for her to go to the Makuyo House to find a junior official to vent. As for going to Yuehuaxuan, it is not surprising that before she cooperated with us, she repeatedly looked for opportunities to chase Tang San Gongzi in the capital. ”

But at that time, she was just flattering, deliberately finding fault with her. It was like that the day before yesterday, but it was clearly a trick for Tang San, and the public made such a fuss, it was inevitable that Tang San would be disgusted, and not making a move on the spot was already a face for the princess's name. ”

"Now that the third prince is engaged, if the princess is ruined and makes a fuss with both sides, it is reasonable, anyway, Jing Chen's character is that she is not happy, and others don't want to be comfortable, even if it makes a big fuss, the third prince is just disgusted with her at most, and he can't do anything with her, no one should doubt it."

"No, maybe we are still wrong, although Tang San'er hates Jing Chen, he has known each other for many years, and with his ability to recognize people, he must have seen Jing Chen very thoroughly. Outsiders looked at Jing Chen as lustful and brainless, but Tang San must have known her very deep city, and arrogance and lasciviousness were just a disguise for her, although she embarrassed him many times in the capital, she had never been a head-on enemy with him. This is for herself, for Concubine Chen and Yiqing to leave a way out, and find a way out. We were really negligent. ”

"What does the master mean is that because of Jing Chen's matter, it has aroused the suspicion of Tang Sangongzi and has taken action against us? But what is his purpose? Although he is close to the crown prince, he has no power in his hands, and what good can he do personally by doing this? ”

"He doesn't want good, he wants prevention."

"Beware of all things that are not good for the prince?"

"It's the imperial court, and the Tang family has always been loyal to the person who sits on the throne."

"But our people are also monitoring the Tang family's Jingwei."

"I'm afraid that this third son of Tang is not using the power of the Tang family this time."

"To say that this god is unaware, except for the Tang family, whether it is martial arts or strategy, there is indeed no second such master in Hangzhou, but for such a big thing, without the people of the Tang family, can he have this ability alone? And he boarded the ship early yesterday morning and left. ”

"Is there any news from the man who followed his ship?"

"Yes, I just came back from a shift, and I'm resting in the front yard now, because there's nothing big going on, so I didn't let them in and disturb you."

The scribe closed his eyes depressedly, and said angrily: "I remember telling you last time, never underestimate Tang Xinjie's strength. Maybe the guy you sent out did the same thing, and they followed all the way without seeing a problem. Go and let them in, I'll ask myself. He waved his hand impatiently, he really felt a little tired, It would be good to have a few more eye-catching subordinates, if someone like Tang Xinjie could use it for him.

The two gray-clad men trembled and reported the details of their tracking, and the scribe listened patiently with a deep frown without interrupting. Until he said that Tang Sangongzi's boat was anchored in Luzhou Ferry at the mouth of the Zhijiang River yesterday evening, which made people catch a lot of fresh river food, and let people send some vegetables from the town, and they didn't pull dinner and supper.

Then the tone sounded a little contemptuous, what morning with the woman on the shore, after which he waited with good food and drink, and after breakfast, it was completely erosive, and so on. The scribe listened to his subordinates and did not make any comment, but listened with cold eyes. It wasn't until he heard that there were more than a dozen loads of dried flowers and spices and a new fortune orange and lotus root water chestnut Hexian on the boat, that he interrupted: "Are you sure that the dozen or so loads of things are not entrained?" ”

The two men in gray looked at each other, and one replied, "It's too far away, we just look at the things on the surface, and it's not clear if it's inside." ”

"Has the draft of the ship changed dramatically?"

The two looked at each other again, a little confused: "Someone delivered goods on the ship, the board of the ship sank, the hull shook more violently, whether the draft of the delivery person changed greatly after getting off the ship, and the subordinates were negligent, and did not observe carefully." ”

"Is there a difference in the number of people who make deliveries on and off the ship?"

The two thought about it again and shook their heads.

"Did you not or did you not pay attention?"

"The master forgives the sins, but the subordinates didn't pay attention."

"Does the master suspect that Tang Sanshao made a move on the princess's boat and returned to the ship while it was time to deliver the goods?" The adviser who had been in the matter before asked, "But he took the young lady with him for a walk ashore early in the morning." ”

The scribe didn't answer his words, and glanced at the two gray-clothed men: "With his martial arts skills, can you two find out if you sneak on the boat quietly?" ”

"This... ...." The two men in gray could not answer. The two of them are capable people under the master, but Tang Sanshao's martial arts are unfathomable according to rumors in the rivers and lakes.

"Master," a man in black hurriedly came: "Princess Jingchen sent someone to deliver a letter, she wants to see her master." ”

In the main room of a small courtyard in the Curtain Friends Courtyard, Jing Chen leaned on a chaise longue with some trepidation. Over the years, she has played tricks in the palace for the sake of her mother and brother, and she has been fierce and ruthless, although she did not shoot directly, but she also had a life. She even went to the cold palace to watch the fate of those women who were defeated by her own concubine, but she never felt fear, never felt that her fate was so out of control. It was only when she stood on the deck of a sinking ship in the early hours of this morning that she knew what it meant to have no way to survive. For the first time, I felt that my life was too fragile and I couldn't control it. In the past, she used to laugh mercilessly at the unfortunate concubines and palace people in the palace when they were facing death, and even fell into the ground.

