Chapter 345: 345Nightmare

Chapter 345: 345Nightmare

Chapter 345 Chapter 345 Nightmare

Chu Qianchen knew that Chu Qianhuang was no longer the eldest sister she was before.

Originally, Chu Qianchen had no choice but to deal with this matter. He didn't dare to tell Shen Shi, and he couldn't explain this kind of strange power to others, so he could only hide it in his heart.

Before today, Chu Qianchen thought that no one else could see through all this.

This was the first time she had seen Master Juehui in two lives. Although she had heard about Master Juehui’s profound Dharma from Baiyun Temple in her previous life, she didn’t pay much attention to it. She didn’t know about Master Juehui until today. He is a true master of Taoism.

So, in the mood to give it a try, she couldn't help but ask.

Juehui smiled slightly and said: "Come from where you came from, go to where you are going, the cycle of cause and effect."

His words were concise and to the point, and quite a bit Zen-like.

The cool spring breeze in early February comes with a faint fragrance of flowers, accompanied by the "rustling" sound of swaying bamboo leaves.

"Two benefactors, please help yourself. I'll excuse you, poor monk." Master Juehui performed another Buddhist salute and walked towards the Dharma hall.

Chu Qianchen held Gu Jue's hand, took steps, and continued walking forward. His eyes seemed to be in a trance and he was silent.

Gu Jue stayed by her side quietly, matching her pace.

According to the original plan, the two went to the front to ask for peace charms, added money for sesame oil, and returned to the Dharma Hall.

Chu Qianchen also asked for a peace charm for the Queen Mother and whispered to her: "Mom, I just asked Master Juehui to unravel the lottery. It was a lottery to tell whether the prince will be able to have a prosperous life and have a smooth life." Chu Qianchen did not want to think about it. Queen Mother Yin was worried, so she told half of the story and hid the other half.

"Okay! That's good!" Queen Mother Yin patted Chu Qianchen's hand gently, her smile deepening.

Chu Qianchen pursed his lips and smiled calmly, his eyebrows arched.

Their conversation ended abruptly. At this time, Master Juehui in front began to lecture.

The other pilgrims also kept silent and listened attentively, with solemn expressions.

The lecture lasted for half an hour before it ended. After that, the three of them left the Dharma Hall and followed the young novice who had led them to the west wing.

Along the way, Queen Mother Yin was full of praise for Master Juehui, and kept saying that he was an enlightened monk. She kept praising him. On the one hand, the young novice felt honored, but on the other hand, he couldn't help but look at him. Glancing at Chu Qianchen's face, he almost burned a hole in her face.

After eating vegetarian food in the temple and walking around for a while, Chu Qianchen, Gu Jue and the Queen Mother Yin left Baiyun Temple.

I took a carriage when I came here, and I took a carriage when I came back.

Queen Mother Yin has always been in a good mood and is observing the interaction between her son and daughter-in-law. She sees that every time her daughter-in-law gets on and off the car, her son is very attentive and carefully supports her. She feels that her son is really a teachable child.

This is great! Queen Mother Yin exchanged looks with Aunt He in tacit understanding, smiling lovingly.

Gu Jue and Chu Qianchen sent Queen Mother Yin back to Yi'antang, and the atmosphere was joyful.

Originally, they planned to chat with Queen Mother Yin for a while, but as soon as they sat down, Jiang Yuan came in and said cryptically: "Your Majesty, Jingfeng said, I just received a letter from Fei Ge from the south."

As soon as Chu Qianchen heard Jiang Yuan say "south", he knew that it was most likely the flying pigeon from Wuhejialou who was delivering the message.

Queen Mother Yin smiled, waved her hand and said: "You go and do your work, don't worry about me, I'm going to take a nap."

From the Queen Mother's point of view, this is home, not in the palace. They are all members of her own family, and there is no need to be restrained.

Gu Jue was not polite to his mother and said with a smile: "Mom, please rest first and don't sleep for too long, otherwise you won't be able to sleep at night. Tonight, we will come over to have dinner with you."

Queen Mother Yin was even more happy and said hello repeatedly.

Chu Qianchen followed Gu Jue and left Yi'antang, heading towards the outer courtyard.

The two of them walked slowly without saying a word. It was not until they were approaching the outer study that Chu Qianchen suddenly asked, "My lord, do you want to tell my mother about this?"

Once, Chu Qianchen thought about telling Mrs. Shen, but after hesitating and thinking, she finally couldn't bear to say it. She felt that telling it would not help the matter and would only increase the annoyance to Mrs. Shen, so it was better not to say it.

