Chapter 24 Chapter 24

In the dark sky, bright stars shine on the sleeping earth, like pairs of indifferent eyes, quietly looking down on the trajectory of the fate of the world.In the four hundred and sixty-sixth year of the Baicang calendar, the midwinter has just arrived, and there is heavy snow. The Zhenhuang Imperial Capital, which has just celebrated the Shangyuan Festival, has ushered in the first round of crisis after the joy. Frost shrouded the entire Zhenhuang City, and the lights of carriages and horses between the Elder's Court and Shengjin Palace passed by like flowing water all night long.The Huangtian Department of the Western Expedition suffered the most serious damage and injury in history. The smell of blood flowed down from the icy water of the Ganges River on the Yunji Plateau, spreading throughout the Great Xia Dynasty, reaching the heart of the empire.The provocation of the untouchables angered the upper nobles of the empire, the authority of iron and blood was questioned and violated, and another war was secretly brewing in the low breath, but before that, someone had to pay the blood price for this failure, even if, Just to maintain the dignity of the empire.

The edict inlaid with gold was issued from the Shengjin Palace, passed the ruling of the Elder’s Court, and then passed through Ziwei Square, Jiuwei Main Street, Chengtian Altar, and the main gate of Qiankun, all the way to the frontier. People are still sleeping peacefully. "Sister Yue'er," Just as Xiao Ba was about to cry out, Chu Qiao covered her mouth. The girl's eyes were bright, and she looked around, then took out the brocade bag from her bosom, handed it to Xiao Ba, and lowered her voice. He said in a low voice: "Little Ba, there is not much time, let's make a long story short. Before dinner tomorrow, if I haven't come to you, you can run away from the back door of the horse stock yard in the back mountain by yourself. I will find a gap tomorrow for the guards there , There will be an hour before dinner without guards. These are some entangled gold plants, as well as forged documents for leaving the city, and walking drafts, you take them with you, don’t wait for me, go out of the city directly.”

"Sister Yueer?" The child immediately grabbed Chu Qiao's hand eagerly, and hurriedly said, "What are you going to do? But are you going to take revenge? Xiao Ba can help you too, I don't want to go alone." "Be obedient," Chu Qiao stroked the child's head, and said in a deep voice, "There are only the two of us left in the Jing family. I am the elder sister. You have to listen to me. As long as there are people around, the Jing family will not perish. If something happens to me, you can still avenge me." "Sister Yue'er..."

"Xiaoba, listen to me, you just go east when you leave the city. When you arrive at Sanyi City on the Xiatang border, wait for me for three days. If I don't arrive, you can leave by yourself. Don't worry, this is just a safe plan. , once I escape, I will definitely catch up with you." The child's eyes were red, the corners of his mouth were tightly pursed, he suddenly stretched out his hand, hugged Chu Qiao's waist vigorously, and said with a choked voice, "Sister Yue'er is the most capable, she will definitely be fine." Chu Qiao felt sore, hugged the child's shoulders, and smiled bitterly: "Don't worry, we will leave this place after this time, and no one will bully us again."

Outside the window, the cold moon was like a hook, and the westerly wind swept away the snow, making it bleak. On the second day, Chu Qiao got up early as usual and went to Zhuge Yue's room to wait on him, but was told that the Fourth Young Master had left early in the morning and was no longer at the house. Chu Qiao secretly said God help me, turned around and walked towards the main courtyard.Unexpectedly, as soon as he walked to the Lvshu room in front of the pavilion, he was stopped by Zhuge Yue's personal guard, Yue Qi. The young guard who was less than fifteen years old looked at Chu Qiao with a cold face, and said word by word: "The young master ordered that Miss Xing'er not be allowed to leave the gate of Qingshanyuan."

Chu Qiao was taken aback for a moment, wondering what Zhuge Yue was going crazy again, raised her head and smiled cutely, and said, "Brother, I'm not going out of the yard, I'm just going to the small kitchen to see if the tea delivered yesterday is fresh or not. "After that, he turned around and walked towards the small kitchen. Yue Qi stared closely at her back, like a falcon, for a moment. After a while, Huan'er came out of the kitchen, Yue Qi frowned, stepped forward and said, "Where's Xing'er?" "Follow everyone to pick tea inside." Yue Qi frowned: "She still needs to do such a job with her current status?"

"Hmph, are you a powerful person like Jin Zhu Jin Si?" The little girl raised her eyebrows, glanced at Yue Qi disdainfully, and said bluntly: "Snobbish!" The sky is full of white clouds. Today is a fine day. After getting rid of Yue Qi, Chu Qiao casually found an excuse to leave Qingshan Yard cautiously, and walked quickly towards the front garden. She was afraid of being discovered, so she picked the most secret path, just as she walked to Meilin, a shadow suddenly ran out.Startled, the child frowned and looked, only to see that the person who came was young, with delicate features, and looked very familiar.

"Don't panic, I'm the book boy Fengmian of His Highness Yan Shizi, and I'm here to deliver a message to you on behalf of His Highness today." "Send a message?" Chu Qiao raised her eyebrows, turned her eyes up and down on Feng Mian, and said, "How do you know to wait for me here?" Feng Mian smiled triumphantly: "Our son said that if we can't enter Qingshanyuan, let me find the most secret path leading to the outer mansion and hide, and I will definitely see you." Chu Qiao snorted coldly, and said coldly and sarcastically, "Your son is very good at predicting things."

"Hey," the little bookboy said with a mouthful of white teeth, "Our son is indeed very smart." "What message, if you want to say it quickly, I still have something to do." Feng Mian was speechless quietly, secretly thinking that this little slave really has a personality, no wonder the prince and the fourth son of Zhuge are so interested in her, and quickly said: "Our prince wants me to tell you that he will return to Yanbei tomorrow morning, and he will return to Yanbei tomorrow morning. I want to say goodbye to you, so I will meet you at the same place last night."

"Go back to Yanbei?" Chu Qiao frowned slightly, and said, "Isn't your son a hostage in Beijing? Why do you want to go back so suddenly?" "I don't know the specific reason, but our old prince sent someone to Beijing to recruit the son back. It must be something urgent. The elders have already approved it. We will return to Yanbei early tomorrow morning." Chu Qiao nodded silently, and said: "You tell your sons and daughters that I am a slave and cannot leave the house easily. Besides, it has nothing to do with me whether he returns to Yanbei or not. My status is low and I dare not climb high. Say goodbye. Once said, there is no way to talk about it.”

Xiao Fengmian chuckled, and said: "Our son said, if you want to go, no one can stop you. As for whether it has anything to do with you, I can't say. Girl, you are busy, Fengmian gone." The little book thief disappeared into the plum grove with a smile, Chu Qiao couldn't help but lamented inwardly that Zhuge Mansion's defenses were poor, and they could let a child come and go freely. Sneaking carefully all the way, after about half an hour, I finally arrived at the side of Qianyuan, the courtyard of Zhu Shun, the chief steward of the Zhuge Mansion's Outer Mansion, before my eyes without any warning.