The little village girl dressed as a disaster star led the whole village astray

Gu Jingzhi looked at her deeply, turned his head away, calmed his breath, and then turned and left.

By noon the next day, all the necessary supplies had been purchased, the horses had been fed, and everything was ready to go. They were just waiting for the order to continue their journey.

After lunch, Li Xi got on the carriage, and Gu Jingzhi also climbed on the horse. With Zhang Hao's shout of "Let's go," the team continued along the official road towards the capital.

Although they did not have much time on this trip back to the capital, they were not pressed for time either, so they stopped and walked along the way, and stopped in towns to replenish supplies and take a rest.

After walking and stopping for more than half a month, they finally saw the city gate of the capital.

Li Xi lifted the curtain and looked outside. The ancient city wall stood before him. Compared with the dilapidated and solemn city walls in the northwest, it had more historical sedimentation and heaviness, and the blue bricks and gray tiles had a unique charm.

This is the capital city.

Li Xi went to university in Beijing. Although Dayan and that world are not in the same time and space, the geographical location is roughly the same. The corresponding location of the capital here is Beijing.

If you ask Li Xi which place impressed her the most, she will definitely be able to name one. In her short life, the place she misses the most is naturally the mountain village where she grew up with her grandfather. Another place is Beijing, which is like her second hometown.

However, although the two are located at the same longitude and latitude, they give people completely different feelings.

Li Xi had no intention of making a comparison, but couldn't help but make the comparison subconsciously.

"What's wrong?" Gu Jingzhi noticed that something was wrong with Li Xi. She seemed to have been looking at the city wall for a longer time.

Li Xi's drifting thoughts were called back by Gu Jingzhi's words. She retracted her gaze towards the city gate, lowered her eyes, and hid the expression in her eyes. "Nothing, we're finally here. Let's go into the city."

"Okay, let's go into the city." Gu Jingzhi glanced at her and drove his horse forward, "Go into the city!"

"Yes." The soldiers responded in unison.

The patrolling soldiers at Yongding Gate had noticed the group of people coming from afar early on. They saw from afar that they were all wearing armor and had strong bodies. At first, he was shocked and thought that they were lawless criminals with rebellious intentions. He immediately reported the matter to their Captain Ma.

Only then did I realize that this group of people were the Major General of the Zhenbei Army who had been summoned back to the capital by His Majesty to report on his work.

Gu Jingzhi brought soldiers with him on this trip, so he would naturally report wherever he went to avoid any mistakes or misunderstandings. He would also naturally not forget to report the time of his arrival in Beijing.

Therefore, before Gu Jingzhi arrived in Beijing, Emperor Jian'an had already ordered people to prepare for his arrival.

The Zhenbei Army had made great achievements in battle. Gu Jingzhi, as the young master of the Zhenbei Army, was quite favored by Emperor Jian'an. Naturally, Emperor Jian'an would not just pick someone to get rid of. Standing at the city gate at this moment were Xiao Su and Xiao Cheng.

Xiao Su was very upset. Ever since the last incident, he had been locked up in the mansion. He was finally released, but his father actually sent him to pick up Gu Jingzhi. He was just a minister, so how could he be qualified to go and pick him up?

Xiao Cheng who was standing by naturally would not fail to notice Xiao Su's dissatisfaction. Xiao Cheng sneered in his heart. After all, that idiot was a person who laughed, scolded and swore at will. It was wishful thinking to expect someone like him to understand the ways of the world and know how to endure.

Otherwise, he wouldn't still look like this after being locked up for so many days.

Even if he was unwilling to do this in his heart, he should not show it on his face. This task was assigned to them by his father, and he was not afraid of being accused of being dissatisfied with his father's arrangement.

Xiao Cheng shook his head in his heart, feeling contempt, but not surprised, after all, he was just that kind of person.

"Oh, Gu Jingzhi is really proud of himself. He let us two princes welcome him at the city gate. He is not afraid of shortening his life."

Ever since the last incident, Xiao Su had been holding back a rage with nowhere to vent it. This rage came from Emperor Jian'an and also from Gu Jingzhi. Needless to say, the former came first, but as for the latter, in Xiao Su's opinion, the rebuke that left him speechless was caused by Gu Jingzhi.

If he hadn't sent those unknown assassins into the capital, his father wouldn't have suspected him. Those people were clearly not his people. Thinking of this, he glanced unnoticeably at Xiao Cheng who was standing beside him with his eyes lowered.

Although the disadvantages outweigh the advantages, it is not entirely without benefits. At least I can see the people around me clearly.

Although Xiao Su is simple-minded and prefers to act rashly, he is not a fool. After the last incident, he naturally realized that this younger brother who always followed him and followed his lead was not as harmless as he appeared.

However, he was confident that Xiao Cheng was no match for him and that he could not do anything to Xiao Cheng. It was just that this man's character was like the grass on the bridge, which was swayed by the wind and he could not be trusted.

Xiao Cheng could naturally notice the change in Xiao Su's attitude towards him, but he also didn't take it seriously. Don't think that he didn't see the disdain in his eyes when he looked at him. Up to now, he still didn't take him seriously and regarded him as an opponent, so it's not his fault.

Xiao Cheng was just dissatisfied. Such a fool wasted such a family background. If it were him, he might have already...

"Here they come! Here they come! General Gu and his men are here!"

The soldiers who saw Gu Jingzhi and his group from afar ran down from the city wall to report.

"You're in such a hurry. How can you be so unruly!" Captain Ma frowned and glared at him, then waved his hand for him to retreat.

"Second Prince, Third Prince, General Gu and his entourage will soon be at the city gate, look..."

Captain Ma heard what he should and shouldn't have heard, and he also understood what he should and shouldn't have understood.

But what is his identity? No matter in front of the two princes or in front of the arriving General Gu, he is just a small follower. What can he do?

"We are almost there. Since His Majesty has ordered us to pick him up, we cannot disobey his order. I heard that Gu Jingzhi brought his fiancée with him this time. We must take a good look at him. Let's go!"

After Xiao Su finished speaking, he led the way out of the city gate. The servants behind him saw their master leaving and naturally followed him.

"master?"

Seeing that Xiao Cheng didn't move, the eunuch behind Xiao Cheng called out softly.

"Let's go." Xiao Cheng narrowed his eyes slightly, looked at Xiao Su's back and said, "Let's follow."

Although both parties are already aware of many things, since the last layer of mask has not been torn off, everyone naturally has to pretend that nothing has happened.

As Xiao Su, Xiao Cheng and their men walked out of the city gate, they saw a team heading towards them, and the dust they raised was blinding.

Xiao Su, Xiao Cheng: Here we come!