This queen is not too curly

Chapter 130 It's Alone!
The street was buzzing with people.

Yan Yuan could only hear her own heartbeat.

There are many people who practice martial arts in this world, but there are not many strange ones who insist on dressing up as scholars, and those who wear Confucian robes and hold long swords are even rarer in the world.

In the past many years, Yan Yuan has only met such a person.

She used to be on the peak.

See Bo camp leader Ji Fei.

The chariot was shrouded in tulle, and the people inside only showed a half-real and half-real shadow.

Standing behind the crowd, Yan Yuan really couldn't see clearly. She chased after her without thinking too much, but before she could get close, she was stopped by the guards in the crowd.

"Girl, please be careful."

The plainclothes guard said coldly.

There is even a ninth layer of guards.

Yan Yuan looked at the person in front of her coldly, she just took two quick steps, she was no different from many anxious people on the street, that person not only saw through her actions, but even saw at a glance that she was a woman disguised as a man.

This person is obviously not someone to wait for, and she obviously can't beat him, so she can only watch the chariot go away.

Is that person Ji Fei?
He didn't die?

But if it was Ji Fei, how could he become the guard of the Princess of Jin?
Yan Yuan was in a state of confusion, taking advantage of the guards leaving, she quickly looked around the surrounding alleys, looking for an opportunity to outflank and find out.

Suddenly someone grabbed her wrist.

She turned around in astonishment, and met a pair of quiet eyes.

Chen Lingshen led Yan Yuan away from the crowd, and said calmly, "You don't have to get so close to watch the excitement."

Yan Yuan's head was still buzzing, and it took a long time to recover and explain: "I... I just want to take a look."

Chen Ling said solemnly: "You can watch it when you go back to the palace."

Yan Yuan: "..."

Yan Yuan forcibly suppressed her messy breathing, forcing herself to calm down.

What Chen Lingchen said was actually not unreasonable.

Right now there are many guards, it is very difficult for her to get to the front of the chariot and lift the curtain.But sooner or later, the princess of the Jin Kingdom will enter the palace, and as a queen, she will always have a chance to see her...and her guards.

Yan Yuan's mood gradually calmed down, so she let Chen Ling hold her wrist and walked back to the door of the Nengyi Clinic.

The prison cart at the door had disappeared, and the leader of the gray cavalry had also disappeared, leaving only Luo Ziqiu watching the fun with a fan.

Luo Ziqiu's eyes fell on Yan Yuan's wrist, and he smiled slightly: "My lord and my wife have worked hard for days, and my subordinates have booked a private room in a restaurant in the city. You two might as well eat your stomach before returning to the palace, okay?"

Another Madam.

Yan Yuan only felt a little awkward, but couldn't tell what was awkward.

She has been in the palace for some time, and she obviously has no feeling for titles such as queen and empress, but for some reason, when she hears the name madam, an unspeakable strange feeling rises in her chest.

She felt as if her palms were sweating, but Chen Lingchen's hand was still holding her wrist tightly, and she didn't intend to let go at all.

Yan Yuan could only forcefully divert her attention: "Where is the restaurant?"

Luo Ziqiu said, "It's not far from the main street."

……

The restaurant is located in the busiest area of ​​the Imperial City. It is built along the lake. It is clearly located in the middle of the bustling city, but the view of the lake and mountains from the window of the private room on the upper floor makes one feel at ease.

Yan Yuan also breathed a sigh of relief.

Because after sitting down, Chen Lingchen finally let go of his hand.

Yan Yuan quietly rubbed her wrist that was caught all the way, staring aimlessly at the plates of snacks on the table in a daze.She was already so hungry that her chest was pressed against her back, and she was very worried that Luo Ziqiu would follow Chen Lingchen's habit of lighting a pile of grass and a pile of grass.

Fortunately, the follow-up dishes will be served soon.

Fortunately, there is meat.

Yan Yuan quietly ate and ate.

While eating, he eavesdropped openly on Luo Ziqiu and Chen Lingchen's conversation.

Luo Ziqiu said: "Princess Yuerong from Jin Kingdom seems to have come earlier."

Chen Ling gave a cold "hmm".

Theoretically, the princess should have arrived the day before the queen mother's birthday banquet, but last month the empress of the state of Jin personally revised the book and sent a messenger to the state of Yan, saying that the princess wanted to see the scenery of the state of Yan, so she came to Beijing one month in advance.

