Dandere General and his Lord

Zhou Zixi nodded and said no more.

Chapter 71

Towards my hall.

Cheng Qianye frowned and looked at Cheng Feng: "Where did you say they ran off to? Song country? Is that Song country where Chu Yezhi is?"

Cheng Feng said with a sullen face: "It was a dereliction of duty. We found it too late. When we caught up, they had already escaped from Bianzhou all the way. According to the clues, they should have escaped to Song."

Cheng Feng is now in charge of the defense of the palace, and when people escape from the palace, he feels dereliction of duty.

"How can I blame you." Cheng Qianye waved his hand, "The two of them live in the outer courtyard that is only separated by a wall from the palace gate. I ordered him not to restrict his personal freedom. How can you prevent him from leaving?"

"Having said that, according to Chen's opinion, there is something suspicious about this matter," Cheng Feng said, "The two of them are penniless, and from the records of leaving the city, they are riding in a carriage, not only in a clear direction, but also in a carriage. The speed is very fast. The lowly office is suspicious, and it is very likely that someone will arrange a response."

Cheng Qianye fell into deep thought.

It seems that they wanted to escape after planning, but that Zhou Zixi should not have this plan a few days ago.

Since he has left this draft for himself, he has some guilt in his heart. If he had this idea a few days ago, Cheng Qianye's different pupils should be able to find the color of guilt in his light.

That was the decision Cheng Qianye made in the past two days when he closed his eyes.

So the problem is likely to lie with the maid named A Yang.

When they first met, Cheng Qianye felt that Ayang was hiding something from him.

Now think about a maid who can directly break into the palace gate, without fear of herself, and can talk about it, it is very suspicious.

But because Ayang didn't show any malicious emotion towards Zhou Zixi or herself, Cheng Qianye didn't care that she had some secrets in her heart.

I'm a little too reliant on my powers. I can't even notice such obvious flaws. Cheng Qianye thought.

Even these few days, I didn't pay attention to this humble maid at all.

Who would have thought that her secret was actually pushing Zhou Zixi to escape.

Yao Tianxiang sat beside Cheng Qianye, flipping through the tax bill left by Zhou Zixi: "In just a few days, he was still injured, so he was able to draw up such a detailed draft, considering all aspects. , it is indeed a bit of a genius."

"This thing can be considered to be done with all his heart. He probably wants to use it to repay your kindness." Yao Tianxiang read the thick stack of letter paper carefully, finished it, and handed it to Cheng Qianye.

"I understand you. Now, Zhang Fu has gone to Haojing, and Xiao Jin has been transferred back to Jiangcheng by you. You are in short supply of such talents. It happened that you found one. Run away. No wonder you're so angry."

Cheng Qianye rolled her eyes at her, raised her hand and smashed the table, grabbed a sapphire handle on the table, and flipped it in her hand impatiently.

Mo Qiaosheng clasped his fists with both hands: "If the lord is not angry, the minister will sneak into the Song Kingdom with a person in a small suit and capture this person back. Let the lord go."

Cheng Feng said: "Qiaosheng can't be impulsive. According to the information we have obtained so far, it is very likely that the person who took this person was Prince Ang of Song. The details have to be confirmed by our spies in Song."

"Prince Ang? Who is that?" Cheng Qianye asked.

"This person, I know him." Yao Tianxiang pulled Cheng Qianye's sleeve,

"Ji Yuan, the lord of Song Xianggong, is a weak character, but his son Ji Ang is not a father. He has a deep mind and a lot of strategies. He has recruited many talented people and supported him by his side. Thousands of disciples. I heard that he also adopted a group of young people, all of whom were adopted as adopted sons and adopted daughters, and trained as dead men. My brother once said that his ambition is not small, and he must be careful when he is a neighbor. "

"Song State is rich in waters and fertile land. It is a country full of fertile land. The people like to talk, but they are not good at martial arts. Even the army is not good at fighting, but their country has a tradition that they like to use women to marry neighboring countries. My The mother, Mrs. Ji Tai, is the daughter of the Song royal family."

Everyone listened, no one present was more familiar than Yao Tianxiang with these matters of the royal interior.

"Before the state of Wei, where Zhou Zixi belonged to, was overthrown, you also had frequent marriages with the state of Song, and there were many women in the state of Song. After the state was overthrown, I heard that Ji Ang sent people to take back some of the women and relatives who had married abroad and returned to the country for refuge. , he has been praised for this. Zhou Zixi may have gone to Ji Ang because of this."

