Chapter 207

Chapter 207 Don’t even flatter me

A group of civil servants rarely displayed the indomitable momentum of military attachés.

Even though Mr. Liu County Magistrate looked at him, he moved forward without hesitation. When he reached the gate of the house, he was blocked by Xuanjia Weige before he could swing his stick in.

"Bold! Who is trespassing? Is there anyone staying here?" Xuan Jiawei shouted sharply and held Magistrate Liu down.

He looked past Magistrate Liu and saw Qiu Sima and others behind him.

Xuan Jiawei had a look of astonishment on his face, and his eyebrows suddenly furrowed even more tightly: "What are you doing?"

Qiu Sima was also stunned.

Why does it look like... nothing happened?

Could it be... could it be that he guessed wrong?

"I'm waiting...I'm waiting to save the princess." After Qiu Sima said this, he felt much more confident and said louder: "Those Xingyuan Prefecture garrison sent earlier are probably Mon spies. Have they already seen the princess? Oops! Something may have happened to the princess!"

The faces of the few Xuanjia guards guarding the door turned pale: "Only a few have left, and Captain Dou is still discussing matters with the princess inside."

After the words fell, they quickly turned around and led the way.

"Come in with us!"

Qiu Sima and others hurriedly followed.

There was no brutal fight as they imagined along the way.

Only the ministers of the royal palace were alerted by the movement and walked out curiously.

So the team gradually grew bigger.

A large group of people walked in with great momentum and rushed all the way to the small courtyard where Xue Qingyin lived.

"Shh." The leader turned around and gestured.

He didn't know what was going on inside now. What if the thieves were alerted by them before they broke up with each other, and then kidnapped the princess?

Qiu Sima and others nodded in shock, indicating that they understood.

Everyone had their lips tightly closed, not even daring to take a breath.

At this time, the leader slowly raised his hand, knocked on the door twice, and called out in a low voice: "Princess."

Then he used force to push the door open.

The door made a "squeak" sound.

A man came out.

Everyone was startled, and the next moment they couldn't help but draw their swords.

"Why are there so many people here?" It was the royal guard who came out. He looked around and wondered.

"Guard Yuan? Did you know that the Xingyuan Military Academy Lieutenant who just entered is probably a Meng spy?" Xuan Jiawei said in a deep voice.

The guard surnamed Yuan was stunned at first, and then laughed out loud: "I'm just telling you, why did Brother Ji of your Xuanjia Guard suddenly capture this person? It turns out to be a Mon spie."

"What? Already taken?" Qiu Sima couldn't help but asked.

Yuan Huwei nodded: "Exactly, I will lead you in."

"Okay!" Qiu Sima said quickly.

Without seeing it with your own eyes, you can't rest assured...Who knows if the royal guards have colluded with spies?

This time the person taking the lead became Yuan Huwei again.

They were led through the outer gate and came to the inner gate, where they immediately saw a strong man pressed firmly to the ground.

Princess Xuan stood beside her calmly, holding a fan in one hand and a teacup in the other.

It’s so relaxing!

"Hey, it's so lively today, why are you all here?" Xue Qingyin also saw them.

She poked her head slightly and saw that there seemed to be countless soldiers behind them.

Are those Xingzhou's own soldiers?

"Is it possible that most of the city is here?" Xue Qingyin asked with a smile.

Qiu Sima breathed a long sigh of relief and bowed: "Yes, after knowing that the princess may be in danger, I just want to call all the people of Xingzhou together, so that the thief will be executed!"

"Qiu Sima is such a smart man, he actually guessed his identity." Xue Qingyin praised loudly.

Qiu Sima's face turned red.

He looked at the person who was pressed to the ground, and it was indeed Dou Jianhong. Dou Jianhong was so brave that he could only be tied up with a thick rope, but he even had three Xuanjia guards to hold him down at the same time.

Dou Jianhong's eyes flickered, and when he looked back at Qiu Sima, Qiu Sima couldn't help but shudder, and then quickly looked away.

"The princess is still unparalleled in her wits and is even better. She has already captured the person first... If she just waits for us to rescue, I'm afraid it will be too late." Qiu Sima sighed.

Magistrate Liu couldn't bear it anymore and said anxiously: "Princess, may I ask where Zhuojing is?"

Xue Qingyin looked at him with a smile: "Mrs. Liu is waiting in the inner room. I will invite you out later."

Magistrate Liu quickly bowed to her: "Thank you very much."

Xue Qingyin then looked at Qiu Sima again and said, "Sima, there is no need to be humble. You see, you are already smarter than Captain Dou."

Dou Jianhong's facial muscles shook violently.

I think I was humiliated.

Yuan Huwei thought that they were the only ones guarding the outer gate, and he didn't know what was going on.

Yuan Huwei took a step forward and asked: "How could this person be a Mong spy? How did the princess find out?"

Dou Jianhong's ears twitched, and he obviously couldn't figure out how Princess Xuan could expose him in one glance.

He answered fluently, and everything he said about the Xingyuan Army was true. Even the waist badge is real!

"I have been wary since you reported the name of the garrison in Xingyuan Mansion. The reason should be clear to Captain Dou, right?" Xue Qingyin looked at Dou Jianhong and said.

Dou Jianhong's eyes flickered, remembering his betrayal from the army.

It's just that this matter was kept secret because it hurt the emperor's face too much. How did she know?

"Then I asked you, when did His Majesty get the news? You said two days ago."

"What's wrong with that?"

Yes, what's wrong with that? Qiu Sima didn't think it was wrong.

Because according to the day he sent the letter, he should have received the news two days ago.

"I complimented Captain Dou on his high position, so Captain Dou really thinks he's a high position?"

"..."Dou Jianhong was humiliated again.

"It's not surprising that the herald is in the capital and knows when the news arrived in the capital. But what about you, Captain Dou? You are far away in Xingyuan Prefecture. How do you know so much? Did the herald tell you about it for no reason? How dare the herald be so nosy when it comes to war? You just need to follow orders and never dare to ask more..."

"If you were a general, it wouldn't be surprising to know these. But how dare you pretend to be a general? It's best to be a lieutenant. It's inconspicuous, but the identity is convincing."

"But you forgot that a small lieutenant shouldn't be able to answer everything fluently!"

Dou Jianhong exhaled and smiled helplessly: "Who told me that I have never been a lieutenant in my life? I made great contributions at a young age and became a deputy general within two years of joining the camp. I was also the leader of the Xiaowei and led a full forty prefecture soldiers!"

It seems that he is trying to save face for himself and prove that his official position is really not small.

Xue Qingyin nodded: "That's quite impressive. So I see you don't even know how to flatter me when you see me, you can't be a lieutenant. You are probably used to being a superior person."

Dou Jianhong's mouth twitched.

If I had known earlier that I would have been more attentive and flattered, it would have been fine, right?