In a blink of an eye, the day of departure arrived.
Looking at this unfamiliar face in front of him, Xiao Yinhan's face was so gloomy that he seemed to be dripping with ink: "Who is she?"
The sound of gnashing teeth made the scalp of the guard responsible for kidnapping explode, and his eyes widened. He looked even more nervous than the innocently kidnapped palace maid:
"It was clearly the empress just now...why suddenly...the prince's subordinate is really..."
However, no matter how incoherent his explanation was, it was useless. Under the man's furious eyes, he rolled away to receive the punishment with a grimace.
If you can get such a "little thing" wrong, what is it if it's not trash?
[Host, the male protagonist was furious when he found out that he had arrested the wrong person. He tutted and his face turned dark.]
Compared to the system's gloating tone, Jiang Tang's reaction was too bland: "Oh. It's none of my business."
Nan Xing leaned against the wall and gasped softly, and he pulled off the scattered hair on his head.
In his arms lay a tablet of "hush money" thrown to him after he discovered that he had arrested the wrong person.
Fifty taels was his monthly salary for a year. The man was right, he would not lose money by dressing up as a woman for her.
The young man lowered his head and looked at the silver coins, and suddenly smiled lowly...
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On the carriage, Lin Zhaoyi didn't sleep well last night. After getting on the carriage, she closed her eyes and rested, waiting to set off.
As the "famous person" in front of Zhaoyi, Jiang Tang made an exception and rode in a carriage with the empress.
She sat quietly by the car window, her eyebrows lowered and she looked like a picture of a quiet lady.
There is no turning back when the bow is drawn. Now that she has done it, she will not regret it. I hope he will too...
"Yes, I'm sorry..."
Not sure if it was an illusion, but she heard a thin voice.
Jiang Tang hesitated for a moment, then lifted the curtain and looked outside, and then he saw a pretty face that shouldn't be there.
"Why is he here?" According to the plan, he should return to Zhaoyi Hall now.
The system immediately searched: [It seems that the eunuch who was originally arranged to accompany him was suddenly injured, so he took over. 】
It's a coincidence, but there's nothing wrong with it.
Seeing that the boy was being bullied again, he was told that there was no room in the carriage and he was told to walk alone.
Jiang Tang's eyes flashed, but he didn't say anything and lowered the car curtain.
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"Boy, go inside."
Nan Xing was tapped on the shoulder by someone behind him and was about to push him up.
As a result, he was stopped by the driver as soon as he moved: "Hey, I told you there is no room in the car..."
"Okay," the man glared at him with disgust, then put a piece of silver into the driver's hand.
Driver's expression became much better, and he finally moved his body: "You're lucky, go in."
The young man pursed his lips, whispered "Thank you" in a low voice, and then hunched his body and got into the car.
A careless voice came from behind: "Don't thank me, it's just your luck. Some people can't bear to help you, and I also use money to do things."
help him?
Is there anyone in this world who is willing to spend money to help "him"?
This thought only flashed through his mind. Nan Xing didn't say anything in the end. He chose a seat in the corner and sat down huddled, with his head lowered, looking like he could be bullied, just like usual.
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The appearance of the young man was just a small incident for Jiang Tang. After paying the money to send him into the carriage, she forgot about it.
Anyway, if nothing else happens, they will never meet again.
For Jiang Tang, half of her goal has been achieved, and all she needs to do next is to go to the palace and complete the big drama she arranged for someone.
In the evening, the carriage arrived at the inn.
The concubines, princes and princesses rested in their rooms, while the palace people camped on the spot.
[The road to Yanshan Palace is long and it takes several days to reach it, passing through several stations in the middle.]
Jiang Tang nodded. After riding in the carriage for a day, even she was a little tired: "Do you have any tools to relieve fatigue?"
"ah--"
Before Jiang Tang finished speaking, he was interrupted by a shrill scream coming from not far away.
Her face changed slightly, and just when she was about to ask what was going on, a guard with a knife hurried past.
When he saw her standing outside the tent, he yelled: "Go back to the tent if you have nothing to do. Don't run around!"
After the other party finished speaking, he ran towards the place where the voice came from. Although Jiang Tang was curious about what happened, she still went back with the idea of "more things are worse than less things".
After a while, the tent curtain was lifted, and a little palace maid wearing the same pink palace dress walked in. Not surprisingly, she must be the one who lived with her.
"It's so scary. There are people dead in front of me."
As soon as the little palace maid came in, she started talking to Jiang Tang. She was not afraid of strangers at all.
"Is someone dead?" Jiang Tang cooperated, pretending to be scared and angry, and asked the little palace maid to continue.
"Yes! I heard that a little eunuch was found dead by the patio of the inn. Even the Jin Yiwei was alarmed. I happened to have a little sister who saw it and she was scared to tears..."
For some reason, when the other party said, "The little eunuch is dead," Jiang Tang thought of Nan Xing first.
Fortunately, after asking the little palace maid, she found out that it was not the case, so she breathed a sigh of relief.
"When I come back, the camp is under martial law. If you have nothing to do, don't go out." The little palace maid said kindly.
Jiang Tang nodded and said thank you.
Sure enough, someone died just after arriving at the first station, and the atmosphere in the camp became tense. The Jin Yiwei and the Ouchi guards conducted a search together, and the relevant palace officials were questioned.
Jiang Tang was far away, so he avoided it.
But at night, when she came out of Lin Zhaoyi's room and was about to return to her tent, she was blocked by a strange guard.
"Stop! What's your name and which palace are you from? Where have you just been and what are you doing?"
The guard's attitude was rude and rude. Jiang Tang took a deep breath and raised his head: "Sir, this servant is Zhaoyi's maid."
The moment Jiang Tang raised his head and revealed his face, the guard who asked the question was obviously shocked.
He never expected that when he stopped a palace maid on the road to ask questions, she would look so, so...
"She left it to me to ask. You go and don't go on patrol."
Just when he was about to ask Jiang Tang's name, a cold and serious boy fell from the sky and interrupted him very rudely.
A hint of obvious impatience flashed across the guard's face, and he turned back with a frown: "Who are you? Just... Lu, Commander Lu..."
The originally arrogant attitude suddenly became polite and humble after seeing the person clearly: "I will let my subordinates do this little thing..."
Hesitating and reluctant to say anything, he consciously swallowed it back under the cold gaze of the other party: "Yes."
As the highest commander in charge of this trip, the Ouchi guards could only obey his words.
It wasn't until the guard's figure disappeared from sight that Jiang Tang blinked and turned his gaze to the young man in front of him: "Master Lu..."
Lu Xiao turned around, his dark eyes seemed to contain an abyss: "Is this your purpose?"