Seeing Tang Xiu taking the sword spike of the owl to the city gate, the clouds and rock candy on the carriage couldn't help but hold their breath.

Jiyun said in a low voice: "Princess, will Gong Zongqi make an exception to open the city gate?" ”

"It's hard to say." Qin Yining said with a smile, "It's not that you have to go into the city immediately, but when you catch up with this time, you can simply try." ”

Bingtang said: "If that person reads a little bit of the old relationship with the prince, he will definitely open the door." ”

"Not really." Qin Yining said, "It just depends on whether that person has an upright temperament or a sleek temperament." I asked Xiao Tang to take the sword tassel, not to impress anyone with the prince's token, but I heard that Gong Zongqi was under the command of the prince, so it was easy for him to identify, otherwise there was another way to prove his identity. Whether it's an old love or not, as long as the other party is smooth enough, they will let us in, after all, no one wants to offend the prince, right? It's just a matter of turning around and saying a few words. ”

"So the princess expected that even if he was willing to open the door, he would turn around and report it?"

"yes. We came back in the bright light, and we didn't come to be traitors, but we came back a little late, and we just caught up with this hour and let them be accommodating, so who are the curfews and curfews? There are so many Qin Lou Chu Pavilions in the capital, if the curfew is really banned, those fireworks places are closed if they are not built? ”

Bingtang and Jiyun glanced at each other, and had to admit that what Qin Yining said was the truth. Whether it was in the Great Yan Dynasty or the Great Zhou Dynasty, certain laws and regulations constrained only those ordinary people who did not have privileges.

There are a few people like the prince and the princess who have never oppressed people with their status.

Just as a few people were talking, there was a sound in the direction of the city gate, and after a while, Tang Xiu rushed back with a tall and sturdy middle-aged man.

"Humble Gong Wen, see the princess."

Qin Yining lifted the curtain of the car and said with a smile, "Gong Zongqi is exempt." Our group originally planned to come back before the curfew, but the road was blocked by snow and ice, and it was really too late to rush south. I had to come to Mr. Gong, I want to ask if we can be accommodating and let us go to the city and return home? Otherwise, it's really hard to endure this cold day. ”

Gong Zongqi said with a smile: "If others can't do it, but the princess is an exception." The prince is loyal to the country, and the princess's husband sings with the wife, all of whom are the pillars of the Great Zhou, but it is just a trivial matter to open the city gate. ”

"Don't dare to be, it's really embarrassing."

"Where, where."

As the two spoke, the carriage and the procession slowly moved forward.

Gong Zongqi followed the carriage, chatted with Qin Yining with a smile, and asked, "Why didn't the prince go with the princess?" ”

Qin Yining pretended to be surprised and said, "Hasn't the prince returned to Beijing yet?" ”

Gong Zongqi was stunned for a moment, and then smiled: "Not yet." ”

Qin Yining nodded and said, "I received a letter from the prince, saying that the Holy Lord ordered us to return to Beijing, so I hurriedly set off with someone. ”

"I see, the prince and the princess are on their way separately."

"yes." Qin Yining sighed, his face was sad, and he didn't say much.

At this time, the group had arrived in front of the city gate, and as soon as Gong Zongqi gave an order, someone opened half of the dull door.

The carriage and team of Qin Yining and his entourage entered the city gate smoothly.

Qin Yining got out of the car and thanked Gong Zongqi repeatedly, Gong Zongqi waved his hand again and again, and said with a smile: "Don't be like this, princess, now that there is a curfew in the city, it is important for you to go back to the palace as soon as possible." ”

"Thank you, Mr. Flag."

And they left the gate and went out into the city.

Gong Zongqi watched Qin Yining's team walk away, turned around and went back to Shangfeng.

Prince Zhongshun returned to Beijing, and the prince will arrive soon, although he opened the door conveniently, he still has to report to Shangfeng.

The streets of the capital are exceptionally quiet at night, and the sound of wheels and horses' hooves is a little crisp in such a quiet environment.

Qin Yining closed his eyes for the time being. When they returned to the palace, they must have to clean up a little before they could rest, and they don't know what has become of the palace after being left unattended for so long.

Seeing that Qin Yining closed his eyes and rested, Bingtang and Jiyun were silent, and tightened the dark blue cloak on Qin Yining's body, and then the two of them also pretended to sleep.

There is still a distance from the city gate to the palace of the imperial gift, Qin Yining has been in the car for so long, she is already tired, Xu is smooth entry into the city to make her feel at ease, before she knows it, she is confused, her head rests on the wall of the car drowsy, and the silver butterfly ear pendant on her ear swayed with the carriage, and touched her white jade neck.

At this moment, there was a sudden commotion in the otherwise quiet street.

A few sons and brothers in brocade and jade clothes walked shoulder to shoulder on the quiet street, but on a cold day, they were all flushed, their bodies were steaming, they spoke with thick tongues, and they couldn't even bite the words clearly.

Apparently these guys were a little drunk.

"The new front row of Yuhua Building, that's a beautiful woman with a lot of water, hiccup, you, if you don't believe it, you'll know when you go later."

