Chen Xiaomu's eyes were involuntarily drawn to Wan Lao Madam's movements. When Wan Lao Madam lifted up the pomegranate skirt on her legs, it was as Chen Xiaomu saw that there was a short knife tied to her calf. Chen Xiaomu couldn't help but be startled. Wan Lao Bustard didn't wait for him to react. He whipped out his dagger and turned around quickly. He turned behind Chen Xiaomu, stretched out his hand to strangle his neck, pressed the tip of the dagger against the artery in Chen Xiaomu's neck, and shouted in a hissing voice, "Get out of here." Retreat, or I will let your Highness die in the west!"
Everyone present was stunned. None of them expected that this weak-looking woman would be so bold. Although Chen Xiaomu had some advantages in height, it was as if an iron hoop was tied around his neck, making him roll his eyes. It was impossible to even struggle.
Lu Yi, He Quan and others wanted to rush forward and rescue Chen Xiaomu, but they were afraid of inadvertently hurting him, so they could only stand there and stare, seemingly at a loss for what to do.
"Get out of the way quickly and let us go!" Seeing everyone standing still, Wan Lao Bustard shouted again. At the same time, the short knife in his hand moved closer to Chen Xiaomu's neck, and a stream of blood flowed out instantly along the tip of the knife.
"Wan Qixiang, are you crazy? Do you know who you are kidnapping?" He Quan shouted anxiously.
"I don't care who he is, even if he is the emperor, I don't care. Let us go immediately, or I will let him live in a different place!" Wan Laobao said through gritted teeth.
Hearing Wan Lao Bustard's conditions, He Quan, Lu Yi and others couldn't help but look at each other. No one dared to make the decision to let Wan Lao Bustard go, but it seemed impossible not to let her go. The clothes on Chen Xiaomu's shoulders were covered with blood from his neck. Soaked.
Helplessly, the few people had no choice but to look at Chen Xiaomu who was kidnapped by Wan Lao Bustard, hoping that he could give a hint. However, at this time, Chen Xiaomu's face started to turn pale and he could not breathe due to Wan Lao Bustard's arm. , could only blink desperately at them.
This time, several people were stumped. They really couldn't figure out what Chen Xiaomu meant. Was he asking them to let Wan Lao Bustard go, or was he suggesting that they rush forward and rescue him from Wan Lao Bustard.
Seeing that these people were still hesitating and refusing to get out of the way, Wan Lao Bustard said angrily: "Now I count to three. If you still refuse to let us go, then prepare to collect his body!"
As Wan Lao Bustard spoke one word out of his mouth without hesitation, and then two words quickly, Lu Yi suddenly felt heartbroken, raised his hand to signal the soldiers behind him, and said: "Get out of the way, let them go! "
When the soldiers heard this, they flashed to both sides with a "wow" sound, leaving a path leading directly to the courtyard gate. Wan Lao Bustard and a dozen of his subordinates hijacked Chen Xiaomu and disappeared into the night outside the door like a gust of wind.
"Commander, should we give chase?" Wan Lao Bustard and others had just left the hospital when a centurion came over to ask for instructions.
Lu Yi said angrily: "How to chase? Your Highness is still in the hands of these people and has angered these people. What if I kill His Highness? Send scouts to watch them from a distance. When I return to the princess's mansion, I will ask the princess for instructions on how to deal with it." Say it again."
Wan Lao Bustard hijacked Chen Xiaomu and walked out of the yard. At the door, she happened to meet a carriage brought by Lu Yi to take Chen Xiaomu back to the princess palace. She asked her subordinates to drive the driver out of the carriage, and then she forced Chen Xiaomu to climb into the carriage with her. After she was firmly seated in the carriage, she called on the rest of her subordinates to climb up. Two of her subordinates sat on the driver's seat. Then they jerked their reins, and the four horses pulling the carriage immediately raised their hooves. Hey, hey, hey, he ran forward quickly.
