Remembering the purpose of his trip and what he saw on the road, Du Xiaomeng hurriedly wanted to sit up, but was held down by Zhan Qi, who had a serious expression: "Lie down and don't move." ”

Du Xiaomeng lay on the bed and asked anxiously, "How long have I fainted?" ”

Zhan Qi replied, "It won't be long, just a while." ”

Du Xiaomeng breathed a sigh of relief, she looked around and made sure that there was no third party present in the tent, and then sat up again. Zhan Qi was about to stop her move, but she took the first step and said, "Sit up to speak." ”

Zhan Qi had no choice but to let her.

Although the injury on his shoulder had been treated, he still felt pain when he moved, and Du Xiaomeng frowned involuntarily. Seeing this, Zhan Qi helped her sit up and put a cushion on her back.

Du Xiaomeng sat firmly, looked at Zhan Qi and asked in a soft voice, "Has Shangguan Hong's army arrived?" ”

Zhan Qi was stunned and asked rhetorically: "Have you seen Shangguan Hong?" ”

Du Xiaomeng said: "When I came here, I passed by Phoenix Town, and I met an army in Phoenix Town. I'm not sure if Shangguan Hong is sitting in the carriage with the army, but I've heard that the army was led by Shangguan Hong to meet you. ”

Zhan Qi said thoughtfully: "The day before, I received a letter from the Third Prince, which did not mention whether he would send troops to meet him, but only ordered me to garrison here and wait for further instructions. As for the army you are talking about, it has not appeared so far. ”

"That's good." Du Xiaomeng motioned for Zhan Qi to come closer, and then asked in a low voice, "Is it inconvenient for you to speak here?" ”

Zhan Qi glanced out, sat on the edge of the bed and said, "The soldiers guarding the tent outside are all veterans who have followed me for many years, no problem." ”

Du Xiaomeng straightened her waist and straightened her face before saying, "I was entrusted by the old man to pass on the word to you for him." ”

Zhan Qi was stunned, and lowered his voice to ask, "Dad asked you to come to pass the word?" ”

Du Xiaomeng nodded.

Ever since the news of the great changes in Beijing and the imprisonment of his family by the third prince, Zhan Qi has been worried about his father and little sister. Now that he heard Du Xiaomeng talk about his father, he grabbed Du Xiaomeng's hand and asked, "Dad, what's wrong with him?" And Xiaomei, are they all safe and sound? ”

Du Xiaomeng saw the worry in his heart, and hurriedly said, "Don't worry, the old man and Xiaoli are safe." Although the third prince sent people to surround the general's mansion and let people enter the mansion to monitor the people who were under house arrest, the third prince did not embarrass us. ”

Knowing that his father and little sister were safe and sound, Zhan Qi was a little relieved. But then I thought that my father asked Du Xiaomeng to come to pass the word so solemnly, and I was afraid that there was something important, so I couldn't help but mention it again.

Although the expression on his face still looked calm, his subtle movements revealed the tension in his heart. I saw that he held Du Xiaomeng's hand and unconsciously increased his strength, and asked, "Daddy, what do you want you to say to me?" ”

Du Xiaomeng's hand was painful to be held by him, she pulled the hand that was being held, endured the pain and said, "You let go first, you hurt me." ”

Only then did Zhan Qi realize that he was still holding Du Xiaomeng's hand and didn't let go, so he quickly let go of his hand and apologized embarrassedly.

Du Xiaomeng withdrew his hand, touched the position where he held the red mark, sorted out the words that Old Man Zhan wanted to convey in his mind, and said: "The old man said that he has a perfect strategy for self-preservation, even if something happens, he and Xiao Bao can't get out of the way, you don't want to do anything against your conscience and will because he and Xiao Yu fell into the hands of others." He is old and no longer cares about life and death, and Xiaoli doesn't want his eldest brother to give in to the traitor because of her. None of the men in the Zhan family are miscretes, let go and do what they want to do, and don't easily do things that shame the family; If you dare to stand on the side of the third prince to deal with His Royal Highness the Prince, the old man has no face and secretly lives as the father of a criminal minister, he will take Xiao Yu to apologize to the emperor and His Royal Highness the prince with his death. ”

After completing the task entrusted by Zhan Laozi, Du Xiaomeng suddenly felt a lot easier. And Zhan Qi didn't speak after listening to Du Xiaomeng's words, frowning as if he was thinking about something.

The surroundings fell silent, and the sound of the two of them breathing became so clear in this silence that even the sound of their heartbeats could be heard.

Du Xiaomeng looked at Zhan Qi, who was silent, and thought about how to tell him that Qiu Sha might be a spy of the Northern Barbarians. Should I say it tactfully, or tell him directly?

