Chapter 292: Expediency
Su Shi changed into the clothes of the upper and lower people, and when he came to the back door, the guards clearly saw Su Shi walking towards them, but they turned a blind eye like blind people.
Lin Mo was worried about the safety of his son, and was about to follow, but was stopped by the two soldiers with knives, and shouted: "No one is allowed to enter or leave without His Majesty's holy decree." ”
Su Shi opened the back door, waved his hand to Lin Mo, motioned for him to go back, and then flashed out the door.
At this time, a carriage had already stopped outside the back door, but when Su Shi saw this carriage, his eyes almost fell.
For he had never seen such a dilapidated carriage, nor had he ever seen such an old and weak horse.
Su Shi rubbed his eyes, and found that he really didn't see dazzling, so he couldn't help but make a bitter face, and climbed into the carriage helplessly.
As soon as Su Shigang sat down, the horseman whipped up, and the carriage slowly left the general's mansion.
Although the carriage was small and dilapidated, it was still very clean inside, and even a pillow was intimately prepared for Su Shi. It's just that the pillow is small and hard, and Su Shi doesn't know whether to put it on his head or lean on his waist.
Su Shi sighed, stretched his body as far as he could, and then put his feet on the pillow, knowing that the road ahead would be a long and arduous one.
The horses pulling the cart were old and weak, and even if they were to spread their steps, they were as slow as snails, so that the other carriages were half an hour away, and this carriage would take at least two hours.
The dilapidated carriage could not get up any avenues at all, so it had to drive along the city lanes, which were uneven and bumpy along the way. Fortunately, Su Shi hadn't eaten breakfast yet, otherwise he would have vomited out a long time ago.
After nearly two hours of bumps, Su Shi not only had back pain, but also was dizzy, he was now curled up, holding his waist with one hand and pressing his head with the other, and the whole person was almost unable to support it.
At this moment, the carriage stopped, and Su Shi collapsed like an empty sack.
Then he secretly swore in his heart that he could offend anyone in the future, and he would never offend a woman.
A knock came from the front, indicating that Su Shi had arrived at his destination, so he had to take a deep breath, then squatted up hard, and got out of the carriage tremblingly.
As soon as he touched the ground, Su Shi was like stepping on a pile of cotton, and almost fell to the ground, but fortunately, he reacted quickly and grabbed the carriage with one hand to stabilize his body.
It's just that when the groom heard the movement, he thought that Su Shi had gotten off the carriage, raised the whip, urged the horse, and the carriage set off slowly again, but Su Shi was caught off guard, and finally fell to the ground, making him disgraced.
Luckily, it's a remote alley, and very few people pass by here, so no one noticed his embarrassment.
Su Shi slowly sat up from the ground, tried several times to stand up, but his whole body was already weak and weak, so he had to sit on the ground, his hands on the ground, his feet stretched out, and his body leaned back as much as possible, wanting to wait for his strength to recover before getting up.
While resting, Su Shi looked around and found himself at the back door of a mansion. Then he squeaked, the back door slowly opened, and a well-behaved and pretty maid appeared behind the door, looking at Su Shi in surprise with a pair of eyes that seemed to be able to speak.
After seeing Su Shi's face clearly, those eyes suddenly turned into a crescent moon, and then he couldn't help but cover his mouth and giggle.
Su Shi looked at her angrily: "Why don't you come and help me up?" ”
Xiaolan's eyes were full of smiles, but she covered her mouth and shook her head: "I don't dare to come over to help you, I'm afraid that Her Royal Highness the Princess will skin me." ”
Su Shi slowly sat up, put his hands on his knees, and asked cautiously, "Her Royal Highness the princess is still angry?" ”
Xiaolan rolled her eyes and laughed softly: "Her Royal Highness the princess is not so angry, someone made a mistake just now, and he only beat the cane and punished twenty sticks." ”
"Twenty rods?" Su Shi was stunned, and then involuntarily touched his buttocks, and he didn't know where to get a surge of strength, so he stood up violently, smiled reluctantly, and said, "Since Her Royal Highness the princess is busy, then I will come to visit another day." ”
After speaking, he was about to raise his feet and leave, but at this time, he only heard Xiaolan say lightly: "If the princess leaves at this time, I am afraid that Her Royal Highness the princess will personally go to the general's mansion to find the prince." ”
Su Shi raised his foot and immediately put it down, with a sneer: "After driving for so long, I am already thirsty, and I want to enter the house to ask for a glass of water to drink, and I hope that Miss Xiaolan will not dislike it." ”
Xiaolan couldn't hold back a smile and pointed to his face: "You entered the mansion like this?" ”
Su Shi smiled slyly: "This is what you don't understand, if I dress as usual, Her Royal Highness the Princess will definitely be angry when she sees me." Now that I look embarrassed, my anger will be at least half gone. ”
Xiao Lan looked at him in a daze, she really couldn't imagine that there would be such a person in this world, who would play a conspiracy and tricks in a grand manner, and in front of her.
She whispered, "Aren't you afraid that I will tell Her Royal Highness." ”
"You won't." Su Shi smiled as he walked towards her: "You also hope that Her Royal Highness the princess will dissipate her anger as soon as possible, so you won't expose me." ”
Seeing that Su Shi had already walked in front of her, Xiaolan immediately flashed to the side, and then said in a low voice: "It's the first time I've seen Her Royal Highness the princess so angry, she came out of the General's Mansion last night, and she didn't say a word until she returned to the palace. ”
"I know." Su Shi sighed, remembering the way Zhou Jin looked at him when he left last night, he couldn't help but beat a drum in his heart, and even his steps slowed down a lot.
If it weren't for the fact that there was something important to discuss with Zhou Jin, Su Shi originally wanted to wait for Zhou Jin to be angry before seeing her.
"Her Royal Highness really scolded someone just now?"
"Fake."
Su Shi was stunned: "What is Her Royal Highness the Princess doing now?" ”
"Her Royal Highness the princess is very unhappy, she has been sitting in the garden in a daze since she came here from the palace."
Su Shi hesitated for a moment, then touched his head, and couldn't help muttering softly: "I really don't understand, I know it's just an expedient measure, why is she still angry?" ”
He said vaguely, Xiaolan naturally couldn't hear clearly, so she had to look at him suspiciously.
Su Shi just shook his head lightly and said, "Let's go." ”
Xiaolan was busy leading the way in front, and the two came to the Fuzhong Garden, just past the arch, Su Shi saw Zhou Jin sitting in the hexagonal pavilion, even if she heard their footsteps, she was still motionless, as if admiring the flowers in the garden.
However, even if Su Shi didn't see her expression, he knew from her lonely back that her mood had fallen to the extreme.
Xiaolan also knew that Her Royal Highness the princess was in a bad mood, and she didn't dare to speak, so she just nodded to Su Shi, and then gently retreated, and now only Zhou Jin and Su Shi were left in the huge garden.