Chapter 123 The strange route given by the princess

Xiao Zirui tossed the coin ten more times in one breath.

His gaze towards Yun Bailian became more and more eager.

Even the white veil that covered her face seemed to become pleasing to the eye.

Yun Bailian certainly did not ignore his changes, and she slipped into his arms and said softly:

"Brother Crown Prince, do you believe Bai Lian's words this time?"

Xiao Zirui put his arms around her slender waist and rubbed her hair lovingly:

"That's natural."

"Then can Prince Brother promise Bai Lian one thing?"

"What's the matter? Tell me about it."

"I know that the prince has been busy lately, but tomorrow's poetry appreciation meeting was organized by Bai Lian to help the prince. Can you spare some time to attend tomorrow?"

Xiao Zirui pondered for a moment.

He knew about the poetry appreciation session. Yun Bailian had previously discussed with the Queen about holding a tea party, and this poetry appreciation session was one of them.

Since the last agreement, Yun Bailian has organized a tea party, which was attended only by noble ladies.

Perhaps it was someone who suggested it at the tea party, so this time, in addition to the noble ladies, the young men of major families in the capital, as well as some students from humble backgrounds but with great reputations for their talents, were also invited to the poetry appreciation party.

He subconsciously felt that Yun Bailian was trying to attract young talents for him, which was considerate, so he nodded in agreement immediately.

"Thank you, Prince Brother!"

Yun Bailian smiled happily, feeling very proud.

Things are going so smoothly. When Yun Qingqing comes back from Jingguo, I will be able to settle all the old accounts one by one!

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Suburbs of Beijing.

"My Lord, Princess, the sentries have all left."

Outside the carriage, the subordinates' suppressed reports were heard.

Xiao Changheng said "hmm" lightly, and the person who brought the news stepped back and followed.

He looked at Yun Qingqing opposite him and pursed his lips.

Originally, she wanted to ride in a carriage alone, but he said that it was not convenient to discuss things at any time, and secondly, if she encountered an assassin, it would be easier to protect her if she was closer, so the two of them rode in the same carriage.

Yun Qingqing didn't seem to agree with his statement that he wanted to protect her, but she didn't say anything and followed him into the carriage.

but……

As soon as the woman started, she sat cross-legged opposite him and entered a meditative state.

She would respond once or twice when there was something, but she was very frugal with words, and there was really nothing important worth discussing. As a result, Xiao Changheng watched his princess enter a state of meditation steadily until now.

Although the carriage of the Regent's Palace is more stable than ordinary carriages, there are still small stones, shallow potholes and the like along the way after leaving Beijing, so bumps cannot be completely avoided.

But Yun Qingqing sat cross-legged steadily, seemingly completely unaffected, and maintained this posture for nearly two hours.

A certain prince went from being speechless at first to being quite impressed now.

...But I feel even more upset. What's going on?

Seeing that Yun Qingqing still didn't move, he lowered his chin and coughed lightly:

"The secret sentries who were following us have all withdrawn. Do we need to change the route now?"

"No need. Let's walk a little further. The time has not come yet." Yun Qingqing did not open her eyes and her voice was calm.

Xiao Changheng could only shut up.

He sighed inwardly, leaned back in his chair and closed his eyes to rest.

The carriage swayed slowly along the smooth official road, and after a while he began to feel drowsy.

Xiao Changheng had a long-lost dream.

In the dream, the sky was like an upside-down sea of blood, demonic energy was spreading everywhere and wailing was heard everywhere. The entire space as far as the eye could see seemed to have fallen into hell.

In this place filled with despair and destruction, a golden light suddenly appeared.

The golden light gradually expanded, and wherever it passed, the sea of blood retreated and the evil spirit dissipated. Hope spread like a spark, and sooner or later it would become a prairie fire.

He saw a slender figure in the center of the golden light.

Xiao Changheng vaguely understood that he was in a dream. He had had this dream more than once, but it was the first time that he saw the source of the golden light and that slender yet straight figure.

who is she?

He suddenly felt a little breathless, and he saw himself in the dream uncontrollably stretching out his hand towards the figure, but he could not touch her fluttering skirt.

Bang!

The space suddenly shook violently, the picture in front of him shattered, and Xiao Changheng woke up suddenly.

However, he discovered that the carriage was tripped by something and shook violently, causing him to fall off the seat. However, he was caught by someone before he fell down in disgrace.

Xiao Changheng raised his eyes and met a pair of black gemstone-like eyes. There seemed to be a faint clear light flowing through the pupils.

He was stunned.

Yun Qingqing looked at him with a bit of...confusion?

If she continued to meditate like before, there would be no way she would be able to catch herself in time when the ground was shaken, right?

So she was...staring at me before?

The carriage shook again, and both men came back to their senses. Xiao Changheng then noticed that Yun Qingqing had gotten down from her seat, half-knelt in front of him, and was pressing him firmly on the seat.

He pursed his lips, stretched out his long arms, put them around her waist, and pulled her to sit next to him.

Yun Qingqing didn't say anything. She straightened her dress and adjusted her sitting posture.

"Well, thank you very much for just now." A prince said thank you casually, then turned around, lifted the curtain and looked outside.

"The road back here is not easy to go. I asked them to slow down."

His tone was calm, but his ears felt slightly hot.

Yun Qingqing also lifted the curtain and took a look, but directly gave another solution:

"Let the team stop for a while and rest for an incense stick."

Xiao Changheng was surprised again, but seeing that she was so confident, he immediately ordered the team to stop.

During the rest period, Yun Qingqing took out a feng shui map and gave it to Nan Zheng, asking him to follow the route marked on it.

Nan Zheng opened the picture and looked at it for a few seconds, hesitating:

"Princess, there are many sections of terrain on these routes that are not suitable for horses and vehicles. I'm afraid it won't work."

He said it politely, but not only were there various mountain roads and dense forests along the route, some of the routes even looked like dead ends.

Yun Qingqing smiled slightly:

"If you want to make the round trip within the time limit, you can only take this route. Other routes are not feasible."

Xiao Changheng glanced at the map and said calmly:

"Do as the princess says."

After hearing Yun Qingqing's words, Nan Zheng felt relieved and immediately accepted the order.

After all, the last trip to the hunting ground is still vivid in my memory.

His own princess is very capable. Even though he cannot see the trick of this terrain with his rich experience, but since the princess has guaranteed it, then it must be correct!

During the rest period, Yun Qingqing walked around the entire team again.

Xiao Changheng followed her under the pretext of going out for some fresh air, and watched her make hand gestures and stick yellow talismans everywhere.

One was pasted on the forehead of each horse, one on the main beam of each car, and there were some scattered places, so that the entire team was not left out.

The talisman paper was also different from the ones he had seen before. It disappeared a moment after being pasted on, leaving no trace at all.

But one stick of incense later, when the team set out again, everyone quickly noticed the difference.