Erjiu saw that Xiao Yu was silent in thought, and turned his head to look at the villagers gathered not far away, like the ignorant people like frightened birds, at this time, just by being glanced at by Erjiu, he couldn't help but shrink into a ball.

Erjiu approached Xiao Yu and said in a low voice: "Doctor Feng, if you want to help these people, you won't be able to return to the capital before tonight." ”

Xiao Yu looked at him, and Erjiu continued: "If this is someone deliberately causing trouble, I'm afraid that the plan is not small. The more we stay outside the city, the more dangerous we are. As a princess, you are far more important than these villagers. ”

Seeing Xiao Yu frowning, Erjiu lowered his head and said, "I know this is not good, but this is the truth. I also hope that the princess will focus on the overall situation. ”

Xiao Yu turned his head to look at Aunt Hu, who smiled at him courteously, and wrinkled together a humble and flattering flower. A pair of hands wiped from time to time on his pants, as if there was an endless cold sweat.

Not far behind her, a group of old and weak women and children huddled together with suspicious faces, only a few half-grown children with sticks of different thicknesses in their hands, standing around the crowd, with excitement on their faces, as if this was something fun.

Xiao Yu only felt as if a string in his heart had been plucked by an invisible hand, and there was a slight sourness, although it was not heavy, but it lasted for a long time.

Without waiting for Xiao Yu to speak, a noisy noise suddenly came from a long distance, and when it reached the woods, it had been mostly covered by the forest, and it was blown away by the wind, leaving only some vague noise.

But just these vague noises are enough to make people feel chills under their feet.

Many times it is not necessary to hear the meaning of the words, and there are some feelings that can be empathized with without resorting to words. Such as rage, such as bloodlust, such as fear and pleading.

Aunt Hu's face turned pale for a moment, and she took a few steps in that direction, muttering, "Old man, ......"

The crowd, which had been silent, suddenly became in turmoil, and some women pointed in the direction from which the sound came with a look of horror.

"There...... Is that our village? Isn't it our village?! ”

The originally quiet grove was instantly chaotic.

Several guards did not need Erjiu's command, and immediately dispersed, blocking the crowd in the forest clearing, and Zhengse reprimanded: "Don't make a sound!" ”

Everyone was instantly silent.

Aunt Hu looked at Xiao Yu, but this time she couldn't smile anymore, the corners of her mouth drooped, and she shouted a little helplessly: "The princess and concubine Niangniang-"

She was just an ignorant woman, and none of the people in charge of the village were here. For such a big thing, the only thing she was looking forward to was the boy in front of her who was not as old as her son.

Because he is the princess, how big an official is the princess? She didn't know, but she was definitely much older than the village, much older than the most promising county in Ninggou Village, and even much older than their county magistrates.

Such a big official can naturally manage such a big thing.

Xiao Yu sighed and looked at Erjiu.

"Twenty-nine, we can't leave these people alone."

Erjiu frowned: "But-"

"You also said that I am the identity of the princess." Xiao Yu smiled and said, "I'm more important than them. But why am I more important than them? Isn't it possible to stand up for them at this time? Otherwise, what more am I than they are? ”

"With all due respect, you are pedantic." Erjiu still disagreed, looked back at the trembling villagers, and said to Xiao Yu: "I can send two guards to follow and protect them, Doctor Feng, you must follow me back to the city!" ”

Erjiu also vaguely felt that this time was different from the previous times, and a sense of imminent crisis made him dare not joke about Xiao Yu's safety.

In the past, he could have made his own decisions, but this time he had to follow his arrangement.

Erjiu hardened, without any room for negotiation, and even pushed Xiao Yu back into the carriage a little rudely, leaving two guards and villagers together, and left quickly with his men and horses.

Xiao Yu was stunned in the carriage, and he had to protect Bailing from breaking his head, and it took a lot of effort to barely stabilize his body.

He peeked out of the car window and saw that the two remaining guards had led the villagers deeper into the woods, presumably to find a place to hide.

The sound that came from the direction of Ninggou Village just now made people feel palpitations. But I don't know if the village chief fought with them without talking, or got together with those ignorant villagers?

Erjiu just wanted to take Xiao Yu back to the capital as soon as possible, who would have thought that this time he would not be able to do so.

When the group arrived outside the city, it was not yet time to close the city gate, but they saw that the tall and sturdy gate had been tightly closed, but the wall of the city wall was brightly lit, and there were far more than twice as many guards with halberds in their hands, patrolling back and forth.

Erjiu ran to the base of the city wall, pulled the reins of his horse and looked up, and said in a loud voice: "I don't know who the general who defends the city is?" Lin Fangjing, a first-class guard of the contemptible Yuan Wangfu, escorted the nobles back to Beijing. The pass token is here, and please open the door quickly! ”

The first-class guards of the Yuan Wangfu all had tokens to pass through the major city gates and ignore the curfew, which was the privilege of the Yuan Wangfu as a side by side king.

Naturally, as long as Prime Minister Li Cheng has the blue eyes now, such a privilege is not very rare.

