Early in the morning, the sky was already bright, but there was no rooster crowing. Bixiaotang woke up from a loud eagle cry. From the palace to Bixiaotang, there was a burst of frightened birds, and the rooster even forgot. Crying.
It was easy to wake up early in the morning, but Nangong Yue opened her eyes as soon as she heard the movement outside. She immediately understood who it was who had returned, and her hazy eyes became sober in an instant.
Not only did she wake up, Xiao Xiaoyu was also awakened, rubbing her eyes and sitting up, and then, there was a commotion in the room, and several maidservants came to help the two masters dress and wash
After a stick of incense, Huamei opened the window under Nangong Yue's order, and the gray eagle, which was still above the palace and swore its sovereignty as if it was king of the world, seemed to have noticed it. After making another half circle in mid-air, it swooped down suddenly He got down and slid into the house with his wings spread wide.
With just a slight vibration of its pair of powerful eagle wings, it created a gust of air in the room.
Xiao Xiaoyu yelled happily: "Huihui" applauded Huiying excitedly with a pair of fleshy palms.
Amid the little guy's childish voice, Xiaohui landed steadily on the table next to Nangong Yue, folded its wings, and then gently rubbed her eagle's head as a greeting.
"Little Hui" Nangong Yue also showed her face, caressing Xiaohui's shiny gray feathers, with the arrival of it, her half-suspended heart fell little by little, and a faint smile appeared on the corner of her mouth Dimple.
Immediately, her gaze fell on the small bamboo tube tied to the claw of the little gray eagle, and she carefully untied the bamboo tube
The little guy "Hui Hui" excitedly commanded the mother of silk to hug her and walk towards Xiao Hui, but the mother of silk became timid when she saw Xiao Hui's cold golden eagle eyes, swallowed secretly, and took a slow step next step
Fortunately, she only took two steps, and the vigilant Xiao Hui spread her wings again, flew out of the window, and landed on a plum blossom outside the window.
However, Xiao Xiao Yu has always been persistent, and it is so easy to give up on what he is staring at. He pointed to Xiao Hui outside the window and called "Hui Hui".
Juanniang looked at Nangongyue helplessly, but saw that the imperial concubine was completely immersed in the letter from the eldest son, while Xiao Xiaoyu looked at Haitang with a "shrewd" look, looking at her with hope, unwilling to give up. Continue to shout: "Hui Hui"
Although the little guy is small, he already knows that there are only a few people in Bixiaotang who can go to heaven and earth for him, and Haitang is one of them.
However, Haitang is a bit weak. It is not a problem for her to catch a cat for her grandson to go to Jiewa on weekdays, but this live eagle is a bit troublesome.
As if to verify her thoughts, Xiao Hui seemed to sense something, and suddenly spread her wings and flew higher and higher, turning into a gray shadow in the blink of an eye.
"Hui Hui"'s poor little meat ball shriveled its mouth like a doll abandoned by its parents, and its big eyes were wet like lacquer.
Nangong Yue raised her head from the letter paper just in time to see her son's pitiful appearance, she was in the right mood and burst out laughing unkindly.
The little guy was even more aggrieved, he was about to cry, and there was another familiar cry of an eagle outside, the little guy got refreshed, and immediately forgot about crying, and looked outside the house with bright eyes, I saw Xiaohui spread its wings and flew back, getting closer and closer, and it seemed that there was something under its eagle claws.
Nangong Yue's heart skipped a beat, with a vague premonition.
Sure enough, amidst the hysterical screams of the maids, a gray mouse, which was bigger than a human palm, was randomly thrown by Gray Eagle through the window onto the table by the window.
The gray mouse, who experienced flying for the first time in his life, rolled twice on the table before he stabilized his body. The whole mouse was still dizzy. Looking left and right, it seemed that he couldn't believe that he escaped from the eagle's beak up.
"Ah!" The maids with pale faces yelled even more mournfully, in stark contrast to the little guy's excited applause and giggles: "Huihui"
Gray Eagle looked at the little guy indifferently, as if saying, the mouse is for you to play with, so don't bother it anymore!
Then, it pecked at the eagle's feathers on its own.
The room was in chaos, but fortunately Haitang made a move resolutely, grabbed the mouse's tail accurately, picked it upside down, and then carried the gray mouse out amidst the woman's screams .
Out of sight is pure, the emotions of the maids finally calmed down, no one noticed that Xiao Hui outside the house flew away again
When Haitang came back, he was speechless to find that Xiao Hui had brought back a gecko
followed by a snake
then weasel
These snakes, insects, rats and ants were all cleaned up by Haitang and Thrush at the fastest speed, and it was not until Xiaohui brought back a little sparrow that fainted from fright after an hour later.
