Chapter 980: Pretending to be sick to avoid disaster
Lianyi is not the real Cuizhu, so it is easy for her to play the role of a lady from a wealthy family. Therefore, the servants arranged for her by the Meng family are just servants, who only need to take care of her food, clothing, housing and transportation. She makes all the decisions by herself.
Of course, in order to avoid any hidden dangers, the Meng family bought servants for Lianyi separately. The excuse was that Lianyi was kind-hearted and the servants who served her were all at the border. If they followed her to the imperial city, they would probably never come back in this lifetime. In order to avoid separation of relatives, they did not bring the elderly to serve her.
Only Lianyi's wet nurse, Wu Yao, went to the imperial city with her. Wu Yao also went with her to cover for Lianyi, which was an alternative form of surveillance to prevent Lianyi from causing trouble for the Meng family without knowing the seriousness of the matter.
At this time, Nanny Yao frowned and stood beside Lianyi, and asked softly:
"Miss, why are you sick at this time?"
Obviously she knew that Lianyi was not sick at all.
"Mammy, do you think your young lady can handle such a long journey given her physical condition?"
Lianyi naturally would not tell her the truth, but just asked her back.
After hearing this, Nanny Yao sighed and said:
"The young lady is weak and cannot stand the long journey."
"That's right. The emperor had no good intentions in granting the Meng family a marriage. What would the emperor think if I arrived at the imperial city in good health? Wouldn't others be suspicious? And how many families in the imperial city would hope that I could marry into the prince's palace smoothly?"
Ripple asked calmly.
After hearing Lianyi's series of questions, Aunt Yao seemed to have just realized what was happening. She immediately broke out in a sweat and lowered her head.
"My lady, what I am teaching you is that I have misunderstood. My lady is not in good health and you must not rush to travel. You were holding on because you were afraid that the master and the mistress would worry. You couldn't hold on after you separated from the second young master two days ago."
After hearing what Nanny Yao said, Lianyi nodded with satisfaction. As expected of an old lady in the general's mansion, she had some experience and understood everything after a little guidance from Nanny.
"Go and boil the medicine that I often drink. Boil it for a while so that the people who come to welcome the bride can smell it. Then go and stuff a purse for Eunuch Cao and ask him to bear more responsibilities. And Commander Sun who is escorting us, you don't need me to teach you what to say, right?"
"Yes, young lady, I understand. I will do it right away! I will ask Doctor Chen to come over and check your pulse."
"Well, can this Doctor Chen be trusted?"
"It's trustworthy. It's the female doctor who treated the young lady before. She originally wanted to leave the border and travel around. Madam has personally talked to female doctor Chen. Once we successfully reach the imperial city, she will find an excuse to leave."
"Then let her take my pulse!"
"Yes, Miss!"
A moment after Nanny Yao left the tent, a heroic and capable woman entered the tent accompanied by the head maid Lanzhi.
"Doctor Chen, thank you for your hard work."
Lianyi covered her lips with a handkerchief and spoke softly.
"This is my job."
Doctor Chen looked at Lianyi's pale face, took out a pulse pillow from her small box, placed it beside the bed, and made a gesture of invitation.
Lianyi stretched out her arm and let the other party feel her pulse.
At the beginning, Doctor Chen didn't show any expression, but as time went on, her expression became a little serious, and she even asked Lianyi to use her other hand to take Lianyi's pulse.
Lian Yi did as he was told. When the other party was puzzled, he coughed twice and said:
"Doctor Chen, I have been feeling unwell these past two days. I feel weak all over and it is not convenient for me to travel. It is best for me to rest here for two days before leaving. Otherwise, my condition will be aggravated."
"Miss, you have been traveling for days and your old illness has been brought on. It would be best if you can rest for a while. It is not convenient to stay outside now, but it would be safest to stay for two days."
Doctor Chen said immediately, after all, it had been made clear, and she would be a fool if she didn’t understand.
In less than an incense stick of time, the news reached the ears of Eunuch Cao and Commander Sun. Both of them had received benefits from Nanny Yao, so they naturally agreed to stay where they were for two days.
Eunuch Cao wanted to bring the living Meng Lianyi back to the imperial city. If Miss Meng's old illness relapsed and she died due to the haste of traveling, both ends would be in jeopardy. So he didn't object to Doctor Chen's suggestion to rest her for two days.
Fortunately, he had foresight. Taking into account Miss Meng's physical condition on the return journey and the dowry team that was accompanying the team, if there was another emergency on the road, it would definitely delay time. So he tried his best to hurry and save time on the way here.
Miss Meng only had three days to get married, and she was escorted by the Meng family's army. She had already traveled one-third of the way back, so it wouldn't matter if she delayed for two days now. She could also earn some money by selling herself well to the Crown Princess. Therefore, when Nanny Yao came to him, he readily agreed.
As for Commander Sun, his job is to protect the safety of the wedding procession. As long as there are no external enemies, it doesn't matter how Miss Meng rests. Eunuch Cao will definitely make good use of her time.
Finally, the group decided to rest at the post station for two days. Of course, only the Crown Princess Meng Lianyi, Eunuch Cao, and Commander Sun could stay there. The rest of the people set up camp around the post station.
In the evening, Lianyi released Duoduo. This plane has spiritual energy, but it is very thin. Moreover, this plane believes in Buddhism, and Taoism is not prosperous here. The most people do here are feng shui, fortune telling, and getting rid of evil spirits.
After Duoduo came out, she immediately shook the flower plate and said:
"Master, why didn't you get the mission to go to the cultivation plane? The spiritual energy here is too thin. You can't even draw the energy into your body."
"It's okay. I can protect myself. This time the mission is mainly about fighting with your mind. Just use your brain."
"Then what did the master ask me to do?"
"Someone is trying to plot against your master. Go over and say hello first. Don't kill him. Just knock him out. This will allow me to enter the Imperial City smoothly."
Ripple said calmly.
"Okay, no problem."
Duoduo shook her flower disk and then disappeared into the grove behind the post station.
At this time, on the road that the wedding procession had to take to enter Jiannan City, there was a team of thirty people hiding in the woods.
These people were all strong men, wearing short clothes with patches on top of patches, and straw sandals on their feet. The exposed toes were black, and it was obvious that they were from poor families.
"Boss, why hasn't the rich man you mentioned come yet?"
"I'm not sure. I asked Yang Wu to find out. I think there are so many people and so many things, so they are moving slowly. Tell everyone not to let down their guard."
"Got it, Boss! After doing this, we really won't have to go hungry anymore?"
The visitor asked in a low voice.
"It's true. The bridegroom's team is from a wealthy family on the border. They are marrying their daughter to the imperial city, so the dowry will definitely be quite large. We just need to seize this opportunity."
The leading man said affirmatively.
Not far from these people, there was a team of ten men in black. They were hiding on the branches, watching the movements of this group of people. They were secret guards trained by the second prince, and their orders were to disperse the royal wedding procession and not to hurt anyone.
When Duoduo arrived nearby, she found that there were two groups of people lying in ambush there.
(End of this chapter)
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