Traveling through the millennium: creating a prosperous dynasty with you

Chen Xu made a gesture, and several people went around the back of the carriage and got closer. Chen Xu led people to stop the horse. The accompanying guards were as weak as chickens in front of the people who had been baptized by war, and they were all killed in a few seconds. The people in the carriage were so quiet that they almost dared not breathe, for fear that making a sound would bring about a disaster.

Chen Xu ordered everyone to get off the car. The first one to lose his temper was Qian Mingcheng, the eldest son of the Qian family. He was used to hanging out with the third prince and was fearless. He got off the car cursing. A dignified and elegant beautiful woman got off the car and pulled him behind her. She was a little nervous but not panicked. She even asked calmly: "It's good that you didn't stop our carriage, but do you need help?"

Chen Xu and the others did not reply. Chen Shangshu's concubine, supported by a maid, timidly came over and stood behind the beautiful woman. The beautiful woman continued, "You look like bandits, so why are you stopping us?"

Chen Xu: "Madam, is she General Wei's second daughter, Wei Yuerong?"

"Who are you?"

"Don't worry, ma'am. We won't hurt you. Just follow us."

Qian Mingcheng grabbed his mother's sleeve tightly, hid behind her and asked loudly: "Do you know who I am? Hurry up and make way for me, or King Hao will chop you down."

"Cheng'er, please don't be rude. May I ask if you are just passing by here? We have some silver that we would like to give to you."

"Mrs. Qian, let's be frank. We are waiting here for you. Let's go!"

"Do you know who we are?"

Chen Xu nodded. "The wife and eldest son of the Qian family, and the concubine of Minister Chen, are the only ones who can come out from his family."

Wei Yuerong could hear the anger in Chen Shangshu's voice. It was dark and he couldn't see the man in front of him. He didn't know who he was, but he felt that he should know him. She said to him, "Okay, I'll go with you. Those guards are also following orders. They are all injured. Can we let them go back?"

"Are you going back to let the news know? Let's go together. We won't die."

Qian Mingcheng was unwilling: "Mom, we can't go with them. What if they kill us?"

"If you really want to kill me, then don't waste your time talking to us. Cheng'er, you're not a child anymore, you should grow up with your brain."

Chen Xu made a gesture to invite them, and more than a dozen followers from the Qian and Chen families were stuffed into four carriages and followed the people in front. It was almost dawn when they arrived at a remote courtyard in the next town. The courtyard was quite clean, and the whole courtyard was full of twenty or thirty people.

Except for the women, everyone else had their hands and feet tied up, and several women were locked up alone in a room in the backyard. After a night of exhaustion, Chen Xu asked the guards in the yard to monitor the two families while they went to rest for a while.

Yang Caier, the concubine of Minister Chen, is very good at observing people's expressions. She saw that they were not ordinary to Madam Qian, so she followed her closely from the moment she got off the car, not saying a word the whole time, pretending to be a completely invisible person. Her daughter is Princess Hao, and as long as she survives this disaster, her good days are ahead!

Wei Yuerong thought a lot along the way. The head of the Qian family helped Prince Hao to seize the throne, and once asked her to win over her father Wei Yan and her eldest brother-in-law Prince Jing. She always opposed it, and later the two had a bad relationship. She knew that the concubine in the manor outside the city had a son who was about the same age as her son, named Qian Mingqi. After she gave birth to her daughter Qian Yingying, the two basically maintained superficial courtesy.

Little girl Yingying likes to follow her uncle Wei Yueshu and listen to him talk about the local customs and practices he saw when traveling around. She has basically lived in Wei's house in recent years, so she didn't follow him this time. Thinking of this, Wei Yuerong was worried that her daughter would have an accident after knowing it. She still wanted to have a good talk with the person who seemed familiar with her in the morning, so that she could feel more at ease knowing their purpose.

Qian Mingcheng was tied up in a room with a dozen guards. When had the rich and noble young man ever been treated like this? He used all the noble identities he could think of to intimidate Chen Xu and others. The guards stabbed him in the back and he became obedient and fell asleep.

At dawn, food was brought in, and Wei Yuerong was called into a room alone. The young man in the room sat upright, with the air of a general, and she felt more at ease.

"Ma'am, please take a seat!"

"Thank you, General."

"Madam, do you recognize me?"

Wei Yuerong smiled faintly, "My father has been a soldier all his life, how can I not see that you are a soldier?"

"Madam, you have good eyesight. Let's get this straight. Madam, you think I look familiar. Can you recognize me if you take a closer look?"

Wei Yuerong looked Chen Xu up and down for a long time. Although his skin was a little dark, he had been exposed to the wind and sun for many years. He was not his father's soldier. There was no general as young as Sun Mao in the Sima Army. The southern defense camp belonged to King Hao and would not tie them up. The northern border was dusty and the sun was scorching. She knew Sima Zhan, a subordinate of King Chen, and An Jie was even more familiar with him. There was only one person left.

"Is the general Chen Xu?"

Chen Xu was extremely surprised: "As expected of General Wei's daughter, she is really amazing."

"Although you haven't been back to Beijing for a few years, I've heard a lot about your and Prince Chen's heroic deeds from Jie'er. I can't recognize you after not seeing you for a few years, but your eyes are very similar to Sister Zhao's. If you look closely, you can still see your mother's shadow."

"I haven't seen my mother for several years, and I've heard nothing about the Chen family. I feel sorry for my sister and mother, causing one death and one injury."

"What have you done wrong? I think something is fishy. You might as well check it out when you return to Beijing. It's only been three years. The old man in the mansion must know something."

"Thank you for your reminder, Madam. Madam is so insightful that I'm sure you can guess the purpose of your visit."

"It's about King Hao."

"Oh? What does Madam know?"

"I used to be close friends with Concubine Rong, but she and her father conspired to plot against me. In the first few years, I was extremely grateful to Old Man Qian for saving my life, and I married into the Qian family despite my father's objection. Later, I overheard him telling the Third Prince that marrying me would win the support of the old prince and my father. By then, I had given birth to two children, Cheng'er and Yingying. This might be retribution for the Qian family. Cheng'er was smart since he was young, but he became more and more ignorant as he grew older. No matter what religion he was taught, he was selfish to the core. In the past few years, Old Man Qian and Prince Hao have been causing trouble with Minister Chen."

"Madam, have you guessed it long ago?"

"The emperor's brothers have been wreaking havoc in the country for more than a decade in order to gain the throne. Now the emperor's sons have grown up and have their own ideas."

"Madam, do you have any evidence?"

"I haven't had much contact with old man Qian for several years. He often lives with his concubine in the manor outside the city. Fortunately, now that something has happened, maybe his concubine and young son have already been sent to a safe place."

"Madam, you have worked hard for so many years. Please stay here for a few days."