Chapter 488: Alone in Danger 1
Back in the study, Wu Ji still held the letter in his hand, his expression was solemn, and he continued to finish the interrupted words: "Princess, this is clearly a trap, you must not go alone!" Even if you want to go, you need to let your subordinates bring someone to protect you, or go for you! ”
"The letter didn't say that you were not allowed to bring people, otherwise the princess would go in a carriage herself?" Wu Zhi took the letterhead and explained to Wu Ji, "The 'leak' mentioned above should mean that the Rong Wangfu is not allowed to go to the emperor or Jingzhao Mansion for help." ”
Lin Ruo nodded: "That's what it means, otherwise I wouldn't have put the letter in such a bright position." However, the prince is in their hands, even if I go with you, I will throw a mouse trap, and I can only send you back after all. ”
"What then?"
"Eastern Suburbs Dense Forest ......" Lin Ruo knocked on the table, "If you want to go over, take the East City Gate to the closest, but the East City Gate opens a moment later than the North City Gate." ”
"Princess......
Wu Yi just wanted to say something, but was stopped by no trace. Wu Yi looked at Wu Zhi and listened to him pick up Lin Ruo's words: "Although the north city gate was opened a moment earlier, most of the people who entered the city were ordinary people who came to trade and trade, as well as livestock and old men, it is convenient to go out of the city scattered, but the carriage is not convenient to pass, it is better to wait for a while longer, it is convenient to go out of the city from the east city gate." ”
"Without a trace, you ......"
"Shadow envoy, this time, the princess has to go."
"But ......"
"No blame, no trace, that's right, I have to go." Lin Ruo said lightly, "Instead of thinking about how to stop it, it's better to think about how to deal with it." ”
Blameless sank his face, and after a while, he answered "yes" in a muffled voice.
Speaking of which, as a shadow envoy, the most important thing for him should be the safety of the prince. However, he also understood that the prince took this princess very seriously, and before in Beiqi, he wished to use all the shadow guards to escort Lin Ruo back to Beijing, and he also gave him a thousand instructions. What's more, he has seen Lin Ruo's strategies and methods, if Lin Ruo doesn't go into danger, with her wisdom and clever calculations, most of them can rescue the prince, but if Lin Ruo is in danger and is in prison like the prince, the shadow guards can only rely on him and the most flexible brain without a trace. He was not sure, and the resourcefulness of the Traceless was difficult to compare with Lin Ruo.
"Now, there is still more than an hour before dawn," Lin Ruo looked at the blue sky outside, "The ink of this letter has not dried thoroughly, it should be Tang Xiao who found out that Zhenye had missed it, and I sensed that the prince was in danger, so I temporarily changed my plan." ”
Without a trace, he echoed: "What the princess said is extremely true. ”
"Since it is a temporary change, it must not be as sophisticated and thoughtful as he originally designed, we are fully prepared, and when we see the move, we will definitely be able to rescue the prince and save the day!"
Lin Ruo pressed his eyebrows hard, drove away the tiredness that struck, spread out a piece of paper, took a pen and moistened the ink, sketched on the paper, and quickly drew a sketch of the suburbs of Beijing.
Blamelessness and absence of a trace are both astonishing.
As Murong Chong's cronies, they naturally knew that one of Lin Ruo's dowries, no, to be exact, it was a set of maps, and they had also seen the accuracy and meticulousness of that group of maps, the handwriting on it looked familiar, and it was very similar to Lin Ruo's heroic handwriting on weekdays, but they didn't think about it. At this time, I saw Lin Ruoxin's pen wandering around, and he sketched out the inside and outside of Bian'an City, and the layout, landmarks, terrain, and trend were exactly the same, so he was naturally surprised.