When the little grandson happily touched the sparrow, not only the maids in the room wiped the cold sweat from their foreheads in relief, but even the gray eagle sitting on the branch outside seemed to be relieved, with its proud golden eagle eyes high above Looking down at the crowd with a trace of disgust, as if to say, you humans are too hard to please!
Nangong Yue naturally saw the farce from the beginning to the end. She leisurely read the letter from Xiao Hui again and again, and her mood was high.
Seeing how fearless her little guy was that day, she could already imagine that a few years later when he and Xiao Hui get together, the palace and Bixiaotang might be a mess at every turn.
Brother Yu's temperament is really like A Yi!
In a trance, Nangong Yue seemed to see Xiao Yi when she was a child, the smile on her mouth gradually deepened, and her heart was full of expectations for their future.
She and Ah Yi will have many children, they will not be as lonely as when Ah Yi was a child
They will all grow up happily!
At this moment, there was a sound of raising the curtain, and Baihui came in quickly, and looked at the sparrow in Haitang's hand strangely, thinking that it was caught by Haitang for the little grandson to play with, and didn't care.
"Concubine Shizi," Baihui said while saluting, "Butler Zhu said that Baiyue's envoys have just entered the city."
Nangong Yue nodded in response, and said lightly: "You just let Zhu Xing figure it out." There was a hint of meaning in her tone.
"Yes, Princess Concubine." Baihui nodded understandingly, bowed her knees and blessed her, and then backed away.
For Bi Xiaotang, the arrival of Baiyue's envoys seemed to have no effect at all, and he was as leisurely and content as usual, but there was a ripple in Luoyue City because of this.
From the time when the Baiyue envoys entered the city from the south gate with a carload of congratulatory gifts, many people flocked to watch, booing and following the convoy of Baiyue envoys all the way to the station. outside.
Until those Baiyue envoys entered the station, the crowd of onlookers still lingered, discussing in whispers, and there was a lot of noise.
No one noticed that a window on the second floor of an inn diagonally opposite the post station was opened a finger-thick gap, and a cold line of sight shot directly at the post station from behind the window.
Ayimu, who was dressed in a blue straight dress, was hiding in the room behind the window. She stared blankly at the empty door of the post station, her gloomy eyes seemed to be brewing a terrifying wave, and she bit her back hard Ya said angrily: "It's an insult to the national style!"
Their Baiyue is a big country in the south. For hundreds of years, they have been proud of their bravery and ashamed of their humiliation. However, Nuhar, a cowardly and useless fool, actually sent an envoy for the first birthday of a mere child Come to Luoyue City to congratulate, and bow your knees to Zhennan Wangfu so humblely!
Obviously, the death of Bai Yi is far from enough to deter Baiyue!
Thinking about it, Ayimu's eyes became colder and colder, and her lips were drawn into a straight line. It seems that she has to let Nuhar know that she has returned!
Hearing a "squeak", Ayimu closed the gap of the window almost with all her strength, and her eyes became firm and sharp as the window closed, as if she had made some determination.
The noise on the street outside gradually became farther away and became lighter until later, the whole street calmed down, night fell, and everyone in Luoyue City fell into a peaceful sleep
The streets and alleys are empty and silent, only the occasional watchman beats the gongs and drums and walks by.
"Boom!"
The gongs and drums of the second watch sounded!
A slender black figure appeared in a small alley behind the post station like a ghost, and then quickly climbed over the back wall.
The courtyard behind the wall is also quiet, only the sound of branches and leaves swaying in the night wind, and the trees are shadowy in the moonlight.
Ayimu had already investigated the layout of the post station in advance, and walked into a room in the backyard with a clear goal. As far as she knew, the third floor of this house was the Tianzihao room of the post station, and the two Baiyue who came to Luoyue City today The envoys live in two Tianzihao rooms.
Ayim's steps were silent, entering the house, going up the stairs, and passing through the corridor to quickly pry open the door bolt with a dagger, every move was as proficient as if he had practiced it countless times.
Soon, she opened the door and entered the inner room. It was pitch black inside, and the silvery moonlight shone in through the half-opened window, casting some cold light in the room to illuminate the surroundings.
She could vaguely see the slight bulge under the thin quilt on the bed and the black hair outside the thin quilt, and she could vaguely see a person lying sideways on the bed.
Ayimu concealed his breath, stepped forward nimbly, raised the dagger in his hand without hesitation and pointed it at the scared sleeping man, the blade of the dagger shone coldly in the light of the silver moon
A cold light flashed in Ayimu's eyes, his eyes were ruthless.
She wants to take his life, cut off his head, and then hang it at the gate of the Zhennan Palace. First, she can sweep the face of the Zhennan Palace; Begging for mercy from Zhennan Wangfu, this is his end!
The sharp dagger stabbed straight down at the person under the quilt, as fast as lightning, without any hesitation.
However, when the dagger pierced the thin quilt, Aimu immediately felt that the touch of his hand was not right.
Oops!
