Chapter 24: The Prisoner's Cage
What about people? Where are Jiang Yutang's people? This is the crux of the matter. Shu Yu Shirt
The atmosphere in the tent suddenly fell silent, and everyone was short of breath. Snow Kite has long been ownerless, secretly weeping, Chunju is also worried, Suna is old, but this matter is completely beyond everyone's control, it is indeed quite tricky.
Zhuang Meiyan frowned slightly and said, "Suna, have you seen someone coming?"
Suna shook her head and said, "The queen is not here, how dare Suna casually let strangers enter your tent, a little slave girl came to tell me that it was the queen that an old friend of yours came to visit you from Wushuang and asked for your permission to let him come to see you." β
Zhuang Meiyan's brows furrowed even tighter, and she said, "Didn't Aunt Suna go to verify who the person who came was, and just send a little female slave girl to find me back?"
Suna was startled, she slowly raised her head, her eyes were low.
"Queen, I have not sent anyone to tell you about itβI had no idea that you were at the lord's tent at the time. β
The silence was extreme, as if the air exhaled would condense, and Chunju and Snow Kite looked at each other, each seeing the horror in each other's eyes. The corners of Zhuang Meiyan's mouth moved slightly, revealing a quiet smile, she breathed a sigh of relief, raised her eyes to look at the people with heavy faces, and said with a smile in a somewhat relaxed tone: "What are you doing? β
Suna's face became more and more ugly, and she frowned and said, "I'll go and find out who this slave girl is." β
Zhuang Meiyan indifferently called her and said, "Suna, there's no need. I have been mentally prepared enough since I set foot on this land in Wuyang, and I know that I am destined not to spend this life peacefully, and I will definitely do my best to deal with all the tests given to me by Lord Wolf God. β
"I only hope," Zhuang Meiyan spread out the "Snow Fox Eyes" held tightly in her hand, after several twists and turns, this blood jade accessory still returned to her hand intact, the color was bright red as ever, crystal shining, she slowly stroked the smooth surface of the blood red jade with her fingertips, her eyes were full of affection, and she whispered as if talking to herself: "I only hope that one day in the future, when I look back, I will not regret every choice I made - no matter which step I finally came to, I will never say that I regret it!"
Suna also calmed down, pondered for a moment and said: "Yes, the queen is right, this is not the time to track down these trivial matters, the most important thing we should find is the whereabouts of Jiang Yutang and Cousin Snow Kite, the two of them are the key to the matter, otherwise we can only fall into a passive situation." β
Zhuang Meiyan nodded.
Once the idea was clear, everyone was shocked, but after thinking about it, how easy was this matter? As soon as they returned, they learned roughly about the situation in the queen's tent from Suna's description. Suna also got a little slave girl before this, and the time was about the same as the time they got the message, Suna handled it very calmly, and she quietly sent a henchwoman slave girl to meet these two people quietly to understand their situation and purpose.
When the slave girl came back, she told her that she had not found these two people at all, and that the place where the little slave girl had said was empty. Suna vaguely felt that something was wrong, and was hesitating whether to let Onigos investigate what was going on, and the queen and the others returned to the tent.
The more everyone thought about it, the more they felt that there was something strange about this matter, but they couldn't think of the other party's purpose.
Suna hesitated, "Queen, I'll go and discuss with Ghost Gos, he may know something." β
Zhuang Meiyan nodded, and suddenly called Suna again, and ordered: "Don't make a noise, let alone let Ghost Ges interfere in the investigation." β
Suna was stunned for a moment, and immediately agreed: "Yes!"
After Suna left, Chunju asked with some puzzlement, "Queen, why don't you let Ghost Gus interfere in this matter? Now only he can rescue Doctor Jiang and them." β
Although it is still unclear what happened, since Chunju and the others entered Wuyang with Zhuang Meiyan, there has not been a single thing that is not thrilling, and it will kill people at every turn, so after learning that these two people had an accident, they couldn't have a good premonition. Chunju has been with Jiang Yutang for a long time, and he has also been treated by him, so he is particularly concerned about his safety.
Zhuang Meiyan was silent.
Seeing a clue, Snow Kite asked worriedly, "Could it be that the queen suspects that this matter is a countryβno, no, it is impossible." β
Snow Kite finally didn't dare to say all the majestic names, or she didn't want to admit the existence of this possibility in her heart, and even doubt would make her feel painful. She looked up at the queen worriedly, Zhuang Meiyan was still sitting upright, her face was calm, and she was gently playing with the blood-red "Snow Fox Eyes" in her hand, which made people's eyes a little sour.
Chunju also understood a little, she muttered stupidly: "No, never, Qiyang Mountain's Xiaobai will never hurt the lady." β
The deepest string in Zhuang Meiyan's heart was suddenly plucked, and a string of chaotic notes popped up, completely disturbing the calm state of mind that she had managed to maintain. She waved her hand to Snow Kite and Chunju, and said calmly, "You guys go out first, I want to be alone for a while." β
"Yes!" Snow Kite and Chunju were relieved, but they still obeyed the order and left.
Zhuang Meiyan sat cross-legged on the low couch alone, falling into a person's contemplation. It was quieter in the tent, and suddenly someone came out of the curtain window of the tent and stuffed something very fast. Zhuang Meiyan jumped off the low couch with agility, tiptoeing to open the curtain, this position is the back of the tent, few people guard, behind the tent is the tent area of the slaves, and the small yellow tents are undulating. Zhuang Meiyan's eyes were sharp, and she caught a small white figure flashing from the tent in time, and her eyes couldn't help but show a puzzled look.
