Luyan Port was supposed to be a peaceful and festive place, but tonight it was filled with a chilling atmosphere, with soldiers running around inside and outside the city.
When the sergeants led by Chu Nanzhi rushed to the Li family compound thirty miles north of the city, Qi Jiang heard the news and asked the guards at Zhuangzi to fight with Chen Chuan's men, while he himself
Escaped through the back door.
Chen Chuan was indeed a brave and skilled general. It only took him a stick of incense to subdue the hundreds of guards in Zhuangzi, and only lost five sergeants.
I searched all over Zhuangzi and found nearly ten kilograms of arsenic and a lot of gold, silver, jade and silk.
Under the bright torch, Chu Nanzhi looked around at the group of restrained minions and asked sternly: "Who is Qi Jiang?"
The crowd looked at each other and pondered for a long time before someone replied in a low voice: "Qi Laoliu has escaped."
"Escaped?"
Chu Nanzhi suddenly felt disappointed. Just when he was about to cross-examine again, he heard a loud voice ringing in his ears: "Don't worry, he can't escape."
Hearing that the voice was very familiar, Chu Nanzhi turned his head and looked around, and was surprised to see a familiar figure walking straight towards him.
I haven’t seen him for a long time, and his scoundrel look is still the same as before.
"lecher."
Chu Nanzhi felt an inexplicable excitement rising in her heart.
"Little Zhizhi, you are really brave, bringing so many people here to arrest so many bandits."
Xie Jingchen led the person forward casually and looked at her with a friendly face.
"Where does this madman come from? He dares to disrespect the princess."
Chen Chuan was so angry that he pointed the knife handle directly at him.
"Captain Chen, please don't be rude. This is a friend of mine."
Chu Nanzhi also didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He was still so uncomfortable in this situation.
When Xie Jingchen saw the rough man put the knife back, he waved to the people behind him, and then he saw a group of guards in civilian clothes escorting more than ten people up.
Chu Nanzhi took a closer look and saw that all the people being escorted were missing arms and legs, and no one was in good health.
"I helped you get rid of dozens of minions. I heard that the remaining ones were those who assassinated your envoys outside the city this morning, so I brought them over to you."
Xie Jingchen smiled calmly at Chen Chuan, who was still full of vigilance, and continued to face Chu Nanzhi. He couldn't help but sigh softly in his heart: "I heard that Princess Pingning held a banquet with King Pingning today to celebrate the reunion, so this small gift is very welcome.
Consider it a congratulatory gift from me."
"You, why did you suddenly come to Luyan Port again?"
Chu Nanzhi now knows that he is a member of the Xie family of Baiyu, and his status must be noble. The two countries are currently in confrontation, and war is about to break out. She does not want this disciple to appear openly and openly in the Dahe Empire again.
Before Xie Jingchen could answer in person, a middle-aged man in brown brocade clothes beside him said first: "As soon as my Royal Highness arrived at Luyan Port Post House, he heard about everything that happened in the city, and also learned that Princess Pingning personally
He was worried about leading people out of the city to capture the thief, so he led me out of the city to help the princess rescue the siege."
The disciple is so eager, I am afraid that Lin Jinxiao will be angry again when he learns about it. Chu Nanzhi smiled stiffly and said: "Your Highness, thank you for worrying too much. I am leading all strong generals in the army. How can anything go wrong?"
After a moment of silence, she stared at Xie Jingchen, who was smiling, and asked hesitantly: "At the beginning, I felt that His Highness had an extraordinary identity, but I didn't know which Highness he was from the Ten Clan of Baiyu?"
"Of course it is His Royal Highness the current Crown Prince."
The middle-aged man was a little unhappy. His nephew had just arrived at Luyan Port and came to rescue her without fear of hard work, but she was so ungrateful.
"Sixth Uncle, you accompany Shi Yao back to the post house first. I will escort Princess Pingning to Prince Pingning's Mansion. Say hello to you and then meet you at the post house."
