Step on a branch

Chapter 261 They Are Not Alone
Watching Lin Zhi and the Qin family leave the alley and board the carriage, Qiao Guanshi turned around and looked at Eunuch Xu and the others expressionlessly.

In the capital, he is the famous owner of Qiao in the mall.

Everyone in the industry knew that he had quite a background, but they couldn't tell why.

Except for the Lin family, no one knows that he is the most loyal chief executive under the command of the Xiangjun and the eldest princess behind the Xiangjun.

To be able to work for the eldest princess, Manager Qiao naturally has some skills.

In a few breaths, he thought of a way to settle down.

When his men arrived, he had already figured out where to hide the pickled eunuchs, how to deal with the slightly or seriously injured, and where to bury the dead.

And the Qin family's carriage must also be put away.

Even the blood here...

Rinse it off at night.

If it rains again in the middle of the night, it will disappear without a trace.

At the entrance of the alley, the carriage of the eldest princess drove quickly to the city gate.

Princess Pingyang handed a clean handkerchief to Mrs. Hou: "You are really young."

Madam Hou laughed: "I didn't know your plan before, so I was very worried."

"I thought that my ineffective younger brother could endure another ten and a half months, but he is so impatient!" Princess Pingyang said, "Thanks to your sharpness, you made proper arrangements before entering the palace. You know, everyone who should go is gone, except our car."

Hearing this, Madam Hou let out a sigh of relief.

It would be great if the rest of the family and the Dingguo government had all withdrawn.

My youngest daughter-in-law is really safe in doing things.

Princess Pingyang put away the smile on her face, and said: "It is best to be able to go out before the gate of the city, otherwise, it will take some effort."

The so-called strength is not the strength of fists, but the nails that have been buried over the years.

The defense of the capital, the command and envoys of the Jingwei, more or less have their own people.

It's just that it's not easy to bury. Once used, the nails will be useless.

If you can't use it, the eldest princess doesn't want to use it.

She did not leave the city immediately after receiving the news from the Marquis of Yongning, and that was the same consideration.

After all, her surname is Zhao.

She is one of the most prestigious women in Dazhou.

Unless the emperor wanted to detain her by name, who would take the risk of offending her and argue with her for all kinds of reasons?

The eldest princess chose the queen.

She knew who had evacuated one after another, and also knew that Qin Luan was still in An Guogong's mansion, and Mrs. Hou went to the Compassionate Ning Palace.

The Eldest Princess personally stared at the West Palace Gate, which is the closest to the Compassionate Ning Palace, and asked Lin Zhi to stare at Anguo Gong's Mansion.

Seeing the passage of time and not far from closing the palace gate, but Mrs. Hou was still missing, the eldest princess made up her mind to enter the palace with some restraint.

She wants to go in and out, so she can delay the defense for a while.

With Mrs. Hou's dexterity and Concubine Shu's help, if she can't get out again, it will probably be extremely difficult.

Unexpectedly and within reason, the eldest princess found that the palace was flooded.

Black smoke billowed into the sky, and outside the palace, she couldn't tell which palace it was, but she knew that Mrs. Hou could leave.

Sure enough, the palace gate closed and opened quickly, and Mrs. Hou came out quickly.

That being the case, there is no need for her to show up.

The eldest princess went to meet Lin Zhi outside Duke An's mansion again.

When the two sides were combined, they found that eunuch Xu had set up an ambush.

When the Qin family's carriage entered West Fourth Alley, they went around to the front exit, waiting to pick up people.

With Mrs. Hou's martial arts skills, a group of little thieves are nothing to worry about.

The eldest princess raised her beautiful phoenix eyes and asked, "Where did the water leak earlier?"

"Changning Palace," Madam Hou said, "It was very sudden, otherwise, I might not be able to escape."

"There..." The eldest princess sighed, knowing it well, "The empress is also a temper."

Mrs. Yongninghou was slightly startled, and immediately understood.

Just the right way to go, this handwriting comes from the queen.

And it was also arranged by the empress who pushed the closed palace door open again.

Leaning against the frame, Madam Hou took a deep breath and let it out slowly.

My family obeyed the late emperor's edict and let the grown-up emperor's grandson obtain the throne. This road is justified, but it is very difficult to walk.

However, they are not alone.

The empress didn't have to wade through this water, but she still gave her a helping hand without hesitation.

The carriage slowed down.

Qin Luan pursed her lips.

It seemed that they were still one step too late, and the city gate was closed.

The eldest princess and Lin Zhi nodded slightly.

The carriage stopped in front of the city gate, and Lin Zhi lifted a corner of the curtain, revealing half of her body, and glanced at the guards.

With such a luxurious frame, the city gate knows the identity of the nobleman inside without the people on the car asking.

The guards saluted one after another.

A senior official stood up and said respectfully: "Your Highness, Mr. Xiang, are you going out of the city? You two are one step too late. It's already time, so close it."

"Open it." Lin Zhi said bluntly.

The officer's face turned green when he heard this.

Princess Pingyang has a high status, but she has a good temper, and has never made things difficult for others.

Why is it so abnormal today?

Seeing that he didn't understand, Lin Zhi asked again: "What's the matter? I can't speak well, so let Your Highness talk to you?"

After she finished speaking, a woman's voice came from the carriage as soon as it became clear.

"I'm in a hurry to get out of the city, open the door quickly, don't delay my business."

The officer took a breath.

It was indeed the voice of the eldest princess.

"Your Highness," the officer said, "the villain is also responsible for the opening and closing of the city gates. If you are in a hurry to leave the city, you might as well go to the garrison yamen first and let them sign the contract. As long as the garrison yamen says you can leave the city, The villain will open the door immediately."

Princess Pingyang glanced at the box beside her.

There was a signed slip inside, and she asked the garrison yamen to prepare it in the afternoon, just in case it was needed.

It's just that once the signing slip is taken out, when Emperor Ming'er searches it, it will be clear who made the slip.

Continuing to delay is not an option, the eldest princess opened the box.

There was someone hiding near the city gate, as long as she handed in the signed slip and left the city, someone would immediately notify Nail, and Manager Qiao would arrange the escape route, so Nail's life would be safe.

It's just that when it is useful to guard the yamen in the future, there will be no one there.

Just as he was about to take out the signing slip, suddenly, there was a "wow" sound from outside to stop the horse.

Lin Zhi followed the sound and looked.

Riding a horse was an official in his forties, wearing an official robe, took out something from his pocket, and threw it to the garrison chief.

The officer took it, leaned closer to the torch, and took a closer look.

It is a city crossing iron card.

The officer smiled and said: "My lord, you can go out of the city with this iron card, but you have to wait for the city gate to open?"

"When the city gate is wide open, common people and officials come in and out. If I want to go out, I have to show you the sign?" The official clicked his tongue.

The guards were startled.

It seems to be such a saying.

"Open it quickly, I am in a hurry to get out of the city," the official said, "Do you want to stop the Pedestrian Division from doing business?"

(End of this chapter)