Chapter 169: The Golden Cicada Sheds Its Shell

In the carriage, Su Muling was surrounded by a thick quilt, and he was sucking hot tea in his hand. In the corner of the side, a small charcoal stove was emitting a reddish glow.

Xiao Wenxuan got into the carriage and handed her the cake in his hand.

"It's so good to be comfortable with your dad at home, why bother to follow me here." Xiao Wenxuan said in his mouth, feeling pain in his heart.

Su Muling didn't care, she took the cake and put it to her mouth, took a big bite, and deliberately said with a smile on her lips:

"It's much better than when I go to a desert island and eat leopard meat every day. You don't know how unpalatable, bitter and astringent it is to eat something boiled in seawater every day, but this cake is simply delicious in the world. Su Muling said and took another big bite.

Xiao Wenxuan lovingly reached out and stroked her head a few times, like soothing a kitten that had suffered a loss.

"You!"

Su Muling raised his head and smiled and handed the cake in his hand to his mouth: "You eat, it's delicious, with eggs in it." ”

Xiao Wenxuan opened his mouth and took a small bite, the hot fluffy and sweet, and sure enough, he added eggs and puff pastry.

"It seems that this Yicheng has a heart." When he goes back, he has to ask the emperor for credit.

As he was talking, Bai Yu knocked on the door outside: "Lord and Princess, the cake is ready." ”

Xiao Wenxuan opened the door and took the cake wrapped in cotton cloth in Bai Yu's hand. Two people will eat the hot water boiling on the charcoal stove, you and I will take a bite, and eat a cake separately.

That night, at Shunhe Station, Wuying knocked on Xiao Wenxuan's door......

The next morning, it snowed again. Bai Yu gathered the people and horses for breakfast, took the dry food prepared by the post station and continued to move forward.

The convoy had just departed when a carriage followed.

In the car, the girl Xiaoqing opened the curtain and looked at the white expanse outside, and couldn't help but complain: "Miss, do we have to follow this ice and snow all the time?" ”

"If you don't want to, you can get out of the car now."

Quiet Shu curled up in the quilt, her eyes closed, her voice colder than the weather.

Xiaoqing quickly shut her mouth and didn't dare to say more.

……

Since Jing Shu confessed her ability to Su Muling in Fule Temple, she went back to her room to wait for Su Muling's news. Unexpectedly, that night, Xiao Wenxuan's residence was attacked by unknown persons.

The next day, Jingshu, who got the news, took this opportunity to go to Su Muling's courtyard to see Su Muling. But the guards in front of the door not only stopped her, but also arrested her as a suspect, and locked her in a room cold and hungry all morning.

In the afternoon, the dazed quiet Shu seemed to hear noisy footsteps. It didn't take long for the yard to fall silent.

At night, Jingshu and the girl dared to try to open the doors and windows, but found that the doors had not been locked.

When they went out of the house, the yard was silent, and on a big poplar tree overhead, an old crow crowed madly, so frightened that Jingjing Shu ran back to her yard with the girl.

After dawn on the second day, they learned that Su Muling and Xiao Wenxuan had returned to the capital.

After Jingshu scolded Su Muling thousands of times in her heart, she also went home.

Fule Temple and his party didn't gain anything, and they almost exposed/revealed her secret, and Jingshu was unwilling. She sent someone to secretly monitor Su Muling's every move.

When she got the news that Su Muling was going back to Songjiang, and Xiao Wenxuan was going to escort her all the way, Jingshu couldn't help frowning.

Things are going wrong again? In the last life, at this time, at the request of Xiao Wenxuan, the prince of Di Guo, who helped the emperor defeat King Ping and recover the country, wanted to return to Di Guo, and Xiao Wenxuan was ordered to escort him all the way. As a result, on the way, he was plotted by the three princes and almost died. Although he was able to escape in the end, he was covered in bruises and recuperated for a long time before he could go to the ground.

Jingshu was puzzled, and finally she decided, no matter whether Xiao Wenxuan sent Su Muling back to Songjiang or Delang back to Di Kingdom, she would follow him. She wants to turn things around with her own strength at a critical moment, so that Xiao Wenxuan is impressed by her, saves his life, and owes her love, she doesn't believe that she can't be the woman next to Xiao Wenxuan.

So, Jing Shu asked the girl to pack her luggage and took two guards to guard the entrance of Su Muling's alley.

Su Muling went out, she followed, and when she arrived at the city gate, she learned that Xiao Wenxuan had temporarily changed her itinerary and was going to leave separately from Su Muling, Jingshu almost jumped up with joy, and she finally won the bet. But there was still an accident in the matter, and Jing Shu didn't expect Su Muling to chase after her temporarily.

Jingshu forced herself to calm down and comfort herself, Su Muling followed, she couldn't escape the chaotic battle after that, and dying on the road was a hundred times stronger than being bullied by her in the future.

In this way, Jing Shu followed all the way. Her carriage was only larger than that of ordinary people, and there was also a charcoal stove in it for heating. It's just that they thought they were going to Songjiang and only brought supplies for two days. The silver charcoal I brought was burned, so I had to buy some from the post station.

The silver charcoal in the post station is prepared for the dignitaries who live in it, and ordinary people are not qualified to use it.

Jingshu spent a lot of money and only bought charcoal for ordinary people's homes, and this charcoal is no problem to burn for heating, but the smoke is bigger, and there is a pungent smell. Jing Shu covered her nose with the quilt and swayed with the carriage.

At noon, the pedestrians of the post station were almost gone. Four horses and a few tightly wrapped men walked out of the inn.

After they had walked a while, they turned onto the road leading to Shunhe Town......

