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Princess Xinyang’s carriage was concealed behind a row of large trees, making it difficult to be noticed from afar.
The Yan pharmacist sighed helplessly, "Go fetch a stretcher, let"s carry the person onto the carriage."
"Yes."
Two guards went to the carriage to get a stretcher and lifted Princess Xinyang onto it.
The Yan pharmacist had collected enough herbs, so he also got onto the carriage.
The front of the carriage had no curtains, and the rear windows were wide open, not exactly an enclosed s.p.a.ce, so Princess Xinyang didn"t feel too uncomfortable.
Guard: "Pharmacist, where are we going?"
Yan pharmacist: "There"s a post station ahead, let"s head there."
Princess Xinyang never expected that her beauty trap would fail, and ultimately turned into a trick of desperation.
But it didn"t matter, as long as the other party was deceived.
When the carriage arrived at the post station, Princess Xinyang pretended to wake up groggily.
Her acting skills weren"t good enough compared with Old Chief or Xiao Heng, but compared to Gu Jiao, she was much better, at least it wasn’t too obvious. Besides, she was genuinely dazed, so it was more like natural acting.
"My home... It"s... ahead..."
She said weakly.
Since they were almost there, she might as well finish the job.
The Yan pharmacist instructed them to continue forward.
After traveling for a while——
The Yan pharmacist asked, "Madam, which way ahead?"
Princess Xinyang pretended to faint, "Just... Ahead..."
After traveling for another while——
Yan pharmacist: "Are you sure you haven"t forgotten the way?"
Princess Xinyang continued weakly, "No, my home is really ahead... It"s a villa... Did you miss it?"
"No, I didn"t." The Yan pharmacist glanced out the window.
At this moment, a guard riding alongside suddenly pointed ahead, "Pharmacist! There"s a villa over there!"
"Is that your home?" The Yan pharmacist looked at Princess Xinyang.
Princess Xinyang closed her eyes for a second and then "fainted" on the spot.
The Yan pharmacist sighed, "Alright, let"s go ask."
The coachman drove the carriage over. As they approached, the coachman muttered, "What kind of villa... Why is it built near a graveyard?"
The carriage stopped.
A guard dismounted and knocked on the gate.
"Is anyone there? Is anyone there? We"re pa.s.sing by, and your Madam is injured!"
"She’s your Madame, isn’t she?"
"Hey! Is anyone there!"
The guard returned oddly, "Pharmacist, seems like n.o.body"s there."
Princess Xinyang’s eyelids twitched.
n.o.body?
Or someone"s there but afraid to open the door?
"Perhaps the villa is too large, and the people inside can"t hear. Go inside and check."
"Yes!"
"Don"t damage their property."
"Got it, pharmacist."
The guard pushed open the courtyard gate, which wasn"t locked from the inside, so it shouldn"t be considered trespa.s.sing.
"Is anyone there?"
The guard searched the villa while loudly asking.
However, after wandering around, the guard was puzzled, "Pharmacist, there"s no one in the villa!"
Princess Xinyang sat up abruptly, "What do you mean no one?"
The Yan pharmacist looked at her in astonishment, "Are you awake? Is this your family"s villar?"
Ignoring her sore body, Princess Xinyang gritted her teeth and got off the carriage. She entered the villa and indeed found it empty, just as the guard had said, not a soul in sight.
"How could this happen? Where did everyone go?"
Princess Xinyang furrowed her brows and stood still, her mind racing. She suddenly realized something, her expression changing.
"Oh no! We fell into a trap!"
……
Outside the capital, there was a protective moat where boats could sail. From the west city gate to the south city gate, it would only take an hour downstream.
Outside the south city gate, dozens of cargo ships were docking one after another.
"Who goes there?" The guards stopped the caravan.
The lead merchant smiled, presenting his travel pa.s.s and a bag of heavy gold coins, "I"m in the cloth trade. These are silks I brought from the south."
The guard accepted the gold coins, hesitated outside the long convoy for a moment, then randomly selected two boxes to inspect. Indeed, they contained silk.
"All this silk is yours?"
"Yes, it"s all mine."
"Each cart must be inspected."
"Of course, feel free to check!"
For each carriage that pa.s.sed, the guard would select a box to inspect, sometimes from the top, sometimes from the bottom. Regardless, they all contained silk.
"Alright, you may all pa.s.s."
The guard said.
"Alright!" The lead merchant nodded and led his caravan into the city.
Meanwhile, at a teahouse near the city gate, an elderly man and a middle-aged man in black robes sat face to face in a private room on the second floor facing the street.
The two looked through the window at the caravan on the street.
The lead merchant nodded imperceptibly to the old man.
The elderly man smiled knowingly, took a sip of tea, and said, "Princess Xinyang didn"t expect that we would set up an empty city ruse for her, did she?"
The man in black robes nodded in satisfaction, "Grand Preceptor Zhuang is truly resourceful, admirable."
Grand Preceptor Zhuang waved his hand with a smile, "General Nangong overestimates me. If it weren"t for General Nangong trusting me enough to inform me about Xiao Liulang"s matter, how would I have thought to keep an eye on Princess Xinyang? "
General Nangong said, "This Princess Xinyang is formidable. She even guessed why we couldn"t act in the capital and lured out the Changfeng Envoy of our State of Yan. If we hadn"t left early, we would have been discovered by the Changfeng Envoy by now."
The Changfeng Envoy served the imperial family of the State of Yan. Although the Nangong Family was strong, they didn"t dare to directly compete with the might of the imperial family.
Grand Preceptor Zhuang said nonchalantly, "Now that she"s led the Changfeng Envoy away, you can take action in the capital."
General Nangong said meaningfully, "I didn"t even tell Xiao Liulang"s ident.i.ty to Qin Fengyan, but I told Grand Preceptor. It turns out I made the right bet. Grand Preceptor is indeed a more suitable ally than Qin Fengyan."
Grand Preceptor Zhuang smiled, "This old man has eaten more salt than they have. Working with me, General Nangong won"t be disappointed. They thought that without the imperial decree, this old man would obediently surrender. Hah, this old man will make their lives difficult. I want to see what Empress Dowager Zhuang will do after Xiao Heng falls into my hands. The Emperor and Xiao Heng, she can only save one. This old man wants to see whom she"ll choose to save!"
"Saving the Emperor, she would betray herself and offend the Gu Family, as well as Princess Xinyang and Marquis Xuanping; but if she saves Xiao Heng, she"d commit regicide, betraying not only the imperial family but also the entire world!"
"Princess Xinyang is trapped outside the city, and Marquis Xuanping hasn"t returned from the campaign. General Nangong, this is a perfect opportunity for you to act. Even heaven is helping you!"
"Indeed, cooperating with Grand Preceptor Zhuang was the right choice." General Nangong said satisfactorily, "After the success, I want Xiao Heng"s head, and that girl"s too. She killed one of my experts, and I want to avenge him."
Grand Preceptor Zhuang smiled faintly, "Rest a.s.sured, they"re all yours, General Nangong!"Raz P."s Thoughts
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