Rebirth of the third flower queen
Chapter 027 Rainy Night
On the third day of May, the weather is fine, suitable for marriage and travel.Xiao Xieyi was in a good mood since she got up in the morning, went to court, reviewed memorials, and did everything with gusto.During lunch, Yuan Yang specially came to Qian'an Palace to look for Xiao Xieyi. He wouldn't allow it in normal times, but Yuan Yang wanted to come over to inquire about the news and see if Gu Wei came back, so he didn't get angry and stayed with her Had lunch together.
After lunch, Yuan Yang stayed in the Zichen Palace and refused to leave, Xiao Xieyi let her go, anyway, he has nothing to do today, if he waits for someone, time can pass faster if he is with him.
Yuan Yang is a very obedient child, although she is favored, she is not arrogant, she knows that Zichen Palace is not a place where she can run around, so she obediently holds the paper and pen, sits at the position designated by Xiao Xieyi, and carefully traces the red.
Yuan Yang is relatively young, his wrist strength is insufficient, and his handwriting is still immature, but compared with children of the same age, he is already much better. Not to mention that Xiao Qiuyan is not as good as her, even Xiao Xieyi is not like this at her age. attainments.
Yuan Yang wrote two pages, and before Gu Wei came back, he turned his head to look at Xiao Xieyi, and asked, "Father, when will the Queen come back? Did he miss Yun'er, so he went out to play?" How long?" Yuan Yang has been raised in Kunning Palace since she was born, and Gu Wei suggested Xiao Xiyi to choose her name, Xiao Qiuyun. Although her mother-in-law Yin Jieyu is taking care of her daily life, she can read, write, play the piano, He learned how to play chess from Gu Wei, and his relationship with Gu Wei is no worse than that with Yin Jieyu.
Xiao Xieyi sometimes envies Yuan Yang, because his mother's position is not enough, and she is raised by a high-ranking concubine, how can Yuan Yang get along well with Gu Wei and Yin Jieyu, but he is not close to Queen Mother Wei, and Luo The concubine also has a estrangement, whether it is his problem, or the problem of Queen Mother Wei and Concubine Luo.
Xiao Xieyi never really thought about it, Yin Jieyu only has one daughter, Yuan Yang, who else can she love if she doesn't love her, and Gu Wei has no children, Yuan Yang is lively and cute, with a pleasing nature, and was raised by his side since childhood. Speaking of having no feelings, unless they have a heart of stone, they will become intimate after getting along for a long time.
Empress Dowager Wei and Concubine Luo are different. Empress Dowager Wei has two sons. The eldest son, Xiao Xieyi, was brought up by Concubine Luo when he was born. The youngest son, Xiao Xiange, was by her side and was taken care of by her. Yes, you can tell at a glance who is close and who is distant.As for Concubine Luo, she is actually very kind to Xiao Xieyi, but adopting her is no better than her own child after all. It is better if she does not have a child of her own. Once she has one, she will naturally be biased. To Concubine Toffee, she was also much closer than Xiao Xieyi.
Xiao Xieyi played with the handle Ruyi in her hands, and after listening to Yuan Yang's words, she raised her head to look at her, and saw the little princess staring at him unblinkingly with two big round eyes, her expression was particularly vivid.Xiao Xieyi smiled and said: "Yun'er is smart and beautiful, how can the empress dislike you, he is in poor health, so he went to the palace to recuperate, he didn't want Yuanyang."
Yuan Yang tilted his head and thought for a while, then said: "When the queen mother is sick, it is even more necessary to bring Yun'er, Yuner can take care of the queen mother."
Xiao Xieyi stood up, walked to Yuan Yang's side, reached out and touched her head, and said softly, "Yun'er is still young, when you grow up, father and mother will take you with you when they go to the palace, okay?"
Children are children, and they are easy to coax. When Yuan Yang heard that he could go to the palace to play, he became happy, and pulled Xiao Xieyi's sleeves to ask what fun there was in the palace.
While talking with Yuan Yang, Xiao Xieyi was counting the time in her mind. The distance from the Taiping Palace to the Imperial Palace can be reached by a carriage in half a day. It won't be until noon.
Patiently waiting until Shen Shi, Xiao Xieyi did not wait for Feng Qi and Gu Wei, but instead waited for the news that the Queen and Hua Guiqing were kidnapped.
"Trash! Everything is trash!" In a rage, Xiao Xieyi slapped the desk, the pen, ink, paper and inkstone on the imperial desk crashed all over the floor, and the eunuch on duty in Qian'an Palace even knelt down on the floor, not knowing what to do. Where did the emperor's anger come from?
Yuan Yang stood beside the imperial case, with a look of fear on his face, and said anxiously: "Father, is something wrong with the mother?"
It was only then that Xiao Xieyi realized that her daughter was still in the room, and she almost frightened her, so she hurriedly hugged Yuan Yang, and comforted her in a low voice: "The queen mother is fine, but there is something delayed on the way, Yun'er will go back first, and wait for the mother mother When you come back, Emperor Father will call someone to notify you immediately."
Yuan Yang didn't say a word, but nodded obediently, Xiao Xieyi kissed her on the cheek, and asked someone to send her back to Kunning Palace.
Sending Yuanyang away, Xiao Xiyi picked up the herbal tea on the small table next to her and poured it all over her face, Feng Qi was still in danger, he couldn't lose his composure, otherwise, who could save him.
Afterwards, Xiao Xieyi ordered Gu Ao and Wei Lang to be heard. These two people, one is the commander of Jin Yiwei, and the other is the deputy commander of the guards of the imperial army. They must be involved in the rescue.
Gu Ao and Wei Lang were a little surprised when they received the emperor's urgent order. They didn't dare to delay, and hurried to the Zichen Palace to meet him.When they were young, Gu Ao and Wei Lang were shocked again when they saw each other at the gate of Qian'an Palace.
Gu Ao is Gu Wei's elder brother, two years older than him, because his grandfather, father and uncle are all prostitutes, many people guess that the young master of the Gu family must have been raised by people since he was a child, and he will go to the exam when he grows up. champion.
In fact, Gu Ao was really the No. 1 Scholar, but not the No. [-] Scholar of Wen, but the No. [-] Scholar of Wu in the second year of Wanchang. Many people were so shocked that their eyes almost popped out.What kind of family is the Gu family? It is a scholarly family for generations. For hundreds of years, no matter whether it is ups or downs, they have sought their background through imperial examinations.
How Gu Ao persuaded the elders of Gu's family is unknown to others. Anyway, he left Shanhaiguan after winning the first prize, and stayed outside the customs for five full years.
The reason why Gu Ao returned to Beijing was forced by Prince Rong's son Xiao Qingyu.At that time, Prince Rong's Mansion still had some military power, and the power was mainly concentrated outside the pass. Xiao Xieyi was deeply troubled by this, because compared to Handan Palace, which had a heavy army but was absolutely obedient, Prince Rong's Mansion was far away from the emperor, which made him very worried.
That year, Xiao Xieyi summoned Xiao Qingyu to the capital, with the intention of keeping a hostage in the capital, restraining Prince Rong, and telling him not to be too presumptuous, but unexpectedly Xiao Qingyu was full of personality, and upon meeting Xiao Xieyi, he asked him for a marriage order.
The first generation of Prince Rong was the younger brother of Emperor Gaozu. Although the blood relationship between the two families has long been distant after 200 years, the title of Prince Rong is hereditary, and the marriage of the eldest son is bestowed by the emperor himself, which makes sense.
Xiao Xieyi asked Xiao Qingyu, which girl did she like? The emperor gave a marriage, and that was not just a gift, but both families were willing to do it.
Seeing Xiao Xiyi's kind attitude, Xiao Qingyu felt that there was something to be done, so she happily said Gu Ao's name.Xiao Xieyi was drinking tea at the time, and after hearing Xiao Qingyu's words, she spewed a sip of tea far away, coughing to death.
Wanting to marry Gu Ao, Xiao Qingyu is dreaming and hasn't woken up yet.One must know that he was able to marry Gu Wei as the empress because of the face of the Empress Dowager. Gu Ao is the eldest son of the Gu family. After the only younger brother enters the palace, whoever dares to plan on him is courting death or whatever.
Xiao Xieyi was about to refute Xiao Qingyu's words and let him go home and continue dreaming, Xiao Qingyu said, he knew that Gu Junqian only had two sons, and the youngest son was still the current queen, so it was absolutely impossible for Gu Ao to marry again.
