Chapter 060: A Surprising Prince
"My daughter almost forgot that she could only return to the palace from the north gate, hey, if she could enter through the main gate of the palace, it would be much closer. Now you have to go around a big circle to get to the north gate. Okay, then bother my brother to send me to the north gate, right? ”
After quickly recalling the grandmother of Jingxin Yuan in her mind, Ah Xiyan also replied in a low mood.
"What's the trouble with this? It's just a matter of raising your hands. Then sister, you sit for a while, and then talk to your mother, and I'll go and prepare the carriage. Come back soon to pick you up. ”
Ah Xichen said casually without mind.
After finishing speaking, he walked quickly to the door of the main hall.
It's just that as soon as Ah Xichen opened the door, he saw Commander Jiang running over quickly, looked at the general sitting inside respectfully and said, "General, the fourth prince sent a carriage to take the eldest lady back to the palace. At this moment, the carriage was waiting at the gate of the house. The coachman said that no matter how late it was, he would be waiting at the gate of the General's Palace. Just let the eldest lady talk about things with peace of mind. ”
Hearing Commander Jiang say this, the general and the eldest lady, as well as Ah Xichen at the door, all looked at each other, obviously not understanding why the four princes would send someone to take Ah Xiyan back to the palace.
"Good! Got it. Go down. ”
The general was stunned for a moment, but still spoke.
"Yes, General!"
Commander Jiang replied respectfully, and left after speaking.
"Sister, what's going on? Chu Xiaoyao actually sent someone to pick you up in person? I've been playing with him since I was a kid, and I've never seen him so interested in anyone. ”
After Commander Jiang left, Ah Xichen asked with a rich expression when he closed the door again.
After listening to Ah Xichen's question, Ah Xiyan smiled bitterly and replied meaningfully: "Hehe, Xichen, you just came back, and you don't know about the fourth prince being poisoned and unconscious in the morning. And his sister cured him again, so it made sense for him to send someone to pick him up. After all, your sister and I can be regarded as his savior. Looks like he's really impatient! But it's okay, but it saves me a lot of time to go back to the palace. Then Xichen, you will accompany your mother in the house, right? Daddy knows the details of tomorrow's trip to the border pass, and he will tell you. As for our sister and brother, on the way to the border, we have a chance to catch up again, right? ”
"Huh? He was still poisoned and unconscious all morning? Who would dare to poison his four princes? But sister, you are already good at detoxification, and it is also his blessing. He can't thank you enough! I'll ask my mother about this later. Then I won't send you, as for my mother and father, I will take care of it. You can go back to the palace to do your business with peace of mind, right? Anyway, I will accompany you on the border trip, and there are opportunities to catch up on the way. ”
Ashchen shouted in shock.
felt that Ah Xiyan must be in a hurry to return to the palace, so she was understanding and did not continue to ask.
"What's wrong? Xi Yan, are these four princes looking for you something? Didn't he wake up unconscious? Could it be that the condition has recurred? So anxious to find you? ”
After listening to Ah Xiyan and Ah Xichen's words, the eldest lady who was beside Ah Xiyan asked suspiciously.
"It shouldn't be a matter of repeated illness, mother, I still have some personal matters to talk about with him, which is why I said when I first came here that I had to go back to the palace tonight. Still, it's not a big deal, you don't have to worry about it. How can I say that I cured his illness after being in a coma all morning, and I became the chief physician because of this. I should have re-examined him before I left to make sure he didn't relapse. ”
Ah Xiyan nodded and replied thoughtfully.
She knew in her heart that the four princes must have something to ask her for.
It's just that I don't know why the other party recommended her as the chief imperial doctor so deliberately, and asked the emperor to give her a residence in Weiyang Palace?
Presumably, the fourth prince also knew that Ah Xiyan's trip to the border pass was auspicious, and he was bound to get what he wanted before Ah Xiyan left.
"That's right, he must have learned that you were going to the border early tomorrow morning, so I hope to show him his condition before you leave, he is so relieved, right? Then you should hurry up. I also returned to the palace from the north gate. ”
The eldest lady agreed with great understanding.
"Yes, mother. And the daughter was gone. Take care of yourself! Actually, you and your father don't have to see you off tomorrow morning. First, you and your father are not in good health and need to recuperate. Second, the lady concubine knew about it, but she became suspicious. It's better to say goodbye to it, and when my daughter returns triumphantly, our family will sit down and talk. ”
Ah Xiyan nodded and replied.
He also thoughtfully suggested that the general and the lady should not see them off early tomorrow morning.
"What Xi Yan said is reasonable, madam, then let Xichen and the coachman go to the palace gate to pick up Xi Yan early tomorrow morning. Let's not go. lest the lady see the clue because of this. ”
The general said approvingly.
"That'...... All right. Then you must be more careful and come back safely? ”
The eldest lady compromised extremely reluctantly.
"My daughter will, don't worry, mother. Isn't there a younger brother and that skilled coachman to protect their daughter? If it weren't for the coachman who made a timely move at the door before, his daughter would be dead now! So, you can rest assured. ”
Ah Xiyan nodded and said reassuringly.
"Huh? A coachman is so powerful? And saved my sister's life before? Looks like a lot of things happened before I came back, huh? I'll have to listen to my mother and tell me about it for a while! Mother, don't worry! Xichen promised to bring his sister back safely. ”
Ashchen shouted again in surprise.
