Late at night, Xianyang Station.

In the room, bright candles were lit.

"The national teacher entered the palace alone and went to ask King Qin for the method of solving the Gu, will there be any problems, it's so late, why hasn't she come back?"

In Yue'e's room, Meng Changlan was holding a cup of hot tea in her hand, drinking it in small sips, and suddenly said something.

Yue'e sat on the edge of the bed, humming a little song in her mouth, and was comfortably packing her personal luggage, calculating the time, Xiangye, who was far away in the north, should have killed Menghu, and when the good news came, she and the national teacher could leave for Hangu Pass, and the group gathered in Hangu Pass to return to Daji.

It's been so long, she's a little homesick, and she can't wait to go back to the capital and go back to the Prime Minister's Mansion.

Hearing Meng Changlan speak, Yue'e stopped what she was doing, glanced at her, raised her little eyebrows and replied: "Sister Changlan doesn't have to worry, the national teacher is very reassuring, she will be back in a while, and there will be no problems." ”

Meng Changlan nodded, looking at the tea in the cup in a daze.

Knock knock.

There was a knock on the door.

"Enter."

With a creak, the door opened, and a Long Wuwei walked in with a note in both hands, stepped forward and respectfully handed it to Yue'e: "Madam, the news from the north has just come." ”

"Hmm."

Yue'e answered, waved his hand and sent him away.

After Long Wuwei left, Yue'e couldn't wait to open the note, her bright eyes reflected the content of the note, and Yue'e looked at it word by word.

There was silence in the room......

After a long time, Meng Changlan found that something was wrong, she raised her beautiful eyes, and found Yue'e stunned in place, holding the note in her hand, and tears from her eyes.

Realizing that something was wrong, Meng Changlan subconsciously straightened up and asked, "What happened?" ”

Yue'e twisted her neck stiffly: "Xiangye.... Missing. ”

Meng Changlan frowned.

.....

Half an hour later, a carriage stopped outside the inn.

"National teacher." Yue'e stood at the door of the post station with red eyes, waiting for the national teacher to return.

Jiang Linglong stepped out of the carriage and saw Yue'e like this, with a solemn expression: "I'll talk about other things later, let's come over with Poor Road first." ”

After speaking, Jiang Linglong hurried towards her room, how fast she walked, she looked very anxious.

Yue'e followed closely behind Jiang Linglong.

The two of them entered the house together.

The table in the room was full of bottles and jars, neatly arranged, and it was full of Gu worms raised by Jiang Linglong.

Jiang Linglong took a deep breath and took out one of the bottles, holding the bottle tightly with both hands, but never dared to open it.

"National teacher, Xiangye, he, he ....." Yue'e choked up sadly and said: "Xiangye won't die, right, right?" ”

Jiang Linglong glanced at Yue'e, was silent for a moment, and handed the bottle in her hand to her.

"Open the bottle and you'll know if he's dead or not." Jiang Linglong said.

"Huh?" Yue'e took the bottle and cried: "National teacher, what are you talking about, why don't you look sad at all, Xiangye he.... Hello, you are Xiangye's master, don't you worry about your apprentice? ”

"Without further ado, open the bottle." Jiang Linglong pretended to be serious. In fact, she didn't dare to open the bottle herself, so she handed over this task to Yue'e.

"Oh." Yue'e reached out and wiped the tears from her face, and opened the bottle in the midst of crying.

As soon as the mouth of the bottle opened, a small worm flew out of it.

Seeing that the worm was still alive, Jiang Linglong's heart that had been hanging all the way finally slowly let go, and she breathed a long sigh of relief.

She reached out and the worm landed on her palm.

"National teacher, what is this?" Yue'e reached out and wiped the tears from her face with the back of her hand.

"Mother and Son Gu."

"What is Mother and Child Gu?"

"Mother and son Gu is...... Forget it, I told you you don't understand either. Jiang Linglong didn't want to explain so much, but said, "Yue'e, you hurry up and go back and pack up, and we'll leave immediately." I have obtained the method of solving the Gu from the King of Qin, and we will immediately go north to find the Chen Dynasty. ”

"By the way, you must persuade Meng Changlan to let her go north with us, she is of great use, whether she can save Chen Chao depends on her."

......

......

A few days later.

The capital of the Great Era.

The Eldest Princess's Mansion.

