Gengzi pondered for a moment, then said: "Actually, I'm not sure whether they are the same person."
"What do you mean?"
Gengzi walked slowly to a small stool nearby and sat down, and said softly: "Back then, Li Chengqing faked his death and disappeared. He disappeared for two years, and suddenly one day he found us."
"you?"
"Manager Ren and many of the embroiderers were executed in the palace, but we were not all killed." Gengzi said: "There were a total of eighty-one embroiders in the palace at that time. During the incident in the palace,
, the Demon Queen sent people to kill fifty-seven people, but five people escaped death by virtue of their familiarity with the palace."
"So there were sixty-two embroidered messengers in the palace at that time."
Gengzi nodded and said: "Yes, the other nineteen people were not in Kyoto at that time. However, the Demon Queen and Wei Wuya's party carefully planned that operation. They had the traces of those people. When Wei Wuya took action in the palace
, also sent people out of Beijing to hunt down the others. In the end, most of the dozen people were killed, and only three survived."
Qin Xiao looked serious and asked: "So, after the massacre that year, there were still eight Embroidered Clothes Messengers left?"
Gengzi said: "Actually, by the time Li Chengqing found us, there were only seven people left because one of them fell ill and passed away."
"Of course you are scattered and hidden, and you have your own contact methods."
Gengzi shook his head and said: "Such a big event happened back then. Apart from our grief and indignation, we only had one idea, which was to assassinate the Demon Queen to avenge the late Emperor. However, the Demon Queen had already gained power, and Wei Wuya led a group of internal officials to betray the late Emperor and the late Emperor.
Manager Ren, with our strength, it would be more difficult to assassinate the Demon Queen than to reach the sky. Even so, we were secretly summoned by Jiang He and lurked in Kyoto, waiting for the opportunity to take action. Jiang He was the youngest at the time.
Chief, he was also one of the five people who escaped death in the palace that year. He was quite prestigious and highly qualified among the embroidered garment messengers, so we all regarded him as our leader. For safety reasons, the rest of us
We only have one-way communication with Jiang He, and the others don’t know each other’s whereabouts. Only Jiang He can bring us together.”
"Xiahou is chasing you everywhere, but you are hiding in Kyoto, right under her nose, which is really bold." Qin Xiao said: "Then Zhong Zhongcheng'an was naturally with you at that time!"
Gengzi stared at Qin Xiao with a strange look on his face and said nothing.
Seeing him staring at her, Qin Xiao was a little confused and asked, "What's wrong?"
"General Qin, does he know when Xiahou killed the embroidered messenger?" Gengzi asked.
Qin Xiao thought for a moment and recalled that She Yue had said this thing when he was in the palace. He still remembered it freshly and said, "I heard it was about half a year before the death of the late emperor."
"Seven months!" Gengzi said: "Seven months after Wei Wuya led people to kill the embroidered messenger, the late emperor died. Later we all knew that Xiahou wanted to kill us because he wanted to completely control the late emperor. No
Without us to protect the late emperor, the late emperor was at the mercy of Xiahou." After a pause, he continued: "At the time of the incident, I was sent to handle something in Jizhou and was suddenly attacked. Fortunately, I was cautious at the time and escaped.
After the attack, I felt something was wrong and hid for two months before secretly returning to Kyoto in an attempt to contact Manager Ren."
Qin Xiao asked: "You didn't know that Manager Ren was murdered at that time?"
"I don't know." Geng
Zi shook his head and said: "The messenger of embroidered clothes was killed. Wei Wuya and his gang did it very secretly. The messengers of embroidered clothes outside Beijing all died silently, and the killing in the palace blocked the news. I left
Not many people know about Beijing's trip to Jizhou, only people in the palace may know. But when I was attacked and killed in Jizhou, someone must have leaked my whereabouts, so I feel that there must be something wrong in the palace."
Qin Xiao thought that if Gengzi could survive, he was certainly not an ordinary person.
"After returning to the capital, I naturally cannot go back to the palace directly. Instead, I will go to a dark spot in Kyoto first." Gengzi said: "There are several dark spots in Kyoto where the Embroidered Clothes Messenger is very secret. I originally wanted to stay in the dark spot.
It took a few days to find out the situation, but when I got there, I was immediately ambushed. Several people from the Purple Clothes Prison were disguised as messengers in embroidered clothes and were waiting for me to come to my door. I was bound to die, but in the critical moment, someone suddenly came out to save me.
." He looked at Qin Xiao and said, "The person who saved me is Zhong Chengan."
Qin Xiao nodded, and Gengzi continued: "Lao Zhong was also one of the five people who escaped from death in the palace. After the changes in the palace, several dark spots of the Embroidered Clothes Messenger in Kyoto were controlled by the Ziyi Prisoners.
We are just waiting for the embroidered messenger who left Beijing to come back and enter the hub. The mantis is catching the cicada, the oriole is behind, and the purple-robed prisoner has set a trap to ambush us, Lao Zhong
A few of them were hiding in the dark spots of arrows. The dark spot I went to happened to be monitored by Lao Zhong. My whereabouts were secretive, and before he had time to remind me, I stepped into the dark spot and fell into a trap.
.Lao Zhong did not ignore the danger. Although he knew the danger, he still stepped forward."
"He is a kind person, so naturally he will not abandon his companions." Qin Xiao said with emotion.
