Volume 8 Secret Forest Chapter 1 Travel to Ping'an County
On the second day, several people went to the court with the adults to face the saint, and they all changed into official uniforms, and Zheng Yi was called to find the second prince.
Xiaoxiao and Wang Chen, who were named Cassia's personal guards, wore a gold medal order on their waists, and because Qin Yu did not take the exam, he was still a scarf scholar, so he was given a gold medal to avoid death.
After a few people finished their work, they came to Yongning Mansion, which is more magnificent than the ordinary mansion, and after a few people put their luggage, they came to the file room with adults.
As soon as he opened the door, the shelves in front of him were full of files, "My lord, the emperor has moved all the difficult cases here." ”
Xiaoxiao looked at the files on the wall and couldn't help but sigh.
"Eat the king's luck, bear the king's worries, let's sort out and clean up and see which cases need to be followed up." Cassia said.
Just as the file was being sorted out, a file fell from the top and smashed right on Cassia's head.
When everyone heard the sound, they all looked back, walked to the adults with concern, and the curious Xiaoxiao picked up the file that had fallen on the ground and opened it to take a look.
"Secret Forest, that's an interesting name." The adult opened the file to check, it was actually an ordinary case of miasma poisoning, but why did it appear in the file room in Yongning Mansion.
Wang Chen took the file and looked through it carefully, it turned out that there was a forest in a small county town in the northeast of the capital, but all the people who broke in by mistake would become stupid when they came out.
At this time, the master began to speak, "Miasma, generally seen in the south, rarely said in the north, I suspect there is something hidden in it." ”
"Then, my lord, let's not check."
"Check!"
After several people sorted out the files in the file room, they began to pack their luggage and prepare to go to Ping'an County overnight, and Zheng Yi also joined the ranks.
On the day of departure, several people leisurely drove the carriage and walked in the woods, driving Zheng Yi, but suddenly, the carriage sped up, and everyone's hearts were raised.
"Zheng Yi, what's wrong with you!" Xiaoxiao shouted.
"County Lord, we're being followed!"
As soon as everyone heard that they were following, they were vigilant, Xiaoxiao lifted the curtain, and suddenly an arrow came into view, and rushed straight to the front.
At the last moment, he paused in front of him, and it turned out that the adult had grabbed the arrow, and his hand was also a little bruised because of it.
"Your Excellency!"
"Zheng Yi, you protect Xiaoxiao, Wang Chen, you protect the master."
The adult folded the arrow in his hand in half, took over Zheng Yi to drive, and when he fled to a bamboo forest, the man in black with a hat fell from the sky.
As soon as they landed, the men in black gathered at them from all directions, drew their big knives on their backs, and rushed forward viciously.
A man in black descended from the sky, split the carriage, and the horses fled, and the man in black surrounded the five people.
"My lord, what should I do?"
"The soldiers are divided into two ways, you protect Xiaoxiao, Wang Chen and I will take the master away, there is a small village not far ahead, we are gathered there."
After the two discussed, they each took the hand of the person they wanted to protect and divided into two ways, and the man in black was also divided into two groups.
Zheng Yi ran up the mountain with Xiaoxiao, wanting to get rid of the man in black through the woods, and when he saw a hole in a tree, he got in.
"What about them, the second prince said, you have to see people in life, and you have to see corpses in death."
"Don't worry, they won't run far, we'll keep chasing."
Second prince?
Xiaoxiao looked at Zheng Yi suspiciously, only to see him shake his head firmly, and then his brow relaxed.
On the other side, the man in black said the same thing, but all of them fell on the master's incense powder.
"This fan powder is specially made by Xiaoxiao, because the time is too rushed, there is only this pack."
"Let's go before they wake up."
The three of them came to the agreed small village, but Xiaoxiao and Zheng Yi were still nowhere to be seen.
"You say, what does the second prince want our lives for?" Wang Chen ran out of breath.
"It's obvious that he is not the second prince's person, otherwise he wouldn't even know Zheng Yi, the personal guard." The master defended the second prince.
But Wang Chen still thinks that this matter is inseparable from the second prince, "What if he even wants to kill Zheng Yi." ”
"The second prince kills Zheng Yi, it's easier than killing an ant, why bother to find someone to follow in disguise." The master analyzed again.
"It must be that we offended which minister in the court, this is to sell our lives."
Cassia thought carefully and asserted.
At this time, a man appeared in the village, and a man with a hoe appeared in front of him.
The man looked them up and down, and bowed respectfully, "I don't know if it's the master?" ”
"This is ......" Wang Chen was about to speak, but was interrupted by Qin Chan, "This is Master Zhang of the capital, visiting villages and looking for high-quality crops. ”
When the young man in front of him heard that he had come to collect grain, his eyes shone brightly.
"Yes, there is good food, this lord, please come."
As he spoke, he led people inside, shouted as he walked, and called people out, saying that he was a master from the capital and came to collect grain.
With such a shout, the people in the busy village, with tools, rushed up one after another.
Seeing this, Wang Chen subconsciously blocked in front of Cassia Ming, but was stopped and asked to rein in.
The villagers, with a simple smile on their faces, were not aggressive at all.
"Master, we have good rice and good fruits in the field, I hope you can help us, and we can also help you transport it, no silver."
The village chief stood up and worked hard to promote his crops.
Cassia and Qin Yu glanced at each other, and Qin Yu took out twenty taels of silver from his arms and handed them to the village chief.
"This is a deposit, we need to stay here for a few days, by the way, look at the crops, if it is good, naturally it will not be less."
Seeing that there was a deposit, the village chief happily looked back at the villagers, and when he saw that the villagers were also happy, he nodded.
The three of them were taken to the village chief's house, which was considered a multi-room house in the village.
Although it can't be compared to the houses in the county, it can still be inhabited.
At night, Cassia stood alone at the entrance of the village, looking into the distance.
"I'm waiting for them." Qin Yu appeared from behind him, still holding a small pot of wine in his hand.
Cassia saw this, and a smile appeared in his eyes, "I didn't expect you to find wine to drink here." ”
Qin Yu took a sip and handed him the wine, "The home-brewed fruit wine given by the village chief is quite good." ”
The two of them were drinking for a month, and suddenly heard the sound of footsteps, and Cassia became vigilant for a moment.
Looking around, I found that it was Xiaoxiao and Zheng Yi, and hurriedly greeted them.
It turned out that Zheng Yi was injured, and Xiaoxiao looked at the adult, as if she saw a life-saving straw.
"My lord, hurry up, save Zheng Yi!" Xiaoxiao struggled to support Zheng Yi, who was about to faint, and shouted loudly when she saw the adult.
Seeing this, the two immediately stepped forward to take the handle and helped the person into the room.