The Rebirth of an Ill-Fated Consort - 82. Dead in the forest

The spring rain continued to linger, but the spring of Dajin Dynasty did not bring vitality due to the spring rain, but was shrouded in a deep gloom. Fortunately, the porridge in the city has not stopped, and some kind-hearted wealthy businessmen have also joined the ranks of donating food. The city garrison in Beijing has doubled, and the number of migrants in troubles has been reduced. Apart from the fact that the days are still difficult, other It is no different from before the flood.

The people are not full of food and clothing, and they will not pay attention to major events in the imperial court. But even so, the matter of General Guan’s return to court has become the most talked about topic in the streets of Beijing recently. The brave and combative army led by Guan Lianghan will be able to arrive in Beijing tonight.

Guan Lianghan, who was in the mouth of the people, was holding the freshly brewed Guanshan Qingxue in the Dongfeng Building at the moment. Mo Cong on the side looked at him and said: “Second brother, all the people in Beijing know that you are coming back to Beijing today. Don’t behave?”

“Pretending to be a fake,” Guan Lianghan snorted: “I’ve been back to Beijing long ago. Whatever it is, who will pay attention to it in the evening. Mediocre people disturb themselves.”

Mo Cong shrugged: “The rain is so heavy, I don’t know where they are at this time and can they return to Beijing on time.”

“Don’t worry.” Guan Lianghan wiped his mouth: “The people under me are not soft persimmons. It doesn’t matter no matter how heavy the rain is, they should have reached Wulin Road at this moment.”

The Wulin Road is not an official road. The official road was destroyed by the rising water a few days ago, and the horse could not make it through. Wulin Road is connected to a large area of ebony forest, which stretches for thousands of miles, and the terrain is complicated. The trees are lush and luxuriant. It is easy to lose your way if you are not careful. There are also wild beasts in the forest. But it’s okay for an entire army to be here. Guan Lianghan raised his head and poured wine into his mouth, and said vaguely: “Wait for peace of mind.”

In Jiang’s Mansion, Jiang Ruan was sitting in front of the window looking at the rain in a trance. For some reason, he felt unsure early in the morning today. Although he suppressed himself strongly, he was still a little absent-minded.

Forsythia hurriedly ran in and said, “Girl, the servant girl looked at a face-faced woman who entered Yanhua Court. After coming out, she seemed very happy, and the people in Yanhua Court were also beaming.”

Jiang Ruan’s eyes jumped: “Can you see clearly?”

Forsythia nodded. Jiang Ruan said: “I want to go out immediately, Bai Zhi, Forsythia and Forsythia will go with me, and you will stay in the house with Dewdrop. When you ask over there, I will go out to pick jewelry with Miss Wen.”

Dewdrop nodded and said: “Girl be careful.”

Xia Yan has been busy with her own affairs these few days and has no time to take care of Jiang Ruan. Perhaps he thinks that Jiang Ruan can’t overcome the storm. When Jiang Xin dies, Jiang Ruan is even more inadequate, so he is very lenient to her. The relationship between Jiang Ruan and Dong Ying’er has also become closer, and occasionally using this excuse to go out is also very cheap.

When Jiang Ruan and the three went out, Bai Zhi went to find a carriage outside, and the three went straight to the general’s mansion. As soon as I arrived at the gate of the General’s Mansion, I saw Zhao Yi, and Zhao Yuanfeng was about to go out with a group of guards. After Jiang Ruan was built, Zhao Yuanfeng was taken aback for a while, and then he said: “Father came back from Xia Jia’an’s eyeliner. The Xia family went to Wulin Road early this morning.” After a pause, he continued: “Li Jia’an. Participated in this matter.”

Jiang Ruan raised his eyebrows, and Zhao Yi followed: “It is not convenient for my grandfather to come out. I am with my third uncle. These people are all Zhao Jiajun. They pretend to be like this in order to conceal others. Cousin, you are in the mansion and so on. We will surely save the letter. Coming back.”

Jiang Ruan shook his head: “I will go with you.”

Before Zhao Yi could speak, Zhao Yuanfeng flatly refused: “No, it’s too dangerous, you stay here.”

“Uncle San, if I don’t go, I won’t feel at ease for the rest of my life. Things are very urgent, so don’t waste time here. I can protect myself. If things are so dangerous that even I can’t keep them, it will be even more difficult to think about. It’s a blessing for me to die together with my brother.” Her tone was indifferent, and she was even more indifferent to life and death. She taught Zhao Yuanfeng that her heart sank. Looking at Jiang Ruan’s decision, she remembered what Zhao Guang said yesterday. My heart sighed: “Okay, but you have to be careful. The sword has no eyes. If you really have a long and two shortcomings, how can I explain to your dead mother.”

