Chapter Ninety-Seven: The Beginning of the Westward Journey
Li Mumu was waiting for Xiao Yan and Miao Yufei five miles outside the imperial city.
Lord Mingxin, who should be called Princess Minghui now, silently boarded the carriage after bidding farewell to her parents at the gate of the imperial city.
Princess Deyang also didn't care about the large number of people at the gate of the imperial city at this time, and cried directly into the arms of the prince of Zhenguo.
After Chinese New Year's Eve, Princess Deyang didn't go to ask her brother who was in a high position, but who thought that Emperor Chu didn't see her at all, but someone gave her a message, "Don't forget your duty." โ
Back to the Zhenguo Mansion, Princess Deyang and his wife were called to the study of the Duke of Zhenguo, I don't know what the old Duke said to the husband and wife, since then Princess Deyang has prepared objects for Princess Minghui with peace of mind, and has not begged the emperor again.
After all, she is the daughter she has spoiled for eighteen years, and now she is married far away, how can Princess Deyang bear it.
When the prince finally persuaded Princess Deyang, Xiao Yan stepped forward to salute them and the officials who came from the court to see them off, and then announced his departure.
Looking at the carriage that was moving away, Princess Deyang's tears that she could not stop fell again.
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Xiao Yan and the others set off for a while, and they made peace with Li Mumu.
Everyone was not surprised by Li Mumu's appearance, and even the etiquette officials sent by the imperial court to accompany him were not surprised, thinking that they had already taken care of everything.
Looking at Princess Minghui sitting in the carriage, Li Mumu sighed in her heart.
"Miss Li come up and sit with me!" Hearing the maidservant's report, Princess Minghui knew that it was Li Mumu and sent her an invitation.
Xiao Yan looked at Li Mumu puzzled.
"I had a relationship with the princess!"
Xiao Yan didn't ask any more, it was okay for Li Mumu to ride in the same carriage with the princess, so that he could avoid the fatigue of traveling and driving.
As soon as Li Mumu got into the carriage, he saw Princess Minghui dressed in a red wedding dress, wearing a phoenix crown with gold tassels and rubies on her head, sitting in the center of the carriage.
The originally noble Princess Minghui was lined with a touch of coldness.
"Meet the princess!" Li Mumu got into the car and saluted Princess Minghui.
"Miss Li doesn't have to be so polite."
"Don't waste your courtesy!" After listening to Princess Minghui's words, Li Mumu bowed her head and said.
Princess Minghui looked at the maidservant beside her, "You all go and go to the carriage behind!" Miss Li and I are here to talk about ourselves! โ
"Princess, there is no one to serve you around, this is not in accordance with the rules!" A female official sat beside Princess Minghui and said with low eyebrows.
"Then leave Qing'er behind!" Qing'er is a maid brought by Princess Minghui from her mother's family.
"Princessโ" The lady had something else to say.
"Do you think I'm a princess?" Princess Minghui's fluttering words frightened the female official and didn't dare to say more.
Even if he knew that Princess Minghui was pushed out, it was not something that these subordinates could look down on at will, although he was sent by the emperor, but when he came to the Western Regions in the future, it was this Princess Minghui who could control her life and death, and there was really no need for her to offend people here.
Seeing the female officer get out of the carriage, the others followed suit.
At this time, Li Mumu slowly walked to Princess Minghui's side and sat down, took her hand and gently opened her palm.
"Why should the princess be like this?"
As soon as Li Mumu got into the car, she smelled a faint smell of rust, and she found Princess Minghui's hands clenched into fists early in the morning!
"I can't cry in front of my mother!" Princess Minghui only said softly.
She is not an ignorant girl, she has heard her grandfather tell her father many times that the current saint is suspicious of their Zhenguo Mansion, so the will of the relatives was given, even if the mother has always objected, she has not said that she is unwilling.
Now that the war has calmed down, the Holy Lord has begun to gradually withdraw the military power of these generals! In peacetime, it is easiest to get taboo on these hard-working generals.
His current identity will be nothing more than being assigned by the emperor to marry a family who is in the same household as the Zhenguo Mansion but is by no means in the same camp, so he might as well go and kiss, at least let the emperor rest assured of the Zhenguo Mansion.
