Chapter 355: 355 alienation
Chapter 355 Chapter 355 Estrangement
Prince Rui thought of the day when they entered Changjing Town and were shocked to find that it was an empty town with no one around. At that time, he also felt strange and thought that something had happened here. All the townspeople have moved. He also thought that when he returned to Daqi from Hao Kingdom, he would send someone to the county government where Changjing Town belonged to ask.
All the people in Changjing Town died!
All the people were dead and the Hao people were missing. The hairs on Prince Rui's back suddenly stood up. He felt like someone was staring at him somewhere he couldn't see. Two words came to his mind: a trap.
Yes, it must be a trap.
The people in Changjing Town disappeared because they were all massacred. What about the missing Hao people?
Are they all dead too, or is this simply a trick set up by Hao Ren to try to provoke a dispute between Da Qi and Hao State? !
The more Prince Rui thought about it, the more he felt that something was not good. Everything was possible.
No more delay!
Prince Rui gritted his teeth and finally made a decision: "Deputy Commander Xu, we will return to Beijing immediately!"
Deputy Commander Xu also thought so and responded with clasped fists.
He hurried out and ordered the Jinwu Guards to prepare to set off immediately.
Chu Qianhuang had also been paying attention to what was happening on Prince Rui's side, so when she saw Jin Wuwei starting to clean up, she became anxious and came to see Prince Rui again.
"Your Majesty, the King of Andaman County has not been found yet, right? Are we going back to Beijing now?" Chu Qianhuang came to persuade him again, worried.
Of course Chu Qianhuang didn't want to return to Beijing.
She had paid so much to go to Hao Country and worked hard to get to this point.
Seeing that she has reached the border between the two countries, as long as she crosses the river, she will be able to enter the Hao Kingdom immediately. Do you want her to go back now? !
No, she is not willing to give in!
Chu Qianhuang's mind was filled with unwillingness. Even though she suppressed it, the anxiety still showed through her every move.
This time, Prince Rui looked at Chu Qianhuang with doubt.
On the way south from the capital, Prince Rui also noticed the lenient treatment shown to Chu Qianhuang by Andaman and other Hao people.
Andaman ignored Yuan Zhitong, a fake princess. Prince Rui could understand it. After all, the emperor regretted the marriage temporarily. He had originally agreed to marry the legitimate princess to the prince of Hao Kingdom, but in the end he got a fake one without royal blood. For them, it is normal for Hao people to be angry.
However, Andaman's kindness to Chu Qianhuang made people feel that he was "good" for no reason and made people suspicious.
Prince Rui had also suspected that they had something to do in private, but he had been too lazy to meddle in such matters in the past, and Chu Qianhuang had nothing to do with him anyway.
However, in this strange situation, Prince Rui had to care and think more: Chu Qianhuang's insistence on leaving was equivalent to fulfilling his previous guess.
Prince Rui always had a smile on weekdays, and he was also known as a good man in the clan. He did not care about political affairs and did not offend anyone. But at this moment, he could no longer maintain his smile. He pursed his lips into a straight line and looked at Chu Qianhuang. His eyes suddenly became sharp and majestic.
"I have decided that I will leave for Beijing today. Everyone must leave!" Prince Rui said forcefully, with a fierce tone.
Chu Qianhuang's expression changed slightly, and he thought about it at the snap of his fingers.
She couldn't leave, but she also knew that Prince Rui would never be allowed to stay with the same excuse again.
So, Chu Qianhuang took a step back and said in a good voice: "If the prince wants to leave, I will not dare to stop him, but I want to stay..."
"No!" Prince Rui interrupted Chu Qianhuang directly and rejected her request without hesitation, with a stern look on his face.
Of course, he could not agree to leave Chu Qianhuang alone. If she was bold enough to have any collusion with Haoren, then she would have to be allowed to return to the capital. On the contrary, even if this was not the case, she was a noble daughter of Da Qi and a noble concubine of Chu. The niece and the second prince's cousin couldn't possibly leave Chu Qianhuang here.
Prince Rui said in a tone that left no room for doubt: "Hurry up and pack your bags!"
Chu Qianhuang was about to say more, but Prince Rui didn't want to hear it anymore, and said again in a gentle tone: "Miss Chu, I will not 'get used' to you like those Nanhao people."
His words seemed profound.
Chu Qianhuang: "..."
