Ci Jinzhi

Chapter 434 You are like a lonely bamboo

 “Ayou is leaving the capital!” Emperor Xingyuan hurried out without saying anything.

Princess Zhaoyang’s expression changed.

She was not surprised that Ayou would leave, but she didn’t expect that the emperor’s brother would keep an eye on her so closely.

“Brother, what are your plans?” Princess Zhaoyang quickly chased after her.

Emperor Xingyuan did not stop: "I will chase Ayou back."

On the official road heading west from the capital, Xin You refused the request to change horses and rode back slowly.

The horse was already exhausted after running for so long, and it was just in time to slowly regain its strength at this speed.

The officers and soldiers did not dare to rush, but followed behind and blocked the retreat road tightly.

 For them, they did not dare to provoke this aunt, and it was a great achievement to hand the person over to the superior smoothly. As long as Her Royal Highness the Princess is safe and sound, she can ride them all, even if she doesn't want to change horses.

A team from the front came at a high speed, and when they got close, they reined in their horses and stopped. The leader was none other than Zhao Feifan, the commander of the Beijing camp.

 “Miss Xin.” After confirming that it was Xin You, Zhao Feifan cupped his fists and saluted.

Xin You said calmly: "I didn't expect Commander Zhao to come too."

Zhao Feifan showed a subtle expression after hearing this. With the purpose of making Xin You stop thinking about escaping, he said: "The last general should come here. I'm afraid Miss Xin doesn't know that there are 100,000 troops in Beijing. In the past few months, tens of thousands of soldiers have been on standby for Miss Xin." . We just received a message about the fireworks, how dare we delay for a moment."

With such strength and arrangement, if Miss Xin were to escape, he would have no choice but to raise his head to see the emperor.

 At this moment, Zhao Feifan actually felt as relaxed as if a big stone had fallen to the ground. There is no precise time, so being on guard all the time is the most frustrating thing. Now that Miss Xin knows that the Guanjin and the main roads in Gyeonggi have long been blocked like copper walls, she can't still think about running away, right?

"A few months ago..." Xin You murmured, and suddenly asked Zhao Feifan, "Did Commander Zhao receive the mission in October?"

Zhao Feifan was stunned. Although he avoided answering, the change in his expression convinced Xin You that he was right.

Xin You licked her lips, and her heart felt cold.

 October was the time when the man proposed to establish a queen.

By establishing the Zhou family as his successor, he showed his intention to establish the third prince as the crown prince to all officials and nobles. He knew that she would be disappointed and leave him. He understood everything, and the action he took was to use tens of thousands of soldiers in the Beijing camp to set up a dragnet to lock her in a cage for the rest of her life.

Xinyou said nothing.

By this moment, she had nothing to say, only despair. This frustration is not because I may be trapped in the capital in the future, but because of that person.

 From west to east, the scenery along the way that I didn't notice when leaving the city is now all in sight. It is endless brown soil and dead branches that have not yet sprouted new buds.

No less green than the south of the Yangtze River even in winter, the first month of the month in the land of Gyeonggi has not yet shed the desolation and decay of the cold winter.

 It’s not yet the time for spring to bloom.

Xinyou held the reins hard, her palms tingling.

Zhao Feifan was riding beside Xin You when he saw a group of people in the distance. He looked shocked at first, then hurriedly got off his horse and walked up to meet them.

Xin You watched Emperor Xingyuan getting closer and gradually stopped.

 The soldiers headed by Zhao Feifan knelt down and shouted long live the mountain.

Xinyou sat on the horse and did not move.

Not to mention the imperial guards, Emperor Xingyuan did not come alone. He was also accompanied by Princess Zhaoyang and He Qingxiao.

 Emperor Xingyuan also rode a horse.

The father and daughter looked at each other, and everyone else fell silent. Only the cold wind came from all directions, blowing the hem of Emperor Xingyuan's clothes embroidered with dragons, and also the men's clothes worn by Xin You. Emperor Xingyuan felt depressed when he looked at his daughter who had regained her original appearance but was dressed in men's clothing.

“Ayou—” he shouted and drove his horse forward, “Why do you have to leave?”

By this time, Xin You was too lazy to maintain the false warmth and said coldly: "I can stay, but you didn't give me what I wanted, right?"

“Ayou, reality is not a story. I understand what you want, but I really can’t give it to you..."

“So I didn’t force it, right?” Xin You raised his head slightly, “I just want to leave.”

"I know." Emperor Xingyuan was silent for a moment and then made it clear, "But I don't want you to leave. When your mother left me, I regretted it many times. I will not make the same mistake again."

After hearing this, Xinyou curved her lips and sneered: "Your Majesty regrets that you allowed my mother to run away successfully, not why she turned into a behavior that she didn't like and made her give up on you."

 So now, he is guarding her tightly and will never let her go.

"The only thing you really care about is yourself!" The respect and obedience that had to be maintained due to the imperial power no longer existed at this time, and Xin You finally said these words happily.

 But when she mentioned that Queen Xin stepped on Emperor Xingyuan's painful foot, he became angry: "Xinyou, are you determined to leave?"

Xin You replied coldly: "As long as I can still move. Does your Majesty want to use a hundred thousand troops in the capital to guard against one minister every month and every year?"

 “Are you threatening me?”

 “No, I am just answering your Majesty’s question just now.”

"Okay, okay, you don't have to care about me as a father or as a princess. What about the Marquis of Changle?" Emperor Xingyuan pointed at Qingxiao.

 He went out of the city in person and specifically called on Congratulations Qingxiao to accompany him.

Only then did Xin You have the courage to look at He Qingxiao.

He Qingxiao was wearing a crimson uniform with narrow sleeves and a long black sword with an ebony scabbard. He was riding on a black horse and looked at her quietly.

Emperor Xingyuan's harsh words hit Xin You's ears: "Ah You, if you don't care about the life of Marquis Changle, you can leave."

Xinyou bit her lip: "Your Majesty, are you threatening me?"

Emperor Xingyuan returned the same words: "No, I'm just telling you the consequences of your leaving."

Emperor Xingyuan knew that if he said this, it would be difficult to repair the rift between father and daughter, but he had to say it.

As Ayou said, it is impossible for the 100,000 troops in the Beijing camp to defend themselves like this. He could only say this to stop Ayou from thinking about flying away.

There was a clear clang sound, which was the sound of a sword being unsheathed.

The imperial guard instantly protected him in front of Emperor Xingyuan, drawing his sword and aiming it at He Qingxiao, who was holding a long sword in his hand.

Emperor Xingyuan looked shocked: "He Qingxiao, are you going to kill the king?"

His mood at this time was not that of fear, but that it was difficult to understand.

Even if He Qingxiao was extremely skilled, trying to attack him by himself would be like using a mantis' arm as a chariot or a cricket shaking a tree.

"I have no intention of doing this." He Qingxiao said calmly, "But I also don't want to be a bargaining chip for His Majesty to manipulate Ayou."

 After saying this, he looked at Xin You, and in her horrified eyes, he slashed the long knife across her neck and slashed hard at her neck.

With blood splattering, he stared deeply at the girl he loved, and fell off his horse while leaning backwards.