The leader of the accompanying guard battalion was a centurion, a low-ranking official with little influence. They had no right to stop the princess from wanting the right vanguard battalion to escort her together.
His Highness only ordered them to accompany him and made no other arrangements, so they could only watch as the right vanguard battalion joined the team.
By the time Xing Shi received the news from General Chen, the team had already left the county.
The soldier who came to deliver the message didn't dare to look up. "General, General Chen is escorting the princess to the mausoleum to pay homage to the old prince and the princess. I'm here to ask you to help with the duty for half a day."
Xing Shi felt quite helpless.
Wang Ling was a bit far away, but it was still within the territory of Zhongren County. There were chevaux de frise on the periphery, so there was no chance of encountering monsters. In Xing Shi's opinion, General Chen was trying to be lazy again.
But since the princess had spoken, he dared not disobey and had to stay outside the city and help General Chen on duty.
The sunlight is very dazzling.
The soldiers narrowed their eyes and hurried on. Behind the carriage, several palace maids carrying sacrificial offerings wiped the sweat from their faces and tried their best to keep up with the pace in front.
Wei Li sat in the front seat of the carriage, commonly known as the "carriage board", with the coachman next to him. It was a bit crowded, but it was better than walking.
After leaving the county town, the team took the official road.
There was a tiny gap on the edge of the carriage window, and three gentle knocks were made on the carriage. The sound was so small that it was drowned out by the sound of the wheels turning.
After a while.
A piece of paper was stuffed out from the gap.
Xiang Qi looked at the soldiers in front and behind him, pretended to accidentally touch the window sill, and took out the note at an extremely fast speed.
He looked around and said to the person next to him, "I'm going to pee. I'll be right back."
People have three urgent matters. The attendant beside him waved his hand nonchalantly, "Go quickly and come back quickly, don't let the princess find you."
"Know."
Xiang Qi moved quickly. After a moment, he pretended to hold up his pants and ran back from not far away.
It took almost no time to go back and forth.
The centurion of the guard battalion looked at him for a moment, didn't feel anything wrong, and turned his head away.
Since the right vanguard battalion joined, the guard battalion was squeezed to the back.
General Chen was a man who loved to show off. He would turn around after walking a few steps and stand beside the carriage to ask questions shamelessly.
"Is the princess hot?"
"My lady, are you thirsty?"
"Are you tired, Princess?"
Before he had walked a few miles, he had already gone back and forth several times.
Princess Zhongshan felt somewhat helpless, and each time she patiently replied, "I'm not hot, I'm not thirsty, and I don't need to rest for the time being."
Since leaving the city, the girl took out the curling again.
The temperature inside the car is slightly lower than outside. Although it is still hot, it is within the tolerable range.
General Chen smiled innocently, "Then please call me if you need anything, my lady."
Then he ran to the front to lead the way.
After the team has gone far away.
Behind the small slope where Xiang Qi had just gone to urinate, Yuan Wu and Wei Ling appeared with their men.
Quickly found the note Xiang Qi left behind.
Yuan Wu read the contents of the note solemnly and handed it to Wei Ling. "Master Ling, please follow the princess and the girls. The princess has ordered us to return to the county town."
Wei Ling took the note and read the contents at a glance.
The princess asked Captain Yuan to return to the outskirts of Zhongren County and lead the commander of the left vanguard camp, Xing Shi, to the tomb.
This is a very dangerous move.
Yuan Wu has already defected to Zhongshan State. Once he shows up, he is likely to be reported. If Xing Shi is a bad person, he only needs to make a fuss and the Zhongshan army will be exposed.
A worse case scenario.
Yuan Saburo will see through it and realize that the Zhongshan army is following the princess back.
Wei Ling couldn't understand why the princess and fifth cousin made such arrangements.
"Don't worry, Mr. Ling. We'll be fine."
Yuan Wu was no fool, so he knew there would be risks. "First, lead Xing Shi out of the camp. The princess has ordered that if you find something wrong, you can kill him on the spot without reporting to the emperor later."
Wei Ling nodded and said, "Captain Yuan, please be careful. We will go ahead."
The two groups separated.
The Zhongshan army returned to the outside of the city, and Wei Ling led a thousand Wei family soldiers to follow behind the carriage.
There are many soldiers patrolling outside Zhongshan, and they need to be careful to avoid those people.
Now that he knew the destination, Wei Ling made a prompt decision. He left three hundred people to follow the carriage team carefully, while the rest of them walked quickly and arrived at the ambush near the royal tomb in advance.
The team included female relatives and palace maids carrying tribute, so they could not move fast at all. In addition, the temperature was very hot, so they stopped and walked along the way. It was not until the evening of the following day that they arrived at the foot of Wangling Mountain.
When building mausoleums, people often pay attention to feng shui. Zhongshan Kingdom has many mountains. This mountain is called Huangli Mountain. The peaks are relatively low and continuous. It was originally a complete mountain top covered with dense green trees and grass.
However, with the arrival of drought, the green plants in the mountains suffered and a large number of them died, and the top of the mountain now looks a bit bare.
Princess Zhongshan got off the carriage and stared blankly at the scene around her.
Thinking that her parents and brother were buried here, her eyes were filled with tears and she was truly heartbroken.
General Chen originally wanted to run over and show his face again, but when he saw the princess's shoulders drooping and her eyes were empty and unfocused, he immediately turned around and moved away.
He was careless.
You can't go forward and bring bad luck upon yourself at this time.
Wei Li raised his hand and put it down again. He wanted to speak, but was stopped by his cousin's eyes.
He nodded helplessly, indicating that he knew the seriousness of the matter.
The team rested for a while at the foot of the mountain and began to prepare to climb the mountain to pay homage to the tombs of the old King Zhongshan and the Queen.
At this time, Wei Ling had led 700 Wei family soldiers to ambush on the mountain.
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