Chapter 4: Conspiracy
Although Rick escorted all the way, he had never seen Ji Yao's true face, and he looked up at the tired car in hesitation, only to see a woman in Xuanyi rolling out of it (Spring and Autumn marriages are all Xuanfu), with feather arrows in her body, and someone in the car cried: "King Ji...... The Great King is dead! ”
Rick immediately understood what was going on, and while everyone was surprised that the king Ji had died, he performed a light feat, and took Ji Yao half dragging and half hugging, and rushed into the dense forest in the blink of an eye.
Rick led Ji Yao all the way to escape to Hangu Guanxi Mountain, where the dense forest was the thickest, and even if the mountain bandits caught up, they could not be found for a while.
The two of them went through the mountains and forests, and when it was safe, Rick let go of Ji Yao and stopped in front of a half-man-high thatched cave to rest.
Ji Yao was panting, propped up on the cave wall with one hand, fanned the red little face with the other, and sighed for the rest of his life after the catastrophe: "It's so dangerous!" It's dangerous! Thanks to the generals, they swore to protect each other. ”
Rick held the sword in his hand and knelt on one knee: "The last general is not effective in escorting, please punish the great king." ”
Ji Yao looked down at the general in front of him who was kneeling down and pleading guilty, this is the family style of the Spring and Autumn family, what is said is loyalty and sincerity, but in fact it is a tendon of servility.
However, this temperament also made Ji Yao feel at ease to rely on Rick, and he was also sincerely grateful to Rick, he blocked the arrows outside the car with his body, she saw it in her eyes, so she personally helped him up: "General, please get up quickly, if it weren't for the general desperately protecting the tired Zhai car, Ji Yao would not have had a chance to change his clothes and escape."
The general can rest assured, whether he lives or dies, Ji Yao will leave a letter to inform his father, the general will be loyal to the lord, and will not let his father implicate the general's people. ”
Rick raised his head, his eyes were both surprised and moved, he was used to seeing the stupid attitude of the prince and nobleman, but the big princess in front of him was honest and sincere, his eyes were low, and he was noble.
Ji Yao had already sat down on the big stone in the cave, and wiped the big stone opposite with a silk handkerchief, and motioned for Rick to sit down as well.
Ji Yao is a king, Rick is a minister, it stands to reason that a child of a family like Rick, who grew up under the influence of Zhou Li, will never and dare not be so arrogant.
But Rick looked at those frank and sincere eyes, clear and pure, as if people couldn't bear to refuse.
After Rick sat down, Ji Yao played with the reeds beside him and asked, "Can the general see where the mountain bandits are coming?" ”
After escaping for his life, Rick's seven-foot man still had palpitations, looking at the veiled Da Wang Ji opposite, although his temples were slanted, his pink cheeks and jade hands were slender, and his expression was quite calm, as if this was not a deep mountain surrounded by mountain bandits, but the palace of the Golden Palace Xiangche.
"According to the minister, those mountain bandits are not ordinary, they are coming for the great king. There are many people who want to prevent Dawang Ji from marrying the King of Qin, such as the Slippery State that exterminated the clan, the Xirong State that was inseparable from the Qin State, and even the Chu State in the south, all of which were afraid of the marriage between the Qin and Jin countries. But the most feared ......"
"What I'm most afraid of is that the mastermind behind this scene is my husband who I have never met - King Mu Gong Qin." Ji Yao went on to say what Rick didn't say, and his black and white eyes were clouded with a layer of ridicule. King Ji of Jin died in the State of Qin, and his father must be angry, but if King Qin loses hundreds of good horses, who killed King Ji of Jin is not blind to King Qin. Ji Yao admired her future husband a little, so she made a series of plans, borrowed a knife to kill people, and then caused trouble.
"If this is the case, the humble post will definitely desperately escort the king back to the Jin Kingdom, and then ask the king to call the shots." Rick stood up excitedly after saying that, and even had a faint expectation that the Jin State was the most powerful among the vassal states, and a small Qin State dared to treat it so calculatingly.
Ji Yao shook his head, things gather people in groups, his father and King Qin are all the way, but I am afraid that she will die, it will become a pillow given by King Qin to her father, an excuse to conquer other countries, and this country must be a country blocking the road of Qin.
Perhaps, after Ji Yao's death, her father will turn around and find another clan girl to replace her. Now, Ji Yao can only think of ways to save herself.
Ji Yao said to Rick: "I can't go back, the marriage between Qin and Jin is imperative." The father will not give up his hegemony for the sake of a princess. ”
Rick swore to the sky: "In short, the last general swears to protect the king Ji Zhou." ”
Ji Yao knew that Rick was loyal, his eyes rolled, and he had already thought of a plan to turn over: "We can't stay here for a long time, we must cross Hangu Pass tonight and rush to Luoshui in Qin State." General, do you have a way to contact the rest of the Jin army? ”
"Don't worry, Dawang Ji has left clues for his cronies and guards on the courtier's road, and according to the traces, he can catch up within half a day."
Ji Yao thought for a moment, took off the gold jump on his wrist, and handed it to Rick: "The general will hide this thing for me and leave it for your cronies." Tell him again to go to Luoshui Village, there is no need to chase us. ”
Ji Yao has a degree of planning, and Rick has already seen that she is not simple, so he does as she is told one by one, and does not ask much.
The two rested for a while, confused the traces in the cave very tacitly, and continued to hurry. For fear that the mountain bandits would catch up with him again, he didn't dare to light the torches, so he could only hurry by a little moonlight.
The mountain of Hanguguan is steep, and Rick thought that Ji Yao, who was pampered in the palace, would have a hard time climbing the mountain, so he gave up a sword hilt for Ji Yao to hold. Who knew that this big princess did not appreciate it, but fell on all fours, like a ...... Like a toad, one foot deep and one foot shallow climb upward. "Does the general think that Ji Yao is very lacking in Wang Ji's demeanor." Ji Yao noticed Rick's surprised gaze and grinned.
At first glance, Ji Yao's posture is indeed weird and even ...... Indecent, but the climber is very light and dexterous. In the face of life and death, he also pays attention to proper behavior and weathered bearing, and Rick suddenly feels that he is no different from those pretentious nobles in the palace.
Rick was embarrassed in his heart to Ji Yao's unpretentious smile, and while walking, he wanted to brush away the thorns and barbs in front of him.