Shuilu Town is close to the emperor's feet. The news and knowledge of the people nearby are naturally different from those in the border towns. They talk about current affairs in a clear and reasonable manner.
Zheng Quchi no longer has to squeeze in to read the content posted on the bulletin board. She believes that soon such posts will be like small advertisements and will be circulated in the streets.
The people of Julu Kingdom are deliberately adopting the mentality of Ye Kingdom.
The patron saint of the Ye Kingdom for so many years died and was defeated by them. This news was originally circulated in private, but it was just a guess and conjecture, but the Julu Kingdom directly revealed that they had something in their hands. The most direct evidence - Yu Wensheng's body.
Such a statement undoubtedly shattered the thin hope in everyone's heart. They just wanted to make Ye country panic all day long.
Zheng Quchi knew that this matter was probably true.
As one of the parties involved, she clearly saw with her own eyes that Yu Wensheng was hunted down by the Mo family and the Julu army. After being shot with countless sharp arrows, he fell heavily into the river of blood. At that time, there was a huge fire on the swamp. The smoke is thick, and the hideous red light is palpating the eyes.
She was lost for a few seconds, but when she saw someone coming out, she stopped an aunt and said, "Aunt, I can't squeeze in. Are you sure what they are talking about is true?"
The aunt looked at her twice and said, "It can't be fake. I heard that people from the Julu Kingdom are planning to send the body of General Yuwen back to the Ye Kingdom. If it is fake, how can they dare to be so aboveboard."
"Send it back?"
"Yes, I asked King Ye and others to identify whether this is the general of our Ye Kingdom..." At this point, the aunt sighed sadly: "What a sin, what should our Ye Kingdom do in the future?" ah."
Zheng Quchi was a little absent-minded on the way to the inn. She did not get on the carriage, but made an excuse to ask Wu Liang to send Brother Sang and the others to the inn booked by Lan Yue while she walked around and would find it herself later. past.
She was walking alone on an unfamiliar and bustling street. There were all kinds of sounds shouting and selling goods on the roadside. People were coming and going, and their figures were overlapping and passing each other. No one would stop.
"Fuxian candy, it has sour, sweet and fruity flavors. Come and take a look and taste it. There is no other place to see it. It's not as sweet as Delamo..."
Suddenly, a familiar local accent was heard, which was the shouting of Trump from Nagada in Fu County. Many people were attracted by this unique hawking sound and gathered towards that person's stall.
Zheng Quchi also walked over. She took a closer look and bought a bag involuntarily.
But after buying it, she suddenly remembered that there was no one around her to give candy.
Yaomei is changing her teeth and cannot eat more sweets. Brother Sang doesn't like sweets either, and she... doesn't seem to like them anymore either.
However, I heard that sugar helps secrete dopamine, making people feel more pleasurable. This was how she coaxed her husband who died young, but she had never tried it herself.
He poured one out dubiously, put it in his mouth and chewed it.
It's quite sweet.
After walking for a while, she suddenly felt like someone was following her. She knew that Sixi or Kongli must be hiding in the dark to protect her, even if she didn't give orders, so she didn't panic. When she looked back, it was Yuan Xingzhou. .
Yuan Xingzhou kept looking at her, his eyes changing unpredictably.
Zheng Quchi was surprised: "Why did you come down too? Are you still following me?"
Yuan Xingzhou approached her, stared at the looming candy wrapped between her red lips and teeth, and asked: "Yu Wen Sheng died, are you sad?"
Zheng Quchi was stunned: "I'm sad?"
She touched her face.
Yuan Xingzhou asked again: "Aren't you sad?"
"I don't know..." Zheng Quchi is actually not very familiar with Yuan Xingzhou, but precisely because of their unfamiliarity, she seems to be able to express some inhumane feelings: "You know what? I always don't believe him. If you die like this, maybe..."
"Maybe what?"
Zheng Quchi walked forward: "Maybe I won't truly believe it until I see his body with my own eyes.
"
Yuan Xingzhou followed her, and the two of them walked side by side: "Are you happy that you lost him? As far as I know, Yu Wensheng can't even be a human being, so how can he know how to be a husband? "
Although this doesn't sound good, it seems to be true.
But Zheng Quchi looked back and thought for a moment.
The Yu Wensheng she knew was indeed not a human being in many cases, but a dictator. His behavior was cruel and ruthless, and he never had a kind heart. Anyone who was his enemy would not end well.
But being her husband...except for the harm caused by concealing each other's identities, she tried to think back, and he seemed to have always been more qualified than her.
Whenever she is in trouble, he will find a way to save her even though he has traveled thousands of miles.