Xiao Xieyi thought to herself, you know that you still come to ask for a marriage order, isn't it just looking for trouble.
Xiao Qingyu went on to say, what he meant was that Xiao Xieyi abolished his position as the eldest son and changed his title to princess, and he married Gu Ao.
Xiao Xieyi was dumbfounded after hearing this. The royal family of the Great Zhou Dynasty had rules that princes could not marry, but grandsons or clansmen had no requirements.It is not that there are no married sons in the various royal residences in the capital, but most of them are concubines. As for the sons, there are absolutely no sons.
After a while, Xiao Xieyi came back to her senses and asked Xiao Qingyu, are you serious, Xiao Qingyu nodded with a very serious expression.
Xiao Xieyi was overjoyed now, he was thinking about how to take back the military power in Prince Rong's Mansion, when Xiao Qingyu came up with a divine assist, it wasn't that someone gave him a pillow when he fell asleep.
Because he is afraid of Prince Rong, Xiao Xieyi knows their family's situation very well. Prince Rong's concubine is the daughter of old general Helian. Old general Helian has guarded Shanhaiguan all his life. Otherwise, Prince Rong's mansion would not have such strong strength outside the pass. .
Prince Rong only had Xiao Qingyu as his son, so he was appointed son at the age of seven. Although Xiao Qingyu had two younger brothers who were descended from concubines, they were still young and had mediocre aptitude. , that's all.
Besides, this is Xiao Qingyu's own willingness to marry, he didn't force him, Xiao Xieyi is very optimistic about this marriage.So, he called Gu Ao back and asked him if he would marry Xiao Qingyu.
Gu Ao was a little hesitant at first, but Xiao Qingyu rushed over and whispered something to him, and Gu Ao complied.
Seeing that the two of them had no objection, Xiao Xieyi generously announced the will of bestowing the marriage, and at the same time changed the title of Xiao Qingyu, the son of Prince Rong, to Princess Qinghe, and his wedding was held in the style of a princess.
From the beginning to the end, Xiao Xieyi never thought about it. When he ordered a marriage, he only asked about the attitude of the person concerned, but not the meaning of the two families.
That's all for the Gu family, no matter men or women, they always marry a daughter-in-law, and the one who marries is a princess. Prince Rong is different. The son he has painstakingly cultivated for many years is married off, and he is almost out of breath.
After Gu Ao returned to Beijing, Xiao Xieyi didn't let him go back outside the pass, but threw him into Jinyiwei.When Gu Ao saw Xiao Xieyi, he first greeted him, and then asked what happened. The emperor's face looked very strange, as if someone had killed his whole family.
Xiao Xieyi said with a serious face the news from the surviving shadow guards. Gu Ao and Wei Lang's expressions changed drastically upon hearing the news.
Needless to say, Gu Ao, Gu Wei is his own younger brother, and now he is being robbed by unknown gangsters, if he says he is not nervous, it is a joke.
Wei Lang is different, he has nothing to do with Gu Wei or Feng Qi, he is more worried about Xiao Xieyi.
Unlike Gu Ao and Long Jun, Wei Lang's background is quite ordinary. If his aunt, Queen Mother Wei, hadn't become the queen mother, he would be the bastard son of a squire in the countryside of Huzhou.
Wei Lang's childhood was not bad, his aunt had no children, so he was raised by his side since he was a child, if there were no servants in the family who chewed on the roots of his ears, Wei Lang would never know that he was not his mother's own flesh and blood.
Out of curiosity, Wei Lang secretly went to see Mrs. Wei and Wei Qing'er, and saw that they were living in a leaky house and eating food that was worse than his puppy. Wei Lang couldn't stand it, and ran away Open, he refused to admit, it was his mother and sister.
Even though he said this, Wei Lang still couldn't control his steps, and couldn't help but secretly went to see Mrs. Wei and the others.
Later, he saw someone bullying Wei Qing'er. They were boys who were several years older than Wei Qing'er. They pulled her braids and her clothes. Those children were all in charge of the Zhao family. Children, they bullied Wei Qing'er, and no one stood up to speak up.
The little Wei Qing'er was dragged around by them, and she fell down countless times. She cried silently and never made any sound.
Finally, Wei Lang couldn't stand it anymore, he ran out, and drove away those boys, Wei Qing'er sat on the ground, her hair was loose, her face was stained, and her clothes were torn. She didn't speak, and neither did Wei Lang. Know what to say.
After a long time, Wei Qing'er slowly got up from the ground and limped towards the hut where she and Mrs. Wei lived.
After that day, when Wei Lang saw Wei Qing'er again, her right foot was always like this.Wei Lang regretted it very much. He should have gone out earlier that day. He swore to himself that he would protect his sister well and never let anyone bully Wei Qing'er again.
Later, Empress Dowager Wei sent someone to pick them up, so they changed their names and went to the capital.
Xiao Xieyi wanted Wei Lang to be his companion, because he had no one to rely on except himself, but the Empress Dowager refused. She said that Wei Lang's foundation was too poor, and Xiao Xieyi had no way to refute, so she let him go to the Habayashi Army. Later he joined the Forbidden Army, and now he is the deputy commander of the fifth rank.The head guard responsible for escorting Gu Wei and Feng Qi back to the palace is Wei Lang's subordinate. The configuration of the forbidden army is like this, one commander, four ranks, two deputy commanders, five ranks, four chief guards, five ranks.
Wei Lang knelt down on one knee and begged for orders: "Your Majesty, I will send someone to track down the whereabouts of the Empress and Hua Guiqing."
Two days later it will be the Dragon Boat Festival, the Empress and Hua Guiqing will both attend the palace banquet, if one does not come, one can find a reason to prevaricate, if both are absent, it will be impossible to hide it from others.
Xiao Xieyi nodded, and told Wei Lang to be careful not to startle the snake.
According to the news sent back by the shadow guards, the purpose of those people was Gu Wei or Feng Qi, but they did not want to assassinate, but wanted to capture them alive. Under the car, except for a few unlucky people who hit the knife edge, not many survived, especially after the storm protected Gu Wei and Feng Qi and rushed out, they immediately chased after them, and did not kill the rest of them. .
Xiao Xieyi was therefore at ease. Although the opponent's identity is unknown and their strength is not weak, as long as they have no intention of harming Feng Qi's life, everything will be fine. Besides, the martial arts of the violent storm are far beyond human reach, and Feng Qi may have escaped Maybe.
Wei Lang nodded and said yes, the Queen and Gui Qing disappeared at the same time, this matter should not be publicized, and the search can only be done in secret, and the operation is tied, otherwise Xiao Xieyi would not just look for him and Gu Ao.
Wei Lang's main task is to find someone. For Gu Ao, Xiao Xieyi has other arrangements, "Such a large-scale assassination is by no means impulsive. You lead people to investigate, who is behind the ghosts and snakes?" According to the original plan, Feng Qi and Gu Wei were supposed to return to the palace five days ago, and the postponement of their return was purely impromptu. Xiao Xieyi didn't think the other party's plan was arranged within five days, but one thing is certain, that is, their news is very well-informed , It was just something that a few people in the palace knew, but they also knew it.
Gu Ao's face was solemn, and he took the order to go. Xiao Xieyi had already explained the situation very clearly. There was no news of Gu Wei and Feng Qi falling into the enemy's hands, but Gu Wei didn't know martial arts, and his health was not good. So, I'm afraid she won't be able to escape very far, but Feng Qi, according to Xiao Yanzhou, the son of Prince of Handan, is very skilled.
Gu Ao and Wei Lang went to work separately, Xiao Xieyi hurried to the Palace of Compassion, he had to tell the Empress Dowager about the news of Gu Wei's accident, and if Wei Lang couldn't save her within two days, he couldn't hide the matter down.
Feng Qi and Gu Wei separated at a fork in the road, the strong wind took Gu Wei to continue running forward, he and the rainstorm turned a corner, and ran towards the opposite direction of the palace.
After they separated, there were obviously fewer pursuers behind them. Feng Qi and Rainstorm retreated while fighting, fighting with ease, but in this case, he was even more worried about Gu Wei. It's hard to say for Gu Wei who doesn't know martial arts.
Xiao Xieyi was willing to spend money, and the horses pulling their carts were all rare and good horses. Now they ran like lightning, and the other party wanted to catch them alive, so they didn't kill them. The distance between the two sides was getting wider and wider. Great, Feng Qi and the others ran, but they couldn't hear the sound of the pursuers.
