Chapter 28: The Assassination of the Official Road
Concubine Zhou recognized Princess Qingyang at a glance, her body shook, and she hurriedly took the two of them to the inner room to talk.
"What's going on? How did you end up here? Concubine Zhou lifted Princess Qingyang's hat, and tears fell.
Zhou Hao hurriedly said: "Niangniang, don't get excited, the princess doesn't want to kiss, it just so happened that my unconscious daughter got into trouble and offended the great enemy, and she needed to go out to avoid the limelight.
Now Princess Qingyang is already on the way, there is no Princess Qingyang here, only a girl named Zhou Yu, you have to remember! ”
Concubine Zhou was surprised and delighted, and covered her mouth excitedly and nodded repeatedly.
Zhou Hao breathed a sigh of relief and asked, "Can the people in the courtyard be trusted?" ”
Concubine Zhou groaned: "They are all the old people around me, and I don't bring any of the palace people who don't want to come with me, they are all credible." ”
Zhou Hao finally had a smile on his face, "In this case, I am also relieved that Zhou Yu is here, just in case, I have prepared half a jade noodle for Miss Zhou Yu, from today onwards, don't take it off at any other time except for going to bed."
There is also the loyal maid next to Miss Zhou Yu, in order to avoid revealing the stuffing, I asked her to follow the little girl to Yan Kingdom, and the people who served around Miss Zhou Yu also asked Niangniang to find a way. ”
Zhou Yu whispered: "Thank you Zhou family master, I don't need a maid to serve, but will Amber come back in the future?" ”
Zhou Hao nodded, "When the mission returns, someone will take her away." ”
Zhou Yu was grateful.
Concubine Zhou held Zhou Yu's hand tightly and said: "From today on, you are my niece's niece, and in the future, we will depend on each other for our lives, and live well in this courtyard, if there is a chance."
Concubine Zhou didn't say any more, and turned to look at Zhou Hao, "By the way, cousin, there is one more thing, which is about the guards of Wang Ling."
Concubine Zhou told Zhou Hao about the situation here.
When Zhou Hao heard this, he laughed, "I really fell asleep and came to the pillow, it just so happened that I got some new seeds from overseas, and I need to try to plant them, but I can't find a good place, if they are willing to plant for me, I will harvest as much as I plant, even if I don't succeed, I will compensate them, and I will not treat them badly if I have all the other outputs." ”
Concubine Zhou was overjoyed and sincerely thanked Zhou Hao.
When Zhou Hao returned to Yuncheng from the royal tomb, he received news that the envoy had entered the boundary of Yangning Mansion.
Yangning Mansion is mountainous, the official road is narrow and winding, and there are often mountain bandits who burn and rob, and it is not very peaceful.
Tian Huai was vigilant as soon as he entered here, after all, Princess Qingyang brought so many things and relatives, and everyone in Chen Guo knew about it, who knew if those vicious mountain bandits would take the risk of robbing the dowry of the royal princess.
Amber has been busy working around for the past few days, so naturally she has heard a lot of rumors, and she is uneasy in the carriage.
Huang Ye closed his eyes and recuperated, and when he opened his eyes, he met the pair of worried eyes, "What's wrong?" ”
Amber opened her mouth, but stopped talking.
"Say!"
Under the coercion of Huang Ye's eyes, Amber had to tell the news she had heard, "Princess, do you think we will meet mountain bandits?" ”
Huang Ye chuckled, "What should I be?" What if you meet a bandit? There are two generals here, if they can't even protect us, how can they send an envoy to Yan State? ”
Amber was stunned for a moment and breathed a sigh of relief, "What the princess said is very true, it is the slave maid who wants to go wrong. ”
It didn't take long for Amber to relax, and when it was almost dark, the insects and birds in the mountains and forests flew away.
Tian Huai and Wei Qing immediately made a defensive posture, but in the blink of an eye, several black shadows jumped out from the cliffs on both sides of the official road, and after landing, they rushed directly to the envoy with a big knife.
"Meet the enemy!" Tian Huai drew his knife and shouted, and everyone moved.
"Protect the princess!" Wei Qing shouted, and the cronies around him surrounded Huang Ye's carriage.
At this time, the guards from Yan Guo's side also rushed over.
Wei Qing was stunned for a moment, and the person who came explained: "The princess is precious and noble, and there is no room for loss. ”
Wei Qing nodded at them, since the sixth prince of the Yan Kingdom was willing to make a move, he could draw more manpower to deal with these assassins.
The fighting lasted from evening to night, and the corpses on the ground blocked the way of the team.
The soldiers carried torches to count the corpses on the official road, and Tongtian Huaiyu reported: "General, all 50 assassins were killed, and our side was killed and wounded 36, of which 8 were seriously wounded, and the others were lightly wounded. ”
Tian Huai's face was gloomy, and he walked towards Princess Qingyang's carriage with a cold face, "Is the princess frightened?" ”
Amber lifted the curtain, smiled respectfully at Tian Huai, and said: "Back to the general's words, my princess is okay and not frightened, but the princess said that the soldier's injury cannot be delayed, and the general is asked to arrange it quickly without scruples." ”
Tian Huai's face was suspicious, but he still responded.
Wen Jin asked, "What did the princess tell you?" ”
Tian Huai whispered while instructing the people to continue to set off: "A woman's heart is in the sea, a few days ago, the princess made various excuses to delay the trip, but now she is in a hurry, as if she has changed a person!" ”
Wen Jin's face turned pale with fright, and he smiled dryly: "No! Will the princess still be in a hurry? Isn't it that he was frightened by the assassins and wanted to leave this place of right and wrong as soon as possible? ”
Tian Huai nodded, "It's not impossible, forget it, the most important thing now is to advance the city, the dead soldiers must be reported, the seriously injured soldiers must be treated, and it is estimated that it will have to be delayed for a few days before continuing to go." ”
Thinking of this, Tian Huai's brows furrowed even deeper, and he didn't know if he could reach Yan Country before the heavy snow.
With something in his heart, Tian Huai couldn't care about thinking about Princess Qingyang's strange appearance.
Wen Jin breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that after entering the city, he had to find an opportunity to remind Huang Ye well, so as not to leak and trap.
The convoy went around the mountains all night, and it was only after dawn that they saw the gate of Yangning Mansion.
Everyone, including Wei Qing, breathed a sigh of relief and hurried into the city.
When the prefect of Yangning Mansion received the news, he came to see Princess Qingyang as if he was burning his buttocks, and as soon as he came, he knelt on the ground and cried, "Princess Mingjian!" Xia Guan really doesn't know where those mountain bandit assassins came from, so please ask the princess for mercy! ”
Huang Ye sat in the carriage with black lines on his forehead.
Amber lifted the curtain and looked at Bunjin pleadingly.
Wen Jin cleared his throat and said, "Lord Prefect, now is not the time to talk about this, you quickly arrange for a doctor to treat the injured soldiers, and in addition, the manpower we lack must also be supplied from Yangning Mansion, as well as food."
Wen Jin said a lot, diverting all the attention of the prefect.
Seeing the prefect's sad look, Amber almost couldn't hold back her laughter.
Wait for the two to enter the inn room.
Amber smiled: "Princess, you didn't see it just now, that prefect is really funny, it doesn't look smart at all!" I really don't know how he got into the position of prefect! ”
(End of chapter)