If you try to escape, you will definitely flee. An ant can still survive, let alone a human being!
Xia Jing turned a blind eye to his stunned words: "The city gate usually looks quite big, but in front of tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of troops, it seems extremely narrow. When there are chasing troops behind and the city gate is blocking the way, guess what?
Should the emperor's team choose to circle the city, or should they choose to wait for the team to slowly and crowdedly enter the city with the rear wing injured?"
Zeng Yan wanted to say that of course he would choose to go around the city, but if he was asked to abandon his master and escape first, he really couldn't do it!
Xia Jing continued to speak: "The soldiers and horses passing around the city outside the city are rushing away quickly, but the city has become extremely congested because of leaving the city. Housekeeper Yan, by that time, you can still ensure that you and everyone can catch up with your master.
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"This" Zeng Yan was speechless after being told, and his attitude was not as firm as before.
He glanced at Xia Jing: "The prince has left the city in one step. Forgive me, I can't do it. So what should we do according to the princess's wishes?"
Xia Jing sighed: "Since people can't leave the city first, then we let the goods leave the city first!"
When Zeng Yan heard this, he suddenly became enlightened and his eyes lit up. As long as the carriage left the city first, it would be much easier for the family members to get out of the city. There were too many people. Taking the name of Prince Qian, he believed in the soldiers guarding the city.
Don't dare not let me go.
"That's a good idea. Thank you, Princess, for reminding me. I'll go make arrangements first."
Looking at Zeng Yan's excited back, Xia Jing shrugged and took her son and maid back to the yard!
The next day, it was still dark, the sky was dark blue, and the morning breeze was cool and pleasant.
In the Wangfu Courtyard, both the master and the servants got up early and got busy.
After Xia Jing had finished her breakfast, the maids had packed up all the belongings and took away everything that could be loaded into the carriage.
"Is everyone ready?"
"Princess, everything is ready. The gentlemen are already in the front yard, waiting for you."
"Then let's go." Xia Jing held the maid's hand and got into the carriage.
Li Chengmu, who had been forced to sleep in a wing in the main courtyard for one night, followed unwillingly and got into the carriage.
Several quilts were spread on the wooden floor inside the carriage, and small pots, pots and stoves were stuffed under the stools on both sides. Even the wooden table where the teapot was placed was filled with food boxes.
Li Chengmu was reluctant to ride in the carriage, so he sat in the cramped carriage with a gloomy look on his face: "Mother, concubine, there are so many things crammed into such a small space, don't you think it's too crowded?"
Xia Jing glanced at him lightly: "I don't think so."
How could she not know that this boy wanted to ride a horse?
Li Chengmu may have seen that Xia Jing was determined to let him ride in the carriage, and felt quite depressed.
But he was also really curious in his heart as to why there were so many sundries in his mother's carriage, so he changed the subject: "Concubine, it's enough to lay two layers of quilts on the couch, why do you lay down several layers?"
Xia Jing was feeling the bumpiness of the carriage, and said casually: "I'm afraid that my bones will fall apart due to the bumps."
After receiving this answer, Li Chengmu felt that this was not the real reason, but he could not find the words to refute.
So he pointed to the small pots, pots and stove under the stool, "What about these? These are not of much use. The housekeeper has made arrangements for the kitchen and the kitchen all the way south."
Regardless of her appearance, Xia Jing rolled her eyes at him: "Can't I open a small stove?"
Li Chengmu: "."
There is nothing to refute, you are the oldest in the family, you are the ancestor, you have the final say.
But you can't rely on his status as an elder to force him to be detained in the carriage and prevent him from going outside to breathe fresh air!
Xia Jing ignored her son's little complaint because the carriage had already arrived in the front yard.
She opened the curtain, and only the elder Li Chengshang and the fourth master Li Chengyi stepped forward to salute.
"Why don't you see the second dick?"
