At this time in the capital, the rain gradually stopped and the surrounding area became quiet, but Huang woke up suddenly.
There is a chill behind me.
Huang turned over, but there was nothing next to her, so she hurriedly sat up.
There was no night girl in Huang's house, so she put on her clothes and got up.
After the rain stopped, the night became a little clearer, and Mrs. Huang went out to stand on the porch without lighting a lamp. A gust of wind blew her and she couldn't help but shiver.
The courtyard was silent.
Huang listened attentively, and there was a faint sound of swishing coming from behind.
In the warehouse in the backyard of the house, a room was lit with lights, and a person's reflection appeared on the far window lattice. The tall man lifted an object and smashed it down hard.
The bamboo tube cracked and fell.
Fan Jianglin, who was only wearing unlined clothes, picked up a piece of bamboo again. The footsteps outside the door made him stop. He frowned and looked over. Huang was standing at the door.
"What are you doing?" Huang asked in surprise, looking at the split bamboos scattered in the room.
"It's getting cold. If we don't finish it quickly, little Bao'er won't be able to play in time." Fan Jianglin said, while discussing the ax again.
With a crash, the bamboo tube cracked and fell.
Some time ago, Fan Jianglin took Xiaobao to visit a colleague's house. When he saw a small house made of bamboo, Xiaobao wanted to have it, so Fan Jianglin bought some giant bamboos and built one for Xiaobao.
"Then there's no need to stay up in the middle of the night to do this, and besides, it's not like there are no servants." Mr. Huang was both angry and funny.
Fan Jianglin smiled and put down the ax in his hand.
"I couldn't sleep, so I came here to have nothing to do," he said.
Huang frowned.
Can't sleep again? Ever since his sister left the capital, he has had trouble sleeping for several nights.
"Don't worry." She said, taking the clothes hanging on the side and putting them on Fan Jianglin, "There are so many people. There are government officials to pick up and drop off the road. Although it is far from Songping, it is not a poor family.
People go out..."
She was talking nonchalantly, and Fan Jianglin was distracted.
"How many days have you been gone?" he asked suddenly.
"It's only been two days, and tomorrow will be the third day." Mrs. Huang said, unable to help but laugh again, "Look at you, you still miss your sister. You even forgot how many days we left."
Fan Jianglin took a deep breath and said nothing.
"Let's go," he said, "go back to sleep."
"It's almost dawn," Huang said in anger.
The house became quiet again.
In the Forbidden Army camp outside the city, a group of people and horses lined up, intersecting with a group of armored cavalry returning from patrolling the city.
"Master Xiao Zhou." One of the leaders greeted in surprise, "Why is it still you?"
"I'm doing it for someone else," Zhou Hui said.
The man nodded and watched Zhou Hui lead the team to patrol the city.
"This is bullying." Someone whispered.
"Yes, he is the cousin of the Princess of Jin'an County. The Princess of Jin'an County was finally kicked out of the capital. The Princess of Jin'an County had enmity with the Gao family. It's no wonder that he can live an easy life." Someone else commented.
said the voice.
"But the Gao family was also driven out of the capital." Someone questioned.
This remark drew a chorus of jeers.
"It's not that the Gao family was driven out of the capital. Don't forget the surname of the most distinguished person in the capital."
The night wind caused their discussion to spread, but when it reached Zhou Hui's ears, it was blurry.
You don't need to hear what they say to know what they say. Ever since you stayed in the capital and came to this garrison, you have heard this kind of talk too much.
Zhou Hui looked ahead, and the tall city gate was faintly visible in the night.
"It's really unlucky that the rain has stopped. Otherwise, we would have been able to find a place to take shelter from the rain. I would have been confused until daybreak." The armored soldier next to him muttered.
"Don't slack off at this time." Zhou Hui said.
"When is this time?" Jia Bing asked with a sigh, looking at Zhou Feng's somewhat gloomy face under the torch.
The second half of the night, when the sky is about to dawn, is when people are most sleepy, which is already difficult.
"The prince is about to get married, so the city defense must be strict and we must not slack off," Zhou Hui said.
The prince's wedding?
