"If you don't come back, she will get married. That's really what Aunt Qingxu said." Under the thin sunlight, the energetic owner of Yiye Mountain Villa looked at the honest and dull Zhan Ting with half-open mouth in surprise, "Then what did you do?" responsive"
"I don't know what to say." Zhan Ting scratched his head and was still puzzled by Qiao Qingxu's abnormal behavior last night. "She must be drunk..."
Ye Huawan took a deep breath and suddenly raised her foot and kicked Zhan Ting on the leg. Her rude behavior was exactly the same as Qiao Qingxu's: "If you don't come back, Aunt Qingxu will get married. Don't you understand? That is, if you return to Qiaojiazhai, Aunt Qingxu will not marry anyone else but you." The girl's pretty face showed disdain and she hid in Fu Chu's arms as if she was afraid of being infected and stupidly said: "Brother Zhan, I am not praising you, you are so stupid."
Zhan Ting was confused for a while and turned to look at Qiao Qingxu who was talking to someone behind him. He also turned around and smiled naively: "How could it be possible? Qingxu and I have known each other for so many years, you don't understand."[
"I, I, I, I don't understand, you understand." Ye Huawan's lungs were so angry that he kicked her again.
"Ye Zi, stop making trouble, we have to hurry up." The gentle Fu Chu held the little junior sister in his arms and his thin body swayed on the bumpy horse. Ye Huawan knew that his injury had not healed yet, and it was easy for Busy Lao to move around if he wanted to. He honestly stopped moving and just rolled his watery eyes at Zhan Ting.
Qiao Qingxu likes Zhan Ting. I'm afraid that this fool in the world hasn't realized it yet. Seeing that his favorite aunt Qingxu is suffering from infatuation, Ye Huawan at a young age wants to ask Zhan Ting directly if he wants to be me. But she doesn't have the guts to expose the well-known secret, otherwise she will be scolded by Qiao Qingxu, holding her ears.
Yi Chenjing was not in the mood to laugh with everyone. With her frown furrowed, her eyes were always fixed forward. When she saw the tall and majestic gate of the imperial capital, she took a deep breath and her expression became more solemn.
"After entering the city, Master Ye and Fu Chu will be handed over to the two friends of the Zhao family. After that, I will go to Jingyang Inn to find you. If I am alive,"
Bai Qige's suddenly negative tone made Bai Qige a little worried. She looked at Yi Chenjing silently. However, the cold and handsome face seemed unwilling to let her see any thoughts. He deliberately put on the mask of indifference and entered the imperial capital, which was tantamount to a head-on confrontation with Yi Chenxuan. The most taboo It was the cowardice before the war. Yi Chenjing's low mood has become very obvious recently. She is really afraid... afraid that he will start to quit, afraid that he will lose the ambition he once had. What she is most afraid of is that he will not be able to compete with Yi Chenxuan. The determination to live and die was defeated in the final smoke of gunpowder
The winner is a prince, the loser is a thief. The battle for the throne is the most cruel. If he loses, I am afraid that his life will come to an end.
Feeling uneasy, they walked towards the gate of the imperial capital that had sent them off to the north. At this time, the number of soldiers checking under the silence was not more than usual, but there were many children playing and playing around the base of the city wall. Sweet laughter and nursery rhymes could be faintly heard.
"It's a little strange why it's so quiet. Shouldn't the fifth prince be on guard when facing a powerful enemy?" Qiao Qingxu was confused.
"The matter is so important that Yi Chenxuan will never let us return to the palace." Bai Qige was also a little confused and looked at the group of children with a slight frown. "These children... the city gates usually do not allow people to stay. Besides, it is strange to have so many children." Don’t they have parents watching over them?”
Bai Qige's question drew everyone's attention to the city gate. After careful observation, more strange phenomena were discovered one by one.
"There must be something weird. Look at those children. They are all playing clapping songs. There are dozens of them. No matter how fun it is, they won't all play this game." The girl who was traveling with her stretched out her arms and pointed with a determined expression. "And when I was a kid, I did. I’ve played it before, but boys don’t know how to play clap songs. But there are many boys here who seem to be very reluctant and feel like they are being forced.”
"Really?" Bai Qige and Yi Chenjing were at a loss.
Bai Qige had been in the orphanage since she was a child. There were very few games and most of them were children looking at the sky in a daze. As a prince, Yi Chenjing's daily life was completely different from that of ordinary people. He had seen all the games played by the children of the lower class. I have never seen the strange children who were forced to play childhood games. Fortunately, they were just ordinary people. They were soon discovered to be so extraordinary.
Qiao Qingxu took a deep breath: "It's better to be careful and go check on the situation first."
The soldiers guarding the city gate followed closely and only glanced briefly at the group without paying any attention to them. The others were either fierce-looking or outspoken and stupid. Fu Chu, the most gentle and kind-hearted, had no choice but to jump off his horse and walk to the center of a group of children with a smile on his face. Smile: "Little sister, why are you all playing here? Who asked you to do this?"
The little girl, who looked to be at most six or seven years old, glanced timidly, lowered her head, and said in a weak voice: "Daddy said that the official gave us money and asked us to play at the gate of the city. If we see strangers coming into the city, we should sing ballads to them."
Ballads. These children were arranged to sing ballads here, and they were specially designated to sing to people who came into the city. It seems that someone wanted to convey some information through this method.
