flstandardbreds Chapter 169 Never die in peace
Chapter 169 Never die in peace
In the next few days, Bai Shaoqiu still stayed in Baicao Garden.
Lao Yu and Zou Kongqing had left the palace and went to Dasan Pass.
Dongfang Xun has not shown up since their last unpleasant encounter in Baicao Garden.
Qin Jingtai came to Baicao Garden once and still gave some worried instructions. He did not receive any more letters from Kyoto.
The people of Xiling City had heard the news that the emperor had ordered him to enter the palace. This news gave the neighbors a new topic of conversation:
The emperor has been on the throne for six years, and this year is the only time he has sent two imperial edicts to Xiling City.
Both imperial edicts are about Bai Shaoqiu!
The imperial decree granting marriage has shocked everyone in Xiling City.
It had only been over three months, and the emperor had actually issued another imperial decree to summon this son-in-law to the capital!
Could it be that the emperor regretted his decision because of the amazing talent displayed by this son-in-law?
I heard from the merchants who came from Kyoto that Mr. Bai’s reputation in Kyoto is at its peak, and now he has firmly surpassed the four great talents in Kyoto!
Even the emperor copied Mr. Bai's "Lanting Preface" with his own handwriting!
He even framed the "Lanting Preface" and hung it in the imperial study.
The imperial study!
That’s where the emperor spends the most time!
This is where the emperor summons court ministers to discuss state affairs!
This is enough to show that the emperor likes Mr. Bai's articles. So, did the emperor summon Mr. Bai to Kyoto because of his talent and wanted him to stay in the palace?
Mr. Bai is the son-in-law of the royal family.
If the emperor wants to use him, he will definitely revoke the imperial edict and restore his freedom.
This marriage is going to fall through after just over three months?
Fortunately, Princess Changying left the bridal chamber on the night and never came back!
Otherwise... the one who will suffer the most damage will still be Princess Changying!
The residents of Xiling City only saw a distance of three feet, so they naturally didn't know that there were many stories behind Bai Shaoqiu's imperial order to go to Kyoto.
Lord Ge Gang of the City Guard House knows!
Because he also received a letter from Kyoto!
Seeing this letter, Ge Gang was immediately delighted.
He even asked his wife to cook some delicious side dishes and invited her to have a few drinks with him.
"Why are you so happy, sir?"
Ge Gang drank a glass of wine, "Finally, the bitterness will end and the sweetness will come!"
"Is there good news from Kyoto? The Third Prince is going to take over the Eastern Palace?"
"Don't talk nonsense... The Third Prince is the Queen's son, he was born to be the Master of the Eastern Palace!"
"Then where does your happiness come from?"
Ge Gang stroked his short beard and pondered for three breaths. He leaned over and whispered, "Prime Minister Ye is going to attack Qin Shiwen!"
"Ah," Zhang Linglong was startled and quickly covered her mouth and asked, "Aren't you worried about the prince?"
"Hehe, the prince can't even protect himself!"
Zhang Linglong's eyes widened. "I heard that the prince has already led his troops to war?"
"Well... the tiger finally moved... but the cage for it has been prepared!"
Zhang Linglong was even more shocked when she heard this. She stared at Ge Gang and asked after a moment, "Is the cage sturdy?"
Ge Gang pondered for three breaths and shook his head: "I don't know... but since it is Ye Xiangbu's cage, it must be foolproof."
Zhang Linglong thought for a moment and asked, "Just relying on those barbarians from the Western Wasteland?"
"They were all defeated by that tiger, weaklings who were scared to death by his roar... Do they have the ability to lock the tiger up?"
Ge Gang raised his eyebrows slightly, drank another glass of wine, and said with a smile: "Perhaps those barbarians are just bait for the tiger, and the tiger may be imprisoned by someone else!"
"...He brought the elite troops of the Western Frontier Army with him. Could it be that the Southern Frontier Army or the Eastern Frontier Army has quietly arrived?"
