Chapter 20: set off
"Why did your Royal Highness suddenly become interested in checking the
accounts?" Yan Ke's voice pulled me back from my depression-I saw her walking
in with a large group of cold-faced guards, smiling at the corners of her
mouth, but earning in her eyes. Do not open a touch of solemnity.\n"It's just a sudden intention..." I closed the ledger and watched her move the
rest of the room back, leaving only the guards she brought, "Aunt Ke, is
this?"\n"His Royal Highness, I have received news that this time I am going to Xining
to worship the heavens, and the journey must be uneasy-these people are good
hands I selected from the guards. They will be guarded by your highness at any
time on the surface, and I will also send someone to follow in secret. Please
rest assured." She pointed to the guards lined up, raised her chin in the
direction of the Hall of Moonlight, and said rather ambiguously, "As for the
servants who are accompanying you, you can't be sloppy, your Highness may
wish. Choose a few from those thirty beauties."\n"Uh, this, I’m afraid it’s not convenient?" I turned my face away, covered my
embarrassment, and refused as far as possible. Are these people a burden?"\n"His Royal Highness is thinking very much," Yan Ke looked at me with relief
and nodded, quite a feeling of "I have a girl in my family." Then the
conversation turned and his smile turned cold, "but it doesn't matter.
Thing—in case of ambush, just leave these cumbersomes behind, and it can be
delayed for a while, why not? Anyway, they are all spies sent by the emperor,
so it's better to make the best use of everything, so you don't have to worry
about it?"\n"...The king understands." I sighed and didn't intend to continue this topic
with her again-although I understand that Yan Ke is thinking about me with all
his heart, and her starting point is correct, I still can't accept her. This
is the thought of treating human life like a stubborn.\nThe huge difference between the thinking mode and the three outlooks has
caused me to treat people differently from her, and this difference is an
irreconcilable contradiction in the short term-I don't expect her to
understand my thoughts and become the concept of "everyone is equal" A
supporter of her; I can't even imagine that one day, like her, she will accept
her own superior status as a matter of course, trampling on or even taking the
lives of others.\nAlthough I strongly opposed her proposal in my heart, I gave up fighting for
reasons and chose to acquiesce—because instead of implementing the "correct"
ideas and definitions I believed, I played the role of "Ling Wang" without any
trace. The role is my primary goal.\nTo put it bluntly, I am still a person who is greedy for life and fear of
death. Whether it is humble or glorious, I want to live... I don't deny this,
and I am not ashamed of it.\n——If a person dies, everything is meaningless.\n"His Royal Highness must promise me, go out, don't be self-willed, you can't
leave the protection of these guards for a moment, okay?" Yan Ke seemed to be
worried about me, and repeatedly warned.\n"This king promises you." I nodded, and suddenly remembered something, and
immediately asked, "By the way, is there guard Jiang among the entourage this
time?"\nYan Ke frowned, puzzled: "His Royal Highness meant to bring Jiang Zhuo with
him?"\n"Hmm, this king thinks that Jiang Wei has a high martial arts skill and a
steady and careful person, and she is the best candidate to go with; besides,
she was originally the person next to the emperor sister, promotion and reuse
of her does not also show the king's loyalty to the emperor sister. Huh?" I
thought of an excuse, said seriously, and looked at Yan Ke carefully at the
same time-she heard the words and thought about it seriously, and seemed to
feel that what I said was reasonable, and then agreed, "Then Yiyi What your
Highness said."\n"Thank you Aunt Ke." I was happy, and a smile appeared on my face
unconsciously.\nYan Ke saw it, shook her head helplessly, and sighed with a smile: "I don't
know what kind of ecstasy soup Jiang Zhuo poured into His Highness to teach
you such a heart? If you use this enthusiasm for those servants, I will be
content if I give birth to my little majesty as soon as possible."\n"Hehe... Well, reckless, reckless..." Apart from smirking and sloppy eyes, I
can't think of any other way to deal with it.\nWhen I happily ran to the side hall where Jiang Zhuo lived to tell her the
news, she didn't express too much expression, just as solemn as Yan Ke, and
said worriedly: "Xining, along the way The bandits are running around and they
are not at peace. Your Royal Highness needs to be careful."\n"So, will Guardian Jiang protect the king's safety along the way?" I stared at
her sculpted profile face, and couldn't help but be fascinated.\n"This is where Jiang Zhuo's duty lies." She nodded lightly, turned her face,
and saw me looking at her intently, her expression returned to her usual
calmness, as if there was a smile that seemed like nothing at that moment was
just me. Illusion.\nAlthough she said that it was only based on her duty, it is also true that she
took the initiative to care about me...As a friend, I can't ask too much-if
she is willing to treat me as a person who can enjoy the flowers and the moon
in her free time, when she rises up Talking with friends in the middle of the
night, then I will be as content as Yan Ke.\nIn all, the royal family of Dawu country has a history of nearly a hundred
years. However, defeating Rouran and Hengguo and uniting the world had to
start decades ago.\nWhen Yongjia Emperor Kuang Yunwei was in power, Qingyuan General Mu Qinglan
slashed Ruoran Lord Xia Rutu in front of the battle. After that, the Great Wu
Kingdom became the Great Wu Dynasty, and the Great Wu Emperor became the lord
of the world-ever since There are Rouran slaves and Heng Kingdom treasures who
pay tribute every year, and there is also a tradition of every generation of
emperors to the Xining imperial tombs to worship the sky.\nThis trip to Xining can be counted as a tolerance. Although Kuang Xihan does
not have any official positions, the honor of the prince’s title destined to
travel should not be too shabby; and it represents the emperor’s travel, and
he must accept official visits along the way. It will also take a month or
two-this is really a big test for Kuang Xihan's delicate physique.\nThe closer I get to departure, the more anxious I feel; but I can neither defy
the imperial decree and avoid this trip, nor can I control the slower flow of
time.\nOn the day of departure, Kuang Xiqing led the civil and military officials to
personally send me to the gate of Guanlan City.\nAlong the way, she was holding my hand, her palms were fiery, and her strength
was so great that it hurt me, as if she wanted to convey some unspeakable
message to me-but I couldn't understand those pairs as deep as a pool of ink.
