After talking for a while, Chu Yiqing remembered that he didn't seem to see the bell, and immediately asked: "Can't the bell's legs get off the ground to walk?"
Lady Lingdang hurriedly said: "It took a hundred days to break my muscles and bones, let alone a broken leg. It's not that fast. Now I can get off the ground and walk a few steps with a cane!"
Abao couldn't sit still for a long time. He just didn't dare to disturb Chu Yiqing to arrange business. Now he heard that Lingdang's legs had not recovered as before, so he quickly slid down from the chair and said: "Mother, I want to
I want to see the bell!"
Chu Yiqing smiled and said: "Okay, I'll go with you!"
Lady Ling Dang hurriedly said: "Where can I work for Madam myself? This will shorten Ling Ding's life. Madam is waiting here. I will go in and call Ling Ding out!" [
Before Bell Lady finished speaking, she heard the clear sound of a bell ringing outside the door: "Aunt Chu, Master Abao, I'm here!"
Ling Dang was dressed in a goose-yellow dress, with a fair and thin face, two buns tied on her head, and two blooming begonia flowers. There was a lot of sweat on her face, and she was leaning on a pair of
She looked up at the crutches and saw that she had walked over with difficulty. She raised her eyes and saw Chu Yiqing and A Bao, but their eyes were shining, and she smiled, showing a pair of white teeth.
"Why did you come here by yourself? Where is Juanzi?" Lady Lingdang quickly stepped forward to support her and asked in a low voice.
"Sister Juanzi went out to buy books for me. I heard that Aunt Chu and Master Abao were coming. I couldn't wait for her to come back so I came out by myself. Don't blame Sister Juanzi!" Lingdang said quickly.
Lingdang is still so considerate of others. It seems that what she experienced last time has not changed her character. Chu Yiqing thought this and felt happy in his heart. He motioned Yingrun to step forward and help Lingdang in together with Lingdang's mother.
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At this moment, Abao had already rushed over, happily holding Lingdang's little hand and calling: "Sister Lingdang, it's so good to see you, do you miss me?"
Lingdang felt a little embarrassed, lowered her head and nodded slowly.
Over there, Hua Lin was unhappy when he saw this scene. He stepped forward and pulled Abao over and asked, "Why weren't you so affectionate to me just now? You didn't even ask me if I missed you!"
Abao rolled his big eyes impatiently: "You are so angry that you pounce on me when you see me. I know that without asking!"
"You!" Hua Lin stamped her feet angrily, causing everyone in the room to laugh. Hua Qi couldn't help but call her: "Okay, Lin'er, stop making trouble!"
"Who is making trouble!" Hua Lin muttered in a low voice, but he still stood beside Hua Qi obediently, staring at Ah Bao with his eyes, and the corners of his mouth pouted in grievance.
Ling Ding entered the hall and did not sit down in a hurry. Instead, she arrived in front of Chu Yiqing first. She leaned on a cane in one hand and bent down with great effort: "I've seen Aunt Chu. How is Aunt Chu's health?"
Chu Yiqing smiled lightly and said: "If your legs and feet are not convenient, you don't need to salute. Sit down quickly!"
Lingdang nodded, then sat down and whispered something to A Bao. A Bao's face was full of smiles.
Looking at these children, Chu Yiqing felt that although he had been traveling for days, he did not feel tired at the moment. While asking about the situation in Lucheng in detail, he also listened to a few words from the children, and the time passed by.
Quickly, the sky darkened without even realizing it.
"Look, I was so busy talking that I forgot about the real thing!" Chu Yiqing was originally going to Zhujiazui. This time, she brought a confidant that Li Huang found for her, named
Shi Yan is an expert in digging rivers. She wants to lead the spring water from underground to Yougezuizi, ten miles away from Zhujiazui, so that no one can find the location of the spring.
"Madam, I have been traveling for days and my body is exhausted. If there is anything, I am not in a hurry right now!" Yingrun quickly advised, "My body is more important!"
Lady Lingdang also took the opportunity to persuade, and Chu Yiqing nodded, planning to have a good rest tonight and talk about it tomorrow.
