There are only a few people here. If a lady wants hot water, who would dare to refuse her?
The wild geese, returning south, slept soundly until the sun set.
After leaving the capital city, the group finally sped up its journey.
However, it still hasn't left the capital region.
The idea from above tonight is that we won't go into the city, otherwise it will take too much time; we'll just set up the tent outside.
The tents had been set up a while ago, so everyone can go inside as soon as they arrive.
The area of Dayan is vast, but the capital city is still located in the north.
Therefore, major northern towns are not far from the capital. If you speed things up a bit, it will only take five or six days to get there.
The purpose of this trip is to reach Bizhou Prefecture.
There is a summer palace there, which is very well built. It is a summer resort that existed in the previous dynasty.
However, the emperors of this dynasty rarely came here to escape the summer heat; they only stayed here when inspecting the frontier.
After all, once you pass through Bizhou Prefecture, then through Chengzhou Prefecture, and then through a few more towns and across a river, you'll reach Baixiong Mountain.
Daiyang Pass is right there.
That is the northern border of Dayan. Beyond Daiyang Pass, there is a grassland, which is a blank area. Further ahead is the territory of the Tuotuo people.
Tuotuo means auspicious land, implying that the place where they live is auspicious.
In fact, the ancestors of the Tuotuo people were related to the Shu clan of the Dayan Dynasty.
At that time, the Shu clan was still the Helian clan and had not yet entered the Central Plains.
However, that was hundreds of years ago. Now the Shu family is the royal family, living and recuperating in the Central Plains.
They are no longer accustomed to life on the grasslands, while the Tuotuo people still live by following the water and grass.
Living an unstable life inevitably leads to frequent hunger pangs, which in turn causes disturbances in the Central Plains.
Daiyang Pass was a large border town and a natural fortress.
Yan Lingyun has been guarding this place for over twenty years.
But that's a long story; let's stop at the campsite for now.
The Imperial Guards were stationed both inside and outside, and there were also more than a hundred private soldiers belonging to the Crown Prince's residence.
They also came with sixty people, who were guarding the area belonging to the Crown Prince. The largest tent was naturally the Crown Prince's. There were two other tents, one belonging to a Consort and the other to a Lady.
It's obvious at a glance that this belongs to the category of "Yan Nan Gui," which exceeds the standard.
There are two smaller ones, right behind them.
It belongs to the Xia and Xiang clans.
Once inside the tent, Yan Nangui found a place to sit. It was just a temporary tent for rest, so there was nothing particularly special about it.
It's barely comfortable.
A tent, divided by two large screens, with the middle for sleeping and the other two for washing and living.
There were small tents in the back for the maids to stay in, while Shuanzi stayed with the eunuchs in the front yard.
Yuanhua returned from outside; she had gone to inquire about the news.
"Your Highness is dining with His Majesty. This servant is watching over you. Our kitchen staff has prepared the meal, but since it's outside, it's not as complete as it should be."
"Mmm," Yan Nan Gui responded. She had slept for too long and was really hungry.
"If the meals aren't coming soon, can I go for a walk around the camp? My back is aching."
“It should be possible in our camp,” Yuanhua said.
Yan Nangui responded, put on a light cloak, and went out with Yuanhua and Luokui, while Chanyi and Jiangxiang stayed behind to tidy up the tent. After all, even though it was only for one night, it still needed to be tidied up.
As the geese returned south, they smelled a rather refreshing scent, mixed with other aromas.
There was a subtle smell of Arima, as well as the aroma of some food.
She smiled. As someone from the Crown Prince's residence, she rarely experienced such a lively atmosphere so clearly.
"Let's walk a few steps." She headed in one direction where there were a few trees and not many people. She could see the guards were all on the perimeter.
Their attire was different from that of the Imperial Guards further away.
The guards of the Crown Prince's residence were dressed in light blue, close-fitting uniforms. They looked quite capable.
As soon as they reached that point, a guard approached and said, "Yan Liangyuan, we're just outside our camp... If there's nothing else, don't go any further."
"Yes, that's all I came here." Yan Nangui glanced at him a few times: "Are you Wei Xiao?"
Wei Xiao hurriedly replied, "It is indeed your subordinate."
“There’s no need to call me your subordinate; you’re a proper sixth-rank official.” Yan Nangui smiled. “You just keep patrolling; I’ll just stand here for a while.”
Wei Xiao agreed, but he really didn't dare to stay any longer.
Although this area is the prince's camp, it is still an open space. If someone with ulterior motives sees it, they will inevitably spread rumors.
After all, she is His Highness the Crown Prince's consort.
He was just worried that this person might get into trouble if they ran off, but since the person didn't seem to care, he didn't need to interfere.
Yan Nangui stood under the tree, occasionally picking a few blades of grass to play with, watching everything in the camp.
However, it wasn't long before the sun completely set, and the view became blurry.
So he led the two of them back.
Back in the tent, the meal had just been brought over.
Shuanzi said, "This servant was just about to go and invite you."
"Oh, I'll go wash my hands. Let's eat. You all eat too. There's no need to be so formal when you're traveling."
That night, the prince would not go to anyone's tent.
He is clearly not the kind of person who would compromise himself.
Sure enough, Yan Nangui went to bed early after finishing her meal, since she had to get up before dawn the next day.
Sure enough, she had to get there early, so she didn't even comb her hair before getting on the bus, wearing only a cloak over her head.
Anyway, I'll just find another place to sleep.
When she woke up, news from the capital arrived.
"This is a letter sent by His Highness," Chanyi said.
Yan Nangui took the document, looked at it, and then told her to burn it.
The letter describes the aftermath of the Meng family's situation.
The Second Prince's protection of the Meng family was still useful, after all, His Majesty had left the capital, and those who impeached the Meng family had put in a lot of effort.
But His Majesty did not react much.
Therefore, according to the law, Meng Junxian was only punished for failing to manage his household properly, and was stripped of his official position.
That counts as handling it with care.
Liu's body was returned to her family for burial, and the Meng family paid another sum of money to Liu Da.
Even so, the Liu family was appeased.
However, Yan Jinsi will not receive any compensation for this miscarriage, and she cannot even blame anyone.
After all, Liu was already dead.
Meng Junxian lost his official position and became unemployed at home because of Liu and Yan Jinsi.
Perhaps one day he will be reused, but who knows when that will be.
The Second Prince was willing to help the Meng family because Master Meng was capable, but Meng Junxian was useless in his eyes.
It's a good thing he was able to save himself.
Therefore, it's easy to imagine how much Yan Jinsi and Meng Junxian disliked each other. It would likely be difficult for them to conceive again in the future.
The entire Meng family might very well blame Yan Jinsi.
If she hadn't persecuted Liu to this extent, Liu wouldn't have acted so recklessly.
That's just how people are. If Liu were alive, her life would be over.
But she's dead. You can't blame a dead person; you always have to look for the cause in the living.
Yan Jinsi, that's the reason.
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