The lights in the room were turned off and the four of them lay down. However, they were each thinking about something, and no one fell asleep.
"Old Bai."
Qi Huan shouted loudly to the person on the bed, but was ignored. He didn't just keep talking on his own just to hear the sound.
"I think what the monarch did in this matter is too unreasonable. But I have to say something to you. You are too impulsive every time. If you leave them in Xiangji Kingdom, the rules in the palace are not strict. If you leave them to us, you will die. Eight times.”
Bai Ya still paid no attention, and it sounded like he might have fallen asleep. Anyway, he pretended to be inaudible whether he was asleep or not. Qi Huan did not feel sleepy and continued:
"You need to change this problem. But I suspect that you are not stupid, you are just a little bit too lazy to serve others. I think you are polite to the Xinyue Palace and don't really fight with others. Do you look at it? If you don't want to offend, just hold it in, and if you dare to offend, you'll catch it? You'll suffer big losses in the future."
He deliberately imitated the tone of the older generation and pointed at the younger generation as if lecturing them. I don’t really think so, since idle time is idle, and if you have a good time, you won’t lose a piece of meat?
Bai Ya suddenly jumped out of bed, holding the knife in his hand at some point. He was as fast as a big old cat that jumped up after its tail was stepped on while it was sleeping, and showed its claws. Although this set of movements was smooth and silent, the series of movements in his peripheral vision still frightened Qi Huan.
"I, I, I'm just telling you, you can't do it..."
"Shut up." Bai Ya whispered, "There is someone."
Qi Huan sat up like a turtle, got out of bed, put on his shoes, stood up gently, and approached the door. Bai Ya leaned against the wall and listened to what was going on outside. Qi Huan also heard something. That's not a very professional and suspicious person - but that doesn't mean it's not suspicious that he's here now. If he was a nocturnal expert, he shouldn't have let them find out so early.
Bai Ya made a gesture and pointed in the direction of the girls' room, to the effect that someone was passing by. Qi Huan nodded, picked up the candlestick on the table, and the two quietly approached the door. That person didn't come through the front door, there would have been a noise, he probably slipped in through the ventilated window. In order to keep cool, they did not close the door of the house, and it happened to be quiet when they went out.
There really is a dark shadow! Qi Huan clenched the candlestick tightly, thinking about how hard it would be if he smashed it down, not killing people, but not causing any damage. The door to the girls' room had been opened, and the man went in. Bai Ya and Qi Huan nodded to each other, leaning against the wall, trying to peek in from the left and right sides of the door, ready to kill at any time.
Unexpectedly, before they took action, there was already a crackling sound in the room. Tables were overturned and stools were knocked out. There was a violent coughing sound, and someone's throat was locked. The two rushed into the house and fought with the unknown black shadow. There were a series of ding-dong-dong sounds, and something was being broken and hit. After struggling for a long time, no guards came to help, and I don't know what night they were guarding. In the chaos, Qi Huan finally found a chance to knock the candlestick on the ground and lit the wick with a spell.
"Matsukawa Yang??"
The candlestick was lit, and the chaos in front of them made them freeze on the spot. Several of them seemed to be frozen. Jun Aoyan was holding a twisted pillow towel in his hand, seemingly prepared; Bai Ya's knife was stuck in the leg of the stool, and he was about to pull it out; Liu Shenghan held something like a knife and pressed it firmly against it. On his neck. Matsukawa Yang looked down and saw that it was just a pen in the room. When he breathed a sigh of relief, he was a little angry and pushed Liu Shenghan's hand away in disgust.
"Tsk."
"Don't move!" Bai Ya pointed the black scimitar he drew straight at him, "Are you here to assassinate? Whose order? The monarch? Okay, I'll just say that there was such a big movement and no guard came to help. The co-author is You’ve planned it!”
"Stop, stop, stop -" Matsukawa Yang patted the soil, stood up, and put his hands on his hips in dissatisfaction, "You can doubt my motives, but this matter has nothing to do with the monarch! I admit that I am the guard. I’m leaving, but it’s definitely not His Majesty’s order!”
"You fart!"
"Who scratched my face just now, was it you?!"
There was a thin cut on Jun Aoyan's face, not deep, but now it was a little red. Although it could not be called disfigurement, as a woman, her self-esteem was so scratched, and she was certainly uncomfortable.
"I didn't bring a knife! I didn't have anything on me."
Songchuanyang explained this, and Jun Aoyan glanced at Bai Ya subconsciously. Bai Ya didn't look at her, his eyes were still on Songchuanyang. As a result, Jun Aoyan kept staring at him, and he was a little unhappy.
"Who knows where you just touched? It's not impossible that you touched my knife. It's no big deal, and it will grow if you wait too long."
"you--"
Liu Shenghan slapped the overturned table and shouted in a low voice:
"enough!"
Although her tone is not high and the volume is not loud, the penetrating power of these two words is very strong. Several people shut up, only their eyes refused to admit defeat, staring at each other, competing like children.
"The monarch has no reason to harm us. As far as I know, he is not such a dark and dirty person. Since he is not armed, he must not be here to assassinate..."