Jiang Ruan nodded slightly, and Zhao Yi hesitated for a moment. He couldn’t help pulling a horse from behind and asked: “Cousin, can you ride a horse?”

Jiang Ruan didn’t wait for him to finish, so he stepped on the stirrups, turned over beautifully, sat on the horse upright, and randomly took the hats and put them on his head. The neat posture made the surrounding guards shine. In the last palace came a beauty from the Western Regions who could ride horses. The horsemanship was surprisingly beautiful. There was a horse riding craze in the harem. Unfortunately, no one taught horsemanship since she was a child. In the end, it was the horsemanship taught by Xuanli himself, although not counted. Especially outstanding, but in order to impress him, Jiang Ruan’s practice day and night has become one of the best. Re-lived for the first time, I did not expect that the first demonstration of Kung Fu immediately, but it was to save Jiang Xinzhi.

Bai Zhi and Forsythia can’t ride horses, they can’t follow them, they can only stay in the general’s mansion and wait, and both are a little worried and ask Jiang Ruan: “Girl, be careful all the way.”

The time is urgent and you can’t stay longer, Zhao Yuanfeng is like a whip: “Let’s go!”

A group of people leaped horses and whips and rushed out of the city. The water splashed by the horses’ hoof all the way, splashed with a crisp sound.

At first, Zhao Yi and Zhao Yuanfeng were a little worried about Jiang Ruan. After all, the girl’s body was fragile, so she might be overwhelmed by such a quick bump, but Jiang Ruan didn’t show any uncomfortable expressions along the way, so he was relieved. The horse runs faster.

Besides, Mo Cong and Guan Lianghan had just gotten off the Dongfeng Tower, and they greeted Xiao Shao underneath. When they were about to speak, they saw a group of people riding past. The agitated water splashed on Mo Cong. Mo Cong jumped back and said angrily: “Hey, my young master’s clothes are dirty!”

Guan Lianghan laughed loudly: “Man, what do you care about, hey, isn’t that the kid Zhao Yuanfeng?”

Xiao Shao was slightly startled, and followed Guan Lianghan’s gaze. At a glance, he saw a slender figure in the horse’s team, which was particularly eye-catching among the big men. Although wearing a hat, look at Zhao Yuanfeng and Zhao Yi who are riding horses next to them. If you think about the recent investigation of Jiang’s prostitutes who frequently enter the general’s mansion, it is not difficult to guess the identity of the horseman.

“What are they going to do?” Guan Lianghan pondered.

“The man behind him is Zhao Jiajun.” Xiao Shao reminded: “dressed up as a guard.”

“Use soldiers privately? Oh, isn’t this kid from the Zhao family afraid of death?” Guan Lianghan said happily.

Xiao Shao frowned and suddenly turned around and left. Guan Lianghan saw this and quickly followed him and asked: “The third child, where are you going, I have something to tell you.”

Xiao Shao walked to the place where the horse was tied downstairs, unfastening the horse’s reins and said, “Look back.”

Guan Lianghan looked at him: “Do you want to follow Zhao Yuanfeng?”

Xiao Shao didn’t speak, but just focused on his own actions. It was a tacit consent. Guan Lianghan suddenly laughed: “Interesting, I also want to see what the Zhao family is doing, Lao Qi, go and bring my horse.” After that, he patted Xiao Shao on the shoulder: “I will go with you.”

Mo Cong reluctantly took Guan Lianghan’s horse over and asked, “Second brother, third brother, can you take me with you?”

Mo Congtian was not afraid, but he was most afraid of riding horses. When I was young, a horse fell off the back of a horse while riding a horse. I kept it in bed for three months, so I never rode alone anymore.

Xiao Shao said: “No.”

Mo Cong touched his nose and listened to Guan Lianghan also said: “You will stay here obediently.” After saying that he turned on his horse, and never looked at Mo Cong again. When he raised his whip, the horse ran away and Mo Cong was angry behind. The face is ashen, but there is no alternative.

The two horses ran with the man in front of them one after the other. Guan Lianghan caught up with Xiao Shao’s horse, his expression changed, and he asked with a serious expression: “The third child, do you know what?” Xiao Shao and the people in the general’s mansion usually There is no friendship here, and it must not be to catch up with the old. Something must have happened. Guan Lianghan is also a military attache, and Guan Lianghan is not in Beijing all the time. He also wants to know if there are any secrets in the Zhao family.

