Chapter 338: Leaving the Palace (3)
Lu Chuan looked behind He Xi, and said a little seriously: "Niangniang is unwell now, so she should rest well, and she shouldn't come to this kind of place-"
Others only felt that it was the entrustment of the Buddha's heart of the doctor, but only He Xi knew the deep meaning of his words, and when he remembered his plan, He Xi felt a little guilty in his heart, so he softened his voice and said: "Yes, what Imperial Doctor Lu said is, it's just that there is something on his mind——"
A glimmer of crystal flashed in Lu Chuan's eyes, he really felt sorry for He Xi, but he couldn't show it at this time.
But it was Lu Chuan's upright face that made Tuoba Chen, who was standing not far away, firmly believe that he was worried about the child in He Xi's womb, and as long as he announced Tuoba Yue's intention to control his young son, he would be spurned by the world.
Fuqing and Lu Chuan escorted He Xi back to Lingxiu Palace all the way, and only left after confirming that his body was correct.
Fuqing also returned to the Heart Cultivation Hall to recover his life.
After everyone left, Tuoba Chen came out of the shadows and said gloomily: "Let Cai I come all the way, it seems that there are many more guards in the palace than in the past, I think he is also guarded, do you have a way?" ”
He Xi looked at him in front of a chamberlain and a physician, all cautious, but at this time, he looked arrogant, he didn't feel a little ridiculous, coupled with the service of this eunuch, he was really happy in his heart-
He Xi pretended to be weak and got up and said: "The concubine knows a secret passage, it is in the Autumn Dew Palace, but the concubine doesn't know where it leads, it is better for Your Majesty to hide for a while, if you can get out, it must be excellent, if not, presumably the secret prison will immediately find out that something is wrong, and then there will be chaos in the palace, and it is good to take this opportunity to go out." ”
Tuoba Chen thought about it for a while, and then decided that it was feasible, and he hurriedly got up and said: "Without further ado, if the secret prison finds out, I'm afraid it really won't be able to leave." ”
He Xi looked at Tuoba Chen's selfish appearance, and his heart became more and more disdainful, but he was right, if he was really discovered by Tuoba Yue, he really couldn't leave.
Thinking like this, he hurriedly instructed Ruyi to open the corner door, and he took Tuoba Chen all the way from the path to the Autumn Dew Palace.
Fuqing returned to the Heart Cultivation Palace, and sure enough, he saw the candles in the Heart Cultivation Palace, and a slender figure was reflected in the long window carved with vermilion lacquer.
As soon as he approached the temple gate, he heard Tuoba Yue's voice coming: "The matter is done?" ”
Fuqing respectfully entered the hall, picked the candle flame with a silver needle, made the fire shine brighter, and then replied: "If you go back to Your Majesty, it's done, and the slave personally sent Concubine Xi back to Lingxiu Palace." ”
Tuoba Yue put the things in his hand on the desk, frowned, and said, "She-but what's abnormal?" ”
Fuqing thought for a moment and said, "Abnormal? How did His Majesty know? Before leaving, Concubine Xi suddenly had abdominal pain, but she still insisted on going to the secret prison, but Your Majesty could rest assured that the servant had already invited Imperial Doctor Lu and had already diagnosed the pulse, and there was no major problem. ”
But I don't know why, Tuoba Yue always felt a little uneasy in his heart tonight, as if something was going to happen, he rubbed his forehead, Fuqing saw this, hurriedly poured a cup of tea and handed it over, who knew that Tuoba Yue's hand was slanted, and there was a little tea spilled out, Fuqing looked panicked, and hurriedly knelt on the ground and said in a deep voice: "The slave should die-the slave should die-"
Before Tuoba Yue could speak, he heard a hurried footstep from far and near, and a little eunuch almost fell in in a panic and said: "Your Majesty - the big thing is not good, someone from the secret prison - said - said that the fourth prince is missing-"
"What did you say?" Tuoba Yue stood up from his chair suddenly, something flashed through his mind, and he said angrily, "What about the guards? ”
The little eunuch's voice trembled unconsciously: "Concubine Xi went to visit today at the behest of His Majesty, and when she left, there was nothing abnormal, but since Niangniang left, the four princes no longer cursed loudly, but just lay on the stone bed, and the guards felt that something was wrong, so they opened the cell door and went in to check, but they didn't want to--but didn't want to lie inside, it was not the four princes, but an inner servant-"
Fuqing's face turned pale, and he hurriedly asked, "The waiter-is it a delicate face?" ”
That's all the little eunuch knew.
Fuqing hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, Concubine Xi originally only brought one Ruyi girl, but then she had abdominal pain, and the Ruyi girl was not enough, so she found a trustworthy waiter, presumably the waiter-"
"Okay, it's really excellent, trustworthy—" Tuoba Yue laughed suddenly, but there was not the slightest smile in his star-like eyes, and the complicated and unknown emotions crushed a little halo and sprinkled it in his eyes, glowing with coldness.
He strode out, Fuqing didn't dare to delay, and quickly got up and followed.
However, when he arrived at the door, he couldn't see Tuoba Yue's figure anymore.
