Chapter 734 Chapter 734: Before the Storm (Part 2) [Please vote]
What are you watching?
While the waiter was vigilant, he was also curious.
The belly of this chamberlain was astonishingly huge, like a full-term pregnant woman. When you bend over and half kneel, your belly is almost touching the ground. The waiter frowned, worried that the other party's waist would be broken by something falling from his stomach. He asked: "Are you pregnant?"
Could this chamberlain be a girl?
The chamberlain smiled bitterly and said: "Young servant, please don't play tricks on me. Even though my slave has been knifed and lost his manly things, he has not given birth to women's things. How can he be pregnant? Just wait for a while. This thing is tightly wrapped. It’s so easy to untie.”
After saying that, he kept a half-kneeling posture and struggled to untie the three inner and outer layers of ties. The last hand was holding the heavy belly, and the other hand was throwing aside the last section of the belt. He gasped lightly and carefully held the object to the ground with both hands.
The waiter heard a soft sound of something falling to the ground.
Looking closely, it turned out to be a clay pot.
He wondered: "What is this?"
The chamberlain replied in a low voice: "It's the bones of Duke Yan."
The waiter couldn't remember who "Mr. Yan'an" was for a moment. After all, the whole court knew that Yan'an's bones had been chopped into pieces and fed to dogs. It wasn't until he and the waiter looked at each other for a few breaths. Under the latter's expectant gaze, a bold idea came to the waiter's mind. It was like an electric current passing through his body. He suddenly opened his eyes wide and pointed at the clay pot. He couldn't believe it. Whisper: "Yes, is it Yan Xingning?"< br>
The chamberlain nodded: "It's the banquet."
The chamberlain was so frightened that he raised his head and looked around, hurriedly closed the door, bolted it, then hurriedly turned back, grabbed the chamberlain's arm and hurriedly Follow-up question: "Is Xingning's body Have they been fed to...those little beasts? "
The servant timidly explained: "I am on duty in the cat and dog room, and I can't bear to be treated like this. Can't bear to have him separated by the little beasts in the cat and dog room After discussing with others, he reasoned that the little beast had a naughty mouth and did not like human flesh, so he decided to throw the body of the banquet into the furnace and burn it... Although this move could not leave the whole body, if the violent master pursued it, he could use the beast again. Bone replacement..."
It is better to keep the ashes of a whole body than to feed cats and dogs.
The chamberlain looked at the servant anxiously, unsure whether the latter was happy or angry, fearing that the other party would suddenly kill him. He swallowed a mouthful of saliva and continued with the encouragement of a lonely man: "Yan Gong treats slaves and maids with kindness. If it weren't for Yan Gong's insistence back then, I don't know how many people would have died in the snow disaster in those two years. The slaves would not have had the chance to cut their roots and seek employment in the palace. There is a way to survive..."
Although he is an eunuch, he also knows how to repay his kindness.
The temporary palace did not take strict care of eunuchs like them. He accidentally learned that the servant was being released, so he came out boldly.
The waiter murmured: "You are so brave!"
Protect Yan'an's body under Zheng Qiao's nose.
It was something he didn’t even dare to think about.
“Aren’t you afraid of death?”
When Yan An assassinated Zheng Qiao, the anger was at its peak. Once Zheng Qiao knew what these servants had done, they would probably be buried in the ancestral graves. All the maggots will be caught and chopped up vertically.
The chamberlain whispered: "If you die, you will die."
"Oh, there's no need to be so self-indulgent. Who is born without two arms, two legs, and one head? Once you're cornered, you'll kill him with a single blow." Although the servant comes from a noble family, the situation in the northwest continent is chaotic. It's unbearable. The so-called noble family also means that it will be destroyed when it is destroyed. Every time it comes and goes, it loses the arrogance that is inherent in the family.
The integrity of the chamberlain in front of me is also worthy of admiration.
Hearing this, the chamberlain burst into tears of gratitude and gave a salute: "I'd like to trouble you, servant, to find a quiet place with good feng shui so that Mr. Yan can rest in peace. This can be regarded as comforting Mr. Yan's spirit in heaven."
"I'm afraid I won't be able to fulfill your request. When the waiter heard this, his face turned completely white, and then he heard the waiter say, "Because Xingning still has blood relatives alive, don't worry, I will personally deliver his bones to his widow."
The waiter's mood was up and down, and he was almost scared to death.
But I was overjoyed to hear that Yan'an's blood relative was still alive.
He made another big salute: "Okay, okay, this will put your mind at ease. I look up at you and thank you for the banquet!"
After saying that, I prepared to go back under the night.
The waiter hurriedly stopped him: "What are you going back for?"
It would be better to follow their family and leave this place of trouble. Doesn’t such a kind and kind chamberlain deserve to live more than Zheng Qiao?
The chamberlain politely declined the invitation and whispered: "The slave can come out thanks to the help of several colleagues. If you don't go back when the time comes, they may be harmed. The servant does not need to worry about the slave. Right and wrong, good and bad, are all destiny... ..."
Looking at the little chamberlain, the chamberlain was speechless for a moment.
