After a night of rest, after waking up the next day, Zhengyao's condition had improved a little, his face was bloody and his eyes were shiny. This was naturally good news for everyone.

In order to find the whereabouts of Ning An and others, Zhang Cheng and Liu Yan continued to launch a comprehensive search operation in the nameless valley again. Once searched, it took another whole day.

Originally, Zhengyao wanted to help, but because he had not recovered, he could only rest at home and wait for news.

The day passed quickly, and Zhengyao was bored and worried at home for a whole day. It was dark and Liu Yan and others finally came back. However, the expression on their faces told Zhengyao that they had returned without success.

Now it seems that Ning An and others are not in the nameless valley. In three days, they have basically inspected the nameless valley, but still no clues related to Ning An and others have been found, which has to make everyone

I began to accept this fact, Ning An had never appeared here at all.

Since that's the case, leaving is inevitable.

Fortunately, the moonlight was bright tonight, and the passage leaving the nameless valley opened the moment the moon came out. With all kinds of helpless and complicated moods, Zhengyao had to say goodbye to Fang Zhengnan and others, and then led a large group of people to the passage.

go.

Originally, Zhengyao planned to go to the small hill behind Wuming Village, after all, it might be a place where Jianwen secret treasures were buried. But later he still felt that it was futile to go there now. The double dragon jade pendant disappeared, there was no jade pendant, and the map was not there.

It's useless to watch. Besides, if you look at it now, it is very likely that the news will leak, which may cause trouble at that time.

After a last reluctant greeting and farewell, Zhengyao, Liu Yan and others left the Wuming Valley.

This trip to Wuming Valley can be said to have no results. Not only did people find it, but they also got sick and delayed it for three days. When they think about it, Zhengyao also felt a little depressed. Although he saw Fang Zhengnan

It was a comforting thing, but until he left, Zhengyao did not see his apprentice. Xiao Huang Ke was ten years old at that time, and now he should be seventeen.

When I am old, I will grow up.

This is how life is, and you will always have some regrets. Over time, you will naturally become accustomed to it.

After leaving Wuming Valley, closing the stone door, deliberately covering the switch, Zhengyao dragged his slightly weak body and told everyone that the matter of Wuming Valley must be kept confidential, then climbed onto the carriage and prepared to go back.

Although Zhengyao and others stayed in Wuming Valley for three days, the Jinyiwei who were waiting outside Wuming Valley actually waited for three days. When they were sleepy, they camped and rested. When they were hungry, they went to the nearby town to buy food.

To satisfy your hunger, the life of the Jinyiwei is still better than that of the special forces soldiers who often chew tree bark in the wild.

Seeing that Zhengyao and others finally came out, they felt relieved. After Zhengyao and others got on the bus, they quickly headed towards the gate of the capital.

On a cool night of the moon, the stars are mottled, and the sound of stepping on the horse is lingering, and I sigh.

Not long after, the carriage finally appeared at the south gate of the capital and stopped immediately.

It was already the first time, which is the so-called Xu hour. Without special circumstances, the gate of the capital was naturally closed. However, when Zhengyao and others drove to the city gate and stopped, they heard the city at the city gate.

The gate guard seemed to have an argument with someone, and the sound was loud and impatient.

"Uncle Tong, what happened before? Why is it so late? There are still people quarreling at the city gate?"

Liu Yan poked his head out and said to Uncle Tong, the royal coachman of Prince Jing’s mansion.

The royal coachman Tong Uncle turned his head and replied, "Go back to the prince, there seems to be a woman in front of me going into the city, and the city gate guards don't seem to let her enter the city. But no wonder, the woman dressed like a beggar, and she must have entered.

It can't be the city."

"Oh, so that's it."

Liu Yan nodded and stopped talking.

It is normal for a beggar in the capital, but it is natural that the city gate guards have to open the city gate for a beggar to let her enter the city. Not to mention that the city gate guards are too lazy to move, just

The identity of this beggar is destined to be looked down upon and people are too lazy to pay attention to it.

"Uncle Tong, I have some money here. Get out of the car and give the money to the beggar. Although it is early spring and it is not that cold, I still have to eat after all, and let her go to a nearby town to buy some food to fill her up.

The belly is OK too.”

As he said that, Zhang Cheng immediately took out a few pieces of silver from his pocket, which was as much as two taels.

Two liang is nothing to Zhang Cheng and Liu Yan, but it is just a drop in the bucket. However, for the poor, especially for beggars, it is a considerable wealth.

Two taels of silver, calculated in the Ming Dynasty, is equivalent to two thousand cents, and one steamed bun costs three cents, which means you will have to eat more than 600 steamed buns. You can imagine it.

Uncle Tong took Zhang Cheng's money, got off the carriage, and then walked straight to the city gate. In addition to giving the money, he naturally had to reveal his identity to the city gate guards so that he could open the door and enter the city.

But after a while, Uncle Tong returned the money given by Zhang Cheng intact, and then returned it to Zhang Cheng with a helpless look on his face.

