In the early morning, there was a mist and a light veil, and a hundred steps away, the figure of the person could not be seen clearly, and it was white, as if the sky was mourning for this country that had just experienced suffering.

The carriages and horses stopped at the door of the sect master's mansion one after the other, and the people who were driving the cars had not yet woken up, and yawned lazily.

"Does the imperial sister-in-law really want to explain the situation in the capital to the second brother in person? After all, Guiyunzhou is a battlefield of fighting, and it is bloody. The imperial sister-in-law is pregnant with a child in her womb, and she is afraid that it is not good to go to such a fierce place?" Rong Run helped the car with one hand and said, "It's better to let the younger brother go and say, the younger brother will come back from Lu State, and then turn to return to Yunzhou, it is not a detour." ”

Yuan Xi shook her head, what a fierce place, she didn't care about this. She was just worried about Rong Zhan, the news in the palace was too sad, she was just afraid that Rong Zhan wouldn't be able to accept it for a while.

"I'd better go and talk to him, so I can persuade him. Yuan Xi thought of the emperor's affairs, and he couldn't lift any spirits. Then he patted Rong Run's arm twice weakly: "Sixth Master cherishes all the way, your second brother and I are waiting for your good news." ”

When I went to Guiyunzhou this time, I didn't plan to take Mother Zhong with me, but Mother Zhong always said that Yuan Xi couldn't take care of herself, and if she didn't take her, no one would go.

Yuan Xi lifted the curtain, Mother Zhong was sleeping in the car with her head tilted, Yuan Xi smiled and shook his head, this Mother Zhong really has a way. Won-hee took off his cloak and gently draped it over Zhong's mother. The coachman raised his whip, and it fell lightly on the horse's back with a crisp sound.

Mother Zhong was excited, and when she saw Yuan Xi sitting beside her, she lay down with peace of mind.

"Isn't it a competition when you're old? How good it is to live in the mansion, and you have to toss with your age, isn't it the same as Ling'er going with me?"

Mother Zhong took the cloak and put it on Won-hee's knees, the collar covered Won-hee's lower abdomen, and raised her hand to press the cloak. While chattering, he said: "Ling'er is a girl's family, and she has no experience in women's affairs, so can it be the same?"

Yuan Xi leaned against the wall of the car, the wheels rattled in her ears, she sighed, and she didn't know what Rong Zhan's reaction would be when she heard the news. He is his father's favorite son, and he was also raised by his father himself, if he knew that Xiao Rongshen poisoned his father, I really don't know if he could bear it.

"According to the slave maid, this matter is also a big blow to the sixth master, and he is just forcing a smile. Mother Zhong looked at Yuan Xi and said suddenly.

Yuan Xi was startled, and Mother Zhong's eyes seemed to have seen through her thoughts.

I could see that the sixth master's smile was full of stiffness. This is all to blame Xiao Rongshen, this person is really hateful. Yuan Xi thought of Xiao Rongshen, and there seemed to be a hurricane blowing in his heart.

"He can't see the prince, he is already a eunuch who can't give birth to a son, and he is trying to compete for the throne, even if he becomes the emperor, who will the throne pass on to in the future?"

Yuan Xi glanced at Mother Zhong, she used to speak respectfully in front of her, but today she said so harshly, she was probably confused by Xiao Rongshen's ruthlessness.

"It's a pity that when the master was in the capital, he didn't pull him off the horse in one fell swoop, so he is so rampant now. Mother Zhong said and sighed hatefully.

"He's just a grasshopper after autumn, and he won't be able to stumble for a few days. Yuan Xi said disdainfully.

Mother Zhong raised her face, made up a little bit, and said, "What does the master mean?"

"Do you remember what we saw in Ankang the day before yesterday?"

Mother Zhong thought for a moment, she saw a truckload of medicinal herbs in Ankang Town, and the car of Nala medicinal herbs passed by, with a strong fragrance of herbs.

"Are you talking about those medicinal herbs? Is there anything wrong?" Mother Zhong was a little puzzled, although the medicinal materials were expensive, but they were not so exaggerated, just the dozen or so truckloads of medicinal herbs, they couldn't be exchanged for thousands of taels of silver even if they were all sold, right?

"When the car hit you, you didn't smell it? It wasn't an ordinary medicinal herb, it was cordyceps, bird's nest, ginseng, deer antler velvet, Polygonum multiflori. And they are all of the highest quality, and the price is not cheap. Yuan Xi said with a smile: "Xiao Rongshen doesn't have much industry, and this pharmacy in Ankang Town is a big deal." He got into these good things, and these dozen cars came down, and the cost alone cost millions of taels of silver. ”

Mother Zhong was surprised and said, "Then, why don't we stop him?" If this money reaches Xiao Rongshen's hands, he will have to recruit troops to deal with the prince." ”

"I'm not busy, I've already told Shoucai to keep an eye on their movements. These medicinal herbs are just medicinal herbs in the hand, and they are not of much use. This place in Ankang Town can't be sold for a price, and they can't pull the medicinal herbs all over the country to find a buyer. I can only pull the buyer to Ankang Town to inspect the goods, as soon as the money reaches their hands, I will immediately seize his pharmacy, this silver, Xiao Rongshen doesn't want to get a penny. ”

Mother Zhong snorted, this is a good idea, they have been busy for a long time but it has been in vain.

