The princess ran away again

As a secret guard, Li Mengyang has a badge bestowed by the emperor on his body, and he is naturally handy as an envoy who escorts food and grass for disaster relief.One after another grain trucks drove into Pingchen, and the roads were full of officers and soldiers guarding grain all day long. No one knew how much grain they had transported to Pingchen, but only knew where the wheels ran over. Two clear traces were left.

Li Ke, the governor of Pingchen County, naturally also heard about the arrival of the imperial envoy, but he had not received any news before, so he couldn't help but wondered. Kneeling on the ground, full of fear.He proposed to let the envoys and grain trucks stop in the prefect's mansion to discuss disaster relief, but Li Mengyang flatly refused, even refusing to go to the clean-up banquet he organized.

"Your Majesty, why didn't there be any news about the envoy's arrival?" One of Li Ke's aides whispered, "Where is King Shou——"

Li Ke cast a glance at the staff member and remained silent.I thought that the emperor just sent someone to replace Ping'an county magistrate, but unexpectedly there will be officials who receive secret orders later.If it's just for disaster relief, it's fine. If they find out something, I'm afraid they will lose their heads.After stroking his head, Li Ke lowered his voice and said, "Hurry up and send a letter to Beijing."

"Yes." The staff member nodded, pondered for a moment and then said, "I heard that a businessman from the middle of Beijing came two days ago, claiming to be the eldest grandson, and from their mouths revealed the news that the grain truck for disaster relief is coming." The information in the book is half-truth and half-false. For the sake of profit, he didn't know how to deceive people. He didn't take it to heart when he heard about it.

"Eldest grandson?" The first thing Li Ke thought of was the people in the uncle's mansion.Could it be the grandson Zheng?Once he intervenes in this matter, it means that the prince has already become alert. "Go and investigate the two people in the inn, if necessary—" Li Ke's eyes turned cold, and a murderous intent flashed across.

Today's Youjian Inn is extremely lively, and the merchants who stepped into it looked anxious, and they all wanted to see the eldest grandson and Ji Gongzi in the inn.Chu Zhao had already ordered the store manager to shirk her and the two of them to go out for fun, which whetted the appetite of those merchants.It wasn't until the third day when the grain trucks poured into the city that they really showed up.

The grain carts keep coming, and the court is determined to solve the problem of Pingchen. Does this mean that it is true that someone came to investigate the Yicang?If this is the case, then the grain in their hands from the righteous warehouse will immediately become a hot potato, and they can't wait to sell it immediately.

"Young Master Ji, do you still count on the purchase of grain and grass that you said earlier?"

Chu Zhao pondered for a moment, pretending to be embarrassed.After a while, he sighed and said, "It's a loss-making business to collect food now. Once the price of food returns to normal, it will be difficult for me."

"But you said earlier that we would come to the inn to find you!" Suddenly a businessman shouted loudly.

"Well." Chu Zhao paused, then smiled helplessly, "Why don't we each take a step back, how about five dollars per fight?"

At this critical juncture, as long as the surplus grain in their hands can be sold, the merchants only thought for a moment, then nodded in agreement.Chu Zhaoding's trading location was near the "messenger"'s store of grain carts, and there was an abandoned warehouse and yard there, which could just be used.Naturally, relying on Chu Zhao and Ning Yuyao alone cannot accomplish these things, and they can only borrow a group of people from Li Mengyang.Some of the merchants believed in Chu Zhao's words even more when they saw the messengers escorting the grain carts, and they couldn't wait to sell the grain.

"It's all right now, you don't have to worry about Ping'an County." Ning Yuyao and Ning Yuyao had been busy outside for a whole day, their faces were dusty, and they were dressed in brocade clothes. less talk.Seeing such a result, Ning Yuyao finally breathed a sigh of relief, "The Zhao family also helped, and I have to thank them this time."

"Yes." Chu Zhao nodded, and said again, "Put part of the corn in the Zhao family's grain store and let them sell it. It will be divided into four or six, which is a small reward. In Ping'an County, you must get it." Escort the food there, but there is an epidemic there, so you stay in Pingchen, and I will go there by myself!"

"No!" Ning Yuyao frowned and shouted.This disease is no small matter. Once infected, nine out of ten people will die, how can she let Chu Zhao go to risk it? "No matter what righteous words you say, I will not let you go to Ping'an County. If you insist on going, take me with you."

"You—" Chu Zhao looked at Ning Yuyao's stubborn expression, and sighed faintly.Reaching out his hand to gently wipe the dust off her face, he whispered, "Let's go back to the inn first, we'll talk about this later." The initial impression has already changed with the passage of time, and an inexplicable throbbing planted in her heart. move.Stretching those eyelashes that quivered like butterfly wings, Chu Zhao suddenly felt his throat dry and his heartbeat speed up suddenly.The warm touch in the hand is different from the cold smooth porcelain, and the temperature keeps burning the fingertips.Chu Zhao's ears trembled, she suddenly withdrew her hand, turned around and walked forward.

