Chapter 245, Night Wind
Everything seemed to change overnight.
"Shen Huai really went out of Yangzhou?" When he got the news, the person who was practicing calligraphy in the study just paused, and then casually picked up the pen and continued to write. His words were powerful and steady, but they were the same as his current expression, "Is the news really serious, isn't it a ploy." β
The guard didn't look up at Shen Yang, but just lowered his head and said, "Yes, the subordinates have inquired clearly." His Royal Highness King Xiao left the city two days ago and took many people to the southwest, taking the waterway. According to the prince's orders, spies have been planted on all sides, and as soon as His Royal Highness King Xiao's men and horses appear, we will do it immediately. β
After transcribing the calligraphy, Shen Yang slowly put down the brush, straightened up and admired it for a moment, and laughed softly: "Why bother. Our original purpose was to teach him to leave Yangzhou, and there was no need to fight him, but now that he is gone, everything can be simpler. β
The guard didn't speak, just leaned down.
Shen Yang looked at the sky outside the window and smiled casually: "Notice the past, act tonight." β
"Yes." The guard's face tightened, and he didn't dare to delay, so he hurriedly turned around and walked outside.
Gu Changge passed by the guards at the door, and then stopped at the door. She looked back at the guards who had hurried away, and stayed where she was, her eyes glowing with an indescribable cold light. Mingzhu was holding the ginseng soup, and when she saw that she didn't move, she asked worriedly: "Concubine Fang?" β
"Hmm." Gu Changge responded lightly, and said with a smile, "Tonight.... Probably it's going to be windy. β
Mingzhu's eyes were slightly pale and she didn't speak.
Gu Mingxiu was taken care of by An Li in King Xiao's mansion for two days, and with the recuperation of Master Wuwei, he recovered a lot in just two days. Master Wuwei is like an idler on weekdays, only occasionally wandering around, and most of the time he is messing around in his own room. An Li knew that he was the one who healed Gu Mingxiu at the beginning, but he was very relieved and didn't care too much.
The general's mansion knew that Gu Mingxiu was unwell, and also knew that Shen Huai had gone far away, so he just asked An Li Haosheng to take care of her.
It has been four days since Gu Mingxiu was taken away, Gu Liyi and Lu Huan still have no news, and occasionally meet Lu Ran who came to the door to see Gu Mingxiu with a worried face, but was rejected by An Li on the grounds that she was sick, so she often went to the general's mansion to ask if there was any news.
The news from Shen Huai's side was not delivered, and Gu Qingyue's news was delivered first.
Just two words: timing.
That night, a heavy snowfall swept through the entire city of Yangzhou. An Li lit a stove and accompanied Gu Mingxiu in the room, talking to her with a smile and a smile, and telling Gu Mingxiu some interesting things about her childhood. Mo Zhu and Mu Lan sat on the side, and they couldn't help laughing when they heard it, and everyone sat around the small stove, laughing very harmoniously.
However, in less than a moment, the sound of slamming doors came from the front yard.
The courtyard was in a mess, Gu Ming got up with his sleeves folded, and before he could take a step, Agarwood stumbled in. She opened a pair of slightly anxious eyes and said in a low voice: "Princess! Oh no, there's news from the palace
, the prince is forcing the palace! The General's Mansion and King Xiao's Mansion have been surrounded by iron horses! β
"What-" An Lihuo Ran's complexion changed, and the maids' faces turned pale and they didn't dare to speak.
Mo Zhu and Mu Lan's faces turned pale instantly, but they still behaved extremely calm. When they saw Gu Mingxiu standing up, they hurriedly stepped forward to pick up the cloak and put it on her, and followed her quietly, An Li didn't speak, just turned his head to look at Gu Mingxiu.
Shen Huai is not there, she is the mistress of Xiao Wangfu, and she is the core of Xiao Wangfu.
After Mozhu arranged the cloak for her, Gu Mingxiu quietly stepped forward and walked out of the room. Before leaving the hospital door, I walked through the corridor, and when I reached the hall, I saw that in front of the main hall, almost everyone was standing neatly in the open space in front of the empty main hall. The guards stood on the right, with indifferent faces, the maidservants stood in the middle, their eyebrows and eyes obedient, and another group of guards with swords stood on the left, full of murderous intent.
They stood quietly in place, without making any noise, and when they saw Gu Mingxiu and his party coming, they all stood silently in place, not moving, looking at her quietly, as if they were just waiting for her to give orders. As soon as she gave the order, they would rush out and fight for her.
Gu Mingxiu wasn't too anxious, just walked slowly to the bottom of the corridor and said lightly: "What's the situation outside?" β
"Princess, the front and back doors of the palace have been blocked. It is the people of the prince's mansion, and there are even some people who are not very familiar with it, looking at the clothes of our Da Shen's guards, but looking at their faces, they are afraid that the people of the Song Kingdom will be mixed in. The leader of the guards with knives stepped forward and whispered.