But things are a little different now...

Chu Qianchen silently recited in his mind what Master Juehui said before: "Come from where you came from, go to where you are going, the cycle of cause and effect."

On the way out of Baiyun Temple, she chewed these twelve words over and over in her heart many times, feeling that Master Juehui's words seemed to imply that the real Chu Qianhuang might still come back.

So, should she tell Mrs. Shen?

Thinking about it, Shen's disappointed and sad face appeared in Chu Qianchen's mind...

Chu Qianchen's heart was in chaos, as if there was a small insect rolling around and making noise in her heart.

On weekdays, no matter what happened, no matter what kind of people she faced, Chu Qianchen was calm and collected, but when things related to her closest relatives, she was just a mortal and could not remain calm. , thinking rationally, for fear that Mr. Shen would be sad.

Gu Jue stopped and hugged her sideways.

He put his head next to her ear and whispered: "Don't worry, wait until the person who went to investigate comes back."

Chu Qianchen closed her eyes and buried her face in his chest, letting his faint agarwood fragrance linger on the tip of her nose, enjoying the tenderness of his embrace.

Shen also hugged her, and she was also full of pity and love, but the feeling of being held by the prince like this was different from her mother's hug. It was indescribable, warm, solid, and powerful, making her feel safe and stable, and her heart and brows seemed to be... It's sweet.

As soon as she took a breath, her heart calmed down.

It's useless for others to say a thousand or ten thousand words, but Gu Jue only needs to say one sentence.

Chu Qianchen relaxedly raised his arms and wrapped them around his waist. He softly said "hmm" and rubbed his cheek lovingly on his shoulder like a kitten.

The prince is right. Even if she tells her mother now, it will be of no use. It is better not to cause trouble and disturb her mother's mind.

The most important thing now is to persuade her to make peace with Chu Lingxiao as soon as possible, and everything else comes second.

"Be good." Gu Jue bent down and kissed the top of her hair again. Under the thick and long eyelashes, a stream of light flashed in the dark pupils.

A tingling electric current spread from the top of his head to his whole body. Chu Qianchen's body gradually softened and she snuggled into his arms, delicate and soft.

The two hugged each other quietly in the courtyard for a while, and then stepped into the courtyard of the outer study amidst the rain of winter jasmine flowers.

Jingfeng had been waiting in the corridor with his neck stretched out for a long time. When he saw his master coming, he handed over the flying pigeon letter he had just received.

Gu Jue opened the letter, read it, and handed it to Chu Qianchen.

As expected, this flying pigeon letter came from Wuhejialou. The letter said that they had just entered the boundary of Yuzhou and would arrive at Dajiang soon. Everything went well.

Judging from the date, this letter was sent the day before yesterday. At this time, Wuhejialou had arrived at the border of Qihao, only five or six miles away from the dock for crossing the river.

The nights along the river are particularly cold. The river wind blows into the nearby towns, bringing a chill. The nights in February are not like spring days, but as if it is still late winter, as cool as frost.

Changjing Town at night is empty and quiet, pitch black. At a glance, you can't even see a single light. It's like a dead city with no living people.

"Tuk-tuk-tuk."

A soft knock on the door broke the deathly silence.

"Come in."

After the gentle male voice fell, the door was pushed open, and the young man Chiang Rai walked in, his footsteps light and silent.

Even though there was no light in the room, Chiangrai's steps were not hindered in any way, and he looked accurately at the young man by the window.

Wuhajialou, who was wearing a white cassock, was sitting by the window. The bright moonlight poured in through the window and fell on his snow-white cassock, making his temperament even more dusty.

Wuhejialou slowly twisted the beads with one hand, his eyes were slightly lowered, and his handsome and clear profile was as calm as the lake under the moon.

After Chiang Rai saluted, he respectfully reported: "Sir, Andaman and the others have arrived at Guiping Town, fifteen miles away."

Wuhejialou responded in a low voice and looked towards the northern sky through the window. In the dark night sky, the silver moon was as bright as jade.

They set off from the capital at the same time as Andaman and his party. At first, they followed each other. It was not until they approached Yuzhou that they started to speed up and arrived in front of Andaman and his party.

The women in Andaman's team were not walking fast, but Uhagalou's group traveled lightly and hurriedly for a day and night. They took one step ahead and arrived at Changjing Town ahead of Andaman.

This town is very familiar to Wuhejialou and Qingrai. When Gu Jue escorted him back to Hao Kingdom last year, they were ambushed by Wuheduluo in this small town. After that, They were hunted all the way.

After that, everything turned upside down.

