"Jingfeng, when my father wakes up and he gets angry, give this to him and tell him that I will live and die with Wannian City."
Xiao Jingfeng nodded respectfully, took the jade pendant, and put it away carefully.
"Brother, take care."
Jamel Xiao nodded with satisfaction, turned around and left.
Soon several carriages drove out from the back door of the palace.
The people driving the carriage were all guards from the Royal Forest Army in civilian clothes. The leader was Bai Han, who was in disguise, followed by Xiao Shunzi and others. The first person in the carriage was Xiao An, who was tied up tightly. The second car is Queen Li's.
The carriages at the back were filled with food and clothing.
The convoy hurried out of the north gate of Wannian City.
After leaving the north gate, walk along the official road for about a hundred miles. There is a mountain there called Phoenix Mountain.
There is a camp on the mountain, which Xiao An sometimes uses when he goes hunting.
Their destination is here.
Xiao Jingyun stood on the city wall and watched the carriage disappear from his sight before letting out a long breath.
Zhou Quan, the captain of the guard next to him, clasped his fists and said, "Your Highness, how about I take someone to follow you? I will definitely ensure the emperor's safety."
Xiao Jingyun waved his hand gently, "Isn't it time for Jingfeng to set off soon?"
Sure enough, with little effort, there was a rapid sound of horse hooves, and Princess Zhaoning and her people hurried towards the city gate.
Princess Zhaoning brought quite a few people with her this time.
Princess Zhaoning brought Chunhua Qiuyue and hundreds of guards in the palace. Some of these guards were brought back from Centipede Ridge, some were originally left in the palace, and some were the dozens of guards who had followed the little girl. people. When the little girl left Wannian City, she asked these people to come to the princess's house.
Their destination is of course also the palace on Phoenix Mountain.
Watching these people go away, Xiao Jamyun finally felt relieved.
Seeing this, Zhou Quan quickly stepped forward and clasped his fists, saying, "Your Highness, let's go back."
Xiao Jingyun nodded and said, "Pass this order to me. After dark, the four gates of Wannian City will be closed. They will no longer open their doors tomorrow, so that the people can leave the city early to clean up and settle matters if they have anything to do."
Zhou Quan seemed a little hesitant, "Your Highness, will this cause panic?"
Jamel Xiao shook his head. "Just do as you are told."
Soon a news spread in the city, indicating that the army of the Great Earth Kingdom was about to arrive. If you have anything to do, you should go out today. Once the city gate is closed at night, you will not be able to leave the city.
In a blink of an eye, the sky turned dark, and when the city gate was about to close, a few fast horses came over there, shouting as they ran, "Brothers, please close the door later. Brothers, please close the door later."
The soldiers guarding the city stood there and squinted their eyes carefully for a long time. It was not until a few people approached that they could see their faces clearly.
"Oh, it turns out to be Brother Liu Tie, why are you here so late?"
Liu Ce has stayed with Liu Rumei in Qingniu County all year round. Many people know him, Liu Tie, who is a well-known figure in Liu Xiangnan's family. Several of them in Wannian City are our soldiers, so naturally they all know him very well.
Liu Tie clasped his fists at a few people and said with a smile, "I came back from doing errands out of town. Seeing that it's getting late, why don't I go back quickly?"
"Ah, Brother Liu, then you should go back and rest quickly. By the way, I just received an order to enter the city today, but the city gate will not be opened tomorrow."
Liu Tie frowned when he heard this, and he wanted to ask what happened. At this time, Liu Ce next to him spoke, "Brother, let's go."
Liu Tie then smiled and said goodbye to the people guarding the city. After walking far away, he turned to Liu Ce and asked, "Brother, since they have spoken, why don't you let me ask the matter clearly."
"Brother, it's better to do less than to do more. We don't know what happened to the master after he was transferred to the city, so when you and I come back, the fewer people who know about it, the better."
So that's it.
Liu Tie nodded lightly without saying another word, and the two of them turned and headed straight to Liu Mansion.
At this time, in Liu Mansion, Liu Kai was waiting on Liu Yuanwen to prepare dinner. When he heard that they were coming, Liu Yuanwen ran out as soon as he put down his chopsticks.
He had just taken a few steps when he was stopped by Liu Kai, "My eldest son, you are the prince and the master, and they are servants. There is no reason for a master to welcome a servant."
After hearing this, Liu Yuanwen waved his hand indifferently.
"It's out of the way, it's out of the way."
"Now there is no difference between master and servant. They are older than me and they are my brothers."
Liu Kai shook his head gently, "This can't be done. The courtesy of respect and humiliation cannot be broken. You wait here, I will go and welcome them in."
Liu Kai didn't wait for Liu Yuanwen's answer, turned around and walked out.
Liu Tie and Liu Ce were walking in. When they saw Liu Kai coming out, they quickly stepped forward and bowed to salute, "I've seen the butler."
Liu Kai nodded slightly, "Why did you two come back?"
"By order of the young lady..." Liu Ce had just finished speaking, but Liu Kai had already waved his hand gently, "Okay, don't talk anymore. I will take you to see the eldest son. Remember what you should say and what you shouldn't say. Don't say anything. explain."
Of course the two of them understood what Liu Kai meant, which was not to speak too absolutely.
Liu Kai was not particular about it and took the two of them directly into the side room.
Over there, Liu Yuanwen was arranging for people to add stools to the table, "Second brother, you haven't eaten yet after coming all the way. Sit down and eat together."
Liu Tie and Liu Ce clasped their fists almost at the same time, "Master, you can just eat. We came back on the order of the young lady. The young lady is worried that the situation here will be unfavorable."
"The young lady asked us to go to Xiangguo Temple to protect the master first. When we arrived, we found that the master had followed other monks back to Wannian City."
Liu Yuanwen nodded, "Yes, when my father comes back, he will arrange it in the post house."
"It's a pity that we still can't meet."
Upon hearing this last sentence, the small flames of hope in Liu Ce and Liu Tie's eyes disappeared instantly.
"I'll take you two down to rest, and let the eldest son eat first." Liu Kai hurriedly stopped the topic.
The three of them bowed to Liu Yuanwen at the same time, and then withdrew.
After coming out, Liu Tie looked at Liu Kai and asked in a low voice, "When I came here, I heard from the soldiers in Shoucheng that the city gate would not be opened tomorrow."
"Yes, news came out from the palace at noon that the Great Earth Kingdom will be besieging the city tomorrow. People should leave the city to deal with anything they have to do."
"That's strange, why are there no people fleeing along the way?" Liu Ce muttered beside him.
"Well, in this cold winter month, even if the people want to run away, wherever you ask them to go, if they can't light a fire at night, they will freeze to death."
As soon as the words came out, the atmosphere was silent for a moment, and the three of them remained silent for a long time. Liu Kai took the two of them into a nearby room and ordered someone to cook a few dishes for them and serve them a pot of wine.
