long live the queen

Chapter 25

Wei Yunqing's plan was to first use the fire to attract the attention of the two soldiers, and then escape from the small courtyard while they were fighting the fire or finding someone to put it out.But outside the small courtyard, it is easy to leave the magistrate's office.She had already changed into men's clothes again - the men's clothes were prepared by Li Zhuo for Yang Yi before - she dug out her belongings from under the flower pot in the shower room, hid them on her body, and prepared some pastries to carry with her, and then ordered fire.She also asked him to prepare for Yang Yi's place. Seeing the two guards leave, she immediately stepped out of the room that was lit up red by the firelight, and knocked on the door of Yang Yi's room next door.

Yang Yi was nervously waiting for Wei Yunqing's signal, and when he heard this, he immediately opened the door and came out. Wei Yunqing didn't say much, motioned him to follow, and turned around and left.

When the two walked out of the small courtyard one after the other, they immediately heard the noise not far away, getting closer and closer.Wei Yunqing hurriedly dragged Yang Yi to hide in a dark corner. Fortunately, there was a stone here, which could barely block the two of them.

Human attention is limited. In front of the major event of fire, no one noticed the two figures in the corner.Everyone had brought washbasins, buckets and other things to fill the water, ready to work together to put out the fire.But Wei Yunqing planned the fire well before setting it on fire. All the flammable materials were piled up together, and the ancient houses were all made of wood. How could it be so easy to extinguish it when it burned?

Wei Yunqing hid aside and watched the people coming in and out. She found that among the four personal soldiers, only one was following the group to put out the fire. The other three ran out anxiously after gathering for a short time, probably looking for her. Went with Yang Yi.

"Follow!" Wei Yunqing greeted Yang Yi and quietly followed.

If Li Zhuo was still around, Wei Yunqing wouldn't dare to come like this, but the ones who are here now are just his personal soldiers, and judging from their performance under the fire, they can be seen that they were completely deceived by her.The three of them are looking for her, so following them is naturally the safest. Of course, be careful not to be discovered by them.

Wei Yunqing followed the three people from a distance, and people rushed to put out the fire along the way, but no one gave the two of them a second look.Wei Yunqing knew that Li Zhuo occupied Xuancheng peacefully, and there were still some former servants left in Zhizhou Mansion, how did they know who she and Yang Yi were?The only ones who would want to catch them were the three soldiers left behind by Li Zhuo.

The two of them followed the three soldiers all the way out of Zhizhou Mansion.After seeing that there was no one in Wei Yunqing's room, they subconsciously thought that she had escaped from the Zhizhou Mansion, and there was a curfew at night, so the two people on the street would be quite conspicuous, so when they chased them out, the three soldiers thought that they should arrest her. Getting back to these two was a breeze.

However, the three of them traveled all the roads near the government office, but they didn't see any trace of Wei Yunqing and Yang Yi—how did they know that these two people were following them far away!

Nothing was found, and seeing that it was almost dawn, the three soldiers had no choice but to go back complaining to each other.

This time, Wei Yunqing naturally wouldn't follow them back.She and Yang Yi found an alley away from Zhizhou's mansion and hid there until dawn, when there were more people active on the street, and then they blended into the crowd.

"Sister Yunqing, did we escape now?" Yang Yi still couldn't believe it.

Wei Yunqing said: "Of course!"

She still had a small piece of silver on her body, bought a few meat buns at the bun shop, and gave Yang Yi two for breakfast.The price of the meat buns was much lower than when they first entered the city. It seems that Xuancheng's supplies have not been cut off.

After breakfast, Wei Yunqing began to think about how to get out of the city.

Generally speaking, Li Zhuo didn't come back so soon after going to war, but who knows if there will be any accidents?Once he comes back, she and Yang Yi will be like turtles in the urn, and they can be easily captured by him.So they had to get out of the city as quickly as possible.

But this city has banned random entry and exit, how can she escape with Yang Yi?
Wei Yunqing decided to go to the city gate to observe the situation first.

