Xiaowu got out of the secret passage of the stable and patted the straw on his body and walked out: "Celebrity, why are you the only one?"

Chen Ji asked back without answering: "Where have you just gone?"

Xiao Wu's eyes were vague: "I? I'll go down to see if there is still a thief in the secret passage that is hidden."

Chen Ji knew that he didn't tell the truth, but said calmly: "I brought back the shopkeeper's body."

Xiao Wu was stunned and immediately clasped his fists and said, "The guest official is kind and righteous. I will be the shopkeeper of Longmen Inn in the future. You come to Guyuan again, but I have an order. Xiao Wu will go through fire and water without hesitation!"

Chen Ji's heart moved. Xiao Wu could not decide on changing the shopkeeper of Longmen Inn, and Mr. Hu may not be able to do it either.

He glanced at Xiao Wu and said casually, "You don't have to be polite. I met the shopkeeper for a while, and it's hard to see him being towed away by someone on the cart. By the way, Master Third, have you asked you to bring me a message?"

Xiaowu shook his head: "No, the third master has never explained it."

Chen Ji casually said, "Where is the boss?"

Xiao Wu subconsciously said, "The boss doesn't have one..."

Speaking of this, Xiao Wu was alert to shut up.

Chen Ji was finally sure that Xiao Wu just slipped out of the city from the secret passage and went to meet the mysterious owner behind Longmen Inn.

The other party is also in Guyuan!

For a moment, Chen Ji had many questions to ask, but he didn't know where to ask.

Just as he wanted to make some more talk, he heard footsteps coming from outside the inn.

He turned around and looked, and it was the prince who led everyone back to the inn. Along with the Chen family, Zhang Xia and others were also in the team. Zaozao didn't know when he would return to Zhang Xia, with dark clouds lying above his head.

His eyes turned again, but he saw Liang standing behind Chen Liqin with a gloomy expression. When she saw Chen Ji looking at him, she immediately turned to look at the side.

Wang Gui dragged a simple cart behind her, with Chen Wenxiao wrapped in straw mats.

When they saw Chen Ji, they hurriedly waved: "Master!"

Xiaoman glared at him: "I have no shame, does my son recognize you as his apprentice?"

After saying that, she held the horse meat wrapped in palm leaves and trotted to Chen Ji all the way and whispered: "Young Master, eat something, this is the horse meat I left for you..."

Chen Ji nodded, but instead looked at the prince.

The prince actually bowed to him and said warmly: "Now that the dust has settled, I have the opportunity to thank Brother Chen Ji. If it weren't for you, I would have died several times."

Chen Ji looked at the prince silently. The national throne, who was regarded as an abandoned son, had no anger on his face, as if nothing had happened before, and was still the gentle gentleman as gentle as jade.

However, the other party's claim has changed from "I" to "I".

Chen Ji bowed and replied: "Your Highness does not need to be too polite, you have only done your duty... What are your plans now?"

The prince looked at Li Xuan: "What do you think Lord Li?"

Li Xuan bowed and said, "Your Highness, the Lijian sanctions are in vain for the life of a crown prince of a country. After returning to Beijing, he must study their books and ask them to give him an explanation."

The prince looked at him, then smiled and said, "What's wrong with the life of the lonely man to exchange all the elites of the Tiance Army? Lord Li, you must never mention this matter after you go back. If anyone asks, just mention Lord Li's killing of generals and making meritorious contributions."

Li Xuan's face was stunned and he hurriedly lowered his head: "It is also because His Highness has good teachings."

The prince smiled and did not respond.

Chen Liqin stepped forward and said, "Your Highness, the eunuch party is bold and reckless, and he actually uses the national reserve as bait. It is really a ruthless act. But what's more important is... Can you take a step to speak?"

As he said that, he looked around the Yulin Army and signaled that the prince was crowded here and could not say some things.

But the prince shook his head: "We are a shared love of living and dying, sharing weal and woe. There is nothing we can't say. Please tell me, Lord Chen."

Chen Liqin hesitated for a moment, and finally said in a calm voice: "It seems that the eunuch party is doing with you, but in fact, the border troops helped the evildoer to abuse Hu Junxian, but they decided not to escape the relationship. Perhaps there was a command from the King of Fu to fight for the throne behind him. According to their plan, Your Highness could not have left Guyuan alive, but now by accident..."

Zhang Xia said suddenly, "Mr. Chen, Chen Ji fought with his life to protect His Highness. If you use the word "inadvertent" by mistake, wouldn't you wipe out his merits?"

Chen Liqin frowned and looked at Zhang Xia, and then changed his words: "Your Highness, now that Chen Ji has such a variable, it can be considered as a disruption to the planning of the eunuch party and the Fu Wang. Hu Zi was worried that someone would take risks in order to cover up the truth, or that the Fu Wang was in a confidant…"

It was not until this moment that Chen Ji realized that what Chen Liqin was really good at was not people's planning and livelihood, but party struggles.

Chen Liqin continued: "Your Highness, our top priority is to leave Guyuan as soon as possible while it is still early... Leave now and you will arrive in Tianshui County tomorrow night. At that time, you will immediately send you back to Beijing with 600 miles in a hurry, so that you can leave the tiger's mouth."

The prince did not answer, but asked in a warm voice: "What do you think the Right Guard thinks?"

As soon as these words were spoken, Li Xuan and all the Yulin soldiers looked at Chen Ji together.

Chen Liqin wanted to speak but stopped.

Chen Ji lowered his head and thought for a moment: "What Lord Chen said is reasonable. There may be some spy detectives in the people. His Highness hides his whereabouts. It is also a good thing to leave Guyuan quietly this morning."

