Chapter 402: 402 troop deployment

Chapter 402: 402 troop deployment

Chapter 402 Chapter 402 Deploying Troops

Shen Qianchen didn't speak, Gu Jue didn't speak either, and the pavilion fell into silent silence.

Outside the pavilion, the sunlight filtered through the layers of bamboo leaves, casting mottled light and shadow on the ground. The wind suddenly became stronger, and the light and shadow swayed, as if a monk was whispering scriptures, as if there was nothing there.

There was an inexplicable solemnity in the atmosphere.

But Shen Qianchen was slightly panicked in her heart. She always felt that something beyond her control was going to happen soon, and she didn't have much time left.

Her mind once again echoed what Master Juehui said in early February: "My husband's death calamity has only been half resolved."

In other words, there is still one calamity in Gu Jue's life, and it is still a calamity of death!

A few months have passed, but the words Master Juehui said have always been engraved in Shen Qianchen's heart, and she will think of them from time to time, and she has never let go.

In her previous life, she did not believe in ghosts and gods. It was not until she was lucky enough to be reborn that she changed her mind, began to believe in Buddhism, and began to be in awe of some mysterious and mysterious things.

Since there are her rebirths and aliens like Chu Qianhuang in this world, there will also be masters like Master Juehui who know the past, know the future, and can even communicate with ghosts and gods.

Gu Jue also knew that Shen Qianchen was thinking about this matter and always comforted her by saying:

"Everyone in the world believes in fate, and so do I, but I don't accept fate."

"I believe in myself and I believe in you. We can change our destiny against the odds."

Yes. Whether it's Gu Jue or her, they are changing their fates step by step and taking a different path from their previous life.

It can be seen that human destiny is not static.

Gu Jue refused to accept his fate, so she would follow him in refusing to accept his fate.

Shen Qianchen stared blankly at Gu Jue who was feeding the fish. After a while, the wind stopped and she came back to her senses. The pine nut candy in her mouth had completely melted away, leaving only a faint sweet fragrance. Diffuse in the mouth.

She picked up a pine nut candy from the oil paper bag through the veil, first stuffed one into his mouth, and then ate another one herself.

Gu Jue smiled slightly, with soft eyes, and asked, "Are you hungry?"

Because of the candy in his mouth, his voice lost its usual coldness and became more smoky.

Gu Jue was born in the royal family, and the rules in the palace were strict. He had developed the habit of "not talking when eating and not talking when sleeping" since he was a child. If it were him in the past, he would never talk with sugar in his mouth. The few years of fighting in the Northland have changed Gu Jue a lot, and some of his delicacy has been worn away, but some habits have never changed. According to Qin Yao, Gu Jue seems not to be particular about it, but he is actually very particular about it.

But now, when Gu Jue is in front of her, things feel a little different.

Shen Qianchen liked such a "different" Gu Jue and curved his lips and smiled.

Just as she was about to speak, a goldfish in the pond suddenly jumped up from the water. The goldfish swung its tail and water drops to draw a beautiful arc on the water, and then fell into the water with a "plop". The sound seemed Said they were hungry.

Shen Qianchen laughed out loud with a bright smile. She also grabbed a handful of broken butterfly cakes and threw them into the pond.

"I'm not hungry," she said with a smile, "but I'm thirsty. Let's go to the front to get a glass of water."

The reason why she said this was actually because she heard a monk talking to Jingfeng outside the bamboo forest. Master Yuande, the elder of Baiyun Temple, invited them to go to the Main Hall.

Gu Jue stood up and stretched out his hand to Shen Qianchen. Shen Qianchen held his hand, and the two walked out of the bamboo forest hand in hand.

The monk apologetically performed a Buddhist salute, expressed his guilt, and mentioned that since the abbot was not in the temple, Master Yuande was temporarily in charge of the affairs of the temple today, etc.

The monk wanted to find other pilgrims, so he hurried away without saying a few words and ran to other rooms.

"Let's go." Gu Jue and the others walked against the monk, heading towards the Main Hall, with Jingfeng and Jiang Yuan following behind them like a shadow.

At this moment, Baiyun Temple was emptier and quieter than usual. Along the way, they only saw a few pilgrims hurriedly heading towards the Main Hall.

Shen Qianchen held Gu Jue's hand tightly, and his chaotic mind gradually became calm again, his starry eyes shining brightly.

Already very good!

In this life, they met earlier than in the last life, and they have made each other a better version of themselves. Now they are together well, and they will be well together in the future.

Even if Gu Jue's fate is bound to be doomed again, the two of them can change their fate against the odds.

Moreover, a person's life spans several decades, which can be said to be very short or very long. No one can guarantee that his life will go smoothly and he will live a peaceful life.