The former refugee camp is still there, and the situation of the refugees is good and bad. It is estimated that Li Zhuo did not spend much time here.After all, this was originally Daliang's territory. After the Great Song Army occupied this place, the supplies would be used on the army first. It would be good if they didn't loot all the household belongings of the people in Xuancheng.

Wei Yunqing was very cautious, and found a teahouse where he could see the city gate, and asked for a box on the second floor, and stayed in the box with Yang Yi, condescending.Because the Song Dynasty army agreed that they would not commit any crimes against the people of Xuancheng, most of the places in Xuancheng were open for business, and the whole Xuancheng looked no different from usual.After entering the box, Wei Yunqing ordered a pot of tea and some snacks, and began to peek at the city gate.

The city gate of Xuancheng has two gates inside and outside, which are in a straight line. On the top is the gate tower, and there are heavily armed soldiers patrolling back and forth.There are three doorways in the inner city gate, the largest one in the center and the one on the left are closed, only the one seven or eight meters wide is open, and a team of soldiers guards there, and the people who come in and out will be checked.

Wei Yunqing kowtowed the melon seeds and carefully observed the outside.Looking back, I saw Yang Yi sitting there blankly, and greeted him: "Eat some sunflower seed snacks, this box is paid for, if you don't eat it, it will be wasted."

When Yang Yi was the emperor, waste was something that happened to him every day, but he suffered a lot during the time he was living outside, and he did cherish food a little more than before, but he used to only eat The melon seeds were peeled by the eunuch for him and presented. If he was asked to peel the melon seeds himself, he felt a little helpless.

Melon seeds are standard equipment for TVs. Wei Yunqing's skill in cracking melon seeds is naturally good. With a crisp bite and a lick of his tongue, the melon seeds will be in his mouth, and the shell will be lost.Yang Yi admired that skillful movement, and asked after a while: "Sister Yunqing, does the fairy world also have this kind of food?"

Wei Yunqing happened to see a person showing something to the soldiers when facing interrogation. He didn't hear Yang Yi's words for a while, and waited for him to ask the second time before saying: "Of course, there is a lot of food in the fairy world, but there are many in the lower world." It’s really beyond compare.”

Speaking of which, she is a little sad, she can't eat chocolate, cakes, these things, if she knew that she would time travel, she would rather gain weight and eat more in advance to satisfy her appetite.In the past, I controlled eating as little as possible, but now I can’t eat even if I want to.

Seeing Wei Yunqing's lonely expression, Yang Yi hurriedly said: "Sister Yunqing, when we go back to the palace, I will ask the imperial chef to cook whatever you want to eat!"

"Okay, then it's settled!" Wei Yunqing nodded with a smile. She couldn't eat modern food, but the ancient royal food must be very rich, and it would definitely satisfy her appetite.

After observing for a while, seeing that it was almost noon, and the teahouse also served as a restaurant, Wei Yunqing ordered a table of food, asked Yang Yi to stay in the box, went to the refugee camp to find a young guy, and gave him some money Go to the Zhizhou Yamen Prison to help call someone over.

When the dishes were half served, Zhou Tong entered the box under the leadership of the waiter in the teahouse. When he saw Wei Yunqing and Yang Yi, he hurriedly closed the door of the box and walked over quickly.

"Brother Zhou, please sit down!" Wei Yunqing immediately opened the stool and asked him to sit down.

Zhou Tong was also not polite, and immediately asked after sitting down: "Brother Wei, I heard that you and your brother were arrested by Vice General Li that day? Did you suffer any grievances?"

"We were taken back by him. Fortunately, there was no serious problem. We escaped just now." Wei Yunqing said, "Brother Zhou was also frightened to save my brothers. A few days ago I I was trapped in Zhizhou's mansion, and I couldn't thank Brother Zhou, so please forgive me."

"Oh, what are you talking about. I'm ashamed too. It was a coincidence that Vice President Li didn't delay me any longer." Zhou Tong had a guilty expression on his face.

