Baishou loses Shaohua

Chapter 78

The morning clock at three o'clock in Yinshi had just struck, and before the people of Li'an had time to open their doors and windows, a group of people and horses galloped past on the quiet street, heading towards the city gate that had just been opened to the west.

Yu Chenglie took the lead, followed by Ming, Li Zixu and others.

He stayed up all night, and as soon as he closed his eyes, Ji Yinghan's suspicious and guarded eyes would appear in his mind. Those eyes were like two sharp swords piercing into his chest, making him in agony.Before dawn, he turned over and got up, he wanted to see Ji Yinghan again, he was in a place where he could see him whenever he wanted, which was his only comfort now.

Yu Chenglie couldn't describe his feelings when facing the empty cell.The palace lantern on the table had long been extinguished, the food beside him was still the same as when he brought it out last night, and the severed iron chain was thrown on the ground, all these were proofs that Ji Yinghan had been there before, it seemed that he was still in the cell The remaining breath, but there is no trace of him.

Ji Yinghan just disappeared, under his nose.

Yu Chenglie has no time to reflect on his negligence, the only thing he wants to do now is to find Ji Yinghan, no matter what method he uses, he must keep him by his side.No one should try to take Ji Yinghan away from him again, no matter if it's the father or Chu Weiqing, not even Ji Yinghan himself.Ji Yinghan is his, and it can only be his.

Li Zixu followed closely behind Yu Chenglie, this was the first time he felt such a powerful aura from his master.A quarter of an hour ago, he saw with his own eyes the frightening madness in the eyes of the crown prince who was praised by the courtiers for the collapse of Mount Tai.

When the group arrived at Wuheng Mountain, the sun was already westward, and it would be sunset in one hour.Standing in front of everyone, the large and small peaks are covered with a golden red edge by the west-slanting sun, and the scenery here is unique.But at this time, no one was in the mood to appreciate the beautiful scenery. Yu Chenglie took out the location map of Xueying Peak drawn by Qin Xun from his arms and compared it with the 27 peaks in front of him.

Last night they captured Ji Yinghan and Chu Weiqing, and at the same time removed Weimen's eyeliner in Li'an City, but let Mowei escape with some of Weimen's remnants.He originally planned to use Chu Weiqing and Ji Yinghan as bait to lure Mo Wei and others into the bait, but they escaped unexpectedly.Now that Li Annei's stronghold has been destroyed, the only place they can hide is the strategically located Xueying Peak, so Yu Chenglie hurriedly sent Li Zixu to ask Qin Xun to draw this map and chase them all the way.

Yu Chenglie finally locked on to the inconspicuous mountain to the east of the center, he patted his horse and headed in that direction, followed by a group of people.When everyone arrived at the foot of Xueying Peak, Yu Chenglie led them to dismount. This Xueying Peak is steep and can only be climbed on foot, but it is no wonder that people from Weimen have proud lightness skills.

Yu Chenglie was about to start climbing the mountain, when an eagle howled from a distance, Ming immediately stepped forward to stop Yu Chenglie: "Your Highness, wait a minute."

"What's wrong?" Yu Chenglie frowned.

A falcon swooped down from the eastern sky, and its two sharp claws firmly grasped Mingping's raised right armguard.With his left hand, Ming took off the mailbox under the falcon's neck and handed it to a shadow beside him, who took out a note and handed it back respectfully.Ming glanced at the note and said to Yu Chenglie: "Everyone in Weimen has fled to the east, and they are not on Xueying Peak at this time."

"East?" Yu Chenglie didn't doubt Ming's news at all, he just found it strange that there is still a place for Weimen to live near An Dong?Why did he never get any information?

"Speaking of it... Does your Highness find it strange that Ji Yinghan and Chu Weiqing escaped too easily, and the two prisons are useless?" Li Zixu expressed the doubt in his heart.

"They have an internal response." Yu Chenglie narrowed his eyes. He didn't go to the prison in the Ministry of Criminal Justice, but he had seen Ji Yinghan's cell. Neither the outer gate nor the small door of the cell was pried. It was obvious that it was opened by a key.

"From Andong... a hundred miles to the east from An is the station of Zhang Zheng's troops." Yu Chenglie immediately turned his horse's head and ordered, "Zixu, you immediately go north to the two generals Lin Xiaolin and Pu." Send a message to ask them to immediately deploy troops to guard Li Andong, and then return to the palace to inform Zhou Shengshen to be careful."

"I obey the order." Li Zixu took the order and left immediately.

Ming seemed to have thought of something suddenly, and he carefully looked at the note in his hand, his eyes that were only exposed were more gloomy than before: "Ji Yinghan didn't go east."

"What did you say?" Yu Chenglie's heart skipped a beat.

"The note only mentioned Chu Weiqing but didn't mention Ji Yinghan, which means they never saw Ji Yinghan at all." Ming's eyes flashed with fear, "If he didn't leave the city at all, or...he Didn't leave the palace at all..."

"Go back to the palace!" Yu Chenglie roared, and the whip in his hand slammed on the horse's buttocks. The horse neighed in pain and ran desperately in the direction it came from. Ming immediately led the shadows to follow behind.

The sky in this room had just darkened, and a thin coffin was pushed out of the northwest gate of the palace, which was usually only used by swill trucks.

In Chaohua Palace, Empress Zhou sat beside Emperor Chongde's bed and handed the empty bowl in her hand to Zixi, who was serving beside her. I couldn't help but turned around and shed tears.

