On the way back to the courtyard, Yaoying took off Yaksha's grimace, remembering the look in his eyes when she specially let Sultan Gu see her mask before entering the palace.
Does he know the customary rules of the Gaochang Palace banquet
If he knew, would he misunderstand that she did it on purpose
At that time, he stared at her for a while, was he hesitating whether to remind her to change the mask
Yao Ying did it on purpose - but she really didn't know there was such a need, she just wanted to tell him that she bought the same mask as him.
Do you want to explain it to him
As soon as this idea came up, Yaoying pressed it down. Sultan Gu only looked at her a few times and had no other reaction. Maybe she didn't think much about it at all. She was embarrassed to explain it deliberately.
People like him don't care about the mask on her face at all.
So no explanation is necessary.
Having figured this out, Yaoying didn't hide her mask, got off the carriage, and was about to go to Sultan to talk about the meeting between Yuchi Damo and Haidu Aling, and out of the corner of her eye, she swept to a road in the corridor that greeted her. The figure, startled, immediately smiled.
"Aqing!"
Xie Qing stepped forward and saluted Yaoying with a straight face, expressionless and respectful.
Yaoying's brows and eyes were full of smiles, she walked quickly into the corridor, and took her to look at it carefully: "Is your injury healed?"
Xie Qing replied: "Princess don't need to worry, I'm much better."
Yao Ying was a little worried, she stood on tiptoe and got closer to take a closer look at her face.
Xie Qing is stubborn and never complains about being tired. No matter how windy or rainy she is, she insists on practicing swordsmanship every morning, and her hands are full of thick calluses. This time she was seriously injured to save Jin Bo and had to escape from the city to recover. Xie Chong and the others said that she had blocked a knife for Jin Bo, covered in blood, and woke up in a coma for a day. How could the injury heal so quickly
The lights were dim, Xie Qing's face was square, and her back was straight. Yaoying couldn't tell if her injuries were really healed.
"Aqing, I'm very safe now. With General Su here, I'll be fine. You take good care of your injuries, don't hold on, it will be bad if you get sick. Don't you martial arts practitioners avoid injuries the most?"
Xie Qing still had a blank face, and said solemnly: "I'm fine, I can come back to protect the princess."
Knowing that she could not be persuaded, Yaoying sighed and looked back, wanting to ask Sultan Gu, but she looked around and saw no one.
He seemed to have walked past her just now, and she patronized Xie Qing without paying attention.
Yaoying turned back and continued to chat with Xie Qing in a low voice.
While the two were talking, the personal guards in the court walked back and forth, looked over with a line of sight, and stayed for a long time in Yaoying's hand holding Xie Qing tightly.
Yaoying felt a little strange and looked up.
Yuanjue stood deep in the corner of the promenade, with a pair of gray-brown eyes staring at her hand, a sneer on the corner of his lips, and a faint sullen look on his face.
Seeing her turn back, he reacted suddenly, looked annoyed, turned around and walked away with a snap.
Yaoying looked at a loss: why was Yuanjue angry when she talked to Xie Qing
Among the personal guards around Tamaroka, several guards headed by Prajna saw her as if they were watching the naked, naked, witch who seduced Sakyamuni in "Conquering the Devil", and they made no secret of their disgust for her. , Only Ashina Bisuo and Yuanjue treated her very politely from the beginning. After getting along these days, Yuanjue became more and more familiar with her, and when her attitude became more and more respectful, why did she suddenly change her face
Could it be that he and Xie Qing quarreled
Yaoying couldn't think of the reason, so she put aside this matter for the time being, and asked Xie Qing about the situation in the post house that day.
Xie Qing's voice was hoarse and said: "The princess reminded me to protect Jinbo that day, and I paid attention to his movements. The killers in Maiko were the first wave of assassins, and his personal soldiers and I took care of those assassins. His personal soldiers are the real killers. Jinbo was unprepared and almost let them succeed. I rescued him. At that time, we were too noisy, and we had to withdraw from the city first for fear of attracting others. A few days ago, the city was in the Martial law, there are sentries everywhere, Lao Qi and the others can’t communicate with the princess, the guards are not that strict these days, I’m worried about the princess’ safety, so I’ll come to the city after recovering.”
Yaoying asked, "Where's the little prince Jinbo? Is his injury serious?"
A trace of disgust flashed across Xie Qing's face, and he said, "He only suffered a little skin injury, and the people from Wang Ting escorted him back to Beirong. He was grateful and said that he would definitely repay the Buddha's life-saving grace in the future."
She didn't seem to want to mention Jinbo, so Yaoying didn't ask further.
