Noble Lady

"Okay, my Miss Xue Er, stop showing off. We still have to go meet the girl." Weng Xuemei urged from inside the car.

Xue Luoyan suddenly realized and quickly jumped into the car.

Finally, he remembered and turned to Yao Biaotou, who had been pretending to be the driver, and said, "Yao Biaotou, the rest is up to you."

"Don't worry, Miss Xue Er. My brothers and I will watch them send the person to Jingzhao Prefecture."

When Yao Biaotou saw the Jingzhao Prefecture yamen runners carrying bows and arrows running towards him in an orderly formation, he nodded to Xue Luoyan with a smile on his face.

After getting the guarantee from Yao Biaotou and the real driver getting on the carriage, Xue Luoyan left with satisfaction.

Subsequently.

At a command from Yao Biaotou, the fishing net was pulled up, and the group of men in black who were covered were forced to be dragged away along with it.

As for the Jingzhao Prefecture yamen runners who came, they had no choice but to help drag the iron net that weighed over a hundred pounds. ...

And at this time.

Xue Chenyu had already passed the numerous obstacles and checkpoints set up for her by others and arrived near the city gate.

But there were also checkpoints waiting for her at the city gate.

"Miss, more people have been sent to the city gate for inspection." Qiuhua saw the situation at the city gate through the small window and couldn't help but frowned.

"That's what they would do." Xue Chenyu said in a slow and unhurried tone.

The Han family can set up checkpoints once, or twice.

Besides, it was just a checkpoint at the city gate, which was not a big deal for them. It was just a matter of a look and a word.

The Han family was worried that their father and the prince had not died completely, so they took strict precautions on the way back to Beijing.

The city gate is the last and most important hurdle, and he will not give up.

Xue Chenyu looked for a while, then asked Qiuhua to close the window and look out.

People go to the city gate.

The driver parked the carriage in front of a roadside bun shop, went down and bought a tray of buns from the beautiful bun shop owner Xishi, and even joked with her for a few times, appearing to be quite cordial.

Then he returned.

Then he continued driving out of the city as if nothing had happened.

However, it is inevitable that you will be stopped and checked when leaving the city.

But whether it was intentional or not, the inspector took a look at the "Xue" emblem of the Wu'an Marquis Mansion on the carriage and let it go.

The rest of the journey was smooth sailing.

After the Xue family's carriage passed, the officer who had just been released walked under the shed beside the city wall.

There was a table in the shed, and a man in a blue shirt was sitting at the table with his back to this side.

The officer walked over and saluted him, "Sir, as you ordered, the young lady from the Marquis' Mansion has been released from the city."

"Yeah. You did a great job. I'll talk to your immediate superior and get you a promotion." The other person's voice was steady, and seemed to be deliberately lowered. You couldn't tell his age or emotions at all.

But just this one sentence made the officer so happy that he almost jumped up.

Who wouldn’t be happy about getting promoted and making money?

Just by saying a few words, you can achieve the goal of promotion. This good thing seems to be a gift from God.

"But sir, isn't this the reason why we set up the checkpoint? Why did you let her out?"

Normally, he would be scolded for asking this question. At the very least, he would be told that he was overestimating his abilities and that he shouldn't ask about the above matters.

But instead of scolding him, the man in the blue shirt took a sip of tea and looked at him with a smile.

"If she doesn't leave the city, how can we take her into our trap?" he said very calmly.

The soldiers guarding the city didn't quite understand, but they still said thank you for the advice and quickly left.

After the officers and soldiers left, the middle-aged man in the blue shirt looked at the light yellow tea in the cup and snorted coldly.

Since they hadn't been able to properly handle things in the north, he would be the one to clean up the mess. The Crown Prince's position was unshakable!

……

After leaving the city, Xue Chenyu went straight to Qinglong Temple.

At the entrance of the mountain, a little monk was waiting for her.

This was the same little monk she and Du Jingyuan had met last time they came here. At that time, his bald head was red from the cold.

Now that spring has arrived, people are wearing hats instead.

Seeing Xue Chenyu looking at him, he shyly avoided her gaze and said, "...Ms. Xue, my master asked me to wait for you here."

"How long has it been since the Waking of Insects? It's almost the Spring Equinox, right?" Xue Chenyu seemed to be asking Qiu Hua, then jokingly asked, "Why is the young master still wearing such a heavy hat?"

The young monk mumbled something, his face flushed pink, and he stammered, "...Mingkong is afraid of the cold, please don't ask too many questions, Miss Xue."

"So the young master's Dharma name is Mingkong." Xue Chenyu smiled, "Then I'll have to trouble young Master Mingkong."

This sentence made the young monk named Mingkong feel embarrassed, so he quickly led her to the meditation room in the backyard.

After turning left and right, we arrived at the abbot's courtyard.

Arriving at the door of the Zen room, Mingkong knocked on the door and said respectfully, "Master, Miss Xue is here."

"Please come in." The abbot's calm voice came from the room.

Mingkong nodded, then turned around and nodded to Xue Chenyu, then opened the door and invited her in.

"Thank you."

Xue Chenyu was actually extremely anxious, so she didn't care about anything else. She lifted her skirt and stepped over the threshold.

In Fangzheng's Zen room.

In addition to the abbot with flowing white beard, there were two other people sitting opposite him.

Although he was exhausted, he sat upright like a green pine.

It was Marquis Xue and Prince Cheng of Situ Zhen who had escaped death.

His armor was covered in scars and bandages to varying degrees, and his face was also bruised.

You can imagine how difficult the journey back was.

The moment Xue Chenyu's voice came in, they all looked over.

The moment she stepped over the threshold, both of them stood up unconsciously.

Wherever Xue Chenyu looked, the two familiar figures made her eyes red.

"Dad..." She only called out this one word, and tears welled up in her eyes.

Xue Hou came over quickly with a distressed look on his face. "It's okay, it's okay, Dad is fine, please don't cry."

Situ Zhen's pace was not as fast as Xue Hou's, so he fell behind by one step. Even though he stretched out his hand, he failed to help anyone.

Xue Chenyu was about to cry, but as soon as Xue Hou said these two words, she couldn't help laughing.

She looked them up and down. Both of them were injured, but they looked to be in good spirits.

As long as the person is intact and alive, it is not a big problem.

"I'm glad that father and the prince are okay." As soon as she opened her mouth, she couldn't help but want to cry.

"We are fine, we are lucky." Xue Hou pretended to be strong and patted his chest twice, but he almost injured himself internally.

Situ Zhen also quickly said, "We are all fine, nothing will happen, you don't have to worry."

"I didn't..." Xue Chenyu couldn't help but blush, and the tears that had just welled up were diluted. She rolled her eyes at him in annoyance, "Who is worried about you? You, don't say anything nonsense."

Situ Zhen nodded obediently, "I know you're most concerned about Marquis Xue, but you promised me that as long as I can..."

"Stop talking!" Xue Chenyu interrupted him hurriedly.

Didn't he even look at the time? And didn't he even look at the place, he just opened his mouth and started talking.

Situ Zhen smiled triumphantly and said, "I haven't said anything yet."

Xue Chenyu: “…”

"Since the prince and my father have just escaped death, I will not... care about it. Thanks to the help of the abbot, the prince and my father have returned safely, and the Marquis's Mansion will be safe."