"How can you blame Brother Zhou?" Wei Yunqing showed a disapproving expression, "Vice General Li is cunning, if Brother Zhou deliberately delays in front of him, he will see the clues and hurt Brother Zhou. I would like to see it. It was a great righteousness for my elder brother to help my two brothers escape from the prison earlier."

Wei Yunqing's words reached Zhou Tong's heart, and her understanding made him feel that it was not wrong to help the two brothers, let alone the 100 taels of silver.Save more money, he also wants to build a big house for his family, and he always wants to teach the villagers that Zhou Tong is not an incompetent person.

Zhou Tong is full of affection for Wei Yunqing, but he is also a sensible person, knowing that she is not coming to him at this moment just to catch up with him and treat him to something to eat.Before he let these two go, he got 100 taels for nothing, and he didn't get any punishment. After eating the sweetness once, he naturally became bolder and counted on the second time.

"Come, let's eat the food first." Wei Yunqing greeted him first, without saying why he was looking for someone.

Zhou Tong laughed and was not polite, chatting and laughing with Wei Yunqing while eating food. As for Yang Yi who was beside him, Zhou Tong never dealt with him.

Wei Yunqing claimed that he couldn't drink much and didn't drink much, Zhou Tong didn't force her, but his face was flushed from drinking.

When the wine was half full, Wei Yunqing finally spoke: "Brother Zhou, to tell you the truth, my younger brother and I took advantage of the departure of Lieutenant General Li to find an opportunity to escape. It seems that something happened on the front line. The lieutenant left in a hurry, leaving only four guards behind, giving me and my brother a chance to escape."

Zhou Tong thought about it and said in surprise: "The fire in the government office yesterday...could it be related to you two?"

Wei Yunqing nodded heavily, and sighed: "Exactly. I have nothing to do, so I had to come up with this method." Before leaving the mansion, she saw that the fire was actually not that big. She and Yang Yi lived in that courtyard. The courtyard walls were made of bricks, so the fire would not spread, and naturally there would be no casualties.

Zhou Tong was a little surprised, but also a little lucky. Fortunately, Brother Wei didn't think of setting fire when he escaped from the prison.

"I've heard something about the front line." Zhou Tong is the head of the Xuancheng Prison after all, and he has a certain source of information. He said seriously, "General Yan stopped the main force of the Song Army in Jinyang and prevented the opponent from going south. No, the leader of the Great Song Dynasty is a veteran named Wang He, who has been unable to attack for so many days, maybe this Lieutenant General will be the vanguard."

He talked about General Yan's achievements with pride.

Wei Yunqing nodded, but she didn't fully agree with Zhou Tong's words.

Judging from the conversation between the two guards that he overheard when he first met Li Zhuo, and his contact with Li Zhuo during this period, Wei Yunqing can be sure that he was squeezed out by that veteran Wang He.Wang He couldn't attack for a long time, so he would be really anxious, but I'm afraid he wouldn't call Li Zhuo like that. Wouldn't that give Li Zhuo a chance and let everyone understand that Li Zhuo is stronger than him, and those he can't beat will be beaten by Li Zhuo -Although he didn't like Li Zhuo, Wei Yunqing didn't believe that Li Zhuo was an idiot on the battlefield from the point of view of this man's command of the army. Maybe he could really pose a threat to General Yan.

But now the fact is that Li Zhuo hurried away after receiving the secret report, indicating that the situation may no longer be under Wang He's control. As for the reason, it is hard to guess.It may be that the battlefield is unfavorable. Wang He called Li Zhuo to be a scapegoat. It may be that Wang He was injured and had to change on the spot...

Wei Yunqing didn't care much about the specific situation, she just wanted to ask Zhou Tong to help her one more time, and take Yang Yi to escape the city quickly.

"With General Yan here, even if Li Zhuo is gone, there is nothing he can do." Wei Yunqing said, "Brother Zhou, I have something else I want to ask for help. I wonder if I can help you?"

