On the way out of the city, Yang Xiaoyu saw the navy, the infantry army, the cavalry, the officials, and the officials, these soldiers and horses searched from different angles, some searched for the villages, and some searched for the mountains and forests.

Half an hour later!

Coming to the place where the horse disappeared, Yang Xiaoyu stopped his horse, looked over, and saw a black figure, there were soldiers and horses of the Nanzhili Criminal Department, Ying Tianfu Servants, Wucheng Soldiers and Horses, and on the side of a group of sergeants, a carriage was parked, and the carriage was surrounded by blue-clothed horsemen.

Yang Xiaoyu hurriedly turned over and dismounted, led a group of sergeants to the carriage, bowed down and saluted: "See the princess!" ”

A sigh came from the carriage, and the sound of a silver bell sounded: "No courtesy! ”

Yang Xiaoyu took a step back, stood up straight, and said to a big man in a flying fish suit next to the carriage: "Below is Yangzhou Jinyi Wei Qianhu, the princess is escorted to Yangzhou by Xia, you can go back to pay errands." ”

"It turned out to be Lord Yang, the lower official was ordered by Lord Shi to escort the princess to Yangzhou, since he met Lord Yang halfway, the safety of the princess will be handed over to Lord Yang, and the lower official will immediately return to the Zhenfu Division to hand over the errand!" The big man bowed, then turned around and bowed to the princess's chariot, waved his hand and left with his men, not at all out of mud and water.

Yang Xiaoyu waved his hand to let his subordinates ride on horses and guard around the princess's car, and arched his hand: "Princess, the weather is getting cooler, and it is windy here, so I will escort you back to Yangzhou!" ”

According to the rules of the Ming Dynasty, the princess is a golden branch and jade leaf, and she is generally not allowed to see the ministers of the Ming Dynasty.

Although Princess Shouning is married to her husband, this rule must always be observed.

She is always monitored by the old woman who is married in the palace, if there is no old woman, let alone Yang Xiaoyu, even if the commander of the Five Cities Terracotta Division wants to see the princess, it will not work.

There was a whisper of insects in the carriage!

A short moment later. An old woman in her fifties with a wrinkled face lifted the curtain, stretched out her head to Yang Xiaoyu and ordered: "The princess has an order, stay in Yangzhou for the time being today, and wait for the escort!" ”

"Obedience!"

Yang Xiaoyu lowered his head and answered.

What Jin Yiwei did was to protect the royal nobles, and Yang Xiaoyu was not unhappy.

Yang Xiaoyu turned over and got on the horse. With a ganti riding to escort the princess's car, he slowly returned to Yangzhou City.

As for the place where the horse disappeared, Yang Xiaoyu only glanced at it a few times, and saw that the soldiers around him were densely packed, and if he wanted to go in and check it, it would take a lot of effort, and he had to protect the princess to return to Yangzhou, and he couldn't delay.

Princess Shouning's chariot was flanked by four attendant maidservants, followed by eight guards on horseback.

The brocade-clothed guards were guarded in front and rear. Yang Xiaoyu walked in front with dozens of ti horses.

Because the princess was a golden branch, her chariot could not be driven too fast, and the carriage was no different from walking.

Yang Xiaoyu couldn't stand this slow way, so he sent Ti to ride back to Qianhu to send an order, asking Cao Tai to charter a good inn in the city for the princess to rest, and sent someone to pass Zhou Tong and Cheng Yun to take Ti out of the city to greet him.

Along the way, Yang Xiaoyu was thinking about it, since the house slave of the horse was killed. But the carcass of the colt was not found, so it can be judged from this. The horse was robbed.

But who had the audacity to rob a colt? What was the purpose of their seizures?

He didn't know anything about this, and now the yamen military offices of all parties sent soldiers and horses to search for horses, which would only startle the grass and snakes, and it would be useless at all.

If it's for money, then the kidnappers will definitely ask for money from the Horse House!

If it is for revenge, the life of the colt is in danger.

Yang Xiaoyu thought for a while. I feel that it is unlikely to ask for money, after all, the identity of the horse is special, and tying the horse will definitely provoke the government to investigate, and no kidnapper will do such a profitless and thankless thing.

If it's revenge?

The life of the colt is not guaranteed, and the corpse is difficult to find.

Yang Xiaoyu thought about it. I think the first thing to ask the princess is to find out who the colt has had a grudge with? Who have you offended?

But looking at the disgusting face of the old woman driving in the princess's car, he knew that this matter was unlikely.

These old women rely on the right to restrain the princess, arrogant and domineering, and they cannot be overwhelmed.