Before Du Xiaomeng could decide which way to use, Zhan Qi asked, "What is the current situation in the capital?" ”

Du Xiaomeng replied: "The city is closed for curfew, and several city gates are surrounded by imperial guards, and ordinary people are not allowed to approach the city gates; There are also many armed northern barbarians in the city who patrol the streets day and night, and if they find any suspicious people, they will arrest and interrogate them. ”

In this way, the situation in the capital is even worse than imagined. Zhan Qi's eyebrows couldn't help frowning even tighter, his face was worried, and he was even more worried about the safety of his father and little sister.

Du Xiaomeng comforted him and said: "I can come out of the general's mansion because of the old man's strategy." The old man is a man as shrewd as a fox, and since he has said that there is a perfect way to protect himself, you should not worry too much. ”

Zhan Qi looked at Du Xiaomeng's young face with some surprise, and asked in surprise, "Did your father send you out of the General's Mansion?" ”

thought that Yu Tianzheng secretly sent someone to protect Du Xiaomeng, and found a way to get her out of the city. Yi Yu Tianzheng has always been cautious and cautious, and he must have a backward style of acting, when he is far away from the capital to go to the Northern Barbarians, there is no reason not to secretly arrange a master to protect the woman he cares about. has known Yu Tianzheng for many years and is familiar with his style of acting, it is normal for Zhan Qi to have such a taken for granted.

However, this time he would have miscalculated. No wonder, Du Xiaomeng appeared alone in front of the barracks and was covered in injuries.

Du Xiaomeng didn't know what Zhan Qi was taking for granted in her heart, she glanced at him and said, "Yes, it was the old man who found a way to let me escape from the general's mansion to avoid surveillance." ”

Zhan Qi's surprised performance made Du Xiaomeng affirm that Old Man Zhan didn't lie to her. Old Man Zhan told her that the secret that Steward Yang was a martial arts master didn't even know about Zhan Qi and his siblings.

Knowing that Du Xiaomeng's escape had nothing to do with Yu Tianzheng, Zhan Qi was even more puzzled: "What kind of strategy did Dad use?" Can you come out of the city when the General's Mansion was besieged by the three princes and the capital was closed for curfew, and you came to the barracks to find me smoothly? ”

Du Xiaomeng's eyes rolled and said, "The strategy to escape from the General's Mansion was thought up by Old Man Zhan, but when I went out of the city, I used my method. What is Old Man Zhan's plan, wait until you see his old man in the future and ask him in person, as for my plan to get out of the city, I can tell you now. ”

Although Old Man Zhan did not explicitly say that he wanted Du Xiaomeng to keep secrets, he did not instruct her to tell Zhan Qi the truth. After thinking about it, Du Xiaomeng felt that before the matter completely calmed down, it was better to keep it a secret for the time being, and give the right not to tell Zhan Qi the secret to Old Man Zhan.

Zhan Qi looked at Du Xiaomeng with an even more surprised expression, and asked in a tone of disbelief: "Is the plan to get out of the city or what do you think?" ”

He didn't bother with what Old Man Zhan's plan was, after all, he always knew that his father was a cunning old fox. What he was even more curious about was what Du Xiaomeng's head could come up with to get out of the heavily guarded capital.

"That's right!" Du Xiaomeng smiled proudly, and then briefly explained the plan to use Aunt Jiang to go out of the city. Of course, out of the need to keep secrets for the time being, she didn't say the plot of Aunt Yang helping her disguise, and focused on the details of how Aunt Jiang took her out of the city.

After Du Xiaomeng finished talking about the plan to get out of the city, Zhan Qi looked at her face with a straight gaze for a while, and asked suspiciously: "So, who helped you disguise yourself?" ”

Du Xiaomeng calmly replied in a mysterious tone: "A very powerful master outside the world, you don't need to know what you don't know." ”

She was reluctant to reveal it, and Zhan Qi did not continue to ask. After Zhan Qi said "oh", he said in an exclamatory tone: "I can't imagine that you can not only think of a way out of the city, but also know a master outside the world!" ”

Zhan Qi definitely didn't appreciate Du Xiaomeng, how could Du Xiaomeng not hear it? She rolled her eyes at Zhan Qi as usual, and said, "Sister, I have the ability and the means, can't I?" Also, what do you suspect? Sister, don't I look like a smart person? ”

How old is this little girl? Are you embarrassed to call yourself a sister in front of him? Facing this little woman who called herself "sister", the bitter emotions that Zhan Qi had suppressed in her chest for many days had actually reduced a lot.

Zhan Qi nodded deliberately and said, "I really can't see where you look like a smart person." ”

This under-bian answer was exchanged for another roll of Du Xiaomeng's eyes, as well as an expression of "too lazy to pay attention to you".

The corners of Zhan Qi's mouth hooked slightly, and a faint smile appeared. Looking at Du Xiaomeng, I don't know why, he suddenly remembered a long time ago, when he met her on the way to the barracks. On that occasion, she was innocently involved in the kidnapping case, and when he met her, she sprained her foot and sat on the ground with a disheveled hair and wiped her sweat with her sleeve.

Thinking of the situation at that time, Zhan Qi unconsciously laughed deeper.