Chapter 469: A Piece of Jade, A Temptation
Gu Panxi didn't dare to be cautious.
The mountain here is high and the emperor is far away, and Xu Zhijie is a local magistrate in charge of the local military power, and she and Shi Feiqing did not identify themselves (even if they did, it was useless, if Xu Zhijie had the intention to kill them, he could claim that he was not guilty of not knowing afterwards).
In other words, if they were really in this carriage, Shi Feiqing and Gu Panxi were brutally murdered by Xu Zhijie, and they would have no place to avenge their grievances.
Swallowing his saliva, Gu Panxi decided to play the safety card first, and said: "Mr. Xu, the reason why our husband and wife took great pains to inquire about your news, as we said, is because we have a deep handover with you. We have a plea for you. ”
"Oh?" Xu Zhijie grinned, "Where is this handover?" Say it well, and the official will listen carefully. ”
Gu Panxi said: "General Xu is the protégé of General Di Danqing. And we are the close friends of General Di Danqing. This handover, in our opinion, is very deep, but I don't know if Mr. Xu agrees. ”
Hearing Di Danqing's name being mentioned, Xu Zhijie suddenly fell silent. Even if Shi Feiqing and Gu Panxi couldn't see his face, they could guess that his face at this moment would definitely not be easy to see.
"Are you the teacher's bosom friends?"
Xu Zhijie asked gloomily.
"Exactly." When Gu Panxi heard Xu Zhijie call Teacher Di Danqing, he suddenly felt a little more confident in his heart.
Now this carriage is a confined space, only Xu Zhijie and Shi Feiqing, Gu Panxi, and his two subordinates on the roof of the car. In this space, he didn't have any reason to act, pretending to have respect for Di Danqing, who had been assigned to the frontier and had no threat or use value at all.
Being able to call Di Danqing a teacher shows that Xu Zhijie does have Di Danqing in his heart.
People who know how to be grateful should not be worse in character.
As soon as Gu Panxi comforted himself like this, Xu Zhijie opened his mouth and asked, "Why do you want this official to believe that you are the teacher's close friends?" ”
"It's simple. As long as Mr. Xu is willing, Mrs. Ben is willing to take out a token from Miss Di Yunxi. ”
"Oh?"
Xu Zhijie seems to be thinking about it.
It seems that he is always wary of Shi Feiqing and Gu Panxi. Obviously, he is in an absolute advantage, but he is still so wary of Shi Feiqing and Gu Panxi, this person is so cautious, it really makes people chill down their spines.
"Mr. Xu?"
Gu Panxi deliberately urged Xu Zhijie, not wanting him to think about it too long.
"Yes, you can take out the token. After reading it, the official will naturally judge whether to believe you or not. ”
Xu Zhijie agreed to this proposal, which really made Gu Panxi breathe a sigh of relief. If Xu Zhijie refuses, I'm afraid she and Shi Feiqing will have to do it.
Now Shi Feiqing and Gu Panxi are in one carriage, and Liu Qingyan, Mu Wanwan, Liu Chuan, Zhao Zhong and Gu Yuefei are in another carriage. At this moment, the five of them, I am afraid that they don't know that Shi Feiqing and Gu Panxi have fallen into the trap, and they are rarely wary of the people around the carriage.
Once Shi Feiqing and Gu Panxi were really forced to the point of making a move, in the case of being isolated and helpless, they were afraid that they would be more than lucky.
Gu Panxi carefully took out a bag from his arms. In order to avoid Xu Zhijie or the two people on the roof of the car from misunderstanding that she was plotting against her, Gu Panxi took her actions as lightly as possible, and strived to portray herself as harmless as an animal.
"Mr. Xu, please take a look. On your right-hand side. ”
Gu Panxi gently threw the bag to the side of the carriage door, and Xu Zhijie could touch the position as long as he reached out and probed back.