The jolting of the carriage caused Wan Lao Bustard to loosen the arm that was strangling Chen Xiaomu's neck a little. Only then did Chen Xiaomu have the opportunity to breathe heavily. Wan Lao Bustard lowered his head and glanced at the man who was strangled by her neck and lying in her arms. Only then did the hostage realize that Chen Xiaomu's head was pressing against the two lumps of flesh on her chest. She suddenly became angry and let go of the arm that was holding Chen Xiaomu's neck, and punched him in the head. A sharp pain shot from the top of her head. When the news came, Chen Xiaomu's eyes went dark and he didn't know anything anymore.
Here Lu Yi, Li Gui and He Quan rushed back to Princess Qingfeng's Mansion to report to Su Xingran about Chen Xiaomu's kidnapping that happened at the former magistrate Zhang Yong's Mansion.
After hearing the report from Lu Yi and others, Su Xingran was shocked and hurriedly drove into the palace overnight to meet his father Su Chengxuan. When Su Chengxuan was woken up from Queen Lu's bed by the eunuch on duty, he heard Su Xingran say that Chen Xiaomu He was kidnapped, and he was so frightened that he lost all sleep. He hurriedly sent someone to summon Lu Jun and others to discuss countermeasures.
As soon as Lu Jun heard what Su Chengxuan said, he became anxious. He immediately mobilized the Royal Forest Army soldiers and horses. In addition to increasing the security of the four gates of Xinjing City, he also conducted a large-scale search of the entire city of Xinjing City overnight until dawn. , almost turning the new capital upside down. Except for the abandoned carriage of Princess Qingfeng's Mansion found near Chengtian Gate, nothing else was found. According to reports from several scouts sent out by Lu Yi last night, they followed this carriage. When the car arrived near Zhuque Street, it was too dark and we didn't dare to get too close. In addition, the robbers were alert and cunning, so they actually lost track of them!
"Oh!" Chen Xiaomu woke up in confusion from the severe pain coming from his waist. He couldn't help shouting. He felt as if he had been thrown heavily to the ground, and a medium-sized stone was cushioning him. The pain in his waist was excruciating. He wanted to open his eyes and take a look, but his eyes were covered with a thick layer of black cloth. He subconsciously wanted to get up from the ground, but he couldn't exert any effort at all. Only then did he realize that he His two hands were tied tightly behind his back with rope.
"Master, he's awake!" A subtle voice reached Chen Xiaomu's ears.
"Throw the stretcher away when he wakes up. You guys carry him away!" Chen Xiaomu recognized the voice of Wan Lao Bustard.
Then there was a sound of crickets chirping, and Chen Xiaomu was lifted up from the ground by his arms, and then dragged forward.
After walking for more than half an hour, Chen Xiaomu was so tired that he was out of breath. He wanted to sit down and take a rest, but his arms were tightly pulled by others and he couldn't move. He could only stumble along and there were wounds on his head, neck and waist. The pain in his body was heartbreaking, and he was hungry in his stomach. He really couldn't bear it anymore, and shouted to the front in a hoarse voice: "I say Wan Lao Bustard, why don't you give me a good meal, so that I don't have to suffer!"
"Hmph, it's not easy to die. As long as you hand over the money Zhang Yong hid, I will give you a happy life!" Wan Lao Bustard's cold voice came from the front.
"Hey, Wan Lao Bustard, are you still being unreasonable? I told you last night in Zhang Yong's yard that I just came here to find Zhang Yong's concubine Zhou Huiniang. If it hadn't been for your damn man Ren Sanguai to mention it, , I still don’t know anything about money or not?” Chen Xiaomu tried his best to defend himself.
"Haha, you deceived Ren Sanguai that little pig. If you want to deceive me, just dream! I don't believe that your highness, your highness, bothered to come here just to kill a weak woman. I know that the current Zhengguo court is poor. It’s so terrible that your Highness and that princess won’t end up there, they just want to find this money to relieve the court’s urgent needs!”
