lcionline Chapter 317 Trap
Chapter 317 Trap
Shen Changgong smiled and said,
"I'm not some high-ranking noble, don't you know that I come from a commoner background?
If I don't understand the common people, who will?"
Tang Xinyi carried the meal and said while eating,
"You know what? That's not the impression I had of you. Back in Shengjing, everyone said that Prince Lanling was a villain, a scoundrel who committed all sorts of evil and murdered countless people.
They say you are cruel and brutal, killing anyone you see, slaughtering entire families, and eating three children in one meal..."
puff...
Shen Changgong almost spit out his food.
"No, who made this up, Haruka? I eat three kids for one meal? Do I have such a big appetite?"
Tang Xinyi smiled and said,
"At that time, my impression of you was that you were a tall, broad-shouldered, fat man with a full beard and angry eyes. You were very difficult to talk to and would kill someone if you disagreed with someone."
"Well, in your mind, I look exactly like Zhang Yide."
"Who is Zhang Yide?"
"I'll introduce you to him when I get back, but he might not like you very much."
"why?"
"He only likes those who are stronger than him and can fight."
"Ha ha……"
Tang Xinyi's eyes turned into crescents from laughing.
You know, she was very stingy with her smile towards Prince Shen before.
By the time everyone had finished their meal, the lists were almost finished.
Most of these people were illiterate, so they dictated their stories and the monks and guards wrote them down.
Shen Changgong directly asked two guards to take the list back to the military camp and start looking for people, focusing on the group of Kun people.
With nothing to do in the afternoon, Shen Changgong took Tang Xinyi for a walk on the top of the mountain.
In late autumn, the mountains and forests are covered with fallen leaves. When you step on them, they make a crackling sound, which is quite poetic.
Tang Xinyi was in a good mood. She bent down and picked up a complete fallen leaf from the ground. She took it in her hand, looked at it, and then handed it to Shen Changgong.
"Here, give it to you."
"Oh? Are you going to give me a gift?"
"Hmph, you've taken all my money. Now I'm penniless. I have nothing to give you except leaves."
Tang Xinyi curled her lips and snorted arrogantly.
"Your money will be returned to you, and I will help you transport it to Shengjing when the time comes."
"Shengjing? Are we still going to Shengjing?"
"Yan State will move its capital. Shengjing will be Yan State's capital from now on, and you won't have to run around so much anymore."
"That's good."
Tang Xinyi nodded and said,
"Do you know what I mean by giving you this fallen leaf?"
"what does it mean?"
"I suddenly had an epiphany. Seeing this fallen leaf was like seeing its entire life.
In spring, leaves emerge from the branches. In summer, it is its most beautiful time. In autumn, it withers and cannot survive a winter.
A leaf lives for a summer, and a person's life is actually very short. There will be a day when they grow old, get sick and die.
Life is short, so you should be kind to yourself, do what you like, and make yourself happy.
Why should you put yourself in a difficult position, compromise, and make yourself unhappy? "
"So are you happy now?"
"I am very happy when I am with you."
Faced with this sudden confession, Shen Changgong was moved. He took Tang Xinyi's little hand, pulled her into his arms, and hugged her tightly.
Tang Xinyi was startled when she saw this. She raised her head and looked at the face full of smiles and affection. It was so close to her that her face flushed and she looked a little dazed.
As a veteran in the world of women, Shen Changgong would naturally not miss this great opportunity.
He went straight up and bit her mouth.
"Woo..."
Tang Xinyi exclaimed, but then quickly adapted, hugging Shen Changgong tightly and kissing him on the lips.
After chewing for a while, the two let go. Tang Xinyi's face flushed red, and then she pushed Shen Changgong away and ran back the way she came with red cheeks.
The figure looked like a happy little deer, yet a little panicked.
Show youthful vitality.
She doesn't look like a widow, but more like a young girl who is just beginning to fall in love.
Shen Changgong lowered his head and smiled, then shouted,
"You're running in the wrong direction. You should be running south, not east."
"oops!"
With a scream, Tang Xinyi's figure disappeared in an instant.
Shen Changgong's face changed drastically and he immediately rushed over there. The palace maids and guards in the distance also rushed over immediately.
When he got there, Shen Changgong discovered that there was a big hole on the ground. Inside the hole, Tang Xinyi was screaming in pain, and there were a lot of broken wood and dead leaves.
This is obviously a trap.
"Why is there a trap here? For hunting?"
Shen Changgong muttered to himself as he looked at the trap, estimating it was only two meters deep.
He jumped down without hesitation, and did not hit Tang Xinyi, but was tripped by a wooden board and almost fell down.
"Your Majesty, please don't be impulsive."
Shen Changgong ignored them, helped Tang Xinyi up and asked,
"How are you?"
"I fell and hurt my arm and back, and my heel hurts too."
Shen Changgong held her waist and said,
"Move your arms and legs."
Tang Xinyi endured the pain and moved around a bit.
"Well, it's not a big deal. Your arm and spine aren't broken. You'll be fine in two days. I'll take you upstairs first."
"I'm fine. How did you get down here? Didn't you fall?"
"You think I'm as stupid as you?"
Shen Changgong smiled, then helped Tang Xinyi up, then grasped her hips and lifted her up.
The two maids and Tu Queling above hurriedly grabbed Tang Xinyi's hand and pulled her up.
Shen Changgong supported her from below, lifted her buttocks and lifted her up.
Tang Xinyi's butt was attacked and her face turned red, but she didn't know what to say because the other person was saving her after all.
Finally, with the joint efforts of everyone, Tang Xinyi was pulled up.
The two maids were so anxious that they cried. They pulled Tang Xinyi aside to ask about her health and check her injuries.
The guard took out a rope and handed it to Shen Changgong.
Shen Changgong said directly,
"Everyone stand back."
After everyone made room, Shen Changgong stepped on the wall of the trap with his left and right feet, and used his lightness skills to get out directly.
After coming up, he saw the guards escorting a man and several ragged children.
"What's going on? What are they doing?"
"Your Highness, they dug the trap and said it was for hunting."
Hearing this, Shen Changgong looked at those people and asked,
"Why are you digging a hole? Are you allowed to hunt and eat meat in the temple?"
The leading man knelt down quickly and said,
"Your Majesty, please spare my life. There is not much food in the temple, and we have to save it. The children are too hungry to sleep in the middle of the night. It is the time for them to grow, so they must eat.
The villain came up with an idea. The monks on this mountain didn't hunt, so there were plenty of wild animals. He decided to try his luck and catch some prey, then secretly stewed it in a wild stove dug in the back mountain.
"Your Majesty, spare me! I really didn't eat a single bite. It was all for the children."