Five days later.

Emperor Shengde specially issued a holy decree and sent Zhao Wangshu, the eldest princess of Chaoyang, to Qingzhou, and Zhao Wanning, the lord of Qinghe, to go with him.

Not only that, on the day of their trip, Emperor Shengde will also take the queen and the crown prince and the eldest princess of Qingyang to see them off at the city gate.

The eldest princess was reluctant to let Zhao Wanning go to Qingzhou. Although the eldest princess is not in the court, she is a member of the royal family after all, how can she not know the current situation in Qingzhou.

Qingzhou is a mess today, not to mention the plague.

If it's just a man-made disaster, after all, Zhao Wanning's identity as the county lord is there, and he can protect her safety.

But the plague, it was a natural disaster. Natural disasters do not depend on identity, and even if Emperor Shengde himself went there, there was no guarantee that he would not be infected by the plague.

But Emperor Shengde's holy decree came down, and the eldest princess had no choice. She went to the palace to find Emperor Shengde, but Emperor Shengde said: "I even sent my own daughter over, what are you worried about, sister?" ”

"Besides, Sister Huang, Wan Ning didn't see how well you treated her when she was in your mansion."

The eldest princess felt that Emperor Shengde in front of her was so strange at this moment.

But Emperor Shengde was right. It was her fault, it was her deliberate neglect that caused Zhao Wanning's embarrassing status, and it also caused others to be disrespectful to Zhao Wanning. It's all her fault.

Zhao Wanning was not afraid at all. She had a hunch that this plague would have to be dealt with by her. The eldest princess told her the departure date in advance, and also told her that this trip would be longer, so let her bring more luggage.

Zhao Wanning originally felt that after all, it was such a far place as Qingzhou, and it was inconvenient for them to travel with too much luggage.

The eldest princess comforted her and said, "Just bring it, it will definitely not affect the hurry." ”

Zhao Wanning heard it in a fog. But she also knew that it would take at least half a year to come back after leaving the capital this time. So she also brought a lot of things, food, clothing, and everything.

Zhao Wanning couldn't rest assured that Tian Mingming, Ah Tao and the Su sisters.

The painting screen and the silver candle naturally wanted to follow Zhao Wanning to Qingzhou. It's just that if the three of them go to Qingzhou, then only Tian Mingming and Ah Tao will be left in Yueyuan.

Zhao Wanning was in trouble for a while. When she was in the Moon Garden, it was a safe place. But once she leaves the Eldest Princess's Mansion and leaves the capital, this Yueyue Garden will not be safe.

Now Lord Qin is still investigating the case, and the person behind Uncle Zhong has not been found out, and Tian Mengmeng can't leave the capital.

Zhao Wanning really didn't know how to arrange where Tian Mengming and Ah Tao went.

It was the eldest princess who gave her the idea to send Tian Mengming to the Su sisters.

In this way, Tian Mingming will not feel lonely with the Su sisters. The eldest princess will also send a few other secret guards to protect Tian Mengming secretly.

Tian Mengming's stay in the capital was also convenient for Lord Qin to come and inquire about the case.

As for Ah Tao, since she knew that Zhao Wanning was going to Qingzhou, she took the initiative to ask Zhao Wanning and wanted to go back to Qingzhou with her.

Ah Tao's reason is very simple, she was abducted to the capital. Her parents may still be in Qingzhou, and she wants to go back to find them.

This reason is very sufficient, and Zhao Wanning can't refuse. Fortunately, there are still many children in Uncle Zhong's case who can testify, and it doesn't matter if Ah Tao leaves Beijing. Zhao Wanning decided to take her with her.

The day before the trip, Zhao Wanning took a silver candle and a picture screen and sent Tian Mengming to find the Su sisters.

The news that Qinghe County mainly went to Qingzhou with Princess Chaoyang had already spread loudly, and the Su sisters naturally heard it.

When Zhao Wanning arrived at the bookstore, Su Yun was also there.

There is a shopkeeper, and Zhao Wanning doesn't have much to say. She didn't want to reveal her identity, so she said that she wanted to leave Beijing with her family and go back to her hometown to worship her ancestors. The road is far away, so Tian Mengming was fostered in the bookstore and accompanied by Su Yu.

All the affairs of the bookstore are decided by the shopkeeper, and he asks the shopkeeper to help watch the pastry shop.

When Zhao Wanning left, Su Yun said that he had prepared some pastries for Zhao Wanning to eat on the way, so he took Zhao Wanning to the pastry shop.

