Chapter 50 Such a shameless person
Seize the young master?
You mean Duo Shao?!
Six thousand taels spent in just one day?!
"Alas," Jiang Xinming counted the banknotes and said worriedly, "These are not enough. Please give me some more next time you have a chance."
The man in black closed his eyes and silently repeated three times in his mind, "He is still useful, he is still useful, he is still useful," before he let go of his murderous intent.
"Your Highness, please spend sparingly," the man in black said wearily, "Your Highness didn't bring much money with him this time. If you spend it, it's gone."
Jiang Xinming said indifferently, "That's easy. Let Big Brother send someone to get it. This place is close to Northern Chu anyway."
"I guess this silver isn't enough, but we'll reach Youzhou in a few days, so we should be able to hold on until then."
The man in black had never seen such a shameless person. He said with a fake smile, "Your Highness the Twelfth Prince is intelligent."
Jiang Xinming said modestly, "It's just so-so."
The man in black endured the heart attack and told Jiang Xinming to try his best to get the map in Su Song's hand. If he couldn't get it, he should follow the team to Youzhou.
"His Highness said that you'd better try to get the map. There might be clues to the treasure on it."
"Also, His Highness has sent a message to the King. The King wants you and His Highness to work together to find the treasure."
Jiang Xinming nodded randomly, thinking about how to find the treasure by himself.
He could still tell which was more beneficial: to take all the credit or to share it equally with Chu Tiankuo.
There were still five days' journey to Youzhou. The officers and prisoners had developed a close relationship with each other, and in these last few days, everyone was busy saying goodbye.
Jiang Xinming was also very busy, trying to get close to Su Song, and he didn't even have time to take care of Qi Yunxi and Zhong Danyue. He gave them each one thousand taels and asked them to take care of themselves.
The two people who inexplicably received a thousand taels of silver: "..."
Give it to my mother (Axun's sister) for household expenses.
It snowed again these past few days, not heavily, just snowflakes every day, which slowed down the team.
The same was true for Princess Su and her entourage who were about to arrive in the capital.
When they were about to reach Qinghe County, they met up with the others led by Qi Jingyan.
Princess Su hadn't seen Qi Jingyan for a long time. As soon as she saw him, she immediately asked him about his well-being, making Qi Jingyan feel her almost overflowing maternal love.
Qi Jingyan said helplessly: "Mother, I am not hungry or thirsty, please go back to the carriage and rest."
He really couldn't bear such maternal love!
Princess Su snorted softly, "You little bastard, if you were your mother I would come here willingly, but I'm just afraid you'd get sick and have to endure the pain on your own."
Her eldest son was so sensible that he never made her, his mother, worry about anything. Even when he was sick, he would handle it by himself.
Qi Jingyan repeatedly assured him that he was neither sick nor injured, and only then did Princess Su leave.
On the way back to her carriage, Princess Su saw the concubine talking to Qi Jinghao. The concubine looked like a loving mother and was concerned about Qi Jinghao's recent situation.
Qi Jinghao was a little impatient, but he didn't walk away. Instead, he patiently listened to the concubine speak.
The smile on Princess Su's face faded a little, and the maid asked, "Princess, would you like me to invite the young master over?"
"No need," Princess Su whispered, "The concubine is also concerned about Jinghao."
But this concern was a bit excessive. Qi Jinghao was her child, and the way the concubine treated Qi Jinghao as her own son really made Princess Su feel uncomfortable.
Qi Jinghao was responding to the concubine's words incoherently when he caught sight of Princess Su out of the corner of his eye and suddenly didn't want to listen to her nagging anymore.
"My Lady Consort, I'm going to go look for my mother. Please feel free to do as you please."
After saying that, Qi Jinghao went to Princess Su.
The concubine wanted to keep him, but failed.
"Mother," Qi Jinghao trotted over to Princess Su, "Have you visited my elder brother?"
Princess Su smiled and said, "I saw it. Was Hao'er talking to the concubine just now?"
Qi Jinghao nodded, "The Concubine is concerned about me and asked about my recent health condition."
Princess Su nodded and said, "The concubine is kind, but she is lonely. When you are free, go with your sister to keep her company."
Qi Jinghao agreed and followed Princess Su to her carriage.
The concubine stood not far away and watched the mother and son talking affectionately. Especially after seeing Qi Jinghao's admiration for Princess Su, her expression did not change, but the handkerchief in her hand was almost torn into pieces.
The maidservant said worriedly, "My Lady..."
The concubine took a deep breath and said, "I'm fine, go back."
The two teams were merged into one, and there were minor conflicts and contradictions almost every day, which Princess Su resolved one by one.
Fortunately, we are almost in the capital, otherwise Princess Su would be annoyed to death by these concubines.
When they were almost at Qinghe City, Qi Jingyan asked Princess Su if he wanted to rest in the city for one night. Princess Su thought about it and agreed.
These days, she either stayed in the post station or in the wild, and she couldn't even take a bath. Princess Su felt uncomfortable all over.
Qi Jingyin peeked out of the carriage window and said to Princess Su, "Mother, Qinghe County is indeed located at the foot of the capital. It's safer than other places."
They encountered bandits several times along the way, but fortunately there were not many of them and they escaped safely.
Princess Su laughed and said, "Under the Emperor's feet, thieves naturally dare not act recklessly..."
Qi Jinghao interrupted her, "Mother, I think they are quite presumptuous."
Princess Su: “?”
Before Qi Jinghao could answer his question, a familiar voice came from outside the carriage: "I opened this mountain and planted this tree. If you want to pass through here, you have to leave money for passage!"
Princess Su: “…”
My face hurts a little.
There were a lot of bandits, but they were not pushovers. Qi Jingyan came out of the carriage with a cold face. At his command, the guards drew their weapons and the two sides confronted each other.
"How dare you! This is the Queen's carriage, and you dare to stop her!"
The bandit sneered, "Pah! What do you mean by the Empress' carriage? The Empress is riding in such a shabby carriage?"
"Brothers, if we take them all down, we'll have enough food for this winter!"
The bandits started fighting as soon as they had a disagreement. Qi Jingyan waved his hand and led the guards of the convoy to fight with them.
Princess Su was protecting Qi Jinghao and Qi Jingyin in the carriage. Neither of them knew any martial arts, but fortunately the guards focused on protecting their carriage, and no bandits could get close to them.
The guards were all carefully trained by Prince Su's Mansion. Seeing that the bandits were decreasing, the concubine clenched her hands and muttered something silently in her carriage.
"ah!"
"Oh no, there are bandits behind us!"
At some point, a group of bandits rushed down the mountain. They appeared from behind the convoy. Several guards failed to dodge in time and were hacked and lost their combat effectiveness.
When Qi Jingyan turned around, he saw that the bandits had broken through from behind, and he immediately broke out in a cold sweat.
He defeated his opponent in a few moves and ran to the back.
But it was too late, as the bandits had already lifted the curtain of the carriage with knives.
"Mother--"
The bandit stabbed into the carriage with a knife. Princess Su's mind went blank and she subconsciously protected the two children under her body.
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