Chapter 11 Chapter Eleven
Fumbled inch by inch towards the side of the body, the wood grain in the hand was dense and dense, after touching it hundreds of times, I could only laugh at it: this cage is really exquisite.
"Boom", she heard the familiar sound of unlocking the lock, "Hurry up!" The woman's official speech was extremely irregular, with a strong northern accent.Something was stuffed into her hand as usual, she took a bite, and she frowned, a water hyacinth was stuffed into her hand again, there was a "hissing" sound of unplugging the cork, and the water was so cold that she drank it with difficulty. After taking two bites, she finally finished eating the frozen bun, her body tightened, her hands and feet were bound; a handkerchief blocked her mouth.She knew that it was time to cross the barrier again.
It is generally said that people's ears, nose and eyes are connected and complement each other.If a person is deaf, his sense of smell and vision will be particularly developed; if he is blind, his ears will be particularly sensitive.Shen Zhenzhu is like this.
Waking up after being knocked out, she was shocked to find that she was blind!She couldn't see anything, the surroundings were boundless and dark, and the cold air swept in from all directions, and she was also extremely sad.She doesn't know where she is and where she will be taken. In this huge moving cage, she can walk and move, and she can hear the words of people outside, but unfortunately, she can't understand them. nonsense!Her clothes were thin, and she curled up in a corner of the cage, and the weather became colder as she walked, she even thought about death, and a future more terrifying than death...
However, she is Shen Zhenzhu after all, and she soon sobered up.She pulled out her hairpin, and every time the woman with a northern accent fed her a meal, she would draw a stroke on the wooden wall with her frozen hands. She soberly counted the time and paid attention to the details of the journey. bumpy.She remembered that Murong Linzhi once mentioned to her that her blindness was caused by a blow to the head, and it was usually only temporary, and it would not be difficult to recover her sight if treated in time, and she had to try to escape from the group of people who detained her.After missing for these days, Li Chu, his father and elder brother and sister-in-law must be anxiously looking for her everywhere, so she may have a chance to escape.
Thinking of Murong Linzhi, she was even more worried, and Hongrui, was she escorted on the same journey as her, or...?She closed her eyes, not daring to think about the worst outcome. "Killing your mouth" is the best preventive measure for the conspirators, especially if this conspiracy is all aimed at herself. Murong Linzhi, Hongrui, you still have a way out ?
It's too late to regret. That weird teahouse and the manipulator behind the scenes set up such a trick, implicated Murong Linzhi, and the purpose was just to lure himself into the bait. I was too reckless in this matter. It is not difficult to find out whether An Qingxu is missing or not. After inquiring, he insisted on visiting the teahouse, and finally found the way.In the end, it was her own kindness and softness that led to today. If she did it again, she would definitely not be like this.
She heard the faint sound of drumming outside the cage, the sound was getting louder and closer, accompanied by the sound of talking, walking, and selling.The world outside the cage is very exciting, she guessed that she had entered a small city at this time.During this journey, a total of ten passes were passed through, all of which seemed to be released without any inspection, and did not pass through any towns. I thought that this group of people must have deliberately bypassed towns and took shortcuts. The small town is very important, and it must be the only way that cannot be bypassed. It is necessary to cheer up and find out the situation.
She struggled to stand with her ears attached to the wooden wall, and listened carefully to the movement outside the cage, but it was too noisy outside, so she couldn't hear anything clearly.Frustrated, she slid slowly against the wall and sat down. Suddenly, she heard the sound of "哐——" the sound of the gong to clear the way. She was deafened and refreshed. She heard a male voice singing: "Mr. The people of the county can go to the trial!—”
Sheriff?Master Chen?My heart brushed against that rigorous and silent face, and a little hope was polished. This place is actually Jincheng County!Yes, yes.It should have been thought earlier that this group of people were obviously heading northwest, and Jincheng County was the main road leading to the northwest of the Tang Dynasty. Once they left Jincheng County, they went west across Liangzhou, Hulu River, and Yumen Pass to Anxi and Beiting. Duhu Mansion, the vast Western Region; detour to the north, is the vast Mobei Huihe Royal Court.
Jincheng County is her only chance.As soon as he left Jincheng County, there were high mountains, glaciers and snowy seas, and yellow sandy deserts. Even if Li Chu had the ability to reach the sky, it would be difficult for him to return to the Central Plains.
