Bamboo horse is king

Chapter 709
In less than half a year, Chaoyang Kingdom lost half of its country, which was simply a shame for the newly enthroned empress.

Chao Jiake watched the country fall, she had no choice but to send a large army to besiege the Mu Mansion to force Shen Jue'er.

The power of Zun Wang is far beyond her imagination.

At this time, more than half of the cities and towns in Chaoyang Country were short of food, and the price of food was several times higher than before before they knew it.

The common people complained, blaming all this on the reason for the war in the court.

Chao Jia was already devastated by the war, and when he heard that someone was driving up the price of grain, he became furious and asked for a thorough investigation. Several rich merchants who resell grain were found out, arrested immediately, and then executed.

But at this time, the instigator Ling Ruoshui had already left this muddy water.

Chao Jiake punished many merchants, but the price of grain in Chao Yang State remained high, and there was a severe shortage of grain in the market.

As for where the missing food went, it has not been found yet.

On the side of the Mu Mansion, Chao Jia has lost patience. If Ye Qianyu hadn't been in Shen Jue'er's hands, Chao Jia would have liked to have dealt with Shen Jue'er immediately.

After a stalemate for such a long time, the imperial army still failed to enter the Mu Mansion.

Seeing that the war was becoming more and more unfavorable to Chao Yang Kingdom, the ancestor couldn't sit still anymore, and planned to temporarily put aside the matter of the demon clan, break the barrier of Mu Mansion first, and let Shen Jue'er go to the border.

Although Shen Jue'er may not be able to persuade Zun Wang, he always has to try everything.

Considering Ye Qianyu's safety, the ancestor and Chao Jiake discussed and planned to act at night.

In the middle of the night, after they broke the barrier of the Mu Mansion, they found that the entire Mu Mansion was empty, and people had already gone to the empty building.

After rummaging through the Mu Mansion, the army found a secret passage leading to the outside of the city.

Chao Jiake was furious, she didn't even notice that he had slipped away under her nose.

I don't know when I left.

……

As early as a month ago, Shen Jue'er and others secretly left Shengjing.

On the other side of the Mu Mansion, people were specially reserved to fake the illusion that there were people in the mansion to deal with the imperial army.

Before Shen Jue'er left, he told the remaining guards to be vigilant at all times, and to evacuate as soon as they found out that the court was about to break into the mansion.

Huaiyong City, the woods outside the city
Ling Ruoshui was already seven months old, pregnant with twins, her stomach was ridiculously big, and she moved very clumsily. Considering her situation, Shen Jue'er and others walked slowly all the way.

Because it's easy to look at, I don't worry about being watched.

It's just that when I was on my way, I often didn't have time to enter the city, so I had to sleep in the wild.

In the woods, a fire was lit, and Luo Yifan added firewood from time to time.

Ling Ruoshui, Ruier, and Chouchou slept in the carriage.

Shen Jue'er, Shen Xiyue, Luo Yifan, the drugged Ye Qianyu, and two guards sat by the fire to watch the night.

"Yifan, is there any news from Shaobei City?" Shen Jueer asked.

Shaobei City was selected by Mu Jingyuan and eventually used as the imperial capital of Beiyu Kingdom.

Luo Yifan shook his head, and said in a deep voice, "Right now, the entire Chaoyang Kingdom is under martial law. Although we have channels to get news, the flow of news is still very slow, and there is no news from there for the time being."

Shen Jue'er pursed her lips and didn't ask any more questions.

"Sister-in-law, should we send a letter to Mu Jingyuan?"

"No, you said it too. The news comes and goes very slowly. By the time the news reaches Shaobei City, we'll almost be there."

Shen Jue'er said, sighing, "I'm more worried about Ruoshui's situation. She is pregnant with twins and has trouble moving. It's a bumpy road, and it's too painful."

Luo Yifan was about to say something, when he heard the sound of wheels crushing the ground not far away, he was silent for a moment.

(End of this chapter)