Chapter 190
Luo Chaoyan asked the guards to tie up these bandits and let them sit in the carriage.
It is not known whether Mu Nancheng's side is the prince's people or King Huai's people, but no matter which side they are on, they will threaten the stability of Kyoto.
She thought about it and decided that it would be better to pass the news to Huo Jin as soon as possible.
She asked Fengli to take out the pen and ink from the carriage, and wrote the message on her handkerchief.
Huo Rui knew what she meant. He raised his hand and touched Yingwu's feathers, saying, "Yingwu, it's up to you!"
Luo Chaoyan tied the handkerchief to Yingwu's feet and let it fly back first to bring the news to Huo Jin.
After watching Yingwu fly up, she said, "We will go back now, but we have to split into two groups."
A team of guards escorted the carriage away, leaving only two guards with them.
The guard was a little worried and said, "Madam, this..." If anything happened to them, they would be held responsible even if they died.
Luo Chaoyan frowned and said, "We are such a conspicuous group of people."
"The situation in the court is very delicate now. It is definitely unusual to have troops at the border of Kyoto. I'm afraid we will be targeted." If King Huai and the Crown Prince really want to rebel, as members of the Huo family, there is a high possibility that they will be captured as hostages.
The guard felt that what the lady said made sense, so he bowed respectfully and then escorted the carriage away.
Luo Chaoyan squatted down, scooped up some soil, and then smeared some on her face.
Huo An blinked and said, "Mother, are you planning to disguise yourself?"
Seeing Luo Chaoyan nod, he also took some dirt and smeared it on his face, and at the same time smeared it on Huo Rui's face with malicious intent.
Several people set off after getting their clothes and faces a little dirty.
Fortunately, they were lucky. When they reached the tree-lined path, they met a man driving a ox cart on his way to the city.
Luo Chaoyan and others begged him to take them back to the city.
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Huo Mansion Study
Master Huo looked at the news in his hand solemnly. He handed the note to Huo Jin and said, "It seems that the prince can no longer hold back."
Huo Jin took the note and looked at it, frowning and saying, "We still haven't found where his troops are hiding."
Master Huo said, "There are only 30,000 Liang troops in the capital now. Although His Majesty has sent an order for 100,000 troops from Xiangyuan City to come to the capital, Xiangyuan City is a bit far from the capital, so we must be fully prepared."
"Master! Young Master! I have something to report." Butler Huo shouted outside the door.
Master Huo said, "Come in!"
Butler Huo came in holding a handkerchief, saluted the two, and said anxiously, "Master, this handkerchief is tied to Yingwu. The young lady and the others may have encountered something."
Master Huo asked, "What's going on? Did the young lady and the others go out today?"
Huo Jin took the handkerchief and looked at it, then said coldly, "Hurry up and have someone prepare the horse."
"Yes!" Butler Huo bowed and walked out.
Huo Jin said, "Father, Ayan said she encountered bandits. The bandits said there seemed to be suspicious troops in Kyoto and Munan City."
Master Huo frowned and said, "If this news is true, I'm afraid Ayan and the others are in danger."
"I will go to the palace now to tell His Majesty the news. You should go and find Ayan and the others as soon as possible."
Huo Jin bowed and turned to leave.
The Huo family's guards looked sternly at a group of people who blocked their way.
"Who are you? What are you doing?"
A deputy guard looked at the carriage and asked, "Is that the young lady of the Huo family inside?"
"Our general is on good terms with the Huo family and would like to invite Madam Huo to visit our house."
The leader of the Huo family guards said, "Our wife is busy today and it is not convenient for us to do so. Please ask the general to come to our house another day to send the invitation."
The deputy inspector sneered and said, "Haven't you heard that choosing a day is worse than choosing a day?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the soldiers behind him drew their swords.
The Huo family guards also drew their swords and looked at them vigilantly. They couldn't help but feel fortunate that the young lady and the others were not with them. They were so numerous and powerful that there was no way they could bring the young lady and the others back to the city safely. Now they can only try their best to deal with them and buy time for the young lady.
The deputy inspector said, "If you don't accept my toast, you will be punished. Come, arrest them for me."
"Yes!" the soldiers replied.
Soon the two groups of people started fighting, but it was obvious that the Huo family guards were outnumbered and were quickly captured by these people. Thousands of
The deputy inspector walked up to the carriage and opened the curtain. He was immediately furious when he saw several men with their hands and feet tied inside.
He walked up to a guard of the Huo family, reached out to grab the clothes on his chest, and gritted his teeth and asked, "Where is the person?"
The Huo family guard said coldly: "Our wife has returned to the city."
"Impossible. Our people were watching the official road the whole time and didn't see the Huo family's carriage passing by at all."
The Huo family guard said: "Then it can only be that your people are blind."
Upon hearing this, the deputy inspector was so angry that he kicked him and shouted angrily: "You are going to tell me or not."
The Huo family guard covered his chest and coughed a few times, saying, "I told you, our wife has returned to the city."
"you……"
The deputy inspector was about to kick him, but he heard someone below shout, "Brother, it's bad, someone seems to be coming."
"It's the young master!" The guards of the Huo family said happily as they looked at the person riding in the front not far away.
The deputy inspector did not expect Huo Jin to arrive so quickly, and with so many people. Now is not the right time for them to confront the people in the capital head-on. It’s a pity that we failed to capture Master Huo’s family today.
"Let's go!"
After they left, Huo Jin rushed over with his men.
The guards of the Huo family saluted him respectfully and said, "Master!"
Huo Jin's face was full of frost, and he asked, "Where are the young madam and the others?" Could it be that he was late after all?
The guard said, "Master, Madam and the others should still be behind."
The guard told Luo Chaoyan about her plan to split their forces into two groups.
Butler Huo felt relieved when he heard this. As long as the person had not been taken away, they would be able to find him.
Huo Jin thought for a moment and said, "We will split into two groups. One group will take the official road, and the others will follow me to take the small road."
Butler Huo asked his men to take the injured guards and the bandits in the carriage back, while the others followed to look for people.
Luo Chaoyan and others were sitting in a ox cart and heading towards the city.
It was the first time for Huo An and Huo Rui to ride in a ox cart, and they felt it was a bit novel.
The old driver turned to look at them and asked, "Do you have a place to stay in Kyoto?"
Luo Chaoyan thought for a moment and said, "I don't know yet. We either encountered bandits or refugees along the way, and all the valuables we had were gone."
The old driver said, "If you really have nowhere to stay, you might as well try the Happy House in the city. I heard that it specializes in taking in poor people."
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