CHAPTER XXII

After a night's rest, he packed up early in the morning and set off, and Shen Yuan was dragged up while he was still asleep.

This time it was a simple trip, and there was no woman with him, but fortunately, Li Jiao ordered someone to pick up the pothos overnight.

Shen Yuan opened her eyes and saw the pothos with surprise in her eyes.

"Pothos, why are you here?"

"His Highness ordered someone to bring the slave maid last night."

Shen Yuan said "oh" and went to wash her face, she didn't want to be complained about as soon as she appeared.

Because Shen Yuan and Li Jiao specially prepared a carriage, compared to riding a horse, of course, the carriage was comfortable, and Li Li also rubbed in the carriage.

Shen Yuan was curious about where she was going this time.

"Where are we going this time?"

Li Li hesitated for a moment and replied, "I don't know." ”

"What? I don't know? You don't even know where you're going, how dare you come out. ”

Shen Yuan's surprised face amused Li Li.

"This is a patrol, so there is no fixed route in case someone prepares in advance."

Shen Yuan thought about it, and yes, if someone here revealed the route in advance, those officials who were really corrupt would definitely think of countermeasures in advance.

"In that case, then I won't ask, but I didn't arrange for you when I came out of your house this time."

Li Li just smiled and didn't speak, but he didn't expect that what Shen Yuan was thinking about at this moment was actually the affairs of the house.

"What are you laughing at, could it be that you want to see what kind of chaos can be made in your house."

I don't know what's wrong with Shen Yuan, she has rarely communicated with people since she came here, and she is also humble and polite in front of others, showing a ladylike posture, but now staying with Li Li has become a chatterbox.

Soon after Shen Yuan left, someone from the crown princess's side came to report the situation.

"Meet the mother."

"Get up, there's some movement over there."

"Back to Niangniang, not long after His Royal Highness left, Shen Ruren also followed, and in the middle of the night, His Royal Highness ordered someone to pick up her personal maid."

The princess took a sip of the soup and gave it a color to her mother, who took a silver ingot and gave it to the person who reported it.

"Mother, are we going to do it now?"

The crown princess smiled and turned to the mother.

"Mom is confused? Now that Shen Ruren is following, the footsteps must not be fast, it is still so close to Chang'an City, isn't it lifting a stone to shoot your own feet at this time, in this way, you send someone to follow them first, and then do it when you are a little farther away. ”

The mother took the order and hurried out.

Shen Yuan came out this time thinking that he could travel everywhere like a tour, and then eat food from all over the world, who knew that this was a chore, since he came out, he had been sleeping all the way, let alone playing.

There are two female dependents in the team, Shen Yuan and Lu Luo, so they rarely move around, although Li Li knows Shen Yuan's thoughts, but he can't take care of it, because there are still very important things that Li Li needs to deal with.

"Your Highness, there is news."

The guards accompanying Li Jiao were quietly reporting.

"Say it." Li Jiao changed his stubbornness at this time.

"Back to Your Highness, there are private transactions in several states and counties, and the biggest ones are the major festivals."

"Okay, let's continue to walk around like this, wait for them to show their feet automatically, and then give them a catch."

"Yes, my subordinates know." The guard turned around and was about to leave, but was called back by Li Jiao.

"Wait, how long will Changyuan arrive."

"Go back to Your Highness, and you will be there tomorrow."

"Okay, I know, Changyuan must keep it secret when he comes this time, go down."

Li Jiao's real purpose in coming out this time was not actually for any inspection, but Tang Xuanzong secretly instructed him to find and collect evidence in case someone rebelled.

I didn't know what news Tang Xuanzong had gotten before, and he was suspicious of the local officials and the festival envoys, so he used the matter of inspection to repair the plank road and secretly Chen Cang.

Of course, Shen Yuan didn't know these things, so she thought it was a simple inspection.

Shen Yuan was in a daze, Li Li was handling affairs, and he was originally quiet and peaceful, but the peace was suddenly broken by a noise.

Li Jiao and Shen Yuan hurriedly came out, only to see a woman in green clothes riding on a horse and shouting loudly to see Li Jiao.

"I want to see His Royal Highness, if you stop me again, don't blame me for being unkind."

Fortunately, Li Li came out and stopped the noise in time.

"Whoever is going to find Xiao Wang right away."

The woman in Tsing Yi also had a lot of eyesight, and she saw Li Li's identity at a glance, and she stopped shouting and got off the horse to pay homage.

"Participating in His Highness, I was originally Lu Yuyao, the eldest daughter of this magistrate, and I heard that His Highness came to inspect this time to find corrupt officials. I have been an honest official all my life, and I don't know why I bothered His Highness to personally imprison me. ”

Shen Yuan listened to the clouds, and he hadn't seen any movement from Li Jiao recently, how could he personally detain someone.

"It turned out to be Lu Qianjin, there must have been a misunderstanding in this matter, and the so-called detention is nothing, you better go back and ask you in person."

This Lu Yuyao is a straightforward woman, she only believes that seeing is believing, and hearing is false, where will she listen to Li Jiao.

"Since His Highness said so, I don't dare to refute it, but seeing is believing, hearing is false, and I hope Your Highness can explain the reason."

This matter was originally a joint plan made by the magistrate and Li Jiao, but I didn't expect it to be misunderstood by Lu Yuyao.

Although Lu Yuyao is a young lady, she has loved the things that men like since she was a child, and she has always scoffed at the things that women like, thinking that women can be like men.

Therefore, when he was young, he learned equestrian and swordsmanship, and this character was naturally straightforward, but it was right for Shen Yuan's appetite.

Shen Yuan is a smart person, although he doesn't know what happened, but looking at Li Li's expression, he knows that there must be something else here, so he hurriedly came out to dissuade him.

"Miss Lu is so courageous, not only is she beautiful, but her character is also straightforward."

Lu Yuyao glanced at Shen Yuan and returned with some disdain.

"Who are you, when will it be your turn to interject when I speak to Your Highness."

Although she spoke politely, Shen Yuan was not angry at all, such a heroic woman was really rare here, she wanted to make this friend.

"I am the widow of His Royal Highness and the only concubine of His Royal Highness, do you think I am qualified to do so."

Lu Yuyao had only heard that His Royal Highness had never been beautiful, but he didn't want to think that there was already someone in his heart, and he had to bring it with him for inspection.

"It turned out to be His Highness's woman, in that case, you must know everything? Then you might as well ask someone to talk about it. ”

"Okay, but this is not the place to talk, you dare to come to my tent."

"Then why don't you dare, I'll go with you."

Li Jiao didn't know how to deal with Lu Yuyao, but he didn't expect Shen Yuan to relieve him from the siege, and it was not good to make a big fuss, so he quickly dismissed the others and returned to Shen Yuan's camp with Shen Yuan and Lu Yuyao.