latelenovela Chapter 220 The Village is Empty
Chapter 220 The Village is Empty
"Well, we know. It's time to go back. Don't worry, your uncles are here to take care of things. Grandmother and aunt are both recovering well."
Qu Jingyao thought of what she had heard in the Shangshu Mansion before, and she reminded her two uncles.
"I'm afraid that the emperor will cut off my grandfather's food supplies after he goes to war, just to take his life. My grandmother in the mansion will also be in danger. Especially, the palace will find an excuse to trick my grandmother into the palace and hold her hostage. If that happens, we will be passive, so I think..."
Qu Jingyao leaned over and whispered in the ears of several people, instructing her uncle to set a big fire in the palace after she left, preferably tonight. Finally, everyone carried the unconscious grandmother and ancestor in full view of everyone and temporarily moved to the princess's palace.
Thinking about it this way, the emperor couldn't do anything to the Qi family for the time being.
After she finished speaking, she handed the key to the villa to her uncle and told him to find a suitable time to transport the grain out of the city.
She prepared this for her grandfather.
"When did you prepare these, we..."
"Uncle, this is not the time to dwell on this. Time is running out and the entire responsibility falls on you."
Only one of my third uncle and my youngest uncle could stay in Bianliang City, and the other had to cooperate with my grandfather inside and outside to prevent the people in the mansion from being monitored and becoming timid in doing things.
After Qu Jingyao finished explaining all this, she looked at the sky outside, thought about saying goodbye to her grandmother and the others in the evening, and then left.
"Ah? Yao'er, so soon? Won't you wait a few more days?"
"Aunt, we will see each other again. Don't worry. Don't leave the house for the next few days. It's dangerous outside, especially since you are a member of the Qi family and you are alone..."
Her two uncles nodded in agreement and told their sister to be obedient.
The day passed quickly, and until night fell, there was still a constant stream of guests coming to visit.
Qu Jingyao left after explaining everything.
Before returning to Yuanshao, she came to the Haoshan Palace to see her grandmother, said goodbye to her, and left.
Before leaving, her grandmother took out a letter and a jade pendant and handed them to her.
"Yao'er, be careful on your way. Give this to your mother when you get back. Your grandmother will be waiting for you at home."
As she finished speaking, tears began to fall. Qu Jingyao sighed and hugged her grandmother comfortingly.
"Don't worry, you won't have to wait long."
She warned her grandfather that if he went to the battlefield, she was afraid that the dog emperor would do something bad in secret. She took out two porcelain bottles and gave them to her grandmother, asking her to pass them on to her grandfather, saying that these were life-saving things.
My grandfather is going to the battlefield these two days, so he has been in the camp outside the city.
She didn't say goodbye.
When she left, Princess Luo Xi stood at the gate of the courtyard for a long time. It was not until her nanny persuaded her for a long time that she returned to the room with a pair of red and swollen eyes.
After leaving her grandmother's yard, Qu Jingyao went straight to the guest house.
"Master, are you there?"
The door was opened.
"Junior Sister! You have something to ask Master so late at night. Come in quickly."
Li Xuan looked at the thin figure of his junior sister standing in the night, and immediately stepped aside to let her into the room.
Just now, Li Xuan was playing chess with his master, and Mr. Mo was still staring at the chessboard.
"Master, I am here to say goodbye to you tonight."
Qu Jingyao bowed towards Mo Laofu.
"Goodbye? Where are you going?" Mr. Mo only then realized what was happening and looked up at his little disciple.
Qu Jingyao smiled slightly and sat down beside her master, saying that she had been away from home for a long time and it was time to go back, otherwise her mother would be worried.
Mr. Mo frowned but didn't say anything, just nodded slightly.
"Junior sister, when are you leaving? Do you want me to see you off?" Li Xuan felt a little reluctant when he heard that she was leaving. These days, they had been studying together with their master, and he had learned a lot from her.
If Qu Jingyao knew what he was thinking, she would definitely tell him loudly that those were all great achievements.
"Second Senior Brother, that's not necessary. I'll be leaving right away. If Master and Second Senior Brother get bored staying in Yanchu someday, just go find me in Lingshui Village under Ruyang City in Yuanshao State."
Qu Jingyao looked at the two of them with a smile and took out the gifts prepared for her master and his two companions.
"Master, this is for you, and this is for Senior Brother. As for Senior Brother, we'll tell you when he sees it."
Old Mo looked at the two brocade boxes in front of him, a smile flashed in his eyes, and he stroked his beard and said that he had accepted three disciples, and today he finally saw the filial piety of his disciples.
While speaking, he didn't forget to glance at Li Xuan.
Li Xuan touched his nose awkwardly, smiled foolishly, and looked through the gift given to him by his junior sister.
"Is this a jade seal? Or top-grade red jade?"
He flipped through the small jade seal in his hand, his face full of joy.
Qu Jingyao always felt that it was inappropriate to give her senior brother a jade pendant or hairpin, so it would be better to give him a seal.
Mo Lao glanced at his smirking apprentice and sneered:
"Girl, I like the hairpin you gave me. And this ginseng must be a thousand years old. You have a lot of good things!"
"Hehe, these are all for the sake of honoring Master. I'll take my leave now. If Master gets bored, please go to Lingshui Village to find me! I have more good things than these."
After Qu Jingyao finished speaking, she bowed respectfully towards the two of them.
Old Mo nodded lovingly, and told her to be careful on the road. Before leaving, he threw two thick books to her, one was a medical text, and the other was a book on the Shadow Whip Technique.
"Master, please check your homework next time you see me."
After he finished speaking, Mr. Mo waved at her.
Qu Jingyao and Li Xuan nodded and left the room.
Looking at the junior sister's departing back, Li Xuan asked the master if he was so confident in letting the junior sister go on the journey alone late at night?
"That girl is not a simple person. There are not many people who can hurt her."
Li Xuansui didn't understand why the master was so optimistic about his junior sister, but he didn't say much. He was just secretly worried about her in his heart.
Qu Jingyao left the Haoshan Palace and found a deserted place deep in the side alley, then disappeared into the night.
When she appeared again, she had returned to the outside of Lingshui Village. She summoned a horse from the space, jumped on it and galloped quickly towards the village.
"Da da"
In the quiet village late at night, only the rhythmic sound of horse hooves could be heard.
She found that the village was unusually quiet, even the local dogs that usually barked at night had disappeared.
"Manman, feel it for yourself. Why do I feel something is wrong?"
"Master, there's no one in the village!"
"what?"
Qu Jingyao quickly urged the horse to gallop towards Qu's house at the end of the village.
"call"
She quickly dismounted, ran to the gate and started knocking on it.
Only when she saw the copper lock on the gate did she realize that there was probably no one in the house.
Where did my mother and the others go?