After I got into the drama, I led the plot astray

Yiping was reluctantly pulled away by Jinping.

Our trip to the countryside ended in chaos with me being kidnapped.

Normally, prisoners could only walk to their destination, but for Gongsun Wen's sake, the officials not only untied me, but also hired a carriage for me to ride to the palace comfortably. Of course, the money for the carriage was paid by Gongsun Wen.

I leaned on the car window to look at the scenery. It snowed all night last night and the mountains in the distance were covered in white. I stretched out my hand and caught a snowflake, which soon melted into a drop of water in my hand.

Seeing my calm expression, Gongsun Wen couldn't help but ask, "What did you do to get arrested by the prince?"

I sighed and said, "His Majesty summoned me to the palace, saying that he had a request to discuss. I didn't want to, so he had someone tie me up and send me to the palace."

That's it?

Gongsun Wen even thought that I must have done something serious to make the prince tie me up and bring me into the palace regardless of my status. He was so angry that he gnashed his teeth and said, "Your Majesty summoned you to the palace, so you should just go. Why did you want to be tied up and sent to the palace? You really have an abnormal brain."

I rolled my eyes at Gongsun Wen and said, "It wasn't me who asked the prince to tie me up, so why are you mocking me? Besides, what if I go in and can't get out?"

Gongsun Wen said angrily, "You have to pay me for the carriage."

I've seen stingy people, but I've never seen anyone so stingy.

So I said bluntly, "You eat and drink for free at my house every day, and I didn't even charge you for your living expenses. You're asking me to pay back the few dozen coins I paid for the carriage. Do you have the nerve to do that?"

Gongsun Wen was so angry that he couldn't speak.

It was then that I realized that the horse Gongsun Wen was riding was not my Little Gray Horse, but another tall and handsome horse, fat and strong, and looked like a very good horse.

I asked curiously, "Where is my horse?"

Gongsun Wen didn't want to talk to me, but he was afraid that I would keep bothering him, so he said, "You always say it's your horse. If I ride your horse back to the palace, won't I be laughed at?"

Is he afraid that Zheng Xian will laugh at him? He is indeed a proud person? But where did he get this horse from?

So I asked curiously: "Whose horse are you riding?"

Gongsun Wen didn't want to say anything, so he turned his head away and pretended to look at the scenery.

The saddle of this horse was polished to a shine, and the horseshoes on the four hooves looked brand new. Could this horse, which was so well maintained, be Zheng Yan's?

I couldn't help but blurt out: "You stole the prince's horse?"

Gongsun Wen glared at me angrily and said, "How can this be called stealing? This is borrowing, borrowing, do you understand?"

I smiled and said, "You weren't angry because I was tied up, so you stole his horse on purpose."

Gongsun Wen turned his head away proudly, snorted coldly, and said, "Don't think too much. I don't have a horse to ride, so I just picked one up at the door."

After Gongsun Wen finished speaking, he kicked the horse's belly and ran away with a thumping sound.

I watched from behind and laughed out loud.

Gongsun Wen ran a few steps and a carriage in front stopped.

The coachman hurriedly got off the carriage and saluted Gongsun Wen.

I leaned against the window and looked at the carriage in front of me. The carriage looked a little familiar.

Not long after, Zhao Fangping was seen helping Gui Lanting get off the carriage and saluted Gongsun Wen.

It turned out to be the carriage from the general's mansion. No wonder it looked so familiar.

In ancient times, even if you were riding in a carriage, if you met someone with a higher official rank than you, you had to get off and greet them.

Seeing Gongsun Wen nodded coldly and said something unknown, Gui Lanting and Zhao Fangping left in a carriage.

Looking at the two women bowing their heads and saluting respectfully, I secretly wondered, if my official position is higher than Zhao Zhenyuan's in the future, will their family also salute me respectfully when they see me?

Thinking of how they were bowing down before me, I couldn't help but feel secretly happy.

Just as I was thinking deeply, Gongsun Wen suddenly came up to me and said, "What new idea have you come up with that makes you so happy?"

Of course I couldn't tell him that I wanted Zhao Zhenyuan to kneel down in front of me and salute me, which was such a rebellious idea.

I exhaled, and it instantly turned into a white mist. I used to play like this when I was a kid.

In winter, everything here is covered with white, and the scenery is very boring.

I couldn't help but think of the South where I lived in my previous life. Even in winter, it was still green and pleasing to the eyes.

So I asked, "Is there an ocean in Dayu Country?"

Gongsun Wen replied without even turning his head: "Of course there is. Go east from Chengcheng and you will reach the East China Sea."

"Is it far?" I continued to ask.

"It will take more than half a month to get there from the capital. If we hurry, we can get there in about ten days." Gongsun Wen said slowly.

"So far?" I was a little surprised. It turned out that if I wanted to see the sea, it would take a month to get back. It was a hassle in ancient times because there were no airplanes or trains.

Gongsun Wen glanced at me and asked, "Why are you asking these questions?"

Gongsun Wen wore a green jade hairpin on his head today, which made him look more gentle and elegant.

In the past, Gongsun Wen was very particular about his clothing and appearance. He would match his clothes with different belts, hairpins, shoes, and outer robes. He was well-dressed and elegant, and to outsiders he looked like a nobleman.

But ever since he refused to go back to the Grand Tutor's Mansion, he had fewer servants to serve him, so he could do whatever was convenient for him.

He was wearing an ordinary cotton-padded jacket today, and only the fox fur cape on the outside showed a little bit of nobility. The shoes on his feet were no longer the spotless white brocade boots, but ordinary cotton shoes. Looking at him, I can only describe him as an angel fallen into the earth.

I stared at him for a long time. I had never dared to look at him like this before, but today, the more I looked at him, the more handsome he became, and the more down-to-earth he seemed.

So I smiled and said, "Gongsun Wen, let's elope and go to the East China Sea to watch the sunrise together."

Gongsun Wen's face changed when he heard this. He said, "What nonsense are you talking about? You and I are both men, how can we elope?"

I smiled and said, "You are wrong. I am not a man."

Gongsun Wen turned pale and was about to scold me, but I immediately said, "I am a eunuch, how can I be considered a man?"

Gongsun Wen looked at me with a strange expression, his chest heaving with anger. He felt that if he stayed with me, he would be pissed to death, so he whipped the horse, and the horse neighed in pain and ran away.

Looking at Gongsun Wen's fleeing back, I couldn't help but burst out laughing.

Gongsun Wen heard my laughter from the front and was so angry that he gritted his teeth and spat out two words: "Mad man!"

The dozen or so Imperial Guards who were responsible for escorting me stood silently on both sides as invisible men, watching Gongsun Wen and I bickering. They couldn't help but raise the corners of their mouths, trying hard not to laugh out loud.

It took nearly an hour of shaking in the carriage before we arrived at the main gate of the palace. By then, it was already getting dark.

It gets dark early in winter, and Zheng Xian is in poor health and becoming more and more suspicious. A curfew is imposed on the entire palace. If you enter the palace at this time, you may not be able to leave tonight.