Xu Zhijie
didn't say much, reached out and touched the bag, and didn't speak for a long time. I don't know if he's watching.
The token that Gu Panxi took out was a jade pendant that Di Yunxi carried closely. This jade pendant was left to her by Di Danqing when she was assigned to the frontier, and it is said that it is a jade that has been passed down from generation to generation by the Di family.
This jade is very rough, the jade color is not pure, and it has not been polished, it is an out-and-out waste jade. It was originally obtained by the ancestors of the Di family when they cleaned up the battlefield after a war they participated in. The Di family believes that this jade can be used as a talisman to protect generations of children and grandchildren, and to survive the flames of the battlefield.
Originally, this jade, Di Danqing was going to be passed on to Di Yunlong. Who knew that such an accident had happened, Di Danqing left this piece of jade to Di Yunxi instead, hoping that she could live well and inherit the bloodline of the Di family.
Before Shi Feiqing and Gu Panxi traveled, Di Yunxi specially found Gu Panxi and handed over this jade to Gu Panxi.
Di Yunxi didn't think about it so much, she was recognized by the petals of loyalty, and she simply hoped that Gu Panxi would be safe, so she handed over this talisman that had been passed down from generation to generation by the Di family to Gu Panxi's hand, which was regarded as a wish.
Even Gu Panxi didn't expect that this piece of jade would come in handy at this juncture.
This is really a magic talisman. Thank you, Yunxi.
Gu Panxi muttered secretly, hoping that after Xu Zhijie saw this piece of jade, he would be able to recognize that this was Di Danqing's family heirloom, and then his attitude towards the two of them would change one hundred and eighty degrees.
But what if Xu Zhijie can't recognize it? Although he is Di Danqing's protégé, he may not have seen this heirloom of Di Danqing.
Gu Panxi also has such worries. She bit her lower lip lightly, and in her apprehension, she was tormented by the silence created by Xu Zhijie.
Shi Feiqing shook her hand to show comfort, and then made a few more gestures.
Gu Panxi could see that Shi Feiqing's gesture meant that once there was a conflict between the two sides, Gu Panxi would leave first.
Gu Panxi gritted his teeth and shook his head, glaring, first comparing himself and then comparing Shi Feiqing.
Live and die together, never separated.
Shi Feiqing smiled and nodded heavily. The husband and wife also held the handle of the musket behind their waists more tightly.
Xu Zhijie suddenly let out a long sigh.
"You can even get this piece of jade, it seems that you are really the teacher's close friends."
At the same time as Xu Zhijie spoke, the carriage stopped slowly.
In addition, Shi Feiqing and Gu Panxi also heard a small sound overhead. The husband and wife instantly became nervous, but immediately after, the window of the carriage was opened, and the two of them could see through the open window that there was a guard with a spear standing on the left and right of the carriage.
If there is no accident, these two gun-wielding guards are the ones who were originally guarding the roof of the car. They are now on the ground, and it seems that Xu Zhijie has lifted his vigilance against the two of them.
Seeing this, Shi Feiqing and Gu Panxi were relieved and breathed a sigh of relief.
"Two, please get out of the car and get together."
Hearing Xu Zhijie outside the carriage greet him like this, Shi Feiqing took the lead in lifting the curtain, probed out, and saw that the carriage was now parked on the edge of a cliff, and Xu Zhijie was standing on the edge of the cliff, carrying Puyu in one hand and holding Puyu in the other, looking into the distance with his back to him.
Seeing this situation, Shi Feiqing suddenly understood, if he had said the wrong thing to Gu Panxi just now, or had failed to convince Xu Zhijie that they were Di Danqing's close friends, or Xu Zhijie and Di Danqing had already secretly turned against each other. I'm afraid that at this moment, he and Gu Panxi will lie at the bottom of the cliff
Down, regret not at the beginning.
