...The Beimo troops had already set up camp by dusk. The drivers and attendants were methodically loading the boxes and crates from the carriages into the tents.
Everyone was exhausted after a long day's walk, so the smaller, lighter boxes were carried in early. By the time they were all loaded, it was already dark. After the eunuch assigned by Emperor Gan Zhao to Shangguan Bing'er had eaten and drunk his fill, he went into the tent alone, carrying a booklet, to check if anything was missing. Since he was alone, he could only randomly check a few items.
When the eunuch opened the largest mahogany box, he saw a woman in gorgeous clothes, with disheveled hair and a wet body lying inside: "How could there be someone in there!"
The moment the box was opened, a cool breeze blew in. Tang Chen struggled to open his eyelids, which felt like they weighed a thousand pounds, and raised his hands to try to catch the blurry figure in front of him. However, before he could even utter a word, he fainted again.
The eunuch was extremely panicked when he saw this. Just when he was about to call for help, he felt as if he was pricked by a needle and fell limply to the ground.
Yao Chen, wearing a mask, changed out of his black clothes and robes, and the whole person looked like a refreshing and handsome knight. After Yao Chen checked Tang Chen's breath and pulse, he whispered, "I didn't expect your nose to be so powerful."
Xihe turned her head towards the direction of the voice with lifeless eyes, chuckled and said, "It's not amazing. When I left, I made some rouge and powder for her and accidentally sprinkled some Thousand Miles Fragrant in it."
Yao Chen watched the patrol team coming and going outside the tent and whispered, "This isn't the place to talk. I'll take her away first. Can you go alone?"
Xihe nodded: "Yes, no problem."
"Then wait for me here, I'll come back to pick you up soon." After saying that, Yao Chen picked up Tang Chen and quickly left the tent.
When Tang Chen woke up, she saw a handsome face that was no less handsome than Wang Yanzhou's. She didn't know why, but the first thing he said made even her feel embarrassed: "Little brother, have we met somewhere before?"
Yao Chen was stunned for a moment, then tried hard not to laugh out loud. He turned around and helped Xihe over: "Xihe, she's awake."
When Tang Chen heard the word Xihe, he sat up straight with a grunt, making himself dizzy and dazed: "Xi, Xihe, when did you come back!"
Xihe took her hand, felt it for a while, and then took her pulse and said, "I just came back. I happened to find you locked in a box, so I asked them to rescue you."
Tang Chen looked at the handsome young man standing upright next to Xihe and the handsome old man sitting on the side drinking tea and said, "Thank you both for saving me! By the way, how did you find me?"
Xihe smiled and said, "You used the rouge and powder I gave you, didn't you?"
The smile on Tang Chen's face gradually became distorted. Thanks to the bad advice she gave Mo Yu, otherwise the black crow wouldn't have chased her all night, she wouldn't have had panda eyes due to poor sleep, and she wouldn't have used the artifacts Xihe had made for her before. "Oh my god, my luck is really amazing!"
After seeing that she was fine, Xihe asked, "Shouldn't you have escorted the bride to the city gate and then returned? How did you end up locked in a box?"
"It's not a long story..."
After Tang Chen told them everything he knew, he looked at Yao Chen and asked, "You haven't introduced yourself yet. I know this is the elder who took you away earlier. Who is this?"
Xihe thought for a moment and said, "He, he is Shi Jun, a friend."
Tang Chen saw that he had a sword on his waist and was dressed like a man of the martial arts world, so he clasped his fists and said, "Thank you, Brother Shi, for saving me."
Shi Jun said, "No need to thank me. Prince Qingliang and the Princess's residence are in chaos. Have a good night's rest. I'll take you back tomorrow morning."
Tang Chen took Xihe's hand and said, "Xihe, do you want to go back with me and stay for two days? Xinzhai is coming with us too."
Xihe rejected Tang Chen's invitation without a second thought. If she hadn't been invited before, she would have gone there on her own: "No, I still have important things to do. I'll come to you when I'm done."
Tang Chen said somewhat disappointedly: "I still have so many things to say to you, and so many questions to ask you..."
Xihe gently patted the back of Tang Chen's hand and said, "There will be a chance. You go back first. When you are done with this, you and Xinzhai can take me to eat stinky tofu."
At this point, Tang Chen suddenly remembered: "Oh, I originally prepared a gift for you, but I didn't bring it with me. This, this is for you!"
After saying that, Tang Chen took off the necklace hanging from his neck and put it on Xihe. Xihe touched it with her hand and said in surprise, "Is this a pearl? It's so big."
Tang Chen explained, "I didn't bring the necklace I prepared for you with me. This one and that one are a pair, they look the same. Yan Zhou just happened to find four that are the size of pigeon eggs. You, Shuyi, and Qinghe, each one will get one."
Xihe touched the round pearl, her eyes full of smiles. This time, she would not return the things they gave her.
After Tang Chen pulled Xihe to bed and talked all night, he washed up early the next day and left with Shi Jun. On the way back home, Tang Chen hesitated for a long time before asking, "Brother Shi, is Xihe feeling unwell?"
"Why do you ask?"
Tang Chen frowned and said, "She seems to have become a little slow."
Shi Jun smiled and said, "It's normal. Her eyes will be better for a while before she comes back."
"What!"
"Now that we're here, I won't take you in. Goodbye." The man ran very fast. He only said half of his words and disappeared without explaining clearly.
"Hey, wait a minute!"
... Tang Chen straightened her sleeves and ran to the gate of the palace in small steps, "I'm back..." Before she could finish her words, the guards at the gate showed their weapons one by one and surrounded her in three layers.
Tang Chen was completely stunned by the serious and gloomy expressions on the faces of these brothers, as well as the gleaming blades before him. Who came up with this way of greeting? It was really too much. "Well, brothers, let's talk it out nicely, dear!"
The guards didn't let Tang Chen figure it out, and without stopping her, they took the man away. "Another fake princess, take him away, and wait for my punishment."
"yes!"
As expected, Tang Chen was taken to the prison. If it weren't for the fact that these guards had no mercy on women and were all so fierce, she would have really thought that Black Crow was deliberately trying to frame her.
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