into the bosom

Chapter 348 The sky has changed

When Xu Jiao was dressed properly, the little girl who was sent to the front yard to inquire about the news also returned to her command.

"What? Already left?" Xu Jiao asked in shock after hearing what the little girl said.

"Yes! The waiters in the front yard don't know when Langjun left, but Su Langjun and the others are not there, and the horses that Langjun and the others used to ride on weekdays have also been taken away. It must be before dawn. left."

Xu Jiao frowned slightly when she heard this, and felt a little uneasy in her heart. She was stunned for a while, then raised her hand and waved.

The little girl curtseyed and retreated.

Only she and Lingxue, master and servant, were left in the house.

Negative Xue looked at her face, and asked softly, "What's wrong with Madam? But what's wrong?"

Xu Jiao's expression was a little dazed, and when she heard this question from Lingxue, she almost shook her head subconsciously, and suddenly came to her senses, and hurriedly said, "I'm feeling a little uncomfortable, you go and ask Dr. Long to come to my house to see a doctor for me."

Hearing that she was not feeling well, and that she wanted to ask a doctor to see her, Negative Xue couldn't care less about anything else, she hurriedly responded and turned around to leave.

Xu Jiao thought for a while, then called Hongying again, and asked her to go to the outer courtyard to see if Mr. Du was there, and if he was, invite him to come.

Unexpectedly, Hongying went in vain, and Mr. Du was not there.

Xu Jiao had no choice but to hold back his temper, let himself wait patiently, and persuaded himself not to think wildly, besides, she still had things that He Lianshu had told her to do, so Dr. Long had to stay in the mansion as a matter of course. inside.

In the afternoon, the emperor arrived at the imperial mausoleum.The security guards were fully responsible for the security matters, and immediately began to deploy their defenses, and everything was safe and sound.

On the auspicious time of the second day, the sacrifice was also carried out smoothly.

Xu was so smooth, Emperor Xian couldn't do it unless he found some things to do. After the sacrifice, he planned to return to Feng'an immediately according to the itinerary that he had discussed earlier in the morning.

After all, civil unrest is rampant now, and the Empress Dowager encountered refugees in Hongfa Temple earlier, so the Imperial Mausoleum may not be safe, it is better to return to Feng'an earlier.

Who knows, he said on a whim that he wanted to go around the imperial mausoleum to see if there was any place he liked. After a hundred years, the place where he would lie for a long time had to be his favorite besides having good geomantic omen, right?
As soon as he said this, the accompanying ministers all expressed panic, and there were also those who held the heart of civil servants to remonstrate, knowing that loyal words were harsh, but still spoke out to dissuade him, but no one could dissuade this man from saying the same thing.

Emperor Xian not only wanted to go, but also impatiently listened to these people's nagging, he raised his hand and waved, telling those who were not used to it to wait here, and only brought along a few pleasing colleagues.

He Lianshu followed behind him, and after walking a few steps, Emperor Xian smiled and said, "It's still Helian Aiqing who agrees with me, as I ordered, you never talk too much."

"The subject is His Majesty's subject, so naturally he only obeys His Majesty's orders!" He Lianshu replied blankly.

After hearing this, Emperor Xian clapped his palms and smiled, "How else can I say that Helian Aiqing is the one who wins my heart the most? Can Helian Aiqing understand Feng Shui? It stands to reason that Wenlou has a wide range of knowledge and many capable people with lofty ideals , Presumably Helian Aiqing has also dabbled in Fengshui Mingtang?"

"Your Majesty is disappointed. I grew up in the grassland since I was a child, and I haven't learned many things that I should know. Speaking of it, I am really the master of Wenlou." He Lianshu replied in a deep voice.

"But I see, they are convinced of you."

He Lianshu held the waist knife in his hand, his eyes were sharply alert to all directions, but he said without expression on his face, "Speaking of this, it is also a way of luck. Wenlou once lived in the grasslands, poor and poor, and was helped by my father. Lord, speaking of it, I am also under the shadow of my ancestors."

"Oh, I remembered. You told me about this before, right?" Emperor Xian suddenly realized, walking in the courtyard while chatting with He Lianshu, he looked very contented.

"Yes. Your Majesty asked the minister the first time he saw him." He Lianshu replied casually, obviously not thinking about it, his eyes were still watching the surroundings cautiously, and his hands were resting on the waist knife from beginning to end. It's like being ready to draw a knife out of its sheath at any time.

"Your father is... I seem to have asked you this too, why can't I remember clearly?" Emperor Xian frowned, with a confused look on his face.

"Returning to Your Majesty, my father is just an ordinary Hu merchant, but he just earned some more money, and he was lucky to be kind to Wenlou, so it's all luck." He Lianshu was not at all impatient, and his tone was always serious. Cold, but replied respectfully.

