Bastard's Counterattack [Rebirth]

"Princess, calm down! Aren't you afraid that His Majesty and Your Majesty will know about it? The more you are afraid, the less you can cry, and panic often leads to trouble." Rong Youtang patiently exhorted, craned his neck and looked around.

"What, what should we do? Oh no, they're here to arrest us, what should we do?" Zhao Yiqi hid behind Rong Youtang, tightly clutching his official robe, her whole body limp and powerless, tears pouring down her face.

Rong Youtang was in a state of desperation and was suffering from the effects of medicine. He couldn't tell whether it was hot sweat or cold sweat, so he comforted him with difficulty: "Don't be afraid, do as I say, it's very simple, you just fall to the ground and pretend to fall— —”

"No, no, I don't dare to do it alone, what if I'm found out? You can't go first, don't leave me alone, I'm so scared." Zhao Yiqi was shaking like a sieve, her teeth chattering.

"Princess! I solemnly promise: as long as you refuse to admit it, and persist for at most an hour, His Royal Highness Prince Qing and others will help mediate, and the big and small things will definitely be turned into small ones!" Rong Youtang tried hard to persuade.

However, a person with extreme fear has no reason at all.

Zhao Yiqi was timid and cowardly since she was a child. She was so frightened that she couldn't control her mind. She cried out in fear, "Young Master Rong, please don't leave me alone. Think of a new way, okay?"

tricky...

If I forcefully leave, she will be flustered, low-pitched, and unable to control the situation at all.

Not only can't he be restrained, but he is also very likely to be led by the nose by his opponent!

There is no choice but to be together temporarily.

Rong Youtang frowned, inevitably quite angry, but at this juncture, he had no time to be angry, his complexion was heavy and his heart was beating wildly.He bent down and grabbed a lump of snow, stuffed it into his mouth, devoured it, turned sideways, and said helplessly, "Princess, please let go."

"Princess?"

"I'll go check it out, can you let go first?"

Zhao Yiqi turned a deaf ear and concentrated on being afraid of crying.

"Ah!" Rong Youtang, who was not feeling well, couldn't bear it any longer, was stimulated by crying and crying, and hurried to the artificial mountain pass to observe:

The rockery pile is located on a high place. When you look down, you can clearly see a group of people slowly encircling from the direction of the corner gate of the West Garden of the Imperial Garden.

After Zhao Yiqi was thrown away, she followed closely, it could be said that she followed suit, lest she would be left alone.She learned how to look around, and tremblingly said: "They... God, there are so many people! Damn Fang Chan, it's just ungrateful for me to treat her with favor and trust."

Rong Youtang analyzed on his own: "Princess, please look carefully. The other party is searching carefully instead of going straight here, which means that Fang Chan may report you as 'missing in the garden'. She should not have falsely accused me, and she probably wants to make one." Drunk officials offended the princess and were arrested in public, the more sensational the 'case', the better for them."

"Ah? Oh, it seems to be." Zhao Yiqi agreed, with a strong nasal voice, and asked with a frown: "Then can we escape from the imperial garden?"

"No, there must be guards at each exit." Rong Youtang shook his head, looked intently, and continued to analyze: "Although they seem to be searching carefully, their general direction is pointing here. I guess it's either Fang Chan leading the way, or the little leader of the Imperial Army. was bought."

Moments later, the weather changed abruptly. Originally, the wind stopped and the snow stopped, but suddenly there was a gust of wind, and the goose feathers and snow fluttered, biting the bone.

Zhao Yiqi involuntarily approached Rong Youtang, borrowing the other person's body to shield from the wind and snow, and nodded frequently: "You are right."

"Stay here, you'll be caught sooner or later." Rong Youtang was so impatient, he endured the scorching heat erupting from the inside out, looked around nervously, turned a corner, laid his feet on another artificial mountain pass, and watched cautiously:

"Plum garden, Lanpo, lotus pond, breeze and water pavilion..." Rong Youtang muttered to himself.When investigating the case back then, he, King Qing and others had been pondering the imperial garden day and night, so they probably knew the terrain.

"You are very familiar with the Royal Garden." Zhao Yiqi said shyly.

The strong wind and snow made people unable to open their eyes. Rong Youtang turned his head, tilted his ears slightly, and asked expectantly, "What did you say?"

"I said: You are very familiar with the Royal Garden!" Zhao Yiqi raised her voice and repeated.She raised her head, stared at the other party's fair and handsome face, and his calm demeanor in the face of danger. She felt more at ease, and slowly gathered the courage of "I want to tide over the difficulties with him".

