Everything went well when leaving the capital. Shen Huan leaned closely against Xi Chao in the carriage, and Xi Chao also hugged her tightly. They left the capital and headed south until night, when the carriage stopped.
It turned out that we had arrived at the water's edge. Xichao explained: "I'm afraid that Fourth Brother will send people to chase us, so we'd better take the waterway."
Shen Wen nodded, and the two of them got off the carriage and got on the ship. The ship was an ordinary cargo ship, and there were other people on the ship. When they arrived, the ship was loading, so no one paid much attention to them.
Entering a cabin, Shen Huan felt tired after riding in a carriage for a day, so she lay down, took out a slip of paper from her arms, and said slowly: "It's time for me to return to the palace."
Xichao lay next to her and asked, "What?"
Shen Huan closed her eyes and said: "In less than half an hour, Chu Xichen should know that I am not in Prince Zhong's palace, and neither are you, and he will know what happened, so..."
Xichao was silent for a while and said: "It's okay, the ship has sailed." After a pause, he added: "Tomorrow we will take another route. It's just the two of us. The fewer people there are, the less likely no one will notice."
Shen Huan's breathing gradually became steady, and she thought she had fallen asleep.
Xichao helped her tuck in the quilt. She felt sleepy herself, so she closed her eyes. Although she fell asleep, she was still slightly awake.
When you sleep in the cabin, you can feel the gentle rocking of the hull, as if you are sleeping in a cradle. Not long after, the boat has sailed into the middle of the river, drifting into the vast night.
The next day, just after dawn, the boat stopped at the shore. Xichao took Shen Huan off the boat, and the two of them could only go to the tea shed on the roadside to have breakfast.
Xichao took out the tea she had brought with her from her bag and said to the waiter: "Wash the cup and use this tea."
When Shen Huan saw that it was Snow Mountain Yinya, she thought that the two of them were used to being particular about it. Once they came out, it might not be so convenient, and the food and use would not be as good as before, so she smiled and said: "Why did you bring tea with you? We are here Are you escaping or traveling?"
Xi Chao smiled and said, "I was afraid that you wouldn't be able to get used to the tea next to me, so I brought it here specially."
Shen Wen smiled gratefully at him and said: "Actually, these are not bad. I think the food I had during the time I was in the cell was many times better than what I am eating now." She shook her head as she said this Shaking the custard bun in his hand, that bun was also brought by Xichao
Xichao held Shen Huan's hand and said, "Don't worry, Huan, I will definitely let you live a good life in the future and I won't let you suffer again."
Shen Wen pursed her lips and smiled, taking a bite of the bun. Although it had been overnight, she still took one bite after another, paired it with the freshly brewed tea, and ate it slowly.
Although she brought good tea with her, the water was just ordinary water, not as good as the spring water from the mountain top used in the palace. Although the taste was a bit worse, facing Xi Chao, she felt a little warm in her heart.
"How's it going? Is the food okay?" Xi Chao asked with concern
Shen Huan smiled and nodded, saying: "But Xichao, you were a prince before, and now you are a prince. I want you to accompany me to spend my days wandering around the world. Don't you think it's hard for you?"
Xi Chao shook his head and said: "How could it be? As long as I can be with you, it doesn't matter how hard the life is. What's more, I won't let you live a hard life." He looked at the river and said: " We will take the land route later, the river is too unsafe, there may be pursuers, and we will not be able to enter the gate of the South."
Shen Huan was shocked and asked: "What? You want to go to the South?"
Xi Chao said: "Well, it can be said that the Southern Kingdom and the Northern Kingdom are on the same level as each other. They don't even have trade. However, the Northern Kingdom does not dare to cross the river easily to attack the South. Firstly, the northerners are not familiar with the nature of water, and secondly, they are afraid that the army going south will attract The Western Kingdom is taking advantage of the opportunity. Therefore, it is the only way for us to go to the Southern Kingdom."
"But……"
Xichao patted the back of her hand and said with a smile: "Don't be afraid. I'm here and I can find a way. I found out a way to reach the South Country without crossing the river. Then we can find a way to sneak into the city."
Shen Huan was still worried and said: "Of course I believe you, but we people from the north and the people from the south are different after all. What if someone recognizes us?"
Xi Chao smiled and said: "It's nothing. When we from the Northern Kingdom entered the Pass, the people who ruled were the original people from the Southern Kingdom. It's just that the royal family of the Southern Kingdom retreated to the south of the Yangtze River. Northerners and Southerners also intermarried with each other. My mother-in-law was originally a Southerner. !”
Shen Huan smiled and said: "No wonder you look so handsome Xichao."
Xichao also smiled and said, "Ah, you are so slender and weak! As far as I know, the prime minister was originally from the south. Your mother is the daughter of the Langya Wang family. The Langya Wang family has a close relationship with the southern royal family!"
When she mentioned her parents, the look on Shen Huan's face dimmed, and Xi Chao hurriedly said: "I won't talk about this anymore, but just don't worry, we won't be discovered, as long as we can get to the South Country."
Shen Wen nodded meekly, and after the two of them had eaten something, they packed up and set out on the road.
After walking for about half a month on land, we turned to the front of a mountain, passed a stream in the mountain, and reached a lake flowing down the river. After a few days of walking by water, we could reach the south of the Yangtze River.
After spending the night in an ancient temple in the mountains, Shen Huan woke up in the morning and could not find Xi Chao. She was now wearing men's clothes, so she went to the temple to look for Xi Chao and happened to meet the abbot who was doing morning classes.
When the abbot saw her, she bowed first and then asked anxiously: "I wonder if the abbot has seen the friend who stayed with me last night and next time?"
The abbot looked at her appearance carefully, but because it was getting late last night, he couldn't see her face clearly. But when he saw it today, he was immediately shocked. He put his hands together and recited the Buddha's name: "Amitabha... the donor is really an extraordinary person!"
Shen Huan was anxious to find Xichao, so he didn't ask any more questions. He just said that he had never seen it before, so he wanted to look elsewhere. As he was leaving, he heard the young novice behind the abbot ask the abbot: "What did the master just say?"
The abbot said: "The appearance of this benefactor is extraordinary. He can rejuvenate a country and stabilize the world! With Amitabha, there is hope for the unification of the four kingdoms..."
Shen Huan couldn't care less about his nonsense, and finally found Xichao at the gate of the mountain, and said angrily: "Where have you been? I have been looking for you for a long time, and I heard the abbot here talking nonsense."
Xichao smiled and said: "Monks don't lie, so how can they talk nonsense?"
Shen Wen pouted and looked very unhappy. Xi Chao patted her head lovingly and said with a smile: "I looked at the terrain and found that we can only use bamboo rafts to go down the river. Then I went to ask the people in the mountains. The people bought a bamboo raft and we had breakfast and went down the mountain! We have to bring enough dry food because we have to be on the water these days."
Shen Huan smiled and said: "It's okay, the vegetarian food in this temple is quite good. In the past half month, I have become more and more like a commoner."
The two chatted and laughed for a while, went to the temple to have breakfast, gave some money for sesame oil, and then set off again
(ps; I’m sorry that I haven’t written it yet, but I will write it soon! It’s coming soon! It’s coming soon! It’s coming!!! Ahem, why am I so excited about this novel? What’s wrong with this novel?
I was cheated on the mobile phone website! Let me choke! The heroine is still a virgin! She actually gave me to the cheating! Grandpa is really going to fuck me now, is the website trying to cheat me too!***
*!!!The last day of five updates is over, the small universe is extinguished, and two updates a day will resume from tomorrow)