"Is there anyone inside? Our official has two questions to ask."

The room was dead silent. The chief guard silently placed his hand on the hilt of the knife. Chu Jinyao's face was also slightly gloomy, and there was a frightening calmness in his eyes.

However, it was the seven or eight-year-old boy who broke the silence at this time. He ran over and gently pushed Mrs. Zhuang: "Grandma, someone is calling outside." Mrs.

Zhuang also came back to her senses. She glanced at Chu Jinyao and the murderous chief guard behind her, swallowed her saliva, and then hurried out: "I'm coming, I'm coming right away."

Chu Jinyao and Chu Jinxian stood in the room, listening to Mrs. Zhuang talking to the visitor outside. Mrs. Zhuang was an ordinary citizen, and she was particularly awed by people wearing official uniforms, and she spoke with obvious caution. The officers and soldiers who came to search asked a few questions and then got to the point: "Have you seen a woman in gorgeous clothes coming from the northwest?"

Mrs. Zhuang's heart suddenly skipped a beat, and she asked tentatively: "Sir, why are you asking this?"

"Why bother so much, just answer. Have you seen her?"

"No." Mrs. Zhuang said through gritted teeth, "It was a cold day, and we prepared to go to bed as soon as we opened the door, and didn't notice anyone."

"Really?" The young, soldier-like man looked at Mrs. Zhuang suspiciously.

The woman firmly said no. The soldier looked up at the dark room and asked in confusion: "It's dark now, why don't you light the lights?"

There were many people in the room, and the lights would reveal the true situation in the room, so the chief guard had blown out the lights when he knocked on the door. Unexpectedly, this young soldier was so vigilant. Chu Jinyao in the room gradually clenched his fists, and the chief guard was also ready to go. At this time, the woman said: "Sir, we are not easy as a farmer. Lighting costs money. When it's dark, we try to sew clothes with the light outside. How can we afford to light a light?"

This makes sense. The soldier asked again: "So there are still people in there? Why don't you come out?"

"Sir, there is my daughter-in-law inside. She is young and thin-skinned, and is not used to seeing strangers. You see..."

The soldier wanted to interrogate, but his companions behind him urged him impatiently: "Hurry up, the general is waiting for a reply."

The soldier walked out doubtfully. When he was about to go out, he looked at the ground and his expression suddenly changed: "Why is there a carriage here?"

The chief guard was startled and was about to draw his sword, but was suddenly blocked by Chu Jinyao. Chu Jinyao slowly rushed to the chief guard in the night and shook her head. The soldier's trick would have stopped others. Chu Jinyao grew up in the village, how could she not know the details of the northern countryside. Regardless of whether the captain of the guard would make such a mistake, the soil would freeze after October, and it would not be easy to leave the wheels behind. The soldier was deceiving them.

Sure enough, Mrs. Zhuang kept complaining. The soldier had been paying attention to the movements in the house and found that it was as quiet as before. At this time, a fire the size of a soybean suddenly lit up in the room. A person who looked like a young wife walked to the door with a candlestick in her hand, half-turned to salute the soldier outside, and whispered: "Mom."

Mrs. Zhuang's hands were shaking, but she still pretended to be unhappy and scolded: "Why did you come out?"

The little grandson of the Zhuang family poked his head out from behind his mother and said timidly: "Grandma, what's wrong?"

"It's okay, you go back with mom first. It's cold outside. You don't wear too little. Be careful not to catch a cold."

The soldier watched for a while, finally let down his guard, lifted his robe and walked out. Mrs. Zhuang breathed a sigh of relief unconsciously, and Chu Jinyao and others who were squatting on the ground in the house also breathed a long sigh of relief.

It's better to be alarmed than to leave.

The voices of several soldiers gradually faded away. It sounded like they were going to check another family. The cold wind was like a knife. The villagers tried to keep quiet. They only heard the soldiers' rough knocks on the door and questioning.

Chu Jinyao slowly stood up with the help of Linglong and Dingxiang. She was so shocked that she almost broke out in a sweat.

But the next moment, the sweat on Chu Jinyao's back seemed to suddenly turn cold, like a needle piercing into her spine.

