As the men and horses approached, Zhou Feng urged his horses to meet him.
"Open the city gate." Cheng Jiaoniang said directly.
Behind him, the Prince of Jin'an County followed him, and his expression darkened slightly when he saw Zhou Hui's face looming in his hood.
She also left some manpower in the capital to make arrangements.
"Open the city gate." He also said.
Mr. Gu immediately stepped forward, and at this moment Zhou Hui raised his head and shouted a name at the city gate.
Although it was a step late, Mr. Gu still called out a name.
The two people whose names were called at the city gate looked at each other in surprise, exchanging expressions that they were their own people. They did not dare to stay and immediately went downstairs together.
"Fu Langzhong."
Just as the two men were directing the soldiers to open the city gate, someone called from behind.
"Who asked you to open the city gate?"
The two of them paused, turned around, and saw Qin Hu, who had just passed by, turning back. Behind him, there was the sound of horse hooves, and a group of armored patrols ran over.
"Master Xiao Qin." The prison officer Fu Langzhong saluted, "The prince of Jin'an County has returned to the capital."
Qin Hu approached slowly, with a smile on his face under the light of the torch at the city gate.
"The prince of Jin'an County has returned to the capital? Is there any edict? Is there any guidance from Zhongshu Men?" he asked slowly.
"Master Xiao Qin." Another person stood up and said, "The Queen Mother had an edict a few days ago."
Qin Hu laughed.
"A few days ago, the Queen Mother's decree was disobeyed by the king of Jin'an County, and now he is disobeying the decree and returning." He said, "What is the intention?"
As soon as he finished speaking, he stretched out his hand and pointed.
"Take them both down!"
The patrols behind him swarmed forward.
The commotion behind the door was naturally heard outside the city gate, and Zhou Hui and others' expressions became calm.
"Open the city gate." He urged his horse forward and shouted again.
"Zhou Hui." A voice came from inside the door, "It's not appropriate to open the door now, why not wait a little longer."
Zhou Hui stiffened.
"Oops." He said, turning to look at Cheng Jiaoniang, "Qin Hu found out."
"How did Qin Hu find out?" Cheng Jiaoniang asked.
"He just entered the city with a carriage." Zhou Hui said, "It's very strange."
Cheng Jiaoniang raised her head and looked at the city gate, her hood fell down, and her expression flickered in the light of the torch.
"What should I do?" Mr. Gu asked, "Since someone is deliberately guarding the door, it's hard to get in."
"Are you going to break in?" Zhou Hui asked.
Hearing his words, Mr. Gu's heart skipped a beat.
"Princess, what happened in the city?" he asked, "What are you hiding from us? Is there anything you can't tell us? We believe you, and we will leave if you say so. You should also explain to us? Nothing
To break into the city gate in the middle of the night, and His Highness is a member of the clan, that is a serious crime of treason."
"I guess something happened in the capital." Cheng Jiaoniang said.
"Guess?" Mr. Gu shouted, "Princess, are you kidding me?"
"My sister never jokes!" Zhou Hui shouted.
"It seems that Mr. Zhou, who is waiting here, guessed our arrival, right?" Mr. Gu said with a sneer, "Then this guess is really accurate."
The atmosphere in front of the door became a little stagnant.
Cheng Jiaoniang ignored it, took a step back and looked at the city wall.
A figure appeared on the city wall. Under the illumination of two torches, he looked down at Cheng Jiaoniang, his cloak flying in the night wind.
See you again so soon.
Qin Hu looked at the woman under the city gate.
But I really don’t want to see you at this time.
"Princess of Jin'an County," he said, "If you want to climb over the wall, don't blame me for being rude."
As he finished speaking, the soldiers who stood on the city wall to guard the city aimed their bows and crossbows at them.
"Qin Hu, how dare you!" Zhou Hui shouted, standing in front of Cheng Jiaoniang with raised eyebrows, pointing at Qin Hu.
Qin Hu smiled.
"If you dare, I dare." He said slowly.
There was silence inside and outside the city gate, the night wind whirred with torches, and the night became anxious.
"Open the door, open the door."
The sound of rapid horse hooves and shouts could be heard from the city gate.
"The Queen Mother has issued an urgent edict."
The Queen Mother issued an urgent edict?
Qin Hu turned around with a surprised expression and looked at the two eunuchs running towards him from the city.
"What is the decree?" Qin Hu asked.
The two chamberlains looked at Qin Hu standing in front of the city gate, and then looked at the two jailers who had been arrested with some surprise.
"Two father-in-laws, they want to open the city gate privately. I have received orders from Lord Fu Yin to capture them." Qin Hu said, shaking out an official document in his hand.
You have to be the most considerate in doing things, and the only ones who don't follow the rules are others.
