Chapter 80: High Profile
After Ye Yuntian came to this place, he still had business to deal with, so it was impossible to follow Chu Xiaoxiang all the time.
"I'm going to deal with my own warrior tomorrow, but when I'm done, I'll chase you right away."
Chu Xiaoxiang breathed a sigh of relief slightly, he didn't feel that there was anything to lose, he wished he could be separated from Ye Yuntian, one day his Ye Yuntian didn't have any idea at all, but Ye Yuntian kept sticking to it.
Helian Chen glanced at Ye Yuntian, and then spoke.
"No, you will take care of Her Royal Highness the princess in me, you can rest assured of this, let's hurry up and do your own thing."
Although Ye Yuntian was a little depressed, he didn't say anything, and he had already left in the afternoon, because he wanted to deal with the affairs of the Tianji Pavilion quickly, and then he could catch up with Chu Xiaoxiang.
Suddenly, there was no sticky spirit like Ye Yuntian, Chu Xiaoxiang breathed a sigh of relief, early the next morning, the team that came to pick him up had already rushed over, and they also prepared a luxurious carriage, so it was very high-profile to enter the capital.
The one who came to pick up Chu Xiaoxiang was a middle-aged woman in her thirties, who spoke with a taste of officialdom and was crepe-like.
"Your Royal Highness Princess, the Empress specially sent me to pick you up, saying that if you are not satisfied with anything, just say it, because your people have not yet come, so I specially asked me to send a slave and maid to serve you."
Looking at this large number of people, even if Chu Xiaoxiang wants to keep a low profile, it is useless, but I just don't know what the idea of this empress is, is it possible that she wants everyone to know that he, the princess of another country, has come to their country, and it doesn't seem to be beneficial to do so.
Chu Xiaoxiang didn't think much about it in his heart, since the other party had already arranged it, he just had to follow the team, although Helian Chen was his concubine, but in the eyes of others, he was his husband, and even Mu Xun was included in his people, Chu Xiaoxiang didn't explain much, this was a protective color.
Otherwise, Mu Xun's identity is really difficult to explain, and it is easy to be guarded against by others.
After Chu Xiaoxiang got into the carriage, Helian Chen and Mu Xun also squeezed in together, and the carriage began to move forward slowly, Chu Xiaoxiang didn't want to get to the capital so quickly, and he also wanted to learn about the scenery of the country, so he stopped and stopped along the way, and when he met a small town, he had to go up and take a look.
In fact, there is another reason, the empress actually knows that she has come, and she must be preparing for it at the palace, she doesn't plan to go there so early, and she always has to let the empress wait.
"What day is this? We've been on the road for eight days. ”
Chu Xiaoxiang muttered to himself, Helian Chen heard it very clearly, although he had been deliberately delaying time during this time, of course, it was not to wait for Ye Yuntian, but to have his own purpose.
After this period of time, she often went to the town to take a stroll, occasionally went to the teahouse, listened to others, and temporarily learned about the internal situation of the Yue Kingdom, which has not been peaceful for a period of time recently, so those merchants will be forbidden to enter the city.
I heard that the crown prince of Yue was pressed into prison some time ago because of rebellion, not only that, but the empress has always practiced feminism, so the suppression of men is very great, and I heard that there were rebels some time ago.
Of course, it's not a real rebel, but a man pretending to be a woman and entering the court as an official, this matter was discovered, the empress was furious because of this matter, and there were many people who interceded for this man, but the empress locked up the other party, obviously not wanting the other party to live, because once a man enters the court, her status is likely to be shaken.
Especially the second princess and the third princess, the two of them are particularly opposed, because the two of them are mediocre, and they are not particularly outstanding people, but they have a very powerful younger brother, if this younger brother is not because of the wrong gender, it is estimated that he would have inherited the throne long ago.
"If you delay a little longer, it's really nothing."
Helian Chen peeled a grape for him next to him, put it in a bowl, and then handed it to his mouth, opening his mouth a little carelessly, for him, these things are not as important as Chu Xiaoxiang's good mood.
Mu Xun couldn't help but remind him beside him.
"Don't forget, we have important things to do when we come out this time, and now the matter has not been dealt with, if we continue to delay time like this, it is estimated that the official outside should not have much patience, I can often hear his complaints in recent times, and his face is getting more and more ugly."
Not only that, but he also saw several times that the people sent from outside had received letters from the capital, which should have urged her to hurry over.
There is a small city in front, Chu Xiaoxiang suddenly became interested and wanted to go into the city to play, in fact, they were speeding up the journey, and they would be able to reach the capital tonight, Chu Xiaoxiang wanted to go to the nearest city to stay for one night, and then enter the capital.