Hearing this, Li Chengyi swung his horsewhip, smiled and explained first: "Yesterday the convoy left the city, and the supplies in the car were only handed over to the guards. The eldest brother was a little worried, so he asked the second brother to follow him to escort the car."
"That's good." Xia Jing nodded, and seeing that everyone was getting ready, she said: "Without further delay, let's set off and try to get out of the city as soon as possible."
"Okay, let's get out of the city!"
When Li Chengyi saw the curtain of Xia Jing's carriage lowered, he glanced at an inconspicuous green cloth carriage behind him, and felt greatly relieved.
Li Chengshang turned around with his hands behind his back, just in time to see Li Chengyi's expression, and glared at him with hatred.
Li Chengyi smiled apologetically at him and signaled: "Brother, please!"
Li Chengshang snorted coldly and said nothing more.
The carriage started moving slowly, and soon it entered the street leading to the South City Gate.
There is no hustle and bustle on the street as in the past. Occasionally there are a few passers-by walking, most of them in a hurry.
The news hasn't spread yet, but people in the city are already in a state of shock.
Even the people at the lowest level may feel the different tense atmosphere in the city.
People have a herd mentality. When I saw that many wealthy people's carriages and horses were leaving the city today, many of them were ordinary people who were hesitating between fleeing and fleeing. As if they had made up their minds, they hurried home, taking their belongings and families with them.
Started to join the team leaving the city.
Every time there is one, there are two. Gradually, more and more people in the city are leaving the city with their families, and the queue to leave the city at the gate of the south city is becoming more and more spectacular.
Zeng Yan rode a horse and led the team in front. He turned around and saw the endless team behind him. He wiped the sweat from his forehead and secretly rejoiced!
Fortunately, yesterday I listened to the princess and sent the convoy loaded with supplies out of the city first.
If you are stuck in the city, you don't know when you can get out of the city smoothly.
Under such chaotic circumstances, even if they were royal relatives, they had no other choice but to be trapped in the city.
The guards protected the carriage and finally left the city, and it was already past noon when they met the supply convoy fifty miles away.
There were many motorcades parked beside the post road for rest.
Xia Jing's team had just arrived, so naturally they couldn't compete with the supply convoy waiting for work. They were exhausted, so Zeng Yan asked everyone to rest for an hour.
The emperor's team hasn't caught up yet, so we can just wait for them.
Sometimes people cannot accept old age. Sitting in the carriage for several hours, Xia Jing felt that all her bones were almost falling apart.
As soon as the carriage stopped, Li Chengmu couldn't wait to jump out of the carriage, stretched his legs and stretched his waist. When his body was completely relaxed, he turned around and opened the curtain.
"Mother, why are you lying back on the couch again? You've been riding in a carriage all morning, aren't you tired? Come down and take a walk."
Xia Jing lay on her back, looking at the roof of the car and sighed: "It's just because I'm tired that I want to lie down."
Now that the carriage has stopped and is not moving, it is just a good time to lie down on the couch, stretch her muscles and bones, and slow down her body that is about to fall apart.
Hongmei took out a small stove and a small pot from under the stool, "Fifth Master, the princess can lie down on the carriage. I will go down and water the water right now. You and the princess can have tea later."
Baimei settled down with Xia Jing, then jumped off the carriage to help collect firewood for the fire.
Li Chengmu glanced at the things Hongmei had brought down and said, "The housekeeper is already arranging for people to boil water, why do you need to bother?"
Hongmei arranged the things, listened to his words, and smiled: "The big pot brought by the housekeeper was used to cook vegetables and boil water. The princess couldn't stand the smell of oil, so the tea she drank had to be boiled in a special kettle.
It tastes pure and good.”
Li Chengmu glanced at his mother and concubine lying on the couch, then lowered his head and looked at the elegant red plum. Suddenly, he felt that the free air outside the carriage no longer smelled good.
In the next town, did he also ask the butler to help buy a carriage?