princess

Chapter 82

Xiao Yuanmin wished he could take someone to find Murong Xi right away, but he couldn't, not even appearing anxious.

"Arrange someone to rest. Let's go to the restaurant here to order some good ones today. Let the guards use some. The money will come from me." Xiao Yuanmin said.

"Yes." After Ye Zheng saluted, he withdrew.

Xiao Yuanmin looked at the four female soldiers, "You guys will live here." Then she waved her hand to let people go down. She was not going to let these people approach her, so she took out the whistle for summoning the hidden guards, and Xiao Yuanmin blew it.

This whistle has no sound, or it may have sound. She can't hear it at all. She only knows that as long as the whistle is blown, the bugs kept around the dark guard will stir up, and then the dark guard will appear.

Sure enough, not long after, a middle-aged man in coarse clothes came in from the window, "Ten people were assigned to work in the mansion, and the remaining ten people tried to find a way to integrate into Wangbei City and inquire about Murong Xi for me. "

"Yes."

Seeing that Xiao Yuanmin didn't give orders, the man went out from the door openly. The outsider saw his face change. Just as he was about to make a move, he heard a voice from inside the room saying, "He will bring someone here later, and all the affairs in the mansion will be handed over to him." give them."

Ye Zheng's expression changed, and he said, "Princess, let the guards come."

"Bingwei has another task." Xiao Yuanmin said, after thinking for a while, he got up and opened the door, and walked to the yard to let people see that she was not threatened. arrangements, but not too many people."

"Yes." Ye Zheng said respectfully.

"Tomorrow, we will start looking for the whereabouts of Little General Murong, with great fanfare." Xiao Yuanmin ordered lightly, "He is the prince's companion, a pillar of the country."

Lying on the bed, although she was very tired, she couldn't sleep. She could feel that she was very close to Murong Xi, but she couldn't find it. Since she couldn't sleep, Xiao Yuanmin simply got up, took the clothes at the head of the bed, put them on, and went down in the dark. After getting out of bed, it is no longer like staying in the palace, as long as there is a little movement, someone will come to wait on him, light the oil lamp, Xiao Yuanmin finds out the topographic map, lays it on the desk and reads it carefully.

I clicked on the place where Murong Xi disappeared, and I already thought about it, what would happen if he was Murong Xi?Where will he hide, and where will the soldiers who follow him hide?

In fact, the simplest thing is to break it up into parts and spread people out. There are not many other things in the northwest, and the mountains are the most, but why did Murong Xi do this? He really didn't know whether Lin Duan wanted to attack him, or Have a reason to take the risk?

Xiao Yuanmin has been thinking about this issue since she found out about Murong Xi's disappearance, but she knows very little about the situation in Northwest China, so she can't figure it out.

At this time, Rong Mu, that is, Murong Xi, was in a small tavern in Wangbei City. Yuan Luo poured him a glass of wine and said with a smile, "The eldest princess is here, you haven't seen the grandeur of the eldest princess today."

Murong Xi lowered his eyes slightly, did not drink, and said, "She has always been like this, no matter how scheming Lin Duan is, I am afraid she is not her opponent."

"You are optimistic about the eldest princess." Seeing that Murong Xi hadn't touched the wine, Yuan Luo realized after thinking about it. Have you made too much publicity? You should know that even if she has a noble status, this northwest area is still Lin Duan's territory."

The corner of Murong Xi's mouth twitched, "Even if she was careful, wouldn't Lin Duan be on guard?"

Yuan Luo smiled after listening, "You are very protective."

Murong Xi didn't refute, after all Xiao Yuanmin had already taken the first step, could it be that he is not as courageous as a woman?
"I'm afraid the eldest princess is here to see you, so you really don't want to see her?" Yuan Luo asked with raised eyebrows.

How could it be that Murong Xi didn't want to see her, since they had been separated for many years, and that proud little princess had also grown up.

It's just that now is not the time, "How is the evidence of collusion between the barbarians and Lin Duan collected?"

"Not enough." Yuan Luo put away the playful smile on his face, and said seriously, "The day after tomorrow..."

"I'll go over there." Murong Xi interrupted Yuan Luo's words. One must know that the barbarians' ability to last for so long was mostly due to the food and grass secretly sent by Lin Duan, and the day after tomorrow was the day when Lin Duan sent them food and grass again.

And Lin Duan also found out that Murong Xi was investigating these things, and he was pressing harder and harder. You must know that if this matter was known, Lin Duan would be finished. The people in the vicinity, how many relatives were killed by those barbarians You must know that the barbarians were brutal, burning, killing and looting, even pregnant women and children.

It can be said that the hatred of the people of the Jin Dynasty towards the barbarians is engraved in their bones. What the people of the Jin Dynasty hate the most is that at that time, the barbarians were short of food in winter, and not only robbed the nearby villages, but even killed the villagers and killed them. The corpses were frozen and used as food reserves.

Yuan Luo nodded, "Tomorrow..."

"No need." Murong Xi said, "I will go out of the city gate with you."

"Aren't you going to tell that family?" Yuan Luo kindly reminded, "Especially that Miss Xiu'er, who has taken care of you for a long time."

Murong Xi glanced at Yuan Luo and said, "Don't make such a joke, I put the money in his house." It was because that family saved him and took care of him that he couldn't hurt him.

"Okay, you are right." Yuan Luo stood up, "Then let's go."

