Chapter 158: The Imperial Capital
"Are you sure the Seventh Prince is dead." In the quiet courtyard, the middle-aged man with an anxious face spoiled the scenery, causing Yi Chenxuan to frown impatiently.
"Who told you that Lao Qi is dead." Slowly poured a cup of tea for himself, Yi Chenxuan sniffed the fragrance of tea, and raised the corner of his lips with a sneer, "Count him fate." Chen An turned against him and hijacked Mengshu to break a way for him to survive, and he and Bai Qige escaped on horseback together, but fortunately, I installed the manpower of Lingyun City to clean up the aftermath, and did not let Xiao Baishan's gang see the clues, otherwise you and I will be poked out sooner or later. β
Prime Minister Zuo didn't have him so leisurely and calm, hunched over and walking around the courtyard, sweat oozing out of his head: "Now you and I are fine, what will I do when the Seventh Prince returns." β
"What do you think I am letting people spread the news that Lao Qi and Bai Qige are dead? To comfort yourself. There was no one around him who could help except Bai Qige, and it was not easy to return to the imperial capital. Now that the whole country thinks he is dead, no one will believe that a man who claims to be the Seventh Prince at this time will not believe him. With confident eyes full of confidence, Yi Chenxuan seemed to be very puzzled by Prime Minister Zuo's ignorance, "Besides, if I can't kill him in Lingyun City, can't I continue in another place, Emperor Tiangao is far away, many of those local officials in the north are your protΓ©gΓ©s, your connections and my subordinates, it is easy to kill him." β
Taking a deep breath, Prime Minister Zuo looked at the beautiful face in disbelief: "Are you ...... Going to hunt down and kill in secret. β
Yi Chenxuan drank tea lightly, noncommittal, and there was a trace of fierceness in the eyes of the stunning male pet standing next to him.
Su Jinyan understood that Yi Chenxuan didn't believe him anymore, and he didn't know anything about privately colluding with the Prince of Huoluohe to set up an ambush in Lingyun City, otherwise he would definitely try his best to notify Yi Chenjing in advance, how could he let Yi Chenjing be in danger and die.
It's a pity that he understood too late, knew too late, and now he can only wait in silence.
Looking up at the sky, the hot summer is about to begin, more unpredictable and more violent storms are coming, and in the turbulent times, there is still a place for the amazing Seven Princes.
While the palace is immersed in the contradictory atmosphere of joy and heaviness, thousands of miles away, the escape continues.
Yi Chenjing has never been so tired in his life, and when he woke up and opened his eyes, it was actually a day and two nights, and the morning glow on the horizon was as gorgeous as fire, and the warm sunlight sprinkled on his body, bringing new strength and spirit.
"Qige." Patting the pale cheeks of the woman in her arms, Yi Chenjing whispered softly, and her heart seemed to be twisted when her eyes touched the large pool of blood under her thin body. The green grass and blades were all stained red with blood, and the clothes that should have been as white as snow stuck to Bai Qige's skin, and the contrast between blood red and snow white was shocking.
The body that had almost lost its body temperature moved slightly, knowing that Bai Qige was still alive, Yi Chenjing was a little relieved.
"Can you sit up? I'll have to clean your wound again. β
"I've cleaned up after myself while you're asleep, so it's out of the way." Getting up with difficulty, Bai Qige's face was even paler than before, and his smile was very reluctant, "This place is densely covered with artemisia, even if someone chases us, it is not easy to find us, the top priority is to find out how to contact General Xiao and them, in case those Huoluo River soldiers chase after us, we really have no power to resist." β
Searching for two people in the vast wilderness is tantamount to looking for a needle in a haystack, yes, and Yi Chenjing is not in a hurry to leave, he is anxious about Bai Qige's injury. Another two days were wasted, and according to the military doctor, her injuries could not be delayed any longer, otherwise her life would be in danger.
Hungry but unable to find anything to satisfy his hunger, he wanted to leave but had no mount, even when he was a proton in Zhaoguo, he had never encountered such a difficult situation, Yi Chenjing had to calm down and think about countermeasures, while Bai Qige leaned on his shoulder, closed his eyes and listened to him whisper.