When Chu Yiqing set off for Lucheng, Jin Tengjing, who was looking for holy water, also arrived in Lucheng and was currently staying in an inn in Lucheng.[
"Master, we're here!" The waiter knocked respectfully on the door outside. Soon, the door was opened, and a man dressed in black and wearing a bamboo hat on his head walked in.
The waiter closed the door outside, thought for a moment, shook his head, and slowly went downstairs.
"That man is really strange. It's airtight in this hot weather, and he doesn't feel too hot!" The shopkeeper was calculating accounts below, and when he saw the waiter coming down, he started chatting.
"Shopkeeper, that man's face is covered with scars. It's very scary. If you don't wrap it tightly, it might scare the children!" the waiter said quickly in a low voice.
The shopkeeper was stunned and asked: "How do you know? Did you see it?"
The waiter nodded and said, "When I went upstairs just now, the man turned around and I took a look. Although I could only see the corner of his mouth, the scar was very clear!"
The shopkeeper yelled and said, "No wonder you cover it so tightly!"
The speaker is interested in the listener. At this moment, a servant-like man sitting in the corner drinking tea stiffened, looked up, quickly paid for the tea, left the inn, and hurried to the Hua Mansion.
At this moment, in the room of the inn upstairs, Jin Tengjing looked at the man in black in front of him up and down, and said coldly: "Your Excellency is dressed like this, and you don't even want to show your true face. How do you expect Jin to trust you?"
The man in black paused, took off the weft hat on his head, and raised his face to look at Jin Tengjing. It was Chongwen who took one hundred thousand taels and disappeared that day.
Jin Tengjing's eyes dimmed, and he smiled lightly and said, "For what reason did you so cruelly hurt your face like this?"
"As expected of Jin Tengjing, who is known as the doctor with poisonous eyes, he can tell at a glance that the injuries on my face were caused by himself! In this case, I will not beat around the bush. My true identity is Chongwen, the former prince's tutor. Can you
Have you heard of me?" Chongwen asked lightly, raising his eyes.
"It turns out to be Taifu Chong!" Jin Tengjing's eyes suddenly turned cold, "Without Taifu Chong, Prince Qian's eyes would not be like this!"
Chongwen said softly: "Back then, everyone had his own master. Master Jin should be able to understand the difficulties involved. Now I have become a bereaved dog and want to find a new master. If I can find holy water and cure Prince Qian's eyes, I hope Jin can
Your Excellency, can you say a few kind words for me in front of Prince Qian!"
Jin Tengjing frowned. It was obvious that Chongwen was using the holy spring to blackmail him. However, Chongwen was die-hardly loyal to Li Yu, but now he was willing to join King Qian. I'm afraid there was some conspiracy involved!
Seeing that Jin Teng was silent, Chongwen also knew what he was thinking, so he said again: "Not only can I offer the water of the holy spring, but I can also offer fifty thousand taels of silver as a gift to meet King Qian!"
When he heard that Chongwen had fifty thousand taels of silver, Jin Tengjing's heart immediately moved and he said: "Okay, okay, Jin will definitely say something good for you in front of King Qian and Concubine Wu!"
Chongwen sneered in his heart, but still clasped his fists and said respectfully: "The holy spring is in Lucheng, but it is tightly guarded. I couldn't capture it with a hundred people before. If we want to get the water of the holy spring, I'm afraid it will take a long time."
Just use your brains! A few days ago, I got news that Chu Yiqing, the princess of Shura Kingdom, has arrived in Chuhan and plans to use the water from the holy spring to irrigate the land and alleviate the drought. Why don't we come up with a plan to alienate Shura and stir up chaos in Shura?
"How's that?"
Before Jin Tengjing left the capital about the news of Chu Yiqing's arrival in Lucheng, Concubine Wu had already told him and hinted to him that if there was a chance, he would get rid of Chu Yiqing or Abao and let them stay in Lucheng forever.
Unable to return to the capital, now Chongwen came to his door automatically. It would be a good opportunity to use Chongwen's hand to get rid of Chu Yiqing and A Bao. He nodded immediately, and the two of them plotted and acted separately.
