Feng Qing Shaoyi

Chapter 239 Princess Chaoyang
A peaceful life is fragile, and if there is a slight disturbance, it will disappear with the wind.The past few days have indeed been too leisurely. Soon, the secret guard in charge of monitoring Yingjing City sent news that the gate of Yingjing City has not been very peaceful recently, and bandits have been coming to disturb the lives of the people.

Originally, it was normal for bandits to come and go. Even if they reported it, Qi Ze, who is now a woman of aristocratic family, can't control these things.If he was still the Minister of the Ministry of War, he would be able to deal with those bandits with ease.

But now is not the time to think about these things, Min Min, a courtier, told Qi Ze that this matter might not be that simple.

According to common sense, bandits haunt the local wilderness and try to stay as far away from the prosperous capital as possible, which makes sense.After all, under normal circumstances, the emperor lived in the capital. If he came to the emperor's feet with a big fanfare armed with weapons, I have to say that these bandits were really brave. They dared to act wildly in front of the emperor's gate, and they were ordered to be locked in a cell.

Therefore, a qualified bandit must know where they can get a lot of ill-gotten money the fastest.This place can be anywhere, but it is impossible to be in the capital.

So there is clearly a problem with this matter!
Because she still doesn't know much about Beishuo's situation, and she is even more uncertain about Beishuo's battle for succession, so at this time, she must not let go of any troubles, and grasp useful information in a timely manner, so as to analyze the development of the situation in the future.

Thinking of this, Qi Ze decided to take a look at the gate of the city.Even if she is unable to manage this matter now, she has to go and have a look.

In a tea house at the gate of the city, Qi Ze was observing the outside world through the window.On the one hand, everything should be kept in mind. If there is a problem with these bandits, she can find out in time, so that the situation will not worsen.On the other hand, she is a young lady of a noble family now, so she should not interfere in this matter, otherwise, people will be suspicious, and if she still follows the vine to find out her previous details, then she will be completely screwed.

So, for now, she'd better hide it and avoid showing herself.

Qi Ze carefully observed the movements on the street, calculating in his mind the time when the bandits might appear.According to the investigation, the time for these bandits to appear is quite fixed. After careful calculation, it should be this time.

"Boom—" the gate of Yingjing city opened in response.

I saw a large group of wild men riding horses and armed with weapons broke in, with bloodthirsty smiles on their faces, and unspeakable words that were hard to hear.

After entering the capital, they rode extremely skillfully and separated in different directions, as if it had been negotiated long ago. The weapon in his hand was already out of the scabbard, and he was trying to get the blood of the passers-by along the way.The people of Yingjing City were also very clever not to fight with them. On the contrary, they hurried home and put all valuable things in front of the door, and knelt behind the door with their arms raised, expressing that they would not resist.

Seeing this situation, the bandits withdrew their blades with great satisfaction, got off their horses and collected all the valuables in front of the door, and rode away without harming a commoner's life.

Because the people in Yingjing City are very knowledgeable about current affairs, the time for the bandits to gather at the gate of the city is also very fast.Everyone scattered the people's fat and people's ointment they had found in their hands on the ground, and even started to divide the spoils on the spot.

"Wow, these bandits are so bold." Cang Zhu couldn't help sighing.

Zhu Yu followed suit and said, "That's right, I have never seen such a daring bandit who even split up the loot at the gate of the capital, and I am not afraid that the imperial court will send people to arrest him."

"However, speaking of it, why hasn't the imperial court sent anyone over here? They are bullying their own people and have come to the door, and the imperial court has not seen any action." Cang Zhu then joked: "If the master is still the servant of the Ministry of War, these bandits would have Just stay in the cell, and let them have time to divide the spoils?"

"Besides, it's really strange." Zhu Yu said his analysis, "First, it's already surprising to come to the gate of the capital to rob. After all, it's too close to the imperial palace and the Sixth Ministry. It's very likely that these Bandits can’t escape unharmed. The second point is that a group of bandits went to people’s homes to rob people because the people took the initiative to give away valuables. Those bandits didn’t hurt people like this. Have you ever seen bandits who didn’t hurt people? ?”

Cang Zhu also thought for a while, and said: "You are right, I have never seen such a bold and benevolent bandit."

Listening to the discussion between the two behind him, Qi Ze was also sorting out his thoughts.