This town is completely different now from before. It has no popularity at all, and those Hao people who ambushed it are no longer here.

Yesterday, after Wuhejialou and the others arrived, they spent some time burying some scattered corpses in the town. Ashes to ashes, earth to earth.

After that, they waited here, staring at Andaman and their arrival.

Chiang Rai added: "Sir, they plan to continue their journey tomorrow morning. Calculating the time, they should be here between Shen time and You time tomorrow afternoon."

While he was talking, two black birds flew past the window, flapping their wings and chirping, exuding an ominous aura.

Birds seem to have a keener intuition than humans, flying around uneasily, calling "quack" and "quack".

Baoqin was so noisy that he couldn't sleep. When he got up at night, he heard Chu Qianhuang lying on the couch mumbling vaguely.

"Girl." Baoqin guessed that Chu Qianhuang was having a nightmare, and carefully pushed her arm, trying to wake her up.

However, Chu Qianhuang, who was still in a nightmare, turned a deaf ear.

A thin layer of sweat broke out on her forehead, her hair was messy on the porcelain pillow, and her body was twisting slightly under the thin quilt, as if struggling or escaping, like a trapped animal.

Chu Qianhuang was indeed having a nightmare.

In the dream, the mystery of Chu Qianhuang and Chu Qianchen's life experience was revealed in March last year. Chu Qianhuang fell into the dust, and Chu Qianchen took away everything that originally belonged to Chu Qianhuang, including the identity of his legitimate daughter. The love of my aunt, the dowry and even the gift of haircut...

In the dream, she, who was once cheerful, became taciturn, and she gradually drifted away from her close friends such as Princess Chang Ning.

In the dream, the madam told her that she was still her most beloved granddaughter.

In the dream, Aunt Jiang hugged her and cried bitterly, sobbing and said: "Sister Huang, I'm sorry for you. We are both daughters of the Chu family. You are obviously better than your second sister, but you didn't crawl out of my aunt's belly." , you can only be born inferior..."

And she told Aunt Jiang: "Auntie, complaining about others will only increase annoyance. Don't say this again in the future."

…

A lot of things happened in the dream, and Chu Qianhuang had a very unhappy life.

Finally, a sharp dagger stabbed at her from the darkness, the blade of the dagger sparkling in the moonlight...

"Gah!" Chu Qianhuang suddenly opened his eyes, sat up from the couch holding the quilt, his breath was disordered and heavy.

Her eyes flickered, as if she was frightened, and she didn't even notice Baoqin beside the couch.

Seeing that she was being held in a nightmare, Baoqin quickly stroked her **** and said softly: "Girl, it's just a dream. You just had a nightmare!"

"Slave, please go get you a glass of warm water."

Baoqin poured a glass of water and handed it to Chu Qianhuang. Chu Qianhuang held the teacup with trembling fingers and drank the tea in one breath, while his chest was still heaving violently.

She felt as if her chest had been stabbed by the dagger just now. It hurt so much, it was like gouging out her heart. It was as real as if she had experienced it personally.

Not only did her chest hurt, but her head also hurt, and her temples on both sides throbbed, as if someone was beating her repeatedly in the brain.

Her mind was in turmoil.

Chu Qianhuang handed the empty teacup back to Baoqin, and Baoqin asked in a low voice: "Girl, do you want another glass of water?"

Chu Qianhuang shook her head and gestured to take Qin back to sleep, and she lay back down herself.

Baoqin tucked her in, and when he saw her closing her eyes, he stepped back lightly.

As soon as he took Qin away, Chu Qianhuang opened his eyes, his eyes deep and deep.

Her chest still hurt, and so did her head, as if someone was about to be torn in half from the inside, and she couldn't breathe as if someone had strangled her throat.

In the second half of the night, Chu Qianhuang felt completely sleepless and could not fall asleep again. She thought about the last scene in the dream over and over again, wondering who the person in the dream was who killed the original owner.

She didn't see the other person's face clearly, but she saw a hand holding a dagger coming towards her... By the way, it must be a woman's hand, flawless white, with slender fingers, and the nails were dyed with light-colored khaodan.

This was the first time Chu Qianhuang had this dream.

In previous dreams, the most "brilliant" scene in Chu Qianhuang's life was probably when her life experience was exposed. After that, she appeared in fewer and fewer scenes, and occasionally her name would appear in other people's mouths.

In this regard, Chu Qianhuang was helpless.

After all, the original owner is just a cannon fodder. This is the story of Uhagalou.

Chu Qianhuang tossed and turned until dawn, when the cockcrow at dawn came loudly from the distance, breaking the silence.