She secretly calculated the distance, and sure enough, the prison car stopped after driving for a while, presumably it had arrived at the inspection place outside the city.She listened intently.
The official-speaking soldiers were yelling at a man who did not leave the city with a document: "Without a document, you will not be allowed to go. Go to the county government to make up for it!"
"You, you, you, what are you doing? What are the two carts in the back?" She was startled, it turned out that not only herself was locked in the prison cart, but who was the other?Murong Linzhi?Hongrui?Or both?I was sweating secretly in my heart, and I only hoped that the soldiers would order to open the car to check.
"Master Jun," the female voice with a northern accent sounded, thinking she had shown something to the soldier, "We are the envoys of the Xiliang Kingdom, and we will return to the country with a yearly tribute to His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty. The two cars are loaded with gifts from His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty to our king and queen!"
According to the laws of the Tang Dynasty, the frontier fortress must carefully check the passing pedestrians and luggage. Even if they are foreign envoys, they must abide by this rule, not to mention it is only a small Xiliang country. Therefore, this soldier did not buy it, and said solemnly : "Miss, please tell the envoy, the pawn is acting in accordance with the law. Please open the cage and let me inspect it!"
The woman thought it was an interpreter. After listening to the words, Ji Liwala replied to the envoy. The envoy's voice was thick and neutral. Your Excellency said that it is not difficult to open the car cage for inspection, but the two car cages are sealed by His Majesty, the emperor of your country. He said that my king will dismantle them himself. Let’s go back to Xijing together and ask His Majesty Tang Tianzi to seal it up again!”
Shen Zhenzhu stomped secretly.
Sure enough, the soldier was very embarrassed and did not dare to make decisions without authorization.The two sides were in a stalemate, when they heard a loud shout: "What's the delay, blocking out of the city?" The soldier said: "See General Du!" The next words were muffled, he must be reporting to General Na Du this matter.Shen Zhenzhu remembered that General Du was the deputy guard of the city gate, with a big belly, and he did not work with Chen Zhou. Yan took the position, and was fond of drinking, just not to hinder Li Chu and Chen Zhou's affairs, so he never replaced him. .Today's matter must be broken on his head.One can imagine him shaking his head at this time, and waved his hand casually: "Since it is His Majesty's seal, let them go!"
"But, King Guangping—" the soldier hesitated to speak.Shen Zhenzhu's heart thumped, Li Chu, Li Chu, you are really an extremely smart person, you must have sent a letter to order the border city to conduct a strict investigation to find my trace, but unfortunately, people in the world have all kinds of strange things , Each has its own calculations and ideas, how can it be satisfactory.
The prison van began to move slowly again, and her heart cooled down inch by inch.
The lights of Yuande Hall in Guangping Wangfu have not been extinguished for half a decade.
Li Chu's eyes were bloodshot, he sat heavily on the armchair, staring at the huge candle in the center of the hall with piercing eyes, without saying a word.The servants who were waiting beside him bowed their waists and bowed their faces and remained motionless. His Highness seldom lost his temper, but he was not arrogant. Everyone in the palace kept silent about him. This scene in the past ten days was unprecedented.In this silence, there is a huge wave hidden in the sky, who dares to touch this bad luck.
"Your Highness, Dugu Ruren seeks to see you." The maid outside the corridor reported outside the door, her voice trembling.
"Tell her to get out." Without blinking his eyes, he said a word lightly.He took out the scroll of Huixuan from his bosom, with elegant handwriting, which was obtained from her boudoir after she disappeared.Each word reveals her gentle and moist breath: "The moon is full of flowers, and I pity you and hate you deeply; whoever sends you because of the wind blows up will disturb your heart." He read each word over and over again, as if there was no end He can't finish reading, "Pity the king and hate you alone", he should have known that she cared so much, and only relied on her patience and open-mindedness to hurt her again and again. Yes, he relied on her love, but instead What he gave her was so little.He slowly put down the roll of paper, Tang Dynasty is rich in the world, its territory extends from Andong in the east, Anxi in the west, from Shanyu Mansion in the north, to Rinan in the south, that is his world, the world he is bound to get.Only at this moment, she blocked all the bustling people in the world, he only wanted her, he only wanted her!
"Your Highness", Feng Shengyi did not know when he came behind him, "The maid in the Jianning Palace who was looking for the princess, called Hemerocallis, I found it!"
