Chapter 2 Bravely Travel to the End of the World
Princess Zhen suddenly seemed to think of something and touched a tea bowl in her hand. If he is a turtle slave in a brothel, at least he should keep his innocence!
"Come in." Concubine Zhen said.
At this time, the door opened, and a man in a dark robe came in. According to the visual test of Zhenfei, the man was about 1.75 meters tall, his weight was unknown, his skin was dark, and his angular face was embedded with a pair of bright eyes.
"Give a good night to the little master." The man knelt down on one knee.
"Get up." Concubine Zhen said.
The man thanked him and stood up slowly. Concubine Zhen kept looked up and down at him. The man was a little embarrassed. If you are shy, it means that you are not a turtle slave. Concubine Zhen thought about it in her heart.
"Who are you?" Concubine Zhen asked.
"Go back to the little master, I am the second-class bodyguard Qi Bosong. The emperor sent ministers to escort him. The man said.
As soon as she heard about Emperor Guangxu, Zhenfei's eyes couldn't help flashing.
"You said, the emperor sent you here? How could I not know? Did he send you to arrange for me to follow them out of the capital? Concubine Zhen couldn't help asking.
At this time, someone gently knocked on the door, and Qi Bo let go of the door. Xiao De Zhang came in with a paper bag in his hand.
"Try the fresh steamed buns. The army is in chaos. I only ran to most of the capital, so I bought these. I'm guilty. Please don't care about it. Xiao Dezhang said.
Concubine Zhen looked at him gratefully and nodded, and tears appeared in her eyes again.
"In the words of the little master, Cui Yugui and Cui Gong were originally a dark chess in the emperor's hands. A few days ago, he heard the news that the empress dowager was going to kill you, so he discussed with the emperor. The emperor insisted that he save the life of the little master. Originally, he planned to take you to escape from the Forbidden City. Unexpectedly, the empress dowager was still one step ahead. It's shocking to you." Qi Bosong said with shame.
Xiao De Zhang took over the words and said softly in the eunuch's unique male duck voice, "My master thought that the Empress Dowager would kill you with white silk. The master told Dongmei to prepare a suit of your clothes. In case it's too late, she will die for you. At that time, you can't tell who it is on Hua Dongmei's face. Coincidentally, it's a well. In this way, no one can tell who the people in the well are, and you will be safe.
Concubine Zhen nodded. Unexpectedly, her life was saved by these people.
With a "puff", Concubine Zhen knelt in front of Xiao Dezhang and Qi Boxong, and the two of them knelt down in a hurry and kept kowtowing.
"Thank you, thank you. Thank you for me, too. Concubine Zhen said crying.
Xiao Dezhang also cried out, sucking his nose and saying, "Don't do this. Master, it's getting late. You'd better follow Brother Qi.
"Where to go?" Concubine Zhen couldn't help but be stunned.
She ran non-stop all the way for seven or eight days, and she began to be a little uncomfortable with the habit of enjoying happiness in the palace. She opened the curtain, and there was a beautiful natural scenery of blue sky and green grass outside.
"Brother Qi, how many more days will it take to get to Ili?" She asked.
Qi Bosong turned his head and smiled, and the action of driving the horse in his hand did not stop.
"It will take more than half a month at the earliest, right? We only have two horses, which are very slow. Qi Bosong said.
Zhenfei nodded and suddenly seemed to think of something and smiled. Is Emperor Guangxu really relieved to let such a handsome man protect her? Aren't you afraid that she will have any extraordinary thoughts?
I slept all the way and finally arrived in Yili, Xinjiang.
"Thousands of miles of clouds, thousands of mountains and evening snow, who is the shadow going to?" Every time she read this poem, she couldn't help thinking of the sad love written by Jin Yong.
It's like the story of Chen Jialuo and Princess Xiangxiang. Does it also happen here?
Qi Boxong drove the carriage into a small town, and Zhen Xing poked her head out and looked carefully at the land of the Qing Dynasty. She changed her name and identity, and planned to live a down-to-earth life. No matter how uncomfortable she is, she must put down her love for Emperor Guangxu. After all, her head is involved in the lives of Cui Yugui and other three people.
"Zhen Xing, why don't we stay here? It's very close to Yili. Qi Boxong turned around and said.
Zhen Xing looked back and forth here. Although it was a town, no matter how it looked, it looked like the countryside. Several scattered homes, a small street covered with green bricks. The big yellow dog lay down in front of the door and saw someone, but he turned his head and stared at the two watery eyes. The old hen took a leisurely walk on the road with the chicken. She did not hide when the car came, and slowly followed her own pace.
The whole town is full of drowsiness like a nap, but it is also a peaceful paradise.
"Stay first and make plans for the future." Qi Bosong hinted.
Yes, the two of them are fleeing. Naturally, the deeper they hide, the better. Zhen Xing looked at the town carefully, as calm as a lake. No matter what the wind blows, he can't take away any ripples.
"Okay, let's stay." Zhen Xing said.
