The news of the unexpected change on the way to escort Princess Zheng and the prince soon reached the city, and the prefect of Kangcheng immediately prepared several richly decorated carriages and several slaves to meet him at the request of the envoy sent by Taiwei Zheng, and he rode along with him.

Liu Dongxing and Hu Jinquan, who received the news, did not move, and the latter was even a little proud: "It seems that Shen Tugang is really here, although he is good, but unfortunately his scheming is not very good, and it is really boring to fall into our trap so easily." ”

Liu Dongxing looked at him funny: "Lao Hu, don't be happy first, others are here, but I don't know if the plan can be successful." And he came earlier than we expected, and we don't know if our people can bring the news to Princess Zheng before he starts. ”

"You don't have to worry about that." Hu Jinquan said, "Outside the city, there were already eyes and ears that we set up to prevent Shen Tugang from escaping, and near the main roads where several locations outside the city were hidden and convenient to lurk, all the people were moved away by us in advance, and now those who are there are our people, so we can receive the news that Taiwei Zheng and his party have encountered an accident so quickly." Since Taiwei Zheng took the initiative to send people to us, we can naturally get in touch with Princess Zheng unknowingly. Princess Zheng fled in a hurry with her son when Qingzhou fell, and there were not many people with her, because she secretly sent away the true son, and there were a few fewer people. Taiwei Zheng had recklessly buried King Zheng before, and now in order to defend himself in front of the emperor, of course he can't treat Princess Zheng and his son badly, but what kind of attendants can he find in the army? Naturally, it will be used by the people. No matter how fast Shen Tu Gang comes, it is impossible to be faster than the people who were already stationed in the people's houses, but I am afraid that now Princess Zheng has received the news. ”

Liu Dongxing asked with some concern: "You did explain to the people below, how to mention your identity to Princess Zheng, right?" ”

"You know, if you want to say it's from King Kang's Mansion." Hu Jinquan said lightly, "King Kang's mansion is not monolithic, the group of people who were calculated by Shen Tu before are the same as the current group of people. Prince Zheng contacted his cousin through Zhu Jiayi's relationship, and his cousin Qin Yunni hooked up with a group of abandoned slaves in King Kang's Mansion because of his mother's death. They also heard some rumors, but they didn't know whether it was true or not, and when they saw Princess Zheng coming, they naturally wanted to discuss it in private. As for whether their words can be overheard by Princess Zheng, it depends on their ability. I still trust my brother's skills. ”

Liu Dongxing smiled, and then sighed again: "I originally thought that Shen Tu Gang would wait for Princess Zheng to enter the city and settle down before he would quietly come to visit, but now he chose to do it outside the city, probably because he was worried that the city was heavily guarded and it would be difficult to get out afterwards." It's a pity that Princess Zheng was smart and dropped the prince, which affected him. Since he can't rescue people outside the city, then he will definitely continue to inquire about the whereabouts of the prince, and sooner or later he will step into the trap we have set. Therefore, even if Princess Zheng can't learn the whereabouts of the prince before he comes, it doesn't matter much, we still have a future. ”

"This can't be done," Hu Jinquan raised his eyebrows, "We have put so much effort into laying this trap, if we can't solve it within a few days, it will be terrible to drag it on, not to mention that our branch still has something to do, and the two hundred elite soldiers you sent out can't hide their tracks for a long time." We'll have to let Shen Tu just come over as soon as possible."

Liu Dongxing thought for a while: "That...... Just make some illusions, so that after Shen Tu just came to the door, he thought that the people of King Kang's Mansion intended to hand over the prince of Zheng to the government in exchange for their own interests, and they didn't have to be too obvious, they just needed to ...... A few signs will do. Tell the Zhu family to come and find Qin Yunni alone."

The two looked at each other and smiled tacitly. Zhu Xiuyun and Zhu Jiayi were abducted by Shen Tugang together, but after Zhu Jiayi came back now, there was no Zhu Xiuyun by his side, if the Zhu family knew, it was normal for people to come to inquire about the whereabouts of their only daughter, but the Zhu family had a deep enmity with King Zheng's mansion, and they would definitely not shield King Zheng's son, if they learned his whereabouts, it would not be difficult to guess what actions they would take. As soon as Shen Tu discovers the traces of the Zhu family, he will inevitably speed up his actions and take the prince of Zheng away.

Things happened as they had planned. Princess Zheng, who was resting in a house on the outskirts of Cannes for a short time, and her close maid went to the kitchen to find someone very dissatisfied after the master's house had not brought the charcoal fire and hot tea from the hand stove for a long time, and "just happened" to hear the two mothers-in-law of the master's family talking: "The noble man in there is not Princess Zheng?" I heard those girls call her Niangniang. ”

"It must be, isn't there a rumor that Princess Zheng and the prince were taken by officers and soldiers and were going to be escorted back to Qingzhou? It's not surprising that we pass by Cannes on the way. Hmph, it's just a group of thieves, what kind of noble people are they putting up, and they still shout and drink to us, asking for tea and water, and our family doesn't even have enough charcoal for their own use? It's good to have ordinary charcoal, but the girl is embarrassed to dislike it, saying that at least it has to be fruit charcoal, and you can't want ordinary charcoal, who doesn't know that fruit charcoal is stronger than coal, but you also have to have something here that doesn't have long eyes, who does she think she is? It's just a girl, or a girl from the anti-thief family, maybe she will be cut down with a knife at any time, and she will dare to be rude to us"

Princess Zheng's maid's face sank, and she glared at the two women in the kitchen angrily, but then she thought about it and felt that it was wrong, if it was an ordinary woman, where would she have such insight? I even know the name of Silver Frost Charcoal. She obviously only asked for fruit charcoal, and she didn't mention the silver frost charcoal she was used to on weekdays. She is not a fool, how could she not know that it is impossible for ordinary people to have such a thing, even a slightly inferior rich and noble family, and it is only the master who can take the turn of fruit charcoal.

