County Magistrate Liu was sitting in the front carriage, Xiaoguo was in the middle, and the carriage carrying the coffin was at the end. There were two rows of officers and soldiers around them, and a dozen more followed behind.

Xiaoguo was frightened by this situation. He felt very lucky to have such treatment once in his lifetime.

Keeping Qin Anming's instructions in mind, Xiaoguo scattered paper money every few steps. According to Qin Anming's budget, as long as Xiaoguo controlled the amount scattered each time, the paper money would definitely be enough to reach the capital without having to stop to buy more.

County Magistrate Liu sat steadily in the carriage, thinking happily in his heart, he didn't know what he could get after escorting her to the capital. Would he get promoted? Even if he didn't get promoted, there would still be benefits.

Thinking of this, County Magistrate Liu almost laughed out loud. He looked at Xiaoguo in the carriage at the back as if she were the God of Wealth. He had to take good care of her along the way, because his bright future in the future depended on her!

"Go ask Jiang Qinshi how she is, whether she is adapting well, and whether she needs to stop and rest."

County Magistrate Liu happily instructed the officers and soldiers outside that the main purpose of this trip was to take good care of Qin Xiaoguo and other matters could be put aside.

"yes!"

After hearing this, the official immediately ran to the back, came to Xiaoguo's carriage, and knocked softly. After hearing this, Xiaoguo lifted the curtain.

"Our county commander asked if you need to stop and rest for a while?"

"No, just keep going."

Although Xiaoguo felt strange, he didn't say anything else. He decided to hurry up and arrive the sooner the better.

They set out from Yonghai County at noon and did not stop along the way. They went straight to Yongxiu County. It was getting dark and everyone was a little tired from the long journey, so they went into the county town and found an inn to stay in.

Xiaoguo and Zhuangzhuang only had breakfast the whole day and felt hungry early.

County Magistrate Liu arranged a room for Xiaoguo and Zhuangzhuang and ordered some food.

The others also ate and rested. It was fine for Xiaoguo and her friends who rode in the carriage, but it was hard for the officers who were on foot to find horses. Fortunately, County Magistrate Liu was a considerate official and did not continue to torture the officers. He just asked them to leave some people to take turns on duty, and the rest of the people all went to rest.

After dinner, Xiaoguo helped Zhuangzhuang wash up briefly, then carried him to bed.

The child felt sleepy early and didn't take a nap at noon. I had to feed him my meal just now, otherwise he would have fallen down long ago.

Zhuangzhuang cooperated with Xiaoguo in wiping his face and rinsing his mouth in a daze. Then as soon as he touched the bed, he fell into the quilt without Xiaoguo's reminder, found a comfortable position and fell asleep.

Xiaoguo looked at Zhuangzhuang, who didn't even need to be coaxed to sleep, and scratched his nose with amusement.

Blow out the candle beside the bed so that Zhuangzhuang can sleep more peacefully, leaving only a candle on the table in the room.

Xiaoguo walked to the table and sat down, then took out from his pocket the simple hand-drawn map that the old village chief had given him before he left. He said that if he went to the capital, he would probably follow this route. He drew this route based on his memory, and it should not have changed much after all these years.

Xiaoguo was very grateful to him. With this map, she could observe her location and its distance from the capital city in real time.

For example, today, Xiaoguo slid his finger along the route, starting from Yonghai County and arriving after an afternoon. Here, is Yongxiu County.

Xiaoguo pointed to Yongxiu County, where we are now, so the next place we will go to is...

The fingers slid to the next place, Zhao’s shop.

The name is really strange. Xiaoguo looked at the names of the counties he passed along the way. There were all kinds of names, and there was even one called Goulou County.

Xiaoguo held back her laughter. The ancient people were so simple and casual in naming the county towns.

Xiaoguo calculated that if he followed the route on the map, he would have to pass through thirteen counties starting from Yongxiu County before reaching the capital.

At this time, Xiaoguo couldn't help yawning and patted his mouth to wipe away the tears.

We have to set out early tomorrow morning, so we should go to bed early. Xiaoguo got up, put the map away, blew out the candles, got into bed in the dark, found Zhuangzhuang's position, hugged him gently, and then quickly fell asleep.

Capital city.

"Your Majesty, Lord Li requests an audience."

"Xuan."

The eunuch bowed his head, said yes, and then went outside to call in Lord Li.

After a while, a very light sound of footsteps came from far away. Shao Zhan put down his brush, picked up the cup of water, took a sip of the tea that was just right for him to drink to moisten his throat.

"Your Highness, I, Li Rudao, kowtow to you."

Lord Li, Li Rudao, is the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue who had come to see Xiaoguo before. At this moment, he is kneeling in the center of the hall. He just returned to the capital today, and he has been traveling day and night without stopping for a moment. The first thing he did after returning to the capital was to come to report the situation. He hasn't even returned home yet, and his wife is still waiting for him to come home for dinner.

"Get up."

Shao Zhan put down his teacup and looked at the person who called him to stand up. "What's the matter?"

"Your Majesty, I have already taken care of the matter of the Jiang family's ancestral tomb in the capital, and I have learned that Jiang Qin has safely left Yonghai County. I believe it will take less than seven days for her to reach the capital."

The Minister of Revenue stood up and spoke.

Shao Zhan pulled out a barely perceptible smile from the corner of his mouth, very good.

"Make sure Jiang Qinshi can reach the capital safely. You must help her bury the two elders of the Jiang family back to their ancestral tomb smoothly."

Shao Zhan's voice came with a hint of satisfaction, and the Minister of Revenue straightened his back with pride after hearing it. Old Li stepped forward and fought against the two of them.

"I obey your order!"

Shao Zhan waved his hand and asked him to leave.

There was no one in the hall except Shao Zhan. He was happy at the moment. As long as he could get Qin Xiaoguo to stay, he didn't believe that Jiang Shanhe would still want to go home.

Thinking of this, Shao Zhan chuckled, then put away his smile, looked around, and after making sure that there was no one around, he quickly regained his serious look.

Shao Zhan's mind was full of these words at the moment. These were the words his mother had taught him when he was a child, telling him that he could forget anything else in the future but must not forget these words.

As the emperor, you must not be too sad or too happy, and must always remain dignified and solemn.

As Shao Zhan was reading the book, his mind was filled with his previous life and his life after becoming emperor. Gradually, an ambiguous chill appeared in his eyes.

Being an emperor is so lonely...

"Your Majesty, the Empress requests an audience."

Shao Zhan came back to his senses and slowly closed the book. A hint of disgust flashed in his eyes. He looked up at the door with a smile on his face but not on his heart, and his thin lips moved up and down slightly.

"Xuan."

The residence of Jiang Shanhe.

"Li Shouji! Li Shouji!"

Jiang Shanhe knocked on Li Shouji's door, and every knock seemed to break it down.

Li Shouji hugged the quilt and curled up on the bed. Two dark circles under his eyes that were as big as a panda's hung on his tired face. He looked out the door angrily, as if he might hurt the people outside.

Is this the end yet?!

Li Shouji covered his ears with the quilt, as if he could not hear the sound outside the door. Jiang Shanhe was a devil.

Finally, the gate could not bear the weight and collapsed under Jiang Shanhe's big palm.

After a strange silence...

Jiang Shanhe withdrew his hand helplessly and touched his nose awkwardly, "Wouldn't it be better if you opened the door earlier?"

“?!”

Li Shouji stared at Jiang Shanhe with his big bull eyes, "Are you talking like a human being?!"