Luo Ziqiu said: "An extra day she stays in my country of Yan is a risk of an extra day. There must be something unknown about the risk of entering the capital early. Your Majesty had better send gray cavalry to keep an eye on it."

Chen Lingshen replied "Yes" again.

Luo Ziqiu sighed: "Come so early, I'm afraid I won't bring the legendary treasure map with me."

What treasure map?

Yan Yuan was originally concentrating on eating, when she heard an interesting word, she raised her head curiously.

But she didn't dare to ask, even though the two people's trust in her had increased greatly now, and they discussed court affairs in front of her, but it was always beyond the norm for her to speak rashly.

But it's really itchy not to ask.

She blinked and chewed slowly.

It was at this moment that Chen Ling's eyes fell on her.

He collected himself, a gleam of light flowed in his pupils, and the corners of his mouth were slightly pursed, probably as a mockery.

Yan Yuan: "..."

Yan Yuan buried her head in a daze, planning to continue eating.

The next moment, Chen Ling's deep voice sounded: "Blue City Gold Mine."

Chen Ling opened his mouth, and Luo Ziqiu understood what he meant, and he gave Chen Ling a slightly surprised look:
Although it has been confirmed that Yan Yuan is the young general who saved his life back then, she is Yan Zhou's daughter after all. Do you really want to be so frank?Will it be too rash?

But Chen Lingshen had obviously made a decision.

Luo Ziqiu sighed, and spontaneously explained to Yan Yuan: "Your Majesty, do you still remember how the bone pit in Anding City was dug out?"

Yan Yuan was stunned: "Because it was rumored that someone had discovered a gold mine, the common people were digging everywhere outside the city, and accidentally unearthed bones."

But didn't it later be found out that it was a rumor spread maliciously by spies from Jin State who had infiltrated the city?
Luo Ziqiu said: "The recent rumors are indeed unfounded, but Lancheng did have a gold mine many years ago."

Yan Yuan's eyes widened: "How is it possible?"

Hasn't Blue City always been the rear training ground for the armed forces?She has been there several times, and she has never seen the shadow of Jin Zi!
Luo Ziqiu shook his head: "Your Majesty doesn't know something."

Blue City is located in the northwest with a severe cold climate and is adjacent to the border. Many years ago, it was a desolate and barren land.At that time, there was a tribe in the north who was good at prospecting for mines. Their patriarch happened to pass by Blue City and found that there were actually a considerable amount of golden grass growing in this barren land.

The head of the family settled down on the edge of the wasteland, spent seven years, and finally found the specific location of the gold mine in that vast land, and then recruited his tribe to mine together. A lump of gold was dug out of the ground next to it.

"At that time, the soldiers of the Jin State were strong and strong, and almost occupied half of the rivers and mountains of the Yan State. The Yan State was experiencing a shortage of supplies, and the soldiers and civilians were exhausted from fighting for a long time. From defeat to victory, from strength to strength.”

"Where the gold mines come from has always been a secret, but after that, the people of Lancheng began to live in the city. In order to prevent the gold mines from being known and the people to relocate, Emperor Chenye often ordered the three armies to go to Lancheng for drills. After the first emperor succeeded to the throne, he also followed this habit, and until Lancheng became An Ding City, it completely became a training ground for the three armies."

"And it is said that not all the gold mines dug up that year were handed over to that tribe, and they even hid some of them privately. It's a pity that the tribe's patriarch refused to reveal the whereabouts of the gold mines until his death."

"This is... the legendary treasure of the Blue City."

After Luo Ziqiu finished speaking, his eyes drifted across Chen Lingchen's face.

Yan Yuan was still immersed in the story she heard.

A gold mine is an earth-shattering event for any family or country, and she has read many classics related to Blue City because of the events of the Yan family in her early years, but she has never seen anything about it in these classics. Words from a gold mine.

But even if the court intends to conceal it, it can't be so airtight, right?
Yan Yuan hesitated, "Is it just a rumor?"

Yan Yuan said: "The two armies often spread rumors about each other when they are fighting, not to mention digging out gold mines, even if it is digging out King Yama, it is also a common thing, just lying to each other when they are idle..."

Luo Ziqiu was amused by her description and couldn't help laughing.

He said: "Your Majesty knows a lot about the battle between the two armies."

Yan Yuan said with a guilty conscience: "... I read it in the book."