The little eunuch was so shocked that he couldn't close his mouth, and Fuqing muttered: "Something is wrong, this is a big thing-"
He had never seen Tuoba Yue like this, and he didn't know what to do for a while, so he could only follow first.
Tuoba Yue felt that there was a sound of wind whistling in his ears, he didn't stop under his feet, and after a few jumps, he jumped out of the distance, but the leaves fell silently, and no one of the forbidden soldiers found him.
All the way to Lingxiu Palace, I found that the lock had been dropped and the lights had been turned off.
It couldn't be more ordinary, he found He Xi's dormitory with ease, there were a few little palace maids at the door who were keeping vigil, and when he saw Tuoba Yue, he suddenly appeared, and he couldn't close his mouth in surprise, and before he could ask, he saw Tuoba Yue push open the door of the dormitory, and everyone looked at each other.
The people in the palace have always been accustomed to looking at the eyes of others, at this time the new emperor has only ascended the throne, as the saying goes, there are three fires for the new official to take office, and now it is more important to protect himself.
Xu is thinking like this, the palace people who knelt all over the courtyard, no one came to dissuade them, Fuqing chased in, and saw such a scene.
Tuoba Yue walked straight to the dormitory, and lifted the curtains on the Nanmu carved bed, layer upon layer, accompanied by a faint fragrance, like He Xi's temperament.
The moment Tuoba Yue opened the curtain, he still had some expectations in his heart, looking forward to seeing the scene he wanted to see, but he was disappointed.
The bed was neat and tidy, as if no one had slept at all, but anywhere in this palace, it still retained the appearance of He Xi when he was still there, and there was even a finished scroll on the table, he walked over and saw it neatly written:
Ge Sheng Mengchu, vines in the wild. Yumei died here, who is with? Alone!
Ge Sheng is covered with thorns, and the vines are in the domain. Yumei died here, who is with? Alone!
The corner pillow is sloppy, and the brocade is rotten. Yumei died here, who is with? Dudan!
Summer days, winter nights. After 100 years old, return to its home!
Winter nights, summer days. After 100 years old, return to his room!
It turned out to be one of the poems, called "Ge Sheng", which is a eulogy for the deceased husband, the deceased husband, the deceased husband, at that moment, Tuoba Yue's heart seemed to be aching faintly, and his breathing gradually became a little unsteady, Yueqi stood in front of the door and reminded: "Your Majesty, you should be careful of your body-"
Tuoba Yue put the thin page of paper on the desk into his palm little by little, and he said in a deep voice: "Yue Qi, go, interrogate everyone in this courtyard, and ask about Concubine Xi's whereabouts." ”
Yue Qi nodded, Tuoba Yue collapsed on the chair dejectedly, and the frustration in his heart was like a spring, surging up wave after wave. She actually chose Tuoba Chen after all, would she rather die with him than continue to stay and stay by her side?
On the other side, He Xi knew that according to Tuoba Yue's ability, she would soon find out here, so she had to speed up her actions, Tuoba Chen saw that she took herself to the Autumn Dew Hall with a light car, and suddenly realized: "No wonder I heard that the ancestors built a lot of construction for the good concubine, and it was for this secret passage——"
He Xi didn't speak, just asked Ruyi to bring a torch and opened the door of the organ, Tuoba Chen was the first to dodge in, and He Xi, who didn't dare to stay behind him, listened to the sound of the stone door biting, Tuoba Chen turned around and saw He Xi, and couldn't help frowning and said: "I take you with me, there are many inconveniences, you still have to leave it for the time being-"
He Xi smiled and said: "This secret passage is intricate, and the concubines will only take Your Majesty to find a way out, and then they will turn back——"
Seeing He Xi so knowledgeable, Tuoba Chen's expression eased slightly, the look of disdain on Ruyi's face had already been undisguised, the man in front of him had lost his noble and supreme position, and at this time he had no intention of being with the people in the market, that kind of selfishness, greed for life and fear of death, quick success, dictatorship, not so sad and ridiculous.
The three of them walked in the narrow corridor, He Xi listened to the sound of water dripping, and Tuoba Chen's heavy gasping because of nervousness, her eyes became brighter and brighter in the dark, like a cat walking in the dark, she suddenly said lightly: "Your Majesty, is the truth of the matter really what Gonggong Fu and His Royal Highness Xianwang said?" ”
Tuoba Chen's footsteps paused, turned his head, only to see He Xi was lowering his head, he couldn't see the look on his face clearly, he didn't know why, he always felt that He Xi was a little strange, and when he didn't answer, He Xi said again: "What they said is right, right?" ”
Tuoba Chen was completely enraged, he clamped He Xi's neck, and said angrily: "What do you think you are? How dare you talk to me like that? I advise you that you better keep to yourself and get out of here with me, or else—"
Ruyi wanted to step forward, but was stopped by He Xi, He Xi stared at Tuoba Chen's eyes without showing weakness, and said word by word: "What?" Does Your Majesty want to execute me again? ”
Tuoba Chen's hand loosened and said, "What did you say?" ”
He Xi viciously pushed Tuoba Chen away and said, "Tuoba Chen, I've been waiting for this day for a long time. ”