Chapter 19: Appearance
Feng Yan followed Liu Ye's side, she had already developed the habit of being vigilant at all times, and when she realized that there were people in the forest, she hurriedly hid and hid behind the rockery to hold her breath.
As the melodious music drew to a close, the man in the forest finally couldn't hold back his breath, and tiptoed his head out, looked around for a long time, and walked out of the forest on tiptoe.
The silver moonlight shrouded the mountains and forests, making the person's figure and appearance clearly displayed in front of Feng Yan. Seeing that person for the first time, Feng Yan's heart sank, it was her, it was her!
The person Feng Yan saw was Agarwood, who should be in the prison at this time, she was brought to the old king by Tu Qitang, and the king ordered to be imprisoned in the prison to be disposed of. Tonight is the King's Birthday Feast, why is she here? Did she get out of prison? Impossible, the prison is heavily guarded, and she has no chance to escape! So, someone secretly released her? Sneaked into the prison and let her go while she was unprepared?
Thinking of this possibility, Feng Yan didn't dare to act rashly, and the person who had the ability to sneak into the prison and let go of the agarwood was Esanke. It is precisely because of the particularity of the birthday banquet that Ethan Ke can take advantage of it, I heard that every time the royal family feasts, Princess Dawan will not bring a horse with her, first, to hide the fact that he is Prince Yucheng, and secondly, so as not to evoke the memories of some people.
Agarwood hadn't noticed anyone yet, she was dressed in a wide prison suit, and with every step she took, there was an unpleasant clicking sound from the heavy anklets on her ankles. She could only take small steps cautiously on her tiptoes, for fear of disturbing the guards patrolling the palace.
She turned back three times, as if waiting for someone, when a patrolling guard passed by, and she had to crouch down and wait for them to walk by. Just as the guards were about to pass by, the guard at the end of the line sensed something was wrong and craned his neck to look into the woods.
Feng Yan saw Agarwood holding a big stone with both hands and holding it high, as long as the guard approached, she would not hesitate to smash it down. The guards, who didn't know whether they were alive or dead, didn't realize the danger, and didn't know that they were going to report to the Hades Hall one step closer, and still poked their heads into it.
Regardless of whether Ethan Ke was nearby to pick up Agarwood, Feng Yan couldn't watch innocent people die in vain, Agarwood was originally an assassin, she should have been arrested if she escaped from prison, how could she be allowed to harm people again!
Feng Yan was just about to ask the guards to arrest her, Ethan appeared in a panic, and the dumbfounded guard saw him, no longer wondering if there was anything suspicious in the woods, and hurriedly bowed.
The guards looked at him gloomily, no one dared to say anything, and Isanke was not welcomed, and everyone knew it. The king was holding a birthday banquet, and he couldn't show up on such a lively occasion, and he was aggrieved enough to think about it. What if you marry a princess as a daughter-in-law, it is better for them to live happily!
Ethan waved lazily and motioned for them to retreat, and the guards trotted away as if they were fleeing. Feng Yan wanted to know what Esanke was plotting again, if he had the audacity to secretly put agarwood, and the ghost made the gods worse, she didn't stop those guards.
After the guards left, Esanke turned to face the mountains and forests, and said coldly: "Come out!" ”
Agarwood stood up with joy, accidentally tripped and rolled to Esanke's feet, she didn't care about wiping the blood on her forehead, hugged his thighs, and looked up at him excitedly: "I knew that you wouldn't see me die, you would definitely come to save me, and from the prison door opened for no reason, I knew it was you......"
"Shut up!" Esank kicked her away, frowning in disgust, not bothering to look at her, "If it weren't for Prince Sabbation saying that he would keep you, I wouldn't have saved you......"
Feng Yan was stunned, is what Eisanke said true? The Prince of Rest wants to keep agarwood? Isn't the Prince of Rest Tu Qitang! What is the relationship between Tuqitang and Esanke? Tu Qitang grabbed the agarwood and handed it to the king, and now he wants to release her again, what is he going to do?
Feng Yan looked at Esanke and Agarwood in amazement, it was difficult to associate them with Tu Qitang, Tu Qitang tried every means to get close to Liu Ye, did he really have other intentions?
A series of questions almost drove Feng Yan crazy, she didn't know what amazing secrets were hidden in it, she couldn't see through the origin of Tu Qitang. Rest and Dahan have always been at peace, and they have never had a grudge with Wusun, why did Tu Qitang calculate Liu Ye.
Feng Yan forced herself to calm down, now this situation can't mess up, first see the next moves of Esanke and Agarwood.
Agarwood wept gloomily, refused to let go of Esanke, and choked up: "You listen to my explanation, listen to my explanation, I only have you in my heart, I didn't know what happened to me at that time, maybe he gave me psychedelic drugs, so he would treat him as your ......"
"Forget it, I don't want to hear any explanation, you are a water-based poplar woman, you wish you could climb to the prince of peace and enjoy the glory and wealth from now on, it is better than following me and seeing the light."
"No, it's not like that, Esanke, you can not believe me, but you can't doubt my sincerity, I have given my life to you, do you still care about glory and wealth? We came from Yucheng to Dawan, have I betrayed you for so many years? You married Princess Dawan, I don't dare to let you know when I cry every night, as long as you can think of me occasionally, I will be satisfied! You said you weren't my prince, you were my Esanke, you allowed me to call your name, you allowed me to love you, I just wanted to be the woman behind you forever, even if it was a shadow, I have no regrets......"