"Yes, yes, what you said... look at my memory!" Emperor Xian said with a smile, "I'm afraid it will be useless."

"Your Majesty is serious. Your Majesty is at the peak of spring and autumn, when you are in the prime of life..." He Lianshu's face was expressionless, and when he said these words, only his lips moved.

Emperor Xian smiled and didn't say anything more, raised his eyes and looked around, raised his finger and said in a certain direction, "Ning Qing, take a look, how is it over there?"

The person he called "Ning Qing" was on duty at the Qin Tianjian, and he was very good at Fengshui Mingtang, and he was brought here specially by Emperor Xian today.

The man raised his eyes, cupped his hands and said, "The imperial mausoleum is originally located where the dragon spirit is, and there are good geomantic omens everywhere. If you really want to find the most suitable place, you need to climb high and look far."

"Forget it! I've been confined in the palace these days, and it's rare for me to come out and walk around. Today, please trouble yourselves to climb up and look far away with me!" Emperor Xian was very excited.

The accompanying people knew that they couldn't persuade him, and they wouldn't disappoint him, so they all hurriedly said "yes", and the group walked up to the high place again.

It is the season of high and crisp autumn. Along the way, there is a clear breeze and light clouds. Unknown wild flowers bloom in the mountains, and you can smell the faint fragrance of flowers in your nose.

All the way to the top of a cliff, Emperor Xian stretched his arms and relaxed, with a smile on his face, he turned his head and said to the people around him, "Ning Qing, take a look, how is it?"

The official surnamed Ning of the Qin Tianjian took a step forward, looked carefully and said, "The two mountains are sandwiched by each other, and the veins pass through the gap. The two dragons absorb water, and there are ups and downs. It really is where the wind gathers energy..."

Emperor Xian nodded in satisfaction, but before he could start laughing, he heard He Lianshu yell "Be careful, Your Majesty", and at the same time he rushed forward, with the waist knife out of its sheath in his hand, and swung it hard, A sharp arrow was cut off from it immediately, and fell to the ground with no strength.

With a horizontal knife in his hand, he stood in front of Emperor Xian with his long body, and ordered in a cold voice, "Guard!"

"Yes!" Someone answered in unison, besides the guards who were guarding Emperor Xian himself, there were many people who jumped out from nearby bushes, roadsides, or behind stones, but almost at the same time, even more In the distant mountains and forests, many masked men in black also sprang out, and they were equipped with crossbow arrows. As soon as they came up, there was a dense rain of arrows. The police guards and the imperial guards fought with the assassins.

He Lianshu didn't dare to leave Emperor Xian's side, so he always guarded his side with a knife.

But I don't know if the assassin is too brave, or what's the matter, in the past, he was very brave, but today the police guard who is one against ten masters is not in the state, and is gradually retreating, He Lianshu gritted his teeth, and whispered Emperor Xian said in a low voice, "Your Majesty, I'm weak all over, I'm afraid I've fallen for the assassin." He Lianshu cut off another sharp arrow with his knife, while turning his head to look around, he saw many arresting guards. He was cut down to the ground, even unable to fight back, his usual calm and stern face was finally torn a little, showing a slight anxiety, and his eyes were also smudged red. "I'm afraid that the entire detective guards are caught."

"Your Majesty!" He Lianshu gritted his teeth, and said to Emperor Xian, "Your Majesty, this time it's because of my lack of protection, and death cannot be redeemed, but your majesty's safety is the most important thing right now. The minister will lead the arrest The guards tried their best to block the assassins, please leave quickly, Your Majesty the imperial guards." He Lianshu said while bending the other hand, put it on his lips, and blew several whistles vigorously, while protecting Emperor Xian. Retreat in the direction of downhill.

Unexpectedly, there was another wave of arrows coming from the other end, they had no choice but to turn back again, and retreated to the edge of the cliff step by step.

Just at this moment, a sharp arrow came towards him again, and in a trance, it seemed to bring about a gust of wind. Emperor Xian looked at the arrow that was rapidly expanding in his eyes, and finally couldn't restrain himself from letting out a short cry. scream.

Almost as soon as the startled sound fell, a black shadow flashed in front of him, and a figure stood in front of him, forcibly using his flesh and blood as a meat shield to block the sharp arrow for him.

The sharp arrow sank straight into Helianshu's left shoulder, and he cut off the quivering arrow feathers with a backhand, and while continuing to swing the saber to protect Emperor Xian, he asked sideways, "Is your Majesty okay?" ?”

Emperor Xian looked at him with complicated eyes, shook his head and said, "I'm fine."

