Chapter 55: Confusion

After the guards searched the entire inn, they still did not find any suspicious people, so they stopped searching. Zhu Yuqi returned to the room, but with the situation just now, the protection was even tighter.

The next morning, after simply using breakfast, Jiang Lang came to Zhu Yuqi and stayed by her before getting on the bus. That was his duty.

As soon as he arrived next to Zhu Yuqi, Jiang Lang smelled a strange fragrance in the air. The fragrance was nothing special, but it was very strong.

Jiang Lang sniffed hard with his nose and found that the fragrance came from where Zhu Yuqi was. Now Zhu Yuqi's position is her maid Xiaobi.

That night, Zhu Yuqi leaned on her shoulder all night, and she had more contact with her, so Jiang Lang was very familiar with the fragrance on Zhu Yuqi. Although Zhu Yuqi also used fragrant powder, they were relatively light and smelled only a faint smell. Now the strong fragrance is obviously not the smell of fragrant powder that Zhu Yuqi used to be.

After understanding this, Jiang Lang focused his attention on Zhu Yuqi's maid Xiaobi. As before, Xiaobi stood beside Zhu Yuqi, with the same respectful look on his face as before, but his face looked a little paler than before, and he also had a faint sense of fatigue.

"Xiaobi?"

Jiang Lang couldn't help but have a bold idea in his heart, but immediately shook his head. Xiaobi was Zhu Yuqi's close maid. The two basically grew up together. Before leaving, Jiang Lang had read all the information about everyone. Xiaobi was an orphan, without a father or mother. If she was a traitor, it would be impossible.

However, in his heart, Jiang Lang was a little uneasy.

At this time, Zhu Yuqi had already used up her breakfast. When she saw Jiang Lang, she asked: "Guard Wang, did the assassin caught last night?"

Jiang Lang was awakened from his thoughts and immediately replied: "Princess, there were no assassins last night, but just a thief. He thought we were fat sheep and wanted to get some oil and water from us. By the way, Princess, the powder you used today is very special."

"face powder?"

Zhu Yuqi was stunned and said strangely: "I didn't use any fragrant powder today?"

My heart sank, but Jiang Lang showed a strange look on his face and said, "That's strange, why do I smell a very strong fragrance?"

Zhu Yuqi sniffed hard, then suddenly realized, "You are right, there is indeed a strong fragrance?" After saying that, he turned his head and looked at Xiaobi, and said, "Xiaobi, this fragrance can be taken back from you. Usually you don't need fragrant powder, why did you suddenly think of using this today?"

Zhu Yuqi's words reminded Jiang Lang that Xiao Bi had never used fragrant powder before. The fragrance on her body was just the faint fragrance on her daughter's house.

Understanding this, Jiang Lang couldn't help but think: "Is Xiaobi the person last night? Why did she come to eavesdrop on our conversation? Could it be that the third prince arranged it?"

This reason seems reasonable, but Jiang Lang feels something is wrong.

Xiaobi's face turned slightly red at this time, and she whispered: "Miss, I accidentally sprinkled the fragrant powder on my body when I was tidying up my clothes. I didn't have time to change it, so the fragrant powder smells stronger."

Zhu Yuqi nodded after hearing this and said, "I'm talking, why are you so fragrant?"

Jiang Lang also smiled and said, "It turns out to be Xiaobi. Alas, the smell of this fragrant powder is too strong, but it is not suitable for you. It is best to use the aroma powder with the aroma of osmanthus."

Zhu Yuqi turned her head and looked at Jiang Lang, and said frankly: "Do you know about this fragrant powder?"

Jiang Lang nodded gently and said, "I know something, it was also taught by others!"

After saying that, he turned his head and looked outside the door. Seeing that the carriage was ready, he continued, "Miss, the time is almost over, and we have set off."

Zhu Yuqi nodded, and Xiaobi next to her immediately helped her. When Zhu Yuqi got up, she accidentally touched Xiaobi's waist, and a trace of pain flashed across her face, but it flashed by.

Although it flashed by, Jiang Lang was seen by him. He was surprised and did not move any other things, but still walked behind Zhu Yuqi. However, this vision fell on Xiaobi. Today's Xiaobi was the same as yesterday's Xiaobi, which was the same outfit, but the shoes were changed, which was a bit different from before, and the style was similar.

But Jiang Lang didn't care much, but continued to walk behind them. It was no big deal for this girl to change her shoes.