"Jin...ke..." Emperor Chongde seemed to hear the sobbing of Queen Zhou, and slightly opened his eyes.

Hearing Emperor Chongde call his boudoir Empress Zhou, she hastily wiped the tears off her face and turned around: "Your Majesty, my concubine is here."

Eighteen years ago, he was not the emperor, and she was not the queen, that's how she called him.She was only 18 years old when she married him. At the age of 17, he was already a well-known general on the battlefield. Good looking and talented, but he had never met him before marrying him.On the night of their marriage, the first thing he said to her when he lifted her hijab was: "I will try my best to treat you well." Because he couldn't give her anything else.

Emperor Chongde took his left hand out of the quilt, Empress Zhou immediately took it up, and asked with a smile, "Your Majesty, do you feel better today?"

Emperor Chongde shook Queen Zhou's hand vigorously, and the corners of his mouth curled up: "I... I'm sorry..."

"Your Majesty, why did you say that? Your Majesty has always treated his concubines very well." Empress Zhou couldn't help but her eyes turned red again when she heard these words.

"Heh..." Emperor Chongde smiled, and he had to stop to catch his breath every few words, "I know...you don't really care...this post, it's because of me...that I worked so hard ...Fei Li, I have sat on this throne for 18 years, I have had so many concubines, but...I understand that only you and Qin'er...care about...it is me...this person, but I... I'm most sorry for you two...cough cough...cough..."

"Your Majesty, don't say any more." Empress Zhou hurriedly went to Shun Chongde's chest, and then took the water that Zi Xi handed over and fed him a couple of mouthfuls. She wiped the corner of Chongde's mouth with a handkerchief and said, "Your Majesty has never treated concubines and Concubine Liu badly for many years. The matter of judging son was framed by someone. Although your majesty was deceived by the traitor, he never thought of judging son's life. It's a pity that jue'er That kid is too angry..."

"Ling'er... Jue'er..." Emperor Chongde felt pain in his heart, "I...have worked hard, but still...haven't gotten what I wanted, and lost two sons...retribution..."

"Your Majesty!" Empress Zhou was in a hurry, and she hurriedly persuaded, "Your Majesty, it is important to take care of the dragon's body. You can only visit Concubine Liu when Your Majesty recovers. Concubine Liu is looking forward to Your Majesty every day."

Emperor Chongde smiled wryly and shook his head: "I'm afraid... I won't be able to go. My limit... is not far away."

"How can your majesty say that! The imperial doctor of Song Dynasty said that your majesty is getting better." Empress Zhou burst into tears when she heard Emperor Chongde's words.

"Jin Ke... Qin'er... can only be entrusted to you." Emperor Chongde looked at Empress Zhou, the woman who had devoted her whole life to herself, "I... have always... trusted you the most..."

"Husband..." With the word "I" and a word of trust, Empress Zhou couldn't help it anymore, and tears fell down.

Emperor Chongde's sobriety only lasted for a short time, and finally fell into a deep sleep.Empress Zhou sat on the side of the bed in a daze, until Yang Rui led Song Yuyi in.

"Physician Song, please tell me the truth, what happened to Your Majesty?" Queen Zhou asked the imperial physician Song who had just taken his pulse, her words were majestic and majestic.

"Empress Empress..." Song Yuyi knelt down on the ground, "I don't dare to speak nonsense, but Yichen only sees that His Majesty is afraid..."

Queen Zhou couldn't help taking a small step back when she heard the words, and Zi Xi hurried forward to support her.

"Really...?" Queen Zhou still didn't give up.

"In the past six months, your majesty's dragon body has indeed improved compared to before, but your majesty's illness was originally caused by the third prince, and he was depressed. Now that he knows the truth, he is even more sad and angry. Under the combination of grief and anger..." Song The imperial doctor bowed deeply, "It's irreversible!"

Empress Zhou felt a sudden darkness in front of her eyes. She supported Zixi's hand and sat down on the stool. The palace lantern illuminated the room like daytime. Holding back the tears in her eyes, she spoke again after a while.

"Physician Song, go down first, Your Majesty Dragon Body, do your best, but remember to keep it secret."

"I understand." Song Yuyi nodded and stood up from the ground, "I will leave."

"Yang Rui."

"The minister is here."

Empress Zhou looked back at Emperor Chongde again, and then said: "After the court tomorrow morning, let the prince and the fourth prince come to Jinyang Palace. The two of them are sons, and it is time to serve the bed every day at this time."

"Yes."

"And from today onwards, if any concubine wants to see His Majesty, he must first inform the palace."

"Yes."

"Concubine Liu..." Empress Zhou pondered for a moment, "If possible, I will take her here to accompany Your Majesty, but remember to keep the matter of the third prince and the Liu family a secret from her, and anyone who leaks will be severely punished." Empress Zhou thought After thinking about it, he said, "You go and invite me in person, I don't worry about others."

"The minister obeys the order."

"Your Majesty..." Zixi stood aside and persuaded, "Your Majesty has been with His Majesty for a day now, and it's time to go back to rest. You must take care of your phoenix body. At this juncture, Your Majesty must not fall down again. .”

"Aunt Zixi is right, please take care of your health, the empress, so that you can preside over the overall situation." Yang Rui continued.

"I know." Empress Zhou nodded and stood up holding Zixi's hand, "Zixi, let's go back to the palace first."

"Yes." Zi Xi nodded.

"Gentlemen." Yang Rui saluted.

"If your majesty has any situation, you must inform me in time."

"The minister obeys the order."