It was nearly noon when a horse-drawn carriage was blocked by a long procession.

The coachman jumped out of the car, went to the front to explore the way, and came back and said to the people in the car: "There is a trace of a wanted criminal in the city, who has committed more than a dozen murders in Qianzhong Road and killed more than 40 people, so the city gate is blocked, and the search is everywhere, and the entry and exit of the city gate must be strictly checked. ”

Xue Jinyi lifted the curtains and looked at the crowd.

Passers-by complained one after another, because the inspection of the city gate was carried out very slowly, and it was not known when it would be delayed.

"I've heard that all the gates are blocked, and you can't escape the scrutiny anywhere."

"Look at us like murderers? What does it have to do with those of us who come into town? ”

"You can't hurry, these dry eaters!"

"No, this murderer actually dares to come to the capital? Isn't this sending yourself to the door to find death? ”

"Because the capital is a big place, you look at the empty squares of the few houses in the south of the city, and those Fanbang people who are in groups and dressed strangely, they are so good Tibetans. If you want to talk about me, I should go to these places to arrest people. ”

Xue Jinyi frowned when she heard this.

Even the people who entered the city were not spared, and they had to be strictly inspected one by one, obviously targeting certain people.

With Ah Xuan's identity, they can't escape inspection, and they will even search the carriage and try their best to detain them.

She took out her purse from Pu Yangxuan's body and said with a wry smile: "I didn't give it to that brother and sister, but I didn't expect it to be spent after all." She handed the purse to the coachman, "You make the money go to the queue, enter the city as soon as possible, and then go to the eldest princess's mansion, and ask the eldest princess to send someone to pick us up." ”

The coachman replied, "Yes." ”

Looking at the figure of the coachman hurrying away, Xue Jinyi moved her eyes up and looked at the high city wall.

It is also impossible for the soldiers guarding the city wall to fly over the city gate in broad daylight with ropes and martial arts.

Suddenly, a group of Hu merchants driving cattle and sheep entered Xue Jinyi's line of sight, all of them with big shoulders and round waists, high hats, and beards that covered half of their faces, calling for livestock to follow the crowd forward. In addition to cattle and sheep, they also had several truckloads of goods, and several old girls sat on the carts talking and laughing, some of them showed their beautiful faces with deep eye sockets and high nose bridges, and some covered their mouths and noses with colorful scarves.

"Can we blend in with the Hu Shang team, and if we dress up, no one will recognize us, right?" She said to Pu Yangxuan excitedly, "It's better for us to make a two-handed plan." ”

Puyang Xuan said: "They came all the way to the capital, and they had to have a place in their hands, otherwise the counties along the road would not let them go." The list details how many people are in the procession, their names and their ages. ”

Xue Jinyi was helplessly lying on the car window, and Pu Yangxuan gently grabbed her arm and fished the person back into the carriage.

"Don't be discouraged, we still have this." Pu Yangxuan took out a bag of things from under the cabinet of the seat, and pointed to a person not far from the window.

Xue Jinyi looked over and knew what he meant, "That's it." ”

Two moments later, Pu Yangxuan was about to jump off the wheel, when a sudden sound of horses' hooves sounded behind him, and the flying dust and smoke made passers-by avoid it.

He grabbed the reins, turned the car, and got out of the way.

The officers and soldiers of the East Palace rode their horses and quickly cleared the way, and then a group of guards galloped over with a carriage and entered the city gate unimpeded.

"Xue Fangyi is back......" Xue Jinyi looked at the figure in the distance and whispered.

Then, another team of Donggong people escorted several carriages into the city.

"I think it's the monks of Baiyun Temple......

They have to rush back to the Chu Palace!

Before the dust and smoke dissipated, Pu Yangxuan jumped out of the car and nodded to his wife, who was sitting on the wheel and dressed as a strong man, "We'll see you in the Chu Palace." ”

"Okay, be careful." Xue Jinyi stared at his face.

Pu Yangxuan squeezed his wife's hand and left with the people around him.

Their figures quickly disappeared into the flow of people, and Xue Jinyi calmed down and drove the carriage to the city gate.

After a while, she saw Pu Yangxuan's figure three or four feet in front, and soon it was his turn to be examined.

He didn't disguise himself at all, so the officers and soldiers in charge of the investigation quickly recognized his identity, and he was invited to drink tea with the cloaked man next to him.

"King Chu, there are extremely vicious gangsters wandering around in the city, in order to avoid hurting your noble body, please follow the little ones and sit here. When the soldiers and horses are arranged, we can escort you back. ”

"Yes, if you are injured by the gangsters, the whole family will be implicated."

Pu Yangxuan looked indifferent, and carefully helped the people around him to the makeshift tea shed.

The officers and soldiers looked at the face of His Royal Highness the King of Chu, and after sending tea, they smeared oil on the soles of their feet and quickly slipped away, and someone else went to inform the people above.

Sure enough, they were detained.

Immediately after that, something will happen in the Chu Palace, and rumors will rage everywhere like locusts entering the rice fields.

Xue Jinyi clutched the reins and finally followed the team to the city gate.

"Who are you and who are you in the car?" The officers and soldiers asked sternly, naturally there was no good face for such a simple carriage.

Xue Jinyi cowered and said in a rough voice: "The little one is a car driver, and he took our master out of the city to visit relatives yesterday, and then he came back." ”

"Don't lift the curtain yet, let's take a closer look." As he spoke, the officers and soldiers had already lifted the curtain with their own hands and looked into the carriage.

There was only one old man with a snow-white beard, wearing a hood and a robe of the same material, who was sleeping on a cushion at this time, and his snoring came and went.

The officers and soldiers shouted: "Hey, old man, wake up. ”

The old man did not react.

"Hey, hey, hey!" The officers and soldiers directly knocked on the carriage with their sabers, and the noise made so frightened that passers-by hid to the side.

Pu Yangxuan seemed to be drinking tea, but his eyes glanced here intentionally or unintentionally.

Xue Jinyi shouted: "Ouch, official, our lord recognized the bed, he didn't sleep well all night last night, and he finally fell asleep today, please don't scare the old man!" ”

"Am I scared the old man?" The officers and soldiers looked innocent, and their jaws were about to rise to the sky, "Did you see me scaring this old man?" ”

Everyone was afraid of getting into trouble, so they quickly shook their heads.

Xue Jinyi shrunk her shoulders and looked very frightened.

The officers and soldiers stubbornly wanted to wake up the old man, and continued to beat the carriage with their sabers, "Old man, are you dead asleep?" ”

The old man finally opened his eyes slowly, "Poor ......"

"Ahem, ahem." Xue Jinyi hurriedly coughed, and her voice covered the old man's speech.

The officers and soldiers glared at him obliquely, "What are you doing, the spittle stars have sprayed on me!" ”

Xue Jinyi covered her fuss, and begged for mercy: "The official spares his life, the official spares his life, the small one is not intentional!" ”

The officer and soldier snorted coldly and glared at the old man, "Say, who are you?" ”