Concubine like a house

Episode 180
The queen hesitated for a moment, and originally wanted to ask the Emperor Tianshou for his intentions, but then she thought, as the master of the harem, she was supposed to share the emperor's worries, and Zihan was only going out of the palace, so why bother the emperor?If she leaves the palace indifferently, it's worth asking her.

Thinking of this, the queen relaxed a little, and asked, "Where do you want to go to pray to Buddha?"

Zihan pretended to think about it, and then replied: "This servant was born in Jiangdi, and I have always heard that the 'Puji Temple' in Jingzhou is very prosperous and responsive to requests. If you allow me, if you want to go, that's fine." See the world."

Puji Temple?This temple is indeed quite famous and has a history of nearly a hundred years.But... the prosperity of the incense means that there are many people, will it be safe for Zihan to go?
"Let me think about this matter. After all, you are pregnant and it will be inconvenient for you to leave the palace." The queen didn't say anything, she waved her hand and said to Zihan, "You step back."

"Yes, this servant will leave." Zihan pretended to be obedient and bowed, and retreated with the help of the maid.She was depressed at first, with residual tears on her face, but as soon as she returned to her residence from Fengchao Palace, she immediately put away her emotions.

In fact, there was no other reason why she proposed to go to Puji Temple, only because Empress Dowager Ye once said that there is a Master Fangyuan in this temple, who can tell whether she is pregnant with a man or a woman.

The Empress Dowager Ye had already arranged everything properly. As long as Zihan went to Puji Temple to burn incense, Master Fangyuan would show up and perform pregnancy calculations for her.If this baby is not a boy, Queen Mother Ye has made other arrangements...

While thinking about it, Zihan was triumphant, completely unaware that she was a pawn in the hands of the Empress Dowager Ye, let alone her fate after giving birth to an heir—death was already waiting for her.

Two days later, the queen finally let go and agreed to let Zihan go out of the palace to worship Buddha.But she also made a request that she must wait until King Cheng got married before leaving the palace.

Zihan understands the Queen's concerns, that before King Cheng gets married, he can't do anything wrong, and besides, there are many aristocratic families in Jingzhou City, and there are many people with mixed eyes.So, she obeyed the queen's arrangement.

King Cheng got married on the second day of April.Zihan asked to leave the palace on the fourth day of April, and the queen agreed.After that, Zihan finally calmed down a bit, no longer losing his temper every day, and no longer physically punishing the palace servants, just counting the days on his fingers, waiting for the fourth day of April.

Cheng Wang Nie Peixiao's wedding was quite lively, and the two-day running water banquet was held in Jingzhou City, which was very grand.But the excitement didn't reach Zihan's ears. She was isolated from the world in this secluded palace, and she didn't know what was going on outside.

After finally reaching the fourth day of April, Zihan left the palace with a group of maidservants and guards in casual clothes.Just taking advantage of the opportunity of King Cheng's wedding, he dressed up as a rich family from other places and went to Puji Temple to burn incense.

Puji Temple is a hundred-year-old temple, and the incense is at its peak, and there are many pregnant women who come to burn incense and pray for heirs with their husbands.Aristocrats and ordinary civilians, no matter how they dress, are equal before gods and Buddhas.

As soon as Zihan entered Puji Temple, he was stared at by pilgrims.She thought it was her indecent pregnancy that attracted all the attention, and she couldn't help feeling a little irritated.However, there are dozens of palace maids and guards accompanying her, and it is not easy for her to get angry in person, so she can only pretend to be a devout pilgrim and go to the main hall to donate money for sesame oil.

This is just a cover, and the real purpose is to take the opportunity to say the secret signal and meet up with Master Fangyuan.

Unexpectedly, as soon as Zihan entered the main hall, he was stared at by a pilgrim for a while, and asked, "Huh? Aren't you Luan Su, a famous prostitute of Beixi?"

Zihan's face changed, and he replied unceremoniously: "You have mistaken the person."

"Admit it? I will never admit it! I have seen you several times in Lidu!" The pilgrim recalled Luan Su's appearance, and firmly said, "Didn't you die of illness later? Why did you appear here?"

"It's already been said that you misidentified the person! How can you think of someone as a prostitute? How shameless!" Zihan spat, feeling a sense of anger in his heart.

"If you admit your mistake, you will admit your mistake. What are you doing for being so angry?" The pilgrim muttered to himself, his eyes fell on her swollen abdomen, and a look of disapproval crossed his face.

