Qingling Punishing Heart

Chapter 314
In the sky, the wolf smoke rose slowly, forming straight black smoke straight into the sky.

Seeing the signal of the invasion of foreign enemies, the people on the streets of Haojing were in a mess, and they were immersed in an atmosphere of extreme panic for thousands of miles.

The palace was full of voices, and the ministers flocked to the court one after another to discuss ways to retreat from the enemy.

Jiang Ling walked out of the bedroom with a solemn expression, only to see a hurried young man walking towards him, who was Xi Bofeng's son, Xi Bofeng.

"Bofeng, what happened?" Jiang Ling asked.

Xi Bofeng cupped his hands and replied: "Go back to your mother, Rong Di will send troops in a big way and will arrive at Mount Li in a few days."

Jiang Ling's complexion changed slightly, and he asked in confusion, "Rong and Di's invasion must pass through other vassal states, why didn't there be any news from other states in advance?"

Xi Bofeng replied: "I heard that Rong Di invited many highly skilled strangers, and used magic to move mountains and open roads along the way, bypassing the eyes and ears of various countries, and coming straight to Haojing. However, you don't need to worry too much General Yang Ni has led elite soldiers to guard Lishan, General Li Hongxi has led his troops to fight against foreign enemies, and even Niu Zhu, the leader of Chan, went to Lishan to help."

"He went too..."

Looking up at the sky, Jiang Ling saw black smoke billowing as far as he could see, and couldn't help showing hesitation.

Xi Bofeng raised his head and glanced in the direction of the court, and said anxiously: "My minister is about to go to the court to wait for orders from the doctors Bo Yangfu and Zhong Shanfu. Do you have any other orders?"

Jiang Ling waved his hand, Xi Bofeng bent over and saluted, and left in a hurry.

At this time, Lu'er, who usually serves the palace maid personally, walked over slowly and said: "The emperor sent someone to post a reward notice a while ago, and he spared no expense to win Baosi's smile. Many opportunistic people braved the heavy snow and rushed to Lishan Mountain Offer advice and suggestions. Could it be that someone came up with this idea, just to make Bao Si smile?"

"Lu'er, prepare the horse!" Jiang Ling frowned slightly and said, "I want to go out of the city to see for myself."

Lu'er said: "Have you forgotten, Your Majesty? Before your Majesty left, General Li specially asked Madam to inform Madam to take care of her illness in the palace, and not to work too hard before your Majesty returned to the palace, and not to leave the palace for half a step."

"I want to go! Who dares to stop me?"

There was a hint of anger in Jiang Ling's eyes, and he hurried back to the queen's bedroom.

At this time, it was already sunset.

The setting sun streamed in from the window, illuminating the dimly lit interior.

Jiang Ling stood alone in front of the dressing table, facing a bronze mirror, took off the phoenix crown full of pearls and jade, tore off the long skirt, and took off the colorful cloak...

Lu'er walked over quickly, and said worriedly: "Your Majesty, you must be careful of the phoenix's body, don't catch a cold and catch the wind and cold."

"I'm not that delicate." Jiang Ling asked while changing his clothes, "Lu'er, how long will it take from Haojing Palace to Mount Li?"

Lu'er said: "Lishan is located outside the city of Haojing, hundreds of miles away from here, let's say four or five hours, if you hurry up, you can reach it in less than half a day."

"It's been too long." After saying these three words, Jiang Ling had already changed into a light red dress.

"Your Majesty, don't you want to go alone?" Lu'er asked in astonishment.

"No matter what, I have to meet that demon girl named Baosi." Jiang Ling stretched out a hand and ordered, "Lu'er, bring me my red lotus umbrella."

Lu'er said: "The old umbrella has been poked in the corner since the empress entered the palace. It has not been moved for three years. Now it is covered with dust, dirty and torn. I should go and get a new one for the empress."

"No need." Jiang Ling lowered his eyes and said sadly: "Lu'er, you have been serving me in Shen Kingdom since you were young. I married into the palace three years ago, and you followed me. I have always regarded you as a family member. Now There is something I can only entrust to you..."

