Chapter 55: He's Really Anxious
"What about people? What about people? What about you, the king? As soon as Qi Yuanzhao entered King Jing's mansion, he was grabbed by Xuanyuan Jing's clothes, and his whole body exuded anger.
"When the old slave arrived there, the entire Hou Mansion was empty." Qi Yuanzhao lowered his head and replied in a calm voice.
"Then why don't you send someone to chase after you?!" As soon as he came out of the palace, he heard that Duan Wangchen had fled to the north of the town with his family, young and old.
Jiang Wanyin was also taken away by him.
"Even if you send someone to chase after you, you can't catch up." Qi Yuanzhao was quite calm, and he dealt with it easily in front of him, without a trace of panic on his face.
Xuanyuan Jing condensed at him, and then slowly loosened the placket that was holding him, and propped it up on the edge of the table, "He is clearly going to fight us." β
"Fourth prince, please rest assured, now that Miss Jiang is very important to Duan Wuchen, he will definitely not dare to hurt her easily. When the emperor ordered to chase him, Miss Jiang was saved. β
Seeing him look so depressed, Qi Yuanzhao opened his mouth to comfort him.
"But Yin'er is in his hands at the moment, and this king is still not at ease." He sighed, his hand gripping the edge of the table slowly tightened.
"I can't rush this matter."
Xuanyuan Jing closed his eyes and waved his hand to let him retreat.
Qi Yuanzhao glanced at him, he still had the word 'bored' on his face, so he had to retreat lightly.
When Jiang Wanyin woke up, it was already evening, there were only two people in the sedan chair, she and Ruxiang, Ruxiang's eyes were still red, and when she woke up at this moment, she hurriedly wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes, and said, "Madam, the slave will pour you a glass of water." β
After placing the glass in front of her, she moved to her and reached out to help her rub the back of her neck, "Does your neck still hurt?" β
"Where are we?" She lifted the curtain and saw that it was pitch black outside, except for the light from the torches held by the guards in front of her.
"The slave doesn't know where to go." Rue whispered back to her.
"Where's the husband?"
She asked, turning her head and staring at her.
Rue Xiang withdrew her hand and pursed her lips, "Master Hou is accompanying the old lady, the old lady was also knocked unconscious by him, and the group is now rushing to the north of the town." β
Jiang Wanyin blinked, with a slight coolness in her eyes, "He really wants to rebel, I didn't expect his ambition to be so big." β
"Madam, you said, will the emperor send someone to arrest us?" Rue asked her very quietly.
Duan Wuchen committed such a thing, they are all family members of the Hou Mansion, which is a big crime of the Nine Clans. They are still afraid of crime and abscond, and I am afraid that this Chang'an City will not be able to go back.
"When you get to the north of the town, you'll know." She replied weakly.
After taking a sip of water, she leaned back on the cushion and closed her eyes.
Rue Xiang tugged at the corners of her clothes, lowering her head and not daring to bother her anymore.
Without waiting for Xuanyuan Jing to intercede in front of Emperor Xuanyuan, he had already given an order to send someone to the north of the town to arrest Duan Wangchen back, as well as Bian Luo, and put the two of them in prison and brought to justice.
Duan Wangchen's big incident can be said to have shocked the government and the opposition, and every courtier had contempt for him on their faces.
Back then, Duan Nancheng interceded for the Xiao and Song dynasties, and Emperor Xuanyuan magnanimously forgave Duan Wangchen, who knew that he was not grateful and wanted to rebel, so he naturally wanted to be whipped by the government and the opposition.
"Don't worry, when I catch him and Bian Luo, I will definitely break them into pieces." Emperor Xuanyuan looked at the sullen Xuanyuan Jing and said.
"But Bian Luo is the general of Zhenbei, and they will definitely rebel. Father, are we enough soldiers? Xuanyuan Jing said what he had been worried about in the past few days.
If it's just Bian Luo, they are confident that they can take it, but what if Bian Luo unites with others?
