Chapter 60: Encounter with Bandits

The remnant sun is like blood, and the twilight is dark.

Unknown birds with green eyes open and silently fly through the dark forest.

The narrow path, which was originally impermeable, has become extremely leisurely and gloomy at this moment, and the sound of the wind and the chirping of cicadas seem to have disappeared.

On the aisle between the slopes, the two parties were at a stalemate, and seeing that the sky was getting darker and heavier, Xia Yujie couldn't help but start to feel impetuous.

Looking at the group of mountain bandits in rags and armed with big knives on the opposite side, he said impatiently: "Come on, add some silver money to them." ”

"Yes, Childe."

"Wait!" The man who looked like a bandit leader raised his hand to stop the attendant who was holding the money bag and wanted to walk towards them.

He looked at him disdainfully and said, "How many of you are our master who stinks and wants food?" ”

"Huh." Xia Yujie sneered angrily, "Say, how much do you want?" ”

"Yo, there are still people who understand, you have been so reasonable a long time ago, and the masters are now drinking a lot of wine on the kang."

The mountain bandit leader pointed at the convoy behind Xia Yujie with the tip of his knife, "These have to be left for the master!" ”

As soon as the words fell, the other mountain bandits echoed and said, "Big brother is right, all of them will move back to our village." ”

"That's right, in our territory, half a grass seedling is something that no one else wants to take away!"

"That's it, the baby has to be our ......"

"Daring, do you know who you are robbing?" The attendant held the money bag in one hand, pointed at Xia Yujie with the other, and said arrogantly: "This is the crown prince today!" You wait......"

"Prince? Hahahaha...... We are still holy today! A group of mountain bandits learned the appearance of attendants, and they all laughed with their orchid fingers, and the scene was once funny.

Xia Yujie glanced at the attendant angrily, and the latter reacted at this time, and hurriedly hid his hand in his sleeve in a panic.

"Alright." The leader of the mountain bandits walked out of the group with a large knife.

Then he spat on the ground, and said imposingly: "It doesn't matter which way you are on, on the Wuma slope, even if the king of heaven and Lao Tzu comes, you have to take off a layer of skin for the master!" ”

Xia Yujie shook his head with great regret when he saw this, he cleared his throat, and said awe-inspiringly: "This palace originally wanted to persuade Hua Er and others to get lost, but how could I think that you are so obsessed and determined to be this bandit!" Helplessly, this palace can only bring you to justice to avoid harming others in the future. ”

Hearing this, the accompanying escorts of the two columns of the convoy leaned their spears diagonally in their hands in unison, and pointed their spearheads straight at the opposite side.

The leader of the mountain bandits did not hesitate in the slightest, he raised his sword and drank, and the people behind him suddenly rushed up, and the people and horses on both sides were inseparable for a while, and the swords collided, and the sound of the impact seemed to cross the entire forest......

Hmph, a group of hooligans also dare to make a big statement in front of the palace, I really don't know how thick the sky is, since you can't stay, then the palace will stop the bandits for my father and the emperor.

"Too ...... Prince, this ......"

"What for?!"

Didn't you see that Prince Ben was receiving his father's praise above the court? Xia Yujie glared dissatisfiedly at the attendant eunuch who was pulling his sleeves and trembling.

And the latter just stared ahead with wide eyes, completely ignoring whether his master was happy or unhappy, "Prince, hurry up...... Run! ”

"Run? Why did the palace ......" Before he could figure out the situation, Xia Yujie was pushed suddenly, causing him to stumble and fall to the ground.

Shame and indignation rose in his heart, and he wanted to open his mouth to scold, but when he raised his head, he saw three streams of blood a few steps away, and a large knife that pierced the chest and abdomen of the servant, dripping blood......

"You, who are you?" Seeing the people approaching step by step, Xia Yujie kept moving his body back.

The leader of the mountain bandits seemed to smile and said, "When you are a prince, don't you have a good memory?" It's not like I've reported my home below. ”

Seeing that his sword was about to fall, Xia Yujie was terrified, and he slurred his words: "No, no, you...... You're not ......."

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General's Palace.

