The marriage convoy rested for one night in Tangyang Town.

Early the next morning, the marriage convoy set off for Zhenyang City amid the sounds of music and drums.

When the convoy slowly walked to the mountain road at the foot of Jiaoshan Mountain, the people of both countries in the entire convoy were alert. Although Jiaoshan Mountain was not high, the forest was dense and deep. There were people hiding here, and there was still a great chance of assassination, especially since many people in their convoy were unarmed. But what no one knew was that Chu Chenjing's Jingyong Army ambushed many people and waited for those people to fall into the trap.

The mountain path was very quiet, but this peaceful mountain path was disturbed by so many soldiers on horseback, horse-drawn carriages, and the footsteps of thousands of people. The birds in the forest all flapped their wings and flew away.

Chu Chenlan, sitting in the carriage, listened to the sound of the carriage clattering and wheels going on the mountain road outside the window. She couldn't help getting nervous. The more she walked, the more nervous she became. Finally, she grabbed her hands to suppress her shaking body. Who would the second emperor send? Would they know about her? She comforted herself that they would definitely know about her. The two maids were scared when they saw Chu Chenlan trembling all over and her face turned pale. Is the princess sick? "Princess, what's wrong with you? I'll go find a doctor."

"No, no, I'm just not used to this mountain. I'll be fine in a while."

The convoy passed through the entire mountain road, and no one attacked. The entire valley was still so quiet, and there were occasional bird calls in the distant mountains.

This mountain road is indeed a good opportunity. What happened to Second Brother? Are you not planning to ambush? Have you changed your plan?

At noon, the grand procession of the princess finally arrived at the gate of Zhenyang City. At this time, the prefect of Zhenyang City and his subordinates were all waiting at the gate to welcome the procession. Many people were waiting here to watch the excitement. These people had welcomed the victorious soldiers led by the God of War Prince Jing last year, but they had never seen such a large procession of the princess' procession. They were very excited to see the procession coming.

The prefect and his subordinates saw Chu Chenjing and Ouyang Yunyao riding horses in front of the team, and they all stepped forward to salute and said, "Greetings, Prince Jing, Princess Jing." The people also followed suit.

"No gift."

Then he bowed to Chu Chenlan in the carriage and said, "Hello, Third Princess."

The prefect then took them into Zhenyang City to rest.

As Chu Chenjing walked, he asked the prefect, "Have you arranged the boats?"

"Reporting to Prince Jing, Prince Han has already arranged for me to be settled, and I can board the ship after lunch.

"Well, when did Prince Han leave?"

"Prince Han left with his men last night." The prefect said. This man was the prince and Chu Chenjing's man.

"Have you arranged everything on board?"

"Prince Jing, all arrangements have been made quietly on the three ships. Arrows and bows have been placed in the bottom warehouse. There is also enough food on the ships for ten days."

"Okay, thank you for your hard work."

This huge marriage convoy had lunch in Zhenyang City and then set off for the dock of Zhenyang City.

The dock of Zhenyang City is the largest dock in the Cang River that is closest to Kyoto. At this moment, there are three luxurious ships docked here. All three ships are filled with various colorful flags, which flutter in the wind and are very beautiful.

The wedding envoys, bands and their guards from Southern Chu, as well as several guards from Western Chu, boarded the first large ship.

Chu Chenjing, Ouyang Yunyao, the princess of the marriage alliance, Chu Chenlan, the envoys of the Chu State, and the members of the viewing group all boarded the largest ship in the middle. There were also several carriages parked on the ship.

This ship has the most guards, almost all of them are Chu Chenjing's men, including the secret guards who have been on the ship for a long time.

On the third ship, many guards were carrying the dowry from the carriage onto the ship. More than a thousand maids, nannies, and eunuchs who came with the princess' dowry had also boarded the ship.

In more than two hours, the huge marriage party of nearly 2,000 people were all on board the ship, and the princess's boxes of dowry were also loaded on board. Everything was ready, and everyone rested on the ship that night.

The sea was calm overnight, and the next day the dawn appeared in the sky and the sun jumped out of the water. The three luxurious ships set off to the sound of suona and gongs and drums.

……

The night before, Kyoto Yu Palace

The candlelight in the study was on, casting the shadows of several people in the room onto the window. Among them were Prince Yu Chu Chenyu and his master Wu Yuan, who were supposed to appear on Jiaoshan Mountain outside Zhenyang City.

Still sitting in his study were his father-in-law, Minister of Rites Xie Zhihong, his uncle Xue Jianming, and his cousin Xue Bowen, who had just rushed over after hearing the news.

Standing behind Chu Chenyu were two close trusted guards, Chen An and Chen Ru.

"Your Highness, why was today's ambush canceled?" His father-in-law Xie Zhihong asked in confusion. This had been prepared for many days.

"Chu Chenjing was on guard. They didn't rush to Zhenyang City yesterday and rested in Tangyang Town for a night. They were looking for an opportunity to attack last night, but they were guarding very tightly. Even if they acted rashly, they couldn't kill Chu Chenjing."

"Then why didn't you take action today?" Xue Jianming asked.

"They were well prepared at Jiaoshan, and it's a good thing that I didn't do anything."

"Cousin, didn't you find the people from the Demon Shadow Gang?"

"We can't kill Chu Chenjing and his wife today, and we might hurt the princess. I found many people lying in ambush in Jiao."

"The people who ambushed us must be Chu Chenjing's Jingyong Army. His Jingyong Army is not far from Jiaoshan." said the gloomy Wu Yuan.

"So, cousin, are you going to let them go now?"

"Your Highness, I heard that Chu Chenjing took the water route." Xie Zhihong asked.

"Yes, Chu Chenjing hid himself very well and kept it a secret. I didn't expect that he could quietly prepare three large ships in Zhenyang City. Now everyone is on board."

"Then it's a good idea tonight."

"I arranged for people to investigate, but they couldn't get into the entire dock. The people I placed next to Lan Mei didn't send any news. It seems that Chu Chenjing is guarding very strictly."

"What should we do then?" Xie Zhihong touched his chin and thought for a while.

"Let him hop around for a few more days. I'll have plenty of opportunities to take action against him."

"Master Wu, where are we going to start?"

"Tomorrow I will find a small boat and take some people with me to follow and try to contact the people on that boat to find out where they plan to disembark and make other arrangements."

"Master, thank you for your hard work."

Chu Chenyu pointed at the map hanging on the wall and said, "Look here, Guannan Prefecture. The farthest the ship can go is here. From here to the Southern Chu State, you have to pass through several mountain roads. There are no Jingyong troops here, and they are also tired. Let's start here..."

Xue Jianming stood in front of the map and listened to him quietly. He nodded and said, "Yu'er, your analysis is right. This is a good place."

"Your Highness, it's such a far place, you can't go there in person," said Xie Zhihong.

"Cousin, I will take some people with me. We will disguise ourselves as people from the Eastern Qin State and kill Prince Jing..."

"Good idea! Hahaha" Wu Yuan's laughter was chilling.

……

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