Fortunately, Luo Ziqiu didn't go into details, he just said softly: "Ma'am, do you know the name of that tribe that is good at mining?"

Yan Yuan shook her head, not understanding what this had to do with it.

Luo Ziqiu said softly, "The surname is Que."

He dipped his hands in the wine, and wrote the character Que stroke by stroke on the table.

The Que surname is not a very common surname.

Yan Yuan watched his last stroke, and searched for the person surnamed Que in her mind. Suddenly, there was a flash of calcium carbide in her mind, her breath stopped, and cold sweat instantly wet her back.

When the empress dowager, Chu Lingchen's mother and concubine... was surnamed Que!
Could it be that the Que family...

Yan Yuan's gaze suddenly turned to Chen Lingchen.

At that time, Chen Ling lowered his eyebrows and poured a glass of wine into the cup in front of him.

He raised his head to meet Yan Yuan's gaze, and said indifferently: "It's just some old things."

Chen Ling's face remained calm.

Yan Yuan stared at him for a while, slowly clearing her mind.

Since the gold mine was dug during the reign of Emperor Chenye, before Chu Lingchen was born, it might indeed be a very old event for him.

Chen Ling was calm.

Yan Yuan's mood followed him to calm down.

But she was still in shock.

Gold mines have always been bloody since ancient times.

How did the queen mother who was born in the Que family become the queen?
She became even more curious, but Luo Ziqiusi didn't seem to want to go any further, presumably because it involved Chen Lingchen's housework, it was inconvenient for him to speak.

It just so happened that the waiter from the shop came into the wing room to serve the last dish, so no one made a sound for a while.

The waiter in the shop had served exquisite meals before, but this last dish really looked like an ordinary bowl of porridge.

The porridge Yan Yuan felt more and more familiar the more she looked at it, it seemed to be the bitter green porridge prepared by the inn when she woke up that night.

The waiter in the store introduced enthusiastically: "Guest officers, this porridge is our specialty. It contains more than ten kinds of rare medicinal materials. It is a good product for nourishing qi and blood. You may wish to try it!"

Yan Yuan has been afraid of death for a long time, and she has no resistance to the words nourishing qi and benefiting blood.

She looked at the porridge in front of her eyes, scooped up a spoonful and swallowed it hesitantly.

The next moment, a familiar bitter taste exploded in her mouth, Yan Yuan's breathing stagnated, and she felt that her soul was about to be sucked away from the cap.

——Sure enough, it was the medicinal porridge I drank that night.

The waiter hurriedly said: "Guest officer, wait a minute!"

Yan Yuan raised her head, her gaze was slow.

The shop waiter brought a small plate from the dinner plate and put it in Yan Yuan's hand: "This porridge tastes bitter and can't be swallowed directly. It needs to be served with our special sweet plum. One bite of plum and one bite of porridge. It is salty, sweet, sour and bitter. Taste it, don't have a flavor."

The small dish was indeed full of pickled plums, each of which was crystal clear, and she could smell a strong sweet smell from half an arm's distance away.

Yan Yuan: "..."

But there was only porridge that night.

She drank so much that she almost died on the spot.

Yan Yuan stared blankly at Xiao Die in front of her, and slowly raised her eyes to Chen Ling's face.

why.

She asked him calmly with her eyes.

Chen Ling met Yan Yuan's gaze deeply, his face still expressionless, until the next blink, he suddenly lowered his gaze, and let out a short laugh between his nostrils.

Yan Yuan: "..."

This was probably the first time she saw Chen Ling laugh out loud.

When he raised his head, the corners of his mouth were still curled up, and there was a touch of moisture in his dark pupils.

Yan Yuan gritted her teeth, she wanted to kill the king.

Chen Ling opened his mouth and said, "Xiaoer."

The waiter immediately asked, "What's your order, officer?"

"Add an extra plate of sweet plums." Chen Ling's eyes were warm and charming, "Make it up for this distinguished guest."

Yan Yuan: "..."

……

Satisfied with wine and food, Yan Yuan didn't eat a single plum, and walked out of the restaurant in a pissed off mood.

She knew that Chen Lingchen followed her not too far away, followed her through the lively market, passed through the crowded crowd, and finally followed her back to the gate of the medical clinic.

The carriage that came here was already gone.

Yan Yuan stood there hesitating for a while, then returned to Chen Lingchen with a dark face.

Under the eaves, she had to bow her head, and she had to go back to the palace as soon as possible to find a way to meet the princess of Jin, and she couldn't play childish pranks with the dog emperor here.

