The sound of horse hooves came from the flying snow, far and near, and soon they reached the city gate.

A group of well-dressed and tall imperial soldiers came on horseback, and the atmosphere suddenly turned freezing.

"Commander of the guards..." Xiang Ling saw the person coming, as if he had found reinforcements, and waved happily, "Please tell us, please tell us, there are three girls sitting in the car, are they allowed to investigate whenever they want?"

The person who came was none other than Guards from the Imperial City Division. He glanced at the convoy of the Princess's Mansion, then glanced at the funeral procession of the Yan Mansion, and raised his eyes with a smile on his face.

"Isn't it fair for you to do things this way?"

The Imperial City Secretary's words in Sanya were very intimidating. Wei Mao said that they were unfair, meaning they only inspected the carriage of the princess's residence and not the funeral team of Yan's residence.

The Imperial Guards guarding the city knew that Wei Mao was closely related to the Princess's Mansion, so it was reasonable for him to jump out to fight against the injustice of the Princess's Mansion...

But the words have already been spoken, and the funeral team is about to leave the city. If you call them back for further investigation at this time, wouldn't that be a slap in the face, and also offend others?

"Commander Wei misunderstood, we checked the reasons before letting him leave the city..."

Wei Mao looked at the bored donkey twirling its tail, stroking the riding whip with his hand and smiling lightly with a low eyebrow.

"Have you checked out the person and the car?"

"This..." The Imperial Army guarding the city hesitated, "Commander Guard, you can see clearly at a glance at the flat-top car. It's just a little thing, and it can't hide people. Besides, the car is full of clothes and burial items, and it's not even a lowly job.

I just browsed it casually, which is disrespectful to Duke Linzi."

Euonymus slowly beat the horse away from the first car.

The quilt was covered with white cloth, and there were two cages, which were raised high.

"That's true." Wei Mao smiled slightly, his soft voice seemed harmless, but his words became sharper and sharper.

"Of course I can't be disrespectful to Duke Linzi's quilt, but can the three girls of the eldest princess's house be allowed to be desecrated by you guys in broad daylight?"

The guards guarding the city felt a chill go down their spines and their scalps went numb when he asked.

Who is the eldest princess? She is the official sister.

If you don’t dare to be disrespectful to the dead, can you treat the living with contempt?

If these people hadn't come to search with a secret order, the imperial army guarding the city would have wanted to open the city gate and invite all the noble people out.

But I dare not disobey the orders from above.

"Commander Wei is right, everything should be checked."

The imperial guards guarding the city made up their minds and saluted the funeral procession.

"I'm offended!"

Most people have taboos on weddings and funerals, let alone the Yan family. The funeral team saw a few forbidden soldiers approaching, and their faces were very dissatisfied. But seeing that the people driving from the eldest princess's mansion were stopped, they had no choice but to endure it no matter how unhappy they were.

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The flat-top car had no roof, and the two box cages were boxy and could not hide anyone. The only suspicious thing was the clothes and burial items under the white cloth.

They did not let the imperial guards go out to touch the master's things. Instead, they personally removed the white cloth and opened the lid of the box and cage, signaling them to inspect it.

"Look, look carefully!"

The boxes and cages were full of clothes, and quilts and mats were stacked on the cart.

As if afraid that they wouldn't believe it, the leader still pressed himself on the quilt.

"Did you see clearly?"

The Imperial Guard glanced at Euonymus, frowned and apologized.

"No problem. Please!"

"Humph!" The funeral team reorganized the cart, played funeral music and led the team out of the city.

The Imperial Guard breathed a sigh of relief and saw that Wei Mao was sitting on the horse with an indifferent expression. For fear that he would stop him again, he quickly relaxed his tone to show weakness.

"Commander of the Guards, your humble position is also your responsibility. Do you think you can show your dignity?"

Wei Mao smiled lightly, with an attitude that it had nothing to do with him. He folded his arms and held his riding whip and said leisurely: "What you want to check is the driver of the eldest princess's mansion. Then you have to ask the eldest princess's mansion for my opinion. Ask me if I have any opinions."

What’s the use?”

