Chapter 44: The Runaway Princess
After returning to the other courtyard, he didn't have the heart to do anything else.
By drunkenness, he fell asleep.
After a night's rest, Yuan Yao woke up early the next morning.
Mi Zhu also sent someone to invite him over for breakfast, Yuan Yao did not refuse, and planned to have a rich breakfast before setting off directly to Xiapi City.
Mi Zhu did not refuse, after all, the matter of their Mi family was resolved one day earlier, and he could also rest assured one day earlier, otherwise it would be delayed forever, and the Mi family would not lose a little money.
After three poles of the sun, Yuan Yao's side had already cleaned up.
With his entourage, he came out of the Mi family's dock fort, and this time the Mi family was also generous, and directly ordered Mi Fang to follow Yuan Yao to Xiapi with five hundred guards.
These five hundred guards also carried dozens of boxes, large and small, and the boxes naturally contained nothing else, but the money and treasures that the Mi family brought to Lu Bu this time.
In order to ease the relationship with Lu Bu, Mi Zhu can only make a bloody investment, otherwise if he continues to lose like this, the Mi family will not be able to hold on.
As a last resort, Mi Zhu was unwilling to raise the strength of the whole clan to join Liu Bei.
"Yuan Gongzi, I won't be far away, I wish you all a smooth journey."
"Thank you, Master of the Mi family, I will try my best to handle the affairs of your Mi family."
"That's good, I will also arrange the purchase of grain discussed with you as soon as possible, and it is expected that the first batch of grain will be delivered to Lujiang next month."
Mi Zhu thought for a while and gave Yuan Yao an answer.
Yuan Yao nodded, still very satisfied with Mi Zhu's efficiency.
As long as the food problem is solved, Yuan Yao will not panic this year, even if Yuan Shu is defeated, he can also use his ability to gain a firm foothold in this Huainan land.
After the Mi family's manpower arrived, Yuan Yao did not continue to delay, continued to delay, and waited until noon, the sun was hot, and the rush was even slower.
"It's not too early, without further ado, Master Mi, we won't continue to stay here."
"Take care!"
Mi Zhu arched his hand at Yuan Yao to express farewell.
Yuan Yao also arched his hand, and then turned over and got on the horse.
Yuan Yao led the people, took these horses under his men, and began to walk in the direction of Xiapi City.
From Donghai County to Xiapi City, the distance is actually not too far, at best it is three hundred miles, and if you ride a horse, three or two days is enough.
But this time, Yuan Yao didn't just bring his own people, but also the hundreds of people around Mi Fang.
He was embarrassed to go directly by himself, so he could only slow down and slowly go in the direction of Picheng.
If you walk, you can walk fifty or sixty miles a day, which is too slow.
However, fortunately, another group of men and horses under Yuan Yao's command, the army led by Qiao Rui, the marching speed is not fast, and it will take at least half a month from Shouchun City to Xiapi City.
As long as Yuan Yao sent someone to inform him in advance, they could converge together and enter Xiapi City together.
Just when Yuan Yao and Mi Fang were discussing when they could reach Xiapi City, there was a commotion in the team behind them.
"Three sons! How did you end up here! ”
"Third son, didn't the head of the family let you be confined?"
"Oh my God, the third son, you escaped from the dock fort without permission, and the head of the family knows about it, then you will be punished."
Among the Mi family guards behind him, there was a shout, and after a while, I saw a young man dressed as a guard walking out of it.
I don't care about what the guards say.
And the commotion here naturally attracted the attention of Yuan Yao and Mi Fang, and the two turned around on horseback and returned to the team.
Yuan Yao fixed his eyes and saw that the young man dressed as a guard was actually Mi Zhen, the third son of the Mi family he knew, that is, Mi Zhen, who was dressed as a man!
As soon as he showed a surprised expression, Mi Fang on the side looked shocked, and then his face was furious.
"Mi Zhen! Why are you here, you're still wearing the clothes of a guard, it's hard to ......"
Mi Fang thought about it for a while, and understood what happened, most of the time it was Mi Zhen, a girl who was dissatisfied with the punishment of the head of the family, and in order to escape from the dock fort, she directly wore the clothes of a guard and blended into the team out of the city.
In this way, the god left from the dock fort of the Mi family without knowing it, and no one found it along the way, so he came here.
"What nonsense!"
At the first sight of his sister, Mi Fang was surprised, and then he was furious, and he stretched out his hand to go over to beat Mi Zhen, but when he thought of his baby sister, it was the pistachio in the family, and it was the most precious child, where was he willing to play Mi Zhen.
The outstretched hand stopped in mid-air, but it still didn't go down.
"Second brother."
Looking at the second brother who loves her, Mi Zhen spit out her little tongue, with a woman's posture, although she is dressed as a man, she is still a little woman in character, which cannot be changed.
"I will immediately arrange for someone to send you back, if the eldest brother knows, you and I will be punished!"
Mi Fang doesn't care so much, after thinking about it for a while, she has to send Mi Zhen back.
But when Mi Zhen heard Mi Fang say this, she immediately became excited.
"No, I'm not going back, if I do, you'll definitely force me to ......"
"I don't want ......"
Mi Zhen is still in men's clothes at this moment, and after she glanced at Yuan Yao, she didn't make her words clear, because Mi Zhen has always been showing her identity as a man outside, which is also to protect Mi Zhen.
So she didn't reveal her identity, and Mi Fang, who was an elder brother, naturally knew this, so he didn't say much.
"You go back, then how can I explain to my eldest brother?"
"I'll go to Xiapi with you to relax, and when you go back, I'll just go back with you, anyway, I'm not in a hurry about that matter."
"If the eldest brother Zhen Yao blames it, you can put all the responsibility on me, anyway, the eldest brother loves me the most and will not punish me."
In the face of Mi Fang's intimidation, Mi Zhen was not afraid at all.
Mi Fang was still a little hesitant, but Yuan Yao on the side did already understand what was going on, and he also stood on Mi Zhen's side and began to persuade Mi Fang.
"Brother Zifang (Mi Fang's cousin), since the third prince wants to go out to play, then let him be, anyway, it won't take long for us to go to Xiapi City this time."
"What's more, sending someone to send him back now will also delay time, and he will also be exempt from punishment."
Yuan Yao's words made Mi Zhen nod directly and say yes.
"Yes, yes, second brother, you see that Yuan Gongzi has spoken for me, so you can promise me."