What Chu Youqi least expected to happen happened, and the luxurious carriage stopped directly in front of him.
"Princess, this is King Qi..."
After calling out, the maid immediately changed her words: "It's Prince Qi."
Upon seeing this, Chu Youqi wished she could find a crack in the ground to crawl in. The next second she saw the bejeweled Princess Xiangya, opening the curtain and getting out of the carriage. Her enchanting eyes immediately raised her eyes and looked at her with joy.
Toward Chu Youqi.
But just for a moment, the smile on Princess Xiangya's face faded a bit, and her eyes fell on the footprints on Chu Youqi's heart.
"This is?"
In the beautiful memory of Princess Xiangya, Chu Youqi should be wise, mighty, majestic and noble.
But why is the person in front of me so embarrassed?
Chu Youqi immediately explained: "I was accidentally kicked by Jiang Yunxu just now. I am not seriously injured."
I have been calling you this king for many years, and suddenly I have become a county king. I am really not used to it when I have to change my words rashly.
Thinking of this, Chu Youqi vented his anger on Jiang Yunxu again and thanked her for it.
"Is it Jiang Yunxu again?"
Princess Xiangya gritted her teeth in anger: "Why does she feel sorry for me all day long?"
In Xiangya, no girl dared to go against her. After arriving in Lingzhou, Jiang Yunxu was bullied again and again. She was definitely going to express this tone.
"Prince Qi, please come up first, I will take you back to the mansion." Princess Xiangya calmed down the anger in her heart and turned into a shy little girl.
She thought that if it weren't for Jiang Yunxu, her hero wouldn't be in such a mess.
Chu Youqi hesitated for a moment, and finally shook his head, pretending to be cold: "Thank you princess for your kindness. You and I are not married yet. If we ride in the same carriage, I am worried that the princess' reputation will be ruined."
Sure enough, these words gave Princess Xiangya a lot of favor.
"Then Princess, I won't force myself. Prince, please take care of yourself."
Princess Xiangya got back into the carriage and left, leaving Chu Youqi with some difficulty in moving. He had been kneeling for several hours. His knees were sore and swollen. Coupled with the pain in his heart, he almost couldn't help but sit on the ground. He was stunned.
Gritting his teeth, he gradually left with the help of the guards.
With the Lingzhou Emperor's order, Jing Zhaoyin and the Mu family were secretly helping to find Tuan Ge, but Jiang Yunxu told Hongqiao: "Pack up your change of clothes, and we will go to southern Henan at noon tomorrow."
"yes."
After entering the palace and kneeling for a long time, she rubbed her sore knees and prepared a complete set of medicinal baths for herself.
Suddenly there was movement from the window. Jiang Yunxu was not surprised and said to the corridor: "Come in and sit down."
The door opened with a creak, and Jiang Yunxu suddenly smelled a faint cold fragrance. He raised his head in astonishment and almost spilled the prepared medicine with a shake of his hand. He stammered and asked: "Why did Uncle Nine Emperors come in person?
?”
Chu Xuanzhi was wearing a black gown and half a mask on his face. Even if he couldn't see his face clearly, standing under the candlelight, the aura he exuded was enough to make people hard to underestimate.
This was the first time the two met after they made an engagement, and Jiang Yunxu was a little embarrassed.
She knew that her status was not lovable, and she was not worthy of the noble man in front of her.
Chu Xuanzhi could also feel Jiang Yunxu's change. He walked in and sat down on a chair beside him unceremoniously. He said in a soft tone: "I don't blame you for the marriage.
, don’t worry, I won’t hold you back when you marry into Prince Xuan’s palace.”
Seeing that there was indeed no anger in his eyes, Jiang Yunxu breathed a sigh of relief and became even more puzzled: "I don't know why the emperor granted the marriage..."
"In the next few days, several countries will come to pay homage to Lingzhou, as well as several marriage princesses. One of them is here for me. The emperor does not want me to add help, so he has to choose someone to take the position of Princess Xuan first.
.”
And Jiang Yunxu was the most suitable person. To draw lots in public, for the sake of the country and the people, and for the majesty of the late emperor, Chu Xuanzhi had no right to refuse.
With this explanation, Jiang Yunxu understood it instantly and cursed the dog emperor again in his heart.
"I have attracted people's suspicion in the capital, and I don't want to be public. Therefore, it will be beneficial and harmless to me if you marry me."
Jiang Yunxu gradually let go of her guard and said with a smile, "I understand, Uncle Nine Emperors, don't worry, I will definitely do my best to be Princess Xuan in the future."
The two have a cooperative relationship. She will help cover up Chu Xuazhi. If Chu Xuazhi falls in love with another girl in the future, Jiang Yunxu will give up her position to him without hesitation.