Ning Yuyao couldn't understand Chu Zhao's hurried figure, so she blinked, and a faint sigh dissipated in the wind.

In the quiet night, only the rustling of the wind passing through the grass and the low singing of the moaning insects dormant in the grass can be heard.

Chu Zhao's right hand rested on the brocade quilt, tapping his fingertips one after another.The person next to him kept turning, as if looking for a suitable position, and finally rolled over and half pressed into his arms, and there was no other movement.In the night, Chu Zhao couldn't see the expression of the person in her arms. She lowered her head and stared at the crow-like black hair, with a slight smile on her lips. "Are you asleep?" she asked softly.

"Sleeping." Ning Yuyao buried her head in front of her chest, her voice sounded muffled.

Chu Zhao smiled and said, "Then who is talking now?"

Ning Yuyao replied: "The person in the dream is talking."

Chu Zhao snorted lightly, and asked again: "When the matter of Pingchen is over, do you want to go back to Beijing?" When returning to the capital, the first thing to face is the marriage of the two. Any thoughts?Is it still evasion?And what are you thinking about yourself?From resentment to calmness to a trace of happiness?Fortunately, it was Princess Zhaoyang and not someone else?But without Princess Zhaoyang, how could he marry a woman?

"I won't go back." Although the outside world is full of murderous threats, there are too many things that cannot be seen in the deep palace.Especially after learning about Ping Chen's filth, she even wanted to travel around.The elder brother of the prince needs to sit in the East Palace, so how about letting her take a look at this world? "Do you want to go back?" Chu Zhao suddenly raised this question, and Ning Yuyao could only think so. "You don't want to accompany me anymore?" Before returning, Ning Yuyao asked again.

"No." Chu Zhao blinked, and being with Princess Zhaoyang felt more carefree and at ease, joy was her thought at the moment. "Let's continue to travel south, and see how the customs and customs in other places are different from those in the capital." Anyway, Li Mengyang and his group of hidden guards were also accompanying them, so there was little danger.

Ning Yuyao raised her head when she heard the words, she stared at Chu Zhao, and then smiled, and then straightened her face on purpose, as if she didn't want to reveal her emotions.Suddenly, there was a strange movement outside.Chu Zhao frowned, and she made a gesture of silence, while her right hand quietly touched the dagger under the pillow.People who practice martial arts still have a keen sense, especially for the sudden killing intent.The room seemed to turn cold in an instant, only the very light footsteps could be heard echoing in the corridor.

Tonight, Li Mengyang and his group were sent to guard the grain and grass, and there were only her and Ning Yuyao in the inn.

"Hold your breath." Chu Zhao almost spoke with Ning Yuyao's ear in his mouth.

The warm breath sprayed on the earlobe, and the crisp and numb breath spread all over the limbs, and Ning Yuyao's complexion turned crimson in an instant. "You—" the rest of the voice was swallowed, because even Ning Yuyao heard the sound of the door being pushed open.The assassin who sneaked in at night was really bold, Chu Zhao thought he would release the smoke first, but he came into the house loudly, it seemed that he only regarded them as ordinary businessmen.But is this person doing it for money or for life?

Although the footsteps were deliberately light, they still reached the ears of the two people on the bed.The assassin's breathing was somewhat heavy, as if his nerves were tense to the extreme.He walked to the side of the bed, looked at the two lying intertwined, and let out a disdainful sneer.The dagger raised high in the next moment stabbed at the person on the bed.It was just a clanging sound, and a series of sparks flashed from the dagger strike.The assassin's blow failed.

People haven't gone to sleep yet!The assassin was startled, and immediately gave up the assassination, intending to escape from the house.But before he could take a few steps, the person on the bed jumped up, his figure was like a ghost in the dark night, and it seemed like the wind that could not catch the trace.Cold sweat dripped down his forehead, and the assassin's body shook like chaff.Who would have expected that this businessman would have such a good skill?The cold blade pressed against his neck, and traces of blood oozed out. The assassin couldn't see the figure clearly in the night, but he could feel the pain on his neck.

Chu Zhao lowered his voice and asked, "Tell me, which idiot sent you here?"

How dare the assassin say the name of the person behind the scenes?Biting his lip, his face was pale, and there was a look of despair in his eyes.

Chu Zhao was not surprised that he did not wait for an answer.She sneered, and slapped the assassin on the neck with a knife, knocking him out.After groping around him for a while, I really found a token.

"Who is it?" Ning Yuyao also stood up.

Chu Zhao snorted, with a look of sarcasm on her face, she whispered, "It's from the county guard's mansion."

"What does King Guang want to do?" Ning Yuyao frowned, and her thoughts immediately turned to other people.

Chu Zhao didn't think it was King Guang's idea, but she didn't refute it either.

I'm afraid Li Ke won't be able to sit in this position anymore, but I don't know what kind of bloody storm will be caused when this matter is reported back to the capital?