Since there is a curfew in Xinjing at night, and no idle people are allowed to appear on the streets, so the evacuation time can only be selected during the day.

It wasn't until halfway through the hour that the family of Princess Qingping, who had been waiting for a long time, finally waited for someone to answer.

There were a total of five people who came, and the leader was a man in his thirties, who claimed to be surnamed Jiang.

All of them were dressed in the same clothes as ordinary servants.

As soon as they saw Ning Yashan, they immediately knelt down and saluted and shouted in unison, "Eldest Miss Jin An." ”

"Please get up, everybody." Ning Yashan said in a hurry.

Then the people stood up.

Ning Yashan's personal bodyguard Forsythia took a step forward and asked the leading man, "Brother Jiang, are you ready?" ”

"It's ready to go."

Forsythia turned to Ning Yashan and said, "Madam, it's okay." ”

Ning Yashan returned to the eldest princess of Qingping and said, "Your Highness, let's go." ”

The eldest princess of Qingping nodded, and then ordered everyone to get into the carriage.

This so-called total does not include most of the subordinates of the Qiu Mansion, but only the family of the eldest princess of Qingping and a small number of henchmen, most of whom do not know that their master is preparing to leave Beijing quietly.

Even the three carriages that the eldest princess of Qingping's family rode in were all worn away from the family crest, and some conspicuous decorations were removed, looking no different from the carriages of ordinary rich and noble families.

Not to mention the carriage in which the people sit, naturally it will not reveal too much information.

Jiang Erhe and the others sat next to the coachmen of each carriage and were responsible for guiding the coachmen.

The group drove out of the city in this way, and along the way they could see many pedestrians who came out to buy groceries, most of them were descendants of other rich and noble families.

Looking at Qiu Mansion, which was getting farther and farther away, except for Ning Yashan, the feelings of the eldest princess of Qingping and her family were very complicated and worried, and there was a kind of uneasiness about the road ahead.

If it weren't for the life-and-death situation, they were really reluctant to leave the capital.

Whether they will be able to come back here in the future, no one knows.

However, one thing is certain, as long as they are known by the imperial court afterwards, then their Qiu Mansion will definitely be removed, and they may even be regarded as accomplices of the chaotic party.

However, in order to save their lives, they had no other choice but to go.

Xinjing, like the original capital, is divided into an inner city and an outer city.

In the center of the inner city was the Imperial Palace, surrounded by court officials and nobles, and further afield were the residences of wealthy merchants and wealthy people. The closer you are to the palace, the higher your official position or family background.

The outer city is where ordinary people live, and the closer to the inner city is, the more expensive it is.

Originally, the inner city and the outer city were open to each other, but due to the recent martial law in the whole city, in order to prevent the civilians of the outer city from entering the inner city casually, each gate of the inner city is now guarded by special personnel.

In addition, if people in the inner city want to go out of the outer city, they must also have a warrant. This has also virtually become the first pass to prevent officials and nobles from taking advantage of the opportunity to flee.

The family of the eldest princess of Qingping was also worried that the carriage would be stopped at the inner city gate and not allowed to go out, but they didn't expect Jiang Erhe to just walk over and flash the token in his hand to the soldier guarding the gate, and the soldier simply let him go, without even asking a word.

"Ah Shan, what token is that Jiang Erhe showing?" In the carriage where Qiu Yuchen's family was, Qiu Yuchen asked his wife with some surprise.

"I don't know, Forsythia, you know?" Ning Yashan asked her maid.

"Back to the old man, that is a pass token issued by the government, which is specially used for transporting materials and personnel to people in the inner city.

However, it is only possible to enter and exit the inner and outer cities, and even if you have a token after the curfew at night, you cannot walk around the streets casually, and you must have a special warrant, so we must reach our destination before the curfew.

Of course, the token was forged by us, and we don't have the real token in our hands.

The reason why the soldier was allowed to go so easily was not all for the sake of the token, but because he himself was a member of the Freemasonry, that is, our people.

If this were not the case, it would be difficult to take so many people out even if the token was real. ”

"Freemasonry? What's that? Qiu Yuchen asked with a puzzled expression.

