After Yang Zhe left, Meng Qingqian walked out "openly and legitimately" dressed in men's clothing.
Meng Qingqian boarded the carriage, and at the same time, prepared a horse for He Yunxiao.
He Yunxiao knows how to ride a horse, but he doesn't want to. Who would ride a horse when there's a carriage to ride in? Besides, He Yunxiao has no choice but to take the carriage.
He Yunxiao lifted the carriage curtain and swiftly sat down inside. (www.cascoo.net)
Since He Yunxiao wasn't that familiar with the girl who had the antidote, he naturally sat opposite her, not very close to her.
Seeing He Yunxiao slip onto the carriage, Meng Qingqian instinctively grabbed the bell that could control He Yunxiao and looked at him warily.
In the State of Qi, before marriage, a woman could not ride in the same carriage with a strange man, unless he was a close relative such as her father or brother; even distant relatives were not allowed to ride together. After marriage, she could only ride with her husband and younger family members.
Someone like He Yunxiao, who just sneaked up like that, was definitely being impolite.
"Young Master He! Please have some self-respect," Meng Qingqian said to He Yunxiao with a frosty expression.
He Yunxiao said, "Miss Li, I was forced into this situation."
"Are you being forced to ride in the same carriage as me?"
"No, you've arrested me as an assassin, and you haven't made a mistake. I did climb over the wall to get in. The guards didn't see me come in today, and if I went out in front of them, something bad might happen. I'm afraid I'll have to trouble you to let me ride in the carriage for a while."
Meng Qingqian: ?
"You have a mother..."
He Yunxiao asked, "Mother what?"
"Was it a golden feather token given by the Empress Dowager, who is the mother of the nation? Why did you have to climb over the wall to get in?" Meng Qingqian almost let slip the secret, but quickly covered it up.
"I arrived late today to see the South Sea Pearl; I didn't get there until 9 PM. For the sake of her reputation, I had to use a VPN."
Meng Qingqian said speechlessly, "You can skip it today and watch it tomorrow."
He Yunxiao had to come see Nanzhu because he needed to take the antidote, but it wasn't convenient to tell the antidote girl, since she had the bell. If he did, he'd have to find other leverage for her to use against him later, otherwise she'd be suspicious every day, which would be too much trouble.
“I love watching it,” He Yunxiao said.
Meng Qingqian was speechless. She completely failed to understand He Yunxiao's feelings. Nan Zhu was still her younger sister, much closer to her than He Yunxiao, yet she didn't seem to think about Nan Zhu every day or go to see her every day.
However, since He Yunxiao couldn't get off the carriage, Meng Qingqian had no choice but to let him stay inside. She wasn't worried about him doing anything inappropriate; with the bell in his hand, He Yunxiao posed no threat. It was just that this was the first time in her life that Meng Qingqian had ridden in a carriage with a man, and she felt something was off.
Meng Qingqian needed to keep a low profile when leaving the palace. The carriage she chose was the same one that palace maids usually used when going out to buy groceries. It was a single-horsepower carriage with a very narrow interior.
After He Yunxiao and Li Qingmeng spent some time together, the carriage was filled with her sweet fragrance.
The fragrance emanating from the girl who carried the antidote was neither the overpowering medicinal scent of Nan Zhu's wife, nor the precious sandalwood of Sister Jiang, nor the delicate orchid fragrance of Sister Du. Her scent was difficult to describe; simply put, it was a slightly sweet floral aroma.
The sweetness is understandable, since the antidote candy is always on hand, but the floral scent is hard to pinpoint what kind of flower it is.
After the carriage had traveled for a while, Jianling got on.
He Yunxiao was sitting in the spot where Jian Ling used to sit. Now that Jian Ling was here, she could only sit opposite He Yunxiao, in the same row as Meng Qingqian.
He Yunxiao said, "I will get off the carriage as soon as we leave the palace."
Jian Ling didn't waste any words, and Meng Qingqian had nothing to say either. The carriage remained quiet.
Upon reaching the palace guards, the carriage stopped. The eunuch driving the carriage was naturally Meng Qingqian's confidant, and he skillfully gave instructions to the guards.
"The two... are not palace maids who went out to buy groceries, but distant relatives who came to visit the Empress Dowager..."
The guard asked, "Relatives? Are you coming out so late?"
"It's been a long time since we last met. I chatted with the Empress Dowager all night, so it's a bit late."
The guard said, "Pull up the curtain and take a look."
He Yunxiao: ? The guards are here to check?
He Yunxiao lowered his voice and said, "Miss Li, are you even capable? You can't even handle one guard?"
Meng Qingqian also lowered her voice and said, "I came out in a hurry and didn't give any advance notice."
He Yunxiao said, "The guards are coming, what do we do now?"
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"You should hide."
"There was no cover inside the carriage, how could I hide?"
Hearing the guards approaching, He Yunxiao said, "Miss Li, sit up straight, I'll hide behind you."
He Yunxiao wrapped the cushion from his seat around himself and slipped behind the girl who was carrying the antidote, pretending to be a bag of luggage.
When Meng Qingqian saw the enormous object beside her, she thought to herself, "This is too fake. How could this possibly fool anyone?"
“He Yunxiao, your disguise is full of flaws.”
He Yunxiao had his back turned, but after hearing the antidote girl speak, he turned around.
He was completely wrapped in the cushion, with only his face showing, which was quite comical.
"Even if my body is full of flaws, I have to try. I can't just sit here and wait to die, can I? Hey, the guards are coming. Don't talk."
He Yunxiao hid himself again.
Meng Qingqian initially found He Yunxiao's comical appearance amusing, but upon hearing what he said, she couldn't help but agree with his idea.
Back when I first entered politics and inherited the mess left by my mother, my situation wasn't as dire as it is now. At that time, the entire Meng clan was in a state of panic, with many people defecting to Prime Minister Han's side. I made it this far simply by having to give it a try. And now, it seems the outcome has been quite good.
Looking at the enormous creature beside her, Meng Qingqian recalled He Yunxiao's comical appearance wrapped in cloth earlier and couldn't help but cover her mouth and chuckle softly.
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