The chamberlain stopped at the door, turned around and saluted the chamberlain sincerely: "I wish the chamberlain a long and prosperous career."
The chamberlain looked at the young chamberlain and returned the salute.
The little waiter came and went quietly.
After a while, the wife who had been hiding came out, looked at the clay pot brought by the chamberlain, and asked her husband with her eyes.
The waiter looked like he was surviving a disaster.
He said: "There is no danger, just keep cleaning up."
Finally, before the light broke, the family drove away through the morning fog through the land of right and wrong that was about to be swallowed up by the war. land.
To go to Longwu County, you need to cross the river first, and then pass through Yanzhou to Liguan. At this time, Yanzhou was in the hands of the Dragon Slaying Bureau coalition forces, and most of the coalition forces were high-ranking warlords from all over the country who had strong military support, and a few were ruthless people who had climbed up from the bottom. The servant is an official in the court, so he knows the urinary nature of this group of people very well. He didn't want to fall into the wolf's den of these ruthless people just after escaping from Zheng Qiao's tiger's den.
The waiter’s wife suggested that they could take a detour to her parents’ house to avoid trouble, and then make plans after Zheng Qiao and the others decided the outcome of the war.
Personally, she doesn’t want to go to Longwu County.
Firstly, it is remote and barbaric, and alien races are rampant, so it is not a good place; secondly, the whole family cannot bear to travel long distances. From here to Longwu, they have to face many troubles along the way, such as bandits and soldiers. How can they survive such disasters and ferocious beasts?
As for the broken sword and Yan'an's corpse...
It won't be too late to send them away once everything calms down.
But she wasn't the one who made the decision.
The waiter thought for a moment and ordered the driver to turn to the direction of Cunshan. He was ready to arrive before Zheng Qiao sent his troops.
The lady in charge turned pale when she heard this and said, "Master Lang, didn't you just say that the people in the Dragon Slaying Bureau were a wolf's den? Since it was a wolf's den, it was natural to avoid it early. Why did Master Lang surrender himself? A trap? "
Didn’t Mr. Lang say that Cunshan was cheated?
The madam lives deep in the backyard of the inner house, so naturally she does not know the situation outside. The waiter patiently analyzed it with her: "Madam, I don't know that the mastermind behind the scheme to deceive Cunshan is Shen Youli, the governor of Longwu County. Shen Youli's tent There is a counselor named Kang Jishou, and Kang Jishou and Xingning are close friends. Therefore, Ning Yan’s intention to go to Longwu County should be Xingning.”
The lady nodded thoughtfully: "Mr. Lang, what do you mean, we can ask this Commander Shen to entrust Xingning's ashes and Zheng Qiao's broken sword to Kang Jishou, who will then deliver it to Tunan?"
No need to do it in person? A trip to Longwu County to trouble you?
The waiter said: "Madam only guessed half of it."
The lady asked him: "What is the other half?"
The waiter lowered his eyes and covered his eyes. With a shrewd calculation, he said: "Once Zheng Qiao is defeated and dies, all forces will inevitably compete around Qianzhou, Yanzhou, Lingzhou and other places, and start a war again. If you don't seek refuge with one party, it will be difficult."< br>
The lady said with a sad face: "Isn't it possible to live in seclusion?"
The waiter forced a smile: "How can it be so easy?"
The word "seclusion" sounds comfortable and comfortable. If there is no support from the family, Those days were miserable and everything had to be done by one's own hands. How could a lady who had never done hard work get used to it? It would be better if there was support from the family, but the world's teachings are that wealth should not be revealed, wealth should not be revealed, military success is like a grate, and banditry is like a comb. Failure to protect it will one day lead to death and disaster, and the disaster will affect the whole family.
Or find a stable place.
Or find a reliable backer.
At the moment, it is most important to find a place to stand.
The waiter actually had two thoughts in mind when he chose to go to Cunshan. If Shen Tang was strong enough, he could use the risk of sending the corpse to the banquet to establish friendship with Kang Jishou, gain a firm foothold, and then start plotting. If Shen Tang was not strong enough, he would return Yan'an's body and take the road to another place. With Kang Jishou as his escort, Shizhong's family can pass through Cunshan safely... and the coalition forces of the Dragon Slaying Bureau will not take action against him.
The waiter kept all these thoughts in his stomach.
As long as they have not entered Cunshan's sphere of influence, the Shizhong family dare not relax their nerves. Zheng Qiao is a madman, and it is normal for a madman to go back on his word. Fortunately, although there were accidents along the way, they all passed without incident. After several days, the waiter finally saw a shadow standing behind the morning mist, like a silent giant lying on the ground taking a nap.
"Stop, who's in front of you?"
The group was intercepted by a group of patrol soldiers before they reached the foot of Cunshan City, led by a young team leader with a very feminine appearance. The two sides were separated by thirty or forty feet and looked at each other from a distance. The waiter comforted his wife and children, opened the curtain and bent out.
"When I was in Kang Dynasty, an old friend of Kang Jishou came here to seek refuge because his family was in trouble." The attendant cupped his hands and told the story.
