Chapter 371 Siege and Arson
At the same time as the Black Prison was broken into by the men in black, the Prince of Wei's Mansion was also set on fire and besieged by a group of cavalry.
The Tiele cavalry, which Zhou Jianying had mentioned as hiding outside the city, suddenly appeared outside the Prince of Wei's Mansion after she and Zhou Yunqi left the Prince of Wei's Mansion, catching the Prince of Wei's Mansion off guard.
"What's going on?"
After the cavalry laid siege to the front yard, Ji Sheng's guards rushed into the back yard to protect their master. The leader knelt on one knee and said, "Your Highness, Tiele cavalry suddenly appeared in the city. Please evacuate Youzhou City."
Zhou Yunshu frowned, her eyes full of astonishment and confusion.
"Didn't Jianying just say that the Tiele cavalry was outside the city? How come they suddenly appeared inside the city and found the location of the Prince of Wei's palace so quickly?"
Zhou Jianying's shadow suddenly flashed through Zhou Yunshu's mind. Could she be following her?
Ji Sheng waved his hand to let the guards withdraw and wait outside. He took the cloak and put it on Zhou Yunshu and said to her, "What do you think?"
There was no sign of anxiety on Ji Sheng's face, as if even if the sky fell, he would not lose his composure.
If it weren't for the heavy footsteps outside the window, no one would have noticed that they were preparing to escape.
Zhou Yunshu did not answer Ji Sheng's words. Ji Sheng continued, "The token I gave you to leave the city is on Yunqi."
"Yunqi will not betray the Great Zhou!" Zhou Yunshu said without any hesitation.
"What about Zhou Jianying who is beside him?"
After Ji Sheng finished speaking, Zhou Yunshu's mouth moved slightly, but finally closed.
Zhou Yunqi would definitely not betray the Zhou family, the Northern Territory, or the Great Zhou.
What about Zhou Jianying?
Zhou Yunshu's first reaction was that Zhou Jianying would never betray her. But the truth was, during her time in the northern border, she had not only been with the little prince of Tiele, but she was even pregnant with his child. Today, she was rescued by the confidant of the Tiele leader.
After she returned unharmed, the Tiele cavalry surrounded her soon after.
Zhou Yunshu believed that Zhou Jianying would not betray her intentionally, but what if she did it to rescue Zhou Beifang and for the sake of the child in her belly?
Zhou Yunshu lost her confidence.
Ji Sheng walked to the bed, picked up the sleeping Pingping, and wrapped her in a small quilt.
Pingping opened her eyes slightly because of Ji Sheng's actions. After seeing that it was her father, she found a comfortable position in Ji Sheng's arms and fell asleep again.
Ji Sheng hugged Pingping with one arm and held Zhou Yunshu's cold palm with the other.
"In any case, let's retreat first."
No matter how Zhou Yunshu's heart was in turmoil, Ji Sheng hugged Pingping and pulled Zhou Yunshu, and retreated to the side door of the Prince of Wei's Mansion surrounded by many guards.
Ji Sheng carried Pingping and Zhou Yunshu onto the carriage, while Chunque and Ji Sheng's guard Jia Yi sat on the shaft to drive the carriage.
When the carriage started moving, Zhou Yunshu lifted the curtain and saw a huge fire in a corner of Prince Wei's mansion, as well as the roar of fighting and killing not far away.
She lowered the curtain and said to Ji Sheng, who had remained extremely calm throughout, "Where are the soldiers in the city? Are these three hundred cavalrymen just going to be left alone in Youzhou City?"
"The soldiers must not disturb the civilians. There are only 3,000 soldiers stationed in Youzhou City, but these 3,000 soldiers are scattered throughout the city. Only 1,500 of them patrol day and night, so it will take time to assemble. And their target is clearly us. As long as we retreat to the military camp outside the city, a counterattack with internal and external support will be easy."
Zhou Yunshu looked at Pingping in Ji Sheng's arms and asked, "Does the Black Prison have enough manpower?"
"It would have been enough, but I am the master of the Black Prison."
So if something happened in the Prince of Wei's mansion, Jiang Jian and others would definitely bring people to rescue them, and that would be a good time for the Tiele group to rescue them.
Zhou Yunshu understood this matter even without Ji Sheng saying it.
"After I killed the previous leader of Tiele, internal strife broke out among the Tiele people. The reason why the man Zhou Jianying mentioned chose Zhou Beifang, the illegitimate son who was living abroad, was because he had offended the other princes, leaving Zhou Beifang as the only one who was easy to control."
"So he was determined to get Zhou Beifang."
Zhou Yunshu listened carefully to Ji Sheng's words. After he finished speaking, Zhou Yunshu asked, "I thought that with you in Youzhou City, something like this wouldn't happen."
Ji Sheng looked at Zhou Yunshu and smiled, "Should I be happy that you trust me so much?"
"But I'm not a god." Ji Sheng's smile faded slightly. "Today, one crisis after another has occurred. This was clearly planned in advance. All I can do now is try my best to remedy the situation."
As Ji Sheng spoke, he noticed Pingping in his arms was feeling a little uncomfortable and changed his posture. "I did get some information out of Zhou Beifang in the Black Prison."
When Ji Sheng said this, he looked at Zhou Yunshu beside him. The pity in his eyes was like a sharp blade that pierced Zhou Yunshu's heart.
"Sure enough, a daughter is closer than a granddaughter."
Zhou Yunshu took a deep breath slowly.
She had known about this for a long time. From the moment she discovered that she was the scapegoat, she understood everything.
When Zhou Yunshu was thinking of lifting the curtain to see where they were, Ji Sheng suddenly put his arm around her shoulders and leaned over to the carriage.
An arrow shot in from the window on Zhou Yunshu's side.
If Ji Sheng had not held Zhou Yunshu and dodged in time, the arrow would not have hit the carriage, but Zhou Yunshu's body.
"Your Majesty!"
"Master, sit tight!"
The sound of horse hooves and shouts came from behind the carriage. The carriage was already moving very fast. After the arrow was shot in, Zhou Yunshu and Ji Sheng in the carriage had to work hard to control their balance to avoid being thrown out.
Pingping, who was originally asleep, was completely awakened by the shaking. After waking up, he subconsciously wanted to cry, but when he saw Zhou Yunshu and Ji Sheng so close to him, his attention was attracted by their bodies tightly pressed together.
"ah!"
When Pingping stretched out his little hand to greet Zhou Yunshu, Ji Sheng handed him directly to Zhou Yunshu.
"You hold Pingping, and I'll take the knife."
"good."
Zhou Yunshu held Pingping in her arms without any hesitation. Fearing that it was not secure enough, she took off the cloak that Ji Sheng had given her, held Pingping in her arms, and tied it tightly to her chest.
Ji Sheng drew his sword and gently lifted the carriage curtain. Jia Yi said to Ji Sheng in the carriage behind him: "Master, leave the city immediately. There are pursuers behind us."
"Let them take over."
"yes."
The curtain dropped, and then A-1 outside sent a signal to the sky.
"Open the city gates!"
After the sound fell, the speed of the carriage did not slow down at all, and it rushed out of Youzhou City directly.
As soon as they left the city gate, the gate of Youzhou City closed again, cutting off the guards and pursuers behind them.
But the situation outside the city was not much better than inside, and was even worse.
The carriage was stopped and slowed down.
When the car was shaking slightly because Chunque and the other person stood up outside, Ji Sheng came to the curtain door with a knife in his hand, and Zhou Yunshu followed behind Ji Sheng with Pingping in his arms.
In addition, a pocket crossbow appeared in Zhou Yunshu's hand in the darkness.
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