Xiao Shao gave him a surprised look when he heard the words, narrowed her beautiful eyes, and said indifferently: “They are going out of the city.”

“Yes, what happened then?” Guan Lianghan asked. Right now there are only the refugees who have entered Beijing, and the people who have not left the city. Compared with the outside world, the capital is much better. And the nephew Zhao Yuanfeng brought Zhao Jiajun who was pretending to be a guard, there must be some other reason, what is the reason? Although Guan Lianghan is far away from the frontier, he was an official in the same dynasty, but he could find out the temperament of some of his colleagues. Zhao Yuanfeng, the third young master of the Zhao family, was reckless and impulsive on weekdays, but he was not a picky eater. Moreover, the Zhao family’s family style is strict and the military style is the same. , It is impossible to take the soldiers to do other things at will.

“Where is your army probably right now?” Xiao Shao asked.

“The official road is ruined. It should be Wulin Road. I came back from Wulin Road. Calculating the itinerary, I should pass through Wulin Road soon.” Guan Lianghan said, then he thought of something and looked at Xiao Shao in surprise: “The third child, Wouldn’t you say that the Zhao family went for my army? The Zhao family and my Guan Jiajun have no relationship. Now only you and Lao Qi know about my return to Beijing. The Zhao family’s visit to Wulin Road will never greet me. , It must not be directed at me.”

Xiao Shao shook his head: “No, it has nothing to do with you.”

“Then what do you mean?” Guan Lianghan was even more confused by what he said.

Xiao Shao clamped the horse’s belly, and the horse rushed forward like an arrow. He lowered his long eyelashes and said, “I can’t tell.”

The rain in the past few days has made the road along the road muddy and slippery, adding a lot of difficulty to the plain journey. The three-day trip will definitely take five days to arrive. The soldiers of the Guan Jiajun have been on the road for days, and the soldiers have also become slightly exhausted. Ahead is Wulin Road. The rain washed down the official road, and Wulin Road was densely covered with jungles, which made it easy to get lost, and it was even more continuous. The army stayed in front of Wulin Road and stopped to rest.

Guan Lianghan was not there, and the entire army obeyed Jiang Xinzhi’s command. Some soldiers greeted Jiang Xinzhi: “Vice-General, sit down and eat something.”

Jiang Xinzhi smiled and shook his head: “No need.”

The soldier said no more. From a small cooking soldier to a lieutenant on the battlefield, Jiang Xinzhi spent five years. Jiang’s family values literature over martial arts. He grew up reading the Four Books and the Five Classics, and has never practiced martial arts. However, it was not until his sister could not protect him that he understood that nothing is useful as a scholar. Even when he arrived at the barracks, he had received a lot of indifference at first, and he had no eyes on the battlefield. With his aptitude, it was God’s favor to be able to save his life. However, Jiang Xinzhi finally got to where he is today.

He touched the horse’s head, feeling a little timid in his heart. The decision to join the army at the beginning was a young man. Later, after going to the battlefield, he couldn’t help himself. He had never returned to Beijing for five years. Now that I think about it, it is really not a good idea to put Jiang Ruan in a cannibalistic environment like the Jiang family. Over the years, he has also changed his name to secretly send someone a letter to Jiang Ruan, but he has never heard back. The closer he is to Beijing, the more worried Jiang Xinzhi is. After so many years, will Jiang Ruan have a bad life and will encounter unexpected events. After Zhao Mei’s death, Xia Yan was a sweetheart. Jiang Quan has never liked their brothers and sisters, Jiang Ruan’s widowed family, will they be bullied by the brothers and sisters of Jiang’s mansion. The more I thought about it, Jiang Xinzhi felt a strange feeling in his heart, and an inexplicable irritability gradually rose.

He was in a daze. The horse next to him bowed his head and arched his body with his mouth. The front hooves were scratching the ground. Jiang Xinzhi smiled and said, “I see, Black Wind, this will take you to drink. ”

There was no source of water along the way. The ground water was mixed with too many dead animals and mud. I was afraid of drinking it and getting sick. The water was left to the weak soldiers and horses. The black wind has been savory for a long time. There was a stream in the Wulindao Forest, Jiang Xinzhi asked a soldier next to him: “I will bring the chasing wind to fetch some water and come back. You ask the brothers to rest here first, and I will come back quickly.”

The soldier left, and Jiang Xinzhi turned over and jumped on his horse, and patted Hei Feng’s neck affectionately: “Go.”