"Owner, you must be careful when you go to Qingzhou this time." Su Yun said seriously.

Zhao Wanning held Su Yun's hand and said comfortingly: "Don't worry, I'm not going alone." If you can't handle something, let the shopkeeper come forward. If he can't solve it, you will go to Jishantang to find Jiao Niang. She's a good friend of mine and will definitely be able to help you out. And Meng Ming, I'll leave it to you. ”

Su Yun nodded in response.

After sending Tian Mingming to the Su sisters, Zhao Wanning went home. When she returned, the eldest princess had been waiting in her room for a long time.

Zhao Wanning pushed the door and entered, and saw the eldest princess sitting in the hall, chanting with her eyes closed. The room was quiet, only the sound of the beads colliding.

"Mother?" Zhao Wanning shouted suspiciously, "It's getting late, why are you in my room?" ”

Hearing the voice, the eldest princess opened her eyes. She showed a kind smile: "Ning'er, you're back." ”

Zhao Wanning was a little confused, but she still answered: "Yes, my daughter is back." ”

The eldest princess held out her hand and motioned for her to sit beside her.

Probably because she was leaving, Zhao Wanning didn't want to waste the time the two of them were together, so she sat beside the eldest princess in a good way.

The eldest princess took Zhao Wanning's hand and put it in her palm, she carefully looked at Zhao Wanning's face through the light, and sighed: "My Ning'er has grown up. ”

As she spoke, the eldest princess reached out to touch Zhao Wanning's cheek.

Zhao Wanning was frightened by the eldest princess's sudden intimacy. She had never been in such close contact with the eldest princess, and she was not very accustomed to the sudden closeness of the eldest princess, so her body unconsciously retreated a little, avoiding the eldest princess's touch.

The eldest princess looked at her empty hand and was a little stunned.

"I just came back from outside, and my face isn't very clean." Zhao Wanning saw the loneliness on the eldest princess's face, so she took the initiative to stretch her face to her hand.

The eldest princess knew that Zhao Wanning was giving her steps, so she said, "I saw that your cheeks were stained with ash and wanted to wipe it for you." ”

As she spoke, the eldest princess raised her hand and stroked Zhao Wanning's cheek.

The movements of the two seem to be intimate, but their thoughts are different.

The eldest princess was reluctant to let Zhao Wanning suddenly leave her, and it was such a dangerous place to go to Qingzhou.

Zhao Wanning thought that on the way back, the eldest princess sent her a letter and asked her to pack up some personal gifts in advance. She had to get the eldest princess out of the way.

The eldest princess has a thousand words to say, but she can't say a word at the moment. She knew that since Emperor Shengde had issued an order to let Zhao Wanning and Zhao Wangshu go to Qingzhou together, he must have consulted Zhao Wanning first, or she and Zhao Wangshu had discussed it in advance. I was afraid that her mother would not agree, so I thought of asking Emperor Shengde to force her to commit it by issuing a holy decree.

What a silly child, thought the eldest princess. She did ignore Zhao Wanning because of some things in the past, but Zhao Wanning is her biological daughter after all, what Zhao Wanning wants to do, the eldest princess naturally wants to support her. Even if Zhao Wanning was going to a place as dangerous as Qingzhou, the eldest princess would respect her.

There is no need for a holy decree, as long as Zhao Wanning is willing to tell himself, he will definitely agree. What the eldest princess cares about now is that Zhao Wanning calls her mother.

"Good boy, Qingzhou is a long way away, your body is just right, you must take care of yourself and don't get sick. If you encounter danger...... "The eldest princess wanted to speak and stopped.

"Forget it, hopefully Shu Zai, she will definitely be able to protect you. If you're free...... You can send a letter to your mother and let her know that you are safe there. ”

The eldest princess said with deep affection, and her tone was humble, as if she was a mother who was reluctant to let her daughter go away, which moved Zhao Wanning as well.

Zhao Wanning eats soft and not hard. When the eldest princess was arrogant to her, she felt upset and wanted to deliberately oppose the eldest princess. The eldest princess is now so soft-spoken, but she can't say anything cruel.

"Mother, Wanning will send you a letter when she gets there."

"Good, good." The eldest princess smiled happily. Originally, when she said this, she was just thinking about mentioning it in passing. Zhao Wanning is cold to her now, and she is finally able to leave the capital and leave her control, how can she send her a letter home? Unexpectedly, Zhao Wanning actually agreed.

