First Lady of the Crown Prince

Chapter 875 Mother and son meet (second update)

Shangguan Yan had never been to Ghost Mountain, much less Mu Qingchen. Among the people traveling with them was a native of Pucheng, but he only knew the roads on the ground and knew nothing about the underground passages.

 Everyone who came in was dizzy.

The group of people came to a fork in the road with passages on both sides.

“Which way are we going now?” Shangguan Yan asked.

Mu Qingchen picked up the lantern, looked at the sheepskin map in his hand, and said, "On the right."

 No matter how well Gu Jiao writes, the pictures are extremely standard and there is nothing confusing about them.

Mu Qingchen continued to walk at the front. Shangguan Yan was anxious to see his son and followed closely behind.

After walking for a while, Mu Qingchen noticed something was wrong with her breathing. He stopped and turned around to look at her: "Your Highness, are you okay?"

Shangguan Yan wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, shook his head and said, "I'm fine, I'm just a little breathless."

Mu Qingchen raised her head, looked around, and explained softly: "This kind of underground passage should be equipped with vents. It's just that it rained, so some vents may be blocked by mud."

 They are men and warriors, so breathing is not too difficult.

Shangguan Yan is different. She is a woman and she is already injured.

Mu Qingchen looked at the map and said to Shangguan Yan: "Your Highness, just hold on for a while. If you walk a little further, the passage will open up and it won't be so boring anymore."

 “Yeah.” Shangguan Yan covered his heart and nodded.

The group of people walked for a while, and the narrow passage became much wider, able to accommodate two people walking side by side.

Shangguan Yan's breathing gradually became easier and her mind became clearer. She began to have the energy to look at and think about this passage.

She sighed sincerely: "I wonder who built such a long passage?"

Mu Qingchen agreed: "Yes, it is indeed shocking."

The Ministry of Industry of the imperial court was in charge of water conservancy, agriculture, and engineering, but it could not build such a miraculous tunnel.

 More importantly, why build such a tunnel?

If it is said to be built in the city lord's palace or military camp, it can also be said to be a route that facilitates the evacuation of the army.

Keguishan is a sparsely populated place.

It really makes people wonder why the passage should be built there?

 It was as if...someone had anticipated the disaster in Ghost Mountain and built a tunnel in advance to save them.

 Mu Qingchen shook her head.

 He has been fighting too many battles recently and is confused. What is all this mess?

 Zi Zi didn’t say anything about his strange powers and confused his mind. He concentrated on finding the way and rescued His Highness Changsun as soon as possible!

The passage was extremely dark, and they could not tell how much time had passed, but they finally reached the last passage on the map.

Mu Qingchen said: "Your Highness, after passing the front, turn right and you can enter the cave in the back mountain. This is the cave where General Xuanyuan Qi once lived."

 He also knew about Xuanyuan Qi and his son.

 “Okay.” Shangguan Yan held on to the armor on his waist.

Mu Qingchen saw her inadvertent movement and said, "I forgot that Your Highness is still injured. Why don't Your Highness rest here for a while while I go over and take a look first."

Shangguan Yan said: "My injury has recovered a long time ago. It's just that I haven't walked this far and my back is a little sore."

 She couldn't wait to see her son and didn't want to sit there.

Mu Qingchen couldn't stop her, so he could only let her go.

They quickly arrived at the cave in the back mountain. It was important to save people. They didn't stop much. They directly followed the prompts on Gu Jiao's map, pressed the mechanism on the stone wall, and entered another passage.

Mu Qingchen said: "Liu Lang said that this place is very close to the village, and we should be able to hear the movement of the Jin army."

Shangguan Yan listened carefully: "But it's very quiet up there."

Mu Qingchen nodded: "That's right."

Shangguan Yan frowned: "Have you already withdrawn your troops?"

Mu Qingchen analyzed: "This is also possible. Just now from the cave in the back mountain, I observed the sky and it was getting late. When we entered the South City Gate just now, the Han family had already been ruined. Now Nancheng The gate should have been completely captured. General Wang Man and General Chang Wei have also started fighting on the east and west gates. Although the north gate is far away, General Xiao and Tang Daxia should be arriving soon."

Besieged on all sides, it was difficult for the Jin army not to withdraw the troops from Guishan.

"Huh?"

 In another small cave that could accommodate a dozen people, Mu Qingchen stopped.

 “What’s wrong?” Shangguan Yan asked.

Mu Qingchen looked at the wall in front of her, then at the parchment in her hand, and said, "It was drawn on the map that there should be a passage here, but it's gone now."

Shangguan Yan asked: "Did something happen that caused the passage to be closed?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the wall in front of him slowly moved, the stone door was opened, and a familiar figure came out.

Shangguan Yan’s eyes lit up: “Qing’er!”

Shangguan Qing was dressed in plain white brocade clothes. He was clean and elegant. The mask on his face had been removed, revealing a handsome face that was almost exactly the same as Xiao Heng. There was a charming tear mole under his right eye.

Even though their faces are the same, Shangguan Yan can still distinguish the two sons at a glance.

 Seeing that her son was intact, she smiled happily.

 But the next second, she couldn't laugh anymore.

 Because another figure walked out of the passage behind his son.

Shangguan Yan's smile turned cold: "Gongsun Yu."

Gongsun Yu stood next to Shangguan Qing. Behind him, five more masters came out. One of them was Elder Lu and the other was Xie Xingzhou.

 Xie Xingzhou’s long sword was pressed against Shangguan Qing’s back.