An hour later, the group entered one of the most luxurious restaurants in town, chartered a room and ordered food, and one of the tall men went out and went straight to the mule and horse market.

When he returned, the man was followed by two carriages. Sending the car to the backyard, the man sent a copper coin to each of the two drivers who were driving the car, and then returned to the upper floor.

"Lord Wang, the carriage has been bought."

The man ripped off the face cloth, revealing an angular face, which was shadowless.

Xiao Wenxuan nodded: "Sit down and eat." ”

Wuying was not polite, sat down and picked up the dishes and chopsticks that had been prepared and ate them in a big gulp.

Su Muling and Imantha had finished eating, sitting in front of the window and whispering.

Pomegranate is making tea for everyone with boiling water on a charcoal stove.

It turned out that Xiao Wenxuan knew that this trip would not be very smooth, and he already had several plans in mind to avoid risks. The golden cicada shelling is one of them.

The others saw Xiao Wenxuan, Su Muling, and Delang get into the carriage, but in fact, the guards were wearing the clothes of a few people, covering half of their faces and pretending. And the real Xiao Wenxuan and Su Muling, as well as Delang and Imansha, stayed at the post station.

After the post station quieted down at noon, Xiao Wenxuan rode to the town in twos.

It was unrealistic to go to Di Country to ride a horse, so Wuying came to the mule and horse market to buy two carriages while everyone was eating.

In order to facilitate travel in the future, Xiao Wenxuan also asked everyone to change their names. Delang is a few years older than Xiao Wenxuan, and everyone calls him uncle, and Imantha is the grandmother. Xiao Wenxuan is the second master, and Su Muling is the second/grandmother. Wuying and Fang Ping are the guards of the uncle and the second master respectively, and Pomegranate is the little sister of the big/grandma. It was said that the family went to the north to visit relatives.

After lunch, the eldest and second grandfather took their families into the carriage, and Pomegranate and Shadowless Fangping followed on horseback.

Wuying is meticulous and attentive, and when he bought the carriage, he bought a few thick quilts and put them in the carriage, and all the covers were there.

It's just that the carriage is too small, and there is no place to put a charcoal stove, so when I went out to the market, Pomegranate bought a few hand stoves, filled them with charcoal, and put them in two carriages to keep the masters warm.

Traveling again, they did not take the official road, but took the ordinary path. Although the path is not as smooth as the official road, it is nearly one-tenth the distance of the official road.

Along the way, they ate and lived in small towns or ordinary people's homes in various places. Compared with the big army, it is much more comfortable and interesting.

There was a market and temple fair on the road, and several women also strolled around with great interest and bought some rare objects.

Xiao Wenxuan and his two subordinates had to protect their safety and act as retinues, responsible for filling the gaps in the carriage with the things they bought.

Just walked all the way around, because the journey was closer than the official road, so it was not much slower than Bai Yu on the official road.

……

Bai Yu escorted the fake prince all the way, except for a few days of wind and snow that affected the speed, but he was safe.

On this day, the convoy arrived at the Dongjia Town Post Station, and after settling down after dinner, Bai Yu was about to rest, but someone came to report:

"Captain, there's a young lady outside who wants to see the prince."

See the prince? Bai Yu's nerves immediately tensed.

"Let's just say that the prince is resting, not gone." Bai Yu decisively refused.

"Yes."

The guards went out for a moment and came back.

"That young lady said that there is something important to tell you, and you must see the prince if it is a matter of life and death."

Bai Yu pondered for a moment, got up and came to the guard's room pretending to be Xiao Wenxuan. After discussing a few words with 'Xiao Wenxuan', the heirs came in.

Jing Shu wore a hat, followed by the girl, through the heavily protected courtyard, and entered a room.

In the room, the curtain on the bed has been lowered, Bai Yu is guarding the bedside, and a dim lamp illuminates the furnishings in the room very strangely.

Jing Jing Shu took off her hat and saluted in the direction of the bed: "The little woman Jing Shu has seen the prince. ”

'Xiao Wenxuan' didn't show up on the bed, but lowered his voice and asked, "What is the important thing you have to see this king?" ”

Jingshu frowned slightly, stared at the curtain for a long time, and asked suspiciously: "The prince's voice...... How does the sound become ......?"

Bai Yu knew that Jing Jingshu had doubts about the prince, so he pretended to be calm and said: "The prince occasionally felt a cold a few days ago, his throat hurt, and it was inconvenient to speak, if you have something, just say it quickly, the prince still needs to rest." ”

It turned out that she was suffering from the cold, and Jing Shu breathed a sigh of relief, and said the intention of this time: "Lord Wang, the little girl heard that the road to Qijia Town is not very smooth, and there are often bandits and bandits. The little woman came to remind the prince that she must be more careful in this journey, and the prince had better ...... It is better to abandon the army and go with the little girl. ”

"With you? Did I hear me right? How can you be more effective than our Guards against bandits and bandits? Bai Yu snorted.

"The little girl knows that the prince will not believe it, but the little girl has admired the prince since she was a child, and she will not harm the prince."

Jing Shu knew that no one would believe her words, but she still tried her best to persuade her. also have to be stronger, so that Xiao Wenxuan will believe her more and more afterwards.

"This king knows, you can step aside."

'Xiao Wenxuan's coldness was expected. Jing Shu was not discouraged, and did not forget to add a sentence before going out: "Presumably the princess has also heard the princess talk about the little girl's ability, and the little woman persuaded the prince to seriously consider the little girl's words." ”

Quiet and unheard is her ability to predict the future. It's a pity that Bai Yu and the fake prince don't know, so naturally they can't hear the meaning of her words.