"Are you sure that the Seventh Prince is dead?" In the quiet courtyard, the middle-aged man with an eager look ruined the scenery, making Yi Chenxuan frown impatiently.
"Who told you that Lao Qi is dead?" Yi Chenxuan slowly poured himself a cup of tea, sniffed the fragrance of the tea, and raised a sneer on his lips, "It is his fortune. Chen An turned against him and kidnapped Meng Shu to get him out of the way.
To survive, he and Bai Qige escaped on horseback. Fortunately, the people I deployed in Lingyun City dealt with the aftermath quickly and did not let Xiao Baishan and his gang see the clues. Otherwise, sooner or later, your and my deeds would be exposed."
Prime Minister Zuo was not as leisurely and calm as him. He walked around the courtyard with his waist hunched over, sweat oozing out from his head: "You and I are fine now, what will we do when the Seventh Prince comes back?"
"Why do you think I let people spread the news that Lao Qi and Bai Qige are dead? To comfort myself? There is no one around him who can help except Bai Qige. It is not easy to return to the imperial capital? Now the whole country thinks that
He is dead, and no one will believe a man who claims to be the Seventh Prince." Yi Chenxuan's eyes were full of confidence. Yi Chenxuan seemed to be puzzled by Prime Minister Zuo's ignorance, "Besides, I couldn't ask for him in Lingyun City.
Can't I continue his life in another place? The sky is high and the emperor is far away. Many of the local officials in the north are your disciples. With your connections and my subordinates, it will be easy to kill him."
Taking a deep breath, Prime Minister Zuo looked at that beautiful face in disbelief: "Are you... planning to pursue me secretly?"
Yi Chenxuan drank tea lightly, without commenting, and there was a fierce look in the eyes of the stunning man standing next to him.
Su Jinyan understood that Yi Chenxuan no longer believed him. He had no idea about secretly colluding with Prince Huoluohe to set up an ambush in Lingyun City. Otherwise, he would definitely try his best to notify Yi Chenjing in advance, so how could he do it?
How about putting Yi Chenjing in danger and narrowly escape death?
Unfortunately, it was too late to understand, too late to know, and now he can only wait in silence.
Looking up at the sky, the hot summer is about to begin. More unpredictable and increasingly violent storms are coming. In the troubled times, is there still a place for the amazingly talented Seventh Prince?
While the palace was immersed in two contradictory atmospheres of joy and heaviness, thousands of miles away, the escape continued.
Yi Chenjing had never been so tired in her life. When she woke up and opened her eyes, it was actually a day and two nights later. The morning glow in the sky was as gorgeous as fire, and the warm sunlight fell on her body, bringing new strength and spirit.
"Qi Ge?" Yi Chenjing patted the pale cheek of the woman in his arms and whispered softly. When his eyes touched the large pool of blood under the thin body, his heart felt like a knife. The green grass and leaves were stained red with blood, and even the body that should have been
Clothes as white as snow clung to Bai Qige's skin, and the contrast between blood red and snow white was shocking.
The body that had almost lost its body temperature moved slightly. Knowing that Bai Qige was still alive, Yi Chenjing felt a little relieved.
"Can you sit up? I have to clean your wound again."
"I've already cleaned it up while you were sleeping, so it won't be in the way." Bai Qige stood up with difficulty, her face paler than before, and her smile was very forced, "The wormwood is dense here, and it's not easy to find us even if someone is chasing us. The top priority is to
We have to find a way to contact General Xiao and the others. If those Jolohe soldiers come after us, we really have no power to resist."
Searching for two people in the vast wilderness is like looking for a needle, but Yi Chenjing is not in a hurry to leave. What he is anxious about is Bai Qige's injury. Two more days were wasted. According to the military doctor, her injury
We can no longer delay, otherwise our lives will be in danger.
He was hungry but couldn't find anything to satisfy his hunger. He wanted to leave but had no mount. Even when he was a hostage in Zhao State, he had never encountered such a difficult situation. Yi Chenjing had to calm down and think about countermeasures, while Bai Qige leaned on his shoulder.
, closed his eyes and listened to his whispers.