Chen Ling said solemnly: "They went to find the inn."

Yan Yuan was dumbfounded: "Didn't you go back to the palace?"

Chen Ling's eyes turned heavily on Yan Yuan: "Go back to the palace like this?"

Yan Yuan looked down at herself, and then remembered that she was still wearing a man's attire, and it really didn't seem appropriate to go back to the palace in this attire.

So why wear menswear today?
All the way to the inn, Yan Yuan was thinking about this question.

Now that Huiqi has already controlled Cuiwei Mountain, that is, there is no need for her to sneak up the mountain in disguise, so why does Chen Lingchen put away the clothes brought by Chen Niang and insist on preparing this men's outfit for her?
Could it be because he was out of the palace, so he indulged his special hobby?

Suspicious all the way, Yan Yuan followed Chen Lingchen into the inn.

The waiters who served along the way all had weird expressions on their faces, until they were ushered into the room, the waiter left the room with a look of hesitation to speak.

The door closed softly behind him.

Chen Lingchen naturally held Yan Yuan's wrist, and lowered his head to undo the leather buckle on Yan Yuan's wristband.

Yan Yuan's whole body was stiff: "I...I will solve it myself..."

Chen Ling said lightly, "Yes."

Said that he had already untied one wrist guard, and his posture was obviously a lot more proficient.

He couldn't really be practicing secretly, could he?
Yan Yuan thought in a daze.

While she was in a daze, Chen Lingchen untied the other wristband again, and both wristbands fell to the ground. Chen Lingchen's slender fingertips naturally landed on the button of her skirt, turned her fingertips slightly, and To untie.

Yan Yuan covered her skirt: "I'll do this myself!"

Chen Ling blinked heavily, and gave a soft "hmm".

His "um" doesn't have any credit anymore.

Yan Yuan chose to flee to the inner room with the clothes in her hands, then quickly took off the men's clothes and put on the women's clothes brought by Chen Niang.

She was not very good at dressing up, so she grabbed a bun and walked out.

At that time, Chen Lingchen was still waiting outside, and the back view of being alone seemed very quiet.

Yan Yuan walked behind him and said dryly, "I'm fine."

Chen Ling turned around heavily, and his eyes fell on Yan Yuan.

At this moment, Yan Yuan has no makeup on, she is wearing the warm yellow dress she is used to wearing, and her hair is simply tied up with a hairband, as if a young man from just now is superimposed on the Yan Yuan he is familiar with.

Chen Ling's heavy breathing stopped for a moment.

The memories in his mind began to merge, and those blurred shadows from the past finally gave birth to a face. In an instant, the emotions filled in his chest were about to swell and burst, and he closed his eyes hastily.

From the snow field to here.

Actually not that long.

It's just the interval between closing and opening eyes.

Chen Ling settled down and slowly opened his eyes.

Yan Yuan, who was in sight, was obviously a little anxious. She was obviously trying her best to cover up her anxiety, and pretended to ask casually, "Should we go back to the palace immediately?"

Chen Ling said in a low voice, "Yes."

Promise her first, then hold her shoulders, lean down and kiss the corner of her lips.

Yan Yuan was taken aback.

When she realized it, Chen Lingchen had already covered her lips.

For a moment, a soft touch bloomed on her lips.

He probably restrained his breath on purpose, although he was already at the closest distance, yet he didn't make a sound.

Only warm and lingering toss and turn.

Long and dense, quiet but turbulent.

Yan Yuan didn't know why her legs felt weak.

There was no strength in her legs, and there was a subtle restlessness in her chest. The strange sensation made her feel a little...

Outraged.

So she forcibly pushed him some distance away, suppressed her gasping, and told him: "The concubine is wearing women's clothes now."

Chen Ling's forehead was pressed against Yan Yuan's, and his expression was a little confused: "Huh?"

Yan Yuan gritted her teeth and said: "The concubine is willing to respect your majesty's preferences, but the concubine is a woman after all. Since your majesty has this hobby, he should follow his heart instead of playing this kind of child's play with the concubine."

After Yan Yuan finished speaking in one breath, she just felt refreshed.

Chen Lingchen didn't seem to understand, and was stunned for a moment before finally realizing the meaning of her words.

His face sank in an instant, and he squeezed out difficult words from between his teeth: "...is it not!"

(End of this chapter)