At this moment, hundreds of people gathered at the gate of Yongzhou Prefecture, a hundred miles away, once again.
Looking at this group of simple and unpretentious Yongzhou people, although they knew that their orderly team was definitely not here to cause trouble, they still couldn't help but feel uneasy in their hearts.
How was he going to tell this group of people that he and their beloved Chu Lanzhang Qingjiu had told a huge lie?
But in the end, no matter how silent you are, it will be broken by time.
"Master Cheng." He stared longingly at the gate of the prefect's mansion, which had been silent for a long time, and then looked at Ambassador Cheng who had been standing here with them for most of the day. Finally, someone couldn't help but speak, "Dare you ask His Highness, Xiao Zhang?"
Sir, when will we set off back to the capital?"
"Yes, yes, when will His Highness the Crown Prince and Lord Xiao Zhang set off? We all want to see them off."
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When one person speaks, countless voices will echo.
Listening to the louder question, and seeing the bulging packages in their hands containing all kinds of Yongzhou local snacks, Cheng Shi sighed quietly in his heart and looked towards the horizon.
In the distance, the sun is setting in the west and the sunset is soft.
According to His Highness the Crown Prince's plan, it should be almost done, right?
Narrowing his eyes, Cheng Shi slowly raised his head and smiled gently at the people with his always solemn face, "Fellow fellow villagers, I'm afraid that today... your trip will be in vain."
"Master Cheng, what do you mean?"
"Yes? What does this mean?"
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"Everyone, please be patient." He waved his hand to signal everyone to quiet down, and looked around at the crowd of people with both expectation and worry in their eyes. Cheng Shi successfully found several completely different things from this series of changes.
Eyes.
Cheng Shi's eyes darkened. Sure enough, His Royal Highness and the others had predicted it well.
Although he was angry in his heart, there was nothing strange about Cheng Shi's solemn face, and his incredible smile only made people feel that he was forced into a corner and had no choice but to say, "I know that everyone respects and appreciates His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and
Mr. Xiao Zhang, but unfortunately they have spent too much time on this journey, and Your Majesty is very concerned about them, so they set off at dawn today, and now I am afraid they have already left the boundary of Yongzhou."
"Gone?" Hearing Cheng Shi's words, the people were shocked. They all looked at him in disbelief. When they came back to their senses, they couldn't help but look at each other.
"Yes, let's go." Cheng Shi sighed softly, "Your Majesty's orders are your sons and ministers. You should obey them."
Although the ordinary people had never seen the holy face, they knew the meaning of Jun Wu's joke. For a moment, the "noisy" crowd fell silent.
Looking at the people whose eyes were filled with disappointment, Cheng Shi felt inexplicably uncomfortable. He pinched his fingers and said, "However, His Highness and Lord Xiao Zhang also have a few words for me to say to you."
"What are you talking about? Lord Cheng, please tell us!" In an instant, the people raised their heads one after another.
The pair of eyes sparkled under the night light.
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and Mr. Xiao Zhang have long expected that everyone will come to see them off, and they must be carrying something in their hands..." Cheng Shi paused slightly here, watching everyone look at the things in his arms, and continued,
"They said that everyone's kindness is appreciated, but they still ask you to keep these things for yourself. We have a long way to go in the future, and he will be waiting for us in the capital to receive good news."
After saying these words, Cheng Shi stopped talking, and the expression on his face gradually became calmer.
He knew how these people felt about Zhang Qingjiu and Chu Lan, but after all, these two people were too far away from them. After all, the people had to live their own lives.
He was also grateful that even though Chu Lan had his own plans, he did not forget to leave words to appease the people of this city.
A prince who can keep ordinary people in his heart is worthy of following him throughout his life.
As Cheng Shi finished speaking, the people seemed to have come out of their emotions just now. Although their faces were still lonely, they were no longer disappointed.
Thinking of this, Cheng Shi narrowed his eyes and made a secret gesture with his fingers behind his back.
