Chapter 52: Mantis Catching Cicadas (260/587)
Fengshan is surrounded by dense forests and rarely visited.
Below the mountains far away from the Baihe River, a natural cave is hidden under lush vines. Outside the entrance of the cave, there are two top guests of the royal palace, paying attention to the movements around.
It was speculated that the court might come to assassinate Cui Xiaowan, and Xiao Qi could not put all her family on the boat as bait. On the day when the news of Xu Buling Po Xiangyang was heard back, he took advantage of the night to secretly transfer several women to the mountains and fields to hide, leaving her alone on the boat to hide her eyes.
The cave was found temporarily, very narrow and long, and I don’t know how deep it is. Although it is very cool in the summer, it is obviously not a place to live.
There was a two-meter-meter-long open land deep in the cave, with a floor paving and an oil lamp lit, and several women stood or sat together.
Xiao Xiang'er was used to holding her in the palace and was quite stable. She leaned against the stone wall, holding a small carving knife in her hand, carving a small white jade sign carefully, and Qiao'e was handing over the tools.
Lu Hongluan and Song Yufu sat together, holding needles and threads in their hands, and passing the time with the light of candlelight.
Zhu Manzhi, who has always been lively and active, was obviously a little confused. She hid in the cave for several days, couldn't speak loudly, and couldn't go out to breathe, feeling like she was lying in prison.
Zhu Manzhi stood next to the floor with a small wooden stick, playing with Tai Chi sword, and asked softly:
"Sister Xiang'er, how long will we stay in jail?"
Xiao Xiang'er didn't know it, so she sighed: "It should be time to go out soon, just wait."
Cui Xiaowan didn't like staying in crowded places. At this time, she sat alone in the corner of the winding stone cave, staring blankly at the small wooden sign in her hand.
Hearing Xiao Xiang'er's voice, Cui Xiaowan turned around and said, "Mother, is the emperor here to kill me?"
Xiao Xianger knew some inside story from Xiao Qi, but she was not sure, she was just guessing. She didn't want to talk nonsense about this major event that might make the Xu family rebelled against the court, just said:
"It shouldn't be. Although Song Ji is a little stubborn, she seems to be okay to you..."
Cui Xiaowan shook her head, a little dissatisfied:
"The emperor always feels that he is arrogant, but he just has no friends. I am not afraid of him, so I just talk to me. I am now having an affair..."
Affair is out of the wall?!
Zhu Manzhi, who was playing Tai Chi sword, staggered and fell to the floor without standing firmly.
Xiao Xiang'er shook her hand and carved the young chicken into a red stunning bird.
As soon as the words came out, the entire cave looked up in shock and looked at Cui Xiaowan with a strange expression.
Cui Xiaowan noticed that the girls' expressions were strange, and Zhan Yan smiled:
"For the emperor, it's a fucking affair, right? "
"Well……"
What can Xiao Xiang'er say? After holding it in for a long time, he nodded gently: "It's almost the same..." ——
The sun and the moon flowed, and a day passed in the blink of an eye. It was night again, and there was no movement inside the river at the foot of Fengshan.
Xu Buling lay in the grass in the distance, holding a telescope in his hand, and muttered all day.
Ning Qingye couldn't run away. The martial artist had a good hearing and could still hear it while covering his ears. His heart was filled with grievances, anger, sadness and other emotions. He was recited for a day, but now he is only annoyed. Moreover, he is preparing for war and needs to maintain his strength. He cannot go on a hunger strike and not eat.
Ning Qingye was lying in the grass, holding dry food in his hand and gnawing at him. His expression was muddy, and he didn't know what to look like to face Xu Buling. Seeing that the lights were on again in the building, she said coldly:
"Are you fooling me? If you want me to have a good talk with you, just say that you are looking for such a bad reason to climb in the haystack for a day. Aren't you bullying an honest person?"
Xu Buling held the telescope and remained motionless: "Hold on, you didn't realize that Manzhi hadn't gone out for a whole day? With Manzhi's temper, if he stayed on the boat, he would definitely be moving around with his dog and his corner."
Ning Qingye thought for a while and felt that it made sense, so he patiently continued to lie down and stare blankly. To be honest, after such a day and night, no matter how angry he was, he should be calm, but there was obviously no clue on how to deal with the current situation.
She could not break off relations with her master. The only way before her was to either compromise. From now on, the three of them would live together, or they would never interact with Xu Buling, and the three of them would live together.
Ning Qingye has not been as sad as ordinary women since childhood, but it is easy to take advantage of Xu Buling, obviously not. At this time, he can only stop thinking about it and said coldly:
"I warn you, I told you before that I was strong against Chuchu because Chuchu was stupid. No matter what you did to her, she would not be angry with you. Ning Qingye is not the kind of woman who obeys you. If you dare to make the idea of 'cooking rice with a cooked rice', I will commit suicide directly. Don't think I can't do it."
Xu Buling saw that Qingye's mood had recovered a lot, and he secretly breathed a sigh of relief and smiled:
"How could I do that? Manzhi wants to say it after getting married and not let me touch her. I won't be honest all the time."
"What are you honest? Do you think I don't know what you did to Manzhi?" ?
Xu Buling was stunned and turned his head: "What did I do to Manzhi?"
Ning Qingye's eyes were slightly cold: "You have done everything you have done to Manzhi. Before you got married, you would have insulted the woman's innocence. If you hadn't been polite, how could I be so embarrassed now?"
"How can this be called insulting a woman's innocence? You are also very devoted..."
"you"
"Hey...shh..."
Xu Buling was talking when something strange suddenly flashed across the corner of the telescope. He raised his head slightly and used the telescope to look carefully in that direction. But under the moonlight, a very difficult-to-distinguish black shadow flashed by in the bushes on the shore of the stairs and hid under the huge rock beside the river beach. Then, like an invisible shadow, it slipped into the water and disappeared without any splashes, and the guards on the stairs did not notice it.
Ning Qingye noticed Xu Buling's abnormal movement, bent down slightly, and whispered: "Is there any movement?"
"Someone approached the building boat and walked."
Xu Buling stood up silently, his swords intertwined around his waist, holding a steel gun in his hand, and touched the boat in the night.
Ning Qingye wore a white dress. In order to prevent being discovered, he wrapped his black cloak around him and followed closely with his long sword.
After only a few steps, the two of them saw a figure appearing from elsewhere, staying in the bushes in the distance of the building, as if they were staring at them.
"More than one person, he is definitely not an ordinary person. You and Yiyi can pay attention to the movements around you. Don't interfere, I can handle it alone."
Xu Buling was a little more careful, slowed down his pace, carefully observed the surrounding area, and determined how many people there were.
Ning Qingye's martial arts skills are good, but he is too far from Xu Buling. At this time, he could only nod in a silent way and hide his figure in the hidden place... ——
Updates are a bit slow these two days, I'm really sorry orz!
Chapter completed!