Seeing this, Zihan gritted his teeth angrily, and immediately called the guards to come forward and beat him up.The pilgrim was not easy to get along with, seeing her so domineering, he also started drinking.All of a sudden, there was a lot of noise in the main hall, words such as "bitch" and "shameless" were heard one after another, which really insulted the sacred place of Buddhism!
The guards who came out of the palace were all well-trained, and when they saw this situation, they immediately arrested the pilgrim and punished him.The maidservants here also comforted Zihan: "Miss, calm down, don't be as knowledgeable as a villain. Let's go out and wait until the palace is 'cleaned' before coming in to burn incense!"

Zihan swept his eyes away, and saw that the main hall was in chaos, and there were more and more people watching the excitement.Wouldn't it be too conspicuous to go to Master Fangyuan at this time?Thinking of this, she said to the palace maid: "You are right, you go out with me and wait." After saying that, she touched her stomach again, and said bitterly: "My stomach hurts from anger! I want to go to the toilet."

"Yes." Several maidservants did not dare to neglect, and quickly helped Zihan out of the main hall, and three or five imperial guards followed behind her, lest she might make any mistakes.

Until Zihan walked far away, he could still hear the noise in the main hall.The palace maids served her to go to the toilet, while the guards stood outside the hut.

"Miss, be careful." The three maids waited on her, one from the left, one from the right, and the other from the right.

However, the smell in the hut was not very pleasant, Zihan immediately covered his nose as soon as he entered: "It stinks!"

As soon as the words finished, three muffled sounds came from my ears, and the three maidservants fell to the ground in response, and their necks were wiped!
Zihan opened his eyes wide in horror, and was about to shout "Help", but someone covered his mouth and nose.Immediately afterwards, she felt a pain in the back of her head, her eyes went dark, and she fell into a coma...

Yun Cheng set off to return to Fangzhou on the second day of February, and Shen Yu received the decree from Emperor Tianshou on the fourth day of February, ordering him to lead the generals and some soldiers from the five northern states to the pilgrimage.

As soon as the decree came into his hands, Shen Yu immediately sent a message to the generals of the five states and a group of soldiers with outstanding military exploits.

He originally wanted to arrive in Jingzhou before Nie Peixiao's big wedding, so as not to delay attending the wedding ceremony.Unexpectedly, this road going south just happened to catch up with the early spring rainy season in the Northland, and everywhere was muddy.There were too many people in Shen Yu's group, and it was inconvenient to walk by water, so their pace slowed down.It was the end of March when we left the five northern states.

Nie Peixiao's marriage is scheduled for the second day of April, so she must not be able to return to Jingzhou in time, so Shen Yu can only ask Yun Xian to send a congratulatory gift on her behalf.Fortunately, he is still Yun's son-in-law, so it is reasonable to ask Third Master Yun to congratulate him on his behalf.

So, he wrote a letter with his own hand, sealed it with wax paint, and solemnly delivered it to Qingyi: "Before Li Xinhou left, didn't he explain how to contact the secret guard? They will hand over the letter to Third Master Yun as soon as possible."

"The subordinate understands." Qingyi took the letter straightforwardly.

"Wait." Seeing that Qingyi was about to step out of the camp, Shen Yu suddenly called him again, and said solemnly, "Be careful on the road, and don't be followed by anyone. Losing letters is trivial, but don't worry about it." Someone spied on the method of contacting the hidden guard, otherwise there may be troubles in the future."

"Master Hou, don't worry, your subordinates must be more careful." Qingyi naturally knew the importance of the matter, and quickly made a promise.

Only then did Shen Yu wave his hand: "Go, go early and come back early, and don't delay coming back for dinner before dark."

Qingyi grinned, lifted the curtain and walked out.

The delivery of the letter went smoothly, but within three days, Yun's secret guard took the initiative to contact Qingyi, saying that the letter had been sent to Yunxian by Feige, and Yunxian also presented a generous gift to King Cheng on his behalf.

Only then did Shen Yu feel relieved, and led a group of soldiers to continue on their way.After another [-] days or so, Jingzhou was already in sight.It seemed that the finish line would be reached in seven or eight days, but at this moment, Yun's hidden guards sent another shocking news, which made Shen Yuru feel struck by lightning—Chuxiu was kidnapped!

"Kidnapped?" Shen Yuduan was in disbelief, tightly gripping the letter in his hand, almost unable to stand still.

If it wasn't for the unique mark of Yun's secret guards on the letter, he would never have believed that something happened in Chuxiu.

"She was in Yanlan City so well, why was she kidnapped again?" Shen Yu looked at Qingyi nervously, with a look of worry that couldn't be hidden above his handsome face.

