When they left, they were still fully armed and heavily inspected. When they returned here, they saw the city gates wide open and the soldiers scattered.
What happened in just one day?
Zhao Jinghai led Qiao Yuyan into the city quickly. The streets that were originally deserted were now filled with people running back and forth and unidentified soldiers.
Zhao Jinghai's face suddenly darkened.
He jumped off the horse and said to Qiao Yuyan seriously: "Looking at this, I'm afraid something big has happened. Madam Six, I have to go back to Zhenfusi immediately. I'll leave this horse to you. You can go back by yourself!"
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Qiao Yuyan quickly said: "No!"
Then he jumped off the horse and said, "The situation is complicated now. You can go much faster on horseback. Besides, the Wen family must be relaxed, and if I go back alone, my goal may be smaller than riding your horse."
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Zhao Jinghai frowned. Qiao Yuyan was a weak woman at home. It was really dangerous to leave her alone in such an environment.
But now he is the commander of a royal guard and has no idea about the situation at this time, but it is even more fatal.
He hesitated for a moment, and Qiao Yuyan persuaded him again, "Look at these people. Ordinary people are not allowed to go out for a long time. I don't know what news they have got now. They are all coming out. Their targets are basically grain and oil stores. It can be seen that at least this
It will be safe for civilians for now.
I know how to hide myself, it’s important, you go first!”
The current situation did not allow anyone to be in a dilemma. Zhao Jinghai neatly took off his Xiuchun knife and handed it to Qiao Yuyan, "Hold this for self-defense."
Qiao Yuyan just had no experience and knew the meaning of the embroidered spring knife, so she was a little afraid to accept it for a while.
"Take it! Just give it to me when the matter is settled in the future."
After he finished speaking, he immediately got on his horse and galloped away, and soon he disappeared.
Qiao Yuyan held the embroidered spring knife and was a little dazed for a moment.
Forget it, maybe when others see her holding this knife, they will consider her relationship with Jin Yiwei and dare not touch her!
This is the south of the city, and the people living here are basically small businessmen and ordinary people. Therefore, there are not many soldiers wearing armor and swords here, which may not be the case in other places.
It must have been something major happening in the palace that led to such a change.
Qiao Yuyan couldn't help but think of the map Shi Ye sent. Could it be related to this?
Thinking of this, her heart beat wildly and she had to go back quickly.
The city gate suddenly closed at this moment.
Qiao Yuyan turned around and found that there was a clear difference between the clothes of these people and the group of people who were guarding the city gate when they went out.
"girl!"
At this moment, a familiar voice sounded. Qiao Yuyan turned around and saw a man riding a fast horse galloping out of the path next to him.
"Pick up leaves!"
When the horse got closer, Shi Ye jumped off the horse neatly. Seeing that Qiao Yuyan was safe and sound, she breathed a long sigh of relief and said, "Fortunately, you're okay."
"Where did you come from? Has the stuff been delivered?"
Shiye quickly helped Qiao Yuyan get on the horse, "This is not the place. Let's go back and talk slowly."
It was also because she was too anxious, seeing that it was getting dark, and she didn't know what would happen at night.
"Madam, where are we going now?"
After Shi Ye sat down, she suddenly asked.
Qiao Yuyan was stunned for a moment, and then suddenly remembered that the Qiao family was almost the first thing that came to her mind.
Although she has married into the Wen family, the people she misses the most are still the Qiao family.
Just now, Shiye called out the old title in a moment of impatience. At that moment, she actually felt that time and space were intertwined, and she couldn't tell the difference between the past and the present.
"I'm worried about my grandmother and the others when I go to the uncle's house."
Without saying a word, he immediately started riding his horse and whipped his whip.
When we arrived at Qiao's house, we saw people standing guard outside from a distance.
Qiao Yuyan was so shocked that she even dared not approach him.
The two men tied up their horses from a distance and approached step by step. Only then did they realize that the people guarding the outside were actually members of the Jin Yiwei.
Qiao Yuyan and Shi Ye met each other, but neither understood what he meant.
After thinking about it, Qiao Yuyan clenched the embroidered spring knife in her hand and walked over from the light, followed closely by picking up leaves.
Before the person even got close, he was yelled at, "Who is that person?!"
Qiao Yuyan did not answer. She held the embroidered spring knife in both hands and stretched forward, approaching step by step. "As entrusted by Commander Zhao, I have something to ask the Qiao family."
The person at the head stepped forward suspiciously, carefully inspected the knife in Qiao Yuyan's hand, then bowed and said, "It is indeed our commander's knife. Madam, please give it a go."
Qiao Yuyan carefully walked in from the side door with Shi Ye. Before she took two steps, she saw a woman tremblingly asking: "Is... the eldest girl is back?"
But it was Mrs. Liu at the door.
During the time when Qiao Yuyan was the housekeeper, everyone from top to bottom of the house met him.
Seeing that she was still here, Qiao Yuyan breathed a sigh of relief, "It's me. How is the house? Where are the old lady and my wife?"
After confirming that it was Qiao Yuyan, Mrs. Liu smiled with a smile on her face, took out a lantern and sent Qiao Yuyan into the second door, "Everything is fine, everything is fine, I haven't moved out yet, I'm still living in the Furong Pavilion!"
Qiao Yuyan didn't have time to say more to her, so she hurried to the Furong Pavilion with the picked leaves.
As soon as I entered the door, I saw Huancui talking to a little girl.
It was obviously only three months since I got married, but now that I'm back, it seems like several years have passed.
Qiao Yuyan's eyes felt a little hot for a moment.
Huancui seemed to have noticed something. She turned around and saw the person. She stayed there for a while and then shouted in surprise: "My aunt is back! My aunt is back!"
The Furong Pavilion immediately became lively. Qiao Yuyan was surrounded by maids and went in. When she reached the inner courtyard, she saw the old lady and Mrs. Xu coming out.
The old lady stepped forward, grabbed her hand and looked up and down, then nodded with a choked sob: "It's okay, it's okay. Come in, come in."
Mrs. Xu also held Qiao Yuyan's other hand tightly, and the three ladies went in together.
Qiao Yurong came in last. She walked in a hurry and was slightly out of breath. "Eldest sister is here? Where is she?"
Then he saw someone looking at him with smiling eyes in the light.
The two sisters looked at each other and smiled, feeling like they were surviving a disaster.
It is of course too early to call it the aftermath of the disaster, but since both families have been locked down and controlled for such a long time, it is inevitable that they will worry about each other.
Mrs. Xu couldn't help but be afraid, "If I had known this, I would have delayed your marriage. In these days of ups and downs, being a family together is better than anything else."
Qiao Yuyan looked at everyone one by one. Brother An was still sleeping peacefully in his wet nurse's arms, unaware of the world outside.
Everyone is fine except for my father and second uncle.
Qiao Yuyan couldn't help but ask, "Is there still no news?"
Seeing everyone shaking their heads, she asked curiously: "What's going on with the Jin Yiwei outside?"