From a son-in-law to a favorite of the empress

Chapter 415

More than ten carriages, guarded by three hundred strong men in military uniforms and armed with swords, drove into the thousand-year-old city.

The soldiers guarding the city carefully checked the documents, saw the marks and tokens of the Five Cities Military Department and the Inner Court Department, and quickly let them go.

Guan Lu walked slowly to the middle carriage and whispered, "Madam, we have arrived in Chang'an. We will stay here for a day to purchase supplies and then continue south to Zhongnan Mountain."

"Zhang Fei has booked an inn. Madam, please move to the inn room and take a rest."

Zhao Jianjia lifted the curtain of the carriage and saw the wanted notices posted everywhere in the city. She was in a trance.

She nodded slightly and murmured, "You arrange it."

"Yes, madam."

Guan Lu hurriedly greeted everyone, drove the carriage forward, and soon arrived at the inn.

The days of traveling had exhausted Zhao Jianjia and the others, but these were nothing. The main reason was the bad news from the capital, which made them despair.

Zhongwu Hou Zhou Yuan killed the king at Hongluo Temple and fled south first. Local governments and Jinyiwei were trying their best to capture him.

The notice even said that those who provided real clues about Zhou Yuan would be rewarded with 100 taels of silver, those who led the government to find Zhou Yuan would be rewarded with 1,000 taels of silver, and those who could directly capture Zhou Yuan and hand him over to the government would be rewarded with 10,000 taels of silver.

With such a high bounty, not to mention the government officials, even the people in the martial arts world were sharpening their knives and preparing to make a fortune.

For Zhao Jianjia and the others, these few days were undoubtedly torture. They were originally in a good mood to take a warm bath, but who knew that Guan Lu took them out of the city quickly, and 300 soldiers from the East City Military Department also came. Even my husband's master, Taoist Su Youzi, arrived here at some point.

Such a change made Zhao Jianjia and others know that something must have happened to her husband.

Who knew that the wanted order would be issued just the next day.

How could her husband do such a thing as regicide and extermination of the nine clans?

Zhao Jianjia knew that all this was fake, but she could do nothing.

She could only grit her teeth and persevere, taking the Zhou family to the place arranged by her husband.

"Everyone has been on the road for several days. We are tired, and the soldiers are even more tired. We all need a good rest."

"Ziyuan, you give Lord Guan Lu four thousand taels of silver, ten taels per person, and let them have a good meal with the rest."

"Guan Lu, you arrange the food and wine tonight. It must be rich and proper, and take good care of the brothers of the East City Bingmasi."

Guan Lu said seriously: "Madam, don't worry, I will definitely get it done."

Liu Daguang waved his hand and said: "Sister-in-law, there is no need. My three hundred subordinates have been through life and death together for so many years. Brothers are still close, and it is their duty to protect their sister-in-law. "

Zhao Jianjia said: "Because we are as close as brothers, we should not treat brothers unfairly. Brother Liu, don't be so formal. Eat and drink as you should. You have worked hard during this period."

Speaking of this, she looked at Zhang Fei and said: "I will have to work hard on security matters tonight. When we arrive at Zhongnan Mountain, you can have a good rest."

Zhang Fei clasped his fists and said: "Madam, don't worry. My brothers and I will not drink a drop of alcohol tonight and will patrol all night."

"Okay."

After arranging all this, Zhao Jianjia went upstairs.

In the luxurious suite, Ziyuan and Qingyuan were making tea for Ningyue, Su Youzi and others, while Chenxi was meditating at the desk, seemingly practicing Taoism.

Xue Ningyue was sick. She was in poor health to begin with. After learning that Zhou Yuan was in trouble, her mentality collapsed. She cried all the way here. It happened to be the late autumn season change, and the frost and dew were heavy, so she fell ill.

She sat on a chair, covered with a blanket, and when she saw Zhao Jianjia coming in, she burst into tears.

"Sister Jianjia, you must take care of yourself, be careful of the baby in your belly."

"It's my fault that I fell ill at this time and couldn't help you."

Zhao Jianjia smiled and said softly: "You are so sick, why do you still think so much? Master Su Youzi said that I am in good health and there is nothing wrong."

Xue Ningyue nodded, wiped her tears and said: "Sister, I will get better as soon as possible, wait... when I get better, I want to visit the prefect of Chang'an and the governor of Shaanxi."

Zhao Jian Jia immediately shook her head and said, "Don't go, sister Ningyue, I know what you are thinking, but you are not allowed to go."

Xue Ningyue hurriedly said, "Sister, I know them all. The prefect of Chang'an is my uncle, and the governor of Shaanxi is my father's old comrade-in-arms. They will help us."

