Qi Xiaoqiang
The next morning, Luo Jin and Chai Qi left the palace in the same carriage. They were both silent along the way. Luo Jin dared not speak, and kept his head down, muttering in his heart, although they were both princes, this crown prince was completely different from the second prince. How could the second prince, who was so gentle, have such a cruel brother?
After leaving the palace, the carriage stopped, Chai Qi got off the carriage, and Luo Jin opened the window curtain and looked outside.
A carriage was parked in front, and two people got off the carriage, one was Mr. Shi whom Luo Jin had met before, and the other...
Luo Jin rubbed her eyes, why was it him?
Wasn't he dead?
She couldn't help getting off the carriage and walked up to the man.
"Are you... Xiao Xiaoyu?" Luo Jin's eyes widened, "You're not dead?"
"I... am not dead, am I?" Xiao Xiaoyu shook her head, "You are Lord Luo, right? Do you recognize me?"
Luo Jin looked at Chai Qi in confusion, but saw the latter frowning slightly, "I just punished him for drugging the princess and hit him casually. Do you think I killed him?"
Xiao Xiaoyu smiled embarrassedly, "That... is my fault. I shouldn't have drugged the princess. Your Highness the Crown Prince should only... He did teach me a lesson, which was indeed very magnanimous. I would also like to thank His Royal Highness the Crown Prince for letting my master go. I will keep my promise and be loyal to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince forever! I grew up in Xiyuan and am very familiar with Xiyuan. Although I may not be able to make any contribution, I can still help lead the way. "
Luo Jin was even more confused, "Liu Shu was... you who let him go?" "
Wasn't he stolen by Chai Heng?
"If I don't acquiesce, do you think Chai Heng can steal him away?" Chai Qi's tone was quite impatient. "Xiao Xiaoyu is from Xiyuan, so it will be useful to take him with us. Mr. Shi knows the art of fighting, and if he can be of use, he may be of great help."
Xiao Xiaoyu bowed and said, "I am willing to serve your Highness!"
Mr. Shi cupped his hands and said, "Your Highness, please give me your orders."
Chai Qi turned his gaze to Luo Jin, "As for you... it would be best if you could recognize Yue Qinghai from the crowd at a glance, so that I can catch him."
Luo Jin smiled and said, "I'll do my best."
Seeing that there were only two carriages on this trip, she hurriedly said, "I want to ride in the same carriage with Mr. Shi, is that okay?"
Anyway, she didn't want to ride with Chai Qi.
Chai Qi thought for a moment and nodded, "Okay."
Considering the difference between men and women after all, and the long journey in the carriage, it would be more convenient for Luo Jin to ride in the same carriage with Mr. Shi. Although Xiao Xiaoyu looks very small, he is actually a young man in his twenties, so it is still a bit inconvenient.
The four of them got on the carriages one by one, and the driver whipped the whip and started off, running very fast all the way. In order to get to Xiyuan as quickly as possible, the carriages were running at full speed all the way. When they arrived at the post station, they would change horses and even the driver to keep the physical strength of both people and horses at all times.
Because they were traveling day and night, everyone could only rest in the car. The carriage that Luo Jin was riding in was not like the one that Chai Heng had before, and it also came with a large couch. There was nothing here, so she could only sit and sleep reluctantly. But when she was really sleepy, she fell asleep easily.
Although Mr. Shi was old, he was in good health, ate when he should and slept when he should, and was always in good spirits.
Luo Jin chatted on the way and asked Mr. Shi some knowledge about dragonflies.
"Mother and child dragonflies? They are raised to control people, and are very vicious. The mother dragonfly can control the child dragonflies. As long as you manipulate the mother dragonfly, you can control the person with the child dragonfly on his body."
"I heard there is a kind called the heart-eating dragonfly?" Luo Jin thought of Jiang Mo.
"That is the most cruel kind of all the mother and child snakes. Only beasts would use such a thing!" Mr. Shi couldn't help but look angry just talking about it. "This kind of snake is planted in people's hearts and feeds on people's heart blood. On every full moon night, it will become agitated for a few times, causing the person who is bitten by the snake to suffer unbearable pain. If the person is in poor health, he will die after a few tortures. What's the word for it? Heart-piercing pain! Yes, that's the word. It hurts just thinking about it."
Luo Jin couldn't help but clench his fists.
Mr. Shi shook his head and sighed, "Just like all mother and baby dragonflies, if the mother dragonfly dies, all the baby dragonflies will become manic. The baby dragonflies of the Heart-Eating Dragon will become manic after the mother dragonfly dies, and will turn the heart of the person bitten by the dragon into a pile of bloody mud. The death is also extremely painful."
"Then... is there a possible solution?" Luo Jin's voice trembled a little.
"Solve it? Yes, I can if I have a mother pig." Mr. Shi said, "But don't be afraid, this kind of pig is extremely difficult to raise, a female pig is worth a fortune, so it is very rare."
"So, a female pig can control many piglets, which means it can control many people?"
"Yes, up to thousands of people, right? The female pig can keep giving birth, and it can control all the piglets it gives birth to."
Luo Jin rushed to Wujie City on the morning of the fourth day. This is a small border town in Xiyuan. Because of its important location, there are many guards at the gate checking household registration documents. It is something similar to a household registration book, which contains the identity information of the holder.
The carriage stopped outside Wujie City, and Chai Qi asked the coachman to go back.