"With Chen An's tips, there is irrefutable evidence for wanting to bring down Yi Chenxuan - he is a careful person after all. Chen An has kept all the evidence of Yi Chenxuan's exchanges with him, including colluding with Qi Tao to hire a killer to kill General Zheng.
, took advantage of the night patrol to poison the thirty fake patrol soldiers and pretended to commit suicide, and also made a private agreement with Meng Shu to exchange your life and mine for the survival of the Meng Shu family..." Taking a deep breath, Yi Chenjing hugged Bai Qige tightly.
More tightly, "I knew Yi Chenxuan wanted to kill me, but I didn't expect him to be so vicious. He dared to interfere with something as important as the Northern Expedition. If my father knew about it, he would never let him off lightly."
"So he will stop us from going back at any cost."
Yi Chenjing smiled bitterly: "That's natural. I didn't expect that the Huoluohe soldiers who set up the ambush were actually arranged by Yi Chenxuan. Knowing that we were still alive, he would definitely send troops to chase us. There should be some people on the way back to join General Xiao.
Ambush. It seems that we can only go forward, and we can't go to big towns. There are many people there, and it is very likely that a large number of Yi Chenxuan's eyes and ears are lurking, which is too dangerous."
"There is no difference. There are fewer eyes and ears in a small village. However, the sudden appearance of a new face in a small place will arouse concern and suspicion. The degree of danger is similar."
There is a wolf in front and a tiger behind, a dilemma.
Rubbing his forehead tiredly, Yi Chenjing untied Bai Qige's clothes again to check the injury. The wound gradually began to swell and suppurate, and the color of the blood flowing out was no longer so fresh. It was obvious that the situation was not optimistic. After leaving Lingyun City, he headed south.
Running wildly, Yi Chenjing vaguely remembered that there should be a post town further ahead. There might be a doctor there. Even if he couldn't cure the poison on Bai Qige's body, it would be good to relieve the injury.
He originally wanted to carry Bai Qige on his back, but Bai Qige disagreed life and death. In the end, they stared at each other for a long time and reached an agreement. When they could leave, they would go together. When they couldn't leave or were in danger, all Bai Qige's opinions were invalid, and Yi Chenjing ran away carrying her.
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This was probably a relaxed atmosphere deliberately created by the two people. They both knew that the road ahead was difficult and dangerous, and life or death was uncertain.
That period of time can be said to be the most frightening and reassuring time that Bai Qige has ever experienced. The two of them walked on a strange land, dodging waves of enemies who were following them. Even if they were staying in a small mountain village, they had to be wary of appearing at any time.
The dangerous situation, but she felt that it didn't matter. Yi Chenjing held her hand steadily, regardless of identity, status, or whether she was of any use to the future of the emperor's industry. This was enough.
Only now she was convinced that she was Yi Chenjing's wife, not a chess piece.
The blockade laid by Yi Chenxuan was beyond their imagination. His pursuers could be found in almost every town south from Lingyun City. Yi Chenjing did not dare to expose his identity and ask for help. All he could do was to quietly ask for help.
The doctor treated Bai Qige, and then saw the doctors shaking their heads and leaving with disappointment - no one could cure Bai Qige's poison. But it was not without good things. When they fled to a small town, they met a charlatan.
The doctor looked slovenly and untidy, but his eyes were extremely poisonous. Not only did he tell Bai Qige that Bai Qige was in the current situation due to poisoning, he also took out a bottle of pungent black ointment and handed it to Yi Chenjing, which greatly prevented the situation.
Bai Qige's wound continued to worsen, which also provided information and opportunities to delay the search for someone who could detoxify the poison.
In the land of Western Chu, there are green mountains and dark mountains. If we can get the help of mountain poison doctors, there will be no poison in the world that cannot be cured.
At that time, the two fled all the way to the northeast of Zhongzhou, which was close to the imperial capital of Yao Kingdom but far away from the land of Western Chu. After Yi Chenjing learned that someone could save Bai Qige, he resolutely turned around and took her to the west.