After a while, I was afraid that it would breed in Shi Feiqing's heart, but fortunately nothing like this happened. His death is small, but if he fails to protect Gu Panxi, he is afraid that he will die, and he will grit his teeth and crawl back from hell to settle the blood account with Xu Zhijie.
After confirming that it was safe, Shi Feiqing got out of the carriage first, and then stretched out his hand to take Gu Panxi down.
As soon as he landed, Gu Panxi first took a big breath of free and safe fresh air, looked back at the carriage where Liu Qingyan and the other five people were riding, and found that they were all in the carriage, guarded by the guards, unable to move, and could only lift the door curtain and look out.
It seems that Gu Panxi is a little more optimistic, Xu Zhijie has not lifted his vigilance against them at all, but only showed favor a little, probably because he wanted to have a good dialogue with them.
Shi Feiqing and Gu Panxi approached Xu Zhijie with his back to them side by side.
Xu Zhijie finally turned around, and as soon as he spoke, he asked directly: "How is Yunxi now, I heard that she was given to Mrs. Leshanhou." Mrs. Leshanhou, how is it to her? ”
Gu Panxi smiled bitterly, resisted the urge to laugh, and said, "It's not very good." This Mrs. Leshan Hou has always had a grudge against Miss Yunxi. The reason why the emperor gave Miss Yunxi to her was precisely because he took a fancy to this. Under Mrs. Leshanhou, although Miss Yunxi was not in danger of her life, she suffered a lot of abuse from the ruthless Mrs. Leshanhou, which made those who saw it sad and those who heard it wept......"
Gu Panxi talked bad about herself, but she spared no effort, for fear that Xu Zhijie would not be touched.
Xu Zhijie was silent.
Seeing that Xu Zhijie was unmoved, Gu Panxi hurriedly urged: "Chief soldier Xu, this time our husband and wife came here, in fact, because they couldn't stand what happened to Miss Yunxi, so they specially came to ask General Bing for help. As the protégé of the old general, the chief soldier is also concerned about the happiness of Miss Yunxi for the rest of his life. Therefore, the husband and wife hope that the general soldier can make a statement to the emperor and ask the emperor to order Mrs. Leshan Hou to stop abusing Miss Yunxi and treat Miss Yunxi well! ”
This requirement is Shi Feiqing and Gu Panxi's test of Xu Zhijie's character.
If Xu Zhijie agreed, Fei Qing and Gu Panxi would think that they could trust him. If Xu Zhijie refuses, then Feiqing and Gu Panxi will have to weigh this trip to Jinling and how to act next.
Xu Zhijie did not answer Gu Panxi immediately, but replied: "How did the two of you get acquainted with the teacher and become close friends?" What this official means is that both of them are very young, and they have a good relationship with their teacher. Why does the teacher care so much about you two little friends? Why does Miss Yunxi trust the two of you, and even go so far as to hand over the family heirloom to you? ”
That's a really important question.
Shi Feiqing and Gu Panxi are reluctant to reveal their identities too early, but it is not easy to find a reasonable identity to justify themselves.
Fortunately, Shi Feiqing and Gu Panxi were prepared for this.
Shi Fei cleared his throat and said: "Xia is from an ordinary merchant family in Le'an Mansion, and Di Yunlong, the second son of the Di family, is a childhood friend. Therefore, there will be more contact with the old general. The old general did not dislike the shallowness of his knowledge in the lower subordinates, and always talked with the subordinates, which led to the formation of a year-old friendship. ”
Shi Feiqing's words are not all lies. At least he and Di Danqing often talk a little bit about military affairs, which is an out-and-out truth.
It stands to reason that there is no major problem with Shi Feiqing's words. Xu Zhijie has been staying in Jiangnan all the year round, and he shouldn't be too familiar with the affairs of Le'an Mansion, no matter how you look at it, there is no way to find out the fault of Shi Feiqing's lie.
But Xu Zhijie's focus is not on logic, but on ......
(End of chapter)