Emperor Xuanyuan sighed, with a hint of embarrassment on his face, "It's all my fault, I believe in the villain Bian Luo, now that the 300,000 army of the Yan Kingdom is in his hands, how can I let him trample on this 300,000 army." β
"What does Father mean?"
Obviously, Emperor Xuanyuan didn't want to fight him. Otherwise, it will be his troops who will suffer.
"Let's wait and see what they do." He rubbed his eyebrows, the ministers had gathered together many times in the past two days, but they had not come up with any plan to get the best of both worlds.
Xuanyuan Jing looked at him with such a sad look, so he had to withdraw from the study. Qi Yuanzhao stepped forward, "Fourth prince, what's wrong?" β
"Father, he is very busy with affairs, and it is not easy to deal with such a tricky matter, and this king seems to be several years older than before."
As he spoke, he walked down the steps.
Qi Yuanzhao followed behind him, leaning over slightly.
Luo Jingsheng stayed in Changle Mansion for a few days, and he knew that Emperor Xuanyuan had sent someone to chase him, but there was no news at all.
"Why don't you go and ask the fourth prince about it?" Yun Wu was beside him, looking at him with such a sad look, pursing his lips and speaking.
"People were sent over, but Bian Luo has an army of 300,000 in his hands, and the emperor will definitely be afraid of his strength and will not easily capture people back."
He tapped lightly on the table, his eyes deep.
"Aren't we, then, passive?" Cloud Dance could probably understand what he was saying.
"Now I can only wait, if I come hard, it will put the people of Yan Kingdom in dire straits, and then the lives will be ruined, which is not what the emperor wants to see."
Luo Jingsheng guessed that Emperor Xuanyuan was worried, but there was a hint of obscurity in his words.
"Senior brother..."
Yun Wu moved his lips and teeth, and wanted to say something more, but when he saw Yu Feng's eyes, he hurriedly stopped and walked out, leaving him alone.
"What's wrong? I'm not done yet! She looked at the wind in bewilderment, wondering why he had called her out.
"Miss, just let Childe stay by himself for a while, Miss Song must be very sad when he was taken away by Duan Wangchen, so don't hang around in front of him."
Yufeng's words were a little disgusting.
"Hey, what do you mean by that? How can I say that I am hanging in front of my brother? I just cared about him, and if I wasn't there, he would be even sadder. β
Yun Wu glanced at him, and wanted to walk towards Luo Jingsheng's house again.
"I beg you, don't go in againβ" he wrinkled his face, his eyes full of pleading.
"You don't understand, if there is no one to accompany him, he will not be able to think about it." Yun Wu spoke softly and explained to him.
"If you go in again, he won't be able to think about it." He turned his face to the side and muttered.
"What do you mean?" His words angered her.
"No, it's not interesting..."
Yu Feng waved his hand and hurriedly admitted his mistake.
"I'm telling you, if you don't make it clear to me today, I won't be able to let you go!" Yun Wu drew his sword and shouted at him.
Suddenly, "Bang! With a bang, the two doors of Luo Jingsheng's room were closed by him with internal force, and he thought the two of them were noisy.
At this moment, the two of them fell silent, "It's all your fault!" Yun Wu pointed his sword at him and scolded.
Yu Feng sighed and didn't dare to talk back.
After going to the north of the town, everyone was in a bad mood. Bian Luo arranged a room for them in the palace, and they lived in the Hou Gong's mansion.
It's just that Song Qingge is in the same courtyard as Jiang Wanyin.
Wang and Duan Wangchen were in the same courtyard by themselves.
Song Qingge didn't have any suspicions, she just didn't expect that she would be treated the same as in the Hou Mansion when she came here.
Now that she has reached this point, she can only wait slowly, waiting for Luo Jingsheng to come to save her.
However, Jiang Wanyin, she was still in a very bad mood, and as soon as she returned to the house, she closed the door and never opened it again.
When Duan Wangchen went to Song Qingge's house, she was still watching the drama she hadn't finished watching last time.
"Are you still in the mood to watch this?"
As soon as he entered, his tone was very bad, especially when he saw that she was still watching the play, this breath rose directly from the bottom of his heart to his heart.