The first young man wearing a sable fur collar and a cloud brocade daqi pointed in the direction of Yuhua Tower, and said with drunken eyes: "Tell you, that little lady can make your bones crisp half when she smiles." ”

"Haha, the ninth prince will brag."

"Hey, don't believe me! Hiccup......" The young man known as the Ninth Prince burped a long wine and pointed to the corner, "You guys, you will know if you go to Young Master Ben." If your bones are not crispy, I, I'll call someone to make them for you! ”

"Hahaha!" The sons and brothers laughed unscrupulously.

In the silence of the streets, their laughter is especially wanton.

As soon as these people turned the corner, they suddenly saw a carriage coming slowly, and there were more than a dozen or twenty men next to the carriage. There is no sign on the car, and the frame is just an ordinary flat-headed carriage, and there is a dead wind lamp hanging on the car, which is clearly extinguished, and the team is from an ordinary background.

Jiu Gongzi squinted his eyes, pointed to Qin Yining's carriage and laughed: "Ha, at this hour, there are still carriages that dare to walk on the street?" ”

The floating step took two steps, and the ninth prince almost tripped himself with his left foot and his right foot. But he didn't care at all, and walked away with the carriage step by step.

The rider and the elite tiger guards had already discovered these drunken gentlemen who were approaching, and when they saw that the well-dressed young man dared to hit his head in front of the carriage, and was about to be trampled under the wheels if he was not careful, the rider quickly pulled the reins and stopped the carriage.

The carriage shook for a moment, Qin Yining opened his eyes in a daze, and he was still a little unable to recover for a while.

"What's wrong?" She curiously lifted the curtain and looked out.

The Nine Princes and his party had already come to the carriage at this time. Seeing that the carriage stopped, the dark blue heavy warm curtain was suddenly lifted, and by the light of the dead wind lamp hanging on the carriage, I saw a delicate little face like carving.

"Oh, this, that's true!" The gentlemen behind the ninth prince were stunned.

Jiu Gongzi's eyes lit up even more, and he came forward with shortness of breath.

Qin Yining was also a little sober when the cool breeze blew at this time, and when he saw the situation outside, he lowered the curtain. asked Mu Jinghu outside the window in a low voice: "What's wrong?" ”

Mu Jinghu said: "It's okay, I met a group of drunks." ”

"Little lady!" The ninth prince was about to go to the car door.

But the elite tiger guards immediately surrounded the carriage, and the tall and sturdy bodies of the men were like a wall, isolating the gentlemen.

The ninth prince couldn't help but be annoyed: "What, you little lady still doesn't show people?" Why don't you want to win over customers when you are doing business? ”

Qin Yining frowned, not wanting to pay attention to this person's foul language.

And in the capital city, the Jinghu guards did not dare to act rashly without Qin Yining's orders. But he was so presumptuous to the group of gentlemen, and he was already angry, and one by one he stood up straight, and guarded the carriage with his iron body.

Jiu Gongzi kicked the calf of the Jinghu Wei in front of him, and the people didn't move, but he almost fell.

"You little lady, which girl are you? How amazing do you dare to walk on the street in the middle of the night, and there are so many people escorting you? If you are in the skin and meat business, you must also understand the rules of doing business! Are you never going to do business in the future? You don't even say hello, you're too undecent! ”

Qin Yining couldn't help but sneer angrily when he heard the drunk man say such things in the carriage.

Outside the carriage, Mu Jinghu couldn't bear to reprimand: "Don't talk nonsense!" ”

"Nonsense? Can be taken out of the building at this time, can you still say that you are a chaste martyr? ”

Seeing the Nine Princes shouting like this, even if their brains were numb from eating too much wine, they still had some measure, and someone pulled the Nine Princes and said, "Don't be like this, what if it's the family of a minister in the court?" ”

"Impossible!" The ninth prince said drunkly, "You are so easy to meet such a beauty?" I've seen a lot of girls in Willow Lane, Flower Street, Beijing, but I've never seen such a handsome one. In the past, it was said that the princess of Zhongshun was a beauty, but didn't that woman go to find Prince Zhongshun? Could it be the princess who was picked up in the middle of the night? Don't laugh my teeth out! ”

Listening to his words, Qin Yining said to Mu Jinghu outside the window: "Mu Gongzi, ask him for his identity." ”

Mu Jinghu asked, "Who are you?" How dare you be so shameless and presumptuous! ”

"Who am I? Ha, there is still anyone who doesn't recognize me? The ninth prince laughed, as if he had encountered the most interesting thing in the world.

There has never been a shortage of people around the ninth prince who are holding him, and he immediately stood up and said: "You have eyes but don't know Mount Tai, this is the ninth prince of the Changguo Mansion!" ”

Qin Yining understood it in the carriage, and as soon as she heard the words "Changguo Gong", her eyes lit up.

"It really didn't take much effort to get it." Qin Yining sneered and told Mu Jinghu outside, "Young Master Mu, take down this Ninth Prince!" ”