"Your Highness, make a turn ahead, let's go north." Rainstorm said in Feng Qi's ear, with a very confident tone.
Feng Qi frowned and thought about it. To the north of Shangjing is Phoenix Mountain. The mountain is not high, but the terrain is very complicated. People who are not familiar with it enter the mountain and cannot get out for a day or two, so they asked the rainstorm, "What do you think about the road on the mountain?" familiar?"
Rainstorm smiled triumphantly, and said loudly, "I'm very familiar. I grew up on the mountain and lived here for more than ten years." His voice was clear and crisp, and he sounded very young.
Feng Qi didn't hesitate any longer, he tightened the reins, the rainstorm patted the horse's buttocks forcefully, the horse let out a long roar, spread its four hooves, and rushed out.
After running for an unknown amount of time, they finally arrived at the foot of Phoenix Mountain when Feng Qi felt that the thousands of miles of horses under her were a little immobile.
The sky suddenly became gloomy, and the sun had already hidden behind the clouds. The heavy rain touched the horse's head and whispered something in its ear, and the horse snorted happily, and ran away happily .
Feng Qi was stunned, and asked casually, "Rainstorm, what did you say to it?" After speaking, she laughed first, how could a horse understand people's words, he asked such a funny question.
Unexpectedly, Rainstorm replied solemnly: "I told him to go home. This is a horse raised by the Royal Horse Garden in the palace. As long as it runs back, the emperor can follow it and bring people to us."
Feng Qi was dumbfounded when she heard it, isn't it, there is such a miraculous thing, he realized that he had underestimated the rainstorm before.
The heavy rain doesn't care what Feng Qi is thinking, he raised his eyes to look at the sky, frowned slightly, "Your Highness, let's go up the mountain quickly, it's going to rain, I know there is a cave to shelter from the rain, but it takes more than half an hour to go, don't go Hurry up too late."
Feng Qi nodded, and was about to take a step, but felt a throbbing pain in her lower abdomen, and hurriedly reached out her hand to put on Rainstorm's shoulder, so as not to fall off.Rainstorm felt his right shoulder sink, and subconsciously stretched out his hand to help Feng Qi, "Your Highness, what's wrong with you?" Feng Qi smiled wryly and shook her head. His body is no better than before. It's not as good as before. Today's turmoil was so fierce that he couldn't hold it anymore. He was already very relieved that the children could last until this time before protesting to him.
Feng Qi took out a small delicate porcelain bottle from her bosom, poured two anti-abortion pills and took it, and then felt better. She couldn't help but rejoice that she had the foresight to let Chu Muyu prepare the pills that she carried with her.
Seeing that Feng Qi was not feeling well, Rainstorm did not let go of his hand, "Your Highness, let me help you." Before following Feng Qi to the palace, Xiao Xieyi repeatedly told him to protect Feng Qi, and Rainstorm would keep it in mind. Stop Xiao Xieyi's words.
Feng Qi didn't dare to be brave, she hurriedly nodded her head in agreement, and clenched Rainstorm's hand tightly behind her back.
The mountain road was rough, and it was not easy for the two of them to walk together. Besides, although the Rainstorm Qinggong was good, he was very petite, half a head shorter than Feng Qi. He supported Feng Qi, and both of them stumbled.
The two walked for half an hour, and only half of the way.At this time, there were already raindrops pouring down, and the heavy rain remembered that Feng Qi was pregnant, so she would definitely not be able to withstand such a drenching, so she told them to change places, and asked Feng Qi if she could swim.
Feng Qi was puzzled, it was true that he could swim, but this is a mountain, is there a place for them to swim?
"Your Highness, can you know it?" Rainstorm was a little anxious, if Feng Qi couldn't swim, he wouldn't be able to go to the place he knew.
Feng Qi hurriedly said: "I will." Jun Luchuan has a wide range of hobbies and likes to teach Feng Qi everything, and he forced Feng Qi to learn swimming.
Rainstorm asked again: "Did you swim well?" If you can't do it, you have to be proficient, otherwise they might not be able to go.
Feng Qi thought about it, and felt that Xiao Xieyi and Long Jun were not her opponents, so she said "yes" not very modestly.
Rainstorm calmed down, took Feng Qi's hand, and led him along a mountain road that could hardly be regarded as a road, and quickly jumped up the mountain. After a few ups and downs, the two were halfway up the mountain.
Rainstorm pointed to the cloudy mountains and fog in front, and said to Feng Qi: "Your Highness, let's jump from here, there is a lake below, and there is a passage at the bottom of the lake, passing through is the place I mentioned."
Feng Qi's head was dizzy hearing this, this is jumping into the lake and holding her breath, is the heavy rain going to test his kung fu?Seeing that Feng Qi was silent, Rainstorm said again: "Your Highness, don't worry, I will give you a hand when I get to the lake, and I will never fall you, but when you get into the water, you have to remember to pick me up, Then take me to swim there together." After the rainstorm finished speaking, he lowered his head in embarrassment, because he couldn't swim, and since he left the mountain at the age of ten, he never went back.
The rain was getting heavier and heavier, and the clothes on both of them were drenched. Feng Qi felt that it was not an option to get wet like this, and he had seen the lightness kung fu of heavy rain before, so she was quite confident, so she made up her mind and jumped down.
Of course, Feng Qi didn't put all her hopes on Rainstorm. On the way down, he kicked on the mountain wall a few times to dissipate a lot of momentum. , He fell into the water, just like jumping into the lake on flat ground, without any impact at all.
After getting into the water, Feng Qi quickly pulled up the sinking rainstorm, and the rainstorm raised her finger to point in the direction, then trembled and couldn't speak.Feng Qi pulled the torrential rain and swam to the secret passage at the bottom of the water. This passage was not long, and it took less than a stick of incense to pass through it.On the other side of the mountain wall was a calm lake, and there were a few small wooden houses by the lake, Feng Qi swam towards that direction, and dragged the torrential rain ashore.
As soon as they reached the shore, the torrential rain became lively, and the two hurriedly hid in the house to avoid the rain, their whole bodies were in a panic.
It can be seen that the wooden house has not been lived in for some years, the house is full of dust and cobwebs, but fortunately it does not leak, there is even a pile of dry firewood piled up in the corner, the fire was lit by the heavy rain, and Feng Qi was found in the back room. Put on some clean clothes and come out.
Rainstorm is Xiao Xiyi's person, and he has been following Feng Qi for only the last few months, and he hides in the dark most of the time, and occasionally appears in front of Feng Qi, wearing a mask, completely black, only revealing a pair of bright eyes Feng Qi always felt that those eyes did not look like the eyes a shadow guard should have.
Xiao Xiyi's shadow guard, Feng Qi knew the name only of Feng Yu Lei Dian, and the only ones she had seen with her own eyes were Gale and Rain, but the image of Gale was in line with Feng Qi's long-standing imagination of the shadow guard, with a medium height and a voice. Ordinary, the only eyes that appeared were deep and calm, not to mention that she had never seen his face, Feng Qi was very suspicious, even if she had seen Kuang Feng, she might not remember even when she turned around, because Kuang Feng had a very weak sense of existence, very It's easy for people to pretend that he doesn't exist.
Rainstorm is different, not to mention his cheerful temper, just his clear voice and a pair of shiny black eyes, people will never forget him, Feng Qi thinks that he has entered the wrong profession completely as a shadow guard, but Rainstorm He is very satisfied with his career, but he is very resistant to things other than his own work, so he really has nothing to say.
Because she had never seen Rainstorm's face, even though she heard his voice and thought he was very immature and looked small, Feng Qi also thought that his age should be about the same as her own, even if he was younger, it was still limited.
After all, martial arts, no matter how talented you are, takes time to hone. Among the people Feng Qi knows, Long Jun's kung fu is the best, but when he fights with Rainstorm, Feng Qi can't guess the outcome.
So, when Rainstorm took off the mask on his face, revealing the face of a boy who was obviously only thirteen or fourteen years old, Feng Qi was stunned.
How Xiao Xieyi's shadow guards are trained, it's incredible that such a young child can be competent.More importantly, this face actually resembles Xiao Xieyi ten years ago, even more like Xiao Xieyi's younger brother Xiao Xiange, which is really puzzling.