Although he can't be filial piety in front of his father and grandfather, he hopes that the emperor can treat them well for the sake of her marriage thousands of miles away.
"Ah, princess! Your hands !!" Qing'er was taken aback, Li Mumu pulled Princess Minghui's hand, and Qing'er saw that Princess Minghui's palm had already been drenched in blood from her fingernails because of her clenched fist.
She hurriedly took out the medicine box in the car and prepared to give medicine to Princess Minghui.
Li Mumu took the medicine box in Qing'er's hand and silently gave the medicine to Princess Minghui's hand.
"Mu Mu came with me this time for the little general?" The wounds on her hands were bandaged, and Princess Minghui withdrew her hands.
"Sort of!"
Outsiders don't know about Xiao Yanzhong's Gu, but the relationship between Xiao Yan and Li Mumu should be known to people with a little bit of identity in the imperial city.
Princess Minghui only wanted Li Mumu to be reluctant to Xiao Yan.
"Is the princess resentful?"
didn't want to talk about her own affairs, Li Mumu asked Princess Xiang Minghui.
"I am voluntary, that is, to enjoy the glory that the status of a princess brings me, I should fulfill the responsibilities of a princess."
Minghui didn't know if Li Mumu was asking about grievances or wishes, but these were indeed what she was thinking.
"It's obviously a princess who was only sealed before her relatives!" Qing'er couldn't help but feel sorry for her county lord next to her, she was the only child under the princess's knees, and she grew up under the pampering of the Zhenguo Mansion from below, but their good county lord was actually pointed out by the emperor to the Western Regions, which is said to be full of insects and snakes!
The county lord did not enjoy the benefits of being a princess for a day, but he was burdened by this status.
Li Mumu and Minghui both heard Qing'er's words, but neither of them said anything more.
Qing'er said that Li Mumu and Minghui don't know, but the emperor's order is difficult to do, and the king's heart is unpredictable!
The car fell silent for a while, although Li Mumu likes Princess Minghui, but she and Minghui are the second time they meet, and there is nothing to talk about.
Minghui was not in a good mood at this time, and she didn't want to talk even more.
Li Mumu took out a medical book from his baggage and read it quietly, and Minghui also closed his eyes and quietly recuperated.
Although it was quiet in the carriage, it was not awkward.
After walking like this for a day, I arrived at the next city after dark!
Because they were a friendly team, they had a way to get in even though the gates were closed.
When the carriage stopped at the door of the post station, Li Mumu was the first to jump down and move the muscles and bones on his body, although the carriage was very comfortable, but it was really tiring after a day of sitting.
Minghui waited until the female officials got off the carriage behind him, and then they helped him slowly get out of the carriage.
"Do you want to go all the way to the Western Regions like this?" Looking at Minghui's heavy phoenix crown and the cumbersome wedding dress on her body, Li Mumu couldn't help but ask.
"You can wear casual clothes from tomorrow, just change into this dress when you get to the Western Regions!"
When Princess Minghui entered the post station, Xiao Yan came over and asked, "You care about the princess very much?" โ
"Just feel sorry for her! Do you say that the peace of a country can be maintained by a woman? โ
"I never thought a woman could solve these problems!" Otherwise, what do you want them to do?
"Are they lying to themselves or are they lying to each other?"
"It's just an illusion! Why should you be persistent? Xiao Yan didn't know why Li Mumu had these feelings, in his concept, even a strong and powerful country needs to be friendly to consolidate relations with other countries.
It's just a momentary emotion, and Li Mumu no longer thinks about these questions.
"It's okay in a while, go to my room!" Li Mumu has to observe the changes in his body at all times.
"Good!" Xiao Yan knew that he still had Gu poison on his body, and he didn't refuse.
However, the officials passing by next to him were so shocked by the conversation between Li Mumu and Xiao Yan that their jaws almost fell.
What time has it been, and this girl has called the little general to her room! Could it be that the two of them have been... That should be a little more subtle, too! Don't you avoid people?!
Do you want to tell the emperor about this? The ceremonial official was a little entangled, it was said that this kind of trivial matter was not worth his report, but Li Mumu is now the daughter of the first imperial merchant, and the situation is different......