"Who knows if he has a knife hidden in his clothes." Qi Huan muttered.
Matsukawa Yang puffed up his chest as if refusing to admit defeat: "What, you came to search if you don't believe me?"
"Tch, who wants to search you?"
Liu Shenghan continued: "But you visited the room at night and didn't say hello. You were not polite. No wonder we were fighting each other. You'd better tell me carefully, what is going on? What is the purpose of your coming to see us this time? , so what?"
Matsukawa Yang took a deep breath, as if he didn't know where to start. Twice he hesitated to speak, and no one else urged him, so they just stared at his mouth. After a long time, he finally sighed heavily through his nose and said slowly:
"It's not the king...it's the mother who wants to see you."
"Mother of the Nation?"
They were a little confused and looked at Liu Shenghan, hoping that she would tell him something. She opened her mouth slightly, as if remembering something.
"Indeed... the mother-in-law is the monarch's wife, the only beloved wife. He only has the mother-in-law, and has never taken a concubine. The two of them are very loving, and whatever the lady likes, the monarch will take the time to run errands in person, and everyone in Xiangji Kingdom is attracted by it. It's a good story. However, the mother of the country is shy by nature and doesn't like contact with the outside world. She never shows up in public and few people have seen her... Why would she..."
Matsukawa Yang shook his head. Compared to before, although he looked embarrassed due to fighting, his temperament was much more stable now. He said to them:
"It's a bit troublesome to tell you in detail. I would like to ask you to come with me to the harem to meet the mother of the country. Don't worry, I invited the guards on the road to drink at night. My brothers should be drugged to death by now."
"..."
It seems to have been planned for a long time. Seeing that the eyes of several people were still a little suspicious, he added: "I will go ahead. If there is any problem, why don't you just chop me off with a knife from behind? I am really following the orders of the mother of the country..."
"Then why did you sneak into the girls' room?"
Faced with Qi Huanyi's serious questioning, Songchuanyang's eyes wandered and his words were vague.
"Afraid, afraid of being beaten by you... I can't beat you two..."
"Then it won't work if you knock on the door!"
"The mother of the country said, keep a low profile!"
ill.
Although Matsukawa Yang's behavior was really suspicious, after careful consideration, they decided to go to the harem to meet the mother of the country. They didn't know what this woman they had never met had to say. They followed Matsukawa Yang all the way. As expected, the guards were leaning on pillars, walls, and railings, and all of them were asleep.
Walking on the road, Qi Huan poked Songchuanyang's spine and asked curiously:
"Since the King and the Mother love each other very much, don't they sleep in the same bed at night? If she summons us secretly like this, will her husband not be suspicious?"
"Don't poke me!" Matsukawa Yang twisted his body irritably without looking back, "Your Majesty is busy with official duties and will spend the night in the cabinet today. That's why the Mother of the Nation sent me to call you."
Jun Aoyan said: "I didn't expect that your country also has a lot of trivial matters."
"Nonsense, is it so easy to be the king of a country?"
Qi Huan tilted his head, glanced left and right, and said in a low voice: "What about that... Your Highness, the Mother of the Nation, is she beautiful?"
"Hmph, Mother of the Nation, that's the beauty of the country - it's none of your business? What are you asking? I'm warning you, if you dare to think anything wrong about my aunt, I'll chop you up and feed you to the dogs!"
"...I'm just going to ask."
Liu Shenghan said with a smile that he would find out when they meet. It seems that she has never met the mother of Xiangji Kingdom.
Matsukawa Yang led them directly to the palace of the Mother of the Nation. It can be seen that the monarch is really interested in her. There are more guards sleeping on the ground in this area, and the weapons and equipment are more sophisticated.
"No, how many people did you invite to drink? The entire harem of guards?"
"This was a banquet hosted by the Mother of the Nation, and the maids were dismissed for some reason. Those who remained were her most loyal subordinates."
I didn’t expect Ajaan to be here too. She saw them coming and greeted them happily with a lantern. After they led several people to the Queen Mother's palace, they just bowed and left without even looking at the Queen Mother's face. The room was very dark, with only two small candles lit on the left and right sides of the bed. The two maids each held one. There is a beaded curtain outside the bed, which is fine and clear, reflecting little bits of light under the candlelight. They are probably all valuable jewelry.
This scene reminded Bai Ya of the first time he met Grand Master Yue Bai Zhi. He felt like he was starting to have stomach pains. Qi Huan might have had the same idea, so he glanced at him and nodded slightly.
But there was no one on the bed. The room was large. There was a figure on the other side of the dressing table, and there was a smaller candlelight there. There was a long-haired woman with her back to this side, carefully taking off the last piece of jewelry from her ear. After a long time, she stood up and walked slowly towards this side. That dress must be made of satin. Under such weak light indoors, it glows like a snow-white brick wall, but is softer. The two maids each opened the bed curtains, and the woman sat upright beside the bed and looked at them with a smile.
Is this the Mother of the Nation? The moment they saw her face, an indescribable shock hit everyone's head.
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