"I...I was just passing by, just passing by. Chen Xiang, you can continue...continue."
Jun Xiaoqiao covered her face awkwardly, peeking out her eyes through her fingers, and stammered.
"You want to take her away?"
Shen Jinchen looked at Jun Xiaoqiao and directly saw through her intentions.
"No...no, Mr. Shen, you're overthinking it. I was just passing by, passing by, I'm leaving now, see you again if fate allows."
Jun Xiaoqiao felt that the man Cen Xi had chosen was sometimes too... too much for her to describe. Anyway, it was best not to cross paths with him. She should run away first to avoid being implicated later.
"Since we're already here, let's go to the capital together. You're her friend, she'll definitely be happy to go. You can accompany her all the way."
Shen Jinchen stared at Jun Xiaoqiao, then suddenly flicked his finger, and she was unable to move.
After doing all this, he turned to Feng Qin and instructed her:
"Take a team and go catch the tails behind them as well."
"yes!"
Feng Qin responded, glanced at the back of their group, chuckled, and headed towards where Zhu Yanniang and the others were hiding.
In a short while, Jun Xiaoqiao's maid, Cen Xi's maid, and Zhu Yanniang were all subdued by Feng Qin and the others and brought to Shen Jinchen's side.
"Since you all miss her so much, let's all ride in one carriage. Qingyi and Erxi, take good care of her. Let's set off!"
Shen Jinchen glanced at them, then gestured for Feng Qin to put the people into the carriage. He then mounted his horse cleanly and quickly, flicked his whip, and disappeared in a flash.
Five or six people entered the carriage in no time, making it quite cramped. Zhu Yanniang and Jun Xiaoqiao exchanged a glance and couldn't help but let out a long sigh.
"Qingyi, take them out for a ride. It's too crowded for you all to sit in here."
Jun Xiaoqiao's acupoints were sealed by Shen Jinchen, and now she can only move her mouth, but that doesn't stop her from causing trouble.
"It's too crowded. This carriage is so small, you can hardly move around inside. Let a few of you get off first."
Before leaving, Shen Jinchen flicked his finger and sealed Zhu Yanniang's acupoints, so she couldn't move now. With three immobile people in the car, it was naturally very crowded, a point she agreed with Jun Xiaoqiao's assessment.
"Then... let's go down."
Seeing that the carriage was indeed very crowded, Qingyi wisely decided to get out, but as soon as she lifted the curtain, Fengqin blocked her way.
"It's too crowded in the carriage, Guard Feng. Let us get off and ride horses. Our martial arts skills are not high enough to cause any trouble. Staying in the carriage will only be a nuisance. Our master needs to rest, and I believe Prime Minister Shen wouldn't want our master to be uncomfortable, would he?"
Qingyi was always very tactful in her actions and words, so when she saw Fengqin blocking her way, she smiled and said...
"Don't cause any trouble. We'll be at the next town soon, and we'll buy Grandmother another carriage then. You should just stay put. Don't think I don't know what you're up to. What our young master wants to do, and whoever he wants, he will get. So don't make any futile struggles."
Feng Qin glanced at them indifferently, then flicked her whip and led them in the direction Shen Jinchen had gone.
Since she couldn't fool anyone, Jun Xiaoqiao hung her head and stopped talking. Zhu Yanniang also pouted and glanced at Cen Xi, feeling a strange sense of sympathy for her.
After walking for a while, Jun Xiaoqiao couldn't help but mock:
"Hey girl, what's it like to be loved by someone like this?"
Cen Xi glanced at her, then closed her eyes to rest.
"Not speaking, or being unable to speak?"
Jun Xiaoqiao looked at Cen Xi with great interest.
Upon hearing this, Cen Xi didn't even lift an eyelash, immediately lost in her own thoughts.
"Looks like your man is ruthless enough to not even let you speak. What are you going to do now? Being completely controlled by someone is truly tragic."
Cen Xi didn't answer, while Jun Xiaoqiao continued talking enthusiastically, determined to give her friend a good beating. She vividly remembered how venomous Jun Xiaoqiao's words were every time she changed boyfriends.
"Madam Yuan, you don't need to worry about me and Ah Xi. We will be good wives and mothers and grow old together. You should be worried about whether you will be able to get married in the future."
While Jun Xiaoqiao was rambling on, their group had already entered a small town, and Shen Jinchen had found a carriage and arrived in front of it.
As luck would have it, Shen Jinchen overheard Jun Xiaoqiao's provocative words, lifted the carriage curtain, and gave Jun Xiaoqiao a cold look.
Then, with a wave of his hand, he pulled Cen Xi into his arms, and in a few quick steps, the two of them entered the carriage that Shen Jinchen had just bought.
Jun Xiaoqiao never expected that Shen Jinchen, the prime minister of a country, would personally scold her and even say that she would never be able to get married.
In an instant, Jun Xiaoqiao's beautiful face twisted into a knot. How could someone as beautiful as her, with such wealth, still be unable to get married?
What kind of thought process is that?
"What are you angry about? If you can't get married, you can just not get married. What's so great about getting married? If you want a man, you can bring my Yichun Pavilion here. You can choose any man you want."
Zhu Yanniang looked at her constipated expression and found it hard to understand. So what if she can't get married? What's the big deal?
"You don't understand, marriage is about finding a place for your soul, it has nothing to do with choosing a man!"
Jun Xiaoqiao looked at Zhu Yanniang with a "you don't understand feelings" expression, thinking that this woman had nothing to do except sleep with men.
"There can be love between men and women, it's not just about physical matters. Sigh, you're too superficial."
Jun Xiaoqiao rolled her eyes and mercilessly mocked Zhu Yanniang.
"I think you're the one who's shallow. Marriage is just about using and calculating, there's no admiration to speak of. Girl, don't be so naive."
Zhu Yanniang didn't take his views seriously. She had experienced it firsthand: a woman shouldn't expect her husband to treat her well. If he finds someone new, he will still abandon her like worn-out shoes.
“Yan Niang, don’t generalize. Love still exists, as long as you believe in it. Look at that Chen Xiang, isn’t he a good person? Although he’s a bit domineering, he’s devoted to Cen Xi.”
Jun Xiaoqiao subconsciously refuted Zhu Yanniang's words, feeling from his own profound experience that Zhu Yanniang was being too absolute.
“If he were truly devoted to his family, he wouldn’t have forced Cenxi to go to the capital. I just can’t beat him or outsmart him. If I could help, I would definitely keep her away from this man. So, Xiao Qiao, don’t overthink it.”
Zhu Yanniang strongly disagreed with Xiao Qiao's words. If she could really beat Shen Jinchen, she would definitely help Cen Xi regain her freedom.
"You two inside, you'd better stop arguing for our mistress and think about your own situation. I will relay your conversation to the young master."
Feng Qin, who was driving outside, couldn't stand it any longer, so she impatiently threatened Jun Xiaoqiao and Zhu Yanniang inside.
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