"With Chen An's tips, there is ironclad evidence if you want to bring down Yi Chenxuan, in the end, he is a careful person, and Chen An keeps the notes that Yi Chenxuan exchanged with him, including colluding with Qi Tao to hire killers to kill General Zheng, taking the opportunity of the night patrol to poison the thirty fake patrol soldiers and disguise them as suicides, and privately agreeing with Mengshu to exchange your and my lives for the lives of the Mengshu clan......" Taking a deep breath, Yi Chenjing hugged Bai Qige tighter, "I knew that Yi Chenxuan wanted to kill me, but I didn't expect him to be so vicious, He dared to interfere with such an important matter as the Northern Expedition, and if his father knew about it, he would never spare him. β
"So he'll stop us from going back at any cost."
Yi Chenjing smiled bitterly: "That's nature." Unexpectedly, those Huoluohe soldiers who set up an ambush were also arranged by Yi Chenxuan, knowing that we were still alive, they would inevitably send men and horses to chase and kill, and there should have been an ambush on the way back to meet General Xiao. It seems that we can only go forward, and we can't go to the big town, there are many people there, and it is very likely that a large number of Yi Chenxuan's eyes and ears are lurking, which is too dangerous. β
"There is no difference, there are few eyes and ears in the small village, but the sudden appearance of a new face in the land of projectiles will inevitably arouse people's attention and suspicion, and the degree of danger is comparable."
There are wolves in front and tigers in the back, and they are in a dilemma.
Rubbing the corners of his forehead tiredly, Yi Chenjing untied Bai Qige's shirt again to check the injury, the wound gradually began to swell and suppurate, and the color of the blood flowing out was not so fresh, obviously the situation was not optimistic. Coming out of Lingyun City and running all the way south, Yi Chenjing vaguely remembered that there should be a post road town further on, and there might be a doctor there, even if he couldn't solve the poison on Bai Qige's body, it would be good to relieve the injury.
He wanted to carry Bai Qige on his back, but Bai Qige didn't agree, and finally stared at each other for a long time to reach an agreement, and when they could go, they would go together, and when they couldn't go or when they encountered danger, all Bai Qige's opinions would be invalidated, and Yi Chenjing would run with her.
This is probably a relaxed atmosphere deliberately made by two people, and they both know that the road ahead is difficult and dangerous, and life and death are uncertain.
That period of time can be said to be the most worrying and reassuring time that Bai Qige has experienced, the two of them walked in a strange land, dodging wave after wave of enemies who tracked them, even if they stayed overnight in a small city and mountain village, they had to beware of the danger that appeared at any time, but they felt that it didn't matter, Yi Chenjing held her hand steadily, it had nothing to do with her identity, her status, and whether she had any use value for the future of the imperial industry, which was enough.
Only at this time she was sure that she was Yi Chenjing's wife, not a chess piece.
Yi Chenxuan's blockade was beyond the imagination of the two, almost every town south from Lingyun City could find his pursuers, Yi Chenjing didn't dare to reveal his identity to ask for help, all he could do was to quietly ask the doctor to treat Bai Qige, and then watched in disappointment as the doctors shook their heads and left, Bai Qige's poison was unexpectedly unsolvable. However, it is not without good things, when they fled to a small town, the two met a Jianghu Langzhong, who looked sloppy and casual, but his eyes were extremely poisonous, not only said that Bai Qige was poisoned to cause the current situation, but also took out a bottle of pungent black ointment and handed it to Yi Chenjing, which greatly prevented Bai Qige's wound from continuing to deteriorate, and also provided news and opportunities for delaying time to find someone who could cure the poison.
In the land of Western Chu, there are mountains and green mountains, and if you can get the help of poison doctors in the mountains, there is no indissolution to the poison in the world.
At that time, the two fled all the way to the northeast of Zhongzhou, close to the imperial capital of Yaoguo, far away from the land of Western Chu, and Yi Chenjing resolutely turned around after learning the news that someone could save Bai Qige, and took her to the west.
