249 The county seat of Sihui is warned
After leaving Linshan City, the road was uneventful, and on the evening of the sixth day, the group came to the bank of the Yellow River, in a county town called Sihui. It is named because the Yellow River has four large-angle bends here, and it is under the jurisdiction of Huazhou Prefecture.
Although the county government came forward to requisition and transfer the ferry, because it was late, he could only stay overnight and cross the river early the next morning. After crossing the river, there are three more days to reach the capital city of Bianjing.
Although it is a county seat, it is located at the key point of the Yellow River and is a place where merchants gather, so its prosperity is no less than that of a prefecture city.
Limited to the size of the princess's honor guard, she can only stay at the Sihui County State Guest House again.
Due to the news of the assassination of Linshan Mansion, Yin Lei Wanli had already sent people to rush to the front through the prefecture and county yamen along the way, so before nightfall, the entire guest house was already three floors inside and three floors outside was tightly surrounded. There are not only hundreds of soldiers under the accompanying Linshan Prefecture regimental training envoys, but also dozens of soldiers mobilized by the county government, as well as hundreds of soldiers sent by the Huazhou Prefecture regimental training envoys.
Wu Zheng has not taken it lightly, and after leaving Linshan Mansion, he personally stayed in the guest house every night, outside the room where Princess Caifeng stayed. And Ning Xiaokun and Ning Xiaoqian's room was next to the princess's room. The trio temporarily served as the princess's personal bodyguards.
After dinner today, Princess Caifeng suddenly came to Youxing and wanted to go to the streets of Sihui County. Wu Zheng didn't approve of it in his heart, but he didn't openly oppose it. And Ning Xiaokun was not very happy along the way, and he had long wanted to walk around. On the contrary, Ning Xiaoqian, who has always been dignified, persuaded a few words, and when she saw that the two of them insisted on going, she only glanced at Wu Zheng, who had a look of embarrassment on his face, and stopped making a sound.
Princess Caifeng only allowed the dozen or so guards to follow far behind, and Wu Zheng, just in case, arranged for the ten catchers from Sihui County to be divided into two groups, one group walking in front and one group behind the princess guards. He didn't leave the body of the three women who followed him a few steps away.
When the group came to a crowded street, and most of the people who came in and out were well-dressed young boys, Princess Caifeng couldn't help but ask Ning Xiaokun curiously:
"Sister, what kind of place is that, why is it so lively? Why don't we go and see it too?"
Although they are all girls, Ning Xiaokun, who often walks outside, knows that this is not the place where girls should go. Pulling Princess Caifeng's arm, she whispered as she walked towards the street next to her:
"Your Highness, that kind of place is not suitable for girls to hang out. ”
Although he was in the inner courtyard of the palace, Gu Luan had heard of some of the scenery outside. So when he heard Ning Xiaokun say this, he immediately understood what it was, so he lowered his head and walked a few steps with a slightly red face.
It's just that when she found that Wu Zheng was still standing at the corner of the street and looking out, with a lot of reluctance, her footsteps couldn't help but stop slightly for a moment. Such a subtle move naturally couldn't hide from Ning Xiaoqian's eyes. She was also curious about Wu Zheng's abnormal behavior, so she hurriedly walked over to Wu Zheng's side, meaning to remind Wu Zheng. Ning Xiaoqian didn't believe that Wu Zheng was interested in the brothel on the opposite side.
Just came to Wu Zheng's side, and heard Wu Zheng say:
"Wait for me in a moment. ”
With that, the figure flashed and drowned in the flow of people on that busy street.
When Wu Zheng stood in front of a door with two red lanterns, pulled and pulled by two girls who were smeared with grease and powder, he was wondering in his heart, the figure just now was clearly in front of him, why did he disappear in a blink of an eye?
"Not good!"
Wu Zheng said secretly, hurriedly retreated and returned, and when he came to the street, he saw that Princess Caifeng and the Ning sisters were safe and sound, and then he breathed a sigh.
"What did you just see?"
After Ning Xiaoqian saw the relieved expression on Wu Zheng's face, she couldn't help but ask.
"Standing at the corner of the street just now, I saw an unusually familiar figure, but after chasing it, it disappeared. ”
"Who is it?"
Ning Xiaokun hurriedly interjected when he heard this.
"That back just now is very similar to the back on the wall of the Ling Mansion in Jinling City. ”
"You read that right?!"
The sisters asked almost in unison.
Wu Zheng shook his head, but did not speak again.
"Catch the thief!"
Suddenly, a shout came from the street where Wu Zheng and the others had just passed. Immediately, a thin figure ran over quickly, followed by two middle-aged men who looked rich and well-dressed.
Seeing that the thief who was being chased by the two of them came straight to Princess Caifeng, Wu Zheng quickly turned sideways and acted as the thief's way. At the same time, Ning Xiaoqian and Ning Xiaokun each had one arm, holding Princess Caifeng back four or five steps in a row.
Wu Zheng stretched out his hand, and was about to tap it on the chest of the thief who rushed in front of him, but a low and familiar voice suddenly sounded in his ear.
"Wu Gongzi, he is a slave family, there is an ambush in the city, and he can't live there. ”
Variety Sky Fox Mo Zi?!
Wu Zheng's outstretched hand suddenly stopped in the air, but the plump and fullness on Mo Zi's chest seemed to take the initiative to meet Wu Zheng's outstretched fingers. I don't know if it was intentional, but I saw Mo Zi, the Variety Sky Fox, stumbling and almost crashing into Wu Zheng's arms. Wu Zheng subconsciously took a step to the side and took advantage of the situation to pull her.
In the eyes of outsiders, Wu Zheng's action is more like catching a stumbling thief. It's just that Mo Zi's thin figure stumbled again, happened to dodge Wu Zheng's outstretched hand, and disappeared in the bustling street in a blink of an eye, among the pedestrians coming and going.
The two middle-aged people who caught up just glanced at Wu Zheng, and they also squeezed into the flow of people, and soon disappeared.
Seeing that Wu Zheng was still stunned, Ning Xiaoqian and Ning Xiaokun led Princess Caifeng to come up again, and Ning Xiaokun couldn't help complaining about Wu Zheng:
"Why didn't you catch that thief?"
"Let's go, let's go back. ”
didn't explain too much, but it could be seen from Wu Zheng's serious face that something major must have happened, so the three girls didn't ask again, so they followed behind Wu Zheng and obediently returned to the guest house.
It wasn't until she entered the room where Princess Caifeng was staying that Ning Xiaoqian asked:
"What's the matter, do you know the thief just now?"
"That's right, it's the Variety Sky Fox Mo Zi. ”
"She's her again?!"
Ning Xiaokun couldn't help but exclaim.
"Well, she must have deliberately approached us just now, and whispered a reminder that 'there is an ambush in the city, and we can't live there'. ”
"Can she believe her words?!"
"Xiao Kun. ”
was reprimanded softly by Ning Xiaoqian, and Ning Xiaokun hurriedly closed his mouth.
"Her Royal Highness ...... Princess?"
"Lord Wu is in charge. ”
knew that Wu Zheng was thinking about his own safety, so he was afraid that Wu Zheng would be embarrassed, and before he finished speaking, Princess Caifeng showed her attitude. (To be continued.) )