Chapter 278: 278 intentional (second update)
Chapter 278 278 Deliberately (second update)
Tonight's night hunt will last for two full hours, so most people will not sit here and wait. Some young boys and girls have already become restless and are playing, walking or riding horses nearby in twos and threes. From time to time, their laughter and laughter can be heard faintly.
Amber quickly brought the red horse Fenglu over.
The red horse Fenglu had a very docile personality. She nuzzled Chu Qianchen affectionately and swung her long pony tail, as if to say, go play, let's go play.
Chu Qianchen held the reins with one hand, then stepped on the stirrup and jumped onto the horse neatly. His movements were so swift and swift that Amber always admired him.
"It's really noisy here, Maple Lu, can we go for a walk somewhere cleaner?" Chu Qianchen asked, touching its mane.
Maple Lu called out twice, seeming to agree.
Amber glanced in the direction of the Queen and Yuan Zhitong, nodded silently, and was convinced.
Where there are many people, there is a lot of right and wrong.
Chu Qianchen clamped his horse's belly and rode towards a small forest in the northwest of the square, leaving behind the surrounding voices, laughter and chatter.
The closer you get to the small forest, the quieter the surroundings become, with only the sound of the horses' hooves echoing in your ears.
"princess!"
Chu Qianchen was stopped by someone outside the woods. Jingfeng chased him from behind, panting slightly.
Chu Qianchen pulled the reins, and the red horse neighed softly.
Jingfeng looked around cautiously. There was no one around for a hundred feet except Hu Hua and Jiang Yuan.
The area behind was brightly lit and bustling with activity.
There was silence ahead, and the darkness in the grove was as if a huge beast had opened its **** mouth. Even the whistling cold wind was like the heavy breathing of a beast.
"Princess, the capital..." Jingfeng lowered his voice and reported, his voice was muffled by the howling mountain wind.
"Something happened in the capital?" Chu Qianchen's expression changed slightly and he blurted out, "But the emperor clearly promised..."
She subconsciously looked in the direction of the bamboo shed where the emperor was. She couldn't see the emperor at all from her current position. She could only see the lanterns hanging under the bamboo shed, shining like gems.
"Hao Guo..." Chu Qianchen bit his lip and suddenly fell silent.
After a moment of silence, she told Jingfeng, "Don't worry, we'll talk about it later when the prince comes back."
"Yes, Princess." Jingfeng responded quickly.
Chu Qianchen had no intention of riding anymore and turned the horse's head, "Forget it, let's go back."
She drove her horse back to the bamboo shed, and Amber and Jiang Yuan, who were holding lanterns, also left with her.
As the lantern went away, the surroundings became dark, gloomy and silent.
In front of the woods, the cold wind roared.
When Chu Qianchen and his party walked away, a slightly stooped figure walked out of the dark woods, startling several gray birds to flutter through the forest.
Silver moonlight poured down from the sky, illuminating his face.
This is a male face full of wrinkles, with a high nose bridge, gray hair, and dark, rough skin that makes him look older than his actual age.
His profound facial features, which are different from those of the Central Plains people, clearly show his identity.
The old man stared at Chu Qianchen's leaving figure without blinking, and said to himself in surprise: "What happened in the capital?"
Princess Chen mentioned "Hao Kingdom" just now. Judging from her tone, could it be that what she said was related to Da Hao? !
The old man became more and more anxious as he thought about it. He couldn't wait to return to the bamboo shed where Andaman was and reported everything he saw and heard in Hao language.
"..." Andaman's face immediately turned brown, and his eyes were filled with uncertainty.
Could it be that something went wrong in the capital? !
This thought couldn't help but come to his mind.
Andaman took a deep breath and asked softly: "Suke, is there any news from the capital?"
He also spoke the Hao language, but there were many people in Daqi who spoke the Hao language, so Andaman did not dare to speak too loudly.
The old man known as Suke shook his head, "No."
"..." Andaman's eyes became darker.
They have also been paying attention to the movements in the capital, but this is Daqi's territory. Even if they have the hidden stakes they buried before, their number is limited, and the speed of delivering news is not fast.
Andaman was not surprised by Sukh's reply.
Andaman suddenly clenched his hand into a fist, loosened it, and then clenched it again. His thoughts were spinning, and he calmly raised questions in his heart: Could Princess Chen tell this to Suke on purpose?
Andaman pondered for a moment and whispered in Hao: "Why did Princess Chen go to the woods alone?"
He seemed to be talking to himself, but also seemed to be asking other people.
Another young man in a blue robe with a slim lapel took a step closer to Andaman and said, "Your Majesty, I just saw that Princess Chen and the Queen were not having a good time... After that, Princess Chen went riding a horse alone."
Andaman was immediately relieved, even thinking about it.
She is just a little girl of fourteen or fifteen years old, how can she have the courage to pretend to be a ghost?
