262 Borrowing grain and grass
"Didn't Lord Lan just say that there is an envoy in Gyeonggi, and I am the messenger who sent the message. Now that he was discovered, he simply faced her calmly, his strength was amazing, An Ning only felt that the place she was holding was about to be broken, nodded playfully, and winked at him.
"It's just nonsense, this is a place where you can stay, if something goes wrong, how can I explain to the emperor. Lan Qingyue's words were surprisingly harsh, and she was about to walk out with An Ning's hand.
He couldn't help but blame the guards in his heart, when did the guards in the camp become so lax, and let people get in so easily, fortunately they were not enemies, otherwise there would be no major incident. He had forgotten that these were extraordinary times, and even the forces of the guards had been sent by him to defend the river embankment, not to mention that there would be no enemy who wanted to come to this place right now.
An Ning's strength was no match for him, the two of them pulled and pulled, and they had already come to the mouth of the tent, seeing that Lan Qingyue was about to open her mouth to call someone, she covered his mouth with her other empty hand in a hurry, and the whole person hung on him like a koala.
The syllables in his mouth reached his lips, and he swallowed them alive. The warm touch on his lips kept coming, and there was a unique woman's fragrance in his palm, which kept counting into his nostrils, Lan Qingyue only felt a dry mouth, and he licked his lips subconsciously.
The smooth tongue slid through the palm of her hand, a little itchy, mixed with some kind of experience she had never had, Anning's body was like an electric shock, the strength in her hand gradually dissipated, her body was weak, if it wasn't for the other hand still being grabbed by Lan Qingyue, she would have really collapsed on the ground.
Suddenly, both of them realized that they were wrong, and the atmosphere in the tent immediately became awkward, An Ning easily broke free of Lan Qingyue's hand, she turned her back and walked towards the tent, Lan Qingyue silently followed behind her.
"The Jianghuai flooding is not stopped, I believe you have seen the danger here, this is really not a place to stay for a long time, with the dignity of the princess, if you want to come out to play, you have to be accompanied by palace people." After a long time, Lan Qingyue opened her mouth to persuade.
"Why can't I if you can stay here?" An Ning muttered quietly, twisting the corners of her clothes.
"The minister came to Jianghuai with the emperor's order. Lan Qingyue's hearing was excellent, and he replied without humility or arrogance.
"After returning to Beijing, I will ask the imperial brother to make up an imperial order for me. An Ning sat down on the stool, one hand through the handle of the chair, and the two hands clasped together on his lap, and there was a tendency to rely on it.
"The princess is here, does the emperor know about this? The princess ran out so willfully, has she considered the queen mother?" Lan Qingyue's eyebrows almost wrinkled into an inverted figure, the princess's disappearance is not a trivial matter, and Gyeonggi Central is afraid that it will turn the sky upside down.
"The Queen Mother knows, you don't have to worry about that. An Ning's confidence was a little insufficient, she only left a letter with her mother before leaving Beijing, only saying that she would go out to relax and go back in a few days. In the past few days, the queen mother's complexion has improved a lot, in addition to raising flowers every day, is to read some Buddhist scriptures, such days she is bored, simply left a letter out for a walk, and the ghost sent the god to run here.
Lan Qingyue had another consideration in his heart, he was going to Zixu City tonight to borrow medicinal herbs, and with this aunt and grandmother here, he would inevitably follow with him at that time, so he had to find a way to send her back to Gyeonggi first.
"Now that the princess has the consent of the Queen Mother, I am relieved. The princess knew what had happened to the army transporting grain and grass, and why she had not seen supplies sent to Gangneung until today, and with the reserves here, she was afraid that she would not be able to survive it for three days. Lan Qingyue deliberately led the topic here, and sure enough, An Ning also became a little confused.
A few days ago, when she heard the news that she was going to send relief supplies to Jianghuai, she followed the army out of Gyeonggi together, and in order to hide her whereabouts, she specially hired a carriage. The army had traveled much faster than she had traveled, and she had not found any signs of fighting or anything wrong along the way, wondering why it had not yet arrived.
She shook her head at Lan Qingyue, this matter was full of strangeness, as if someone was deliberately targeting him, even she was a little confused.
"Presumably, the princess has also seen the tragic situation of the Jianghuai people, and I want to ask the princess for one thing. Referring to the people of Jianghuai who were affected by the disaster, Lan Qingyue put on a solemn appearance again, and he suddenly knelt down on one knee in front of An Ning, which made her immediately feel at a loss, and she was about to reach out and pull him up.
"If you have anything to say, as long as you don't drive me away, I will promise you anything. An Ning used all her strength, but the people under her hands still knelt there without moving, and she suddenly felt anxious.