Chu Xuanzhi opened his lips to explain something, but when the words reached his lips, he swallowed them back and smiled faintly.
"By the way, you and I will go to southern Henan with me tomorrow. Yesterday, I granted you a marriage. The Dog King... there was something wrong with the glass of wine given by the Emperor."
Jiang Yunxu changed her words in embarrassment in time, raised Chu Xuanzhi's hand, and felt for the pulse with her fingertips. This action was very skillful, and she frowned: "It is indeed a poison, but it doesn't matter for the time being."
Chu Xuanzhi glanced at the remaining warmth on his wrist, pursed his lips, and smiled: "As long as I don't die, that person will not rest assured."
The battle for the throne has always been cruel, and Chu Xunzhi has already paid a sufficient price.
He doesn't want to fight, he just wants stability.
When the two of them were silent, they only heard the sound of tiny footsteps coming from the eaves. There was a thump, maybe it was the sound of someone stepping on broken bricks.
"This is the first night and so many people have come to visit." Jiang Yunxu sneered, looking up at the beams.
Chu Xuanzhi flicked his fingers, the candles went out, and the room suddenly fell into darkness.
Jiang Yunxu's hand was held by Chu Xuanzhi, and the warm and generous hand wrapped her slender and cold fingertips. She was not afraid, nor did she think too much.
"You stand here and don't move."
He took her into a corner.
"Um."
At this time, the sound of fighting, the flash of swords and the shadow of swords could be heard outside, and from the sound of the noise, there should be many people outside.
Half an hour later, Hongqiao relit the candle and walked over: "Master, are you okay?"
The moment Hongqiao opened the door, a strong smell of blood wafted in, making her almost vomit.
"Who are these people?"
"It's the killer sent by Princess Xiangya. Fortunately, Yin Feng, Yin Lei and King Xuan are helping us."
Hong Qiao was furious: "Why is Princess Xiangya so vicious?"
Jiang Yunxu wanted to go out and take a look, but was stopped by Hong Qiao: "There are all corpses outside. Master, it's better not to look at them. It'll stain your eyes."
"Where's Uncle Nine Emperors?"
"Half a stick of incense left before, but Duke Zhao sent someone to take care of the follow-up."
Jiang Yunxu was relieved after hearing this. Her every move was basically being monitored. There were too few people at her disposal. She killed so many assassins rashly. No one believed her even if no one helped her.
.
But when people from Duke Zhao's mansion came, everything became reasonable.
"Princess Xiangya..." Jiang Yunxu sneered. She had remembered this gift, but there were more important things to do now. She would settle the account when she comes back!
Jiang Yunxu gave some instructions to Hongqiao.
"Yes, slave, I'll do it now."
…
The courtyard next to Prince Qi's Mansion is where Princess Xiangya lives. At this moment, Princess Xiangya is leaning on a beauty couch with her legs crossed, holding a glass cup in her hand, the wine-red liquid is swaying gently, she is enchanting
Her posture was lazy and charming, she gently raised her hand, held the cup in her red lips and drank half a sip of the wine.
"Princess, none of the people we sent have returned." The maid came to report.
Princess Xiangya's expression suddenly changed, she slammed the glass cup in her hand to the ground, sat up, and asked in a deep voice: "What's going on?"
The ones she sent out were personal guards. They had been following her for a long time. They were all highly skilled in martial arts. How could they not kill that ugly monster?
And none of them came back!
"Back to the princess, Jiang Yunxu was moving today, and it just so happened that Duke Zhao's Mansion sent people to guard his safety, so our people were accidentally killed by people from Duke Zhao's Mansion as assassins."
There were more than twenty people in total, but not a single one was left. Princess Xiangya felt extremely distressed. She stood up and paced back and forth in the room.
She had never thought about the fact that people could not come back after going out, so those corpses became a thorny problem.
To spread the word, she would have to spend some time explaining it.
In the blink of an eye, I waited for a few more hours
News came from Jing Zhaoyin that Brother Tuan's clothes were found in a carriage that fell down the hillside.
There were ropes and blood stains next to the carriage.
The clothes had been chewed into shape and were surrounded by bones and animal feces.
In other words, Brother Tuan was eaten by jackals, tigers and leopards.
When Jing Zhaoyin came to report the news, Jiang Yunxu fainted without taking a breath.
Seeing this, Jing Zhaoyin just said lightly: "Since we have found the clue, I have an explanation and take my leave."
Hongqiao ignored Jing Zhaoyin, but supported Jiang Yunxu and waited for the person to leave before saying, "Master, he has gone far."
Jiang Yunxu opened his eyes and sighed. The matter of Brother Tuan was finally settled. There was no Brother Tuan in this world anymore.