The guards guarding the city saw him acting like a bystander, as if they were just passing by and had no intention of embarrassing them. For a moment, they couldn't figure out what this man was up to.

Several forbidden soldiers exchanged glances and nodded.

Then, they thanked Xiang Ling and gathered around the chariot, looking at Xiang Ling.

"I hope the girl will be considerate and get out of the car to check. Otherwise, the low-level people will only be offended..."

Xiang Ling's eyes widened, "How are you going to offend me? Do you want to be violent to us female relatives?"

"Auntie..." came a young and clear girl's voice.

Immediately afterwards, Sannian's little face appeared in front of everyone.

She is a fair, aggrieved, pretty and lovely little girl. She is born with natural beauty. She already has picturesque features at a young age. One can't bear to look at her even more.

"If they don't let us leave the city, we won't."

She bit her lower lip and said pitifully: "Although I am still young, if I let men search my carriage at will, I am afraid my reputation will be ruined..."

Xiang Ling glared at the group of forbidden soldiers.

San Nian shrank back, "Go back, sister-in-law, let's go back. We won't go..."

The soldiers guarding the city looked at each other, listening to the little girl's voice of grievance, as if they had done something terrible.

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"Stop closing the jade cage and leave the eagles behind. The golden phoenixes will open early to roam the unicorns. The flowers are deep and the childish couch welcomes any guests. The moon is in the boat and drunken a few people..."

In the snowy wind, on a fishing boat, a young man wearing a raincoat and a bamboo hat paddled vigorously. He seemed to be fascinated by the scenery of the river, and suddenly sighed with emotion.

Then, he looked back and smiled.

"It's a pity that it's not March right now, otherwise it would be a wonderful thing to take my wife to row a boat to Yangzhou and enjoy the spring scenery."

The fishing boat had already passed the East Water Gate, descended from the busy Hongqiao Bridge, and squeezed into the flow of thousands of sailboats racing from north to south.

This is the completely opposite direction from Liangmen.

Sitting in the cabin is Xin Yi, dressed as a fisherman's wife.

She pulled a face and looked at Fu Jiuqu without saying a word.

"You are so proud now, but have you ever thought about how you would explain to the eldest princess if you kidnapped me like this?"

When she used the word "Jie", Fu Jiuqu was stunned for a moment, then looked back and smiled.

"Just put your heart in your stomach. There is no mother in this world who would report her son. Telling the truth is the best explanation. The eldest princess will only help me cover up and will not harm me."

Walking around the princess's mansion and medicine shop on weekdays is like being in a boudoir. Occasionally coming out for a breather and seeing the busy people in the long day, Xin Yi's mood at the moment is not that bad...

only……

She never calculated that Fu Jiuqu's plan was to kidnap her directly and carry her on the boat like a robber, without even giving her a chance to return home and leave.

"Don't you think it's very childish to do this?"

"The mountain man has a clever plan to bring peace to the world. You don't understand."

"Then tell me and let me understand."

The water waves coming and going from the canal pushed the small fishing boat to drift on the Bianhe River. Fu Jiuqu saw her sullen look, so he simply let go of the paddle board, sat in the cabin, and smiled lazily.

"You ask. I know everything."

Xin Yi turned his head and glanced at the river, "You didn't need to alert Chen Zhizhong, let alone anyone. You just left the way you came back... If you didn't send someone to the Chen Mansion to deliver a message, no one would guess that you were resisting the decree of Bianjing.

Wouldn’t that save you a lot of trouble?”

Fu Jiuqu smiled and said, "I have my own reasons for this."

There was a coal stove in the cabin, and the kettle above made a gurgling sound.

Fu Jiuqu motioned to Xin Yi to sit further away, took down the boiling kettle and put it away, pulled the drawer in the small drawer and found a box of tea cakes. His elegant and lazy voice slowly followed his careless movements.

"One, you are right. There is no airtight wall in the world. There may be gaps in everything. Instead of letting them get wind of the rumor and start mischief and entangle their followers to interfere with me in the court, it is better to take a pre-emptive strike and let him fall in the air."

Give me a handle..."

Xin Yi was startled: "What's the handle?"
Chapter completed!