But Rong Youtang couldn't help being disappointed, and thought to himself: I thought you were willing to cooperate with the original plan.

for a while

Rong Youtang glanced at the east side of the imperial garden, without taking his eyes off, he held his breath and asked: "Princess, that high place is the Star Picking Tower?"

"Yes."

"It's the twelfth lunar month of winter, and it's extremely cold on high places, why are there lights on there?" Rong Youtang asked doubtfully.

"Actually, we usually only go up there in the hot summer to blow the air. Now there... maybe it's Brother Four, he always likes to be quiet." Zhao Yiqi guessed hesitantly.

Rong Youtang recalled that when he met Song Shen in Xizhou, the other party repeatedly babbled "Let's go up to the star picking tower to enjoy the moon and stars" while he was drunk and drowsy, and then remembered the expression of King Rui when he came to his house...

"Young Master Rong, they searched here immediately!" Zhao Yiqi bit her lip in horror.

Take a gamble!

A hundred or eighty thoughts flashed through Rong Youtang's mind, and he made a quick decision, gritted his teeth, and gave it all up, immediately tucked the hem of the scarlet official robe into his trouser waist, kicked off his white-soled black boots, climbed the rockery, stood still on a high place, stretched out his hand Urging: "Princess, come up quickly, let's try to go to the Zhaixing Tower for help, it's better than sitting still!"

"Ah? Oh." The palm of the person she loves is close in front of her eyes, Zhao Yiqi is afraid of being left behind, she holds it without thinking, and uses her strength to climb up.

"Be careful, grab here with your hands, follow closely, and see how my feet walk." Rong Youtang was duty-bound, and was responsible for scouting the road with one hand and one foot. Fortunately, the rockery was not steep, and the two landed without any risk.

Rong Youtang collected his mind, took big strides and went straight to the Tower of Stars: "Princess, hurry up!"

"Oh, oh, I can't open my eyes." Zhao Yiqi covered her face with snow, her hair was in a bun, her clothes were messy, she was in a state of embarrassment, her shoulders shrank from the cold, and she called out tremblingly: "Master, wait for me!"

"Don't yell! Be careful to attract wolves." Rong Youtang was so angry that he lost his temper and had no choice but to grab the opponent's arm and try his best to rush to the destination with the storm above his head, carefully turning around to hide from time to time.

"I, I can't run anymore, cough cough." Zhao Yiqi's face was blue and her lips were purple, her hands and feet were stiff, she couldn't walk, she was almost dragged away.Although she is not favored, she is a golden branch and a jade leaf after all, she has never run so disrespectfully, she is tired and cold, and her throat smells of blood.

"If you can't run, follow the original plan and pretend to fall—" Rong Youtang threatened deliberately.

"No! I can run!" Zhao Yiqi hastily quickened her pace.

In fact, Rong Youtang's face was pale, and it was at the end of his battle: he was stimulated by the strong medicine and his heart beat like a drum, and he suppressed it forcibly by eating snow, and now he was dragging a humanoid burden and hurried on the road, but his heartbeat slowed down and his breathing became disordered , The whole person kept shaking.

Running all the way, with the wind and snow passing by my ears, Zhao Yiqi was dragged up the gentle slope, over the rocks, through the bushes... one big and one small footprints, intimately intertwined, and then quickly smoothed out by the storm, leaving no trace .

Hey, what a pity.

Zhao Yiqi sighed regretfully, was extremely moved, couldn't help thinking wildly, even forgot to be afraid, and said firmly: I am willing to follow him, no matter where he goes, even the ends of the earth!

But Rong Youtang was miserable, stumbled, and vowed that he would never let the murderer behind the scenes succeed easily, holding a faint hope, and going all out.

Gradually, the Star Picking Tower approached, and the bright lanterns fluttered in the wind.

"Huh~huh~" Rong Youtang was out of breath, his face was as white as paper, his eyes were black and stars were bursting out.

"Stop." Rong Youtang let go, and hid in the lush undergrowth in front of the Star Picking Tower, snow fell on his eyebrows and eyelashes, he shook his head vigorously, carefully observing the situation on the other side.

Zhao Yiqi obeyed, her eyes were full of admiration and admiration.

Not good!

"It seems," Rong Youtang said in a deep voice, "Fang Chan and the others reckoned that we would be on the spot...ahem. So, the murderer behind the scenes only moved the night watch guards near the rockery pile, and the defense here is as usual."