Zhou Tong had already made preparations, and said, "Brother Wei, just tell me if you have anything to do, the elder brother who can help will definitely not shirk!"

"It's easy and easy to say, but it's also difficult to say."

"What is it..."

"My brother and I want to go out of the city." Wei Yunqing said, "It's just that we just escaped from the government office. I saw that the entrance and exit of the city gate were checked this morning. The four guards who were watching us must have followed the city guards. The soldiers at the door passed the air, and it was really not easy for us to get out."

Zhou Tongdao: "The interrogation was not aimed at the two of you specifically. In the past few days, as long as you enter or leave Xuancheng, you must accept the interrogation. But Wei Xiaodi, you are right. If the two of you want to go directly out of the city gate at this moment, you will definitely Captured by soldiers."

Wei Yunqing said worriedly: "Brother Zhou, I wonder if you have a way to let us escape? Naturally, we won't let Brother Zhou be busy in such a risky matter."

As she spoke, she took out a folded bank note from her bosom and pushed it in front of Zhou Tong.

"Hey, how can I accept your bank note, Brother Wei?" Zhou Tong hastily pushed back, but his attitude was not too firm.

Wei Yunqing also knew that he was being polite in face, so he pushed the bank note back and said seriously: "Brother Zhou, this is not easy. If you want us to escape the city successfully, Brother Zhou will have to work hard. This is Little brother's kindness, I hope big brother can accept it, so that little brother can feel at ease!"

"This...then the elder brother would like to thank Brother Wei." Sure enough, Zhou Tong didn't give in and didn't look at it, so he put the bank note in his arms.He knew that Wei Yunqing was generous, and he would not treat him badly this time, so he had to wait and see again.

Taking people's money to help people eliminate disasters, Zhou Tong took the money and began to think about how to take Wei Yunqing and the other two out. After a while, he said: "Brother Wei, let me go back and find out. When I have a solution, I'll come find you again."

"Brother Zhou, please hurry up, I'm afraid there will be long nights and dreams." Wei Yunqing said.

Zhou Tong nodded and said: "I know, just don't worry, brother will definitely work hard."

Wei Yunqing said: "Thank you Brother Zhou, my younger brother and I will be waiting here this afternoon. If Brother Zhou has any news, please come here and look for the two of us."

Zhou Tong nodded and hurried away.

When the person left, Yang Yicai, who was pretending to be dumb, asked, "Sister Yunqing, is this person reliable?"

"Before we escaped from the prison, it was also his help. Money can turn ghosts around. How could he not help with this kind of help?" Wei Yunqing said.She still has a good impression of this cell boss, and the previous cooperation was pleasant, and she believes that this time it will probably be the same.

But Yang Yi still looked a little worried, he didn't see people very well, he just felt that Xuancheng was full of people that he disliked, and he just wanted to go back to Shangjing immediately.

Wei Yunqing and Yang Yi spent another afternoon eating melon seeds in the private room, when Zhou Tong finally found him, with obvious joy on his face.

"Brother Wei, I have a solution." Zhou Tong said with a smile.

The method is actually not complicated.Although the entry and exit of Xuancheng has become strict, it is not troublesome to enter and exit if you have a serious ID card. Zhou Tong found out that Qian Dashan will deliver a batch of fabrics tomorrow, but he can find a way to stuff Wei Yunqing and Yang Yi in.

This method has certain risks, but otherwise it is too difficult to leave the city. After discussing for a long time, the three of them decided to do this.

Fearing that those soldiers would go to the inn to find him, Wei Yunqing and Yang Yi quietly went to the refugee camp after sending Zhou Tong away, and made do for the night.

In the early morning of the next day, Wei Yunqing and Yang Yi came to meet at the designated place as agreed with Zhou Tong the day before. Zhou Tong took the two of them for a while, and came to an alley, and said to Wei Yunqing: Brother, Qian Dashan's convoy will pass by here in a while, I will pretend to be knocked down by them, and stop them for a while, then you and your brother will take the opportunity to get into the last car, remember to hide well."