Chu Qianhuang stood there, her posture still upright, her lips pursed tightly, embarrassment, shyness, irritability and other negative emotions intertwined in her heart, making her want to throw away her sleeves and leave.
Is her hard work really going to come to nothing after so long?
In the past few days, Chu Qianhuang had been struggling for several days, thinking of various ways, and also thought of running away on her own.
However, she knew that if she ran away, she would become a gangster.
Even if she went to the Hao Kingdom alone, she would have no name or status, not even a concubine. If a gangster arrived in the Hao Kingdom, it would be difficult to move around, and if a weak woman walked outside, she would inevitably be coveted by people with ill intentions.
She has little help in Hao Kingdom, and she is weak alone, so it will be even more difficult to find Wuhagalou.
Chu Qianhuang turned around distractedly and walked out of the room without even saluting Prince Rui.
Bao Qin was waiting for Chu Qianhuang outside the house. When he saw her coming out, he came up to her and asked worriedly: "Miss?"
Chu Qianhuang didn't say anything, and gave Baoqin a look, indicating that he would talk later.
It was only a few steps away, and Chu Qianhuang had already made a decision in his heart.
Prince Rui's strong attitude made her finally make up her mind. She secretly gritted her teeth and became cruel.
Go, she has to go!
Chu Qianhuang immediately ordered Baoqin to pack his luggage as quickly as possible, especially the banknotes and valuables.
Seeing that other people in the inn were still busy packing their things, the master and servant planned to leave quietly through the back door of the inn, but as soon as she walked out of her room, she was stopped by two tall and strong Jinwu guards.
One of the Jinwu Guards with a mustache said coldly: "Miss Chu, be careful not to make a mistake. It's not time to set off yet."
There was no hint of warning in his words, and his eyes were cold and ruthless.
Chu Qianhuang: "..."
Chu Qianhuang had no doubt that the other party would attack her directly if necessary. She could only retreat to the room, feeling even more irritable.
She walked back and forth in the room alone, racking her brains, but was unable to do anything.
An hour later, everyone set off, and most of them were looking forward to returning to the capital as soon as possible.
On the way back, the team drove slowly and hurriedly, no longer as leisurely as when they headed south.
Chu Qianhuang was worried and reluctantly followed. Now that Haoren was no longer taking care of her, her treatment was not as good. In addition, Prince Rui ordered her to drive faster, so even though she was riding in a carriage, she was able to live a good life. Very hard.
Chu Qianhuang was still unwilling to give in. She tried to escape several times on the way north, but Prince Rui had already taken precautions and had the Jinwu Guards guarding her around day and night, so that Chu Qianhuang had no chance at all.
On this day, the convoy sending off the bride finally entered Yanzhou from Yuzhou. Everyone was exhausted. They didn't find an inn at all last night and just camped to rest. Today they finally found an inn.
As night falls, the sky becomes completely dark and filled with stars.
Chu Qianhuang felt sore all over and exhausted. After hastily eating a bowl of noodle soup, she planned to take a rest early. All she could think about was how to escape.
When she walked into the inner room, she saw a tall figure beside the window.
Chu Qianhuang was startled at first, and just as he was about to open his mouth to shout, he felt a chill on his neck, and a cold blade was placed on Chu Qianhuang's neck.
The man holding the knife warned in a low voice: "Don't shout!"
"..." Chu Qianhuang's pupils shrank sharply.
The next moment, the man leaning against the window took two steps closer to Chu Qianhuang, and walked into the silver moonlight, and his face became clear.
He is the king of Andaman.
Chu Qianhuang's eyes widened even more as she recognized the other person.
Andaman looked a little embarrassed, with an unkempt beard, so thin that his cheeks were slightly sunken, and his complexion was not very good-looking.
Chu Qianhuang was relieved, with a look of surprise on her face. She wanted to move, but there was a stinging pain on her neck, and the blade slightly sunk into the skin of her neck.
Chu Qianhuang stood motionless and asked Andaman in a low voice: "Prince Andaman, what happened?"
There was a bit of urgency in Chu Qianhuang's tone, and she was still confused.
Andaman looked at Chu Qianhuang with stern eyes. Her eyes were as cold as poison, which made Chu Qianhuang a little scared for a moment, but she still tried her best to stabilize her emotions and keep her expression.
"Miss Chu." Andaman shouted as he took another step closer to Chu Qianhuang. His momentum was overwhelming. Something seemed to be rolling in his brown eyes, like an enraged beast staring at its prey. of.
