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There is still a gap in status between the prince and the princess. It is difficult for Concubine De to get angry with Prince Zhao, and her mind is always on the matter of the crown prince.

Concubine De: "You go back first, we'll discuss important matters later."

Prince Zhao: "Then Rao Yan..."

He was worried about her being alone in the South.

Concubine De was very impatient, "How can she be wronged by me?!"

Prince Zhao always respected his elders, never resisted, and always obeyed whatever they said. "Then I will wait until Raoyan gets married before visiting her."

After paying his respects, he withdrew.

The Southern Emperor ordered Xiangliu and the other two to set off soon.

The next day, the team was ready to go and waiting for the two of them at Prince Chen's Mansion.

The leader was a sturdy man in his thirties, who looked a little impatient.

Xiang Liu threw the luggage into the carriage without any expression, "He really treats me as his subordinate and assigns me to do something."

Ye Chenshang: "Let's just treat it as a visit to our royal brother. He heard that I got married and has been wanting to see you for a long time."

The two men stood under the carriage, wondering why it hadn't set off yet, when a convoy drove up at the corner of the street.

Rong Xueling jumped down from the carriage, "Miss!"

The two of them were also about to set off back to the Western Country, and had agreed to hand over Xiaoqing and Baibai.

Xiang Liu: "Why are you still calling me Miss? Just call me by my name."

The two exchanged the pets they were holding.

Rong Xueling was still a little hesitant, "Xiang Liu, are you really willing to give it up? In vain..."

Xiangliu was very decisive and straightforward, "I'm willing to give it up! Baibai must listen to his sister and go back to be a good guardian beast."

Xiangliu touched Baibai's head, and Xiaoqingpan said goodbye to Baibai in her hand.

The prince's residence is at the border of the south and the west, called Mumei Pass. Ye Chenshang and Rong Sheng were chatting about the route and found that they could travel together for a while. They hit it off and the two caravans merged and set off happily.

Ye Chenshang had no confidants, only Kongshan was driving in front of the carriage.

Therefore, the Southern Emperor sent a commander named Shen to take full charge of the trip and protect the Crown Prince's safety at all costs.

In this caravan, Ye Chenshang can be regarded as a puppet or a thug. He does not have to worry about all matters during the journey, such as formation, departure, rest, camping, etc., as all are handled by Commander Shen.

Ye Chenshang was also happy to have some free time along the way, and he had more energy to observe which ones in the convoy were royal soldiers and which ones were the thugs sent by Concubine De.

The Western Emperor saw that Ye Chenshang was not angry that Commander Shen had snatched his power. Commander Shen was intentionally or unintentionally monitoring Ye Chenshang's every move, but he didn't care much about it. As an outsider, he had no reason to say much, so he tried his best to cooperate with Commander Shen.

Fortunately, Rong Xueling accompanied Xiang Liu along the way to divert her attention, so Xiang Liu didn't realize that Ye Chenshang's credit was stolen again.

Rong Xueling is a lively person. She likes to have fun outside. When she has a rest, she pulls Xiangliu out of the carriage to travel around the mountains and rivers and enjoy the scenery.

I don’t know how Rong Sheng persuaded Rong Xueling to return to the Western Country. She is now on the road, full of expectations and homesickness.

That night, as it grew darker, the caravan still hadn't found a campsite. Commander Shen sat on his horse holding a torch and cleared the way for the caravan, looking extremely alert.

Suddenly, there seemed to be three figures in front of them, blocking the middle of the road facing them.

"Ah! Be alert!"

At the order, the guards behind him stepped forward and lined up.

"Commander!" The confidant came down from his horse and signaled to the commander, "Go and see who is playing tricks in front of you."

"Yes!" Holding torches and leading a small team, they quickly ran forward to find out what was going on.

Commander Shen was sitting on horseback when he heard a young man's voice in front of him, "Hello..."

Before he could finish, he was interrupted, "Who is playing tricks here?"

"I...you...do the three of us look like ghosts?"

"Stop talking nonsense and get out of the way! Don't block the way!" Seeing that the other party was not obedient, the confidant was ready to take action. The other party did not tolerate him, and after a fight, several figures walked up to Commander Shen.

The two young men on the other side captured a guard in each hand, and the others followed behind them with swords in hand, each covering their injured parts.

Qingfeng saw that they didn't know the leader, "Who are you?"

Commander Shen's face was not very good. "Young man, I should ask you this question. Why did you hurt my soldiers for no reason?"

The two young men threw the captured guards forward, and the confidant immediately ran back to Commander Shen.

Qingfeng: "They attacked first! We were acting in self-defense."

Then he turned around and discussed with Xiao Le, "Didn't they say this was the master's convoy?"

Xiao Le looked around vigilantly and shook his head.

Dugu: "The young lady is in the carriage behind. I sensed it."

"That's easy." Xiao Le took out his flute and played a melody.

Someone was walking forward from the back of the convoy. It was Xiang Liu and Ye Chenshang.

"Master!" Qingfeng waved.

Xiangliu didn't want to pay attention to him, saying that he had called a girl outside.

Ye Chenshang stood under Commander Shen's horse, "What happened?"

Commander Shen dismounted and said, "Your Majesty, these three people are blocking the road."

Xiangliu looked at the miserable appearance of the guards and thought that it was more than just blocking the road, so she looked at Qingfeng.

Qingfeng: "Lord..."

Xiangliu glared at him.

"…Miss! We heard that you were on a mission here, so we came to join you and give you a hand!"

Xiangliu nodded, "Let's go back to the back and rejoin the team."

She wanted to turn around and lead the three of them back to the carriage at the back, but Commander Shen was not happy about it and called out, "Princess Chen!"

Xiangliu: "What?"

Commander Shen: "The number of people in this convoy was determined by His Majesty. It may be inappropriate to add more people in the middle of the journey."

Confidant: "That's right! They even beat us up! If they were allies, why didn't they tell us earlier?"

The origins of these three people are unknown and they only know Xiangliu. What if they are undercover agents who are here to harm people?

Commander Shen would not allow this to happen! "We have enough manpower, no need to add more people."

Xiang Liu: "This is my man."

Xiang Liu thinks she is always friendly, and she will only use her status as a princess to pressure others if they don't give her face.

The two men faced each other, and Commander Shen showed no mercy, "No one is exempt from this."

Ye Chenshang said coldly, "Really?"

Commander Shen: "Yes."

"Then go talk to the Western Emperor behind and drive him away as well." Ye Chenshang stared at Commander Shen with a serious expression. He was not joking.

Commander Shen: "This..."

The burly man just stood there.

Ye Chenshang glanced at them and took Xiangliu by the hand, "Let's go."

Qingfeng and the other two followed and returned to the carriage behind.

The confidant's face was bruised and purple, and it was possible that he had been beaten. "Commander! Are we just going to let them stay like this?!"

I have a lot of opinions about the three of them.

Commander Shen had an unclear expression on his face. He mounted his horse and looked ahead. "Let's go and find a campsite."

He doesn't have that much power to confront the head of a country.

After walking for a while, we found a place to stay and set up camp.

While the guards were setting up the tent, Xiangliu and the other four went out secretly, found a very secluded hillside, found a comfortable place to sit down under the moonlight, and listened to the three men report on the intelligence of the East Country.