Chapter 405: Forgotten
The Shangjing City was not calm under the night. The battles spreading from a corner of the Wuling King's Courtyard have affected all parts of the city. While the civilians closed the doors, they wanted to nail the windows to death. The high-ranking officials and nobles were all very vigilant, and all the guards and servants were on guard against disasters to prevent disasters from happening to their homes.
In the night with the sound of shouting and killing sounds from time to time, when two riders, one in front and one behind, rushed into the sparsely populated street in front of the gate of the King of Jin's mansion, they shocked the birds in the abandoned garden next door, and were filled with the sound of flapping their wings and unpleasant screams.
When the two of them came to the gate of the King of Jin's mansion, the man in gray-clothed with a hat at the back stopped his horse, raised his head and looked at the high wall, then glanced at Zhen Rong, who was covered in blood on his body.
"Mr. Zhen, Your Highness King Jin is hard to talk to, so I'll send it here!"
Zhen Rong looked at Erjie wearing a hat and thought that there were guards sent by Xiao Changgong along the way. Now the guards were guarding the streets, but now they have arrived in front of the Jin Palace, and he has no chance to talk to Erjie at all.
Therefore, facing this pun farewell, he recalled the scene of Erjie saving him in the sinister tug-of-war in Wuling Prince Villa today. The unwillingness that had been pressed in his heart gradually disappeared. He bowed his hand solemnly and said in a deep voice: "Please thank Prince Lanling on my behalf. Thanks to him, this has cleared the suspicion of the Great Wu delegation."
"This is what he should have done." Erjie felt unusually natural when he said this. He didn't talk much, smiled at Zhen Rong, and then turned around and left. When he galloped to the intersection of the street, he suddenly looked back and saw that the young man was still standing in front of the gate of the King of Jin's mansion, alone and standing in front of the shadows.
At that moment, he couldn't help but sigh, and couldn't help but think of Yun Xiaozi's invitation to martial arts celebrities to discuss how to raise the baby in his cradle. In a flash, more than ten years, the baby in the past has grown up. Although he had done something wrong at one time, he had at least no loss for his grandfather. However, the word "life experience" is always the most difficult thing for Zhen Rong to get rid of.
Who is like Yue Qianqiu, who knows that his life experience is a mystery, but he doesn't care about anything. These days, Zhen Rong is thanks to such a heartless boy as his companion, otherwise he would have been unable to stand it!
Zhen Rong stood until Erjie and the people from Qiushousi met, then left the street corner, and then knocked on the gate of the King of Jin's mansion.
The door was originally only opened with a crack, but he could see his head and face clearly with the shimmer of the lantern. The doorman immediately opened the door wide and said with a smile on his face: "Mr. Zhen is back, come in quickly. Today I heard that the city of Beijing is in chaos, and everyone is worried that he will be so worried. Your Highness and Master Jiu have asked you several times."
Although King Xiao Jingxian of Jin was moody, the several gatekeepers of the King of Jin's mansion were quite sleek people at least in front of Zhen Rong. Zhen Rong nodded slightly and said hello. When he entered the gate, several gatekeepers who surrounded him saw blood all around him, all surrounded him and asked if he was injured. Zhen Rong could not bear the enthusiasm, so he ran in just a few perfunctory words.
King Xiao Jingxian of Jin did not have a true inner court, nor even a favored maid, so naturally there was no inner courtyard or outer courtyard in the strict sense. Of course, Zhen Rong also knew that the relationship between men and women in Beiyan was always casual, and perhaps Xiao Jingxian, who had no wives and concubines, just didn't care at all. He did not go back to his side to change his clothes first, but went straight to Changyou Pavilion.
As soon as he arrived at the gate of the yard outside Changyou Pavilion, he saw a guard coming forward. After a few conversations, he learned that Xiao Jingxian had driven the two doctors away. Even though he had known that he was a pervert, he couldn't help but shake his head and sigh. When he walked straight in, he naturally did not notice the somewhat complicated and subtle look of the guard when he looked at his back.
When he arrived at the door of Changyou Pavilion, he saw that the light was lit inside and there was a vague view of someone at the window, so he knocked on the door. He heard no reply inside, and he couldn't help but feel a little surprised and immediately stretched out his hand to push the door. Sure enough, the door was just a false cover and opened as soon as he stepped into the threshold. After he got to Xiao Jingxian's dormitory, he was stunned.
The shadow I thought was just a piece of clothing on the hanger. The room had not been sorted out, and there were still messy clothes left when people left in a hurry, as if there was still the aura of those two people.
Zhen Rong stood there, suddenly pulled the corner of her mouth and smiled bitterly.
Didn’t this have been agreed with him long ago? What’s so sad or depressed about him now?
Looking around, his eyes finally fell on the small white corner exposed on the dressing table drawer. He moved his heart and quickly walked forward. When he opened the drawer, he saw that it was a letter with Arong's kiss and lying quietly in the drawer.
He subconsciously wanted to open it, but then he calmed down and carefully checked the seal. After confirming that the seal was complete and had not been opened, he pulled out his self-defense dagger from his boots and carefully cut open the envelope. After taking out the letter paper, he held the two thin pieces of letter paper, and felt as heavy as a tremendous amount, and opened it for a long time.
