Light Red Northern Song

"His Royal Highness, two corpses were found in the firewood pile in the backyard, they should be the real post officials and post soldiers in this post house." Jian Chen reported standing outside the door.

"Bury it on the spot first, and discuss with family members later."

"As ordered!"

"Have you found anything else?"

"Reporting to Your Highness, there is no other discovery for the time being."

"Okay, you can find two more reliable people to go to Pingfeng Mountain Station to inquire, and return quickly."

"As ordered!"

"Master Zhang, please take a step to speak." Jingrou took Master Zhang away from the main room, wanting to ask him in detail.

"Your Highness wants to ask Meng Baiya?"

"What unspeakable inside story does Mr. Zhang have?"

"Your Highness, after the death of the first emperor, Meng Baiya was gradually out of the control of the court. Who can know his intentions? Now go to find him to rescue the soldiers. He... what if he takes His Highness into captivity?"

"Master Zhang," Jing Rou thought for a moment, the Master Zhang in front of him was the person Chu Shanyi appointed to follow her to the north, and logically speaking, he should be his trusted minister, and since he can say such outrageous things to her, it is reasonable to trust her .But she still can't figure out the joint. Could it be that he still has something to say?Thinking of this, she turned around and asked: "Just because he is not under the control of the court, you can judge that he will kidnap me? There is nothing directly related to this."

"The former emperor and the former concubine Chong had only one daughter, and they were given the title Princess Youxian, the second grade. In the middle of the Xiongnu raid, Princess Youxian was proficient in the art of war, especially good at riding and shooting, so she invited her to the battlefield. Although she and the former abolished prince Not from the same mother, but their relationship is better than that of brothers and sisters. The former deposed prince was impeached by the imperial censor, Lord Jiang, and others, and was convicted of treason. She was also implicated and her whereabouts were unknown on the way back to the capital from the army. That Meng Bai Ya had already made a marriage contract with Princess You Xian, thinking about it this way, how could he not be resentful towards the master in the palace?"

Jingrou went through the other party's words in her heart. In the battle for the succession, the former deposed prince was killed, and Princess Youxian was also implicated, so Meng Baiya held a grudge. Well, it's not impossible.

"Although these are the conjectures of the lower officials, they are not groundless. We are in a dangerous situation now, so we have to make more calculations." Seeing the silence of the master, Mr. Zhang continued.

"Yes, my lord is really thoughtful. If Meng Baiya really has hatred in his heart, it is normal for us to encounter thieves in the barren mountains and mountains. If something goes wrong, isn't this an excellent opportunity for him to take revenge? "

"My lord Wang entered the court later than the lower official, and he doesn't know much about some internal matters, but the lower official has to tell His Highness what he knows, this is the duty of a courtier."

"Then, according to Mr. Zhang, how can we get out of the predicament now?"

"It is not suitable to stay here for a long time, but Pingfeng Mountain is not allowed to go casually as His Highness said, and wait and see what the soldiers who went to investigate say?"

"Wait, it's not a solution." After Jingrou finished speaking, she returned to the main room, and saw that Linyuan seemed to be feeding some kind of elixir to Mu Ji again.She looked at the faces of several people before asking: "Brainstorm, do you have any good plans?"

"Your Highness, why can't you go to Earl Meng to invite soldiers?" Xia Le asked first.She was already dazzled by Mu Ji's injury, and she didn't think much about what she said or did.

The rest of the people were silent, because they probably knew that His Highness had been persuaded by Mr. Zhang.

"His Royal Highness, Lord Wang sent a humble official to ask for instructions, can the corpses of the fallen soldiers not be taken on the road?"

"Not on the road? What do you mean?" Jingrou asked strangely.

"Master Wang, please ask Your Highness whether to bury the dead soldiers on the spot."

"Alright," Jing Rou pinched her forehead and said, "If we are safe today, we will come to find them in the future and take them away."

The soldiers outside the door were slightly moved, and took orders to leave.

In front of the screen mountain station, an injured woman was sitting in the main room, undressing and treating the wound on her arm.

"Mo Xuan, you should have listened to me and went to attack the Calabash Mountain station together. Letting the dead men work separately will never succeed. It's really hateful. I thought I could poison them first in the station. I'll wait Going down the mountain again, everything will be easy to handle. Who knows, it was noticed in advance."

A handsome man leaned against the table and said with a smile, "Don't worry, Qingyun. Didn't you bring back a lot of poison from Shan? Why don't you use it?"

