How can I bow my head and serve the powerful officials?

Chapter 268: Xie Chengze climbed into the dog hole and successfully flew out of the city freely

Since the fire in Chenghuan Palace, many palace servants have been evacuated.

But none of the servants kept in the backyard left. After all, they were all loyal and had to mourn for their lord according to etiquette. Depending on the closeness of the relationship, the mourning period could last for several months or even three years.

Mourning banners had been hung in Chenghuan Hall, because the late emperor's funeral could not be disturbed and the regent's body had not been found, so only an empty coffin with clothes and hats was placed in the hall, and the family servants took turns to keep vigil.

These retainers were very conscientious, because they were kept in the backyard by Xie Chengze for a long time, eating and drinking well but having no work to do. Therefore, they were very responsible during the vigil, kneeling in a line in front of the coffin. Some of the retainers even cried with red eyes, shouting to the sky, "God is jealous of talents! Your Highness, you left so early, leaving me alone in this world how lonely I am!", and then fainted.

Xie Chengze, who crawled through the dog hole and entered Chenghuan Palace, couldn't help but twitch his mouth when he heard the ghosts howling in the main hall.

The financial sponsor who supported them ran away, which is really worth crying about.

As for the dog hole, fortunately, when Xie Zimiao crawled in to see him last time, he specifically asked where the dog hole was for safety reasons and out of curiosity.

Standing up, Xie Chengze ran towards the backyard.

"Hu Lai! Hu Lai! Hu Lai, where are you!"

"No trace! No trace!"

A wooden door was pushed open with a clang, and Hu Lai, covered in ink and with a greasy face, stumbled out with two big dark circles under his eyes. "Your Highness? Is it Your Highness? I am not dreaming. Weren't you kidnapped by the Crown Prince?"

"I escaped!" Xie Chengze ran towards him, "Why are you like this?"

Speaking of this, Hu Lai couldn't help but glance at Xie Chengze with resentment, "I don't know who ordered me to write a storybook every day."

The culprit: …

Xie Chengze coughed twice, "Let's not talk about this anymore! Quickly pack up your gold cakes! Run away with me!"

Hearing the order, Hu Lai's feet moved subconsciously. After he had packed up all his belongings, he gradually realized that something was wrong. "Your Highness! You are not going to spend my money to escape!"

"You're wrong." Xie Chengze said earnestly, "It's the four of us who are escaping, and it's you who's going to have to pay for it."

Hu Lai suddenly let out a groundhog scream: Ah——!

"Where are Wuhen and Wuji?" Xie Chengze turned his head, and after waiting for them for a long time, he couldn't help but feel anxious, "Will they go to Taiji Hall to save me?"

Hu Lai carried the small bag on his back and nodded, "Probably."

"Tsk, without them, how can we leave the capital?"

Hu Lai realized, "Your Highness, are you planning to let Wuhen and Wuji use Qinggong to carry us away from the capital?"

Xie Chengze nodded.

"No problem!" Hu Lai waved his hand, "Some of your retainers are good at Qinggong, I'll call them over now!"

"That's fine." Xie Chengze thought, since Hu Lai thought it was okay, then it should be okay. What's more, these retainers are indeed trustworthy at the moment.

Hu Lai soon returned with two people. When they saw Xie Chengze, the two retainers were shocked. They came to their senses and immediately knelt down, "Your Highness! You are still alive, that's great!"

"You two, please stand up quickly." Xie Chengze quickly reached out and helped them up. "You two should change into your normal clothes quickly. I will leave a few letters for you, and then you two can take me and Hu Lai out of the city."

"Your Highness, are you only bringing Lord Hu?" The two retainers looked at each other in bewilderment. "With Lord Wuhen and Lord Wuji not here, how can you not leave a military official by your side to protect you?"

"It doesn't matter. They will definitely come back. When the time comes, you will give them the letter and they will know where to find me." Xie Chengze said.

Hearing this, the two retainers had no choice but to nod.

Xie Chengze wrote slowly, so he asked Hu Lai to leave a letter, telling Wuhen and Wuji the meeting place, and also left a letter for Shen Yuan and Zhang Yuheng.

After thinking about it, he was afraid that Xie Jinyu would kill people indiscriminately in the palace, so he left another letter for Xie Jinyu, which was full of seduction and promise that he would come back after finishing his business.

The two retainers changed into their daily clothes, packed up their small bags, and stuffed them all into Hu Lai's pockets, earnestly admonishing him, "This is the silver we saved. Sir Hu, you must protect His Highness when you are away!"

He added worriedly, "When Master Wuhen and Master Wuji are not around, don't drag His Highness into doing anything sinister! Neither of you has any martial arts skills, you will be beaten!"

mess:……

You are the one who is insidious! Your whole family is insidious! I have already said that he recruited people according to their abilities, and he is not a vicious minister!

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With the help of two retainers, Xie Chengze and Hu Lai successfully left the city.

Each of them carried one person on his back and walked towards the distance with light steps. Halfway through, they met a caravan that had hired bodyguards. After asking, they learned that the caravan was going to deliver goods to the southeastern part of Jizhou. So the two retainers gave the caravan some silver and money and asked them to deliver the people to the city safely.

"Sir, take care on your journey." Outside the palace, the two retainers changed their address, "Let Hu come if there is anything to do, and let Hu come if there is nothing to do. Please don't take the lead. When the family is stable, we will find a way to send a letter to Lord Hu."

Xie Chengze nodded, "You guys should stay out of the way and stay at home. I will come back after I deal with the things over there."

Hearing this, the two retainers could not help but nod with tears in their eyes.

In fact, most of the retainers in Chenghuan Palace were selected by the second prince himself. They were not from the capital, and their talents might not be as good as those of other princes' retainers. Some of them had been bullied for a long time in the academy, and some could not bear the pressure after failing the exam and even thought about committing suicide. This was even more common among the military officials. If they were discriminated against, they would usually be beaten more severely.

But the Second Prince chose them, gave them generous salaries to support their families, and every time he learned from them seriously how to deal with court affairs. Although the prince's aptitude and talent in this area were average, he never gave up.

They thought that the Second Prince was a good person. Although he was a little greedy for money, he was not a bad person.

It’s pretty good now. Although it’s not easy to study anymore, I don’t hang out with corrupt officials anymore.

"Sir, take care of yourself!"

The two retainers bowed with their hands, looked at each other from a distance, and shouted at the caravan carriage that was going away.

Xie Chengze waved his hand and then retracted his head that was sticking out of the car window.

Hu Lai was counting the gold and silver cakes in his bag and asked, "Sir, how long are we going to stay in Pingcheng?"

He had to think about it and spend the money of those two retainers first.

Xie Chengze glanced at him, his face a little heavy, "Probably, it will take a long time."

Without help from the palace, it would obviously be a huge task to help the people of Pingcheng escape the earthquake. If things didn't go well for Shen Yuan and Zhang Yuheng, he would have to organize the escape alone.

Xie Chengze was so worried, not because he didn't believe in Shen Yuan's ability, but he had to have a plan B for everything to ensure that nothing would go wrong.

Turning his head, Xie Chengze suddenly asked Hu Lai, "Are any of your twenty-eight concubines living in Pingcheng?"