Chapter 18: Rush
The moment she saw the light, she saw clearly that the person who pulled her out was a stranger, and she looked a little anxious, she spoke, and finally could make a voice, "Who are you?" ”
When the man heard this, he began to burst into tears and said, "I'm Agu, doesn't the princess know me?" ”
Qing Huan asked rhetorically: "Then who am I?" ”
The man sobbed and said intermittently, "You are the princess." You are the princess of Agu. ”
Qing Huan thought about it, and the memories began to slowly piece together. She remembered that she had finally cried and fallen asleep in the Drunken Heart Pavilion, so she asked, "I remember that I was in the Drunken Heart Pavilion, why did I go back to the room?" “
Agu just looked at her and didn't dare to answer.
Qing Huan looked at the other maids again, but the others didn't dare to answer. Qing Huan asked himself and replied, "Could it be that the prince is back?" The prince sent me back? “
Still no one spoke, Ah Gu just called softly: "Princess." “
Qing Huan used to ask Ah Gu every morning, and Ah Gu only called her the princess softly every time, so when she saw Ah Gu's reaction, she asked in disbelief: "The prince hasn't come back yet, has he?" “
Ah Gu suddenly lost control of his emotions, knelt down with a plop, took Qing Huan's hand and said, "Princess, the prince is gone, the prince will never come back." When he said this, he began to cry.
Qing Huan was stunned, then smiled and said, "What are the silly girls talking about........
Speaking of this, she remembered how she was woken up, how she went to the hall to see Manager Li, how she heard the news from Manager Li, her smile froze on her face, and she asked rhetorically: "Is the prince really gone?" ”
Ah Gu was still crying, nodding her head while crying, Qing Huan asked the others with her eyes, and the others lowered their heads and avoided her gaze.
Qing Huan finally remembered everything, and it didn't look like their expressions were fake.
Is the prince really gone? Qing Huan didn't believe it, and asked again: "Who said this news?" ”
Agu replied while crying: "The palace received a letter from the local government that the flood control dam broke in the middle of the night, and the prince was resting in that county, and he was swept away by the flood. ”
Swept away by a flood? What are you kidding, he is a prince, how could he be swept away by the flood, he is the omnipotent Li Yan, how could he be swept away by the flood?
Qing Huan asked again: "It was swept away by the flood, and then what?" ”
Agu didn't know what she was asking, so he said, "It's gone." ”
Qing Huan was suddenly relieved, it turned out that he was missing, and he could find it if he was missing. And he asked, "Did you find it?" ”
Ah Gu shook his head and said, "I heard that Manager Li said that the imperial court is going to send someone to search and bring the prince back. ”
Qing Huan suddenly calmed down, since he didn't find it, that is, he didn't find the body, which means that there is still a glimmer of hope. She immediately got up and went to find Manager Li. Agu wiped his tears and hurriedly followed.
Manager Li's mood was also a little more stable at this time, and when he saw Qing Huan coming to her, he called the princess.
Qing Huan said directly: "Who is the court going to send to find it?"
Manager Li replied: "I don't know yet." “
Qing Huan made up his mind and said, "I will go together." “
Manager Li was a little surprised, and Ah Gu was also surprised, and Manager Li said, "By no means, the princess must not go with him." “
Qing Huan asked rhetorically: 'Why not?' “
Manager Li hesitated for a moment and said, "The princess is a daughter, how can she go?" ”
"Then I'll pretend to be a man, I'm going anyway. You go and inquire first, who is the send, and when will you leave? ”
Manager Li still wanted to dissuade him, but Qing Huan continued: "Don't say it again, I must go." You go and do your errands first. ”
After saying that, he left, and Manager Li had to leave.
Qing Huan went back to the house to clean up her things, asked Ah Gu to help clean up, and went to find a men's outfit that she could wear.
Qing Huan knew that if the imperial court wanted to send people, it would definitely set off soon, so there was no delay.
It didn't take long for Manager Li to come and say to Qing Huan: "Qin Ming will lead an army to go, and we will set off tonight." ”
As soon as Qing Huan heard that it was Qin Ming, he was relieved, and then said, "Prepare the car, and I will go to the Qin Mansion immediately." After I left, the house was a lot of trouble with Mr. Li. ”
Manager Li thought about it and knew that it was useless to dissuade him, so he took the order.
Qing Huan turned around and urged Ah Gu to clean up quickly, then put on the clothes of the man he found, covered it up a little, and went out.
Agu followed her and escorted her to the side door. Manager Li was already waiting there, and Qing Huan said to him: "The house is tired of Manager Li, and Agu is also reassuring, let her assist you." Manager Li replied yes.
Qing Huan said to Ah Gu again: "Assist Manager Li well." ”
Agu also nodded and said, "The princess is going, please pay attention to safety, and you must come back early." “
"If I don't find the prince, I won't come back." Then he touched Agu's head, went out and got into the carriage, and left.
When he arrived at the Qin Mansion, he found that the outside was already ready to go, Qing Huan panicked when he saw it, and hurried to find someone.
The housekeeper guarding the door didn't let Qing Huan in, so Qing Huan said, "You go to find Han Shuang to come out, she knows me." After saying that, he stuffed the little brother with some broken silver.