That stupid prince, not to mention that he is marrying the daughter of Mr. Chen, so there is nothing to guard against.
The armored soldiers responded chaotically and urged their horses to patrol around the city in the darkness.
Zhou Feng raised his head and glanced at the sky. The night sky after the rain was glowing with cyan, quiet and peaceful. He looked away and urged his horse to leap forward.
After going around the four city gates, the day after tomorrow gradually became brighter, and the soldiers had a somewhat tired look on their faces.
"The city gate will be opened later, let's go have a bowl of hot soup."
“Go to the one at Qiaotou on West Street, it’s the most authentic.”
Everyone was joking and talking as they drove their horses towards the north city gate, planning to wait nearby and enter as soon as the gate opened. Zhou Hui, who was walking at the front, remained quiet, but suddenly he reined in his horse and stopped, and the others almost ran into him without mentioning it.
"Master Xiao Zhou?" everyone asked.
Zhou Hui looked forward.
"Someone is coming," he said.
The soldiers all looked over and saw a horse galloping on the road in the distance.
"It's too early to wait to enter the city." A soldier said.
Every day before the city gate opens, people will come one after another and wait at the city gate, but there are really not many people who come so early.
They squinted their eyes, got closer and closer, and saw clearly that the people on the horses were wearing ordinary clothes and were not post soldiers delivering messages. They ignored them and urged the horses forward slowly, while continuing to discuss where to go to eat and drink.
Zhou Hui kept watching the man approaching the city gate, and only shouted to open the door quickly. Someone on the city gate leaned forward and took a look, and the door was opened.
"In." He said.
Hearing him speak, the soldiers stopped joking and looked over, all surprised.
Not a postman, not an urgent report, but he was able to go straight into the city.
"Who is this?"
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The bonfire in the temple gradually extinguished, and the blue sky made the ruined temple become dim.
Cheng Jiaoniang turned over and bumped into someone with her outstretched arm.
The man pushed her arm down.
Cheng Jiaoniang opened her eyes, and the person sitting next to her cast a shadow covering her.
"Cheng Fang."
Seeing her open her eyes, Prince Jin'an immediately shouted.
"You can really sleep!"
Cheng Jiaoniang closed her eyes again and reached out to pat his leg.
"It's still early, go to bed." She said, her voice full of sleepiness.
Prince Jin'an gritted his teeth and reached out to grab her shoulders.
"It's almost dawn," he said, "You've slept all night, that's enough."
Cheng Jiaoniang, who was lying on the pillow, opened her eyes and looked at him.
"I haven't slept enough yet," she said, her voice a little tired and pitiful.
Prince Jin'an couldn't help but loosen his grip.
I was really exhausted from doing such a bold thing, and I only slept for half the night. I really didn’t sleep enough...
The room became quiet. Seeing the hesitant look on Prince Jin'an's face in the mist, Cheng Jiaoniang laughed.
She is teasing herself again!
The prince of Jin'an County came to his senses immediately.
It was just like kissing him just now, but the difference was that it was only the two of them in front of everyone.
Prince Jin'an's face turned red, his brows raised, and he held the hand on her shoulder and pulled hard.
"Cheng Fang!" He shouted in a deep voice, "Do you think I won't be angry with you?"
This shout made Mr. Gu, who was dozing against the wall outside, sit upright suddenly.
"Wake up!" He said in a low voice, supporting Eunuch Jing beside him to get up, "Quick, quick, I can ask this time."
Eunuch Jin closed his eyes and stretched out his hand to hold him.
"Don't make trouble." He murmured, "The couple's affairs have just begun."
Mr. Gu shook his head with a bit of dissatisfaction.
"I should have made it clear last night. If I had to wait until now, it would be obvious that my husband is in trouble and there is nothing else to say. It's important to get down to business earlier." He murmured.
Cheng Jiaoniang, who was pulled up inside, looked at him.
"Yes, I won't know in the future, but not now." She said with a smile and nodded.
Although her smile was still as light as before, she didn't know if it was because of her impatience, but the look in her eyes was full of teasing.
He took a deep breath and let go of his hand.