Yes, it's just too weird.Not only did they come to the capital and not kill people, but these bandits even fearlessly distributed the loot at the gate of the city.This is equivalent to killing your whole family, and then counting the number of people one by one in front of you, muttering, um, there is one less person.

After breaking the law, the first reaction is not to escape, but to count the loot. This requires a lot of psychological quality. Even professional killers will be careful to guard against being caught.

Say they are not afraid of being arrested by the government, they still come to the emperor's house, say they are afraid, they don't hurt anyone.

According to her observation, these bandits are indeed bandits, and they don't seem to be impersonated.But all of this doesn't make sense, when did bandits become so arrogant and benevolent?

Just thinking about it, the three people in the teahouse heard a burst of orderly and powerful footsteps from a distance. The other party seemed to have been professionally trained, and the footsteps were heavy and bloody, not like the disorder and disorder of those bandits just now.Obviously, the opponent is an army, and the training time is not short.

The three followed the sound and found that it was really an army.But these troops wore special clothes, not Beishuo soldiers' clothes.That is to say, this army is not under the jurisdiction of the Beishuo court, and they were not sent by the court.

But this is strange, when the bandits came, the imperial court did not send anyone over. On the contrary, it was an army that was not under the jurisdiction of the imperial court.Who is leading this army?

Unable to help Qi Ze think carefully, a girl in a silver-red dress jumped out from the center of the army. The skirts were numerous and stretched, and when she fell to the ground, she looked like a blooming camellia, extremely beautiful.

"Oh, I didn't expect you to dare to come here. Before, you didn't hurt people's lives, so I let you off for the time being. But you went too far, and came here to disturb the people again and again." The girl was very sassy. The soft golden whip whipped to the ground with a snap, "Don't you all know that Yingjing City is covered by this girl?"

Those robbers seemed to be a little dazed. After looking at each other, a person who seemed to be the leader said: "Little girl, you should go back quickly. Uncles have traveled all over the world, and they have never been sympathetic to a little girl like you. If you are not careful Uncles won't feel sorry for hurting you."

"Little girl?" The girl sneered, "This is the first time I've heard someone dare to call me that."

"Didn't you hear it this time?" The bandit leader said disapprovingly, "I listened to my uncle's advice, you should take your father's army and leave as soon as possible. If your father finds out that you secretly brought his army out to cause trouble, don't worry about it." If the uncles make a move, your father will chase you and spank your ass."

The girl's face immediately darkened, and she asked harshly, "What did you say?"

"Uncle said, hurry up and take your father's army away, lest we can't beat us, and if we accidentally beat us to death, your father will seek revenge from us, and the uncles will also feel that the big bullies the small, relying on the strong Ling weak, even if you win, the uncles won’t be happy.” The leader of the bandits still didn’t think so, and turned around to make noise with his little brothers, “Are you right? Brothers.”

"Hahaha." Immediately there was a burst of contemptuous laughter.

Anger appeared in the girl's eyes, but she still asked, "Do you think I won't be able to beat you?"

"Could it still be able to fight?" The leader of the bandits laughed loudly, "A little girl? Hahaha."

The girl turned her head and told her army: "You don't need to make a move yet, let me meet them first."

"Are you saying that I can't beat you?" The girl's eyes turned sharp. "Well, now I will let you take a look and see if I can beat you."

As soon as the words fell, the golden silk soft whip came out, immediately wrapped around the neck of the bandit leader, and pulled it forward forcefully.The leader of the bandit slammed directly towards the ground, his head burst immediately, blood was flowing, and he collapsed on the ground motionless.

The bandits at the back saw that the man died like this, and immediately opened their eyes wide, gritted their teeth angrily, and said, "You bitch, how dare you beat our people to death, we will never end with you." After speaking, they rushed up in a swarm.

When the soldiers saw it, they rushed up immediately and confronted each other.

The girl knocked down three people with a soft whip, and said with a sneer: "You are only at this level? You three-legged cats dare to come to Yingjing to act wildly. You are really overconfident." As she spoke, she knocked down again several.

In the teahouse, Cang Zhu saw the girl's martial arts, and praised: "Oh, that's pretty amazing. A girl dares to face these vicious bandits head-on. I have to say, she is really brave."

