Chapter 484: Turning Disaster into Fortune

Just like now, when Bei Jingchu was distracted, Chang Yan also whispered: "Your Highness... Actually, Xu Shaoqing is right."

"You really can't go on like this."

Bei Jingchu tilted her head and looked at her.

The little girl's eyes were full of worry, worried that she would sink into depravity.

She advised, hoping that her advice would be heard by her.

Then he became the Crown Prince whom she could trust and follow unconditionally.

But what to do? She was destined to disappoint her.

Bei Jingchu's face darkened. "Changyan, if you don't want to be with me, I can find you another place."

Changyan was shocked. He fell to his knees and shook his head.

"No, that's not what I meant."

"No matter what your Highness becomes, I will not leave."

"Just..." Just holding on to a little hope, hoping that she could go back to the way she was before.

Changyan grabbed her sleeve and begged, "Your Highness, I know I was wrong."

Bei Jingchu's expression softened a little, "Don't mention this again in the future."

"yes."

That’s good. Even Changyan thinks of her this way. That’s why she can deceive others. Bei Jingchu closed her eyes to comfort herself.

......

That day, Bei Hua was fiddling with an abacus and muttering to herself.

"Fortunately, you were frugal in the past. Your savings over the years can last you another two years."

She calculated the expenses during this period, and finally, she raised her fingertips from the abacus, looked at Bei Jingchu, and gave her conclusion.

"But you can only raise it for two years, so you should be prepared early."

The cost of maintaining an army is enormous.

As long as they don't starve to death, it's a kind of nourishment, but what Bei Jingchu wants are soldiers who can charge and break through the formation for her.

He is poor in literature but rich in martial arts. For example, he must have enough meat so that he can keep up with the training.

There are also weapons and armor, everything costs money.

They also have to accommodate their relatives, and spend a huge amount of money to cover up their tracks.

Almost all the money accumulated in the past has been spent now.

Bei Jingchu was nervous and reluctant to face the consequences. It seemed that she would have to make a decision within two years.

As soon as Bei Hua came out of Jialan Courtyard, Jiang Longshou, who was waiting outside, came in.

"Your Highness, one of our people who was going to Jiazhou to buy food died on the way, and his death was strange."

Bei Jingchu's eyes flashed with vigilance, and she asked, "Did you find out anything?"

Jiang Longshou shook his head.

"Not yet. I will convey any news to Your Highness as soon as possible."

There are many people in the capital city, so any changes in food supplies are easy to find out.

Bei Jingchu could only transport grain secretly from nearby state capitals. Due to the high demand, he divided the team into several groups and sent them to different state capitals.

This time, the people who went to Jiazhou disappeared mysteriously.

Jiang Longshou was worried about the same thing as her: "It's a pity that he's gone, but what's more important is that the coroner said it was an assassination disguised as an accident."

"If she is seeking revenge, that's fine. I have checked her life. Although she has some conflicts with others, she would never be hired to kill her."

"So...I guess it's silence."

That's a problem.

She said directly: "Let's go to Jiazhou."

"This is a critical moment. Our weapons are not yet fully forged. Our chances of winning against a city full of imperial guards are too slim. We must not be discovered."

"In order to keep it secret, I must go there in person."

Jiang Longshou naturally agreed, but reminded him: "Your Highness's every word and action is being watched. You have been away from Beijing for too long. What if they fail to cover it up and leak the news of your absence?"

Bei Jingchu's eyes were filled with smiles.

"If we are discovered..."

She looked at Jiang Longshou with a mysterious expression.

"I said that Commander Jiang was tired from patrolling, and I felt sorry for him, so I ordered him to put aside all his duties and accompany him to travel around the mountains and rivers."

Anyway, her current persona to the outside world is that of a love-brained person. In order to make the show complete, she even submitted a petition a few days ago requesting permission to marry Jiang Longshou as her legal husband.

The emperor undoubtedly rejected this idea. No matter how much he disliked it, he would never let the prince marry the son of his personal eunuch as his legal husband.

Hearing that Jiang Zhixian was severely scolded in Ganlu Palace, Bei Jingchu silently lit candles for him in her heart.

Jiang Longshou forced a smile at the excuse she came up with.

"Your Highness...I am a little scared."

If the prince is really as deeply in love with him as he appears to be, he will have to grit his teeth and endure any pressure.

But the problem is that he is pretending. He faces ridicule, criticism and suppression all day long, which makes him look like a victim.

Alas, what can I do?

The two men pretended to be traveling merchants.

Bei Jingchu's face was powdered dark, her eyebrows, eyes and facial features were slightly adjusted, and her posture became a little more hunched when she walked.

Looking in the mirror, even she herself could not tell that she was a member of a royal family supported by the power of the dynasty, but was just a traveling merchant whose shoulders were broken by the pressure of life.

The flavor of the marinade is so strong.

Bei Jingchu was very satisfied with the result. The talented people she had collected in recent years were indeed useful.

Jiang Longshou naturally did the same disguise.

Before leaving, he was stopped by someone.

The young disciple of the national master had a messy hair and it was unknown where he had come from.

He took a string of copper coins and put it into her hand.

Bei Jingchu took it in his hand and looked at it. It was not a copper coin circulating in the market, but a special kind of mountain ghost money.

The young boy said mysteriously, "Your Highness, Master said that you have been unlucky these past few days. If you think there is something wrong, give each of you one."

"Then don't be afraid of anything that happens. Even if you lie down and do nothing, you can turn bad things into good things. Those dirty things can't hurt you."