She fell out after crying at the wrong grave

Chen family ancestral tomb.

Gu Shouchun changed into plain clothes today and did not bring many people with him.

The ancestral tomb was a quiet place, and except for him, the rest of the people were guarding the periphery. Although they were soldiers, they were soldiers who had rebelled against the court, so they had to abide by the rules.

"Sir, the time has come. Should we still wait?" The subordinate looked at the sky and asked in a low voice.

There are tall trees all around, and pine, cypress and green bamboo are planted near the tomb. The wind blows through the treetops, making a rustling sound.

The sky is not clear, the clouds are thick and dense, and it may rain soon.

Gu Shouchun frowned and thought for a moment, "I should wait. After all, Your Highness is the host and I am the guest." But he felt something was wrong, "She is not someone who is late for no reason. Did she encounter something on the way?"

After thinking about it, I became more and more anxious.

"Don't worry, sir. Didn't Brother Yun who came with us go to the pass and wait there in advance? Once we pass this pass, our people will be guarding the surroundings, so there shouldn't be any problems."

That being said, what if something happens before the pass?
"Well, Zhao Heng," Gu Shouchun still felt uneasy, "select 15 people to follow me, and you stay here and wait. I must personally bring them here."

Having been a Jinwu Guard for half his life, this caution is ingrained in his bones and is difficult to change.

The people who defected with Gu Shouchun were a vanguard group he led personally. They were the ones who would charge forward and sacrifice their lives whenever something happened. There were only about 200 of them, but they were all elite and loyal.

Today is the day for tomb sweeping. If I lose His Highness in front of my benefactor's grave, I will never be able to face the Chen family again, even in the underworld.

Gu Shouchun led his men on horseback, chasing forward along the mountain road.

And A'er had been delaying for his arrival.

"What fish symbol? I don't know." Ah's expression was cold, although she really didn't know if there was any fish symbol or similar object in Queen Chen's tomb.

This also does not conform to the burial rituals for concubines.

The fish symbol in Da Chong symbolizes command and is the symbol for commanding the army. According to regulations, the fish symbol is the lower level of the tiger symbol. The fish symbol commands the local army or the private army of the feudal state, while the tiger symbol commands the three guards directly under the emperor or all the troops under the emperor's command.

All under heaven belongs to the king. All the people in the land are his subjects. In other words, the tiger talisman can command the world, and the fish talisman is second.

The number of people in the world who have fish symbols can be counted on one hand. Ah-yi saw that there was one in Heng-chi, and there was probably one each in Yuan-zhou and Shu-zhong.

But how could her mother have a fish talisman?

"Hmph, stop being so naive." The leader sneered, "Whether it is true or not is not up to you to decide. When we find the tomb of Queen Chen, we will drop a drop of your blood into the stone button on the underground palace. Princess, you will retire and go back with us."

"Do you really think that a queen can have something like a token to mobilize troops?" Ah's eyes raised, questioning and mocking the leader's face, "If she had it, how could it be your turn? Would the late emperor refuse this army for nothing?"

Shen Cong is now known to everyone as a wealthy man. Before he became the crown prince, he had always pretended to be good and pitiful in front of the Chen family. The Chen family helped him get the position of crown prince and married their daughter to him. They spent a lot of manpower and money to help him ascend to the throne, which could be said to have emptied the family's wealth.

Chen Zhaoying had neither the opportunity nor the ability to raise private soldiers. If what he said was true, then this private soldier must be from the Chen family. If the Chen family had it, would Shen Cong give up such a good opportunity? I'm afraid he would have recruited them as secret guards long ago.

So A'ao didn't believe it.

Not to mention digging up the grave and taking things, Ah-yi would never let them do it. I was afraid that if they really opened the coffin, it would only disappoint him greatly.

These people came from the southwest. Apart from Lu Nanlu, who had intentions of offending others, the other places in the southwest were Shuzhong and Yuzhou.

The people of Lunan have always been independent and refused to integrate with the Han people, let alone come to ask for Han troops. Yuzhou is further east, and if you want to go north to seek the capital, it is either mountains or rivers, and the cost is always high, so it is better to be independent.

Then only Shuzhong is left.

Ah-yi recalled that when she was in Kezhou, she often watched Heng-chi handle military affairs and discussed the situation in the world with him. Wang Xuan was a very ambitious man and never concealed his rebellious intentions.

For about six years, Wang Xuan neither submitted a memorial at the end of the year nor went to the capital to pay homage to the emperor.

But Shuzhong not only has land troops, but also the best sailors in Dachong, and is unique in building warships. Logically speaking, Shuzhong is not short of people.

No, that doesn't make sense. If there were more soldiers, who would complain about having too few?

Ah'ao was so immersed in her own rapid speculation that she didn't even notice Yunli secretly pulling her sleeve.

"Stop talking nonsense, take your men and set off immediately!" The leader ordered his men to untie the horses from the carriage, and he mounted the carriage himself, leading the way.

The remaining people surrounded A'an and the other two and tied them up with ropes, preventing any of them from escaping.

Yunli walked side by side with Ah'an and whispered to her, "Madam, did you hear what I said to you just now?"

Ah-yi tilted her head and moved closer to her, "No, what did you say?"

"I just heard a signal from Yuncong or Yuncheng. It was the call of a magpie. They learned it for fun." Yunli remained calm and tried to speak every word clearly under the surveillance of the people around her. "Please listen carefully."

Ah'ao paid close attention, and after walking a few steps, she indeed heard the call of a magpie.

