Chapter 477
When he was about to reach Sui City, Long Qi deliberately slowed down and just wanted to enter the city before dark. But the closer he got, the more he felt that something was wrong on the road. Compared to the guards at the city gate when he left, there were several more layers now, and the number was at least doubled.
Thinking of the information obtained on the road, there were constant conflicts between Dongyue and Nanying on the sea, or wars, it was reasonable that Sui City, as the capital, doubled its defense. Just now, they were dozens of miles away from Sui City, and they were blocked by the checkpoints set up on the road to investigate the road.
Now that we are close to the gate of Sui City, the front is blocked. The gates are divided into two places. One is the person entering the city on foot and the other is the person entering the city by riding. One is the person entering the city. One is the person who is interrogating and searching one by one, and only then can you enter the city if you confirm that it is correct.
Qin Feng lived in a peaceful era and had never experienced war. At this time, he witnessed this scene that was facing a great enemy with his own eyes. His palms were slightly warm. He lifted the curtain and poked his head out. He saw that there were old queues in front of him, and the carriages were blocked.
He was fascinated by the sight. When he snapped, a small stone that flew over from somewhere hit his forehead. When he looked up, Guo Shitong walked over swaggeringly, standing outside the carriage and looking at him: "Which time did Mr. Qin fight?"
The former prince consort may have been heartbroken. After the funeral of His Royal Highness, he was unwilling to stay in Sui City. He only took Long Qi and ran out, saying that it was an inspection, and the ghost knew if he was looking for a place to cry.
Thinking of the life-and-death separation that I once envied, Guo Shitong felt conscience and did not poke Qin Feng's heart: "Recently, I'll investigate people entering and leaving. If you beg me, I'll let you go through the back door?"
This matter fell on him, and now he had the final say here. Qin Feng said indifferently: "I am self-indulgent and thought I was a brother and friend of you. At the critical moment, you asked me to beg you? Forget it, queuing is abiding by the rules, I just want to abide by the rules."
"Why are you so ignorant? You can easily enter the city with my waist card. Besides, aren't you still the Fifth Prince's righteous brother now? You still have this little face." After Guo Shitong said that, he threw the waist card into his arms: "Go in and talk."
The power of the Dongyue State is the most important, and the power of the people is preferred. Qin Feng also pretended to be powerful and used Guo Shitong's waist card to cross the long queue to enter the city. He met Guo Shitong in the city and returned the waist card to him: "Thank you."
"You have been out for so long, and it's already summer. Go to your mansion to have two drinks in the evening and call Song Qingming. How about it?"
Qin Feng had nowhere to inquire about Sui Cheng's dynamics, so he agreed and promised to cook in person. Then he asked Long Qi to drive the cart away. Guo Shitong looked at the carriage away and brushed his chin: "Hey, poor man."
When he returned to the long-lost princess's mansion, he saw the old place without guards. Qin Feng was still a little uncomfortable when he walked off the carriage. After a long circle, he felt like he had been walking for half his life.
When he walked into the mansion, Jing Wuming, who was holding his hands in his arms and watching the maid watering, suddenly jumped up. The sky was pounding. Someone from the mansion finally came. He rushed forward and saw Qin Feng's face was exhausted, and his lips were covered with slander. He sighed: "Thank you."
Feng Bao was not seen in the mansion. Jing Wuming said that Feng Bao was busy with Kunpeng Trading recently and no one was seen every day. When the shopkeepers of each company saw that Qin Feng was not around, they looked for Feng Bao for all kinds of things. Feng Bao had never experienced such a great intensity, and went out early and came back late every day.
Not to mention that Qin Feng had just returned, Jing Wuming didn't meet him many times during these times. When he looked at Long Qi again, Jing Wuming couldn't help but take a few more glances. Long Qi seemed to have become smarter again when he went out.
Qin Feng said a few words to him and wanted to bathe and get the dust. He asked Jing Wuming to help him go to Yuchunlou and pick up some ingredients according to the list he wrote. Jing Wuming took the order to leave. Long Qi said in surprise: "Don't the boss talk to him?"
Xiao Lingyao is not dead, and their wife is also found. This should be a great news for Jing Wuming and others.
Qin Feng shook his head and said, "No hurry."
When Xiao Lingyao returned to Sui City, they knew the opportunity. Qin Feng walked into the clean room to take a bath. When he came out, he felt refreshed. When he walked into the yard, he found that although there were many fewer people in the mansion, they were clean and tidy everywhere, which showed that Jing Wuming was doing well.
The servants in the mansion must have been sorted out, and they all looked like ordinary maids, such as the one who was sweeping the floor. When he saw that his face was neither humble nor arrogant, and his figure was not as bent as ordinary servants, he suddenly had an idea.
When Jing Wuming came back, Qin Feng asked bluntly: "Have all the people in the mansion changed to their own people?"
Jing Wuming was stunned. Perhaps he hadn't expected Qin Feng to find out so quickly, and he touched his head awkwardly: "I was about to talk to my boss about this matter. After Cao Jing entered the palace, he had a few letters. Perhaps he was afraid that the palace would be suspicious, and one of them was to clean the mansion and replace him with his own people."
"Okay, let's talk less taboo in the future." Qin Feng frowned. It seemed that Emperor Yuan was really suspicious. Now he brought Cao Jing and Bai Qian into the palace, and Xiao Lingyao was not here. Just one Jing Wuming was not enough to stabilize the hearts of those secret guards.
I am afraid that the ministers in the court who were originally secretly standing on Xiao Lingyao's side were also a little upset, and this person's heart was the most unstable.
Qin Feng hoped that Xiao Lingyao would return to the city as soon as possible, but he didn't know how prepared Qiluo Villa was.
Song Qingming was unwilling to pay attention to Guo Shitong, so when he met Guo Shitong riding a horse on the road below, his first reaction was to avoid it. Unexpectedly, Guo Shitong rushed over and grabbed him: "Shangshu Song, why are you hiding?"
In terms of position, Guo Shitong is lower than Song Qingming's official rank, but he and Song Qingming had a private affair and had long thrown this rule aside. In the astonished eyes of everyone, Song Qingming shook his hand away: "Please also pay attention to your words and deeds."
Guo Shitong thought that it was worth it and why he was so tense. He smiled carelessly, turned over and dismounted, and bowed to him seriously: "The official came to deliver a letter to Mr. Qin. He returned from another place and invited me to the mansion for a drink, can you?"
Song Qingming immediately filled with smiles: "He is back?"
"It's not a coincidence. Today, I was on duty at the city gate. I happened to meet him and Long Qi, and used my waist card as a personal favor. This meal was specially set up to thank me." Guo Shitong put gold on his face and smiled: "Can you leave?"
Song Qingming was naturally willing to go. Yu Gong and his father instructed him to get closer to the princess and princesses in order to gain a foothold in the court. Qin Feng was his good mentor and friend. Now even if the princess passed away, he was willing to continue to interact with Qin Feng, which had nothing to do with his interests.
Chapter completed!