The little brother looked at it, and then went in to inform Han Shuang.
Qing Huan paced around the door, and waited for a while before seeing Han Shuang's maid come out, the little brother pointed at her and said, "That's the person, looking for the young grandmother." “
Qing Huan walked up and saw that it was the maid who sent her the letter that day, so she whispered to her: "Take a closer look, I am the third princess." “
The maid stared at her suspiciously for a moment, recognized her, and hurried to take her in. Qing Huan walked through the chaotic crowd and arrived outside a courtyard, because she was dressed as a man, she couldn't go in, so the maid went in to report, and after a while, she saw Han Shuang jumping out.
As soon as she saw Qing Huan, she opened her mouth to call her sister, but Qing Huan quickly covered her mouth and signaled to her with her eyes.
Han Shuang quickly understood, quietly took her in, found a quiet room, and then couldn't wait to say, "Sister Princess, I know about the prince." The tone was a little sad.
"He's just missing, isn't the court going to send someone to look for him?"
Han Shuang said: "That's right, send Qin Ming, he is discussing things with the master in front." I'll be off in a moment. Then he looked at Qing Huan suspiciously, "Sister, this is?" “
Qing Huan smiled and said: "I remember that day you wrote in your letter that day, if I have something to ask for, Han Shuang will do his best to help, I don't know if it's serious?" “
Han Shuang patted her chest, "Of course, my sister will say something if she has something." “
Qing Huan said seriously: "I hope Qin Ming can take me with me, I also want to go to the prince." “
Han Shuang suddenly realized, "But my sister is not afraid of danger, and the road is difficult, and she will have to suffer a lot." “
"If you can find the prince, what are these points?"
Seeing her resolute attitude, Han Shuang said, "I'll go find Qin Ming, my sister is waiting here." With that, he went out.
Qing Huan behaved very calmly, in fact, she was afraid that Qin Ming would refuse, after all, there was only this way she could think of.
Not long after, Han Shuang came back and came with Qin Ming and General Qin.
The two were about to salute when they saw Qing Huan, but Qing Huan hurriedly stopped them. General Qin said, "Does the princess insist on going?" “
Qing Huan nodded, "General, please help me, I don't want to wait in the mansion." “
The general thought for a while and said, "There shouldn't be much risk here, but the identity of the princess must not be revealed." Tonight, Qin Ming will go first with dozens of people, and the large army will set off tomorrow morning, how about the princess go with the large army? “
Qing Huan didn't want to wait any longer, and felt that he could arrive early, "I want to leave now." “
The general pondered, and Qin Ming spoke, "I'll add another medical officer to the list of people who went tonight, the princess pretending to be a medical officer, what does my father think?" “
Qing Huan hurriedly said: "This is very good, the general will agree." “
General Qin thought for a moment, "Then let's do it." Qin Ming, protect the princess. ”
Qin Ming said in a firm tone: "Father, please rest assured, I will definitely bring the princess back safely." ”
General Qin nodded with satisfaction and said to Qing Huan, "Princess, go and prepare, they are about to leave." ”
Qing Huan thanked the general, said goodbye to Han Shuang, and followed Qin Ming out.
Qin Ming took her to find the medical officer, who was the inspector in their army (the title of the military doctor in ancient times, using the term of the Tang Dynasty's inspector of sick children), surnamed Gongsun Mingru, who had followed General Qin for many years, and now followed Qin Ming and was loyal to the Qin family.
Originally, it was arranged for him to follow the large army tomorrow, but because of Qing Huan's appearance, he had to set off tonight instead.
Qin Ming explained the situation to him, but he didn't say Qing Huan's identity. Qing Huan stepped forward and said respectfully, "Xiaosheng has seen Gongsun inspect the school. ”
Gongsun Ru is a very kind person, and he also responded politely.
Qing Huan changed his name to Meng Qing in order to use it. Then Qin Ming informed them that they were going to go.
The journey in the evening was by horse-drawn carriage, and on the second day, after a short rest, the whole group moved on horseback.
Qing Huan had ridden on the grassland once before, and although he knew how to ride, it was estimated that it would be a little difficult to ride so fast. She didn't know the bottom of her heart, but fortunately, the school inspector gave her temporary guidance, so that she could master some skills a little, and she didn't have time to think about it carefully, so she set off.
I was in a hurry all day, and Qing Huan was always left behind, because I was not used to it, my inner thigh was worn out by the saddle, and I suffered all the way.
In the evening, Gongsun Ru was kind enough to give her some ointment and asked her to apply it quickly, and told her to remember to thicken both sides of her thighs tomorrow and suffer less sin, Qinghuan was very grateful.
Qing Huan did so the next day, it still hurt a lot, but it was a little lighter, but the reins were worn out after two days.
Qing Huan was miserable in her heart. When resting on the road, I can only quickly apply some ointment, hoping that it will have some effect.
The same was true for the next few days, all the way to the dust, Qinghuan's hands and feet were worn out during the day, scabbed at night, and worn out during the day.
But she didn't dare to show anything, she had to come in the first place, and she should be prepared to suffer. And she is always at the back, maybe she has slowed down the trip, and she scolds herself for being useless.