"Ah Ge doesn't have the ability to discuss counterplots with his cousin and raise troops to enter Chang'an City." Her eyes fell on the scroll, and her tone was no better.
"As long as you have the ability to threaten Luo Jingsheng." He picked up the teapot and poured himself a cup of tea.
Song Qingge raised his eyes, looked at him so brazenly, and softly spit out three words, "Shameless." β
"Then tell me, what do you mean by having a face? How many times have you gone behind my back to find Luo Jingsheng and ask for face? You are still my concubine, and you secretly communicate with other men to ask for face? Duan Wangchen gritted his teeth and questioned her.
Song Qingge was stunned, there was no trace of dodging in his eyes, and his face was still indifferent, "You could have saved Brother Xiao at the beginning, but you wanted to poison him, just to snatch me from him, and then you wanted to harm him more and more times, can your conscience be okay?" β
"All the things I did were not all for you, he and you are enemies, if you return to him, it will be very dangerous, you know?"
Duan Wangchen's emotions became agitated, and he reached out to grab Song Qingge's shoulder.
She looked down at his hand holding her shoulder, and curled the corners of her lips helplessly, "We have all fled to the north of the town, how long do you want to lie to me?" β
On the day she stayed in Luo Jingsheng's attic, she remembered what Luo Jingsheng said very clearly.
He said that Xiao Wangfu was not harmed by her father, but that Emperor Xuanyuan, at the instigation of Jiang Hechi, was afraid of the power of the Xiao and Song families, so he ordered the two of them to be destroyed.
Duan Nancheng opened his mouth to intercede for them, but who knew that he was involved in this battle, which affected the Hou Mansion.
To be honest, she was grateful to Duan Nancheng from the bottom of her heart for all these things she had done, and she didn't hate Duan Wangchen, but all the evil things he did to Luo Jingsheng really made her ashamed.
"What do you mean by that? You know it all? Did Duan Wangchen tell you? Duan Wangchen asked her several questions in a row.
Song Qingge frowned and comforted him, "Cousin, stop it, if you go back to Chang'an at this time to ask for guilt, presumably the emperor will remember that for the sake of your confession, you will be punished lightly." β
Hearing her words, he snorted coldly and stared at her tightly, "Stop?" It's all come to this, how do I stop? β
"When the fourth prince ascends the throne, he will definitely be Uncle Duan, the ordinary grievances of the Xiao and Song families, you should support him."
Her voice was a little quieter, and she really wanted to persuade him to stop fighting.
"What do you think he's a good thing again?! Ever since Yin'er married me, he has been looking for ways to meet her everywhere, and the two of them have hidden personal affairs, which is not fake! β
There was a chill between his brows, and he looked at her coldly.
Song Qingge sighed helplessly, she knew a little about Xuanyuan Jing offending Jiang Wanyin in the Prime Minister's Mansion back then, and later after Jiang Wanyin married Duan Wangchen, she knew why Xuanyuan Jing, who had a strict style on weekdays, would do such a thing in the Prime Minister's Mansion. She didn't want to mention all these ugly things he had done.
"The 300,000 troops in General Bian's hands are also the emperor's army, and you take these troops to spoil the people of Yan Kingdom, won't your conscience be unhappy? The grievances between several of us, why should those people be buried with us? And how long can these 300,000 troops last? You won't win. β
She did her best to dissuade him.
"How do you know I'm going to lose?" The chill on Duan Wangchen's face became more and more intense, and there was still a bit of anger in his eyes.
"Ah Ge is right, you really don't have a chance of winning." At this time, Wang walked in from outside the house, and she had been standing outside the door for a while.
She knew everything about that year.
It's just that she is an old woman, her own son was executed by Emperor Xuanyuan, and her only grandson is still young, in addition to swallowing her anger, what kind of storm can she set off, so she can only quietly raise Duan Wangchen.
But she didn't expect that he would marry the daughter of his enemy. At that time, Jiang Hechi was in the middle of the court, and she couldn't show it too obviously, so she could only acquiesce to this family business.
And she persuaded Duan Wangchen several times, but he didn't listen, and she knew what he wanted to do.
