txolops Chapter 12 Departure
Chapter 12 Departure
The two were alone, and Ning Qing didn't have to stick to the details, went straight to the table and sat down, picked up the teapot and poured water for himself and Tao Ji.The gilded incense camp on the desk is burning fruit and wood incense, and the smoke is dense in the room, making it very peaceful.
Ning Qing put down the teapot, waved Tao Ji to sit down, and heard him laughing: "I was really shocked when you suddenly reported that the emperor would promise you to Wei Yao. Go for the cheap, sure enough, I see you get along pretty well these few days."
Ning Qing sneered, and put down the teacup: "It's just normal, Wei Yao and I just put on a show in front of outsiders, and I don't have a deep friendship with him in private."
Tao Ji knew about this a long time ago. He looked at Ning Qing and said, "I didn't look at it carefully before, and I haven't seen him in ten years. Lan Yu still looks like before, and he has grown into a handsome young man like jade."
Ning Qing pursed her lips and smiled lightly, and asked after a while, "Where are your attendants?"
"They're all waiting by the side of the road. I won't waste too much time when I come over."
Ning Qing thought deeply, raised his eyes and asked him: "What can you see about the deaths of Eleven and Thirteen?"
Tao Ji's face was dull and expressionless. When he heard the two people, there was unspeakable sadness in his eyes, which could not be contained in a few words.
"These attendants are all my people, but Eleven is my confidant, he knows about you and me." Tao Ji got up and took a few steps, "It was him who died, I don't believe it's a coincidence."
Ning Qing followed him and said, "That's right, although it was Thirteen's actions, he killed himself before he could find out who it was. It seems that he was ordered by others, and he couldn't live if he knew the matter was revealed. Why not?" The first strike is the best."
"One more thing." Ning Qing looked at him, hesitant.
"What's the matter?"
"The sachet of Shisan, I always feel that someone deliberately let us see it. Shisan poured the teapot down immediately after Shisan died of poisoning. body."
Ning Qing recalled the scene of meeting Shisan at the Ministry of Criminal Justice that day: "Besides, when we told Shisan about the sachet that day, he was a little surprised, and coupled with the way he swore the day before, I think the real The sachet should have been disposed of by him long ago."
Tao Ji frowned, a little unbelievable: "You mean, someone among the attendants knew about this, and he put the sachet back?"
"That's why, when Shisan heard that we had found the sachet, he knew that the person behind him hadn't thought of letting him escape in the early morning. In this way, it's not a bad idea to remind him."
Seeing Tao Ji hanging his head in deep thought, Ning Qing asked, "Do you know who did it?"
"The second prince has been fighting with my brother for a long time, but there is no guarantee that someone else killed someone with a knife, or..."
"Or what?"
"It's nothing." Tao Ji smiled and didn't seem to intend to say anything. He changed the topic, "I haven't seen you for so long, how is Ning Xiangke?"
Ning Qing shook his head and smiled helplessly: "My father is the best, more than enough to teach me a lesson."
When Tao Ji heard this, he also smiled.Ning Qing's temperament has been like this since he was a child, and Ning Xiang has not restrained himself when he was disciplined since he was a child. From his point of view, Ning Xiang also has the suspicion of thunder and rain, and Ning Xiang is like a mirror in his heart. Most of the time, just scold and let him go.
"That's right." Ning Qing told him, "In a few days, I will escort the crown prince south to Xingchuan with Wei Yao. I don't know how long it will take. When I return to the imperial capital, I will send you a message with a wooden kite."
"Xingchuan?" Tao Ji was no stranger to this place, the fortress in the southern border of the Great Wei Dynasty. He thought that Zhu Yu's status was so valuable that it would be impossible for him to lose his tour, so he asked, "But something happened?"
"The route of the grain and grass transported to Xingchuan is a mystery. The prince is sympathetic to the suffering of the people, so he went to investigate this matter."
Tao Ji nodded and said, "You and I can't stay for long."
When Ning Qing was about to enter the secret passage, he turned around and said, "Treasure."
