Chapter Seventy-Three: Leaving the Palace
Qingzhou listened to her sister's words, and a sour feeling suddenly passed in her heart, she bowed deeply to Chen Qingru, thinking of the Wanzhong Mountain whose whereabouts were unknown, it was unspeakably bitter.
Taking advantage of the cover of night, Qingzhou and Forsythia left Yunxi Palace, and met the palace people and chamberlains who kept vigil from time to time along the way.
The two of them found a secluded palace room, Qingzhou changed his clothes, and forsythia dressed up as a palace person, the master and servant waited until the sky was slightly bright, until the palace maid walked outside before daring to come out, all the way Qingzhou was lowering his eyebrows, waiting to see the queen concubine in the palace, he knelt down with the palace people to salute, the two walked out of the Zhonghua Gate together, Qingzhou raised his eyes slightly, and saw that the last palace gate was close at hand, and the palace people who went out of the palace were waiting neatly, Qingzhou suppressed the panic in his heart, and waited for the guards to walk towards him. He took out the waist card from his waist and handed it over with both hands.
The guard glanced at the waist card, looked at Qingzhou and Forsythia for a moment, and said, "Which palace are you from?" ”
"If you go back to your lordship, we are the palace maids of Chen Meiren in Yuxi Palace, and we will leave the palace on the orders of the beauty, and please make it convenient for you." Qingzhou lowered his eyes, only to feel that his heart was "fluttering" and beating, almost jumping out of his chest.
"Chen Meiren?" The guard frowned, and shouted: "The palace maid needs permission from the palace bureau to leave the palace, seeing that you are very born on both sides, and you are not recruited quickly, who are you?" Where did you get the waist card? ”
Listening to the guard's reprimand, Qingzhou's heart suddenly became half cold, her palms were full of cold sweat, and she saw that the guards around her surrounded her and Forsythia.
"My lord, we are indeed the palace maids of Chen Meiren, we are really ordered to go out of the palace to do errands" Forsythia was also frightened and turned pale, praying to the guards.
"Shut up!" The guard interrupted Forsythia sharply, "Just a beauty, how can you get out of the palace?" There has never been such a rule in the palace! ”
"Adult" forsythia still prays......
"Don't talk nonsense, take the two of them down and send them to the Shen Xing Division, be sure to let them tell the truth!"
As soon as the guard's voice fell, he heard a powerful female voice sound, and slowly said two words: "Slow!" ”
Qingzhou raised his eyes and looked, and saw a group of palace people coming from the front, the first one had a dignified face, and he was slightly old, and when he got closer, Qingzhou recognized it, it was not someone else, but the grandson of the queen mother.
"What, why are you here?" Seeing Sun Mo, all the guards bowed down and saluted.
Sun Mo didn't pay attention to it, she just walked straight to the master and servant of Qingzhou, she glanced at Qingzhou, and said to the guard: "Not long after the two of them entered the palace, it was given to Chen Meiren by the Queen Mother. ”
"I see, it's a villain who is reckless, please forgive me." When the guards heard this, they immediately surrendered their hands to make amends, and everyone who was on an errand in the palace knew that Sun Mo was the queen mother's confidant, and now Sun Mo came forward in person, even if he gave him a hundred guts, he didn't dare to ask more, let alone embarrass the master and servant of the light boat.
"You are also faithful to your duty, so what are you guilty of?" Sun Mo opened her mouth lightly, and after speaking, she looked at Qingzhou's eyes and said slowly: "You two are going to leave the palace, you have to be a good errand for the master." ”
Hearing Sun Mo say this, Qingzhou suppressed the panic in his heart, and leaned over slightly with Sun Mo: "The slave has written it down." ”
"I didn't mean to offend the two girls, and I ask the two girls not to take it to heart, please." The guard also stood up, stretched out his hand to the light boat and forsythia, and made a gesture of please.
Qingzhou looked towards Sun Mo, and after seeing the deep meaning in the other party's eyes, Qingzhou was stunned, she didn't dare to stay longer, only lowered her eyelashes, and hurriedly stepped out of the palace gate with Forsythia and left the palace.
"Miss, isn't Sun Mo the person next to the Queen Mother? How did she come? ”
On the way, Forsythia spoke cautiously, and her voice was full of incomprehension.
It wasn't until she left the palace for a long time that Qingzhou's heartbeat slowly stabilized, she listened to Forsythia's words, remembered Sun Mo, and understood in her heart that no matter what, she was the granddaughter-in-law of the Zhenyuan Marquis Mansion, a widow, and the wife of Xinyang Hou, with this identity, even if she was really pregnant with the emperor's child, the Queen Mother still couldn't tolerate her, and no matter what happened in the harem, she couldn't escape the eyes of the Queen Mother. Forsythia, the Queen Mother won't let me stay in the palace, if it weren't for the grandson today, we wouldn't be able to leave. ”
"Miss, where are we going now? Do you want to go back to the Hou Mansion first? Forsythia asked.
Qingzhou was slightly stunned, thinking of Wanzhong Mountain, her heart was unspeakably worried and sad, she shook her head, and only said, "No, I'm going to find Master Hou." ”
As soon as Qingzhou's voice fell, Forsythia's exclamation had already sounded, "Miss, look! That's General Don! ”
Qingzhou's heart was shocked, and when he raised his eyes, he really saw a carriage parked in the distance, and a figure stood in front of the car.