She couldn't stop her, so she could only let her come, but what she didn't expect was that things would develop to the point where they are today. Not only that, Duan Wuchen also rebelled, which she couldn't bear.
Although the Duan family was wronged, they couldn't let Duan Wangchen do these things to stain the reputation of the Duan family for so many years. If you return to Chang'an at this moment, you may be able to save a little reputation.
"Chen'er, listen to Ah Ge, go back to Chang'an and confess your guilt, my old wife will accompany you and confess your guilt in front of the emperor together."
Wang said earnestly.
"Grandmother, even you want me to go back and confess?" Duan Wangchen looked at her in disbelief, this was the grandmother who loved him the most.
"Confession is not a face-losing thing, it is just a repentance for doing something wrong. The emperor wants to punish him, and we just admit it. β
Wang touched his head, his eyes full of pity.
"If we go back, we'll die." Duan Wangchen looked at her disappointedly, he didn't want her to have an accident.
"If you don't die, you won't die, maybe this is the fate of our Duan family." She wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes, "Tell me about you, the child in Yin'er's womb was fine, why did you kill him, otherwise our Duan family would still be able to leave a line of fire." β
She tried her best to restrain herself from hearing the complaints in her words.
Seeing her like this, Duan Wangchen's eyes were filled with tears, "Grandmother, if you want to beat me and scold me, come on." β
He couldn't see her like this the most, which made him very distressed.
"Is it still useful for me to beat you and scold you now? Chen'er, listen to your grandmother and go back and confess your sins. She sighed and spoke again to persuade him.
Duan Wangchen lowered his head, clenched his fists and gritted his teeth and said, "You can do whatever you want, but this is the only thing that your grandson can't promise you." β
"You unfilial son, you are going to be angry with your grandmother!" She raised her hand and hit him hard in the back, exhaling for a long breath.
Song Qingge hurriedly supported her, smoothed her back for her, and whispered, "Grandmother, be careful." β
Duan Wangchen raised his head, his eyes moist, "Since my grandson has come here, I won't go back to confess, my father's case, I will also be ordinary for him, and the Xuanyuan royal family doesn't want to bully us again." β
He said this to her, and walked away ruthlessly.
"You, you..."
Wang angrily pointed at his departing back, so angry that he couldn't speak.
"Grandmother, you drink saliva first to dissipate your breath." Song Qingge helped her sit down and fed her a sip of tea. Only then did her emotions slowly calm down.
"Ah Ge, grandmother shouldn't have treated you like that in the first place." Looking at Song Qingge, who was taking care of himself in front of him, a little remorse appeared on Wang's face.
At the beginning, after she knew that Duan Nancheng had paid for her life because of the Xiao and Song families, she targeted Song Qingge everywhere and did a lot of things to hurt her.
"Grandmother, don't say that, thanks to the Hou Mansion all these years, otherwise I wouldn't be able to sit here and talk to you at this moment."
She smiled, not minding what had happened before.
"You're a good boy." Wang smiled and patted the back of her hand.
Jiang Wanyin stood outside the house, looked at them with such a warm look, and turned to leave. Just now she heard the noise and wanted to come out to see what was going on, but as soon as she went out, she saw Duan Wangchen leaving with a depressed face.
When I walked to Song Qingge's house and looked inside, I saw that she was comforting the Wang family, so I didn't go in. She didn't expect that she would still see the day when the two of them reconciled.
After she married into the Hou Mansion, the Wang family let her everywhere, even if she bullied Song Qingge, she was also on her side, and she knew that Song Qingge couldn't get into the eyes of the Wang family.
She didn't know what kind of deep hatred there was between them, and now it seems that it was all because of those things back then.
Back in the house, she told Rue to close the door. She didn't want to see anyone else in this palace. She is Jiang Hechi's daughter, their enemy, and a pawn in Duan Wangchen's hands.
"Master Hou." Seeing Duan Wangchen coming out of the east courtyard with a disappointed face, Bian Luo only stepped forward and called him, but did not dare to say the next words.