Rainstorm took off his mask and began to take off his clothes. There was only a spare set of clothes in the wooden house. He gave it to Feng Qi, so he could only be naked. On himself, he couldn't help but argue: "Your Highness, there is only one set of clothes in the room." The implication is that he didn't intend to be rude, it was forced by the objective situation, he couldn't wear clothes and let Feng Qi not wear them Well, that's not even more outrageous.
Feng Qi came back to her senses, saw the mottled scars on Rainstorm's back, and hurriedly said: "Rainstorm, don't move around, the wound on your back needs to be treated with medicine first." When they were running away on horseback, the other party shot random arrows, He was unscathed, apparently the arrows had been deflected by the torrential rain.
"Oh, okay." Rainstorm had no objection, and ran into the back room, bouncing around, completely unrecognizable as a shadow guard, and he came out with a bunch of bottles and cans, "Let me see first, are there any of these medicines?" Expired, can I still use..."
Feng Qi couldn't figure it out at all. What is this place? No one lives there. You can find out everything in the rainstorm. If it wasn't prepared by people, it couldn't be a ghost. If there are people, look at the densely packed The cobwebs don't want to.
After the torrential rain for a long time, they found a small white porcelain bottle and handed it to Feng Qi, "Your Highness, this is it, it can still be used."
"What do you mean, can it be used or can't be used?" Feng Qi couldn't make a judgment at all with Feng Yu's tone.
Rainstorm scratched his head, and said distressedly: "These medicines are all made by my master. They must be good things, but he has been dead for four years. I can't tell if the medicine has expired or not."
Feng Qi had no choice but to uncork the bottle, held it up to her nose and smelled it, and felt a fresh fragrance rushing towards her face. He felt that it was all right, so she called Rainstorm to come to her, and while giving him the medicine, she asked: "You said you lived here when you were a child, how long have you lived?"
Rainstorm tried hard to recall: "I have lived here since I was born, and lived here for ten years. Later, my master passed away. Before he died, he asked my senior brother to pick me up, and I followed my senior brother away."
"You mean, you are 14 years old this year?" Feng Qi was a little dumbfounded when her previous guess became a fact, and her attack lost the importance.
"That's right, whoops!" Rainstorm gasped in pain, and continued, "The day after tomorrow is my birthday."
The day after tomorrow, the fifth day of May, the Dragon Boat Festival.Feng Qi really wants to control herself not to think about it, but this day is really a coincidence.
On the fifth day of May, the poisonous moon and the poisonous day, giving birth to a boy overcomes the father, and giving birth to a daughter overcomes the mother.There is a folk saying that a child born on the Dragon Boat Festival is unlucky and will bring disaster to the whole family. Some people even throw away their child automatically to avoid disaster.
Feng Qi knew such a child. He was born on the fifth day of May 14 years ago. He killed his biological mother as soon as he was born, and then his biological father and his family were beheaded, and he belonged to the Jiuzu clan. Feng Qi did not know the whereabouts of that child. have no idea.
Feng Qi shook her head slowly, determined not to think about those unrealistic things, she laughed and teased Rainstorm, "It seems that you will celebrate your birthday in the mountains this year, when you return to the palace, I will make you a gift."
"No." Rainstorm said with certainty, "Didn't I let the horse go back to the palace? Tomorrow at the latest, senior brother will definitely come to pick us up."
This is the second time Rainstorm has mentioned senior brother, Feng Qi asked curiously, "Who is your senior brother?"
Rainstorm turned his head and looked at Feng Qi puzzled, with an expression of "Why don't you know, you should know", and then said: "Guangfeng, Kuangfeng is my senior brother."
Now Feng Qi understands, the master of Stormy Rain is probably the one who helped the royal family train shadow guards, that's why Rainy became a shadow guard at a young age. As for Rainy's life experience, Feng Qi believes that Xiao Xieyi must know about it. Otherwise, how dare he keep people by his side.
The wind and rain outside the house were swaying, blowing against the trees and making noise, the house was burning with a fire, but it was very warm, Feng Qi and Rainstorm's clothes dried up quickly, but unfortunately there was nothing to eat, Rainstorm searched everywhere, stunned Not a single grain of rice was found.
"Brother, really, I remember everything else, why don't you put some food in the house." Rainstorm poked the fire with a wooden stick, muttering softly.
After the master passed away, the rainstorm never came back because he was naturally afraid of water, but it was the strong wind. Every year on the anniversary of the death of the master, he would come back to have a look, and repair the wooden house by the way. He probably picked up the firewood piled in the corner.
Feng Qi couldn't help laughing, and said with a smile: "It's just one night, it's okay if you don't eat." It was raining too much outside, and it was unrealistic to go out to get food, and I had to endure the hunger, but the taste was not very pleasant. .
Suddenly, Rainstorm stood up, his already bright eyes sparkling, he threw the stick in his hand out of the window, and then jumped out, only blinked, and jumped back again.
Seeing a gray hare in Rainstorm's hand, he excitedly said to Feng Qi, "Your Highness, we have a rabbit to eat."
Feng Qi laughed out of joy, he somewhat understood why Xiao Xieyi kept Rainstorm by her side.This child is really cute. Instead of throwing him far away, it's better to keep him under your nose and watch him happily.
Feng Qi and Rainstorm roasted by the fire, ate roasted hares, and happily spent their first night outside the palace, while Gu Wei and Bang Feng did not have such good luck.
It was also a rainy and stormy night, and the strong wind was at the top of his head at the moment. Gu Wei was drenched in the rain and had a high fever, which was still very severe. They were in the wilderness, and he couldn't call a doctor for him.
Chapter 028
After parting from Feng Qi and Rainstorm, Gu Wei took Gu Wei to run east for a while, the Taiping Palace is to the west of the palace, running east is the way back to the palace.In order to get rid of the tail behind him, Gu Feng didn't run in a straight line, but ran in a "zigzag" shape, and the number of pursuers was indeed much less.
But when he was about to get out of the woods, Gu Feng instinctively sensed the danger, so he turned a corner without hesitation and ran south.
In fact, Kuangfeng knew very well that going north was the best way to escape. As long as he entered Phoenix Mountain, with his familiarity with the terrain, the other party would have absolutely no chance of finding them. Then they would be able to wait for rescue with peace of mind. The safest route.
However, there is a problem with walking in the direction of Phoenix Mountain, that is, after going up the mountain, the road is difficult to walk, not to mention that Gu Wei is not in good health, it is a normal person with a healthy body, as long as he does not know martial arts, he can walk on the rough road. A few more laps on the mountain road can save half your life.
Therefore, the wind decisively abandoned this route.What is his mission? It is to save people, to protect the queen to return to the palace smoothly, and to bring people to the Phoenix Mountain, which is difficult to walk, is simply doing the opposite.
Running south is different, all the way is a flat official road, they can gallop on horseback, at least it takes less effort, but the downside is that the people who chase them can easily catch up, unless they run all the way to Shuangliutai can completely throw people away.
After running wildly for half a day, the gust of wind could be clearly felt, and Gu Wei's physical strength could not keep up. He kept coughing lowly all the way, and now he leaned his whole body in his arms.Because Xiao Xieyi doesn't meet Gu Wei often, Kuang Feng also has little contact with Gu Wei, but in Kuang Feng's impression of Gu Wei, who is pitifully rare, he should be a person who pays attention to manners, and the current situation can be seen It was because the body really couldn't hold it anymore, Kuangfeng was a little worried, so he asked in a low voice: "Your Highness, are you okay?"
Gu Wei didn't make a sound, just shook his head slightly, he almost lost the strength to speak, he just felt sore all over his body, and his whole body was about to fall apart.Although a nobleman like Gu Wei has learned horse riding and archery, except for spring outings and hunting, that is, riding in the city, he has no experience of traveling long distances at all.It can be said that today's half day is the longest time Gu Wei has spent on horseback in his life. If it wasn't for the strong wind sitting behind him, he might even fall headfirst when he ran halfway.
The sky in the west became very dark, filled with thick dark clouds, and the sun in the west disappeared at some point, only hiding behind the clouds, revealing a faint light.Kuang Feng looked at the sky, then at Gu Wei's pale face, and gave up his plan to continue southward.It was getting dark, and the storm was about to blow. They had to find a nearby place to rest. He didn't care, but if Gu Wei didn't rest, it might be difficult for him to do business when he saw the emperor.
