Liu Lanxin smiled and got into Liu Jingyu's carriage. Liu Jingyu's carriage was indeed very spacious. Even though they both brought a maid with them, it didn't feel crowded.
The master's carriage was in front, the second carriage from the Liu Mansion was third, and another carriage from the Liu Mansion was at the end. The four carriages slowly moved towards the city gate.
Early in the morning, not many people were leaving the city. Most of the guards were checking people entering the city, and only five people were checking people leaving the city.
The carriage stopped in front of the city gate and a guard came over to question us as usual.
"The county lady from our Minister Liu's mansion and the eldest daughter from the General Fuguo's mansion are leaving the city together." The coachman from Minister Liu's mansion said proudly.
"What are those three carriages behind?" the guard asked in a cold voice, holding his sword across his body. He was not intimidated by the titles of the county lady and the general.
"The first carriage at the back is from the General Fuguo's mansion, and the ones after that are the carriages for storing miscellaneous items from our mansion and the General Fuguo's mansion, including incense sticks and the like. The county lady and Miss Liu are going to the Dabei Temple to burn incense today." The coachman said impatiently, and he made a whip flower with the whip in his hand and swung it in the air. Although the Liu Mansion was in a state of decline, with the county lady here, no one would dare to spy on it.
"We need to open the utility carriage in the back and have a look," the guard said in a serious manner.
"It's just some incense and candles, do you still need to see them?" the coachman said angrily. All he had to do was report the name of his prefecture to leave the city. Since when did his title of county lady become useless
"Everything is done according to the rules," the guard said in a businesslike tone.
In the carriage, Liu Lanxin looked at Liu Jingyu with a half-smile: "The guards in the capital are really strict and fair. They are just a small guard, but they dare to be so tough. When I was at the border in the past, my father loved me very much and had already ordered people to let my carriage pass when they saw it."
As she spoke, she looked outside curiously, as if she wanted to see clearly who the guard standing outside was.
Liu Jingyu's face darkened. The implication of these words made her uncomfortable. Did he mean that even a guard at the gate looked down on her
He glanced at Liu Lanxin and couldn't help but feel a little cold. He reached out and lifted the curtain on one side. His eyes fell on the guard outside and he asked coldly: "Which government office are you from?"
"The Jingzhao Yin Yamen." The guard saw a pretty face appearing through the car window and hurriedly bowed his head respectfully and answered.
"Are you all in the Jingzhao Yin Yamen so difficult to deal with now? Or... is it because this is our Liu Mansion's carriage?" Liu Jingyu said unhappily. She has always been arrogant, and now she was rejected in front of Liu Lanxin. Her face looked very ugly at this time, with a little anger.
"Reporting to the county lord, there have been incidents in the city recently, and the officials in the government office have asked us to guard it more strictly. No matter who it is, we must investigate it thoroughly. If anyone has offended the county lord, I hope the county lord will forgive them." The guard said neither servile nor arrogant, with a natural look, as if he didn't know that the person in front of him was the future crown princess. "The safety of the capital is of vital importance!"
"My Lady, are they really not going to give face to your family and our two families? Is the Jingzhao Yin Yamen so powerful?" After being repeatedly refuted by a guard they looked down upon, Liu Lanxin could no longer sit still. She snorted coldly and asked in a low voice, "Do you want me to help my Lady?"
"No, I'll ask again." Liu Jingyu said coldly, suppressing her anger. She didn't want to cause trouble at the city gate at this time, so as not to cause unnecessary trouble.
bother.
She is in trouble now, so she should keep a low profile if possible.
Liu Lanxin lifted the curtains over there, and his eyes fell on the guards outside. His face was equally gloomy: "The people from Jingzhao Yin Yamen are also from the Ministry of War, right? I wonder which official in the Ministry of War they are under the command of now?"
In fact, ordinary guards do not have formal duties in the Ministry of War, but the one in front of him looks like one, so Liu Lanxin said so.
"He was originally under the command of General Jianwei." said the guard.
These words choked Liu Jingyu. After Ling Anbo passed away, the affiliations of some soldiers had not yet been redistributed. Although the general was no longer there, the affiliations were still put on hold and had not been completely redistributed.
The so-called General Jianwei is none other than Ling Anbo.
What’s even more coincidental is that Ling Anbo’s daughter is the former Crown Princess.
After Liu Lanxin was stunned for a moment, she looked at Liu Jingyu, as if she wanted to say something, but in the end she didn't say anything and just pursed her lips. But her meaning was already conveyed.
Liu Jingyu's face turned red. Liu Lanxin's look made her feel more ashamed and embarrassed than anything she could say.
After Liu Lanxin glanced at her, he said to the guard outside the window: "Since you are under the command of General Jianwei, it should be just a title, right? General Jianwei is no longer here, and hasn't the affiliation been fully planned? Then you are just a Jingzhao Yin's man now, and you can't be considered a member of the Ministry of War, right?"
"Yes!" The guard nodded and looked at Liu Lanxin with some respect.