Although it looks very similar, if you listen carefully, you can still hear a male voice.

But, no matter which one of them, they won’t appear here, right?
"No matter who it is, we are saved." No wonder Yunli stopped shaking in fear since just now. It turned out that he felt he had found a way out.

"Yes." Ah-yi nodded gently and hooked her pinky finger around Yunli's. "We'll wait and see what happens."

They both had knives on them, so they had some way to protect themselves.

With this thought in mind, A'an observed the surrounding terrain along the way.

Before reaching the Chen family's ancestral tomb, you have to pass through a narrow pass. The road ahead is getting brighter and brighter, which should be the beginning of the thinning of the forest and the emergence of a larger and flatter fork.

"Stop!" A scout riding a horse, carrying a bow and arrow, suddenly stopped the team, "There are horse hooves ahead!" Seeing this, the leader drew his sword and shouted, "Be alert!"

Ah'ao and Yunli were forced to squat down with their bodies huddled together, and they huddled together, putting their bound hands together.

good chance.

The soldiers around them were holding swords and on guard, and no one paid attention to them at this time.

Ah-yi leaned forward quietly and put the dagger in her arms against Yunli's hand, "Be careful and hold it."

Yunli looked at her with her bright eyes and immediately understood.

The sound of horse hooves was getting closer and faster.

"Kill anyone you see, kill any ghost you see!" After the leader shouted angrily, a horse neighed not far ahead.

"I'm Gu Shouchun, and I'm here to rescue you!"

Gu Shouchun casually drew a knife. Although he didn't know where the princess was, he saw that the horse ridden by the leader was the same horse from the carriage they hired from the city, and it also had the mark of the store.

Shout loudly, at least let her know first.

The two sides immediately began to fight fiercely.

When Ah's eyes heard Gu Shouchun's voice, they lit up.

She made the right bet!

Yunli had slowly cut the rope on her hand. Ah'an took out a pair of scissors from her sleeve and quickly started cutting.

"Yunli." Ah'ao lowered her head, but her body was ready to jump up at any time. "When the last rope is cut, we will run to the left immediately. There is a gentle slope there. We can hide there first and wait for them to finish fighting."

Yunli nodded, with some excitement about the unknown danger in his eyes.

Ah'ao smiled and thought to herself that she had indeed grown up with Hengzhi and was not afraid of anything.

The rope broke, and the two men immediately stood up from the ground. Ah'an held Yunli in her left hand and held a dagger in her right hand, then ran into the woods on the left through the gap between the fighting crowd.

"Ahhhhhhhhhhhh!" Yun Li also held the knife in his right hand. Although it was short, a surge of courage rushed to his head. He slashed wildly in the air and actually hit someone.

Seeing this, the two soldiers in front of her were about to rush over. Ah'ao tightly grasped the dagger, calculated the direction in which the two men were coming with their knives, took a few steps, suddenly leaned over, and kicked one of them down with her leg.

The other one was unable to dodge and stopped in front of A'ao. Although he was not tripped by the other one lying on the ground, his balance was unstable.

Seeing that his knife was about to hit Yunli's back, Ah'an turned sideways and pulled Yunli, raised the dagger in her right hand, pushed her elbow upward, and stabbed the knife into the soldier's abdomen.

Seeing that he was stunned and about to fall down unwillingly, Ah'ao was afraid that she could not pull out the dagger, so she slashed it downwards with force. The knife broke the flesh and dripped bright red blood, but she finally pulled it out.

It is unknown whether the person is dead or not.

Ah'an was too late to respond. Just as she was about to pick up his knife, she was pulled by a strong force and staggered towards the woods on the left.

Is this not going to end yet? She was furious. She only looked back in the direction of Gu Shouchun before raising her knife to chop at the man holding her hand.

No wonder people often say that people become braver on the battlefield. Right now, she is blood-thirsty.

But before the knife fell, it was dodged.

"Madam, it's me!" Yun Cong spoke hastily, not caring about the previous change of address. He almost lost his life in the hands of his own wife.

Ah'ao was startled, then she looked up and saw that it was indeed Yun Cong.

The person had been taken to the edge of the woods. She breathed a sigh of relief, leaned back against the tree trunk, and slowly fell down.

"I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry, I almost took you as an enemy and chopped you down." Ah'ao raised her arm and wanted to wipe the sweat off her forehead, but her arm began to tremble uncontrollably.

"I said...did I hear it right?" Yun Li leaned over, resting his hands on his knees, breathing with difficulty.

The three men left the battlefield and, like watching a fire from across the river, they rested while watching the two groups still fighting.

"Madam, you are still as brave as you were in the past." Yun Cong took off the water bag and handed it to A'ao.

He has always been a reserved person, so it is rare to see him unable to hide his smile like this.

The water quenched Ah'ao's thirst but did not relieve her uneasiness. "What do you mean by those days?" she asked cautiously.

It can’t be the one who cried at the grave.

"When we were in Dangshan, she rode alone on horseback and cooperated well with her master." Yun Cong did not hide his praise for her at all.

A'ao touched her eyes somewhat embarrassedly.

"That's right!" Yunli echoed, "Our wife is resourceful and brave! Her fighting skills are amazing!"

"Oh, right." Ah-yi finally remembered and asked, "Why are you here? Shouldn't we be in Kezhou?"

Yun Cong nodded, then shook his head, and finally sighed.

"This matter is a little complicated. Please wait a little longer, it may be more exciting."

(End of this chapter)