Kuangfeng is a shadow guard, he follows Xiao Xiyi all the year round, and rarely has the chance to go out of the palace, and he has only a handful of rest time every year, and he has to visit the master's grave, and live in the mountains for two days, so he really doesn't have time to wander around, so He is really not familiar with the topography of the suburbs of Shangjing, so he can barely recall that walking southwest from where they are, it seems that
After lunch, Yuan Yang stayed in the Zichen Palace and refused to leave, Xiao Xieyi let her go, anyway, he has nothing to do today, if he waits for someone, time can pass faster if he is with him.
Yuan Yang is a very obedient child, although she is favored, she is not arrogant, she knows that Zichen Palace is not a place where she can run around, so she obediently holds the paper and pen, sits at the position designated by Xiao Xieyi, and carefully traces the red.
Yuan Yang is relatively young, his wrist strength is insufficient, and his handwriting is still immature, but compared with children of the same age, he is already much better. Not to mention that Xiao Qiuyan is not as good as her, even Xiao Xieyi is not like this at her age. attainments.
Yuan Yang wrote two pages, and before Gu Wei came back, he turned his head to look at Xiao Xieyi, and asked, "Father, when will the Queen come back? Did he miss Yun'er, so he went out to play?" How long?" Yuan Yang has been raised in Kunning Palace since she was born, and Gu Wei suggested Xiao Xiyi to choose her name, Xiao Qiuyun. Although her mother-in-law Yin Jieyu is taking care of her daily life, she can read, write, play the piano, He learned how to play chess from Gu Wei, and his relationship with Gu Wei is no worse than that with Yin Jieyu.
Xiao Xieyi sometimes envies Yuan Yang, because his mother's position is not enough, and she is raised by a high-ranking concubine, how can Yuan Yang get along well with Gu Wei and Yin Jieyu, but he is not close to Queen Mother Wei, and Luo The concubine also has a estrangement, whether it is his problem, or the problem of Queen Mother Wei and Concubine Luo.
Xiao Xieyi never really thought about it, Yin Jieyu only has one daughter, Yuan Yang, who else can she love if she doesn't love her, and Gu Wei has no children, Yuan Yang is lively and cute, with a pleasing nature, and was raised by his side since childhood. Speaking of having no feelings, unless they have a heart of stone, they will become intimate after getting along for a long time.
Empress Dowager Wei and Concubine Luo are different. Empress Dowager Wei has two sons. The eldest son, Xiao Xieyi, was brought up by Concubine Luo when he was born. The youngest son, Xiao Xiange, was by her side and was taken care of by her. Yes, you can tell at a glance who is close and who is distant.As for Concubine Luo, she is actually very kind to Xiao Xieyi, but adopting her is no better than her own child after all. It is better if she does not have a child of her own. Once she has one, she will naturally be biased. To Concubine Toffee, she was also much closer than Xiao Xieyi.
Xiao Xieyi played with the handle Ruyi in her hands, and after listening to Yuan Yang's words, she raised her head to look at her, and saw the little princess staring at him unblinkingly with two big round eyes, her expression was particularly vivid.Xiao Xieyi smiled and said: "Yun'er is smart and beautiful, how can the empress dislike you, he is in poor health, so he went to the palace to recuperate, he didn't want Yuanyang."
Yuan Yang tilted his head and thought for a while, then said: "When the queen mother is sick, it is even more necessary to bring Yun'er, Yuner can take care of the queen mother."
Xiao Xieyi stood up, walked to Yuan Yang's side, reached out and touched her head, and said softly, "Yun'er is still young, when you grow up, father and mother will take you with you when they go to the palace, okay?"
Children are children, and they are easy to coax. When Yuan Yang heard that he could go to the palace to play, he became happy, and pulled Xiao Xieyi's sleeves to ask what fun there was in the palace.
While talking with Yuan Yang, Xiao Xieyi was counting the time in her mind. The distance from the Taiping Palace to the Imperial Palace can be reached by a carriage in half a day. It won't be until noon.
Patiently waiting until Shen Shi, Xiao Xieyi did not wait for Feng Qi and Gu Wei, but instead waited for the news that the Queen and Hua Guiqing were kidnapped.
"Trash! Everything is trash!" In a rage, Xiao Xieyi slapped the desk, the pen, ink, paper and inkstone on the imperial desk crashed all over the floor, and the eunuch on duty in Qian'an Palace even knelt down on the floor, not knowing what to do. Where did the emperor's anger come from?
Yuan Yang stood beside the imperial case, with a look of fear on his face, and said anxiously: "Father, is something wrong with the mother?"
It was only then that Xiao Xieyi realized that her daughter was still in the room, and she almost frightened her, so she hurriedly hugged Yuan Yang, and comforted her in a low voice: "The queen mother is fine, but there is something delayed on the way, Yun'er will go back first, and wait for the mother mother When you come back, Emperor Father will call someone to notify you immediately."
Yuan Yang didn't say a word, but nodded obediently, Xiao Xieyi kissed her on the cheek, and asked someone to send her back to Kunning Palace.
Sending Yuanyang away, Xiao Xiyi picked up the herbal tea on the small table next to her and poured it all over her face, Feng Qi was still in danger, he couldn't lose his composure, otherwise, who could save him.
Afterwards, Xiao Xieyi ordered Gu Ao and Wei Lang to be heard. These two people, one is the commander of Jin Yiwei, and the other is the deputy commander of the guards of the imperial army. They must be involved in the rescue.
Gu Ao and Wei Lang were a little surprised when they received the emperor's urgent order. They didn't dare to delay, and hurried to the Zichen Palace to meet him.When they were young, Gu Ao and Wei Lang were shocked again when they saw each other at the gate of Qian'an Palace.
Gu Ao is Gu Wei's elder brother, two years older than him, because his grandfather, father and uncle are all prostitutes, many people guess that the young master of the Gu family must have been raised by people since he was a child, and he will go to the exam when he grows up. champion.
In fact, Gu Ao was really the No. 1 Scholar, but not the No. [-] Scholar of Wen, but the No. [-] Scholar of Wu in the second year of Wanchang. Many people were so shocked that their eyes almost popped out.What kind of family is the Gu family? It is a scholarly family for generations. For hundreds of years, no matter whether it is ups or downs, they have sought their background through imperial examinations.
How Gu Ao persuaded the elders of Gu's family is unknown to others. Anyway, he left Shanhaiguan after winning the first prize, and stayed outside the customs for five full years.
The reason why Gu Ao returned to Beijing was forced by Prince Rong's son Xiao Qingyu.At that time, Prince Rong's Mansion still had some military power, and the power was mainly concentrated outside the pass. Xiao Xieyi was deeply troubled by this, because compared to Handan Palace, which had a heavy army but was absolutely obedient, Prince Rong's Mansion was far away from the emperor, which made him very worried.
That year, Xiao Xieyi summoned Xiao Qingyu to the capital, with the intention of keeping a hostage in the capital, restraining Prince Rong, and telling him not to be too presumptuous, but unexpectedly Xiao Qingyu was full of personality, and upon meeting Xiao Xieyi, he asked him for a marriage order.
The first generation of Prince Rong was the younger brother of Emperor Gaozu. Although the blood relationship between the two families has long been distant after 200 years, the title of Prince Rong is hereditary, and the marriage of the eldest son is bestowed by the emperor himself, which makes sense.
Xiao Xieyi asked Xiao Qingyu, which girl did she like? The emperor gave a marriage, and that was not just a gift, but both families were willing to do it.
Seeing Xiao Xiyi's kind attitude, Xiao Qingyu felt that there was something to be done, so she happily said Gu Ao's name.Xiao Xieyi was drinking tea at the time, and after hearing Xiao Qingyu's words, she spewed a sip of tea far away, coughing to death.
Wanting to marry Gu Ao, Xiao Qingyu is dreaming and hasn't woken up yet.One must know that he was able to marry Gu Wei as the empress because of the face of the Empress Dowager. Gu Ao is the eldest son of the Gu family. After the only younger brother enters the palace, whoever dares to plan on him is courting death or whatever.
Xiao Xieyi was about to refute Xiao Qingyu's words and let him go home and continue dreaming, Xiao Qingyu said, he knew that Gu Junqian only had two sons, and the youngest son was still the current queen, so it was absolutely impossible for Gu Ao to marry again.
Xiao Xieyi thought to herself, you know that you still come to ask for a marriage order, isn't it just looking for trouble.
Xiao Qingyu went on to say, what he meant was that Xiao Xieyi abolished his position as the eldest son and changed his title to princess, and he married Gu Ao.