That day, in Changjing Town, he saw the bow in Wuhajialou's hand from a distance.
The shape of the bow was strange and familiar, but slightly different from the shape in his impression. However, he was sure that the bow was clearly the new type of bow that Chu Qianhuang used to trade with him.
No, it's not the same.
The bow in Wuhejialou's hand had greater range and power than the bow displayed by Chu Qianhuang.
At that time, Andaman knew he had been tricked.
He was plotted by Daqi people and Wuhejialou together.
Andaman suddenly realized and clenched his fists.
Those places that he had never been able to figure out before were like scattered beads connected by an invisible thread, and everything made sense.
really!
The Emperor of Daqi was indeed helping Uhagalou. The intentions of the Emperor of Daqi and King Chen were obvious. They wanted to help Uhagalou usurp power and seize the throne!
As for Chu Qianhuang...
The anger in Andaman's eyes became more turbulent, like the spewing volcanic lava.
Chu Qianhuang was just a bait thrown by Da Qi to divert his attention in order to make him take it lightly.
And he fell into the trap. He thought he had seized an opportunity, but it turned out to be Da Qi's trick.
He was wrong, a big mistake, and turned himself from a hunter into someone else's prey!
That day, he finally escaped from Changjing Town under the **** of several confidants.
He was afraid that Wuhejialou would continue to pursue him, so he hid like a rat in the gutter these days. He didn't even dare to cross the river. He was worried that there would be an ambush at the dock. If he went there, he would only fall into a trap.
For safety's sake, Andaman planned to take a detour to Xuzhou and cross the river from Xuzhou's dock to Hao Kingdom. Unexpectedly, he encountered this group of Daqi people again in northern Henan two days ago.
When Andaman saw Chu Qianhuang, he couldn't hold it in any longer, so he followed him quietly.
At first, Andaman planned to kill Chu Qianhuang to vent his anger, but in the past two days, he began to calm down again.
His errand to Daqi went so wrong this time, and almost all the people accompanying him died. If he just returned to Hao Kingdom empty-handed, he would not be able to explain to Emperor Hao, and what's worse, he would be punished by Emperor Hao!
Therefore, he at least wanted to take Chu Qianhuang back to the Hao Kingdom and let her tell Emperor Hao personally how Da Qi came to play with their Da Hao.
Andaman also thought of the potatoes provided by Chu Qianhuang.
He didn't know if Tudou was another bait thrown by Da Qi, but he decided to take a gamble. If the potato is really real, then he can use it to make up for the crime!
"I'm here to take the girl to the Kingdom of Hao." Andaman's lips curved into a smile, and he said sarcastically.
Chu Qianhuang: "..."
Chu Qianhuang was filled with doubts and alarm bells blaring.
Originally, she was happy when she saw Andaman for the first time, but now the way Andaman stared at her and the knife on her neck made her feel scared.
She never had a good rest on the way from Yuan'an County to Yanzhou. When she dreamed back at midnight these days, she would have nightmares. In her dreams, she was killed again and again.
Every time, it was the despair of dying that made her wake up from the nightmare.
The look in Andaman's eyes at this moment reminded Chu Qianhuang of that nightmare.
Chu Qianhuang felt her throat was astringent and a little timid, as if her heart was being held in the palm of an invisible hand.
However, Chu Qianhuang's timid look showed in Andaman's eyes that he had a guilty conscience.
Andaman continued with a smile, "Miss Chu, why are you hesitating? Don't you just want to go to Hao Kingdom with me?"
Chu Qianhuang still didn't understand what Andaman meant, but he could see that the other party had bad intentions.
She took a deep breath, stabilized her chaotic emotions, raised her hand and pointed at the blade on her neck, and asked in a cold tone: "Prince, what do you mean?"
After a pause, she asked again: "What happened in Changjing Town?"
"What happened, girl, don't you know?" Andaman smiled faintly, and his voice became more mocking, "Didn't you give the bow to the Emperor of Daqi? Uhagalou took your bow and almost killed us! "
What? ! Chu Qianhuang's eyes widened in disbelief, and she couldn't believe her ears.
"Impossible, how is this possible?! You must be mistaken!" She denied in shock, her voice trembling slightly, and she felt as if there were countless bees buzzing in her head.
What Andaman meant was that Uhagalou was not in Hao Kingdom, but appeared in Changjing Town, and he had a compound bow in his hand. How is this possible? !