In the crowded crowd, several figures jumped out from left to right, and several more figures followed them away, too fast for anyone to notice.
Now that the matter has come to this, although the people are sad, they also know that if they stay any longer, they will only embarrass Cheng Shi.
Looking at Cheng Cheng's equally uncomfortable face, the people sighed softly, thanked Cheng Cheng, and then dispersed one by one.
After a while, the originally noisy entrance to the prefect's mansion returned to its usual tranquility.
After all the people had left, Cheng Shi turned around and returned to the mansion. With a cold look in his eyes, he walked straight to the study of the prefect's mansion.
Several people dressed as ordinary people were being gagged, tied up and kneeling on the ground. Behind them stood a guard wearing the guard clothes of the Prefecture.
As soon as they heard the door opening, everyone in the room raised their heads at the same time.
The difference is that one is indifferent and the other is excited.
Cheng Shi walked in unhurriedly, glanced at the kneeling people coldly, let them babbling, stood up and walked towards the people behind them, nodded, "How?"
"Master Cheng is cooperating in this play. Now that we have the witnesses, we have to wait for His Highness and Master Xiao Zhang." The guard saluted Master Cheng, his attitude was respectful and measured, but the movements of his hands were different.
Without any delay, he tore the clothes from the necks of the two men.
Cheng Shi took two steps forward, took a look, his eyes suddenly turned cold, he took a deep breath, and gritted his teeth, "I didn't expect that His Highness the Crown Prince and Mr. Xiao Zhang's words turned out to be a prophecy. The thief is really determined to be evil!"
Looking at the four-petal plum blossom mark, it is really arrogant!
He was angry and anxious, but Cheng Shi was still worried. He frowned and said, "It's just that there are only a few people who came today, and there are still some. I'm afraid..."
"Don't worry." The guard shook his head indifferently, "When they hear what you said today, they will definitely go and look for you." After saying this, the guard smiled coldly and looked at the two wide-eyed people on the ground.
A bit mockingly, "You are just asking for your own death."
If Feng Zhi were here, he would definitely find that the person wearing the guard clothes of the Prefecture was not the one he suddenly realized was missing.
Seeing the person being taken away, Cheng Zhi couldn't help but sigh quietly in his heart.
The only saying is that if you commit sins committed by God, you can still be forgiven, but if you commit sins yourself, you will not be able to survive.
The Duke of this town is really so old that he has lost his mind. He actually dares to take action against His Highness the Crown Prince, and this method is... Isn't this a humiliation of being naked and spinning around in circles?
Cheng Cheng sighed to himself, but he didn't know that the people on the other side who were supposed to go home by themselves suddenly stopped at this moment.
"Dear fellow villagers, I have an idea as this little girl is not talented." In front of the crowd, a young woman with a child in her arms looked at each other and her husband, and bowed to everyone together.
"From the Chen family, if you have anything to say, just say it." When they saw it was Mrs. Chen Liu, and then saw the two children she and her husband were holding in their arms, everyone's eyes instantly softened.
Mountains and peaks are not only the hope of these two couples, but also their expectations of Yongzhou.
Knowing that she had benefited from her child, the woman thanked her very humbly, "I want... to ask everyone to build an ancestral hall for Mr. Xiao Zhang. I wonder if you are willing? We also pray to God at home on weekdays.
Worship, but I feel..."
"Okay! Isn't Mr. Xiao Zhang a living god?"
"That's right! I haven't said it before, Master Xiao Zhang said that everyone in my family has been hit!"
"mine too!"
Before the woman finished speaking, everyone looked at each other and couldn't help but excitedly responded.
After hearing the support from everyone, the woman and her husband looked at each other, with a hint of relief in their eyes.
Seeing that things were settled, suddenly, someone else said, "Why don't we include His Highness the Crown Prince?"
As soon as these words came out, everyone's eyes lit up instantly.