"Well," he raised his head, that was what he expected, his eyes flashed, "Is it the corpse you found?"
"Yes." Feng Shengyi didn't even dare to say a word of flattery, and offered Li Chu something shiny in his hand: "This subordinate picked it up from her corpse." A crystal clear jade hairpin , the light seemed to be strange, he was startled suddenly, he recognized it, how could he not recognize it?Cui Caiping had shown off to him that it was given to her by Shen Zhenzhu, but she coldly threw it in the jewelry box and never cared about it again.
He slapped the jade hairpin hard on the table, and it broke into several pieces silently, and the pieces stuck in his palm, bleeding slowly.Without realizing it, he raised his hand to draw the sword from the sword stand beside him, and said in a deep voice, "Let's go!"
Feng Shengyi didn't know why, but he saw that Li Chu's eyes were burning like fire, even though it was cold winter, a wave of heat was blowing straight out, fearing that he would be out of order, he didn't care about avoiding it at the moment, stepped forward and grabbed his clothes Sleeve, anxiously said: "Your Highness, be careful! Your Highness, be careful!" Li Chu's footsteps slowed down a little, and his confused mood became clearer. He slowly turned his head and stared at Feng Shengyi, a thread of thought condensed on his brows, It seemed that his gloomy face became even darker, and he paused every word: "You are right, this matter is very suspicious!"
"Your Highness, Your Highness!" A man suddenly broke into the hall, panting, with his helmet scattered, it turned out that the left guard was strict, and said, "There is news about the princess!"
Li Chu was stunned, and stepped forward quickly, his eyes burning and asked: "What did you say?"
"Your Highness," Yan Ming took a breath, "I just received a secret report from Jincheng County, saying that when the envoy of the Xiliang Kingdom passed through the county yesterday evening, he brought two vehicles loaded with His Majesty's gifts, and the two vehicles were as tall as a person. Very suspicious."
Xiliang Kingdom, His Majesty's gift, two vehicles that are taller than people... No, His Majesty did not give so many gifts!Li Chu turned around suddenly, and ordered: "Send the order, prepare the chariots and horses quickly, and leave for Jincheng County immediately!" Yan Ming ordered to retreat hurriedly, Li Chu stepped out of the hall, followed closely by Feng Shengyi.
In the shadows under the corridor outside the hall, a slender figure flashed faintly, calling softly: "Your Highness." Li Chu glanced back in a hurry, and it turned out to be Dugu Jing, with a slightly relieved face slightly pulled down, and asked: "What? What?" His voice was so gloomy and cold that it pierced Dugu Jing's heart with chills, there were only three words, and it turned out that he would not even say one more word to her, or ask "What do you want me for?" With so many visits, he couldn't change his favor.However, she still holds hope and refuses to compromise. She lost her parents when she was young, and is lonely and wandering. Today, everything is won by her own hands. She doesn't believe in fate, eternity, tears, or anything, she only believes in herself.Straightening her voice, she remained as respectful and serious as she was when she was a maidservant: "Your Highness can't go to Jincheng County, the New Year is approaching, if Your Majesty doesn't have His Highness to accompany the New Year's Eve, I'm afraid it will be very troublesome."
New Year's Eve, Shou Sui?It turned out that the Chinese New Year was coming soon, but his pearls were drifting away at this time, and his heart, apart from pain, was flustered.He snorted coldly and took a step towards her, and she involuntarily backed away.Li Chu stared at her: "This king has already satisfied you, and I can't give you more. Depending on who you are, don't even think about meddling in the matter of Pearl and me! This time, if I It was found out that you did it—" He drew his sword out of its sheath, and with a "thump", the sword went straight into the pillar, only the gems on the scabbard flickered.
Dugu Jing came back to his senses, and there was no sign of him in the long corridor.Inside the Yuande Hall, the lights were still brightly lit.She dragged her long skirt and walked towards the pillar step by step. Each step seemed to weigh a thousand catties, so heavy that she couldn't lift her feet, so heavy that she didn't want to go on.She had been dreaming of wearing this dress, and she did.This is not enough, she can go further, she wants to stand in the majestic hall, to see who dares to underestimate her - this humble servant girl.
Finally approaching, she raised her arm and yanked violently, actually pulling out the sword.This is the sword given to him by His Majesty during his fifteen-year-old coronation ceremony. The sword energy is like frost and people are like a rainbow, and the jewels on it make people dazzled.