In the face of Agarwood's affectionate confession, Isanke's expression softened slightly, he squatted down to uncuff her feet, and sighed softly: "When I take revenge tonight, I will give you back your freedom." ”
Agarwood looked at him in a daze, shaking her head again and again with teary eyes: "Don't, don't leave me, I'll go with you, I'll follow you to the ends of the earth......"
Isanke smiled bitterly: "There is no place for me in the world, I don't even know where I am going, what are you doing with me." Agarwood, say goodbye tonight, you forget about me, whoever is right and wrong is written off, you don't have a good life with me, you deserve a better man......"
Agarwood cried even more aggrieved, pulling Eisanke's sleeve tightly, like a lost child. Ethan rubbed her head, there was no nostalgia in her eyes, only despair: "Remember, you will leave when you complete the task, go as far as possible, and don't look back." ”
"I, I can't bear to ...... you" Agarwood raised her head, already in tears, "Don't take revenge, okay, let's go now, go to a place where no one can find us, it's also good to follow you to eat chaff vegetables, I'll give you a lot of children, and we will live happily ever after......"
Esanke shook his head indifferently: "If I could not take revenge, I would not live until now, the day my father died in humiliation, I was waiting for this opportunity." You know, so you don't have to say anything, help me one last time, and pay it back for the next life you owe. ”
Agarwood hugged him silently: "I can do anything for you, you don't owe me, you never owe me, I am willing to do it for you." Promise me that you must live, and I will come to you. ”
Ethan was touched by her, and reached out to hug her, but put his hand down, knowing that tonight's farewell was goodbye, so why let her have a memory.
"Go, Prince of Rest has everything ready, and I'll come later."
Agarwood wiped away her tears, got up and walked towards the brightly lit feast, just walked out two steps, ran back and hugged Esanke, and admonished: "To live, you must live......"
Esanke and Agarwood didn't say it explicitly, and Feng Yan could also hear some clues, and the king's birthday banquet might turn into a funeral banquet. She must prevent the tragedy from happening, if the king is assassinated, Dawan will be in chaos, and both the Han envoy and Liu Ye will be in danger.
The agarwood soon disappeared into the night, and Esanke's pestle was in the night, and he didn't mean to walk away. He didn't move, and Feng Yan couldn't move, and he was in a stalemate for a few minutes, only to hear him open his mouth coldly.
"Show up! I know where you are! ”
Feng Yan didn't know Esanke's strength yet, and she was afraid that it would end badly if she appeared rashly, and she calculated whether there was a chance to escape. However, Ethan didn't give her that chance.
As soon as the words fell, Ethan jumped and bullied, Feng Yan reflexively fought back, dodging his fatal move, and the two exchanged hands. Feng Yan knew his origins, but Ethan was not familiar with her, and seeing that she looked like a Han, she couldn't help but be angry, and her attack became more and more ruthless.
Esanke is not Tu Qitang's opponent, it doesn't mean that Feng Yan can escape from him, as Yu Cheng's prince, his skills are not bad at all, but he can't compare with Tu Qitang. After a few rounds, Feng Yan understood that he was more than lucky, fortunately this is the palace, and if he persists, there may be a turnaround, if he is discovered, Ethan Ke can only escape.
Not only Feng Yan thought so, but Esanke also had to understand all this as soon as possible, he didn't even have the patience to interrogate the other party, and he killed him, leaving no one alive at all. Finally, Feng Yan received a heavy punch in the back of the head, and she was suddenly dizzy and crumbling, but Ethan didn't stop and continued to beat her head.
Before Feng Yan lost consciousness, he tore off a piece of cloth from Esanke's body with all his might, but Esanke didn't pay attention, he was afraid that someone would find out about it, so he threw the dying Feng Yan into the mountains and forests and left in a hurry.
"Prince of Rest, Prince of Rest......"
Feng Yan muttered these words, and closed her eyes groggily, she wanted to tell Liu Ye Tu Qitang about his affair with Esanke, but she didn't know if she could wake up.
The wine is half drunk, the guests toast each other, listen to the beautiful music, appreciate the graceful dancing beauty, one by one, just want to get drunk in the gentle township.
The king and queen were in high spirits, and the old couple drank a lot, still full of energy and red faces. The wonderful dances were one after another, and the delicious wine was one after another, in order to deal with the envoys from all over the world who came to toast, Liu Ye was drunk.
Tu Qitang drank a few pots of wine, and his eyes were red from drinking, as long as someone toasted, he did not refuse to come, and helped Liu Ye block a few glasses. Seeing that the people at the birthday banquet were almost drunk, Chang Hui only sighed, and when the banquet was dispersed, the scene of the guards escorting the masters of each family must be very impressive.
The palace maids continued to pour wine for the guests, as if Dawan couldn't finish the wine, and the palace maids who covered their faces in the tulle respectfully landed on one knee and poured wine for each guest with low eyebrows. As soon as Liu Ye had a drink with the Qiuzi envoy, a palace maid immediately came up to pour wine.
"Enough, enough......" Liu Ye didn't want to get drunk like mud, and motioned to the palace maid not to fill the wine glass, and inadvertently glanced at the palace maid who poured the wine, and found that there was a scar on her forehead.
"What are you ......" Before Liu Ye could ask her, he heard that he was named.
"This sword dance is given to the princess of the Han Dynasty, I hope Her Royal Highness ......the princess likes it," the old king introduced happily, pointing to the dancers who were about to play, "They are all swordsmanship learned from the brave and invincible Han soldiers, you should appreciate it, haha......"
The drum beat with a strong sense of rhythm sounded, and more than a dozen men wearing Han armor and applying five-color oil paint on their faces took the stage.