Yezhao Sandbar

Chapter 21

This is the back hall of Sima Qing's bedroom!

Sima Ye suddenly sat up, and immediately two maids lifted the curtain.

"Is Da Sima going to get up?" One of the maids asked respectfully, while the other stood aside with a nod, and quickly took a peek at Sima Ye in the tent, with the corner of his mouth curled up with contempt.

Sima Ye asked coldly, "How long have I been asleep?"

"Go back to Da Sima. Since I slept last night, it is now three quarters of Xu time."

Sleep all day and all night?

He was in the bathtub in the guest courtyard last night, but now he woke up in the inner hall of Sima Qing's bedroom!

Judging from the contemptuous look on the maid's face, she must have slept with Sima Qing all night, and just heard the faint chatter and laughter from the outer hall...

He got up and put on his boots, and quickly walked out of the palace gate. The maid did not stop him, but followed behind and whispered: "Your Majesty invited the King of the Western Domain to a banquet, and all the maids were dismissed."

Sima Ye walked to the porch separating the inner and outer halls and stopped.

Through the curtained door, the two people at the same table had a happy conversation, the hall was brightly lit, there were no servants, only grapes and wine, and whispered laughter.

Sima Qing personally held the pot and poured the wine, while Duan Qianmo rested his chin lazily on his folded hands, his gaze fell on Sima Qing's face, took the luminous cup with one hand, put it to his lips, and sipped slowly.

Judging from the remnants of the banquet, the two must have drunk three rounds. Sima Ye was not worried that Sima Qing would kill Duan Qianmo during the banquet. The King of the Western Domain was invited to sit in the court of the Yue Family. Come here with great fanfare, if there is any mistake, Yueshi can't afford it.

Sima Ye thought it was not a gentleman's act to peek here at this time, but his legs were nailed in place as if they had been filled with lead.

"...Haven't seen each other for half a year, the prince still has the same demeanor, how can Sima Qing match the prince's half-splendour..."

Duan Qianmo said softly with a smile: "Dudao Yueshi's appearance is like a god. On the ancient road in Moxi, Qingru God led a pack of wolves to rescue him. Just a glimpse of it, I will never forget it to this day."

"Does the lord like sunny?"

Duan Qianmo stared at Sima Qing, but smiled silently.

Under the palace lantern, Sima Qing's wine-red eyes shone with sparkling light, a rosy glow swept into her temples, and she looked at Duan Qianmo with a smile, making his mind sway endlessly with the sparkle in his eyes.

A candle on the candlestick behind him was dead, and the wick crackled and extinguished a few times. Duan Qianmo wrapped his arms around Sima Qing's waist, and kissed him...

The few maids who were screened away in the distance of the porch did not dare to peek through the bamboo curtain, but they could hear the voice of the conversation inside getting quieter and the ambiguous panting gradually rising.

The maids blushed, covered their mouths and laughed lowly, talking quietly as if no one else was there.

"The king of Xifan is really handsome. You say, if we can get married, our Yue clan will have the support of Xifan. How dare Xiqiang make trouble."

"Our king is not bad. He is the god of the desert, and even the wolves listen to him. It is good fortune that the king of Xifan wins his favor."

"That's right, so the two in the front hall are a match made in heaven, and the one who stays in the back hall is usually... Hehe, it's just a male pet who warms the couch. What do you really think of yourself..."

A few people winked and sneered in a low voice, and looked this way secretly. Sima Ye followed the sound and looked over. His cold eyes made the maids shudder.

The lights in the front hall dimmed at some point, the panting sound was not loud, but the sound pierced the eardrum like a knife, pulling the heart in the chest to tighten.

Turning around, he strode across the porch with a blank expression.

Several maids raised their heads, and the figure of Da Sima had long since disappeared from the porch.

Sima Qing, who was lying on his back in Duan Qianmo's arms, was half-faded, his honey-coloured icy skin was like a bright moon, and Duan Qianmo pecked his lips lightly, taking advantage of his hands.

The long-awaited person threw himself into his arms tonight. No matter what purpose Sima Qing had, he could go along with the flow and enjoy the beauty. However, after hearing the footsteps outside the porch drifting away, he lost his mood.

The two stopped abruptly with a tacit understanding.

Sima Qing turned her back and straightened her clothes, smiled sideways and said, "My lord doesn't seem to be in the mood."

Duan Qianmo replied: "Every other!" His eyes fell on a birthmark on his left shoulder, and he was amazed.

The red birthmark is like a ball of dancing flames, like life force on his delicate butterfly bone, which instantly amazes the eyes.

He looked at Sima Qing's back thoughtfully, and caught a glimpse on the Moxi ancient road. The indifferent and lonely King Yuezhi was deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. I feel something is missing.

And the most puzzling thing is the time when King Yueshi was re-elected. The calm and resolute King Yueshi in the iron cage, the eyes of King Yueshi on the roof were full of thousands of words but suppressed in his heart. It disappeared without a trace in front of the Dunhuang city tower the next day.

One has to suspect that he is not alone every time he sees.

A Xi who can change her appearance, could she be another Sima Qing?

He has the indifference of King Yuezhi, but not the indifference of Sima Qing. He has the courage of King Yuezhi, but does not have the sharpness of Sima Qing.