Probably no one expected that Gongsun Yu would come to Ghost Mountain instead of going outside to defend the city!

Mu Qingchen and the accompanying masters all drew out their long swords and surrounded Shangguan Yan in the middle.

Shangguan Yan lost her mother's tenderness and regained her aura of aloof concubine. She said coldly: "Gongsun Yu, what are you going to do?"

Gongsun Yu said calmly: "Your Highness, the Crown Princess of Dayan, I haven't seen you for many years. Thank you for remembering me."

Shangguan Yan smiled lightly: "My cousin's men were defeated, I just happened to remember it."

When Jin State was on a mission to Yan State, Xuanyuan Sheng fought with Gongsun Yu, and Gongsun Yu was defeated.

Gongsun Yu was not irritated. He said with a casual arrogance: "It's a pity that Xuanyuan Sheng was shot to death on the city tower. If he is still alive, I don't mind fighting him again."

Xuanyuan Sheng's tragic death is an eternal thorn in Shangguan Yan's heart. He did not die by the enemy's sword, but was nailed to the city tower with his own red tassel spear.

 What a tragic situation this is!

The nails under Shangguan Yan's wide sleeves were almost dug into his flesh, but his face was still calm: "Gu's cousin is gone, but Gu's seventh cousin is still alive. If you have the chance to go out, you can also challenge him. . But I guess the ending will not be any different from years ago."

Gongsun Yu chuckled softly: "Arrogant."

Shangguan Yan said coldly: "Stop talking nonsense, go out and fight if you have the ability."

Gongsun Yu smiled faintly: "With you in my hands, why should I fight? Madam, are you going to surrender, or will my men come to catch you?"

Mu Qingchen raised the sword in his hand.

Gongsun Yu did not look at Mu Qingchen, but continued to look at Shangguan Yan: "You should understand that your people are not my opponents. If you really let them die, I don't care."

Shangguan Yan said: "Qingchen, please step back."

Mu Qingchen turned to look at her: "Your Highness!"

Shangguan Yan nodded slightly: "Listen to me."

As she spoke, she looked at Gongsun Yu and said seriously, "Gu and the emperor's eldest grandson are leaving with you. You let them go."

 “Okay.” Gongsun Yu responded generously.

Elder Lu said: "General, let them go, in case they go to move reinforcements..."

Gongsun Yu said casually: "As soon as I move the reinforcements, I will move the reinforcements. With the princess and the emperor's eldest grandson in my hands, it doesn't matter even if thousands of troops come. Are you right, Your Highness, the princess of Dayan?"

Shangguan Yan turned her face away angrily, not wanting to pay attention to him.

Gongsun Yu waved his hand.

Xie Xingzhou pointed his long sword at Mu Qingchen and his party: "My lord has promised to let you go, why don't you leave? If you don't leave, I will take action!"

Shangguan Yan said: "You all go, this is a military order!"

 Military orders are like mountains and must not be disobeyed!

Mu Qingchen clenched his fists, knelt down on one knee with his sword in hand, and saluted: "Qingchen, please leave!"

　　The group of people returned the way they came.

Shangguan Yan came to his son, raised his hand and touched his thin cheek, and asked worriedly: "You have lost weight, who asked you to come to the border? Didn't you want to be born in Zhuangzi? What are you doing? disobedient."

Shangguan Qing lowered his head: "My son realizes his mistake."

Shangguan Yan asked again: "Have you taken the medicine well?"

Shangguan Qing said aggrievedly: "I haven't eaten today's food."

Shangguan Yan asked hurriedly: "Why didn't you eat?"

Shangguan Qing glanced at them.

Shangguan Yan frowned and looked at Gongsun Yu coldly: "You took my son's medicine? Give it back to me! If my son has any shortcomings, I will die here! Let me see what else you can use to threaten Yan Guo army!"

Gongsun Yu said calmly: "Give it to him."

 Xie Xingzhou opened the baggage he had snatched from Shangguan Qing and looked through it. They were all bottles and cans: "Which one is your medicine?"

 Shangguan Qing pointed: "That one."

 Xie Xingzhou: “Which one?”

Shangguan Qing: "That."

 “Find it yourself!” Xie Xingzhou searched the daggers and hidden weapons in the bag.

Shangguan Qing took the baggage over, squatted on the ground, found a medicine bottle, uncorked the bottle, and drank it.

 Xie Xingzhou breathed a sigh of relief, almost thinking that he was trying to cheat...

Shangguan Qing suddenly covered his heart and fell to the ground in pain: "You...you...poisoned me..."

 Xie Xingzhou’s face changed: “I didn’t!”

Shangguan Qing was rolling on the ground in pain. Shangguan Yan rushed over with pale face: "Qing'er—"

“Ah—” Shangguan Qing’s eyes were so painful that he couldn’t bear it anymore. He slapped the stone wall with his palm!

With a crash, the ground suddenly opened up, and he and Shangguan Yan fell down together!

Xie Xingzhou flew forward and pressed hard with both hands on the stone door that was being closed in the slot on the ground.

 Then he saw a handsome and sarcastic face.

Shangguan Qing was lying on the soft haystack, holding a blunderbuss in his arms. His mischievous look was completely different from that of the little boy just now.

 He raised the corner of his right lip and smiled evilly: "Goodbye, General Xie."

　　Bang!

 Xie Xingzhou was shot away!

Just ask Brother Qing if he is awesome!

 (End of this chapter)