As the night passed, Chu Qianhuang's heart became even more confused.

"Girl, are you awake?" Baoqin came in carrying a copper basin, "Breakfast has been delivered, my servant will wait for you to get up first."

Chu Qianhuang was not in good spirits, but he still got up. After all, they had to continue their journey today.

While Baoqin helped Chu Qianhuang dress and wash herself, he told her what was included in today's breakfast.

Although Chu Qianhuang was married as a princess and concubine, she and the other concubine did not need to serve Yuan Zhitong. They were still noble girls, not slaves.

The king of Andaman even specially sent a maid from Hao Kingdom to serve her. The other party also passed on Andaman's words, telling her not to force herself if she felt unwell.

On the way south from the capital, Chu Qianhuang didn't feel it was hard. She was treated much better than Yuan Zhitong, the emperor's righteous daughter. The Hao people all put her first in everything, and even Baoqin, the maid, also received some preferential treatment. , I admired my master even more.

After Baoqin combed Chu Qianhuang's hair, he looked at Chu Qianhuang in the bronze mirror and said with concern: "Girl, you didn't sleep in the middle of the night, okay? Are you worried about something..."

Baoqin thought that Chu Qianhuang was having nightmares because he was about to go to a foreign country, so he was frightened.

Chu Qianhuang smiled faintly: "I'm fine."

Chu Qianhuang thought about it for half the night and figured out that even if she didn't know who killed her in the dream, it wasn't that important anymore.

Anyway, she was about to go to Hao Kingdom. Unless that person went to Hao Kingdom to kill her, she had already escaped this death.

She changed Chu Qianhuang's fate of death. For her, this was just the first step. Her life was still long.

Baoqin breathed a sigh of relief and said: "By the way, girl, my slave just sent a message to the King of Andaman County, saying that you didn't sleep well last night. He said that he would send you a cup of medicinal tea later. , let you take herbal tea after breakfast.”

"Let's prepare the meal." Chu Qianhuang raised her lower lip, looking quite contented.

Baoqin responded with a smile.

After Chu Qianhuang had breakfast, medicinal tea was delivered, and the prince of Andaman County came with the medicinal tea.

Compared with Chu Qianhuang's listlessness, the King of Andaman appeared to be full of energy and energy, without any signs of fatigue from the journey.

"Miss Chu," the King of Andaman County said to Chu Qianhuang with concern, "we are about to arrive at the river. After crossing the river, we will enter the territory of Hao Kingdom. I don't know if the girl will get seasick. I have a doctor here. It’s a good seasickness medicine. You can take one before crossing the river.”

Andaman's words contained concern, but Chu Qianhuang knew very well that the other party was just reminding him.

According to their previous agreement, when they arrived in Hao Kingdom, Chu Qianhuang would hand over the agreed "things" to him.

Chu Qianhuang said calmly: "Prince, don't worry, I won't break the appointment."

Chu Qianhuang was sarcastic in her heart, feeling that the other party was too impatient. She was already here, and she would have someone to rely on Andaman in the Hao Kingdom in the future, so how could she make a mistake?

Andaman smiled: "Of course I can trust you girl."

Chu Qianhuang took two sips of the steaming herbal tea and felt much better. A calm and self-possessed smile appeared on her lips, and she said, "Your Majesty, I hope we can have a pleasant cooperation. However, please don't forget to promise me." I don’t want to be a concubine, I would rather die.”

When it came to the last five words, Chu Qianhuang almost said every word and looked at Andaman firmly.

At that time, the King of Andaman County promised Chu Qianhuang that "concubine" was just a name to let her leave Daqi, and he would not let her actually go to Hao Kingdom to be a concubine. When they arrived in Hao Kingdom, she would take her as a concubine. In exchange for handing over the drawings of the compound bow and potatoes, Andaman had to let her go and let her go free.

Now that Andaman had deliberately mentioned their agreement, Chu Qianhuang took advantage of the situation and reminded the other party again, deliberately emphasizing that she would rather die in order to quell Andaman's crooked thoughts.

She knew that she had shown enough value, whether it was a compound bow or a potato, it would be of great use to the future of Hao Country.

If there was no Uhajia Tower, Uhaduluo might be able to secure the country of Hao with this. Even in a few years, it would be difficult to say that he would be able to unify the Central Plains like the Uhajia Tower in his dream.

It just so happens that there is another Wuhajia Tower in this world.

Time is also fate.