"You too, be careful all the way."
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Although the prince is traveling, if it takes too much manpower and material resources to arrange according to the royal prince's etiquette system, it will be difficult for a large number of people not to attract attention, and they may run away before anything is found out.So Wei Yao proposed to take only two teams of soldiers and horses, led by Zhao Min to follow secretly, and stationed outside Xingchuan City in case of emergency; Zhu Yu pretended to be an official sent by the household department to investigate, and the others accompanied him.The prince is sensible, and he doesn't like extravagance. This time, he is going to investigate the case, and he will do whatever he wants, so he will leave it to Wei Yao to handle it.
At first Lin Rong heard that Ning Qing didn't plan to take him, so he begged for a long time, but Ning Qing was unmoved at all: "Your son, I am going to be a follower, how can anyone bring a follower, just You talk too much, and I can't take you there."
For this reason, Lin Rong was angry for a long time, and finally Ning Qing coaxed him with a roast chicken.
Before leaving, Wei Yao was talking to Zhao Min. Ning Qing went to tease Wei Yao's "baby" when he had nothing to do. He took the name "Treading Snow".The horse and its owner were printed out of the same mold. The owner didn't want to see Ning Qing, so it was passable anyway, but this little beast was not angry when he saw him this time. He pursed his horse's mouth and exhaled, looking quite bad. provoke.
It's a pity that Ning Qing didn't take his temper seriously at all, and provoked him anyway.Pouting at it for a while, and glaring at him with white eyes, the temper of the horse covered in snow was aroused, and he kicked up and neighed. Ning Qing didn't expect that it could go so high when it was tied up, so he hurriedly took a step back.
"There's blood under the iron hooves of Taxue, I advise you not to mess with it." Wei Yao had finished speaking with Zhao Min at some point and came behind him, and then walked past him to touch Taxue.
The little bastard lost all his arrogance immediately, and was as cute as a cat, striding excitedly next to Wei Yao.Ning Qing complained in a low voice: "By bullying others."
Zhu Yu got off the carriage in the palace, and walked towards them with a smile: "What interesting things are you talking about with Lan Yu?"
Wei Yao left Taxue and bowed to the prince: "It's nothing. Prince, the accompanying soldiers and horses are ready, and they will follow us secretly after we set off. Now, please move the prince to the ordinary carriage."
"Okay." Zhu Yu was about to get into the car, when he heard a shout from behind: "Don't go, wait for me!"
Everyone turned their heads to see that it was Fei Tian.
"Isn't this Brother Fei? It turns out that you are still a handsome man."
It's not Ning Qing's fault, it's really Fei Tian's beard that got stuck on something, and the beggars on the street don't want to be with him.Now that he has shaved, cleaned his face, and put on new clothes, removing the bruises he knocked on his face, he looks radiant.
"Naturally, I used to be a pretty boy in our area in Yingchuan." Fei Tian was not modest.
When he saw Wei Yao, he hurriedly said, "Don't worry, my lord, I will lead the way this time and I will let you arrive a few days earlier."
Wei Yao responded with a flat expression: "Okay, everyone is here, let's get in the car."
Wei Yao turned over and rode on Treading Snow, his movements were clean and neat, which is called chic.
Ning Qing patted Fei Tian on the shoulder: "Brother Fei, how does it feel to see the sun again?"
Fei Tian frowned: "Although the father-in-law brought me out of the Ministry of Punishment, after all, didn't you bring me in? I owe you nothing if I lead you the way."
Fei Tian followed the prince into the carriage, leaving Ning Qing standing still and staring at his back. After a while, he said, "Oh, you have a temper!"
Both Ning Qing and Fei Tian are open-minded and casual people. After a few days, the two chatted without talking, and the brothers were very affectionate. Many times, Zhu Yu didn't need to talk, and he could laugh just by watching them talk. half an hour.When walking halfway, Ning Qing thought: "Brother Fei, since we are similar in age, don't be so restrained. Let's call our names directly. What's yours?"