The Qingyi servant who was drinking tea in the inn just now was the secret guard sent by Hua Qi. Ever since Chongwen disappeared with the one hundred thousand taels of ransom, Hua Qi always felt that Chongwen would not give up so easily, so he sent the servant out.
, secretly inquired about Chongwen’s whereabouts. Now that he heard that Chongwen might appear in Fulai Inn, Hua Qi quickly took his men to Fulai Inn. Unfortunately, it was a step too late. Not only did he not find Chongwen, he even lived in Room 1 of Tianzi.
, the people who contacted Chongwen have also checked out.
"Master, what should I do?" Chuba was now Hua Qi's close attendant and asked quickly, "Do you want to inform Madam?"
Hua Qi groaned slightly and whispered: "Aunt Chu is pregnant now, and we can't be sure that the person is him. It would be bad if we disturb Aunt Chu rashly and affect Aunt Chu's health. You take someone with you
After another search in the city, we found that he had injuries on his face. In order not to attract attention, he would cover it with a weft hat so that he could be easily recognized! And the person who lives in Tianzi No. 1 room, let the shopkeeper dictate it.
Go to the Yamen to draw the image, and I'll ask Uncle Cheng to post a notice and arrest the two of them together!" [
On the eighth day of the lunar month, he quickly responded.
On the next day, the streets of Lucheng were covered with portraits of Chongwen and Jin Tengjing. At the same time, Hua Qi sent people to guard Chu Mansion and Zhujiazui, and the whole city was under martial law.
When Chu Yiqing wanted to go to Zhujiazui, Lady Lingdang was worried. Although the weather was hot, she still put a thick quilt in the carriage and wanted to go with her, saying that she was taking care of her along the way.
"Mom, I'm going too!" Abao ran out of the house, followed by Hualin as usual.
"It's hot, you'd better rest indoors to avoid heat stroke!" Chu Yiqing looked at the sky and didn't know what was going on these days. It was extremely hot, and the climate in Lucheng was already dry.
, Chu Yiqing felt a little uncomfortable in his throat these days. He wanted to eat watermelon, but watermelon is a cold thing, so he couldn't eat too much. He could only drink more water. Fortunately, it was close to the holy spring. Once he arrived at Chu Mansion,
Yingrun had some holy spring water brought to her, and her throat improved a lot after drinking it.
"No, I promised my father that I would protect my mother and little brother, so how could I hide at home and cool off!" Abao quickly got on the carriage and snatched the fan from Ling Dang's mother to fan Chu Yiqing.
"Abao, pull me!" Hua Lin was sweating, but he still wanted to follow.
Abao rolled his eyes and said displeasedly: "The carriage is so big and the weather is hot. If you come up again, it will make my mother very hot! You should stay at home!"
After A Bao finished speaking, he asked A De to drive away quickly.
Yingrun prepared a fan, food, water bag and other items. When she came out of the house, she saw Hua Lin standing blankly in front of the carriage with a look of grievance on her face. She immediately said: "Miss Hua, why don't you just be aggrieved and be like this servant?"
A carriage!"
Hua Lin nodded and then followed Yingrun into the carriage, but her eyes were fixed on the carriage in front of her, with a look of disappointment on her face.
As she gets older, Hua Lin, no matter how ignorant she is, can still tell that A Bao is not affectionate towards her. She knows that she must have been too arrogant in the past and not as considerate, gentle and virtuous as Ling Dang. But over the years, she has tried hard
He studied and practiced martial arts, and even learned it from the most hated female celebrity, just hoping to change the impression in Abao's heart, but...
"Miss Hua, don't be discouraged. Your Highness is still a child. His Highness will definitely understand Miss Hua's feelings for His Highness one day!" Yingrun saw that she was pouting and not speaking during the whole journey, so she immediately spoke softly.
Comforted.
"Sister Yingrun, has Bao ever mentioned me before?" Hua Lin raised her big eyes and looked at Yingrun expectantly.
