"His letter should arrive tomorrow." After getting the calculation results, Shen Xizhen said to Chu Zihou.

Chu Zihou nodded, and said in a cautious tone: "I will ask the emperor for leave tomorrow." ”

"Tomorrow I will also enter the palace to submit a leave of absence." Shen Xizhen said with a smile.

Chu Zihou walked to her side and hugged her, and said softly, "Don't worry, we will definitely be able to leave smoothly." ”

"Well, I've never doubted that. Besides, it doesn't matter where I go with you. ”

Chu Zihou's eyes were full of pity and emotion when he looked at her, he touched her head and said, "It's not early, let's go to bed and rest." ”

"Okay, husband, wait, let me help you change your clothes."

A warm smile appeared on his face, and he whispered, "No need, I'll just come by myself." ”

After that, he untied his clothes by himself.

Shen Xizhen had no choice but to let him, she turned around and went to make the bed.

Nothing was said all night.

The next day, Chu Zihou submitted a leave slip to Emperor Guangxuan.

"Guang'an Hou is pregnant...... Her body has always been weak, and now she is in the unstable period of the first three months, so the minister wants to take her to Lingxi Island in the west to recuperate for twenty days. Chu Zihou stated his reasons to Emperor Guangxuan.

Emperor Guangxuan smiled slightly when he heard this: "It's really a good thing that Guang'an is happy, besides, you have worked hard for Xi Country for so long, it's time to relax." ”

After that, Emperor Guangxuan sent twenty followers to accompany him.

Chu Zihou knew very well that Emperor Guangxuan's approach was ostensibly protecting them, but in fact he was spying on them. But Chu Zihou did not object or refuse, but readily accepted his 'kindness'. Chu Zihou knew that if he refused his arrangement, it would only arouse his suspicion even more. So he simply fulfilled his wish.

Anyway, Chu Zihou and Shen Xizhen had already thought of countermeasures.

In the afternoon of that day, when the two returned to the prince's mansion, they received a secret letter sent by Liu Ming. The letter said that he had set up his house there and was waiting for them to go.

They were so pleased with the letter that they immediately burned it.

Now that the vacation was approved, the two packed their luggage.

Tomorrow morning will be the day of departure.

That night, Xizhen called Xiang'er and Pepper to the study to give some instructions.

"During the time when King Qingping and I went on vacation, I bothered you to take care of more family affairs, and you can call the shots on small matters. The big thing must be done by the Queen Mother Gina......"

Chu Zihou also went to say goodbye to Empress Dowager Gina: "Although we have taken more than 20 days off, we may be away for a longer time, no matter what rumors you hear about us at that time, please don't worry." We'll be fine, and we'll be back eventually, but the return date may be much longer than the vacation requested, so please keep this confidential. ”

Queen Gina knew from their recent words and deeds that their trip would not be as simple as a vacation. Then he patted him on the back of his hand and said, "Go with confidence." Mother has her own measure, you have to take care of yourself. ”

"Okay, when we come back, maybe all the babies in my mother's womb have been born." Chu Zihou was a little emotional.

Empress Dowager Gina immediately knew when their return date was, her heart couldn't help but tighten, and then she hurriedly smiled and said: "It's okay, it's okay, it's not the first time I've given birth to a child, you see that I'm still being called the Queen Mother and still pregnant with a child, sometimes it's embarrassing to think about it." But when I thought of him/her, he or she was the flesh and blood of the first emperor. This is a special relief in my heart. ”

Empress Dowager Gina couldn't help but reddened her eyes as she spoke.

Chu Zihou's eyes were moist when he heard this, and he hurriedly took Queen Mother's hand and said, "Mother." I have secretly entrusted General Ji and Xizhen's brother to take care of you, so that they may often come to the house in the future, and if you have any difficulties, just tell them. ”

Seeing that her son was still so good to herself even after getting married, Empress Dowager Gina's heart suddenly warmed, and she nodded at him with a smile: "At that time, even if you and Guang'an Hou can rest assured that you will take care of the prince's mansion." ”

"Well, it's very reassuring to have a mother in the child." Chu Zihou said sincerely. I talked to her for a while before leaving.

A few hours later, when the day dawned, the twenty attendants sent by Emperor Guangxuan were already waiting outside the prince's mansion.

Since Shen Xizhen was pregnant, she was not suitable for horseback riding, so she could only go by carriage.

Chu Zihou and the twenty entourages all rode forward.

Along the way, Chu Zihou was tightly guarding Shen Xizhen's carriage, and he secretly praised Shen Xizhen's foresight while rushing along the road. If it weren't for her proposal to expand the road, the road from the capital to the west would certainly not have been entirely dependent on horse-drawn carriages, because several places were full of mountains.

Nowadays, even the alpine sections are tunneled, so there is no need to climb the mountain road at all.

A qiē looks so perfect.

Chu Zihou was suddenly full of confidence in the future, and he knew that as long as he was with Xizhen, the two of them would definitely be able to calmly cross any test.

Three days later, they reached the western pass, which was the border area of the former sphere country.

Chu Zihou deliberately asked Shen Xizhen in front of the twenty entourage: "If there is enough time, let's go to Dadong Mountain to have a look, maybe we can meet the Xuanji Dao Master." ”

Shen Xizhen also replied with understanding: "After walking about two hundred miles, we will reach the foot of Dadong Mountain, if you want to go so much, then we will go there first." ”

The twenty attendants listened and secretly wiped their sweat.

They were specially instructed by Emperor Guangxuan, so they did not dare to speak out to stop these two people at will, but they would secretly record their every move so that they could report to Emperor Guangxuan when they returned to Beijing.

Emperor Guangxuan also commanded: "If they have any suspicious behavior, send someone to deliver a letter to me immediately." ”

Therefore, they are very strict in supervising the two.

Now, these two people temporarily changed their hexagram and said that they were going to Dadong Mountain, which one is going to make trouble?

Besides, Dadong Mountain is so high, and the forest inside is so dense, what if these two people play tricks inside? They are scared when they think about it.

After all, these two people are the people who helped Xi conquer the country of Qiu and the country of Mao, who dares to ignore them?

But they can't say anything.

"Forget it, let's go to Lingxi Island first." Chu Zihou said.

"Hmm." Shen Xizhen in the carriage replied sweetly.

So the group continued on their way.

As it was getting dark, they came to a small town in the middle of nowhere.

Seeing that it was getting late, they found an inn to stay in.

Shen Xizhen naturally shared a room with Chu Zihou, and the others also booked a room in twos and twos.

Moreover, the rooms they set were all next to each other.

The entourage who lived on both sides of Chu Zihou and Shen Xizhen's room was responsible for monitoring their every move, and also sent people to guard outside the door of the two.

However, the two went to bed early, and there was no movement in the room.

After a long journey, these entourages were also very tired, so when it came to the third watch, the gatekeeper also fell asleep.

After dawn, the attendant guarding the door raised his hand and knocked on the door of the two people: "King Qingping, Guang'an Hou, it's time to continue on the road." ”

However, there was no reaction from the house. The attendant knocked harder and kicked the door, but there was still no reaction inside. The entourage suddenly had a bad feeling and hurriedly ran to report to their leader. (To be continued......)

PS: Dear friends, today's second update. I've started to write a manuscript for a new book, which will be released by the end of this week, so stay tuned for support.