Ge Gang shook his head, "Don't speculate, just wait for the news!"
Zhang Linglong pursed her lips and asked, "Any news about my son in Kyoto?"
"everything is fine."
"Oh, all right."
"Ms. sir,"
Zhang Linglong picked up her wine glass, stood up, and walked towards Ge Gang. "When can we leave this damn place and return to Kyoto?"
Ge Gang raised his eyes and said, "Around winter."
"This winter?"
"Well... now that the tiger is dead, there's no need for a monkey like me to stay here and guard this forest anymore."
"If he had died sooner, we might have been able to rush back to Kyoto and spend New Year's Eve with our family..."
"pity,"
Zhang Linglong stood close to Ge Gang and asked, "What's a pity?"
"The account book is still missing."
"...What account book?"
"Don't ask, you're asking too many questions tonight!"
Zhang Linglong laughed: "If I don't ask tonight, I won't have the chance to ask again!"
Ge Gang was startled and turned to look at Zhang Linglong: "What do you mean by that...ah...!"
He didn't say the word "ah" out loud!
He felt a sharp pain in his waist, and what he saw was Zhang Linglong's horrible face!
His mouth was blocked by the towel in Zhang Linglong's hand!
He widened his eyes, kicked his feet, and the wine glass in his hand fell to the ground with a clang. His eyes gradually lost their color.
Zhang Linglong swallowed and pulled out the dagger that was inserted into Ge Gang's waist.
She released the hand that was covering Ge Gang's mouth and wiped the red-stained dagger with the towel.
Ge Gang raised a trembling hand and pointed it diagonally at Zhang Linglong.
"You...you...are...the...prince's..."
Zhang Linglong smiled slightly, leaned over, and whispered something in Ge Gang's ear.
No one heard it except Ge Gang!
After hearing this, Ge Gang's eyes showed fear.
Then he kicked his feet and died.
Zhang Linglong slowly stretched out a hand and wiped Ge Gang's wide-open eyes without closing them.
Another touch...
"Damn it, are you so unwilling to accept this?"
"The son is yours. Even if you die, your Ge family's bloodline is still there. You can rest in peace now!"
Another wipe, and Ge Gang's eyes closed.
Zhang Linglong did not deal with Ge Gang's body. She just wiped her bloody hand on a white handkerchief.
She sat down at the table.
Drinking alone.
Eat vegetables!
She was crying, drinking and eating at the same time!
Crying silently.
I want to get drunk but I don’t want to get drunk.
She didn't stand up slowly until she had finished the jar of wine and almost eaten all the food on the table.
He came to Ge Gang again and held Ge Gang's already cold hand:
"You can't go back to Kyoto."
"The prince can't die either!"
"Since you know about that account book... you have no choice but to die!"
"After being married for so many years, it's true that they will fall in love with each other over time."
"It would be much better if you could just stay in Xiling City and be a city guard. Why do you want to be a dog for the Xuanjing Division?"
She stretched out a hand and took out a...silver mirror from Ge Gang's arms.
She put the silver mirror in her arms, went to the west wing, and came back with a bucket of kerosene in her hand.
She poured the bucket of kerosene on Ge Gang and in the house.
She walked to the door, was silent for a moment, and threw the candle in her hand inside.
That night,
The city guard's mansion caught fire.
That night,
There are fast horses from the palace heading towards Dasan Pass!
At the darkest moment of dawn, a carriage left Xiling City and headed towards Kyoto!
The carriage was only a few miles out of Xiling City when a sword came towards it!
The car flipped over,
As Zhang Linglong climbed out of the carriage, a bright sword light flashed by.
One sword... seal the throat!
With the faint light from the Qisifeng lamp that had fallen to the ground and had not yet been extinguished, Zhang Linglong saw the man who drew the sword before she died!
That's an... old man!
He even had a cigarette in his mouth!
Seems like I've seen it before!
You must have seen it!
She died with her eyes open!