Chapter 497 Where is he?
Wan Yu's grin immediately vanished. He scratched his head, chuckled for a while, and finally managed to squeeze out, "Well, General, we're worried that Doctor Jiang won't stay any longer."
Li Rong once again turned his gaze to the physician beside him.
The divine physician immediately said, "I was acting on imperial orders. I had an imperial decree, but I forgot to take it in my haste. I've already sent someone back to get it."
Li Rong knew perfectly well what others were thinking. If he didn't want A Nuan to be exposed to everyone too early, wouldn't he also want to welcome her in a lively and enthusiastic manner?
However, the city gate had become like a bustling market because of the crowds coming to pick people up, so there was no point in saying anything more.
He simply took Xuan Ting's hand and said, "Come on, let your master take you a little further."
Xuan Ting immediately nodded: "Mhm."
However, as soon as Li Rong took a step, all of these people followed closely behind.
Li Rong frowned as he looked at them: "You can just wait here."
"No, let's go with them." The magpie doctor and the others seemed to have made up their minds.
Li Rong took a deep breath, regretting that he shouldn't have told them the exact location.
Behind them was a group of people who didn't mind making things worse, and they were getting closer and closer, so much so that their car had to move forward.
Just as Li Rong was pondering, he suddenly heard a voice from the crowd: "Look, look, they're here!"
Li Rong subconsciously looked up and saw three or four carriages passing by in a row, with Lu Zhong sitting next to the driver of the lead carriage.
Although he looked a bit disheveled, he was full of energy.
The guards who were later transferred from Qin Lin were also present.
The group's vehicle came to a wobbly stop in front of them.
The carved pearwood carriage came to a stop, and Li Rong unconsciously dismounted and quickly walked a few steps forward to greet him.
Xiao Xuanting had already trotted over there.
The physician, Lord Wang, and even General Wan, who were behind them, all rushed forward without wanting to fall behind.
Even Zhou Xing, the Minister of Rites, was quietly following behind the crowd, trying to squeeze forward and hoping to peek into the carriage.
However, the curtain was lifted the next second.
A woman lifted the carriage curtain and slowly descended the wooden steps. She was dressed in a light green outfit, her hair was neatly combed, and a sachet with a faint medicinal fragrance hung from her waist, swaying gently with her steps.
The people behind her nodded in agreement. Although the woman's appearance was rather ordinary, she was indeed different from others.
However, Xuan Ting, who was running ahead, suddenly stopped: "Who is this?"
For a moment, Chi Heng and the others were at a loss for words.
The onlookers behind them frowned, wondering, "What's going on? Could it be that this person isn't who he is?"
"I'll think about it some more if I'm not sure."
As they were talking, another woman stepped down from the carriage behind them. This time, she was dressed in a guard's outfit, her hair was styled high, and her appearance had a more resolute and assertive air.
"Oh dear, this one doesn't look like an ordinary person either!"
However, the next second, the woman lifted the curtain and a very beautiful girl wearing a red cloak with a white fur collar came out.
Amid the noisy crowd, someone shouted, "Oh my, it's the young princess from the Prince's mansion who's back! This is to welcome her. No wonder!"
"Exactly, exactly. That's what I was saying."
"Hey, Xiao Nianjun, where's our sister-in-law? There's no one in the carriage?"
Chi Heng was also stunned. When he saw the little princess get off the carriage, he jumped onto the carriage to look at her and was immediately dumbfounded.
"That's right, where are they? Where are they?!"
The Divine Physician was pacing anxiously, yelling, "Where's that brat Sanqi? What did he go do?! I'm going to skin him alive later!"
Li Rong also frowned and looked at Lin Chun questioningly.
Lin Chun then approached Li Rong and bowed, saying, "General, the lady has been traveling separately from us. She sent a message yesterday saying that we would meet at the city gate at Chenshi (7-9 AM) today. However, we do not know where she is now."
Upon hearing this, everyone was stunned. Chi Heng's lips twitched with anger: "Li Rong, where did you get these stupid servants from? You sent them to escort your sister-in-law, and they said they didn't know where she was! I think they're asking for a beating! They need to be taught a lesson!"
Lu Zhong immediately begged for mercy: "No, no, no, Your Excellency! This was a plan that my sister-in-law and we discussed!"
As he said this, Lu Zhong grinned and approached Li Rong, immediately giving him a thumbs up: "General, it has to be our lady. How is she so amazing? You don't know how much we brothers have fought on this journey, and we've never heard of such military tactics before. When we pick up our lady later, we must make sure she tells you all about them in detail."
Lin Chun nodded to himself from behind: "It was Madam's method. Our journey was smooth and there were no casualties."
He turned around and said, "But the Imperial Preceptor is getting weaker and weaker and is still asleep in the carriage, with General Xin keeping him company."
Li Rong nodded upon hearing this, then became somewhat worried: "Anuan is taking care of two children, and only Dongzang is protecting them?"
Lin Chun nodded.
"Brother-in-law, brother-in-law," the two were talking when they saw Lü Shizhu jump down from the carriage.
Along the way, the wounds on his face had healed somewhat. When he saw a group of people in the distance, he didn't recognize any of them except Li Rong, so he rushed towards him.
"Young Master Lu, what brings you here too?"
Lu Shizhu's eyes darted around: "Um, Sister Nuan brought me here so I could broaden my horizons."
Seeing Li Rong's worried expression, Lü Shizhu patted his shoulder and said, "Don't worry, my sister Nuan will pass by those rare guests without them recognizing her. Just relax and you'll definitely see her when the time comes."
General Wan and the others were shocked to see that this greenhorn dared to pat Li Rong on the shoulder. Lu Shizhu didn't think there was anything wrong with it and went forward to take Li Rong's pulse.
"I heard from Sister Nuan that you are not feeling well today, brother-in-law. Let me take a look at you."
Everyone instinctively looked at Li Rong, only to see him letting this brat take his pulse, seemingly quite indulgent. A moment of silence fell over them.
Just then, a piercing "creaking" sound suddenly rang out. Everyone instinctively looked over and saw a dilapidated donkey cart slowly swaying into view.
There was an elderly couple on the donkey cart with their beautifully dressed daughter, an old woman and two little boys following behind. The horse-drawn cart was filled with all sorts of cages for chickens, ducks and geese, making a great commotion.
Everyone glanced at her, then looked away, each searching their surroundings. They found Jiang Nuanzhi's trail.
Only Li Rong, along with Lin Chun, Lu Zhong, and Lü Shizhu, stared intently at the carriage.
Lu Shizhu jumped up excitedly: "Hey, Big Black! And Big Ox!"
At this moment, the carriage had already passed halfway past them when Lü Shizhu went directly to stop it: "Sister Anuan!"
The old woman jumped off the bus. She was very old and staggered as she got off, speaking in a thick dialect: "What are you doing? Why are you blocking our bus?"
(End of this chapter)
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