Zhu Yu observed the situation on the ground for a while, and said: "Although this is the case, the damage of the soft whip is too small after all, and it is difficult to kill a person. Presumably, a lot of internal energy has been injected into the whip just now. This girl It should be because the arm strength is a little weak, otherwise, the soft whip would not be used as a weapon."

Although the situation on the ground is that the army has the upper hand, it seems that they have never experienced such a loose and undisciplined situation like these bandits, with random martial arts moves and a large number of people.Many moves were missed, resulting in no damage to the vitals.

Those bandits were also used to being injured and bumped. Every time they were beaten and fell to the ground, they jumped up again, drew their knives and attacked indiscriminately.Although it is more than enough for soldiers to avoid this situation, it is a waste of time.

Over time, the bandits began to learn cleverness.Started to besiege the girl in red in groups, capture the thief first, and capture the king first, as long as the girl is caught, the soldiers will not dare to do anything?
As Zhu Yu said, the damage of the soft whip is too small. Although the bandits can't get close, the girl's arm strength is a bit weak. It was okay at first, but gradually, the arm is sore, and the power of the soft whip is even smaller. up.

However, this girl is also a formidable girl. Even though her arms are small and her arms are weak, she is not at a disadvantage in the face of the rough-skinned and thick-skinned bandits.

"Hiss, no, this subordinate can't stand it any longer. The subordinate doesn't think it's a big deal for a rough old man to be beaten, but for this beautiful girl, those bandits are really not at all. Take pity on the fragrance and cherish the jade." Cang Zhu gasped, "Master, let's go down to save the place. Those soldiers seem to have the upper hand, but they may not be able to deal with the bandits who are used to stealing, raping, and playing tricks for a while."

"That's right. Although those soldiers are strictly disciplined, they still follow the rules in their moves. I'm afraid they haven't seen anyone who hacks randomly like this." Zhu Yu followed.

Looking at the situation below and the slightly familiar girl, Qi Ze's heart softened for a moment, and he finally nodded.

Zhu Yu Cangzhu and the two got the order, flew down, landed steadily, and killed those bandits with a shot.

Seeing this situation, the soldiers were stunned for a moment, but they immediately threw themselves into the battle and continued to fight.

At the same time, the Qi mansion also exploded.

"Hey, where did my little sister go?" Wu Weiwei entered Qi Ze's room, and after finding that it was empty, she asked a question.

He Jieying next to her was also puzzled and said, "I don't know, I was still there in the morning."

"Young girl won't be lost, right?" Wu Weiwei was suddenly frightened, "After all, my little girl is so beautiful, she won't be kidnapped by some unruly person, right?" As a result, the more she spoke, the more frightened she became, and there was still a hint of fear in her voice. Crying, "No, we have to find the little girl quickly, what should we do if we are really kidnapped?"

Although He Jieying was somewhat helpless with Wu Weiwei's imagination, she couldn't help panicking, so she said: "Let's ask the servants in the mansion, maybe they have seen it."

So, the two went to ask the servants, and Fu Ling, who was always responsible, replied: "Young Madam, I have seen you. I just went to feed Xiao Hei, and I heard that Miss Shaoyi said that she would go to the gate of the city to have a look. "

"Go to the gate of the city? What are you doing at the gate of the city?" Wu Weiwei asked.

"Not sure, but it seems to be investigating something."

"Investigate?" He Jieying said: "Then it's fine, since the younger sister took the initiative to go out, she must not lose it."

"Huh, that's good, that's good." Wu Weiwei finally breathed a sigh of relief.

At this time, these people saw Qi Che walking in with a smile, Wu Weiwei asked, "Look at you happy, what can make our second young master so happy?"

"Hee hee, I can come back from the barracks earlier today, do you think this is not happy?"

"Can you come back earlier? Archer, did something happen in the barracks?" He Jieying asked.

"Sister-in-law, it's like this. There have been bandits at the gate of the city recently, and the order from above said that I should send troops to suppress the bandits. I originally planned to go. But my superiors said that these bandits only rob and don't kill people, and they have never appeared before." The bandits who robbed at the gate of the city said that it might be a prank played by the son of some family who has nothing to do. Don’t succeed in suppressing the bandits and hurt the delicate son of some family, even if there are hundreds of mouths. I can't tell. In the end, the superior said that there is no need to go, as long as there is no murder, it is not a big deal. So, I came back early." Qi Che replied with a smile, but saw the faces of everyone who suddenly became serious .

