Heartburn

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.