Before daybreak, the housekeeper of the Pei residence came to inform the Xu family that Pei Jiao could not come to see them off.

"Sister Pei, is there something wrong?" Xu Ning asked Butler Pei.

"Yes, my young lady couldn't come to see Miss Xu off because she had something to deal with. She asked me to apologize to you on her behalf." Butler Pei explained kindly. Pei Jiao asked him not to tell Xu Ning and the others the truth, for fear that they would worry and not want to leave, and that something unexpected would happen again.

Xu Ning didn't say whether he believed it or not, and the other people in the Xu family didn't say anything either. They got on the carriage after breakfast as planned.

Butler Pei said that Pei Jiao asked him to escort the Xu family out of the city on her behalf, so he followed at the end of the team in a carriage.

As soon as Xu Ning got on the carriage, he asked Bai Baoxiang, "Is there something wrong with Sister Pei?"

"Yes, player, the emperor wants to grant her a marriage, and she's pretending to be sick at home! In order not to worry you, she specially arranged for the butler to send you off."

"Fuck! That bastard emperor is such a jerk! He actually used Sister Pei to control the Pei family and Jiang Shaoheng!"

"The Emperor should be aware of what Jiang Yan has done. Player, the Emperor and the other faction are currently communicating and are considering a connection. Do you want to notify Jiang Yan?"

"No need. He probably knows more information. After all, he has been reborn. Let's go back to the valley first. It seems that it is not safe anywhere outside now. I don't know if Sister Pei will be affected. I hope we can meet up later."

The carriage rolled forward and soon arrived at the city gate.

Unlike the tolerance on the day I came in, there are many soldiers guarding the city gate today, checking everyone entering and leaving one by one.

"What happened up front?" As soon as the carriage stopped, Butler Pei got off and walked to the front of the carriage with his men.

"Butler, it seems to be a strict investigation."

"Go and find out what it is." Butler Pei frowned, worried that it would affect the Xu family's plan to leave the city.

The Xu family has been very low-key during the two days they came into the city and has not had any conflict with anyone, which shows that this strict investigation is not aimed at the Xu family.

But it is better to be safe than sorry. If it is aimed at the Pei family, the Xu family may not be able to leave the city.

The servants' investigation soon yielded results. "Butler, I heard they were trying to catch a thief. A jade ornament was stolen from Prime Minister Song's house. It's said to be priceless. Prime Minister Song came to His Majesty and His Majesty granted him permission to send men to search the city gates!"

"A jade ornament?" Butler Pei told the Xu family everything. After listening, Xu Ning asked the treasure chest to scan all their things and found that there was a jade ornament of Guanyin hidden in Xu Xiaohu's carriage!

Xu Ning secretly told Old Lady Xu about the matter, and Old Lady Xu immediately took Xu Ning to the carriage of Xu Xiaohu's family.

"Xiao Hu! Where did you get the Jade Guanyin?" Old Mrs. Xu found the Jade Guanyin in the secret compartment of the carriage according to what Xu Ning said.

Xu Xiaohu's wife was so scared that she wanted to scream, but Xu Xiaohu's mother quickly covered her mouth.

"Aunt, our family can't afford such expensive things!" Xu Xiaohu was also very scared. He also heard what Butler Pei said just now.

"Oh no, he doesn't want to leave our family!" Old Mrs. Xu said anxiously!

"Grandma! Don't worry! Come on, Uncle Xiaohu, take Grandma Gu and Aunt Gu to my carriage. Remember, if anyone asks, just say I was feeling unwell and needed to go to the bathroom, so I used your carriage! Don't say anything else! Remember that!"

"Okay! Ningning, Aunt, you have to be careful!" Xu Xiaohu knew that he could not help now, so he could only quickly take his wife and mother to Xu Ning's carriage.

Just then, they found Xu Ning's carriage. Xu Da and the others got off the carriage and asked Xu Xiaohu, "Where's Ning Ning?"

"Brother Dayong, Ningning said she wasn't feeling well, so she and Auntie used our carriage!"

"Yes, yes, yes." Xu Xiaohu's wife responded quickly.

The officers and soldiers also searched them, and the carriage was completely turned upside down, leaving things in a mess.

Xu Da looked at her and wanted to go forward, but was held back by Zhang.

Xu Feng glared at the officers and soldiers angrily, and Xu An was afraid that he would get impulsive so he kept staring at him.

Old Man Xu sighed with a bitter face, and Xu Yuan supported him to prevent others from bumping into him.

Soon the officers and soldiers found the carriage where Xu Ning was. They roughly lifted the curtain of the carriage. Xu Ning covered his stomach and nestled in the arms of Old Lady Xu with a pale face.

"What are you doing! Get off the car and check!" the officer said as he was about to pull Old Lady Xu and Xu Ning down.

Butler Pei quickly stepped forward, stuffed a handful of silver, and explained in a low voice: "Sir, this girl is a friend of my young lady. Please take a look at her."

The officers and soldiers shook the silver in their hands, put it away, and then stopped trying to stop Xu Ning and Old Lady Xu.

However, the officer immediately smelled a bloody odor and frowned, asking, "Who's injured?"

"Oh, my dear officer! Don't speak so loudly. You are a shy girl." Butler Pei pulled the officer aside and whispered a few words to him. The officer looked at Xu Ning several times and said nothing more.

The carriage was turned upside down again, and the officers and soldiers returned empty-handed. Some people who were queuing to leave the city began to clamor, and the officers and soldiers did not dare to delay any longer and let them go.

The servants of the Song Mansion in the crowd saw that something was wrong and immediately returned home to report the situation.

Butler Pei finally breathed a sigh of relief when he got the people out of the city safely, and hurried back to the mansion to report.

Compared to the anger in Prime Minister Song's residence, the Pei family was very happy to hear that Xu Ning's family had left the city safely.

"Butler, have you seen anyone following Ningning's family?" Pei Jiao asked.

"No, probably they didn't care about Miss Xu's family. I saw them leave earlier than me." Butler Pei reported truthfully.

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