An ordinary two-wheeled carriage with a shed, four horses, and eight people were on the road lightly.
Zheng Quchi had already made an agreement with Wei Yao and the others to meet at Shuilu Town, about five miles away from Shengjing, and then they would enter the capital together when everyone was together.
Since Yuan Xingzhou's injury has not yet recovered, Zheng Quchi did not dare to rush too hard. After all, the carriage rented from Fu County ran like a rocking car. In order to make his butt feel better, he basically moved forward steadily at a constant speed. .
Sometimes when she got tired of sitting inside, she would run out and ride the same horse as Lan Yue. Although the carriage was moving slowly, at least the air and environment outside were much better than those in a closed space.
If you happen to come across a village on the way, go and borrow a B&B for a night. Of course it would be more comfortable if you pass through a town and stay in a hostel, but most of the time they are in the dark, with no shops in front of them or villages behind them. Temples, Taoist temples or caves are all good options. s Choice.
But there will also be times when there is no shelter, and at this time, she can only camp on the spot. Fortunately, Wei Yao is very helpful in organizing her luggage, such as bedding, pillows, fire folding bags, toiletries and other utensils. appropriate.
That night, he had to sleep outdoors. Zheng Quchi returned to the carriage and planned to take out the bedding and make a bed outside, but was stopped by Yuan Xingzhou.
He has also seen some problems these days.
"You didn't tell that person my news?"
During the day, he had always pretended to be serious and stern, but now that there were only two of them left in the carriage, Yuan Xingzhou's expression was a little different.
Zheng Quchi glanced at him and said, "Well, for the time being, it's better to have one less thing than one more thing. We'll talk about it later when we get to Shengjing."
Yuan Xingzhou tilted his head, relaxed his body and leaned against the carriage. He glanced outside: "Are they your elder brother and younger sister?"
He emphasized the word "ki", which made Zheng Quchi feel a little strange.
"Yeah, doesn't it look like it?"
She felt that her face shape and mouth were quite similar to Sang Yaomei's, and her eyes were similar to Sang's. Overall, the three siblings were seed players with good looks, but they had bad luck. One of them had been tortured since childhood. The tribulations resulted in a weak constitution, one person was lame in one leg, and the other was stupid.
Yuan Xingzhou did not answer her question. After confirming that they were biological siblings, he asked, "Why did you take them to Shengjing together?"
Shengjing at this time was a troubled time, with all kinds of ghosts, ghosts, and snakes appearing, and he didn't believe she didn't know.
Zheng Quchi saw that he seemed to want to have a long conversation, but it was still early anyway, and she couldn't sleep for a while, so she simply sat down and chatted with him: "I want to see a doctor for my brother and little sister."
Yaomei's poisoning was hard to tell outsiders, but her clear eyes were slightly lowered and her round little face was quite able to hide the matter.
Yuan Xingzhou could see at a glance that the problem with her elder brother's leg was just a chronic disease, but what her demented little sister wanted to see was not his brain.
"But she's not sick." He said suddenly.
Not sick?
Zheng Quchi raised his eyes, pretending to be confused: "Who do you think is not sick?"
His eyes were as sharp as cold stars, and he said it clearly: "Your little sister."
"...Do you know something?" The innocent look on her face disappeared immediately.
When Yuan Xingzhou saw her like this, he pursed his lips. He curled his fingers towards her, and when she frowned, he touched her ear, whispering softly as if conveying a secret. : "Zheng Quchi, she has been poisoned. Once the person who poisoned her wants to kill her, there will be no way for her to survive."
Boom!
Zheng Quchi's heart felt as if he was sinking into a bottomless ice lake.
Although he was shocked by his words, Zheng Quchi still said calmly: "Gu? Do you think I will believe you if you just say it?"
"Was your little sister not stupid when she was a child? But one day people suddenly become more and more stupid, and recently, people seem to be smarter?"
She didn't know what happened in front of her, but what happened in the back...she did feel this way recently.
"She had an illness when she was a child. She was burned to death..."
Yuan Xingzhou intercepted her hesitant words and said
: "You don't believe me, but you should also suspect that she was not simply burned into a fool, otherwise you wouldn't insist on taking her to Shengjing at this time. When she becomes more normal, it means that her The worse the situation becomes, when she fully recovers one day, her life will be over."
Zheng Quchi grabbed his collar with his hand and pulled him closer: "Yuan Xingzhou, you'd better not lie to me."
Yuan Xingzhou looked at her. She was actually not very old, but she had learned early to hold up a protective umbrella for her family. She wanted to shelter them from wind and rain, and she wanted to bear all the pain and suffering for them.