Forsythia said vaguely: "The specific situation is not very clear, and the master will ask Second Brother Jiang after he goes out." ”

Although Ning Yashan was also very curious about what kind of organization this Freemason Society was, when she saw Forsythia's reaction, she knew that this topic was not suitable to talk about here, so she deliberately diverted the topic and said, "Husband, come and hug Aman, this kid is getting heavier and heavier." ”

"Okay, I'll hug you." Qiu Yuchen didn't think much about it, and immediately hugged the young son who was still asleep.

The child was the couple's second child, and the first child died shortly after birth. This made the couple sad for a long time, and it was especially hard for Ning Yashan, who was a first-time mother.

It wasn't until the birth of his second son, Aman, that this sadness was alleviated.

Therefore, for this child that was obtained with great difficulty, both of them cherish it very much.

At this time, in the carriage where Qiu Yufan's family was, Mrs. Yin couldn't help crying and complaining: "Your Qiu family is so ruthless, since you have found a way out of the city, why don't you send someone to inform my mother's family?"

Do you really care whether my mother's family lives or dies? ”

Qiu Yufan said with an embarrassed face: "This is my mother's order, and I can't help it."

Ning Gong has made it very clear in the letter that we are the first batch of people to evacuate.

In order to prevent the news from leaking, we can't tell anyone else about it.

But don't worry, your mother's side is also in the name of evacuation, but it is only a little later than us to leave the city. ”

"Hmph, that's a nice thing to say. You even took away your little goblins, but you didn't let my mother's family know about it, do you still have the face to say? ”

"You're so unreasonable, too lazy to tell you." Because his son and daughter were listening to him, Qiu Yufan, as a father, felt embarrassed, and couldn't help but scold her a little annoyed.

Yin, who was murdered by her husband, couldn't stop crying and felt very aggrieved.

Especially when she thought of the many dowries she was forced to throw away in the house and couldn't take them away, she was even more heartbroken.

After the group left the inner city without danger, several carriages continued to march in the direction of the outskirts of the city under the guidance of Jiang Erhe and others.

The road was very smooth, and there were no people stopping the car, at most, I saw a group of soldiers hurrying through the street from time to time.

There are very few pedestrians on the streets, and most of the shops are closed, making it look deserted.

The entire Xinjing is filled with an atmosphere of solemnity and slaughter where a big war is approaching.

When the carriage reached the outskirts of the city, there were fewer pedestrians on the road, few people were seen, and even the soldiers were much fewer.

After walking for about half an hour, several carriages finally stopped outside a farmstead.

This farm is located in the middle of nowhere, and it is a medium-sized farm.

Outside is a fertile field for growing rice, and inside is a yard for raising chickens and ducks, which looks no different from an ordinary farm.

Seeing these carriages coming, the dozen or so tenant farmers who were originally busy in the fields did not stop, but looked over to this side intentionally or unintentionally, their eyes full of vigilance.

A man who looked like a Zhuang head quickly relaxed after seeing clearly that it was Jiang Erhe and them.

Then they gestured around, and when the tenant farmers saw the gesture, they turned their heads and went on with their farm work as if nothing had happened.

"Is the eldest lady's family here?" Zhuang Tou asked in a low voice.

Jiang Erhe replied: "It's here, it's all in the carriage." ”

"It just so happens that Lord Yao's family has just arrived, so let them in." Zhuang Tou said as he opened the door of Zhuangzi.

Several carriages, led by Jiang Erhe, soon drove into the Zhuangzi.

Under the guidance of Zhuang Tou, the family of the eldest princess of Qingping came to the living room.

In the hall, they met several unexpected people.

"Lord Yao, Lord Cao, you are here too." Seeing Yao Jingjun, the former secretary of the Criminal Department, and Yao Jingtang, the right attendant of the Ministry of Rites, and others appearing here, the last trace of doubt in the heart of the eldest princess of Qingping also disappeared completely.

Ning Zhiyuan's wife, Yao, was born in the Yao family, that is, Ning Zhiyuan's father-in-law. Since the Yao family and the whole family are here, there will be no false evacuation of Xinjing this time.

In addition, the Hou Cao family of Huai'an also seems to have a certain friendship with the Ning family, so it is not surprising that they appear here.