"Make a mistake?" Andaman sneered, his voice was so cold that it almost fell out of the ice, and his speaking speed became slower and slower, "If you make a mistake, we Hao people will be dead, but all of you will be intact. , all of them are fine.”
"Chu Qianhuang, don't think of me as a fool!"
When Andaman said the last sentence, he almost said it word by word. At this moment, the murderous intention that he had suppressed for a long time surged up again.
He prides himself on being cunning and scheming, but he is tricked by a girl who has not yet had haircuts.
"Prince Andaman, it's not like this..." Chu Qianhuang wanted to explain, but Andaman didn't want to hear it and raised his hand to make a gesture.
The pockmarked man holding the knife realized immediately and quickly stretched out his other hand to cover Chu Qianhuang's mouth. The hand holding the knife neatly put the knife into the scabbard.
Chu Qianhuang was flustered and filled with more fear.
Since Andaman has already determined this, will anything good happen if he lets someone take him away now? !
Chu Qianhuang's heart was beating like a drum, a thin layer of cold sweat appeared on the back of his neck, and his body began to tremble slightly involuntarily.
She was really scared. In this case, if she went to Hao Country, she would only end up in prison.
Chu Qianhuang bit the pockmarked man's hand that was covering her mouth with all her strength, then opened her mouth and said, "You..."
She thought that she could ask Prince Rui and King Andaman to explain clearly that they must have been set up, and Uhagalou must have had a hand in this matter.
Seeing that Chu Qianhuang dared to shout, the pockmarked man's expression suddenly changed, and he struck Chu Qianhuang **** the back of his neck.
Chu Qianhuang rolled his eyes and felt a sharp pain coming from the back of his neck. His vision went dark and he lost consciousness.
Her body fell softly, and the pockmarked man picked up Chu Qianhuang's slender body. At Andaman's signal, the two climbed down from the second-floor window.
It is already the moon above the willow branches, and the silver moon hangs high in the night, making the night darker.
There was no one in the courtyard outside, except for the subtle chirping of insects and the occasional sound of the wind blowing through the leaves, making the surroundings even quieter.
However, just after Andaman and the pockmarked man landed, they felt their scalps were numb again and the hairs on the back of their necks stood up.
The pockmarked man reacted very quickly, carrying Chu Qianhuang like a sack with one hand, and pulled out the saber at his waist again with the other hand.
Almost at the same time, dozens of tall Kingo Guards holding long knives came out of the dark place with murderous intent, surrounding Andaman and the pockmarked man. A dozen more Kingo Guards appeared like ghosts. On the walls and trees, bows and arrows were drawn.
The long knives and arrows in their hands were all pointed at Andaman. The sharp blades shone coldly in the silver moonlight, and they were menacingly sharp.
The last ones to come out were Prince Rui and Deputy Commander Xu.
The spring night was cool and comfortable, and gusts of evening wind blew in the crowded courtyard, making the vegetation in the shadows dance with claws and claws, creating shadows.
The two sides were confronting each other, time seemed to have stopped for a moment, and the atmosphere was tense.
Andaman's face was extremely ugly, and he looked around the encirclement warily. His whole body felt as if he had fallen into an ice cellar, and his heart was in his throat in an instant.
He was panicked and confused, but he knew that at this time, he could not show any cowardice, and scolded in a cold voice: "You guys, Qi, are simply bullying others!"
Andaman raised his voice with a strong voice, and his ferocious face had distorted features and was filled with resentment.
Prince Rui looked at Andaman inexplicably and frowned.
Before tonight, Prince Rui, the Doctor of the Ministry of Rites, and Deputy Commander Xu had envisioned various possibilities, but generally they still tended to think that Andaman might have encountered an accident.
Unexpectedly, Andaman appeared again!
Moreover, Andaman also wanted to secretly abduct Chu Qianhuang...
Prince Rui didn't understand why the other party took Chu Qianhuang away without Changjing Town, and he vaguely felt that something was wrong. However, in the face of Andaman's rebuke, he still showed off Daqi's pretentiousness as a heavenly kingdom. He retorted unhappily: "King of Andaman County, you are obviously evildoers who complained first!"
"You Hao people suddenly disappeared mysteriously. We searched the Changjing Town area for several days, but there was no trace. Qi and Hao had already signed a marriage contract, but you broke the engagement without any reason and left without saying goodbye. Now you suddenly appear again. , and want to kidnap Daqi’s noble daughter!”
