124 Deserters
Min'er smiled: "Then you won't listen to me, Yunshang is a smart girl, she will understand when she takes her time." But before that, as a sister, you always have to watch for her, you are Yunshang's sister, and I am Yunshang's sister-in-law, we should all protect her. ”
Concubine Shu sighed with emotion: "Niangniang treats Yunshang so well, how can that child be virtuous." ”
Min'er smiled: "It's one family, so I won't talk about two families." ”
The implication is that Qin Wenyue is an outsider. No matter why the queen doesn't like Qin Wenyue, Concubine Shu doesn't like it anyway, since everyone has the same position, they naturally have to stand on the same side.
But recalling the Empress Dowager's expression, Concubine Shu hesitated again and again, but still said: "The concubine failed to do things smoothly, and pushed you out, I don't know if the Empress Dowager will misunderstand you." The queen mother, forgive the concubine for being too talkative, the queen mother is a very easy person to coax, kind-hearted and soft-eared, when you are well, you must go to the queen mother to explain the reason, untie the queen mother's heart knot, otherwise the concubine will be guilty. ”
Min'er bowed: "I know." ”
They have a difference of ten years, if it is not the difference between respect and inferiority, anywhere, it should be young and old, in the past, in Yuanzhou, Min'er treated the sister next door with respect. But she is now the queen, the most noble woman in Daqi, even if she is willing to respect the concubine as a sister in her heart, she must hold her own posture, and respect and humility are also the key to maintaining their harmony.
Naturally, this momentum hidden behind kindness, Concubine Shu can also be aware of it, groveling to a woman ten years younger than herself, she is unwilling, but this is her life.
Concubine Shu got up to say goodbye, saying that she would let the Tai Hospital prepare nourishing things, and asked the queen to take good care of her, Qingya politely sent people away, and watched her walk across the long bridge and onto the shore before turning back.
"Concubine Shu is a good person." Min'er said to Qingya, "It would be nice if I didn't appear in this palace, it's too unfair to her." ”
Qingya knows that the better the concubine, the more selfish the queen's wish will be, not to mention that she is the one who comes later, and the queen is also the kindest person, maybe this wish will not come true one day.
However, Qingya regarded Min'er too beautifully, and she soon heard the queen say: "I hope that in the next life, she can meet a man who only treats her well, and in this life, she can only be sorry." ”
"Niangniang......" Qingya was stunned, she was afraid that the queen would go crazy in the future.
"Don't worry." Min'er smiled brightly, "I will never harm anyone, even if someone wants to leave in the future, they must leave willingly." Qingya, I won't let you down. ”
Qingya said: "The slave and maid naturally believe it, but I'm afraid that you will work hard." ”
Min'er shook her head, no longer mentioned this matter, and instructed Qingya: "I think someone can keep an eye on Qin Wenyue's every move, but don't let her find out, even if she is doing murder and arson, don't step forward to stop it, just let me know what she does." Can you find such a person? ”
Qingya was confident: "It's not difficult, just hand it over to the slave." ”
Min'er said coldly: "It's not worth it to fight for an outsider, but behind her is Jizhou, no wonder she dares to be so proud." Maybe it's because I'm too careful, but a person like Qin Wenyue, his brother is really a loyal hero? ”
Qingya said: "Niangniang, General Qin sacrificed his life to save the emperor." ”
Min'er frowned: "I know, it's just this matter in my heart, but the emperor has his own opinions, and I shouldn't talk too much." I'm just a woman's sensitive, and I don't like that Qin Wenyue for no reason. ”
At this time, the palace maid sent the medicine, Qingya filtered the medicine by herself, and then ordered someone to check it, and then sent it to the queen's mouth, Min'er was no longer disgusted, but said to Qingya: "When my body is better, I will go to Pingshan for a walk first, and then when I come back, the affairs in the palace will not be up to them." When you go to Pingshan, you can take a rest, and you should be busy when you come back. ”
Let's say that in the evening of this day, after Qin Wenyue left the palace, she really found the shivering brocade near the imperial city, and took her to her own place, which was just a simple small courtyard, which was not as magnificent as the General's Mansion, but now even the General's Mansion could not live, and the emperor specially arranged it for her, which could be regarded as dedicated.
"Don't dislike the crampedness of this place, you can still shelter from the wind and snow." Qin Wenyue said to Jinxiu, "Just stay here, and be my maid in the future, are you willing?" ”
Jinxiu, who has nowhere to go, can have a place to live, is already grateful to Dade, and kowtowed to the ground and said: "Thank you Miss for saving your life, the slave is a young lady's person in this life." ”
Qin Wenyue squatted down and said: "Actually, I'm almost the same as you, at least I have no foothold in the capital, and the ladies in the palace don't seem to like me, as if they dare to rob them of something." Splendid, I pity you because I'm just like you. ”
Jinxiu shook her head again and again: "Miss is noble, how can she be compared to a slave." ”
Qin Wenyue said faintly: "Noble-born? But she didn't continue the topic, looked at Jinxiu's beautiful and beautiful eyebrows, changed her well-behaved and supple appearance in the palace, and had the majesty of a master, and asked, "Are you willing to do anything for me?" Naturally, it is never a matter of your life, it must be a good thing. ”
Jinxiu said: "Miss wants the life of the slave, just take it." ”
Qin Wenyue touched her head: "What do I want your life for?" Let's go and rest first, my body is frozen, don't worry, I won't be wronged if you follow me. ”
Seeing Jinxiu kowtow and retreat, Qin Wenyue looked at the sky that was about to darken, pinched her fingers and calculated, her letter should have been sent to Jizhou.