Ayimu's pupils shrank, his complexion changed drastically, and he pulled back the dagger, and sure enough—
There was no trace of blood on the silver blade of the dagger, only the traces of cotton.
I fell for it!
Jiang Taigong is fishing, and those who wish to take the bait, this is probably a trap set by the Zhennan Palace from beginning to end!
Ayimu cursed bitterly in her heart, at this moment, even if she didn't lift the thin quilt, she still knew that it was not a person under the thin quilt, but another quilt rolled into a straight cylinder.
With just a snap of his fingers, Ayimu was already thinking a lot, and intuitively stepped back a few steps quickly. The next moment, a young man in a guard uniform rolled out from under the bed and jumped up. At the same time, the outside There were also the sound of several people's messy footsteps in the corridor, running towards this side
Ayimu didn't dare to stay for a moment, and ran towards the window in a hurry, jumped down from the half-open window nimbly, grabbed a branch outside the window with both hands, then shook her body slightly, and released the fallen body. Charge, then let go and continue down, landing firmly on the ground.
The moment he landed on the ground, Ayimu felt like he was being stared at by a wild beast, and an ominous premonition arose in his heart.
"Whoosh!"
There was a sharp sound of piercing through the air, and a sharp arrow shot towards her. Aimu hurriedly dodged sideways. The arrow flew past her cheek, and the tip of the arrow just crossed her right cheek, leaving a piercing streak. bloodstain
Immediately afterwards, there was another "whoosh", and a second sharp arrow pierced through the air from another direction. This arrow was faster and more powerful, but this time Ayim was a step slower and could not dodge it. .
The arrow pierced through her shoulder blade like a bamboo, and she took two steps back in embarrassment, covering the wound.
There were rustling sounds all around, and each torch was lit, illuminating the small courtyard. As the torches were lit, from behind the big trees, bushes, and firewood sheds came out one by one the guards of the royal palace, all of them held a long knife in their hand, and the knife was shining, sealing her body. Every way out.
Not far away, four or five archers appeared on the wall in the same direction as the two arrows were shot, all of them fully drawn their bows, and pointed their feathered arrows at her.
In this seemingly quiet post station, there are nearly 20 palace guards lurking. Ayimu sneered mockingly. The bloodstain on her face made her face hideous. I really did not underestimate myself!
"Mr. Guan," one of the chief guards in his thirties stepped forward and said in a stern tone, "The Imperial Concubine wants to see you."
"What if I say no?" Aimu said, grabbing the arrow from the wound
The chief guard frowned slightly, raised his right hand and said, "Mr. Guan, please don't make things difficult for us."
At the same time as he raised his hand, the archers on standby on the wall drew their bows more fully, and the arrows shone sharply and coldly under the moonlight as a sign of deterrence.
The chief guard narrowed his eyes slightly, and was about to give the order to shoot an arrow, when an unexpected scene happened, Aimu suddenly pulled out the arrow on his shoulder blade
In an instant, hot blood gushed out from the wound like a spring, and the blood dripped down and fell on the bluestone floor.
A large amount of blood loss made Aimu's face pale without a trace of blood, and his slender figure shook twice, as if he was about to fall down at any moment.
At this moment, a guard suddenly yelled with a slightly changed expression: "Chief Guard Yu, look quickly!"
I saw Ayimu's dress squirmed deliberately, and then, many insects smaller than flies flew out from her skirt and sleeves, one after another, like a dense swarm of wasps , Under the light of the fire, those insects flapped their wings rapidly and flew in all directions
"buzzing"
The sound of flapping wings was creepy, and the chief guard hurriedly shouted: "Everyone be careful! This woman knows Gu poison!"
Before leaving, the concubine Shizi specially sent Baihui to tell the guards who came to ambush, that Ayimu's martial arts were mediocre, and what was terrifying about this woman was her Gu skills.
Ayimu smiled coldly, "I have written down this bloody account today!"
They were able to force her to wake up these Gu worms with blood, and she must repay the debt tenfold!
During the speech, more bugs flew out of the sleeves.
"buzz buzz"..
The dense Gu worms rushed towards the face like a thick fog, and the chief guard hurriedly waved a torch to drive away the Gu worms, but those Gu worms seemed to be able to smell the smell of living people, and they aimed clearly at the twenty or so guards and archers. attack!
Once the Gu worms touched their bodies, they immediately bit a bloody hole in their skin, and then burrowed into their bodies from the bloody hole, causing people to writhe in pain
There were screams one after another, and the courtyard was in chaos in an instant!
Those torches and long knives waved chaotically towards the air, the lights of the fire and the knives were chaotic
In the chaos, Ayimu disappeared at some point, leaving only the big puddle of blood on the ground and the Gu worms flying wantonly in the yard.
However, what Ayimu didn't know was that there was a black shadow lurking in the canopy of the trees quietly following behind her.