Chapter 13 Escape from the Palace
Outside the Weiyang Palace, there are bright lights, and the imperial guards are one after another, which is very spectacular.
Ning Chen led the carriage and walked outward. As soon as he left the gate of Weiyang Palace, he stopped and watched a team of imperial guards passing by, and took the initiative to block the way.
"Little father-in-law, what's the point?" Because Ning Chen walked out of Weiyang Palace, the generals of the imperial guards who were walking in the front did not dare to neglect them, and said politely.
"The Empress asked the young man to leave the palace to do something urgently, but now the palace is strictly prohibited, so it is very inconvenient to enter and exit. I am afraid that the errands of the Empress will delay the errands assigned by the Empress. I hope the general can help you send him off."
Ning Chen glanced at the guards passing by, and an anxious look flashed across his face. Then, he withdrew his gaze, looked at the guard general in front of him, and asked.
"this"
The generals of the Imperial Guards showed difficulties and hesitated for a moment.
The assassin broke into the imperial study at night, and they were ordered to patrol. According to principles, they could not leave their posts without permission.
However, the Queen’s affairs cannot be delayed. If he refuses, he will inevitably make the owner of Weiyang Palace unhappy afterwards.
"If the general doesn't believe it, this is a token given by the Queen. The general can personally confirm it with the Queen."
As he spoke, Ning Chen's face became more anxious. He took out the moon-shaped jade pendant given by Changsun from his arms, handed it to the general of the imperial guards, and urged him.
"Okay, I'll give my father-in-law a ride."
When the general of the Imperial Guard saw the moon-shaped jade pendant, he dispelled the last hesitation in his heart and nodded. He said, "This is the token of the Empress." Many Imperial Guards in the palace have seen it, so there will be no mistakes."
Ning Chen breathed a sigh of relief. He chose to stop the guards in front of the Weiyang Palace gate to reduce the guards' guards' vigilance towards him. No matter how cautious people are, they will have blind spots in their cognition. As long as they use it carefully and guide it, it will create an illusion that is difficult to distinguish.
"It seems that my father-in-law is not very old, he has just entered the palace not long ago."
The general of the Imperial Guard ordered the rest of the people behind him to continue patrolling, and then stepped forward to help lead the carriage, asking casually while walking.
"kindness"
Ning Chen was a little embarrassed to click and replied, "I just entered the palace a few days ago and I have to take care of the girl Qingning. Now I do some chores in Weiyang Palace."
"Young master is so lucky. Everyone in the palace knows that the queen is virtuous and kind, and is the most generous to the people below." The guard leader smiled kindly and said.
"What the general said is very true"
Ning Chen responded with a smile, but he was very dissatisfied with it. These fools were deceived by Changsun. He didn't know whether they were virtuous or kind, but he was not generous to the people below. Even if Changsun fooled him several times, he would have been happy outside the palace and would not have to rush to run away at night.
"Oh, isn't this Xiao Ningzi? Where are you going to this evening?"
Not long after they left, suddenly, a duck-like voice came not far away from the two of them. Ning Chen suddenly stumbled in his heart and screamed in secret.
As the sound looked, a figure wearing a jewel blue embroidered crane robe, holding a whisk in his hand, wearing a peacock fur and a gem hat inlaid slowly walked up, looking at Ning Chen with a shady smile, "What a coincidence."
"Eunuch Zhao Jin" guard leader met the visitor and bowed politely, saying hello.
"General Ling" Zhao Jin replied, and then asked with a smile, "I wonder where the general and Xiao Ningzi are going?"
"The little brother-in-law was ordered by the Empress to go out to the palace to do business. I happened to send you off for a while. Eunuch Zhao knew this little brother-in-law?"
Ling Xiao was slightly surprised. Zhao Jin had been with Emperor Xia for more than 20 years and had a different status. How could he know a young eunuch who had just entered the palace?
