Chapter Seventy-Five: A Dilemma
"It seems that this place is not a place to stay for a long time, let's leave after dinner!"
was originally full of joy, but now after hearing such a tragedy, Du Yiyi only felt a heavy heart, which was heavier than the dark clouds in the sky outside the tavern.
The rain that had not fallen for a long time fell suddenly.
It was dripping, and there was no more of yesterday's spilling, and the cold wind blew into the tavern with a fishy smell.
After the strong wind and drizzle, a group of officers and soldiers ran over in an orderly manner, and a few people who had not had time to find shelter from the rain ran into the tavern.
"What's going on here?"
With that murder, the people of Aicheng were already frightened, and when they saw such a large group of officers and soldiers marching forward in the rain, they all panicked.
"It is said that the imperial court has sent two messengers to block the city gate in order to prevent the murderer from escaping, and these officers and soldiers are going to pass the order!" Those who entered the tavern shook their rain-soaked clothes, and those who had money found a place to sit down, while those who did not have money stood by consciously and did not disturb the boss's business.
"Blockade the city gates? If you don't block it early, you will only block it now, and the murderer will have fled long ago if he wants to escape, and he is still waiting here? A few people snorted dissatisfiedly.
"This is Qincha's order, and Lord Zhizhou will do it! This case has to be solved! If it can't be broken, who can rest assured! ”
The cold wind outside the house was blowing and the rain was slanting, and everyone in the house sighed, and the panic caused by this case gradually spread with the order of the city gate blockade, Du Yiyi couldn't help frowning when he listened to the words of the diners, drinkers, and tea guests.
"It looks like I can't go!" Du Yiyi put down the chopsticks in her hand and brought herself a bowl of tea! The city gate is blocked, if they insist on leaving the city, they are afraid that they will only be mistaken for murderers!
"What kind of Qincha, giving such an order before the person arrives, isn't this killing people!" Yan Xinglu angrily threw down the chopsticks in his hand.
"Let's stay in the inn for a few days, as long as we don't show up, I believe there shouldn't be any danger!"
"That's all it takes, it's good to have such a sensational murder, and I don't know how long it will take to open the city gate again!" Yan Xinglu sighed.
"Don't be too pessimistic, no one knows that we are in Aicheng, and even if he does, I believe he will not know that we are still in the city."
"Yes!" Yan Xinglu nodded.
"Oil-paper umbrella, oil-paper umbrella~~"
When it rains, it is the time when the vendors selling oil-paper umbrellas are the most active, and after a while of the rain, there are vendors selling oil-paper umbrellas outside.
"Let's go, buy an umbrella and find a place to settle down first!"
With what happened to Luchai last time, Du Yiyi has already absorbed education, the money bag is still in the safest arms, and the general expenses are placed in the sleeve of the hidden bag! After settling the meal money with Xiao Er, she stopped the vendor selling oil-paper umbrellas outside and bought two umbrellas!
There is an inn on the street of the restaurant, but this is the most lively street in Aicheng, one is expensive, and the other is rare to be quiet, so Du Yiyi went around the two streets to find a secluded inn.
The clothes of himself and Yan Xinglu were full of yellow mud, so Du Yiyi also asked Xiao Er to buy two men's clothes to change into, and he couldn't rest well for two days and two nights.
The murder of Aicheng caused a sensation in the world, Qin Cha did not arrive, the city gate was blocked, Aicheng Zhizhou Ma Guan in this move has caused the panic of the people of Aicheng, Du Yiyi woke up when it was already evening, the drizzle at noon finally stopped, the bluestone paved road was mostly wet puddles, the dark clouds dispersed, although there was no sunset, but finally saw the sunset.
This inn is located in the middle of nowhere, but because the room is cheap, it has also attracted some of the peddlers and poor people who passed Aicheng to come to stay, today the city gate of Ai City is closed urgently without notice, those business travelers who shuttle through Ai City have no time to go out of the city are trapped in the city like Du Yiyi, and it seems to be rainy recently, so most people are looking for an inn in Ai City after the city gate is blocked and the heavy rain stops. The scholars and poor peddlers who are entangled in their bodies will walk through the streets and alleys to find inns that are cheaper than the three inns, and when Du Yiyi stayed in the past, there was only one room in this inn, but now when he woke up, it was lively.
The murder of Ai Cheng, that is, the people of Ai Cheng can't tell the mystery of the reason, how can these people and scholars who originally just beat Ai Cheng know, under the panic in their hearts, there are all kinds of gossip, Du Yiyi changed into a neat and wide men's clothes, and her half-loose hair was also coiled on the top of her head with a wooden hairpin, which can be regarded as covering her identity as a woman.
The rain was light and cold, although the sunset on the horizon was golden, the wind that blew into the inn was slippery snakes that burrowed into her wide clothes, causing her hands and feet to chill.
In order to appease the panic of the people, Ma Guan, the governor of Aicheng, has posted a list of articles at the two city gates, and after ten days, a passage can be opened up for the people to go out of the city and enter the city.
For ten days, many poor peddlers were annoyed by this, but those scholars who had come all the way were calm, and even made friends in the inn, discussing a visit to the Holy Ancestor Ruins tomorrow!
The people here come from all over the world, and the things they say are all strange, Du Yiyi listened attentively, and also saw the major events in the capital now in the mouths of a few scholars with a Beijing accent!
No wonder he fled from Ning Zhiyuan's side, but there was no movement at all!
It turned out that Ning Zhiyuan actually confused this matter with Li Zhuang!
