Clear and Muddy Loss of Love

Chapter 278

sisterhood crisis

It turned out that this mountain had been ambushed long ago.

These black-clothed masked men dug a hole in the woods and hid in it. They spread an oilcloth on the hole, sprinkled it with fallen leaves, and laid wooden boards on the hole nearer the hole, making it impossible to distinguish with the naked eye.

Another part of the masked men in black climbed up the tree and hid in the canopy. At this time, they were shooting arrows down from a high place!

Although the guards were also equipped with guns, the enemy was too scattered and covered by trees to make an effective counterattack. On the other hand, the imperial court was in a relatively open place and became a living target!

Dozens of arrows were shot at the sedan chair where Nangong Jingnu was. Fortunately, Nangong Sunu had prepared these two iron and wooden sedan chairs. The arrows only sparked a few sparks on the sedan chair. It can hurt the person in the sedan chair.

Gong Yanghuai shouted: "Array and counterattack, protect Your Majesty!"

On this side, the Youzhou sergeants have already moved. The sixteen sergeants who carried the sedan chair for Nangong Jingnv and the eight Youzhou soldiers who carried the sedan chair for Nangong Sunv acted first. Withdrew the two sedan chairs and retreated down the mountain, while the Youzhou sergeant automatically separated half and rushed into the woods to fight the man in black who was lying in ambush underground.

According to the art of war, these men in black have occupied the commanding heights, and they are supported by others. Besides, no one knows if there are other traps in the woods, so it is obviously unwise to go in.

But each of these Youzhou troops regarded death as home, and they automatically divided into two groups without anyone's command. One group of people rushed to the opponent's position like a vanguard to hold back the enemy's encirclement.

Even Gong Yanghuai couldn't help showing admiration when he saw this scene, admiring the well-trained soldiers of Youzhou.

If it were an ordinary enemy imperial team, they would be able to retreat completely, but it's a pity... this group of people was personally selected by the princess of the previous dynasty, one by one, the Youzhou Army's attack did not disrupt their rhythm However, these Youzhou soldiers who had rushed into the woods and experienced many battles could only fight with the enemy, and the outcome was hard to tell.

Seeing that he couldn’t shoot into Nangong Jingnv’s sedan chair, the man in black immediately hid in the canopy of the tree, found another arrow tied to the tree trunk and replaced it, took out a fire from his arms and lit it...

"Hoo hoo hoo!" The sound of flames piercing through the air was endless, and dozens of fire arrows shot to the roof of Nangong Jingnv's sedan chair...

Although iron wood is strong, it is also afraid of fire...

The fire arrows fired by the enemy contained oil bags, and when they hit the sedan chair, the oil bags exploded. After resisting several waves of shooting, the iron wood finally burst into flames!

Seeing that the sedan chair was on fire, Gong Yanghuai cried out in despair, "Your Majesty!"

With a sound of "whoosh", the deputy general of the Youzhou Army took out the skyrocketing arrow from his arms and released a signal down the mountain.

Fortunately, the sedan chair was made thick enough. Although the fire was raging outside, the people inside were not injured for the time being, but some smoke got into the sedan chair along the gaps in the planks, making Nangong Jingnv cough.

Nangong Jingnv covered her mouth and nose with wide sleeves, she frowned and did not make a sound. Nangong Sunv also worked very hard. Although her sedan chair received relatively few attacks, the material of the sedan chair she was riding on was not as good as Nangong Jingnv's. Yes, Nangong Sunu covered her mouth and nose and shouted: "Keep running, no one is allowed to stop!"

So 24 people carried two flaming sedan chairs and ran in front, and all the civil and military officials scrambled and followed behind, and there were already many casualties.

After seeing the distress signal, two-thirds of the team at the bottom of the mountain rushed up the mountain, and the rest stayed in place to protect the safety of Princess Zhuohua and Princess Yanyang on the dragon chariot.

