Sikong Ling could easily figure out the reason. He was afraid that the Su family and Han Yu did not want Su Hengyi to be distracted by Su Wenyue's affairs, so they did not tell Su Hengyi about it. Since this was the case, he naturally would not remind Su Hengyi, nor did he want to arouse Su Hengyi's suspicion.

Sikong Ling arrived at the city gate, but the journey was not smooth. He was stopped before he could leave the city gate.

The closer it got to the day of the execution of Bei'an Marquis, the stricter the guarding of Chang'an City became. Everyone entering or leaving had to be searched. Even for someone as powerful as Sikong Ling, the soldiers guarding the city would not go too far, but they still needed to be checked according to the rules.

"What's going on? You know who is on the carriage, but you still dare to stop it. You must be tired of living."

For such a matter, Qingzhu could handle it directly without Sikong Ling's intervention. He spoke arrogantly to the intercepting soldiers, and his words hinted at using power to bully others. It's not that Qingzhu was the kind of person who liked to bully others, but in Chang'an, this method was unintentionally the best and most effective.

As expected, after hearing Qingzhu's loud tone and the look of contempt on his face, the soldiers guarding the city not only did not lose their temper, but became more cautious. Especially since the carriage had the mark of Sikong Mansion on it, and the person sitting in the carriage might be a master of the Sikong family, who was not someone a small figure like him could afford to offend. If it were any other time, they would have let the person go long ago, but not now. The higher-ups had issued an order that no matter who it was, they would all be subject to inspection unless they had a warrant from Prime Minister Wang.

"Why are you still standing there? Don't you know my master is in a hurry to get on the road! You have no sense at all. I don't know how you got here. Aren't you afraid of offending the noble man and losing your life?" Qingzhu saw that the soldier still didn't move away, so he spoke more impolitely and even threatened the man's life.

The leading soldier stepped forward with a flattering smile on his face, "Don't be angry, young master. It's not that I dare to embarrass you, but the superiors have issued a strict order, and I really dare not disobey. If I let him go without checking, I'm afraid I will be punished immediately. Please understand my difficulties and let me check a few things casually. If there is no problem, I will let him go immediately. I dare not delay your business."

Seeing the soldiers like this, Qingzhu knew what they were talking about. Moreover, the master had already guessed this situation and had given instructions, so he said, "Well, in this case, I understand your difficulties. If you want to investigate, then go ahead. But hurry up. My master has a bad temper. If you delay for too long and get angry, not only you, but I will also be unable to bear it. You better take care of yourself."

"Of course, of course, young master, please rest assured, we will speed up." The leader finally breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Qingzhu give in, and immediately ordered the soldiers to search, and did not forget to remind them: "Hurry up, be careful, check it, but don't damage the noble's things, otherwise you will suffer the consequences."

After the leader finished speaking, he smiled at Qingzhu obsequiously, with a bit of flattery.

Qing Zhu covered her nose at this time and said in disgust: "What's that smell? It's so stinky that it's killing me!"

The soldier originally thought Qingzhu was angry and was mocking him on purpose, but before he could open his mouth, he smelled an extremely strong odor, which was indeed very irritating. Following the smell, he saw several men pushing two carts carrying something and heading out of the city. They were waiting behind Sikong Mansion's carriage because they wanted to search something.

"What's in here? Why is it so rotten and smelly? Is it going to kill me?" The soldier was not so polite to the men and said unhappily

"Sir, this is the rotten water we collected from the restaurant. It's used to feed pigs. Because of the delay, it has been left for two days and it is naturally rotten and smelly. But it's something used to feed pigs, so it doesn't matter if it's a little rotten. After all, it's used to feed pigs, and pigs can't be picky about food! Anyway, we got it for free." The man said naively, as if he was used to it and didn't care about the rotten smell at all.

After hearing what the man said, the soldier became even more disgusted and covered his mouth. The smell almost made him vomit.

"You guys go check and see if there is any problem?" the leader ordered the soldiers. Although the soldiers were not happy about it, they had to do it because they had received the order from their superiors. If they let someone go due to negligence, they would not be able to bear the blame from their superiors.

At this time, Qingzhu's voice sounded again, with disgust and impatience in his tone: "I said, what's the point of checking these two trucks of rotten water? Who can hide in such a smelly and rotten thing? Hurry up and let them leave immediately. It's okay if the stench of the stench harms me, but if the stench harms our master, let's see who of you can bear the consequences!"

The soldiers were actually a little unbearable. After listening to Qingzhu's words, they did not let the people go immediately. They walked past a few men, pinched their noses and stirred the stinky water with a stick a few times. When they didn't find anything unusual, they waved their hands and asked the men to leave immediately.

After the men left, the foul smell finally went away. The soldiers rechecked Sikong Mansion and saw that there was nothing wrong with the boxes and things in the back. They then set their sights on the carriage where Qingzhu was, obviously wanting to go up and check it.

"What are you looking at? My master is inside. How can you just peek in?" Qingzhu said unhappily when he saw the soldier's eyes looking at the carriage.

"This young man is in serious condition. How dare I spy on your master? It's just..."

Before the soldier could finish his words, Qingzhu interrupted him rudely, with some annoyance in his words: "Just what? Stop talking nonsense. You said you wanted to check, and I let you check. What else do you want? Get out of the way immediately, or don't blame me for being rude!"

"Please calm down, young man. There is nothing I can do. It is the order from our superiors that we have to check the carriage before letting people pass. I hope you can understand." The soldier felt bitter. They could only consider themselves unlucky to meet such a domineering and unreasonable man with status. Not only did they not show any respect to him, they were also very angry, but they still had to put on a smile and deal with it carefully.

"Don't push your luck. With your status, you dare to say you want to search our master's carriage. Don't be so shameless!"

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After Qingzhu said this, no matter how patient the soldiers were, they couldn't keep the smiles on their faces anymore. They wanted to be tough, but they were hesitant. At this time, the curtain of the carriage was lifted, and Sikong Yu stuck his head out.

"What happened? Why keep delaying?" Sikong Ling asked with a frown.

The soldier looked up and saw that the person in the carriage was not the ordinary master of the Sikong family, but the young master of the Sikong family, Sikong Ling.