At this moment, in the carriage ahead, Zu An smiled and looked at Zheng Dan: "How about we continue?"
"No!" Zheng Dan shook her head like a rattle drum. The sudden turn of events had almost scared her to death. If it had been a moment later, everything would have been seen, and she would have been too ashamed to face anyone.
"Don't worry, what are the chances of another accident happening?" Zuan continued to coax and plead.
No matter what he said, Zheng Dan just blushed and shook her head.
At this moment, Huang Huihong, who was outside the carriage, frowned. This Zu'an has become addicted to having people massage his feet?
Only a scoundrel like him would do something like this to a well-bred lady and the wife of an official.
Huang Huihong shook his head; he couldn't care less about that now.
The recent attack served as a wake-up call for him; a motley crew had almost succeeded in assassinating Zaun, making him never dare to be careless again.
Not only him, but the entire Imperial Guard tensed up.
However, the next few days were peaceful, and there was no second attack as expected.
But whether it was Zu'an or Sang Hong, they both knew this was the calm before the storm. However, judging from Liang Wang and Liu Yao's expressions, apart from being a bit tense in the first few days, things had been fine these past few days, which gradually made them relax.
About half a month later, the group left the territory of Linchuan County and entered the territory of the King of Wu.
Seeing a group of knights galloping towards them from afar, the entire group, who had been relaxed for many days, suddenly tensed up.
Even Liang Wang and Liu Yao stepped out of the carriage, their expressions grave and wary.
However, he immediately noticed that the cavalry was not in an attack posture, and his expression softened slightly.
Soon the group of knights reined in their horses and stood up. Three knights stepped out from the crowd and approached King Liang. The leader, who looked like a middle-aged scholar, said: "Your humble servant, Sun Buqi, greets King Liang and General Wei."
“Sun Buqi? That name sounds familiar.” King Liang stroked his beard.
Liu Yao, who was standing to the side, said, "I've heard that you and Sheng Hong are the right-hand men of the King of Wu, one a civil official and the other a military commander, and you manage the King of Wu's palace very well."
Because of the Crown Prince, the Liu family paid special attention to any forces that might threaten his position. As the Prince of Wu was also one of the princes, they naturally studied him as well.
"General Liu, you flatter me," the middle-aged scholar smiled. "I'm just helping out with some miscellaneous matters at the Prince's residence; I don't deserve such praise. I've come specifically on behalf of the Prince of Wu to invite you both to the Prince's residence. The Prince originally intended to come and greet you personally, but he was too busy preparing for the reception to come, so he sent me instead. I hope you won't mind."
King Liang laughed heartily: "You flatter us, you flatter us. We are not such petty people. It's just that we are escorting a criminal on this trip, so it's probably inconvenient for us to stay any longer. We can only thank King Wu for his kindness."
Sun Buqi cupped his hands and said, "King Wu specifically instructed me to invite you two here. Officially, you two have worked hard escorting the wanted criminals all the way, and King Wu also wants to do his part for the court; personally, you are both King Wu's elders. King Wu is not in the capital, and he has rarely had the opportunity to see you over the years. Now that this opportunity is rare, I naturally want to show you the hospitality of a host..."
The Prince of Liang is the current emperor's uncle, and Liu Yao is the empress's uncle. They are both of the same generation as the Prince of Wu's grandfather. Sun Buqi made full use of this relationship to persuade them. In addition, the Prince of Liang and Liu Yao were used to living a life of luxury and had been having a hard time staying out in the open lately. They originally wanted to rest in a prosperous place.
Especially Liu Yao, whose carriage had been taken over by Zu An, had been sharing a room with the King of Liang every day for the past few days. He was embarrassed, and the other party was also embarrassed. He took this opportunity to ask the King of Wu for a carriage to avoid the trouble later.
King Liang suddenly realized a problem: "But with so many of us, wouldn't it be inconvenient to go into the city?"
Sun Buqi hurriedly replied, "Your Majesty, you can rest assured. My master has been busy with this matter these past few days. He has arranged many empty houses near the palace and built a drill ground, which is enough to accommodate the imperial guards who will accompany us."
King Liang nodded secretly. If King Wu suggested that the Imperial Guards be stationed in the military camp outside the city and that they be invited to the palace, he was really worried that something might go wrong.
After all, this case involving a wanted criminal is of great importance. Although the King of Wu is usually low-key, he cannot guarantee that the other party will not take risks.
"Won't this disturb the neighbors?" Liu Yao said with a forced smile.
Sun Buqi's breath hitched, but he reacted quickly: "General, please rest assured. Upon hearing that we are going to welcome the imperial envoy, many families have voluntarily contributed their houses. At the same time, our prince has also given them appropriate compensation. There will be no disturbance to the people."
Liang Wang sneered inwardly, "Who cares about your pretense of caring about your reputation? Don't you know what kind of person everyone in this circle is?"
Despite a minor hiccup, it did not affect the final decision.
Soon the military order was passed down, and the imperial guards cheered when they heard that they could enter the city to rest.
Sang Hong, sitting in the prison cart, frowned and sighed, "The country has only been stable for a few years, and the Imperial Guards are already like this."
Sang Qian, standing to the side, said, "It's normal to be used to living a life of luxury right under the nose of the capital every day."
Not to mention these Imperial Guards, even the Mingyue City River Defense Battalion is pretty much the same. In comparison, these Imperial Guards are more elite.
Sang Hong's eyes showed some worry: "The people of the Great Zhou Dynasty rely on the Emperor being the number one expert in the world, thinking that no foreign tribes will dare to make any moves. But the Emperor can't protect the Great Zhou Dynasty forever..."
Hearing the cheers of the imperial guards around him, Zu'an, who was in the carriage, asked curiously, "King Wu?"
Having spent so much time together, Zheng Dan knew that he was unaware of many common-sense things about the world, so he explained: "The Prince of Wu is the fifth son of the current emperor, but his birth mother is the emperor's concubine, not the empress, so he was assigned to the fiefdom of Wu County at a young age."
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