The carriage stopped as soon as it drove out of the mountain gate. Jiang Muyu opened the curtain and saw Yun Yan's face. She was wearing a coachman's outfit, a straw raincoat, and a straw hat.

Yunyan had come out of the hot spring villa with her disguised as a coachman. She recognized him the first time she saw him when she walked out the back door.

"Where is the original driver?" she asked.

"Don't worry, Madam. He's fine. I just knocked him unconscious and stripped him of his clothes. I think he's probably still lying in the woodshed."

"Well, did Xiahou Yan leave anyone nearby?"

"I stayed, but I didn't dare to get close to him. This person is very thoughtful and cunning. If I get too close, I'll be discovered."

"Just have someone keep an eye on him. Remember to report his whereabouts to me promptly."

"yes."

Jiang Muyu lowered the curtains, and the carriage continued to head down the mountain.

…

Several days passed and Jiang Muyu stayed in the city.

She secretly bought several shops, preparing to expand Xia Munan's industrial chain to Xuan Cang.

In his spare time, he would go to teahouses to listen to storytelling, and go to restaurants to hear about the progress of the war and some gossip.

"Another victory news from the front!"

"Isn't this something we can expect? Tianqian and Dongxu have lost their leader, and their morale has plummeted. What can they use to fight us?"

"I'm afraid that soon, Tianqian and Dongxu will both crawl at our feet."

"It's a pity that our country has no wise ruler, otherwise it might be possible to restore the glory of Emperor Xuanwu's reign."

"Yeah, it's a pity... I don't know if we can us ordinary people usher in a truly peaceful and prosperous era after winning the war."

"It's difficult. If there weren't a regent king in control of the government, I'm afraid that the tyrant would have squandered our Xuan Cang's century-old foundation."

"That's right. I've heard that the treasury is empty. If the Regent hadn't used up all his private money and asked the ministers to raise funds to support the soldiers on the front line, we would have been defeated before the battle even started due to insufficient military supplies and weapons."

"We are able to win the battle now, but it is only because of God's help and we took advantage of the opportunity."

"Yeah, it's not glorious even if you win."

…

It was the first time that Jiang Muyu saw the people booing after the country won a battle.

It seems that the current emperor Xuan Cang is extremely unpopular among the people. If it were not unreasonable, they would probably have appointed a regent to succeed the throne.

Perhaps, Liang Qingchen's ascension to the throne actually conformed to public opinion.

She took the last sip of tea and went upstairs.

Yun Yan came back from outside, looking somewhat anxious, and said, "My queen, Xiahou Yan seems to have received news of the unusual changes in the imperial capital, and will leave immediately."

Jiang Muyu had expected this, so he picked up the bag on the bedside and walked out: "Is the carriage ready?"

"It's ready."

"Let's go to the capital with him and try to delay the journey as much as possible."

Yunyan was still a little hesitant: "Shouldn't we tell the prince about this first?"

"He'll find out sooner or later."

Seeing how determined she was, Yun Yan had no choice but to go down and make arrangements for the trip to the imperial capital.

An hour later, Jiang Muyu's carriage met Xiahou Yan's carriage outside the city.

The other party did not show too much surprise when he saw her. He leaned lazily on the side of the carriage with one leg bent, and looked at her with a smile: "Where are you going, Xiao Jiangjiang?"

"The Imperial Capital."

"What a coincidence! We are going the same way."

"It's quite a coincidence indeed." Jiang Muyu said, "In that case, let's go together. We can also take care of each other along the way."

"Okay." He agreed without thinking.

Every time this happened, Jiang Muyu couldn't help but wonder what bad idea he was up to.

She brought more than twenty people with her on this trip, all of whom were Liang Qingchen's guards dressed as black-clothed masked killers. In order not to appear abrupt, they all took off their masks and wore human skin masks, ordinary guards' clothes, swords on their belts, and had cold faces.

Compared with her team, Xiahou Yan's team seemed deserted. Apart from himself, there were only three maids accompanying him. The one who served as the coachman was the maid who was protecting him closely at that moment.

This is not surprising. He is a martial arts expert and he finds it troublesome to lead too many people.

Originally they were walking very fast, but after they met Jiang Muyu, they had to rest and recuperate along the way with their families, which extended the journey several days several times.

After dark that day, they arrived at a post station. Xiahou Yan could no longer bear it and said to Jiang Muyu, "I have an urgent matter to go to the capital. Let's go our separate ways tomorrow."

Jiang Muyu refused and said with a distressed look: "What if I run into bandits again after you leave? Just two days ago, I was almost captured by them and taken to the mountains to be their mistress. Thanks to your help, I was able to escape danger."

Xiahou Yan helplessly rubbed his forehead and said, "Are your guards all useless? They could have saved you, too."

"But they are not as skilled as you in martial arts, and they all seem to be not very smart."

Xiahou Yan was speechless for a moment.

The day before yesterday, when they were crossing the mountain, they suddenly encountered a group of bandits. Jiang Muyu was captured by the leader, who threatened to marry her as his wife.

I don't know if the guards around her were really stupid, they actually rushed into the mountain stronghold, not only did they startle the enemy, but they were also outnumbered and almost couldn't escape unscathed. In the end, it was Xiahou Yan who sneaked into the mountain stronghold and rescued her.

He waved his hands: "I don't care. Anyway, I have something urgent to do and can't waste time with you any longer."

Jiang Muyu curled her lips: "Okay."

After spending the past few days together, the two seemed to have forgotten their previous differences and got along very well. He also found that Jiang Muyu became more interesting the more he got to know him.

Unlike those women who are relegated to the backyard, she is thoughtful and opinionated, knows a lot, has unique insights into many things, and speaks in an interesting way.

He even thought that it would be nice to have a woman like this by his side.

Unfortunately...

Xiahou Yan said nothing more and went upstairs.

He did not plan to wait until daybreak to set off. He had been on the road for too long these past few days and did not know what the situation in the imperial capital was like now.

The situation was urgent and he prepared to leave at night.

However, just as he opened the door and prepared to leave, the maid beside Jiang Muyu suddenly stopped in front of him and cried, "Our lady has been poisoned!"

He was stunned for a moment, then said coldly: "If you are poisoned, go find a doctor. Why are you looking for me?"

The maid knelt on the ground and begged, "I know you have a maid who is good at medicine. I beg you to save our lady. We will repay your kindness in the future."

Xiahou Yan stared at the maid and narrowed his eyes slightly.

No one except him and the people around him knew that the maid beside him was good at medicine. How did she know?

Yunyan quickly said, "I have a sister who also knows medicine. She often smells like herbs, and has fine threads made from silver needles between her fingers."

so it is……

Xiahou Yan was silent for a moment, and finally he said, "Take me to see her."