Of course, she knew that Ning Zhiyuan was not able to go to Lingyin Temple to repay his wishes at this critical juncture, since he was stiff and went to Lingyin Temple, maybe it was just to hide people's eyes and ears to make it easier to act, that Rui Princess was fake, that Rui Wang, maybe it was also fake, his decision to find a way to Aicheng outside Yaozhou was really wise! If he went to Yaozhou, Ning Zhiyuan would definitely have nowhere to escape, he was determined to chase him back! Even the fake princess used ............
Even if you have a good plan, this can only solve the temporary worries, Ning Zhiyuan, you are too confident in yourself!
Trapped in Aicheng, there is nothing to do, there is no other way except to live in peace and spend these ten days, hearing people talk about the relics of the Holy Ancestor, Yan Xinglu came to his mind.
Yan Xinglu was talking about the great achievements of the Holy Ancestor in the battle in Aicheng, but Du Yiyi heard some other news from other people's mouths!
"Taiwei Yan also worked in Dali Temple?" Du Yi Yi was puzzled!
"Yes! His old man once worked in Dali Temple, and he was promoted because of his great contribution to cracking the case of Lin'anhou, and he became a lieutenant! What Du Yiyi heard, of course Yan Xinglu also heard.
"Then it makes sense to come with Dali Temple Qing Rao Su to investigate this case! If you leave home in a hurry, the family must be worried, but why don't you have a trace of worry? Du Yiyi felt strange along the way, although the captain was an idle man and had no real power in his hands, but Yan Liu lost his only precious son, and there shouldn't be no movement at all! And Yan Xinglu didn't mention a word of his family along the way, so he didn't seem to be worried about it! The murder case of Ai Cheng caused a sensation and sent two messengers to show that the imperial court attached great importance to it, but Yan Liu came this time, and she always felt that it was a little boring!
"That! I'll tell you the truth! You must not leave me! Yan Xinglu put down the teacup in his hand and looked around.
"Say!" Yan Xinglu is so sneaky, it's definitely not a good thing! Most of the conjectures in Du Yiyi's heart have been confirmed!
"Before I left Beijing, I ordered someone to send a letter to my father, telling him that I was leaving Beijing with my friends for a visit, so that he didn't need to worry!"
Raising his eyes to catch a glimpse of Du Yiyi's angry gaze, Yan Xinglu couldn't help but shrink his neck and return to his position upright.
"Have you told Captain Yan where you have gone?"
No wonder Yan Liu was not anxious at all about this son's rash departure from Beijing, no wonder he couldn't hear the slightest rumor along the way! Du Yiyi gritted her teeth and frowned, she really wanted to beat Yan Xinglu violently.
"I just told him to go to Yaozhou ............" Yan Xinglu swallowed, his eyes flickering.
"Good! Yaozhou! Fortunately, I didn't go to Yaozhou, otherwise I wouldn't know how to die this time! Du Yiyi slapped the wine table and got up angrily.
"You............ Don't be angry, say something slowly, say it slowly! Yan Xinglu tilted his body and hid in the corner of the wine table.
"I don't care about you, when your father comes, you go back to Beijing with him, you have to have common sense, you have no common sense, you have no guts, you have no guts, you have no ability, you can't stand it, you can't stand it, it's a burden to follow me!"
Du Yiyi was together, and the noisy inn lobby quieted down, seeing that Yan Xinglu was so afraid that Du Yiyi was speaking so viciously, the people around him all glanced at the two of them with slanted eyes and disdain, this matter is already like this, even if Yan Xinglu is beaten, it will not help, this matter is too conspicuous in the inn, so Du Yiyi just mentioned the stool that Yan Xinglu was sitting on, and turned around and walked out of the inn!
Yan Xinglu, who was holding his head, carefully opened his eyes when he heard the footsteps, but there was no figure of Du Yiyi in front of him, Yan Xinglu got up and looked out the window and searched left and right, only to see Du Yiyi's figure outside the alley, the window was not high, and the anxious Yan Xinglu was about to jump out, but it was ungraceful to think that he withdrew his feet and walked to the front gate to follow.
Although Du Yiyi's voice sounded a little sissy, but her words were vicious, no one thought about her as a woman at all, seeing Yan Xinglu so frightened but inseparable, it was obvious that this was a master who loved men, as soon as the two left, everyone in the inn lobby spat in disdain and scolded perverted.
"Hey, Hey, Hey............"
Yan Xinglu ran wildly in a few steps, splashing countless splashes with one foot, Du Yiyi walked in front with his hands on his chest, and he didn't bother to take care of it at all! If she hadn't come to Aicheng but gone to Yaozhou, she would definitely have asked Ning Zhiyuan to make dumplings now! Die and let yourself have the reputation of eloping in vain, but you still have to drag your thighs here! It's unforgivable!
Running away with a drag oil bottle was probably the worst decision she ever made.
"You extinguish the fire, in fact, my pirates have already calculated, and lead my father and His Royal Highness King Rui to Yaozhou, and it will be safe for us to go somewhere else soon? Now even though my father is coming to Ai, he doesn't even know I'm here, as long as I don't show up...... Hey, listen to me! ”
Yan Xinglu finally caught up with Du Yiyi and said a call with painstaking efforts, but Du Yiyi was too lazy to ignore him and strode forward directly, followed by chasing soldiers, she is now trapped in Aicheng and cannot advance or retreat, Yan Xinglu ran away from home for her, and now that he has arrived in Aicheng, who knows if there will be an accident! If she was really arrested and returned to the capital with Yan Xinglu, then her reputation would be ruined! At least now in the eyes of others, she is already Princess Rui.