It was a very short letter, without any literary words, all of which were plain language like gossip, and looking up was just like Xiao Jingxian’s title on the envelope, with the words Arong of kindness, but it was completely different from Xiao Jingxian’s attitude of treating others with laughter in the past, but actually as far as thousands of miles away.
"Arong, when I saw this letter, Qianqiu had already taken me away. The King of Jin's mansion had always been the target of public criticism. When the capital was in chaos, the troops would come one after another. How to stick to it and how to distribute it, I would like to obey the guards inside and outside the mansion, I have ordered you to control your order, and life and death are all based on your heart. I think that you should leave a life for them with your sincerity, loyalty and righteousness."
When he saw the five words Xiao Jingxian left in the end, Zhen Rong couldn't help but hold the letter tightly, hoping to pinch it into a ball and throw it away, but in the end he gently put it down.
He had already fully understood what Xiao Jingxian meant. Xiao Jingxian and Yue Qianqiu escaped, but left the guards of the Mansion to him. If the Jin Palace had to face the invasion of the chaos next time, then as long as he could lead people to resist, then when the main master had already run away, he would naturally win over the hearts of the people.
With Xiao Jingxian's methods, even if he leaves, his confidant will still be among the guards and will help him at critical moments. And whether he can protect these guards in the emperor's rage afterwards is the real key!
Otherwise, even if Xiao Changgong is really willing to continue his previous recruitment, he "recognizes the thief as his father", but there is no one under his command, even if the prince is still a short prince, what's the use?
"Should I say, do you really respect me?" Zhen Rong sighed, stuffed the letter back into the envelope, and put it in the drawer as usual. Then he turned around and came to the door, opened the door and said in a deep voice, "Come here!"
Seeing the guard who had seen him when he came in before, he came to him and bowed to him. Zhen Rong glanced at him and then ordered lightly: "Look at the door, no one is allowed to enter without my permission!"
"Yes, please don't worry, Mr. Zhen!"
Faced with such a neat answer, Zhen Rong didn't know where he was. This was definitely one of the few insiders in the palace, and at least he knew some of the inside story. But he didn't ask anything, but went straight out of the yard.
When he found the temporary residence of the other people in the delegation, he found that the lights were lit in the room, but no one left. He originally thought that his heart would sink little by little, but when he confirmed the condition of the last room, he strangely felt extremely relaxed.
It turned out... they were really gone. Everyone except him, they all left.
Elder Erjie knew about this before sending him back to the Jin Palace? Will he stay?
These thoughts were turned in his mind, but when Zhen Rong returned to Changyou Pavilion, he put away all the distracting thoughts. Looking at the guard who was loyal to the door, he whispered: "How many people may know the inside story?"
"I don't know about my humble position." Seeing Zhen Rong frowning, the guard quickly explained, "Your Highness King Jin has always been unfathomable in his work. We subordinates never dare to speculate on his own intentions, so we really don't know for sure. Your Highness only said that if he is not here, he will not violate the order in everything he is assigned by Mr. Zhen. I believe that many other people will have to give the same instructions."
"Okay, let's hide the matter here for the time being. You will be responsible for all the three meals a day you send in, and you will be responsible for whatever you handle it."
Speaking of this, Zhen Rong said word by word: "You go down to pass the order now and call all the people in charge of important duties to the main hall to discuss matters, no one is allowed. After the order is sent, you will come here to take over me."
Seeing that the person left without saying a word, Zhen Rong looked up at the night sky full of dark clouds and could not see any stars, and suddenly sat down directly on the steps in front of the house like a child. He lived over and over again in his mind how to deal with it, but his mind was full of distracting thoughts and could not concentrate.
Yue Qianqiu and Xiao Jingxian...where are they now? Are they also looking up at the night sky without stars?
However, when he and the guard who came back from the command changed shifts with each other, still wearing blood-stained clothes and walking into the main hall of the King of Jin's Mansion, Zhen Rong had a solemn face and could not see any hesitation. Seeing that no one was sitting, all standing like nails, he walked to the center and turned around to look at everyone.
"The Wuling Prince's Villa was almost burned to white ground by a fire today. The reason was that Xu Houcong's son was kidnapped there, and the second was that His Highness of Jin told the twelve princess that the assassination was done by King Wuling. I went there with Xu Houcong's daughter Xu Wen. After a fight, I rescued Xu Houcong's son Xu Guang, but this hatred was completely formed."
"For King Wuling, no matter whether he admits to abducting Xu Guang or not, he will never let go of such a great humiliation after he is in power. The tip of the Qiushou Department said that he detained two Shenwu generals, held the Shenwu camp, and planned to support the Prince of Xianning. I am afraid that revenge will come as soon as tonight and tomorrow at the latest."
He took a deep breath and suddenly raised his voice and said, "Your Highness King Jin is injured, so the Ninth Prince was left to take care of him, so Your Highness King Jin ordered me to take over the defense. You are more familiar with this palace than me, and I have nothing to order you. What I can do is to kill the enemy with you when someone comes to attack and protect this last home!"
The last dozen words aroused strong resonance among the crowd. In an instant, there were only a loud response from the crowd.
Chapter completed!