"But the traitors in the Ziyi Prison were pestering us while sending out signals to call for help." Gengzi looked solemn and said: "If nothing happens, Lao Zhong and I will definitely die that night. But at the critical moment, someone appears again
, before the reinforcements of the Purple-clothed Supervisor arrived, he easily helped us deal with the people who were ambushing us in the dark spot, then led us away and arranged us to a very hidden place in Kyoto. The man asked us not to move around, and the old man and I
Zhong hid there for more than half a month, and from the old Zhong's mouth, I learned the truth about the assassination of the Embroidered Clothes Messenger."
Qin Xiao asked: "Who saved you?"
"I don't know." Gengzi shook his head and said, "The man was wearing a gray robe and a mask. We also wanted to know who he was, but he didn't tell us. In that half-month, someone called us many times in the middle of the night.
We brought food, stayed and left. At that time, the Purple-clothed Prison was searching the city. Without that person's help, Lao Zhong and I would definitely not have survived." He raised his head slightly, as if he had returned to the past, and said calmly: "Half.
A month later, the man arranged for us to leave the capital in disguise and settle in a farmhouse on the outskirts of Beijing. Two days later, the man in gray robe found us and said he had something to help us with."
Qin Xiao said: "He has great martial arts skills, but he still needs your help?"
"We were also very curious at the time." Gengzi said: "Lao Zhong asked him how we could help, and he took us to a carriage. In that carriage, we found a swaddling baby in the carriage.
There is a baby sleeping in it."
Qin Xiao's body trembled, his eyes became sharp, and he asked: "Who is that baby?"
"When we saw the baby, we were all surprised." Gengzi stared at Qin Xiao and said slowly: "Lao Zhong asked whose family the baby was. The man in gray robe only said that the baby's fate was too hard. Although he was born not long ago,
Many people wanted to take his life. He thought
Let us help and take your children as far as possible.”
Qin Xiao's hands were shaking slightly.
"At that time, Lao Zhong and I both knew that Manager Ren and many of his brothers had been killed by Xiahou, and we both wanted to risk our lives for revenge." Gengzi said: "At that time, it had only been four months since the massacre in the palace, and the late emperor had not yet
Passed away. We knew that the late emperor's situation must be extremely dangerous, so we not only prepared to find opportunities to assassinate Xiahou, but also wanted to return to the palace to protect the late emperor. Although we knew that we could not be the enemies of Xiahou and Wei Wuya's gang of rebellious gangs, we were deeply favored by the late emperor.
Well, even if you know you will die, you will not back down. In that case, you will naturally not give up your plan to protect a baby."
Shen Wuchou, who had been silent all this time, finally sneered and said: "It is simply wishful thinking to kill Wei Wuya and Xiahou with just a few embroidered messengers. We at Sword Valley returned in vain when we tried to kill them.
They are seeking their own death."
Qin Xiao stared at Gengzi and asked, "Did you give up that baby?"
"Originally we would not agree to take care of the baby." Gengzi said slowly, "But the man in gray robe informed the baby's identity. When we found out, we were shocked."
Qin Xiaoxiao immediately said: "What is the identity of the baby?"
"The late emperor loved Concubine Li. Concubine Li was not only outstanding in appearance, but also noble in character. She treated her servants well and was very popular in the palace." Gengzi said, "But she is too kind and doesn't know how generous she is to others.
It is a taboo in the eyes of some people. The more popular she is in the palace, the more she will offend some people. However, her generosity and kindness also made the late emperor more favored. That year, Concubine Li was pregnant with a dragon species. For the royal family
, this is of course a great joy. Previously, the late emperor only had two princesses, and any other concubines who were pregnant with dragon seeds would not have good results."
Qin Xiao said: "Concubine Li is Empress Jihua?"
"Yes!" Gengzi nodded and said: "The late emperor was naturally overjoyed that Empress Yuhua was pregnant with a dragon seed, but he was also very worried. At that time, the late emperor's dragon body was already very weak and he needed Xiahou's help in handling the government affairs. There were many people in the palace.
Everything was in the hands of Xiahou and his party members. The late emperor wanted to hide the news of Empress Yuhua's pregnancy, but he could hide it from everyone in the world, but he couldn't hide it from Xiahou. Moreover, the late emperor knew very well that many concubines were pregnant before, and the result was either
Sudden death or sudden miscarriage must be related to Xiahou, so Empress Xiuhua was pregnant and in a very dangerous situation. He could only send the embroidered clothes messenger to protect the Xiuhua Palace, but after the embroidered clothes messenger was killed, even the
The late emperor is under the control of Xiahou, and there is no one to protect Empress Yuhua."
Qin Xiao's eyes were like daggers, and he said: "As far as I know, Empress Yuhua was ill at the time, causing the baby to miscarry, and there is no guarantee!"
"This is not the case." Gengzi said: "Empress Yuhua was poisoned. She was poisoned to death. But before she died, she gave birth to the prince."
Qin Xiao vaguely guessed something, and with a trembling voice, he said: "I asked you who the baby in gray robe was handed over to you, and I didn't ask you to mention what kind of prince Lady Yuhua was. I want you to tell me, who is the baby in gray robe?
Who is the baby given to you? Who are his parents?"
However, Gengzi stood up slowly and walked to Qin Xiao. After kneeling down, he prostrated on the ground and said respectfully: "The baby is naturally the prince born to Empress Jiaohua. The prince escaped death, but was hunted down.
The man in gray robe wanted to protect the prince, so he found us and asked us to take the prince away from the capital. Servant Fan Zhong, please see His Highness the prince!"