Andaman smiled loudly, with an upright attitude, and gave Chu Qianhuang the courtesy of the Hao Kingdom, saying: "Miss Chu is so generous. Once you say something, it will be hard to follow. I said it at that time, concubine is just a name." , When we get to Hao Country, let the girl travel as she pleases without any obstruction, and we will definitely have a happy cooperation."

"only…"

He paused deliberately, and Chu Qianhuang frowned slightly.

Andaman continued: "However, I still have to ask the girl to go with me to Jianye City. If you want to leave or stay, it's up to the girl. If the girl has doubts about me, Tudou can wait until we get to Jianye City."

Andaman made the conditions directly.

To be honest, the other party's conditions were within Chu Qianhuang's expectations.

People's hearts are greedy, and she brought out two unprecedented things, so Uhaduluo and Andaman will definitely wonder if she has any "treasures" hidden.

They shouldn't dare to force her, after all, if she dies, it will only be a dead end and they will get nothing, so she believes that they will not be so stupid as to fish for nothing.

However, they would hope that she would be in their sight and would not allow her to really fly away, so that they could squeeze more value out of her.

Chu Qianhuang had already made a decision in her heart, but she still looked hesitant on her face. She took two more sips of herbal tea and then reluctantly agreed: "Okay, I'll go to Jianye City with you. "

The smile on Andaman's face became thicker, friendly and kind, and he smiled like Maitreya Buddha.

Now that the deal was settled, he didn't stay long and said with a smile: "Miss Chu, drink slowly. After a stick of incense, we will set off. We should be able to arrive at the dock before dusk."

Just as he said, after a moment of burning incense, their motorcade was on the road.

Hao people are in front, Qi people are behind.

People from the two countries are clearly divided.

Andaman rode a tall white horse and ran at the front.

The large convoy at the rear was headed by Prince Rui. Prince Rui was over fifty, so his energy was naturally not as good as when he was young. He rode in a carriage, but even so, he still felt exhausted.

After an official from the Ministry of Rites inquired about Prince Rui's intention, he rode his horse forward, keeping pace with Andaman at the front, and said: "Your Majesty, I have discussed with Prince Rui and will arrive at Changjing Town this afternoon. We can rest there for the night and cross the river tomorrow morning."

Changjing Town. Andaman pursed his thick lips and responded absently.

He subconsciously tightened his grip on the reins, and the horse snorted as if sensing his master's emotions.

Andaman knows about Changjing Town.

The original plan to ambush Wuhajialou in Changjing Town was proposed by him. Some people in Hao Kingdom opposed it, while others supported it. In the end, Wuhaduluo chose his proposal and let him be in charge of the ambush.

At that time, he secretly crossed the river to Daqi with an elite team. He personally ordered the massacre of the town and killed all the people in the town, leaving no chickens or dogs behind.

Then, their people pretended to be ordinary Daqi people and stayed in this town, waiting for Wuhajia Tower to enter the urn.

Andaman thought he had a well-planned plan, and wanted to kill Uhagalou and his cronies in Changjing Town, and let Uhagalou die in Daqi.

In this way, they can completely eliminate the suspicion of murder and completely shift the blame to Daqi, so that the death of Wuhajialou will not cause turmoil in the Hao Kingdom.

Wuhejialou's prestige in the Hao Kingdom was so high that many people believed that he was the monarch bestowed by heaven on the Hao Kingdom and believed that he would lead the Hao Kingdom to a prosperous age.

This kind of almost blind trust cannot be reversed by Emperor Hao in a short while.

Therefore, it is best for Uhagalou to die in Daqi.

It was for this reason that Wuhaduluo agreed to this plan. He also thought that he could kill two birds with one stone. He could use the death of Wuhejialou to plant the seeds of hatred towards Daqi in the hearts of the people of Hao Kingdom. One day in the future, when Hao Kingdom went on its Northern Expedition, they might It’s time for this seed to sprout...

Despite all calculations, an accident happened.

Andaman never expected that Uhagalou would escape the assassination with the help of Gu Jue and quietly cross the river and sneak into the Hao Kingdom.

For this reason, Emperor Hao had to send out troops to chase him with great fanfare, which created a lot of hidden dangers.

Because Wuhejialou is not dead, the two vassal kings have not surrendered to Emperor Hao yet and have been watching. Not only the two vassal kings, but also many people among the people, the military and the nobles are probably dormant, hoping that Uhagalou can be restored.

Although Emperor Hao had changed his reign name on the first day of the first lunar month, the territory of Hao Kingdom has not yet been completely pacified.

The original owner and Qianhuang are different. There are mysteries in Qianhuang’s dreams...mua~ It’s the end of the month, have you finished voting for the monthly votes?

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