Soon, the queue reached them. Qiao Qing handed the wooden sign to the gatekeeper, who looked at it twice and waved to let them go.
After entering Yuanmu Town, there were suddenly more people. There were various stalls on both sides of the road. Pedestrians came and went, and the sounds of hawking kept coming and going.
Qiao Qing looked around excitedly: "This place is more lively than the last time I came here."
Xiao Lingyue smiled and said, "Miss Qiao, do you want to buy something?"
Qiao Qing said sheepishly: "I have a sister at home who asked me to bring her some nice rouge and gouache. We were sleeping and dining on the road, so I didn't bother to buy it, so I just wanted to pick some in Log Town.
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Xiao Lingyue took advantage of the situation and suggested: "In this case, why don't we go our separate ways? I'll go along the main street to the major inns and ask. Miss Qiao can go to the powder shop to buy things first. We can meet at the city gate before dark.
How about it?"
First, she had to get Qiao Qing away so that she could follow the mark to find Zhan Beihan's foothold. If she and Qiao Qing bumped into each other, it would be inconvenient to explain.
Qiao Qing hesitated: "Can you do it alone? You won't get lost, right?"
Xiao Lingyue couldn't laugh or cry: "I'm not a child, where can I get lost?"
Qiao Qing thought for a while: "Okay! I'll wait for you at the city gate in an hour at most. You must come on time. If it's late, the city gate will be closed and we won't be able to get out."
"I understand." Xiao Lingyue nodded.
The two of them separated. Seeing Qiao Qing's back blending into the crowd, Xiao Lingyue secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Finally got people away!
With no one around to watch, Xiao Lingyue moved much faster.
She walked along the main street, scanning the corners of the street, tree trunks and other corners that were not easy to detect, and quickly found other marks.
Follow the direction pointed by the mark, twisting and turning, and finally the mark points to a small residential courtyard in the alley.
Xiao Lingyue hid in the shadow of the alley and did not approach rashly.
After waiting for less than half an hour, the door of the small courtyard opened, and a young man wearing ordinary cloth came out. He closed the door and walked towards the main street.
Xiao Lingyue curled her lips and smiled, this is it!
This young man was clearly one of the guards who followed King Xiang.
Once you find a place to stay, it will be easier.
Xiao Lingyue looked at the time, turned around and walked towards the city gate.
She was thinking that when she saw Qiao Qing later, she would ask her to borrow a few taels of silver and buy some tools for a simple appearance, otherwise she would be in trouble if Prince Xiang saw her face.
Prince Xiang must have seen the appearance of the "eldest lady of the Xiao family" in the capital.
I just don’t know if he still recognizes her in the past five or six years.
In case.
It’s better not to let him see it!
Xiao Lingyue thought as she avoided the crowd and returned to the city gate.
Qiao Qing happened to be back too.
Carrying several boxes of packed rouge and gouache in her hand, she hurried over: "Mrs. Xiao, have you found your husband's caravan?"
Xiao Lingyue naturally shook her head: "I searched several houses but couldn't find it."
Qiao Qing said hurriedly: "On my way to buy rouge, I happened to meet two caravans from the capital. I asked them about it and they said that the caravans from the capital all lived together in several adjacent inns.
Maybe there will be your husband’s team.”
Xiao Lingyue suddenly had a bad premonition: "But..."
"While we still have some time, let's go over together and ask!"
Qiao Qing didn't wait for her to finish her words, and hurriedly pulled her away, "Don't you also want to find your husband quickly? Along the way, I saw you frowning and never let go. Your husband must also be worried about you.
, meet up early so that you and your wife won’t have to worry about each other!”