Chapter 601 [Flying over the Imperial City] (Part 2)
Only then did Xiyan see Xia Changming beside her. Her pretty face turned hot and she struggled for a moment. She left Hu Xiaotian's arms and looked at Fei Xiao and the snow sculpture not far away. Her beautiful eyes sparkled and she said in surprise: "What a beautiful snow sculpture."
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Hu Xiaotian secretly laughed in his heart. She is a woman after all, and she likes to judge people by their appearance. It was Fei Xiao who rescued them both, but she was attracted to the snow sculpture first.
Xia Changming said: "There may be spies within us. On the day of the master's accident, the imperial court sent people to surround Fengyi Villa and all the brothers in the villa were killed."
Hu Xiaotian frowned. This did not explain the problem. Fengyi Villa was his property and it was well known. It was not unusual for Qiqi to choose this place to attack. This incident alone may not mean that there was a traitor among them.
Xia Changming said: "Even the few private houses we bought in the capital were raided by officers and soldiers. If someone who knew the inside story had not leaked the information, this matter would never have happened."
Hu Xiaotian closed his eyes. It felt uncomfortable to be betrayed by one of his own. After a while, he finally asked: "Is there any news about Yang Lingqi?"
Xia Changming said: "Yang Lingqi was also arrested. I have investigated and found that only Zhan Peng has lost his whereabouts."
Hu Xiaotian shook his head and said decisively: "Zhan Peng will never betray me."
Xia Changming whispered: "Lord, when will we leave?"
Hu Xiaotian said: "Does Liang Yinghao know how to contact you?"
Xia Changming nodded and said, "He knows that I will settle here. If nothing unexpected happens, I should be able to get here before dusk tomorrow."
"Then wait until he comes back."
Xia Changming said: "Master, why don't you leave first? It would be the same if you left me here waiting for him."
Hu Xiaotian looked up at the starry night sky and whispered: "I can't leave until I'm sure my brothers are safe."
Xia Changming was slightly startled and whispered: "The imperial court may not be willing to let them go."
Hu Xiaotian turned around and walked up the hillside. He stood alone on the hillside and looked in the direction of Kangdu. He had a hunch that maybe Qiqi would change his approach because of what happened tonight and throw the secret edict to Qiqi.
Firstly, it is because the secret edict has no special meaning to him. Instead of keeping or destroying it, it is better to throw it to Qiqi as a parting gift. He hopes that his behavior of repaying evil with kindness will make her think of his past treatment to her.
The benefits of this palace change have made him and Qiqi become irreconcilable opposites. Hu Xiaotian raised the hilt of the sword that had lost its light, and an invisible fear enveloped his heart. He relied on this lightsaber to intimidate the heroes.
, but what Hongbeimo hid in the imperial mausoleum may be a huge spaceship, which contains unknown powerful weapons. With Qiqi's ambition and Hongbeimo's ability, the combat power of the Dakang Dynasty may be greater.
In a short period of time, they pushed it to an extremely terrible point.
Hu Xiaotian dared to conclude that Qiqi would never be willing to give up, and Dakang's throne was not enough to satisfy her ambitions.
Qiqi stayed up all night. When the first ray of morning light penetrated into the palace, she was just about to leave from Qinzheng Hall and came outside the palace. She narrowed her beautiful eyes and looked at the sky and yawned a little tiredly. Quan De
An hurriedly walked up and put on a cloak for her. He said with concern: "Your Highness, the wind is cold in the morning, be careful of catching a cold."
Qiqi smiled lightly: "The weather is good today."
Quan De'an said: "Your Highness has not slept all night, so you should go and have a rest."
Qiqi shook her head and said, "I'm not tired, right? Where is Mr. Yang?"
Quan De'an said: "He has been here a long time ago. The old slave asked him to wait outside."
Qiqi glared at him: "How can you be so rude to Mr. Yang and why don't you invite him over quickly?"
"Yes." Quan De'an hurried away, and soon he came over with Yang Lingqi. Yang Lingqi respectfully saluted Qiqi and said, "I see you, Your Highness, Princess."
Qiqi glanced at Yang Lingqi and said, "Mr. Yang has been kept waiting for a long time. Something was delayed just now. I hope Mr. Yang won't take offense."
Yang Lingqi said respectfully: "Princess is too polite."
Qiqi said: "Is there something urgent for Mr. Yang to come to see me so early?"
Yang Lingqi said: "My subordinates have something unclear. Why did Her Royal Highness let Hu Xiaotian's subordinates go?"
Qiqi smiled and said, "Mr. Yang, do you think I did this inappropriately?"
Yang Lingqi said: "Letting the tiger return to the mountain will leave behind troubles."
Qiqi said: "In my eyes, only Hu Xiaotian can be called a tiger. His subordinates are nothing to worry about." Her beautiful eyes glanced at Yang Lingqi's face. She seemed to have seen through his thoughts and said softly:
"Mr. Yang, don't worry, you won't be in any danger in Kangxi."
Yang Lingqi said: "My subordinates have long been indifferent to life and death, but if the princess wants to achieve great things, she must not worry about the personal relationship between her children..."
"Bold," Qiqi's eyes widened and he shouted angrily.
Yang Lingqi was so frightened that he knelt down with a plop.
Qiqi walked away angrily, and Quan De'an followed her closely and persuaded in a low voice: "Your Highness, calm down. Your Highness, calm down."
