The moon was dim and stars were thin, and a group of cars and sedans escorted by soldiers appeared on the Ximen Official Road.
Although it was late at night, the soldiers holding torches on both sides of the convoy still illuminated the Feng Luan chariot in the center of the convoy.
The motorcade moved slowly along the official road and headed straight to the west gate of Suzhou.
At this moment, Ximen still did not relax in the slightest. Dozens of officers and soldiers were waiting attentively, and everyone who entered the city was subject to strict interrogation.
Suzhou is also a commercial hub in the south of the Yangtze River, connecting several important cities such as Changzhou, Yangzhou, and Hangzhou. Even now, there are many caravans wanting to enter the city.
Due to strict interrogation, the team entering the city was stopped outside the city for a long time, and there was still a long queue in the middle of the night.
The convoy escorted by soldiers had no choice but to stop on the official road, and waited in a long line for inspection and release.
The people in Luan Jia's room were a little impatient. They raised a corner of the bed curtain and a little maid poked her head out: "How long will it take? Can you let us go in first?"
The soldier on the side looked embarrassed after hearing this and lowered his voice: "Reporting to the princess, the garrison in Suzhou City has been appointed by the emperor recently. If the princess reveals her identity, the emperor may know..."
"In that case, let's wait."
A clear voice came from inside the car, and soon the little maid lowered the car curtain.
"Hey, if I had known that coming to Suzhou from the capital would be so troublesome, I might as well have stayed in the capital and played by myself." The woman in palace clothes sitting in the car frowned and sighed. She was in her early twenties and looked young and beautiful.
There are too many decorations, but every personal ornament is extraordinary. His speech and behavior are all distinguished, and his bright eyes seem to have a cunning brilliance. You can tell at a glance that he is a restless master.
The carriage was very large, and there was a small long table in front of it, with some preserved fruits and cakes on it. The little maid who had previously raised the curtain to talk was sitting on a stool, yawning absentmindedly, but she kept talking to the woman.
Hold your shoulders.
"Princess, we have been on the road for more than ten days. We have not even had a decent meal. We will meet the second prince later, and we must ask him to entertain us well."
"You can't go see my second brother now."
"Ah? Why?"
"Now if my second brother knows that we secretly followed us to Suzhou, he will definitely drive us back."
"If we're not looking for the second prince, then why are we coming to Suzhou?"
"Isn't my second brother investigating the case? We are also investigating. If we can find out the case before the second brother, wouldn't it be a great achievement? He has no reason to chase us away."
"But you don't live anywhere?"
"What are you worried about? Anyway, I won't treat you badly after entering the city. Go and see how many people are outside and in front."
The little maid opened the curtain again, then turned back excitedly: "It's almost, it's almost, I think we can enter the city in less than a quarter of an hour."
As soon as he finished speaking, Luan Jia was suddenly shocked, as if the axle of the car pressed against a stone or a pothole or something?
The woman inside was about to speak when she heard the little maid scream: "Mr...."
After shouting one word, the little maid fell silent.
But the little maid was clearly opening her mouth, but she couldn't say a word.
Such a strange thing frightened the little maid, and she tried to hide behind her master, but someone grabbed her shoulder and held her in place.
"Don't worry, I just temporarily sealed your mute point, and you will be able to speak naturally after half an hour."
The woman's whole body trembled, and then she noticed that there was an extra person in the carriage. There was only a faint black shadow. Her appearance could not be seen clearly. Only by listening to the voice did she know that it was a man.
Encountered an unexpected incident, the woman did not panic. She narrowed her eyes and asked coldly: "Who is it?"
"You two don't need to worry about who I am. I don't have any ill intentions. I just want to use your motorcade to enter the city. As soon as I enter the city, I will leave and we will act as if we have never seen each other."
"Why should I trust you?"
"You don't have to believe me, but if there is any trouble, I can't guarantee that I won't hurt you two."
"You are the first person who dares to break into my car!"
Xia Shang didn't say anything, but put his hand on the little maid's neck, threatening to pinch her hard at any time.
At this time, the guard's voice came from outside the car: "Who is in the convoy ahead?"
"We are from Prince Zheng's Mansion in the capital."
"No matter who they are, they will be searched. All cars will be opened and everyone inside will come out."
"Are you looking for death? Didn't you realize that we are all the royal guards?"
"We have been ordered by the emperor to thoroughly investigate merchants coming and going from Suzhou, and no one is exempted."
There was a quarrel outside, and the woman in the sedan frowned: "Let my maid go, she's hiding behind me."
Xia Shang hesitated for a moment, let go of his hand, and clasped his fists at the woman: "Then I've offended you."
Behind a woman is not a good place to hide someone. This girl is much thinner than Xia Shang. Even if the lighting in the carriage is not good, she can be easily spotted.
There was nothing he could do in this situation. Xia Shang was afraid that the woman would have bad intentions, so he put his hand on her waist. If there was the slightest movement, Xia Shang would take action.
Nothing happened when we were still entering the city. Although there were some verbal conflicts between the soldiers from the two sides, everything ended smoothly.
A group of people slowly entered the city. The woman acted very honestly, and no one outside noticed it at all.
"Where are you going? Do you want me to send you off?"
Xia Shang felt that he was far enough away from the city gate, so he let go and whispered: "Thank you for your kindness. We will see you again."
Having said that, he was about to leave.
But at this moment, the woman behind her had a cold look in her eyes and took out a blow dart from her sleeve, while Xia Shang was facing away from her.
The woman put the blowgun to her mouth and ate it hard. With a whoosh, an invisible small arrow went straight to Xia Shang's back.
After blowing the arrow, a proud smile appeared on the woman's lips, as if she felt that the person in front of her was certain to die.
However, how could such a simple hidden weapon be effective in front of the master craftsman of Guigu and the disciples of Thousand-Hand Buddha? Xia Shang didn't even look back, he only tilted his head slightly and blew the arrow wiping Xia Shang's hair.
vacated.
The woman's expression changed. She seemed to have a hidden weapon and was about to take action again, but Xia Shang smiled and said: "No need to try again, your hidden weapon is useless to me. Your blow dart can be said to be an outdated product.
If you like this kind of thing, I can give you one."
As he said that, Xia Shang threw something with his backhand and landed in front of the woman.
The woman picked it up and took a look and found that it was a small object that looked like a blow dart.
"This is a little toy of mine. You don't need to blow it. You can shoot out three arrows quickly by just twisting the handle on the back. Anyway, you can count it as helping me once. I'll give you something small. Just treat it as a gift.
Thank you."
At this time, the soldiers outside seemed to notice the movement in the car. Several people gathered around and asked loudly: "Who is it?"
The curtain of the carriage was opened by someone with a long halberd. When everyone saw that there was a man standing in the princess's carriage, they were all shocked and broke into a cold sweat: "Bold thief!"
Just as he was about to take action, the woman in the car shouted: "Everyone, stop it and let him go." (To be continued)