But at the moment, this token is not working.

A general in silver-white armor walked out of the city gate, looked at Erjiu condescendingly, and said with disdain: "Yuanwang Mansion? Are you still from the Yuan Palace? Hmph, Yuan Wang Ye has long been angry, and in the near future, there will be Xiao Xiao's gangsters pretending to be the nobles and guards of the Yuan Palace, trying to sneak into Beijing, and let me wait for strict defense. How dare you come? If you are brave enough, I advise you to leave obediently immediately, the name of the Yuan Wangfu is easy for anyone to mix. ”

Erjiu said angrily: "What did you say?!" ”

Xiao Yu sat in the car and heard the general's words from a distance. Although it is a little unclear, I can also hear the general meaning.

This is...... Someone wants to stop him from returning to Beijing?

Erjiu was still pointing at the man and said angrily: "Who are you?!" What about General Wu who used to defend the city?! Tell him to come out to me! ”

The general said, "Yo, do you still know about General Wu?" Well prepared. It's a pity that the heavens won't help you, General Wu has something important to do today, and you won't be able to see him. ”

Twenty-nine had to say it again, but the general had already ordered the archers to set up long arrows, and several people aimed at Twenty-nine at the same time.

Erjiu had no fear, but he aroused a fighting spirit, and the long sword at his waist clanged.

Xiao Yu lifted the curtain and jumped out of the carriage, frowning and calling, "Erjiu, come back." ”

Seeing that Erjiu's figure hadn't moved, Xiao Yu said angrily: "Erjiu, you will come back immediately." Don't engage in pointless battles. ”

Erjiu straightened his back, and only after a moment did he pull the reins of the horse and trot back with the horse's belly between them.

The soldiers on the walls were still pointing their arrows at them.

Xiao Yu glanced at the city wall, turned around and went back to the carriage.

"Get out of here first. This is someone who is making trouble and deliberately does not let us enter Beijing. Even if you win a few minions, we won't be able to enter the city if the gates are not opened. ”

Erjiu hung his shoulders a little dejectedly, obviously not having the momentum he had when he came.

It would take more than half a day to get around to another city gate, and Xiao Yu thought that those who wanted to stop him from entering the capital must have more than one place, and it would be a waste of effort to go elsewhere.

The guards outside the car were silent, and Bai Ling in the car sat in the corner, only looking at Xiao Yu with a pair of eyes at a loss.

"I miscalculated." Erjiu drove the horse next to the carriage, clenched his fists and whispered, "I knew that Cao Rui was an unscrupulous villain, so I should have rushed back to the capital as soon as possible, and entered the capital before him, I shouldn't have taken a detour." ”

Xiao Yudao: "Forget it, who can calculate the last resort." Besides, if he can pretend to be the name of the prince of Yuan to give orders to the generals defending the city, how can it be that only Cao Rui can do it. ”

It is even possible that it is not counterfeit at all.

Since he entered Beijing, there have been only two conflicts, one is Feng Yunning and the other is the lord of Mingzhu.

Feng Yunning can't jump anymore, and the county lord of Mingzhu is just a little girl, and she doesn't have so much energy. The rest is only the Yuan Wangfu.

The two elders in the Yuanwang Mansion were very dissatisfied with his "daughter-in-law", and it was not impossible to get rid of him while he was in chaos.

Even if it wasn't an order from Prince Yuan, he wouldn't be ignorant of someone taking on his name, he just ignored it.

Xie Jingxiu, Xie Jingxiu, what kind of environment did you grow up in?

Xiao Yu sat in the carriage and thought for a moment, and said to Erjiu: "Let's find a place to hide first, and wait until dawn to see." ”

But I didn't expect that this night was destined to be a quiet night.

Erjiu and his men did not leave the capital too far, but only found an abandoned tea shed not far from the official road and settled down temporarily.

In the middle of the night, from the direction of the capital, there was a sudden loud sound of horses' hooves stomping, and it poured out of the city like a tide. Xiao Yu and the others could feel the continuous vibration under their feet in the tea shed.

Everyone walked out of the tea shed and looked in the direction of the capital along the official road.

I saw a brightly lit torch connected into a huge fire dragon, swimming out of the open city gate, speeding into the distance along the official road.

Xiao Yu saw the flag of a golden dragon embroidered with teeth and claws floating in the middle of the team, and Erjiu obviously saw it too, and gradually frowned.

"Yu Linwei? Why did Yu Linwei dispatch? ”

Xiao Yu was puzzled: "What is Yu Linwei?" ”

"It's the Praetorian Guard in the hands of the emperor." Erjiu's face was solemn, "There are only two armies inside and outside the capital, one is in the camp in the north of Jingbei, and the other is this Yu Lin Wei." ”

Xiao Yu was taken aback: "Army? What is the big thing that requires the Praetorian Guards to go out in the middle of the night? ”

As soon as his voice fell, he suddenly remembered the hundreds of villagers who had gathered outside Ninggou Village during the day.