He held the eldest lady's arm and reassured.
"Good! All the things my daughter wanted to say were finished. The daughter will say goodbye to her father and mother. You're all staying, right? The daughter can go out of the house by herself. After all, in the eyes of outsiders, we don't know what we recognize. You all go out to send a palace maid, which will inevitably make people suspicious. ”
After Ah Xiyan said this, she took one last deep look at the eldest lady and the general, and then turned around and left.
And the general and the eldest lady both watched with a reluctant face as A Xiyan opened the door and gradually walked away, and they were so uncomfortable that they wanted to cry.
When Ah Xiyan came to the gate of the General's Mansion, she saw a luxurious carriage parked there.
Commander Jiang was chatting with the coachman.
When they saw A Xiyan come out, they also quickly ended their chat.
And said in unison: "I've seen Miss A." ”
"Well, Commander Jiang, you go and get busy. Let's go, shall we? ”
A Xiyan nodded and said to Commander Jiang, and looked at the coachman again.
"Miss, please get in the car."
The coachman said respectfully.
After seeing Miss A get into the carriage and sit down, the coachman also got into the carriage, and with a whip down, the carriage turned around and hurried to the main gate of the palace opposite the general's mansion.
After watching the carriage leave, Commander Jiang turned around and ordered the gate of the General's Mansion to be closed and continued to patrol.
And Ah Xiyan in the carriage lifted the curtain on the side of the carriage, looked at the starry night sky outside, and knew that tomorrow must be a sunny day, and her heart was a little more steady.
After all, you have to go all out during the day tomorrow to get to the entrance of the Valley of Ten Thousand Poisons before dark.
If it rains, it will inevitably greatly affect the speed of the journey, and it may not be possible to ensure that you will arrive at the border smoothly in two days.
As for the crossing of the Valley of Ten Thousand Poisons, her plan was to take everyone in a small boat from a small river at the entrance of the Valley of Ten Thousand Poisons, and enter the underground river from a hidden cave.
Then, when she drove along the dark river to the bottom of the dense forest in the middle of the Ten Thousand Poison Valley, she stopped for a moment, and she led a few people up to the dense forest to pick medicinal herbs.
After that, return to the underground river and continue to take a boat to the exit of the river to the border pass.
If the Dark River is diverted for some reason and cannot reach the border pass, it can only go directly back to the dense forest of the Ten Thousand Poison Valley, and cross the Ten Thousand Poison Valley from the ground to the border pass.
It's just that in that case, she has to give everyone the antidote in advance, otherwise no one will be able to get out of the Valley of Ten Thousand Poisons alive except her.
Of course, given that there are still many villagers living in the southern area of the Valley of Ten Thousand Poisons, Ah Xiyan doesn't want to make the villagers feel uneasy because she took outsiders across the Valley of Ten Thousand Poisons.
Even if there is a conflict due to a misunderstanding, it will cause unnecessary casualties, so that the border important event will be delayed.
Therefore, even if she led everyone directly across the Ten Thousand Poison Valley from the ground, she would deliberately bypass the south and not alarm the villagers who had grown up with her since childhood.
One day in the future, after she has developed an antidote to completely cure the natural poison, she will come to the village in the southern part of the Ten Thousand Poison Valley, and after curing everyone, she will take everyone outside to live a normal life.
It's just that when this day will come, Ah Xiyan herself has no bottom in her heart.
However, for the sake of her family, who was finally reunited, she will also try to survive this trip to the border.
She also didn't want to die at the border after recognizing each other, after giving her mother hope, it would be better not to recognize each other at the beginning.
What's more, Ah Xiyan can't bear to be trapped in the Valley of Ten Thousand Poisons for the rest of her life, and she still hopes that she can come back alive and develop an antidote as soon as possible, which can be regarded as a way to repay the kindness of her adoptive father and mother in the Valley of Ten Thousand Poisons.
Because this matter was also the wish of her adoptive father and adoptive mother before her death, Ah Xiyan did not want to disappoint her late adoptive father and adoptive mother.
Since the main gate of the imperial palace was opposite the entrance of the general's palace, the carriage soon arrived at the gate of the imperial city.
When the coachman showed the special token, the royal guards guarding the gate quickly let the carriage into the palace.
After entering the palace, the coachman also drove the carriage to the gate of the Weiyang Palace and stopped steadily.
When Ah Xiyan saw that the coachman did not park the carriage at the gate of the Changqiu Hall of the Four Princes, she was also a little puzzled.
Because she felt that the fourth prince specially sent a carriage to pick her up, he must have wanted her to go to the Changqiu Palace to talk, and she should not be sent back to the Weiyang Palace.
However, soon Ah Xiyan felt that it didn't matter, anyway, the Changqiu Hall was opposite the Weiyang Palace, and it was only a matter of a few steps, so she walked over by herself.
Just when Ah Xiyan got out of the carriage and did not enter the Weiyang Palace, but turned around and planned to walk towards the Changqiu Palace, the carriage driver spoke: "Miss A, the fourth prince said, let you rest early tonight, and when he sends someone to invite you to breakfast early tomorrow morning, he will talk to you about some things." So you must be tired tonight, so you don't need to go over. ”
Hearing what the coachman said, Ah Xiyan was also quite surprised by the four princes' approach......