At a distance not too far from each other, the soldier asked casually for some reason, "Are there any strangers coming in or out nearby?" The farmer being questioned shook his head repeatedly. At this time, a voice suddenly came from the house: "Who said no? A stranger has entered the house you just left."

Chu Jinxian was struck by lightning when she heard the voice. A cold light flashed in Chu Jinyao's eyes: "Chu Jinmiao!"

Chu Jinyao had no time to think about why Chu Jinmiao was here. She hadn't even thought about what to do next when a soft little life was stuffed into her arms. In the night, Chu Jinxian's eyes were so bright that they were almost glowing: "Jinyao, I'll leave Lu Ge'er to you."

Chu Jinyao paused for a short moment, and the next moment she reacted to what she was going to do: "Sister, you are crazy, how could you..."

"If anything happens to me, take good care of Lu Ge'er for me." After Chu Jinxian said this, she looked deeply at Lu Ge'er, who was ignorant in the darkness, and turned resolutely to face the captain of the guards, "Captain of the guards, please take me out."

The captain of the guards was stunned for a moment, and immediately understood. Chu Jinyao and Chu Jinxian are sisters. They look similar. In addition, it was dark. As long as the captain of the guards escorted Chu Jinxian out, people outside would naturally think that she was the Crown Princess. Even if they were exposed in the end, it didn't matter. The time they bought was enough to wait until the Crown Prince arrived.

The captain of the guards clasped his fists to Chu Jinxian, then drew his sword and escorted Chu Jinxian out. Chu Jinyao burst into tears. She rushed forward to stop the two people, but was hugged tightly by Linglong and Dingxiang.

There were shouts from outside, and soon there were chaotic footsteps, gradually approaching and gradually going away. Chu Jinyao suddenly felt that Lu Ge'er, who was in her arms, was heavier than a thousand pounds, and she could hardly support herself.

The three people of the Zhuang family, the mother-in-law and the daughter-in-law, looked at this scene in shock but covered their mouths tightly. It was easy for them to see the nobles in the capital in the western suburbs, so they, the common people, liked to talk about the things in the capital. The most sensational and important thing during this period was naturally the Crown Princess's visit to the western suburbs to pray for the late emperor.

They watched the beautiful woman who could almost melt into the moonlight, holding the child tightly in her arms, crying silently and suppressedly. Many guards suddenly appeared in the empty house, knelt on the ground, and clasped their fists to the woman: "This is no longer a place to stay for a long time. Please follow me to move."

Chu Jinyao knew that it was useless to say anything now. As long as she was not found, the people would not dare to take action. If she, the legitimate crown princess, was found, Chu Jinxian would really have no need to exist. Chu

Jinyao wiped her tears without saying a word and walked out with the heavy guards. When they were about to leave, the seven-year-old grandson of Mrs. Zhuang suddenly broke away from his mother's arms and ran to Chu Jinyao: "Sister, are you leaving?"

Chu Jinyao held Lu Ge'er's hand tightly and said with difficulty: "I'm sorry."

Mrs. Zhuang's family not only hid Chu Jinyao, but also lied to the soldiers just now. These desperate people did not dare to touch Chu Jinxian, but they had no scruples about this ordinary villager. Chu Jinyao realized at this moment that her existence could sometimes be a disaster.

The little boy said: "I am familiar with the village, I will lead you."

Chu Jinyao was stunned. She couldn't help but look back at the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law of the Zhuang family. She found that the two of them lowered their heads in awe. Although their bodies were trembling, they did not stop. It would be great to have someone to lead the way, and the child was small and not easy to be found. The guards agreed without hesitation.

Of course, their arms were also gathering strength at all times. If the little boy was a little abnormal, they would be able to cut off his fragile neck in an instant.

The group of people disappeared in the night in a hurry. On the other side, a general with broad and thick shoulders rode a tall horse and walked through the crowd with a sullen face. He looked at the frail woman surrounded in the middle and looked up and down: "Is this the Crown Princess?"

Chu Jinxian glared at the person who came, pursed her lips and said nothing. The chief guard was already wounded, and now he was guarding Chu Jinxian with a knife, and he didn't say a word.

