Return of the Swallow

Qin Yining held Brother Xuan in his arms, leaned on the soft pillow in the carriage, frowned and said softly: "Don't worry, let's take action first and wait and see what happens."

"Yes." Ji Yun nodded. Even though he was uneasy, he felt a little relieved when he saw Qin Yining was so calm and thought that with the Jinghu Guards and spies around, there shouldn't be any big trouble.

But Qin Yining actually had a bad feeling in her heart. She has always been the kind of person with a keen sense. She has a clear sense of danger when she is quiet in the mountains, and has used this sensitive perception to avoid many dangers.

This time she made an impromptu decision to leave Jingang immediately while talking to Magistrate Chen. When she returned home, she made hurried preparations and fled with them. She was still panicking at this moment. There was a kind of knife in her heart. It's like a pressure hanging from the top of your head that could fall at any time.

I haven't experienced such a clear sense of crisis for many years.

Qin Yining just didn't want to show panic and disturb people's hearts.

"Princess, where are we going?"

Qin Yining pursed her lips and said, "Go find our warship."

Ji Yun said in surprise: "The princess plans to go to Shuize Country to temporarily avoid the limelight?"

"No matter whether we want to go to Shuize Country or not, I always feel safer at sea than here. I chose to live in Jinggang temporarily because of this. The prince has always arranged for people to take care of the warships, and he has prepared fresh water and dry food all year round. Support us for a while."

Bingtang smiled and said: "This is a good idea. I don't believe that someone from the Holy One can fly here."

Qin Yining couldn't help but smile when she heard her words. Her tense mind finally felt lighter.

However, they did not go straight to the topic immediately. After leaving Golden Port, they took a nervous detour, intending to get rid of the people who were following them and take a boat.

The weather is getting colder, and since Jingang is located in the north, winter is naturally more domineering. In the cold wind of the twelfth lunar month, Qin Yining held her child in the car and burned a small charcoal stove, wrapped in a fox fur. She was also afraid that the bad air in the charcoal stove would affect the health of Brother Xuan and Sister Yun, so she pushed the car window open to allow the cold wind to creep in, so she turned sideways to shield her children from the wind.

After walking for two days, the road was relatively safe and smooth, which made everyone feel more relaxed.

"Princess, there is a village ahead. It's getting late today. Let's stay here for the time being. After a night's rest, we can change directions tomorrow." Outside the carriage, Xie Yue said with a smile.

Qin Yining smiled and said: "That's very good.

Mr. Xie arranged it. "

Xie Yue ordered the Jinghu Guards to go to the village first to explore the way. Qin Yining and his team slowed down their advance.

Not long after, Jinghuwei rushed back, "The village is called Yangjiacun, and there are only about twenty households in it. Due to the short days in winter, there are no people walking around in the village. We only found out about it after knocking on a house. After spending some extra money, that family agreed to let us stay overnight."

"That's good." Xie Yue agreed. Seeing nothing unusual, he led the team towards Yangjiacun.

The carriage had traveled about ten feet, when snowflakes as big as goose feathers began to float in the sky. The cold wind carried them towards their faces, causing Jingzhe, Liao Zhibing and others who were following the carriage to raise their arms to cover their faces.

The wind and snow blew in through the cracks in the window, and Qin Yining hurriedly leaned over to protect the child in her arms.

Ji Yun turned around and closed the window, "It suddenly started snowing heavily."

"It turns out we came at a good time, and it didn't snow along the way." Bingtang smiled, gently coaxing the baby in her arms.

Qin Yining smiled and nodded, "Yes, fortunately it's snowing heavily now and we have found a place to stay."

Several people couldn't help but smile.

The group of people arrived in the village soon. Xie Yue got off the carriage first and went to negotiate with the family who agreed to stay the night. He quickly returned and said with a smile: "Princess, please get out of the car."

Qin Yining nodded, wrapped the swaddling clothes, and supported Ji Yun's hand to get out of the car. Bingtang followed behind, also holding a red swaddle, using her cotton cloak to protect the child in her arms, and followed Qin Yining all the way forward.

"I'll make a pot of ginger soup later and let everyone use some. It's been really hard eating and sleeping all the way. It's cold. It's best if everyone doesn't catch a cold."

"Yes." Bingtang smiled and nodded, "Don't worry, you are the weakest among them, you..."

Before Bingtang finished speaking, she suddenly caught a glimpse of a shining silver light from the corner of her eye, which made her subconsciously raise her sleeves to cover it.

Before they could react, Jingzhe and others turned around and shouted, "There is an ambush! Princess, leave quickly!"

Qin Yining's heart skipped a beat, she hugged the child and turned around to leave. But at the same time, masked men dressed in black came from all directions with knives. Their footsteps fell silently and very lightly. They looked like masters at first glance.

Jinghuwei, Jingzhe, Liao Zhibing and others immediately surrounded Qin Yining, Xie Yue, shopkeeper Zhong Da and others. Observe these people carefully.

Xie Yue's face turned pale in concern, "Princess, I didn't notice it just now!"

"It's not my fault, sir, let's find a way to break out first!" Qin Yining held her baby in her arms and hid back to back with Bingtang among the crowd. "

There were more than a hundred masked men in black clothes surrounding the area, and dozens of them were quickly surrounded.

