In a small cabin, Luo Ji was lying on a wooden board without even a bedding, curled up on his side, facing inward, cursing angrily.
But because of the heavy punishment of being slapped in the face, and being taken away from the bed for making a fuss after being escorted in, I am now so uncomfortable that I can't sleep. I have finally learned to be obedient, at least I just curse in a low voice when I curse, and I dare not do it again.
Loud.
In Luo Ji's view, this was because he was enduring the humiliation and had accumulated resentment, which at this time far exceeded the time when he was beaten.
If you give him a chance, I'm afraid he will pounce on him immediately and bite off Luo Pei's flesh in one bite to satisfy his hatred.
"This old man! When I return to Beijing and see the prince, I will definitely file a complaint against you!"
"You think you have caught me, and I will accuse you of seeking refuge with the King of Shu and trying to rebel!"
"It's never too late for a gentleman to take revenge after ten years. After all, our family is also the chief eunuch of Prince Qi's palace, and we have both the palace and the palace's salary. How can you humiliate me like this?"
"To humiliate me is to humiliate the prince and your majesty!"
Just as he was feeling resentful, he suddenly heard a crash from the cabin door behind him. The sound was not loud, but Luo Ji immediately became excited and turned over to sit up.
"Could it be that the old man hates me for scolding him and wants to harm me in the middle of the night?"
Thinking like this, he immediately became more vigilant and decided that if this was the case, he would shout so that everyone on the ship could hear him. Even if he died, he could drag the old man with him to death.
After all, he is a member of the royal family. Even if he is an imperial envoy, he does not have the authority to kill him.
Although the people outside opened the door quietly, they did not come in immediately. They seemed to know his concerns and actually explained in a low voice: "Is this Eunuch Luo inside? I'm here to rescue you. If your father-in-law wakes up, please answer my call."
Save him, not a killer?
Luo Ji rolled his eyes, but did not take it lightly. He also lowered his voice and asked, "Who are you?"
"The humble position is Huang Zhongcheng. It was you who helped me out with the imperial envoy this time. Do you remember?"
Remember, why don’t you remember!
This Huang Zhongcheng was a seventh-grade military attaché, and he was considered a member of the King of Qi. However, he was apparently neutral.
The purpose is to become one of the secret chessmen of the King of Qi. This time he was sent to serve as an imperial envoy fleet. It was Luo Ji who handled it and secretly pushed him. The purpose, of course, was to place a few more people in the imperial envoy fleet.
to play a role at critical moments.
Luo Ji was suddenly captured and humiliated before, so he forgot about it for a moment. As soon as this man answered, he immediately remembered it.
This is indeed one of our own!
He must have known that he was imprisoned here and could not be rescued during the day, so he found the opportunity to come over at this time?
I know that such an opportunity must have taken a lot of effort to find. If you miss it this time, it will probably be difficult to have another chance.
Therefore, Luo Ji immediately got up and said to the person standing in the dark: "You still have a conscience. Unlike those people, no one is willing to save our family. When our family gets out, we must repay them well."
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When he said this sentence "repay", his sinister attitude was fully revealed, which showed that he was filled with hatred.
Then he walked over quickly, looked outside, and found that no one was there. He pulled Huang Zhongcheng and whispered: "Go out first, then talk about it. It was you who saved our family. When we go out, I will repay you."
, you can rest assured that you will be promoted and make a fortune, and you will enjoy endless glory and wealth!"
Huang Zhongcheng seemed to believe it and nodded: "I certainly believe what my father-in-law said!"
"The people watching from the outside went to sleep in the cabin next to me. I gave them wine, but there were patrols on the surrounding ships. If we were discovered by others, we would not be able to leave. Father-in-law, we have to leave quickly."
This is exactly what Luo Ji wants.
He couldn't wait to return to Beijing to complain, and he didn't need to be reminded. When he went out, he tiptoed and didn't dare to make any noise.
When I got to the stern of the boat, I saw a small boat parked. I knew that this person had prepared it in advance, and I was satisfied.
At that moment, he didn't care about the small size of the boat and whether he could save his life if it capsized on the big river, so he climbed aboard eagerly.
Huang Zhongcheng then went up, and both of them held oars and rowed hard towards the shore.
If you take a small boat by water, you can be overtaken quickly by someone, but as long as you get ashore and run far away, looking for someone in this vast world is like looking for a needle in a haystack.
But not long after rowing out, Luo Ji felt proud and felt that he was really lucky and that he would be able to survive in misfortune, when he suddenly felt a cold sensation on his feet.
He looked down and saw that at some point, there was a thin layer of water in the cabin of the small boat. If it hadn't already reached the upper part of his boots, he would not have known it at all!
"Here, this boat is actually broken? Why did it get flooded?" Even if he deliberately suppressed his voice, the eunuch was so shocked that he couldn't care less about it, and he went directly to ask the person sitting in front of the boat.
As a result, Huang Zhongcheng, who was in front of him, didn't even look back or say a word when he heard this. He jumped into the river and disappeared with splashing water.
Fooled!
This thought suddenly popped into Luo Ji's head, making his heart immediately freeze.
But now was not the time for him to scold the other party. Seeing that there was more and more water in the boat, he, the eunuch who couldn't swim, was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot.
Thinking that there would be water in, Huang Zhongcheng must have run away and dug a hole in the bottom of the boat. Not caring about the water that had reached his knees, the eunuch bent down and touched with his hands like crazy, trying to find and block the water inlet.
But at this point, where can we find it and where can we find it in time?
Everything he did was in vain.
Seeing that the boat was sinking rapidly and that he was about to be buried at the bottom of the river, Luo Ji's instinct for survival made him stop caring about anything else and screamed.
"Help! Help! Help... ugh!"
After just one or two screams, a hand suddenly grabbed his ankle and pulled him along. Luo Ji, who had no power to fight back, was pulled into the water and sank.
The nose, ears, and mouth suddenly became new water inlets, and the cold and biting river water poured straight in. The pungent and suffocating pain made Luo Ji's head buzz, and he struggled desperately, kicking his feet, trying to break free.
Open up the force that keeps pulling you down.
But everything was in vain. When his struggling speed gradually slowed down and even became calm, a figure swam past and disappeared in a flash.
On several official ships that were close by, someone heard him shouting once or twice. When the people guarding Luo Ji found that the cabin door was open and no one was inside, they immediately went to report to the imperial envoy.
There was a commotion on the official boat, lanterns were lit, and the river suddenly became as bright as day.
Luo Pei dressed neatly and came out. Hearing the soldiers in front of him lower their heads and report the cause and effect, he only shouted angrily: "Drinking and causing trouble, anyone in custody will be given ten slaps and a month's salary!"
He also ordered: "Send more people to salvage. Before dawn, we will see the dead and the dead!"
"Yes!" The soldiers ordered to go down and sent more people to salvage it.
Zhang Sui was also awakened, his eyes rolled, he glanced at Luo Pei from time to time, and quickly retracted. He didn't know what he was thinking, but his legs were a little weak and trembling slightly.