The Gu master who came to pick up Chu Xiaoxiang had a slightly ugly face after hearing this, and he hesitated for a while before coming over and said in a low voice.
"Her Royal Highness the princess is about to arrive in the capital, so we might as well play slowly after entering the capital, not to mention that the empress is waiting for Her Royal Highness the princess."
When it comes to this, ordinary people will lose their agreement with his statement, after all, it is not good to let the empress of a foreign country wait, but Chu Xiaoxiang seems to have no fear, not only did not agree, but showed a rude and willful appearance.
"What do you mean by that, I just want to rest here for the night, can't I? Didn't you Empress say that I can play as I like on the road? Why did you change the hexagram when you came here, you mean that your empress doesn't mean to speak, or you don't see what your empress means. ”
After hearing this, the other party shook his head again and again, saying that he would never dare to have such an idea, and he was anxious for a while and didn't know what to say, and his expression gradually became a little flustered.
"Your Royal Highness Princess, I just think that the delay on the road is too long, if we continue to delay like this, it is estimated that it will take us a long time to reach the capital."
The other party was anxiously wiping the sweat on his head, hoping that democracy could change his mind, but it was obvious that his wishful thinking was wrong, Chu Xiaoxiang did it on purpose, how could he suddenly change his mind because of this matter.
"No, this princess must rest in this city tonight and go to the capital tomorrow."
After saying that, he got out of the carriage directly, found an inn and walked in directly, and after entering the room, Mu Xun was frowning and asking with some doubts.
"Your Highness Princess, are we going a little too far by doing this?"
"What's so good about this, why do you think I'm stopping and stopping along the way, it's because I want to see how much the empress can tolerate me, and it's also to show these people that I'm just a gentleman."
Chu Xiaoxiang wanted to show himself a little bit, so that he could not attract the attention of others, whether it was true or not, at least it would be a cover in the future, although the other party would not necessarily believe it.
Mu Xun hesitated a little after hearing this.
"But in this case, wouldn't Her Royal Highness the princess easily offend the empress, after all, she is now in another country, and if the empress makes trouble, it will not be good for us."
"I don't have an idea in my heart about this matter, you can rest assured, you won't let yourself suffer anyway."
Chu Xiaoxiang stayed in the inn for a day, and when he was about to recuperate, he wanted to go out, saying that the scenery outside was good, but Lord Gu didn't listen to Chu Xiaoxiang no matter how he dissuaded him.
"Master Gu, you are really strange, it is not yet the time of curfew, not to mention that I am the princess of a country, even if it is the time of curfew, it is possible that I will not be able to come back."
Chu Xiaoxiang showed a look of not being afraid of heaven and earth, and didn't seem to take Lord Gu's words to heart at all, as early as before, he felt a little strange, even if the prince rebelled, he would not make such a big move.
What's more, there is a national curfew, this kind of thing is also difficult to do, but it doesn't seem to be so simple for her to observe the faces of these people, so Chu Xiaoxiang is clamoring to go out.
Guo Daren's face was ugly, and he wanted to scold, but thinking of the identity of the other party, Ye swallowed this breath deeply.
"Her Royal Highness the princess, this matter does not meet the regulations, the empress asked me to come here just so that you can enter the capital earlier, after all, this is the Yue Kingdom."
Chu Xiaoxiang seemed to have a temper, standing in front of this Lord Gu and opening his mouth with a smile.
"What if I have to go out today?"
Seeing that he couldn't stop it, Lord Gu was ready to let these soldiers guard the door and prevent Chu Xiaoxiang from going out, but Helian Chen and Mu Xun were not vegetarians at all, so they directly threw all these soldiers to the ground.
"It's probably a little difficult for these people to stop me."
Chu Xiaoxiang wore a smile on his face, Lord Gu's face became more and more pale, and he watched Chu Xiaoxiang walk out, and hurriedly told the empress the news.
When they arrived on the street, they found that these people hurriedly began to pack their things, as if they had encountered something terrible, seeing that the time for curfew was approaching, Chu Xiaoxiang stopped a person at random.
"It's still a while, why are you in such a hurry to leave?"
"Who are you? At this time, don't hurry up and find a place to hide. ”
While the other party was packing up his things, he was anxiously urging, and Chu Xiaoxiang felt a little strange.
What does that mean? Why hide? ”
The little trader glanced at Chu Xiaoxiang and found that the clothes on his body did not look like local, so he knew that it should be from another country, and it might be a businessman, so he didn't hide it.
"Since the death of an official in the imperial court, some gossip has gradually spread, and now it is haunted, especially the closer to Dongcheng, the easier it is to see these strange scenes, I heard that the person is a man."