cloud temple phoenix hairpin

Chapter 35

Chapter 32

Xie Zuiqiao took away the straw hat, sat up and looked over, and saw a young man about his own age standing five or six steps behind him, with a broad face, hands with thick joints, looking at his clothes, he seemed to be a servant from a rich family.His eyes were full of anxiety at the moment.

"I am."

Xie Zuiqiao responded, pulled back the fishing rod, and slowly reeled the fishing line back.

This young man is Gu Xuan.

Last night he was woken up by Du Xiucai, and he searched anxiously all night but found no trace of Du Ruoqiu. Today he came here early this morning to ask the head of the family, Ruan Hongtian, to report to the police for help.He didn't want to be taken into a room by Liu Shenghe later, he only said that he had reported to the official and told him to wait with peace of mind.How can he wait, he can't wait to go out and look for it immediately.When he wanted to leave, he was locked in the room.Although he didn't know exactly what happened, but he also vaguely knew that something must be wrong.Just when he was so anxious and at a loss what to do, the door was opened, and seeing the eldest girl standing at the door, she handed him a letter, telling him to go to Xie Mansion at the South Gate to find a person named Xie Zuiqiao, and he must forward the letter to him face to face.If he is willing to make a move, Du Ruoqiu may be able to get it back.

Gu Xuanben was as anxious as a headless fly, when he heard such words, he felt like he had been saved, followed Liu Xiangyang out of the back door, and headed to Xie's mansion at the south gate.Hearing from the porter that Xie Zuiqiao was in Yu Garden in the western suburbs, he hurried to come here again, but it was empty, the garden was empty and there was no one there.I had no choice but to turn around and search for someone along the river, and when I saw someone lying on the stones at the bridgehead with a grass hat on their face, I hurried over to ask.At first I saw him wearing a green shirt, and he thought he was the teacher in a nearby village school.When the other party turned around, he saw that he was a handsome young man about his own age, and his face was somewhat similar to the description of the older girl, so he knew that he had found the right person.Although I still don't dare to believe how such a young man can help me find Du Ruoqiu, but it is the only life-saving straw I can grasp now. I was so excited that I knelt down and prostrated myself on the ground, "I beg you to thank the young master for saving the villain. One life!"

Xie Zuiqiao was slightly taken aback, turned to look at him, shook his head and said, "I'm just an idle villager, how can I save your life? You must have found the wrong person."

"It was the big girl who asked the villain to come to Mr. Xie! I beg Mr. Xie to save the villain!"

"Big girl?"

Xie Zuiqiao frowned slightly.

"Miss Rongyintang, you gave me a letter!"

Xie Zuiqiao raised his eyebrows slightly, a little surprised, stood up and said: "Give me the letter. Get up."

Gu Xuan hurriedly took out the letter hidden next to his body from his arms, handed it over, but refused to get up.

An extremely ordinary kraft paper seal with a blank seal.However, holding a thin letter at the fingertips, Xie Zuiqiao's pulse seemed to speed up slightly.He turned around, tore open the seal, and took out a piece of letter paper inside.

The paper is the plain raft of moon white, faintly exuding a delicate fragrance.Her handwriting is graceful and mellow, but the inheritance is full of character, just like her person.

"Thank you, Mr. Taijian. A few months ago, Gao Yi returned the jade lock. The whole family felt the kindness of the king, and there was no way to repay it. I often think about it and feel deeply ashamed. I should only pray for the king's safety, but something happened again..."

"...Thinking about it, you are the only one who can ask you. I'm not being rude, but I hope you are lucky. I also know that this matter is extremely difficult and I can't do it. If you have any concerns, please return this letter to the person who sent it. Looking forward to keeping secrets, I am also grateful for the virtue of the king, and I can't thank you in a few words."

There is no signature at the end of the letter, only the word "Dun Shou" in thick ink.

Xie Zuiqiao glanced ten lines at a glance, and quickly finished reading the letter, his expression froze.

The third prince, Zhao Weijun, was born to Concubine Yan Gui in the palace. This time, the emperor left the capital, leaving the king and empress to sit in the palace, and she accompanied her.Concubine Yan's mother's family is dignified, her father is the right minister in the court, and her brother is an expatriate official in charge of real power.Although the age of the third prince was similar to that of Pei Taizhi, the two of them had studied together in the palace since they were young, only because of Zhengde's great love for Pei Taizhi, the two had no personal relationship.In the past few years, Pei Taizhi and the prince got closer, and only the superficial relationship remained.