"I won't lie to you," he replied.
Zheng Quchi gritted her teeth and let go of him. After a long time, she exhaled a breath, straightened her body, and looked straight into Yuan Xingzhou's eyes.
"Sorry, I was too excited just now. Now that Your Highness has noticed it, is there a cure for this poison?"
There was a hint of anxiety in her eyes. She had always thought that her little sister had just been poisoned by a chronic poison, but if it was such a weird and incomprehensible poison... most people probably had never heard of it, so she should think about it. What can be done to save Yaomei?
Yuan Xingzhou said expressionlessly: "I don't know how to cure this."
No... these two words made all the hopes and expectations in Zheng Quchi's eyes dashed.
"If you don't know how to treat it, how did you figure it out?"
"I have my own way of identifying it, but you can see that it doesn't necessarily mean you can cure it. Just like people who know how to eat, not all of them are cooks."
There was nothing wrong with what he said.
If this poison was cast by people from the Mohist family, does it have to be someone from the Mohist family to understand it?
in the case of.
Then, she will definitely go find them.
Seeing her cold expression, Yuan Xingzhou added: "But I know that there is a thing in the palace that is specially designed to defeat poison. It is now in the Queen's palace. If you want to save your little sister, you only need to get that thing." okay."
After the queen...
Zheng Quchi suddenly woke up. She remembered Yuan Xingzhou's intention to return to Shengjing for revenge. In addition, this matter also involved the Queen... Thinking about it again, he suddenly talked about this matter with her. , whether it was a kind reminder or an ulterior motive to take advantage of her, it is unclear.
After experiencing the Xing'an incident, she has also grown up. She will not see mountains as mountains, but must learn to see beyond the surface to see the essence.
"How do I know if what you say is true or false?"
Yuan Xingzhou said indifferently: "This matter is not a secret. You can ask your people whether the Shenmu Meng is a magical object that can specifically restrain all kinds of poisons. If they don't understand, you can also go to Shengjing. Ask someone to inquire."
After hearing what he said, it didn't sound like he was just saying something casually to fool her.
She pondered: "The Queen...the things she puts in her palace must be valuable. How can I get them?"
Wasn't this deliberately placing a difficult problem in front of her?
Yuan Xingzhou approached her and said seductively: "Cooperate with me, and I will let you get what you want."
Zheng Quchi: "..."
Your Highness, your fox tail has finally been exposed.
She simply ignored his words and asked, "How long can my little sister last?"
Seeing Zheng Quchi's attitude, Yuan Xingzhou also picked up Qiao. His expression was cold, and his squinting eyes were like the moonlight in the water, with a coolness: "Do you think that I, your subordinates, will answer all your questions?"
That's right. Zheng Quchi immediately reflected on himself. No matter what, he should stabilize the person first.
She wiped her face with a sincere and cautious expression: "This matter is of great importance. Your Highness, please allow me to think about it first."
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After getting off the carriage, Zheng Quchi hugged the quilt and placed it on the dry flat ground. She looked in the direction of Brother Sang. He was sitting with Sang Yaomei by the firelight. The four members of the annihilation group had never been with them, but in the dark. Be on guard and defensive.
She walked over, picked up Yaomei and put her on her lap. She was drowsy and her little head was swaying this way and that.
Feeling that she was being picked up, Sang Yaomei turned her head to look at Zheng Quchi and muttered: "...two
Sister, Yaomei really wants to sleep. "
Zheng Quchi touched her smooth little face and said, "Okay, Yaomei, go to sleep first. Second sister will hold you."
She buried her head in Zheng Quchi's arms: "Second sister Xiangxiang..."
After Zheng Quchi put his little sister to sleep, he looked at Brother Sang. She didn't follow him in circles and said directly: "Brother, I already know."
Brother Sang was stunned for a moment, and then he sighed: "I guessed it, otherwise, you wouldn't have taken Yaomei and me to Shengjing, but it's useless. Ordinary medical clinics and doctors can't cure it at all. "
It's not like he didn't take Sang Yaomei to the doctor for consultation, but every time he came back without success, and they couldn't see any problem at all.
Zheng Quchi lowered his eyes and stared at Yaomei's rosy little face, which was so pink and healthy: "This is Gu, how can ordinary people cure it? But I have inquired, and there is something to save Yaomei in the Ye Palace."
Brother Sang was shocked: "Ye Palace? How can ordinary people like us get things from a place like that?!"
