After the hot air balloon crashed, the crowd of spectators gradually dispersed. Fu Tingye stepped forward and led Hua Qingxue back slowly.
The image of Xiao Han inexplicably apologizing to him at the palace gate a few days ago is still in my mind. I didn't expect that there was such a vicious stab behind the superficial show of kindness.
Hua Qingxue turned her head. Fu Tingye's facial features from the side were very three-dimensional and exquisite, but there was a trace of uneasiness hidden in this exquisiteness.
"Did I not handle it well today?" Hua Qingxue asked hesitantly.
Fu Tingye's nervousness infected her, making her slightly uneasy.
Fu Tingye paused and looked back at her: "No, you did a good job." His expression was calm and his eyes were gentle. These words immediately calmed people's hearts.
Hua Qingxue breathed a sigh of relief: "But why do you seem to be worried about something..."
Fu Tingye's brows moved, and then he laughed: "Really? You actually saw it."
It's obvious... Hua Qingxue whispered to herself, bowing her head silently.
Fu Tingye reached out and raised her head: "Although you did a good job, Xiao Han was obviously prepared. I am a little worried, but I am just worried about the storm in the future."
Hua Qingxue opened her eyes wide. Sure enough, the general had a long-term vision.
She just did what was right today and didn't think about the future at all.
The mood of the people and the turmoil in the court are two different things.
"Is there someone who will take advantage of the topic and confuse right and wrong?" Hua Qingxue thought about it and realized that this was the only possibility.
Fu Tingye's expression turned serious and he nodded; "This is one of them, and there is another one that is even more terrifying."
"What is it?" Hua Qingxue asked nervously.
Fu Tingye's expression fell into silence... He stared intently into her longing eyes, but he didn't know whether he should tell her or not, tell her about those dirty hearts and the darkness that breeds for profit.
But at this moment, the vicious selfishness he was thinking of was growing in the backyard of the palace.
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—Cining Palace.
Chen Yuan's journey back from the Drum Tower took only a cup of tea.
This time, it was rare that Zheng Shuwen did not lie on the couch, but sat upright behind the desk. There was a mountain of memorials in front of her. She looked a little tired. Although the whole hall was filled with refreshing agarwood, she was still tired. .
That fatigue is of the mind, not the body.
"What's going on?" Zheng Shuwen asked without raising her head when she heard Chen Yuan's sonorous and powerful footsteps walking in.
Chen Yuan clasped his fists and replied respectfully: "Prince Xiao Han of the Liao Kingdom and a woman flew in the sky of Shengjing City in a hot air balloon, and stayed over the School of Science of Mrs. Si Bing, but for some reason, Mrs. Si Bing asked someone to shoot arrows. Destroy the hot air balloon, causing the Liao prince Xiao Han and the woman to fall down."
This matter was new. Zheng Shuwen raised her head to look at him and rubbed her temples: "How is Xiao Han's condition? Is his life in danger?"
"I don't know whether he is alive or dead." Chen Yuan lowered his eyes and said: "Because the place where it fell is far away from the palace, my subordinates only saw two figures falling, and we don't know what happened next."
Zheng Shuwen lowered her eyes slightly and began to think deeply.
Xiao Han, who was being cared about by the Empress Dowager and Chen Yuan at the moment, was on the other side of Shengjing City, atop a treetop in a farm, his heart beating like a drum and unable to calm down for a long time.
Having just experienced a near-death moment, no one will calm down immediately.
Somewhere along the way, there was a god who blessed him and allowed him to fall on a treetop. Otherwise, he would have been a puddle of flesh on the ground at this moment.
And Zhou Shanshan, a woman who was equally lucky as him, was hanging like a salted fish on another larger branch of the tree, moaning in pain, as if her life was safe.
"Prince, Prince, where are you?" After Zhou Shanshan adapted to the environment, she immediately looked around, worried about Xiao Han.
Turning her head and turning sideways, she saw Xiao Han. She was suddenly overjoyed, as happy as a rebirth after a disaster: "Prince, that's great, we are all fine."
Xiao Han couldn't understand her excitement, and his voice was so cold: "I am indeed fine, but I can't guarantee whether you will be fine in the future."
"...Is the prince holding a grudge?" Zhou Shanshan tried her best to adjust her posture, turned over and sat on a tree branch, and found that she was only slightly injured, and her tibia was not broken. It was great.
Xiao Han couldn't help but frown when he looked at her smooth movements, and his expression became even colder: "Shouldn't I settle the score with you? This is what you made, your guarantee!"
Zhou Shanshan lowered her head in apology: "I'm sorry, I'll do more thorough research next time."
It was true that she was not fully prepared. In order to rush to attack Xiao Han, she patted her chest and promised that only she could operate the hot air balloon, and it was unprecedented and unprecedented, the only one in this world.
Xiao Han's eyes seemed to kill someone, but he seemed unable to move, possibly hurting some muscle on his body.
"Sure enough, a woman's words can't be trusted." These words seemed to be grinding out from the teeth, making people shudder.