Qiqi stopped in front of the gate, turned around and looked at Yang Lingqi, who was still kneeling there, sighed and said, "Let him get up."
Quan De'an coughed and said, "Actually, what Yang Lingqi said makes some sense." The authorities were blind to the onlookers, and even Quan De'an could see that Qiqi still had lingering feelings for Hu Xiaotian. It would be true to let Hu Xiaotian and Xi Yan go.
It was helpless, but now that he had let his men go, it was obvious that he was showing some kindness as a woman.
Qiqi glared at Quan De'an, obviously blaming him for talking nonsense.
Quan De'an bowed and said: "This old slave knows his crime."
Qiqi sighed and said: "How could I not know what you are thinking? Since the best opportunity to get rid of Hu Xiaotian has been missed, there is no need to further intensify the conflict with him now. If we kill his men, just
It will further anger him, and it is not necessarily known that he will raise troops to seek revenge at all costs. At a time when the regime is changing, officials are anxious and people's hearts are not yet stable. The top priority should be to maintain stability rather than spark war."
Quan De'an said respectfully: "Your Highness the Princess is far-sighted and I admire her."
Qiqi said: "Although Yang Lingqi has meritorious service, he betrayed his old master and was unfaithful and unjust. He is ultimately of no use. Please put him in a safe place for the time being and tell him that you will not reward him until I have finished my work."
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Zhan Peng and Liang Yinghao arrived at the mountain col where Hu Xiaotian and others settled in the evening of that day. They brought good news. The imperial court had unconditionally released Hu Xiaotian's men and had publicly announced the conspiracy to usurp the throne in Longting Town. Hu Xiaotian and
Xiyan was also accused of colluding with Longting Town to poison the princess. However, she did not announce the death of the old emperor Long Xuanen. She only made a public statement that the emperor was frightened and his condition worsened. Princess Yongyang was designated to be the temporary regent of the government.
, Prime Minister Zhou Ruiyuan and Grand Master Wen Chenghuan assisted from the side.
Hu Xiaotian felt relieved after hearing what they said about the situation in the capital. Although he had been accused of treason, he escaped unscathed this time. It seemed that the secret edict he threw to Qiqi before leaving had some effect.
, she finally showed some mercy to her subordinates and did not get things done.
Seeing Hu Xiaotian's happy expression, Xiyan couldn't help but said sourly: "It seems that Princess Yongyang still has lingering feelings for you."
Hu Xiaotian couldn't help but laugh: "What's the matter with my unresolved feelings? I just don't want to push me into a hurry. If she really takes matters into her own hands, the matter will inevitably end in a life-and-death situation, and it won't be of any benefit to her."
Liang Yinghao nodded and said: "She should have such considerations, and what she did is tantamount to showing her benevolence, and it also shows that the master betrayed Dakang and was unjust. She took all the reason."
Zhan Peng said angrily: "You are so young, but you have such a vicious heart. It is really unheard of and unseen."
Hu Xiaotian said: "She can do whatever she wants. In short, it's good that we are all safe."
Xi Yan joked: "It's just that from now on you will become the most traitorous minister and traitor in the world."
Hu Xiaotian smiled and said: "I don't dare to take it seriously. There are pearls and jade ahead of me."
Xiyan heard that this guy was clearly insinuating her father, and she couldn't help but frown with disdain, and snorted: "Then you are also the number one in the world." She turned and walked away.
Zhan Peng, Liang Yinghao and Xia Changming looked at Hu Xiaotian and laughed.
After hearing the news that he was safe, Hu Xiaotian's depressed and tense heart finally relaxed a little. He whispered: "Is there any news about Yang Lingqi?"
The three of them shook their heads at the same time, and Zhan Peng said: "I haven't seen him in the past few days. Maybe he escaped capture by luck."
Hu Xiaotian nodded and said: "Forget it, let's leave as soon as possible. Zhan Peng, you and Liang Yinghao have to stay here for a few more days to inquire about the news here, and by the way, we can arrange for our brothers to be accommodated."
Zhan Peng and Liang Yinghao took orders at the same time.
Hu Xiaotian said: "Chang Ming and I will return to Yunze first." As he spoke, he turned around and looked at Xi Yan in the distance, only to find that Xi Yan was lying on the grass slope. Hu Xiaotian was startled and hurried over.
, when Xi Yan came closer, she saw that her face was bloodless, her lips were biting tightly, her hands were covering her chest, her expression was in pain.
Hu Xiaotian stretched out his arms to pick her up from the ground. Seeing the fine beads of sweat on Xiyan's smooth forehead, he asked with concern: "Xiyan, what's wrong with you?"
Xi Yan said in a trembling voice: "That old thief Ren Tianqing...he...he did something to me..."
Hu Xiaotian asked: "Are you poisoned?"
Xiyan shook her head and sat up with Hu Xiaotian's support, then sealed many of her acupuncture points in succession, and said in a trembling voice: "It's not poisoning, it's..." Before she could finish her words, she was heard by a carving sound in the air.
The sound was interrupted, and Hu Xiaotian looked up, only to see a giant black eagle appearing in the sky above them.
They say the early bird catches the worm. The old octopus gets up early and delivers the first update. If you don’t catch the worm, you get the monthly pass. Really, I didn’t even have time to eat breakfast. To be continued.
