When we arrived near the South Gate, a carriage was already waiting there. It looked very simple, with a wooden frame and green curtains hanging on both sides. There were no doors, only a curtain woven from coarse cloth and wooden boards to block the entrance. ...

The horse looked listless, breathing weakly as if it had not eaten enough, and its mane was tangled.

An ordinary-looking young man was standing beside the carriage, holding the horse reins. He was wearing a coarse cloth shirt, but the shirt was gray, and there were several patches on his head. Most importantly, he had a piece of cloth wrapped around his head.

Seeing the eunuch holding Ji Xingzhi approaching from afar, the young man hurried forward to greet him: "Subordinate Liu Yang pays homage to the emperor." He paused and then greeted the eunuch: "Eunuch."

The eunuch nodded slightly and said, "Master Liu, please stand up. Have you arranged everything?"

Liu Yang straightened up and said, "According to the eunuch's wishes, everything has been arranged."

The eunuch nodded and walked towards the carriage with Ji Xingzhi in his arms. Seeing this, Liu Yang hurried forward and lifted the curtain.

The eunuch held Ji Xingzhi in his arms as he sat in the carriage. Without Ji Xingzhi even asking, he took the initiative to explain, "Liu Yang is the Imperial Guard, and he's been ordered by the Grand Empress to protect your safety. Your Majesty, don't underestimate his youth; his martial arts are top-notch in the palace."

Ji Xingzhi nodded. She certainly wouldn't look down on Liu Yang just because he was young. If he didn't possess such extraordinary skills, how could Liu Yang have become a member of the Imperial Guard? And how could he possibly have earned the appreciation of his scumbag dad and become responsible for her safety? Although his scumbag dad could be a little unreliable at times, he could still be quite reliable at times.

"Let's go." Ji Xingzhi said lightly.

A childish voice echoed from within the carriage, and Liu Yang was slightly taken aback. Although he was one of the Emperor's guards, this was his first time seeing the Emperor's face. The palace was too peaceful, leaving him no place to use his skills. He had nothing better to do than to catch spies who sought to infiltrate the Emperor's inner circle. He had heard that the Emperor was eloquent and witty at the age of one. Now, hearing this voice, though childish, carry a certain imposing presence, neither slow nor hurried, neither light nor heavy, it certainly made one dare not underestimate him.

Suddenly coming back to his senses, Liu Yang said "yes" and then drove his horse towards the south gate exit.

"Your Majesty, when we leave the palace later, I'll excuse you to hide under the carriage seat. I've replaced the seat with a hollow one with a soft cushion inside. If you feel sleepy, you can take a nap." As the carriage started moving, the eunuch said to Ji Xingzhi with a dry laugh.

The eunuch stood up, bent down and lifted the seat. There was indeed a space inside that could accommodate a child. There was indeed an embroidered cushion on the floor, and there were two holes on the side of the seat for breathing.

After reading this, Ji Xingzhi twitched her lips and asked, "Why can't I dress up as a palace maid?"

The eldest eunuch said with some embarrassment: "There are no other children in the palace except you, Princess Ruhua, and Master Wan, let alone a one-year-old child."

Ji Xingzhi sighed, well, it was her fault that her scumbag father only had the Queen Mother as his wife. Ji Xingzhi accepted the mistake and hid inside.

Although Ji Xingzhi was hiding under the seat, she was always paying attention to the movements outside. When the carriage passed through the south gate, it was stopped by the guards. The eunuch appeared and said casually, "I have something to do and I have to leave the palace for a while." The guards let the carriage pass.

Later, they stopped twice again, and the eunuch showed up twice, and the guards let them go again.

Although Ji Xingzhi was happy that it was easy to get out, she also felt that the guards were too lax and did not check carefully enough. Even though the carriage belonged to the eunuch, he couldn't just show up and let him pass.

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