The two chamberlains ignored him.
"Quick, quick, open the city gate." they said.
"I wonder what kind of message your two father-in-laws are going to deliver this midnight?" Qin Hu asked again, but he didn't move away.
The two chamberlains were furious.
"Master Xiao Qin, this is not something you can ask, right?" they shouted.
The movement inside could not be heard clearly outside the city gate. Cheng Jiaoniang took a few steps back, looked at the city gate, and reached out to touch the long rope on the horse's back.
"No." Zhou Hao immediately understood what she was thinking and said flatly, "This is too dangerous."
"Ms. Cheng!" Mr. Gu urged his horse over and shouted sternly, "What happened?"
What he called was Mrs. Cheng, not Her Royal Highness the Princess.
Zhou Hui and Cheng Jiaoniang both looked at him.
Unknowingly, Prince Jin'an and others distanced themselves from them and looked at them quietly in the night.
Since setting off, the King of Jin'an County has not said a word. At this moment, whether it is Mr. Gu's question or the confrontation between Zhou Hui and Qin Hu, he is as silent as if he does not exist.
This shout passed through the city gate and entered the city, causing the two chamberlains to startle.
"Ms. Cheng?" one of them said, with a look of joy on his face. He urged his horse to rush towards this side, shouting, "Is the princess of Jin'an County outside?"
"Yes." Cheng Jiaoniang replied immediately.
"Open the city gate, it is the Queen Mother's decree." The chamberlain held up the imperial edict in his hand and "summoned the princess of Jin'an County into the palace."
In the face of the imperial edict, the guards at the city gate no longer dared to stay and were busy trying to open it.
"Wait a minute." Qin Hu said.
"Qin Hu, do you dare to block the Queen Mother's decree?" the chamberlain shouted.
"I don't dare." Qin Hu said, "Is it just that the Queen Mother's decree is to only call the princess of Jin'an County into the palace?"
The chamberlain nodded.
Qin Hu also nodded and raised his hand to signal to the soldiers.
A group of soldiers lined up at the city gate holding crossbows.
"What are you doing?" the waiter said with a frown.
"It's not just the Princess of Jin'an County outside, but also the King of Jin'an County." Qin Hu said, looking at the two chamberlains, "I think the Queen Mother doesn't want the King of Jin'an County to break into the palace at this time, right?"
He emphasized this moment and the word "chuang".
The two chamberlains felt their hearts tremble.
The palace gate was opened in the middle of the night and it was reported that Gao Lingbo and Chen Shao had entered the palace. This kind of thing could not be hidden at all. Some people must have already known that something had happened.
If the clan breaks in at this time, it will really end badly.
The two chamberlains said nothing and acquiesced to Qin Hu's actions.
"The city gate is open!"
Mr. Gu shouted.
Everyone couldn't help but rush their horses towards the city gate, but they saw a group of soldiers pouring out of the city gate that gradually opened, holding bows and arrows in an offensive and defensive formation, and the bright arrows under the torches were pointed at the people outside the city.
Two chamberlains walked in, stood behind the soldiers, and saw that the people outside the city gate looked a little excited.
"Princess Jin'an County, the Queen Mother has summoned you to the palace." A chamberlain said, holding up the imperial edict in his hand.
As soon as she finished speaking, Cheng Jiaoniang hurried forward.
"Jiao Niang!" Zhou Hui shouted, urging his horse to stop her, "How can you go at this time?"
Cheng Jiaoniang nodded at him.
"It's okay," she said.
Zhou Sheng looked at her with a serious expression.
"What happened in the palace?" Mr. Gu asked, urging his horse to move forward.
"Let go." Qin Hu said over there.
As soon as he finished speaking, a row of feather arrows shot over and stuck diagonally in front of their horses, causing the horses to neigh in shock.
"Qin Hu!" Zhou Hui shouted.
Qin Hu stood behind the soldiers, his expression hidden in the shadow of the city gate.
"Your Highness should have heard clearly the content of the Queen Mother's decree, right?" He said, "The one you summoned is the Princess of Jin'an County, but there is no one else."
"Yes, I heard clearly." Prince Jin'an said.
This was the first thing he said since he hit the road tonight.
Cheng Jiaoniang turned to look at him.
Prince Jin'an's face was hidden in his hood, and his expression could not be seen clearly.
Cheng Jiaoniang withdrew her gaze, urged her horse forward, passed the guards at the city gate, passed over Qin Hu who was standing there, and followed the two chamberlains straight into the city, quickly disappearing into the night.
Zhou Sheng looked at the direction she was leaving and tightened her grip on the reins.
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The afternoon has gotten better, so I got up and started writing ~ Although the number of words is less, it can still be regarded as the second update (*^__^*) Hee hee... (To be continued)