"You must give me an explanation for this matter!"
Prince Rui believed that he had great righteousness, so he spoke impassionedly and resoundingly!
Andaman's face became increasingly gloomy as a result of Prince Rui's words, as if stained with ink.
From the perspective of Andaman, Prince Rui is the uncle of the Emperor of Daqi. The Emperor of Daqi entrusted him with important responsibilities and made him serve as the emissary. There is no way that Prince Rui did not know about Emperor Daqi, King Chen and Wu He. Garuda's conspiracy.
The purpose of the other party's words now is just to gain righteousness!
The anger in Andaman's heart almost burst out, but in the end he felt that it was useless to talk to the other party, and it was a waste of words.
He made a gesture to the pockmarked man next to him, and the pockmarked man pointed the blade in his hand at Chu Qianhuang's neck again.
"Get out of the way!" Andaman threatened Prince Rui in a cold tone, word for word, "If you don't want her to die here, get out of the way!"
Andaman believed that Chu Qianhuang was the sister of Princess Chen, and knowing such a big secret, her life was definitely not comparable to that of the fake princess named by the emperor! If Chu Qianhuang dies here, it will be difficult for Prince Rui to explain to Prince Chen after he returns to Beijing!
Prince Rui frowned.
He had already suspected that Chu Qianhuang was colluding with the Hao people, but when he saw Andaman threatening him with Chu Qianhuang, he just felt funny in his heart.
He quickly weighed the pros and cons in his mind. Now all the Hao people are missing. Maybe the Hao people are planning some conspiracy. Andaman must stay so that he can give an explanation to the emperor!
Deputy Commander Xu also felt that Chu Qianhuang was nothing, but he did not dare to make any claims and asked Prince Rui what he meant with his eyes.
Prince Rui calmly ordered: "Get it for me!"
He didn't say who he wanted to capture, but everyone knew that the person he wanted to capture was the King of Andaman County, and he captured him alive.
As a result, a group of Jinwu guards armed with long swords immediately approached Andaman and tightened the encirclement. Andaman and the pockmarked man were shoulder to shoulder.
Both the pockmarked man and Andaman changed their expressions. They did not expect that they would disregard Chu Qianhuang's safety.
"You guys..." The pock-marked man pressed the blade in his hand towards Chu Qianhuang's slender and white neck. The blade made a thin scar on the skin, and the neck and blade were dyed red with blood.
"Whoosh!"
An arrow shot rapidly from the wall, piercing the night sky like a meteor, bringing up a fierce wind.
It's so fast that most people can't react.
The pock-marked man pushed Andaman, and Chu Qianhuang, who was originally carrying him on his shoulders, also fell to the ground, but it was too late. The feather arrow shot Andaman from behind with great force, piercing through the back of his head. On his forehead, the tip of the arrow was bloody.
Andaman stood there upright, with a pair of eyes bulging out of his eye sockets, refusing to rest in silence.
For a moment, there was deathly silence all around.
"..." Andaman's mouth was still moving slightly, as if he was saying something, but in the end no sound came out.
At this moment, he was completely sure of his guess, but it was too late.
He also regretted it.
He shouldn't come looking for Chu Qianhuang again. It's better to go back to Hao Kingdom in such a dejected mood than to risk his life here!
However, there is no regret medicine in this world.
Andaman's body fell down, his eyes became gray and lifeless, and life had flowed out of his body.
Blood dyed the stone floor under his body red, and the smell of blood spread in the wind.
Seeing that Andaman was dead, the pockmarked man shouted hysterically: "King!"
He shouted this in Hao language, and his expression looked crazy.
He swung his knife with murderous intent and stabbed Chu Qianhuang on the ground. Today, he was unable to defeat four hands with two fists, but he had to make Daqi people pay the price!
It was a pity that he failed to stab him with the knife in the end. Jin Wuwei, the closest man with a mustache, swung his knife without hesitation and stabbed him in the heart with one blow.
At the same time, someone shot another arrow.
The arrow accurately hit the long knife in the hand of the pockmarked man.
"Zheng!"
The long knife fell to the ground with a thud, landing right next to Chu Qianhuang's cheek.
The mustachioed Jinwuwei swung the knife again and again, and blood spurted out rapidly from the pockmarked man's chest. The warm blood splashed onto the mustache Jinwuwei's face, making his face look filled with a murderous look.
In the blink of an eye, there was another body on the ground!
(End of chapter)