Hua Rong held his hand tightly, and her palms felt cold. She had sworn many times that the day she saw King Qin again would be the day of life and death. However, she never expected that the first time they met would be a common fight against the enemy, a big battle, and the capture of Jin. Wu Shu, now, is about to turn against him again. Although he is not afraid of Yue Pengju, he still doesn't know how to deal with him. He just wants to stay away from him and never see him again for the rest of his life.
King Qin saw his wife who was only a short distance away, but now she ran away again without even seeing her face. He said in a panic: "Girl, girl... don't go..."
In the blink of an eye, the only horse had been ridden by Yue Pengju; the other horses had been taken away by General Jinwu, so how could they catch up
Without thinking too much, he turned around and chased the nearest soldier, slashing his vest with a knife, hoping to capture a horse first so he could catch up with Hua Rong.
Unexpectedly, he used too much force and struck down with the knife. The soldier on the horse fell down, and the horse also fell. When he went to chase other horses, the soldiers who had already come up surrounded him and shouted and cursed...
Seeing that the situation was not good, King Qin ran away and ran to the edge of the forest. He met Li Xing and others who were waiting for him. When he saw their horses, he didn't bother scolding them for being late. He turned over and left for Huarong. Chase in the direction.
After running wildly for seven or eight miles, Yue Pengju suddenly dismounted, jumped with Hua Rong in his arms, and whipped his horse whip hard. The horse accelerated and ran wildly, but he pulled Hua Rong and ducked under a big tree.
Sure enough, after a while, King Qin led his people to catch up.
When the sound of horse hooves faded away, Hua Rong breathed a sigh of relief, raised his head, and found that he was leaning in Yue Pengju's arms, his whole body soaked with sweat.
She stood up straight with a bit of embarrassment and said in a low voice: "Pengju, thank you."
"Sister..." Yue Pengju didn't know what to say, so he just laughed naively, took off his clothes and put them on hers: "Be careful of catching a cold."
The clothes on her body had the unique smell of a young man, but Yue Pengju was different from others, with a clean and fresh smell. She felt warm in her heart and said softly: "Let's go to the Taoist temple first."
"OK."
After a fierce battle all night and being frightened by King Qin, she felt her legs were weak and dizzy after taking a few steps.
Yue Peng took a step forward and took her hand: "Sister, what's wrong with you?"
She almost choked with sobs: "Everything is terrible today..."
Yue Pengju smiled: "Sister, don't be afraid. If King Qin comes to you again, just tell him clearly. I will never let him hurt you again."
"It's impossible to explain the truth to someone like him..."
Think about it, King Qin has been searching for so many years. Now, after going through thousands of mountains and rivers, he has found and knows his whereabouts. How could he give up in just a few words
Yue Pengju had personally seen King Qin's abuse of her, and knew that she regarded that past as a nightmare, so he grabbed her hand harder: "Sister, I am here! If King Qin keeps pestering him, I will beat him away. "
Hearing his firm tone, Hua Rong couldn't help laughing even though she was sad, and grabbed the strong hands with her backhand: "Well, Pengju, if I follow you from now on, I won't be afraid anymore."
She said this casually, but Yue Pengju was shocked when he heard it, as if someone had poured a cup of honey in his heart, and it was sweet from head to toe. He stretched out his hand, picked her up and left: "Sister, I'll carry you."
Hua Rong lay softly on his body, the winter evening wind blew whistling by her ears, but she no longer felt cold at all. There was a faint feeling in her heart, which she had never felt before in her life:
The man in front of me is no longer the weak boy on the island. He is more than a hundred times stronger than me? How happy it must be to have him protect and take care of you in this life
"Sister, Guo Zhenren's 'Liujia Method' is completely a scam by charlatans, and the outcome is predictable. However, if we can successfully guide the people's hearts and fight a battle to defend Kaifeng, the Jin Army may not be able to break the city. Just look at the current people in power. Do you dare to take the lead in the battle..."
"That dog emperor, I have seen, is extremely stupid and dare not take the lead in the battle." She took out the jade pendant that the emperor rewarded, "I have this thing, I just want to take away the princess and her son at the agreed place, otherwise, When the city is destroyed, none of them will be able to escape..."
"Okay, let's go see the princess and her son tomorrow first."
Hua Rong was a little surprised: "Well, I don't know if the princess and her son can come out, or whether she will bring the little prince out..."
"Sister, didn't you make an appointment with her?"
"I only met the princess once. She has a very suspicious temperament. I'm afraid that something might happen to her temporarily. Moreover, the most important thing is that she has been in purdah for a long time and doesn't really believe that the golden man will come in soon. So, I'm afraid. If she hesitates, if she misses the opportunity tomorrow, she will never be able to leave again... "
"We just do our best."
In fact, Hua Rong's worries were not unnecessary. The two returned to the Taoist temple that night. Xu Caizhi met Yue Pengju and was overjoyed to have a helper. The three of them discussed for a while, and then he went to Donghua Gate, bribed the guards, and took the little prince to the agreed place. He met the two of them and left the capital immediately. At five o'clock, Xu Caizhi went out, and the two siblings went back to the room to rest for a while, and then headed for the city when it was daylight.
This time, the two of them carefully disguised themselves. Yue Pengju wore a beard, and Hua Rong also smeared a layer of yellow wax on his face. He looked sick and looked like a scholar in Kaifeng City.