Whether the scrutiny is correct, he is still not sure, but what is certain is that the current Sima Qing does not have half of Duan Qianmo's position in his eyes and heart.

Sima Ye had just left the gate of the royal court, but he saw several fast horses coming towards this side. When he got closer, he knew from the clothes that they were the guards of the Xifan Palace, and one of them was a clansman dressed in ordinary Hu clothes. With a dull face, he was lifted off the horse by several guards, and he directly pushed aside the sentry guards at the gate of the royal court, and strode in.

The guards looked at each other, the entourage of the King of the West had already been placed in the royal court, and the guards rushing over at this moment looked like they dared not stop them if they wanted to report, so they could only let those few people in. Panicked, Sima Ye came over.

"Do you recognize the man in the guard's hand?"

One of the guards said: "It seems to be the commander of the king's inner guard camp. I saw him rushing out of the royal court this morning. He walked in the direction of leaving the city."

Sima Ye's heart trembled, he almost confirmed his guess, and hurried to Sima Qing's bedroom.

When the maid in the front hall lit the candles, she heard a high-pitched announcement, which almost frightened the fire in her hand.

The messenger was the guard of the Xifan Prince's Mansion, so he just broke into the Yuezhi Palace, and no one stopped him!

Sima Qing frowned slightly, and looked at Duan Qianmo, who was smiling but not smiling.

"The guard must have something urgent to report before he entered the royal court without notification, no wonder." Duan Qianmo apologized, but there was no sign of apology on his face, "Come in!"

The gate was pushed open, four palace guards pushed one person into the hall, Sima Qing's expression changed, and her face turned pale.

"My lord, this person entered the customs with the exclusive document of the Yue clan merchants, and was intercepted by the Suzhou government after entering the customs!"

"Oh?" Duan Qianmo asked the people below, but it was Sima Qing who looked at him, "Why did the Suzhou government arrest him?"

"The officers and soldiers of the Suzhou City Defense Battalion interrogated the passing merchants. He faltered and looked suspicious, so the officers and soldiers wanted to search the body. This man immediately attacked and injured two city defense soldiers. He was taken down by the City Defense Battalion General who heard the news. , I found a secret letter from my body, and a letter from the Yuezhi envoy!"

"So what?" Duan Qianmo adjusted his sleeves slowly, "What's so strange about the Yue clan submitting to our dynasty and going to Daxing Imperial City as an envoy?" He glanced at the pale Sima Qing again, and raised his voice: "Oh , I don’t blame you, the king ignored the secret letter you mentioned, since there is a secret letter, this is not a simple mission.”

He looked at Sima Qing, and explained solemnly: "The current border is unstable. The Holy One sent me to guard Jiayuguan and Yumenguan just to calm down the fighting. All regiments must be strictly investigated, let alone those who are sent alone, those instigating letterheads cannot be taken outside Suzhou."

Sima Qing clenched her teeth and stared at Duan Qianmo bitterly.

If he hadn't had an insight into the opportunity and made arrangements, he would never have intercepted the messenger he sent by such a coincidence. Now he has indeed returned home, and he has been stolen by others, even by cunning.

"Show me the secret letter."

The guard presented the secret letter with a wax seal on it, but it was covered by a blank seal. Duan Qianmo smiled mockingly, opened the letter paper, glanced roughly, and laughed while reading it.

"I said that the king knew that there were people in the south of the Yangtze River who were planning to do something wrong, but he refused to report it to the heavens. I implore the emperor to make plans early, send troops to quell the chaos, and severely punish the king of Xifan who ignores Tianwei... Ha ha." He put away the letter paper, full of interest Handed it to Sima Qing, "It's really funny. There are people in the south of the Yangtze River who are planning to do something wrong, but this king doesn't know it at all. Such a big event, but it was learned by the Yue family who is thousands of miles away from Jiangning. How sure is this king? These people But it was a good calculation, this letter is in the hands of the emperor, even if it is fake, it is enough to cause the emperor to be suspicious of the king, it is me, the feudal lord, who is negligent and slack and has offended the holy family..." He slowed down his tone and bowed slightly Joining Sima Qing, "Or someone from the Yue Clan tried to frame this king and was convicted by the Holy Majesty, removed from the Western Domain, and thereby deceived the two gates of Jiayu and Yumen, and seized Suzhou?"

These words were a thunderbolt, causing Sima Qing's complexion to turn from pale to blue, as if she had been stunned in an instant.

His original intention was very simple, that is to use the Central Plains to get rid of Duan Qianmo, but because he didn't want him to use the excuse to play an anti-general and put such a big hat on him. He can't bear the crime even if he is quartered.

The outer hall was dead silent, Duan Qianmo broke the silence again, and said: "This king's words are a bit serious. It is not known who did it now, but as long as this person is not dead, the source can be found out."

The guard immediately said: "My lord, the poison hidden in his teeth has been found out, and he can't die even if he wants to die"!

Duan Qianmo smiled appreciatively at the obedient guard, "Well done!" He got up, cupped his hands and said, "I wanted to enjoy the hot springs in Dunhuang, but now I'm afraid it won't work, please ask King Yuezhi to manage the official files. Call the generals of the battalions inside and outside for questioning."

Sima Qing clenched her fists and was trying to find a way out when Sima Ye stepped into the hall.

"My lord, don't need to investigate, it's my fault!"