Chapter 403

The way back is still difficult, but according to Wei ruoyi's calculation, even if there is a little delay on the road, you can get back before the banquet in the Wei house.

After all, the invitation is sent out in her name. If she doesn't show up at that time, it's really a little unreasonable. First, it will bear the name of contempt, and second, it will cause all kinds of unnecessary speculation.

Cars and horses moved forward and stopped on the road in the afternoon.

"What's the matter?" Wei ruoyi, who was sitting in the carriage, felt the horses and carriages stop in a hurry and asked outside with a slight frown.

"Princess, the carriage of Gongbei palace in front suddenly stopped." the coachman answered truthfully. "Maybe something happened."

"Oh." Wei ruoyi nodded.

Soon after, the guards of the Marquis came, "back to the princess, the bridge in front was broken, blocking a lot of passers-by and filling the road. We were also blocked here."

The bridge is broken?

Wei ruoyi was speechless.

The ancient bridge is broken. If you want to connect it, I'm afraid you can't connect it in a day or two

"How could the bridge break?" Wei ruoyi asked.

"If you go back to the princess, it will rain in spring for days, and the river down the mountain is fast, breaking the foundation of the wooden bridge," said the guard. "I'm afraid we'll be blocked here for a few days. My subordinates have asked the front. Now the river is very urgent. Even if we find someone to pile and repair the bridge, it's estimated to take three or two days."

Hehe, in three or two days, cauliflower is cold.

"But there is another way around?" Wei ruoyi asked.

"If you return to the princess, your subordinates have asked. The bodyguard of Gongbei Palace said that there is a path on the mountain where there is a bridge, but the mountain road is very slippery and difficult, and the road is narrow, so our carriage may not be able to pass. They are not sure which bridges are still safe." the bodyguard said.

"If it's a detour, how long will it take?" Wei ruoyi asked.

The bodyguard said, "it will take more than half a day."

Wei ruoyi asked Lvrui to pull up the curtain and looked out.

Sure enough, there are many cars and horses blocked in front on the road. Look back. I don't know that the road ahead is different. There are still many freight cars and horses driving here. Instead, their cars and horses are blocked in the road. They can't move forward or backward.

Wei ruoyi jumped down from the carriage, and Lvrui hurried to follow.

Wei ruoyi went to Xiao Ziya's carriage in front, "brother Ziya."

"Ruo Yi." Xiao Ziya opened the curtain from the inside, and her warm face was full of apology. "I really didn't expect that the bridge back would break. I'm afraid we'll be blocked here for a few days."

"I came to discuss this with brother Ziya," said Wei ruoyi. "Brother Ziya can rest and wait in the town we just passed. I'll take people back to Beijing by horse from the path."

"Do you want to take the path?" Xiao Ziya was surprised, and her tone changed a little. "Never, it's not safe on that road. It's completely a mountain path, which is very difficult."

"Brother Ziya walked along that path?" Wei Ruo Yi asked suspiciously.

"Yes." Xiao Ziya nodded. "I used to walk when I was young, but even when the weather is good, the road is very rugged, not to mention it's raining now. I'm afraid the road will be washed. Never, I don't allow you to take risks."

"I'll go back to the capital in two days or so," Wei ruoyi said. "Now I have to try that road. I'll take the guards of the Marquis house to ensure safety. Brother Ziya, don't worry."

"If I can't get back, I won't go. I'll find a reason for your family." Xiao Ziya frowned. "In short, I don't trust you to go alone. Even if there are guards in your Marquis's house, I don't trust you."

"What if I accompany you?" Xiao Ziya's voice just fell, and a slightly clear voice came from behind the carriage.

Xiao Ziya and Wei ruoyi were slightly stunned, and they both looked back.

Xiao Jin, dressed in black, rode slowly.

"Why are you here?" Xiao Ziya and Wei ruoyi asked in unison.

"I happened to leave Beijing to do business." Xiao Jin said slowly. He still had a little blood in his eyes and looked a little tired, as if he had stayed up overnight. "Here, I saw the carriage with the emblems of Gongbei palace and Ziyi Hou house, so I found it. I just heard you."

Xiao Ziya pinched her hand slightly in her sleeve robe, and her face was quiet. "Even with you, I'm not at ease. The mountain road is really difficult to walk. If something happens to both of you, I can't explain to anyone."

"I still know a way." Xiao Jin said calmly. "It's easier to walk than that road. It's a little downstream of the river. There are ferries to cross the river. However, it takes two hours more than the previous mountain road, but it's enough for the princess to return to Beijing on time."

"Really?" Wei ruoyi looked at Xiao Jin in surprise.

"Well, I often leave Beijing to work. I know these places well," said Xiao Jin.

"That's great." Wei ruoyi said with a smile, "brother Ziya, you should rest assured that you are accompanied by his Highness the fifth prince. His Highness the fifth Prince won't joke about his life. Brother Ziya, that's the deal."

Xiao Ziya frowned. "Is that easy?"

"The carriage can't pass, but it's OK to ride a horse," said Xiao Jin.

"Then I'll leave the carriage and maid here and wait with brother Ziya to repair the bridge." Wei ruoyi said with a smile, "my highness the fifth Prince and I rode back to Beijing from other roads."

"Ruo Yi!" Xiao Ziya seemed to want to persuade again, but Wei Ruo Yi had run away. He just couldn't call back. So he just shouted, then gave up and watched her leave behind.

Falling out of the car, Xiao Ziya slapped her thigh fiercely, and a layer of hostility was gathered between her eyebrows.

He managed to lead Wei ruoyi out with him step by step, and sent someone to secretly cut off the bridge foundation in order to block Wei ruoyi on the road. Where did he know that he would kill Xiao Jin halfway.

Shouldn't Xiao Jin be working in the capital at the moment? Where did you come here? Is it really such a coincidence to leave Beijing?

"Childe, the princess really rode with two bodyguards and followed his Highness the fifth prince." after a while, someone whispered back outside.

"I know." Xiao Ziya snorted in a bad mood.

For a long time, he slowly stretched his tightly locked eyebrows.

The rain is just a temporary pause. If his prediction is good, it will continue to rain tonight. Even if Wei ruoyi and Xiao Jin take other roads, according to him, he may not be able to return to the capital on time.