In the early years, Xie Zuiqiao and the third prince often competed in martial arts in the royal school, and the two had a pretty good personal relationship.After getting older in the past few years, I felt that he intended to win me over.He didn't want to join the royal family's faction, but happened to meet his mother last year, so he went to Jiangnan, and the two have had no contact since then.

The prince is a dun Confucian.Although the third prince felt slightly gloomy, he had never heard of such absurdity before.Why did they take the act of robbing folk women in private as soon as they arrived in Jiangzhou?

According to the eldest daughter of the Ruan family, the captured woman was Gu Xuan's unmarried wife.And Gu Xuan is exactly the person Pei Taizhi intends to reuse in the future.Reminiscent of the secret actions of the third prince in the past two years, Xie Zuiqiao suddenly had an epiphany.

"Thank you son..."

Gu Xuan felt as if a cat was scratching in his heart, seeing the back of the green shirt in front of him remained motionless, he finally couldn't bear it anymore, and yelled in a low voice.

Xie Zuiqiao turned around, folded the letter back, and said while walking towards the Yu Garden, "Just tell me when you go back, and I will definitely help you with all my strength!"

A few months ago, I asked my cousin to send the jade lock back in a roundabout way, but I didn't want to add to her suspicion and anxiety.After all, no one would like to let a third person know such a secret.But she didn't expect that she knew it.It must have been Xie Mingrou who was quick to tell herself.Now that girl, she told him, her relatives, whom she regarded as a sister, were in distress, and she even asked herself for help.Imagining her raising her eyebrows while writing this letter, and thinking of his own appearance, he suddenly felt a lot more in his chest, sweeping away the slight suffocation that had lasted for several days.

He suddenly felt that maybe only when he became really strong, could he really do whatever he wanted and protect the people he wanted to care for...

Gu Xuan looked at the dark blue tall and straight figure that was gradually going away, kowtowed again and again, then hurriedly got up from the ground, got on his horse and headed towards the city.

"He secretly followed my actions and guessed that I would leave Gu Xuan in a few days. He took Gu Xuan away directly for fear of attracting my attention, so he secretly took his woman away and waited for an opportunity to blackmail him?"

Pei Taizhi frowned slightly, his expression was not very good.

"Based on what I know about him, he is definitely not that kind of absurd person. After much deliberation, this is the only solution."

Xie Zuiqiao said in a deep voice.

Pei Taizhi paced back and forth a few steps, the golden grommet on the saber creaked slightly with his steps.

"Cousin, this matter is all because of you. Let's just ignore it if we don't know it. Now that we know it, we can't pretend to be deaf and dumb this time. The third prince has always been very thoughtful. He took that woman into custody last night and never He will stay in his residence for a long time, and he may have been transferred out overnight. Even if he didn't send him away last night, he will definitely try to transfer out tonight. No matter how hesitant, I'm afraid he won't be able to find anyone in the past."

"In such a situation, the only option is to invite the prince. Since you intend to reuse Gu Xuan, this is an excellent opportunity to win the hearts of others. If you can save his beloved woman this time, he will be grateful, and you will be the only one in the future." .”

Xie Zuiqiao added another sentence.

Pei Taizhi raised his head and looked at the sky outside the Xuan window, then suddenly turned his head to stare at Xie Zuiqiao for a moment, and finally smiled slightly: "All the gates outside the Yiyuan Garden are guarded by me, and all vehicles and horses are searched when entering and leaving, only at Xushi last night At the end, the palace servants around the imperial concubine didn't check the cars they entered from outside, could it be that they sneaked in like this? If so, I have no choice but to ask the prince to go to Lingxuan Pavilion tonight and knock on it."

As the night darkened, Jiangzhou became a city that never sleeps because of the arrival of the royal family.

In the Lingxuan Pavilion in Yiyuan, there were layer after layer of curtains with cloud pattern brocade, the light was half floating and half sinking, white smoke was blowing from the incense burner of the beast, Du Ruoqiu was so smoked by the fragrance that he could hardly breathe.This handsome young man in Chinese clothes was standing in front of her with his hands behind his back, with a bright smile on his face, but the look in his eyes when he looked at her made her fear from the bottom of her heart.

Yesterday, she helped her father go to a pharmacy not far away to get medicine. Suddenly, her head was covered with a bag, her mouth was covered, and she was taken into a carriage.I was dizzy, and when I finally woke up, I was here.She didn't recognize the place at first, so she cried out loudly.But it was quickly blocked by a few palace people who rushed in.The moment she saw the palace man, she finally knew where it was.