Xiao Xieyi was dumbfounded after hearing this. The royal family of the Great Zhou Dynasty had rules that princes could not marry, but grandsons or clansmen had no requirements.It is not that there are no married sons in the various royal residences in the capital, but most of them are concubines. As for the sons, there are absolutely no sons.
After a while, Xiao Xieyi came back to her senses and asked Xiao Qingyu, are you serious, Xiao Qingyu nodded with a very serious expression.
Xiao Xieyi was overjoyed now, he was thinking about how to take back the military power in Prince Rong's Mansion, when Xiao Qingyu came up with a divine assist, it wasn't that someone gave him a pillow when he fell asleep.
Because he is afraid of Prince Rong, Xiao Xieyi knows their family's situation very well. Prince Rong's concubine is the daughter of old general Helian. Old general Helian has guarded Shanhaiguan all his life. Otherwise, Prince Rong's mansion would not have such strong strength outside the pass. .
Prince Rong only had Xiao Qingyu as his son, so he was appointed son at the age of seven. Although Xiao Qingyu had two younger brothers who were descended from concubines, they were still young and had mediocre aptitude. , that's all.
Besides, this is Xiao Qingyu's own willingness to marry, he didn't force him, Xiao Xieyi is very optimistic about this marriage.So, he called Gu Ao back and asked him if he would marry Xiao Qingyu.
Gu Ao was a little hesitant at first, but Xiao Qingyu rushed over and whispered something to him, and Gu Ao complied.
Seeing that the two of them had no objection, Xiao Xieyi generously announced the will of bestowing the marriage, and at the same time changed the title of Xiao Qingyu, the son of Prince Rong, to Princess Qinghe, and his wedding was held in the style of a princess.
From the beginning to the end, Xiao Xieyi never thought about it. When he ordered a marriage, he only asked about the attitude of the person concerned, but not the meaning of the two families.
That's all for the Gu family, no matter men or women, they always marry a daughter-in-law, and the one who marries is a princess. Prince Rong is different. The son he has painstakingly cultivated for many years is married off, and he is almost out of breath.
After Gu Ao returned to Beijing, Xiao Xieyi didn't let him go back outside the pass, but threw him into Jinyiwei.When Gu Ao saw Xiao Xieyi, he first greeted him, and then asked what happened. The emperor's face looked very strange, as if someone had killed his whole family.
Xiao Xieyi said with a serious face the news from the surviving shadow guards. Gu Ao and Wei Lang's expressions changed drastically upon hearing the news.
Needless to say, Gu Ao, Gu Wei is his own younger brother, and now he is being robbed by unknown gangsters, if he says he is not nervous, it is a joke.
Wei Lang is different, he has nothing to do with Gu Wei or Feng Qi, he is more worried about Xiao Xieyi.
Unlike Gu Ao and Long Jun, Wei Lang's background is quite ordinary. If his aunt, Queen Mother Wei, hadn't become the queen mother, he would be the bastard son of a squire in the countryside of Huzhou.
Wei Lang's childhood was not bad, his aunt had no children, so he was raised by his side since he was a child, if there were no servants in the family who chewed on the roots of his ears, Wei Lang would never know that he was not his mother's own flesh and blood.
Out of curiosity, Wei Lang secretly went to see Mrs. Wei and Wei Qing'er, and saw that they were living in a leaky house and eating food that was worse than his puppy. Wei Lang couldn't stand it, and ran away Open, he refused to admit, it was his mother and sister.
Even though he said this, Wei Lang still couldn't control his steps, and couldn't help but secretly went to see Mrs. Wei and the others.
Later, he saw someone bullying Wei Qing'er. They were boys who were several years older than Wei Qing'er. They pulled her braids and her clothes. Those children were all in charge of the Zhao family. Children, they bullied Wei Qing'er, and no one stood up to speak up.
The little Wei Qing'er was dragged around by them, and she fell down countless times. She cried silently and never made any sound.
Finally, Wei Lang couldn't stand it anymore, he ran out, and drove away those boys, Wei Qing'er sat on the ground, her hair was loose, her face was stained, and her clothes were torn. She didn't speak, and neither did Wei Lang. Know what to say.
After a long time, Wei Qing'er slowly got up from the ground and limped towards the hut where she and Mrs. Wei lived.
After that day, when Wei Lang saw Wei Qing'er again, her right foot was always like this.Wei Lang regretted it very much. He should have gone out earlier that day. He swore to himself that he would protect his sister well and never let anyone bully Wei Qing'er again.
Later, Empress Dowager Wei sent someone to pick them up, so they changed their names and went to the capital.
Xiao Xieyi wanted Wei Lang to be his companion, because he had no one to rely on except himself, but the Empress Dowager refused. She said that Wei Lang's foundation was too poor, and Xiao Xieyi had no way to refute, so she let him go to the Habayashi Army. Later he joined the Forbidden Army, and now he is the deputy commander of the fifth rank.The head guard responsible for escorting Gu Wei and Feng Qi back to the palace is Wei Lang's subordinate. The configuration of the forbidden army is like this, one commander, four ranks, two deputy commanders, five ranks, four chief guards, five ranks.
Wei Lang knelt down on one knee and begged for orders: "Your Majesty, I will send someone to track down the whereabouts of the Empress and Hua Guiqing."
Two days later it will be the Dragon Boat Festival, the Empress and Hua Guiqing will both attend the palace banquet, if one does not come, one can find a reason to prevaricate, if both are absent, it will be impossible to hide it from others.
Xiao Xieyi nodded, and told Wei Lang to be careful not to startle the snake.
According to the news sent back by the shadow guards, the purpose of those people was Gu Wei or Feng Qi, but they did not want to assassinate, but wanted to capture them alive. Under the car, except for a few unlucky people who hit the knife edge, not many survived, especially after the storm protected Gu Wei and Feng Qi and rushed out, they immediately chased after them, and did not kill the rest of them. .
Xiao Xieyi was therefore at ease. Although the opponent's identity is unknown and their strength is not weak, as long as they have no intention of harming Feng Qi's life, everything will be fine. Besides, the martial arts of the violent storm are far beyond human reach, and Feng Qi may have escaped Maybe.
Wei Lang nodded and said yes, the Queen and Gui Qing disappeared at the same time, this matter should not be publicized, and the search can only be done in secret, and the operation is tied, otherwise Xiao Xieyi would not just look for him and Gu Ao.
Wei Lang's main task is to find someone. For Gu Ao, Xiao Xieyi has other arrangements, "Such a large-scale assassination is by no means impulsive. You lead people to investigate, who is behind the ghosts and snakes?" According to the original plan, Feng Qi and Gu Wei were supposed to return to the palace five days ago, and the postponement of their return was purely impromptu. Xiao Xieyi didn't think the other party's plan was arranged within five days, but one thing is certain, that is, their news is very well-informed , It was just something that a few people in the palace knew, but they also knew it.
Gu Ao's face was solemn, and he took the order to go. Xiao Xieyi had already explained the situation very clearly. There was no news of Gu Wei and Feng Qi falling into the enemy's hands, but Gu Wei didn't know martial arts, and his health was not good. So, I'm afraid she won't be able to escape very far, but Feng Qi, according to Xiao Yanzhou, the son of Prince of Handan, is very skilled.
Gu Ao and Wei Lang went to work separately, Xiao Xieyi hurried to the Palace of Compassion, he had to tell the Empress Dowager about the news of Gu Wei's accident, and if Wei Lang couldn't save her within two days, he couldn't hide the matter down.
Feng Qi and Gu Wei separated at a fork in the road, the strong wind took Gu Wei to continue running forward, he and the rainstorm turned a corner, and ran towards the opposite direction of the palace.
After they separated, there were obviously fewer pursuers behind them. Feng Qi and Rainstorm retreated while fighting, fighting with ease, but in this case, he was even more worried about Gu Wei. It's hard to say for Gu Wei who doesn't know martial arts.
Xiao Xieyi was willing to spend money, and the horses pulling their carts were all rare and good horses. Now they ran like lightning, and the other party wanted to catch them alive, so they didn't kill them. The distance between the two sides was getting wider and wider. Great, Feng Qi and the others ran, but they couldn't hear the sound of the pursuers.
"Your Highness, make a turn ahead, let's go north." Rainstorm said in Feng Qi's ear, with a very confident tone.