Tang Mingsheng saw the master and servant, and also strode over, Forsythia supported Qingzhou's body, Qingzhou looked at the man in front of him, Xu was nervous, Qingzhou's voice trembled, and he easily spit out three words: "General Tang"
"The last general has seen Madame." Tang Mingsheng saluted.
"General, don't be polite," Qingzhou's heart beat faster again, and there was not even a trace of blood on his lips, so he only asked in a trembling voice: "Master Hou, what's wrong with him?" ”
Tang Mingsheng kept his head down, and didn't look at Qingzhou, listening to Qingzhou's words, Tang Mingsheng seemed to be difficult to speak, and only said in a low voice: "Madam, this place is not far from the palace, it is inconvenient to speak, and please ask Madame and Forsythia to get in the car first, and when we leave the capital, I will tell Madame all about this matter." ”
Qingzhou looked at the majestic palace tower in the distance, and also knew that it was not suitable to stay here for a long time, she nodded, did not delay, and got into the carriage with Forsythia.
Along the way, Qingzhou saw that Tang Mingsheng had been concentrating on the road, except for him, there were no other attendants, several times Qingzhou was impatient, and wanted to ask him about the news of Wanzhong Mountain, but she had to press it down again and again, she knew that after Li Yunzhao noticed that she was leaving the palace, she was afraid that even if someone would be sent to chase her, they would have to leave Jingshi as soon as possible.
"Miss, are you okay, do you have a stomachache?" Forsythia looked at Qingzhou's pale face, just worried.
Qingzhou shook her head, her hand gently stroked her lower abdomen, and said to Forsythia: "Don't worry, I'm fine, and the child is fine." ”
Forsythia remembered that after Qingzhou was pregnant, she had hardly even lived a day of stability, and she was just uncomfortable in her heart, and comforted: "When Miss finds Hou Ye, with Hou Ye here, no one will dare to bully Miss anymore." ”
Hearing this, Qingzhou remembered Wanzhongshan's various protections for herself, the tip of her nose was sour, her eyes fell on her abdomen, and she also whispered: "Yes, with him, no one will bully us anymore." ”
But Wanzhongshan, where are you? We have children, you know?
Qingzhou's eyes were warm, and he looked into the distance, only to feel that his heart hurt to the extreme.
Evening.
"General, what happened to Master Hou?"
Tang Mingsheng led the master and servant of the light boat to rest in a dilapidated thatched hut, the light boat couldn't bear it anymore and opened his mouth to Tang Mingsheng.
When Tang Mingsheng heard this, he was silent for a moment, and then knelt down towards the light boat.
"General, what are you doing here?" Qingzhou was taken aback, and hurriedly let Tang Ming get up.
"Before the Hou Ye left Beijing, he solemnly told the last general to take good care of his wife, and the last general has been entrusted by the Hou Ye, and he is really ashamed of his wife."
"This matter has nothing to do with the general, the general please hurry up." Qingzhou's voice was very soft, she looked at Tang Mingsheng, and asked again: "Please also tell me, where is Master Hou?" ”
Xu heard the trembling and anxiety in Qingzhou's voice, Tang Mingsheng finally stood up, he was silent for a long time before he said: "Don't dare to deceive Madame, the last general doesn't know where the Hou Ye is." ”
"You don't know?" Qingzhou's heart suddenly cooled, and she stood there at a loss, with red circles under her eyes, which was unbearable to look at.
"Madam, the last general" Tang Mingsheng's voice revealed a little hesitation. "The general has something to say, please." Holding back tears, Qingzhou spoke.
"The last general received news from the frontier yesterday, only that someone seems to have seen Lord Hou in Daliao."
"Da Liao?" Qingzhou's beautiful eyes were suffocated.
"Yes," Tang Mingsheng's voice was low, and his face was solemn, "The last general doesn't know if this news is true, the frontier is all Hou Ye's subordinates, and they are all loyal to Hou Ye, because this news has not reached the emperor's ears for the time being, and the last general plans to go to Liao in person to find out about this matter." ”
Qingzhou instantly understood the meaning of Tang Mingsheng's words, Wan Chongshan is a famous general of Daqi, who has fought with the Liao people for many years, if he is in Daliao this time, let some ulterior motives know, slander him for colluding with the Liao people, and spread it to the ears of the emperor, how can he not cause trouble?
At that moment, Qingzhou almost didn't hesitate at all, and spoke directly to Tang Mingsheng: "I implore the general, take Qingzhou with you." ”
Her voice was still soft, but it revealed a firmness, Tang Mingsheng heard this, and only said: "Madam, the Liao Kingdom is located in the desert, and it is a long way to go, not to mention that Madame is still pregnant with a child."
"I'm going to find him," Qingzhou interrupted Tang Mingsheng's words with tears in his eyes, "I'm going to find the child's father and ask the general to fulfill it." ”
Tang Mingsheng looked at Qingzhou's eyes, which were a pair of eyes full of longing and hope, those tears were full of tears, and they seemed to be able to fall at any time, it was that kind of gaze that he couldn't say a word "no".