"They surrounded our mansion outside, but nothing else happened." The man paused, glanced at Gu Mingxiu's expression, and said slowly, "Before, the princess sent out some people to the general's mansion, and now although there are not many people in our palace, the combat power is enough, if the princess is willing-"
Before he finished speaking, he saw Gu Mingxiu glance at him lightly, and then said lightly: "Agarwood." β
"The slave is here." As soon as the words fell, a dark figure flashed in the night. In the blink of an eye, he saw Agarwood appear beside Gu Mingxiu, and replied simply, "The archers are secretly ambushed, as long as we go out, we can be shot into a hornet's nest in an instant." β
She glanced at the stern-looking soldiers below, and said, "The news from all over the country has come back, and the general's mansion is only surrounded, and there has been no contradiction for the time being. The mansion of the six princes was almost broken, but thanks to the previous vigilance, it was not conquered and could still be supported. β
Gu Mingxiu didn't speak, and the guard said: "There are not many people outside, and the six princes of the General's Mansion are not the main purpose.... They must have come for you, the princess. Now in the entire Da Shen, only His Royal Highness has the ability to stop the prince's ambitions, and only you can contain His Highness. None of the subordinates are afraid of death.... It's nothing more than a life, the deployment in the palace has been arranged early, I'm afraid it's not so easy to break in, Your Highness... Your Highness won't be able to come back for a while, but our stalemate won't last long
Law.... Princess, for the sake of Your Highness, for the sake of the royal family of Da Shen, you must not fall into the hands of rebellious ministers and thieves. The subordinates are willing to fight for this flesh and blood body to escort the princess out of ......."
He pressed his hand to the hilt of his sword and spoke in a fierce tone. Mo Zhu couldn't help but nod his head when he heard this, and persuaded Miao Lan: "Yes, princess, your status is noble, you must not be captured by thieves!" The slaves are willing to escort you and your wife away desperately! β
What they said was very sincere, but Gu Mingxiu just stood quietly aside, without the slightest appearance of being infected. She just gathered her clothes, and the snowflakes flew into her hair, but the girl in purple asked lightly, "Who is the leader outside?" β
Agarwood hesitated for a moment, then shook his head and replied, "The faces you don't know don't look like our Da Shen people. β
"Princess, you can't hesitate any longer! Please hurry up! Seeing that Gu Mingxiu just said "um", and then didn't react anything, the guard was anxious, and said continuously, "Princess! Let's go! The subordinates will definitely protect the princess from leaving the palace desperately! β
Escape..... Gu Mingxiu's eyes were slightly pale, and he said lightly: "Why do you want to leave?" Where to go? β
The guard was stunned, probably didn't expect Gu Mingxiu to ask: "Of course it's leaving the palace!" When His Royal Highness left, he instructed us not to put the princess in danger! That's what happened now! The princess should go! Go for backup! Go to Your Highness! Anyway, don't sit stillβ"
"Oh?" Gu Mingxiu smiled slowly, she stood under the corridor, and when she smiled, she had a hint of coldness, "Do you think that you are sitting still here, and leaving this palace is the best policy?" The guard was stunned, as if he didn't understand what Gu Mingxiu meant.
"Da Shen is our territory, and now that the prince is colluding with the Song State gangsters to force the palace, why do we want to flee instead? There are no alarms and no gongs and drums in the city tonight, it must be that they have already controlled all the officials, where is the so-called backup, the so-called rescuers? What can we do if we rush out but to die? She stood under the corridor, her long skirt flying, her purple clothes fluttering, and her long black hair hanging down in front of her. Cold snowflakes fluttered on the girl's long eyelashes, and her hair was not as clear as her black and white eyes.
Her posture is as thin and weak as catkins, but the light under her eyes is as cold and clear as a weapon, bright and moving, and the wind and rain are not rushing.
Outside, the water was already surrounded, and the enemies were eyeing it. They were in the palace, as if they were trapped in a cage, and they seemed to have nothing to do, as if they were going to fight the trapped beasts. At this moment, looking at the strong and indifferent expression of the girl in purple, everyone seemed to have found the backbone of the heart, and suddenly boundless courage surged in their hearts.
"Your Highness entrusted the Xiao Wangfu to me when he left, and he also entrusted you to me." Gu Mingxiu said lightly, she took a step forward, pulled out the long sword on the waist of the guard standing at the front, waved it lightly in her hand, and pointed straight out of the city wall, "The person they want is me, and your lives really don't matter to them." I'm the best hostage when I'm alive, and I'm of no use to them when I'm dead. β
"I can't go, if I go
Then you have no way to live. Xiao Wangfu is here, and the people of Xiao Wangfu have never been something that outsiders can handle casually, and now we are here. β
Gu Mingxiu walked with his sword raised, and the blade of the sword made a shallow mark on the ground.
The girl in purple walked retrograde in the crowd, and her posture did not hesitate.
"But I don't need you to work hard for me, you just need to work hard for yourself." She stopped at the gate, looked back at everyone coldly, and said word by word, "Now we will draw the palace as a city, and we will live in it!" β
"I just want to ask you, everyone, would you like to fight with me!"
The purple-clothed girl's voice was cold, but sonorous and powerful.
"Willing to fight!"
"Fight!"
(End of chapter)
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