Looking at Luo Bai and Ji Ruhua beside Ji Xingzhi, Yu Xu's eyes dimmed slightly.
"Yuxu greets His Majesty the Emperor." Yuxu stepped forward and bowed to Ji Xingzhi, speaking politely.
Ji Xingzhi smiled warmly and said, "Princess Xu, please don't be polite."
Hearing this, Yuxu paused slightly. He called her Princess Xu? Did he believe she was Princess Yuzhou?
"Princess?" Luo Bai looked at Yu Xu in confusion, then at Ji Xingzhi, somewhat bewildered. Lizhou clearly only had one princess, her sister. Where did this Princess Xu come from?
Not only Luo Bai, but also Ji Ruhua and others were all confused and bewildered.
At this moment, everyone had the same thought: the Emperor and Empress Dowager had left Lizhou and had never been seen in public in over ten years. Could this Princess Xu the Emperor was talking about be their daughter?!
Ji Xingzhi briefly explained the whole story of Yuxu and also mentioned that he would take Yuxu to Shuizhou to find the emperor of Yuzhou. Everyone then nodded in understanding.
Ji Xingzhi looked at the sky, then looked around, and couldn't help but frowned and asked, "Why isn't the emperor's uncle here?"
Zhang Qian, who was in charge of escorting Ji Xingzhi and his group to Shuizhou, stepped forward and replied, "The prince has already left."
Hearing this, Ji Xingzhi's face suddenly darkened, and he gritted his teeth and spat out a word: "Chase!"
He actually left first! He actually didn’t wait for her! He actually!!!
Ji Xingzhi rode alone in a carriage, Ji Ruhua and Luo Bai rode in one, and Yuxu rode in another. As for Zhou Zheng, he rode a horse.
The team left the imperial capital of Lizhou in a mighty procession, with civil and military officials kneeling to see them off. They would not be back for at least a month.
With more people, the speed slowed down, and they had to stop to rest and eat on the way. By the time Ji Xingzhi arrived at Fangzhen, it was dark.
The town was very quiet. It seemed as if people knew Ji Xingzhi and others would come. They were waiting early and even prepared food and wine.
This place is very close to the imperial capital. The people in the town must have received the news in advance and did this on purpose.
Ji Xingzhi, Ji Ruhua, Luo Bai, Zhang Qian and others were led into an inn by a shopkeeper. The inn was clean inside and out, but now it was surrounded by soldiers. Some people asked the soldiers to eat something before standing guard, but they were ignored.
Ji Xingzhi sat at the table with many delicious dishes in front of her. They were all Ji Xingzhi's favorite dishes. Ji Xingzhi's taste was not very picky, as long as there was meat, but the dishes on this table were all meat, without a single vegetarian dish, and even the soup was minced meat soup.
Ji Xingzhi frowned slightly. Was it common knowledge that she loved meat? This Fangzhen was just a small town, under the jurisdiction of Yaocheng, without even a single official to govern it. How could the people in such a small town, which could be considered a village, actually know her taste?
Ji Xingzhi raised her eyes to the thin shopkeeper standing respectfully beside her and asked in a low voice, "Did you prepare all these dishes yourself?"
The shopkeeper listened to Ji Xingzhi's question and bent down nervously and replied, "Yes, I wonder if the emperor is satisfied?"
Ji Xingzhi raised her eyebrows slightly: "Not bad."
After saying that, Ji Xingzhi picked up the chopsticks and was about to pick up a piece of meat to eat, but heard Zhou Zheng say: "Wait."
Ji Xingzhi paused for a moment, and put down his chopsticks.
Zhou Zheng picked up the chopsticks that Ji Xingzhi had just taken and checked them. After confirming that there was nothing wrong, he put the chopsticks back in front of Ji Xingzhi. Then he used the chopsticks to taste each dish. After confirming that there was no problem, he stepped back and said, "Your Majesty, please enjoy."
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