colorful butterfly

Chapter 2 Peach Blossom Forest

Princess Kangping politely raised the teacup, but before it was brought to her mouth, suddenly an arrow flew out from nowhere. With a loud sound, it fell to the ground and broke into several pieces in an instant. The fragments of the teacup were scattered on the ground, and the tea was also spilled on the ground. Princess Kangping had no psychological defenses. She did not expect that someone would dare to shoot cold arrows in broad daylight. She covered her chest , their hearts were beating non-stop, and everyone was stunned by this scene. They turned into ice sculptures in an instant, frozen there, and revived one after another in a blink of an eye. When people recovered, the archer had already fled and disappeared.

Master Liu stood up suddenly, looked around with a terrified expression on his face, and shouted at the top of his voice: "Who is so bold, who dares to send assassins to assassinate in broad daylight, come on! Search for me, you must Find it for me. I have disturbed everyone, and Liu apologizes to everyone, and I hope you will forgive me!"

Everyone was in the mood to watch the excitement, and everyone looked around anxiously, for fear that another arrow would fly out from some inconspicuous corner, and they would regard themselves as a target and die on the spot, but they had to stay where they were. Cooperate with the Liu family to find the archery man.There were some other celebrations later, all of which were forced to be suspended. A birthday banquet ended halfway through like this. The Liu family sent people to search the house, but they didn't find the archer.Later, everyone also left in panic.

Princess Kangping also took advantage of the chaos and ran back to the room, changed his clothes, and rushed to his home without rushing to say goodbye.The banquet was over, and everyone left in a hurry. The Jiang family naturally didn't have the heart to talk about the marriage, and they also left together. Liu Shiyue didn't come out to see off the guests on the grounds of being frightened, and no one suspected it.

"Miss, are you alright! I was really scared to death just now! Fortunately, the man missed the arrow, it is a blessing, it seems that the peace talisman prayed in the temple can really keep you safe!" Qiu Ye was complacent about her luck just now.

"Someone really wanted to kill my cousin. I didn't expect such a thing to happen. Who would be so vicious? But why didn't the arrow hit me, but just shot off the teacup in my hand? I don't think that person missed the arrow." , but shot on the teacup on purpose, why did it do that? Or could there be other reasons. Could it be that there is something wrong with that cup of tea, someone poisoned it, maybe the archer didn’t want to shoot me to death, but to save me , who wants to harm me, and who wants to save me."

Li Qingzhu quickly recalled every episode that happened just now in his head.There is nothing abnormal, only Jiang Sijun's deep and magnetic voice keeps circling in his ears, that indifferent voice seems to be mixed with imperceptible warmth, like an oil lamp that is about to burn out, emitting a tiny light Accidentally pierced through the house-sized ice shell covering it, and it seemed to be a tiny plant left in a sea of ​​pink flowers, but it was blooming with incomparably coquettish blue flowers, trying to avoid people's eyes and cover up everything .

Jiang Sijun once tried to stop her from drinking that cup of tea, but she just found it strange that Jiang Sijun didn't say a word for a long time, and he was as indifferent to the people around him as ice that had been frozen for many years, even tens of miles away. He could feel the chill from it, how could he be so kind, caring about her, and secretly protecting a person who had been ignoring her for many years?Besides, how did he know in advance that the cup of tea was poisonous!Reason kept telling her that it was because she thought too much that she had such unreasonable thoughts.Her brain is in a mess, a basically unrealistic assumption, it doesn't make sense at all, who is playing this play in secret, and what is the purpose, anyway, there is still something to be thankful for, that is, the Liu family is safe and sound at the moment. She lost some face, but it's not a serious problem, the matter entrusted by the Liu family can be considered as a fool's errand.

Qiu Ye saw that Princess Kangping hadn't moved for a long time, and she was still talking to herself with words that she couldn't understand, and she was already in deep thought, so she didn't dare to disturb her.

The carriage was driving on a bumpy country road, and the driver kept waving the whip in his hand to make the horse run faster. The wheels of the carriage were like beating notes, jumping up and down, making people uncomfortable. The carriage was driving fast , there are plain curtains on the small windows on both sides of the carriage and sedan chair, and they are flying in the wind. From the gap left by these fluttering curtains, Princess Kangping can see the looming beauty of spring outside, green grass and wild flowers intertwined Appearing, green and pink and white complement each other, and the fresh and tender colors have a panoramic view. When passing through a peach blossom forest, it seems that you have accidentally entered the illusion created by the fairy of Baihua. .Now it is March, the peach blossoms are in full bloom, the mountains are pink and white, the petals are like the first snow in winter, falling with the fly, and everywhere is covered with tender pink petals, secretly hiding all the dirty things in the world, and putting them away They are all pressed at the bottom of these petals and sealed in the underground soil together with the flower mud.

Princess Kangping seldom went out, and it was rare to see such a view. Naturally, she was ecstatic and shouted, "Stop, stop, it's a pity to miss such a beautiful scenery!".Immediately, the coachman received an order from the master and tried his best to pull the rein of the horse to stop the horse.The carriage drew two parallel arcs vigorously on the blue dirt road, and slowly stopped.Qiu Ye opened the car curtain, poked her head out, looked at the surrounding scenery, and said, "Miss, there are so many peach blossoms here, and they bloom really well, but it's getting late, we can't stay too long."