"Why do you have such scary expressions?" Qi Che said timidly.

Wu Weiwei stepped forward and grabbed Qi Che by the collar, with gloomy eyes that could kill people, and roared: "Little sister is at the gate of the city now." Then she kicked Qi Che angrily, "Hurry up and take me with you!" Your soldiers go to rescue people."

"Yes, yes, daughter-in-law." Qi Che repeatedly said yes, and ran out of the mansion half-crawling.

At the gate of the city, the fighting on the ground gradually subsided. When Qi Ze saw this, he knew that the bandits could not escape and the battle was about to end.

Originally, all of this was within Qi Ze's expectations, but these bandits seemed unwilling, looked at the tragic situation around them, and decided to strike one last time.

The one who bears the brunt must be the girl in red who is the leader. Most of the people restrain the soldiers, and the remaining small part began to attack the girl.

As soon as Cang Zhu killed a person, in the spare time, he reminded: "Hey, that one, be careful of the thieves around you, they are starting to attack you." Then, he dealt with another thieves who came running over.

When Qi Ze heard Cang Zhu's reminder, he focused on observing the situation of the girl in red.I saw that those bandits learned to be smart, some of them were used to resist the attack of the soft whip, and the other part took this opportunity to attack from behind.

And the girl was also very vigilant, she turned around and waved her back, causing those sneak attackers to land one after another.But at this moment, the person who was hit by the soft whip in front also recovered his physical strength at this time, and took the opportunity to step forward and slash down with his knife.

The girl also turned around in time, and swiftly drew aside the knife that was about to fall.When he was about to deal with the unarmed bandit in front of him, several people behind him jumped forward, readying their blades to stab the girl's back with all their strength.

Seeing this scene, Qi Ze knew in his heart that if the girl didn't have time to turn around and avoid it, she would die under the knife.But now that she is a lady from a family, she cannot show up. At this moment, Qi Ze began to dislike her status as a lady from a family.If she was still a courtier, all this would be much simpler, and this matter could be over quickly.

But seeing that this peaceful and familiar girl was about to die by the knife, Qi Ze couldn't bear it.After much deliberation, he finally decided to make a move.

Just as the bandits were about to strike hard, seeing the gradually shortening distance, a trace of madness flashed in their eyes.But at this moment, the woman in an indigo blue dress perfectly resisted it with her extremely quick reaction and skilled martial arts moves, and said slowly in her cool voice like flowing water and jade: "Ah, just Just a little bit closer."

While the bandits were stunned, Qi Ze swung the sharp sword in his hand and hit the opponent's vital point, killing them with one blow.Those people immediately leaned back, stopped their breath of life, and stopped moving.

At the same time, Qi Ze also clearly felt the skills of these opponents.In fact, these bandits have excellent physical fitness. Although their martial arts are weak, they can deal with weak scholars and women with one enemy and three without any problem.

No wonder the girl struggled to deal with these people.A group of people with excellent physical fitness can get up in time even if they are injured, and their vitality is very tenacious. It just so happens that these are the defects of the soft whip with weak damage.

It seems that you really have to do it yourself to truly feel the strength of your opponent. These bandits should be considered the most physically fit of all the bandits. No wonder their words are so arrogant and confident.

Once again, Qi Ze disliked the identity of the young lady of this family.If she can officially come forward, she will be able to find out more.

Qi Ze looked up at the war that was about to subside not far away, and ordered: "Zhu Yu Cang Zhu, speed up, we are going back."

The two nodded to show their obedience, and their tactics were more aggressive, directly hitting the opponent's weak point.

Suddenly, a relatively thin young bandit, taking advantage of his lightness, jumped over the soldier's sword and rushed straight to the outside of the city gate.

Originally, when the soldier saw this, he was going to chase after him, but the young bandit's vigor was far beyond the soldier's imagination, so he ran away in a flash.

Seeing this, Qi Ze didn't bother to chase after him.

