As for whether or not she would join hands with him in the future, wasn't the initiative still in her own hands? So what was she afraid of?
After some thought, Zhou Jingyao decided not to hesitate any longer and decisively asked someone to write a letter back to Shen Xiujin, saying that she would be there on time tomorrow.
When Shen Xiujin received the reply from Zhou Jingyao, his heart, which had been hanging in the air, did not completely settle down. Instead, he was still a little uneasy and nervous.
Because he cared too much about this date, he was afraid that any unexpected mistakes would happen tomorrow, which would affect tomorrow's date.
So, Shen Xiujin asked the person who came to deliver the letter to bring back a letter for Zhou Jingyao.
He solemnly told her in the letter that no matter what happened tomorrow, he asked Zhou Jingyao to wait patiently for his arrival, because he would definitely come as scheduled.
After receiving Shen Xiujin's letter for the second time, Zhou Jingyao couldn't help but feel an indescribable joy in her heart. After all, from these lines, she could deeply feel how much Shen Xiujin valued tomorrow's date.
However, at the same time, she couldn't help but mutter to herself: Why is Shen Xiujin so worried?
He even reminded me again and again. What's the matter? Does he think that I will run away at the last minute or break the appointment on purpose like those untrustworthy people?
Thinking of this, Zhou Jingyao couldn't help but raise her eyebrows slightly, the corners of her mouth slightly raised, and she hummed to herself:
"Hmph! I've always been a man of my word. How could I possibly do something so dishonest? But... as for whether I can make it to the meeting place on time tomorrow, that depends on the specific circumstances!"
However, she was completely unaware of this at the moment. Even if she could set off on time tomorrow, it seemed that God would not let her go.
The next morning, Zhou Jingyao carefully changed into a beautiful dress and put on her makeup in front of the bronze mirror. It took more than an hour.
It was not until Zhou Jingyao looked at her beautiful self in the bronze mirror that she felt satisfied and walked out of the house with her personal maid Xiao Taohong and several guards.
The coachman drove the carriage, the guards rode horses, and the group headed towards the city gate.
Zhou Jingyao looked out from the carriage and saw that there was already a long queue at the city gate. Almost all of them were going to Guangyun Temple to attend the temple fair. Therefore, there were so many people and carriages at the city gate today that she couldn't help but frown!
But who could have expected that as soon as their carriage arrived here, unexpected situations would follow.
It turned out that a vicious fugitive had escaped at night yesterday, and today the court sent officials from the Dali Temple to check all passers-by leaving the city.
In this way, people entering the city can pass through unimpeded and at a very fast speed. However, today, there is a temple fair at Guangyun Temple, and people and carriages leaving the city have blocked the city gate.
At this moment, Zhou Jingyao also received a message from Shen Xiujin. He was delayed by something and might come late, so he asked her to wait for him to go to the temple fair together.
Zhou Jingyao looked at the people leaving the city, and estimated that her carriage would not be able to leave first, so she asked someone to bring two words to Shen Xiujin: Wait for him! Now she was not in a hurry to leave the city gate, anyway, Shen Xiujin was delayed by something.
But when the Zhou family's carriage slowly approached the city gate, they had already been waiting there for more than an hour.
Seeing that Shen Xiujin had not arrived yet, Zhou Jingyao became a little anxious. She was about to order the guards to ask him why he had not arrived yet.
At this moment, something unexpected happened and a shrill scream pierced the sky.
“Ahhh… Murder! Help!”
This hoarse cry was like a thunderclap, instantly throwing the originally orderly team leaving the city into chaos.
In an instant, cries, screams, and cries of pain rose one after another, interweaving together and resounding throughout the area near the city gate.
At this critical moment, the Dali Temple Supervisor shouted with full energy: "The Dali Temple is here by the order of the Emperor to arrest the imperial fugitive. Anyone who is not involved should get out of the way and not hinder the official's investigation!"
Its sound was like a huge bell, resounding throughout the city gate.
Immediately afterwards, there was a noisy and chaotic sound, with the clanging sounds of weapons clashing, as well as people's terrified cries and howling mixed together.
The numerous people entering and leaving the city surged in like a tide, running around in all directions, searching for a safe area, and instantly blocked the roads.
Several carriages behind him also suffered a huge impact at this moment, and were pushed over by the crowded crowd.
Especially the position of the Zhou family's carriage at this time put them in extreme danger. The horses kept neighing and kicking their hooves wildly because of being frightened.
The driver tried his best to control the frightened horse, but the reins in his hands were about to slip out of his hands at any time. He was so anxious that beads of sweat rolled down his forehead.
Seeing this, several Zhou family guards who were accompanying them shouted in unison: "Protecting the young lady is important! Protect the young lady!" They drew their swords at their waists and tried to disperse the crowd approaching the carriage.
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