Chapter 3: Sneaking Out of the City Gate

"That...... I forgot to bring money......" Xiang Yantian felt embarrassed, and his voice gradually became low. Please use this site.

She can't be blamed for this. She is the princess of the Daxiang Dynasty, which time was she out of the palace and surrounded by a large group of people in the middle? So she never worried about money, and besides, there was no need or place for her to spend money when she was in the palace.

"Ah, what did you say?!" The owner of the food stall was stunned for a moment, feeling a little incredible, as if he had heard some big joke. Then his face gradually darkened, and the enthusiastic smile that had been hanging on his face just now disappeared

"......" Xiang Yantian had nothing to say, just lowered his head, clasped his hands together, and drew circles with his thumb with some grievances. He knew it wasn't the boss's fault, and even though his face changed a little quickly to her surprise, she understood the natural truth that she had to pay for something. At the same time, she also felt a little aggrieved, after all, she was a princess who was high, when had she been treated like this?

Glancing back at the old beggar who was still looking at her expectantly in a dark corner, a feeling of guilt came over her. After all, I promised others, how could I lie to an old beggar who was a princess and the daughter of the supreme ruler of the Daxiang Dynasty?

So, she searched all over her body to find something of value to buy these snacks. After searching all over her body, she finally found only the jade pendant on her neck and the jade bracelet on her left hand. Although she is a princess, she does not like to wear gold and silver, so she has nothing more valuable on her.

"I knew I would have worn more jewelry...... "She really regrets now why she doesn't like gold and silver jewelry."

Eventually, she took off the jade bracelet on Hao's wrist. Because the jade pendant was something very important to her, it was the only precious relic his mother had left her. It was a jade pendant symbolizing her mother's identity, and the noble phoenix was engraved with an elegant and free character "Ru". It was his mother's name.

"Boss, I don't have any money, do you think this jade bracelet will work?" Xiang Yantian asked a little weakly. Because she found that the boss's face was not very good-looking, and she didn't know if the boss was willing to exchange this jade bracelet for those snacks, so she didn't have any confidence.

The moment he saw the jade bracelet in Xiang Yan's hand, the eyes of the boss, who was still unhappy, suddenly lit up, and his face was full of bright smiles, and it was far better than before.

"Haha, of course, of course, hahaha......" The boss rubbed his hands tightly and smiled like a flower, "You can take all these things." ”

"......" Xiang Yantian was really speechless about this boss's face-changing stunt, a person can show such a colorful expression in such a short time, it is not a "talent".

"Hey, little girl, don't fall for that old man!" Just as Xiang Yantian was about to exchange the bracelet for those snacks, a big man wearing a hat and a beard suddenly appeared and patted her on the shoulder. "A discerning person can see at a glance that your jade bracelet is a top grade, worth at least a hundred taels of silver, and go to exchange for a snack that is not worth one or two silver, but it is a big loss!"

"Old Hu, what do you mean?!" The owner of the food stall was so angry that he jumped to his feet and hissed.

"Hehe, Lao Liu, I don't mean anything, I just don't want a simple girl to be deceived." The big man called Lao Hu sneered. Then he no longer paid attention to the boss, but walked around to Xiang Yantian and whispered, "This young lady, I think you should be being looked for by those soldiers......

Hearing Dahan's words, Xiang Yantian's body stiffened obviously, and he was secretly wary of this big man in his heart. She thought that there were very few people who knew about her escape, but now that the big man directly pointed out that she was the target of those soldiers, she naturally became suspicious.

"Hehe, don't worry, Miss, I'm not in the same group as those people." As if noticing Xiang Yantian's nervousness, the big man smiled slightly and explained in a low voice, "I can help you get out of the city, I think it should be difficult for you to get out of the city alone, right?" ”

Regarding Dahan's words, Xiang Yantian couldn't deny it. A princess suddenly disappears, and the severity of the situation can be imagined. It is indeed unlikely that a weak, unarmed woman would have slipped out of the city gates under the noses of the heavily guarded people. There should be more good people in this world...... She always keeps this sentence in her heart. So, she showed a relieved smile at the big man.

Seeing that Xiang Yantian seemed to agree to his request, the big man also seemed to be relieved. Turning around, he yelled at Lao Liu, the owner of the food stall: "Lao Liu, let me pay for this young lady for today's money!" As he spoke, he took out half a tael of silver from his bosom and threw it directly at Lao Liu, and then walked towards the old beggar curled up in the corner without looking back.

"It seems that I was really lucky to meet two good people today." A smile appeared at the corner of Xiang Yantian's mouth. But she didn't know that when she left the shop that sold lanterns, the owner was secretly dissatisfied behind her back.

"This young lady, if you don't dislike it, let's stay in Lao Hu's house for a night. We're going to deliver hay tomorrow, just in time to send you out of town! Handing the snacks to the old beggar, the big man surnamed Hu turned around and said respectfully to Xiang Yan.

Looking at Dahan's appearance, for some reason, Xiang Yan felt bad in his heart to refuse. So she had no choice but to agree and hand over all the qiē to the big man she had just met.

Night, very quiet. This night, Xiang Yantian slept very soundly, even more solidly than when she stayed in the palace. Although the conditions in Dahan's house were not very good, she still slept soundly. I don't know if it's because I'm too tired today, or because I'm far away from the palace where I fight openly and secretly all day long.

She woke up early the next day, but the big man was in no hurry to leave. Because early morning is definitely not a good time to go out of the city, after all, those soldiers who eat official rations are always very close, and when pedestrians are scarce like now, they must carefully check every pedestrian who goes out of the city.

When the sun was shining and the road was full of pedestrians, the big man surnamed Hu found a few helpers out of nowhere and pulled out a big board car. Several men in the prime of life were very quick with their hands and feet, and it didn't take long to load all the hay in the yard onto the cart. Then, they asked Xiang Yantian to hide in the middle of the forage, pushing the cart and walking towards the city gate without hurrying. Although hiding in the middle of the forage is very aggrieved by the delicate Xiang Yantian, it is indeed a good way.

Hiding in the hay, Xiang Yantian has been observing the situation outside through the gaps between the hay. At first, she noticed that there weren't many pedestrians on the road, but as they continued to move forward, the road became more and more crowded. Gradually, she could faintly see the city gate in the distance.

At the city gate, many pedestrians lined up in two lines, waiting for the soldiers to interrogate. As we got closer to the city gate, the big man with the cart was getting slower and slower. Because near the city gate, the road is almost blocked by pedestrians.

Looking at the city gate that was getting closer and closer, and the soldiers wearing armor and a lot of people on both sides of the city gate, Xiang Yantian felt that his heart was beating faster and faster, and his snow-white little hands couldn't help but grasp his sleeves tightly.

After a long wait, it was finally their turn to face the interrogation of the soldiers. At the city gate, a soldier took off his helmet, wiped the sweat from his forehead, glanced casually at the big man surnamed Hu, and then said impatiently: "Okay, let's go!" ”

Seeing the soldiers let him go, Xiang Yantian, who was hiding in the forage, finally relaxed his clenched little liver. The big man surnamed Hu who pushed the cart couldn't help but speed up his pace, hoping to get through the torturous interrogation of Guò earlier.

But the next voice made Xiang Yantian break out in a cold sweat.

"Why are you in such a hurry? Stop and give your car to Lao Tzu for a check! ”