Sinan has been in some trouble recently.
There were always people going missing on the border of Nanzhao. Most of them were girls under the age of fifteen, and some were strong men who were heads of families. People were in a panic and the people on the border did not dare to go out.
Xie Ling sent someone to ask the Lord of Canglan Prefecture, and the Lord replied that he didn't know either.
However, the high priest has returned recently and is looking for the blood of the most yin everywhere, which may be related to this.
Before Xie Ling could investigate clearly, news came from Jiaozhou that the emperor had arrived in Jiaozhou.
Xie Ling had no choice but to put the matter on hold for the time being. She sent several hundred soldiers to guard the border and made arrangements with Gu Wei to welcome the emperor.
Jiaozhou is only seven days' journey from Sinan.
It was already late when the emperor arrived in Jiaozhou.
He was dizzy from the rough mountain road, vomited a lot, and his face turned pale. "Rest, rest for two days before going on."
Therefore, the large team was put on hold in Jiaozhou.
The emperor was already uncomfortable in the carriage, let alone those who carried the carriage.
Walking on the mountain roads was difficult in itself, not to mention carrying a golden nanmu sedan chair weighing more than a thousand pounds. Both the emperor and the empress needed to sit in the sedan chair. Seven or eight guards had died of exhaustion in the past few days.
Lu Yinli really couldn't bear it anymore, so he begged the emperor to come down and walk for a while before taking the sedan chair. He was nearly thrown off the cliff by the emperor to be fed to the wolves. It was only because Yu Yichou pleaded for him that his life was saved.
But although he could escape the death penalty, he could not escape the punishment of living punishment. Lu Yinli was still beaten with more than ten boards and could not even walk steadily. Fortunately, the weather was cold and the wound did not become inflamed, otherwise he would have died of the infection.
Lu Yinli had a gloomy face and walked at the end of the team with a cane.
Yu Yichou sent two servants to take care of him, but he refused.
He has to remember all of this so that he won't feel guilty when the time comes.
"Lord Lu is a man of high character and integrity. Qingjiu admires him."
Lu Yinli looked up and saw a skinny girl with a pale face staring at him intently. Her clothes were covered in mud, and her long hair had turned dry and yellow due to long-term malnutrition, and was hung on her shoulders in a mess.
Only his eyes remained clear, reflecting his miserable shadow.
Lu Yinli frowned, "Ninth Princess? How did you... become like this?"
In his impression, the Ninth Princess was a graceful and elegant woman, who always had her hair combed neatly, wore luxurious clothes, and looked down on people from a high position. She was the best symbol of the royal majesty.
Before the capital was moved, he would always meet the Ninth Princess when he went to and from court every day.
She was either playing shuttlecock with the palace maids under the shade of the trees, or walking on the palace road, on her way to deliver cakes to the emperor.
When the two met, he had to pay his respects.
The Ninth Princess always found topics to talk to him a lot.
He thought that the Ninth Princess was locked up in the palace every day, unable to see the outside world and yearning for it, so when he had time, Lu Yinli would always tell her many interesting things about the outside world.
Since the capital was moved, Lu Yinli rarely saw her.
She was not as domineering as other members of the royal family. She was always quiet and walked at the end of the team with her little maid.
The Ninth Princess' eyes were calm, her back straight, "To atone for my sins."
After she finished speaking, she took out a bottle of medicine from her sleeve and said, "Take this. I really admire what you did today. Thank you."
Lu Yinli was a little confused. He didn't know why the Ninth Princess said these words to him, and he didn't know why she wanted to thank him.
But thinking that they would be enemies in the future, he did not reply, but just said "thank you" lightly.
He didn't want to have any ties with the royal family.
The Ninth Princess stood up and suddenly smiled, "In fact, I have always admired Lord Lu. Lord Lu is the best symbol of an honest official in my heart."
Lu Yinli said calmly, "You are so kind."
The figure of the Ninth Princess gradually walked away, and a voice came from afar, as if Lu Yinli had heard it wrongly.
"Actually, Qingjiu is my maiden name."
After arriving in Jiaozhou, the emperor heard that it would take several more days to go and he didn't even want to leave. It was only after his ministers persuaded him late into the night that he agreed to continue to Sinan.
Rested for five days.
The capital relocation team continued to move forward.
When they reached the edge of a cliff, everyone's heart was in their throat and they walked cautiously, step by step.
On the left is a cliff with rolling rocks.
On the right side is a bottomless cliff. Occasionally, when a stone falls, it takes a long time to hear the echo.
Especially the guards carrying the sedan chair, their hearts were in their throats, they clenched their teeth and dared not look down.
With the previous experience of Lu Yinli, no one dared to remind the emperor to come down and walk this time.
Just as they were about to walk out of the cliff, the eunuch in the front suddenly cried out in a different tone, "Ninth, Ninth Princess?"
The Ninth Princess had climbed over the hill at some point and came to the front of the team.
Her body was covered with scars, blood was flowing down her knees, and her pretty face was full of tragedy.
The emperor's voice was impatient and he didn't care at all, "What happened to her?"
The eunuch shouted loudly: "Ninth Princess, please come here quickly and let His Majesty's dragon sedan chair pass first."
"absurd."
The Ninth Princess looked at the emperor's sedan coldly and said, "You are the emperor, but you oppress the people and treat your guards harshly. How many people died along the way and how many innocent people were harmed? If my father were still alive, he would definitely kill you, the tyrant!"
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