Thousands of miles away in Jizhou, the hometown of the emperor and the queen mother, the sunset is later than the capital, the sky is still bright at this time, Qin Zhuang returned from the barracks, many people gathered in front of the palace, her wife saw her husband come back, hurriedly greeted and said: "Lord, this old lady refused to leave, sat in front of the door with a knife against her neck, said who was close to her, she committed suicide." It was all deadlocked for an hour, and it was so cold that she should freeze to death if she sat down again. ”
Qin Zhuang turned over and dismounted, and walked majestically, the servants of the family were scattered, and he saw a white-haired old woman sitting under the stone lion, holding a knife for cutting vegetables in her skinny hand, looking at them in a panic, and someone next to her: "Old lady, this is my lord, don't you want to see my lord?" ”
The old woman threw away the knife in her hand, crawled at the foot of Qin Zhuang tremblingly, and cried: "Master, the battle is over, why hasn't my son come home yet, I've been waiting for him for eight years, and if I don't come back, I won't see him." ”
There are ordinary people watching in the distance, although they are not allowed to get close, it is inevitable that there are sharp-eyed people, Qin Zhuang has been quite famous in Jizhou City in recent years, and he can't let an old woman ruin his reputation, although he is impatient, he still reaches out to help the old lady up, and instructs his subordinates: "Take someone in to eat and drink first, and take care of it, I will come to see her after I am busy with the things in hand." Then he said to the old lady, "If you have anything to say, come into the house later." ”
Qin Zhuang glanced at his wife, and everyone immediately sent people into the door, Qin Zhuang glanced at the people watching in the distance, and left as if nothing happened.
Not long after, Mrs. Qin came to her husband, but Mrs. Qin was kind-hearted, and she couldn't see that the old lady was so pitiful, so she took the initiative to ask the reason, and at this time she was saying: "His son never came back after he went out with the emperor back then. ”
Qin Zhuang said: "Can you know the name and surname?" ”
Mrs. Qin said: "The old lady knows, and she went to the barracks to ask, but now that the Jizhou army has been reorganized, where did she find the son she was looking for." ”
Qin Zhuang said casually: "You look at it, don't ask her to make trouble outside, look at the person who is also dying, just raise it for a while." But inadvertently looked up, and saw that his wife was holding a piece of cloth in her hand, with a flag written on it, Mrs. Qin said that it was written by the old lady, and she took it to ask, Qin Zhuang frowned after looking at it, "Why don't you tell me, it's this flag." ”
Mrs. Qin was stunned, and Qin Zhuang said: "This is the emperor's personal soldiers, so naturally they can't find it." He said something in his mouth, "The emperor's personal soldiers...... Those who died have been posthumously awarded meritorious service to the family of Fuze, and those who did not die now have a place in the army, why does this old lady's son not go home? ”
Seeing that her husband was interested, Mrs. Qin guessed herself and said, "Lord Wang, could it be a deserter?" ”
Qin Zhuang thought about it, but immediately said solemnly: "The military aircraft is a big matter, don't be a child's play, don't mention it casually, take a good look at the old lady, don't let people approach her." ”
For some reason, Qin Zhuang felt that there was something to be done here, and he would not let go of any opportunity that could be used, if the missing person was really the emperor's personal soldier, the matter at that time was worth investigating. According to the rules, if you desert, you will be chased to the ends of the earth, and you must also recover or correct the Fa on the spot, this is to restrain others and extinguish anyone's thoughts of escaping.
At that time, did the emperor let this deserter go?
And Mrs. Qin left not long ago, turned back and blamed herself: "I was troubled by the old lady, I actually forgot the important things." Lord Wang, Wen Yue sent a letter, and the person who delivered the letter refused to take it out when he saw you, and was resting in the gatehouse. ”
Qin Zhuang's eyes lit up: "Hurry up and bring it, I've been waiting for Wen Yue's letter for a long time." ”
Mrs. Qin hurried away, and soon a dusty man was brought in, and cautiously handed the young lady's letter to Qin Zhuang, who withdrew everyone and unfolded his sister's letter. The more he looked at the smile on his lips, the colder it became, and then he casually burned the letter in the charcoal furnace and said coldly: "In the end, it is the children of my Qin family." ”
But in front of him, Shen Zhe's face swept by, after many years of separation, Qin Zhuang didn't know the depth of Shen Zhe, he was now like a gentle son, but the more he was like this, the more he couldn't see through.
"Zhe'er, also a cousin, would you like to follow me?" Qin Zhuang muttered to himself, and thought of what to write to his sister for a while, so he immediately sat down at the table and worked hard to write.
In the palace in the capital, it was dark, Wang Jieyu stood outside the study, and when she saw her son coming out of it, she said with a smile: "Hong'er, my mother is here." ”