When they came out, they changed into common people's cloth clothes. After getting off the carriage, Chai Qi distributed several documents to everyone and said, "We will enter the city in two groups this time, so as not to be discovered and exposed. I will go with Luo Shaoqing, and Mr. Shi will go with Xiao Xiaoyu. After entering the city, we will find a place to stay first and don't get together for the time being."
Luo Jin exclaimed, "I will go with... Your Highness?"
She thought she would go into the city with Mr. Shi. After getting along with him for the past few days, she still liked this optimistic and kind old man.
But she actually had to be in a group with Chai Qi?
Chai Qi spread out the document in his hand, "Our people forged the document, and it says that you and I...are husband and wife."
Luo Jin: "..."
Chai Qi added, "Mr. Shi and Xiao Xiaoyu are nominally grandparents. You can enter the city one hour after we enter the city. Xiao Xiaoyu, you have to take good care of Mr. Shi."
Xiao Xiaoyu had already made up her face to look like a child in the carriage, with big eyes blinking, no different from a seven or eight-year-old child.
He replied in a baby voice, "I know! Xiao Xiaoyu will definitely take good care of Grandpa!"
"Let's go!" Chai Qi turned around and walked towards the city gate.
When he saw the guard at the door, Chai Qi suddenly changed his demeanor. He smiled like a country bumpkin who had never seen the world, and said innocently, "Soldier, this is my document. Please take a look!"
The guard looked at the document carefully, then looked at Luo Jin who was standing next to Chai Qi, and stretched out his hand to her, "What about yours?"
Luo Jin handed her documents to the guard. She was shocked at how quickly Chai Qi's expression changed. It was quite different from the aloof Crown Prince just now.
The guard asked again, "What are you doing in the city?"
Chai Qi remained calm, "I heard that my father suddenly passed away, and I went to the city to attend the funeral."
Luo Jin: "..."
This Crown Prince is so filial.
"Are you husband and wife?" The guard looked at the two of them, "Why do you feel... not like it? Are couples as distant as you? I think young couples are very close..."
Luo Jin shrugged, "Have you never seen a couple quarreling? After a quarrel, they want to strangle each other to death, how can they be close?"
The guard laughed, "Indeed... Come to think of it, why are you quarreling?"
Luo Jin glared at Chai Qi, and suddenly Feeling aggrieved, he pointed at Chai Qi and said, "He...he actually peeked at other women!"
The guard laughed even more happily and said to Chai Qi, "This is what you are wrong. You have such a beautiful wife, why do you still look at other women? No, didn't your father just pass away? How can you still have the mind to look at women? You beast!"
Chai Qi could only smile, "Sir, you are right. I promise that I will never look at them again, never again!"
"Okay, go in, next one!" The guard returned the paperwork and glared at Chai Qi with contempt.
Chai Qi took Luo Jin and walked directly to the south of the city as soon as they entered the city. Luo Jin didn't know where he was going, and didn't dare to ask, so he just followed him all the way.
After passing through the busy streets, entering an alley, and turning a few times, Chai Qi stopped at the door of a house.
This is a seemingly ordinary house with a small courtyard. The door is locked. Chai Qi pulled the lock several times with his hand, pulled it off, and walked into the courtyard.
The courtyard was clean and tidy, and it was obvious that someone took care of it regularly. Luo Jin followed Chai Qi into the courtyard and watched him go into the house to get some things, and then handed her a piece of clothing, "Change into this!"
Luo Jin asked carefully: "Why...why do you want to change clothes? Where are you going?"
"Ruyi Restaurant." Chai Qi answered briefly.
"Are you going to meet someone?"
"Yes."
Luo Jin stopped asking and went back to the house to change clothes obediently. I think a place like Ruyi Restaurant is more upscale, and it is not appropriate for her to go in dressed like a country woman.
First of all, there is the identity document, and then there is this house. It is obvious that Chai Qi has planted a lot of spies in this Wujie City. He went to Ruyi Restaurant, probably to meet someone important.
Luo Jin changed his clothes and followed Chai Qi out of the door without saying a word. After walking for a while, Chai Qi called a carriage. After riding for a while, they stopped at a very busy street.
Chai Qi went to the front desk and asked for a private room upstairs, ordered a bunch of dishes, and took Luo Jin to sit in the private room.
Luo Jin hadn't eaten properly all the way. Seeing a large table of dishes, she couldn't help swallowing her saliva and asked tentatively: "Your Highness... No, husband, can I eat?"
"Eat it."
Luo Jin carefully picked up a chicken leg and slowly ate it.
Chai Qi stood up from time to time and walked to the window to look out. After half an hour, he suddenly said: "You wait here, I'll be back soon. If there is any unusual movement... just tie a red cloth on the window."
"Oh, okay!" Luo Jin said vaguely with her mouth full of food.
Chai Qi went out immediately.
Luo Jin was full and thought about going out to check it out so that she could explain it to Chai Qi when he came back. If she did nothing, the prince would definitely be dissatisfied.
As soon as she went out, she saw a familiar face walking towards her. When she wanted to avoid him, it was too late. The man saw him and shouted, "Stop!"
Luo Jin could only bite the bullet, smiled and turned around and said, "Your Highness the Crown Prince has a good memory. He still remembers me."
She said that she had a bad luck constitution. How come she ran into Jiang Ge by chance when she went out?