Chapter 880: Escape
Feng Changqi walked a long way forward, only to find that Yu Wuwang had not kept up. She stopped where she was, looked back with a half-frown, but saw only a bustling stream of people.
The people around him were all smiling, and occasionally there were one or two laughs, which caused a wave of sentimentality to rise inexplicably in their hearts, as if they were the only ones left in the world.
Feng Changqi lightly pressed the corner of his forehead, what happened to him?
"Qi'er."
A familiar figure flashed by, standing at Feng Changqi's side.
There is no need to look up, Feng Changqi also knows that the person standing next to him is hopeless, after the two have been together for so long, they have already practiced each other's tacit understanding, just by hearing the voice, they can recognize each other. From his master's voice, Feng Changqi heard a little concern.
I can't let Master worry about myself anymore!
She put away all the emotions in her heart, and when she looked up again, there was only a smirk on her face. Half-frowning, Feng Changqi complained softly, "Master, where did you go just now?" I can't see you when I look back, and I think I'm lost, and I don't know the way, so I can only stand here and wait for you to come back. ”
Yu Wuwang took her hand and clenched it hard: "Didn't there be a Taoist priest who said that your life is extremely expensive just now, I just chatted with him for a few words."
"Then what did Master talk to the Taoist Master about?"
Yu Wuwang couldn't help but recall the topic mentioned in the chat just now, and also thought of a certain possibility, but he was unwilling to confess and follow Feng Changqi, so he only smiled and said: "I talked about the future twice, but I didn't say it in detail." That Taoist chief looks like a master of the world, but in fact he is just a charlatan, and the flowers he said are naturally not on the stage, so he won't mention it. Anyway, when I turned my head just now and didn't see Qi'er, I was really scared. ”
Only by holding Feng Changqi's soft hand tightly, Yu is hopeless and at ease.
Feng Changqi was very handy in observing other people's emotions, so he could naturally see that Yu Wuwang didn't mean to say much, but he didn't have a gift to ask. After the last conversation with Li Xinghe in the capital of Liang Kingdom, she was very disgusted by prophecies such as hexagrams and astrological signs.
If Master doesn't say it, it must not be a big deal!
Feng Changqi put things aside with peace of mind, hugged Feng Changqi's arm and walked forward.
"Master, let's leave them alone for now, let's take a stroll around first, this city seems to be unlike any place we've ever been, and I'm curious about what kind of secrets are hidden here. We're here for a short time, just one night, so let's go shopping. ”
Yu Hopeless's hand caressed her cheek: "Okay, Qi'er can go wherever she wants."
The two walked hand in hand through several streets, following the bustling flow of people. Suddenly, Feng Changqi was attracted by a small stall.
It was a very small stall, hidden in the dazzling stalls in the downtown area, which should have been inconspicuous, but Feng Changqi was difficult to take his eyes off when he saw it for the first time. The goods on the stall are all kinds of masks, some with hideous faces like monsters, and some with smiling fox masks, and Feng Changqi's eyes seem to be glued to them, and he has no intention of moving away for a long time.
Yu Wuwang raised his eyebrows slightly: "Qi'er likes those masks?"
"No, it's not a mask!" Feng Changqi shook his head, his eyes staring at a certain place without blinking, "Master, you see there is a person over there, she looks so familiar!" ”
Gazing in the direction she had pointed out, Jade Hopeless noticed a quiet alley behind the mask stall, and a figure loomed in the alley. Not to mention, this figure really looks a little familiar, as if I have seen it somewhere, it stands to reason that in this strange city, there should be no acquaintances......
Yu Wuwang frowned, held Feng Changqi and let her stand in place, while he walked in the direction where the figure flashed.
He wanted to see who the familiar figure was.
"Master, be careful." Feng Changqi was afraid that figure was a subordinate sent by the Yan to spy on them! I am also afraid that the jade will encounter danger if it is hopeless.
Yu Wuwang agreed without looking back, and the owner of the figure seemed to notice that someone was approaching, but he didn't run or do anything else, but he ran towards Yu Wuwang's side. The steps are brisk, but it doesn't look like a thief, but I want to see the person I've been looking forward to for a long time......
What the hell is going on with this man?
Before Yu Wuwang could come up with a reason, the figure had already rushed out of the dark corner, all the way to him, and the other party's face was also visible in the light.
Sure enough, it's a familiar face!
Yu has no hope of recognizing this face, every time she enters the palace to meet Bai Huan, this palace maid is by Bai Huan's side, presumably her personal maid and confidant. Shouldn't such a person be by Bai Huan's side, why did he appear in this city?
Jade has no hope of giving birth to an ominous premonition out of thin air.
"Slave Qingxiu...... Meet you! The woman raised her voice and said, Xu because her footsteps just now were too eager, she was out of breath, and she had to stop for a long time to speak, "Master Guoshi...... Dare to ask if His Highness is not here? ”
On the other side, Feng Changqi had already caught up because he was worried that Yu Wuxu would encounter danger here.
