Chapter 389 Ambush
After listening to Wei Qingqing's words, Qi You fell into deep thought.
After a while, seeing that Qi You still didn't react, Wei Qingqing became anxious.
Is this silly prince even capable of anything? Does he not understand what people are saying? She's been talking until her mouth is dry, and he hasn't responded at all!
Wei Qingqing: "Seventh Prince, Your Highness, this concerns the Emperor and Empress's wedding. We cannot delay any longer. Please hurry and speak to the Emperor!"
Qi You suddenly raised his head, waved to the two eunuchs beside him, and said in a serious voice, "You may leave now."
Wei Qingqing was momentarily confused. What did that mean?
Looking again, she realized that Prince Qi You, who was already thirteen years old, was as tall as her. He stood there straight, expressionless, staring intently at her, which was somewhat eerie.
Could he be...?
Wei Qingqing suddenly hugged her arm: "Seventh Prince, I am not that kind of person!"
Qi You sighed and facepalmed. "What are you thinking?! I just wanted to ask you which year you came from."
"From which year did you travel here?!" Upon hearing that familiar tone, Wei Qingqing's eyes widened suddenly, as if she had seen a ghost, and she stammered, "You, you, you... you also..."
Qi You nodded. "Yes, me too."
“I remember when I came here, it was around the time of the new flu outbreak.”
Wei Qingqing understood: "I'm about five years younger than you."
When two people from the same world meet, instead of tears welling up in their eyes, there's a bit of awkwardness between them.
The look in each other's eyes revealed a sense of sympathy, as if to say, "Fellow villager, so you're not doing too well either."
However, Qi You's edges have been smoothed out, and now that he knows Qi Jun has ascended the throne, he can comfortably be a parasite, unlike Wei Qingqing who was so excited.
"Did you learn all this information from the original novel?"
Wei Qingqing nodded, then shook her head: "Some things are, some aren't. For example, I know about what happened before, but today is the wedding of the male and female leads. I was originally approached by a mysterious person who wanted to..."
"Wait! What did you say?" Qi You was a little flustered. "The male and female leads? Are the male and female leads Qi Jun and Qi Yuxuan?!"
"Is this right?" He broke down.
"Isn't this wrong?" Wei Qingqing said. "This novel is called 'Rebirth of the Phoenix,' so why aren't they the male and female protagonists?"
So Qi You and Wei Qingqing spent another five minutes confirming that although they weren't actually in the same novel, they were indeed in the same world.
"So, the story has completely changed." Qi You sat down, stroking his chin. "Never mind, let's do it your way first. We don't have much time, let's go check those fireworks first!"
"Huh?" This time it was Wei Qingqing's turn to collapse. "I'm just a pink-collar liberal arts student, how would I know how to distinguish between fireworks and gunpowder?!"
Qi You, at thirteen, displayed the maturity of a thirty-year-old: "Don't worry, I've got it covered."
So the two of them quietly slipped out of the palace gate.
As the imperial carriage approached Zhuque Avenue, the crowds of people had already gathered.
Under the command of the guards and the Qilin Guards, groups of people obediently knelt down and shouted "Long live the Emperor!"
However, among the crowd, three or five people exchanged glances and nodded to each other.
An hour ago, they replaced the fireworks with gunpowder, but unfortunately, they were too few in number to have everyone stay there.
But it's obvious that the imperial procession will arrive at Zhuque Avenue in one hour. In that hour, not only will others not be able to find out, but even if they do, there's no way to disperse to various places to dismantle the gunpowder in such a large crowd. So this trip is absolutely not going to go wrong!
Those damned Qi Emperor and that damned Princess Chang Le, even if they don't die from the explosion, they'll still rush in and finish them off. Today, those two will be crippled if they don't die!
As they were thinking this, the joyful sound grew closer and closer. A few meters away from them, there were already guards holding dragon flags and golden scepters.
Behind the guards were the female officials scattering auspicious money and fruits.
Along the roadside, except for the children who could stand and hold fruit platters, everyone else knelt, but they could still pick up lucky money and fruit from the gaps. Everyone was overjoyed, spouting auspicious words as if they were free:
"Wow! These golden melon seeds are being scattered like rain, what a grand display! The Emperor and Empress are a perfect match, our lives will be prosperous and we won't suffer!"
"Bowing to Heaven and Earth in the Golden Palace, while outside the palace, sugar figurines are so sweet they'll make your teeth ache!"
"Bride, wearing a red flower, has given birth to a prince and is now playing house!"
Qi Yuxuan sat in the phoenix palanquin, which was open on all sides and only covered by gauze curtains, so she naturally heard these words clearly.
A blush involuntarily rose on her face, which was covered by the fan, but her earlobes were clearly visible.
The young emperor beside her had long noticed her unusual behavior, and his hand under his sleeve clenched and unclenched.
"There are so many people!" Qi Yuxuan finally couldn't help but remind him through gritted teeth.
Qi Jun seemed oblivious, still holding that smooth, soft little hand in his, unwilling to let go.
Just as the phoenix palanquin was steadily and peacefully traveling almost the entire Vermilion Bird Avenue, "Bang—" a subtle yet exciting firework exploded in the morning light, and the children clapped and shouted with joy.
However, the few people who were hiding among the common people, waiting to make their move, were dumbfounded.
One of them, his eyes bloodshot with anxiety, didn't bother to keep his voice down and asked the person next to him directly, "What happened?! Weren't you all supposed to be foolproof?! Did you manage to switch them out successfully?!"
The other person hurriedly explained, "I went to exchange it myself, how could it not have worked?! Could it be that those things have been damp and are no longer usable?"
After all, it was something done a year ago, so it's not impossible.
"Don't rush, there are still a few other places, right? Let's go to the next place and wait! The area around Yangliu Lane will definitely work!"
That's all we can do.
While everyone was busy grabbing lucky money and fruit and watching the fireworks, the group quietly slipped out of the crowd and took a shortcut to the gunpowder location that the imperial procession would pass by next.
However, after following them to five different locations, all they encountered were spectacular fireworks displays, but not a single gunpowder managed to explode successfully!
"Where exactly did things go wrong?" The leader racked his brains but couldn't figure it out. "They only set it up for an hour, how could they have discovered it so quickly and then laid it off?! Could there be a mole among us?!"
"Never mind, those two must be killed by our swords today! Brothers, let's go!"
After saying that, he took out a knife from his sleeve, stared at the two people in the phoenix palanquin, and prepared to rush forward.
But no sooner had he finished speaking than a trembling, startled cry came from behind him: "Boss..."
"What are you dawdling about for—" He turned his head to look, but what greeted him was another sharp sword.
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