Chapter 424: Escaped? (Part 2)
It's your head! The boss of the guard couldn't help but curse in his heart. These rural villagers had no knowledge, but they were very brave. They really dared to say anything and think about anything.
It’s also a blessing that it was in this small village in the mountains where there were no people. It was also in an extraordinary period that they were gossiping around. Otherwise, let alone Prince Jing, the first one who would not let them go would be the third princess.
She had been planning to become an empress for a long time, but she was told by these people that she was determined to recruit a prince consort. If it was heard in her ears, she would directly order the entire village to be slaughtered according to her previous ruthlessness.
Anyone who can do it is possible.
But, think about the terrible appearance of the third princess killing her brother while chatting and laughing. Now that she heard that she was being arranged in such random ways, the guard boss said that he still felt a little happy in his heart, but wait, how could these people do this?
The more I said it, the less reliable it became? I didn't hear one of the young men with a vulgar face, saying disdainfully while clenching their nostrils:
"Those three princesses are all twenty years old. Tsk tsk, they are also pitiful. They probably have a very ugly child. Otherwise, a princess would have been worried about not being able to find her husband's house? There was an emperor brother who made the decision for her, but she died again.
There is no backer. What’s the point of a sister-in-law? She has to worry about her daughter getting married. There is no way, she can only find a man by herself!”
In response to this, the middle-aged man next to him who had eaten the cucumber in his hand wiped his hands on his body, then smacked his lips, and said with an authoritative look:
"The prince is probably a handsome man, otherwise the third princess and a girl could take the initiative to propose? But it was strange. Isn't the prince and the princess from the same clan? Or have they already had five subjugations?
?…”
Now, the boss of the guard felt that he could not listen anymore. If he listened further, he hurt his ears, so he decisively turned over and left.
When I returned to Tangquan Town, I specially found a teahouse with no business to sit down. Unfortunately, the waiter looked confused about such a big deal. It seemed that the news had not yet been heard, so I had to go back to the house.
After thinking about it, the guard boss felt that he should not tell Miss Zhou about such unverified rumor, for fear that she would not be able to stand it. He had already angered her before the incident of the three princess recruiting Prince Jing as the prince consort.
Not too light. Now, if the prince really ran away from the capital, although the escape from the marriage is good news for Miss Zhou, on the other hand, it also means that the prince left her and the fourth prince and ran away by himself.
Are you on the way?
Thinking of this, although Miss Zhou has always been very optimistic, the boss of the guard still imagined the scene of an orphan and widowed mother hugging each other and crying.
So after entering the door, facing Zhou Heng's inquiry, the guard boss just vaguely said a few words, and then found an opportunity to signal Chunying to go to the side and have something to say.
After finishing what I heard on the road in a concise manner, I still asked Chunying with some confusion:
"It's really strange this day. Now Mid-Autumn Festival is over, and it's still so hot during the day. You have to be afraid of the heat. I'll let the second and fourth brothers go out to buy vegetables."
"Not good?" Chunying's voice was soft, but soft, her eyes were still watery. She just looked up at the boss of the guard and said:
"Buying vegetables and cooking is always something that women should do."
"What should we do and who should not do this?" The boss of the guard felt a little uncomfortable when she saw it, but inexplicably felt a little helpful. He coughed lightly and replied in a disapproving tone:
"The third princess wants to be the emperor, and she blatantly wants to recruit Prince Jing as her husband. Only a few uninformed rural villagers said a few words to her. She dares to do this world, except for the capital.
She was ambition, who said what she said? Looking forward, the third princess wanted to imitate Emperor Wu, who still led her troops to fight to kill the enemy with great reputation, and beat those foreign tribes who offended the border for decades to not dare to come.
Who said that she, a woman, shouldn't be like this? And our Miss Zhou, how many men are braver, otherwise, the prince would dare to take the risk of entrusting the young master to her?"
Speaking of this, I remembered the miserable scene of orphans and widows whom I had just entered the door, and I couldn't help but smile and shake my head:
No, Miss Zhou is not that weak woman who is pessimistic and passive, waiting for help from others. Only in this way, the Empress Liang in Cuiwei Palace dared to appoint her to raise the young prince on her behalf. Now, even if the prince really leaves the capital,
So, I must be relieved to her.
However, I don’t know where the prince is going, so I have to know roughly his whereabouts to be assured.
After hearing his question, Chunying thought about it and bit her lip and said:
"If the prince really... I leave, I think he should go to Northwest Road. After all, that is the foundation of Prince Jing's Mansion. What do you think, Brother Bian?"
When she said this, the guard thought about it according to her thoughts and nodded in agreement:
"As it should be like this, I will never come to our side. That's just to lead the wolf into the house. I just don't know if the third princess is going to let the tiger go back to the mountain. Could she agree? And the queen in the palace, how about it?
He said that the prince is also a military general. If he wants to attack the city, wouldn’t he have lost a great help…”
As he said this, both of them were curious, and Chunying said with some regret:
"It's a pity that it's not very convenient now. Otherwise, you can go to the official road on the northwest road to inquire. Of course, the prince will not be alone if he leaves. Moreover, since he comes out of the capital, the words will also be passed on to our mountain villages and wild places like this.
Then, I must have walked openly, maybe I would have let everyone see it specifically, and it would not be too difficult to find out."
But now there is some risk. Thinking of this, the two of them fell silent at the same time. Only after this silence did they realize that they were standing next to a small open space behind the kitchen. Some time later, a small head was passing by the kitchen door.
He found out and looked at them in a strange manner.
"Oh, little boy, are you awake?" Chunying quickly walked forward two steps when she saw this, thinking that the little guy should have sneaked out while Zhou Heng was not paying attention.
"I'm here to find Xiaoyingzi." The little guy said in a daze.
"Little Shadow? Little Shadow is there any more she can run out to play?" The boss of the guard next to him quickly looked around. The place was not big, and Zhou Heng planted onions and leeks, which was obvious at a glance.
The little guy didn't answer and turned around and ran away. After being interrupted, he was almost done with the words, so the two of them returned to the yard one by one.
Seeing Zhou Heng standing next to the fish tank, he bent down and listened to the little guy lying in her ear and saying something, but the little black dog didn't see it, Chunying smiled and said:
"Oh, is the little boy trying to sue Xiaoyingzi?"
"Yes, Xiaoying is not good, I don't know where to go," Zhou Heng answered Chunying's words without changing his face, and then kissed the little guy's fat little face to express his reward:
"It's better for us, we'll sleep well after lunch. Don't worry, when Xiaoying comes back, my aunt will punish her for having no bones for dinner, okay?"
"Not good!" The little guy expressed his opposition clearly, and pointed to the back of the fish tank honestly:
"Little Shadow is taking a nap there!"
Chapter completed!