"It was spread that I was frightened and overly sad, so I arranged a carriage trip to Anping Temple dozens of kilometers away at noon to pray for blessings."
"yes."
Princess Xiangya, who had been waiting for news for several hours, felt uneasy, but she did not expect to hear the news that Jiang Yunxu was so frightened that she went to the temple to seek safety.
Princess Xiangya smiled coldly: "It's all because of Zhao Guogong's meddling in other people's business. Otherwise, there wouldn't be such an ugly monster in the world last night."
It seems that she overestimated Jiang Yunxu, but that's all.
noon
Jiang Yunxu took Hongqiao to the temple in a carriage. He made some preparations in advance and left Hongqiao in the temple, pretending to be her.
She changed her clothes and changed into a servant's costume, and also painted a disguise, so her original appearance could not be seen at all.
When she arrived at the agreed place, she saw Yin Feng, so she waved and walked over: "Is Uncle Nine Emperors here?"
Yin Feng looked back at her, a little shadow could be seen vaguely in his eyebrows, and pointed to the carriage at the foot of the mountain: "Everything is ready."
"Let's go, don't waste time."
"yes."
This time we left without many people, only Yin Feng, Yin Lei and the two of them. Yin Feng drove the car. Knowing that the matter was urgent, Yin Feng speeded up.
Jiang Yunxu sat opposite Chu Xuanzhi, and the two of them were silent. The originally three-hour journey was completed in two hours.
The bumpy ride along the way almost knocked out her intestines. When she got off the carriage, her feet felt weak.
Chu Xuanzhi reached out and handed her a kettle. Jiang Yunxu reached out and took it and drank half the cup with her head raised. She felt much better.
"This is the first time I have heard of the cultivation of Gu in southern Henan. I have looked for a few Pei family members, but I don't know if they are the people you are looking for." Chu Xuanzhi said.
Queen Mu told her about the Pei family in southern Henan, so there should be nothing wrong. She had already thought about it before coming here. There was no need for Queen Mu to frame her for the time being, and there was no conflict between her and Queen Mu.
So, Jiang Yunxu is here.
According to the location that Chu Xuanzhi sent people to find in advance, he walked around one by one. One was a shop selling medicinal materials. The owner's surname was Pei. This family was the most likely. On the surface, this shop was very inconspicuous.
They watched for a long time but saw no one go in to grab medicine.
"I'll go in and check it out."
Jiang Yunxu lifted the curtain and got out of the carriage, walking straight towards the drug store.
The shopkeeper was a young man, about thirty years old. He was writing something with his head down. When he heard footsteps, he raised his head and said, "Come to get some medicine?"
"Yes." Jiang Yunxu reported a list of medicine names: "Flavus cost five cents, dried peony cost three cents, Codonopsis pilosula cost two cents, cinnamon cost two cents..."
The man frowned and put down the pen in his hand: "Where did the doctor's prescription come from? There are two medicines that conflict with each other and cannot be taken at the same time."
"Thank you, shopkeeper, for the reminder. Just follow this recipe."
"Nonsense, if you take the wrong medicine, it will endanger your life." An old man walked out from behind the pharmacy curtain, his waist stooped, and he said angrily: "
Remove the two qian of turtle seeds and change it to one qian of Shanyinzi.”
"Don't you ask what this medicine is for?" Jiang Yunxu asked with a smile. She was sure that the person in front of her was the person she was looking for.
The old man raised his head and glanced at Jiang Yunxu, and suddenly said three words: "Cure tuberculosis."
Jiang Yunxu shook his head: "No, it's to treat poison."
As soon as the word Gu came out, both the old man and the young man were stunned, and then the old man waved his hand: "How can there be Gu in the Central Plains? You are looking in the wrong place."
After saying that, the old man turned around and was about to leave, but Jiang Yunxu said: "The old man has been keeping Gu for many years, and his hands are all scratched. Whenever there is rainy weather, the pain will be extremely severe. Now it has become so serious that it is difficult to move even an inch. I have a way to save him."
you."
The old man sneered.
But the young man asked angrily: "Who are you?"
"I just came here to seek medical treatment, not a bad person." Jiang Yunxu wrote down a prescription: "Follow this and you will definitely feel relieved within an hour. I will stay at Tianfu Inn."
After saying that, Jiang Yunxu turned around and left.
The young man picked up the prescription and was about to crush it, but the old man took it and looked at it. His eyes moved slightly. He had indeed been tortured over the years. If he could be cured...
"Make some medicine and make it."
"Master, the man just now is young and must be a liar. He cannot be trusted."
But the old man said: "There is no harm in this medicine. It doesn't hurt to give it a try."
Although the young man just now is not very old, he exudes wisdom that is rare at this age.