The two of them came to a restaurant in the south gate. The restaurant was not big or small, and it was very inconspicuous among the bustling crowd. It was exactly the place they had agreed with Xu Caizhi.
At noon, no one came to answer. Hua Rong couldn't sit still anymore and kept looking around.
Yue Pengju also secretly said that it was not good. This kind of thing is definitely not a child's play. How can it be delayed again and again
Because of the panic, there were not many dishes in the small restaurant. Everyone was talking about whether it was peace or war. Many people with some connections had already fled.
The two of them asked for a few cents of fruit, and Dr. Tea mixed the tea while talking about world affairs with the guests. Everyone said that the emperor wanted "peace" and there was no way to fight.
Hua Rong was very depressed after hearing this. Yue Pengju saw that she had been in danger frequently in the past few days and was worried that King Qin would come to her door at any time. He looked very unhappy, so he gave her two kinds of fruit and whispered: "If the situation is not good, Let’s leave the city first.”
Hua Rong nodded. They were ordinary people with no power and soldiers. If they couldn't wait for the princess and her son, they would have no choice but to do this.
"Pengju, if I can't save anyone, I really don't know how to face the Ninth Prince."
Yue Pengju let out a long sigh: "The country is in such a terrible state that there is nothing anyone can do about it."
He suddenly felt heroic: "Sister, I will never give up my efforts. I don't believe that all the capable people in the world are dead. If there is a place to use them, we must drive the Jin soldiers out of the Song Dynasty forever. "
"I can only count on the Ninth Prince. Currently, he is the only one of the royal family members. I hope he can escape this disaster." She saw the rare heroic and perseverance in Yue Peng's eyebrows. She was slightly happy and said softly, "Peng Ju, you are good at fighting and have strong martial arts skills. There will always be a chance to rise."
"Haha, I only do two things now. One is to look for opportunities to go to the battlefield again, and the other is to protect my sister."
"Okay, no matter where you go, I will follow you."
Yue Pengju seemed to remember something and took out something from his arms. It was a green bracelet, a trophy from a certain war. He thought it looked pretty, so he took it with him. When he met Hua Rong, he kept fighting. I also forgot to give it to her, but now I remembered it and handed it over: "Sister, here it is for you."
Hua Rong took it and took a look, put it on her wrist, and quickly took it off. With a smile, she took out a hairpin from her arms, put it away together, and then put it back again.
When Yue Pengju saw that she was actually carrying the things he gave her with her, he was greatly moved: "Sister, are you keeping them all?"
"How could I not keep the things you gave me? Haha."
Yue Pengju's eyes sparkled when he saw her smile. Even though his face was covered with a layer of yellow wax, he couldn't hide her natural charm. Even in such an uneasy situation, his heart was pounding. It was like a young man seeing flowers blooming for the first time.
He lowered his voice: "Sister, I will take good care of you in the future."
The two people's eyes met. It was the first time in Hua Rong's life that he saw a man with such sincere affection. He looked at her passionately, his face suddenly became hot, and he just kept eating the fruit he gave her, feeling like a deer jumping in his heart.
The two waited until the sun set in the west. They couldn't wait any longer. They were about to go out when they saw a person coming in a hurry. It was Xu Caizhi. The three of them passed each other and Xu Caizhi made a secret whistle. The two understood. Follow him to a secluded place.
Hua Rong said hurriedly: "Where is the little prince?"
Xu Caizhi sighed: "The empress refuses to let him go."
"Why?"
"The princess said that Empress Wei is loyal to the official family, and they also have confidence in the Ninth Prince and believe that he can lead his people to resist the Jin soldiers, so they will not let the little prince leave the palace..."
Empress Wei was the biological mother of the Ninth Prince. She was of average talent and appearance, but was not favored. It was because a favored sister remembered the promise she made when she was poor and humble and recommended her to the emperor that she got the chance to sleep with him. This time, she became pregnant. She gave birth to a prince. However, the emperor had dozens of princesses and princes. Even if she gave birth to a son, she could not be named a concubine. It was not until the son was sent out to lead troops to fight against the enemy that he forced his mother to rely on the son's wealth and was granted the title of "virtuous man". Concubine".
Along the way, Xu Caizhi told Hua Rong the life experience of the Ninth Prince in detail. Hua Rong was particularly surprised at the moment. What on earth were the princess, mother-in-law and daughter-in-law thinking? At this time, they thought that who could protect their safety while staying in the palace
At this moment, if you can leave one by one, why do you have to make do and wait for death together
She received the favor of the Ninth Prince for saving her life, and after many thoughts about repaying him, she hurriedly said: "I will go to the palace again to persuade the empress..."
"The empress said it's no need. The emperor sent someone to take care of mother and son..."
Hua Rong wanted to say more, but Yue Pengju suddenly said: "Sister, they must be under house arrest. There is no use going in."
Xu Caizhi lowered his head and whispered: "All princes and princesses have been ordered to stay in their respective mansions and no one is allowed to go out... You two, the capital is about to be in danger. I can't do anything but go back immediately to protect the prince..."
Only then did Hua Rong understand that the princess and her son were not grandiose, but that they could not leave at all. That damn dog emperor was not confident about the military power in his son's hands, and he actually wanted to die together.
Xu Caizhi looked very unhappy: "Are you two following me back to Xiangzhou Camp?"