The emotion I want to express in my eyes is just like I can't understand the
complicated look in Jiang Zhuo's eyes occasionally when he looks at me--maybe
I am a dull person.\nIn the end, Kuang Xiqing let go of my hand, smiled slightly, raised her head
and drank the Practicing Wine, and said softly, "Han... treasure it."\nWith just a single sentence, there is no more text, as if all the unfinished
meaning is melted into these four words.\nI can’t say that the feeling in my heart at that moment is deeper than the
loss, and a bit more melancholy. It’s as if there will be no other day to see
each other when I leave here. Maybe Kwong Xihan’s remaining emotions are at
work, after all, I have never left. The girl who had traveled home suddenly
left a familiar place, and it was natural to feel some parting sadness.\nThe carriage drifted away, until the face became blurred, and then I lowered
the curtain.\nThree days later, dressed as an ordinary business traveler, I sat face-to-face
with Jiang Zhuo in a teahouse lounge in Siyang City, watching with interest
the large group of people passing by downstairs and the criticizing pedestrian
vendors.\nAt the two tables behind me were eight guards sent to me by Yan Ke, who acted
as entourage servants and clerks. I intended to pretend to be the sisters of
business travelers with Jiang Zhuo, but she strongly opposed it and finally
gave up.\nThe mighty prince's honor guard almost occupied the position of the entire
long street, and also attracted the attention of countless people. I thought,
if I were the person in the carriage, I would be nervous to sit still.\nThings have to start from that day when I left Guanlan City.\nAt that time, after I said goodbye to Kwong Xiqing, I left the inner city with
a carriage kick and rushed to the nearest city of Molin. When I entered the
post in the evening to rest, I saw the Yan who was supposed to be staying in
the palace of Guanlan City. Ke quietly sneaked into my room with a young woman
who was very similar in shape and appearance to me, and was shocked when I was
about to change clothes.\nShe closed the door quickly, and a hand knife stunned the little cicada who
was going to scream. She was so fast that she almost stunned me.\n"Ke, Aunt Ke? Why are you here? What happened?" I patted my heart, afraid of
jumping wildly, and calmly asked.\n"For the safety of your Highness on this trip, we will go to Xining in two
separate ways-I and this stand-in are marching with the large army, while His
Highness and a few guards disguise as business travelers, and rush to Xining
unconsciously. That’s where the station meets.” She pointed to the young woman
and said to me.\n"But..." I couldn't help but hesitate-in this way, wouldn't this young woman
take on all kinds of dangers instead of me?\nBut I also know that this is the safest plan, and there is no reason to oppose
it—either to Yan Ke or Kuang Xihan himself.\nSo, I silently changed into the clothes of ordinary business travelers, and
took advantage of the night with the guards designated by Yan Ke to quietly
leave the post-because of my insistence, Jiang Zhuo was also on the entourage
list.\nShe couldn't help me, so she backed down and followed me by pretending to be a
steward.\n"His Royal Highness..." Seeing me staring at the guard of honor below, Jiang
Zhuo coughed slightly, as if to say something.\nI came back to my senses, raised an eyebrow at her, raised my hand to stop and
said: "When I go out, I want to call me the boss, but don't forget this...
Jiang Guanshi."\n"...Yes, the boss." She paused, and agreed in a low voice, but stopped
continuing the topic she was going to talk about.\n——After a moment of silence, she raised her eyebrows and drank tea, as if to
hide the fleeting embarrassment.\nI also took a sip of tea, but my heart was amused by her reaction.\n......Perhaps, this kind of journey is not bad.