"Master, you didn't ...... Qingxiu! ”
Compared with Yu Wuwang, Feng Changqi, a person who lives in the palace, naturally knows more about the affairs of the palace, and she also knows better about who is beside Bai Huan. Almost after a glance, Feng Changqi recognized the identity of the other party, and said in surprise: "Qingxiu, aren't you in the palace, with A-Niang?" Why is it in this place? And it got ...... Such a mess! ”
At this time, Qingxiu was far from being decent when she was in the palace, her sideburns were messy like dead wood, there were even scars on her face, and her clothes were disheveled, if it weren't for Feng Changqi who had a lot of contact with her in the palace, I am afraid that she might not recognize people when she saw her in person.
"Your Royal Highness......" Qingxiu saw Feng Changqi, her eyes were hot, tears kept rolling in her eyes, and she looked like she wanted to say something, "The slave has something to tell you!" ”
Intuition told Feng Changqi that what Qingxiu had to say must be very important, otherwise she wouldn't be what she is now. Feng Changqi took her hand: "Let's talk in another place."
There is a teahouse not far from the alley, and Feng Changqi and his party of three entered the door and asked the shopkeeper for a private room. As soon as the three of them entered the door, the door was closed tightly with a creak, and Qingxiu's knees fell to the ground.
She said in a trembling voice: "The slave maid came to Lingcheng on the order of His Majesty to wait for His Highness and the National Teacher to ......."
Hearing that Qingxiu was ordered by Bai Huan, Feng Changqi's heart trembled suddenly, and she hurriedly pulled Qingxiu up from the ground and helped her to the table: "Qingxiu, what happened in the palace?" Auntie, how is she now? ”
Feng Changqi didn't mention Bai Huan, but as soon as he mentioned it, Qingxiu's tears fell.
"Your Majesty's life is in danger......"
"How so! Obviously, when I left, A-Niang was fine, why did she suddenly fall ill? ”
Qingxiu has been by Bai Huan's side for many years, and no one knows the ins and outs of the matter better than her: "At first, everything was fine, after His Royal Highness left the palace, His Majesty recuperated day by day in order to take care of his body, and even stopped staying up late as before. Your Majesty has done so many things in order to take care of your body and wait for Your Highness to return to the palace...... All changes start with rumors! ”
On the eighth day of Feng Changqi's departure, for some reason in the capital, it was suddenly rumored that Feng Changqi and others entered the dense forest, accidentally encountered a beast, and everyone died in the mouth of the beast!
At first, Bai Huan didn't believe these rumors, but as the news in the market became more and more intense, and the details were more and more detailed, she began to doubt her judgment. It was then that her body took a sharp turn for the worse with her state of mind. In order to find out the truth and give himself peace of mind, Bai Huan asked His Royal Highness the Prince to investigate the matter of Feng Changqi, and in the end, the Prince's feedback was also death.
This was the last straw that crushed Bai Huan!
Feng Changqi and Yu looked at each other hopelessly, and there was confusion in each other's eyes: "Didn't A-Niang see the letter we sent to the palace?"
Qingxiu shook her head vigorously: "Your Majesty didn't see the letter." The letter was picked up by an internal official of the Qin Heavenly Prison, who had seen His Highness's handwriting, and wanted to deliver the letter to His Majesty as soon as he received the letter, but before it could be delivered, it was taken away by His Royal Highness the Prince, and His Royal Highness also told the inner servants not to tell the matter. Fortunately, the kid was more clever and knew that the stakes were high, so he quietly told the slave and maid the news, otherwise the matter of the letter would be pressed by God unconsciously! ”
"Uncle Huang?" Feng Changqi's brows tightened more and more, in her inherent impression of the prince, the other party was not this kind of person who chased fame and fortune, why would a person like him hide the matter of letters?
"The slave knows that this thing does sound strange, but what the slave and maid say is true, and there is no deception!"
No matter what the process was, in short, Qingxiu finally learned about the letter, which meant that Bai Huan also knew, and Yu Wuwang felt that this topic could be skipped first: "Then why did you appear here?"
As soon as these words were asked, Qingxiu's tears became more and more turbulent.
"Your Majesty ordered the slaves and maids to come to Lingcheng to wait, and said that after waiting for His Highness, he advised His Highness not to return to the palace!"
"It can't be." Feng Changqi didn't think about it, and the words blurted out, she left Meng Liguo, and left A-Niang to find the water in the wood to detoxify, and now after a lot of hard work, the water in the wood has finally been found, if you can't send it to Bai Huan before the flower withers, then everything she did before is not all meaningless?
"I have to go back to the palace." Feng Changqi looked firm.
Qingxiu was so anxious that she only felt that she was like an ant on a hot pot: "Your Highness, you really can't go back to the palace, the current capital, and the palace are too dangerous, if you go back, it will be tantamount to throwing yourself into a net!"
Yu's hopeless gaze swirled on Qingxiu's face: "Throw yourself into the net?"