"Okay, I promise you." Xia Luotong looked at Xi Menghan's little cat with starry eyes, and couldn't help but agreed in a funny manner, which immediately made Xi Menghan cheer uncontrollably, which originally made him bored. The trip instantly became full of expectations.
Xia Luotong has never seen what the temples of the Great Zhou Dynasty looked like. It would be a good idea to go and broaden his horizons. Besides, he has a good friend accompanying him, so there is no reason to refuse.
After discussing tomorrow's itinerary, Xi Menghan couldn't wait to drag Xia Luotong and Si Hanyan out of General Dingnan's Mansion, intending to prepare for tomorrow and buy some food to take on the road.
In fact, no matter how far away Qianyuan Temple is, it is more than enough to go back and forth in one day. There is no need to spend so much time. However, Xi Menghan, who was already distracted, obviously couldn't stay in the general's mansion any longer, so he found a reason to drag the two of them out to play. went.
Early the next morning, Xia Luotong left Prince An's Mansion after a simple meal, came to the agreed place, and got on the waiting carriage of the General's Mansion.
Now that her status was very inconvenient, it was better to pay a little more attention and not let the General's Mansion carriage go directly to Prince An's Mansion to pick her up.
A total of two carriages came out of the General's Mansion this time, accompanied by several guards. The group went straight out of the city gate and walked along the official road to Qianyuan Temple.
Mrs. Xi left space for the little girls, so she sat in a car by herself, with her grandma accompanying her to talk, while Xia Luotong and the three of them sat in a car by themselves, and their mouths never stopped talking along the way. , we really talked all the way, among which Xi Menghan naturally talked the most. This was probably the most joyful time she had ever gone to Qianyuan Temple to offer incense.
The carriage drove for a full hour and a half before reaching the foot of the mountain where Qianyuan Temple is located. It took some time to enter the mountain. By the time the group actually stood in front of the gate of Qianyuan Temple, the sun was already high in the sky.
Today's weather is quite good. It's not too cold under the warm sun, which makes Xia Luotong breathe a sigh of relief.
Qianyuan Temple is located in the mountains and covers a large area. In addition to various main halls, there are also independent small courtyards for the nobles from Beijing to rest and use.
There are indeed many pilgrims in Qianyuan Temple. Once entering the temple, Xi Menghan restrained himself a lot and no longer laughed and laughed without scruples like on the road.
First, he accompanied Mrs. Xi to various halls to offer incense, and then, at Mrs. Xi's suggestion, he planned to ask for a marriage lottery for the two girls.
Xi Menghan and Si Hanyan were naturally the two unmarried girls. In fact, they wanted to bring Xia Luotong together. They knew Xia Luotong's situation and thought that she might marry another person in the future, so they planned to get together. Ask for a signature.
However, Xia Luotong was still the Princess An, so it would be obvious to others, so she had to give up.
While Xi Menghan and Si Hanyan were asking for signatures, Xia Luotong thought about going back to the courtyard where she was resting to put on a cloak for herself. She did not expect that the sun was shining brightly just now, but now it was It suddenly became overcast, and a cool breeze blew, making her already weak feel a little cold.
In order to prevent her already fragile body from suffering again, she just asked the others to go back to the courtyard, and would eat vegetarian food with them later.
Xia Luotong still left the palace alone today, but thinking that nothing would go wrong in the temple, and the courtyard where she rested was not far away, she left alone without Mrs. Xi's maid accompanying her. go back.
The yard was quiet, and there was no one at this time. Xia Luotong went straight into the house, took out her cloak and put it on, and then left the house again. She originally planned to go directly to find Xi Menghan and others, but she just walked into the yard. , the accident just happened...
As soon as Xia Luotong stepped down the steps, she suddenly paused and looked sharply at the courtyard wall not far away from her. At this time, she keenly caught the strange movement coming from there, making her instantly vigilant.
Someone!
There’s more than one person!
who is it? ! Friend or foe?
Just as she was twirling her fingers vigilantly and preparing secretly, several figures suddenly flashed across the courtyard wall one after another, passing by the courtyard wall extremely quickly and entering the courtyard!
However, two of these seemingly skilled figures suddenly swayed unsteadily after landing. If they were not supported by the people around them, they might have fallen down like this.
Two of them were injured!
Xia Luotong frowned slightly and caught this in an instant. When those people stood firm and looked at them intently, her judgment was confirmed.
There were four people, two men and two women, who jumped over the courtyard wall. She instantly judged that they must be a family because they all had similar looks. They were parents and four children. She concluded that the injured one was The two men among them seemed to be a father and son.
The middle-aged man among them was in a very bad condition, with wounds crisscrossing his body. It looked like sword wounds. He had obviously just experienced a fierce battle, and the most deadly thing was the poison on his body!
Yes, this middle-aged man was poisoned!
The middle-aged man was in a very bad condition, and his lips were slightly purple. He relied on his own will and the support of the woman beside him to barely stand firm.
The other young man looked to be in his early twenties. He was not poisoned, but his injuries were also serious, not much better than the middle-aged man.
Just as Xia Luotong was secretly sizing up the four sudden intruders, the four were also sizing her up.
When the four people saw Xia Luotong in the courtyard, they also had surprise in their eyes. Apparently they didn't expect that there was a woman in this deserted courtyard. In fact, if they were in normal condition, they would have discovered Xia Luotong's existence in advance, but at this time, the two strongest men were seriously injured, and it was not easy for the two women to help them escape, not to mention the same injuries on their bodies. There are injuries, but they are less severe than those of men.
Among them, the woman who looked about the same age as Xia Luotong was the first to break the silence. There was a bit of anxiety and struggle in her eyes, but she still said to Xia Luotong: "Girl, I wonder if it would be convenient for us..."
"Manying! Don't hurt innocent people! Let's leave quickly! Ahem..."
The middle-aged man suddenly spoke, interrupting the previous woman's words firmly, and then turned around and left.
"Dad! The gang will catch up soon. In your current situation..." The face of the woman called Manying was full of anxiety, with tears flashing in her eyes, but she endured it with strength. Come down.
"Then we can't stay any longer. Let's go." Although the middle-aged man was weak and exhausted, he still said firmly.
Seeing that her father was so determined, the woman felt helpless and anxious, but she was also uneasy, so she stopped talking, helped the young man beside her steady, turned around, and planned to leave with her parents.
"Wait a minute."