The sky was bright, and most of the people in the capital were still asleep, so Xiao Han, who was dressed in black, parked the carriage at the gate of the mansion, removed the stool, and put it next to the carriage, waiting for the eldest princess to go out to the court.

Chu Yunmei, the eldest princess wearing a crimson official robe, raised her legs and crossed the threshold, holding the official hat in one hand, and yawning with her ruddy mouth with the other, and came out of the mansion.

Step on the stool and board the carriage.

Everything was cleaned up, the stool was put back in place, the curtain was lowered, Xiao Han acted as the coachman, raised the whip in his hand, and the wheel of the car turned leisurely and drove in the direction of Miyagi.

In the carriage, Chu Yunmei, who was wearing a crimson official robe, closed his eyes and leaned in the carriage and dozed off.

When turning a street corner, Xiao Han thought about it, hesitated, but took out a court newspaper from his arms, lifted the curtain and handed it in, and said:

"Your Highness, this is an urgent report from eight hundred miles last night."

Hearing this, Chu Yunmei opened her beautiful eyes and took them casually, but she didn't open them immediately, but put them aside casually, closed her eyes again, dozed off, and muttered:

"Eight hundred miles in an expedited? The war in the north has long ended, and the second prince returned to Beijing half a month ago, and he has just been crowned the king of Xinjiang by the imperial court, how can he still have eight hundred miles to expedite ......"

Xiao Han replied: "It's not from the north, it's from the Qin State." ”

"Huh?"

Hearing this, Chu Yunmei slowly opened his eyes and stopped dozing in an instant.

Didn't it come from the north?

From the Qin State?

Qin ...... Chu Yunmei muttered, coming from the Qin State, it has nothing to do with the Chen Dynasty, could it be that the Chen Dynasty has finished solving the matter and is about to come back?

The corners of Chu Yunmei's mouth curled, and she couldn't wait to pick up the court newspaper on the seat next to her, open it and take a quick look.

Xiao Han, who was driving in front, suddenly felt a compelling coldness coming from behind him at a certain moment.

He quietly turned his head and glanced at the carriage, although there was a curtain to cover it, he still saw through the gap and saw the expression on His Highness's face in the carriage gradually solidifying, she still kept holding the court newspaper with both hands, looking carefully, but there was no light in those eyes.

It's as if all color has been lost.

Xiao Han slowed down his breathing, for fear of disturbing Chu Yunmei.

He knew that Her Royal Highness the eldest princess had a deep affection for the Chen Dynasty, although the eldest princess never said in front of him that she liked the Chen Dynasty, but Xiao Han, as a guard, knew that Her Royal Highness's liking for the Chen Dynasty was no less than the likes of the ladies of the Chen Dynasty for the Chen Dynasty.

The court report came from the Qin State, and it was urgent for eight hundred miles.

Chen Chao is missing, and the army has been looking for a long time but has not found the body, in that case, it is impossible for Chen Chao to be alive.

Chen Chao, the prime minister of Daji, is dead!

One can imagine how bad the eldest princess is now.

Xiao Han drove the carriage very smoothly, he didn't bother the sadness that belonged to Chu Yunmei in the carriage, and she didn't want to be disturbed.

But soon, even though the carriage was walking slowly, it still reached the gate of the imperial city.

Xiao Han held the reins in his hand, slowly stopped the carriage, and waited for a while before he tried to speak: "Your Highness, it's here." ”

"Okay."

The voice coming from the carriage was emotionless.

After more than ten breaths, Chu Yunmei, who was wearing a crimson official robe and an official hat, came out of the carriage, his expression was the same as always, and there was no change, as if nothing had happened.

The court newspaper was placed on the seat in the carriage by her, as if it had never been opened.

Xiao Han brought a horse stool and helped Chu Yunmei get out of the car, but for some reason, Chu Yunmei suddenly stumbled, if it weren't for Xiao Han's quick eyes, he would have fallen directly from the carriage.

"Your Highness?" Xiao Han said worriedly.

Chu Yunmei stood up again, reached out and supported the crooked official hat on his head, "It's okay, I'm fine." ”

After speaking, Chu Yunmei participated in the early dynasty under Xiao Han's gaze, mixed in the flow of hundreds of officials and people, although it was no different from usual, but that back was out of place with the people around him.

Thin, thin, and depressed.

Like an emotionless shell.