"Wan Lao Bustard, this is your fault. What does it have to do with me that the Zheng Kingdom's court is short of money? I'm not from the Zheng Kingdom. Besides, you also know that the person in charge of this money is Zhang Yong's concubine Zhou Huiniang. She is now dead. In your hands, you can just look for her, why bother to capture me to burden you too!"
"So you are not from Zheng?" Wan Laobao asked in surprise.
"Conscience of heaven and earth, I really am not from Zheng!" If his hands were not tied behind his back, Chen Xiaomu almost raised his hands and swore to God.
"Then why do they call you His Highness?"
Chen Xiaomu smiled bitterly and said: "I am actually the prince of Chen State. Because I was engaged to the princess of Zheng State, I had no choice but to marry into Zheng State!"
"Oh, what's your name, and where do you rank among the princes of the Chen Kingdom?" Wan Laobao clearly felt that his breathing was quickening.
"My name is Chen Xiaomu. As for my ranking among the princes, to be honest, I don't know, but when I married Princess Zheng, they all called me the sixth prince." Chen Xiaomu thought about it for a while and decided to tell the truth.
Although he was prepared in his heart, Wan Lao Bustard was still surprised and couldn't help but murmured to himself: "Oh, so you are the prince of the Chen Kingdom who restored the country for Emperor Zheng!"
Chen Xiaomu felt a little strange when he heard this, and couldn't help but subconsciously asked: "Wan Lao Bustard, do you think you know me by this?"
Wan Lao Bustard did not immediately answer Chen Xiaomu's question, but instead told the people around him: "Hurry up and untie His Highness the Sixth Prince."
At this time, someone came up behind Chen Xiaomu and quickly untied the rope that tied his hands. He did not know how long he had been tied. After untying the rope, Chen Xiaomu felt that these two hands did not belong to him anymore and he had no consciousness at all. No. After trying to move his wrist for a long time, he regained some strength. He stretched out his hand to untie the black cloth covering his eyes, and saw a white light piercing him. Chen Xiaomu quickly closed his eyes again.
After Chen Xiaomu had adapted for a while, he slowly opened his eyes again. He first looked at his surroundings. It turned out that he was currently at the foot of a mountain, surrounded by jagged bushes and broken trees on the ground. On the stone ground, more than a dozen women wearing imp masks were far away from him, and all had their backs to him, as if they were warning him and Wan Lao Bustard. Only Wan Lao Bustard, who was about ten steps away from him, opened her eyes. The triangular eyes stared at him intently.
Chen Xiaomu took two steps forward and said with a dry smile: "Wan Lao Bustard, where are you going to take me?"
Wan Lao Bustard gently shook his head, "Your Highness the Sixth Prince, I don't like people calling me Lao Bustard. Please call me Miss Wan from now on!"
In fact, Chen Xiaomu himself felt that the title Wan Lao Bustard was a bit difficult to pronounce, so he immediately nodded in agreement with Wan Lao Bustard's suggestion and changed his name to Miss Wan.
"So Miss Wan, where are you planning to take me?" Chen Xiaomu asked again.
"I will take you to see my master." Wan Lao Bustard replied calmly.
"What?" Chen Xiaomu suddenly felt his head pounding when he heard this, "Miss Wan, I don't know your master, and I don't want to know your master. Why did you take me to see him? Besides, you are not looking for Zhang Yong to hide. Money, now we just need to find Zhang Yong’s concubine Zhou Huiniang and force her to reveal where the money is hidden, right?"
Seeing the anxious look on Chen Xiaomu's face, Madam Wan burst out laughing. She said to Chen Xiaomu seriously: "Because you are the Sixth Prince of the Chen Kingdom, that million taels of silver have now become It’s no longer important. The first thing our master told us this time is that if anyone can find you in Zheng State and bring you back to see her, she will promote him to the deputy head of the sect and he will definitely succeed me in the future. As the master is in charge, this second thing is to manage to get the money hidden by Zhang Yong, but this credit is much smaller than the first thing."
"When did I become so valuable among you gangs? Besides, I have never had anything to do with you gangsters. Why did your master let you kidnap me to see him?" Chen Xiaomu asked angrily.