24 Youzhou wrestlers finally ran out of the range of arrows with their sedan chairs on their shoulders, but they mutated again...

Hearing only a sound of "gaba", the main pole of the sedan chair where Nangong Jingnu was sitting was actually blown out. Because the sedan chair was too heavy, one pole broke and the others also broke, with a "boom", The sedan chair weighing a thousand catties fell to the ground...

Nangong Jingnv pressed her hands on the inner walls of the sedan chair on both sides to barely stabilize her figure, but the emperor's official above her head was shaken off, with a "crash", the 24 strings of beads fell to the ground with a crisp sound.

The scorching heat spread into the sedan chair through the wooden boards. Nangong Jingnv could already feel the warmth of her palms, knowing that even if the sedan chair wasn't broken, it wouldn't last long, so she buckled the hidden buttons and walked out of the sedan chair.

Nangong Sunu heard the voice and shouted: "Stop the sedan chair!" She also stepped out of the sedan chair: "Your Majesty?"

Nangong Jingnv glanced back and saw that the courtiers were either injured or embarrassed, but the enemy's ambush did not catch up. Nangong Jingnv continued to search among the crowd...

Nangong Sunu came to Nangong Jingnu: "What is Your Majesty looking at? Let's go!"

Nangong Jingnu: "Eldest sister, where's the eighth child?"

Although the siblings are quite unhappy recently, Nangong Jingnv still misses her younger brother.

Nangong Sunu: "Your Majesty, go down the mountain quickly, and send someone to look for it when it is safe. Your Majesty here will only restrain the soldiers."

Nangong Jingnv nodded, letting Nangong Sunv hold her hand, the two sisters ran down the mountain hand in hand.

But the imperial clothes were too luxurious and cumbersome, Nangong Jingnv ran a few steps and was tripped, Nangong Suu gritted her teeth and crouched in front of Nangong Jingnv: "Your Majesty, come up quickly!"

Nangong Jingnu's eyes turned hot: "Sister, if you carry me on your back, neither of us can run away. Besides... this mountain road is difficult, how can you carry me on your back? It's faster for me to walk by myself."

Nangong Sunu: "The emperor's royal clothes are too cumbersome, and His Majesty can't walk fast by himself. Do you want a man to carry His Majesty on his back?"

Nangong Jingnu: "It's not a matter of urgency. Whoever is willing to carry me and Princess Qionghua down the mountain will be rewarded."

There was no need for Nangong Jingnv to say much, two Youzhou soldiers had already come to them and knelt down to prepare, and the two sisters jumped on the backs of the two soldiers and ran down the mountain.

After running for a while, seeing reinforcements rushing up the mountain, Nangong Jingnv ordered the soldier to stop and slipped off his back.

The soldiers knelt in front of Nangong Jingnv one after another: "Our escort came late, Your Majesty forgive me."

Nangong Jingnv's phoenix eyes shivered: "You all go to the mountain to help, only one or two people are left alive, and the rest are all beheaded, and all the monks in the Vientiane Temple are also controlled by me, so that you can go down the mountain safely. , I will be waiting for your good news at the foot of the mountain."

Everyone: "Yes!"

The two sisters held hands together again and walked down the mountain.

Although temporarily out of danger, Nangong Sunu is still protecting Nangong Jingnu everywhere. The latter has mixed feelings in her heart. The other party is well prepared for today's matter. If there are no two iron and wooden sedan chairs, maybe their sisters have already confessed to the mountain. Nangong Jingnv couldn't help vaguely recalling those memories of her childhood, which were already somewhat blurred...

The age difference between Nangong Jingnv and Nangong Sunv is too large. Nangong Sunv had married to Youzhou before Nangong Jingnv grew up, so in Nangong Jingnv's memory: there is a memory about the second sister Nangong Shunv. Far more than the eldest sister.