Qingyi shook her head: "Prince Cheng got married in Jingzhou and took away a group of trusted people; Marquis Li Xin also went to Jingzhou to attend the wedding ceremony... The whole Fangzhou's guards were weakened, so that the gangsters had an opportunity. "

Qingyi sighed while talking: "I don't know who has such brains and ability, and came to kidnap someone after seeing this empty space, and kidnapped Mrs. Chuxiu. Are you not afraid of offending Yun?"

Hearing this, Shen Yu also fell into deep thought.Was Chuxiu really kidnapped?He didn't dare to believe the news completely, but it might be possible.As Qingyi said, now is the time when Fangzhou guards the void, and Nie Peixiao and Yun Cheng are both in Jingzhou...

What's more, with Chuxiu's personality, he always likes to go out lightly and simply, and doesn't like to bring many entourages, which is easy for treacherous people to take advantage of!

Being able to seize this opportunity to strike, or at the door of Yun's house, it can be seen that the other party came prepared.

Up to now, Shen Yu can only comfort himself - Yun's hidden guards are all over the world, and they will definitely find Chuxiu to ensure that she is safe and sound.

Even though he kept comforting himself, he was still anxious, so he told Qingyi: "Let's continue on our way. You must get in touch with the dark guard every day and tell me the latest progress of the matter."

Qingyi naturally dare not neglect.

who did this?Shen Yu has been thinking about this question:

Could it be the God-given Emperor?No!Although Nie Qi is ruthless, he would not use such despicable means to deal with Fuxiu.

Is it Yun Xiangrong?She is a weak woman, even if she has a bit of resourcefulness, how can she have such great ability?
Or Mingying?But Yun Cheng clearly said that Ming Ying has become insane and disfigured...

After much deliberation, Shen Yu has no clue about the mastermind behind the scenes!
It's a pity that the Yun's tree is so popular, and now it has just taken back the business in the Northland, which is the time to cause dissatisfaction and jealousy.He really couldn't figure out who did it.It is possible to look inside or outside the Yun clan.

After another two or three days like this, there was still no progress in finding Chuxiu - the news sent by the dark guards every day was all bad.

On the fourth day, Shen Yu was unable to open the letter and read it again. As long as he saw Qingyi's expression to tell the time, he could guess the content of the letter—the search failed.

Shen Yu only hated himself for coming back too late and being delayed on the road for too long, and the distant water could not save the near fire.With this tormented and worried mood, he couldn't help speeding up his pace.Finally, the party arrived outside the border of Jingzhou, only three days away from entering the city.

As long as you turn over the moat mountain in front of you, you will be within the territory of Jingzhou.

On the last night before entering the mountain, nearly a thousand people began to set up camp.A small river flows out of the moat mountain, and the water source is very clear.It is now spring, and the weather is starting to become scorching hot, especially when Shen Yu is leading all military generals, all of them are strong and full of firepower, and they are on their way every day.

After finally seeing a cool river, the soldiers clamored to take a bath in the river to catch fish, but Shen Yu had no interest.The setting sun of molten gold and the lights of Orion failed to calm his mood. He was struggling and considering an important decision.

"Master Hou!" There was a burst of excitement outside the tent at the right time, and several soldiers who had returned from catching fish shouted loudly, "Come out and eat fish! We caught a lot of fish!"

Where did Shen Yu have such thoughts, he waved his hand to Qingyi: "You go out to eat, let them leave me alone."

"Master Hou, don't worry, I'll inquire about Madam Chuxiu tomorrow." Seeing Shen Yu becoming increasingly reticent, Qingyi couldn't help persuading her.

Shen Yu only sighed when he heard the words: "You don't need to comfort me, we entered the Mocheng Mountain, how can we contact the hidden guards of the Yun family? We have to get out of the mountain."

The point is that with so many people rushing into the mountain, it will take at least two days before they can climb over the moat.Two days... a lot of news will be delayed.Whether he is dead or alive after going out of Xiuxiu, what is the inside story of this, he will not know within two days.

In particular, after entering the imperial city of Jingzhou, his actions were restricted, and he couldn't escape for a while...

Thinking of this, Shen Yu only felt powerless for a while.He couldn't let go of Chuxiu.While feeling annoyed and anxious, a smell of firewood smoke slowly drifted in from outside the tent, and it was the soldiers who set up the grill.

Apparently, Qingyi also smelled this smell, so she comforted her again: "Master Hou, no matter how worried you are, you have to eat first! You can't think of a way to save someone when you're hungry."

Shen Yu opened his mouth and was about to reply when he heard someone outside the tent speak loudly: "That famous prostitute is also a character. She married the emperor for many years and feigned death, and now she suddenly reappeared. That's why it's a disaster for women! No, go out of the city Burning incense and being kidnapped."

A famous prostitute, marrying the emperor, being kidnapped...

(End of this chapter)