Jinbo was Wakhan Khan's most beloved youngest son. He almost died in Gaochang. He must have been the first to suspect Haidu Aling. He went back to Yating to file a complaint. What would Wakhan Khan do
If it were someone else, they would definitely be furious and kill Haidu Aling to vent their anger for their son. At that time, there will be constant infighting in Beirong, and she and Yang Qian's people will have the opportunity to send news through the blockade.
Unfortunately, Wakhan Khan is not that kind of person.
Wakhan Khan was wise and decisive when he was young, so he was able to lead an obscure Turkic branch tribe to rise and grow, conquer the Northern Desert and annex the Western Regions.
For decades, he was invincible. He even conquered dozens of cities. He rarely failed. He was inevitably arrogant and underestimated the enemy. A large number of elites were gathered, and they were so embarrassed that they abandoned their positions and changed into the clothes of their soldiers to escape. They were hit hard for a while, leaving a heart attack, and their actions began to look forward and backward. In addition, there were many conflicts in the tribe, and they had to finish their military affairs every day Dealing with the disputes reported everywhere, I was devastated. Later, I continued to besiege the royal court without any faith. I didn't get any benefits.
Even so, Wakhan Khan is still not to be underestimated. How he will deal with the dispute between his son and Haidu Aling is still unknown.
Yaoying pondered for a moment, then turned to ask about the injuries of the others.
Xie Qing replied that two of the personal soldiers were slightly injured, and the others were fine.
Yaoying was out of breath when she heard her words, and apparently her injuries were not healed, so she sent her back to her room.
Xie Qing frowned.
Yaoying said: "Aqing, you help me organize the things in a few boxes and cages. I've been tired all day, and I can't lift my arms."
Xie Qing immediately respectfully responded.
After dinner at night, Yaoying did not fall asleep, but wrote a few letters to Yang Qian with a pen, and sent Xie Chong to deliver it overnight.
Sultan hadn't slept yet, the lights were still on in the house, and a cold halo shone from the window.
Yuanjue was standing outside the door, and when she saw Yaoying approaching, she twitched her chin to the side, her expression not as warm as usual.
Yaoying remembered what happened when she came back.
"Yuanjue, is there any misunderstanding between you and Xie Qing? She has a straight personality and doesn't know much about nonsense. If you offend you, just tell me, and I will make amends on her behalf."
Yuanjue's expression stiffened, her lips moved a few times, and she hesitated.
Yaoying looked at him with clear eyes and sincere eyes.
Yuanjue was defeated, scratched his scalp, and said hesitantly: "No... nothing, Xie Qing didn't offend me, I lost my temper for a while, the princess doesn't have to worry about it."
He just felt that the princess should not be so close to a guard.
He couldn't say it.
When the princess is close to other men, she will naturally forget about the Buddha. Shouldn't he breathe a sigh of relief? How could he see that when the princess and Xie Qing were pulling, he felt like there was a pot of boiling water in his heart, and he kept gurgling and bubbling
At that moment, a thought flashed in his mind: Since the princess is the modern girl of the Buddha, she should admire the Buddha wholeheartedly...
Yuanjue shook his head and regained his senses. If Prajna knew that he thought so, he would definitely want to dig his head.
Yaoying's eyes turned on Yuanjue's face, making sure that he didn't seem to be arguing with Xie Qing, and smiled, knowing that he was here.
Yuanjue didn't dare to let her in, so she turned around and entered the room to report, and after a while, she opened the door and invited her into the room.
There was only one candle lit in the room, and the light was dim. Sultan was sitting in front of the couch, the long black knife that he carried with him on his knees, and there was a cold killing atmosphere around him.
Yaoying frowned slightly.
In just an hour or two, she felt that the murderous aura on Sultan suddenly became stronger.
Also colder.
This was the regent she saw on the tower who personally executed prisoners.
She looked at Sultan, he was not wearing a mask, his blue eyes lifted, and his eyes swept across her face.
"General Su?" Yaoying stepped forward and called out tentatively.
Sultan Gu lowered his eyes and motioned for her to take a seat.
Yaoying sat opposite him and said, "Visiting late at night, disturbing the general. General, there is one thing I don't understand, why Beirong can set up layers of barriers to stop all those who pass news to the Central Plains?"
Yang Qian and her people will soon set out on the road to the east. They must cross the border occupied by Beirong and pass the checkpoint set up by Beirong. During this period, many people will definitely be found out that their identities are different. place.
She wanted to think more carefully before they set off, so they could spot danger in time.
One less death is good.
Sultan Gu once fought with Beirong, and he should know the Beirong people very well and know their weaknesses.
Yaoying sat up straight and said, "If the general is convenient to tell me, please do not hesitate to enlighten me."