Princess Kangping jumped out of the carriage in a hurry, turned back and said to Qiu Ye, "Don't worry, just wait here, I'll go back when I go", and then entered the forest impatiently.

Princess Kangping walked alone in the peach forest, the cotton-like soft spring breeze blowing, the pleasantly scented petals fluttered down with the wind, groups of butterflies danced lightly, and the afterglow of the setting sun shone on the face, warm and comfortable Extremely, this place is like a fairyland, where people are fascinated by the dreamlike sea of ​​flowers under the setting sun, enjoying the unique fresh breath in spring.

Suddenly, a strange fragrance wafted from the forest, which was mixed with a smell different from the fragrance of flowers here, and people who smelled it had an indescribable feeling.

"Beauty, since you're here, don't go back." A strange voice slid past one's ears, and it was coming out of the forest. The people who heard this voice were horrified, and the hairs on their bodies stood on end. "Who?" Princess Kangping shouted loudly.Before I heard the answer, there was a bang, like a felled rice in autumn, so neatly fainted on the ground, motionless.

Princess Kangping was in poor health when she was a child, and she also suffered from a serious illness. She thought she would not survive, but she went to the ghost gate several times and came back. The family thought about her health and declared that she was in poor health. She never attended any banquets. , and rarely go out, few people have seen her, and everyone in the capital knows that she is a sick child. Later, the disease gradually recovered. In order to strengthen her health, she found an extraordinary Taoist nun to secretly teach martial arts. Coupled with hard work and hard work, she can be regarded as a first-class master. This time it is not about her cousin, and she will not come out. She did not expect to encounter such danger when she came out. Most people are not her opponents, but the princess is involved in the world I was not deep, and I didn't know that there were such low-level methods. I was careless for a while and fell into the trap of others.

The people outside still didn't know it at the moment, after waiting outside the forest for a while, seeing that the princess hadn't come out, Qiu Ye felt a little uneasy, and his heart was suspended.She couldn't stand it any longer, and hurried into the forest, looking around, but she couldn't find a trace, so she became more panicked, and called others to search together, each of them was anxious like ants on a hot pot, eager to dig the ground three times. ruler.But this forest is not big, I searched the whole forest in a while, but still couldn't find it, the afterglow of the sun was about to fade away, and the light was getting darker, Qiu Ye's tears flowed out anxiously, Still kept muttering, "What can I do, what can I do, where are you, miss? Don't worry about anything, miss." After finding it was dark and couldn't see things around her clearly, she still couldn't find it, Qiu Ye also had no choice but to go back to the palace to find a way.

When the king of Yongning knew that Princess Kangping was missing, he was furious and sent people in the mansion to look for it all night. After the Liu family knew about it, they were afraid that the king of Yongning would blame him, so they sent people to look for it with all their strength.

"Here is a little girl who doesn't have any valuables on her body. The clothes on her body look good and can be worth a little money. She thought she was a lady from a wealthy family who could make a lot of money, so she was happy for nothing, but It looks so pretty, it’s the first time in so many years that I saw such a good-looking face, look at the face, it’s so tender that you can pinch water, it will definitely sell for a good price”, a middle-aged old woman said to this one After the prey made an assessment and calculated her value, she was quite satisfied!Satisfied, he said to the people around him, "If you are average-looking, send them to Yihong Courtyard. If you are good-looking, send them to Xiangling Pavilion. Ask for a higher price. After all, they are good-looking, so you don't often meet them."Another person next to him said. "To prevent long nights and dreams, dress up tomorrow, and let's do it all."

Princess Kangping was rushing away earlier, wearing all her cousin's clothes, and took them off when she left, for fear of being recognized, she didn't wear the usual expensive jewelry and accessories, so she didn't have any valuables on her body at the moment .