"Xiao'er, come and see if the ready-to-wear made for you by your mother fits?"

Seeing Lian Huaying walking in with a stack of plain clothes, Xiao Huang put down the sweet porridge that he had only taken a few sips, and greeted him with a smile on the corner of his mouth, "Since it is cut by my mother, it must be the most suitable." ”

"You, your little mouth is like smeared with honey, you know how to make your mother happy." As she spoke, she put down the tray and picked up her dress and gestured at Xiao Huang, the curvature of her mouth was more dazzling than the first half moon on the roof.

"As long as it's made by my mother, Xiao'er likes it......"

Xiao Huang cooperated with reaching out and turning around, letting Lian Huaying try on clothes for her, with a faint smile on her face from beginning to end.

Only at the moment when he turned his back, a trace of darkness involuntarily flowed in his eyes.

For as long as she can remember, only the director of the orphanage has sewn up worn clothes for her...... No matter how good the dean is, it is not a ...... after all

"Huh? Madame, is this your new invention? Xiao Xiang was lying on the back of the chair, staring at the clothes that had been worn on Xiao Huang's body with her eyes, and the word "curious" was written all over her face.

"Invention?" Lian Huaying was puzzled, "What kind of word is that?" ”

"Invention is ......"

"What Xiaoxiang means is that this style of clothing is made by her mother?" Xiao Huang intercepted.

"Oh......" Lian Huaying smiled embarrassedly when she heard this, "How can I be so powerful for my mother, Xiaoxiang, this girl says something that people can't understand." ”

Thinking that at the beginning, she only thought about going to the rivers and lakes when she grew up and being a chivalrous girl who was happy and revengeful, so she stayed in the paddock where the royal brothers practiced martial arts all day long, hoping to learn a few tricks secretly, how could she still have the heart to learn the needlework taught by the embroidery girl.

"Didn't you all learn from Miss?" Xiaoxiang muttered mischievously.

"Listen to your father, Xia Yu's clothes have always been fixed and unchanged production methods, although the style is not very novel, but fortunately, the workmanship is fine."

Tie a thin belt for Xiao Huang, Lian Huaying took a few steps back and looked at it: "Compared with the Yuan Dynasty's suits, this is a little lighter. ”

However, Xiao Er often wears some white dresses on weekdays, and now that she is wearing a dress, she doesn't feel anything inappropriate for a while.

"Xiaoxiang, do you think Xiao Er is still happy wearing this clothes?"

I couldn't hear a response for a long time, and when I turned my head, I saw Xiao Xiang staring at the empty tray on the table in a daze, and even Huaying's mind suddenly had a thrill, and her eyes couldn't help but dim a little.

At that time, the border war had just subsided, and the affairs of the army needed to be taken over by someone to preside over them, and she and her husband were so busy all day and night that their feet did not touch the ground, so they couldn't take care of it......

sighed lightly, "Xiaoxiang, would you like to let Mrs. tie your hair in a bun again tomorrow?" ”

"What...... What the? Little Chanton was stunned.

Seeing this, Lian Huaying looked at her lovingly, and said: "You and Xiao Er grew up together, and the general and I have long regarded you as half a daughter, think about it carefully, I haven't had a chance to officially give you a ...... for so many years."

"Madam, don't talk about it...... I ......" Xiao Xiang suddenly fell on the table and choked.

Lian Huaying said anxiously: "Silly girl, why are you crying?" If you don't want to ......"

"No, no, ma'am...... I, I'm just ......"

"Mother, Xiaoxiang should be tears of joy."

"Miss......"

"Stop, stop!" Xiao Huang shook her five fingers, the void flickered, and then she waved her hand with disgust, "I don't want to be followed by a big flower cat all day long." ”

Someone burst into tears and laughed when they heard this, but a snot bubble suddenly popped up out of place.

Seeing this, several people were stunned, silent for a moment, and suddenly burst into laughter.

Umapo.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?" Seeing Xia Yujie sitting stupidly in a pool of blood, his eyes glazed and blank, and he didn't react after shouting for a long time, Xing Er had no choice but to take a few steps forward, reached out and patted him on the shoulder.

