The skinny monkey shook his head: "No, our hearts are unusual, located in our right chests. We were shot in the left chest, and Lord Han thought we were dead..."
Lu Xiaoyun asked, "When did you sneak into the post station?"
“Yesterday, when you went to bury those five guards, we killed two innkeepers, sneaked into the kitchen, and put sleeping potion in the water. Unfortunately, we didn’t have enough of the potion.”
That's why they didn't fall into a deep sleep; otherwise, by this time, they would all have turned to ashes.
Zhu Yu said coldly, "You two took advantage of our sleep to spill the copper oil from the post station on the wall?"
The skinny monkey nodded.
Half an hour later, Xi Yi and Jiang Chuan, along with the guards and more than ten newly joined men, found the lost horse.
Feng Yan, Jiang Chuan, Wu Chuan, and Xi Yi immediately rushed to the prefectural government office.
Han Jin was dragged out of bed in the middle of the night. At first, he didn't understand what was going on. But when he heard his advisor say that Prince An had been attacked at the post station and that the assassin was the bandit he had wiped out, he was so frightened that he lost a shoe and scrambled to the prefectural government office.
When he learned that these people were not bandits at all, but secret guards kept by the Duke of England, and that he had almost caused a great disaster, he slapped himself several times, knelt down and begged for forgiveness, and he really felt like he wanted to die.
Feng Yan and his companion weren't there to settle scores on behalf of the prince. After all, a heart on the right side is extremely rare, perhaps only one in ten thousand people have it, and there were two of them.
Han Jin's forehead was covered in cold sweat: "Then, what should we do? Can I still send them to the mine?"
That's definitely not possible.
Feng Yan: "Please open the door, Lord Han. We are here on the orders of the Prince to help you eliminate future troubles."
Han Jin dared not ask how the exemption would be granted, and hurriedly ordered his men to open the prison door. Inside, there was a series of crackling sounds, and the jailers could be heard trembling.
Those who dared to peek up were immediately taken aback. They saw the newcomers going from cell to cell and crippling the martial arts of all 236 people.
Feng Yan and his group had a unique method: they crippled the guards' martial arts without severing their tendons. In other words, they only needed to rest for three to five days before they could be escorted up the mountain to mine.
Skinny Monkey and another person were also brought along.
The difference is that the stubborn guard was destined to die in excruciating pain seven days later.
Feng Yan and his group moved extremely fast; in less than half an hour, the entire prison was filled with wails of agony.
Han Jin's face turned green with fright. He finally understood how Prince An had earned the reputation of "the number one demon king of Shengjing".
...
The wedding delegation had only traveled about a thousand miles when they received news of the old emperor's death. Without the new emperor's decree, they were not allowed to return to the capital, but they did not continue on their journey.
However, a few days later, the Southern Liang sent another letter of state. The Empress Dowager and all the civil and military officials agreed that it was not advisable to antagonize the Southern Liang at this time, and could only let the marriage delegation continue its journey.
Princess Ruoling has now been in Liangzhou City of Southern Liang for half a month.
After Prince Hui and five hundred soldiers from the Northern Army met with the Third Prince of Southern Liang, they set off back to Shengjing.
Princess Ruoling was left here with two maids, two eunuchs, and ten guards.
The third prince of Southern Liang, Tuoba Min, only met Princess Ruoling once on the first day and never saw her again afterward. He spent his days hunting, drinking, or sparring with his soldiers, never mentioning when he would set off for the capital of Southern Liang.
Today marks the sixteenth day since she arrived here. Ruoling could no longer sit still. She wondered what the Southern Liang Emperor meant. Now that she had embarked on the path of marriage alliance, she knew that she would never be able to return to the Great Zhou in this lifetime.
Since that's the case, it's better to return to the capital of Southern Liang as soon as possible than to be at a loss here at the border.
The sandstorms in the desert are particularly fierce in September. Ruoling stood on the Gobi Desert, gazing into the distance. She had a headscarf wrapped around her head, and the sandstorm stung her face.
The palace maid Xiaoman tenderly draped a cloak over her shoulders: "Princess, let's go back. The sandstorm here is too strong."
Ruoling shook her head: "Do you think the capital of Southern Liang also experiences such strong sandstorms?"
Xiaoman whispered, "I heard from the palace maids that the winters in the Southern Liang Kingdom are extremely cold. Water can freeze instantly when splashed, and people have to stay indoors all winter."
Yes, when Fifth Brother came back from Nanliang, she kept pestering him to tell her a lot about Nanliang.
At that time, she had no idea that she would be entangled with Nanliang for the rest of her life.
For three or four months of the year, Nanliang is shrouded in snow and wind. Tents offer limited protection against the cold, and countless people, cattle, sheep, and horses freeze to death or starve every year.
There, a cow could be exchanged for a woman. If a powerful man took a fancy to a woman, he could abduct her and force her to have children, regardless of whether she was married or not.
Horses are much more valuable than people.
When a father dies, his son can inherit the wives and concubines other than his biological mother as his own concubines. This is contrary to human ethics, but it is a matter of course for them.
The Crown Prince of Southern Liang was already over forty years old, and his eldest son was even a few years older than her...
Ruoling's face turned pale, and her body trembled slightly whenever she thought of this.
But what could she do? She was given by her own father to this vicious and ruthless crown prince of Southern Liang.
Xiaoman said anxiously, "Princess, we've been here for more than ten days. If we don't leave soon, the heavy snow will block the mountain, making it even more difficult to travel."
Ruoling didn't speak, but just stared fixedly at the south, wondering how he was doing.
He is now the second young master of the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion, and he also has excellent medical skills. He has such a good relationship with his fourth and fifth brothers, so there must be countless people coming to propose marriage to him.
Perhaps the Duke of Zhenguo has already arranged a marriage for him, and for the rest of his life he will have a girl he loves, many children, and a house full of grandchildren...
I wonder what kind of woman he will marry in the future, and whether, years later, he will still remember her, who once loved him so deeply.
Two lines of clear tears slid down her cheeks, silently blown away by the desert winds and sand.
"Princess, what's wrong?"
Ruoling forced a smile: "I'm fine. The Third Prince should be back soon, let me ask him."
Xiaoman silently stood guard behind Ruoling.
They didn't have to wait long. Half an hour later, they could vaguely see dust billowing in the distance, and the rolling sound of horses' hooves sweeping towards them, as if the whole earth was trembling.
In no time at all, more than a hundred burly horses arrived in front of them.
Ruoling recognized the person who had arrived and bowed slightly: "Third Prince."
The third prince of Southern Liang, Tuoba Min, sat high on his horse and glanced at Ruoling indifferently: "Is the princess waiting for me here? Is there something you need?"
Ruoling looked up at Tuoba Min, who was sitting on a tall horse: "Yes. I just wanted to ask Your Highness, when will we depart?"
Tuoba Min looked at Ruoling with a leisurely air, and then laughed loudly several times, bending down and teasingly saying, "What, Your Highness, are you so eager to get into my Southern Liang Crown Prince's bed? Are all the women of your Great Zhou as slutty as you! Hahaha."
Ruoling's face turned bright red, and tears welled up in her eyes with anger.
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