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Chapter 35 Traveling
At the same time, Zhao Shiqing, with her hair in double buns and a white velvet flower inserted in her hair, and wearing a plain dress, was sitting in a carriage with several maids who were dressed similarly.

Ling Bo sat next to her. In addition to the master and servant, there were four maids in the carriage. They were all assigned to Zhao Shiqing by Zhao Yunnuan.

There were also four other men, who were disguised as Prince Consort Xiao's entourage, in another carriage.

The carriage was not moving fast. Zhao Shiqing would occasionally lift the curtain to look at the scenery outside. The hillsides and fields were covered with lush vegetation, and farmers were working hard among the green seedlings. Occasionally, the sound of cuckoos could be heard.

"When we get to the lunch stop, Lingbo, go out and see if Master Zhen and the others are following us."

"Okay." Ling Bo agreed softly.

An hour later, the team stopped in front of an inn. The local official, along with the officials from the yamen and the women from their families, knelt on the roadside to welcome Princess Jiayi.

The princess was fed up with it and said to Prince Consort Xiao, "Brother Yan, go and deal with them. Just tell them that I am exhausted and don't want to see anyone."

Prince Consort Xiao patted her hand and said, "If you don't want to see me, then don't see me. I'll go out and take a look."

As Prince Consort Xiao got off the carriage, the maids and eunuchs came out one after another and offered snacks and tea to the princess.

Zhao Shiqing did not get off the car, and the other four maids did not go out either. Only Ling Bo pretended to go to the toilet and went around to the back of the team.

After a while, Ling Bo returned to the carriage and said to Zhao Shiqing, "A few dozen feet away from the Princess' carriage, there were several carriages. They were old and simple, without any family emblems. When our carriage stopped, they also stopped. Some people got off the carriage and looked over here. I took a look and they didn't look like they knew martial arts, but more like ordinary merchants."

Zhao Shiqing nodded. If she guessed correctly, Xiao Zhen was among those people.

Xiao Zhen would not feel at ease letting the Princess and her husband return to the capital on their own. Even though he pretended to be dead, it would not prevent him from returning.

On the contrary, in Zhao Shiqing's opinion, the feeling that you all thought I was dead but I was watching you from the side is exciting just to think about it.

Zhao Shiqing remembered that just yesterday, Xiao Zhen took the initiative to find her and added another condition on the basis of their cooperation.

Before this, Zhao Shiqing had never thought that Xiao Zhen would actually raise the price in the middle of the transaction. This guy doesn't look like someone who likes to bargain.

Zhao Shiqing only heard about the fact that Prince Consort Xiao had a mistress when he returned to Liangdu this time. This matter was almost known to every household in the capital, and it was no secret even in Liangdu. After all, Prince Consort Xiao came from Liangdi, and his every move would become the talk of the people in Liangdi.

However, Zhao Shiqing usually lives in the mountains, so this is the first time he has heard of this matter.

She never expected that the one thing Xiao Zhen added was actually about this concubine.

When Xiao Zhen asked her to leave the capital, regardless of whether the plan was successful or not, she must bring Xiao Yue back to Liang and ensure Xiao Yue's safety in Liang.

In Liang, apart from the Xiao family, if there is anyone who can protect Xiao Yue, it can only be the Prince of Liang's Mansion.

But Zhao Shiqing didn’t understand why Xiao Zhen didn’t entrust Xiao Yue to the Xiao family.

Although Xiao Yue is the son of a concubine, he is still a descendant of the Xiao family. Isn't it natural for the Xiao family to protect him?
However, these are all things that Xiao Zhen needs to consider. What Zhao Shiqing can do is to bring Xiao Yue back to Liangdi after the matter is accomplished.

Xiao Zhen helped her to take Zhao Tinghan out of Beijing, and she had to protect Xiao Yue.

Of course, the person Xiao Zhen really wanted Xiao Yue to rely on was not Zhao Shiqing, but Zhao Yunnuan who was behind Zhao Shiqing.

In fact, Xiao Zhen could have negotiated directly with Zhao Yunnuan, but perhaps because of his resentment towards Zhao Yunnuan in his previous life, or perhaps for reasons that even Xiao Zhen himself could not explain, he bypassed Zhao Yunnuan and found Zhao Shiqing instead.

At this time, Xiao Zhen was also sitting in the carriage. His carriage was far less comfortable than the carriages used by the servants in the princess's mansion, but this carriage was secretly sent to him by Xiao Su at the request of Master Xiao Wu. The carriage was equipped with a mechanism, so he could attack or defend while sitting in it.

If necessary, they can also kill themselves.

The carriage of the Princess' Mansion stopped, and his carriage also stopped. He sat in the carriage with his eyes closed and rested. Jiang Ping's voice rang in his ears: "Sir, Miss Zhao's maid just came over and kept looking at our carriage."

"Well, let her watch if she wants to." Xiao Zhen said lazily.

Jiang Ping reminded: "It's time for you to take your medicine."

Xiao Zhen sighed, took out a porcelain bottle from his underwear, poured out a few pills and threw them into his mouth, swallowing them directly without using any water.

Since his injury, he has become a sick man.

In less than a month, the amount of medicine he took was three times the total amount he had taken in the previous 18 years.

Jiang Ping added: "There are also health pills sent by Her Royal Highness the Princess. You can take one too."

Xiao Zhen: “No.”

The answer was so decisive that Jiang Ping didn't know how to persuade her. Forget it, let the princess persuade her herself. From childhood to adulthood, the eldest master would not eat a bite of something if he said he didn't want to eat it.

At this time, the eldest princess' carriage in front finally started, and Da Zhuang, the driver, also waved the whip. The carriage followed behind the long carriage and moved forward slowly.

After another two hours, the carriage stopped again. It was almost dusk and the sunset glowed half the sky red.

Xiao Zhen asked, "Is that the posthouse ahead?"

Across the carriage curtain, Da Zhuang said, "It's not a post house, it's an inn, a very big inn!"

Xiao Zhen frowned slightly: "What's going on? Why don't you stay at the official inn but come to stay at the inn?"

Jiang Ping smiled and said, "Her Royal Highness is worried about you. How can a government post be as comfortable as an inn? Besides, with your current status, you can't stay in a government post."

Xiao Zhen: "The official post is much safer than the inn. Besides, they can just stay at the official post. I can stay at the inn. It's really unnecessary. It makes me worry every day."

But no matter how angry Xiao Zhen was, the princess and her husband still stayed in this auspicious inn.

The inn was large and luxuriously decorated. Upon learning that the eldest princess would be staying here, the innkeeper immediately asked someone to invite the host. The host brought all his wife and daughters, saying that they would serve the eldest princess.

In fact, including the Dong family himself, they couldn't even see the eldest princess.

But even so, some officials' wives living in the city heard the news and were alerted. As it was already dark, they did not dare to visit and disturb them, so they sent their servants to inquire for news.

Although the Jixiang Inn was guarded by the princess's palace guards, there were no more than a hundred of them. Xiao Zhen sat in the carriage, watching those sneaky figures sticking their heads out and keeping silent.

The eldest princess stayed in the inn to take care of her son, but she forgot that after she moved in, the inn would no longer accept other guests, and there were no other inns nearby. Tonight, her eldest son would have to spend the whole night in the carriage.

(End of this chapter)