Author: Loeva

The next morning, it was the day that the prince and his party left Jinling City and headed north. Who knew that when Qin Hanzhen and others woke up, they found that the sky outside the window was covered with dark clouds and the air was heavy with water vapor, so they had a bad premonition.

Sure enough, when Qin Hanzhen had freshened up and went to the main room to have breakfast, raindrops began to fall from the sky. The rain became heavier and heavier, mixed with snow particles, and slowly turned into rain and snow.

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Qin Hanzhen, Qin Jian and Zhao Mo had breakfast at Qin Bainiu's place. When they went out and saw the sky, they all looked at each other.

How can one travel on such a day? It's just a matter of time for others, but can the prince's body really bear it?

Qin Bai looked outside the door and said to his wife Niu, "I'm going to take my children to visit an old friend. You and Hanzhen are at home. Keep warm and don't get cold."

Niu said in surprise: "Why are you going out at this time? It's snowing outside. Why don't you wait until the weather clears up? Which old friend is so important?"

Qin Bai smiled and said: "We were friends decades ago, how do you recognize him? I'm also worried that he doesn't live well and will suffer in such weather. I'll go over and have a look. If there's anything I can do to help, please let me know.

I helped you by the way. I took the children with me so that they could see how miserable people are. We are going in a carriage, so we won’t leave the children cold, so don’t worry.”

Niu finally said reluctantly: "You should be careful yourself. Don't really think that you are still young when you are old." But he stopped trying to dissuade her.

Qin Bai walked out of the room and asked two juniors, Qin Jian and Zhao Mo, to go with him. Qin Hanzhen looked at him eagerly. He hesitated for a moment, knowing that his children and granddaughters were now considered insiders, so he asked

Said: "Take good care of your grandmother at home and don't make her suspicious."

Qin Hanzhen also knew that it was impossible for his grandfather to take him out. Although he was disappointed, he still nodded obediently: "Don't worry, grandfather, just go with your brothers. I am at home."

Qin Jian smiled and said, "You sound like a real big girl, that's amazing!" Qin Han gave her a blank look.

Zhao Mo hesitated: "Should I go too? Actually... I should avoid suspicion, right?"

Qin Bai said unceremoniously: "Why are you avoiding suspicion? You have already shown your attitude. No matter how much others find fault, we are not weaklings who let others bully us without fighting back! That is your uncle who cares about you. Could it be that you

Don’t you want to know if he’s okay?”

Zhao Mo immediately shut up. Of course he wanted to know, but he was just afraid of being suspected again.

Qin Bai took Qin Jian and Zhao Mo to Huaiqing Bridge in a carriage.

Although it is the New Year, when it rains or snows, all the pedestrians on the road are gone, and the streets that were lively and crowded yesterday are deserted.

In such an environment, once there are people, they are particularly conspicuous. When the carriage of Qin Bai and his party entered the intersection where the destination was, Uncle Hu, who was in charge of driving the carriage, reported in a low voice: "Master, there is someone watching over there.

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Qin Bai frowned and raised a corner of the car curtain. Qin Jian and Zhao Mo also went over to take a look. Sure enough, they saw a man sitting in the tea pavilion. He was wearing a gray-blue cotton robe with hands in his sleeves and a felt hat.

, shrinking his head, looking towards the carriage from time to time.

Zhao Mo recognized it at a glance: "That time, I met two Yamen followers outside the hospital. One entered the hospital, and the other continued to follow Doctor Tang until he was a hundred feet away from the house. I asked him to call the governor's Yamen.

The people led him away. This is the one who was led away by the people from the governor's office."

Qin Bai said calmly: "Sit down and ignore him."

Qin Jian asked in a low voice: "Third uncle, aren't you afraid that he will discover our identities?"

Qin Bai smiled: "What's the harm in finding out?"

Qin Jian was confused, and Zhao Mo told him the whole story in a low voice: "The noble man has left, and we are trying to make Li Yanchao's people think that he has not left yet. With the relationship between the noble man and his uncle, he comes to visit from time to time, isn't it right? Common thing?"

Qin Jian suddenly realized, but he was still a little worried: "Is that person... really gone?"

Of course they left. When His Highness the Prince and his entourage set off, it was just dawn, and the rain was still very light at that time. It was okay to ride in the carriage, but the accompanying guards would have to suffer a little. However, after they set off, the rain The snow is getting heavier, and I don’t know what the situation will be like on the road now.

When Qin Bai saw Dr. Shen who was staying behind, he was worried about this matter: "His Highness is sitting in the carriage, so I don't think he is afraid. But as we prepare for the trip yesterday, the time is too hasty, and it is the New Year. Many shops are not open, there is not enough charcoal and drinking water to buy, and we don’t know what is going on on the road. Secondly, the guards are all on horseback. Although they are strong, the weather may not last long. The safety of His Highness depends on them, in case they If you are sick, won't it hinder His Highness's schedule?"

Qin Bai frowned and said: "It's really hasty. The soldiers sent by Huang Qianshi are afraid that their luggage preparations are not enough."

Zhao Mo interjected: "Calculate the time, they should have arrived near the town, right? The house over there can still be lived in. Li Yanchao's people are only focusing on this place at the moment. As long as we can deceive him, he will still be there for the time being." Don’t pay attention to what’s going on in the town.”

Qin Bai also thought so, and said to Doctor Shen: "I will take the two children to the town for a while. If His Highness settles down there, I am afraid he will have to wait for this wave of rain and snow to pass. Let’s set off again.”