"Quick! Escort Your Majesty to leave." He Lianshu urged the guards beside Emperor Xian, and at the same time raised his voice, "The police guards obey the order and stop the assassin with all their strength!"

"Yes!" The police guards responded in unison.

Emperor Xian was backed away from the edge of the cliff little by little by the guards, and those who blocked the arrows with their flesh and blood in front of him fell down one after another.

While retreating, he looked towards the top of the cliff from the gap between the crowd, and saw He Lianshu and others fighting and retreating, slowly retreating to the edge of the cliff.

"Escort! Escort!" At this moment, there was a sudden cry from the foot of the mountain.

"Your Majesty, it's the reinforcements! It's the deputy commander-in-chief who brought the reinforcements from the mountain." Gan Nei, who was beside Emperor Xian, said happily.

Emperor Xian nodded, turned his head to look up the cliff, but unexpectedly saw He Lianshu's chest being stabbed by a sharp arrow, and he was falling towards the cliff on his back, looking from his direction Go, like a kite with a broken string.

Sudden gasps came from around him, "Captain Helian—" Everyone around him saw it.

Emperor Xian turned his head suddenly, and looked towards the forest not far away from the direction the arrow came from. There was a stone protruding from the bushes, and a man fell on it with a bow in his hand. Perhaps he had sensed Emperor Xian's attack. His gaze turned around suddenly, and the moment he met Emperor Xian's gaze, he suddenly withdrew his gaze, jumped down from the stone, and disappeared into the dense forest in two or three steps.

At the same time as the whistle sounded, those assassins scattered like birds and beasts, breaking into pieces and fleeing into the forest.

The rest were chased by the police guards and the imperial guards, but they all fell into a pool of blood, with no survivors.

Chang Wu, who took office shortly after the Civil War Rebellion, stepped forward and knelt down, "I am so late to rescue you that I frightened His Majesty. I deserve death. Please punish me."

Emperor Xian's complexion was not good, he gave him a glare and said, "Quick! Governor Helian fell off the cliff, and immediately led people down the cliff to search. If you are alive, you want to see people, if you die, you want to see the corpse."

"Yes." Chang Wu responded, and immediately divided the people he brought into two, one part accompanied him to protect Emperor Xian, and the other part searched for the way down the cliff, to find He Lianshu who fell off the cliff.

There was a muffled rumbling sound in the sky, and the originally closed window was blown away by a sudden gust of wind, and the drawing papers on Xu Jiao's case were blown away.

Xu Jiao hurriedly pressed down the drawing paper with a paperweight, and walked quickly to the window. Just as he was about to close the window, he raised his eyes to look at the sky that had been clear just now, but quietly changed at some point. stay for a while.

My heart seemed to be covered by this cloud, and I couldn't tell the uneasiness.

"Ma'am, the day has changed, I'm afraid it's going to rain." Negative Snow came from outside and said softly.

Xu Jiao woke up, closed the window, turned around and asked, "How is it? Any news?"

Negative Xue looked at her and shook her head slightly.

Xu Jiao's eyes dimmed, she turned her head and walked to the desk and sat down again, facing Xue Xuedao, "It's almost time, go and bring the medicine." After coming to Dr. Long, she and Dr. Long became insiders. After all, Xu Jiao needed their help to sing the whole play.In the past two days, she has never even left the door of the room. The only people who came in and out of the room were Doctor Long and Xue Xue. Doctor Long simply stayed in the guest room in the front yard, just to take care of Princess Yingyue who was suffering from repeated illnesses.

Negative snow nodded, turned and went out.

Xu Jiao sat in a daze for a while before she managed to regain her composure. She had to calm herself down and find something to do so that she wouldn't be able to control her wild thoughts.

After taking two deep breaths, she calmed down and picked up the paintbrush again. Unexpectedly, she only traced a few strokes in detail. The door was suddenly pushed open. Her pen was unsteady, and she drew it obliquely. destroyed.However, if it is destroyed, it is also destroyed, and the painting is already horrible.

Xu Jiao thought with no pity, raised her head, and saw Lingxue who was closing the door with her backhand while holding a medicine bowl, and seeing something strange on her face, she asked anxiously. "How? But there is news?"

Lingxue nodded, and poured the medicine into a jar prepared by the side, and said, "The person we sent to watch at the gate of the city came back and reported that His Majesty's chariot will take [-] hours. I just entered the city before, and I should have gone back to the palace by now."

Xu Jiao's heart jumped up, "Quick! You go and quietly inform Dr. Huilong, and let him get ready. Your husband will be back soon."

Knowing that the matter was of great importance, Negative Snow nodded with a serious face, turned around and walked out.

Pushing open the door, a gust of damp wind blows towards the face, the rain that has been brewing for a long time outside finally arrived as expected.

(End of this chapter)