Fei Tian said in a cloud of confusion: "Biaozi? I haven't reached the crown yet, so I don't have a Biaozi."
Um?Ning Qing was stunned for a while, then said in surprise: "What, you haven't reached the crown yet?"
"Yes, I'm only eighteen."
Ning Qing only felt a cluster of fire surge up, and said with restraint: "You! You have taken advantage of me a lot these days, don't call me by my name in the future!"
There was a lot of noise in the carriage, and Wei Yao pursed his lips when he was riding outside on Treading Snow: "I can't live in peace."
But it's not Ning Qing's fault, Fei Tian was at least ten years older than Wei Yao, so no one would have thought that he was not yet crowned.
When they were about to arrive in Xingchuan, Fei Tian led the way with a carriage, and Wei Yao followed behind, but the more they walked, the more strange it became. He was still wandering in the forest for a long time, Fei Tian wondered: "This is really strange."
Ning Qing lifted the curtain of the car and looked at him suspiciously: "Fei Tian, don't you know the way?"
Fei Tian refused to admit it: "How could it be! I am a local."
After walking for another two hours, it was almost dusk, and if I dragged on like this, I might not be able to get around at night.Facing Wei Yao's increasingly hostile eyes and frosty face, Fei Tian said with a dry smile, "Well, I haven't been back for five years, so I can't remember clearly."
As soon as Ning Qing heard this, he wanted to lift the curtain and give him a slap, but was persuaded by Zhu Yu: "Don't worry, you can always get out if you take your time."
Wei Yao's eyes are like cold stars, fixed on people, causing people to suffer extraordinarily.He smiled: "It's okay, if you can't find it before dark, I'll kick you out of the car and find your way."
Fei Tian: "..."
Under the naked threat, Fei Tian finally lived up to his expectations and thought of a way to drive the carriage out of the woods before dark.
During the night's break, Fei Tian asked Ning Qing furtively: "Grandpa is worthy of being a military commander. Just now I thought he would really let me go if I didn't think about it."
Ning Qing patted him on the shoulder with a smile, nodded and said, "It's not a thought, it's an absolute."
Fei Tian: "..."
Fortunately, after this stimulation, Fei Tianru had the help of a god, remembered the way clearly, and did not make any mistakes to give Wei Yao a chance to clean him up.
The carriage was driving slowly, and the gate of Xingchuan city could already be seen in front of it, gradually approaching, and Wei Yao riding a horse could already be seen in front, dozens of ragged civilians lying outside the city, sallow and emaciated, a few small Even more scrawny.There are a few more, lying motionless on the ground, they should be dead, and the people around the corpse seem to be familiar with it.
Ning Qing and Zhu Yu opened the window, seeing this tragic scene without saying a word, Fei Tian felt uncomfortable when he thought that these were all his former fellow villagers.
The group of people were lying and sitting weakly, and when they saw them, they rushed up like hungry wolves seeing meat.
"Young master, please do me a favor and give me some food."
"My lord, give me something to eat, anything is fine."
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Wei Yao gritted his teeth, got off the horse, unpacked the horse's luggage, and was snatched away as soon as he took out the dry food. A gust of wind swept through the clouds, and a small half of the people looked at him obsessively, with sad eyes and tears in their eyes.
"My lord."
Wei Yao turned his head, and Ning Qing brought a large bag of dry food and distributed it to the group of people along with the money.A group of people appeared from nowhere, pulling them tightly. Ning Qing was no more stable than Wei Yao, and was staggered a few times. Wei Yao was also anxious, and said in a low voice: "Who dares to move any more!"
When Wei Yao's face darkened, it had the effect of not being angry, and the group of people suddenly fell silent, looking for a place to lie down.
Ning Qing tidied up her clothes and looked at Wei Yao: "Helping them for a while is just a drop in the bucket. The rotten roots must be uprooted to make Xingchuan as it used to be."
Wei Yao sneered, and looked at the soldiers standing guard a dozen steps away who ignored him: "Let's go, we will meet their master."