Hu Ge, feigning composure, took out the Xiao family's token while intentionally or unintentionally provoking the situation.
"I'm telling you, you're being too serious. We're all family, and the person in the car is General Xiao's wife. What's there to investigate? By investigating, it's as if you don't respect your wife. That's really hurting General Xiao and his wife's feelings!"
Sure enough, upon hearing Hugjiltu's words, Chu Mingzhu immediately objected. Her eyes narrowed, and she lifted the curtain, speaking in a sarcastic tone.
"What, are you afraid that I am a spy?"
I was betrothed to Xiao Yi by imperial decree. Why don't you go and ask the Emperor if he has found out my background?
Or, you could go and call Xiao Yi over, and have him come and see if I am truly his wife!
Because she was using her position as a figurehead, the men guarding the city couldn't openly confront her. Although this woman wasn't much to be desired, Xiao Yi was, after all, a general, and they had to give him some face. So they apologized to Chu Mingzhu and explained...
"Madam, you've really misunderstood us brothers. How could we possibly doubt you!"
However, this is the border, and the environment is complex. The strict inspection of people entering the city is an order given by General Pei. No one is allowed to disobey, otherwise they will be treated as spies—killed without exception!
Please cooperate, Madam!
General Pei? Never heard of him. What rank is he?
These soldiers guarding the city were all subordinates of the Pei family army. Seeing that Chu Mingzhu dared to be so snobbish, they who had previously given her some leeway out of respect for Xiao Yi now wanted nothing more than to slap her across the face. They had never seen anyone so brainless. How dare a lowly officer issue military orders so casually?
At this point, the city defenders didn't even bother with pretense anymore, and said coldly...
"General Pei Jie is a second-rank Divine Martial General and the current commander of Hangu Pass. All military affairs here are under the command of General Pei. General Xiao Yi is only assisting him. Please cooperate!"
Upon hearing this, Chu Mingzhu realized that Pei Jie held a higher official rank than Xiao Yi, and her arrogance immediately subsided. She wanted to laugh, but her previously long face made it difficult to adjust, and she awkwardly said...
"Even if your General Pei is the commander-in-chief, my Xiao Yi is still his colleague. How come he doesn't even have this much face?"
"Since you insist on investigating, then go ahead and investigate. Fine, it'll just mean I'll be in a little later. We've already traveled a long and tiring journey, so a little extra time won't make a difference."
The city guard rolled his eyes at Chu Mingzhu, inwardly complaining.
"If you had cooperated earlier, you would have been allowed to leave sooner. I don't know what you've been whining about, making you feel wronged!"
After glancing at the token from the Xiao family, he asked Hu Ge and the others to show their military credentials and state the unit they belonged to.
Hug pretended to pat himself down, then exclaimed in surprise.
"Huh! Where's my token?!"
While searching, he spoke to the others.
"Did you all bring your tokens? I lost mine when I was rescuing the lady!"
Those few people said
"None of us brought any! We didn't even ask everyone to bring any when we went out on business! We all thought that just following you would be enough!"
That was pure guessing, because a few days ago when they sneaked into the city, they weren't checked for military status or travel permits.
And he actually guessed right.
Hugze then took the opportunity to say to Chu Mingzhu
"Madam, you must be our witness!"
You encountered thugs on the road…
"Shut up! What nonsense are you spouting!"
Fearing damage to her reputation, Chu Mingzhu quickly rebuked Huge and spoke to the city guards.
"They were indeed sent out by Xiao Yi to carry out a mission. On the way, some ignorant thugs bumped into me. It was these guys who happened to be there and helped me drive those two away. They probably lost their tokens during the fight!"
It's nothing serious, just a token. We can have them get another one from Xiao Yi later.
"How can you prove, Madam, that they are Xiao Yi's men?"
"I am proof!"
My son Xiao Yi's soldiers all recognize me and listen to me very well.
Besides, do you guys even have brains? If they have something wrong with them, why would they blatantly come with me to see my Xiao Yi?
If you don't believe me, then come in with us and see for yourself!
The city guard was speechless when called brainless by someone who had no brains, because what she said was indeed true.
If he were to continue to obstruct them after all this, it would mean a complete falling out with Xiao Yi, since they had been fighting side by side for several days. The guards exchanged glances and ultimately let them pass!
Chu Mingzhu was satisfied to see that the other party had taken a step back. She had never seen such a stubborn person who did not give her any face. Back in Yixiantian, Xiao Yi was the leader, and the soldiers under him were naturally very polite to her. But she really thought she was the sun and that everyone had to revolve around her.
Having suffered a setback here, he was even planning to complain to Xiao Yi!
Even if Xiao Yi isn't the top leader, dealing with a gatekeeper shouldn't be a problem.
This time, let them learn their lesson and be more discerning when they see me in the future.
Thinking this, Chu Mingzhu entered the city and asked Xiao Yi where he lived.
However, she unexpectedly learned that the Prince of Xiaoyao had died. Xiao Yi and a group of officials from Tianshui City had to go to the West City Hospital every day to keep vigil for the Prince of Xiaoyao for an hour. Chu Mingzhu was secretly pleased.
That scourge Xuanyuan Che is actually dead!
Good thing she's dead. With Xie Yushu gone, she'll have one less helper. She'll see how many people Xie Yushu still has around her!
Upon entering the city, Chu Mingzhu heard some good news and, without needing Hu Ge's reminder, immediately requested to go directly to the West City Medical Center to pay homage to the Carefree King.
Hu Ge and his companions were overjoyed upon hearing this and offered to lead the way for Chu Mingzhu. The group headed straight for Xie Yushu's residence.
When they arrived, Xiao Yi, Han Zhongyu, and Pei Jie were not there; only Xie Yushu, Qu Xiaodie, Nanxing, and Qingfeng were in the courtyard.
The doorman came in to report that General Xiao's wife had come to pay her respects after learning of the martyrdom of Prince Xiaoyao.
Xie Yushu was stunned for a moment.
She had been so grief-stricken lately that she had almost forgotten about Chu Mingzhu. It took her a while to remember that Xiao Yi's wife was Chu Mingzhu. However, she and Chu Mingzhu had never gotten along, and she didn't bother to entertain her, so she simply gave the order.
"Let her go directly to Xiao Yi; she's not welcome here!"
But the more Xie Yushu refused to see her, the more convinced Chu Mingzhu became that Xie Yushu was too embarrassed to face her and was shamelessly insisting on going in.
She even insisted that she had come to pay respects to the Prince of Daqi, and that Xie Yushu had no right to interfere.
Xie Yushu was annoyed by what she heard, and directly said to Qingfeng
"I bet your prince dislikes her too. Go tell her that if she causes trouble again and disturbs the spirit of the Prince of Xiaoyao in heaven, just send her to apologize to the Prince of Xiaoyao!"
Xie Yushu was in a bad mood, and her words inevitably carried a hint of hostility.
But that suited Qingfeng perfectly; he had been complaining about it for a long time and found it very annoying!
If it weren't for not wanting to dirty his prince's resting place, he would have really wanted to kill that shrew Chu Mingzhu.
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