During the Wanli period, after Princess Shouning and the concubine got married, the two wanted to be in love, and they had to get the consent of the old woman.

Once, the colt took advantage of the old woman's inattention and ran into the princess's room, and the two entangled. Emotional.

When the old woman heard the movement, she took the chamberlain and grabbed the horse and beat it severely, and the face of the beaten horse was bruised and swollen, and his head was bleeding.

Princess Shouning pleaded with the old woman for the horse, the old woman pointed to Princess Shouning is a palace rule, the princess retorted a few words, the old woman was a foul language, the scolding princess was ashamed and angry, and almost hanged herself.

After this incident, the princess went to cry to her mother-in-law Zheng Guifei, who knew that Zheng Guifei listened to the old woman's slander, and she was angry and didn't see Princess Shouning, and even more so she didn't recognize this daughter.

Three years later, Yang He criticized the eunuchs for being in power, citing the example of the concubine and the princess, and the Wanli Emperor replaced the princess with an old wife and restored the title of the concubine.

In the last year of Wanli, the concubine brought the princess to settle in Nandu.

But when it followed, the palace once again sent two old women, a eunuch, and a dozen palace maids to serve the princess.

The best thing to say is to serve, and the worst thing is to monitor.

The Ming Dynasty was different from other dynasties in that it was strict with women, especially the royal princesses.

From eating and dressing to words and deeds, to daily life, they are all disciplined by the old women, and the princess is just a puppet, and many things are left to the old women and children, and they dare not have the slightest objection.

Yang Xiaoyu secretly prayed in his heart, fortunately his father didn't get him a princess as a wife, otherwise, he wouldn't be able to stand the old woman's three teachings a day.

However, he just wants to marry the princess, and it is estimated that the royal family will not agree.

The Ming Dynasty did not marry ministers, especially generals with heavy troops.

The princess's horses are all selected from the people, and they are men with good morals, virtuous and benevolent qualities, and ordinary family backgrounds.

He is a high-ranking military family in the Ming Dynasty, starting from his ancestors, he has been guarding the coastal areas of Zhejiang for the Ming Dynasty, and he has worked hard.

However, the greater the credit, the less chance there is to marry a princess of the royal family.

Before the night ended, the princess's car drove out of the city.

Cheng Yun and Zhou Tong led their subordinates to wait outside the city, and when they saw the princess's car passing by, they hurriedly knelt down to greet them.

This time it was not the princess who spoke out, but the old woman in the princess's car, she pretended to be a princess, probed out, and waved her hand mightily: "The princess has an order, wait for you to get up!" ”

Zhou Tong and Cheng Yun led the cavalry of the Thousand Households to stand up.

The old woman shouted to Yang Xiaoyu in front of her: "That kid on horseback, come here!" ”

Yang Xiaoyu secretly scolded the old woman for taking advantage of people, but she didn't dare to be the slightest slack on her face, so she hurriedly turned over and dismounted, drove towards the princess's car, bent down and waited for the old woman to speak.

"Is the princess's resting place arranged?"

"Everything has been arranged!"

"How many dishes are arranged for the princess's meal?"

"There are two high-class cooks in Yangzhou, waiting to serve the princess, as for how many meals you want, I don't know how many meals you want."

The old woman in the car nodded, and said proudly: "The princess's dinner meal is one hundred and eight!" ”

"Yes!"

Yang Xiaoyu scolded secretly, making so many dishes, is the princess a pig? Did she finish eating?

"What are you still doing in a daze, don't you go into the city quickly!" The old woman shouted.

Yang Xiaoyu endured it again and again, holding back the resentment in his stomach, turned around and walked to the front, turned on his horse, and escorted the princess into the city with a group of horsemen.

By this time, the night was dark!

Yangzhou City is noisy, the people on the street are endless, and the hawkers on both sides are shouting loudly!

Zhou Tong took Ti Cavalry to step through the streets like a tornado, dispersing the crowd of people who came out to have a leisurely play.

Cheng Yun took his subordinate Tiqi to guard at each exit earlier, and no one was allowed to collide with the princess's car.

Yang Xiaoyu rode a high-headed horse, and slowly came to the Fushou Inn in the city with his subordinates to protect the princess's car.

Fushou Inn is a luxury inn in Yangzhou City, there are first-class Yangzhou cooks in it, there are dozens of junior two people in the running hall, the building is magnificent, clean and tidy.

When he arrived at the gate of the inn, Cao Tai led the innkeeper to stand in front of the door to greet the princess.

The vicious old woman jumped out of the car, swept over the brocade-clothed guards, and then shouted, "The princess has arrived!" (To be continued......)