After rebirth, the wife of the Houfu shark went crazy

Chapter 177: Those are thieves, why don’t you open the city gate?

Before Xu Rui could ask, the leader of the Jin Guards anxiously repeated Deji's words, "The Prince of Qin's Palace has sent a large force out, saying they're going to catch the thieves. I just saw them coming this way, maybe they're going to seal the city gates."

Xu Rui frowned suddenly. "The Prince of Qin's Mansion sent a large number of troops? To catch the thief?"

"Yes." The leader of the Golden Guard nodded. "Lord Deji has found out everything. People in the Prince of Qin's Mansion said that something was lost, and the Prince of Qin sent a large army to catch the thief. But, we don't have a fake military token, why would they still mobilize so many troops?" The leader of the Golden Guard asked in a low voice, confused.

Xu Rui was also thinking about this problem.

Gulin couldn't have been unaware that the military token he stole was fake, so why did he mobilize such a large force?

There are only two possibilities now.

First, Gulin was stabbed by Jiang Xiyu and might still be unconscious, and he was not in the Qin Palace. The guards of the Qin Palace were unaware of Gulin's advance preparations and thought that the military token had been stolen. They were afraid that Gulin would wake up and blame them, so they mobilized the entire city to catch the thief.

Secondly, the order was indeed from Gulin, intending to frame him. He had long expected that he would give the fake military token to Gu Wei, and now the Qin Palace mobilized a large number of troops to catch the thief, just to make Gu Wei believe that the military token lost by the Qin Palace was real.

The military token lost in the Qin Palace was real, but the one Gu Wei got was fake. Naturally, Gu Wei would suspect him, and it had to be said that Gu Lin's plan was very vicious.

Seeing Xu Rui remained silent, the leader of the Golden Guards said anxiously, "The sound seems to be getting closer. I'm afraid we can't get out of the city through this gate. Young Master, please take the secret passage out of the capital."

"No." Xu Rui refused without a second thought. "I've already met His Majesty. His Majesty ordered me to leave the capital tonight. If I take the secret passage, how will His Majesty know I've left the capital?"

Gu Wei has always been very suspicious. If he was not allowed to see someone leaving the capital through the city gate but through a secret passage, he would definitely become suspicious and question him. This is not what he wants to see.

"But now there are so many pursuers, we can't get out."

The leader of the Golden Guards became very anxious as he heard the sound behind him getting closer.

Under normal circumstances, Xu Rui could reveal his identity, but now Xu Rui is wearing night clothes. If he reveals his identity, it would be like directly admitting that he is the one who broke into the Prince Qin's Mansion at night.

Xu Rui also knew this. After a moment of silence, he said to the leader of the Golden Guards, "Leave here immediately. I will leave the city by myself."

"But..." The leader of the Golden Guards was a little worried.

Before he could finish his words, Xu Rui interrupted him, "It'll be fine."

The leader of the Golden Guards had no choice but to disappear, but he didn't dare to disappear directly. He observed secretly in a hidden corner.

Xu Rui squatted down, grabbed a handful of dirt from the ground and wiped it on his face, then jumped on his horse and headed straight for the city gate.

The soldiers guarding the city gate heard the sound of horse hooves and looked towards Xu Rui.

"Whoa~" Xu Rui reined in his horse, took out a token from his bosom, and shouted, "The King of Qin's personal guards are here."

The soldiers guarding the city gate looked at him suspiciously. One soldier came over and wanted to see the token in Xu Rui's hand, but before he could see it clearly, Xu Rui took the token and shouted, "The Qin Palace has been robbed. The prince is closing the city to catch the thieves. Why don't you close the city gates quickly?"

The soldiers were still a little confused at first, but when they heard that it was the King of Qin's order, they instinctively obeyed and went to close the city gate.

Just as the soldiers were busy closing the city gates, the sound of horse hooves from all directions became closer and closer. Xu Rui took advantage of the moment when the city gates were closed and galloped out on his horse.

The moment Xu Rui flew out of the city gate, the gate slammed shut.

The soldiers closing the city gates looked bewildered.

Didn’t the man just ask them to close the city gate? Why did he go out?

While the soldiers were confused, people from the Prince of Qin's Mansion finally arrived.

"What happened? Who went out just now?"

Seeing that they were wearing the uniforms of the Prince of Qin's palace, the soldiers guarding the city did not dare to neglect them and immediately reported, "They are the personal guards of the Prince of Qin's palace."

"What?" The soldiers of the Prince of Qin's Palace were shocked.

Mr. Wuyi has been out of the city for a long time, so why would he leave the city at this time?

"Yes, he said that the Prince of Qin's palace was robbed, and the King of Qin ordered the city to be sealed off to catch the thieves. He asked us to close the city gates. We were about to close them when we suddenly saw him rush out." The soldier guarding the city gate explained nervously.

The soldiers at the Prince of Qin's Palace had already heard something, "How did you confirm that he was a personal guard of the Prince of Qin's Palace?"

"He took the token."

"What kind of token?"

"This... I didn't see it clearly either."

He wanted to see it more clearly, but the man took the token as soon as he ran over. Now it seems strange.

The soldiers from the Qin Palace shouted at them, "If you don't see clearly, then let them go."

The soldier guarding the city looked innocent. "I didn't let him go. He told us to close the city gates, and then he suddenly rushed out while we were closing the gates. We were caught off guard."

If this person wanted to break out of the city gate from the beginning, they would definitely be vigilant and try to stop him, but after closing the city gate, they did not expect that his purpose was to leave the city.

The Qin Palace soldiers immediately reacted and said to them, "Those are thieves. Why don't you open the city gate?"

The soldiers guarding the city gate were frightened and immediately went to open the gate.

After the city gate was opened, it was pitch black outside and there was no one there.

The leading Qin Wangfu soldier could only send people to chase from all directions, and then turned back and glared at the soldier guarding the city gate angrily, "What does that thief look like?"

The soldier guarding the city gate frowned and thought for a long time before saying, "It seems to be quite dark, but I can't see clearly how small it is."

"You..." The soldiers of the Prince of Qin's Mansion were once again very angry with him.

The soldier guarding the city gate lowered his head, still looking innocent.

It's not his fault. It's too dark now, and it's the late night. They are tired and sleepy, so they wouldn't look so carefully.

The faces of the soldiers in the Prince of Qin's Palace were as black as charcoal, while the leader of the Golden Guards, who had been hiding in the dark, couldn't help but smile.

With the time they wasted just now, Xu Rui was so smart that he had already run very far. It was impossible for them to catch up with him.

Knowing that Xu Rui was safe, the leader of the Golden Guards did not delay any longer and hurried back to the Princess's Mansion to guard Jiang Xiyu.

Xu Rui's guess was correct. Everything that happened at the city gate was seen by Gu Wei's spies.

In the imperial study room.

Gu Wei was also very happy when he heard the report from the spy. "Xu Rui is really smart. Not only did he not reveal his identity, he also escaped the pursuit of the Qin Palace."

At least I didn't disobey his order and left Kyoto before dawn.

"The soldiers of Prince Qin's Mansion have gone out in full force to chase the Marquis. I wonder if the Marquis is in danger?" Eunuch Li said worriedly.

Gu Wei, however, was not worried. He raised his hand and said, "If Xu Rui can't even shake off the pursuers from the Prince of Qin's Palace, do you think he can still be used by me?"

There is no doubt about Xu Rui's ability. If Xu Rui was a mediocre person, he would not be in his eyes.