Zhou Shanshan raised her head with a smile on her face: "Prince, I promise I won't do it again in the future."
"Your guarantees are all bullshit!" Xiao Han couldn't help but yell.
"..." Zhou Shanshan was choked and speechless.
He moved silently and climbed down along the branches.
Xiao Han looked at her movements and felt a chill in his heart as he looked at the deserted farm.
"where are you going?"
Zhou Shanshan paused, looked at Xiao Han, but before answering, she jumped down first, rolled twice on the ground, and landed successfully. Then she clapped her hands and replied: "Prince, you must be injured somewhere, I will inform you." Our people are here to rescue you."
"Trash!" Xiao Han cursed: "Do you know how to notify me?"
Zhou Shanshan was startled, then looked around: "How about I go around and see if anyone is willing to come and help?"
Xiao Han was about to be pissed off by her IQ. He didn't know whether this woman did it intentionally or not, but the most important thing at the moment was to let her get him down or contact Qi Liancheng as quickly as possible.
"No need, I have something here, take it, Qi Liancheng will be here soon." Xiao Han said calmly, with an unquestionable command in his tone.
Zhou Shanshan nodded, visually checked Xiao Han's position, and climbed up again.
Seeing her move like this, Xiao Han felt relieved. It seemed that this woman was not stupid enough to die, and she could keep her life for the time being.
Not long after, Zhou Shanshan climbed onto a branch next to Xiao Han. In order not to affect him, she carefully maintained her balance: "Prince, where is the thing?"
Xiao Han lowered his eyes: "Inside the placket on my chest."
"Oh." Zhou Shanshan stretched out her hand, and in the warmth, Xiao Han's strong and tight chest muscles touched the palm of her hand, and she felt a little distracted for a moment.
"What are you touching?!" Xiao Han was almost furious: "Hurry up!"
"..." Zhou Shanshan's face suddenly turned red and turned into an egg. The next moment, something like a bamboo tube was fished out.
Xiao Han was shaking with anger, but he couldn't move now. He couldn't do anything to her. He could only endure the anger in his heart and ordered: "Go to the open space and face the sky, and open the stopper."
Zhou Shanshan nodded politely, climbed down the tree, and finally realized when she reached the clearing. The thing the prince gave her was just fireworks.
It turned out to be the principle of opening the plug and making fire through friction. It seemed that some aspects of the world were much more developed than she had imagined.
Without thinking, he set off the fireworks, returned to the tree and waited quietly.
"Prince, have we completely failed this time?" Zhou Shanshan still remembered Xiao Han's ambitions before departure. The hot air balloon incident would definitely deal a fatal blow to Hua Qingxue and destroy her trust in the hearts of the people of Qi. status.
Let the crime of treason follow her throughout her life, making her understand that she can only survive through Xiao Han.
It's a pity... The reality is that they were slapped in the face by Hua Qingxue once again.
Xiao Han couldn't move, and his whole body had begun to feel numb. He didn't want to answer her, so he said out of nowhere: "Not necessarily."
Zhou Shanshan stood up immediately and looked up at him in surprise: "Really? In fact, I thought so too. Although that woman had someone shoot us down with arrows, she could not eliminate the suspicion that the hot air balloon was created by us. Her The crime of treason cannot be erased."
Xiao Han twitched his lips and had to say that her analysis made sense.
I don't know why, this Zhou Shanshan is sometimes smart and sometimes stupid. She is really a troublesome woman.
"Prince, don't worry, I have a backup plan to make it even more difficult for her to step down." Zhou Shanshan patted her chest again.
Xiao Han was not as excited as she was, but glanced at her with disgust: "Be careful."
"What are you careful about?" Zhou Shanshan was stunned.
"Be careful, thunder will strike you." People who talk like child's play will be struck by lightning.
"..." Zhou Shanshan looked depressed.
In the distance, a figure ran towards them like a gallop. Xiao Han raised his head and took a closer look. It was Qi Liancheng rushing over.
In the imperial palace, Cining Palace.
"Only Hua Qingxue and the general have made hot air balloons. Even the emperor doesn't know the specific production principles and design drawings." Zheng Shuwen said in a lazy but cold tone: "Now it's easy for the prince of Liao to make it. , or showing off at the feet of my emperor, it’s hard to guarantee that the relationship between Hua Qingxue and him is innocent."
"Yes." Chen Yuan was waiting respectfully at the side: "What instructions does the Queen Mother have?"
"I want you to lead someone to capture Hua Qingxue." Zheng Shuwen snorted coldly: "This time, we want to see how Fu Tingye will protect her."
Chen Yuan frowned slightly: "Queen Mother, although Hua Qingxue cannot be cleared of suspicion, she cannot be completely proven guilty of treason. Besides, she can also be said to be the prince of Liao who stole secrets. She is protected by the general's heavy troops. , it’s also difficult for us to get people.”
Zheng Shuwen pondered for a moment and nodded: "It's true that I didn't think carefully. What do you think?"