Zhao Jianjia sat next to her, held her hand, and whispered, "Good sister, I know you want to help your husband, but since your husband can think of sending us away in advance, he must have a way to escape by himself."

"You have to believe in your husband's wisdom. He didn't ask Guan Lu to let usWe can't make decisions on our own about who to ask for help, otherwise it's easy to do more harm than good. "

"What should my husband do if something happens to this big family?"

"The most important thing we should do is to reach Zhongnan Mountain safely and wait for news from my husband there."

Xue Ningyue sobbed a few times, and finally nodded and said, "I'll listen to my sister."

Zhao Jianjia smiled and said, "You take a good rest, I'll go wash up first, and we'll go see those soldiers in the evening."

"They left their homes and careers, disregarded the safety of their families, and protected us all the way to Chang'an. They paid a lot, and we should also comfort them and toast them a glass of wine."

"My husband is not here, we have to help him do these things."

Xue Ningyue hurriedly said, "Sister, I drink, I can drink, this little illness is okay, you are pregnant, you can't drink. "

Zhao Jianjia knew that she couldn't drink, so she could only sigh and say, "In this case, it will be hard for my sister."

Xue Ningyue blushed and said, "I am also a member of the Zhou family."

Zhao Jianjia pinched her face lovingly and was taken back to the room by Ziyuan.

The moment the door closed, she finally couldn't hold on any longer. She lay on the bed, buried her head in the quilt, and cried bitterly.

Ziyuan looked at her with heartache and couldn't help choking and said, "Miss, Miss, you have to take care of yourself."

Zhao Jianjia burst into tears and said in a trembling voice, "Ziyuan... Ziyuan... Do you think my husband is still alive? Does he really have a way to escape?"

"There must be!"

Ziyuan said anxiously, "My son-in-law is so powerful, he can calculate everything, there must be a way to survive."

"Maybe my son-in-law is hiding in a safe place! "

Zhao Jianjia cried, "He...he transferred Guan and Lu Zhangfei to us, and also transferred the soldiers of the East City Military Department to protect us, and asked the soldiers of the North City Military Department to intercept the pursuers for us..."

"I'm worried that my husband won't be able to escape without help, wuwu..."

Zi Yuan couldn't help but shed tears, hugged Zhao Jianjia and said, "No, no, my son-in-law must have a way, he is a great hero. "

Zhao Jianjia lay weakly on the bed, murmuring: "Ziyuan, I miss my mother..."

Once upon a time, she was also a princess at home, loved, carefree, indulging in poetry and elegance.

Now, she is pregnant, but she has to cheer up, have to take pressure, and take care of this family.

...

After several days of continuous travel and leaving Beijing suddenly, the three hundred soldiers of the East City Military Department would be a lie to say that they are not tired, and it would be a lie to say that they are not under pressure.

Now that they have arrived in Chang'an, they can finally rest for a night. After receiving Liu Daguang's accurate orders, they can finally have a good meal and drink a glass of wine.

Just when they were in high spirits, Zhao Jianjia strode over with Xue Ningyue and a group of maids.

The laughter gradually stopped. Liu Daguang looked back and saw this scene, and hurriedly said: "Sister-in-law, why are you here? It's so late, you should rest well. "

Zhao Jianjia smiled generously and said loudly: "All the warriors have worked hard along the way. We women are weak and it is thanks to the protection of the brothers along the way that we escaped."

"Today, my husband is not here. I will use tea instead of wine to toast the brothers with Sister Ningyue and others. Thank you for your help along the way."

The two of them raised their teacups and bowed deeply to everyone.

A group of men stood up quickly, looking a little flustered.

Liu Daguang swallowed his saliva and gritted his teeth and said: "Sister-in-law, what are you talking about? We all follow Boss Zhou. Without Boss, we would not be where we are today. We can't afford this cup of tea."

Zhao Jianjia said: "This is what we should do. Please eat and drink well tonight, and have a good rest. Tomorrow afternoon, we will go south to Zhongnan Mountain."

After speaking, she looked at Guan Lu and said: "Distribute the silver to everyone. "

Guan Lu nodded and winked, and two of his men carried the silver box in.

Zhao Jianjia smiled and said, "Ten taels of silver per person, not a large amount, please don't despise it, brothers."

Liu Daguang picked up the wine glass and said loudly, "Thank you, sister-in-law!"

"Thank you, madam!"

Everyone drank the wine in one gulp, and their eyes were a little red.

Liu Daguang shouted, "Brothers! Protect sister-in-law to reach Zhongnan Mountain safely, there are still a hundred miles to go, can you do it!"

Three hundred soldiers shouted in unison, "Go through fire and water! No matter how hard you try, you will never give up!"