With some difficulty, she bent down and picked up what the man had thrown on the ground, it was a torn strip of cloth, the cyan satin fabric was very ordinary, but Zhuang Meiyan recognized this fabric, which was usually used by the Wushuang to make coats for men.
Zhuang Meiyan chased out of the tent without hesitation and walked briskly in the direction where the little figure had disappeared. Chunju and Snow Kite, who were waiting outside, saw her in a hurry and hurriedly followed. The yellow tent was empty, Zhuang Meiyan frowned slightly, and motioned to Chunju and Xue Kite to hurry up and find someone, Chunju They didn't know what was going on, but seeing Zhuang Meiyan's anxious expression, they knew that the matter was not trivial, so they hurriedly looked for it. The slaves' tent area is like a labyrinth, one after the other, and it is disorganized, you can put it as you want, you stand in my way, I stand in your way.
The figures of Chunju and Snow Kite were quickly covered by the yellow tent, and at this moment, Zhuang Meiyan saw a childish little face quickly flashing in the gap of the tent in front of her, and she was about to greet Chunju and them, but she couldn't find these two people for a long time. Zhuang Meiyan didn't want to alarm too many people, let alone the mysterious figure, so he hurriedly chased after him.
The figure was fast, small and agile, walking between the tents, Zhuang Meiyan was a woman who was nearly five months pregnant, her body was bulky, and she was tired and out of breath after walking for a while, but fortunately, the figure would always slow down at the corner, so that she could barely keep up.
Zhuang Meiyan didn't know the other party's intentions, but this was the only clue, and she was reluctant to let it go.
In the chaos, she had already passed through the slave's tent area, and there was an open space behind her, and if she walked further, she could vaguely see the queen mother's tent, and Zhuang Meiyan couldn't help but hesitate. This is someone from the side beckoning to her, and she slightly tilts her head to see a familiar little face, Sumya.
"This way!" Su Miya looked nervous, she hid on the side of a tent, and shouted to Zhuang Meiyan in a low voice, "Go this way." β
Zhuang Meiyan followed her without thinking.
Sumya took her hand and cautiously walked through the tent, as if they were circling in circles.
Zhuang Meiyan followed Su Miya forward, and she asked impatiently, "Su Miya, where are you taking me?"
Su Mya raised her innocent little face and smiled sincerely: "An uncle wants me to take you to meet him, shhh β
The big bright eyes instantly dimmed, and the child's expression was still as innocent and cute as when he first saw it. Zhuang Meiyan couldn't help but feel a little sad when she saw the gloom and timidity in her eyes, and said softly: "Sumya, do you hate me?"
"Ahh
The child is the least good at lying, Zhuang Meiyan's heart softened, opened her arms and took her into her arms, caressed her gently, and said in a low voice: "It's okay to hate, what can be wrong with you being a child, it's always me who is not good, let me see." β
Zhuang Meiyan looked down at Su Miya's face in distress, a dark red scar was left under her right eye, clear and obstructive, Su Miya broke free from her embrace, and at the same time subconsciously covered her right cheek, her lips tightened more and more. Zhuang Meiyan knew that she cared about this scar very much, and sighed softly: "Didn't I ask Snow Kite to send an ointment that doesn't leave scars?
Sumya whispered, "Asuna said that you are a bad woman, and this ointment will hurt even more if you apply it." β
After a short pause, she added, "I want to try it too, I don't want to leave this ...... But Asuna was all gone. β
She stretched out her little hand to gesture at the scar on her cheek, her small mouth was aggrieved, and her eyes were a little red.
Zhuang Meiyan sighed sadly, and was about to persuade her a few words, but the child suddenly clapped his hands and smiled: "But now it's okay, that uncle said that he is the most capable miracle doctor, and he will definitely make my face as beautiful as before." He told me to rip off the corners of his clothes, and told me to look at you, and say that you must find a way to save himβor else, Nati would have beaten him to death. β
The child's eyes showed fear again, Zhuang Meiyan hesitated slightly, and said, "Then how did you meet that uncle, aren't you afraid that Nati will find out and give you to the Queen Mother?"
"I played hide and seek with Rusu and them, and then I saw a big hole in the inside of that tent, and I wanted to hide in them, and they couldn't find me so easily...... It was there that I saw my uncle, who was so pitiful, covered in blood, Queen, he was really pitiful, he was punished much worse than Sumya, it was terrible, you must save him!" the child whispered, shaking the hem of her robe, looking up.
Zhuang Meiyan was also a little anxious in her heart, and asked, "Which tent?"
Sumia pointed to a small tent on the opposite side and said, "That's it." β
Zhuang Meiyan cautiously looked at the surrounding terrain, they had bypassed the Queen Mother's tent and came to the slave quarters serving the Queen Mother, according to the rules of slaves, they were not allowed to step out of the door of the tent without the orders of their masters, no different from prisoners, so they failed to attract the attention of others along the way.
And at this time, after a walk, Chunju and Xue Kite disappeared, and then wanted to go back to find someone, and then go back to call someone, Zhuang Meiyan was afraid of delaying time, listening to Su Miya's tone, at this time the prison seemed to be not strictly guarded, she hesitated for a moment, or decided to go in to see it in person and then make a decision, presumably the respect of his queen, even if Nati found himself, he would not dare to act rashly, and everything at that time could only be improvised.
She was a little apprehensive in her heart, she only felt that this was the biggest risk she had taken in her life, and she didn't have the slightest certainty in her heart, but she could only resign herself to fate.