Lin Ruo didn't pay attention to it, and circled a few points on the sketch: "I'm not sure where Tang Xiao is hiding, but the people he brought, including those from Tangmen and Beiqi, if they hide in the city, most of them may be hiding in North Fourth Street and Jieshen Lane." As for the outside of the city...... The scope is too big to know. In the letter, I asked to meet in the dense forest in the eastern suburbs at three o'clock, calculate the time, and the carriage will go from the Rongwang Mansion to the eastern suburbs of the dense forest, and go through the east city gate, which is almost the time to arrive. But the other party traveled lightly and walked from the north city gate, at least about two minutes faster. ”
Wu Ji looked at the sketch drawn by Lin Ruo and said, "If they are indeed hiding in the area of North Fourth Street or Jieshen Lane, even if they go through the East City Gate, they can be faster than the carriage for a moment." ”
Lin Ruo raised his gaze and asked, "How are you on your feet?" ”
Wu Ji estimated it in his heart, and said: "If you ride a fast horse, you can be more than half an hour early; If it's just a light effort...... It should be before the end of the day. ”
Lin Ruo nodded and turned to nothing: "What about you?" ”
"The subordinates are much worse than the Shadow Envoys, and if they are riding horses, the time is not much different; Otherwise, it is estimated that it will be about a moment slower than the Shadow Envoy. "However, the subordinates guessed that most of them would choose to gallop out of the city gate to avoid people's eyes." In this way, it was about the time before the end of the day. ”
"Not bad."
"The subordinates ordered people to keep an eye on the east and north gates!"
"Staring is to be stared, but I'm afraid it won't have much effect." Lin Ruo bit his finger again, "Besides, the enemy is in the dark, we are in the light, if we disperse the shadow guards too much, it will be even more disadvantageous to us." The Gu Mansion, the Shen Mansion, the Lu Family, the Ye Wang's Mansion, and the Post House have all sent people to keep an eye on them. Besides, I'm going to wait until dawn to send two people to North Fourth Street to explore. ”
"Why did we go to North 4th Street? Isn't Jieshen Lane more dangerous? ”
"The Lin family has a casino on North Market Street."
Lin Ruo explained simply, and Wu Zhi and Wu Zhi glanced at each other, understanding Lin Ruo's intentions. In that area, there were originally many gambling houses to deal with gamblers who did not repay gambling debts or came to the gambling houses to make trouble, so it was not easy for the people in the gambling houses to come forward.
Besides, if it weren't for Lin Ruo's admit, they wouldn't have known at all, and they wouldn't have thought that the Lin family, which has infinite scenery and the emperor's grace, would actually have a business in Beishi Street, where fish and dragons are mixed, and they would also open a gambling house!
I'm afraid no one would have thought of such a surprise, right?
"It's nothing, the gambling house is originally a profitable business, there are many gambling houses in Beishi Street, and many of them have a relationship with the rich businessmen in the capital, such as the Lu family, the Wan family, or the officials of the DPRK and China. It's just that the Lin family's casino is not very conspicuous, and no one notices it. ”
You must know that the Lin family's entire information collection and transmission system is much more advanced than the methods of those powerful and wealthy gentry, and the Lin family's attitude towards life is much more low-key than that of several others, so it is naturally not noticeable.
Speaking out at this moment, it may allow Wu Ji and others to find out the whereabouts of the Lin family's gambling house, but it is also worth it for Wu Ji and Wu Ji to trust her arrangement.
"No blame, you and Ah Shu drove me to the jungle in the eastern suburbs. When the time comes, look at my eyes and act, and if you can restrain the opponent with one blow, you will do it; Otherwise, withdraw and leave me alone. I'll try to leave you with clues. ”
"Do you want to arrange a few more escorts?"
"No need, it's not too expensive," Lin Ruo's tone was flat, but there was no doubt about it, "I may not be able to get out of this place, the affairs in the mansion will be handled by Steward Tao, and the safety of the palace will be rewarded for going to keep an eye on it, no blame for you and discuss with no trace, if you can't decide, go to Antaibo's Mansion to find Brother Li." ”
The feeling of being blameless and without a trace is a bit heavy, but there is no other choice but to "yes".