Suddenly, Xia Yujie suddenly held his head in his hands, and his body trembled uncontrollably, "Don't, don't come here, don't kill me, don't kill me......"

Seeing this, Xing Er bowed slightly and said, "His Royal Highness the Prince, it's time to leave." ”

Suddenly, Xia Yujie cautiously raised his head, and when he saw the second sentence in a silk suit and a top hat, he said uncertainly: "You, you are ...... The Governor of Prison? ”

"Yes, my subordinate is the second sentence, and I have seen His Royal Highness the Prince."

Hearing this, Xia Yujie immediately staggered to his feet, and said with a crazy expression: "This palace almost died here just now, so ...... It's just a little bit, it's almost there, it's dead! Do you know?! Ha, haha......"

Laughing madly, he suddenly saw the mountain bandit leader who had fallen in a pool of blood and died, and his horror suddenly disappeared, and he said quickly: "What about Nangong Qijue? Where did Nangong Qijue go?! ”

"The lord has never explained his whereabouts to his subordinates." Xing Er replied respectfully, as if he had never seen Xia Yujie's gaffe, and he looked calm from beginning to end.

"Hehe, don't say yes, do you? Okay, then this palace will cure you for the crime of failing to protect the master! ”

"'Protect the life of the prince and protect the safety of materials', in addition, the subordinates did not receive other instructions from the lord on this trip."

Xing Er deliberately bit the word "lord" very hard, and when he raised his eyes, he saw Xia Yujie's gloomy face.

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The moon hangs on the branches, the sickle bends twice, and the dark green and red velvet flowers bloom on the bank, and occasionally fall off the stems and fall, they will fly to the river with the wings of the night wind, and swirl shallowly with the flowing water.

There is a lonely shadow on the bridge, closed and silent, as if sleeping.

Suddenly, the wind passed across both sides of the river, stirring up a few ripples, "Lord, the disaster relief materials are now on their way to Juncheng." ”

"What can happen in Beijing?" The night is as cool as water, and the sound is like frost.

Xing Yi bent down and said respectfully: "Back to the lord, the harem concubine had a miscarriage, implicated in Concubine Mo, Prime Minister Zuo has been admonished many times, but the emperor has not been summoned so far, and yesterday the queen privately summoned the military department Shangshu, it seems that she has the intention to let Du Yun enter the court." ”

"Du Yun?"

"It's the queen's nephew, the grandson of Du Yi, the old general of Sui Yuan."

"How is the prince?"

"I'm a little frightened, it's fine, it's just that the prince's entourage has been killed by the mountain bandits."

"Mountain bandits?" Nangong Qijue opened his eyes, and looked at the moonlight rippling in the water with a blank expression, "Xingyi, do you say that this governor should rectify the military system, or should he clean up the portal?" ”

"This ......," the sentence hesitated, "and the subordinates didn't understand what the lord meant." ”

"You'll understand." Nangong Qijue glanced at him, "Inform the second sentence and let him serve the new master wholeheartedly." ”

"Subordinates are stupid." Xing Yi's eyebrows tightened, and he hesitated: "Lord, Xing Er's ...... But what was wrong? ”

Seeing that Xingyi, who usually spoke little, said so much, Nangong Qijue hooked his lips and said meaninglessly: "This governor said he was wrong? ”

"Then my lord, why did you ...... abandon him?

"What, you want to go with him?" Nangong Qijue turned his head to look at him, his face was not angry.

Hearing this, Xing Yi was shocked, and he immediately knelt down and said: "My subordinates swear to follow the lord to the death, if you violate it, you are willing to die and your soul will be broken and your body will be in the wilderness!" ”

The oath has fallen, and the night is silent.

The coolness was blowing, and a velvet flower quietly stopped on Nangong Qijue's shoulder, he twisted his fingers and took it off, and said: "If you want to follow in the footsteps of the second sentence in the future, then you have to do whatever it takes to let yourself have the strength to betray this governor, go down." ”

“…… Be! Xing Yi was shocked in his heart, and then retreated.

When he turned around, a velvet flower in his pupil was gradually freezing on the beautiful and slender fingertips......