Chapter 124: Zhennan Pass is broken, and Tianyou is missing
"Nope! I don't believe in fate, isn't there a word that man will conquer heaven? If even the heavens can be defeated, what is fate? β
"Yan'erβ"
"Mother, your worries are all known to your daughter, and I also know that there are a lot of irregularities in going at this time, but my heart tells me that if I don't go, I will regret it for the rest of my life, and it is more likely that life is better than death!"
Jiang Yingyue looked at her in disbelief, she never thought that this trip would affect her heart so much, and the blow of the sincere prayer word by word hit her heart, so that everything she insisted on was shaken.
"Mother, let me go! I promise that I will keep a certain distance from the prince, and if it is really the moment to save the prince, I will not let him misunderstand. β
"Didn't your grandfather disagree?"
"It would be best if my grandfather agreed, but now he doesn't agree, so I can only come to my mother, and my daughter will leave the house tonight, and I hope that my mother will help her daughter cover up."
"You! Alas! How long is it going to go! β
"January at the earliest, March at the latest!"
"No! Half Moon must come back! β
"Mother, now there must be hungry people everywhere, the road must be more difficult than before, I am a daughter, this coming and going may take half a month, if it is really according to what you said, what is the difference between me going and not going?"
"But"
"Fourth aunt, let her go! As long as I can keep the prince safe and sound, I will be able to go for as long as I can, and if anything really happens, I will bear it. Qingyue suddenly pushed the door in, her face sad.
"Big sister?"
"Yan'er, do what you want to do! I have only one request, as long as there is a glimmer of life, I will save the prince's life! β
"Yes!"
"Let's go! I have prepared the carriage for you, and I have interceded with you from my grandfather, so feel free to do what you want! As he spoke, he took Qingyan's hand and walked straight out of the inner courtyard and passed the weeping flower gate.
"Big sister, aren't you worried?" Looking at the two carriages parked in front of the door, she said tentatively.
"Worried about what? Are you emotionally attached to the Prince? Or is the prince emotionally attracted to you? Let's not talk about you first, let's talk about the prince, if he really has a heart for you because of this, are you really willing? β
"Nope! I'd rather die than marry into the royal family, and I'd rather die than rob my sister's husband! β
"So what do you think I have to worry about? What's more, although you never said anything, I can feel that there is a person living in your heart, and he has lived there for a long time. She smiled gracefully, but this smile was full of worry and loneliness for the future, Qingyan looked distressed, shook her hand vigorously, and walked into the carriage with her feet raised.
Qingyue watched her drift away, thinking of the impulse in her heart when Leng Yu enviously talked about her going to Guangling to find the prince, but she thought that she had a marriage contract, and according to custom, she could only prepare to marry in the mansion, not to mention that she was going to marry into the royal family, and this rule was countless, and it was impossible to get out of the mansion. Then, when she learned that her grandfather had rejected her request, she knelt in front of him without even thinking about it, crying and begging him to agree to Qingyan's request, and finally forced her to die to get his approval.
Now watching her drift away like a bird out of a cage, I wish I could grow a pair of wings, break through the shackles of the world and follow her, and run to the prince's arms.
Qingyan sat in the carriage, Xin looked out of the corner of the window, has been out of Qingzhou Mansion, two days to arrive in Kaifeng, it is rumored that there is a good parent official in this city, so it can be said that the night is not closed, the people are simple, she has always wanted to come to see, but there is no time, now travel, but only passing by, will leave soon.
"Miss, Chen Donggang came with the news, the imperial court sent Yang Zilong, the marquis of Dingguo, as the generalissimo of the soldiers and horses, to Zhennanguan, the fourth prince was named King Wu to the north, Zheng Zhonghe, the secretary of the military department, was the marshal of Zhengdong, and Yang Zhiyuan, the eldest son of the Marquis of Dingguo, went to the east as the forward; Chang Shizhong, the Marquis of Wuzhu, went to Yulin under the escort of the Yulin Army. Ling Feng came on a horse and told the news he got one by one.
She was a little surprised, the lifting of the ban on the fourth prince was expected by her, but she didn't expect him to go to the north, and the crown prince can be described as one south and one north, even if he wants to do something, he is afraid that he can't do anything, it is really not like his style of doing things; And what excited her the most was Chang Shizhong's departure from Beijing, Chang Tianyou's grandfather, who had seen it in that life, was a stubborn old man full of justice, and often disciplined his good sister Chang Wan'er, but he admired himself very much, and I don't know if he will get his love again in this life.
"Send a message to your uncle and ask your grandfather to send someone to secretly protect Yang Zhiyuan, that is a rare military genius, and he must not be calculated; In addition, let my grandfather take more care of Lord Chang, the Marquis of Wuzhu, after all, he is a loyal minister of the country, and he is old, so it's better not to be too bumpy! β
"Yes!" Ling Feng was puzzled, he didn't understand when there were two more people that Jun Jun cared about? But he still respectfully said yes, turned around and went to deliver the news.
"Ling Shan, how is Qingping's injury? I saw him coming! β
"The wound has healed, and although it will take a few days to recover, travel is no longer a problem."
"You get out of the car now, take him to the carriage behind, and let Yixuan come over!"
