The captain of the guard tightened the reins and stopped, shouting to the team behind him: "It is safe here for the time being. Let's rest where we are for a while! The coachman got out of the car and checked the carriage to see if the wheels were running normally. Others were resting where they were and couldn't go too far!"
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After that, he ordered the guards around him: "Xiao Zuo, take someone to check the casualties."
"Huh, I finally ran out, and my life was almost sealed." Li Chengyi slipped off the horse, and even though his legs were weak, he did not forget to run to his carriage, and got in to check on his wife, children, and Aunt Wang.
Xia Jing trotted forward on her horse and stopped beside the captain's horse, "Chief guard, do you know where we are now?"
During the melee, they rushed left and right, and they didn't know which direction they finally ran out from.
The Chief of Guards is responsible for King Qian's personal safety and the guarding of the palace. Although he often goes out with King Qian, he spends most of his time in the capital.
He had never been to this area south of Yuzhou in his lifetime.
In the darkness before dawn, the captain of the guard could not illuminate very far with the light of his torch.
He scratched his head and said, "Back to Princess, my subordinates don't know where this is. We will wait until daybreak to discuss the specific situation around us."
Xia Jing nodded, "Those who stay on guard will rest where they are and eat dry food to replenish their strength."
"yes!"
The captain of the guard agreed, but he was actually wondering, how could the princess, a housewife, know how to keep someone on guard?
"Concubine, please come and sit down and rest for a while. Hongmei has prepared dry food."
As soon as Xia Jing jumped off the horse, Li Chengmu and Bai Mei trotted over. Their son supported her, and the maid held a torch to illuminate her, and the three of them walked to the carriage behind.
After walking a few steps, Xia Jing shook off his hand and said with amusement in her heart: "I am not yet 70 or 80 years old, so I don't need your help. Moreover, the road is full of bumps. I'm afraid that I might fall if you hold me."
"How could it be"
Before he finished speaking, Li Chengmu was unsteady on his feet, staggered a few steps and almost fell, causing the other people next to him to burst into laughter.
Bai Mei also laughed, "Fifth Master, I think it's better for you to walk more safely on your own."
Li Chengmu looked back at his mother aggrievedly, his ears turning red.
Xia Jing didn't say anything to ease her son's predicament. She returned to the carriage and ate dry food to fill her stomach. However, before she could lie down for a while, the sky outside slowly started to light up.
"Since it's daylight and it doesn't affect your vision, let's continue on our way. It's better to leave this place of trouble and trouble as soon as possible."
Xia Jing yawned and sent Hongmei to inform the captain of the guard to continue on her way.
Not long after, Hongmei left and returned, "Princess, the prince invites you to go to his carriage. The captain of the guard is there and said that he has something to discuss."
"We have something to discuss?" Xia Jing sat up from the couch in the carriage, patted her cheek to wake herself up, "Oh, I got it, I'll be there right away."
When the king got on the carriage, King Qian and the guard looked at each other in silence, both of them frowning tightly.
Xia Jing opened the car curtain and saw their appearance, "Looking at the sad faces of you two, has something happened?"
Hearing this, King Qian looked at her in surprise. The two were having an argument, and he didn't expect that Xia would speak calmly when she came over.
Xia Jing went in and looked at this royal carriage. It was wider than other carriages, and you didn't have to lower your head when standing in the carriage, except of course for very tall people like the captain of the guard.
She found a seat near the car door and sat down. She glanced at the two of them and said, "I am already here. If you have anything to say, please tell me."
When King Qian saw her coming in without greeting him, he secretly glared at her angrily, and finally signaled his captain of the bodyguard to speak and explain the situation.
The captain of the guard cleared his throat, stood up and bowed to her, "Greetings to the princess."
Xia Jing raised her hand and said, "Don't worry about these false courtesy when you are out. Let's talk about something."
"Yes." The captain of the guard sat back again, "The person who just inquired about the news is back. After a scuffle last night, the current situation is that the emperor's chariot has disappeared, and the soldiers and horses of the Imperial Guard and the Gyeonggi Camp are unknown.
Which path did you take to protect him?"
The most important point is that their team doesn't even know where their current position is?
I just know roughly that it is northwest of where we were stationed last night.
Xia Jing looked at them: "What do you two mean now? Do you want to find the emperor, or do you want to find a place to settle down first?"
"Also." Xia Jing pointed to the outside of the carriage and said to King Qian: "Should you call your sons over to discuss such a big matter?"
After all, what they are discussing here determines their future. The man in charge should have learned to participate in family decisions.
King Qian felt that the current situation was not safe and did not want to waste time in disputes with his sons, so he did not agree with calling his sons over.
"I am the head of this family, and my opinions are their opinions. If you call them here, and they all have their own opinions, what do you think you should do? Whose opinion should you listen to?"
Xia Jing was just giving a suggestion. It was not up to her whether King Qian would listen to it or not. Since King Qian did not want his sons to participate, she waved her hand and said, "It's up to you. You can yell or not. Now tell me your plan."
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This kind of impatient attitude towards him made King Qian feel suffocated in his heart, and he couldn't express it. It was really uncomfortable.
The captain of the guard quietly wiped the cold sweat from his forehead while no one was paying attention. If he caught a glimpse of the relationship between the prince and the princess, would his life be in danger?
King Qian decided not to argue with the woman. He took a few deep breaths and then vomited out the feeling he was holding in his heart.
"What I mean is that no matter which direction the emperor's chariot goes, the destination of our team is still Jiankang. Once we find out the specific location here, we will continue to set off towards Jiankang City."
Xia Jing looked at the captain of the guard.
The captain of the guard hurriedly said: "Your Majesty and I have the same opinion."
Xia Jing pursed her lips and was silent for a long time. When King Qian was getting impatient, she shook her head: "I don't agree with continuing to go to Jiankang. As far as the current situation is concerned, going to Jiankang is just jumping into a pit. If you want
I have no objection to jumping into a pit and being buried. But I will leave with Xiao Wu."
"How dare you!" King Qian slammed the table angrily, "Xiaowu is my son and the heir of my Imperial family. No matter what, he must come with me."
Even if he died, he would have to be buried in the Li family's mausoleum. He didn't dare to say this, for fear that the woman opposite would go crazy with him.
King Qian didn't know when he started, but he was afraid in his heart that she would ignore his face.
Uncharacteristically, Xia Jing didn't yell at him, but grinned at him: "I make the decision about my son. Do you think I dare or not?"
"Ahem!"
The captain of the guard was really afraid that the couple would quarrel, so he hurriedly came out to make his presence felt.
"Then what should we do according to the princess's wishes?"
"Find another way." Xia Jing softly spat out four words.
Jiankang City is a big pit. She jumped into it even though she knew it was a pit. She thought she was stupid, so of course she found another way out and lived her own life!
"Find another way?" King Qian never expected that these four words would come out of Xia's mouth, and he had to think deeply for a moment.
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