As soon as Ye Qingxue's carriage left Wanliu Town, it was completely bright outside. Granny Xing gave her some medicine to help with her pregnancy, and she leaned against a soft pillow and closed her eyes to rest.
She could hear the carriages trudging forward; the procession of over a hundred people was quite large, making a clattering sound, but no one spoke; they were all eerily quiet.
It was as if a huge guillotine was hanging over everyone's head, and no one dared to be careless, so they walked on in silence.
Granny Xing stayed by Ye Qingxue's side, glancing at her face from time to time. After all this trouble, not only had they failed to find Dongbai, but they had also brought about a fatal disaster. Granny Xing was always worried that Ye Qingxue's body could not withstand it.
After holding back for a long time, Granny Xing finally spoke up: "If the Crown Princess feels unwell anywhere, she must inform me immediately."
"I will, Granny, don't worry," Ye Qingxue said.
When they traveled, they brought the doctor with them. Ye Qingxue was very careful about her health, but she wasn't that nervous.
For the sake of her unborn child, she has been trying her best to control her emotions.
She smiled as she responded to Granny Xing's instructions before closing her eyes to rest again.
Ye Qingxue's heart suddenly raced, and she pressed her hand to her chest, suddenly remembering Yun Zhuo.
At this time, Yun Zhuo was still leading his men to dig a tunnel in Qinglan Gorge. There was a distance between there and the capital city, so he couldn't know the situation in the capital city in time. The news would be delayed, and he might get into trouble!
Ye Qingxue suddenly opened her eyes and sat up straight.
Granny Xing and Qiu Shen immediately noticed her reaction and asked in unison, "What's wrong, Your Highness? Are you feeling unwell?"
"Qiushen, go to Qinglan Gorge to find His Highness the Crown Prince. Make sure he is safe! Leave quietly and don't let Ning Hongxi's men find out!"
"We're not too far from Wanliu Town. After we leave, intercept our retreating group, ask them for horses and twenty more men, and head towards Qinglan Gorge!"
Qiu Shen was surprised when she suddenly mentioned the Crown Prince. For a moment, she couldn't understand what today's events had to do with His Highness the Crown Prince, so she quickly exchanged a glance with Ye Qingxue.
...I immediately understood.
If the Crown Princess could think of taking a roundabout approach to pressure the Emperor and deal with the Prime Minister and Liu Qinghe, wouldn't the Prime Minister also think of taking a roundabout approach and using the Crown Prince to deal with the Crown Princess?
The Crown Prince and the Crown Princess are one; they share both glory and misfortune!
Qiu Shen nodded emphatically and said in a deep voice, "Your Highness, I will prepare immediately and go right away!"
There were many clothes prepared in advance on the carriage, including those for guards, servants, maids, and nannies. Qiu Shen changed into a servant's clothes, quietly slipped off the carriage, hid under the carriage, and grabbed the axle.
Ye Qingxue then called Zhan Shuang over and told him where Qiu Shen was, "Later, you will cover Qiu Shen to avoid the Prime Minister and the others' sight and help her leave!"
Zhan Shuang nodded.
On the uphill section, Qiu Shen "fell" off the carriage. Zhan Shuang immediately led his men to cover her as she rolled into the grass on the side. The sound of the carriage wheels and the footsteps of the crowd masked the fact that the Prime Minister's men did not notice anything amiss.
However, the Prime Minister's confidant, Xuanjia, had already obtained the Emperor's permission and set off from the Imperial City with a dozen or so men, heading towards Qinglan Gorge.
Wanliu Town and Qinglan Gorge are not in the same direction.
Therefore, even though Qiu Shen did not start from Kyoto, she was still some distance behind Xuan Jia.
Fortunately, Qiu Shen borrowed a Ferghana horse, and she even managed to run at the speed of an 800-li express train.
Xuanjia did not expect Ye Qingxue to react so quickly, actually sending people to chase after them.
Then someone below hurriedly said, "Lord Xuanjia, it seems there's a group of people chasing us! They've been following us for several miles!"
Xuanjia rode his horse up a small hillside and looked back. He could see a group of people riding up on horseback about two miles away.
He couldn't see clearly who it was, but he was certain it wasn't one of their people. Without thinking further, Xuanjia guessed it must have been someone sent by the Crown Princess.
The Prime Minister had told him long ago that the Crown Princess was cunning and treacherous, and difficult to deal with. It must be that the Crown Princess discovered something amiss and quickly sent people to protect His Highness the Crown Prince!
"You six stay here and stop them!" Xuanjia immediately gave the order. The six guards stayed behind, found a place to hide, and ambushed Qiu Shen and the others.
This is the only way to Qinglan Gorge. If you want to take a detour, you can only go back and go around the overgrown hillside, which is not only troublesome, but also takes almost an hour longer than this route.
Qiu Shen knew they didn't have much time to waste, so they rushed over and fought fiercely with the six men.
After confirming that there were only six people here, Qiu Shen made a decisive decision: she left ten people to entangle them, while she led the remaining ten people to continue charging forward!
Xuanjia climbed another hillside, looked back again, and saw Qiu Shen leading his men to continue chasing after them. He cursed angrily and spat!
They were indeed sent by the Crown Princess. Not only were they fast, but they were also incredibly difficult to deal with!
Xuanjia left four people behind: "You all need to find a way to lure those people away, to get me some time!"
However, no matter how hard those people tried to lure Qiu Shen away, Qiu Shen was completely unmoved and kept riding his horse towards Qinglan Gorge.
There was a section of the road that required crossing between two cliffs. When Qiu Shen led her team to rush over, rocks fell from the mountain. Fortunately, they were all small stones, and she did not stop, passing directly between the rocks.
His arm was injured, and there was blood on his forehead. Even the horse he was riding had been hit by stones to some extent, with blood seeping from its mane. But Qiu Shen wiped the blood off his face and continued forward.
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