"I just met you once," Zhao Jin said perfunctorily, without explaining anything. Then he looked at Ning Chen beside Ling Xiao, and smiled sinisterly, saying, "Xiao Ningzi, our family originally wanted to transfer you to work around, but I didn't expect that the Queen took you to Weiyang Palace first. It's a pity."
"Haha" Ning Chen smiled foolishly and concealed it, not explaining it tactfully. No matter what he said, it would offend people, you should just pinch it with Changsun.
Zhao Jin walked around the carriage and said with a smile, "The palace is now in chaos, so the general needs to check it carefully to avoid losing anything."
Ning Chen's heart sank, his face slightly changed. This damn old pervert.
Ling Xiao looked at Ning Chen in embarrassment. It was said that they were not easy to ask about the errands of Weiyang Palace, but Eunuch Zhao had already asked to remind him that if he didn't check it, it would be a little unreasonable.
"General Ling, please follow the rules, but please be careful" Ning Chen spoke in a deep voice.
Ling Xiao nodded, stepped forward and lifted the curtain, then got on the carriage and prepared to check.
The car was filled with boxes, pressing one by one. Ling Xiao opened the outermost box and saw pieces of porcelain. He moved it away and put it aside. He opened another one, but was still filled with porcelain.
Ling Xiao has been in the palace for nearly ten years and recognizes that these are common things used in the palace. They are exquisite but exquisite, but in terms of value, I can only say that.
There are so many treasures in Weiyang Palace. No matter how easy it is to take one, it is not comparable to this car of porcelain. If it is stealing, it will be really not worth the loss.
"Oh, General, be careful"
Just as Ling Xiao moved a checked box aside, Ning Chen's face changed and he shouted.
Immediately, I heard a crackling sound, and the whole box of porcelain was exposed from the bottom of the box and fell into the carriage, shattering.
Ning Chen's eyes showed panic and said anxiously, "Oh, I forgot to tell the general that the boxes below are a bit old. The Queen's explanation was urgent. If you have the token, you will not check it again. It is not a problem. I forgot about this when I am anxious."
Ling Xiao's face was also ugly. Although it was not a rare treasure that was broken, it was something from Weiyang Palace after all. Moreover, the Queen's explanation was so urgent that it must have an important purpose. Thinking of this, Ling Xiao looked at Zhao Jin with a bad expression. It was all a damn old eunuch. If this old guy hadn't been troublesome, he wouldn't have made such a big mistake.
Below the carriage, Ning Chen sighed softly and said with a bitter face, "General, you should check quickly, and the young one should finish the errands quickly and apologize to the Queen."
Listening to Ning Chen's intention of not placing all the blame on him, Ling Xiao's impression of the former was immediately very good. Compared to Zhao Jin who was watching the joke on the side, he didn't have to think about whoever was trustworthy and who was not.
Thinking of this, Ling Xiao jumped out of the carriage and said seriously, "No need to check, my little father-in-law, hurry up and leave the palace. Don't miss the Queen's errands and break things. If the Queen blames her, Ling Xiao will definitely bear it together with her little father-in-law."
"Thank you, General"
Ning Chen showed gratitude on his face, but he felt a little guilty. Is it a bit bad for Ling Xiao to fool him like this?
Of course, the thought of guilt just flashed and disappeared without a trace.
The Buddha said: If I don’t go to hell, who will go to hell?
Unfortunately, what he has always pursued is that I will not go to hell, let others go to hell.
What's more, a little eunuch ran away from the palace, and even if it was found out, it was not a big mistake. It was still far from going to hell.
However, if he is caught, he will really go to hell!
On the side, Zhao Jin saw that nothing was found out, so he smiled coldly and left. His arrogant attitude was really unhappy.
Ning Chen was thinking in his heart and guessed the reason. He had only met Zhao Jin twice, so there was no grudge. Even when he met for the first time, Zhao Jin still wanted to pull him up. Seeing him today, his attitude was completely different. Needless to think about it, it was because of Changsun.
