The First Empress - Chapter 144

Chapter 144 Go To Si Junshen
After saying goodbye to everyone, Linglong got into the carriage and left the Xuanwu Sect.

Linglong opened the curtain and looked outside. Outside Xuanwu Sect was Vermillion Bird Avenue. Looking over from here, the trees and trees were all autumn, and the mountains and mountains were the only sunset. He looked around and saw the autumn scenery everywhere. The afterglow of the setting sun mixed these sceneries with his farewells, making it seem even more bleak and solemn at this moment.

Linglong looked back and the darkness slowly enveloped her. In the final golden light, it was as if she could see the Emperor’s upright figure about to turn into a dragon and fly away. There was a dreamy blur in the huge halo of the slanting light. Linglong rubbed her eyelids and carefully looked behind her. The red tiles and the emerald-colored glass turned into some scenery and gradually faded away.

Finally, the Emperor’s figure had already turned into a small black dot, and in the end, it was no longer visible.

“Miss, don’t be sad. It’s only been three days.” Qin’er comforted Linglong with soft words. She could tell that she wasn’t in a good mood. Linglong lowered her eyebrows and nodded, “This is what you don’t know. With so much gold and silver in the car, it’s hard to avoid being coveted by others. I’m afraid that in the end, people and money will be empty. How are we going to return to the palace and resume our orders?”

Qin’er was originally naive, thinking that things weren’t as far-sighted as Linglong. When she heard this, her eyebrows suddenly trembled slightly and she looked at Linglong, “What should I do for the sake of today, Your Highness?”

Linglong looked behind her and saw that there was no trace of the Emperor anymore, so she stopped the sedan chair on her own initiative.

Mu Qianzhi smiled and walked to Linglong’s side. Linglong pursed her lips and said, “I’m tired. I want to come down for a walk.”

The smile on Mu Qianzhi’s lips was like a ripple. “Is Your Highness afraid that the official silver will be stolen? It’s fine. I will let Commander Jiang and the grain of Imperial Guard Long go first when we get to the front. We can just walk slowly from the back to the place where the food is distributed. What do you think?” The red robe was like fire, and it seemed to be filled with tension within the golden rays of multicolored light.

Linglong pointed at the carriage and said, “Let the Dragon Taboo Commander and Commander Jiang go first. We’ll walk slowly afterwards. Do you know the way to Dongcheng?”

“I have lived in the streets since I was a child. I know all of this. Please rest assured, Your Highness.” As he spoke, Mu Qianzhi pulled back his steps and walked to Imperial Guard Long’s side. The two of them chatted in a low voice. Imperial Guard Long waved his hand and walked to another path with Commander Jiang. On this side, there were only the two guards of the Empress and Mu Qianzhi following Linglong.

Only then did Linglong let out a sigh of relief and said, “This is the best solution.”

Mu Qianzhi nodded. “The Empress said it was completely complete. Let’s go this way.”

Linglong had always heard that the victims were already crying out in fear, but she had never seen any of them. At this moment, when she turned around Vermillion Bird Avenue, everyone’s eyes suddenly brightened, as if they had walked from a cave to a city. Linglong instantly felt a pungent stench, as well as dying pedestrians within her sight.

“Your Highness, it stinks!” Qin’er covered her nose, but Linglong only slightly knitted her brows and said with a serious expression, “No problem, let’s go ahead.”

“This” Even the rough messenger girl, Qin’er, felt that the abalone restaurant was too smelly, but Linglong could not feel it. As usual, she wore a faint smile. Looking back at Mu Qianzhi, Mu Qianzhi also smiled. Qin’er could only accompany the two of them to the place where the victims were gathered.

Linglong had long heard of the rumors of selling children, He thought it was nonsense, But only today did he realize that this was not a false rumor, Because Linglong saw a little girl crying as she walked over. There was a cursive sign on the little girl’s neck. Linglong did not avoid it. She was about seven or eight years old. Her face had already turned ashen from hunger. Seeing that Linglong’s clothes were more luxurious, she naturally knew that Linglong was either rich or expensive. She hurriedly walked over and grabbed Linglong’s sleeve.

‘”Good sister, can you save my little brother? Buy me, only three taels of silver will do. Then my mother and my little brother will live for three days. Please–” He knelt in front of Linglong as he spoke.

Linglong stretched out her hand and Qin’er handed over a bag filled with broken silver. She looked at Linglong worriedly.

Linglong’s mind spun as she reached out to put two pieces of silver into the bag and handed it over. “Three taels of silver, take it. Don’t let anyone see it anymore.”

The little girl tightened her grip on the silver in disbelief, and then continued to kowtow in front of Linglong. “Thank you for your kindness, Miss. You must be a Bodhisattva reincarnated.”

Linglong sighed disappointedly, “Has it already reached this level?”

The little girl turned her head and wiped away the tears at the corner of her eyes. She stared at the money bag in Linglong’s hand. There was probably a lot of money in it. People like her could not understand the suffering of the people, so she smiled and said, “No, no, three taels of silver can last for two or three days. Miss-” She suddenly approached Linglong.

Linglong looked tamely at the little girl in front of her. She did not expect that the little girl would suddenly make trouble. Her hand was like a bolt of lightning as she quickly grabbed the money bag and quickly prepared to run away.

Mu Qianzhi’s sword was also placed on her neck. Only then did Linglong react. She looked at the little girl and asked, “Who sent you?”