Shen Qianchen turned his head, looked at Gu Jue and smiled, then moved his eyes downwards and couldn't help but look towards his chest, landing on the scar.

If Gu Jue really had such a fatal calamity, then his death calamity in the previous life was caused by hidden injuries and poisoning.

The fragment of the arrow buried in his chest was the main reason for his continued weakness. However, if it had not been poisoned, he would have been able to survive for another year. Maybe his master Lin Miao in his previous life would still have a chance to cure Gu Jue.

Shen Qianchen will never forget the pain caused to her by Gu Jue's death in her previous life. At that time, even if her life was shortened by ten years, she would be willing to give Gu Jue only one or two more years to live.

Shen Qianchen's eyes were still staring at Gu Jue's left breast.

She couldn't see the scar through her clothes, but she remembered the location of the scar too clearly.

To this day, she still clearly remembers all the steps and details of how she operated on him to remove the fragment on the second day of the first lunar month. She even dreams about this scene occasionally when she dreams back at midnight...

When she wakes up from the dream, she will quietly put her hand on his chest to feel his heartbeat.

Shen Qianchen subconsciously shook Gu Jue's hand again, and once again told herself in her heart that she succeeded, she had taken out the fragment that shouldn't exist in his body!

Therefore, if you eliminate this factor, only "poison" is left.

If Gu Jue is still half dead, could it be this poison?

Shen Qianchen didn't know when Gu Jue was poisoned in his last life. At that time, when Su Mubai and the others found their master, Lin Miao, and Lin Miao checked Gu Jue's pulse, the poison in Gu Jue's body had already invaded his heart veins. , there is no cure for the disease.

She didn't give up and started studying medicine.

Gu Jue picked her up and saved her life; it was studying medicine that changed her.

Before studying medicine, she was someone who gave up easily. In order to save Gu Jue, she learned to persevere. No matter how hard, difficult or boring she was, she persevered. She wished she could treat every day as twenty-four hours. .

She not only followed Lin Miao to learn the medical skills of the Central Plains, but also sent people to find many medical and miscellaneous books in surrounding countries.

However, fate taught her a cruel lesson. No matter how hard she tried, she could not save Gu Jue.

Shen Qianchen couldn't help but wanted to check Gu Jue's pulse to make sure that Gu Jue was not poisoned. After some hesitation, he still didn't put his fingers on his wrist, thinking: Let's wait until he returns to the palace.

The two of them walked leisurely, facing the wind and walked past a row of sycamore trees. The magnificent Mahavira Palace appeared in front of them.

The closer we get to the Main Hall, the more chaotic and chaotic the surrounding area becomes.

They could see that the door of the temple was reinforced by the monks with wooden sticks and planks, and there were two monks on the wall looking uneasily down the mountain.

Most of the pilgrims have gathered in the main hall. They are men, women, old and young, ordinary people, officials and merchants. Their lives should not have much intersection, but now they are trapped together because of the bandits surrounding the temple, and they are incompatible with each other.

Most of these people were from the capital, and the surroundings had always been peaceful under the emperor's feet. They had never encountered such a dangerous thing in their lives, and most of them looked panicked.

There was an uneasy atmosphere in the air.

The monks were still calming the restless pilgrims in the Main Hall: "Please don't worry, someone has already gone down the mountain to report to the official. Please don't act rashly."

However, the monk's dignity was not enough after all, and the pilgrims clamored and questioned:

"Master, the bandits are not familiar with the terrain here. Let's escape down the back mountain quickly!"

"Yeah yeah."

"Bandits kill without blinking an eye. I don't think this temple gate is strong at all. If the gangsters break in, we will be in disaster!"

"Staying here, isn't this just waiting for death?"

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Uneasiness and doubt seemed to be contagious. The pilgrims became more and more uneasy as they talked. All of them turned pale and frightened. They looked towards the gate of Baiyun Temple from time to time, as if they were afraid that the gate would be broken down from the outside at the next moment.

When the beautiful couple Gu Jue and Shen Qianchen appeared outside the Main Hall, they attracted a few curious glances. After all, looking at their clothes, appearance, and general demeanor, it was obvious that this couple was not ordinary people.

Several secret guards who had been hiding appeared. One of the guards with a mustache strode up to Gu Jue, cupped his fists and reported, "Master Jiu, the bandits are almost outside the temple. The soldiers are divided into three groups and blocking them all the way." Ahead of the main entrance, the other two roads surround Baiyun Temple from both sides."

The pilgrims also heard this and were shocked and even more frightened.

Gu Jue calmly took out a token from his sleeve and ordered: "Have someone go to the Three Thousand Battalion to mobilize troops." Mobilize troops? !

The pilgrims were shocked again, but this time it was not fear, but surprise.

