Chapter 19 Coincidence
After entering the teahouse, Zhuang Wan went straight to the backyard. Sure enough, she saw that the corner door of the backyard was open and a carriage was unloading.
She walked forward and asked, "Uncle, do you know where the carriage and horse shop is?"
The man in the carriage asked, "What do you want to do with the carriage and livery shop?"
"I want to leave the city. I'm afraid I'll miss it if it gets late, so I plan to hire a carriage."
She had heard Qiu Tan say that there were many porters driving carriages and horses near the city gate, and that with some money they could get a ride to various villages and towns.
To avoid being exposed, Zhuang Wan planned to spend some extra money to hire a carriage to leave the city. He could go anywhere, but he would leave the capital first.
She had a travel permit and two hundred taels of silver notes. After leaving the city, she would find a village to settle down and then go south to make a living.
At this time, the old man clapped his hands and said, "Miss, you asked a coincidence. I am about to leave the city after unloading the goods in my carriage. Where are you going? If the price is right, I will give it to you."
"Where is Uncle from?"
"From Xiapo Town."
Zhuang Wan smiled, "What a coincidence! I was also going to Xiapo Town to look for my aunt."
"Ah, that's even better." The old man said, "My carriage doesn't usually carry people, so I won't charge you more. Just give me ten copper coins."
"Okay." Zhuang Wan reached into her waist for money.
But after touching it for a while, it suddenly stopped.
She was in disbelief and immediately touched it again, including pinching the inside of her sleeve.
"Miss, don't you have any money?" asked the old man.
Zhuang Wan wanted to cry but had no tears!
At that time, she was so focused on acting that she forgot to bring her purse!
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The sun gradually sets in the west, the sunset glows on the city wall, and the mottled shadows of the trees sway above it.
Not far away, a group of people and horses approached from the official road. When the guards on the city wall saw them, they immediately ran down the tower and shouted: "Clear the city roads, the Queen Mother has returned to the palace."
After hearing this, the people began to disperse. Some of them were unable to retreat in time and knelt on the roadside, not daring to look up.
Not long after, the sound of horses' hooves entered the city.
The leader stopped his horse and ordered, "Where is General Gao?"
"I will be here."
"The Queen Mother has returned to the palace through the north gate. Let the people leave the city."
General Gao was stunned for a moment, then quickly replied, "Yes."
After giving the order, the man turned around and asked the person behind him, "Master Pei, the imperial guards have escorted the Queen Mother back to the palace. I need to go into the palace now. Master Pei, would you like to come with me?"
Pei Xingju was riding on a horse in a crimson official robe, and his handsome appearance attracted the attention of passers-by.
"No need for that. Lord Li will report today's affairs to His Majesty. Pei is ill and needs to return home to rest."
After saying this, he nodded slightly, kicked his horse's belly and was about to leave. However, when he saw someone not far away, he immediately stopped.
He dismounted and walked over slowly: "Why are you here?"
Guard Lu reported: "Sir, it was Miss Zhuang who said..."
"say what?"
Guard Lu hesitated for a moment, then reported, "Miss Zhuang said she missed you, sir, and wanted to come here to wait for you. She said you would be very happy to see her."
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After a moment of silence, Pei Xingju asked, "Where is she?"
"Miss Zhuang is in a hurry to go to the bathroom."
Hearing this, Pei Xingju frowned: "Going to the toilet? Then why are you here?"
Guard Lu was stunned, realizing he had made a serious mistake, and quickly knelt down: "I will send someone to find Miss Zhuang right away."
"How long has she been gone?"
Guard Lu pointed to the teahouse in front and said, "It's been a quarter of an hour."
Pei Xingju's face looked grim, and he immediately walked towards the teahouse.
However, just as he reached the door, an arrow suddenly came through the wall from the side and shot straight at him.
"Oh no! There's an assassin!"
Guard Lu, who was following behind, drew his sword and rushed forward, but at this moment, someone stood in front of Pei Xingju faster than him.
When Pei Xingju noticed the change, he had already determined the direction of the arrow and reacted quickly.
But just as he was about to dodge, someone suddenly bumped into him. To be more precise, they ran too fast and fell directly from the stairs into his arms.
It also happened to block the arrow.
The arrow landed on the person who came, hit her back with a "tut" sound, and then fell off.
Guard Lu was so scared that he broke out in a cold sweat and looked at the person who blocked the arrow in disbelief.
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