Chapter 219: Only a desperate attempt to turn the tide, not a reconciliation!

Shen Lanxi sneered: "Trying to intimidate me? I'll make sure they can't even sit still in their carriage!"

When Zhou Yunyue came out of the palace earlier, she had a palace maid call her to greet the emperor.

What does it mean to welcome someone?

That was the royal family; only emperors, empresses, and other people of high status who were extremely favored within the royal family received such treatment.

When officials and commoners alike saw them, they had to kneel and kowtow three times and nine times.

Make her kneel?

Zhou Yunyue doesn't have that ability yet!

If Emperor Renxiao hadn't been watching from the imperial city at the time, she would definitely have taught Zhou Yunyue a lesson.

"General, did Princess Wanhe offend you?" Xiao Fang asked.

Shen Lanxi scoffed: "Once they fall into my hands, all I can do is try to turn the tide, not salvage the situation!"

Xiao Fang raised the corners of his mouth, and his smile slowly widened.

"drive……"

The group rode at full speed, leaving the capital far behind in the blink of an eye.

After the people in the marriage procession hurriedly boarded the carriages, they spurred their horses and gave chase.

At first, Zhou Yunyue was able to sit still, but later, the jolting caused her hair to become disheveled, and she fell from her seat into the carriage.

"Princess, are you alright?"

The palace maids weren't in much better shape; they were all lying haphazardly in the carriage.

The carriage was going faster and faster. They tried to call out for it to slow down, but their voices were drowned out by the sound of the horses' hooves, and the coachman couldn't hear them at all.

Zhou Yunyue bumped her head on the seat, and a visibly large bump appeared on her forehead. A throbbing pain shot through her forehead, making her both irritable and annoyed.

"Shen Lanxi, I will not let you get away with this." I will absolutely not let you get away with this!

"Ouch..."

...

On the other side, Zhou Ruyuan also left the city.

They had barely left the city when they heard exclamations from behind.

"Your Highness, you should go and take a look!" A guard hurriedly rode over to deliver the message.

Zhou Ruyuan slowed down and turned his horse around. When he got to the wagon loaded with supplies, he was stunned.

"Qingling, what brings you here?"

Bai Qingling clenched her fists tightly, trying to suppress the cramping pain in her stomach. As soon as she moved, a surge of heat rushed down her body.

"Your Highness, I accompanied you on your previous campaign. Although the court did not bestow any title upon me, I was still considered a strategist. Your Highness is going to Yonglin Prefecture to quell the rebels, so how could I be left out!"

Bai Qingling was afraid that Zhou Ruyuan would make her go back, so she immediately said, "Even if you send someone to take me back, I will secretly follow you. I guarantee that as soon as Your Highness arrives in Yonglin Prefecture, I will be there right after!"

Looking at Bai Qingling's serious face, Zhou Ruyuan hesitated for a moment before agreeing.

"Okay, I'll have someone slow down on the way. Once we reach a place with boats, we'll travel by water!"

Bai Qingling smiled at Zhou Ruyuan and gently placed her hand on her lower abdomen.

Once she recovers, we'll have another child. Child, don't go far, you'll soon be back in your mother's womb.

Bai Qingling stared coldly in the direction of the capital, gritting her teeth fiercely.

Shen Lanxi, you'll pay for the murder of your son and the theft of your husband! You just wait!

...

"General, there's a post station ahead. Shall we stop and change horses?" Shen Yuanjing had already thoroughly studied the route to the Northwest, memorizing how many post stations and mountains and rivers were along the way.

"good!"

She also happened to have something to ask the people at the post station!

"Waiter, I have a question for you!" Cheng Zheng took out a silver ingot and placed it on the table.

Since Liu Yanhui is not here, he is temporarily in charge of the money.

The waiter stared at the silver a few times, then quickly tried to curry favor with Shen Lanxi.

"General, please feel free to ask me any questions. I will tell you everything I know."

Shen Lanxi: "More than three years ago, a convoy of escorts heading to the Northwest passed through here."

The waiter raised his eyes, trying hard to recall.

More than three years ago?

This is their first stop before leaving Beijing. I'm not afraid to make a bold claim, but nine out of ten escort teams leaving the capital will pass through here.

It's been more than three years, and apart from those who delivered provisions to Wei's army, he can't remember anything else.

"General, I don't quite remember what happened more than three years ago. There were so many escort teams leaving the capital every year!"

Shen Yuanjing: "Let me remind you, more than three years ago, the grain and provisions were sent to the Wei family army in the Northwest!"

When the waiter heard that this was what they were asking about, he immediately looked terrified, as if he had seen a ghost.

"I don't know, gentlemen! I'm just a waiter, I really don't know anything!" The waiter was so frightened that he kept backing away, as if he was afraid of being confronted by them.

Shen Yuanjing blocked his way.

"We're just asking about the situation at the time, not anything else. I don't believe that the imperial court didn't come and ask you!"

Cheng Zheng picked up the silver and stuffed it into the waiter's arms.

Shen Yuanjing: "Tell us about what happened back then. If we hear any useful information, we'll give you more money!"

Cheng Zheng then placed several more silver ingots on the table.

The waiter looked at them with suspicion and uncertainty in his eyes.

Shen Lanxi: "I have been ordered to thoroughly investigate the Wei family army case. I am currently on my way to the Northwest. I will inquire at every post station along the way, so there is no need to worry!"

Shen Yuanjing pulled out the imperial edict: "We have an imperial edict. Speak your mind!"

Upon seeing the imperial edict, the waiter was so frightened that he immediately knelt on the ground.

"General, I really can't remember. Back then, I wasn't a waiter here; I was feeding the horses in the back. I only heard it from someone else."

Shen Lanxi: "Where are the waiters from three years ago?"

"That person died of a serious illness, and I was promoted by the shopkeeper to work as a waiter."

Cheng Zheng gave him a silver ingot.

The waiter glanced at the silver, his eyes gleaming, and said, "Although I didn't see it myself, I heard from others that the people delivering provisions to the Wei family army had a meal at the post station and then left!"

Shen Yuanjing: "Anything else? Is there anything special?"

The waiter shook his head, then suddenly remembered something.

"It seems so, but it's a minor matter. I heard that the last waiter went up to check out out of curiosity and got a good beating from the guards!"

A glint flashed in Shen Lanxi's eyes as she glanced at Cheng Zheng.

The latter handed another silver ingot to the waiter.

"continue!"

The waiter's eyes lit up when he saw the silver laid out in front of him.

"I've also heard that they all have a huge appetite, are all strong and robust, and are all very fierce; one glare from them can scare a child to tears."

"And then there are them... their fists are big, their feet are big too. One punch can kill someone, one kick can kill someone. One slap can knock someone unconscious."

Shen Lanxi took a deep breath and stood up.

"I'll go in and ask the shopkeeper. You two continue asking him!"

I said a couple of useful things before, but it was all just to make up the numbers.

The information the shopkeeper received was similar to that of the waiter; very little of it was useful.

More than three years have passed since the incident, and if it weren't for the memorable case of the theft of Wei Family Army's supplies, it would probably be hard for people to remember.

"Shopkeeper, where is that waiter from?" Shen Lanxi suddenly asked.

The innkeeper said, "He was from a nearby village. He was a hardworking young man, but he had bad luck. His biological mother died when he was young, and his stepmother wanted to sell him. His father had a conscience, though. He pulled some strings and came to me to send him to the post station to do odd jobs... Sigh, he's all gone now. What's the point of talking about him now?"