Wei Yunqing nodded and wrote down, this is the ancient version of Pengci, she has opened her eyes.

The three of them made their preparations, and after a while, a convoy of about a dozen vehicles arrived. There were a lot of things in the vehicle, and there were a lot of guards, but the last vehicle had only one driver, and there was some fodder in the vehicle. Great for two to hide away.

Zhou Tong walked to the front earlier, and after a while, there was a sudden exclamation from the front, and the already slow convoy stopped immediately.At this moment, the last car had already passed by the alley where Wei Yunqing and the two were hiding. Seeing the convoy stop, Wei Yunqing immediately took Yang Yi to touch it.As soon as they buried themselves with fodder, the convoy moved again.

Amidst the sound of wheels rolling, Wei Yunqing gradually heard the conversation between Zhou Tong and the team steward.

"I really don't know each other. Manager Qian, when you come back from this errand, please treat me to a drink." Zhou Tong said with a smile.

"Definitely, we won't be drunk or go home by then!" Guanshi Qian replied politely with a smile.

"Be careful along the way!" Zhou Tong suddenly raised his voice.

Wei Yunqing, who was hiding in the hay, was moved. She knew that Zhou Tong had told her, and she was a little moved. Although he also took her money, the prison boss was quite sincere to them.

How did Guanshi Qian know that Zhou Tong was saying goodbye to Wei Yunqing in secret, so he replied with a smile, "Thank you very much, please take care of it too."

The convoy traveled all the way, the road in Xuancheng was well repaired, not too bumpy, but Wei Yunqing couldn't feel safe because he couldn't see everything outside.

Soon, the convoy arrived at the city gate and stopped under the guidance of the gatekeepers.Wei Yunqing heard the steward talking to the little leader among the soldiers.

"Master, this is the convoy of Qian Dashan from Xuancheng. It's full of cloth. Please let me go." stuffed it.

The little leader coughed, and said to his opponent: "Go and have a look, let it go if there is nothing strange."

The soldiers had known the meaning of what the little leader said, and they walked along the convoy one by one, looking lazily, and then went back to report that there was nothing unusual.

The little leader waved his hand, indicating that Steward Qian could take the team out.There are actually many reasons why Qian Dashan's convoy can enter and leave Xuancheng normally. Generally speaking, one is that although it is the time of war, Xuancheng is already located in the rear, and spies are of little use; The good man himself donated supplies to the Great Song Army to keep him safe.Therefore, although his convoy entering and exiting Xuancheng will also be interrogated, it will not be very strict.

The convoy continued to move forward, and Wei Yunqing, who was hiding in the forage so nervous that he could hardly breathe, finally relaxed.

The soldiers were talking boredly, Wei Yunqing could judge the distance from the cart the two of them were on to the city gate based on this, and his palms were sweating all the time.

Suddenly, there was a sound of horseshoes approaching from far away, and someone got off the horse and said, "Did you find anything?"

"Return to my lord, not at all." The little leader immediately replied with a correct attitude.

Wei Yunqing didn't recognize who the voice was at first, but then suddenly remembered, isn't this the voice of one of the four personal soldiers!

She was so frightened that she didn't even dare to breathe, she closed her eyes and prayed in her heart that the convoy would move faster, and hurried out of the city gate.This was only a matter of a minute or two, but to Wei Yunqing, the days felt like years.

Every time the car moved forward, Wei Yunqing's heart beat wildly, and he couldn't calm down at all.

The soldier was giving instructions to the little leader: "That's a man and a woman. The man is young and dumb. That woman is the person that Lieutenant General Li wants. If she is allowed to escape, you and I won't be able to bear it! "

The little leader immediately responded submissively: "This subordinate understands!"

"Ah!"

The sudden sound startled Wei Yunqing, and she was taken aback before realizing that this sound... actually came from beside her.

It's Yang Yi again!
(End of this chapter)