Feng Qi frowned and thought about it. To the north of Shangjing is Phoenix Mountain. The mountain is not high, but the terrain is very complicated. People who are not familiar with it enter the mountain and cannot get out for a day or two, so they asked the rainstorm, "What do you think about the road on the mountain?" familiar?"
Rainstorm smiled triumphantly, and said loudly, "I'm very familiar. I grew up on the mountain and lived here for more than ten years." His voice was clear and crisp, and he sounded very young.
Feng Qi didn't hesitate any longer, he tightened the reins, the rainstorm patted the horse's buttocks forcefully, the horse let out a long roar, spread its four hooves, and rushed out.
After running for an unknown amount of time, they finally arrived at the foot of Phoenix Mountain when Feng Qi felt that the thousands of miles of horses under her were a little immobile.
The sky suddenly became gloomy, and the sun had already hidden behind the clouds. The heavy rain touched the horse's head and whispered something in its ear, and the horse snorted happily, and ran away happily .
Feng Qi was stunned, and asked casually, "Rainstorm, what did you say to it?" After speaking, she laughed first, how could a horse understand people's words, he asked such a funny question.
Unexpectedly, Rainstorm replied solemnly: "I told him to go home. This is a horse raised by the Royal Horse Garden in the palace. As long as it runs back, the emperor can follow it and bring people to us."
Feng Qi was dumbfounded when she heard it, isn't it, there is such a miraculous thing, he realized that he had underestimated the rainstorm before.
The heavy rain doesn't care what Feng Qi is thinking, he raised his eyes to look at the sky, frowned slightly, "Your Highness, let's go up the mountain quickly, it's going to rain, I know there is a cave to shelter from the rain, but it takes more than half an hour to go, don't go Hurry up too late."
Feng Qi nodded, and was about to take a step, but felt a throbbing pain in her lower abdomen, and hurriedly reached out her hand to put on Rainstorm's shoulder, so as not to fall off.Rainstorm felt his right shoulder sink, and subconsciously stretched out his hand to help Feng Qi, "Your Highness, what's wrong with you?" Feng Qi smiled wryly and shook her head. His body is no better than before. It's not as good as before. Today's turmoil was so fierce that he couldn't hold it anymore. He was already very relieved that the children could last until this time before protesting to him.
Feng Qi took out a small delicate porcelain bottle from her bosom, poured two anti-abortion pills and took it, and then felt better. She couldn't help but rejoice that she had the foresight to let Chu Muyu prepare the pills that she carried with her.
Seeing that Feng Qi was not feeling well, Rainstorm did not let go of his hand, "Your Highness, let me help you." Before following Feng Qi to the palace, Xiao Xieyi repeatedly told him to protect Feng Qi, and Rainstorm would keep it in mind. Stop Xiao Xieyi's words.
Feng Qi didn't dare to be brave, she hurriedly nodded her head in agreement, and clenched Rainstorm's hand tightly behind her back.
The mountain road was rough, and it was not easy for the two of them to walk together. Besides, although the Rainstorm Qinggong was good, he was very petite, half a head shorter than Feng Qi. He supported Feng Qi, and both of them stumbled.
The two walked for half an hour, and only half of the way.At this time, there were already raindrops pouring down, and the heavy rain remembered that Feng Qi was pregnant, so she would definitely not be able to withstand such a drenching, so she told them to change places, and asked Feng Qi if she could swim.
Feng Qi was puzzled, it was true that he could swim, but this is a mountain, is there a place for them to swim?
"Your Highness, can you know it?" Rainstorm was a little anxious, if Feng Qi couldn't swim, he wouldn't be able to go to the place he knew.
Feng Qi hurriedly said: "I will." Jun Luchuan has a wide range of hobbies and likes to teach Feng Qi everything, and he forced Feng Qi to learn swimming.
Rainstorm asked again: "Did you swim well?" If you can't do it, you have to be proficient, otherwise they might not be able to go.
Feng Qi thought about it, and felt that Xiao Xieyi and Long Jun were not her opponents, so she said "yes" not very modestly.
Rainstorm calmed down, took Feng Qi's hand, and led him along a mountain road that could hardly be regarded as a road, and quickly jumped up the mountain. After a few ups and downs, the two were halfway up the mountain.
Rainstorm pointed to the cloudy mountains and fog in front, and said to Feng Qi: "Your Highness, let's jump from here, there is a lake below, and there is a passage at the bottom of the lake, passing through is the place I mentioned."
Feng Qi's head was dizzy hearing this, this is jumping into the lake and holding her breath, is the heavy rain going to test his kung fu?Seeing that Feng Qi was silent, Rainstorm said again: "Your Highness, don't worry, I will give you a hand when I get to the lake, and I will never fall you, but when you get into the water, you have to remember to pick me up, Then take me to swim there together." After the rainstorm finished speaking, he lowered his head in embarrassment, because he couldn't swim, and since he left the mountain at the age of ten, he never went back.
The rain was getting heavier and heavier, and the clothes on both of them were drenched. Feng Qi felt that it was not an option to get wet like this, and he had seen the lightness kung fu of heavy rain before, so she was quite confident, so she made up her mind and jumped down.
Of course, Feng Qi didn't put all her hopes on Rainstorm. On the way down, he kicked on the mountain wall a few times to dissipate a lot of momentum. , He fell into the water, just like jumping into the lake on flat ground, without any impact at all.
After getting into the water, Feng Qi quickly pulled up the sinking rainstorm, and the rainstorm raised her finger to point in the direction, then trembled and couldn't speak.Feng Qi pulled the torrential rain and swam to the secret passage at the bottom of the water. This passage was not long, and it took less than a stick of incense to pass through it.On the other side of the mountain wall was a calm lake, and there were a few small wooden houses by the lake, Feng Qi swam towards that direction, and dragged the torrential rain ashore.
As soon as they reached the shore, the torrential rain became lively, and the two hurriedly hid in the house to avoid the rain, their whole bodies were in a panic.
It can be seen that the wooden house has not been lived in for some years, the house is full of dust and cobwebs, but fortunately it does not leak, there is even a pile of dry firewood piled up in the corner, the fire was lit by the heavy rain, and Feng Qi was found in the back room. Put on some clean clothes and come out.
Rainstorm is Xiao Xiyi's person, and he has been following Feng Qi for only the last few months, and he hides in the dark most of the time, and occasionally appears in front of Feng Qi, wearing a mask, completely black, only revealing a pair of bright eyes Feng Qi always felt that those eyes did not look like the eyes a shadow guard should have.
Xiao Xiyi's shadow guard, Feng Qi knew the name only of Feng Yu Lei Dian, and the only ones she had seen with her own eyes were Gale and Rain, but the image of Gale was in line with Feng Qi's long-standing imagination of the shadow guard, with a medium height and a voice. Ordinary, the only eyes that appeared were deep and calm, not to mention that she had never seen his face, Feng Qi was very suspicious, even if she had seen Kuang Feng, she might not remember even when she turned around, because Kuang Feng had a very weak sense of existence, very It's easy for people to pretend that he doesn't exist.
Rainstorm is different, not to mention his cheerful temper, just his clear voice and a pair of shiny black eyes, people will never forget him, Feng Qi thinks that he has entered the wrong profession completely as a shadow guard, but Rainstorm He is very satisfied with his career, but he is very resistant to things other than his own work, so he really has nothing to say.
Because she had never seen Rainstorm's face, even though she heard his voice and thought he was very immature and looked small, Feng Qi also thought that his age should be about the same as her own, even if he was younger, it was still limited.
After all, martial arts, no matter how talented you are, takes time to hone. Among the people Feng Qi knows, Long Jun's kung fu is the best, but when he fights with Rainstorm, Feng Qi can't guess the outcome.
So, when Rainstorm took off the mask on his face, revealing the face of a boy who was obviously only thirteen or fourteen years old, Feng Qi was stunned.
How Xiao Xieyi's shadow guards are trained, it's incredible that such a young child can be competent.More importantly, this face actually resembles Xiao Xieyi ten years ago, even more like Xiao Xieyi's younger brother Xiao Xiange, which is really puzzling.
Rainstorm took off his mask and began to take off his clothes. There was only a spare set of clothes in the wooden house. He gave it to Feng Qi, so he could only be naked. On himself, he couldn't help but argue: "Your Highness, there is only one set of clothes in the room." The implication is that he didn't intend to be rude, it was forced by the objective situation, he couldn't wear clothes and let Feng Qi not wear them Well, that's not even more outrageous.
