She had heard that those entering and leaving the city had to undergo strict body searches and were not allowed to stay longer in the city.
If they were caught, there is no guarantee that they would not be searched in the same way.
When the time comes, revealing your identity is a small thing, but losing integrity is a big thing.
Li Huang held his chin, thought for a moment, and raised his fingers at her.
Lingyuan obediently put her ear to her ears, and heard her lower her voice and say: "If someone dares to search your body tomorrow, you will be like this..."
Lingyuan blinked and looked at his master: "Your Highness, is this possible? What if he is someone who can risk his life?"
Li Huang shook his head: "No, those who do bad things always have a guilty conscience. I guess they don't want these things to reach the ears of the court."
The so-called barefoot people are not afraid of wearing shoes.
As long as they are not afraid, those people will not dare to gamble.
The next day.
The master and the servant dressed up as two men. Although they were a little thinner, after they painted their faces sallow and put on coarse clothes, they immediately turned into two poor people who didn't have enough to eat.
Common people.
The two of them had left the inn through the window, and deliberately wandered around the street early in the morning, as if they were afraid that others would not see them.
In fact, in the sparsely populated streets, the two of them were still very eye-catching, and the government spies could see them almost at a glance.
However, since they were strangers, they wanted to observe it again.
It wasn't until they stopped for a long time in front of a steamed bun shop that they finally bought a steamed bun and wanted to break it into two halves to eat separately. Then those people started moving.
After playing for a long time, someone finally came towards them, and Li Huang breathed a sigh of relief.
She was still wondering whether they didn't express the word "poor" clearly enough, so those people didn't dare to come forward.
After all, if they come from out of town and have money or connections, if they arrest the wrong person, they will be the ones in trouble.
Just as they were thinking about it, the two of them were tapped on the shoulders from behind.
"Where did you two come from?"
Lingyuan swallowed a mouthful of steamed buns and said timidly: "Master, we are from Pengcheng. There was a flood in our hometown, and the houses and crops were flooded. If our brothers were not lucky, they would also be washed away by the flood.
"
"Fortunately, we saved our lives, but we didn't have any money and we couldn't go back, so we just came here begging for food."
The officer and soldier looked them up and down and found that they were so thin that they could be pinched with one hand, so they immediately laughed.
"Since you have nothing to eat, how about I give you a bite of food?"
The master and servant's eyes lit up when they heard this, and they asked in unison: "Seriously?"
When the officers and soldiers saw that the harness was on, the smiles on their faces became even brighter.
"Of course it's true. As long as you are willing to work hard, not only will you not starve to death, but you can also earn some travel expenses. When the flood in Pengcheng is cured, you can go home."
Ling Yuan and Li Huang quickly looked at each other, then nodded wildly at the officer and soldier.
It looked like he had really found a life-saving straw.
The officer and soldier waved his hand: "Come with me."
The two of them bowed and followed timidly. As they walked, Lingyuan asked, "Master, isn't this town the place where you work?"
The man replied: "If you're not here, what kind of decent work can you do in this little shabby place? Just follow me."
Li Huang asked: "How far is it? Our brothers are really tired and hungry and can't walk any more. Can you give us a steamed bun first?"
The officer and soldier looked back at them, took two steamed buns from the bag and threw them to them.
"Eat quickly. If you eat slowly, you won't be able to catch up with the work. There are many people applying for work."
Li Huang took the steamed buns, took one each with Ling Yuan, and started to gnaw on them.
If the ladies of the capital saw this, their eyes would probably pop out of their heads.
Who would have thought that the eldest princess of the country would be so dramatic that it would be hard to tell the truth from the lies.
After finishing eating the steamed buns, a few people continued on their way.
Fortunately, the town is only a dozen miles away from Lishui, and it only takes an hour to walk there.
When they arrived, there were already many people lined up at the city gate.
All of them were captured as young men. The soldiers guarding the city were searching and interrogating them. They were very cautious.
Finally it was Li Huang and Ling Yuan's turn. The two looked at each other, and Ling Yuan directly hooked the soldier's neck and walked to the side.
After making sure that no one else could hear them, she whispered: "Brother, it's convenient, our brothers came here as refugees, and they are all injured. If we search them like this, I'm afraid they won't be able to enter the city for a while."
If we live, our wounds will fester and we will die.”
As she spoke, she coughed weakly a few times.
"We heard that you are secretly digging gold mines in Lishui City, so we came here. If you can't make this convenient for us, then we will have to make these things known to the whole Dayuan."
The soldier stared at her: "You...you are threatening me!"
Lingyuan hooked the man's neck again, with a very familiar look: "How can I dare to threaten you? It's really for your own good. Our brothers haven't bathed for many days, and there are still festering wounds on our bodies. These ten thousand
Once I’m over the illness, I’ll give it to you…”
"Hey, you guys need to join us together, and we want to eat together, so we can all get what we need. It's convenient."
When the soldier heard that she was still sick, he immediately took her hand away and stayed away from her.
But what she said was right. Those who guarded the city gates and captured the strong men were responsible for catching people to make up the numbers, and they were only responsible for ensuring that they were not in danger, that's all.
"Okay, hurry in and don't let anyone know that I let you go."
The soldier waved his hand in disgust, turned around and returned to his position.
Ling Yuan thanked her profusely and took Li Huang towards the city.
In the city, there were already officials responsible for handling them. As soon as the soldiers questioned them clearly, they took the people away like a duck.
As soon as he entered the city gate, Li Huang looked around like an ignorant country bumpkin.
When the officers and soldiers responsible for driving them away saw this, they couldn't help but shout a warning: "Boy, what are you looking at? You will be able to watch when we get to the ground later."
Li Huang looked frightened and followed the crowd of people with his neck hunched.
The entire Lishui City is similar to the small town just now. There are basically no people on the streets and the shops are closed.
Occasionally, one or two inns are open, but no one is staying.
The innkeeper lay on the counter and sighed.
This scene really hurt Li Huang's heart.
Even if the city under Dayuan's rule is not very wealthy, it should be a place where people can live and work in peace and contentment.
But what did she see along the way?
A large number of women fled out of town carrying their burdens, as if there were some wild beasts in the city where they were born.