There are ten elite tiger guards arranged by Pang Xiao, plus four silver-faced spies, and a few brothers brought by Liao Zhibing. These are the only people in their line who can fight. How can they fight against more than a hundred opponents? There is a chance of winning! ?

"Come on!" One of the men in black said, and the others immediately rushed forward.

Jingzhe, Liao Zhibing and others immediately gathered around Qin Yining, while the elite tiger guards shouted and raised their swords to fight, "Quick, you find an opportunity and leave quickly!"

But the other party ordered in a cold voice: "The Lord has an order, and no one is allowed to be let go. Capture them all!"

"yes!"

The people in black refused to give in at all and swarmed forward.

His vision was blurred in the wind and snow. Qin Yining was surrounded by people protecting him. His eyes were in confusion and he could only see everyone fighting to the death.

Maybe they were frightened by the shouting and killing. Brother Xuan and Sister Yun were both awakened and started crying loudly. The children's cries were so loud that they could be heard in the quiet village. cry.

Qin Yining was heartbroken. It was freezing cold, and the child was crying in the snow with his neck pulled like this. She was really afraid that the child would get sick from the cold, so she hurriedly used her fox fur to protect the child in her arms.

When the Jinghu Guards and Silver-faced Secret Agents heard the child's cries, they went crazy and resisted desperately as if they didn't want their lives.

But this time they could all see that the opponent was a master and was well prepared. He was on par with them in terms of reaching out, and some even had better skills than them. They have tried their best, and the other party has also advanced and retreated with a tacit understanding, so they are bound to be captured.

Jingzhe immediately turned red and said, "Fight them!"

"Yes!" The other spies and Jinghu Guards all agreed in unison.

Everyone fought desperately and fought their way out of the encirclement, fighting and retreating to protect Qin Yining before breaking out.

But who would have expected that after just a few steps, another group of cavalry in armor came towards them on horseback. They were all wearing the uniforms of the Gyeonggi Guards, and the sound of horse hooves trampled the white snow that fell on the ground into mud.

When Qin Yining heard that the other party wanted to capture him alive, he already knew that it was Li Qitian's people who were chasing him. Now that he saw the Gyeonggi Guard who could only come here under the emperor's orders, what else did he not understand?

She hurriedly led the people and ran to the side alley.

Just as they turned around, a group of young men dressed as ordinary people rushed up and blocked the path of the pursuers.

"Princess, leave quickly!"

Qin Yining looked at these people with surprise.

But the few elite tiger guards around him looked familiar, "Princess, these are the new faces I found in the city earlier!"

Those young men went to stop the cavalry of the Gyeonggi Guard with their bare hands. After hearing this, the leader couldn't help but said: "Our master has ordered us to protect the safety of the princess. Princess, leave quickly!"

Qin Yining was even more puzzled.

The head of the family?

Among the people she knew, the only one who could be called the head of the family, apart from Lu Heng, was Qiu Feishan. Qiu Feishan's relationship with Qiu Yuanqing has not yet been cleared up, and she cannot legitimately be called the head of the Qiu family. So are these people sent by Lu Heng?

Qin Yining had no time to be surprised, turned around, hugged the child and ran away.

Bingtang and others also followed closely behind her.

The people arranged by Jinghuwei, Silver-faced Detective and Lu Heng tried their best to resist the pursuers.

But Qin Yining and his party were outnumbered. There were more than a hundred guards from the capital, and they were all cavalry. They only needed to allocate a few people to outflank Qin Yining.

Qin Yining looked at the Gyeonggi Guards cavalry sitting in front of him on a tall horse, his arms tightened involuntarily, and the child cried louder.

The man sitting on the horse had no expression on his face, "Come on, take it!"

"yes!"

Everyone got off their horses and rushed forward.

Jingzhe, Liao Zhibing, Jinghuwei and others had already been entangled, unable to withstand the large number of people on the other side. Seeing that Qin Yining was blocked, he was unable to do anything.

Qin Yining hugged the baby tightly and stepped back step by step.

But the other party refused to show mercy at all. Dozens of Gyeonggi guards swarmed forward. Qin Yining and his party were immediately pushed to the ground with their arms cut behind their backs. Qin Yining and the infants in Bingtang's arms were also dodged.

"Give the child back to me! Let him go!" Qin Yining suddenly raised his head and looked at the baby with red eyes.

However, the Gyeonggi Guard turned a deaf ear to it. One person held a red swaddling clothes in a very casual posture.

Bingtang was also robbed of her swaddling clothes. She was so frightened that tears flowed out. She cried and roared: "You have the ability to come at us! How can you hurt an infant child?"

"Those are Prince Zhongshun's children. If you hurt them, the prince will never bypass you when he comes back!" Ji Yun also roared.

Qin Yining roared at the top of her lungs. When she looked at someone with her red eyes, she felt that she was particularly servile. The other person pressed her cheek against the snow with pity, so that he didn't have to look at her ferocious expression.

But Qin Yining still refused to give up, like a fish jumping out of the pond, struggling desperately on the ground, screaming until his voice broke.

"Let me go! Give me back my child! Give me back my child!"