Chapter 9 Bandits
Early the next morning, Madam Chen sent Mother Gui to teach Lu Wanning the etiquette, saying that Lu Wanning was born in the countryside, and if she didn't understand the rules after marrying into Prince Qi's mansion, it would be the Chen family who would be disgraced.
Mother Gui is not an easy person to get along with. She wakes up Lu Wanning before dawn to practice etiquette, holding a small bamboo board in her hand, ready to hit Lu Wanning's palm at any time.
Lu Wanning became impatient after just one day.
After being hit twice, he grabbed the small bamboo board in Gui Mama's hand and lashed it out directly at her, his eyes sharp. "You are indeed a loyal dog of Madam. Next month, I will be the Crown Prince's Consort. Guess what, Madam Gui, if I ask Madam for you then, will she give you to me or not?"
Mother Gui froze for a moment.
The hand that grabbed the small bamboo board was silently withdrawn.
As an old slave who had followed Madam Chen for so many years, she naturally had some understanding of Madam Chen.
Although Lu Wanning married a man who was known to be short-lived.
But she is the Crown Prince's Consort after all, and given her status, she naturally cannot be offended.
Mother Gui calmed down, but Lu Wanning had no intention of learning any rules here.
Aunt An stayed in the mansion and hurriedly helped her make the wedding dress. She left the Chen Mansion alone, carrying a small bag and telling Mr. Chen who had just returned from the farm that she was going back to visit her deceased parents.
Of course, Master Chen was worried that she would never come back after leaving alone, so he specially sent a few servants to her, under the pretext of protecting her.
It takes two days to get from the capital to Zhen'an. Lu Wanning only stayed in Zhen'an for three days before setting off to return.
When he passed by Yueshi Mountain on his way back, he thought that the medicinal herb he needed was only available on Yueshi Mountain, so he decided to go up the mountain to look for it.
These servants were quite honest. As long as she didn't run away, they would not ask about her affairs.
Seeing her going up the mountain, the leading servant advised: "There is a group of bandits not far from Yueshi Mountain. They are very brutal. It is better for you not to go forward."
But that medicinal herb is very important to Lu Wanning. It determines whether she can live a comfortable life after marrying into Prince Qi's Mansion. Naturally, she cannot give up so easily.
So Lu Wanning waved her hand and told the servants what the herbs looked like. "Help me look for them, and go back when you find them."
After climbing half of Yueshi Mountain, Lu Wanning finally saw the shadow of the medicinal herb. She was overjoyed when she saw that the carriage that had just stopped on the road below was surrounded by a group of people.
Not far away, another carriage that looked much more luxurious was slowly approaching.
The servants guarding below were hacked to death. After discovering the carriage behind, the group immediately set their sights on the carriage behind.
The iron tree in her home has finally bloomed. Princess Qi has been feeling very happy these days. When she heard that Baoji Temple is very effective in praying for children, she couldn't wait to come.
If the Crown Prince's wife could get pregnant soon after the marriage, she would definitely come to fulfill her wish.
"I heard that the Crown Prince's chosen Consort isn't a daughter of the Chen family, but the niece of the Chen family's concubine, who came to the capital three years ago." The old servant beside him said, "The two daughters of the Chen family are both unengaged, yet they are allowing a foreign girl to marry into our Prince Qi's mansion. This is really a bit too much."
Princess Qi laughed, "He only said that he liked the daughter of the Chen family, but he didn't mention her by name. The eldest daughter of the Chen family is already married. Do you think he really doesn't know?"
Princess Qi knew very well what kind of personality her son had.
He said that the three girls in the Chen family were all beautiful, and after the Chen family decided on the marriage, he did not raise any questions about Miss Lu. It can be seen that he had already anticipated the current development of the situation and readily acquiesced.
As a mother, how could Princess Qi not see what her son was thinking?
She was about to speak again when the carriage suddenly shook violently and there was a loud noise outside.
The palace guards surrounded the carriage, and the captain of the guards warned, "There are bandits here, Princess, please don't come out!"
In order to avoid being too conspicuous during this outing, Princess Qi did not bring many guards with her. Compared with these ferocious and cruel bandits, she soon found herself at a disadvantage.
Seeing the guards falling one by one, the captain and several other guards desperately held back the bandits and shouted into the carriage, "Run, run up the mountain!"
The terrain on the mountain is complex and there is vegetation blocking the view in this season, so there might be a chance of survival if you go up the mountain.
Princess Qi made a prompt decision and turned around and ran up the mountain with the nanny beside her.
This maid was smart. She knew that the bandits would catch up soon, so she quickly exchanged her clothes with the princess's. "These bandits are extremely vicious. They don't seem to be after money, but rather want to kill. Princess, please give your clothes to this old slave and find a place to hide until the prince comes to find you.
As she spoke, she pushed Princess Qi forward and said, "Run."
The master and servant fled in opposite directions.
On the other side, Lu Wanning knew that the bandits below would soon come up the mountain when they found that there was no one in their carriage.
However, being delayed by another carriage gave her a chance to survive.
But in this case, it would be a bit cruel for her to watch the people in the carriage below being killed.
Knowing that she was running slowly due to her lack of physical strength, Lu Wanning quickly said to the two Chen Mansion servants behind her, "Hurry back and find someone."
Knowing that the two men were leaning towards the Chen Mansion and didn't care about her life or death, Lu Wanning said the key point: "These bandits will search the mountains soon. You will not be able to escape with me. Tell the Chen Mansion to send someone to rescue me. Otherwise, it will be your second and third daughters who will be married to Prince Qi's Mansion and live as widows."
The two looked at each other, and without hesitation, they asked Lu Wanning to hide well and quickly went down the mountain.
Lu Wanning looked at the two people and suddenly felt a little emotional.
Could it be that except for Chen Wenjian, all the people kept in the Chen Mansion are fools?
If she left here now, the people in the Chen Mansion would just think that she was killed by bandits and would not bother her aunt and use her aunt to force her to show up.
It was a great opportunity, but unfortunately, she didn't want to leave in such a miserable state.
Without the two servants, Lu Wanning acted even faster.
She followed her mother to the mountains to collect herbs since she was a child. Later, she followed her master and ran in the mountains all year round. Her agility was no different from that of the monkeys in the mountains.
Hearing a noise behind her, Lu Wanning quickly left.
She knew a path that led down to a hidden cave.
If she was alone, she could hide there and wait until the bandits left before coming out.
But Lu Wanning didn't expect that she would run head-on into the people escaping from the carriage below.
Princess Qi looked extremely miserable, with several bloody gashes on her cheeks from thorns, and her nanny's clothes were torn to shreds. When Lu Wanning rushed out, she was so frightened that she immediately raised the dagger in her hand and said, "Don't come over!"
Seeing that it was a woman, they both breathed a sigh of relief. Lu Wanning looked back and without thinking too much, grabbed Princess Qi's wrist and continued running forward.
Princess Qi's physical strength was even worse than hers. Every time she wanted to stop, Lu Wanning would just say, "Those people are running much faster than us. If you stop, you'll just die here. I'm leaving first."
Once or twice, the two of them ran from dawn to dusk, and only after confirming that there was no movement behind them did they completely relax.
The two men collapsed by the river, gasping for breath. Lu Wanning didn't dare to let her guard down. Even if the bandits didn't come, there were still many snakes, insects and wild animals on the mountain. If she didn't check them carefully, she might lose her life.
He felt in his sleeve pocket, took out a bottle of insect repellent powder and sprinkled it in a circle around the two of them. He turned around and was about to talk to the person next to him when he saw that the person was holding his chest, breathing in but not out.
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