Chapter 65 Zhou Congxian felt a void in her heart; had she escaped?
Zhou Congxian merely glanced at them briefly before looking away. Two carriages slowly passed by.
He turned his head again and, for some reason, felt a void in his heart.
He thought of Jiang Shiyao when he was pregnant with Fu'er.
Her first pregnancy was difficult, and she couldn't eat anything, but her favorite food was Dexinglou's roast chicken.
His daughter, whom he had, happened to share his love for chestnut cake.
"grown ups!"
Zhou Congxian's thoughts returned.
"I found out that the innkeeper at the entrance of Wutong Lane has seen the person in the portrait!"
His eyes narrowed slightly as he mounted his horse.
A city gate, a carriage to the left, a fast horse to the right.
Ultimately, they drifted further and further apart.
The carriage left the capital smoothly.
Yao Shisan couldn't help but turn around, only to see the solid rear cargo bed.
"What? You can't bear to part with it?"
A faint voice came to my ear.
She turned around and saw the man who had just helped her sitting in the doorway with one leg bent.
Only then did she realize that this person also had long legs and arms, and was probably about the same size as Zhou Congxian when standing next to him.
"Thank you for your help, young master. Just drop us off when we get out of Shili Pavilion."
The young man raised his eyes, a smile playing on his lips.
"The speed at which Lady Jiang turned her back on me with such ruthlessness is quite unexpected."
Her face stiffened. "What is this young master saying? I don't understand."
He glanced at her briefly, said nothing more, then closed his eyes and leaned against the car door.
Yao Shisan clenched her fingers, her heart, which had just calmed down, jumped up again. Had she just escaped one danger only to fall into another?
Zhou Congxian came to find her in such a grand manner.
King Cheng's home was confiscated by him again.
Now she's delivered herself right to my doorstep; this is the real tiger's den.
After all, Zilin Garden also keeps a real man-eating tiger.
Yao Shisan swallowed hard. "Your Highness, I am now nothing more than a dead person to Prince Zhou, and have no value whatsoever."
"Why take a burden like me with you on your way to your fiefdom?"
Xiao Shu opened his eyes and then looked at her properly.
A faint smile played on his lips. "Why does Madam Yao think of herself as a burden?"
It was Yao Niangzi, not Jiang.
He did not use her as a tool to blackmail Zhou Congxian.
Yao Shisan couldn't figure out his thoughts, so he continued to probe.
"This humble woman is ignorant of court politics, but I know that the prince has been away from the capital for several days, and the prince has only left today, so he must be hiding from someone."
“I am a woman with a maid and a child; wouldn’t that be a burden?”
Xiao Shu crossed his arms, closed his eyes again, and leaned back, his voice gradually turning cold.
"It's good to know that you're a burden."
Yao Shisan was momentarily speechless.
Her few encounters with King Cheng were always marked by gentleness and politeness.
It's nothing like the unapproachable place it is now.
A change in facial expression is like a change in a different person.
It was truly difficult for her to associate the person in front of her with Xiao Shu.
Yao Shisan lifted the car curtain and looked out.
There are many people leaving the city now, and many caravans are also going out; no wonder Xiao Shu chose this time.
It's certainly a case of passing off the real thing as the fake.
That should be enough for her to find a chance to escape later.
She peeked out and glanced at the carriage following closely behind.
"Don't try anything funny in front of me."
Xiao Shu's voice scraped against her ear like an ice blade.
The goosebumps that suddenly rose on Yao Shisan's body gave her a suffocating feeling, as if the Grim Reaper were coming to claim her life.
She looked at the man who was so close to her and took a few inches back.
With my back pressed against the carriage wall, I realized I was covered in a cold sweat.
This is the real Xiao Shu!
The prince, who was high above everyone else, had grown up fighting among the princes since childhood. He was far from being gentle and refined.
It's all an illusion!
Xiao Shu lowered his eyes, concealing a cold glint.
"If Lady Yao acts recklessly, I don't know if I will break the law of killing today."
Yao Shisan pursed his lips.
She has just come out and hasn't started a new life yet.
She had been planning to leave the British Duke's mansion where she had lived for nearly ten years for so long, how could a small carriage possibly trap her to death!
Thinking about this, she calmed down.
When her fingers touched the bracelet on her wrist again, her fingertips found nothing.
She gently curled her fingers.
It's unclear where Xiao Shu got such a fine horse, but the carriage moved extremely fast.
They didn't even stop at the post station.
When Yao Shisan woke up again, it was dusk outside the car.
Under the setting sun, the lush green wheat fields looked as if they were plated with a layer of gold.
She instantly snapped out of her daze. Hadn't Jinzhou missed the spring planting season? How come the wheat fields were growing so well?
