The next morning.
One after another, carriages with simple exteriors and luxurious interiors stopped at the gate of the East Palace.
There were guards protecting the emperor in front and behind the team.
There were also countless assassins following him secretly.
Lu Jinshu stood at the inner gate to see him off.
Ling Shumo got on the carriage.
The team that set out from the East Palace traveled at a rapid speed, and the carriage was shaking violently.
Shi Qi brought a glass of mint water to Ling Shumo and said, "Why don't we ask the team to slow down a bit? If we continue to operate like this, it will be too tiring for you."
Ling Shumo shook her head. "The flood in Zhongdu was severe. The sooner we get here, the sooner the problem can be solved, saving the people a day of suffering. I've been riding in a carriage all the way, so it wasn't hard at all."
Shi Qi did not try to persuade Ling Shumo.
Her eyelids drooped, and the look in her eyes was dark and unclear.
Her Royal Highness has been acting really strange these days.
The princess and the prince were once held in her lap, but now she punishes them without mercy.
And there is His Highness's temper.
Compared to your majesty's other princesses, your highness cannot bear even a little hardship.
Now, for the sake of the people, he even ordered the troops to march day and night.
Shi Qi was lost in thought when he heard Ling Shumo's indifferent voice, "Are you dissatisfied with my decision?"
Shi Qi immediately knelt down and said, "I dare not."
Ling Shumo chuckled, "Some things, you just understand in your heart. If you want to think about it carefully, or even dig deep into the matter, then there will be no room for you by my side."
Shi Qi's heart trembled.
Ling Shumo's voice remained steady. "I'm much better now than I was before. Only when I, your master, become a better person, can you feel proud of me. Isn't that right?"
Shi Qi kowtowed to Ling Shumo and said, "I will remember the teachings of Your Highness the Princess."
Ling Shumo pulled down the carriage curtain, leaned back and closed her eyes, "I want to be alone and rest, you go down first."
Shi Qi retreated respectfully.
When she was completely out of Ling Shumo's sight, she was shocked to find that beads of sweat had already appeared on her forehead without her knowing.
Although Her Royal Highness was very calm just now, she brought her a huge sense of pressure.
Ever since Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess committed suicide by jumping into the river, a vague idea had arisen in her mind, but Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess's words just now made her completely suppress the unrealistic thoughts in her mind.
Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess is absolutely right. Only if Her Royal Highness works diligently and loves the people, will she, the chief lady-in-charge of Her Royal Highness, have more prestige and face.
No matter what caused the change in Her Royal Highness, it was a good thing for her.
…
Half a month later.
Zhongdu Luocheng.
The county magistrate's mansion was bustling with activity.
As early as two days ago, the magistrate of Luocheng County received instructions from above that Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess would come here to inspect the people's sentiments and then stop by her mansion to rest.
Magistrate Zhang of Luocheng is just a ninth-rank official. She has never even met the prefect above her. But now she can personally receive Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess. This sudden news has caused an uproar in her family.
In Dongxueyuan.
Several young women were sitting together drinking tea and playing cards.
The woman in the middle of them, who was obviously the most distinguished, slammed the last few cards in her hand on the table with a smug smile on her face. "I win this round, so hurry up and hand over the money."
The pink-dressed woman sitting across from her smiled and said, "Miss Xue, there's no need to remind us. You're the prefect's only daughter. How dare we default on your money?"
The woman called Miss Xue, whose full name was Xue Yao, shuffled the cards on the table with great satisfaction, saying, "This time, Your Highness the Princess has condescended to come to a small place like Luocheng.
The feast of delicious food and fine wine has been finalized, but my mother said yesterday that she wanted to give my younger brother to Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess.
If Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess falls in love with him, I will be able to rise to the top with him.
Just thinking about it makes me feel refreshed and excited, and I didn’t sleep all day.”
The pink-dressed woman complimented, "Your brother Xue Wu is undoubtedly the most beautiful woman in Zhongdu. If he were really betrothed, countless women in Zhongdu would shed tears."
The woman in pink is called Baili Yue, and she is also one of Xue Wu's admirers.
In just this brief moment, she remembered the stunning glimpse she had of Xue Wu at a banquet. Just that one glance and she felt like she was about to fall for him.
But she also knew very well that it was impossible for her to marry Xue Wu.
The Xue family was of noble origin, and her mother's official position was only prefect. Even if the princess had not come to understand the people's sentiments, she would not be qualified to marry Xue Wu.
Baili Yue suddenly remembered something and paused in her card-drawing action, "I heard that Her Highness the Crown Princess is deeply in love with the Crown Princess Prince, and she has left the East Palace's backyard vacant for three years for the Crown Princess Prince.
All the concubines that others gave to Her Highness the Crown Princess were beaten to death without exception.
It's not that I meant to spoil the fun by saying this, it's mainly because the situation in the Eastern Palace is rather special. If Master Xue were to go to Her Highness the Crown Princess, he would probably be rejected."
Xue Yao sneered, "My brother's appearance is one of the best in the capital.
No matter how noble Her Royal Highness's status is, or how much she dotes on the Princess Royal, she is still a woman, and how can a woman not cheat?
Your Highness is in the capital, and because of the face of the princess, he does not go to meddle with other women, but Luocheng is a hundred thousand miles away from the capital, and no matter how long the princess stretches her hand, she can't reach here. You are still the princess, you can do whatever you want.
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