The waiter did not mention Ning Yan's name.
In his opinion, Ning Yan was a "widow of a close friend" who defected to Kang Shi. How could Shen Tang's soldiers know about the personal dealings of his military advisor? So he directly mentioned Kang Shi's name.
As expected, the patrol leader knew Kang Shi. When he heard this, his vigilance on his face became lighter: "Are you an old friend of Military Advisor Kang?"
The waiter said: "That's right."
The young team leader looked strange for some unknown reason.
As the saying goes, "Birds of a feather flock together, people divide into groups." An old friend who came to seek refuge with Commander Kang... Bao Buqi deceived his master just like Commander Kang. This has been verified from the circle of friends in the prayer book. She murmured in her heart, but she couldn't neglect the other party in her actions.
"In that case, sir, please come with me."
The servant was very wise and ordered the servants to hand over their weapons.
The main focus is sincerity!
Zhao Wei nodded with satisfaction upon seeing this.
The waiter asked Zhao Wei about Kang Shi's whereabouts. He thought Kang Shi was also in Cunshan City, but was told that Kang Shi was still at the base camp.
This result exceeded the waiter’s plan, and he looked slightly troubled.
He asked: "Why didn't Kang Jishou join the army?"
Shen Tang's team was sloppy and its members were complicated. The waiter expected that with Kang Jishou's background and talents, it was unlikely to be ignored.
But after he asked, he regretted that he was quick to talk. To be more serious, this problem was just spying on military intelligence. Fortunately, Zhao Wei didn't care about it, because the scribe in front of him was brought here with his family. How dare he have any bad intentions and not be punished?
"Mr. Kang... is a little inconvenient..."
Zhao Wei answered vaguely.
Since she was an old friend of Commander Kang, there was no reason why she should not know the way of the other scholar as a scholar. She gave a few hints and understood everything.
But the waiter really doesn’t understand.
But this does not prevent him from making logic self-consistent through brainstorming.
Not long after, a group of people arrived at the foot of Cunshan City.
The waiter looked up at the towering city wall that seemed to be able to block out the sky and the sun, and then thought about the effort Zheng Qiao had put into the defense of this city. The corner of his mouth twitched imperceptibly, and he felt a bit gloating about his misfortune.
Zheng Qiao, yes!
"Open the city gate!"
After Zhao Wei finished communicating with the city guards, the city gate creaked and opened a gap that could allow the carriage to pass.
Entering the city, the waiter’s heart dropped completely, which meant that their family was truly free from the threat of Zheng Qiao.
Zhao Wei arranged a temporary place to stay.
"Sir, would you like to meet my lord?"
Although this man was under the banner of defecting to his old friend Kang Shi, Military Advisor Kang was not here at the moment, so it was impossible to tell whether this was true or not. Zhao Wei couldn't allow people without verified identity to walk around the city at will. It was necessary to take him to meet his lord and go through the clearing.
The waiter said gratefully: "I couldn't ask for more."
Zhao Wei told them to wait in the small courtyard for the announcement.
I went to report to Shen Tang.
Upon hearing that Kang Shi's friend had come to join him, Shen Tang trembled subconsciously: "Did Dawei find out how he was a scribe?"
Zhao Wei was almost speechless.
“There is no question under the mark...”
Not every literary scribe has the way of a scribe.
Shen Tang rubbed his temples with a headache and said, "Oh, it's a blessing, not a curse. It's a curse that cannot be avoided... Just let him come."
I hope Ji Shou’s circle of friends is more reliable than Yuan Liang’s.
Shen Tang sent someone to invite the waiter. The waiter took a deep breath, straightened his clothes and appearance, and strode out of the small courtyard. But before he got halfway, he happened to see a very familiar profile face, and his right ankle almost staggered and sprained.
He barely managed to keep his figure steady, so he didn't feel embarrassed.
But the action still attracted the attention of others.
Among them are Ning Yan and Ning Tunan.
Ning Yan looked at him, and he looked at Ning Yan, speechless.
The waiter opened his mouth after a long while: "You, are you Tunan?"
Ning Yan frowned and asked, "Why are you here?"
Meeting an old friend in a foreign land is... It's a good thing, but if this old friend is working under the enemy, the joy will be compromised.
The interactions between Ning Yan and the waiter were mainly concentrated when they were young students. After they got married, they had little contact. The occasional meeting was just a personal relationship between the two families. Ning Yan didn't know much about the waiter.
But in Xingning's words, he was barely decent.
Well, compared to Zheng Qiao.
Unexpectedly, the waiter stared blankly at the inscriptions hanging on Ning Yan’s waist, as well as the literary spirit emanating from her body. After a while, he pointed at Ning Yan with a trembling finger and said astonishingly: " Ning, Ning Tunan...you, you, you are actually a man!"
Ning Yan: "..."
The waiter looked at her belly again.
He clearly remembered that Ning Yan was pregnant.
“How can a man get pregnant?”
What did his two classmates do behind his back!
Ning Yan put her fingers against the sword grille, unsheathed her sword a little, and said lightly: "Xie, don't speak too outrageously!"
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(End of this chapter)