Since this noble young master has the ability to mobilize troops, it means that he must be an official. As long as the officers and soldiers come, there are just a hundred bandits outside, which is not a climate at all. I am afraid that they will smell it as soon as they see the traces of the officers and soldiers. Escape from the wind!

They are saved!

Those pilgrims seemed to have taken reassurance and felt a lot more at ease.

The mustachioed guard took the token and retreated, then found a monk to lead the way: "Master, please take me to the back door."

Two other guards also followed them to the back entrance of the temple.

The pilgrims all watched them leave with expectant eyes, and they were still looking around until no one could be seen.

In the main hall, some of the frightened pilgrims had already knelt down on the futons, clasped their hands, praying and chanting words to the golden lacquered Buddha statue.

Other guards helped the monks maintain order in the temple, asking how many doors there were, how many monks, how many pilgrims, etc. in the temple.

Those monks originally had no backbone, but now Gu Jue's people are here to take charge of the overall situation. After calming down for a while, they followed the instructions of the guards to re-strengthen the gate and count the number of people. In particular, the four gates of the temple were guarded by guards, and any pilgrim who tried to open the door and escape was subdued.

Even if they knew that someone was going to invite officers and soldiers, everyone was still worried. After all, as long as the officers and soldiers did not arrive, they would be in unpredictable danger, just like antelopes being targeted by ferocious beasts.

The longer I waited, the stronger the suffocating fear became.

This is true for the pilgrims, and so is Chu Qianhuang, who is still locked in the wing room at this moment.

The door to the wing room was locked again, and Chu Qianhuang walked back and forth uneasily in the room, feeling increasingly frightened and at a loss.

She regretted a little because she didn't ask Shen Qianchen to take her with him because of her temporary pride. Just now she should have lowered her face and followed Shen Qianchen.

what to do?

Chu Qianhuang walked back and forth irritably twice more, and then looked outside again through the crack in the door. The soldiers of the Xuanjia Army who usually guarded her were not there. They followed Gu Jue and Shen Qianchen. They should be He went to deal with the bandits, so he had no time to worry about her.

This is a rare opportunity!

Chu Qianhuang bit her lower lip and wanted to go out, but she was afraid that she would encounter bandits.

After much hesitation, she made a decision in her heart. She couldn't stay here. It would be too passive to stay here. If bandits entered the temple, wouldn't she, a weak woman, be a mercenary?

Chu Qianhuang gritted his teeth, picked up a round stool, and slammed it down on the cracked window lattice.

"Boom! Boom!"

The window lattice was much more fragile than the window frame, but after she hit it hard twice, the wood broke.

Chu Qianhuang used the stool to pull again, making a hole, and then jumped out of the window neatly.

Chu Qianhuang has always known that this wing has never been a place with iron walls. The trouble is that the soldiers of the Xuanjia Army who are guarding her, as long as she makes any changes, they cannot hide it from their eyes and ears. To this day, she Only then did I find the opportunity.

The moment her feet landed on the ground, she suddenly felt relieved to see the light of day again.

Chu Qianhuang did not dare to delay, so she ran to the back temple with her skirt in hand. She planned to go to the kitchen of the back temple to find some food first, and then find a place to hide until the bandits were dealt with before leaving the temple...

Chu Qianhuang was very careful, looking in all directions and listening to all directions. She was especially careful to avoid the monks. The monks in Baiyun Temple all knew her. If they saw her, they would either catch her or go to Shen Qianchen to report the news, then she would There is no escape.

After avoiding another monk, Chu Qianhuang quickly walked through a hibiscus forest. Unexpectedly, he happened to meet another woman coming out of the Sutra Pavilion.

The woman was wearing a willow-colored dark-patterned trousers and a crescent-shaped bun. She only had a silver hairpin inlaid with jasper, and no jewelry at all. The simple and elegant dress made her look beautiful and graceful, and her temperament was delicate.

"Sister Huang!" the woman called out in surprise, her voice soft.

"..." Chu Qianhuang's eyes widened in disbelief. She never expected that she would meet Aunt Jiang at Baiyun Temple.

Chu Qianhuang's face was as dark as water, and her expression was a bit complicated. In an instant, emotions such as shock, anger, disbelief, and so on, crossed her face.

She had really regarded Aunt Jiang as her biological mother before. She felt pity for her being robbed of her husband by Shen Zhi, and she felt pity that she had been a lowly child in front of Shen Zhi for more than ten years...

It wasn't until Concubine Chu told her the truth about the twins not long ago that she discovered that Aunt Jiang had been deceiving her, using her, and even teasing her.

Just blame her for being stupid, blame her for being misled by dreams!

Chu Qianhuang clenched her fists tightly, her eyes were filled with uncertainty, and the negative emotions in her heart were building up like waves, almost engulfing her.

The two looked at each other, and no one said anything for a while.