He didn't know that Zheng Quchi was no longer an "ordinary commoner", but Zheng Quchi didn't explain the matter, because she had to spend a lot of effort to explain that she had become a widow after just getting married, and she had to be responsible for raising her husband. The tens of thousands of people left behind by her husband, talking about the entanglement between her and Yu Wensheng, are really as long as a piece of cloth.
The most important thing is that she doesn't want him to worry about her condition, nor does she want him to hurt her future life.
Losing a husband in this era is equivalent to losing the security of future life. There is no chance that he will let her marry again to continue the family lineage of the old Zheng family.
"You are willing to come with me because Yaomei's time is running out, right?"
Brother Sang was speechless for a moment: "..."
"The Mo family deliberately bewitched Yaomei. It must be for some purpose. Brother knows something but can't he tell me?" She was a little angry.
Brother Sang turned his face away, not looking at her, and said in a stiff tone: "Zhi, you don't have to worry about these things."
Even now, he still refuses to tell her, either because he is sure that she can't solve this matter, or... this matter has a lot to do with her.
Zheng Quchi knew that if it was really related to her, Brother Sang would not compromise even if he was killed.
But……
Zheng Quchi solemnly said as if he was swearing: "Brother, I will never give up on Yaomei. Now that there is a way, no matter how difficult the road is, I will face the difficulties."
"Ruler!" Brother Sang exclaimed in shock.
Could it be that she really wanted to rob Ye Palace? !
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The next day, Zheng Quchi carefully observed Yaomei's expression and behavior and found that she was indeed smarter than before.
In the past, her language development was delayed, her words were simple, and sometimes she could not control her emotions. But now if you don't observe her carefully, you will find that she is almost the same as a normal seven or eight-year-old child.
But once she speaks, it can still be seen that her brain and language cannot keep up with others, and she will stutter and get stuck when asking urgent questions.
After learning about Sang Yaomei's situation, Zheng Quchi no longer gave her to others, but took her with him personally, so that he could know all the changes in her situation at any time.
After hurriedly and slowly for almost half a month, the group of them finally arrived at Shuilu Town safely. Not far away was a clear ocean with dense water plants. Boats were moored on the pier, and people came and went, making it very lively.
Zheng Quchi had been on the road for more than ten days after going out. In those small places, wilderness, wilderness, ruined temples and caves, she had no space or inclination to clean herself thoroughly. Along the way, she really felt My whole body is rotten.
But before going to Shengjing from Shuilu Town, she must take a good and comfortable bath from head to toe, and then take a long nap to catch up on her sleep.
Humans are really social animals. After living in isolation for a period of time, when you first see a place like a city with a flourishing atmosphere of fireworks, you will feel friendly.
"Let's go to the town to find an inn first, and then wait slowly for Brother Wei and the others to arrive."
Riding horses is not allowed in the town. Zheng Quchi got off the carriage and led
The horse walked on foot. Brother Sang had trouble with his legs and feet, so he stayed in the carriage with Sang Yaomei and Yuan Xingzhou. Lan Yue went into the town first to explore the way, while Wu Liang, Sixi and Kongli were around the carriage, leading The horse follows.
Walking on the street, they didn't have time to appreciate the humanistic customs and urban appearance of this water and land town, but they saw that the bulletin board very close to the city gate was crowded with people, and they were having a loud and heated discussion.
When she was curious about what "news" these people were watching, she heard someone shout loudly: "The Julu Kingdom has announced that they have found the body of General Yuwen!"
Zheng Quchi was suddenly shocked, and all the expressions on his face froze.
She let go of her horse and rushed forward. She heard another person say in panic: "General Yuwen is really dead?! Didn't he say he was missing before? This... won't our country of Ye be in a different state from now on?"
"I heard that General Yuwen got into trouble at the border in order to steal the military blueprint of the Julu Kingdom. But who can say for sure? This time, the Julu Kingdom is probably planning to kill someone without any proof!"
"They want to slander and frame them no matter what. Will we all have to suffer the consequences of being dumb?"
"They killed our general, are they still justified?"
Everyone yelled angrily.
Some people are more rational, but they are also full of powerlessness and disappointment: "This matter still depends on the evidence. The people from the Julu Kingdom said that the general intended to implement an invasion plan, broke the seven-nation alliance, and took the lead in doing things that harmed the Julu Kingdom. , they launched a counterattack and hunted them down. The most important thing is, how could our King Ye have the courage to accuse the Julu Kingdom? If he didn’t apologize to them, it would be good to cede the land to compensate them."
