The carriage that escorted Yu Tianzheng and Du Xiaomeng was sandwiched between the front and back of the elite soldiers, and ran straight to the capital against the rising sun.

The doors and windows of the carriage were sealed, except for the small window, which allowed the coachman to see the carriage. The small window was covered by a thick curtain of cloth, and Du Xiaomeng, who was in the carriage, could not see the sun outside, but from the heavy curtain occasionally showed a little gap due to the vibration of the car, she could also judge from the light that squeezed through the gap that it was dawn outside.

After dawn, the temperature rose somewhat, and the ice on her hair and clothes gradually dissolved, but the clothes on her body were wet and sticky, making her feel very uncomfortable; The carriage that was running all the way at great speed was much more bumpy than usual, and the carriage of this era was a hard-erected wooden car, not like modern cars with shock-absorbing springs and rubber wheels.

Her stomach, which was already empty, couldn't vomit anything at all, and after she vomited some sour water, she could only retching there, so uncomfortable that she died.

"Xiaomeng, what's wrong with you?" Yu Tianzheng saw her leaning against the corner with a blue face and white lips panting, and couldn't help but want to step forward to see if she was safe and sound.

Who knew that as soon as the chains on his body sounded, Du Xiaomeng reacted and shouted at him: "Don't come here!" ”

This kind of powerless warning has no effect on Yu Tianzheng. He ignored Du Xiaomeng's warning and vigilant gaze, moved to her side and sat down, and asked with concern, "Is there something uncomfortable?" ”

"You have to take care of it!" Du Xiaomeng glared at him, wanted to get up and sat down in another position away from him. But now she is not feeling well, her body is weak and dizzy, and she can't use the strength to stand up. It took a long time for her to stand up reluctantly, but when she hit the carriage, she shook violently, and she suddenly fell on top of Yu Tianzheng. Seeing the serious distortion and deformation of the roof in her eyes, the distorted visual effect made her empty stomach churn for a while, and once again she couldn't help but spit out a few mouthfuls of sour water, this time it was all spit on Yu Tianzheng's body.

She wanted to get up from Yu Tianzheng's body, but the surrounding scene swirled in front of her eyes, and when she moved, the scene seemed to turn faster and more chaotic, and in desperation, she had to close her eyes and continue to lie in Yu Tianzheng's arms.

Yu Tianzheng ignored the sour smell on his body, looked at Du Xiaomeng's bloodless face, and asked with a little worry: "Xiaomeng, are you okay?" ”

Du Xiaomeng replied weakly: "My head is very dizzy." ”

Yu Tianzheng leaned down and pressed his face to her forehead to sense the heat, the temperature was normal and there was no fever. He sat up straight away from her forehead and said, "Maybe it hasn't been rested well, you can sleep and see if it's comfortable." ”

Du Xiaomeng had no objection to this proposal, and in fact, she did not have the strength to raise objections. The more her head became dizzy, she lay in Yu Tianzheng's warm arms and fell asleep after a long time.

"I'm sorry, but I bothered you." Yu Tianzheng said this to Du Xiaomeng, who was sleeping softly, and then lowered his head and gently imprinted a kiss on her forehead.

Shangguan Hong's team did not stop much along the way, and arrived at Fenghuang Town, the nearest town to the capital, in the evening. The team that had worked hard for a day and a night was already sleepy, and the carriage also needed to be repaired and other deployments, so Shangguan Hong asked the team to stop in the grove outside Phoenix Town to rest for a while.

Although it is said that this place is not far from the capital, Shangguan Hong does not dare to take it lightly. He ordered that the carriage in which Yu Tianzheng was riding and the guards be separated from two different places, and that two different teams of soldiers should be sent to guard them closely. After assigning tasks to each person, he looked around and asked a personal guard beside him, "Where is Major General Lei?" ”

As soon as his words fell, a young general hurriedly walked over from a distance until he came forward and saluted: "Lord Shangguan! ”

This young man is the person who brought the information back to the barracks before, named Lei Dongsheng, and is one of Shangguan Hong's right-hand men. He was sent by Shangguan Hong to move forward with the carriage that escorted Yu Tianzheng and Du Xiaomeng, in addition to protecting the carriage, another important task was to monitor the movements of the two people in the carriage.

