Chapter 207 I’m the Golden Sword Guard, Pei Qinglin
Xiangying immediately said: "There is still one alive in my house."
The man known as General Pei, with a bright light flashing in his eyes, quickly stepped in to check the gangster's breathing.
Fortunately, Xiangying only hit his temple with the handle of the knife, so he fainted.
You can still interrogate him when he wakes up.
General Pei handed over his hand: "Thank you for your help, brother. Pei Qinglin, we were the golden sword guards escorting Princess Xining. The princess was kidnapped by these ruthless bandits on the way to get married."
"In order to torture and find out the whereabouts of their lair, we had to disguise ourselves and sneak into this inn. It was also an accident that we met Xiongtai."
"I didn't take action in time just now because I was worried that those gangsters might have back-ups. Please don't be offended."
The three little ones pushed open the wooden cabinet and poked their heads out one after another.
Phew~ Before it was their turn to show off, my mother had already dealt with all those people?
Xiangying checked Aren and saw that he was not injured, so he cupped his fists in return.
"We are fine. Since the general has important matters, you can take this gangster away first."
General Pei nodded and glanced at Xiangying a few more times.
Xiangying went to Taoxue and the others to check on their safety.
Fortunately, Qi Fengyi was there, and they were not injured. Only Aren was accidentally caught by them just now.
It was still midnight, and the entire inn was brightly lit.
The children were no longer sleepy.
Xiang Yuanxiao tugged on Xiang Ying's sleeve.
"Bad girl, I'm hungry, is there anything delicious?"
Xiangying chuckled: "You are the only one who gets hungry quickly."
She saw Qi Fengyi and Tao Xue talking to Aren outside, and she took out some food from the space.
Three mutton and carrot buns per person, paired with a glass of refreshing hawthorn water.
Xiangying called Taoxue and the others in to eat together.
Aren was surprised: "There are even mutton buns! Why are they warm?"
Xiang Ying's face didn't change color: "Before you go to bed, I grilled it over the fire in a greased paper bag, feel free to eat it."
Aren swallowed big mouthfuls, his eyes filled with the happiness of eating meat.
Qi Fengyi was a little wary and looked back and forth at the door twice.
Xiangying walked over: "What are you looking at? Why don't you come and have something to eat?"
Qi Fengyi had a dark look in his eyes: "He is a South Vietnamese general after all. He should have many people under his command, but for such a long time, I only saw these three people busy here."
"I'm afraid they also have malicious intentions, so I want to keep an eye on them for a while."
Xiangying walked to the stairs and glanced down.
Pei Qinglin and two companions were carrying the bodies of the shopkeeper's family and buried them on the hillside behind the inn.
Xiangying withdrew her gaze and pulled Qi Fengyi into the room: "Don't worry, they won't pose a threat until they know our identities."
After eating, Taoxue and the others stayed in Xiangying's house to make a bed on the floor, and everyone slept together.
About dawn, someone knocked on the door.
Qi Fengyi rested against the door and was the first to open his eyes.
"Who?" Her tone was a little fierce.
There was a pause outside, and Pei Qinglin's voice came: "It's me, Pei Qinglin. I caught a pheasant, and I want to ask you guys if you want to eat it?"
Qi Fengyi was about to refuse, but was stopped by Xiang Ying.
Pei Qinglin wouldn't come up and ask them to eat together for no reason, he must have something to say.
If he refused, it would arouse his suspicion.
Their current identities are too sensitive to withstand thorough investigation.
Xiangying opened the door: "My children are still sleeping, thank you General Pei for your kindness."
Pei Qinglin glanced inside the room out of the corner of his eye. Sure enough, the three small figures on the bed were still sleeping soundly. He smiled slightly and said to Xiangying: "Brother, why don't you eat something first?"
Xiangying paused: "That's fine."
She followed her downstairs. Qi Fengyi was worried and followed her.
As soon as I walked down, I smelled the aroma of roasted chicken.
But Xiangying could tell by just smelling it that the chicken would definitely not taste good without salt and condiments.
Pei Qinglin, the roast chicken companion, handed over two plates with a roasted chicken leg in each.
Pei Qinglin took the initiative to tear off a piece of meat from the top with chopsticks and put it into his mouth.
"Brother, you can rest assured, it is not poisonous."
Qi Fengyi looked unhappy, folding his arms and refusing to eat.
On the contrary, Xiangying took a few bites slowly.
Pei Qinglin sat opposite them and asked: "I overheard last night that my brother is going to the capital to find his family? It is fate that we have met each other."
"In return, I can arrange for my men to escort Xiongtai's family to Beijing."
Xiangying's eyes remained unchanged and his tone was lukewarm: "I won't bother you, general. We prefer to be relaxed and comfortable and don't want to bear any favors."
Pei Qinglin understood, smiled and nodded.
"I saw my brother's martial arts yesterday. Every move was very novel. Who is the master?"
"Master has passed away long ago."
Hearing Xiangying's answer, Pei Qinglin showed a regretful expression.
He thought for a while, then raised his hand and asked: "Brother, there is something I want to ask you for help. I wish you a thousand taels of gold. I just hope you can consider it."
Qi Fengyi slapped the table: "You know that if you don't go to the Three Treasures Hall for any reason, and you kindly treat us to roast chicken, it will be profitable."
Xiangying stopped Qi Fengyi, and she sat down again with a sullen face.
"General Pei has misunderstood. Our family is ordinary people, how can we help the general."
Pei Qinglin said: "To be honest, brother, we were on this trip to escort Princess Xining to get married, but we were ambushed by gangsters. After the princess was kidnapped, we led our troops to pursue her, but we did not expect to fall into the trap of the gangsters."
"The team escorting the bride originally numbered 500 soldiers. Now they are dead and injured. There are only less than 20 people who can continue to search for the whereabouts of the princess and are capable of fighting."
"The three of us came out this time with the determination to find Princess Xining. I need the help of a skilled person like you. You can do it under any conditions. When I return to the capital in the future, I will definitely report to the emperor and seal the seal. Your first-class meritorious service.”
Xiangying doesn't care much about first-class meritorious service.
She only pondered for a moment and asked: "Who does Princess Xining want to marry?"
Pei Qinglin paused.
As a South Vietnamese, you don’t know about this?
Maybe I don’t pay much attention to it.
He said without too much doubt: "With the Prince of Northern Qi."
Xiangying thought.
South Vietnam must have consumed too many supplies during the war with the Western Zhou Dynasty.
Judging from the terrain, it is easy for them to be bitten by Northern Qi when they are weak.
After all, Northern Qi is adjacent to their hinterland, and it would be beneficial for them to start a war at any time.
Therefore, the South Vietnamese emperor must have panicked and wanted to use the method of marriage to stabilize the diplomatic relations between the two countries first.
This Princess Xining should be very important to them.
Qi Fengyi crossed his arms beside him: "We will not agree to it. You should find a way to save the princess by yourself."
According to her thinking, instead of sending people from Beijing to help, these people had to help a few of them who met by chance?
There must be some fraud!
However, Xiangying touched her chin, thought for a moment, and said, "I can help with this."
Pei Qinglin suddenly smiled.
But I heard Xiangying say again: "However, I have a condition."
I discussed it with my editor yesterday. I plan to finish the book Yingzi when it has about 600,000-700,000 words. I originally wanted to write it to 1.5 million, but I feel that I won’t be able to finish it by then, so I will write it as a medium-length novel. ~What is certain now is that it will be finished before the Chinese New Year, and there should be New Year activities! (Uncertain version)