Chapter 369 Arrested
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Chu Luoyi knew that the makeup on his face had already been washed clean by sweat, so he simply spoke directly.
Duanjing excitedly grabbed Chu Luoyi's hand and said, "I am.. Qingxuan... I'm Chu Qingxuan, sister.."
Chu Luoyi was stunned there, Qing Xuan.. Isn't Qingxuan her cousin's son? That is, the son of her father's brother, but... But aren't they all dead? Why did Qing Xuan appear here and become the little prince of Duanjing?
Rao is Chu Luoyi was exquisite, and he couldn't accept this fact for a while.
"You... How could you..."Chu Luoyi had thousands of questions to ask, but time didn't give her this opportunity!
At this moment, the big array had been broken, and she and Duanjing were both sitting among a few pieces of rubble.
"Sister, hurry! Take me hostage! Duanjing said in a low voice.
Chu Luoyi was stunned for a moment, then reacted, pulled out a hairpin and put it across Duanjing's neck.
Everyone was still in a huge shock, why did this person wearing Mrs. Yu's clothes have a face like Chu Luoyi!
Isn't Chu Luoyi already dead? Why is it here? Who the hell is this woman?
Princess Mingrui looked at Chu Luoyi, and couldn't help covering her mouth, her eyes were round, and she didn't say anything for a long time.
Mingrui frowned, looked at Chu Luoyi who was holding a hairpin and pointed at his son's neck, and was speechless.
Xia Ziqiong said at this time: "Now the prince should believe what I say." ”
Prince Mingrui still didn't speak, he really couldn't figure out what was going on? Could it be that the prince did not kill Chu Luoyi back then, but gave her a way to live in his former love?
At this moment, Chu Luoyi and Duanjing had already stood up from the ground.
"Who is this woman... This.. Why is this so similar to the girl of the Chu family back then? ”
"Isn't it, I look the same... But isn't she dead..."
"But looking at her demeanor and temperament, it seems that she is not quite the same as the girl in the Chu family back then, what is going on?"
Feng Ying on the side also covered her mouth tightly, while Mrs. Feng was in great shock.
Princess Mingrui turned her head to look at Mrs. Feng and asked, "Mrs. Feng, is this Mrs. Yufu here with you?" I heard that she and Lord Yu are temporarily living in your mansion. ”
Mrs. Feng came back to her senses and turned her head to look at Princess Mingrui and said, "Back to the princess, Mrs. Yu does live in the Feng Mansion temporarily, but the courtiers don't know why Mrs. Yu has changed?" I also ask the princess to forgive her sins. ”
Princess Mingrui didn't ask again, but Xia Ziqiong frowned, this Chu Luoyi's luck was really good, and he actually took Duanjing Little Prince as a hostage.
Prince Mingrui looked at Chu Luoyi and said, "I don't know why Mrs. Yu wants to threaten me?" But what's wrong with my Mingrui Palace? ”
Everyone didn't know who Mrs. Yu was in the mouth of Prince Mingrui, so they didn't know what Prince Mingrui was thinking for a while.
Chu Luoyi pinched Duanjing, and said in a deep voice: "The prince's question is really ridiculous, someone in your mansion has laid down eight arrays to want my life, and asked me if I am not well entertained?" I want to ask what I have offended about making the prince use such a method. ”
Duan Jing shouted at this time: "Old man, save me!" This crazy woman almost pushed me off a cliff just now! ”
"Shut up!" Prince Mingrui said angrily.
Xia Ziqiong looked at the scene in front of her, and only felt strange, the formation that this Duanjing little prince was in could be said to be very safe, and Chu Luoyi was in danger, even if Chu Luoyi was lucky to survive in the end, how could he still have the strength to subdue the lively Duanjing?
Xia Ziqiong told Prince Mingrui about her doubts, and Prince Mingrui's brows also frowned even tighter, he would not fully believe Xia Ziqiong's words, but he did not rule out this possibility, after all, his son has been very close to the Chu family since he recovered from his illness, and it is not impossible to make this kind of drama.
Princess Mingrui didn't think so, she just waited for Prince Mingrui to make a decision, and didn't speak rashly.
When these words reached Duan Jing's ears, Duan Jing suddenly became angry: "You mean that I don't want to be a hostage myself?" ”
Michelle Xia was noncommittal, and Prince Mingrui's face was unfathomable, making it impossible to guess how he was going to decide.
