Chapter 128: City Gate Inspection
The three of them discussed some other things. Qin Mengyue was crying and laughing, and kept holding Xiao Yunshuo's hand and didn't dare to let go. It was not until late at night that she was really sleepy and was afraid that someone would get up early and meet them, so Xiao Yunshuo went back.
Qin Mengyue was still a little dazed. She pulled Chen Fenghe and asked, "Fenghe, do you think... could this be another dream? Could it be... that when Mother opens her eyes again, the prince will..."
Chen Fenghe smiled and said, "Mother, no. The prince is really not dead."
As he was speaking, there were suddenly several "cooing" sounds.
Qin Mengyue was stunned for a moment, and then her face turned red.
After the excitement and shock in her heart passed, she felt hungry.
Chen Fenghe took out the buns she had specially requested that night and said, "Mom, eat these buns first. When the inn kitchen opens in the morning, go downstairs and buy some food."
Qin Mengyue had been trying hard to keep her spirits up these past few days, but she hadn't been able to eat. Now that her worried look was gone, her appetite naturally returned. She took the bun and said, "This is good. This is the first time I've felt this hungry."
She ate the buns then, and they lay down to rest for a while.
After a while, a rooster from somewhere in the town started crowing, and then various noises were heard outside the inn. Some people who were going to travel early had gotten up.
Everyone in the exile team got up one after another. Chen Fenghe went to buy some butter cakes and the family ate them. Then Chen Wucai led everyone to the gate of Qizhou City. They had to be inspected by the officers and soldiers before entering the city.
When the soldiers came to check on Xiao Yunshuo and Yuan Xu, they saw that their faces were covered with black cloths. They said impatiently, "Why are you wearing black cloths? Are you suspicious? Take them off immediately!"
Yuan Xu quickly bowed and explained, "Sir, to be honest, my son had an illness before, and his face... is a little ugly. He covered it with a black cloth to avoid scaring others..."
The soldier ignored him and shouted, "Who cares if you've ever been sick? Take him down now, or I'll arrest you as a bandit!"
Qin Mengyue, who was in the crowd, couldn't help but feel nervous. If the black cloth was removed, wouldn't the fact that Shuo'er was the crown prince be exposed?
At this moment, the sound of hurried horse hooves suddenly came from behind.
Chen Fenghe turned around and saw several horses and a gorgeous carriage pulled by four horses galloping towards them!
The leader swung his whip and shouted coldly, "Get out of the way! If you block the Imperial Envoy's path, you will be in big trouble!"
Before he finished speaking, the horse rushed over like the wind.
When the officers and soldiers guarding the city heard that it was the imperial envoy, they didn't care whether Xiao Yunshuo had a black cloth on his face or not. They immediately impatiently drove away the people who were queuing up and made way for the people behind them.
But the horses came so fast that everyone was frightened and ran around in all directions. A pregnant woman who was waiting to enter the city had no time to dodge and was bumped by other people until she fell to the ground!
And the horse was about to step on her!
In a flash, Chen Fenghe shot a sharp arrow and pulled the pregnant woman to the side.
The pregnant woman was still in shock. She suddenly covered her belly, and beads of sweat rolled down her forehead. She cried out in pain: "Ah! It hurts! It hurts!"
When Shen Fenghe took a look, she saw that the clothes between her legs were soaked, and it was obvious that her amniotic fluid had broken!
"She's about to give birth!" Chen Fenghe said, while tightly holding the pregnant woman's hand and comforting her, "Don't be afraid, everything will be fine."
As she spoke, she looked around and said, "Is there any woman who has given birth who could come and help?"
After hearing this, several women came out of the crowd and walked towards Chen Fenghe.
Unexpectedly, the horse was frightened and stood up on its two front hooves. The rider managed to hold on to the reins and was not thrown off.
The man almost hit someone, but was angry that he almost fell off the horse, so he immediately lashed at Chen Fenghe and the pregnant woman with the whip in his hand!
Suddenly, a black shadow flew into the air, grabbed the horsewhip accurately, and then pulled it hard. The man screamed "Ah!" and fell off the horse because of his unstable body!
Chen Fenghe turned around and glanced at him calmly, then shot out the silver needle in his hand without making a sound.
With two "puff" sounds, it sank into the blood path between the man's legs.
She smeared some unknown poison on the silver needle. In the next month or so, this person's legs would feel as if they were pricked by needles and he wouldn't even be able to stand up!
He almost hit someone while riding a horse and was still so arrogant. She didn't want his life, which was already the most kind thing to do!
After doing this, Chen Fenghe no longer paid attention to the couple, but hurriedly moved the pregnant woman to the side with several other women who came to help. They formed a circle and let Chen Fenghe and a midwife with experience in delivering babies stay inside to help the pregnant woman give birth.
As for the person who caught the whip and pulled the man off the horse, it was naturally Xiao Yunshuo!
Seeing this, the people who were traveling with that person shouted, "How dare you, you common people! You even dared to charge into the Imperial Envoy's troops! And you even dared to assault the Imperial Envoy's entourage! Come, arrest them immediately!"
Xiao Yunshuo deliberately gruffed his voice and sneered, "Oh, so you're just an attendant? If you didn't know, you'd think he was the Imperial Envoy himself, acting so arrogantly!"
"How dare you! How dare you slander the Imperial Envoy! Are you all just sitting there doing nothing? Arrest him now..."
"Enough! Didn't I tell you not to disturb other people?" At this time, a cold rebuke came from the carriage.
When Xiao Yunshuo heard this voice, his eyes suddenly turned cold.
This voice... he was so familiar with it!
Upon hearing the voice from the carriage, the attendant immediately dismounted and tremblingly said, "This subordinate deserves death! I was afraid that I would delay the journey of Your Highness and the imperial physician. If I were a moment later, many more people in Qizhou City would die... Please forgive me, Your Highness!"
"Considering that you are concerned about the safety of the people in the city, I will not punish you severely today. Just give yourself twenty slaps on the face!"
The follower who had just been pulled off his horse by Xiao Yunshuo and the follower who had just started to scold him immediately made bitter faces and started slapping themselves in the face.
At this time, the curtain of the carriage was unrolled, and a nobleman wearing a silk robe embroidered with dark dragons in gold and silver threads, a crane cloak, a jade crown on his head, and a folding fan in his hand walked down from the carriage.
The attendant immediately said in fear and trepidation: "Your Highness, the ground is dirty..."
The noble young man waved his hand and said calmly, "It's okay."
As he spoke, he stepped off the carriage by wearing boots that were also embroidered with dragons, stepping on a servant who was kneeling down to serve as a footstool.
Xiao Yunshuo looked over with cold dark eyes.
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