"Your Highness Chitose Chitose Chitose Chitose, the minister Yao Jingjun (Yao Jingtang) greets His Highness." Yao Jingjun and Yao Jingtang made a big salute to the eldest princess of Qingping together.

The head of the Hou family in Huai'an and the owner of Juyazhai, Cao Dangjia, also took his family to salute the eldest princess of Qingping.

"Ladies and gentlemen, please get up, no need to be polite." The eldest princess of Qingping hurriedly asked them to get up.

Originally, if you were to count the full courtesy, you should have asked the two juniors to greet each other one by one.

But the family in Sanfu knows that now is not the time to be cold and polite, so this etiquette is also exempted.

The eldest princess of Qingping had long noticed that in addition to the Yao family and the Cao family, there was another family in the house.

This family, regardless of gender, old and young, is all dressed in cloth clothes, and it is obviously an ordinary civilian, at most a civilian.

Such civilians appeared here, which couldn't help but make the eldest princess and the others very puzzled.

But at this time, no one wanted to make extraneous branches, so the eldest princess suppressed the curiosity in her heart and pretended not to see it.

It's just that she can pretend not to see it, but there are people over there who don't think so.

Aunt Liu, who was eavesdropping on the conversation over there, whispered to her husband with excitement on her face: "Father, child, did you hear me?" Just now, Lord Yao called that lady His Royal Highness. In other words, that is likely to be the eldest princess of Qingping.

My God, today we have not only met Lord Yao and Lord Cao, but also Her Royal Highness the Eldest Princess, and we are so lucky.

Father, let's hurry over and say hello to Her Royal Highness the eldest princess.

As long as we can get in touch with that person, then our family will not have to worry about it from now on. Let's go. ”

Chen Yuanlin, the son of Chen's tent, looked at his father very embarrassed, not knowing whether to go over or not.

He didn't really want to have a relationship with the eldest princess's family, after all, they were just ordinary people, how could they be qualified to do such a thing.

He was just worried that if he didn't go over to salute, he would be blamed by the eldest princess's family.

After all, the other party is a relative of the emperor, how can they not salute when they meet as civilians.

However, Chen Tent said coldly to his son: "Shut up your daughter-in-law, don't let her talk nonsense."

Now we don't have to do anything, just wait for the arrangement. Did you hear me clearly? ”

"Yes, father." Chen Yuanlin hurriedly grabbed his wife and asked her to stop talking.

Aunt Liu was in such a hurry, it was rare to have such a good opportunity, but she missed it in vain.

She has always been greedy for small and cheap, where does she know the considerations of her father-in-law's account.

Chen Tent is sophisticated, and he knows very well that no matter who he sees at this time, he must pretend not to see it.

Because all the people who appear here are the ones who want to flee Xinjing.

Fleeing from Xinjing is not only not rebellious, but also rebellious.

At this time, if you really want to go over and salute and recognize each other, it will only make the other party feel embarrassed, and it is not a good thing for others or yourself.

Therefore, pretending not to know is the best way to deal with it.

After several families sat on one side and waited for a pillar of incense, Jiang Erhe, who had not been seen, finally appeared, and walked in with a tall man in his thirties.

After the man came in, he immediately bowed to everyone in the hall and said, "In the Northwest Foreign Affairs Department of the Hundred Households Zhang Tan, this evacuation operation is under the sole responsibility of the subordinates. Time is running out, so please come with me. ”

Everyone then followed Zhang Tan and walked outside.

When they came to the middle of the courtyard, Princess Qingping and the others were surprised to see that a rockery that had been placed in the courtyard had been removed and replaced by an authentic entrance with steps.

Zhang Tan explained to everyone: "This tunnel can lead directly to a farm outside the city.

Although it was not possible to cross the carriage, the horses were still able to barely pass.

We have already placed several carriages in the village at the other end of the tunnel, and when you go out, you can put your horses in the carriage and leave in the carriage.

We will also send cavalry escorts along the way to ensure that you can evacuate safely.

Without further ado, please follow me into the tunnels. ”

Yao Jingjun, the former secretary of the Criminal Department, said with a smile: "I didn't expect the old man to be old, and he was fortunate enough to be able to walk on the tunnel, which is interesting."