Feng Qi came back to her senses, saw the mottled scars on Rainstorm's back, and hurriedly said: "Rainstorm, don't move around, the wound on your back needs to be treated with medicine first." When they were running away on horseback, the other party shot random arrows, He was unscathed, apparently the arrows had been deflected by the torrential rain.
"Oh, okay." Rainstorm had no objection, and ran into the back room, bouncing around, completely unrecognizable as a shadow guard, and he came out with a bunch of bottles and cans, "Let me see first, are there any of these medicines?" Expired, can I still use..."
Feng Qi couldn't figure it out at all. What is this place? No one lives there. You can find out everything in the rainstorm. If it wasn't prepared by people, it couldn't be a ghost. If there are people, look at the densely packed The cobwebs don't want to.
After the torrential rain for a long time, they found a small white porcelain bottle and handed it to Feng Qi, "Your Highness, this is it, it can still be used."
"What do you mean, can it be used or can't be used?" Feng Qi couldn't make a judgment at all with Feng Yu's tone.
Rainstorm scratched his head, and said distressedly: "These medicines are all made by my master. They must be good things, but he has been dead for four years. I can't tell if the medicine has expired or not."
Feng Qi had no choice but to uncork the bottle, held it up to her nose and smelled it, and felt a fresh fragrance rushing towards her face. He felt that it was all right, so she called Rainstorm to come to her, and while giving him the medicine, she asked: "You said you lived here when you were a child, how long have you lived?"
Rainstorm tried hard to recall: "I have lived here since I was born, and lived here for ten years. Later, my master passed away. Before he died, he asked my senior brother to pick me up, and I followed my senior brother away."
"You mean, you are 14 years old this year?" Feng Qi was a little dumbfounded when her previous guess became a fact, and her attack lost the importance.
"That's right, whoops!" Rainstorm gasped in pain, and continued, "The day after tomorrow is my birthday."
The day after tomorrow, the fifth day of May, the Dragon Boat Festival.Feng Qi really wants to control herself not to think about it, but this day is really a coincidence.
On the fifth day of May, the poisonous moon and the poisonous day, giving birth to a boy overcomes the father, and giving birth to a daughter overcomes the mother.There is a folk saying that a child born on the Dragon Boat Festival is unlucky and will bring disaster to the whole family. Some people even throw away their child automatically to avoid disaster.
Feng Qi knew such a child. He was born on the fifth day of May 14 years ago. He killed his biological mother as soon as he was born, and then his biological father and his family were beheaded, and he belonged to the Jiuzu clan. Feng Qi did not know the whereabouts of that child. have no idea.
Feng Qi shook her head slowly, determined not to think about those unrealistic things, she laughed and teased Rainstorm, "It seems that you will celebrate your birthday in the mountains this year, when you return to the palace, I will make you a gift."
"No." Rainstorm said with certainty, "Didn't I let the horse go back to the palace? Tomorrow at the latest, senior brother will definitely come to pick us up."
This is the second time Rainstorm has mentioned senior brother, Feng Qi asked curiously, "Who is your senior brother?"
Rainstorm turned his head and looked at Feng Qi puzzled, with an expression of "Why don't you know, you should know", and then said: "Guangfeng, Kuangfeng is my senior brother."
Now Feng Qi understands, the master of Stormy Rain is probably the one who helped the royal family train shadow guards, that's why Rainy became a shadow guard at a young age. As for Rainy's life experience, Feng Qi believes that Xiao Xieyi must know about it. Otherwise, how dare he keep people by his side.
The wind and rain outside the house were swaying, blowing against the trees and making noise, the house was burning with a fire, but it was very warm, Feng Qi and Rainstorm's clothes dried up quickly, but unfortunately there was nothing to eat, Rainstorm searched everywhere, stunned Not a single grain of rice was found.
"Brother, really, I remember everything else, why don't you put some food in the house." Rainstorm poked the fire with a wooden stick, muttering softly.
After the master passed away, the rainstorm never came back because he was naturally afraid of water, but it was the strong wind. Every year on the anniversary of the death of the master, he would come back to have a look, and repair the wooden house by the way. He probably picked up the firewood piled in the corner.
Feng Qi couldn't help laughing, and said with a smile: "It's just one night, it's okay if you don't eat." It was raining too much outside, and it was unrealistic to go out to get food, and I had to endure the hunger, but the taste was not very pleasant. .
Suddenly, Rainstorm stood up, his already bright eyes sparkling, he threw the stick in his hand out of the window, and then jumped out, only blinked, and jumped back again.
Seeing a gray hare in Rainstorm's hand, he excitedly said to Feng Qi, "Your Highness, we have a rabbit to eat."
Feng Qi laughed out of joy, he somewhat understood why Xiao Xieyi kept Rainstorm by her side.This child is really cute. Instead of throwing him far away, it's better to keep him under your nose and watch him happily.
Feng Qi and Rainstorm roasted by the fire, ate roasted hares, and happily spent their first night outside the palace, while Gu Wei and Bang Feng did not have such good luck.
It was also a rainy and stormy night, and the strong wind was at the top of his head at the moment. Gu Wei was drenched in the rain and had a high fever, which was still very severe. They were in the wilderness, and he couldn't call a doctor for him.
Chapter 028
After parting from Feng Qi and Rainstorm, Gu Wei took Gu Wei to run east for a while, the Taiping Palace is to the west of the palace, running east is the way back to the palace.In order to get rid of the tail behind him, Gu Feng didn't run in a straight line, but ran in a "zigzag" shape, and the number of pursuers was indeed much less.
But when he was about to get out of the woods, Gu Feng instinctively sensed the danger, so he turned a corner without hesitation and ran south.
In fact, Kuangfeng knew very well that going north was the best way to escape. As long as he entered Phoenix Mountain, with his familiarity with the terrain, the other party would have absolutely no chance of finding them. Then they would be able to wait for rescue with peace of mind. The safest route.
However, there is a problem with walking in the direction of Phoenix Mountain, that is, after going up the mountain, the road is difficult to walk, not to mention that Gu Wei is not in good health, it is a normal person with a healthy body, as long as he does not know martial arts, he can walk on the rough road. A few more laps on the mountain road can save half your life.
Therefore, the wind decisively abandoned this route.What is his mission? It is to save people, to protect the queen to return to the palace smoothly, and to bring people to the Phoenix Mountain, which is difficult to walk, is simply doing the opposite.
Running south is different, all the way is a flat official road, they can gallop on horseback, at least it takes less effort, but the downside is that the people who chase them can easily catch up, unless they run all the way to Shuangliutai can completely throw people away.
After running wildly for half a day, the gust of wind could be clearly felt, and Gu Wei's physical strength could not keep up. He kept coughing lowly all the way, and now he leaned his whole body in his arms.Because Xiao Xieyi doesn't meet Gu Wei often, Kuang Feng also has little contact with Gu Wei, but in Kuang Feng's impression of Gu Wei, who is pitifully rare, he should be a person who pays attention to manners, and the current situation can be seen It was because the body really couldn't hold it anymore, Kuangfeng was a little worried, so he asked in a low voice: "Your Highness, are you okay?"
Gu Wei didn't make a sound, just shook his head slightly, he almost lost the strength to speak, he just felt sore all over his body, and his whole body was about to fall apart.Although a nobleman like Gu Wei has learned horse riding and archery, except for spring outings and hunting, that is, riding in the city, he has no experience of traveling long distances at all.It can be said that today's half day is the longest time Gu Wei has spent on horseback in his life. If it wasn't for the strong wind sitting behind him, he might even fall headfirst when he ran halfway.
The sky in the west became very dark, filled with thick dark clouds, and the sun in the west disappeared at some point, only hiding behind the clouds, revealing a faint light.Kuang Feng looked at the sky, then at Gu Wei's pale face, and gave up his plan to continue southward.It was getting dark, and the storm was about to blow. They had to find a nearby place to rest. He didn't care, but if Gu Wei didn't rest, it might be difficult for him to do business when he saw the emperor.
Kuangfeng is a shadow guard, he follows Xiao Xiyi all the year round, and rarely has the chance to go out of the palace, and he has only a handful of rest time every year, and he has to visit the master's grave, and live in the mountains for two days, so he really doesn't have time to wander around, so He is really not familiar with the topography of the suburbs of Shangjing, so he can barely recall that walking southwest from where they are, it seems that
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