Duanjing looked at Princess Mingrui and said, "Mother, the old man doesn't believe me, don't you believe me either?" ”
Princess Mingrui stepped forward and asked, "Jing'er, you tell your mother, what's going on?" ”
Duanjing said: "Originally, I invited Mrs. Yu to come to the small garden to see Xiaobai, but who wanted to be stopped by the guards who came out of nowhere on the way I came, and then I ran in while they were not paying attention, but as soon as I came in, I found that this small garden had completely changed, and what I saw in front of me was a scene I had never seen before, the clouds and mountains were foggy, and the fairy atmosphere was hazy, at first I was curious, but after a long time, I found that I couldn't get out no matter how I walked, as if I was trapped inside." ”
Princess Mingrui nodded and asked, "What about after that?" ”
"After that, the scenery I saw changed from time to time, and then I found that there was an exclamation at the end of the cliff where I was, I ran over to take a look, and found that Mrs. Yu was holding a rope and hanging on the cliff, so I quickly pulled her up, but who knows, she is safe, those scenery are gone, she immediately wants to kill me, saying that our palace wants her life!" Duan Jing spoke fluently, although simple, but also reasonable.
Prince Mingrui did not investigate whether Duanjing's words were true or false, but felt that Michelle Xia's words themselves were a bit contradictory, if this person was really Chu Luoyi, then Chu Luoyi's martial arts were not weak, and her son would never be her opponent, if this person was not Chu Luoyi, it would prove that what Michelle Xia said before was false.
Thousands of thoughts flashed quickly in Mingrui's mind, but none of them showed it, he looked at Chu Luoyi and said, "I don't know how Mrs. Yu is willing to let Duanjing go?" ”
Chu Luoyi said in a deep voice: "Your palace wants my life, I naturally want the little prince Duanjing to help save my life." ”
Xiao Liuzi also found a way out when the fog cleared and the formation was broken, and when he noticed the situation here, he didn't rush out to stay by Chu Luoyi's side as soon as possible, but hid directly in the bushes according to the way he came.
Xia Ziqiong said to Prince Mingrui beside her at this time: "Lord Wang, if Chu Luoyi is allowed to take Duanjing away, at least she will leave Nanzhao before she lets Duanjing go, otherwise Nanzhao is on guard, and she won't be able to go out at all." ”
Prince Mingrui listened to Xia Ziqiong's words, his face was silent, but he was guessing in his heart what Emperor Nanzhao would do if he knew about it?
After thinking about it again and again, Prince Mingrui felt that it was a little difficult to do, because he believed that it would not be long before Emperor Nanzhao would get the news, and the fall of the Chu family back then could be said to have been facilitated by Emperor Nanzhao, so Emperor Nanzhao would never let Chu Luoyi go, and when the time came, once he got out of this Mingrui Palace, it was very likely that the people sent by Emperor Nanzhao would not care about his son's life or death at all, and directly killed the two together.
The emperor's methods are the most ruthless, they do not achieve their goals, and they will never give up, so for the sake of Duanjing's life, he must not let Chu Luoyi walk out of the Mingrui Palace.
Chu Luoyi had also thought about the matter at this time, knowing that he would not be able to get out with Duanjing as a hostage, but it would be easy to attract archers and even crossbows from the imperial court in the end.
At that time, she couldn't really use Duanjing as a shield at all, and the final outcome would be the same.
Duanjing's thoughts were naturally not as far-reaching as Chu Luoyi's, even though there were many things he wanted to say to Chu Luoyi at the moment, but in front of everyone's eyes, he couldn't open his mouth at all, he never thought that the meeting he had been looking forward to for a long time would be in such a way.
Chu Luoyi used Duanjing to block in front of him, covering half of his face, and said softly: "Qingxuan, you listen to me, taking you as a hostage will not be able to leave the Mingrui Palace, so I will expose you in a while, after you are safe, go to Feng Ying, the second lady of the Feng Mansion, and let Feng Ying ask Feng Hong for help, and let Feng Hong save me." ”
Duan Jing wanted to ask, can Feng Hong help? But he couldn't ask questions.