Dr. Shen responded and said respectfully: "Please take care of me, Lord Marquis, but I can't leave lightly. Huang Qianshi notified the governor's yamen yesterday, and informed Shangyuan and Jiangning county yamen overnight that there would be people in the city during the New Year. There were so many people that in order to prevent someone from deliberately causing trouble, the county government officials had to patrol in shifts. As a result, Li Yanchao's government officials were restrained, and at most one person could come to keep an eye on them at a time. Huang Qianshi asked people to do this in the morning After luring away the people who were watching outside, His Highness and his entourage left smoothly, but Huang Qianshi had to send people to move in to show off. I couldn't help but keep an eye on them."

Qin Bai nodded: "Lord Shen, just stay here with peace of mind. Your Highness will have me with you." He set off again with his two children and left Huaiqing Bridge in a carriage.

The officer who was guarding the tea pavilion watched the familiar carriage drive away and couldn't help sneezing. He looked at the sky and secretly complained in his heart.

What's this all about? He was just coveting a few taels of silver. He couldn't stay at home and enjoy it warmly during the Chinese New Year. He had to suffer such a torment in the wind and rain. Later, Capt. Liu came over to take a shift, and he still I couldn't go home at ease, I had to report to the government office and patrol the streets with other government officials! After this day, when I got home at night, I was almost like a popsicle. I finally had a hot meal and a hot shower. I have to go to the tea pavilion again to take a bath. This life is really unbearable!

Not long after, Capt. Liu came to take over his shift. The yamen couldn't help complaining to him: "In this weather, we still have errands in the yamen, why does Mr. Li send us to do such work? What kind of gangsters are we targeting? I have been watching these people for the past few days, and I just feel that these people are all from rich and noble families, very impressive, and they don’t look like criminals at all. What on earth does Mr. Li want? He is just a proxy. We are just county magistrates, do we need to suffer such a heavy punishment?"

Capt. Liu was actually tired. He had just finished patrolling the streets, and he was in a bad mood right now: "Who would look at the face of an acting county magistrate? What we respect is the magistrate behind him! These people may not

What kind of gangster is he? He probably just has some quarrel with Mr. Li. Let us little people like us leave the adults' affairs alone. In the past few hours that you have been watching, have you seen any movement among the people in that house? "

The officer said: "At dawn, someone came out of the house and looked around a little sneakily. I didn't know what he wanted to do. There was no helper around, so I had to follow him and stare for a while. I found that he was just going to buy breakfast.

The smell of the hot steamed buns made my stomach growl, but I didn’t have the time to buy one. It was really unlucky! In addition, there were few

There was almost no other movement. That is, half an hour ago, a carriage came over. The people inside entered the house and did not stay for more than two quarters of an hour before leaving again. There was an old man sitting in the carriage, bringing two people with him.

A half-year-old boy. One of the boys is often with the people in this house, and seems to have lived here for some time. The old man also comes here often."

At this point, he lowered his voice: "Captain Liu, I see that the old man is a bit extraordinary, and I don't know his identity. The driver who was driving him seemed to have glanced at me a few times, and I don't know if he noticed something."

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Liu Captou also knew that in such weather, with few pedestrians on the road, it would be easiest for people to spot the people following them, but there was no way. Li Yanchao asked them to keep an eye on the target and not leave lightly. There was no other place except this tea pavilion.

This is convenient for keeping track of people entering and exiting that intersection. They have no other choice but to stick to this place.

He comforted the Yamen officer for a few words, then sent the latter away. Then he sat in the tea pavilion and continued to work hard to take over, keeping an eye on him, but he was thinking: This can't go on like this. He has to ask Li Yanchao to find more people.

It's better to work shifts. Otherwise, the two brothers have to work hard day and night, and they also have to do errands in the Yamen. How can their bodies be able to bear it? They can't let their bodies be ruined just for a few taels of silver and an invisible and intangible future.

Already.

Qin Bai and his party didn't know that the people monitoring the Huaiqingqiao house had other intentions. They left the city smoothly and arrived at the town an hour later. Not surprisingly, they met the prince and others in the house that had not been occupied for a long time.

people.

There was a hint of apology on the prince's face: "The weather was too bad. They didn't trust me, and I didn't trust them either. I paid it off in the carriage. They were all riding horses, and the rain and snow were hitting them, and there was no place to change clothes."

, if you get sick, it’s not a joke.”

Qin Bai nodded: "It's because our arrangements were not thorough enough. You should rest here for a while and wait until the weather gets better before setting off."

Imperial Physician Tang stepped forward and said: "Master Marquis, we also advise Your Highness to wait a few days before leaving. Now we have to hurry to go north, and we can't take the canal. Food and accommodation are problematic along the way. We are not afraid of hardship, but we can't

Let His Highness endure the hardship!"

Qin Bai looked at him: "What does Mr. Tang mean..."

The prince glanced at Doctor Tang: "Okay, I'm fine, you don't need to say anything more."

Dr. Tang shrank for a moment, but still mustered up the courage to say: "Can you...please ask the Marquis to accompany us? If the Marquis is here and raises the banner of Yongjia Marquis, you can rest at the inn along the way. All you need to say is that Your Highness is

Just be the junior of the Marquis. With you standing in the way, the officials from all over the country will not dare to ignore it, and your Highness's itinerary will not be revealed. Isn't it the best of both worlds?"

Qin Bai couldn't help being stunned.
Chapter completed!