Yingrun was startled. Seeing her like this, she really couldn't bear to hit her any more, but she was afraid of saying the wrong thing and causing Hua Lin to misunderstand her. So she could only say: "I usually serve my wife. Your Highness, the Duke."
There are others taking care of me, so..."
When Hua Lin heard this, he understood immediately, but he still didn't give up and asked again: "Have you ever mentioned the bell before?"
Yingrun smiled and said: "I really don't know!"
Hua Lin bit her lip. No matter what, she couldn't lose to Lingdang, and she couldn't lose to Lingdang no matter who she lost to!
In the carriage in front, Abao had no idea what Hua Lin was thinking, and insisted on fanning Chu Yiqing all the way. Even if the bell lady wanted to take over, Abao was unwilling.
Chu Yiqing looked down at the construction drawings made by Shi Yan under her instructions. According to this drawing, a maze was dug underground in Zhujiazui, and then people were sent to guard it outside. Even if someone came from the oil house
Even if you find the entrance to the underground reservoir at the mouth, it will be difficult to find the entrance to the holy spring in a short time.
"Mother, drink water!" A Bao took off the water bag from his body and raised his hands high to give it to him. "I heard my mother cough twice last night. She is pregnant with her little brother now, but
Don’t get sick, drink more water and you will get better quickly!”
Chu Yiqing raised his head and stroked A Bao's head lovingly. This time when he returned to Lucheng, A Bao really did what he promised Li Huang to protect her and the child in her belly. Normally, he would never leave.
Even if Hua Qi called him to go out to play several times, he would not go.
"Abao, mother is fine, she just feels a little uncomfortable in her throat. Don't worry!" Chu Yiqing said with a smile.
However, Ah Bao insisted on Chu Yiqing drinking the water. Chu Yiqing couldn't resist him, so he drank most of the water in the water bag. After a while, he wanted to go to the hut, so he immediately asked Ah De to stop the car and find a shady place.
, letting everyone come down to rest first, while she took Yingrun to find a place to solve the problem.
"Mother, I'll go with you!" A Bao jumped out of the carriage and insisted on following. Chu Yi knew the method and had to let him stand not far away, just as he was about to take Yingrun to find a hidden place.
But she heard some noise from the stone not far away. Her eyes darkened and she quickly gave Yingrun a wink. Yingrun quickly pulled out the soft sword used as a belt and guarded it with her body vigilantly.
In front of Chu Yiqing, at the same time, A Bao also noticed something and shouted quickly, and A De and Lei Yuan quickly came over.
A dozen people in white appeared behind the stone, all with silver masks on their faces. The leader was wearing dazzling white brocade clothes. Under the silver mask, his lips were a little thin, which made him look arrogant.
With a bit of viciousness in his heart, he stared at Chu Yiqing without saying a word, only his eyes flashed with a sharp edge like an eagle.
Chu Yiqing's heart trembled. People with such eyes are usually scary people full of murderous intent and ambition, and it was obvious that these people were waiting for her.
"Who?" Lei Yuan asked.
The man in white didn't speak, but just waved his hand coldly. The men in white quickly showed their cold swords and rushed forward like a gust of wind.
Lei Yuan and Ade, who had already prepared to meet the enemy, quickly rushed forward. For a moment, they saw only the flash of swords and the shadows of swords, and the two sides were inextricably killed.
When he came to Lucheng this time, Li Huang specially took pictures of the bodyguards escorting him. However, Chu Yiqing thought it would be troublesome to bring so many people in and out, so when he arrived at the Chu Mansion, he left the bodyguards of a hundred people at the inn.
This time when we went to Zhujiazui, we only had Lei Yuan, Ade, Yingrun, and two carriage drivers with us. Now Lei Yuan and Ade were fighting against more than a dozen people, so naturally they couldn't cover everything.
Soon, the leading man in white saw the opportunity and came towards Chu Yiqing. Yingrun quickly used her sword to resist and fought with the leading man in white.