After today's incident, memories flooded out like a flood of gates. Nangong Jingnv remembered: When she was very young... always pestering her elder sister to act like a baby, falling asleep in her arms, The elder sister also held her hand and taught herself to write the names of her brothers and sisters. On the eve of her wedding, she hugged herself and cried, telling herself to be good.

Thinking about it, the fear in Nangong Jingnv's heart suddenly dissipated a lot. Looking at the eldest sister walking in front of her, she suddenly felt the warmth and peace of mind from her family.

Nangong Jingnv tightened Nangong Suu's hand: "Thank you, elder sister. If it wasn't for you today..."

Nangong Sunu: "What do you and my sister say? Save some effort and go down the mountain first."

Nangong Jingnv smiled and followed Nangong Sunv down the mountain step by step.

Hearing the sound, Nangong Shunv put her arms around Qi Yuxiao with one hand, and opened the window of the carriage with the other. Seeing that her sister had returned safely, she immediately took Qi Yuxiao out of the carriage: "Your Majesty, eldest sister!"

Qi Yuxiao also flew to Nangong Jingnv, opened his arms to protect Nangong Jingnv: "Mother!"

Nangong Jingnv let out a long sigh of relief, and patted Yu Xiao's head: "It's all right, are you frightened?"

Qi Yuxiao shook his head: "Is the Queen Mother and Great Aunt okay? Are you injured?"

Nangong Sunu smiled and said: "Thanks to Your Majesty's blessings and blessings, there is no danger."

Nangong Shunv: "Your Majesty, eldest sister, get on the carriage and go back to the palace first."

Nangong Jingnu: "No, I have already promised the soldiers to wait for their triumphant return at the foot of the mountain."

Nangong Sunu: "It's not safe here, Your Majesty should go back first."

Nangong Jingnu: "No, the most dangerous place may be the safest place. I can probably guess who the mastermind behind the assassin is. Her strategy will not be so simple. Maybe she will rush back to the place while our troops are scattered. A series of assassinations were launched on the way to Beijing, so we will wait here, the assassins on the mountain should be solved soon, and even if assassins from other places attack again, we can retreat to the mountains and use the location to protect ourselves."

Speaking of this, Nangong Jingnv suddenly stopped, she was a little worried about Qi Yan... There is no guard in half of the Forbidden Palace, and the inner court is empty at this time... In case the former princess sees through the court's scheme, will she send someone to take the opportunity to go to Ganquan Gong Yi to find out?

Nangong Jingnu: "Gong Yang Huai!"

Gong Yanghuai: "The minister is here!"

Nangong Jingnu: "You immediately order a team of soldiers and horses to go back to the palace, order the inner court secretary to beat the summoning drum, gather all the palace people in the inner court, and compare them one by one according to the roster. My confidant goes to Oasis Palace...to find it."

Gong Yanghuai: "Yes!"

Nangong Jingnu: "If there are many palace servants and guards in the inner court, you should immediately block the three palace gates of Ganquan Palace, gather everyone in one place, watch them not allow anyone to move rashly, and wait until I return to the palace. Make a decision."

Gong Yanghuai: "Yes!"

Nangong Sunu: "Wait!"

Gong Yanghuai: "What else can your Highness order?"

Nangong Sunu turned to Nangong Jingnu and said: "Your Majesty, didn't His Majesty just say that there might be a series of assassinations? It may be unwise to divide the troops at this time. We should concentrate all our hands to protect His Majesty's safety!"

Nangong Jingnv's lips moved, and there was a trace of anxiety in her eyes: "Sister!"

Nangong Sunu suddenly realized that her younger sister was worried about Qi Yan hidden in the forbidden palace.

Nangong Sunu sighed in her heart: Since she was so affectionate, why did she bother to reconcile in the first place?

Nangong Sunu changed the subject: "It's okay to ask Mr. Taiwei to lead a team to explore the way, you can go."

Gongyanghuai looked at Nangong Jingnv, ordered a group of people to leave...