Du Xiaomeng has a bad habit, that is, when there is something in her heart, she will easily lose sleep.

Now, she was lying on the hardwood bed of the inn, covered with a thick quilt that was not too soft and comfortable, and she couldn't fall asleep tossing and turning. I don't know how many rounds I rolled, and finally closed my eyes before dawn, and as a result, I slept like this, and when I woke up, I was shocked to find that it was already three poles outside!

Secretly screaming that it was not good, Du Xiaomeng lifted the quilt and jumped off the bed with a rolling belt, dressed and freshened up at a very fast speed, and then hurriedly ran downstairs to ask the shopkeeper for a few steamed buns to take on the road, and then checked out at the shopkeeper.

While waiting for the steamed buns, she didn't waste time asking the shopkeeper where she could hire a carriage. The warm-hearted and talkative little brother not only told her where there was a place to hire a car in the town, but also told her where to buy horses and where to find a sedan chair driver who traveled long distances.

The steamed buns that were packed and taken away were quickly taken out. After Du Xiaomeng took the steamed bun and thanked the second brother, she walked out of the inn and went to find a place to hire a car.

There is only one street in and out of the town in Phoenix Town, the inn is on this street, and the place where the carriage is hired is also on this street, but one is in the middle of the street and the other is at the end of the street.

Du Xiaomeng walked towards the end of the street, and only walked a hundred meters before he heard a commotion behind him, and at the same time, the sound of horses' hooves came from a distance.

She looked back and saw that the people on the street flashed to both sides of the road to make way out of the way, and she quickly followed the group to the side. As soon as she stood up, a menacing group of ironclad cavalry appeared in her sight, and the cavalry entered the town without slowing down, and they quickly rushed over and flashed before her eyes, and in the sunlight, the ironclad emitted a dazzling light, and her eyes were dazzled.

After the ironclad cavalry ran over, the next few galloping horses followed, but this time there were a few people dressed as guards; Behind the guards was a black carriage with a gold logo on its body. Behind the carriage, a group of infantry followed.

Seeing this formation, Du Xiaomeng's heart immediately became worried. Soon, her fears were confirmed by all of them.

After the menacing team ran by, the crowd of onlookers around her began to talk nonsense.

"That military master is from the direction of the capital!" An old man twisted his white beard and said with a look of "I know".

Another short middle-aged black man took over and said, "It seems that the third prince should have sent him to pick up General Zhan." ”

A young man who looked like a scholar next to him glanced at him and asked, "Do you know that they were sent by the Third Prince?" ”

Before the middle-aged black man could reply, another tall and thin man dressed as a businessman grabbed the words: "Didn't you see the sign on the carriage?" That's the emblem of the Three Princes! ”

"The person sitting in the carriage should be Lord Shangguan, a close confidant of the third prince." The old man who spoke at the beginning looked like an insider, "To take over such an important matter as General Zhan, the third prince must let his cronies do it to rest assured." ”

Listening to the conversation of the onlookers, Du Xiaomeng's heart couldn't help but sink a little.

If that team was really sent by the prince to pick up Zhan Qi, if it was really Shangguan Hong sitting in the carriage, they would definitely not be as simple as picking up the army returning to Beijing, the real purpose, I am afraid that Zhan Qi will not be trusted, so they will specially send a commissioner to monitor or even coerce.

From this point of view, Old Man Zhan's speculation should be eight or nine. The third prince wanted to borrow Zhan Qi's hand to deal with Yu Tianzheng.

If the suspicious and cunning Shangguan Hong went to answer it, if he caught up with Zhan Qi's army first, then it would not be easy for her to meet Zhan Qi smoothly!

You have to rush over before Shangguan Hong meets Zhan Qi!

Du Xiaomeng didn't dare to slack off anymore, and ran towards the place where the car was hired. He hired a carriage and a coachman at a high price, and ordered the coachman to travel day and night to send her to Jizhen, a town on the edge of Xiushuiping, as fast as possible. For the sake of safety, she did not directly say the destination she wanted to go to, for fear of arousing unnecessary suspicion. She was going to keep going like this, and if Zhan Qi's team hadn't arrived at Xiushuiping when she arrived at Jizhen, she would hire another car there to continue at that time.

Du Xiaomeng, who knew this truth, was afraid that the driver who drove the car would not be able to do it, so he promised that if he could send himself to Jizhen in the shortest possible time, she would give him an extra tael of silver in addition to the fare.

Under the temptation of a tael of silver, the coachman really worked hard to catch the car and took a shortcut. Because of his hard work, Du Xiaomeng was able to reach Jizhen after nightfall.

After Du Xiaomeng gave the money to the coachman and sent him back, he did not immediately go to find another car to continue his journey, but went to eat at the only inn in the town. If you want to inquire about the news, the inn is the best place to gather guests from the north and south.