Although Rongyintang, the main family, is rich, but under such overwhelming power, even if he reported his identity as a servant of Rongyintang, it would not only be useless, but it would bring disaster to the Ruan family because of his resistance. .So she chose silence.When this man approached, she thought he was going to humiliate her, so she pulled out the hairpin from her hair and pressed it against her throat.

The handsome young man didn't move her, instead he smiled at her and asked some questions that she didn't know how to answer.When he mentioned Gu Xuan, he instinctively chose to shake his head and remain silent.He repeated it several times, and the smile faded away and he began to look impatient.A palace man next to her rolled up her sleeves, stepped forward and slapped her hard, causing her to fall to the ground.When the palace man wanted to make another move, he was stopped by the young man, got up and left.So she was locked here all the time, her hands and feet were bound, and her mouth was firmly gagged. Except for a meal delivered by a palace man in the middle, no one came here again. Until now, the young man in Chinese clothes came in again.

"You will be useful to me in the future. I will not treat you badly. I will let you and your man have a good life."

He pinched her chin with his hand, the corners of her beautiful lips were slightly raised, and her eyes looked like an innocent and happy child.

But he is not.

Du Ruoqiu avoided his cold and slippery hand, but couldn't shake it off, and shivered slightly.

The door was pushed open suddenly, and a palace man came in, leaned into the young man's ear and whispered something.Seeing his face change slightly, Du Ruoqiu shook his head and sighed again: "Am I impatient, or did I underestimate them?" After speaking, she took out a snow-white handkerchief from her sleeve, wiped it, and then pinched it The hand under his chin was casually dropped on the ground, and then he slowly went out with his hand behind his back.

The palace man stepped forward and viciously gagged her mouth again.Du Ruoqiu only knew that she was put into a big bag, and then someone carried her around.

A fragrant car slowly drove towards the north gate of Yiyuan.

The Italian garden is quite large, so there are palace carriages in it.

"stop!"

The guards at the gate blocked Xiangche's way.

"Your Majesty sent me out on errands, how dare you stop me?"

There was a loud screech from the car.

The guard recognized the voice of the maid next to the imperial concubine, and hurriedly stepped aside.The car rumbled out and disappeared into the dimly lit night.

That night, a fire broke out in Doufang Building, a brothel in the city. Fortunately, the fire was extinguished in time, but no one was killed, only a few rooms were burnt down.Afterwards, the bustard found out that a girl whom he had paid a lot of money and was ordered to keep under custody had taken the opportunity to run away.

When Du Ruoqiu woke up again, she found that it was a strange room, elegantly furnished.The morning light shines in through the window panes reflecting the bamboo shadows, and there are a few cheerful birds chirping in my ears.

As if in a dream, she slowly sat up and tentatively called someone, but there was no movement for a long time.After helping his still aching head, he finally walked out slowly.Walking along a pebble path with bamboo on both sides, and turning a corner, she suddenly heard the sound of Jianfeng breaking through the air.With a shake of spirit, he hurriedly followed the sound.

In an open space beside Zhucong, a young man in green shirt was dancing his sword in the rising morning light.As the sword flowers fluttered, the vigorous figure of the young man was like a swimming dragon.As the cool wind passed by, a bamboo leaf swirled down from the pole, the young man suddenly rolled up a dazzling sword flower, and when he stopped, the blue bamboo leaf was resting firmly on the blade of the sword.

Du Ruoqiu looked in a daze, until the young man retracted his sword and walked towards him, then he was startled, and hurriedly took a few steps back.

"You don't have to be afraid. Miss Ruan asked me to save you, so you are here with me now. I am the only one here now, and you are safe."

The boy stopped a few steps away from her and smiled slightly.There was a thin layer of crystal-clear sweat on his forehead, condensed on the black eyebrows, making his eyes brighter.

There seemed to be a stable and convincing force in him, Du Ruoqiu's panic gradually disappeared, and she hurriedly kowtowed to him.

"You don't need to thank me. I just answered Miss Ruan's words."

When she kowtowed down, he had already brushed past her and headed for the house deep in the bamboo path.

"Will the girl come? I want to see her!"

She couldn't help asking aloud.

Xie Zuiqiao stopped in his tracks, thought for a while, turned around and smiled and said, "I've already sent the letter. I don't know if she will come here to see you or not."

(End of this chapter)