In the palace, there are constant open and secret struggles, and choosing a position is crucial. Now it seems that Zhao Jin is standing on the other side of the West Palace, which shows hostility towards him who came out of Changsun Palace.
Unfortunately, if he hadn't been in a hurry to leave the palace, he really wanted to stay and do the old guy.
Ning Chen shook his head regretfully, then glanced at Ling Xiao and said:
"General, let's go"
"kindness"
When Ling Xiao saw that Ning Chen's expression changed a little, he thought that the latter was because he was worried about being punished after he came back. He never thought that Ning Chen would be depressed because he would never have the chance to stab Zhao Jin after leaving the palace today.
Perhaps even Ning Chen himself did not notice that in the past few days in Weiyang Palace, he made a judgment intentionally or unintentionally from the standpoint of Changsun, regardless of his actions or ideas.
Even though he didn't admit it and complained about Changsun's bad things, his inner emotions could not be lie. Ning Chen seemed to be free and careless, but he never really let go in his heart.
The road to leaving the palace was quite smooth. With Changsun’s token and Ling Xiao’s escort, the guards at the archway gate were released after a brief inspection.
No one would have thought that the little eunuch who had just escorted the Empress back to the palace was actually carrying the assassin who assassinated Emperor Xia and broke into the imperial study room at night.
After leaving the palace, Ning Chen immediately drove the carriage towards Du'an Pharmacy. His face, which had been concealing his emotions, finally showed an anxious look on his face. The carriage flew, bringing dust all the way.
Nearly an hour later, the carriage stopped at the door of the pharmacy. Ning Chen carried Mu Chengxue out from a box hidden in the car, walked forward in two steps and kicked open the wooden door of the pharmacy, and rushed towards the inner courtyard.
"Shopkeeper, save people quickly"
There was such a big noise in the front yard, and the shopkeeper had already heard the sound. He walked out and was about to scold him angrily. When he saw that it was Ning Chen, he suppressed his anger and subconsciously moved his eyes to Mu Chengxue in the latter's arms.
However, after seeing this, the shopkeeper also raised his heart.
"Get in the house quickly"
Seeing that the woman's condition was extremely dangerous, the shopkeeper immediately called Ning Chen back to the house. After Mu Chengxue was put down, he immediately stepped forward to diagnose.
"Go to the hall to get my silver needle, hurry up." The shopkeeper explained very quickly while checking Mu Chengxue's injuries.
"good"
Ning Chen did not dare to delay and immediately rushed to the front hall to find what the shopkeeper needed.
After a while, Ning Chen came back with the silver needle and handed it to the shopkeeper, then stood aside and watched nervously.
"Don't stand there, hurry up and burn hot water, the more the better." The shopkeeper took out the silver needle, looked back at Ning Chen, and scolded.
"Okay," Ning Chen nodded, and then hurriedly ran out of the house and went to the kitchen to boil water.
A quarter of an hour later, Ning Chen boiled a large pot of hot water in the kitchen, and then came back with a basin of hot water. He saw that the shopkeeper was already applying needles to Mu Chengxue, with a serious expression and extremely focused.
After a while, sweat was already flowing from the shopkeeper's forehead, and his moon-white long gown was even more collapsed, and it was very embarrassing to his body.
The shopkeeper did not give in, and Ning Chen did not dare to go up and disturb him. He could only stay by his side and wait for the order.
About a quarter of an hour later, the shopkeeper stood up tiredly, shaking his body, almost unable to stand firm.
"Hot water is ready?" the shopkeeper calmed down and asked.
"Yeah, it's ready," Ning Chen replied hurriedly.
"Give her a wide dress and bathe" said the shopkeeper tiredly.
"I... me?" Ning Chen was stunned and immediately couldn't calm down. He pointed at himself and stammered.
"Aren't you still me?" The shopkeeper shook a word, and then walked out of the room naturally.
"The water does not need to be too hot, just slightly hot. Pay attention to the time, it must not be too short, but it must not exceed one hour."
Chapter completed!