Shangguan Hongming retreated left and right and asked, "Dongsheng, what have you discovered?" ”

Lei Dongsheng took a step forward and whispered in Shangguan Hong's ear. After hearing this, Shangguan Hong narrowed his slender eyes and smiled gloomily, and said to Lei Dongsheng, "Come with this official." With that, he paced towards the carriage carrying Yu Tianzheng and Du Xiaomeng.

When he arrived at the carriage, Lei Dongsheng hurriedly stepped forward to open the heavy curtain. After the curtain was opened, Shangguan Hong saw Du Xiaomeng lying in Yu Tianzheng's arms asleep, seeing such a scene, he believed even more that what Lei Dongsheng spied on and overheard was all accurate truth, Du Xiaomeng was indeed Yu Tianzheng's most concerned woman.

Shangguan Hong looked at the two people in the carriage, with a malicious smile on his lips, and said: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is blessed with boundless blessings, even if he is defeated, there are still beautiful women to give him a hug." ”

Yu Tianzheng lowered his eyes without saying a word, and looked at Du Xiaomeng who was sleeping in his arms gently, without looking at Shangguan Hong.

His performance made Shangguan Hong feel very unhappy, but Shangguan Hong still maintained a humble and gentlemanly demeanor, raised his eyebrows and smiled, and said: "This place is not far from the capital, His Royal Highness has always had a plan, and this time he surrendered easily without a fight, and Xiaguan has always been a little unstable in his heart. If Your Highness, you are sincere in surrendering to the Third Prince, can you give the lower officials a guarantee? ”

Yu Tianzheng finally raised his eyes slightly to glance at him, and asked coldly, "I don't know what kind of protection Lord Shangguan wants?" ”

Shangguan Hong glanced at Yu Tianzheng, then looked at Du Xiaomeng, and said with a deeper smile: "As long as Your Highness is willing to hand over Miss Du to Xia Guan to show your sincerity in surrendering, Xia Guan can feel at ease." ”

Yu Tianzheng's face sank, and he stared at Shangguan Hong and said word by word: "This matter has nothing to do with her!" ”

Shangguan Hong retracted his gaze and shook his head gently, saying, "Your Highness's words are wrong. From the moment Miss Du was willing to risk your life for you, and you surrendered to save Miss Du, Miss Du was already involved in this matter and could no longer stay out of it. She could have had nothing to do with this matter, but she was helpless because she was a person close to Your Highness, and before Your Highness completely surrendered in front of the Third Prince, she could only wronged Miss Du. ”

He turned back to Lei Dongsheng and said, "Take Miss Du out of the car." ”

"Yes!"

Lei Dongsheng received the order, and immediately jumped into the car to pull Du Xiaomeng up from Yu Tianzheng's arms.

Du Xiaomeng woke up from her slumber by this sudden big movement, and before she opened her eyes, she was hugged by Lei Dongsheng. In a daze, I heard Yu Tianzheng say angrily, "Don't touch her!" Put her down! ”

She opened her eyes with her groggy head, and was shocked to find herself being held by a strange man, and she exclaimed, "Who are you?" What do you want? She wanted to push Lei Dongsheng away, but her weak body could only resist without any power.

"Little Meng!" Yu Tianzheng stood up and tried his best to stop Lei Dongsheng's actions, but his whole body was chained and quickly held down by the other two soldiers who rushed into the car, and in the end he could only do nothing, and watched Du Xiaomeng being hugged by Lei Dongsheng and got out of the car.

Shangguan Hong stood in front of the car and said loudly: "Xiaguan first ordered someone to escort Miss Du back to Beijing. Your Highness, rest assured, as long as you surrender to the prince sincerely, Miss Du will be able to worry about her life. Your Highness, Miss Du's life is in your hands, you are a smart person, you should know what to do, right? ”

After speaking, he gestured to Lei Dongsheng and asked him to take Du Xiaomeng away, and motioned for Yu Tianzheng's two soldiers to let him go, and then slowly turned around and left.

"Shangguan Hong! If Xiaomeng is hurt at all, this king will not give up! Yu Tianzheng shouted through gritted teeth behind him, even if the heavy curtain had been closed, it could not cover his anger and hatred.

Shangguan Hong didn't look back or reply, but walked slowly with his hands behind his back with a victor's smile on his face, showing the elegant demeanor of a Confucian scholar.