Zhang Cheng was puzzled by why, so he immediately asked, "Why Uncle Tong? Does the beggar think that I gave me less money?"

If this is the case, then Zhang Cheng has to think about it carefully. Although there is no problem with him, even if he doesn’t have it, Liu Yan still has it. After all, his family used to do business, and some of it is money, and Zhengyao even more

It is the prince consort, so it should not be difficult to ask the emperor to get it directly from the treasury.

But it would be a bit unreasonable to give the money to the beggar. If everyone stretched out their hands like the beggar and could get ten or twenty taels of silver, wouldn’t everyone in the world go to be beggars?

?This kind of practice that encourages unhealthy trends is absolutely undesirable for Zhang Cheng, who has always been upright.

Psychology is sympathy, but using other people's sympathy to cheat is a crime.

Uncle Tong then said, "Mr. Zhang misunderstood. This is not the case. I just went over and handed the money to the female beggar according to Master Zhang's wishes. Unexpectedly, the female beggar did not ask for it, but said in a daze.

Some princesses, prince consorts, etc., but it seems that the female beggar should have been infected with the cold, causing her mental disorder…”

"What? Princess? What else did she say?"

Before Uncle Tong could finish his words, Zhengyao immediately poked his head out, and suddenly grabbed Uncle Tong's collar with one hand and questioned him. He didn't know where he was, and he seemed to be as sick as before.

Zhengyao is very sensitive. At this moment, when he hears words about princesses and Ning An, he will naturally associate them without thinking, so it is not surprising that he has such a manifestation and reaction.

"Don't be excited, you have to pay attention to your health! I just heard words like "princess" and "princess" but I didn't hear clearly what she said."

Uncle Tong said hesitantly, obviously very afraid of Zhengyao.

In fact, as Uncle Tong came over and said, the female beggar should have been infected with cold and was very sick, so she even seemed weak in speaking. Naturally, she would say intermittently and not be able to hear clearly.

"Oh, brother and second brother, let me get off the carriage. I want to see the female beggar."

Zhengyao let out a light voice and immediately prepared to get off the car.

Zhang Cheng immediately shook his head and said, "No, your health has not recovered yet. It is best not to walk around. Although the weather is not too cold now, you will feel uncomfortable when the wind blows."

"Yes, third brother. We know that you care about the princess, but you can't even ignore your own body because of a word of concern. Besides, he was just a female beggar, maybe he was still a lunatic. She was talking nonsense there, are you still

Want to go over?"

Liu Yan also hurriedly persuaded that he had always thought that Zhengyao was very rational, calm, decisive, and never emotionally employed. But now, just because something happened to Ning'an, Zhengyao seemed to have changed his body.

I have to say that emotion is indeed the most lethal weapon, and no one can escape its damage unless it is ruthless.

"Brother and second brother, I understand your feelings, but I also know my health, not as serious as you said. I just want to understand. You didn't say it before, as long as there is a glimmer of opportunity, a glimmer of hope will not be there.

Give up? Maybe the beggar girl is just a glimmer of opportunity and a glimmer of hope. We can't miss it, Haiyun, what do you think?"

Zhengyao said earnestly, then looked at Yuan Haiyun and signaled Yuan Haiyun to help speak.

In fact, Yuan Haiyun and Zhengyao are in the same mood. Zhengyao is worried about Ning'an, and Yuan Haiyun cares about Xiaoxi. If one of them is wrong, the other one should not be much better. Therefore, once there is any clue to one of them,

Yuan Haiyun will also continue to search.

"Well, Zhengyao said it well. OK. The four of us got off the bus together, so we don't have to worry about what happens if Zhengyao gets off alone."

As he said that, Yuan Haiyun took the lead in pulling one of Zhengyao's arm up and putting it on his shoulders, and carefully helped Zhengyao off the carriage. Seeing this, Zhang Cheng and Liu Yan couldn't resist them, so they looked at each other helplessly.

He shook his head, helped Zhengyao up and walked towards the city gate.

As for Liang Yu, he was waiting for the Jinyi Guard who was following him on the spot, and then contacted the city gate guards to release the matter.

The spring breeze in February is like scissors, which is actually not bad at all, especially on nights where the bright moon hangs high, which is even more chilling.

It is said that it is not cold, but it is just the kind of coldness compared to the winter.

Zhengyao and the other four walked slowly towards the city gate, but saw that the beggar girl seemed to have fainted, her whole body shrank into a ball, and fell into the corner of the wall. The cold wind invaded, and her long hair floated up from time to time, and with the moonlight,

You can vaguely see the snow-white skin hidden under the long floating hair on the neck.

Could this be a beggar? After seeing the snow-white skin, Zhengyao couldn't help but feel confused.

When he walked forward, Zhengyao immediately reached out and touched the female beggar, shouting, but the female beggar had no reaction at all.

Zhengyao did not give up, so he peeled off his scattered hair and was about to touch the female beggar's face with his hands, perhaps this would be a reaction.
Chapter completed!