After leaving the door, after Zhu Yuqi and the others got in the car, Xiang Yan returned to his horse and led the team forward.

Regardless of whether they were thieves last night or not, all the guards were cautious and more focused. If something happened to Zhu Yuqi, their situation would not be much better.

Only then did Xiang Yan have time to sort out his thoughts: Jiang Lang basically believed what the man in black said last night. After all, those people were the most loyal group of Jiang Chengzhi, and Jiang Chengzhi also understood the difficulty of this escort, so he would never be careless. If the situation is true, does that mean that there is no problem with the Qin mother and daughter?

"Did you be too worried? There is no problem with the Qin family and his son, it's just a coincidence?"

Jiang Lang couldn't help but have such an idea come out of his mind.

However, a new question immediately appeared in his mind, that is, why did Xiaobi appear outside the window last night? Could it be that Xiaobi was really sent by the Third Prince to monitor him and others?

Shaking his head slightly, Jiang Lang lowered his head slightly and stared at the road ahead. This was a very ordinary dirt road. Perhaps because it had rained before, many horseshoes and wheel marks were left on the road, which made the road somewhat rugged.

At this time, Ge Qing next to him also heard a complaining voice: "What a ghost road is this? It's so difficult to walk!"

After complaining, he turned around and shouted at the groom who was driving the car: "Pay attention to the road and be careful of the lady's safety!"

After the coachman agreed, he turned his head, looked at Xiang Yan, and said, "It seems that we have chosen the wrong path this time. This path is really hard to walk, and it is handed over all horse hoof marks. If the horse is not careful, it will sprain its ankle!"

"Spray ankle?"

This was heard in my ears, and I couldn't help but be shocked and turned my eyes to the road again.

The loess mud roads are full of horseshoe marks and wheel marks, both large and small. The middle road is slightly flatter and the horseshoe marks are slightly fewer, but there are many horseshoe marks on both sides of the road, and some are still deeper.

"I can't tell, are you still interested in this road?"

Ge Qing, who saw Jiang Lang staring at the road tightly, couldn't help but tilt, "What? Look at you, I plan to remember all the horseshoe marks on the road? Or do you plan to tell that these are horseshoe marks and those are mule marks, which are big and small."

"size?"

Jiang Lang suddenly had a flash of his mind and immediately realized the uneasiness in his heart, and this source came from Xiaobi.

Last night, Xiaobi was stabbed by Jiang Lang and was injured. Although she had been bandaged, she still had a faint smell of blood, so she used fragrant powder to conceal this smell. At the same time, Xiaobi is a weak woman, how could she hang herself outside the window and eavesdrop? Secondly, the most important point is that Xiaobi's shoes are in the wrong size.

The women in the folk regard their small feet as beautiful. Although Xiaobi is a maid, she has been wearing her feet since she was a child. Her feet are not big, but the pair of shoes that Xiaobi wore this morning was obviously larger than before. It is difficult to see if it is not compared to this difference, but Jiang Lang is different. As a result, he can see it at a glance with strict training. However, in the morning, Jiang Lang thought of Xiaobi as the third prince sent to monitor him and others, so he didn't think too much. But now after Ge Qing reminded him, Jiang Lang immediately realized the problem, that is, Xiaobi's maid as the princess, naturally has no shortage of food and clothing in the palace, and it is impossible for him to wear shoes that are bigger than his feet.

The only explanation is that this Xiaobi is not the original Xiaobi.

As soon as he understood these, Jiang Lang immediately grabbed the horse.

"What's wrong?"

Seeing Jiang Lang's strange behavior, Ge Qing immediately asked.

Jiang Lang was shocked, stopped the impulse in his heart, then smiled slightly, and said, "Nothing, it's just that this horse sprained his ankle!"

Ge Qing smiled slightly and said, "Look, I'm right, be careful!"

Jiang Lang nodded, turned his gaze to the ground again, and his mind began to think: Now Xiao Bi stayed by the princess' side and did not hurt her, which means that her purpose was to hijack her. But now she did not hijack her. Perhaps she was not sure that she would hijack the princess under the protection of more than 30 people, and at the same time, she would be able to hijack the princess from the Ming Dynasty and meet with her accomplices. Then her purpose must be to wait for her and others to be killed or wait for her accomplices. In that case, if there are enemies outside and internal responses inside, she would have to take the princess away. And if she chose to hijack in at this time, wouldn't that mean that it was not far from the time they took action? So, where were they going? Could it be...

Hangzhou?
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