Chapter 94 Border

Before we even left Ancheng, something big happened.

The emperor is here.

Xia Yu almost popped his eyes out as he looked at the person in front of him, whose face was unfamiliar but whose bronze eyes were unique.

"This is not fun at all!" Xia Xue said coldly.

"Mrs. Chu seems to have some opinions about me." Yang Junyi leaned back on the cushion and hummed comfortably.

Do you know why you are coming?

No self-awareness.

"I've looked around and found your place to be the most comfortable and safest."

"Your Majesty really lifts me up. I am staying in the same room with a strange man. Aren't you afraid that I will be criticized?" Xia Xue raised her eyebrows. If the emperor had to ride in her car all the way, she might as well just walk.

"I'm not afraid!"

Xia Xue glanced at him sideways.

"You have been upright and honest with me, so what are you afraid of?"

"What if Nan Guo knew that the emperor was there too and had bad intentions?" Xia Xue continued to persuade.

"I have already made all the arrangements for the rest. If anything happens to me, I will pass the throne to Chu Yun!"

"You're crazy!"

Xia Xue simply ignored him.

"If Chu Yun becomes the emperor, and you are still Chu Yun's mother, can you be made a concubine dowager?" Yang Junyi came up and said ambiguously.

"Next time I see Chu Yun, I will cut off all ties with him!" Xia Xue said coldly. What a joke! She still wanted to live two more years.

Yang Junyi pouted, his reaction was quite strong, he simply stopped teasing her, and crossed his arms and folded them behind his head.

This won't work. We have to find a way to let Chu Zhenxuan know.

But stopping the team without any reason is not a good idea, as it will attract everyone's attention. What should we do?

After thinking for a long time, I couldn't think of a proper solution, so I had to wait for the first break.

Suddenly Yang Junyi appeared in the carriage. Xia Xue felt very uncomfortable and kept opening a corner of the window to look out.

After a while, Xia Chun noticed something was wrong, "Miss, what can I do for you?"

"Nothing, where's the Prime Minister?"

"The Prime Minister should be with the princess. How about I go and report to him?" Xia Chun said as he looked into the carriage.

Xia Xue lowered the curtains a little, "It's nothing important, just tell the Prime Minister and come over when you're done."

Xia Chun went to do it immediately. After a while, the team stopped and said they wanted to rest on the spot.

As soon as the team stopped, Chu Zhenxuan rushed into Xia Xue's carriage.

"Madam, do you want to be your husband?"

The moment the curtain was lifted, Chu Zhenxuan saw Yang Junyi's bronze eyes, and the corners of his mouth twitched violently.

"Your Majesty, are you teasing me?"

While Chu Zhenxuan was talking, he also got into the carriage and sat next to Xia Xue.

The carriage that this little woman had modified was really comfortable.

"After much thought, I have decided that I have to go on this trip to the South in person," Yang Junyi said.

"This is too dangerous. What's more, although the Hu Kingdom's conspiracy has been thwarted this time, the Hu Kingdom's 300,000 troops are still not far from our border. If the emperor leaves Beijing for the Southern Kingdom and is discovered, what if the Southern Kingdom and the Hu Kingdom join forces to attack us?" Chu Zhenxuan explained.

"I have handed it over to Chu Yun. This is a good time to train him."

Xia Xue: ...

Chu Zhenxuan: ...

Are you kidding me, old man?

After talking for a while, it became clear that the emperor was determined to go to the Southern Kingdom, and Chu Zhenxuan had no choice but to agree.

"But, Your Majesty, you have to cover up your eyes, otherwise they will be exposed soon!" said Chu Zhenxuan.

Yang Junyi covered his face and said "OK" after a while.

Xia Xue and Chu Zhenxuan took a look and saw that it had indeed returned to its normal black color!

Now Yang Junyi looks like an ordinary citizen.

"I didn't expect the emperor's disguise skills to be so outstanding." It was a rare occasion that Xia Xue expressed her sincere admiration.

"People in the south are the best at disguise. I am just following the local customs."

Xia Xue rolled her eyes and couldn't speak properly.

"Your Majesty, are you going to ride a horse?" Chu Zhenxuan asked again.

"I think Madam Chu's carriage is very good."

Xia Xue: ???

Are you determined to act like a rogue?

He doesn't look like a king at all.

Chu Zhenxuan was silent for a while and did not respond.

Yang Junyi shrugged, "Forget it, I won't tease you anymore, I'll just ride my horse."

This hot potato was finally resolved. When the team set off again, Xia Yu could finally enjoy her carriage all to herself.

In order to prevent Yang Junyi from using the same trick again, Xia Xue called Meng Ya and another maid Xiao Fang into the carriage and asked them to serve her personally.

The group walked in peace for more than ten days. At dusk, the sky suddenly darkened.

Seeing that the weather was bad, Chu Zhenxuan ordered his troops to rest in the town ahead.

The town is close to the border and is sparsely populated.

The vanguard looked for several inns, but none of them could accommodate so many people. Xia Xue suddenly felt something was wrong.

"Xia Chun, you all need to be vigilant. This small border town is prone to criminals." Xia Xue ordered.

"Yes!" Xia Chun also followed suit.

"Miss, why can't we see any ordinary people on the streets here?" Meng Ya was a little scared.

"This is the border between the South Country and Da'an. Although it is still considered Da'an's territory, most of the people here are intermarried from the two countries, so it is relatively open. This time the palace was poisoned on a large scale, and the emperor issued a blockade order, strictly controlling the people from the South Country coming to Da'an. As a result, many intermarried families should have fled to the South Country. So this place is basically deserted." Xia Xue guessed.

"It's eerie, a bit like a ghost town." Meng Ya said, leaning towards Xiao Fang.

"Sister Meng Ya, don't be afraid. My mother once said that in this world, if you see a ghost, it is most likely a ghost pretending to be a ghost or your time of death is approaching. If it is a ghost pretending to be a ghost, you don't have to be afraid. If your time of death is approaching, there is nothing to be afraid of." Xiaofang said.

"Your mother is very wise." Xia Xue said with a smile.

As they were talking, Chu Zhenxuan had already booked three guest inns. Xia Xue, Yang Junyi, and Princess Qingping's Imperial Physician Xia and Imperial Physician Zuo all moved into the largest one, and he also arranged for guards to take turns guarding it.

The other two guest inns were equipped with servants, guards, dowry maids, etc.

As soon as everyone shared the inn, heavy rain began to pour down.

The carriage and horses had not yet been settled, and the guards began to busily put up the tent and harness the horses.

No one noticed that a few people were missing from the crowd and a few had joined.

By the time everyone was settled, it was already completely dark and the heavy rain was still falling with no sign of abating.

The inn owner rarely saw so many people and did not prepare so many ingredients, so he only cooked enough food for half of the group.

Fortunately, they still had some food left.

The cooks in the team also joined in the preparations.

Chu Zhenxuan and Princess Qingping sat at one table, while Xia Xue, Yang Junyi after his disguise, Doctor Xia, Xia Chun, Meng Ya and others sat at another table.

The dinner went smoothly and after the meal, everyone returned to their rooms.

Xia Xue's room was the same as the servants' room, nothing special about it, but Xia Chun and Meng Ya were arranged in relatively better rooms.