Just as Qi Ze was about to move forward and brought Zhu Yu Cang Zhu and the two who had finished the battle back to the Qi Mansion, the girl in red behind her suddenly jumped in front of her, looked into her eyes meaningfully, and said: " It turned out to be you, I never thought we would meet again." Seeing Qi Ze looking at her suspiciously, he pointed at his eyes mischievously, and said with a smile: "It's the eyes, the girl's eyes are so beautiful, it makes people Once you’ve seen it, you’ll never forget it.”

It turned out to be eyes, no wonder she recognized her.But at the same time, Qi Ze finally remembered where she had seen this girl in red before.Right here in Yingjing City, she even saved her once. According to her analysis, the girl in red is a lady from a high-ranking family, and she has her own army.

Then who is this girl?
At this moment, Qi Che hurried over with his soldiers, and shouted: "Little sister, don't be afraid, second brother, I'm here to save you."

Finally running to the front, Qi Che was taken aback by the ground full of bandit corpses, and then remembered that Qi Ze had martial arts, and even better than him.He ran too fast, Wei Wei was so fierce, he forgot about it.

Then he looked up and saw the girl in red, Qi Che bent down and saluted: "Princess, so you are here too."

Princess?Qi Ze couldn't help thinking, there are not many princesses in Beishuo, and this girl still has an army.It seems that there is only one princess who meets this condition - Princess Chaoyang.

At that time, she still remembered the name of the princess, it seemed to be called...

On the opposite side, the girl in red looked at Qi Ze's thoughtful expression, smiled slightly, and extended her hand in a friendly way: "Hello, my name is Ning Xiao, since I have saved you once, and you have saved me once, then we Even if we are friends. Then what's your name?"

Qi Ze came back to his senses, held that friendly hand, and replied, "Qi Ze."

After the incident subsided, Qi Ze and Chaoyang Princess Ning Xiao became good friends.Ning Xiao has a straightforward personality and grew up with the army, so she doesn't care about those red tapes.This point is quite to Qi Ze's appetite, so the two of them often get very close.

"Little sister, Princess Chaoyang has come to play with you again." Qi Qi came in from the courtyard and knew.

"Okay." Qi Ze put the dagger back on his waist, moved his left wrist slightly, and walked towards the gate of Qi Mansion.

Qi Qi excitedly stepped forward and hugged Xiao Hei who was drinking water in the corridor, leaned forward and said, "Xiao Hei, let me kiss your third brother."

And Xiao Hei looked insulted, and frantically pushed Qi Qi's face away with his paws, one person and one cat, and they confronted each other like this.

Finally, Xiao Hei couldn't take it anymore, he jumped lightly, escaped Qi Qi's clutches, and quickly jumped onto Qi Ze's shoulder to seek protection.

Seeing this, Qi Ze took Xiao Hei out together.

On the small gravel road not far from the gate of Qi Mansion, the servants had just taken out the flowers in the greenhouse to bask in the sun. At this time, the girl in the silver-red dress who was bending over to admire the flowers was particularly eye-catching.

"Chaoyang, here." Qi Ze called out.

"Oh, Shaoyi." Ning Xiao stepped forward in response.

The two walked towards the gate of Qi Mansion, Ning Xiao saw the little black on Qi Ze's shoulder, and asked, "Is this the little black cat that His Highness King Qin gave you?"

"Ah."

"It's so cute." Ning Xiao held Xiao Hei in her arms, "It really looks like Shao Yi, it seems that those rumors are true."

"Rumours? What rumors?"

"It's just the rumor that His Royal Highness King Qin likes you." Ning Xiao said bluntly, nodding Xiao Hei's head.

Qi Ze: "..."

"Everyone said that at the ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven, His Royal Highness the King of Qin saved you. Afterwards, he gave you a lot of gold, silver and jade objects, and even specially selected a little black cat for you. Everyone knows this."

Qi Ze: "..." She seemed to understand why Que Yu would give away so many boxes of precious luxury goods in public. She really wanted to make a scene known to everyone.However, she had never heard of these rumors.

"Shaoyi, your martial arts are so powerful. If I knew you were so powerful, I wouldn't have saved you when we first met. Shaoyi is a servant of the military department, and he must be able to deal with those gangsters with ease."

When they met for the first time, Ning Xiao had already recognized that Qi Ze was not from Beishuo, and Ning Xiao was an upright person with no evil intentions, so there was no need to hide these facts.

As soon as the two of them walked out the door, they saw Meng Yanxi walking over waving a folding fan, looking flamboyant.

