The next day, You Xuewu finally found an opportunity. She discovered that the drowsy feeling was gone. She had also been eating dry rations properly for the past few meals, and her body was completely fine. Besides, if she didn't escape soon, she would definitely get further and further away from her brother and the others.
You Xuewu shouted at the guards driving the carriage, "Hey, this princess has a stomachache and needs to relieve herself. You all need to find a place to stop the carriage quickly."
The guard said, "The princess isn't faking it, is she?"
One of the guards lifted the carriage curtain, his eyes flickering slightly as he looked at You Xuewu, who was sweating profusely. He said to the guard beside him, "It looks like she really has a stomachache. Let's stop the carriage."
Upon hearing this, another guard stopped the carriage, lifted the curtain, and helped You Xuewu down.
You Xuewu, her face pale, clutched her stomach and said, "You all wait here. I'll be right back."
The two guards nodded, and when the princess went to the toilet, they dared not follow.
You Xuewu walked to a patch of grass some distance away, squatted down, and shouted, "All of you turn your faces away and don't peek, or I'll gouge out your eyes."
The two guards scoffed and turned away, as if to say, "Who wants to see you?"
The two were bored while waiting, so they chatted back and forth. As they talked, they suddenly realized that the princess had been in the restroom for quite some time and hadn't returned yet.
The two turned around and saw the figure still crouching in the grass.
"Princess, how much longer? Do you need to take your medicine?"
They're okay with a regular stomachache, but if there are any other symptoms, they wouldn't dare take the risk.
After asking, no one responded for a long time, and the two guards realized something was wrong. Had she fainted from the pain? But should they go or not? What if they offended the princess's noble body?
So the two waited a while longer, but still no one appeared, and there was no sound. They had no choice but to go look for her. When they reached the figure, the two guards realized they had been tricked. The swaying figure was actually the princess's cloak, draped over a frame made of branches, with the hood still securely attached to the branches. The cloak fluttering in the wind had led them to believe the princess was still there.
"what to do?"
Another guard said, "Let's split up and search. The princess is a girl, delicate and frail, she can't have gone far. Our mission is to get her back safely. If she disappears, our heads will be in danger. No matter what, let's find her first, and then send a signal."
"Okay, be careful."
After the two guards left, You Xuewu finally raised her head from the stream below the hillside, threw away the straw she used to breathe, and took deep breaths of fresh air. She was about to burst if the two hadn't left. Even with the straw, she couldn't stay underwater for long.
You Xuewu dried her clothes with her spiritual power, wondering which direction to go to avoid running into those two guards. Should she stay put and wait a while before leaving?
After thinking for a moment, You Xuewu decided to stay where she was and wait for half a day before leaving. On the one hand, she wanted to wait until the guards were far away before making a move, and on the other hand, if the two guards returned, she could say that she had just been strolling around and had not tried to escape.
Besides, there were fish in that stream, so at least she won't go hungry. She can also see if anyone along the way can give her a ride; she's willing to pay a lot for that.
It must be said that You Xuewu's plan was extremely shrewd, but ordinary people wouldn't normally travel this official road. Even merchants passing through wouldn't necessarily be willing to cooperate. Of course, if officials were to pass through, that would be a different story.
You Xuewu felt that her good days were about to begin, and she happily went to the river to catch fish, preparing to grill them. But she didn't know that she had never caught fish before, and that it wasn't so easy.
Moreover, as a princess, she was always waited on hand and foot wherever she went. Even when no one served her, she was always with her brother, the emperor, so she didn't have to lift a finger or think about anything. She didn't even have the most basic seasoning for grilled fish.
After catching the fish, You Xuewu didn't clean it. She put it directly on the fire to roast, and it was roasted until it was black, but the meat inside was still raw. Apart from the fishy smell and the bitterness of the internal organs, it had no other taste.
You Xuewu angrily threw away the grilled fish in her hand and spat out the fish meat in her mouth.
"This is so awful! How come it tastes different from what my brother roasts?"
You Xuewu couldn't figure out where things had gone wrong, so she could only gnaw on the dry rations from her storage bag. Right now, You Xuewu felt that even the dry rations tasted better than her grilled fish.
My brother is really something. He sent me back, couldn't he at least pack me some good food? How long am I supposed to keep eating this dry rations?
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