General Hu looked at him for a while, and thought to himself that it was widely rumored that the Crown Princess of this dynasty was extremely beautiful, and all the beauties in the world belonged to the emperor's family. Judging from this, the Crown Prince of the Qin family was indeed very lucky. General Hu believed half of it in his heart, but he wanted to do something big, so he had to be very cautious, so he waved his hand and signaled his men to bring up the other people.

Several palace maids who were randomly captured from Changhe Garden were brought forward. When they looked up and saw the people in front of them, their eyes shrank.

General Hu drew his knife, his tone extremely threatening: "Is she the Crown Princess?"

Chu Jinxian's hands shook unconsciously, she looked at the palace maids in silence, each of them had their own responsibilities, among them was even a maidservant who had accompanied Chu Jinxian for many years. Tears welled up in the maid's eyes, and she gritted her teeth and said, "Yes."

The emperor is humiliated and the minister dies. They all know that the emperor is now in a dangerous situation, and the crown prince is the future of this country. The crown prince's only legitimate bloodline must not be harmed.

No matter who dies.

Logically, General Hu should be very satisfied with this answer, but he inexplicably felt that it was wrong. No, it was too easy. The people around the crown princess hardly resisted, and the woman in front of him who seemed to be the "crown princess" did not show any strong and humiliated look.

Everything went surprisingly smoothly, almost making people doubt whether it was true.

General Hu was skeptical, but the string of luck in his heart finally prevailed. All this was too tempting. The emperor was captured a few dozen miles away from the capital, and all the troops in the capital were almost wiped out. The Oirat people held the trump card in their hands and would soon march south to force the capital. At this time, the Qin family could either die with the dragon throne, or move the capital in a hurry. Once the capital was moved, the owner of the Northern Yan, the land of prosperity, and the majestic Forbidden City in the imperial capital would change.

This is a temptation that any ambitious man cannot resist. If he holds the Crown Princess, who is said to be very favored, and is pregnant with a legitimate child from the Eastern Palace, and if it is a boy, then he will be able to establish a young emperor and revive the great cause.

The overbearing Jinyiwei, the deformed and stinking eunuch party, the twisted official system that emphasizes civil over military, and even the bloated and corrupt Great Yan Dynasty, should all be replaced with new blood.

General Hu gradually loosened his grip. There would be no mistake. He should have just thought too much. He was about to signal his men to "invite" the person away, when a young soldier suddenly ran up behind him and shouted, "General, the woman who gave the warning at the beginning is here."

Chu Jinxian's face immediately changed. Through the dim flames, Chu Jinxian's eyes were calm when they passed over the cold blade, but when they met Chu Jinmiao's eyes, they became afraid, warned, begged, and expected.

General Hu had given up hope. How could a commoner know the Crown Princess? But due to the compulsion of a military man, he still asked: "Is she the Crown Princess?"

Chu Jinmiao looked at Chu Jinxian across the knife light. Of course, she understood Chu Jinxian's eyes. Chu Jinmiao didn't know why she remembered that when she was a child, she was the most beloved daughter of the Zhao family, but she had always been at odds with Chu Jinxian. Every time there was a conflict, the old lady Chu would reprimand Chu Jinmiao mercilessly, and the old lady Chu didn't even ask why. Zhao, who usually gave her everything she wanted, also said uncharacteristically that your elder sister would not make mistakes, and you should listen to her.

Chu Jinmiao curved her lips into a cold and malicious smile: "She is not."

Everyone present was excited, including the knives and forks of the Hu generals, as well as the fish inside.

"What did you say?"

"She is not the Crown Princess. The Crown Princess is called Chu Jinyao, and she is Chu Jinyao's sister, Chu Jinxian."

The surroundings were dead silent, and Chu Jinmiao even smiled happily: "If you don't believe it, you can check her belly. The Crown Princess should be pregnant now, but she just gave birth to a child."

General Hu was extremely surprised. He obviously didn't think of this. He looked at Chu Jinmiao and then at Chu Jinxian in the field, and didn't know who to believe for a moment.

"No need to check." Chu Jinxian stared at Chu Jinmiao, and said word by word, "Chu Jinmiao, you will not die well."