Chapter 400 Luo Jingfeng was angry

Although she said this, Xu Wan was very anxious.

It was not until then that she realized that after spending countless days and nights together, she had already treated these boys as her own children. It had nothing to do with blood relationship or power; she simply liked them.

The heavy rain finally stopped at noon.

Xu Wan asked people to pack up the carriage and horses, and set out on the official road back to Beijing. The official road was better, and although it was a bit longer, the journey was faster.

But halfway through the journey, I heard passers-by say, "The road collapsed this morning and it took an hour or two to repair it."

"I heard that a carriage was running too fast and crashed into the river, injuring several people, including children."

"Oh my god, that was too tragic. How was it in the end? Is he okay?"

"I don't know, but it looks like they are fine. The government quickly sent someone to pick them up."

Xu Wan couldn't sit still in the carriage. The carriage, the rush, the child, everything matched the situation of Jin Cheng and the others. She opened the curtain and said to Cui Liu, "Go and ask them what the carriage that had the accident looked like."

"yes."

Cui Liu asked a lot of questions and replied, "Madam, those passers-by only heard it from others and don't know the exact appearance of the carriage. But I think it shouldn't be from our house. The general and Buyan are both there, so it's impossible for them to watch the carriage get into trouble."

Xu Wan was so nervous that her breathing became rapid. She took a deep breath and comforted herself: "Yes, it must not be them. Zong Zhao and Buyan are both very reliable people. They would not do such a thing. Let's continue walking."

Although she said so, it was not finally confirmed. Xu Wan was also feeling anxious. Regardless of whether Zong Zhao and the others were in trouble or not, the official road had been repaired for an hour or two in the morning. Even if they had set out early in the morning, they would have been trapped on the official road for such a long time.

It should be not far ahead of them now.

3:30 pm, You time.

Xu Wan's carriage arrived at the city gate. Due to the heavy rain, the sky was completely dark at this time, and the city gate had been closed early because of darkness.

Cuizhi whispered outside, "Madam, the city gates are closed according to the weather. We can't enter the city today. I'll ask someone to find a place to stay nearby. Let's rest for the night."

Xu Wan replied: "Okay, it doesn't matter. It doesn't matter whether we get in or not, as long as Jin Cheng and the others can get in."

"Master, they must have gone in. Madam, don't worry. I'll ask Shunzi and the others to find a place to stay." Cuizhi said as she walked away, but after a few steps, she suddenly said with a trembling voice, "Madam, I think I saw the general's carriage, but they...didn't go into the city gate."

"What?!" Xu Wan felt like the sky had fallen. She opened the curtain and hurried down. Sure enough, she saw a carriage not far away.

Zong Jincheng saw that it was her, and ran over quickly, shouting, "Mom, you guys are here too."

Several other young masters also ran over and shouted in unison: "Auntie."

Xu Wan asked anxiously, "Why didn't you go through the city gate? Didn't you set out very early? Even if you were delayed on the official road for two hours, you should have been able to enter the city."

Zong Jincheng said aggrievedly: "It rained too hard, and the official road has been in disrepair for many years. Several places have collapsed. We have been trapped on the road. The place that mother knows about has been the longest. There are also several other places that have collapsed."

He Zheng also said: "It got dark too early today. It was hard to see anyone at 3 p.m. The city gates were closed early, so we didn't have time to get in."

Shen Yibai said angrily: "The people guarding the city gate are too much. They are determined not to let us in. It's useless to report my grandfather. They won't listen at all."

Xu Wan felt like she was about to have a heart attack. She asked Zong Jincheng, "Where's your father?"

Zong Jincheng said pitifully, "Dad was also held back. It seemed that it was because of my adoptive father. They didn't give Dad face. Then Dad went to write a letter to my adoptive father. I think he replied just now. I don't know what he said. Dad went there to reply to my adoptive father."

"Because of your adoptive father?" Xu Wan was puzzled.

Zong Jincheng reminded weakly: "The Patrol City Division is your Highness's man."

Xu Wan: “…”

Yes, the relationship between the Crown Prince and Luo Jingfeng is like fire and water, and in their eyes, Zong Zhao has betrayed the Crown Prince and joined Luo Jingfeng, so these people will not give them face, and it is considered kind of them not to take the opportunity to play tricks on them.

"It's really like when it rains it pours..."

Wei Xinglu called out sharply, "Uncle Zong is back."

The little devil ran over and asked, "Dad, what's going on? Can they let us in?"

Zong Zhao shook his head at him and said to Xu Wan, "After the city gates are closed, they must not be opened without important military information. Gongyuan is not far from the city gates. We will stay nearby for one night and send them to Gongyuan tomorrow."

"There won't be any more accidents, right?" Xu Wanlian asked, "What if the city gates are not opened tomorrow morning?"

Zong Zhao replied, "No, tomorrow is the Autumn Examination. The gates will be opened even before dawn. I have sent a message to Prime Minister Shen to have people from the Ministry of Rites come over to supervise the opening of the city gates."

Shen Yibai shouted excitedly: "Grandfather! My grandfather also knows!"

Zong Jincheng also said happily: "Of course, the autumn imperial examination is a big event, and you haven't returned to Beijing, so your grandfather must be worried about you."

Zong Zhao nodded and said, "The people from the Wei family have also received the news. They will escort you to the Gongyuan tomorrow. So don't worry, have a good rest, and prepare for the nine-day exam."

"good!"

When the teenagers thought about how many relatives were there to protect them, they all felt extremely safe, and all their worries disappeared.

The Duke's Mansion.

Luo Jingfeng smashed several vases and kicked several chairs, shouting angrily, "Those bastards from the City Patrol dared to block my Cheng'er outside the city gate. They are so bold! So bold! "

General Xiaofeng fanned the flames: "Duke, the Crown Prince and his party are deliberately making things difficult for us. Otherwise, General Zong was right outside, so how dare they not let us go? You shouldn't have been soft-hearted and given up on continuing to advocate the dethronement of the Crown Prince. Otherwise, the tens of thousands of people in the City Patrol would have changed their minds long ago."

"Prince..." Luo Jingfeng cursed through gritted teeth, "I've been at odds with him my whole life!"

Cheng'er kept calling him the prince and protected him like a treasure, but the prince was unconscious and still blocked Cheng'er's way.

Luo Jingfeng slammed the table hard and said harshly, "Go and prepare the troops. If Cheng'er can't take part in the Autumn Examination tomorrow, I will make sure that the entire Chu family will lose their throne!"

When General Xiaofeng heard this, his eyes lit up and he said repeatedly, "Yes!"

Here it comes, here it comes, the day they have been waiting for has finally come!

"My Lord, General Zong has sent another message." General Pang ran in from outside and glanced at General Xiaofeng, his eyes full of dissatisfaction.