Chapter Seventy-Three: Into Shaanxi
In the Nanjing prison, two uninvited guests came. The newly appointed Chang Lin Chang Tui came in with a man and a woman, and Qi Cell Head hurriedly stepped forward to smile and salute.
"No need, where is the prisoner Guo Kun being held?" Chang Lin said lightly.
"At the behest of my lord, he was kept in the innermost room, and no one could approach him."
"Very well, let's go down." Chang Lin sent Qi Cell Head away, and said respectfully, "His Royal Highness Taisun, the lower officials are waiting outside, you and Miss Wu are please." ”
Zhu Zhanji nodded lightly, and Chang Lin withdrew. He walked into the innermost cell with Wu Yuehe. It was disorganized, the smell was unpleasant, Guo Kun was covered in scars, his hands and feet were bound by iron chains, his back was against the wall, and he couldn't move.
"If you have any tricks, if you snort, you are not worthy of being a person." Hearing the sound of the door opening, Guo Kun said disdainfully, his voice was weak, but iron-clad.
Wu Yuehe's heart was sour, and she called softly: "Senior Brother Guo." ”
Guo Kun raised his head suddenly, in disbelief, and said excitedly: "Yuehe, what are you doing?" Go back, quick. ”
Zhu Zhanji said contemptuously on the side: "She promised to enter the palace to accompany me, just to save your life." ”
"No, no, Zhu Zhanji, you will kill me if you have it, don't bully her." Guo Kun kept shaking his head, tearing his heart, "Yuehe, don't care about me, they are your father-killing enemies, and they would rather die than surrender to them." ”
"Zhu Zhanji, if you dare to touch her finger, I won't let you go." Guo Kun's blood-red eyes and hideous face stared at Zhu Zhanji.
Zhu Zhanji didn't care, pulled up Wu Yuehe and got out of the cell.
"Zhu Zhanji, you let her go for me, you have the ability to rush at me, ah-"
Wu Yuehe went outside and said coldly: "Let him go." ”
Zhu Zhanji squinted at her and snorted, "Would you put a means to do anything, and always want to kill your own enemy?" ”
Wu Yuehe's speech was sluggish.
"He's in my hands, at least he can save his life, you better accompany me to see my father."
"Don't you think about it."
"You?"
"I promised to enter the palace, but I didn't promise to serve you, serve tea and water, wash and cook, as you arrange, see your father, enter your harem, don't think about it." Wu Yuehe snorted coldly and went out first.
Zhu Zhanji touched his chin, smiled confidently, and said softly: "After entering the palace, you can escape from my palm?" You're going to play, you're going to be with you. Smile more obsessively, preferring the cat-and-mouse feel.
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On the same day, the marriage was not completed, and the eunuch passed on the emperor's message, Chen Yuan had no time to delay, and asked Fan Niangzi to help take care of the sweet potatoes planted, so he went with them to see Lord Kuang, the envoy.
Fan Niangzi was heartbroken about Chen Yuan's farming, but now her son went to do the emperor's errand, and immediately turned into joy. Who said that his son would have no interest if he called Baijuan, no, the emperor appreciated him and asked him to run errands, and he no longer refused to farm, so he hurriedly agreed.
Seeing everyone's ridiculed eyes, Zhao fled in despair, never mentioning the divorce, and did not even ask for the thirty yuan he was given.
Fan Niangzi saw that Dong Mingyan had good eyes and was timid, she actually said those upright words just now, and she liked it in her heart, she had slandered her so much before, and it was not that her mother Zhao hated her too much.
She put the money in the palm of Miss Dong's hand: "Girl, you are a good girl, my Chen Yuan is also blessed, he went on an errand, the marriage was not returned, and I can't take your money, you can take it back." ”
"Auntie, even if my mother is not, she is also my mother, I caused trouble to my aunt today, I hope my aunt will not blame. These aunts took it, and it was winter in the past, so I added some winter clothes to my aunt and Chen Gongzi. Besides, when Chen Gongzi came back from an errand, most of them were to be used, and he always had to put some clothes on his shoulders so as not to be shabby. ”
After Miss Dong's words, Fan Niangzi was happy in her heart, this class will consider comprehensively, not like her mother at all, she basically accepted her in her heart, and she no longer shirked.
