I don’t know if she was used to it or she was numb, but this time, Nanny Ji didn’t feel dizzy. She just turned pale and shouted, “Quick, hurry up and catch the person—”
Ah Man curled his lips and said, "Don't worry, Mammy. The princess' carriage has gone far away."
Ah Qiao was afraid that the older Madam Ji would get anxious and do something bad, so she said, "Yes, Madam Ji, it's useless even if you send someone to stop her. Once our master makes a decision, no one can change it..."
Nanny Ji rolled her eyes and said, "Who said we were going to stop the princess? I said we were going to stop the person who reported the news to the chief secretary!"
The Chief Secretary is a rigid person, the kind who would rather die than surrender.
She had just gone to look for the Chief Clerk but couldn't find him. It turned out that he had gone home. So she sent someone to the Chief Clerk's house to report the news, hoping that the Chief Clerk, who would rather die than surrender, could persuade the princess to change her mind.
But she never expected that the princess would leave after she was away for just a short while!
It seems that the princess will definitely not be able to hold back. Once the chief secretary knows that the princess secretly went out, what if that old guy gets killed at the gate of Prince Yan's Mansion?
Nanny Ji was so anxious that she was sweating profusely: "Hurry up!"
"Oh." Ah Qiao and Ah Man finally came to their senses and were in a panic for a moment.
By this time the carriage had already left the city.
Jiang Si looked at the big dog squeezed in the carriage, with a helpless look on his face: "Erniu, go back quickly, it's not convenient to take you with me this time."
Erniu glanced at Jiang Si, but his expression remained unchanged.
Jiang Si reached out and touched Erniu's head.
She was glad to have Erniu accompany her on this trip south, but it was really not possible to take Erniu with her.
She could use the excuse of staying indoors to read scriptures and pray for blessings as an excuse to avoid seeing anyone, but what if the emperor wanted to see Erniu?
During the time she was away from the palace, the smaller the changes in the palace, the less likely they would attract attention.
"Erniu, Ah Jin and I are not at home. If you go with us, who will take care of Ah Huan?"
The big dog, who had put his muzzle against the car board and was determined not to leave, raised his head and moved his ears when he heard this.
"The wet nurses are all new. Without Erniu watching over them, what if they get lazy and make Ah Huan hungry? Or what if they don't change Ah Huan's diaper?"
Erniu's ears moved again.
Elder Hua, who was in the car with him, was secretly surprised.
This big dog looks very human-like and even seems to understand human speech.
She must have been overthinking it. It was normal for a dog to be attached to its owner. That's why it followed Princess Yan. How could it possibly understand human language?
The carriage was getting farther and farther away from the city gate. Jiang Si saw Erniu start to waver, and said ruthlessly: "Erniu, I will be out for a long time. If you go with me, Ah Huan will definitely not recognize you when you come back--"
Erniu suddenly stood up, looked at the hostess reluctantly, wagged his tail and jumped off the carriage.
Forget it, forget it, I'd better stay with the young master and wait for the mistress to come back.
Jiang Si lifted the car window curtain and looked out, and saw the big dog sitting alone in the middle of the road, staring at the direction the carriage left.
She made up her mind and lowered the curtain. She let the carriage squeak for a long time before she quietly lifted a corner of the curtain and looked back again.
Erniu was chasing after the carriage. When he noticed that his mistress was peeking at him, he immediately started barking.
At this moment, Jiang Si almost shouted "Stop", but Erniu turned around and ran away.
After an unknown amount of time, Elder Hua coughed, and Jiang Si finally lowered a corner of the curtain and came back to his senses.
"The dog raised by the princess is very human-like." Elder Hua said sincerely.
Jiang Si nodded slightly and had no desire to talk to Elder Hua.
She had many questions to ask, but not now that she had just left her daughter and Erniu.
Elder Hua spoke again: "I want to dress the princess again."
Jiang Si looked at her.
Elder Hua explained: "Although your behavior as a maid is natural and you are obviously experienced, you will still attract attention once you enter our tribe."
"What does Elder Hua plan to dress me up like?"
"Princess, you might as well wait and see."
"Okay then. Thank you, Elder Hua." Jiang Si agreed very readily.
She never does meaningless things. Since she has already agreed to Elder Hua's request, the important thing is to get things done as soon as possible. The rest are just minor matters.
Jiang Si closed her eyes and let Elder Hua apply the paint on her face. After an unknown amount of time, she heard Elder Hua's voice: "Princess, you can open your eyes now."
Jiang Si opened her eyes slowly and saw a mirror, but the person in the mirror was not her.
She looked at Elder Hua in surprise.
Elder Hua smiled and said, "Princess, please bear with me for now. From now on, you can call me Hua Xuan."
It turned out that Elder Hua had disguised Jiang Si to look like his granddaughter.
Elder Hua's granddaughter was two years younger than Jiang Si, and the two were of similar stature. But now, with the face of Elder Hua's granddaughter on her shoulders, it looked almost indistinguishable from the real thing to Jiang Si.
Jiang Si stared at the face in the mirror in silence for a moment, and couldn't help but marvel at Elder Hua's superb disguise skills.
The Wu Miao ethnic group's disguise technique is somewhat special. Through certain massage techniques and drugs, they can really change a person's facial shape and features.
Jiang Si had dabbled in this kind of disguise technique in her previous life when she was in Wu Miao, but she was not proficient in it. In the words of the Great Elder, she lacked the talent in this area.
Elder Hua is a master of disguise.
Jiang Si stared at the old woman who was close to him, and suddenly a thought flashed through his mind: Since the person in front of him is proficient in disguise, how do we know that she is Elder Hua?
This thought flashed through Jiang Si's mind, causing him to break out in a cold sweat, and he immediately curled the corners of his lips.
She just scared herself.
She had come into contact with Elder Hua in a small shop on Xishi Street. The smell of the person in front of her was the same as that of the old woman that day, so she was sure it was Elder Hua.
Seeing that Jiang Si was silent, Elder Hua spoke up, "Don't worry, Princess. It's very easy to get rid of the disguise, but you will have to suffer for a while. Only by disguising yourself as my granddaughter can you return to the clan without anyone noticing."
The Wu Miao people are very wary of strangers, and Jiang Si knows this.
"I'll trouble Hua Li to take care of me in the future." Jiang Si smiled at Elder Hua.
For some reason, she felt inexplicably uneasy when she saw Elder Hua's superb disguise skills.
I can't explain the reason for this uneasiness. If I have to say it, maybe it can only be attributed to intuition.
This intuition made Jiang Si feel a little heavy in his heart.
Elder Hua looked at Jiang Si with a loving look in his eyes: "Ah Hua, you will soon be a sixteen-year-old girl. When you return to the tribe, you must be quiet and well-behaved. Don't be as jumpy as before."
At this point, Elder Hua smiled and said, "Fortunately, Ah Hua has been in the Great Zhou for quite some time, and has distanced herself from her former companions. When the princess arrives in Wu Miao, as long as she keeps quiet, no one will notice."
"I will remember what Hua Lu said." Jiang Si seemed to have no difficulty in playing the role of Ah Hua, and calling her Hua Lu came very easily.
Elder Hua breathed a sigh of relief and smiled.
Princess Yan has a natural talent for disguise, so there is no need to worry about her being exposed while dressing up as a saint.
At this time, Jiang Si seemed to ask casually: "Where is the real Ah Hua?"