Xie Jingchen was impatient with Uncle Xie Sixth's noisiness and was eager to send him away.
Uncle Xie Liu knew that his nephew was hopeless, so he rolled his eyes coldly at Chu Nanzhi and turned around angrily.
Following his leaving figure, Chu Nanzhi could clearly see a graceful woman in white sitting on a white horse in the distance. She was wearing a thin black cloak. She looked a bit awkward in the night wind.
lonely.
The two people's eyes met inadvertently, and the woman just looked at Chu Nanzhi slightly, and then she turned around and left with a gentle command to the horse.
"This time I was ordered to come to discuss major diplomatic issues between the two countries. I was about to transfer at Luyan Port and heard about the chaos in the city, so I stopped by. Fortunately, I arrived in time, otherwise I would have let this group of people
Got away."
While Chu Nan Zhi was still thinking, she heard Xie Jingchen's magnetic voice ringing in her ears.
She came back to her senses and looked at the handsome husband carefully, and said doubtfully: "You are the prince of the Baiyu clan. Even if you are discussing the diplomatic relations between the two countries, you should not come in person. Don't you?
Worried about being held hostage inside the country.”
The corners of Xie Jingchen's mouth twisted and he slowly revealed a bitter smile: "In order to avoid the destruction of the lives of the two countries, what do I have to fear even if I am held hostage in the Dahe Empire for the rest of my life?"
Underneath his seemingly calm expression, his eyes were filled with affection.
After being apart from her for several months, he suffered from lovesickness. Now as long as he could see her every day, he would rather stay in the Dahe Empire as a hostage.
Chu Nanzhi strongly disagreed with his point of view: "Since you are worried about the war between the two countries, you should try your best to stay in the capital and stabilize the situation of the country. Don't let Bai Yu's army repeatedly invade our borders. You should not put yourself in danger. This will be counterproductive.
This is in line with the wishes of those in your country who have ulterior motives."
Seeing the two of them talking so intimately, Chen Chuan always felt that something was wrong.
Moreover, wouldn’t it be more beneficial to the Empire for the Imperial Prince to personally come to the Empire for peace talks?
He smiled and said: "Prince Xie's peace talks are very sincere this time, and they will definitely be able to exchange for peace between the two countries. Even if he stays in our court as a guest, he is still an honored guest, and no one will dare to embarrass Prince Xie."
"I guess so."
Xie Jingchen pursed his lips and smiled and looked at Chu Nanzhi again. He found that she seemed a little unhappy and immediately changed the subject: "You should quickly interrogate these criminals who were escorted back."
After speaking, he ordered his subordinates to bring Qi Jiang to Chu Nanzhi.
"Are you Qi Jiang?"
Looking at the middle-aged man who was covered in blood and whose legs were maimed, Chu Nanzhi asked with some uncertainty.
"yes."
Qi Jiang pouted, his face full of dissatisfaction.
"Why assassinate the imperial envoy?"
Chu Nanzhi leaned down and stared at him quietly.
"Labour and management are happy."
Qi Jiang turned his head sideways and rolled his eyes proudly.
"It seems that the severe beating just now was not enough for you, so I will personally come to take care of you."
Xie Jingchen picked up the sword blade in his hand, his tall figure bent slightly, keeping the same posture as Chu Nanzhi, looking at Qi Jiang closely, and sneered: "We Baiyu people have many ways to torture people, you
If you like it, I can let you experience it from beginning to end."
Qi Jiang thought that he had someone break his hamstring just now, which was already painful enough.
He had also heard about the viciousness of the Baiyu people, and he immediately confessed with lingering fear: "Someone came to Zhuangzi a few days ago to report a letter, saying that at dawn today, an official from the imperial court would arrive at Luyan Port. As long as we seize the imperial edict,
, the court will definitely blame Princess Pingning."
Hearing this, Chu Nan Zhi thought and nodded slightly.