Zhao Wanning continued: "Qingzhou is a long way away, and I don't know when I will be able to come back, and I am afraid that I will not be able to spend the New Year with my mother." ”

"Out of the way. Mother knows that you are a good child, and you don't have to worry about me. It's you, you and Wangshu have to support each other outside. Wangshu is a good child, don't look at her being cold to everyone on weekdays, and she doesn't respect me as an aunt. But I know that Wangshu has a cold face and a warm heart. If she had identified that person in her heart, she would have been very good to that person. ”

"Wangshu took the initiative to tell the saint this time that he wanted you to go to Qingzhou with her. She already thinks of you as her own in her heart. ”

Zhao Wanning wanted to say that the trip to Qingzhou was requested by Zhao Wangshu on her own initiative, not by Zhao Wangshu who took the initiative to invite her to go. But she thought that this was a matter between her and Zhao Wangshu, and she didn't have to say it so clearly to others.

So Zhao Wanning nodded and obediently listened to the eldest princess's instructions.

The mother of the child is worried. The eldest princess pulled Zhao Wanning and chattered for a long time, and finally it was Mama Xu who came to urge, saying that Zhao Wanning was going to get up early tomorrow and couldn't go to bed late, so the eldest princess reluctantly left.

After the eldest princess left, Zhao Wanning found a black wooden box on her dresser, she opened it to see that there was a thick stack of silver tickets.

Early the next morning.

City gates.

The eldest princess waited at the gate of the city early in the morning.

Someone has already leaked the date of the departure of the eldest princess of Chaoyang and the county lord of Qinghe in advance, and said that the holy lord will send them off with the queen prince and his party today.

Emperor Shengde rarely appeared outside the imperial city, and many people waited at the city gate early in order to see Emperor Shengde's honorable appearance.

The news was specially sent by Shengde Di to leak it out in order to create momentum. The eldest princess is traveling on behalf of the royal family, this kind of thing must be fanfare, and it is best to let all the people know that the royal family's attention to this matter is not in vain for his hard work.

In order to pretend, Emperor Shengde deliberately chose a relatively low-key carriage to travel. But after all, he is the emperor, and no matter how low-key the emperor's utensils are, how can they be low-key. Moreover, as soon as he traveled, many royal guards followed. How can you keep a low profile?

When the bright yellow carriage appeared on the street, the people knew that it was Emperor Shengde.

The people on both sides of the road shouted long live Emperor Shengde, and soon fell to their knees. When those people learned that Emperor Shengde had sent his most beloved daughter to Qingzhou, they felt that Emperor Shengde was wise and martial, and he had the world in mind.

Emperor Shengde in the carriage heard the cheers outside and knew that his goal had been achieved. He happily closed his mouth, and even lifted the curtain and waved to the kneeling people.

Look, these are his people.

Zhao Wangjin, who was sitting on the left side of Emperor Shengde, arched his hand and said, "Father is wise. ”

Emperor Shengde stroked his beard happily and said, "Prince, study hard." ”

The queen mother on the right also smiled and said, "Ah Jin, you have to learn from your father and be a wise monarch." ”

Zhao Wangjin hurriedly nodded yes.

From a distance, the eldest princess saw Emperor Shengde's carriage driving slowly on the avenue, and everywhere she passed, the people all knelt down and shouted three times Long live, and said that Emperor Shengde was wise and martial, and loved the people.

The eldest princess sneered, if she really loved the people, how could she be so fanfare? also sent someone in advance to leak the news that he was coming to see him off today, maybe even the people on these sides are hiding cats.

Zhao Wanning, who had been waiting on the side for a long time, also felt speechless, but she couldn't say anything. Instead, the eldest princess who was standing next to Zhao Wanning continued to pull her babbling instructions. Although Zhao Wanning was upset when she heard it, she really couldn't pull her face.

The carriage finally stopped at the city gates.

As soon as Emperor Shengde got out of the carriage, everyone knelt down and saluted him: "Long live my emperor, long live, long live." ”

"Zhongqing is flat." Emperor Shengde maintained the majesty of the Son of Heaven, such a good stage, he could not miss it.

Emperor Shengde said a lot of things.

Half an hour later, Princess Chaoyang and the county lord of Qinghe set off for Qingzhou together.

The captain of the Imperial Forest Army led a hundred Imperial Forest Army escorts.