"Then, what should we do?" Zhao Yiqi asked anxiously, and at the same time she thought shyly: Mr. Rong was drugged by a traitor, but he is still such a gentleman, it's really admirable.

The night is getting dark, the banquet is about to end, and I have not returned for a long time. His Highness must have noticed that now he doesn't know how anxious he is...

Rong Youtang wiped his sweat with his sleeves, his heart sank, and whispered: "Princess, no matter whether His Royal Highness King Rui is in the building or not, as you, you can sit in the building for a while. , the servant girl is lazy, you accidentally placed an order. You only need to explain in a few words, and you can generously order the imperial army to escort you back to the bedroom—"

As soon as I'm safe, you'll just leave and pretend nothing happened, right?

"I dare not." Zhao Yiqi frowned slightly, she bowed her head, her heart was beating fast, she made up her mind in an instant, and whispered:

"What if the forbidden army here is also bought by traitors? What if they kill me while you're not around?"

"This..." Rong Youtang was at a loss for words, closed his eyes forcefully, and nodded solemnly: "I'm sorry, your words are reasonable, but I didn't think about it."

"It's okay, I know you're anxious." Zhao Yiqi said empathetically.

"I shouldn't show up, otherwise I will fall into a dilemma that cannot be explained." Rong Youtang sighed, very sober.

"En." Zhao Yiqi's eyes were deep.

Just when Rong Youtang was about to lose his temper, a person suddenly rushed out from the Zhaixing Building, judging by his attire, he should have some power, the eunuch chatted with the guards, then ran quickly at short steps, and came straight towards the bushes.

"Someone is coming!" Zhao Yiqi opened her eyes wide.

"Don't yell!" Rong Youtang pushed his companion back, his heart hung high, and he couldn't take his eyes off:

Fortunately, there is no unparalleled road, and the person who came was actually an acquaintance!

Cui Yusen, the eunuch in charge of the Inner Court Department, was the one who was in charge of going out of the palace overnight to the Rong Mansion to pass on the oracle when the elder princess was murdered.

Rong Youtang's eyes lit up, he thought for a while, and decisively pushed the third princess deep into the bushes, and whispered an order: "Hide well, don't make a sound, I'll go check." After speaking, he quietly approached Cui Yusen.

Meanwhile, the banquet is coming to an end.

A group of people are located in the Tingxue Pavilion on the Tingxue Platform, talking quietly.

King Qing was expressionless, burning with anger, silently examining Zhan Tongguang who invited Rong Youtang to leave the banquet but returned alone.

"Your Highness, please trust me, if you tell a lie, Zhan is willing to be punished!" Zhan Tongguang put on a bitter face, and turned to plead with Guo Yuan, his boss: "My lord, you have to trust this subordinate!"

"You invited Rong Youtang to change clothes together, and then you were called away by your friends, but his whereabouts were unknown and he disappeared for nearly two quarters of an hour. If something happens, even if His Highness and I trust you, you will hardly be free from suspicion." Guo Yuan told seriously.

"Your official understands." Zhan Tongguang was worried and asked anxiously, "Where is Youtang?"

"This king also wants to know very much." King Qing spoke coldly, his face sank like water, and he said through his teeth: "He has been missing for nearly two quarters of an hour, and two quarters of an hour is enough for many things to happen. Do you really understand? !"

Zhan Tongguang dared not answer.

Guo Yuan turned his head to look, and hurriedly persuaded: "Your Highness calm down, Ziyan is back, let's listen to his news first."

King Qing suppressed his fury, suddenly raised his hand and pointed at the banquet hall, and ordered without hesitation: "Lord Zhan, you return to the banquet hall immediately, and try to prolong the banquet until the king orders you to leave the banquet. Do you hear me clearly?"

There are rules for palace banquets, why should I prolong it?

Zhan Tongguang complained incessantly, bit the bullet and agreed: "Your official will definitely do my best."

"Go!" King Qing raised his eyebrows.

"Yes, yes." Zhan Tongguang walked away quickly.

Guo Da approached quickly and whispered, "His Royal Highness, our people sifted through the snow-listening platform three times, and found no sign of Brother Rong. Instead, the vice-commander Zhu you entrusted gave me a message: about a moment Before the bell, a court lady reported that the three princesses were missing in the imperial garden and asked the imperial army to search for them. However, this news was suppressed, and he happened to know about it.”

"Third princess?" King Qing was startled, then his face turned livid, and he immediately ordered:

"Let's go! Follow me into the imperial garden to enjoy the snow!"