"Only the princess can do this, Lan Qingyue knows that it is really inappropriate to do this, but for the sake of the people in Jianghuai who are suffering from the flood, she has to make a decision. Lan Qingyue continued: "Please take the princess along the official road to deliver the grain, find the team escorting the grain and grass within two days and bring the grain and grass back to Jiangling City, I will send someone to go with the princess." ”
Things are in a hurry, just now he made such a big gift to himself, An Ning's mind has not come back, where would he think about why he did this, plus the scene he saw outside the tent was indeed terrifying, those people who were suffering from disasters were also her people, An Ning nodded with difficulty, and Lan Qingyue showed joy on her face.
"The situation is urgent, and I ask the princess to rest in the tent for two hours, and I will arrange for the carriage and horses to leave with the princess. After Lan Qingyue finished speaking, he was about to go outside, and it could be seen that he was really in a hurry about Jianghuai.
Just took a step but was pulled by An Ning's sleeve, and met her somewhat resentful eyes, Lan Qingyue subconsciously twisted her head away, not daring to look at her, only listening to a faint voice in her ear: "You don't have to be so polite to me." ”
An Ning obviously felt the body of the person next to her shake, and then returned to its original state, forget it, the coming day is long, and she is not in a hurry at this time.
Lan Qingyue found the tent on the side, there were a few people living in Lan Yunjuan, seeing him open the tent, several teenagers who were resting hurriedly got up from the couch and walked towards him.
Pointed out a person to guard outside the tent, Lan Qingyue whispered to them about Princess An Ning, the safety of the princess is the most important thing at the moment, if she is allowed to have something wrong here, he is worried that the queen mother will take this matter out to his sister.
Several people were silent, waiting for Lan Yunjuan to make an idea, before going out, the master had an explanation, and let them listen to Lan Yunjuan's orders outside, plus the prestige he had accumulated among these people over the years, no one objected to such a request.
After Lan Yunjuan carefully speculated, he decided that he and the other person would stay to protect the princess, and the rest would go with the princess, after all, he had to consider the master's orders, the princess was no different from ordinary people in his eyes, and they came here to protect the prince. It's just that he also knows Childe's temper, and if he doesn't agree, I'm afraid that Childe won't let them follow him anymore.
Lan Qingyue originally wanted the two of them to protect the princess together, but before the words could be spoken, she had to give up when she saw Lan Yunjuan's determined look, he had seen the stubbornness of the young man in front of him.
When the sky gradually became gloomy, the people who sent An Ning away had all been packed, and in the afternoon, Lan Qingyue specially ordered someone to find a carriage, although the style was simple, the wood used to build the carriage was very strong.
There was only a fine fluffy spy and a bag of dry food in the carriage, and there was a kettle hanging next to the small window of the carriage, and he reluctantly glanced at Lan Qingyue behind him, and climbed into the carriage on the small stool he handed over.
The sound of the horse's hooves of "tuk tuk" was heard far away, and she withdrew her gaze. The heavy rain hit the canopy of the carriage, making a muffled sound of "ticking and ticking", and in order to facilitate the journey, Lan Qingyue specially ordered someone to add a layer of iron sheet to the roof of the carriage.
On both sides of the carriage were lightly dressed young men, all of whom were very cold, and they did not have much affection for the princess, and if she had not come recklessly, they would still be guarding the princess.
In the rain curtain in the sky, the trace of the carriage was gradually lost, Lan Qingyue breathed a sigh of relief, with them, there was no problem in sending Princess An Ning to Gyeonggi safely. In that case, he also has to prepare for tonight's operation.
Returning to the tent with Lan Yunjuan and Cheng Xiaoxi, tonight's action requires the close cooperation of the three of them, and there must be no mistakes. Few people knew about the princess's arrival, and he didn't have to worry about that.
These days, he has been guarding Lan Qingyue without sleep, and even those who are beaten with iron can't stand it. Huang Beiruo returned to his tent, simply freshened up and fell asleep, most of the other people's conditions were the same as he imagined, it was precisely because of this that Lan Qingyue was relieved that tonight's actions would not be noticed by others.
When the twilight fell a little bit, Lan Qingyue, Lan Yunjuan, and Cheng Xiaoxi were wearing black night clothes, and they looked out of the tent, their figures were very fast, but they were far away from the camp tent more than ten zhang away, even if someone accidentally encountered it, they would be regarded as their own dazzle, and at this time, the thief would not come here to wander around.
The rain soon drenched their whole body, and the tights were a little uncomfortable against their bodies, but none of the three of them cared about this, and they had to rush to Zixu City before the scheduled time.
Because of the order of the city guard, Zixu City has been closed for a period of time, the city gate is closed from the inside, the city wall is three feet high, the guards on the city gate did not expect that someone would come to break into Zixu City at this time, it was the moment when the lights of the gentle countryside were on, they yawned one by one, leaned on the edge of the city wall and began to nap.
The three of them had arrived at the foot of Zixu City, seeing that the defense was lax, they looked at each other, and a burst of joy flashed in their hearts, they were afraid that the city guards were still guarding him day and night, but fortunately, these guards guarding the city were lazy, but they happened to be convenient with them.
The high walls of Zixu City were originally built to prevent foreign enemies from attacking, but such a height was not a difficult task for the three of them.