Princess Jin'er is an extremely compassionate woman, and her simple idea is that as long as she can exchange her brother safely, she can not blame the retinue of the three princes who are causing trouble.

"Lord Fu, it's better to make this matter a big thing small, as long as Brother Wang is safe and sound, this princess thinks that it is better to open up to the three princes, so as not to cause extraneous branches." Princess Jin'er said very tolerantly.

Fu Wei, the county magistrate, had a completely different idea, thinking that the kidnapping of Prince Sumeng happened in the Puwang border city under his jurisdiction, and he had the responsibility to severely punish those lawbreakers! But considering Princess Jin'er's attitude, he had to be honest with his opinion:

"Your Royal Highness need not be discouraged! We shouldn't compromise with the people of the Xuanyuan Dynasty. Just because their approach was really arrogant, the third prince, who was the envoy of the family, offended the princess first, and his subordinates kidnapped the prince later. If His Majesty learns of their excesses, he will also punish them severely. ”

"What will my father do?" Princess Jin'er asked.

"As for the holy will, the lower official does not dare to speculate on himself, but please rest assured, Her Royal Highness the princess, the lower official will write a letter of eight hundred miles and send it to the palace urgently, day and night, and it will take about two or three days to receive the will of His Majesty the king."

"But didn't we make an appointment to exchange hostages at dawn? How can you wait two or three days? I'm afraid it's too late. "Princess Jin'er is worried.

"Your Royal Highness Princess, two or three days have passed in a flash. Xia Guan was just worried that Prince Su Meng would not be able to bear it and wanted to get out of the clutches of those people as soon as possible. ”

"Exactly, Master Fu, Brother Wang will definitely live like a year in the hands of those people, you have to find a way to rescue Brother Wang back immediately, don't mix other ideas, saving people is the first."

"Yes, the lower official understands, but we can do it in a two-pronged way, on the one hand, exchange the prince back, and on the other hand, report to His Majesty the King in time, and we can't hide it and not report it."

Princess Jin'er didn't have a better idea, thought for a long time, and asked: "Lord Fu, according to what you said, please handle it properly, on the one hand, send the urgent documents to my father tonight, and on the other hand, exchange the royal brother back as soon as possible." ”

"Yes, Her Royal Highness the princess, please stay less, and the lower official will go to write the paperwork." Master Fu said, retired and walked out of the back hall.

Master Fu walked back to the inner hall, sat at the desk, thought a little, picked up the pen and wrote the paper, sealed it with a red lacquer seal, and handed it to the county government messenger, who ordered the messenger to set off immediately, day and night, and send it to His Majesty the King at an expedited speed of 800 miles.

Princess Jin'er sat in the back hall and waited, her heart was numb, she thought of the third prince from worrying about the safety of her brother to the third prince, and always felt that she wanted to see the third prince again and ask things clearly.

Master Fu sent a messenger and walked back to the back hall to inform Princess Jin'er that she had sent an urgent paperwork. After he finished one thing, he felt a lot more at ease, and when he saw Princess Jin'er's face was very bad, he asked, "What else does Her Royal Highness the Princess have to worry about?" ”

"Lord Fu, where is the third prince now? Princess Ben wanted to see him and had something to ask. Princess Jin'er was indecisive and dull for a while, and finally said what she was thinking.

"Well, it's not convenient, right? His Royal Highness the Prince deliberately took care of the secret detention of the third prince in an unknown place, just for fear of leaking the news and provoking his remnants to come and rob people. Imagine that if the third prince is rescued before the exchange, His Royal Highness the prince will not be able to change it back. ”

Lord Fu's words made Princess Jin'er very frightened, and she pondered for a long time, and said: "Lord Fu, when the hostages are exchanged, this princess also wants to be present, and she can say a few words to the third prince before the exchange." ”

"Your Royal Highness Princess, it's best not to be present to participate in the exchange of hostages, maybe something unexpected will happen." Master Fu persuaded.

Princess Jin'er felt a chill in her heart, according to Lord Fu, wouldn't she never have the chance to meet the third prince again? Thinking of what the three princes did in the Rota tribe and their later behavior in the post station, it was unbelievable to judge the two of them before and after, which made Princess Jin'er very depressed.

Since Master Fu sent out the urgent paperwork, he secretly planned in his heart that he would never exchange the three princes, at most he would get a stand-in to exchange for the real thing! Because what if His Majesty wants to send the three princes to the palace for royal trial after three days, and he can't hand them over?

After careful analysis, Lord Fu judged that the entourage of the three princes did not dare to easily hurt Prince Sumeng, after all, the purpose of the peace between the two countries was to promote friendly relations.

"Your Royal Highness Princess, please go back to the post station to rest, after dawn, the lower official will be responsible for arranging the exchange of hostages, and His Royal Highness the Princess will be informed as soon as there is a result."

"In this case, there is Lord Laofu, this princess will return to the post station first and wait for the news." When Princess Jin'er heard Lord Fu's words of sending off guests, she felt that her stay in the county government would not play a role, but would cause chaos to Lord Fu, so she immediately stood up and said goodbye.

Master Fu respectfully sent Princess Jin'er out of the back hall, came to the back door of the county government, and personally watched Princess Jin'er being helped into a small blue sedan chair by the maid Xiaolian, and the deputy general and more than ten guards surrounded her, and then turned back to enter.