Murong Xi also stood up. At this time, he was not as handsome as before. His face was dark and rough, and his back was slightly hunched, like a middle-aged man who was working hard for his life, and there was still mud under his fingernails.

No one can connect him with the charming Murong Xi.

The gate of the city was closed at night, Yuan Luo could not go out of the city with Murong Xi through the gate, but first found a small inn, stayed overnight, and left the city early the next day.

Because of Murong Xi's disappearance, Lin Duan sent a lot of people to places like the gate of the city, so no matter whether they were leaving the city or entering the city, they had to be strictly checked, and the speed naturally slowed down a lot.

Yuan Luo and Murong Xi stood quietly in the crowd, waiting for the inspection.

When Xiao Yuanmin got up, everything in the General's Mansion had been packed. Now the housekeeper of the General's Mansion is Zhang Yi, who was the dark guard who appeared that day. Because there were no women in the dark guard, Xiao Yuanmin's daily life was controlled by the four women. Soldiers take turns to serve.

Zhang Yichang is very honest and honest, the type that you wouldn’t suspect if you stole something and stood next to you. Xiao Yuanmin was wearing a blue jacket today, with snow-white rabbit fur on the collar and cuffs. Zhang Yi She bowed her waist and said, "Princess, the food is ready."

Xiao Yuanmin nodded, "Ye Zheng, is there food at Bingwei?"

"If you want to return to the princess, the guards will go directly to the Northwest Camp for dinner after training in the morning." Ye Zheng's face is upright, but in fact he's so sluggish. You must know that 1000 of them are not a small number. It is impossible not to let it go. Every morning after training, I just go to eat, and come back after eating, which saves trouble and time.

Xiao Yuanmin also thought of it, "Alright, by the way, let Lin Duan bring over the grain and grass brought in a while ago, it's all ours."

Ye Zheng's eyes lit up, and he said, "Yes."

In fact, it's not that Xiao Yuanmin is unkind. If there is no shortage of food and grass in the northwest every year, the capital has already delivered it this year, and this time the extra gift is for Xiao Yuanmin, a thousand soldiers. I feel more at ease under my nose.

If the northwest became her domain, Xiao Yuanmin would not mind being generous.

"Tell Lin Duan that I have an account book here." If the implication is that something is missing, don't blame her for being merciless.

Zhang Yi listened to it, only thinking that the princess did something unexpected.

Walking into the dining room, Xiao Yuanmin saw the table of dishes, millet porridge and snow-white steamed buns, two plates of green vegetables and a few small plates of pickles, and only one plate of bacon. Xiao Yuanmin didn't make a sound, and said after cleaning his hands, " Let Ye Zheng use it together." Then facing the four female soldiers, "You guys also go down to eat."

"Yes."

"Thank you, princess." Ye Zheng followed Xiao Yuanmin all the way, and he already knew that the eldest princess is not difficult to serve, and she is even very smart. She spoke sincerely, so she sat down without any excuses.

Xiao Yuanmin took a steamed bun and ate it, occasionally picking up some vegetables.

Seeing that Xiao Yuanmin didn't show any reluctance, Zhang Yi breathed a sigh of relief. How could these hidden guards know how to cook? They are all learned now, but it's good that the eldest princess is not picky.

Ye Zheng was delicious. Xiao Yuanmin finished eating one steamed bun, but he had already eaten three, and the plate of bacon was also eaten.

After using another bowl of millet porridge, Xiao Yuanmin put down his chopsticks, and Ye Zheng directly took a few mouthfuls of the rice porridge from the bowl and wiped his mouth.

Xiao Yuanmin just got up, and as soon as Zhang made a gesture, someone came in to pack things, and he followed behind Xiao Yuanmin and Ye Zheng, "How's the situation outside?"

"The inspection at the gate of the city is very strict. They say they are afraid of spies." Zhang Yi said.

Xiao Yuanmin pondered for a moment, "Go and ask General Lin to come over, Ye Zheng, take a few people to the gate of the city, since we are here, we must help."

"Yes." Ye Zheng understood Xiao Yuanmin's meaning. If Lin Duan's people detained someone or caught any suspects, should they lead their own troops to snatch them there, or use the banner of the eldest princess.

"Send a few smarter people over to wait for orders." Xiao Yuanmin said, "I will take them to collect the grain and grass, and clean up the place where the grain and grass are kept."

"Yes." With this sound, Ye Zheng answered louder. Xiao Yuanmin smiled after hearing this, "Go."

After Ye Zheng saluted, he withdrew. Zhang Yi said, "Slave, why don't you invite Master Lin?"

"En." Xiao Yuanmin asked in a low voice, "Is there no news about Murong Xi?"

"I just found out that Little General Murong did leave the city some time ago, and there was a battle, but I don't know the result. After that day, Little General Murong disappeared, and even the troops with him disappeared." Zhang Zhang As soon as he opened his mouth, it was not bad to be able to inquire about these in such a short time.

You must know that there are only two gates in Wangbei City, one is the main gate and the other is the back gate, but only the front gate is open on weekdays, and the back gate is a retreat.

"How many people did Murong Xi bring out?" Xiao Yuanmin asked after a moment of thought.

"Five or a hundred people."

"En." Xiao Yuanmin stopped asking, but went to the study room, ground and wrote two words by himself, and handed it to Zhang Yi, "Have someone carve it into a plaque."

"Yes."

(End of this chapter)