The next day at dawn, Shen Yuan and Xiao Ling left the inn and headed straight out of the city, continuing north.
The newly replaced horses are strong, healthy, and full of energy. They can run more than 100 miles a day, which is much faster than the horses that Shen Yuan used before.
Therefore, Shen Yuan felt that her idea of sending the carriage to the post station before crossing the river, having someone send it back to Jian'an City, and then buying a new carriage after crossing the river was particularly cost-effective.
Not only did they save on the river crossing fee, but they also had carriages for themselves and the people at the pharmacy and restaurant.
Shen Yuan and Xiao Ling traveled for half a month by carriage.
On the first day of the second lunar month, Shen Yuan and Xiao Ling arrived at Jizhou, the city closest to the capital.
The further north they went, the stricter the identity checks became at the checkpoints. Fortunately, Shen Yuan had already spent money to get Xiao Ling the necessary travel documents while they were in Shenyang City.
The two then successfully arrived in Jizhou.
Upon arriving in Jizhou, Shen Yuan expected the inspection to be more stringent. However, the soldiers guarding the city only glanced at the documents she handed over without even opening them, and then let Shen Yuan and Xiao Ling in.
This puzzled Shen Yuan.
She turned to look at the long queue of people leaving the city on the other side. The queue was teeming with people, all of whom wanted to leave the city.
The soldiers guarding the city not only demanded to examine their household registration documents, but also searched their luggage and belongings. They even required them to take off their outer garments in full view of everyone for a body search.
The group included many women and young girls, who turned pale with fright when they saw the soldiers guarding the city searching their bodies.
Even so, they did not leave.
It seemed that they were more afraid of staying in the city than of having their outer robes removed and being searched.
Shen Yuan was suspicious, but before she could think about it further, the guards behind her impatiently urged her to hurry up and go in, so as not to block the way.
If you want to go to the capital, Jizhou is an unavoidable pass.
So Shen Yuan didn't think too much about it and led Xiao Ling into Jizhou City.
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