Hearing Shen Nian say that she followed him on the pretext of taking care of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, he asked a little worriedly, "Brother Shen, does that count as deceiving the emperor?"
She doesn't know any medical skills at all. She can only cure diseases and save lives by relying on the spiritual spring water!
"It's okay! I just said I know a little bit. In reality, there are imperial doctors accompanying us, so don't worry."
Shen Nian was just making up an excuse, and the emperor probably didn't take it seriously.
In fact, the emperor wanted to go with him in the summer so that he could paint the scene of the heaven sacrifice, which could be regarded as a record of important events of the court.
Because the emperor promised her that she could also go to Lingxiao Mountain to worship the sky.
During the New Year holidays, she was basically busy arranging things at the restaurant.
The restaurant will be closed on the 30th and will reopen on the 8th of the first lunar month.
Now she has to go out on the fifth day of the first lunar month, and it will take at least half a month to go back and forth.
Then when the store opens, she won't be there and won't be able to watch over it.
He could only instruct Uncle Gu, Xiao You and others in advance to make all the preparations, and gave Xiao You the list of several new dishes he had prepared, asking them to add a few new dishes after the restaurant opened.
She specifically asked the Second Madam and Shen Hui to take care of Jinglan Garden if there was anything.
The main reason was that she was worried that during the time she was away, the Liu family would take action against the people in Jinglanyuan.
The main reason for asking Shen Hui for help is that if something happens and the Second Madam can't handle it, Shen Hui's presence will at least make Liu be more cautious.
After all, she went out this time in the name of taking care of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, so she definitely couldn't bring Ningxiang and the others with her.
Otherwise it would be too ostentatious, and it would make the emperor unhappy, and even Shen Nian would be disliked.
The second wife agreed very readily.
With only a few servants, Liu shouldn't be so petty!
Xia Tian also told Ningxiang and the others that they should keep a low profile while she was away, and stay in Jinglan Garden if they had nothing to do. They should try not to show up in front of Liu, so as to avoid being caught by Liu and being punished.
Ningxiang and Ningxue were reluctant to let her go when they heard that she was going out, but in order to reassure her, they promised her that they would take good care of the people in Jinglanyuan and wait for her to come back.
Ningxiang, Ningxue and others prepared things for her to take, including clothes, cloaks, snacks and so on, and packed several large bags.
Xia Tian happily watched them muttering about how to take care of themselves, but he also felt a little uncomfortable. After all, they had been together for such a long time, and this was the first time he was separated from them for so long.
Fortunately, I will be back in about half a month.
The night before leaving, he secretly called Ningxiang in and said, "Ningxiang, I'm going to be gone for half a month, and I can't take you with me. You must be careful with the Liu family during this half month."
"I understand, ma'am. I will take good care of the people in Jinglan Garden, don't worry." Although Ningxiang was reluctant, she also knew that she couldn't let her madam worry about them, so she quickly made the assurance.
"Take this." Xia Tian pulled out a porcelain bottle from his sleeve pocket and handed it to Ningxiang. "There are five pills inside. They're for saving lives. Be sure to keep them safe."
"Madam, you should take this with you. You and the prince will need it more when you go out. We are in Jinglan Garden and won't be going anywhere. There will be no danger." Ningxiang declined. Wouldn't it be a waste to give such expensive medicine to them?
"Take it." Xia Tian pushed it over again, "I still have some here! Take it and help me keep an eye on the people in Jinglan Garden until I come back."
"Don't worry, ma'am." Ningxiang was so moved that she was about to cry.
Xia Tian patted her and let her go to rest.
On the fifth day of May, Xia Tian followed Chen Nian into the palace early in the morning. Because she was responsible for taking care of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, she was assigned to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's team.
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was very happy to see her coming, and he also instructed the nanny who took care of him to pay more attention to her while she was on the road.
She was left in a state of confusion, not knowing whether to laugh or cry. She never expected that an adult like her would need to take care of a child.
However, he was still very grateful for the care of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. Xia Tian thanked the Crown Prince and got into a carriage behind the Crown Prince.
She was the only one in the carriage at the moment.
The people serving His Royal Highness the Crown Prince were only two eunuchs, as well as her and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's personal nanny, Nanny Yang.
Nanny Yang is taking care of the Crown Prince in his carriage. If anything happens to her, she can just go over and help.
When they arrived at Lingxiao Mountain, neither she nor Nanny Yang could go up the mountain to offer sacrifices to the heavens, and could only wait at the foot of the mountain.
Xia Tian felt a little regretful when he heard Shen Nian say this. After all, it was a pity that he could not witness such a grand scene with his own eyes.
Then I thought, since she came out in person, she can be considered someone who has seen big scenes.
After all, in this trip, in addition to the emperor, the crown prince, princes and other royal members, all officials above the third rank will also go along.
Adding the Imperial Guards and those who protect the Emperor, the number of people traveling is quite impressive.
As the Minister of War, Chen Nian was also on guard. The emperor also gave him a small team of people to be in charge of, so he always rode outside the carriage of the emperor and the crown prince.
Xia Tian would secretly look out from the gap in the carriage window and sometimes see Shen Nian's back.
Marquis Wu'an and others also traveled together.
However, Marquis Wu'an was old, and in such a cold day, he did not ride a horse, but sat in the carriage.
As the team was large, the pace was slower. We originally estimated that it would take seven or eight days to reach the foot of Lingxiao Mountain, but it took us ten days to reach Xinping Town, which was about a day's journey away from Lingxiao Mountain.
The large group of people did not enter the town, but set up camp outside the town.
Just after finishing dinner in the evening, Xiatian wanted to rest early, but before he even washed up, he heard a burst of rapid gong beating sounds. There was no regular pattern, and the gong was beating quickly and chaotically.
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