Qi Bosong stopped the car after listening to Zhen Xing's words and listened to the master of the town. Qi Bosong found a teahouse for Zhen Xing to sit down. He ran out and didn't know what to toss about.
Zhen Xing asked for a pot of tea and thought to herself, since she planned to live here, should she rent a house first? Or buy a house?
Drinning and drinking, she remembered those hooks and horns in the palace. Concubine Zhen's sister, Concubine Jin, was unfavored, so she stood on the queen's side and said a lot of bad things about her.
Forget it. If you live in such a quiet place, why do you have to think about those annoying things? She also knew in her heart that before the empress dowager died, she could not go back to the capital, so she simply lived seriously.
After a while, Qi Bosong came in from the outside, holding a few pieces of paper in his hand. His eyes flashed and he looked very happy.
"Is there anything happy about you?" Zhen Xing asked suspiciously.
Qi Bosong smiled and handed the two pieces of paper to her.
"Look, we will have a home and a field in the future!" Qi Boxong said excitedly.
"Real?" At first, Zhen Xing didn't believe her ears and couldn't help taking over the two pieces of paper, one of which said "land deed" and the other said "deed of house".
Look at the name above, which is written "Qibosong" in black and white. Unexpectedly, I have my own home. Zhenxing was excited for a while. You know, Chinese house prices in the 21st century have been raised to the sky. She dreamed of having a house decorated by herself!
"Come on, don't be excited, I'll take you to have a look!" Qi Bosong pulled Zhen Xing out of the teahouse.
At the end of the town, farthest from the farmland, in front of an old small quadrangle courtyard, Qi Bosong stopped. Zhen Xing looked at the yard in front of her and was shocked.
Not to mention the magnificent momentum of the Forbidden City, not to mention the red bricks and green tiles of large families, even the neatness of the most ordinary households, which can't be seen in this yard.
Half of the door fell off and walked in. There were a mess on the ground, and Zhen Xing tried to pass through these things. One accidentally touched a shabby board and drilled out a mouse from below. Zhen Xing was so scared that she shouted "ah", and her scalp suddenly felt crispy.
Walking forward again, Qi Bosong pushed open the door of the main room, not to mention the tattered inside. The spider webs all over the world made Zhen Xing very angry.
"You didn't look carefully before you bought it." Zhen Xing complained slightly.
Qi Bosong laughed and waved his hand to break the spider web on top of his head.
"This room is good. It is said that the family moved to Yili, and the house was entrusted to the patriarch of this group. This room has never been dead or haunted. It is still a green brick. In the past, it was also a living family. It's just that no one has used it for many years that it looks shabby. Qi Bosong explained.
Zhen Xing couldn't help turning her eyes, and the little abacus in her heart snapped.
"I ask you, do you have no complaints about bringing me to Xinjiang?" Zhen Xing asked.
Qi Bosong turned around and smiled at her.
"I am an orphan. Thanks to the grace of the emperor, I have the official position of bodyguard. The emperor is kind to me. I will do whatever he asks me to do. Anyway, I'm full and the whole family is not hungry. Qi Bosong said.
Zhen Xing's eyes narrowed slightly, forming two curved crescents.
"How much money do you have?" Zhen Xing asked.
Qi Bosong was confused by Zhen Xing's question. After a long time, he said, "The emperor has rewarded a thousand taels, and I still have two or three hundred taels in my hand."
"What about buying a house and buying land together?" Zhen Xing asked.
"The house and land are a total of five hundred taels." Qi Bosong said.
Zhen Xing smiled even happier. One taels of silver is equal to 300 yuan, and one thousand taels is 300,000 yuan. It's not a loss to spend 150,000 yuan to buy a house and land. The remaining 150,000 will be well distributed. Fortunately, in this era, things are not expensive, but after decoration, it only costs about 100,000 yuan?
It's just that Master Guangxu is too stingy. A concubine is exiled outside the palace and only gives 300,000 yuan? Think about it, Master Guangxu may give him his own private money. Forget it, this money is enough!
"Brother Qi, shall we decorate this house?" Zhen Xing said with a smile.
Seeing Zhen Xing's intoxicated smile, Qi Bosong couldn't help but be more suspicious. Her smile is a kind of greedy intoxication, as if she is obsessed with things.
"Look, we have a total of three and a half houses here. I'm going to change the pattern and tear down the kang in that room. Extend the wall over there. That wall is not a hard wall, and it doesn't matter if it is demolished. In it, there is a bed, even if it is the master bedroom. The area of the living room here is large again. I plan to decorate it well. Zhen Xing was immersed in a ridiculous happiness that outsiders seemed to be, and her little head had outlined the appearance of the future living room.
She also wants to make a sofa. She is tired of sitting on the mahogany chair in the Forbidden City. It's better for European sofas. However, the sofa has not been introduced from abroad during this period, but she can draw a sketch for the carpenter to do it. As for the bed, why do you want to get a European style? Although Qi Bosong has a lot of money, he also needs to spend it in a planned way, otherwise it is not a joke to cut off food.