"What's the matter? Say. Duan Wuchen saw that he wanted to speak again.
"The emperor sent someone over and wanted to bring you back to Chang'an." Bian Luo lowered his head.
"What about people?" He asked.
"Outside the house, the lowly officials did not let them in." He was afraid that Duan Wangchen's safety would be affected.
"Let's go."
He lifted his feet and strode forward.
When he arrived outside the mansion, Duan Wangchen found that Emperor Xuanyuan had sent all his cronies, and it seemed that he didn't want Yan Guo to know about his rebellion.
"Master Hou, go back to Chang'an with your humble position, the emperor may be able to open up the net." Wang Yi, who was the leader, sat on his horse and said to him.
"Rebellion is a capital crime of the Nine Clans, you say that if the net is open, the net will be opened?" Duan Wangchen stood on the steps, raising his head and staring at him.
Wang Yi held the reins of the mount, the horse's hooves moved, and he hurriedly stopped it from standing still, "Since the emperor has sent a lowly post over, it means that he wants to give the Hou Ye room to recover." β
Duan Wangchen raised his eyebrows, "Do you think I will believe it?" "Emperor Xuanyuan's character, he knows it very well, since he was able to order the destruction of the Xiao and Song families, how could he let go of a person who committed such a serious crime as him?
"Believe it or not, Master Hou will go back with his humble duties." Wang Yi's tone was still good, and he didn't mean to force him.
"What if I don't come back?"
He kept saying that Emperor Xuanyuan would open the net, but he didn't even get off the horse, so he looked at him condescendingly, clearly to show Emperor Xuanyuan's authority.
"If the Hou Ye is obsessed, then the emperor can only order an attack on Zhenbei." Wang Yi clenched the reins, and a hint of murderous intent was added to his eyes.
"Then we're welcome." As soon as Duan Wangchen finished speaking, countless arrows had already been shot out from the eaves of the palace, shooting towards Wang Yi and them.
Wang Yi's eyes were covered with a layer of coldness, and he hurriedly pulled out his sword and waved his hand to block the rain of arrows shooting at him. Several of the guards behind him had fallen from their horses with arrows.
He glanced at Duan Wangchen coldly, and shouted to the guards who were still swinging his sword to block arrows: "Go back to Chang'an!" After shouting, everyone rode away.
Duan Wangchen snorted coldly, turned around and entered the palace. Bian Luo stood at the gate of the palace, and when he saw a remnant on the ground, his eyes sank, and he didn't know when the arrow array was placed.
"Duan Wangchen really did this?"
Luo Jingsheng sat in the pavilion, listening carefully to the news that Yu Feng had come back from outside.
"It's true, he has already demonstrated to the emperor first." Yufeng also had a solemn face, and he didn't dare to say anything about it.
"He's really anxious, it seems that he can't wait to write to the emperor. This battle must be fought, and if it is not fought, it must be fought. He gently turned the teacup in his hand.
"Why can he guarantee that he will win? Still so anxious. "It stands to reason that Duan Wangchen has just fled to the north of the town, and he will definitely make arrangements first, but I didn't expect him to do it so quickly.
Luo Jingsheng let go of the teacup, stood up and looked at the sparkling lake, "He has no chance of winning, but if he doesn't strike first, he will have no chance of winning." β
"What does Childe mean?" Yu Feng's whole face was full of puzzlement.
Duan Wangchen attacked the guards who went to arrest him, so that he could delay himself for some time. Those guards are all cronies of the emperor, not only did he not have the slightest sense of jealousy, but he also killed the killer like this, which would definitely cause the emperor to panic, thinking that he was fully prepared. In this way, the emperor will attach great importance to the battle with him, and will not rush to send troops in such a short period of time, which will not buy him some time. β
His hands were behind his back, and his eyes were deep.
After he said this, Yu Feng nodded.
"I don't know how Ah Ge is doing over there?" After a long time, he said in a deep voice. In his heart, he was still very worried about her.
Yu Feng looked at his lonely back and wanted to open his mouth to comfort him, but after thinking about it, he still didn't open his mouth after all.