Chapter 170 Inquiry
A lot of people gathered at the gate of the city, some of them were rushing out of the city, and some of them came to watch the excitement like them.

A large number of officers and soldiers guarded the city, and the city gate was closed tightly, so no one could approach it.

The common people complained, but they also knew that there was no way to contend with the government, so they all stood where they were and refused to leave, wanting to see if there was any hope of being released today.

"Ah!" An old woman threw away the bundle in her hand, sat up on it, and sighed self-consciously while rubbing her stomach.

Murong Xue thought about it, then walked back a few steps, and bought a few buns from a small stall.

When he came back again, he walked up to the woman, handed it forward, and said:
"Ma'am, eat! You must be hungry."

The old woman raised her head, she was a little wary at first, but when she saw that she was a girl in her teens, she immediately picked up the buns and smiled happily.

"Oh, you are such a good boy!" The woman's face burst into laughter, because she was so shy, she didn't eat breakfast, and she wanted to go out of the city and go home to have a bite of warm food, but she didn't expect the city gate Closed tightly, he was helplessly separated in this imperial capital.

"Hurry up and eat!" She smiled, and her already beautiful face bloomed even more beautifully because of the smile at this moment.

Seeing the two steamed buns go down, Murong Xue opened her mouth again and asked tentatively:

"Mother, what's the matter? Where did the refugees come from? Why aren't they allowed to leave the city?"

"Yo!" When she asked about this, the old woman quickly looked around, then put her index finger around her mouth and made a silent movement, and then said: "Child, you can keep your voice down! This kind of thing is serious." You can’t say it on your own.”

She swallowed her saliva pretending to be scared, then lowered her voice a bit, and said again:
"But my sister and I want to go out of the city, why don't you let us go out!"

The old woman looked at the steamed stuffed bun in her hand, and then looked around, and then her heart broke, and she pulled the person closer to her, and said in a low voice——

(End of this chapter)

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