Lu'er said: "What's the matter, the lady, just tell the slaves."

After pondering for a moment, Jiang Ling slightly bent his knees, and slowly knelt down...

Lu'er hurriedly supported her, and said in shock: "Mother, you... what are you doing... if you have anything to say, just speak up... this is too embarrassing."

Jiang Ling said: "Once the Lishan beacon fire is lit, according to the agreement between the Zhou family and the princes of the world, all the princes in the land of Shenzhou must spare no effort to send troops to King Haojingqin from all directions. No monarch has ever done this since the founding of the Zhou family. The huge marching schedule is unprecedented in scale and cost. If Ji Gongyu is really bewitched by the demon girl and does ridiculous things like playing with the princes, it will definitely lead to the dissatisfaction of the princes and the loss of people's hearts. I can't let the world be destroyed by one The hand of the faint king..."

"Isn't your empress going to... kill the king?" Lu'er shook her head in fright, knelt on the ground with a thud, kowtowed and said, "Damn Lu'er! The crime deserves death! Lu'er was talking nonsense just now! Although Your Majesty has no intention of state affairs, Sometimes I just want to have fun, but it's not to the point of being stupid and detrimental to the country. Please don't take what Lu'er said just now, your mother, those words are all from Lu'er's hearsay..."

Jiang Ling helped her up and asked, "Who did you hear that from?"

Lu'er replied, "A court lady named Xiao Mian."

"Xiao Mian?" Jiang Ling thought for a while, then pondered, "I've never heard of such a maid in the palace."

Lu'er replied: "Xiao Mian used to be Princess Lin Zi's personal servant girl, and now she is in charge of serving General Yang Ni, and she doesn't usually walk around the palace. Lu'er only saw her by chance, and heard her speculation."

Jiang Ling said: "Regardless of whether this matter is true or not, I have to go to Mount Li for a walk. If I unfortunately die on the mountain, please send Yijiu to Shen Guo and give it to Shen Hou Jiang Ying to be raised. Yijiu is on my body. The fallen meat, I really can't bear him to stay in the palace and suffer."

Lu'er said: "Prince Yijiu is the son of the emperor after all, even if the emperor gets angry again, he won't be able to kill his only biological flesh and blood."

Hearing the words "one's own flesh and blood", Jiang Ling bowed his head and remained silent for a long time.

Under the dim light, Lu'er glanced at Jiang Ling's cheeks from the corner of her eyes, saw a flash of sadness in her eyes, and couldn't help asking:
"Your Majesty, could it be that what the one-eyed doctor who came that day was telling the truth... Isn't Prince Yijiu..."

"No..." Jiang Ling said slowly: "Although Yijiu is not Ji Gongyan's own flesh and blood, he is not what the one-eyed doctor said. I, Jiang Ling, have a clear conscience. I have never done anything wrong to Ji Gongyan in my life. things."

The more Lu'er listened, the more confused she became, and she didn't quite understand Jiang Ling's meaning. Since Ji Yijiu is not the son of the emperor, then she is the child of another man, but the queen said she was not sorry for the son of heaven. What is going on? thing?Although she was puzzled, Lu'er didn't ask any more questions, but said firmly: "Your Majesty has been taking care of Lu'er all these years. As long as you are ordered by Your Majesty, no matter what it is, Lu'er will die. Your Majesty... Take care!"

Jiang Ling bid farewell to Lu'er and offered the red lotus umbrella.

In Lu'er's shocked eyes, Jiang Ling took an umbrella and turned into a red light that shot straight into the sky.

Jiang Ling walked through the clouds alone, looking ahead with his eyes, and saw a gray sky in the distance, and the lush mountain shadows were faintly visible.Lishan Mountain stretches for thousands of miles, and beacon towers are built on the mountain, rising straight black smoke, slowly drifting to the end of the sky.

(End of this chapter)