In the quiet courtyard, the demure and gentle women's fans shook gently, and the snoring of the noble ladies on the rattan chairs gradually began to rise, and they slept very peacefully.
"Mrs. Su Yan," outside the courtyard gate, the ghostly girl beckoned softly, "Concubine Jing is asleep." β
Su Yan nodded, put down the fan and walked lightly outside the courtyard, still lowering his voice for fear of waking Concubine Jing: "What's wrong Yuche, something's wrong." β
"I haven't seen the battle court appear in the past few days, and I always feel that something is wrong, so I just want to ask Madame Suyan if she knows something."
"What can I know, Your Highness has explained everything to you and the war court before the expedition, and even if there is something, I will tell you first instead of me." Shaking her head lightly, Su Yan turned around and looked at the sleeping Concubine Jing worriedly, and her tone was slightly complaining.
Yi Chenjing asked her to concentrate on taking care of Concubine Jing, and at that time she felt that something was wrong, it was just a period of time, was it necessary to hide Concubine Jing in such a difficult to find deep mountain. Zhan Ting, too, has been mysteriously vigilant since he came here, sometimes disappearing for several days in a row, returning with a bloody aura, and sometimes he is tightly guarding her and Concubine Jing's side, not leaving an inch, as if someone is hiding in the shadows to harm them.
In short, everything is not right.
The sound of a bang startled Su Yan and Yu Che, and they turned their heads to look at the courtyard where the sound came, and they were even more stiff, almost suffocating.
Concubine Jing was still asleep and unconscious, not realizing that there was a strange man holding an iron hook behind her, and the cold aura of that body was chilling, and her eyes were cold and terrifying.
"Respect,,"
Fang wanted to open his mouth and scream, but he was caught off guard by one palm tightly covering Su Yan's vermilion mouth, and the owner of the hand blocked Su Yan and Yu Che from the left and right, and a faint rouge aroma came from the palm of the hand. Su Yan is usually timid, and he almost collapsed when he was frightened like this, but it was Yu Che who had more contact with Bai Qige and was quite savage, and as soon as he had an idea, he raised his foot and stepped back.
"Hey, dead girl, are you a live donkey, my sister's feet are about to be trampled on by you," the cry of pain sounded in her ears, and it was actually a woman with a loud voice.
Xu is vigilance was relaxed by the pain, the palm that blocked the mouths of the two loosened slightly, Yu Che seized the opportunity to shout for help, and the girl's crisp voice resounded through the small courtyard, not surprisingly, it also woke up the sleeping Concubine Jing.
"Zhan Ting, don't look for me if you have this job in the future, this girl is much better than me,"
The woman sneered, and what she called out was actually the name of the battle court, Yu Che and Su Yan looked at the courtyard in surprise and suspicion, and saw Concubine Jing sitting in the rattan chair unharmed, and the person standing quietly beside her was Yi Chenjing's henchman, who had been missing for several days, the war court.
The terrible man who held the iron hook just now was no longer fierce, and knelt softly at the feet of the battle court, and his eyes were still cold, as if they were ...... And with a hint of sarcasm.
"Don't be afraid, it's your own people." Zhan Ting nodded to the woman behind Su Yan and Yu Che, obviously the latter was an old acquaintance, "Qing Xu, you scared them, I told you that it's not good to scare people from behind......"
The woman named Qingxu had not yet spoken, but the man kneeling at her feet laughed, cold and arrogant: "Lingxi Qiao Qingxu." Why, you people in the rivers and lakes also plan to be Yi Chenjing's lackeys. Oh, everyone is dead, what are you doing guarding a group of women for him, why don't you send fireworks,"
The last word of that sentence was spat out with the blood foam, and the battle court lowered his head, and the hand that had just broken the assassin's neck trembled slightly, and slowly, his body trembled with it.
And these were not enough to stop Concubine Jing from looking in a trance for a moment, and tears fell like rain.
"Jing'er...... He's dead....... β