Your Highness, the old man will explore the way for you first. Come, let's go. After speaking, he followed Zhang Tan into the tunnel first.

The rest of the Yao family immediately ordered their subordinates to unload the horses from the carriage and let the horses carry everyone's luggage into the tunnel.

"Mother, what now?" Qiu Yufan asked in a low voice.

"What else can I do, just follow in. You don't see that Yao Shangshu is not afraid, what are you afraid of. Let's go. After the eldest princess Qingping finished speaking, with the support of the maid, she slowly walked into the tunnel.

As the Yao family and the Qiu family entered the tunnel one after another, the Chen family also followed.

After everyone entered the tunnel, they found that this tunnel was wider than expected, and although they could not cross the carriage, it was still relatively easy to lead the horse.

And every other part of the road there will be a torch on the wall to illuminate it, so that it will not go in the dark.

Yao Jingjun was very curious and asked Zhang Tan, who was in charge of leading the way, "How long have you been digging this tunnel?" ”

Zhang Tan explained: "Back to Lord Yao, since the imperial court moved the capital to Jiangnan, we have begun to secretly dig this secret road.

Originally, it was reserved for the future, in case the imperial court wanted to be unfavorable to the eldest lady, we could use this secret passage to take the eldest lady to escape from Xinjing.

In the beginning, progress was slow due to a lack of manpower.

Later, thanks to the continuous growth of the Freemasonry, the problem of manpower shortage was also solved, so that the tunnel could be dug a month ago. ”

"Sure enough, that mysterious Freemason is the new thing you have made. When I heard about Freemasonry, a non-governmental organization, I had already guessed that this would be the case.

But this set doesn't seem like your handsome style of going straight to the point, and there should be someone else who came up with this method, right? ”

"Yao Gong is wise, the establishment of a non-governmental secret organization in Jiangnan is the method that Master Su came up with, and it was his strong support behind the scenes that led to the emergence of the Freemasonry.

Nowadays, the size of the Freemasonry has become larger and larger, and even among the soldiers of the Wei army there are many of us.

As long as the time comes, we can work together with the outside world. ”

Yao Jingjun sighed: "Your handsome man does have a good son-in-law, and the Xie family has lost unjustly." ”

Just as Yao Jingjun was talking to Zhang Tan, at the end of the team, Jiang Erhe was very familiar with helping Chen's family carry their luggage, which made Chen's tent very reluctant and hurriedly stopped.

But Jiang Erhe said with a smile: "Don't be polite to me, Mr. Su said that I should wait on the road to take care of Mr. and his family, this is what we should do." ”

Thinking of the student who had always taken good care of him, Chen Tent couldn't help but feel hot in his heart, and couldn't help asking, "Ah Zhen...... How are you Lord Su okay? ”

"Please rest assured, Mr. Su, Master Su is very good.

To tell you the truth, this rescue plan was planned by Master Su.

Because you are the first to leave, and the safest ones. In order to prevent the news from leaking, so you can't let too many people know.

As for the other family members of the old gentleman, we will put them on the list of the second batch of evacuees, please rest assured. ”

"Then it's hard for you. It is hoped that this tunnel will save more people from the fighting. ”

"That's what we adults think. He also hoped that he could get as many people out of here as possible before the Hu people arrived. ”

Thinking that it would soon become a battlefield here, Chen Tent felt very heavy.

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After the eldest princess of Qingping and several other families secretly left Xinjing through the tunnel, the second group of people left Xinjing through the tunnel one after another.

The list of the second batch of evacuees mainly includes the relatives of the Qiu family, the Yao family, the Cao family, and the Chen family, as well as several other families who are friendly with the Ning family.

In comparison, the first group of people is not only small in number, but also has special personnel to protect them along the way, which is the safest group.

The second group of people is not only several times more numerous, but also there will be no special personnel to protect them along the way, so they can only secure their destiny.

As more and more people evacuated Xinjing, the news could leak at any time, and everyone was highly nervous.

However, before the news could leak out, an even more terrible thing happened in advance: the Hu army came

The moment the Hu people appeared, the deafening sirens on the head of the city immediately rang throughout Xinjing, making everyone's hearts tighten.

This great war, which is related to the survival of Great Wei, is finally about to begin.