Qingshuang was immediately startled and thought to herself, could it be possible that the lady had really told her right?

Have the refugees turned into mobs?

She turned around and looked, and she saw a large number of refugees rushing in front of her like a wave. They looked crazy and rushed there, as if there were countless gold and silver treasures waiting for them.

That scene reminded her of the "locust plague" she heard from elders in her hometown when she was young.

Qingshuang went and said: "Quickly take a detour, don't let them chase you! Wrong, where is Zhou Yang? Call him over quickly!"

Master Ban of Zhou Yang personally ordered Ba to escort the young lady in the capital. He was highly skilled in martial arts, and he followed Ban Zhao on the battlefield when he was a teenager. Over the years, the Ban family has always been loyal and thoughtful, and Master Ban trusted him very much.

he.

"He already knows about the refugees." He said that everyone had arrived. Zhou Yang rode from the front and commanded concisely: "He will lead a group of guards to stop the refugees there, and you and your entourage will quickly change the route and escort the young lady into Ling County.

."

"No, I will obey your orders."

Afterwards, 60% of the Ban family's guards were left to deal with the rioting refugees, while the remaining servants and maids took the Ban family's dowry and followed Lou Xiyue away from the path.

Although it is a small road, it is more than enough to accommodate the wedding team. It is not wider than the official road, so the walk is slower. Moreover, due to the trouble caused by the refugees, and the long detour, it is impossible to reach Lingxian County at dusk.

.

Qingshuang blamed herself a little, thinking that if she had listened to the young lady earlier and avoided the refugees in advance, or driven those people away, they would have stayed in the inn in Ling County by now.

Lou Xiyue saw that she was in a bad mood, but she was not good at comforting people, so she said: "It is useless to regret. Yandong needs to find a place to stay as soon as possible - I asked the servant to explore the way first, and it is best to find an inn Dingdong."

Guest room.”

"Does he think that way?" Qingshuang cheered up and said, "Don't worry, miss, they will definitely have a place to stay when it gets dark!"

Fortunately, they were lucky enough. After a while, the servant who went to explore the road came back with good news:

"Reporting to Miss, there happens to be an inn twenty miles ahead. I've already booked a guest room, and I'm just waiting for Miss to get there!"

Lou Xiyue ordered: "Then I will lead the way and everyone can follow me. Very quickly, the two of us quickly returned along the original road and told Zhou Yang and others to meet them at the Qiantou Inn."

"No, let's go and do it, little man." Several people took the order and retreated to the east. They were divided into two groups and headed in the opposite direction.

Following Lou Xiyue's order, the Ban family's wedding team moved much faster. About half an hour later, everyone found an inn outside Lingxian City.

Although this place is not the county seat of Ling County, it is not far from Ling County. In addition, there is a wide river to the east of the foot of the mountain, and boats dock at the ferry. It is not deserted. Instead, it has gradually formed a market, attracting many small vendors.

People from surrounding villages and towns gathered here.

The Ban family's wedding party was quite large. When they entered the outside of the village, they attracted the attention of many people around them. Lou Xiyue didn't care about the eyes of others and walked straight to the east chariot.

She was covered in veil as she walked into the carriage, and then quickly walked into the inn escorted by Qingshuang.

Because she had negotiated with the innkeeper beforehand, Qingshuang made up the money she paid in advance and rented the entire inn, and then the waiter took her and Lou Xiyue to a separate room.

To ensure safety, the two guest rooms on the left and right of Lou Xiyue's house were reserved exclusively for the Ban family's guards. If an accident happened at night or if a thief was encountered, it would be nice to have someone to take care of them.

As for the other attendants, there are three to five people in a room, and they are responsible for guarding the dowry.

When night fell, Zhou Yang and other guards finally arrived at the inn to meet everyone. Zhou Yang asked Qing Shuang to send a message to Lou Xiyue on his behalf, saying:

"It seems that those refugees came well-prepared and came specifically to block our way. If we hadn't left in two groups, we would have been trapped by the refugees at that time and would not be able to escape. As for later...the refugees saw that the Ban family guards were very angry

I was somewhat patient and left without much entanglement."

Qingshuang frowned as she spoke: "Miss, tell me, why did those refugees block our Ban family's wedding party? The Ban family has never had any enmity with them..."

Lou Xiyue ate her dinner and lowered her head in thought.

She thought to herself that the origin of the official official refugee might not be simple, and she might not know who was behind it.

The Ban family, the wedding party, the refugees, the engagement...

Lou Xiyue secretly guessed that it had something to do with the marriage between the Ban family and King Xuanping? Someone wanted to stop her from being in Beijing and ruin the marriage contract?

On her side, she was multitasking, while Qingshuang was worried.

"Miss, he always has an ominous premonition. It seems that our stay in Beijing will not go as smoothly as imagined. Not only the refugees, but also the robbers, he is worried that something will happen." Qingshuang said:

"You said that King Xuanping is really not true? Didn't he consider your safety, young lady, and send a few guards to protect you?"

Lou Xiyue was more concerned about another thing than Xuanping Wang Fu Guan. She put down her chopsticks and asked: "Robbers? What robbers?"

Qingshuang: "Ah, wrong, robber." She hit her head and went to explain:

"He originally asked Miss He to talk to him - just now when he was looking for the waiter in the east building to get food, he heard from the guests in the lobby that there was a banditry in Ling County recently. Several villages around him were looted by the robbers.

The government is going to suppress the bandits."

Lou Xiyue: "Am I afraid that the robbers will rob Zhuangzi?" She analyzed:

"If it weren't for ordinary robbers, he thought it was unlikely that the robbers would come there. On the one hand, the village was in the Duofu Market, and the farmers didn't always live here. Even if the robbers came, they wouldn't be able to plunder much crops;

"As for the money - the small traders will go back to their homes after collecting the stalls and will not stay in the village. Therefore, even if they come, they will not be able to steal much money. No matter how stupid the robbers are, they will not waste their efforts to do such things.

matter."

Unless the group of robbers came not for money and crops, but for something else.

Thinking of the refugees she met not long ago, Lou Xiyue became cautious. She told Qingshuang: "I will ask Zhou Yang and other guards to pay more attention to them later. We will step up patrols tomorrow night to prevent little thief Xiao from taking advantage of the loophole."

Qingshuang also had this plan, so she nodded and immediately went east to take care of it.

At night.

There was silence inside and outside the inn. Lou Xiyue lay down on the bed after washing. After turning off the lights, Qingshuang stayed outside to rest.

Just when everything was quiet, suddenly, there was a soft "ta-da" sound in the courtyard outside the guest room.

Lou Xiyue suddenly opened her eyes——

She immediately turned over and walked, her legs touched the bottom of the pillow, and the dagger was immediately on her legs. She neatly put her middle coat on her back and quietly came to the window, her beautiful eyes full of vigilance. At the same time, the Ban family guard

The shouts spread in the courtyard:

"There are thieves, there are thieves! Catch the thieves quickly!——"
Chapter completed!