As the old saying goes, if a war is deceitful, it will lead to suspicion, and if there is false doubt, it will lead to defeat.
This was a major event related to both countries. Gu Jue was known as the King of War, so he was not stupid enough to let his wife deliberately act for them, nor was he afraid that something would go wrong and ruin his important event.
Andaman put this unrealistic guess behind him, and after calming down, he said to the old man again: "Suke, tell me again in detail." Suke told what he had just seen and heard exactly. The writing is not bad.
However, he was far away just now and couldn't hear much clearly, and Chu Qianchen's words were also intermittent and vague.
Andaman confirmed uneasily: "Are you sure she mentioned the Emperor of Da Qi?"
Andaman suppressed the impulse in his heart and did not look towards the emperor.
"I'm sure." Suke nodded.
"But the Emperor is not..." Andaman repeated in a low voice in Daqi's language, so softly that only he could hear it.
He pondered these words carefully, and the more he thought about them, the more subtle his expression became.
He asked again in Hao language: "Do you think King Chen is really ill?"
Suke and the young man in blue robe looked at each other, neither of them could answer this question.
Andaman actually didn't expect them to answer this question. He frowned deeply and said angrily: "What on earth are Emperor Daqi and King Chen doing!"
Andaman's temples began to ache.
He had two missions in coming to Daqi this time. One was to secretly find the whereabouts of Wuhejia Tower, and the other was to arrange the marriage between the prince and the princess of Daqi.
Before coming, Emperor Hao and he had privately deduced the situation they might encounter in Da Qi, including that the Emperor of Da Qi might not easily agree to a marriage between the two countries...
They had expected a lot, but the current situation was obviously very different from what they had expected.
At this moment, Andaman feels as if he is in a fog. If he is not careful and takes a wrong step forward, he may fall into a deep valley...
Andaman couldn't help but look towards the emperor, and then suddenly stood up.
The movement on his side suddenly attracted the attention of many people.
Andaman smiled slightly and walked towards the emperor as if nothing had happened. From the corner of his eye, he glanced at the bamboo shed belonging to Prince Chen's Palace. It was empty except for a few guards from Prince Chen's Palace.
Andaman was afraid of attracting other people's attention, so he quickly withdrew his gaze calmly and walked into the emperor's bamboo shed.
Not far away, Chu Qianchen was sitting in another bamboo shed, with his back to Andaman.
She was originally going back, but she was called by Princess Jingle on the way and asked her to come over and have tea.
Jingle makes the tea herself, starting from selecting the tea and ironing the cup. She does every step personally.
Her movements of making tea are very beautiful, elegant and smooth, and she is fully focused, as if the flow of time has slowed down, which makes her whole person gentle and quiet.
Only the sleeves occasionally slid slightly, and the scabbed whip marks on his right wrist were faintly visible in the sleeves.
Her wrists were white and slender, as if they would break if broken.
Chu Qianchen just glanced at the scar and looked away, quietly admiring the other person making tea.
After a while, a cup of freshly brewed tea was brought over by a pair of plain white hands.
"Try the tea I made."
Jingle looked at Chu Qianchen, curved her lips and smiled gently, with a graceful and gentle temperament in her every move.
She is like the white clouds in the sky, pure, soft, yet fragile, as if they will disperse when the wind blows.
Chu Qianchen smelled the tea first, and then took a sip of the hot tea.
The aroma is pure and the taste is sweet.
She smiled and praised: "Good tea!"
The red horse next to her didn't know if it smelled the fragrance of tea, and came closer, its long tail swaying back and forth.
"Maple Dew!" Amber quickly pulled the reins of the red horse and pulled it back.
Amber felt that her princess really liked cats, dogs, horses, etc. Maple Lu's character was actually very docile, and she was well-behaved and clever when riding for her. However, whenever she was around the princess, she always seemed too much. A bit naughty to others and full of energy.
The originally quiet bamboo shed suddenly became lively, like a vibrant spring injected into the lifeless carbon water.
Jingle looked at Chu Qianchen blankly and sighed sincerely: "Sister-in-law of the Nine Emperors, you are so kind!"
Her voice is as gentle and reserved as her appearance, tactful and restrained.
"..." Chu Qianchen tilted his little face in confusion, his eyes clear.
The smile on Jingle's face became a little deeper, and her expression became warmer and showed goodwill.
She had not met Chu Qianchen a few times, but she was already convinced that she liked this young Nine Emperors Wife very much.
Her mind couldn't help but think of Chu Qianchen's care for Shen Wan last night, and her firmness towards the queen and Yuan Zhitong just now.
She is obviously only fourteen years old and has not yet had haircuts, but underneath her youthful and charming appearance, she possesses an extremely tough soul.
Dare to take action without fear.
Not like her.
Jingle's eyelashes trembled slightly, her eyes dim.
She lowered her eyes, concealed the myriad of melancholy in her eyes, and picked up the teacup gracefully, like a jade sculpture.
(End of chapter)