Judging from Ah Ying's tone, they realized the matter was serious and dared not delay, so they quickly followed the order.
The carriage had been prepared in advance, so it arrived quickly. Everyone worked together to carefully lift the person into the carriage, settle them in, and then quickly raised the whip to drive the carriage away at high speed.
"Ah Ying...where are we taking our master?" someone couldn't help but ask after the carriage left the city.
"I don't know..." Aying was equally undecided. "Let's head south first and make plans after Master wakes up."
“But now that things have turned out this way, the princess will definitely be very angry when she wakes up…” the man said worriedly.
Ah Ying remained silent; how could she not know that her master would be angry?
She had meticulously planned for so long, paving all possible escape routes for Princess Zhaoqing, hoping that Princess Zhaoqing could stay safely.
However, now everything has come to naught. How could her master not be furious? How could he accept this fact?
Thinking of this, Aying's heart grew heavier.
Personally speaking, Aying didn't want her master to actually go to Dajing in place of Princess Zhaoqing.
Because she knew that once her master went to Dajing, he might never come back, and she would lose her closest friend and support.
Moreover, she didn't want her master to be in danger, since the situation in Dajing was unclear and her master might encounter various difficulties and challenges.
However, Aying also understood that Princess Zhaoqing was of great significance to her master. If her master did not go to see her off on her final journey, her master would feel guilty and remorseful, and might even lose his mind because of it.
In some ways, she and Princess Zhaoqing shared the same goal: to help their mistress overcome the difficulties safely, only their methods differed.
But... their mistress was sent away like this, unable to see Princess Zhaoqing one last time. Her mistress would hate her for the rest of her life...
Thinking about this, Aying's heart was filled with conflict and unease.
If she takes her master away today, she doesn't know how she will face him in the future.
In fact, her master might even kill her in a fit of rage.
After all, she knew better than anyone else Princess Zhaoqing's position in her master's heart.
This is not a good outcome, as Aying was planning to stay by her side for the rest of her life.
Princess Zhaoqing has already joined the marriage procession, and under the watchful eyes of everyone, their mistress cannot abduct her. So…
She looked up at the time. At this hour, the marriage procession should not have reached the banks of the Muyang River yet. If she chased after them on horseback, she should still be able to catch up.
Ah Ying gritted her teeth and decided to catch up with the marriage procession.
No matter what, she had to let her master see Princess Zhaoqing one last time; otherwise, she wouldn't be able to rest in peace.
In that instant, she changed her mind.
She immediately turned her horse around and headed north, then ordered them, "Do everything you can to wake the master up, quickly!"
The people around looked at each other, their minds unable to keep up with Aying's sudden change.
"If you want to live, you'd better hurry up, or when the master wakes up, he'll kill us all!"
Startled by the sound, they dared not delay any longer and quickly climbed into the carriage, feeding Rong Ning a pill.
The antidote for this drug was originally intended for Princess Zhaoqing, but unexpectedly it was used on her own mistress.
The two palace maids had given her a very strong dose of medicine. After Rong Ning was given the antidote, it took her a long time to slowly wake up.
The carriage kept bumping along, and she clutched her throbbing, dizzy head before collapsing weakly from exhaustion.
This feeling was not unfamiliar to her. She took a deep breath, tried to regain her senses, and rolled her eyes around to observe her surroundings.
She wasn't stupid; she knew perfectly well that her plan had failed, and her elder sister was ultimately going to marry into a foreign power.
Her older sister...
"Master..." Ah Ying crawled in, "How are you? Is anything bothering you?"
Seeing A-Ying, Rong Ning lowered her guard considerably and asked, "Where are we?"
“We are on our way to the Muyang River.” Aying handed her a water bottle and let her drink some water to calm down. “Princess Zhaoqing asked me to take you as far away as possible, but I felt that I would definitely not be able to leave Princess Zhaoqing, so I took it upon myself to take you to the Muyang River.”
Ah Ying's words omitted many of the intermediate processes, but that's not important; what matters is the result.
She pursed her lips, went through the whole thing in her mind, and then told Rong Ning everything that Princess Zhaoqing had said.
Rong Ning remained expressionless, but then burst into laughter, a laugh filled with helplessness and desolation.
Her older sister... always thinks more than she does.
She was naive, which is why she didn't make it happen.
Having regained most of her strength, Rong Ning climbed out of the carriage.
He said to the person riding next to him, "Get down and give me the horse!"
The man didn't dare to delay and quickly dismounted. Rong Ning mounted her horse, cracked her whip, and galloped away.
Everyone looked at each other, then turned to A-Ying, "What do we do now?"
Aying got off the carriage and ordered, "Leave a horse for me, you all go back to Kangye City and wait for orders."
After saying that, he leaped onto his horse and galloped away to catch up with Rong Ning.
The marriage procession was large and the journey was slow, but they had set off several hours earlier. Rong Ning and A Ying chased after them relentlessly, and only when they were almost at the banks of the Muyang River did they catch a glimpse of the tail end of the marriage procession.
The escorting troops for the journey from Kangye City to the banks of the Muyang River were changed from the Imperial Guards to the Northern Garrison.
At this moment, Rong Ning was no longer disguised. The northern garrison was very familiar with Rong Ning, and seeing her gallop past caused quite a stir!
"Your Highness!!"
"Look! It's His Highness!"
"The princess has arrived!"
The general in charge of the escort led the way. Hearing the commotion, he turned around and watched as the figure gradually became clearer as it approached. He was shocked!
He quickly turned his horse around, dismounted in front of Rong Ning, and respectfully greeted her, "This humble general greets Your Highness."
"General Wang, there's no need for such formalities. I'm here today only to see Princess Zhaoqing off. Tell the soldiers not to cause any disturbance."
"Your humble servant obeys."
General Wang was originally one of the martial arts practitioners who followed Rong Ning. Because of his outstanding military achievements under Rong Ning, he was granted the rank of fourth-grade general. He had absolute respect for Rong Ning.
"Also, find me a suit of armor immediately."
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