The prince nodded. He did not ask Chen Liqin again, nor did Li Xuan and Qi think about it. He immediately made a decision: "So as the right guard said, and set off immediately."

After saying that, he turned around and walked out without any drag.

Liang watched her husband's majesty in the East Palace disappear from a distance, and remained silent for a moment.

When she looked at Chen Ji and Xiaoman again, her eyes were full of hatred.

Wang Gui was beside her and said with a gloomy face: "Madam, if you want to avenge the second prince, you must not sit idly by and watch Chen Ji be trusted by the prince. If he becomes a climate, the second prince will die in vain."

Liang's expressionless face: "Now the crisis is undercurrent, the prince doesn't know who wants to kill him, he must doubt everyone around him. He doesn't believe in Li Xuan, just because Li Xuan happened to lead his troops to Xuwei Lane yesterday and took time to guard the garrison around him; he doesn't believe in the master, because the master is unable to protect him. He can only believe in Chen Ji now. After all, if Chen Ji wanted to harm him, he would have died several times."

Wang Gui whispered: "Madam, being with the king is like a tiger. There are still batches of halls in the central government of the court. Who can guarantee that one day the crown prince will not be suspicious of Chen Ji? Besides, there is more than one prince in the court, and there is also the King of Blessings..."

Liang looked at Wang Gui with gloomy eyes and said, "Shut up, this is something you can argue with?"

Wang Gui lowered his head: "The villain just said casually, and I believe the wife has her own concerns. In addition, there is another thing that needs to be done as soon as possible."

Liang said coldly: "Don't go around in circles."

At this time, Zhang Xia led Zaozao to Chen Ji and whispered in a low voice.

Wang Gui looked at Chen Ji, then looked at Zhang Xia: "Madam, look at these two people."

Liang said calmly: "What's wrong with these two people?"

Wang Gui took a deep breath: "Madam, these two people seem to be polite and behave in accordance with their manners, but Chen Ji saved Miss Zhang Er not once or twice. He even lived in a room together at Longmen Inn... Zhang Zhuo has now obtained the Holy Family, and there is the Xu family behind him. If Chen Ji gets the help of the Zhang family, we are afraid we will never move him again. Madam, we have to demolish them first."

Liang looked at the backs of Zhang Xia and Chen Ji: "How to disassemble them?"

Wang Gui thought for a moment: "Chen Ji has reached the age of marriage. In the past, he was an apprentice in the clinic, so he has not decided to get married for a long time. Now he is in the sixth rank of official position. It is the time when he was young and started a family and a career. As his mother, even in terms of ethics, she should have a marriage for him."

Liang's expression moved, but he said, "He is afraid he won't submit."

Wang Gui lowered his eyes: "The orders of parents and the words of matchmakers, how can the concubine's son decide the decision for his marriage? Our dynasty governs the world with filial piety, and even if Zhang Zhuo makes this matter to His Majesty, His Majesty will also say that you should decide this matter."

These days, there are many people who have been married by their parents before they meet.

The nobles and ministers of aristocratic families are even worse, and marriages are never determined by preferences.

Wang Gui continued to give advice: "Madam, don't hesitate. If you can find a marriage for a noble daughter to match him as a concubine's son, no one can find out your fault. You will only think that you, the legitimate mother, have a deep understanding of justice."

Liang shook his head: "If you look for the daughter of a high school, wouldn't he have other help?"

Wang Gui sneered: "I won't let him go."

Liang's eyes moved slightly: "It seems that someone chooses in your heart?"

Wang Gui said confidently: "Yes!"

At this time, the prince and others had left the inn. Liang set out to follow, and Wang Gui followed him with a cart.

Everyone lowered their heads and huddled among the people to avoid being targeted by the border troops.

Li Xuan looked around and protected the prince at all times to avoid assassination. Fortunately, the border infantry cleared the battlefield, but no one paid attention to them.

When they arrived at the city gate, the border army had cleared out the bricks and stones at the collapsed city gate tower and opened up a small path. People lined up to go out of the city to join relatives and friends. Li Xuan protected the prince and mingled in it and escaped from the city.

Outside Guyuan City, the border troops piled up high firewood and burned the corpses in the city on the spot to avoid plague.

Before passing the burning site, Liang stared at the fire silently for a long time, and then said to Wang Gui: "Push your filial piety forward."

Wang Gui's expression changed: "Madam, don't you bring the second young master back to the capital? You have to let him enter the Chen family's ancestral tomb. Wouldn't you become a lonely ghost when you stay in Guyuan?"

Liang's expression swayed in the firelight, and the heat waves from the fire rushed over, making her cheeks swell: "Take it back to the capital, if someone asks how he died, how should I answer?"

Wang Gui was stunned: "But the prince also knows the truth, and he can't hide it..."

Liang sneered: "Will the prince be captured in front of the formation? How could he take the initiative to mention this matter to others? He wished everyone would forget everything about Guyuan. The people around him would be so secretive. Whoever dares to tell them will die."

Wang Gui was still hesitant and was reluctant to push Chen Wenxiao into the fire.

Seeing that he was still, Liang immediately pushed the cart himself, gritted his teeth and pushed the cart into the fire, allowing the tongue of flame to sweep away and swallow everything.

She suddenly turned around and looked at Guyuan City, hoping that the fire would burn the entire Guyuan.

Liang wiped the corners of his eyes and turned around and left resolutely.

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Everyone walked on the dirt road outside Guyuan City.

The soldiers of the Yulin Army were very tired, but no one complained anymore, and they didn't even say a word of consideration.

Just as everyone was relieved, the sound of horse hooves suddenly came from behind.

Li Xuan's expression changed and looked back, it turned out that Zhou You led dozens of cavalry out of the cracks in the ruins of the city gate and caught up with them.
To be continued...