"No! Qingping, he wouldn't be willing. β
"Don't worry! Now people's eyes are on Guangling and the war, those people have no time to come to ask for my life, but after arriving in Guangling, I am afraid that some things can only be handed over to Qingping, so he must take care of it on the road, go! β
Ling Shan bit her lip when she heard this, and finally jumped out of the carriage, and after a while, Yixuan appeared in front of her, still holding a food box in her hand: "Miss, let's set off at noon, you haven't even had time to eat lunch, there are some snacks here, you eat first!" β
"Junjun, there is a small mountain shop not far ahead, but you want to stay there?"
"It's just past the time of Shen now, if you continue to hurry, will you miss the night?"
"There is only one small inn in Fang Yuan, if you don't live in it, I'm afraid you'll miss it tonight."
"That's it, then let's stay! By the way, I also inquired about the news of Guangling. She wanted to continue on her journey, but when she thought of Qingping's injury, the words on her lips changed.
"Yes! The subordinates will send someone to take care of everything first! β
She lifted the curtain of the car window, looking at the sun in the sky, still exuding scorching heat, although it has not yet reached the real summer, but there are already signs of sultry, although the road is on the official road, but it is not difficult to see that before this, it is also rainy, and it will be farming time soon, and I don't know if the heavy rain will have an impact on this.
After a while, an inn called Wanfu came into view. The subordinate wearing the costume of the Hou Mansion was standing at the door waiting, and saw the carriage from a distance and ran over quickly.
Qingyan put on a hat and stepped out of the carriage under the help of Yi Han and Yi Xuan, but was shocked by the excitement in front of her, in her understanding, the business of this small inn could not be described as prosperous, but at the moment there were seven or eight good horses tied to the door, and there were two or three carriages not far away that were rushing to the backyard, and before they entered the lobby, they could hear the voices of people in the lobby.
She walked in without hurry, followed by Ling Shan, Qingping, and Ling Feng, the coachman sent the carriage to the backyard, and there were three ordinary people left, one went to the kitchen to prepare dinner, and two were moving their belongings into the room.
Only Qingyan walked into the lobby with Yi Han, Ling Shan and other five people, her appearance made this place quiet instantly, everyone's eyes stayed on her, looking at the beauty of Yi Han, Yi Xuan, Ling Shan, Ling Feng, Qingping's handsomeness, and the good clothes of the six people in the group knew that her background must be extraordinary.
"I don't know how many of them are?"
"This is the master of my family, I have already opened a room here with you before, the shopkeeper doesn't need to entertain, let's get busy!" The servant who had come here to book a room happened to come down from upstairs and hurriedly spoke.
"Yes, yes, yes! Distinguished guests, if there are any requirements, do not hesitate to mention, the small ones that can do it will not be postponed! β
Qingyan ignored his contiguity, and blindly walked up to the second floor of Tianzi No. 1 room, and the moment she pushed the door in, the elegant orchid fragrance came to her nose, which made her feel comfortable for a moment.
"Ling Feng, find a way to find out, where are these people going to go? Can anyone come from Guangling? If so, investigate the current situation in Guangling more carefully! β
"Yes!"
Qingyan took off his hat, walked to the window, and looked at the scenery outside, the inn here was built under the mountain peak next to the official road, the peak is not high, but it is lush and green, the birds are singing and the flowers are fragrant, and the creek is meandering through, which can really be described as the color of the mountain and water.
"Miss, it's not good!" Ling Feng went and returned, his face full of solemnity.
"What happened?" Her heart sank.
"I just found out from a merchant that Zhennan was suddenly attacked by Annan when it was ugly today, and it has been broken in just one hour, and the guard Nangong Shi is now retreating to Funan City, but the situation is still not optimistic."
"How is that possible? General Jianwei promised to go in person, how could he break through the barrier so quickly with him? She lost her voice, and she couldn't believe that in just two days, the situation had been so bad, which couldn't help but make her think back to the tragedy of that life again: Is it really impossible to change?
"General Jianwei has indeed arrived, but as the general of Yulin Pass, he has no holy decree, that is, he left his post without permission, Nangong Shi is a proud and arrogant, no one in his eyes, naturally he will not put him in his eyes, when he heard that Zhennan Pass was broken, he stood on the city wall, and offered advice to Nangong Shi, as long as he listened to it, he could repel the enemy soldiers, but nothing"
"However, I met a pig-headed captain, and I wasted the best opportunity to fight back, resulting in the misery of today's people!" She was so angry that she didn't choose to speak, and she stunned Yi Han, Yi Xuan, and Ling Feng, so that the latter forgot for a moment that she had other things to tell.
"Where is General Jianwei now?" She took a deep breath and told herself to calm down before speaking again.
"It is rumored that the moment he broke through the pass, he was beheaded by General Annan with a knife,"
"Impossible!" She was so mad that she roared so angrily that even she couldn't understand why she was so distressed and tearful when she heard the news.
"Miss?" Yi Han stepped forward, took her hand, called worriedly, and gently wiped the tears from her face.
"I'm fine, where's Guangling? Is there any news of the prince and Yun Fei? She turned, dodging her movements.
"Not yet, but I heard that there is a kind doctor on Guangling Mountain in the west of the city, no one knows his name, only that he has an unconscious younger brother to take care of, and his medical skills are extremely high, and he has cured countless people affected by the disaster, and his subordinates guess that it is likely to be Yun Fei."