Cheng Qianye played with the blue gem and fell into deep thought.

Mo Qiaosheng looked at the white and lustrous fingers, and repeatedly turned and rubbed the blue handle. Suddenly, he remembered what those hands had done to him, and a suspicious blush appeared on his face for a while.

Cheng Qianye glanced at him and almost laughed.

She put the stone into her sleeve, and said with a serious expression: "Song State is hiding behind us, relying on my Bianzhou as a barrier to resist Quanrong. This time our country wants to send troops to Zhengzhou to fight Quanrong, but there is insufficient food and grass. He Song Xianggong should also make some efforts."

"Qiaosheng, I'll give you 20,000 horses. Chen Bing is at the border of Song country, so he can borrow some rations from Duke Xiang of Song. By the way, bring that person back to me."

"Cheng Feng, you sent an envoy to Song country for me. In addition to borrowing military rations, you told Duke Xiang of Song that I had a fugitive slave, and when he arrived in his territory, let him return the man to me. You can also sell it to me. The price cannot exceed five sheepskins."

In Suiyang, the capital of the Song Dynasty.

Zhou Zixi was sitting in front of the bed, holding a medicine bowl and feeding an old lady to drink medicine.

that one

Madam had gray hair, her expression was sluggish, her eyes were scattered, she ate and drank when she called for it, and she couldn't recognize the person in front of her at all.

This person is Zhou Zixi's mother.

Her family is undergoing great changes. Her husband, eldest son, and young daughter all died tragically in front of her eyes. Unable to bear it for a while, his mind collapsed and he became a foolish person.

Even now, the younger son Zhou Zixi rushed to his side and took care of him personally, but he didn't get better.

Ayang came in from the outhouse and stretched out his hand to pick up the medicine bowl: "Master, let the servants come."

Zhou Zixi shook his head and avoided her hand.

He patiently fed his mother the medicine, carefully served her to lie down, and carefully covered the bedding.

Just then stood up, but ignored Ayang and walked out silently.

"Young Master." Ayang called him, "You, do you know?"

Zhou Zixi stopped and did not look back. A gentle word came from the gentle back: "Are you from His Highness Ang?"

These few words were very light, but they shattered Ayang's last fantasy and revealed her biggest secret.

"I have been the death of His Highness since I was a child, and it was His Highness who ordered me to stay by your son's side."

Ayang bowed her head. She was an orphan who grew up in harsh and even cruel training. Since she was a child, she was instilled in her heart that she was only loyal to His Royal Highness.

But thinking about it now, the years she spent with the son were the happiest times in her life.

At that time, the young master always smiled politely, never beat or scolded her, and allowed or even indulged her with the maids in the compound, to play, to frolic, put paper kites, grab sheep bones, and dress up. She even thought for a while that she could live a normal life like an ordinary girl.

"Although I deceived the son, His Royal Highness really respects the son." Ayang said more and more softly, "He ordered me to find the son and bring him to Suiyang."

"If he really respected me, he would have brought me to Suiyang long ago." Zhou Zixi turned his face to the side, "but he had to see my spine broken before he would help. He was grateful to Dade. Dedicated to doing things for him."

"Even if I have reached this point, he is still worried. He has to find his mother first and hold it in his hands. If I hadn't happened to be bought by the Marquis of Jinyue, he probably didn't want to take action so soon."

Ayang lowered her head, and she tugged at the hand hanging by her side.

She was instructed to follow the son secretly all the time, and countless times she saw the son suffered inhuman treatment and bullying.

She couldn't help but want to make a move.

But she dared not.

The lessons engraved in her bones since childhood made her remember what would happen if she disobeyed her master's orders.

"How did you know?"

"Ayang." Zhou Zixi turned around, looking at the girl in front of him with a hint of sadness, "Do you know that you used to be my only light."

"When I was in the abyss of despair, it was you who appeared in front of me, persuading me to persevere, and encouraged me to wait. Therefore, even though you have revealed a lot of flaws, I have never had any doubts about you."

"It wasn't until I arrived at the mansion of the Marquis of Jinyue that you suddenly appeared. You eagerly advised me to leave that very gentle and generous lord. You, who couldn't even collect a single gold, prepared the carriage in just a few days. , tolls. At a speed beyond your ability, you took me to Song Country quickly." Zhou Zixi stared at the girl in front of him, his eyes red for a moment, "Although I believe in you, I am not a fool."