It was also today that she realized that her so-called strategy, her so-called wisdom, was not a fart when she was facing life and death. The guards beside her fell silently one by one, and she remembered that there were thirty masters in the bilge and the emperor who had asked her to bring back to the capital, and wanted them to come up to help, and when she saw the hatch of the bilge being pushed open, two men in black came up with two heavy boxes. This was what Uncle Huang asked her to bring back to the capital. She didn't know the two men in black, but they were dressed in the same outfit as the one who killed the guards beside her, and the man who came up surprised her, and the man she had been thinking about walked out in style. Then I saw a jet-black iron pillar stuck into the hatch that came out of the bilge, and then the hatch was pressed down by a few boulders that could only be moved by a few people. These boulders were carried by divine power, not smashing on the hatch, but floating all over the place. This man's martial arts have reached the realm of gods.

There was a dead silence on the deck, except for a few of his subordinates, only two royal guards who she rarely called on. She often saw him in the capital, he was dressed in snow-white clothes, handsome and elegant, and sometimes a little witty in the square, which was pleasing to the eye. And at this moment, he was in a black robe, and there was no trace of a smile on his face, only coldness, as if the killing god from hell, although he stood there and did not move, just looked at her, and for her, this kind of contempt and coldness seemed to drain every bit of life in her body. While the idol in her heart was shattered, she felt that every inch of her skin was like ice, and she felt that life was so precious for the first time.

Just when she thought that she would be like the guards beside her, kill with a sword and fall silently, the rakshasa on the opposite side actually spoke: "Is it to be my person, or to go to the water to deal with the fish?" ”

She opened her mouth in shock, but for a moment she didn't make a sound. If it had been before today, she would have thought it was an invitation from a merry man, but at that moment, her wooden mind was very clear on this point, and it was for her to become his subordinate, and from now on he would have sent her.

Jing Chen looked at a candle on the table in the room, she came in and ordered to close the door, there was no trace of flowing air in the room, the candlelight was very stable, and the small fire was burning quietly. Jing Chen's train of thought returned to the early hours of the morning. She thought he would let his men take her away, but she didn't think that he and his men would drift away, leaving her and the two guards on deck. Except for the sound of water in the river, there was a dead silence on board. Just now, the people in the bilge were still banging, shouting to open the door, but at this moment there was no sound, I don't know if they were all dead. After a few moments, the bottom of the ship roared, and the hull began to sink rapidly.

The two guards quickly came to her side, and one of them hurriedly said, "Princess, the ship has already hit the reef and leaked, and I am afraid that there is a big problem at this moment, so it is not appropriate for us to stay on the ship." ”

After speaking, the two of them did not wait for Jing Chen to speak, picked her up, floated from the boat to a small boat floating in the middle of the river, and rowed towards the shore hard. Jing Chen only reacted at this time, Xinjie just jumped out of the boat and disappeared just now, according to the speed of the boat, he should still be on the river. However, there was no trace of the group on the vast river, and there was no trace of anyone on the shore, let alone a person or a dinghy sampan. It's like he appeared out of thin air, and then disappeared out of thin air.

When the scribe came in, he saw Jing Chen sitting in a daze, and he didn't react when he came in.

"Jing Chen?" He called to her softly. In the royal family, he has maintained the image of a loving and caring elder for decades. Today is no exception. Although he suffered a heavy loss today, his voice was still calm.

"Uncle Huang," Jing Chen's face suddenly changed: "Uncle Huang... "Since she didn't do what the imperial uncle asked her to do, and allowed her to come back safely, she wisely settled it with the cry of a weak woman. Although the imperial uncle is famous for his pity and cherishing jade, Jing Chen has secretly observed in the palace in the past few years, and knows that the imperial uncle can sell anything for that position, not to mention that she is a princess who is not good at doing things and keeps a princess of little value.

"Okay, Jing Chen, Uncle Huang knows that this incident is not your fault, it is Uncle Huang himself who underestimated the other party."

Jing Chen's crying stopped for a moment, and he secretly glanced at the other party: "Uncle Huang, it's Jing Chen who is too careless, there are no capable people around him, and he can't help Uncle Huang escort people and things into Beijing." Please punish the emperor. ”

"Uncle Huang doesn't blame you. It's just thirty killers, and Uncle Huang can have more. It's just that recently, the imperial uncle will clean up these messes in Jiangnan, and there is no time to return to Beijing, and the prince of Nanyue will soon arrive in the capital, I am afraid that I will not be able to operate for you at that time, and I am afraid that this matter of harmony will fall on your head, When you arrive in Nanyue, the imperial uncle will be out of reach if he wants to take care of you. ”