But when he was in danger, she did everything.
In addition to trying to make amends after the incident, help him protect the things he left behind and prevent anyone from getting involved or taking them away... However, the Ye country he has protected for so many years is now in danger and may fall into the hands of other countries at any time. Among the demonic claws, there was also the Julu Kingdom that killed him...
Zheng Quchi turned his head, chewed up all the candy in his mouth and swallowed: "Yuan Xingzhou, what do you mean by saying people are alive?"
Xing Yuanzhou was silent for a moment before replying: "To have peace of mind and a clear conscience. But this is not my idea, but I think it should be your idea."
Zheng Quchi was startled.
She turned back and looked at the hustle and bustle of the streets. Perhaps one day, when war breaks out, everything here will be destroyed into ruins.
Her thoughts went back and forth in her heart, again and again, but this time, she no longer hesitated: "We might as well cooperate."
She finally spoke out.
Yuan Xingzhou paused after hearing this. He stared at her profile: "Why are you willing all of a sudden?"
Zheng Quchi pretended to smile lightly: "I suddenly figured it out. People can't live just to live. Maybe it's for Yu Wensheng, maybe it's for me and my family, or maybe it's for this thing in my hand. A bag of candy."
The first thing she wished for was Yu Wensheng... No matter how much she wanted to get rid of him and draw a clear line with him, he was like the all-pervasive air. After all, he died tragically in her... The blank space in my heart was left with a strong stroke of color.
A smile appeared on Yuan Xingzhou's sly face.
"Okay, I'll take what I want and you do what you want."
"Let's find some time to discuss the content and method of cooperation in private. Here, I'll give this to you as my sincerity." Zheng Quchi threw the sugar bag in his hand to Yuan Xingzhou.
Yuan Xingzhou subconsciously reached out and took it. He lowered his eyes and said, "You don't want it anymore?"
"I don't like eating sweets." Zheng Quchi shook his head.
She couldn't take the candy back, otherwise Yaomei would see it and would definitely keep pestering her for it. Yaomei's little white teeth were damaged a lot by the candy she bought before. Now Zheng Quchi can't say anything. Don't give her this high sugar again.
He looked at her again: "Then why did you buy it?"
She turned around and no longer walked blankly on the street, but returned to the direction of the inn: "I thought eating candy can really make people feel happy, but after tasting one, I found out that the candy sellers were all scamming me. lie."
Yuan Xingzhou looked at her back, poured one out of the candy bag, put it into his mouth, and then slowly sipped it. I could feel its sweetness spreading on my tongue, both physically and mentally.
"...But why do I feel that this is not a lie?"
——
The next day, Wei Yao and his team arrived, and the officials who had been waiting outside the city gate brought Wei Yao and Wang Zebang to the inn.
As for Princess Sheng'an and the road bandits, they were still outside the city. It would be too conspicuous for such a large group of people to enter Lushui Town together, so only Wei Yao and Wang Zebang came.
Seeing them, Zheng Quchi immediately asked: "How is it? Nothing happened on the road?"
Wei Yao shook his head: "It's just a little trouble.
As long as Princess Sheng'an shows up occasionally, all the people who are secretly trying to make a move will go into hiding again. "
After hearing that nothing happened, Zheng Quchi smiled relaxedly and said, "That's good. We are basically full of new faces here, and no one pays attention at all. The journey is surprisingly smooth, so you can have a good night's rest." , we will enter Shengjing tomorrow."
The two of them nodded. At this time, Wang Zebang, who had a complicated expression all the way, couldn't help but asked: "Madam, did you hear any news in Lushui Town?"
Zheng Quchi did not hesitate: "Are you talking about the bulletin board posted at the city gate?"
"right."
"Um."
"I heard it." She replied cheerfully.
Wang Zebang clenched his fists and said: "On the way, urgent news from Fu Rong came. He did see them fish out a corpse from the river... wearing clothes that looked like a general's, with countless arrows in his body, and wearing a Zhang Shen Nuo Mask."
Zheng Quchi looked down into the air with his eyebrows slightly lowered, and said, "Yes or no, we will know when they bring the body back... when we collect it."
They observed that the lady's expression was calm, but there seemed to be a touch of light red at the end of her eyes, like a wounded crane raising its neck.
But when she raised her eyes, her eyes, as clear as a pure altar, were traceless again, as if nothing was left behind.
"lady……"
Zheng Quchi pursed his lower lip and lowered his voice: "Don't be too sad. In the future, I will do my best to protect you like him. Let's help each other and overcome the difficulties together. Let's move forward. Go down."