She lifted the hem of her skirt and slipped out of the carriage, only then feeling completely relaxed.
Under a large, umbrella-like tree, a fire was lit, and the aroma of food wafted through the air.
Fu'er held up a bunch of wildflowers she had picked from somewhere.
Her eyes lit up, "Mother!"
Then, as if remembering something, she covered her little mouth and said, "Daddy."
Wenxi found it somewhat amusing, "Are there fathers who wear skirts?"
Fu'er looked at her and said in a soft, sweet voice, "Mother said that calling Father will give you pastries to eat."
Yao Shisan stepped forward and took his daughter's little hand. "Didn't Jinzhou miss the spring planting season? The price of rice in the capital has risen so sharply."
Wenxi smiled and said, "Wife, whether it's a good harvest or not is just what others want you to see."
She frowned slightly. "But now that the city gates are wide open, won't everyone know as soon as the grain collectors arrive in Jinzhou?"
Wenxi countered, "Everyone knows that Jinzhou missed the spring planting season, so who else can come to Jinzhou?"
Yao Shisan didn't understand the purpose of this. When the people had a good harvest, who would they sell their grain to?
Her memories of her previous life were limited to the power struggles within the inner courtyard of the mansion.
She knew nothing about the situation in Jinzhou.
Now that she is far from the capital, she doesn't need to know.
She stopped asking questions and looked around, only to find that Xiao Shu was not there.
Her eyelashes fluttered.
Where there are farmlands, there will be villages.
She squatted down beside Wenxi and asked, "Miss Wenxi, how far is it from here to Jinzhou?"
Wenxi added the dry branches to the woodpile, saying, "We'll travel through the night and be able to leave Jinzhou by tomorrow morning."
Shuang'er took the kettle from the fire and poured it into an empty pot to cool.
"Sister Wenxi, what else do you need to do?"
Yao Shisan glanced sideways. Wenxi, the older sister?
It hasn't been that long, and she's already started praising Sister Wenxi!
"When did you two become so close?"
Shuang'er's face was full of longing. "Sister Wenxi is so amazing! She knows everything!"
"If it weren't for Sister Wenxi, we wouldn't even have had a meal."
Wenxi blushed at the praise, "Madam Yao, you've chosen such a wonderful girl. With such a sweet tongue, who wouldn't be charmed?"
Shuang'er smiled so much her eyes narrowed. "I only found out today that these incredibly expensive gems were so cheap when they were first dug up."
"I'll follow Sister Wenxi into the gemstone business in the future!"
Yao Shisan gently patted Shuang'er's head, "It hasn't been that long, and you're already abandoning me and Fu'er."
Shuang'er: "Sister Yao, I'm doing this for our future!"
Fu'er nestled close to her mother, saying, "Mother, don't be sad. Fu'er will always be with you!"
Looking at his daughter's smiling face, Yao Shisan exclaimed, "Yes, Fu'er is still the best!"
She then casually glanced around, "Oh, His Highness isn't here?"
Wen Xi gestured upwards with her lip, "There."
Um?
Yao Shisan looked up and saw a person lying across a tree branch, with their hands behind their head and a jade pendant hanging down from their waist, swaying gently in the wind.
Xiao Shu happened to turn his head and glance at her, then turned back indifferently.
It was as if he had just looked at some random cat or dog.
Yao Shisan, “…”
A short while later, the coachman returned with several horses that had eaten and drunk their fill.
"Sir, everything is ready."
The next moment, Xiao Shu landed silently.
Wenxi immediately handed over the prepared bowls and chopsticks.
Yao Shisan noticed that only Xiao Shu's bowl and chopsticks were different from everyone else's.
Even in the wilderness, no matter how ordinary one disguises oneself, one still acts like a king or nobleman.
After finishing our meal, we continued our journey.
The carriage sped along, and she watched the scenery rushing past the window. Fu'er was already asleep in her arms, and Shuang'er was also drowsy, leaning against the carriage wall.
One of the drivers had already sped off ahead.
Their carriage was being skillfully driven by Wen Xi.
She couldn't understand why other vassal kings would bring tens of thousands of people to protect them.
Xiao Shu, on the other hand, had one guard, two coachmen, and Wen Xi, and he still insisted on dragging these few burdens along.
It wasn't until the next day that she understood why she had to be brought along.
Once you leave Jinzhou, you enter the territory of Ningzhou.
Before they even entered the city, the driver who had gone ahead returned.
They also brought back a message.
King Cheng's fake chariot was almost exposed, and he has been stuck in Ningzhou for five days without moving, with both sides at a stalemate.
Wen Xi peeked in from outside the car with a smile.
"Please help me, my wife."
Yao Shisan, "What?"
Wen Xi's smile deepened.
Looking at her smile, Yao Shisan felt a chill run down his spine...
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