The Princess of the Fairy Phoenix Road

Chapter 543 The Golden Palace Forced Marriage, Dangerously Entering Chuzhou (4)
It was evening, and it wasn't too late at first, but there were not many people coming and going near the city gate, and the sparse figures were hurrying, and the scene looked a bit cold and solemn.

"When Prince Rui came here before, he brought the imperial decree, and now more than [-]% of the people in the city have moved to other nearby counties to avoid the disaster of war." Lord Yanling said, casually playing with the horsewhip in his hand.

Several people got off their horses outside the city gate, and slowly followed the people entering the city to the city gate, waiting to be interrogated.

"We came here in a hurry, and we don't know how my brother and the others are doing here." Chu Xunyang said, looking at the city gate in front of him through the night with deep eyes.

"If there is really something important, you should hear the news on the way. No news now is good news." Lord Yanling said, raising his hand and patted her on the shoulder vigorously.

Although he knew that he was comforting himself deliberately, Chu Xunyang still felt a little more at ease, and turned his head to show him a smile, "En!"

"I met King Kangjun later, so why don't you worry about anything and get a good night's sleep, don't you feel tired even on the road?" Lord Yanling raised the corners of his lips, his tone was low but with a bit of blame, and he raised his eyebrows. He gently rubbed the bruises under her eyes that were already visible.

"Aren't you the same?" Chu Xunyang raised his eyes and grinned.

The two were talking, but they saw a strong man wearing a soldier's uniform walking over quickly inside the city gate.

"Master!" Ying Zi noticed it first, and reminded her in a low voice.

The two looked for the sound, and the man had already arrived. He stared at Chu Xunyang with some surprise in his eyes, and asked tentatively, "Are you the owner of Xunyang County?"

"Huh?" Chu Xunyang's eyes flashed, but there was no special expression on his face. He looked him up and down and said, "I haven't seen you before!"

"It's really His Royal Highness the Princess!" The man was overjoyed when he heard that, and hurriedly knelt down to salute.

Chu Xunyang looked back at Lord Yanling, feeling puzzled, "Get up, how did you recognize me?"

She recognized all the people around Chu Qifeng, but this person was very strange, obviously she had never seen him before.

"The princess may not remember the young one. Last fall, the princess came to this business with the crown prince. The gate of Chuzhou City was where the princess passed by. She was also on duty at that time. I happened to be lucky enough to see the real face of the princess." The man said, with a happy face and a proud expression, "The young one is called Hu Cheng."

"Really?" Chu Xunyang smiled faintly, but his eyes did not stay on him too much, "Your eyes are very poisonous!"

"Hey, I've been doing the city's errands for a long time, and I have no other skills. It's accurate to recognize people and things. Let alone a noble person like you, the princess, it's just a fly that has passed through here twice. can recognize it.”

This man was glib, and his ability to make jokes was second to none, and the light green, who was a bit more temperamental, couldn't help but burst out laughing.

Chu Xunyang pursed his lips, followed with a smile, raised his chin in the direction of the inner city and said, "I came all the way from the capital to visit my brother. Is he in the city now?"

"I just wanted to tell you, princess, it's not a coincidence that you came here." The soldier named Hu Cheng said, also with a smile on his face, with a bit of solemnity, "The grain and grass escorted from Changzhou will be delivered soon." We have arrived, King Kang personally led a team out of the city to meet him early this morning, and he hasn't returned yet."

There is a war going on here, the matter of grain and grass is the last thing to be sloppy, especially when Prince Rui has an accident, it is normal for Chu Qifeng to be more cautious and personally escort the grain and grass.

"Oh!" Chu Xunyang didn't investigate further, "What about Prince Nanhe? But in the city?"

"Two days ago, I just fought with the Nanhua people. The son and the county prince outflanked the left and right sides and won a battle. They forced the Nanhua army outside the south city gate to retreat to Niugupo ten miles away. Our team has already After driving out for more than half, I set up camp outside the city to defend against the enemy. The prince is rectifying military affairs in the camp, and the county chief wants to see her, so I'm afraid I have to ask you to move and go to the military camp over there." Hu Cheng replied, pausing for a while , Probing again: "You see, Princess, are you going to go now—or go to visit Prince Rui first?"

"Uncle, is he in the city?" Chu Xunyang looked back at him from a distance.

"Yes! After the lord came over, our lord governor specially vacated our other courtyard as a temporary palace, and the lord is still living there now!" Hu Chengdao: "But I heard that the lord has contracted a cold, and he is already a little bit sick. I haven't seen him go to the barracks for a long time, and he is recuperating behind closed doors recently!"

"That's right, I heard that my uncle was ill, so Your Majesty asked me to show Master Yanling to him." Chu Xunyang said, "Well, you ask someone to say hello to the prince of Henan, and just say It's Ben Gong who is here, please let him see. Uncle Rui is the elder, so Ben Gong should go and pay him a visit first!"

"Okay!" Hu Cheng responded quickly, ordered a soldier to go out of the city to send a message to Chu Qiyan, and then said to Chu Xunyang: "The princess is not familiar with the terrain in this city, and I will send you to another courtyard." .”

"It's been an eventful autumn recently, and you're busy here, so just point me in the direction, and I'll find it myself." Chu Xunyang smiled and glanced around casually, "This Chuzhou city is not too big. "

"It's getting dark, so I'll see you off!" Hu Cheng chuckled again, "The people in the city have moved out, and now it's hard to find anyone on the streets at night."

Chu Xunyang glanced at him again, but still didn't let go immediately.

The man just couldn't help laughing and rubbed his hands attentively.

In the end, Lord Yanling couldn't see it, and said: "Since he also had good intentions, let him lead the way. Aren't you tired after driving all the way? Go there and see Prince Rui earlier so you can rest earlier."

When Chu Xunyang heard the words, he shrugged indifferently and said, "How are you!"

"The princess has worked hard all the way, do you need me to find two sedan chairs for you two?" Hu Cheng rolled his eyes and said hastily.

"That's all!" Chu Xunyang didn't hesitate this time, and refused directly. He threw the whip into his arms and walked in the door with his hands behind his back, saying, "I'm in a hurry to go back and forth. Before we have time to take a closer look, let's go on foot!"

"Yes!" Hu Cheng glanced at Lord Yanling, smiled slightly flatteringly, and led several people towards the east of the city.

He walked in the front, and while walking, he turned his head from time to time to introduce the local customs and customs. He really regarded this as a great opportunity to win over the nobles.

Chu Xunyang and Lord Yanling followed side by side, listening to his introduction, while casually looking at the scenery along the road.

In fact, it is already completely dark at this moment, and in addition to the extraordinary period, every house is closed, the streets are deserted, and there is really nothing to see.

(End of this chapter)