Princess of the auxiliary country

On the other side, Hongxiu whipped his horse wildly and quickly returned to the way he came.

At this time, they were hundreds of miles away from the Hot Spring Villa, and there were few people along the way.

There was no village or town to turn to for help. At this moment, she only had one thought in her mind, hoping that the guards behind her could delay her for a little longer.

"Hongxiu, go north. I remember there is a small city over there."

Hearing this, Hongxiu didn't think much and directly controlled the direction of the carriage.

And when they had run out for almost ten miles, there was a loud and ear-splitting sound of horse hooves coming from behind.

Turning around, he saw a group of men in black chasing after him on horseback.

Seeing this scene, Hongxiu's expression changed drastically, and her hand waved the whip more frequently.

After running for a while, I saw the city in the distance. Hongxiu felt a little relieved, but the movements of her hands did not stop.

Just as they were getting closer and closer to the city, Hong Xiu suddenly heard the sound of horse hooves behind him that seemed to have stopped.

Turning around, I saw that the men in black who were chasing after them had reined in their horses and stopped.

Seeing this, Hongxiu breathed a deep sigh of relief. It seemed that these guys still didn't dare to pursue too deeply.

"Miss, the thieves have stopped."

"Well, let's talk about it first in the city."

The carriage galloped all the way and when it arrived at the city gate, Hongxiu took out Huo Junyao's token. The city gate guards didn't dare to stop him when they saw this.

When he arrived in the city, he stopped the carriage and saw the general on duty at the city gate calling over.

"Princess Zhaode was attacked outside the city. You can arrange for someone to return to the eldest princess's palace in the capital to report the news. You will be greatly thanked afterwards."

When the general heard this, his expression changed drastically. As a city near Gyeonggi, he had heard of Princess Zhaode. This was the princess who was given the title of Princess Zhaode by the emperor. Her status was extraordinary.

It was a big deal that she was attacked.

"Here, hurry up and report to the capital."

There were guards inside who responded and retreated.

In the capital, the eldest princess's mansion, Huo Jingzhi is still at the Yamen, and the eldest princess Ningyang is teaching Prince Wen Ruo to read.

Suddenly she heard hurried footsteps outside, and she frowned slightly, and then she heard the anxious voice of Aunt Zhao.

"Your Highness, something serious has happened. The third lady was attacked outside the city."

"what!"

Princess Ningyang stood up in shock and walked out quickly.

"Just now someone from Wannian County reported for help that the third lady was attacked in Wannian County."

"How is Yaoyao?"

"This old slave doesn't know."

When she heard the news just now, Nanny Zhao was so out of her element that she didn't even have time to ask in detail, so she hurriedly came over to report it.

"Quickly, summon the soldiers to Wannian County."

"I'm arranging for someone to go to the Yamen to find the master and ask him to borrow someone from His Majesty."

Soon the soldiers of the eldest princess's palace were galloping on their horses and headed straight for Wannian County. Almost at the same time as these soldiers left, the eldest princess Ningyang followed behind in a carriage.

Not long after, Huo Jingzhi in the Yamen also got the news, his expression changed immediately, and he ran all the way to the imperial study without caring about anything else.

Half an hour later, three thousand Shence troops fell to Wannian County.

"Where is the princess? Where is she?"

Huo Jingzhi rode in from outside the city. When he saw his wife and daughter, he breathed a sigh of relief.

"Dad, I'm fine."

Huo Junyao's face looked a little unsightly at this time. Although she seems to have many abilities, she has always lived in a peaceful era, where she has experienced such attacks.

When she went out today, she listened to Grandma Xi's words and brought fifty guards with her, otherwise she would have been cold at this time.

She had seen the horror of those thieves sporadically. They were really murderous, and they really frightened her.

"Stop asking, Hong Xiu, go and tell the Duke what's going on."

Seeing her daughter's pale face, Princess Ningyang felt very distressed and quickly stepped forward to help her rest on the edge.

Hongxiu also quickly told what happened.

Hearing this, Huo Jingzhi looked gloomy and turned to the three thousand Shence Army behind him and ordered: "Leave two thousand people to escort the eldest princess and the princess back to the capital, and the rest will go with their father-in-law."

"Red sleeves lead the way."

Soon Huo Jingzhi took a thousand people and Hong Xiu to the scene of the attack.

Others and the soldiers from the eldest princess's mansion escorted Huo Junyao and others back to the capital.

When he arrived at the place where the crime occurred and saw the bodies there, Hong Xiu's face looked very ugly, and Huo Jingzhi's face also looked very ugly.

Of the fifty guards, not a single one was left alive.

"Someone, please collect the corpses of these guards."

"My lord, those people are definitely dead soldiers. They acted quickly and brutally. Now that the corpses have been cleaned up, they must be afraid of leaving any clues."

Huo Jingzhi nodded, and then personally led people to search the surrounding area.

Almost no useful traces were found.

"These guys are here well prepared. Does anyone know about Hong Xiu's departure from the Hot Spring Villa?"

Hearing this, Hong Xiu immediately understood what Huo Jingzhi meant.

When they left the Hot Spring Villa, it was said that their young lady had made the impromptu decision. After Xiao Chan said that she had found Shi Nie, the young lady wanted to go and have a look.

This only lasted an hour or two.

These thieves were able to ambush here in advance, so they must have received the news in advance.

In other words, someone in their hot spring villa leaked the news, or someone was secretly watching the activities of the hot spring villa.

"This slave is not very clear. We need to go back and investigate to find out."

"Well, I'll leave this matter to you. Once you find the person, don't rush to do it."

Hongxiu understood what he meant.

Not long after, the group returned to the Hot Spring Villa.

"You handle the matter here. These guards who protect Yaoyao will be buried well. Their families must also be well cared for. If they are short of money, they will be sent back to the capital."

Along the way, Huo Jingzhi asked in detail what happened at that time. He was also full of gratitude to these guards who swore to protect his daughter to the death.

If they hadn't risked their lives to delay, their daughter would not have been able to escape to Wannian County in time.

"Don't worry, Mr. Guo, I will take care of it after you return."

Huo Jingzhi nodded and led the people back to the capital.

"You're back? Is Zhaode injured?"

In the Imperial Study Room, Emperor Zhaowu was very anxious since he heard the news of Zhaode's attack, and directly lent his most elite Shence Army left in the capital to Huo Jingzhi.

At this time, I heard someone from below reported that Huo Junyao and the eldest princess had been escorted back to the capital, and I was relieved.

"Your Majesty, don't worry. The princess was not injured, she was just frightened. Fortunately, she brought guards with her when she went out this time. It was those guards who held off the thieves and bought her time."

"Okay, as long as you're not injured, those guards will be heavily rewarded."

Hearing this, Gao Fu was silent for a moment and said, "Your Majesty, I'm afraid those guards won't be able to come back."