Hearing this, Wei Yao felt a huge surge of grief in his heart. His Adam's apple rolled, and his nose felt a little sore for a moment. Wang Zebang's body was shaking uncontrollably. Before revealing his true emotions, he averted his eyes.
"Madam, we...we will definitely protect you to the death."
She was obviously also afraid of all kinds of wind and waves in the future, but she still tried hard to spread out a pair of weak and soft wings, trying to protect them and fly under her wings.
——
The next day, Zheng Quchi got up early and planned to dress up, but since she didn't know much about how ladies dress up nowadays, she specially invited the most famous makeup lady in the city, which cost a fortune. The price (I felt so distressed that I almost vomited blood).
She considered that when she entered the palace this time, she was not representing herself, but Yu Wensheng's wife, the General's Mansion, and the Four Elephants Army.
Since Yuan Xingzhou also had to meet King Ye, he couldn't look slovenly, so he also focused on taking care of his clothes.
When the two of them got dressed and went downstairs, Wei Yao, Wang Zebang, and the four people waiting below were stunned.
At this time, Zheng Quchi no longer wore the girl's fresh-colored clothes as before, but a series of solemn colors, just to suppress the jumping and immatureness in her body.
After all, the woman's bun was not very suitable for Zheng Quchi's face shape, so the makeup lady softened it a bit. The bun was combed high and raised, and some hair hung down on the back of the head. The hair that hung down was called the split beard. , and then use thin braids of white feathers hanging on both cheeks to prevent the overly curly forehead hair from being messy.
Wearing a green long skirt, it is mainly loose, with double breasts and large sleeves. It is tied with a silk belt around the waist. The hem is decorated with fringes of different colors. The long skirt touches the floor, the hem is loose, and the ribbons are layered on top of each other, making it easy to walk around. It doesn't look bloated and cumbersome, but is elegant and elegant.
Yuan Xingzhou was wearing a straight-breasted robe, with a girdle with moon-white auspicious cloud patterns around his waist. The twilight clouds were gleaming with brocade colors and brocade green lotus patterns. When he came out, the noble temperament that hit his face immediately made ordinary people The inn is full of glory.
When these two people stood in front of them dressed up at the same time, maybe the clothes and outfits came from the same person, or maybe the colors of the men's and women's clothes were very similar and matched. When they stood together, they had an inexplicable illusion of a perfect match. It was as if this was an aristocratic young couple standing there.
"Why don't you say anything? Is my outfit too weird?" Zheng Quchi touched his nose uncomfortably.
They came to their senses and said quickly: "Of course not."
"Madam, let's go." Wei Yao stepped forward and separated her from Yuan Xingzhou.
"good."
She turned her head and asked softly: "Is it appropriate?"
What did they mean by their silence just now? She thought the clothes looked pretty good, but she didn't know if they would look good on her. After all, there was no full-length mirror here. She couldn't think she was beautiful, but others thought she was a child pretending to be weird by wearing adult clothes, right?
"Madam, you look so radiant and beautiful today. It's very fitting." Wei Yao affirmed.
Phew, that would be great.
She deliberately created a new image for herself, just so that she could go all out to deal with the next thing. A woman's pretense is not to please others, but to enhance her confidence and open up her own life with a positive attitude towards life. .
"Where are eldest brother and Yaomei?"
"They have arranged another escort."
"Let's go then."
Yuan Xingzhou followed out and was about to get on the carriage with Zheng Quchi, but Wang Zebang stretched out his arm to stop him.
He said politely but firmly: "Your Highness, your carriage is ready and over there."
Yuan Xingzhou glanced at Zheng Quchi's back as he disappeared into the carriage, turned his eyes sideways, silently closed his lips at Wang Zebang, and then turned around and left.
When Wang Zebang received the secret message, his pupils were suffocated, but he was still on the spot.
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In the carriage, Princess Sheng'an was also there. When she saw the new side of Zheng Quchi, her eyes widened: "You, how did you change like this?"
Zheng Quchi sat down and raised his eyes: "What has changed?"
Princess Sheng'an narrowed her eyes: "She has become stronger and more determined."
Zheng Quchi was stunned, not expecting that this was what she was talking about.
Zheng Quchi laughed and nodded: "Yes, do you know why?"
Princess Sheng'an looked at her quietly: "Why?"
"Because there is no way out." She was still smiling.
But Princess Sheng'an inexplicably felt a bone-chilling chill coming from her limbs.
It was not because Zheng Quchi was speaking a heavy and incomprehensible word in a calm manner at this moment, but because Princess Sheng'an seemed to see from her body the terrifying waves and bloody storm that would be set off in Shengjing in the future.
