"Your Highness, these two are not in good physical condition, and our progress is a bit slow!"
Yang Feng stood ramrod straight, his voice strong and clear.
Ouyang Zhen looked at the two people behind the horse and realized that in just a short while, their clothes were already tattered and covered with countless bloodstains!
It seems they were dragged by a horse for quite some time!
Yang Feng is a shrewd man. He promised not to kill them, so he can definitely take them to Xishu.
The Empress and Ouyang Fu, who were already on the verge of fainting from the torment, felt as if they were dreaming when they heard Ouyang Zhen's voice.
Ouyang Fu shook his head vigorously, but instead saw Ouyang Zhen. His eyes lit up with surprise and delight: "Ouyang Zhen, you've come to release me, haven't you? Did Father Emperor order you to release me?"
"Ouyang Zhen, you unfilial son! I am the Empress, how dare you treat me like this!"
The Empress hated Ouyang Zhen to the core. She had been pampered since childhood and had never suffered like this before. As she was dragged on the ground, the sand and stones slid over her delicate skin, and the feeling was like being slowly sliced to death.
"By the way, how is Mengqing?"
Even at this moment, the Empress had not forgotten Meng Qing.
"Let you go?" Ouyang Zhen sneered, strode up to Ouyang Fu, raised his hand and slapped him across the face repeatedly.
No one knows how many times he hit him, but when his hand finally stopped, Ouyang Fu spat out a mouthful of blood with a "pfft," and among the bright red bloodstains were a few white teeth!
Yang Feng and the others felt a chill run down their spines; their prince was truly ruthless.
"you……"
Ouyang Fu wanted to curse, but his mind was blank, his cheeks were sore, and it hurt terribly to even open his mouth.
"Ouyang Zhen, how dare you strike the Crown Prince..."
The Empress couldn't believe it either. They thought Ouyang Zhen had come to release them, but instead, he came up and said, "If you don't come, we'll beat you up." And he went all out!
Seeing that the Empress was still putting on airs, Zhou Jie rushed over and, imitating Ouyang Zhen's actions, gave the Empress a good beating across the face.
She didn't know how many times she hit him, until her palms felt burning hot, before she stopped, shaking her hand and saying, "As expected of the Empress, her skin is so thick! My hand hurts from hitting her!"
Han Luoxue... no wonder they're cousins, their mannerisms and styles are almost identical!
The empress was so badly beaten that she saw stars and couldn't even speak.
"Hmph! Ouyang Fu, how dare you hit my woman! It's not too much for me to beat you up, is it?"
Ouyang Zhen added, and Zhou Jie chimed in, "Your Majesty, how dare you insult my cousin? It wouldn't be too much for me to slap you, would it?"
The Empress was furious. "You've been hitting me for so long, is that even a slap?"
She tried to argue, but then she heard Ouyang Zhen's voice: "Give them plenty of rest and strength along the way. If they get sick, find someone to look after them. Don't let them die easily. We'll deal with them after they're taken to Xishu! Especially the former crown prince!"
After saying that, he picked up Han Luoxue and turned to ride Zhuifeng. Zhou Jie didn't dare to delay and hurriedly followed.
The group of people came and went in a hurry, staying for only a short while before leaving.
Even after the three figures had disappeared into the distance, the other soldier still hadn't reacted: "What was His Highness doing here just now?"
Yang Feng slapped him on the head: "Didn't you see what His Highness did?"
The man scratched his head, feeling that this wasn't like their composed prince: "He came here to beat people up?"
"No, it should be slapped in the face! This guy slapped his woman in the face, how could Your Highness not retaliate?"
The man gave an awkward smile. He actually wanted to say that His Highness could have given the order and he could have done it for him.
Three meals a day, each one different, no problem!
"What was the meaning of His Highness's last sentence?"
"It means exactly what it says. Little Ding, you're still too green. You'll need to really think carefully about what His Highness says in the future!"
Xiao Ding felt a little wronged. How was he so naive? He clearly understood what His Highness meant, but he just couldn't quite believe it. He always felt that his Highness wouldn't be so childish.
"Should we take care of them from now on?" Xiao Ding looked at the two men whose faces were bruised and swollen. Yang Feng nodded seriously, "Of course!"
The Empress and Ouyang Fu never imagined that their journey would be even more exciting!
What the two of them were more concerned about was Meng Qing.
"Mother, do you think Ouyang Zhen wouldn't give Mengqing to..."
He didn't even dare to think about it; the child in Mengqing's belly was very likely his only offspring.
"Probably not!" The Empress couldn't be sure either. She knew that if it were her, she definitely wouldn't let the other party's child go.
Leaving the weeds unrepaired is a major taboo. But if it were her, she would still want to hope for a little more.
...
"You brought me here just so I could slap them?"
Han Luoxue felt a sweet warmth in her heart. She thought Ouyang Zhen had something important to say, but it turned out he had only come to help her vent her anger.
He only came to beat up Ouyang Fu!
"You should have done it yourself, but I was worried it would hurt your hand!"
Zhou Jie felt the hand holding the reins hurt even more. Why didn't her cousin say he felt sorry for her when she hit him?
Those words were as sweet as honey.
When they returned, Doctor Xu and his family arrived, as did Aunt Xu's family. Seeing that Han Luoxue was alright and unexpectedly seeing Ouyang Zhen, Aunt Xu was very excited.
"Oh dear, Xue, I'm so glad you're alright. You have no idea how worried I was all night. Is everything settled now? And when did Chen arrive?"
Upon hearing the title "Young Master Chen," everyone in the room who knew Ouyang Zhen's identity was taken aback. This old woman was formidable; how dare she say such a thing?
Han Luoxue smiled nonchalantly: "He knew I was in danger, so he rushed over. Aunt Xu, I'm sorry to have startled you!"
Now that Ouyang Fu's matter is settled, they probably won't stay here for long and will soon be returning to Beijing. Then Aunt Xu can go back to Fu'an Town.
As for bringing her into the palace, that's probably not an option. Aunt Xu is just an ordinary village woman, and there are too many rules in the palace. Sometimes even Han Luoxue might not be able to protect her, and she doesn't want Aunt Xu to suffer with her.
"I wasn't frightened, Xue girl, I'm glad you're alright."
After settling Aunt Xu and the others in, Han Luoxue pulled Ouyang Zhen into the next room and asked him about his recent plans: "When are you planning to go back?"
"Let's stay here for the night, and leave tomorrow!"
"Should I go back too?" Han Luoxue felt it was all too soon and was a little reluctant to leave.
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