Chu Yiqing stood aside, covering his stomach with one hand intuitively, and about to pull Abao behind him with the other hand. However, he did not expect that Abao would stand directly in front of Chu Yiqing, and pull out the jade sword he was wearing, and stand
In the position where Yingrun originally stood.
Chu Yiqing was startled, his heart was shaken, and his eyes were full of comfort.
Although Yingrun has martial arts, she is obviously no match for the leader in white. Just when Yingrun couldn't resist, Lei Yuan quickly dealt with the three men in white and stopped the leader who was about to rush towards Chu Yiqing with his sword.
The man in white, the two were fighting together again.
"Aunt Chu, I'm here to protect you too!" Hua Lin ran over from the carriage and stood side by side with A Bao, her handsome little face tensed up, holding a white whip in her hand,
He swung it towards a man in white who was rushing towards him.
With a sound of "Pa!", the face of the man in white immediately bloomed. Abao took the opportunity to leap forward and inserted the jade sword into the man's shoulder. The man screamed in pain,
Rolling on the ground, he was solved by Yingrun with a sword.
Abao leapt down from the man's body, panting, but his eyes were fixed on the situation in the field. The green sword was stained with bright red blood, making it particularly enchanting.
Chu Yiqing's heart moved. She always thought that A Bao was a child, but she never thought that A Bao would actually be able to kill him. The knife just now was clean and neat, and it really lived up to the cultivation she had given him over the years.
Ade solved the three men in white. Gradually, the situation in the field was reversed. Except for the leading man in white who was still able to resist, all the other men in white were injured or dead.
"Stay alive!" Chu Yiqing said coldly.
Lei Yuan responded quickly, and the cold sword he thrust out instantly changed its direction, from attacking the throat of the leading man in white to the shoulder. The sword suddenly struck down, and a piece of the shoulder of the man in white was cut off, and blood spurted out.
Lei Yuan raised his foot and stepped on the man to the ground. The man's face touched the ground, and the silver mask on his face rolled aside, revealing a somewhat sinister face.
, the facial features on the face were not only gray and gray due to contact with the yellow soil, but also deformed.
The rest of the men in white were also subdued by Ade, leaving only two alive, and the rest were all solved in a fight.
Chu Yiqing stepped forward with his hands on his belly, glanced at the leading man in white lying on the ground, his eyes darkened suddenly, and he signaled Yingrun to take out a white token from his arms.
Come on, there is a lifelike little swallow engraved on it.
"Mother, this is the Yan Fei Ling from the four cities of Yanjing. This is the secondary card!" Abao said as soon as he saw the jade card. He turned to look at the man on the ground and asked in a cold voice: "Are you Yan Fei Ling?"
People from the four cities in Beijing?"
Chu Yiqing also recognized the token. Bai Yu wanted to give the Yan Fei Order to her that day, but she did not accept it. Instead, Abao kept it because she had never wanted to be the princess of the Shura Kingdom before, so she was not interested in the Yanjing Four.
Apart from controlling the affairs of Yanjing from a commercial perspective, she did not have much control over the affairs of the city. But now it is different from before. Now she has no control over it. If there is a traitor in the four cities of Yanjing, she will never do it.
Soft-handed.
"Madam, I seem to have seen this person before!" Lei Yuan suddenly whispered. He carefully identified the person on the ground and said, "It seems to be Prince Bai!"
Bai Yu's legitimate son? Chu Yiqing's eyes darkened. It seemed that things were much more difficult than she thought!
The man in white snorted, perhaps because of the wound on his shoulder, but did not answer.
"Take the person with you first, don't let him die, it's still useful!" Chu Yiqing said coldly, "Let's go to Zhujiazui to finish things today!"
Lei Yuan responded quickly.
At this moment, Lady Bell quickly stepped forward and asked, "Madam, are you okay?"
"It's okay!" Chu Yiqing said calmly, got in the car and continued walking towards Zhujiazui.
In the carriage, Chu Yiqing frowned slightly. Now she wants to consolidate her political power and let Bai Yu take charge of the four cities of Yanjing. She is afraid that there will be many inconveniences in the future. Taking advantage of this opportunity, it is time to take back the four cities of Yanjing.