The black wind snorted from his nose and ran forward. Although it is easy to get lost in the Wulin Road, Jiang Xinzhi is not worried about the old horse knowing the way.

The black wind didn’t run a few steps, and saw a winding creek appeared in front of him. Because it was in the ebony forest, the densely covered branches blocked most of the rain. The soil was dirty, Jiang Xin was overjoyed, but the black wind stopped at this moment.

Jiang Xinzhi only said that the horse was tired, so he patted its head: “It will be here soon, black wind, and then go ahead.”

Heifeng spouted a few breaths in his nose, raised his front hoofs and fell again, but refused to take a step forward. Jiang Xinzhi was surprised, and Heifeng had already started anxiously on the spot.

Hei Feng is a war horse that has been on the battlefield. In the end, Jiang Xinzhi was suspicious and stroked the mane on Hei Feng’s neck calmly. Hei Feng felt Jiang Xinzhi’s comfort and gradually calmed down. Jiang Xinzhi condensed his eyebrows and only heard a “swish” sound. There was a sound of breaking through the sky from the forest. Jiang Xinzhi suddenly reached out and caught the object with a swish. It turned out to be an arrow with a red tied to his head. Cloth bag. Jiang Xinzhi suspiciously took off the red cloth bag and opened it, and he saw half a piece of amber inside. He was taken aback, and randomly clenched his fists.

When Zhao Mei was alive, there were two half-moon-shaped pieces of amber. The two pieces of amber were divided into two pieces, but they could be pieced together into a whole piece. The butterfly condensed in the amber also happened to be the half-faced butterfly wing of each piece. , Naturally natural, lifelike. Zhao Mei made amber necklaces, and gave one to Jiang Xinzhi and one to Jiang Ruan. The piece of amber in front of him is clearly the piece on Jiang Ruan’s body!

Someone took Jiang Ruan’s things. Although I don’t know the purpose, it is related to Jiang Ruan.

Jiang Xinzhi stroked the amber between his neck with both hands, narrowed his eyes, and instantly exuded a sense of hostility.

The place where soldiers and horses rest is very close here, but if you go deeper, there may be unknown dangers.

There was a rustling sound from the forest, and there was a corner of clothing flashing quickly in the depths of the jungle, heading towards the middle of the dense forest.

Jiang Xinzhi slapped his horse’s stomach fiercely: “Drive!”

Whether it is a conspiracy or not, if the other party threatens him with Jiang Ruan, he cannot remain indifferent, or even send a message to the soldiers and horses. At this moment, Jiang Xinzhi’s heart was like walking in a flame, full of impatience.

Heifeng felt his anger, even if he didn’t want to move forward, he still made a long hiss, and then rushed into the dense forest.

The topography of the ebony woods is inherently complicated, and Jiang Xinzhi is also the first time he has traveled here. The black wind has always followed, and the deeper the forest, the taller the ebony grows, almost covering the entire sky. There is no trace of light, and the darkness sinks. The shadow of the person in front flashes and suddenly disappears.

The black wind stopped suddenly, Jiang Xinzhi sat down, motionless, the forest was surprisingly silent, from the time he left the creek to this place, he no longer knew how far he was from the soldiers and horses.

The disappearance of the person in front can only prove that this is a trap.

Who set the trap, and for what?

Jiang Xinzhi’s expression was calm, and after the irritation dissipated, the worries in his heart dissipated, and he was a little bit lucky.

Since it proved to be a trap, Jiang Ruan may be safe.

He slowly withdrew his saber around his waist, the blade was out of its sheath, and his shadow was reflected by the three-foot green front. The young lieutenant has a murderous look between his eyebrows. After all, he is someone who has seen blood in the battlefield.

With a “swish”, Jiang Xinzhi’s blade moved forward, and at the same time, his body slammed down, which could withstand the sneak attack of the people behind him. He instantly turned his horse’s head and looked at the stranger dressed as a guard in front of him.

There are five strangers in total.

He drove the black wind back a few steps: “Who sent you here?”

“Master Jiang, if you know you, you can save your own life so that the five of me can go back for business.” One of them said humanely.

Jiang Xinzhi sneered: “I don’t know how to live or die!” After speaking, his body suddenly rose, jumped off from the horse, and pointed his knife at a stranger in front of him.

The stranger had no time to retreat. Although he tried his best to dodge, he was still scratched by Jiang Xinzhi’s blade on his arm. None of them expected Jiang Xinzhi’s skill to be so refined. Glancing at each other, without saying more, rushed to join the battle.