Qin Yining was taken aback by the sudden roar, and stood up immediately. Ji Yun and Jing Zhe hurriedly surrounded Qin Yining, held their weapons vigilantly, and paid attention to the movement in front of the door and window.
After a while, Ji Dashun quickly walked over to the door and cupped his hands: "Princess, just now a figure flashed past the back door, and my subordinates didn't have time to see what the person looked like, and I don't know which spy is spying on your whereabouts. know."
Ji Dashun was really annoyed. At such a critical time, these elite tiger guards boasted of their high martial arts skills, but they didn't find any trace of the other party. Obviously, their skills were inferior to others.
Seeing Ji Dashun's depression, Qin Yining smiled and said, "It doesn't matter. If you can find out where the other party is, you can take precautions in advance."
"It seems that someone has noticed Jingang." Xie Yue said solemnly.
"The matter of the princess going to sea is secret, so no one should know," Xu Weizhi lowered his eyes and pondered for a moment, and said, "It should be a coincidence."
"But we still have to plan for the worst in everything." Qin Yining thought for a while and said, "Let's keep an eye on it on the way back to Beijing. More precautions will never be a bad thing."
Everyone nodded.
Qin Yining returned to his heart like an arrow, and after making some arrangements, he set off with a group of people towards the capital. What I saw along the way made people’s hearts tugged. The refugees were in ragged clothes, rushing in groups with dull eyes, but when they encountered a tree that was still in good condition, they would like to go up and take off a piece of bark to eat. No streams or rivers were encountered along the way, and there were also some food that were eaten with muddy water, not to mention wild vegetables and game, which were not seen along the way.
That is to say, Qin Yining's team was crowded and heavily guarded, and everyone was posing with a bright saber. The frightened victims did not dare to approach, otherwise they would have encountered bandits long ago. The horses are also the most delicious food in the eyes of the victims.
Seeing them like this, Qin Yining felt a sense of sympathy, and when he met orphans, widows and mothers traveling alone, he would help them. But when there are a lot of people, it is not easy to park. She didn't want people to starve to death, but if she stopped, she would definitely be looted, and she might not be able to return to the capital herself.
In desperation, Qin Yining had no choice but to protect himself first, so that he could have spare energy to help others.
The journey from Jingang to the city is not far, but the manager's time on the way is very long. After finally coming to the vicinity of the capital, Qin Yining and his party found a deserted forest to camp, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
"Have another half day's journey, and you will be able to see the city gate at about noon tomorrow."
"Yeah. Fortunately, it went well all the way."
Xie Yue talked about what he had inquired about when he met the Venerable Master on the road just now, "It is said that the sage returned to the capital more than a month ago, and did not enter the city gate immediately, but was stationed outside the city and was greeted by hundreds of officials, and there were still people among the common people. It is said that the Holy Master is to go out on patrol in order to serve in small clothes."
"Yeah." Xu Weizhi smiled, "but many people are saying that the sage has the mind to go on patrol and has spare energy to build the imperial mausoleum, but he has no money to help the people. Everyone's grievances have been accumulating, and sooner or later there will be an outbreak. ."
Qin Yining didn't know what to say for a while. Li Qitian's behavior has become more and more perverse in recent years. He used to be willing to act, but now he is too lazy to cover it up. When the people suffered natural disasters, the emperor only cared about building tombs and ignored the disasters of the people. It was hard not to cause resistance from the people.
What's more, the people don't know why the emperor did this. In the eyes of ordinary people, the emperor is rich in the world and is the richest person in this dynasty.
A rich emperor, but he is so stingy with his own people that he doesn't even care. Li Qitian's actions will arouse public anger sooner or later.
"We will go back to the capital tomorrow, and the next thing will be up to the lord." Qin Yining smiled, "Our trip went smoothly, and we didn't waste much time. It's too late to leave it to the lord to find a solution. ."
Xie Yue laughed and said, "It's rare to see that the princess has to wait for the prince to do it. If there is something difficult, the prince will not wait to reach out, and the princess will do it all by herself."
"Yeah." Xu Weizhi also laughed, wanting to make a joke, but worried that Qin Yining was thin-skinned, so he didn't say any more.
Some people took out the prepared dry food and other items, and everyone shared the hot water that was just boiled, and everyone ate the dry food with the hot water.
Xie Yue and Xu Weizhi saw that Qin Yining did not dislike the dry buns at all, and they naturally admired them. They won't complain to anyone even if they suffer, and they are so approachable, they really admire him.
After eating, everyone began to rest, leaving only a small number of people on duty around.
Ji Yun lived in Qin Yining's tent. Outside the tent, Jing Zhe, Liao Zhibing, Ji Dashun and others were assigned to guard each other, and the guards were very strict.
After most of the night, it was clear that it was safe tonight, so everyone relaxed a little bit.
Jing Zhe and a few people changed shifts, leaving Xiaoxue on duty outside.
Just when Xiaoxue was so tired that she couldn't open her eyes, and she couldn't sleep because of her willpower, she suddenly heard the sound of hurried footsteps.
Xiaoxue was suddenly startled and jumped up from the fire, "Get up! Look!"
Xiaoxue's voice was not high-pitched, but everyone stood up instantly and looked alert. Even if they were sleepy and couldn't open their eyes, they all tried to observe the surroundings.
After waiting for a cup of tea, everyone breathed a sigh of relief before seeing any movement.
Who knew that at this moment, a group of ragged farmers suddenly rushed over.
Qin Yining couldn't see it in the moonlight. When the people got close, Qin Yining suddenly realized that these people were probably not refugees.
Because their clothes were torn, but she had learned a lot along the way, and knew what the real refugees would do.
These people dressed as refugees in front of them are all burly, although they are not very fat people, but they are all standard appearances. They don't seem to have been starved and frozen at all, just look at their complexion and whole body temperament.
As they approached, Xu Weizhi and Xie Yue nervously ordered people to get up: "Protect the master!"
This voice straightened everyone's hearts.
Qin Yining said solemnly, "Since these people are going to hit the stone with an egg, you might as well take a look."
As soon as everyone took precautions, the other group of people rushed towards the capital in groups, and they shouted one by one: "The dog emperor, embezzled wealth and food!"
Everyone was a little nervous. Seeing that the other party was about to approach them, Qin Yining instructed in a deep voice, "Stand up, if you can catch it, you can catch it alive. If you can't, you must strictly abide by the rules, and you can't let these people escape."