And Meng Yanxi seemed to have seen the two of them just now, "Man woman, why are you here? Why have you been playing with Qi Ze recently?"

"I like playing with Shao Yi recently, is there a problem?" Ning Xiao asked back.

"This is a big problem. You are a tomboy to begin with. If you get together with Qi Ze, wouldn't you be more like a man?" Meng Yanxi opened his mouth and yelled.

Qi Ze: "..." Why does she look like a man?Brother Meng, what you said sounds a bit strange.

"How does Shao Yi look like a man, Meng Yanxi, don't talk nonsense." Ning Xiao defended Qi Ze and said.

"Okay, Qi Ze is not a man, so tell me, what about her looks like a woman?" Meng Yanxi asked back.

"There are a lot of places like this. For example..." Ning Xiao looked at Qi Ze, and finally fell silent.

Meng Yanxi spread his hands, "Look, you can't find it, right?" Then, he pulled Ning Xiao towards him, and said earnestly like an old woman, "Stay away from Qi Ze in the future, you originally She doesn't look very good, walking beside Qi Ze will make her look even uglier."

Qi Ze: "..." Brother Meng, are you trying to provoke me?

"Ugly? Meng Yanxi, you are a weak man, how dare you call this girl ugly?" Ning Xiao exploded all of a sudden, and at the same time, Xiao Hei also felt the strange atmosphere between the two, and the smell of gunpowder became stronger and stronger. Quickly jumped on Qi Ze's body again, and slipped into Qi Ze's arms.

"Cut, what do you look like? You don't have any idea."

Ning Xiao took a deep breath to suppress the anger in her heart, then smiled at Qi Ze: "Shao Yi, can you do me one thing? Help me hold this sword, I'm afraid I can't help but draw out the sword to stab Kill him." In the end, Ning Xiao stared at Meng Yanxi and gritted her teeth.

Seeing this, Meng Yanxi ran away.And Ning Xiao chased after him, taking out the soft whip and was about to whip it up.

Holding the sword in his hand, no matter how dull Qi Ze was, he could feel that there was something wrong between the two of them.

Just in time, Qi Qi chased him out, and after pulling Xiao Hei out of Qi Ze's arms, he hugged Xiao Hei tightly in his arms regardless of Xiao Hei's struggle.

"Hey, where is Princess Chaoyang, didn't you just play with my little sister?" Qi Qi asked.

"Yes, but I was provoked by Doctor Meng and left."

"Doctor Meng? Ah, Doctor Yanxi." Qi Qi explained with a smile: "Don't be surprised, little sister, the two of them often do this."

"Often?"

"Yes, the two of them are childhood sweethearts. However, Doctor Meng always provokes Princess Chaoyang to be angry. Afterwards, Princess Chaoyang chases after her to fight. That's how they grew up together."

"Grow up together?"

"Well, they have known each other since they were very young, and they often fight together. The people in Yingjing City are used to it."

That's right, no wonder when she first came to Yingjing City, she felt that they had known each other for a long time.It turned out that they were childhood sweethearts who grew up together.However, Meng Yanxi's mouth is still as twitchy as before. Someone can take care of him and teach him a lesson.

Just as he was thinking, Qi Ze heard Qi Qi shouting from the side: "Hey, Zhou Xi, why are you here?"

But the frail young man looked at Qi Ze with a blushing face, and said, "Miss Qi, I heard that His Royal Highness Qin Wang gave you a cat recently." Then, the young man excitedly took out the books in his bag, " These are all for you, Miss Qi. There are how to feed the kitten, how to bathe the kitten, oh, and..." While talking, the boy handed the book to Qi Ze.

After a while, Qi Ze hugged his arms full of books.Although I was a little surprised how there was such a book, I was even more surprised that this young man was so persistent. When did they get so familiar with each other?

After reading the book in his arms for a while, Qi Ze had no choice but to thank: "Thank you!"

As a result, the young man looked very happy and excitedly said: "Miss Qi, did you talk to me?" Then he jumped and left happily, "Miss Qi talked to me."

Qi Ze was a little dazed for a moment, and slowly turned his head to look at Qi Qi and asked, "What is he happy about?"

Qi Qi also hesitated to speak, looked at Qi Ze with a meaningful expression, and did not answer.

(End of this chapter)