"But I will be sad." He said slowly, "Sad that you don't believe me, sad that you don't care about me."
Cheng Jiaoniang watched him straighten his body.
"Yes." She said, raising her hand and leaning down to salute, "Cheng Fang is rude."
Prince Jin'an looked at her without speaking.
"I know that what I did this time is too dangerous." Cheng Jiaoniang raised her body and said, "Just because I know you will care and you will be sad, I don't want to tell you, and this time can be lost in the blink of an eye.
I don’t have enough time to convince you either.”
She said this and leaned down to salute again.
"Fang Bocong, please forgive me."
"I know you have a point, and I also know this truth. But, Cheng Fang, have you ever thought about what will happen if you fail?" King Jin'an said in a deep voice.
"It doesn't matter, they won't recognize me. I'm carrying something that can explode in an instant, igniting my body and destroying it..." Cheng Jiaoniang raised her head and said with bright eyes.
Before he finished speaking, the King of Jin'an County roared loudly.
"Shut up!"
Before he finished speaking, he got up from the four-legged couch and walked straight out.
"Fang Bocong." Cheng Jiaoniang shouted and hurriedly got up and got down.
Prince Jin'an has already walked out.
Cheng Jiaoniang took the cloak on the side and wrapped it up and followed her out.
Mr. Gu and Eunuch Jing outside seemed to want to stop them, but Prince Jin'an stepped out of the temple gate without even looking at them.
"princess."
Mr. Gu and Eunuch Jing came over again when they saw her busy.
"Your Highness is also worried about the Princess. Princess, please stay with Your Highness..." Eunuch Jing said with a bit of complaint.
Before he finished speaking, he was pushed aside by Mr. Gu.
"Princess, how did you know that Gao Xiaoguan was here? How did you kill him? Was he confirmed to be dead? Was he discovered? Stay..." he asked anxiously.
"Oh my god, is this the time to ask this?"
Before Cheng Jiaoniang could say anything, Eunuch Jing shouted anxiously.
"This is an important matter now. It has been so long. If you don't know the specific matter, how should you deal with it?" Mr. Gu also said anxiously.
While the two were chatting, Cheng Jiaoniang had already walked over.
"Princess..." Mr. Gu shouted, but Eunuch Jing held him back. He had no choice but to watch Cheng Jiaoniang walk out, "Hurry up."
Quickly coax His Highness and talk about the important things.
Eunuch Jinping sighed.
"What do you mean by this? Is His Highness making trouble unreasonably?"
The arguments between the two behind her were put behind her. Cheng Jiaoniang walked out, and the figure of Prince Jin'an could no longer be seen on the left and right.
The attendants outside bowed their heads and saluted.
Banqin and Suxin, who were cooking, also stood up, looking worried.
Manager Cao pointed back at Cheng Jiaoniang.
Cheng Jiaoniang raised her feet and turned to the back of the temple. She saw the King of Jin'an County walking away quickly, and she hurriedly chased after him.
Prepare an object that can explode instantly, ignite your body and destroy it...
Setting your body on fire won't let others recognize you...
It exploded instantly and set the body on fire...
Set your body on fire...
Prince Jin'an felt trembling all over.
Hold him with one hand.
"Fang Bocong, don't be sad." The female voice said softly.
Prince Jin'an took a deep breath and stopped.
"Can you give me a reason not to be sad?" He said, turning to look at Cheng Jiaoniang with a gloomy expression.
Cheng Jiaoniang looked at him without saying anything and shook her head.
"Can you give me a reason why I'm not sad?" Prince Jin'an asked again. Without waiting for Cheng Jiaoniang's answer, he nodded again, "Actually, there is a reason, that is, you don't care. If you don't care, there is nothing to worry about.
It’s very sad.”
He looked at Cheng Jiaoniang.
"Do you hope that's the reason?"
He said and laughed again.
"Actually, no, there is only one reason for this."
He looked at Cheng Jiaoniang.
"You don't care about me."
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Will update tomorrow afternoon or evening.
I’m almost done with the things I did at the beginning of the month, so I’m ready to adjust and go straight to the finale. (To be continued)
