Is the emperor cremated today?

The secret guard at the door came to report that Qiao Zhi was outside asking for a meeting.

Xiao Qi glanced at Qin Zhan. Qin Zhan understood and went out. He saw Qiao Zhi kneeling on the deck, looking like he was dead.

Qin Zhan walked to him and stood in front of him, saying, "Get up. Master wants you to go back to Duke Rong first."

Qiao Zhi looked up at the cabin, stood up slowly, and asked, "Master, you didn't blame me?"

Qin Zhan said quietly: "Master just asked you to return to Duke Rong." After saying that, he turned and returned to the cabin.

Qiao Zhi opened his mouth but said nothing in the end. He glanced in the direction of the cabin and got off the ship and disappeared into the night.

The search on the river bank lasted all night but found nothing. Apart from the news that Xu Miaoyin and his wife had gone ashore in the reed swamp, no trace of the two of them was found. It was not until dawn that the messy footprints of the two of them were found. After leaving the city, the secret guards followed their footsteps, but as they tracked them to a small mountain village, they lost track of the two of them again.

After Xiao Qi learned the news, he ordered the search to be centered around this village and to find the person no matter what.

While Xiao Qi was busy searching for people, an ox cart was driving slowly on the official road to Yangzhou City. Most of the people on the ox cart were country people going to Yangzhou City. There were old and young people in the cart. The wheels knocked over the stones and the car swayed. A young man hurriedly grabbed a woman sitting on the far side and whispered with concern: "Madam, be careful!"

The people in the car all smiled knowingly when they saw that this young man was handsome and had a bookish air even though he was wearing a short shirt. He was also a caring person and always protected his newly married daughter-in-law. The little daughter-in-law beside him, although this little daughter-in-law looks a little frail, uh, a little ugly, she is fair and fair, and her face is like a peeled egg. At this time, she is exposed to the sun. , blushing like shame but not shame, the two of them looked like a perfect match.

Most of the country people were enthusiastic and did not have many taboos, so they smiled and chatted with the young couple. Only then did they find out that they had just gotten married. The man was working as a bookkeeper in Yangzhou City, and the young wife followed him into the city. Is there any chance of getting along? As they talked, they quickly arrived at the city gate.

After getting out of the car, the man, who was Qi Jiaojiao, held Xu Miaoyin's hand, winked at her, and said mischievously in a deep voice: "Madam, I will follow my husband into the city, and I will take you around Yangzhou City."

Xu Miaoyin smiled helplessly and followed her, and the two of them returned to Yangzhou City.

When Qi Jiaojiao knew that Xu Miaoyin was going back to Yangzhou City, she was a little surprised. She had finally escaped, so why would she want to go back?

Xu Miaoyin only said: "Xiao Qi has a large number of people. If we keep heading towards Yujing, we will probably be captured. We might as well do the opposite. They will never expect that we will return to Yangzhou City."

"I understand, you are calling it dark under the lamp!" Qi Jiaojiao said happily.

Xu Miaoyin shook her head. Qi Jiaojiao's out-of-the-box temperament was very similar to that of her sister Xu Jiaoyue. She smiled and said: "Let's stay in Yangzhou City for a while. When the news subsides, we will go to Yujing." Looking for my grandfather.”

So the two disguised themselves and returned to Yangzhou City.

The two of them were planning to find an inn to stay in first, when they saw people not far away talking and pointing at the public notice board. They didn't know what they were looking at. When they got closer, they discovered that there was a notice on the public notice board to apprehend the assassin. And the person in the portrait was none other than Xu Miaoyin.Both of them were startled, and then took a few steps forward to see clearly the contents of the notice. It said that Xu Miaoyin had assassinated Duke Rong Fang Zhiyuan, and a reward of ten thousand taels of gold was offered to anyone who knew anything about it.

Qi Jiaojiao pulled Xu Miaoyin, who was still stunned, away from the crowd, then patted her chest and said happily: "It's so dangerous. Fortunately, we changed our faces. It seems that Yangzhou City is not safe either!"

Xu Miaoyin didn't hear clearly what Qi Jiaojiao was saying, and she still looked blankly at the notice board not far away. If she read it correctly, the time written on the notice was July 29, the third year of Tianyou's summer. Rather than Chenglong for five years.

Xu Miaoyin suddenly grabbed Qi Jiaojiao's wrist and said tremblingly: "Jiaojiao, tell me, what year is it now?"

Qi Jiaojiao felt a little embarrassed, but at this time, it was hard to hide it from her anymore, but she was afraid that she wouldn't be able to accept it for a while, so he hesitated and said: "Sister, um, you must hold on, I, I'm not If I want to hide it from you, I want to find a chance to tell you every time, but I can't."

Xu Miaoyin let go of her wrist in a daze. Although Qi Jiaojiao didn't say it clearly, there was still something she didn't understand. This was not the Chenglong period, but the Tianyou period. Her father and sister only lived in the Chenglong period. But now is the year of God’s blessing!
Qi Jiaojiao saw that Xu Miaoyin looked wrong. She was completely drained of energy and stood blankly like a lifeless puppet. This really frightened her, so she called Xu Miaoyin softly and wanted to hold her hand. Unexpectedly, the next moment, Xu Miaoyin closed her eyes and fell softly into Qi Jiaojiao's arms.

As Xu Miaoyin fainted and Qi Jiaojiao exclaimed, people slowly gathered around them. Just as Qi Jiaojiao was sitting on the ground with Xu Miaoyin in her arms, a person appeared in front of her. Qi Jiaojiao raised her head Looking at the person coming, his eyes lit up and he said anxiously: "Doctor Lu, please see what's wrong with her?"

Lu Shifang squatted in front of the two of them, felt Xu Miaoyin's pulse, then opened Xu Miaoyin's eyes to look at her, and said: "Don't worry, she just fainted because of the temporary attack of blood and blood. She will be fine after some rest. "

With that said, he picked up Xu Miaoyin and asked Qi Jiaojiao to follow. The three of them found the nearest inn and stayed.

Qi Jiaojiao looked at Xu Miaoyin who was unconscious on the bed, and said to Lu Shifang, who was drinking tea leisurely beside her: "Dr. Lu, didn't you say she would wake up soon? It's almost dark, why aren't she awake yet? ah?"

At this time, Xu Miaoyin, who was lying on the bed, suddenly frowned in pain, murmured "Daddy", and cold sweat gradually broke out on her forehead.

Seeing this, Qi Jiaojiao quickly picked up a cotton towel to wipe the cold sweat on Xu Miaoyin's forehead, but found that her forehead was hot, so she hurriedly said: "Doctor Lu, come here quickly, she seems to have a fever!"

Lu Shifang slowly walked over and saw Xu Miaoyin's cheeks that were flushed due to the high fever. He sighed to himself, this little girl really didn't let him go!

After Lu Shifang checked his pulse and prescribed a prescription, he asked Qi Jiaojiao to quickly grab the medicine, boil it and give it to her to take.

An hour later, after giving Xu Miaoyin the medicine, Xu Miaoyin no longer had a fever, but she still hadn't woken up and seemed to be unable to get out of her nightmare, still muttering in pain.

It wasn't until the early morning of the next day that she slowly calmed down. When she woke up, it was already noon.