"You think I'm useless?" Lin Qingyun raised her head angrily and asked.

"Since it is used, why not use it?"

"It's all that stinky Taoist priest! And you! I told you to go together, but you still want to wait here. Let me ask you, what if they don't come?"

"Heh..." Gan Moxuan ignored her, and sat on the other wooden bench by himself.

"Okay, Gan Moxuan, today I can see you clearly." Lin Qingyun saw his behavior, and she understood a little bit.The person in front of him clearly asked him to take the lead, so he didn't need to lose his troops and lose his generals, and he could come and sit on his own without taking any risks.

"Oh? I just saw it today? Hmph, I asked you a few days ago why you got Chu Zhenyu's soul. Have you ever thought about telling me? If you don't believe me, I can't help you with all my strength, because my heart More than enough," he said, stood up and came to the other party, bent down and smiled evilly: "Strength, but not enough..."

Lin Qingyun rolled her eyes, stretched out her hand to caress the opponent's face twice, and said with a smile: "I'm not strong enough, I'll know after trying."

"Okay, when will Qingyun come to try?"

"Heh," Lin Qingyun smiled even more charmingly.She approached the other party and said again: "Chu Zhenyu is a good thing. My teacher once said that her spirit can be used to make alchemy, her heart can be used as medicine, and the blood in her body can prolong life no matter how bad it is. Speaking of her blood, The rarest thing is... huh, that virgin blood is a holy item for alchemy, which is rare in a hundred years."

"Really so amazing? Do you believe what your master said?" Gan Moxuan asked suspiciously.

"My teacher is a Xiyi witch fairy, with the honorary name Mang Rang. Are you an ordinary person? If her old man didn't approve of me coming to find that Chu Zhenyu, how could I act so secretly? I planned to take the soul, but now this person But it made me suffer many setbacks for no reason, so I have to use his whole body to relieve the hatred in my heart. If Mo Xuan helps me with all his strength, your share will naturally be indispensable."

"Oh? I've never heard of this name. If we use her whole body, will we still be able to ascend in the daylight?"

"Hmph! That's a family teacher who doesn't care about his name, but let me tell you, it's not impossible to ascend during the day."

"Hahaha!" Gan Moxuan stood up straight and shouted, "Come on, hurry up and get ready, let's go immediately."

"Where are you going?" Lin Qingyun also stood up and asked, gathering up the loose clothes.

"Kill back to Calabash Mountain."

Jing Rou and the others were still hesitating, when they suddenly heard a commotion outside.

"Your Highness, there is a group of soldiers coming ahead, about a hundred of them, and they are said to be the young lady from the Earl's Mansion who came here to hunt." Jian Chen stood in front of the door and reported.

"The daughter of the Earl's Mansion? How could it be such a coincidence?" Jing Rou asked after looking around the crowd strangely.

"Your Majesty Wang and the Young Master have just reported that His Highness is in the house." Jian Chen glanced back and said, "You have already entered the front yard."

"Jiting Mengshi's Changyi just happened to be here, and I beg Her Royal Highness to condescend to meet you." Outside the door stood a tall woman in black armor with a clean and sweet voice, her black hair was simply tied up, and a long sword was worn on her shoulders. The waist is casual and neat.

"Please come in and talk."

Meng Changyi stepped into the door, and saw Jing Rou and a few people standing not far away.

"Meng Changyi, the next official, sees Your Highness the Princess." She knelt on the ground and bowed her hands, revealing a mutton fat jade on the thumb of her right hand.

Since she claims to be a subordinate official, it seems that this person has an official position in her father's fiefdom.

"Master Meng, please come up." Although Jing Rou didn't understand what this person was leading the soldiers at this time, but from the current point of view, this person's etiquette is considered comprehensive.She stepped forward, stretched out her hand to help her and said.

"His Royal Highness, I came here on a hunting trip today, and just now I saw many wounded soldiers outside the gate. After asking, I learned that His Highness was ambushed by thieves at the post station. I wonder if His Highness would like to go back to Jiting with the lower official to make some adjustments." ?” Meng Changyi leaned over and lowered his head to ask, his tone was also very respectful.

Isn't this here to kidnap people?Jing Rou glanced back at Mr. Zhang, who suddenly coughed uncontrollably.

Naturally, it is impossible for her to go to Jiting with the other party, but the current situation is not optimistic.Let's not talk about myself first, let's say that the poisoned Mu Ji and many injured soldiers also need medical treatment. Delaying here is not a long-term solution.