Thinking of this, she immediately became vigilant in her heart, and instead of impulsively entering the house to argue with the two women, she hid outside the door and continued to eavesdrop.

One of the women in the house secretly glanced at the big water tank in the corner of the house, the outer surface of the water tank was recognizable, faintly reflecting the figure of the maid outside the door, she knew it in her heart, held back the smile on her lips, and continued to say to her companions: "Forget it, we are also from the palace, what kind of goods are the people waiting around the nobles, we know in our hearts, why bother to meet her in general?" She is just still able to play prestige, and when the emperor's decree comes down, even her master may not be able to save her life, let alone her? Don't look at her decentness now, in fact, she is not as good as us, although there is no prince, the palace is no longer there, and she is still squeezed out of the city to farm, but she still has a full meal. ”

The maid outside the door suddenly realized, it seems that this family was originally from King Kang's mansion, she has been waiting by the princess's side for a long time, and she has also heard the news that the old people of King Kang's mansion are fighting and the losers are being kicked out of the palace, it seems that these people are the group of losers.

Now that she knows the origin of the other party, she is relieved and does not plan to listen to it anymore. is a person from King Kang's Mansion, how can he have a good face for the princess and prince of King Zheng's Mansion? It's already light not to send tea and water, anyway, it's just a temporary rest here, and when you enter the city and live at the post station, the princess and the prince of the dignified domain won't even be able to drink saliva, right?

She was about to retreat when the woman in the house noticed her movement and immediately threw out a topic that she would be interested in: "Speaking of Prince Zheng, I heard a rumor, do you know? The one in our house, not the real son" The maid froze suddenly, her face turned pale, quickly glanced around, and then pressed her ear to the door panel.

Another woman took over from her companion: "What do you say? There are all officers and soldiers outside, if it weren't for the prince, how would they say yes? ”

"Don't you know? The old Chen family heard that the little prince came to the door, and there was a child among the people who accompanied him, saying that it was the son of King Zheng and our family, you and I have seen it, how can there be a little bit of the world? ”

The maid was almost out of shape, she knew that the prince was traveling with Zhu Jiayi, the little prince of King Kang's mansion, but how could they come to Kangcheng? The princess had obviously repeatedly instructed Chief Manager Qiu to take them south to Hu'an immediately, and it was too dangerous to defect to Princess Yao's maternal grandfather's house in Kangcheng and Qingzhou, how could Chief Manager Qiu be so confused?

The women in the house were still talking: "Is this news true? Hey, the Qin family's Yunni is really unlucky, this cheap brother has killed the Qin family, and now he is coming to her again. Finally, I had an errand, and I met a good person and was willing to take them in, how did such an accident happen? If the government finds out, will Yunni be implicated? ”

"It's hard to say. Lao Chen, they are all complaining, saying that people are kind enough to help Yunni, but Yunni is causing trouble for others, if the government investigates the door, it is not a sentence to take in the younger brother and get mixed up, don't hurt others. and Lao Chen, they are also afraid that the quiet days that King Kang's Mansion has won so hard will come to an end again."

"Probably not, right? The place where they lived was quite remote, far from the other houses, and on the southeast edge of Cannes College, surrounded by a large area of woods, and although the nearest Fuxi Street was bustling and prosperous, it was often visited by outsiders to do business. Lao Chen is afraid of causing trouble, and they have always been unassuming, as long as the prince of Zheng and the prince are secretive, they should not be discovered. ”

"Who knows? I don't understand, since they ran away, let's run away, what are you doing in Cannes? If the government is asked to hold it, our people in King Kang's Mansion will not be able to tell, will the government think that we are deliberately covering up......"

The maid could no longer hold her breath, and seeing that they were discussing whether they would be implicated, she immediately turned around and ran back into the house, reporting what she had heard to Princess Zheng Yao.

Yao's face turned pale with shock: "How could it be...... Qin'er is so confused, since she got out, she should leave quickly, what are you doing here? ”

The cronies and servants beside her also said in a panic: "Niangniang, this is bad this time, this family is just an abandoned slave who was expelled from King Kang's mansion, and he can still hear about such a secret matter, and he is worried that it will affect him, what will the family where the prince is hiding think?" In order to protect himself, he will definitely report to the government that the prince is in danger."

Yao Shi couldn't stop stringing beads and tears anymore: "How should this be?" I only have such a flesh and blood, and I secretly sent him away just to save him, but I didn't expect him to send himself into danger instead......"

While crying, I suddenly heard a creak on the windowsill behind the house, and a tall man appeared outside the window with a solemn face: "What does the princess mean by this?" ”

Princess Zheng Yao was stunned for a moment, and her eyes instantly burst into surprise: "Mr. Shentu, you came just in time".

More to, address (to be continued)