The carriages and horses walked for three or four days before entering the territory of Guiyunzhou. This is the border of Dachu, and the weather seems to be warmer than Donglin. Although the wind is still a little cool, it is already an early spring scene.

Mother Zhong lifted the sedan curtain and glanced out, and said with a smile: "Although they are all wars, this Guiyunzhou is much richer than Yuexi." ”

The farther the carriage and horses went, the more Mama Zhong gradually frowned, and the farther south they went, the narrower the road became. The stagnant water wrung onto the ground, and a damp and rancid smell came out. The bottom of the wall was littered with rotten vegetable leaves and rubbish rubbish, hatching a swarm of bean-green flies. Through the car wall, I couldn't hide the rancid smell.

The pedestrians on the road were all dressed in black and short brown, and they did not even have a hairbandel on their heads. Some people wore clogs, some wore straw sandals, and some even had no shoes at all, walking barefoot on the moss stone floor.

The coachman's voice came from outside the car: "Hey, these two big black feet." ”

Mother Zhong looked at Yuanxi and asked, "Master, why don't they wear shoes?"

Yuan Xi lifted the sedan curtain and saw the woman holding the child on the road, the child's face was covered with sticky liquid, and saliva flowed to his chest.

"Excuse me, which direction should the barracks go?" the driver called out to a pedestrian on the road.

"What barracks? Oh, you said Qiu Baying?" The man pointed disdainfully: "Over there!"

Mother Zhong frowned and said, "Master, did you hear it, they said Qiu Ba?"

The word Qiu Ba is not a good word, it refers specifically to those soldiers. The common people here actually called Rong Zhan's new army a ruffian, which made Yuan Xi a little surprised. How strict Rong Zhan is in governing the army, others don't know, but she knows best. In any case, Donglin's new army can't afford the word Qiu Ba.

Yuan Xi knocked on the wall of the car: "Coachman, you ask him, has the prince's new army done anything to fish and flesh the people?"

The coachman asked, and the man was a little frightened, and the panicked queen took a few steps back: "Are you the prince's people?"

"No, we are members of the imperial court, who specialize in managing the army of the imperial court, if they have any harm to the people, you just have to tell our lordship, and our lord will definitely make the decision for you. After the coachman said, he turned his head and asked Yuan Xi: "My lord, is that so?"

"Bigger than the crown prince?" the man's eyes widened. looked Yuan Xi's car up and down, and felt that this car was not an ordinary person's car and horse, so he believed the driver's words for three points.

The coachman nodded.

The man snorted and said, "If it's really a member of the court, I'll tell you." A few days ago, Li Laohan from the next village was robbed, and the only two pigs in the family were snatched away. ”

"No way! how could the prince's army ......," exclaimed the coachman, who was angry.

"Shut up and listen to him continue. Won-hee commanded.

The man smiled smugly: "Don't believe it, they have to come to rob every once in a while." I'll tell you one thing, I've heard that this prince has a heart of disobedience!"

"You!" the coachman blushed and whipped to beat.

The man shrank up and said angrily: "Alas, why are you like this, you asked me, I just said it, why do you want to beat people again?" Oh, I know, as the saying goes, officials protect each other, you and the prince are in the same group!"

"Coachman, ask him, what color of clothing does the prince's army wear?"

The man's eyes rolled: "Eh, this, green, Da Chu's soldiers all wear green." ”

The coachman grimaced and sneered: "Lies! Didn't you say that you had seen the robbery of the prince's army? Why can't you even remember what clothes they were wearing? The prince's army obviously wore blue robes. ”

The man was stunned for a moment: "Yes, it's blue, look at my mouth, blue and green are indistinguishable." ”

Yuan Xi lifted the sedan curtain and sneered: "It's wrong again, the prince's Donglin New Army is all wearing dark colors." Do you know what the crime of slandering the prince should be? According to the law of Dachu, if you commit the following crimes, you should be beheaded. Say, what is the purpose of spreading rumors?"

As soon as the man heard the word beheading, his legs immediately weakened in fright, and he knelt on the ground with a puff, knocked his head into the garlic, and said: "My lord spares my life, my lord spares my life! The villain did not have the intention to slander the prince." The villain was an unemployed bastard who often gambled in casinos and once lost all his money. I heard that the master of the state official saw an errand in his hands, and he only needed to move his mouth to get money. I beg your forgiveness!"

"You mean, the governor gave you money and asked you to spread rumors that the new army was robbing the people?"

The man raised his head, and there was still a piece of mud hanging from his forehead: "Yes, but it's not just for the villain." There are a lot of people who lost money in the casino, and they all took the money from the master. There were also many old people, who could no longer do their work, and they also went there to get money, and then the master took them to the countryside in a cart, taught them to speak, and then brought them back in the evening. That's it, adults, villains don't dare to lie. ”