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It's mid-September in the blink of an eye, and it's the end of summer and the beginning of autumn, the breeze is caressing, and there is a faint cool smell in the heat. On the wide, endless official road, the sound of hooves was crisp, and in the dust raised, five fast horses came at a gallop.
The horses were panting and sneezing, and the dust was piled up, and it was evident that they had traveled a great distance.
Among the five knights, one middle-aged man with a face like a heavy date, a young man dressed as a scribe, and the other three were wearing armor, sweating profusely, and the northwest wind and sand were heavy.
"Look, my lord!" An armor leader, glancing around a few times, suddenly pointed to the boundary monument on the side of the road, and became excited.
The middle-aged man jumped off the horse and hurriedly raised his eyes to look, this boundary monument is old, the handwriting is mottled, and three bright red characters "Shizhou boundary" can be faintly seen. Starting from Nanjing, half a month's journey finally arrived, and the middle-aged man twisted his beard.
"This is Shizhou?" The young scribe patted the horse's back and got off the horse, my God, I still like the era of high-speed rail, these more than ten days of horseback riding, eating and sleeping in the open, back pain, legs are almost unconscious.
This group of people is Kuang Yu and Chen Yuan, who were ordered by Feng Zhudi to go to Shaanxi on an errand.
Shizhou, that is, Lishi District, Luliang City, Shanxi Province, is in the middle of the Luliang Mountains, surrounded by mountains, ravines and ravines, the loess beams are undulating and continuous, the whole terrain is high in the east and low in the west, and is divided into mountain areas and hilly areas.
The little guy on the back wiped the sweat beads on his forehead, took the water bladder and pastries from the horseback and handed them to the two people in front of him: "Lord Kuang, Chen Xianggong, let's eat some dry food first!" ”
From Nanjing to Shaanxi, the night and night, the fatigue and hardship can be imagined, Chen Yuan took the pastry and devoured a few bites, and poured a meal of water. The cold water droplets drilled down his neck into his chest, indescribably refreshing and clever, he used to eat very gently, but this time he was in a hurry, and he couldn't take care of any image, he put down the water bladder, looked at the continuous mountains, and took a long breath: "Shizhou, it's finally here, it's not easy!" ”
"Isn't it easy?" Lord Kuang's brows were wrinkled together, and he said worriedly, "We set off at the beginning of September, from south to north, from east to west, and traveled day and night for more than ten days. It has been more than a month since Shizhou Wufu Yin wrote to His Majesty, and I don't know what the situation is in Shizhou. ”
Chen Yuan said with a smile: "Don't worry, my lord, we haven't seen the fleeing people along the way, and we haven't heard the news of the riots, which means that the situation is not so bad." ”
Kwong Yu nodded, a lot less worried. At first, he was opposed to His Majesty sending Chen Yuan to follow, but later after talking all the way, he found that this young man was not simple, his knowledge of the Ming region far exceeded his own, and he could get to the point when he analyzed the problem, and looked at him differently. His Majesty sent him with him, and it really had a deep meaning.
They ate something, rested for a while, and Kuang said, "Retreat, let's go." ”
"Adults first, I'll later."
Seeing Kuang Yu's doubts, Chen Yuan explained: "Since there are no displaced people, there is something else wrong with the rebellion. ”
Kuang Yu nodded and said: "Retreat is reasonable, if you find something wrong, report it to me immediately." ”
Chen Yuan added: "The adults still need to repair the book to Wu Qianhu, so that he can deal with it, in case of accidents, Wu Fu Yin dares to report the rebellion, first, there is an army to respond, to prevent the expansion of civil unrest, and second, to find out the truth, so that it can be dealt with quickly and eliminate hidden dangers." ”
Lord Kuang said solemnly: "Take care of your retirement." ”
Chen Yuan arched his hand: "Take care, adult." ”
Kuang led the people to ride into Shizhou.