Chu Luoyi continued to whisper: "Feng Hong should invite Xia Ziqiong at that time, you try to make them stay in the room a little longer, and then you go to make friends with Feng Hong and make friends with him." ”
Duanjing listened carefully to Chu Luoyi's words, but he couldn't understand what she said at all, could he save her in this way? Now everyone is suspecting that she is Chu Luoyi, and that Xia Ziqiong is even more conclusive, although there seems to be no evidence now, but his sister's face almost does not need evidence!
"Do you remember?" Chu Luoyi saw that he was delayed, and said in a deep voice.
Duan Jing snorted, and there was an extra blood mark on his neck, which was considered a response.
Chu Luoyi looked at Prince Mingrui and said, "Hasn't the prince thought about it yet?" It seems that the rumors of father-son disagreement between the prince and the little prince are true? ”
Michelle Xia turned her head to look at Prince Mingrui, thinking in her heart what she would do if Prince Mingrui compromised?
Everyone was waiting for Prince Mingrui to make a decision, and Prince Mingrui's eyes flashed with a gleam and said: "This king will never let you take Duanjing out of the palace, but if you release people, this king can promise to give you a stick of incense to let you go, you should also know that this king is benevolent and righteous, after all, this is His Majesty's world, and there are some things that this king can not do." ”
Chu Luoyi knew in her heart that Prince Mingrui's words were indeed very sincere, and the news here believed that it would not take long for it to reach Emperor Nanzhao, and when the time came, what Emperor Nanzhao did would not be up to Prince Mingrui to decide, and what Prince Mingrui could guarantee was that before Emperor Nanzhao got the news, the people in the palace would not hinder her.
Chu Luoyi's mind is flying, even if Emperor Nanzhao knows, presumably with the emperor's mind, he will not blatantly send people to hunt her down, because for the people of the world, she Chu Luoyi is already a dead person, and even her head was cut off in the presence of hundreds of people, if Emperor Nanzhao sent someone to take her life, it will also prove that he admitted his identity, once he admits that the people of the Chu family are not dead, those loyal to the Chu family that he has not had time to uproot will reunite, which is what Emperor Nanzhao absolutely does not want to see!
The hundred-legged insect is dead but not stiff, especially in terms of Chu Luoyi's appeal back then, Emperor Nanzhao would never admit that she was Chu Luoyi! So on the bright side, Emperor Nanzhao would never send someone to kill her!
Chu Luoyi's brain was running to the extreme, quickly analyzing all kinds of possibilities.
And secretly, Emperor Nanzhao should not send a killer to come, because Emperor Nanzhao doesn't know at the moment, he has already understood that he is the murderer behind everything back then, even if he is aware, he will never dare to act rashly, because this is a chess game related to the world, Emperor Nanzhao is worried that he knows more, so as to completely disrupt his game of chess, so he will only be more careful and cautious, even if he sends a killer, he will never let himself realize that it is his people.
To sum up, according to the emperor's thoughts, she felt that Emperor Nanzhao would still choose to kill people with a knife, so if nothing else, she should be sent to Ouyang Qiancheng.
Although Chu Luoyi had already figured out the joints, she also had her own plans, and said coldly: "Is the prince fooling me for a fool!" ”
Prince Mingrui frowned, in his opinion, if the person in front of him was really Chu Luoyi, she would have agreed to her conditions, but the woman in front of her didn't seem to have the brain, and she didn't even know how to refuse.
Prince Mingrui couldn't figure out for a while whether this Mrs. Yu just had the same face as Chu Luoyi, or if it was really the same Chu Luoyi back then.
"Since Mrs. Yu doesn't sell the thin noodles of this king, don't blame this king for not being emotional!" Prince Mingrui said coldly.
When the words fell, several figures stood up on the eaves of the roof tiles, bows and arrows were neatly aligned, and they all pointed at Chu Luoyi.
The ladies exclaimed and were confused for a while, but under the appeasement of Princess Mingrui, they quickly calmed down.
"Is this a fish that wants to be broken?" Chu Luoyi said coldly.
"All this is Mrs. Yu's own choice, and now this king finally gives Mrs. Yu a chance, if Mrs. Yu is still stubborn, then see if Mrs. Yu's hairpin is sharp, or this arrow is fast!" Prince Mingrui said coldly, without the slightest intention of compromise.