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There has been no rainfall in the hot imperial capital of Yaoguo for several days, and even the usually humid and mild mountains have begun to become dry and hot. In the quiet courtyard, a quiet and gentle woman is gently shaking her fan, and the lady on the wicker chair is quietly snoring with her eyes closed, and she is sleeping soundly.
It's stability.
"Mrs. Suyan," outside the courtyard gate, a sneaky girl waved her hand and called softly, "Is the imperial concubine sleeping?"
Su Yan nodded, put down her fan, and walked quietly outside the hospital. She still lowered her voice to avoid waking Concubine Jing: "What's wrong, Yu Che, is there something wrong?"
"I haven't seen Zhan Ting in the past few days. I always feel that something has happened, so I just wanted to ask Mrs. Suyan if she knows anything."
"What can I know? Your Highness has handed over everything to you and Zhan Ting before going on the expedition. Even if something happens, he will tell you first instead of me." Suyan shook her head lightly, turned around and looked at the sleeping Concubine Jing with a worried tone.
A slight complaint.
Yi Chenjing asked her to concentrate on taking care of Concubine Jing. At that time, she felt that something was wrong. She was just going on a military expedition for a period of time. Is it necessary to hide Concubine Jing in such a difficult-to-find mountain? Zhan Ting, too, has been there since he arrived.
After arriving here, she became more mysterious and vigilant. Sometimes she disappeared for several days in a row and came back with the smell of blood. Sometimes she stayed close to her and Jing Fei, never leaving, as if someone was lurking in the dark to harm them.
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In short, everything is wrong.
A crashing sound startled Su Yan and Yu Che. They turned their heads and looked into the courtyard where the sound came from. Their whole bodies became stiff and almost suffocated.
Concubine Jing was still in a deep sleep, unaware that there was a strange man behind her who was clinging to an iron hook. His chilling and chilling aura made people shudder, and his eyes were also cold and terrifying.
"Respectfully--"
Fang wanted to scream, but he was caught off guard and tightly covered Suyan's scarlet mouth with a palm. The owner of the hand blocked Suyan and Yuche on the left and right, and a faint scent of rouge came from the strong palm. Suyan was usually timid,
Being frightened like this, he almost collapsed. On the contrary, Yu Che had gained some savage energy from being in contact with Bai Qige too much. With an idea, he raised his foot and stepped back.
"Hey! Damn girl, are you a living donkey? My sister's feet are about to be crushed by you!" A cry of pain rang in my ears, and it turned out to be a woman with a loud voice.
Perhaps because of the pain from being stepped on, he relaxed his vigilance, and the palms that blocked their mouths were slightly loosened. Yu Che seized the opportunity to shout for help, and the girl's clear voice echoed through the small courtyard. Not surprisingly, it also woke up the sleeping concubine Jing.
"Zhan Ting, don't ask me for this job again. This girl is much better than me!"
The woman sneered and called Zhan Ting's name. Yu Che and Su Yan looked towards the courtyard in shock and suspicion, and saw the concubine sitting in the wicker chair safely and soundly. The person standing quietly next to her was the one who had been missing for several days.
Yi Chenjing's closest subordinates fight against the court.
The terrifying man holding the iron hook just now had lost his ferocity and knelt softly at Zhan Ting's feet, but his eyes were still cold, as if... with a hint of ridicule.
"Don't be afraid, we are one of our own." Zhan Ting nodded to Su Yan and the woman behind Yu Che, who was obviously an old acquaintance, "Qing Xu, you scared them. I told you earlier that it is not good to scare people from behind...
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The woman named Qingxu hadn't spoken yet, but the man kneeling at her feet laughed, coldly and arrogantly: "Lingxi Qiao Qingxu? Why, you people in the world are planning to be Yi Chenjing's lackeys? Oh, everyone is dead.
, why are you guarding a group of women for him? Why not send them all fireworks-"
The last word of that sentence was spat out with blood foam. Zhan Ting lowered his head, and the hand that had just broken the assassin's neck trembled slightly. Slowly, his body began to tremble as well.
But these were not enough to stop Concubine Jing from looking dazed for a moment and bursting into tears.