“Who sent me?” The little girl was so calm that she almost thought of this result. “It’s just that you’re hungry to a certain extent. If you want to kill, then cut it up a bit faster. But please let me send back three taels of silver. My mother and younger brother … really need silver …” The little girl was about to cry, and Linglong sighed in disappointment. “Go, I won’t make things difficult for you. It’s just that so much silver shouldn’t be placed in a conspicuous place.”

The little girl looked at the magnificent Linglong in front of her and immediately cried. She threw the money bag on the ground and ran away.

Qin’er went up to pick up the money bag that had fallen to the ground and said, “Your Highness is kind, but you must be careful.”

Linglong sighed slightly. She had encountered too many natural and man-made disasters today. She did not know how many times she had sighed today. She only felt that the mass in her heart was getting bigger and bigger, almost forming a tall mountain that pressed down on her chest.

“She also has her own reasons. Otherwise, do you really think a nine-year-old child would be so bad? At the beginning of a person’s life, her nature is good. Don’t make things difficult for her.” Linglong looked at the Shadow Guard behind her and instructed.

These people didn’t dare to compliment them for their experience in facing enemies. Only then did Linglong know that they needed to protect themselves outside the palace. She glanced at Mu Qian and asked, “Did you think of it just now?”

Mu Qianzhi was slightly stunned and said, “Ever since her eyes landed on the purse, I’ve guessed it. But I didn’t make a move because I wanted to see if she really wanted to steal the money.” After saying that, she smiled and said, “They also found out. However, we are all martial practitioners. We can tell whether she knows martial arts or not. A child without martial arts has no weapons, so we don’t want to make things difficult for her.”

Only then did Linglong relax. Actually, sometimes fate wasn’t in her hands, at least not now.

When they arrived at the front, the collapsed fence and the collapsed houses were vivid in their eyes. Luckily, Linglong had some scattered silver with her, so she hurriedly asked Qin’er to distribute it to the victims along the way.

When she walked to the front, she suddenly heard a girl crying weakly. Linglong stopped and said, “Qin’er, go and see why she is crying. Can we help her?” Qin’er answered and walked over not long after. Her face was filled with hatred and said, “Your Highness, let’s get down to business. It’s going to be dark soon.”

Linglong looked at Qin’er reproachfully and said, “I want you to see who is crying. You only care about exhaustion and laziness. This is already a serious matter.”

“Your Highness, go ahead and take a look. I’ll see for myself.”

Linglong frowned and took two steps. Then, she saw the girl who had just robbed her of her money. The girl lay on a female corpse and a child corpse and cried loudly. Linglong felt pity in her heart and said, “People die like lights. Now bury them first.”

The little girl raised her head gratefully. Seeing that Linglong had quickly wiped away her tears, she sent over two taels of silver and held it in her palm. “Thank you. I will return this silver to you. I will return the rest as soon as possible.”

Linglong didn’t want to talk about these bitter topics. She curled her lips and said, “No need, you keep it. You have to live a good life for them.”

The little girl said resolutely, “The world is so big that I don’t know how many people need to be saved. It can be said that their lives are bitter. Mother and younger brother have already lasted for nine days, but I didn’t expect that they still haven’t waited for me.”

Linglong took the two silver coins and handed them to Qin’er.

The little girl was young and mature. After crying for a while, she stopped crying and said, “I will find you. I definitely won’t blame you. Don’t worry.” Linglong didn’t want her to pay back the money. She just nodded and dispersed after a few words of warning.

Today, it was like they were inspecting the situation of the people. They would only go to Dongcheng tomorrow. Dongcheng was a place where the victims were gathered, and it was even more noisy there.

Because Linglong wanted to leave the palace, she was only dressed in ordinary clothes and could not see any hidden treasures. She finally managed to get to their residence.

The Dragon Taboo Lieutenant and Commander Jiang had already arrived, so Linglong was relieved after asking about the money.

“It’s already been arranged. The silver and millet porridge were distributed together. You should know that the silver is not as good as the millet porridge now.” Mu Qianzhi went to Linglong’s side to ask for words. Linglong nodded slightly, “Everyone, be on your guard tonight. This place is still outside the palace. It’s different from An Fu’s honorable palace. Everyone will look at the silver. If anything happens to us, we will both be axes and axes. When the time comes, we will regret it.”

The few of them dispersed and placed the silver in the center of the courtyard before resting.

The night shrouded the earth. Qin’er waited on Linglong to freshen up and said, “Your Highness is kind-hearted, but one thing is that she is too kind-hearted. There are countless victims like this. Right now, we can’t be pitiful.”

Linglong frowned. Today, Linglong wanted to criticize Qin’er’s behavior. The only reason why she couldn’t bear it was because she wanted Qin’er to know her mistakes and correct them. She didn’t expect that Qin’er would still be so old-fashioned. She couldn’t help but open her eyes wide in anger. “I don’t understand. It’s all the children of poor families. You must be hard-hearted.”

Qin’er knelt on the ground and kowtowed repeatedly. Her tone was firm and low. “This servant only wanted to protect the Empress. This servant was also someone who had experienced such a difficult situation. Once it was necessary, they would hurt anyone. Haven’t the Empress heard of the story of the farmer and the snake?”

Linglong threw the sandalwood comb in her hand into the basin in front of her. “Impudent, why are you so heartless? This palace has really misjudged you. When I return to this palace, I will immediately send you to the other masters. Since you like to be rich and rich, you should go to Lan Sou Yu’s side. It seems that this palace has done its best for you.”

Qin’er just kept kowtowing.