Chapter 109 Hard to Swallow
Zhao Xian deliberately found a secret place to hide the four assassins and sent twenty guards to guard them strictly.
Nie Changping's case was even simpler. He just sent a cup of poisoned wine and the postmaster died that same day.
Although the postmaster was only a low-ranking official, he was still employed by the government. His death had to be reported to the imperial court.
The cause of death given by Nie Changping was suicide out of fear of punishment. As for why the postmaster committed suicide out of fear of punishment, the file was very vague, as if it was an attempt to cover up something.
But everyone has a brain. Once this news spreads, everyone will think about the assassination of the prince at the post station and will naturally guess the reason.
After everything was arranged, on the morning of the third day, the convoy regrouped and continued south along the Yijiang River.
This mighty team of a thousand people looked no different from before, and the prince's carriage frame was still there, but only a few people knew that the person sitting in the carriage was not the prince at all, but a substitute with a similar body shape to the prince.
The real prince has already disguised himself and boarded a merchant ship heading south.
Luo Qinghan originally planned to only bring Xiao Xixi and four guards, but Nie Changping insisted on following him.
Nie Changping brought two servants and two guards with him, so their number increased from six to eleven.
Luo Qinghan dressed up as a rich young man traveling south for fun, and Xiao Xixi was his younger brother. Although the two of them didn't look alike at all, they both looked very good, and it was particularly pleasing to the eye when they stood together.
Whenever they show up, they always attract a lot of attention.
Merchant ships traveled downstream much faster than horse-drawn carriages on the road.
Xiao Xixi stood on the deck for a while only out of curiosity when she first boarded the ship, and then she retreated back into the cabin and continued to sleep.
She still lived in the same room with Luo Qinghan.
Merchant ships do not provide meals, so passengers have to find ways to prepare three meals a day for themselves.
So Luo Qinghan and others could only eat dry food.
The steamed buns made from high-quality fine white flour were white and soft and tasted quite good, but they were difficult to swallow for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, who was used to eating the imperial meals in the palace.
Not only the prince, Nie Changping also found it unpalatable.
But I can’t not eat. I still have a long journey ahead and I can’t starve myself to death.
The snacks that Xiao Xixi brought had already been eaten by her, and she joined everyone in eating steamed buns and pickled mustard greens.
She was the happiest person eating steamed buns among all the people present.
She ate steamed buns and pickled mustard tubers with great relish.
Luo Qinghan put down the half-eaten bun in his hand and said expressionlessly: "I can't eat any more."
Xiao Xixi said worriedly: "You ate too little, you will be hungry later."
"Let's talk about it when we're hungry."
Seeing that he really didn't want to eat anymore, Xiao Xixi simply took his bun and started eating it in big mouthfuls, not showing any dislike for the fact that the bun had been eaten.
Luo Qinghan watched her eat, thinking that he had just eaten this steamed bun, and now she was eating it, and their lips were biting in the same place...
His mood couldn't help but become subtle.
Nie Changping saw that Xiao Xi's cheeks were puffy from eating, which was quite cute, and he wanted to reach out and pinch them.
Unfortunately, Xiao Xi is already the prince's man.
Nie Changping didn't dare to tease the prince and could only continue eating his buns.
The more he ate, the worse it tasted. He really couldn't eat any more and wanted to throw away the remaining half of the bun.
Xiao Xixi said as she ate: "This is all food, don't waste it."
Nie Changping didn't care: "It's just half a steamed bun. Under normal circumstances, this kind of crude food wouldn't even be worthy of being on the table."
Luo Qinghan looked at him coldly: "Eat it."
Nie Changping cried and begged for votes~
(End of this chapter)
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