Chapter four hundred and sixteenth investigation
Chen Xiuyan didn't see Princess Changshou in the middle of the night last night, so she understood that the child wanted to make progress and retreat with her grandfather. This trip to Tatar has experienced a lot, and the child has grown a lot.
"Where is Aqi?"
As soon as you enter the small courtyard, there are three main rooms, two east and west wing rooms, and one room next to the wing room. At this time, there is faint smoke coming out of the room next to the east wing room. It should be the kitchen, and Chen Xiuyan doesn't have much room.
He stopped looking and looked in the main room. He didn't know which room Aqi lived in.
"Princess Princess..."
Before Luan An finished speaking, a coughing sound was heard, and then a little girl with a face like a tabby cat ran out of the kitchen with tears in her eyes.
"Uncle Luan'an, why can't this fire start..." Princess Changshou's ordinary colorful cotton skirt was also stained with black ash, and she looked a little embarrassed anyway.
Princess Changshou, who had aggrieved eyes, immediately disappeared after seeing Chen Xiuyan standing in the yard. She rushed towards Chen Xiuyan and hugged her tightly, "Sister Xiuyan, why are you here? I didn't meet Yin Xiuyan."
Is it cold? It’s dangerous here, why are you still here?”
She was obviously very happy, but also extremely worried. The tangled look was clearly reflected on her face, which made Chen Xiuyan feel a little distressed.
"Sister Xiuyan, you are a single person who has been to the capital of the Tatar Kingdom alone. Even if Pianguan County is a tiger's den, I can still explore it." Chen Xiuyan said confidently.
"What is Aqi doing?" Chen Xiuyan took Princess Changshou to the well to help scrub her dark little face.
"I want to cook. My grandfather has gone out to do some work. I want him to have hot meals when he comes back." Princess Changshou said seriously.
Chen Xiuyan frowned slightly when she heard this, and Luan An led the two of them back to the house first.
"Aunt Mu, where are Aunt Miao and the others?" It was Princess Changshou's turn to do the cooking, which made Chen Xiuyan a little worried about the situation of Aunt Miao and others.
"Don't worry, Crown Princess. Aunt Mu and the others are camping outside the city with the soldiers." Luan'an replied, "It's safer there than in the city now. Your Majesty asked them not to enter the city."
Chen Xiuyan felt relieved when she heard this.
"The prince and the princess live in the courtyard. The subordinates and Eunuch Xia take turns following the prince out, while the other one stays behind to protect the princess."
"Most of the secret guards have been sent out to inquire about the news. We have received news from Yinhan. Today, the prince and Eunuch Xia went to the Yinsi Temple again." Luan An reported everything to Chen Xiuyan in detail, "The part that was imprisoned in the secret passage
The official has been rescued, and now the Shanxi general is in a hurry, as the man in the capital shows signs of abandoning him."
"In order to force the prince, the search momentum in the city became more and more intense. The Shanxi general soldiers knew that the princess was with the prince and tried to kidnap her."
"The owner of this house?"
"They are from King Jin. Ever since we moved in, they have moved to the west wing. They usually don't come out when there is nothing wrong. Whenever someone knocks on the door, they will come out to respond. This is how we avoided the previous searches."
Luan'an explained.
"Then food and accommodation..."
"In order to force people out, food and meals are now purchased in the city on a per-person basis." Luan An pursed his lips slightly, "Now half of the food we eat is given by our master."
"Don't worry, leave these to me from now on." This is why Chen Xiuyan came here...
Chen Xiuyan had a general understanding of the situation here, and then went to wash up and go to bed to make up for the fatigue from last night.
When Chen Xiuyan woke up, she put on an ordinary cotton skirt and a turban, and simply pulled up her hair with a silver hairpin. She also decorated her face to make it difficult for people to recognize her.
When they walked out of the room, both Luan'an and Princess Changshou were stunned for a long time before they recognized him.
"I'm going out for a while." Chen Xiuyan went to the grain store after leaving the house. She didn't go in because there were soldiers guarding the store outside. Every citizen who entered had to show their household registration before they could make purchases.
Places that sell vegetables and buy meat are not so strict, but some soldiers will conduct spot checks. If they catch someone, they will ask for their address and if there is anyone who can prove where they are.
It's the same scene outside restaurants, tea shops and other shops.
Chen Xiuyan walked around near the city gate again and found that the inspection of guards entering and exiting the city gate was very strict, but the inspection of some shops near the city gate was relatively loose. Chen Xiuyan went into the shop where she had breakfast yesterday and ate well by herself. This time
I didn’t pack it any more to avoid being asked.
The basket in my hand wasn't until I almost reached the small yard that I took out some rice, flour, meat, several kilograms of vegetables, some sausages and some eggs from the space.
"I found that the guards in the city were either tight or loose, and the guards near the city gate were very loose." Chen Xiuyan walked in with a basket and naturally explained her observations, making the appearance of these ingredients less conspicuous.
It doesn't matter if he stands out, King Taiping knows his own specialness.
Chapter completed!