Chu Luoyi was silent, as if he was considering.
Time seemed to stand still at this moment, the leaves of the wind blowing, and between the piles of red, pink and rouge, mixed with the slaughter of swords and swords.
'Whew! With a bang, it pierced the void.
'Flutter', the sound of sharp arrows escaping into the flesh, and a delicate hibiscus flower bloomed on the sea-blue dress in an instant.
Everyone hadn't come back to their senses yet, Duanjing was stunned, and Prince Mingrui reacted very quickly, stepped forward and pulled his son back.
The guards in the palace all pointed their knives at Chu Luoyi, and in an instant, Chu Luoyi became the target of everyone, and there was no hostage in his hand, but he was surrounded by many people.
Only then did the crowd come to their senses and look up in the direction where the arrow had been fired.
On the rockery, a bright red dress is swaying with the wind, one leg is slightly bent, stepping on a high place, supporting the curved bow with both hands, and before he can put it down, he still maintains the posture of archery.
Three thousand green silks fluttered in the wind, covering half of the woman's face.
In an instant, people seemed to feel that Chu Luoyi was alive again, and the embarrassed woman in front of him who looked exactly like Chu Luoyi was not Chu Luoyi, but the high-spirited person on the rockery, bending the bow and shooting arrows, was Chu Luoyi.
Chu Luoyi covered the arrow wound on his shoulder, raised his head and took a deep look at Xia Ziqiong on the rockery, and then withdrew his gaze.
It turned out that I don't know when, Xia Ziqiong quietly retreated behind everyone, climbed a rockery, replaced the ambushed guards, took the bow and arrow in his hand, and shot the arrow when Chu Luoyi was still hesitating.
Everyone had to admit her boldness and arrogance, after all, if she hadn't succeeded, it would have been an inescapable capital crime.
Xia Ziqiong naturally has her own considerations, she knows that Prince Mingrui is making the final persuasion to Chu Luoyi, if Chu Luoyi really agrees, with her current power, she can't kill Chu Luoyi at all, so she can't get Chu Luoyi to agree to Prince Mingrui's conditions.
Duanjing didn't look at Xia Ziqiong, just panting heavily, as if he was a little frightened, Princess Mingrui hurriedly stepped forward to help him straighten his wrinkled clothes: "How is Jing'er?" Do you feel any discomfort? ”
Duan Jing shook his head in a daze, his eyes were in focus for a long time, and then he jumped up: "Damn!" I'm scared to death, master! Next time, the master will no longer be happy to save people! ”
Seeing this, Prince Mingrui and his wife were relieved.
Chu Luoyi lowered her eyes, did not panic, and did not react, but made Prince Mingrui even more uncertain whether she was the Chu Luoyi back then.
Prince Mingrui muttered: "Come on, take her down!" Wait for Your Majesty's fate! ”
Xiang Yu on the side stepped forward anxiously and said: "Lord, does this matter still need to be checked again, after all, it is really strange that this kind of killing array appears in the garden of this palace, and the people who knew that the little prince and Mrs. Yu were coming to the small garden were all at the princess's banquet, so in my opinion, there must be someone in the crowd present who plotted against the palace." ”
Xiang Yu's words almost offended all the people at the birthday banquet, after all, no one wants to suffer this kind of crime in vain.
"Xiangyu girl, what you said is not right, according to your words, is it possible that some of us want to murder the little prince of Duanjing?"
"Yes, how can there be such a reason, if this is the case, it would be good to rest in your own house in the future, so as not to go out and hear something that you shouldn't hear, and see something you shouldn't see, and you will be charged with trumped-up charges."
A group of women began to talk about it, Xiang Yu's eyes were red in a hurry, and she watched Chu Luoyi being arrested, but she didn't know how to help her.
Chu Luoyi glanced at Xiang Yu and shook his head at her, asking her not to offend these people present for herself.
"Someone who is coming, Mrs. will temporarily take him into custody in the palace prison, and when His Majesty's dictation arrives, he will deal with it." Prince Mingrui's words put an end to this farce.
After a few years, Chu Luoyi's hands and feet were once again chained and returned to the dark and damp prison.
A birthday banquet for Princess Mingrui ended with this, in view of the recent frightening of everyone and the poor hospitality of the palace, Princess Mingrui arranged a room for everyone to rest.