After giving up being the wife of a powerful official, Ling Yunlu became a concubine

Shunzi waited for Xiao Minshen to come down and then reported in a low voice.

Xiao Minshen looked at the dark mountains calmly.

"Tell our people not to act rashly without our order."

"Yes."

After Xiao Minshen gave his instructions, he got back into the carriage.

"Your Majesty, are you going up the mountain too?"

Shen Yunjin and Xiao Minshen asked worriedly as soon as they came up.

"Did I wake you up?" Xiao Minshen walked over and sat next to Shen Yunjin.

Shen Yunjin shook his head slightly.

"Your Highness, are you going up the mountain too?" she asked Xiao Minshen again.

"Prince Rui has gone with so many guards, there is no need for me to go."

Shunzi just said that King Rui brought dozens of people up the mountain.

Even if there are ferocious beasts in the mountains, so many guards are more than enough to deal with one beast.

"Go to sleep. Maybe they will be back soon."

Xiao Minshen didn't want to meddle in other people's business. Since Prince Rui wanted to step forward, let him go.

Besides, he and King Rui don't have a deep brotherly relationship.

Thinking back to when Xiao Minxuan dealt with him, Prince Rui was heavily involved.

Along the way, although King Rui tried to win him over with words and deeds, who knew what his intentions were?

Xiao Minshen didn't believe that as a prince, he had no thoughts about that position.

What's more, Prince Rui learned a lot from Xiao Minxuan.

After Xiao Minxuan's death, Prince Rui took over many of his previous connections.

Mo Yi found out all of this clearly.

Shen Yunjin felt relieved when she saw Xiao Minshen's expression.

She was really afraid that Xiao Minshen would go up the mountain as well.

It was the middle of the night and it was dark on the mountain. It would be extremely dangerous to go into the mountain rashly.

Xiao Minshen also lay down and closed his eyes.

There was no talking all night, and soon it was daybreak.

After breakfast, Shunzi came over to ask for instructions.

"My Lord, shall we set off?"

"Well, let's get going early while the weather isn't too hot."

Xiao Minshen ordered.

Upon hearing the order, everyone started packing up and preparing to leave.

Princess Rui was looking anxiously at the mountains behind her when her maid came over.

"Princess, the King of Qi and his men have started packing up and are preparing to set off. The King of Qi said that we should leave early while the weather is not too hot."

"No, the prince hasn't come back yet!"

When Princess Rui heard this, she became anxious and hurried towards the tent of King Qi.

Xiao Minshen was discussing the route to follow with Shunzi.

"Fifth brother, are you guys going to set off now?"

Princess Rui forced a smile on her face.

"Yes, the weather is getting hotter. It's cooler in the morning, so leave early and you won't get heat stroke easily."

Xiao Minshen explained.

Princess Rui was a little anxious, "Fifth brother, can you wait a moment? Your fourth brother took people up the mountain last night and hasn't come back yet."

"What is Fourth Brother doing up the mountain in the middle of the night?"

Xiao Minshen acted as if he had just learned the news.

"Didn't your fourth brother hear that there was a ferocious beast harming the people? He wanted to lead people to kill the beast and rid the people of the harm."

"This place is also under the jurisdiction of Fourth Brother. Fourth Brother protects the people. In the future, he will definitely be loved by the people."

Just now, Xiao Minshen looked at the map carefully. The place where they were staying now was actually the fiefdom of King Rui.

If they walked forward for two or three days, they would be able to part ways with King Rui.

Princess Rui looked embarrassed. Prince Rui did say this yesterday.

"But your fourth brother hasn't come back all night. Fifth brother, can you wait for a while until your fourth brother comes back before we set off again?"

"How many people did Fourth Brother bring up the mountain?" Xiao Minshen pondered for a moment.

"About 20 or 30 people."

"Then don't worry, there are so many people here, there will be no problem protecting the fifth brother."

“Perhaps, they have killed the beast and are on their way down the mountain.”

As he was speaking, Shen Yunjin also got off the carriage.

"Your concubine greets the fourth sister-in-law." Shen Yunjin bowed.

Xiao Minshen embraced Shen Yunjin.

"Fourth sister-in-law, you see, we have not been able to properly nourish Jin'er's body during this journey. Fifth brother wants to reach the fiefdom as soon as possible and find a doctor to check Jin'er's body."

"Anyway, this is already Fourth Brother's fiefdom, so just wait patiently. Who knows, Fourth Brother might be able to come back soon."

"We say goodbye now and will meet again someday!"

When Princess Rui met Xiao Minshen, she knew it was difficult to keep him anymore since things had come to this point.

"Your Majesty, we have packed all our people. May I ask your Majesty, shall we set off now?"

Shunzi came over and asked.

"Let them leave immediately!" Xiao Minshen said.

He climbed onto the horse, and after Shen Yunjin bowed to Princess Rui, he was helped into the carriage by Yang Liu.

Princess Rui had no choice but to watch Xiao Minshen and his men go away.

"How many guards do we have left?"

Princess Rui asked the maid.

"Less than five."

Princess Rui squeezed her palms.

"Send one of your guards to the county government office to deliver the letter. The other three, go to the mountain to look for the prince and his men."

"But Princess, all the guards have left. Who will protect you?" The maid looked worried.

"Hurry up and go! If something happens to the prince, we will all be dead!"

Princess Rui shouted sternly.

The maid hurried out to tell the guards.

Several guards were already anxious, and when they heard Princess Rui's order, one of them rode away on his horse.

The remaining three people hurriedly took their tools and started climbing the mountain.

In the empty threshing ground, only Princess Rui and a few maids were left, waiting anxiously.

Shen Yunjin was lying in the carriage, which was shaking, and she felt a little drowsy.

Last night, she almost thought that Xiao Minshen would go up the mountain to save Prince Rui.

She tossed and turned all night.

"Princess, does the prince really not allow us to go up the mountain to take a look?"

Yang Liu couldn't hold it in any longer and asked.

Shen Yunjin opened his eyes.

"Prince Rui has already brought dozens of people up the mountain. What is our prince going to do?"

"Besides, this place was originally the fief of King Rui. It is his duty to eliminate harm for the people."

Shen Yunjin said lightly.

Yang Liu looked at the endless mountains outside the car.

"Princess, do you think there are such big mountains in the prince's fiefdom?"

"I heard from the prince that the mountain there is taller and bigger than this one."

"People there have to walk for days and nights over mountains and hills to get to the county town."

Willow opened her mouth wide.

Cui Liu was also very curious, "What do they eat? What do they wear?"

"I have heard of it before." Yang Liu said mysteriously.

“I heard that they mainly eat rice and use chili pepper as a dish.”

Now it was Cui Liu's turn to be surprised.

"Don't they eat pasta? Will they be hungry?"

"Their only vegetables are chili peppers? They're so poor there? They don't even have cabbage?"

Shen Yunjin was amused.

"It's not that exaggerated. They just like spicy food."

These are all mentioned in "Shui Jing Zhu".

At this time, Xiao Minshen knocked on the car window.

"Jin'er, do you want to go out and ride a horse?"