After a while, Chu Qianhuang suppressed the overwhelming anger in her heart, turned around and wanted to leave, but was stopped by Aunt Jiang: "Sister Huang!"

Aunt Jiang also didn't expect to meet Chu Qianhuang here, and she looked shocked.

She took two steps closer to Chu Qianhuang, with hazy tears in her eyes again, and asked Chu Chu pitifully: "How have you been lately? I have been thinking about you and worrying about you these days. "

"I thought you were... locked up in the palace..."

Aunt Jiang's words were half truthful and half false, and paired with her teary eyes, she seemed sincere.

She knew that Chu Qianhuang had returned to Beijing, and she also knew that Chu Qianhuang had been left in the palace by Gu Nanjin. On the day of the Queen's Standing Ceremony, Mrs. Tai tried to find out what Shen Qianchen said, but Shen Qianchen didn't answer, and Mrs. Tai had nothing to do. After returning home, she even complained to Aunt Jiang, saying that Shen Qianchen had something to do with her. How unfilial.

Chu Qianhuang's eyelashes trembled violently. She originally wanted to ignore Aunt Jiang, but now she changed her mind after hearing her cry so sadly.

She stared at Aunt Jiang with dagger-like eyes and asked, "Do you really not know that I am here?"

"Of course I don't know." Aunt Jiang quickly denied with a sincere expression, "If I knew, I would have come here to see you."

Chu Qianhuang's eyes became colder and more stern. They were fixed on Aunt Jiang's face and sneered: "If you say you don't know, just pretend you don't know."

Aunt Jiang's eyelashes fluttered like butterflies twice, and she could tell that Chu Qianhuang's tone was not right. Chu Qianhuang had always been filial and considerate to her, and he had never spoken to her like this before.

"Sister Huang, what's wrong with you?" Aunt Jiang took another step closer to Chu Qianhuang, her tone of voice was soft and lingering, like catkins and silk, "Do you blame me for not coming to see you? Or do you blame me for not being able to see you? Take you back home?"

"Actually, I begged your grandmother to find your second sister, but after your grandmother came back from the palace, she scolded me..."

Her expression looked weak and innocent. She didn't say a bad word about Shen Qianchen. She took credit for herself in a few words, and she also suffered a misfortune.

In the past, Chu Qianhuang would only pity Aunt Jiang, thinking that she was a weak woman who was helpless, and that her life in the Hou Mansion was not easy, but now Chu Qianhuang has known the truth, and now he thinks about what Aunt Jiang said, It feels like "the fragrance of tea overflows".

In the past, she seemed to be blinded, completely unaware that something was wrong, and was used by the other party again and again.

As if someone poured a bucket of hot oil on his heart, Chu Qianhuang's heart was suddenly aroused.

Chu Qianhuang gave a sneer, and his face seemed to be covered with a layer of ice. He asked slowly: "Do you think I am easy to deceive like a fool?"

After being extremely angry, Chu Qianhuang calmed down. After all, she had known the truth for some time, and the time when she hated him the most had passed.

"..." Aunt Jiang was confused. She didn't understand why Chu Qianhuang was fine the last time he saw her, but today she was like a firecracker. There is no way she could have guessed Chu Lingxiao...

"How long will you continue to lie to me?" Chu Qianhuang said, taking a step closer to Aunt Jiang, "You pretend to be in front of me again and again. Do you really think that no one knows about the things you and your father did? ?

She was more than half a head taller than Aunt Jiang. When the backlight was on, her shadow shrouded Aunt Jiang, and her face was a little dark in the shadow.

As if struck by lightning, Aunt Jiang's expression suddenly changed and she bit her lip hard.

She got it!

What Chu Qianhuang was talking about was not about Chu Lingxiao's "stroke", but about the incident fifteen years ago.

Chu Qianhuang already knew everything... no matter where she knew it.

"..." The handkerchief in Aunt Jiang's hand was completely crumpled, and a stormy sea seemed to hit her eyes.

She closed her eyes, and when she opened them again, her expression had calmed down, and her posture was elegant and upright, no longer as weak as usual.

For the first time, Chu Qianhuang realized what acting is, and finally realized deeply that she had never known Jiang Minshan.

Aunt Jiang didn't say a word, and she didn't even look at Chu Qianhuang anymore. She walked straight past her as if she didn't mean to say anything.

Her nonchalant attitude once again angered Chu Qianhuang.

"Wait!" Chu Qianhuang suddenly took action and grabbed Aunt Jiang's right wrist, tightly and tightly.

"What's the matter?" Aunt Jiang asked calmly, her eyes and attitude seemed to be looking at a rude and troublesome child, or a complete stranger.

"..." Chu Qianhuang felt as if something was stuck in his throat, a ball of air was held in his chest, and his face was changing green and white.

(End of chapter)