The exiled team was stopped by the imperial guards at the intersection.
"The Crown Prince and Princess are going to the city gate. The rest of you should wait first!"
Everyone looked up and stretched their necks to watch the prince and princess's procession pass by.
Wei Shaoqing looked at Yuan Zhao sitting in the sedan chair with a serious look in his eyes.
As she got closer, he also saw Yuan Zhao's appearance today.
He couldn't help but be stunned.
Yuan Zhao...how did he become like this?
Is she so beautiful?
Why in his impression, she is still the frail girl lying in bed in Yangzhou?
He suddenly realized something, and the scene of his wedding with Yuan Zhao more than ten years ago emerged in his mind again.
Yuan Zhao at that time was the same as he is today.
The ceremonial procession quickly passed by the intersection. Wei Shaoqing stood where he was, watching Yuan Zhao staring straight ahead without even glancing at him.
It was as if the two of them were just strangers who didn't know each other at all.
As the sedan chair went farther and farther away, Wei Shaoqing felt a huge sense of loss in his heart.
He felt as if he had never met Yuan Zhao before.
It was as if those more than ten years as husband and wife were just a dream.
Why did it turn out like this?
He should be the prince consort! He should also be sitting in that luxurious sedan chair with Yuan Zhao, enjoying the kowtows of the crowd.
Instead of being whipped in smelly and ragged prison uniforms.
He was stunned, his steps unsteady, and Bai Ruyue behind him looked at his loss with cold eyes.
She sneered in her heart, and looked at Yuan Zhao's receding back. Her hands unconsciously clenched into fists, and her nails dug deep into her flesh.
Yuan Zhao, you've caused us mother and son so much suffering! I will never let you go!
Yuan Zhao naturally noticed Wei Shaoqing and his group, but she just glanced at them indifferently.
Scene after scene flashed through his mind: Zhizhi in the snow, Mu Sheng paralyzed in bed, Nan Nan unable to speak, Qi Yu thrown into the pigpen...
All of this is thanks to Wei Shaoqing and Bai Ruyue.
She and they were not strangers, but sworn enemies!
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On the main road leading to the capital, there were just the right number of Northern Qiang envoys.
One of the carriages raised its curtain, and the person inside looked out at the surrounding scene and waved for the mounted guards to come over.
"Go tell... Young Master Helian that the capital is almost here."
The guard received the order and retreated to another carriage. He said respectfully through the curtain, "Sir, we are almost at the capital."
A low "hmm" was heard from inside. The guard listened attentively and waited for a while. Seeing that the people in the carriage had no other instructions, he left.
Yuan Cheng rode on a horse, parallel to Yuan Zhao's sedan chair.
When they could see the Northern Qiang flag in the distance, Yuan Zhao asked Yuan Cheng, "Brother, who is coming from the Northern Qiang this time?"
Yuan Cheng looked ahead and said softly, "The leader of the group is a prince from Northern Qiang, his surname is Jing and his name is Kangshan. He also brought with him the two sons of Helian Chang, the Grand Marshal of Northern Qiang: Helian Shi and Helian Yu."
Yuan Zhao found this configuration a bit strange, but he didn't ask any more questions. He just asked Yuan Cheng, "What about Jing Yang...?"
Yuan Cheng raised an eyebrow. "She is Jing Kangshan's only daughter, and has been cherished by him since she was a child. Because Jing Kangshan was successful in the previous battle for the new king, he holds a high position in Northern Qiang. Therefore, Yang Yang was also granted the title of Princess by the new king, Dota."
"She probably ran away secretly. My people are keeping an eye on her to make sure she doesn't get into trouble. We'll deal with it ourselves when the Northern Qiang people arrive."
The Northern Qiang delegation was getting closer and closer. Yuan Cheng got off his horse and Yuan Zhao also got off his sedan chair.
"Once they arrive, they will definitely not let Jingyang run around anymore. The second young master He is not very old. Father wants you to organize a banquet or something, bring a few children, and then you can discuss it with the Crown Princess." Yuan Cheng gave his final instructions.
Yuan Zhao put on a smile on his face, but was secretly complaining in his heart.
She finally realized that she was being dragged back to do hard labor again.
The Northern Qiang delegation stopped not far from the city gate. The carriages stopped and the people inside got off one after another.
Yuan Zhao saw a middle-aged man get out of the front carriage. He looked to be in his forties or fifties, with bronze skin, tall and strong, and with a terrifying aura.
"That's Jingkang Mountain." Yuan Cheng whispered to her.
Jing Kangshan got off the carriage, but did not move forward immediately. Instead, he stood there and looked back.
Two young men got off the carriage at the back one after another. The first one to get off was a young man about the same age as Yuan Musheng.
He had sharp eyebrows and bright eyes, and a slender figure. He jumped down from the carriage.
The young man who came down after him was obviously older, but compared with the young man in front, he looked much weaker, and his skin was a cold white, different from the bronze skin of the other Northern Qiang people in the delegation.
He seemed very thin and needed help getting out of the car.
Yuan Zhao understood that these must be the two young masters of the Helian family - Helian Shi and Helian Yu.
But when she looked at the faces of these two people, she felt a little strange in her heart.
Especially to the young second son Helian Yu.
They were still far away, and Yuan Zhao could see his back. She said to Yuan Cheng beside her, "Royal brother, do you think... Helian Yu looks familiar?"
Yuan Cheng narrowed his eyes slightly, and just as Helian Yu helped Helian, the two brothers walked forward together to Jing Kangshan's side.
Looking at Helian Yu's face again, the sense of familiarity in Yuan Zhao's heart disappeared again.
Jing Kangshan strode up to Yuan Cheng and laughed out loud.
"Hahahaha! Prince Qi...oh no, now His Royal Highness the Crown Prince! Long time no see!"
Yuan Cheng smiled slightly. Just when Yuan Zhao was wondering when his brother had seen Jing Kangshan, Jing Kangshan explained in the next sentence,
"The last time I saw you was on the Northwest battlefield. It wasn't long before you and General Huo had joined the battlefield. You were still a child, right?"
Some of the ministers behind him had dark faces. Jing Kangshan spoke to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince in this way. Wasn't this an slap in the face of Dacheng in broad daylight?
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