If you are not an insider, you usually don't know this kind of thing so clearly, let alone she is just a young lady in seclusion. The daughter of the general who assists the country seems to be someone who understands.
"You guys are right to check so thoroughly, but I heard that carriages carrying young ladies from noble families in the capital are usually allowed to pass. Could it be that... it's because Jingyu County Lord and I are special?" Liu Lanxin asked calmly, "I just came to the capital and have never traveled before. I have only heard about many of the rules. I don't know if they are true?"
She asked with a smile and a very friendly attitude if there was such a rule, and Liu Jingyu's face became even redder.
Liu Lanxin had just arrived in Beijing and had never been out of the city. But Liu Jingyu was different. Not only did she and Madam Liu go out of the city from time to time, she would also go out of the city alone with her servants. She would never encounter such a situation. She would usually let the carriage go directly when she saw the Liu Mansion's carriage mark.
He pinched the handkerchief hard, and his eyes turned cold.
"There was such a saying in the past, but it is not allowed now. Please forgive me, Lady County and Miss Liu." The guard said without giving in.
"You can have a look at my carriage, but can you please be flexible about County Lord Jingyu's carriage? It's his own carriage after all... It would be disrespectful if someone saw it." Liu Lanxin said in a friendly manner.
She had said before that she was an expert and now her attitude was very good. Even though the guards were doing their job impartially, they seemed a little hesitant at this moment.
"What do you think of this approach, Lord County?" Liu Lanxin said to Liu Jingyu with a smile.
Liu Jingyu's face had turned from red to white. She felt ashamed and annoyed, and even embarrassed. She had to rely on Liu Lanxin's face to prevent her carriage from being inspected. How could she hold her head up in front of Liu Lanxin in the future
A wave of annoyance rushed up in her heart, and she sneered. She was the future crown princess, and she didn't believe that this face could not be used.
With your status, why should you give people face? What will happen if you just leave like this
Liu Jingyu was just about to tell the guards to get out of the way and that she would just take the carriage out of the city to see who dared to stop her.
Suddenly she thought of Pei Luoan's cold face without a trace of smile. That feeling made her heart tremble. She suddenly stopped talking and glanced at Liu Lanxin. She calmed down the anger in her heart and even smiled. Her voice became gentler. She said to the maid beside her: "Go down and ask the carriage behind to open up and let the guards check it out!"
The maid jumped off the carriage nimbly and went to the carriage behind.
The master had spoken, and there was nothing that was not allowed in the carriage behind. Immediately, a maid pulled up the carriage behind. There were quite a lot of things in it. The guard came over and saw a full carriage of incense and candles. After the guard went over to check, he nodded, and the curtain of the Liu Mansion's carriage fell.
Liu Lanxin's face turned ugly. She clenched the handkerchief in her hand tightly and winked at the maid beside her.
Liu Jingyu agreed, so how could she not agree
The maid got on the carriage, and someone also opened the door of the last carriage, and the guards walked over.
An old woman was sitting in the carriage, bowing and nodding, with a hunched back and a large straw hat on her head, and she stood behind him in a proper manner.
There was also a huge pile of incense and candles behind him, more than the Liu Mansion's carriage, almost taking up the entire back part.
The guard came over with two people to take a look. Nothing could be seen from the outside, so he was just going through the routine. After taking a look, he turned around and was about to leave.
Liu Lanxin relaxed her hands and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
But the next moment, her face froze, the handkerchief in her hand clenched tightly, and she looked through the window at the car behind her. The guard actually turned around...
The guard turned around and walked quickly to the carriage. He stretched out his hand and pulled off the straw hat on the old woman's head who was about to turn around. A man's face was revealed under the hat.
It’s not a woman, it’s a man!
"Catch him!" the guard shouted sternly. The two people following him reacted quickly and drew the long swords at their waists.
The back of the carriage was suddenly pushed open, and four people in ordinary clothes rushed out from the back of the carriage, fell into the crowd, and fled in four different directions. Almost instantly, the man pretending to be a woman also jumped to the side and rushed into the crowd...
The men were dressed very casually and looked like ordinary people. This was a good time to enter the city gate. There were many people at the city gate, and it would be easy for these men to escape if they rushed in.
The noise here was so loud that it had already alarmed the other guards, who immediately started chasing people in all directions, causing chaos at the city gate.
"Miss Liu... Who is in your carriage?" Liu Jingyu exhaled heavily, frowning slightly. Fortunately, she calmed down her anger at the last moment. If it were her previous temper, she would never have lost face and would have asked the guards to open the city gate.
A lot of things have happened recently, and she cannot make any more mistakes. Even the Crown Prince has to bow his head, and she, the future Crown Princess, cannot cause trouble for the Crown Prince. Thinking of Pei Luoan's cold and indifferent eyes, even if Liu Jingyu wanted to save face for herself, she had to think about the consequences of causing trouble for the Crown Prince.
Fortunately... Fortunately... She didn't act rashly just now...