On the second day, the group embarked on the journey back to the palace.

In view of what was said in the letter, Xia Yichen decided to set off in two ways.

He bought a luxurious big ship and ordered Mu Lesheng to escort Mu Huayin, Cheng Songxue and Xia Xingran by water, meet them in the courtyard seven hundred miles away, and then return to the palace together.

Cheng Songxue was very dissatisfied with this arrangement, she tugged on Xia Yichen's sleeve, "Your Majesty, the concubine wants to go on the road with you." ”

"Concubine, you have to think about it, the target of those assassins is the emperor."

Mu Huayin took her hand away from Xia Yichen's sleeve and persuaded her earnestly.

"Only the farther away from the emperor, the safer we are, you have to understand the emperor's painstaking efforts."

Cheng Songxue looked at Mu Huayin in disbelief.

"You're so afraid of death?"

"Aren't you afraid?"

"The emperor loves you so much, and now in the midst of great calamity, you actually ran away for your own safety?"

Saying that, Cheng Songxue turned her gaze to Xia Yichen, "Your Majesty, don't you think the queen is too conscienceless?" ”

Xia Yichen glanced at her coldly, "What can you do with me?" ”

"Do you know martial arts? Can you protect me? ”

Cheng Songxue was stunned for a moment when asked, shouldn't the emperor protect her?

"Although the concubine doesn't know martial arts, she ......"

"Aren't you dragging my feet, then?"

After speaking, Xia Yichen walked up to Mu Lesheng and explained some things to him.

Mu Huayin looked at Cheng Songxue, who was stunned in place, stepped forward and pulled her arm, "Concubine, let's get on the road quickly." ”

There was a large ship parked on the dock, its hull gently swaying with the rippling blue waves.

Mu Huayin was the first to get on the ship, this ship is extremely spacious, the cabin has all kinds of tables, chairs and benches, and the decoration is also quite stylish, and it is worth a lot at a glance.

When everyone else was on board, the boatman spread his sails and sailed down the river.

Today's weather is excellent, with blue skies and clouds, and the sun is not very strong.

On both sides of the river are verdant mountains and forests, from time to time there are bursts of birdsong, and the big boats ride the wind and waves in the river, stirring up the splashes.

Mu Huayin sat on the empty deck, holding a book borrowed from Xia Yiyuan and reading it.

Looking at it, she felt a little sleepy, so she simply lay down on the deck, put the notebook on her face, and took a nap.

This sleep is that most of the day has passed.

As the sky grew darker, the sun began to sink from the west, and even the last rays of light disappeared into the distant sky.

The evening breeze picked up, and it was a little cool on the deck.

The ship's maid came and told her it was time to eat.

Mu Huayin wrapped her clothes tightly and walked into the cabin, but saw only Mu Lesheng and Xia Xingran sitting on the table.

She couldn't help but look around, "What about Concubine Cheng?" ”

"The concubine said that she was unwell, so she didn't eat dinner."

Cheng Songxue hadn't been on a boat much, and as soon as she got on the boat, she began to feel dizzy, and she couldn't move when she collapsed on the bed.

Hearing this, Mu Huayin picked up her chopsticks and prepared to start eating.

At this moment, there was a loud "bang".

The ship seemed to have hit something, and the hull shook violently, and the food on the table fell to the ground with the shaking.

Then there were countless heavy footsteps on the deck, and the number of people was so great that the hull shook extremely loudly.

"Uncles, spare your life......"

There was a scream from the boatman outside, and then something was thrown into the water with a loud "plop" sound.