At this time, Xia Miaoyuan, who had been standing obediently beside Emperor Mingxi, said sweetly: "Just change your appearance!"
Yue Haoyun seemed to suddenly understand and said "Oh".
Emperor Mingxi smiled and said, "Sang Qi, who is by the Empress's side, is an expert in disguise. When you go on your diplomatic mission to Dai Viet, you can take her with you. Wouldn't it be easy to disguise yourself?"
Emperor Mingxi had Chunyu Yilan settled down and chatted with Yue Haoyun for a long time before leaving.
…
Dai Viet, a suburb of the capital.
It was a fine day, and it happened to be a day off.
A magnificent carriage was heading towards Hongfu Temple on the outskirts of the city. Behind it were a dozen maids and servants, making it look quite grand, clearly indicating a wealthy and powerful family.
Sitting in the car were an old lady in her fifties and a wealthy young man in his twenties.
They were Prime Minister Han Lie's wife Zhang and only son Han Jie.
Today is a day off, and in order to show his filial piety, Han Jie specially accompanied Zhang to Hongfu Temple to burn incense early in the morning.
After offering incense, the mother and son had a vegetarian meal in the temple and left in the afternoon.
The late summer afternoon sun was still scorching. Zhang's mother and son were sitting in the carriage, dozing off. The dozen or so followers behind them were also following them in a daze due to the sun.
Hongfu Temple is located on the outskirts of the city, more than ten miles away from the inner city.
Therefore, to return to Han Mansion from Hongfu Temple, one needs to travel a long distance through the suburbs of Beijing.
Just as the carriage was driving on the dirt road outside Beijing, suddenly, a stone flew from a high place and hit the eye of the Han family's carriage horse with a bang.
The horse was in pain and frightened, and it raised its front legs into the air and neighed.
The horse's sudden movement startled everyone and they immediately woke up.
"The horse is frightened!" the driver shouted and tried to stand up and pull the reins of the horse.
However, before he could grab the reins, the horse went crazy and ran away.
"Madam! Young Master! Help! The horse is frightened!" The followers shouted in fear and ran after the carriage.
However, the horse ran so fast that it disappeared in the blink of an eye.
The speeding carriage caused the body of the carriage to shake violently. Zhang's mother and son shouted in despair and grabbed the window with their hands.
However, the shaking of the carriage was so violent that the two men soon lost their grip and their bodies bumped against the walls of the carriage.
With a loud bang, Zhang's head hit the inner wall of the car and she fainted instantly.
"Mother! Mother!" Han Jie grabbed Zhang and shouted.
At this moment, there was a rustling sound above the carriage.
Han Jie thought it was the servants who came to rescue him, and shouted happily: "Hurry up and stop the carriage! The old lady has fainted!"
The person in the carriage suddenly jumped onto the horse's back.
Then the horses were restrained and the carriage finally stopped.
"Come and see how the old lady is doing. We need to call a doctor right away."
Han Jie muttered to himself as he lifted the car curtain.
Only then did he suddenly realize that the man who stopped the carriage was dressed in black and had a black scarf covering his face. He was not a servant in the mansion at all.
"Who are you?" Han Jie exclaimed.
The man in black sneered, "Don't worry about who I am. Anyway, you won't survive today."
As he spoke, the man in black threw a dart from his sleeve and hit Han Jie's throat.
Han Jie struggled for a moment and then fell to the ground and died.
Then, the man in black jumped into the car again to check on Zhang's condition. Seeing blood flowing from Zhang's head and his eyes closed, he reached out his hand to feel her breath.
"It's quite easy for the old man." The man in black said, and then jumped out of the car again.
Then, he used his lightness skills and disappeared on the dirt road on the outskirts of the city.
…
Late at night, Han Lie's villa.
A man in black, as light as a swallow, used his lightness skills to jump into the courtyard of Liang Chaozong and Yao Jinse.
The window of Liang Chaozong and his wife's bedroom was open, and the man in black quickly turned over and jumped in through the window.
"Master, Madam!" The man in black saluted Liang Chaozong and his wife.
"Tell me quickly, what happened?" Liang Chaozong hurriedly put on his clothes and stood up.
The man in black clasped his fists and said, "It's done. The mother and son are both dead."
Liang Chaozong's brows relaxed, and he shouted cheerfully, "Good!"
…
Daxia, Xuanwu Gate in the capital.
There were no pedestrians on the street and all the shops along the street were closed.
A huge team stopped at Xuanwu Gate. The team was well-organized and all wore the same uniform.
At the front of the team were twenty luxurious carriages, each of which was spacious and exquisite, showing the royal style.
Next to the carriage, Emperor Mingxi, the Empress, the Crown Prince, the Third Prince and others stood together. Standing opposite them were Xia Miaoyuan, the Second Prince, Han Qingbo, Yue Haoyun and others.
Sang Qi, Chunyu Yilan, Jin Hu, Yin Bao, Xi Feng and other followers stood aside with their hands hanging down, quietly waiting for their masters to say goodbye.
The Empress and Emperor Mingxi hugged and kissed their daughter again and again, their eyes full of reluctance.
"Miao'er, it will be very tiring to travel. You must take good care of yourself, listen to Nanny Li, and don't lose your temper." The queen instructed gently.
"Also, don't run around alone. Make sure to keep Sanqi with you at all times."
Xia Miaoyuan nodded like a chick pecking at rice: "Mother, I understand. I've remembered everything!"
My dear mother, you have told me this a hundred and eighty times every day. I can even recite these words by heart.
The Second Prince patted his chest and said, "Father, Mother, you can rest assured. I will take care of my sister and nothing will happen to her."
Emperor Mingxi held his daughter in his arms again, his eyes red, as if he was trying to hold back tears, "My dear Miao'er, be fine..."
The prince rubbed Xia Miaoyuan's fluffy hair reluctantly and asked, "Is there anything you forgot to bring? If so, big brother, please send someone to get it immediately. There's still time."
"I'm afraid it will take several months to go back and forth, so I must bring everything with me."
Xia Miaoyuan pouted and said, "Brother, you've already prepared enough. Father and Mother prepared three full carts, and you prepared another one, which is like buying more goods!"
Emperor Mingxi: ...
Queen: ...
Prince: ...
Yue Haoyun looked at Emperor Mingxi and his family in confusion. He really couldn't understand. Since they were going on a diplomatic mission to Dai Viet, why did they bring a four-year-old princess along?
Moreover, the Emperor, Empress, Crown Prince, and others were so reluctant to let Princess Anguo go. If they were so reluctant and worried, why not just not let Princess Anguo go?
Everyone talked for a long time before Xia Miaoyuan and others got on the carriage and waved goodbye to the emperor, empress and others.
The driver raised the whip in his hand and shouted, the horses slowly stepped forward and the wheels began to roll.
The huge team finally started marching.
The emperor and empress stood where they were and waved at the passing carriage.
Before long, the Great Xia delegation stepped out of Xuanwu Gate and walked further and further away.
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