When she woke up, she found herself locked in a small room with her hands and feet bound and powerless.Beside her were a few girls of the same age, who were also tied hands and feet. These girls were all dressed differently, some of them looked like they were from rich and noble families, some were from poor families, but they all looked good. He was abducted here. It seems that he met a trafficker who abducted and sold young girls. The crying voices of these girls disturbed the listeners. Princess Kangping moved his hands and feet a little and found that although he could move, he couldn’t move his hands and feet. Even if the martial arts are strong, it is useless now. Looking at the door, there are several people watching. It is really not easy to escape. I am thinking about how to escape. Look at the girls around me, some of them are crying. Faces are blurred, some are still awake, some are scared like they lost their souls, whoever encounters such a thing is like falling into the underworld, and when they come out, they will be completely different. After all, what does fame mean to a girl? Well, that is more terrifying than killing them. Even if they are lucky enough to live, they will be cast aside for life. No wonder they are so afraid!Princess Kangping knew martial arts after all, so she was naturally in a different mood from the others. She felt that she would be able to escape!
She suddenly yelled outside, "Is anyone there? I'm so thirsty, can I have some water?" She yelled, but no one paid attention to her, and she continued to yell loudly. , the man is tall and burly, with a dark complexion, his face is round and full of excess fat, his black beard stands on both sides of his cheeks and his chin, and his eyes are bulging like a frog's eyes. He was about to fall out of his eye sockets accidentally, and there was an evil spirit in his eyes, which made people frightened. He walked over lazily, as if he was irritated by the shout just now. I don't know if the shout interrupted him. Chunqiu Meimeng, with a look of being out of breath, reprimanded loudly impatiently: "Who is so noisy, impatient to live, disturbing people's peace." Princess Kangping looked at the person in front of him, although he looked A bit fierce, but not afraid at all. Normally, he would have beaten him to the ground, but now he has to put on a pitiful look. The expression on his face is like a bird blown down by the strong wind on a rainy night. people love.With a weak look, he said in a soft voice: "Brother, please do me a favor and give me something to drink. I have been feeling cold recently, and I haven't eaten for a day. I am hungry and thirsty. I beg you." !" The voice was as sweet as honey just taken out of the honeycomb, it made people feel anesthetized all over the body, and they couldn't help it. The sweat was originally about to get angry, but when he saw this painful girl, he immediately became angry. The two frog eyes were about to narrow into a slit, and the voice became extremely inconsistent with the appearance, as if talking to a child. "You girl even pretended to be pitiful to me. You have a lot of eyes. I have been in the rivers and lakes for so long, and even your little tricks can escape my eyes. You are so pretty in appearance, or Keep these skills and go to please your buyer. Perhaps it is not impossible to marry you as a concubine if you are happy. This man laughed loudly. He may think she is trying to seduce him, but they are in this business How important is silver for a woman? Only beautiful women can exchange more money. It is too wasteful to use it on yourself. After all, silver is the most important thing for a talent like him. Without money, nothing can be done. Princess Kangping did not expect him to Thinking this way, I didn't find it funny in my heart, and continued: "Brother, what bad idea can I have in my heart, I am a weak woman, I can escape from your palm, I am afraid that I will not be able to escape, I am really thirsty right now Great, let's drink some water. "The big man glanced at her contemptuously, with a smug smile on his face, obviously moved by her compliment just now, turned around and went out, fetched a bowl of water, untied the rope from her hand, and handed the water to her. Give it to her, and then say "Drink it up, you girl, you better be honest with me. Princess Kangping took the bowl of water, held it in her hand, and suddenly the bowl of water fell out of her hand and fell to the ground, falling everywhere, and the water spilled all over the ground. She quickly apologized and said: "Brother , My hands have been tied for a long time, and it is not easy to use for a while, and I can't hold it firmly. It is really not intentional. Seeing her frightened appearance, the big man didn't get angry at her. He tidied up and went out to fetch a bowl of water. She hid one of the pieces with her foot when the man was not paying attention.

In the middle of the night, there was silence everywhere. Princess Kangping saw that everyone else was asleep. She put the hidden fragment under her hands with her feet, and cut the rope binding her hands with the fragment. When the rope broke, she called out cautiously. Wake up the sleeping women next to them, help them untie the rope, and try to open the door quietly, and lead them out, but the door is locked and cannot be opened, and there is a small window at the back of the room. He opened the window vigorously, jumped out of the window one by one, and there were only two or three people left. I don't know who kicked something, and made a loud noise, which woke up the people in the courtyard. Others ran away first, but I was caught. Some of the escaped girls were caught back, and some escaped by luck. These people became more cautious because they were afraid of being discovered, and transferred them to other places overnight. Even tighter, after dawn, she was sent to a place alone in a carriage, and a bustard came, who was discussing the price with the human trafficker who arrested her. After the price was negotiated, she was taken away by the bustard and sent to a room blindfolded. , gave her a bowl of medicine, and suddenly felt weak all over. I don't know whether it was too tired or the effect of the medicine. She fell asleep after a while, and I don't know how long she slept. When she woke up, she was taken to the mirror. , began to dress up, the palace usually has fresh and elegant makeup, and it is necessary to maintain a noble face at all times, but here it has strong makeup, exquisite headgear, wearing a pink skirt, which complements the fair complexion, and thick powder on the face. The eyebrows were painted, and the lips were painted cherry red, exuding a seductive light, and a small peony flower was drawn in the middle of the forehead, like a moon fairy in the sky, the beauty is suffocating, looking at myself in the mirror , suddenly sighed, this dress is so beautiful, I have never dressed up like this before, and I am amazed by myself, but it is a pity that I have both talents and looks, but I have fallen to this point.The old woman who dressed her also praised her repeatedly, "The girl's appearance is really amazing." Princess Kangping was not in such a good mood to hear her praise. She was looking around to see if there was a chance to escape. But at this moment, she is still weak. She has never been afraid before, but now she can't use her martial arts, and she will be pushed to the fire soon. Can you not be anxious?Unavoidably flustered in my heart, I pinned my expectations on others, and I don't know if the palace sent someone to look for it, and how I escaped, it seems that I can only resign myself to fate, maybe a miracle will happen, and I secretly cheer myself up.

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