The fake daughter of a book, the villain who was humiliated ascended the throne

After listening to what Xiao Beiyuan said, Liang Xiuyuan looked a little at a loss.

But she didn't want to lose face, and an unconvinced look appeared on her face again.

"That's what you say, but Brother Xiao and the others are still at the South City Gate. Wouldn't it be inappropriate for us to just leave and abandon them?"

Liang Xiuyuan was secretly delighted that she had found such an excuse for herself.

She breathed a sigh of relief and told herself that yes, she was worried about Xiao Beiwang.

"Don't worry about that. Big brother and grandmother have already made an agreement and have left marks along the way. Big brother will lead them there when the time comes."

Xiao Beiyuan looked confident.

Tao Miaomiao was greatly surprised and exclaimed repeatedly.

“So there is such a method!”

It seems that her previous thoughts were too simple. She thought that since she had parents and siblings at home, she just needed to be a sensible and well-behaved little daughter.

There’s nothing wrong with being innocent.

But now, she doesn't feel that way anymore.

I just hate that my brain is not enough.

Shu Xin was also amazed at Madam Xiao's arrangements.

There is truth to the old saying that “old ginger is still spicy”.

But this also shows that the Xiao family has experienced too much.

This is also a helpless move.

The Xiao family is already small in number, and if they don't keep a backup plan when things get bad, it will be difficult for them to escape from the storm again and again.

Take the matter of exile.

At first, the Xiao family was also very low-key, which led to her seeing that Xiao Beiwang was sick, and she and Yu Ansheng went to deliver medicine and food.

In fact, it was only after the Xiao family moved further and further away from the capital that they gradually revealed themselves.

They are well-off, even wealthy.

Exile did them little harm.

After settling down temporarily in Shijing Lane, the Xiao family's food, accommodation and daily necessities could be seen.

It has to be said that there is a huge difference between the Xiao family, an old powerful family with many years of experience, and the Tao family, a small official family with an unstable foundation.

Shuxin couldn't help but sigh in her heart.

Tao Miaomiao happily came over and whispered to Xiao Beiyuan, leaving Liang Xiuyuan alone.

Shuxin ignored her again, leaving only Chuyi, who was a maid of the Xiao family.

Even if Liang Xiuyuan was angry, she didn't dare to vent it on her.

After all, Chuyi's mother, Guo, served beside Old Madam Xiao.

Liang Xiuyuan finally calmed down, and everyone finally had a moment of peace.

The carriage headed towards the north gate.

At this time, outside the South Gate, a large number of refugees suddenly rushed in through the open gate.

The refugees were filled with anger and rushed in first toward the soldiers guarding the city.

They had been trapped outside the city gate for so many days and were already starving.

Someone shouted, and then the refugees rushed into nearby houses and shops and started looting.

The situation at the scene was in chaos.

At the end of the refugee group was a large group of armored soldiers on horseback and a carriage.

At the front of the team, a slightly fat middle-aged man was riding on a horse. He frowned as he looked at the situation in front of the city gate and whispered something to another young man in armor beside him.

At this time, Xiao Beiwang was standing on a big tree not far away, watching this scene.

Zhao Qing followed behind him.

"It's the Third Prince Liu Jinyan. It looks like he's the new disaster relief officer!"

Zhao Qing said in a low voice.

Xiao Beiwang remained noncommittal.

Zhao Qing recognized the third prince, but not Marquis Yongyi.

It seems that Yongyi Hou Shuhu was also sent here this time.

Thinking of Shu Hu, Xiao Beiwang couldn't help but think of Shu Xin.

"Opening the city gate seems to be arranged by the Third Prince."

Xiao Beiwang said slowly.

The situation was just as Xiao Beiwang had guessed. Liu Jinyan rushed into the city and contacted Liu Dongtang, the aide to Yunmeng County Magistrate Xu Qian.

In fact, the reason why Liu Jinyan gave way to Liu Dongtang was because he had secretly made acquaintance with Liu Tao, who had a certain influence among the refugees.

Liu Tao and Liu Dongtang are from the same hometown. They were originally hunters. Because of their good skills, they have gathered a lot of subordinates on the way to Yunmeng, and have formed a considerable force.

Liu Jinyan had discussed with Liu Dongtang last night and asked Liu Dongtang to persuade Xu Qian to open the city gate.

Afterwards, Liu Dongtang asked Liu Tao to help stop the refugees, and they took the opportunity to enter the city.

As a result, something went wrong. Not only was the city gate opened late, but even Liu Tao did not help them as agreed.

Instead, as soon as the city gate was opened, they rushed into the city with their men, so that the situation at the South Gate suddenly got out of control.

"Your Highness, the South Gate has been breached and the refugees are still stuck here. Why don't we change our route and head to the North Gate?"

Shu Hu spoke to Liu Jinyan in a low voice with a respectful attitude.

Liu Jinyan tugged at his armor irritably and did not immediately respond to Shu Hu's words.

He always felt that this disaster relief trip was not going so smoothly.

It was not like what he had thought before, that he came here to gain credit and gild himself.

He didn't expect that there would be any problems with Liu Dongtang.

This damn weather is so hot that he doesn't want to run to the north gate again.

Most importantly, this seemed to show that his plan had failed, and he felt deeply frustrated and unwilling to accept the result.

He thought that it would not be too late for them to enter the city after all the refugees had entered the city and most of the refugees at the city gate had dispersed.

Anyway, he brought a guard team of a thousand people and was not afraid of these refugees at all.

"Wait a little longer. Once some of these refugees have dispersed, we will charge directly into the city."

Liu Jinyan thought about it and expressed his plan.

"Yes."

Seeing that he couldn't persuade Liu Jinyan, Shu Hu had no choice but to shut up.

There’s nothing we can do, since the other party is the third prince!

Although His Majesty asked him to come along to provide disaster relief this time, he probably also wanted him to assist the Third Prince.

Therefore, when making important decisions, he still had to listen to the Third Prince.

Tao Jiaojiao, who was in the carriage, saw that they had been waiting here and the team hadn't moved, and she felt a little anxious.

It was afternoon now, the sun was very strong and it was hot.

She was also very uncomfortable sitting in the carriage and just wanted to get into the city as quickly as possible.

Anyway, with the guards brought by the third prince, we have nothing to worry about even if there are refugees in the city.

"Cai Ling, go to the front and ask about the situation. If you see the Third Prince, ask him when we can enter the city."

Tao Jiaojiao felt so hot that she couldn't help but pick up a round fan and fan herself.

But it's no use, all it blows is hot air.

Seeing this, the maid Cai Ling quickly agreed.

She got out of the carriage and walked straight to the front of the procession.

When Liu Jinyan saw Cai Ling coming, he asked her to come forward.

Cai Ling conveyed her young lady's words.

Liu Jinyan also knew that Tao Jiaojiao must be unable to stand this horrible weather and was urging him to go into the city.

So he hesitated for a moment and decided not to wait any longer.

He waved his hand and ordered the team to set off immediately.

Cai Ling returned to the carriage and told the third prince what he meant.

Sure enough, the team soon started moving again.

"Miss, the Third Prince is so kind to you. He saw it as soon as I went over there. After hearing what I said, he gave the order to set off! It seems he was worried that you couldn't stand the heat."

Cai Ling flattered her and took the opportunity to make Tao Jiaojiao happy.

Tao Jiaojiao's face flushed with red, and her heart felt as sweet as if she had drunk honey.

I just feel that I made the right choice.

However, as soon as their team approached the city gate, they were discovered by a large number of refugees.