The sedan chair was not far away, Princess Jin'er ordered the sedan chair to stop, ordered the maid Xiaolian to open the door curtain of the sedan chair, and asked the deputy general: "Do you speculate where the third prince is being held?" ”

The adjutant general looked embarrassed and replied apologetically: "Your Royal Highness the princess, the last general really doesn't know. It stands to reason that His Royal Highness the Prince is the first time to come to Puwang Border City, and it is impossible to be familiar with the streets and alleys of the city, and if the three princes are locked up in a secret place, they will not be able to guess. ”

"You don't have to blame yourself, this princess doesn't mean to blame you. I just really want to know where the third prince is being held, because Lord Fu is taboo about this issue, which makes Princess Ben very puzzled. ”

It is usually difficult for the deputy general to get Princess Jin'er to discuss things with her heart, but now that she is highly valued, she feels that she has a lot of face in front of the guards, so she pondered it carefully and replied: "Your Royal Highness Princess, since you entered the city today, Her Royal Highness the Prince has not had time to go anywhere except for the post station, and even the county government is not clear." The last general is arbitrary, and it is unlikely that His Royal Highness will know about another secret place. ”

Princess Jin'er said a little anxiously: "However, my royal brother has imprisoned the third prince in a place that no one knows. There must be some place in the border town of Puwang where prisoners can be held. ”

"Isn't the place where the prisoners are held the county jail?" The adjutant deduced from the topic.

"Could it be that the third prince is being imprisoned in the county jail? Why did Master Fu still say that he was being held by my brother in an unknown secret place? ”

"Perhaps, Lord Fu was just ordered by His Royal Highness the Prince, so he made a fool of himself, in fact, the third prince is very likely to be locked up in the county jail, because there is no better place to hold prisoners except there." The adjutant general boldly reasoned.

"That being the case, this important matter is left to you! You immediately take someone to investigate the detention location of the three princes, and after dawn, you secretly follow Lord Fu to monitor the process of their exchange of hostages, and report it immediately if you find the situation, and this princess can rest assured. ”

Princess Jin'er has matured a lot after the experience of the past few days, and she thinks that she has a lot of things to keep in the dark, and she should send a deputy general to investigate clearly.

"Yes, the last general will go." The lieutenant agreed, ordering the three guards to follow him to run errands, while the other guards continued to protect the princess back to the inn.

Princess Jin'er and her entourage continued to move forward, came to the gate of the post station, and after getting off the sedan chair, they sent two sedan chair drivers back.

Looking at the red silk stripes hanging on the gate of the post station, Princess Jin'er had mixed feelings, and for a while she was a little timid, and stepped into the gate of the post station with the support of the maid Xiaolian.

Walking into the door, Xiaolian thought that Princess Jin'er would go back to the room to rest, and helped her to go west, without taking two steps, Princess Jin'er stood still and signaled to go to the east courtyard to go around, and a large group of people returned to the east courtyard of the post station.

Qin Xingyi had been sitting on the jujube tree, taking advantage of the hour when there was no one in the yard to concentrate on pranayama and healing.

Due to the serious poisoning, although Qin Xingyi's body toxicity has been lifted, the blood veins in his left shoulder are blocked, and the breathing is not smooth, it took more than an hour to barely recover a little strength, and he heard the voice from a distance, and learned that Princess Jin'er and they were back, so he hurriedly collected his work, and wanted to jump off the jujube tree to hide.

Who knew that the tree trunk was very slippery after the rain, Qin Xingyi lacked physical strength, his hands were soft and he didn't grasp the branch, his body slipped off the tree trunk, and the sound of shackles was sparse and chaotic, which was particularly harsh in the silent night sky.

Princess Jin'er walked back to the east courtyard with bated breath, remembering all kinds of embarrassing episodes between the third prince and herself in the house, her face quietly turned red, and suddenly heard a chaotic sound under the jujube tree, and when she looked closely, it turned out to be the third prince's personal guard surnamed Zhang who fell from the tree.

The maid Xiaolian didn't see clearly in the night, and when she saw a figure suddenly coming down from the tree, she hurriedly shouted, "Ah! There are assassins! Hurry up and protect the princess. ”

Without waiting for an order, the guards had already rushed up and pulled the suspicious person by twisting his two arms, pushed and shoved him in front of Princess Jin'er, and rushed to say, "Your Royal Highness Princess, I caught it, I caught it." ”

Princess Jin'er had the idea of seeking death when she was desperate just now, so she was not afraid of death, and at the moment when she was caught, she was much calmer than usual, and wanted to ask Guard Zhang what do you want to hide in the tree? But he heard that Zhang Guard didn't wait for him to ask, and said with a bitter face: "Your Royal Highness Princess, I am not an assassin!" It's all to blame for the shackles, my foot is broken. ”

The maid Xiaolian fixed her eyes and saw that it was Zhang Guard, hated him as a subordinate of the third prince, and said mockingly: "I deserve it!" Who told your master to bully our princess! ”

Princess Jin'er knew that Guard Zhang had suffered a lot tonight, and had been plotted by Lord Fu with a hairy needle before, but now her feet were shackled and it was inconvenient to walk, and she fell from a tree and broke her feet, so she felt a little sympathy for him, and said warmly: "Guard Zhang, don't be afraid, this princess will not hurt you!" As long as you tell the truth, who has taken His Royal Highness the Prince captive? How are you in a tree? ”