"What kind of song?" Yi Chenjing rode on the horse and looked down with cold eyes, so scared that the little girl did not dare to speak [
"I'll ask." Fu Chu blocked Yi Chenjing's figure and bent down to smile more gently. "Can you tell me what kind of song it is? Here are ten copper coins to buy a lot of delicious food. If you tell my brother, these coins will be yours." "
Delicious food is very attractive to children. Seeing the ten coins lying quietly in Bai Xiu's palm, a group of brave boys gathered around and started talking. They were supposed to come here to sing ballads. Let people listen to it. Now there are people who pay to listen to it. It’s so cheap.
It was difficult to hear clearly in the crowd. Fortunately, there was an older child among them who spoke clearly and loudly. Then he recited a few nursery rhymes in full and Yi Chenjing instantly turned pale.
"The prince in the west and the concubine in the east flew out of the palace and could not find her back on Cihu Mountain. Looking forward to her return to her mother, she shed her tears and hid her little sister in a golden birdcage. The little sister was blind and legless, waiting for her brother to ladle water from the lake and turn it into ashes as the sun set."
These nursery rhymes are mismatched, do not rhyme, and are vulgar and crude. The content is also strange and inexplicable. It is obvious that they were not made up by children to sing for fun. However, others may feel that the content of the nursery rhyme has meaningless meaning to Yi Chenjing and Zhan Zhan. Ting Li was a fatal blow
The prince of the west refers to Concubine Yi Chenjing who came from Western Chu, not Bai Qige but concubine Jing; the little girl in the golden birdcage is obviously referring to Li'er, who is blind and unable to walk. They are the most important people of Yi Chenjing and Zhan Ting. By now it is obvious that these children were arranged by Yi Chenxuan in order to let them know the news about Concubine Jing and Li'er before they entered the city and then give up their plan to enter the city. Pan'er returned to the mountain and waited for her brother to ladle water from the lake. The sun set and turned the mountain into ashes. This was a naked threat. If they could not reach the designated place and rescue the people before the sun set, the lives of Concubine Jing and Li'er would be at risk.
One nursery rhyme, two lives
"Li'er..." Zhan Ting stood there blankly, muttering his sister's name. Suddenly, a fierce light flashed in his eyes, and murderous intent poured out.
Such cold and almost affectionate eyes make people's hearts palpitate. He looks like a love killer and a hellish Shura. It can easily remind people of the name Qiao Zhaohai called him that night, Jiu Yaksha, the fierce and murderous Zhan Ting, the gentle, dull and kind Zhan Ting. Which one is the real him?
Bai Qige was still surprised. Qiao Qingxu had already jumped off her horse and stood in front of Zhan Ting, as if she had guessed that he would leave impulsively.
"Don't go. This is obviously a trap of the enemy." Qiao Qingxu stretched out her arms to block the horse with no intention of giving in.
With almost crazy eyes, he looked past Qiao Qingxu's figure into the distance. Zhan Ting's voice was deep and ruthless, and he gritted his teeth: "Get out of the way."
"You told me not to go, don't you understand people? You know it's a trap, but you still have to break in. How many lives do you have?" Qiao Qingxu's tone gradually trembled as her chest heaved violently. She knew very well that once it concerned Li'er, it would be very serious. It's hard to dissuade Zhan Ting from back then, when he abandoned Qiao Jiazhai and broke into the palace with her to save Li'er. Now he will still choose to die regardless of all costs.
He is willing but she cannot sit idly by and ignore him
"Don't go, okay?"
The almost pleading tone made Zhan Ting distracted for a moment, but he returned to his original state in the blink of an eye. The horse's hooves kicked up the dust, hiding his usually honest expression behind the dust.
He obviously swore to himself that he would be a bodyguard for the rest of his life to repay his kindness. No matter what the situation, he would put His Highness in the most important position. But he couldn't do it. He really couldn't do it. In this world, he only has his sister as a relative. He is her brother. Why? He can watch her being hurt and let the hard-working but strong woman die in vain. She is imprisoned. He can wait until Emperor Yao dies and Yi Chenjing rules the world and returns his sister to him; she can't see her and can't leave. He can be hers. Eyes and legs accompany the weak sister to live like an ordinary person and laugh.
If she died...
So what's the point of him living?
Holding the reins tightly, Zhan Ting lowered his eyes, raised his hands and clasped his fists, his heart aching like a knife, "His Highness's kindness will never be forgotten. If there is an afterlife, I will fight for His Highness through mountains of swords and seas of fire, life and death."
This can be considered a farewell, right? Qiao Qingxu smiled bitterly, her internal organs were swallowed by despair.
After waiting for him for so many years, this is the ending. He still doesn't care about her feelings. He can leave as he pleases and stay as he pleases. Until now, he still doesn't know that there was a woman who guarded his words and waited impatiently. She even secretly prepared a red wedding dress just for him. He came home[
Be gentle to everyone but cruel to her
Her body, which is no longer young, has lost the strength to stand up straight. Fortunately, there is a woman in white clothes beside her who is holding her firmly.
"I won't stop you two from rescuing people. I just want you to listen to what I have to say first." Compared with the excitement and anger of Zhan Ting and Yi Chenjing, Bai Qige was as calm as a peaceful lake. She could wash away three points of anxiety by speaking calmly and calmly. "If you want to rush to the palace first and then save people, it will be too late. The lives of Concubine Jing and Li'er are at stake. We can only choose to save people first. But" when the topic changed, Bai Qige's face suddenly became serious: "Being impulsive can only do bad things, so to avoid being emotional and losing your mind, Zhan Ting will leave it to me and Chen Jing to lead the people to rescue Concubine Jing, Li'er. If we don't agree, no one will be able to pass through here today."