After thinking for a while, she asked without answering, "How many people did Mr. Meng bring with him?"

"Reporting to Your Highness, there are more than a hundred names."

"The day for Ben Gong to return to Beijing has already been set, and I'm afraid I won't be able to transfer to another place halfway. I have accepted Mr. Meng's wish. But I wonder if Mr. Meng can do me a favor?"

"Please speak, Your Highness."

"Ask your soldiers to send Bengong and his party back to Tongcheng."

"Escorting Your Highness is the duty of the lower officials, please allow the lower officials to send people back to Jiting to report to father."

"The thief is probably still nearby. To be safe, he should leave quickly. We can go on the road at the same time as the people sent by Master Meng." Jing Rou didn't want to wait any longer.

"Follow orders." Meng Changyi didn't say much after hearing this, so he turned around to make some arrangements.She first sent a small team to report to Donghui Mansion, and then organized the team to prepare for escort.

"Your Highness, her?" Master Zhang waited for her to go out, and hurried forward to express his objection.

"Master Zhang, I understand your scruples, but there is no better way to escape now."

Meng Changyi's soldiers and horses spread out in front and back, protecting the soldiers accompanying the princess.

Because Mu Ji was seriously injured and unable to ride a horse, he rode in the second carriage with the two adults from the Ministry of Rites.It wasn't until the whole team really continued to head south that Jingrou finally let go of her worries for the time being.

"The Taoist priest needs to be more vigilant, I count on you to save my life." She said to Lin Yuan.

"What are you talking about, Your Highness?"

"To be honest. If you hadn't detected the difference in advance this time, we might have all been decapitated. And Cheng Huan," she turned her face and said, "The old man is good at using poison. If you haven't identified his false identity, If we enter the inn, we will be poisoned, and there are many assassins on the mountain, how can we fight back if we are poisoned?"

"Hey! Your Highness suddenly became so polite. The old man is similar to the poison used by the head assassin, and neither came from the Central Plains. Who can your Highness think of?" Lin Yuan asked with a smile.

"Who do you think of?" Jing Rou really thought about it carefully and asked.

"I heard from the uncle that His Highness was attacked outside Tongcheng before, and almost lost his soul?"

"There is such a thing. The Taoist priest mentioned this matter because he thinks it is related?"

"The uncle once said that the sorcerer may come from the western Shan country. The shamans are not only good at performing some sorcery, but also very good at poisonous insects and poisonous weeds. The woman who leads the way has strange skills and peculiar footwork. In my opinion , she is from the Shan country."

"Shan country?" Jing Rou frowned and said to herself.

"Your Highness has been in Chu for a long time, and you have only arrived in Qi for a short time. How could you provoke the witches from Shan in the west?" Xia Le asked in bewilderment.

"You don't provoke them, but they will provoke you. It depends on whether you have that value." Lin Yuan explained.

"So, this gang of thieves has been plotting against His Highness more than once?" Cheng Huan, who was on the side, also interrupted and asked.

"His Royal Highness has been murdered several times since he came to Qi, but fortunately, there are always people to help him. The fortune is great, and there is no danger." Xia Le replied.

"How many times?" Cheng Huan glanced at the master, then looked at Xia Le and asked, "How many times?"

There is nothing to say about these things, so Jingrou never thought of hiding them.

Seeing that the master did not stop him, Xia Le replied: "I know, there were four times. The first time was in the paddock of Ding'an, with Master Qiao beside him. The second time was outside Tongcheng, with Her Royal Highness Princess Jingwu by her side. Three times." She stopped, glanced at the master, and said: "The fourth time is today, if you and Daoist Linyuan hadn't been vigilant, something would have happened."

Jing Rou didn't think that the time in Ding'an paddock was related to the next few times, but she didn't expect Xia Le to explain the situation so clearly.As for the third time that she didn't dare to say it, it happened in the East Lake Garden. The owner of the garden related to this matter was no matter what the Royal Princess. Xia Le didn't have the guts to speak nonsense in front of others.

Jingrou first remembered the first time, then suddenly remembered the second time, and finally immersed herself in the memory of the third time in Donghu Garden.Feeling restless, she raised the curtain of the carriage and looked out, just in time to see Meng Changyi who was following the royal horse on the right side of the carriage, so she took a closer look.Seeing that the opponent's mount did not have bows and arrows, she turned to look at the other followers immediately.The other party seemed to be aware of it, and turned his head slightly to look over.

"Does Your Highness have any orders?"

"No, Lord Meng."

She looked into the distance, her mind was in chaos.