Family affection? Is it important to have rights?

The next day, Mu Tangxi and Ji Qichen brought their packed luggage and met up with the troops transporting food and fodder.

Jinjin also asked Jingyanghou and his sister to take care of her.

The general who transports the grain and fodder was personally appointed by Your Majesty and is loyal to Your Majesty.

After exchanging a few words with General Qi, Mu Tangxi and Ji Qichen got on the carriage.

The team transporting food and fodder began to move slowly towards the city gate.

General Qi rode on his horse and recalled the emperor's instructions, he must keep an eye on the third prince and try not to let him die.

As for the Third Prince's Consort...

His Majesty did not say this.

However, the Third Prince's wife spoke very nicely, without exaggerating at all, but rather gave compliments based on facts.

General Qi had a stern face and looked unapproachable, but his attitude towards the Third Prince and his companions was much nicer.

But he will not slow down, because the soldiers on the border are still waiting for their food and supplies!

At most, when the Third Prince and others felt like vomiting, they would ask the doctor to prepare medicine for them to drink.

Mu Tangxi and Ji Qichen were in better condition than expected. It might be because they had been training riding madly in the past few days before leaving, so they could endure the feeling of being shaken by the carriage.

In the palace, the emperor was reviewing memorials while listening to the news brought by his servants.

“They’re already out.”

"I hope the Third Prince will behave himself."

Before the third prince left, the emperor always felt that he would do something weird.

Last night, the emperor dreamed that the third prince left the army alone in order to seek death, and then died.

The emperor pinched his eyebrows. Why did he have such a strange dream?

Forget it, it doesn’t matter whether the third prince is alive or dead. What matters is the crown prince and the second prince.

Ever since Pan Qingkong went to jail, the two of them haven't even put in any effort to keep up appearances.

The ministers below also followed suit and became opposed.

When the emperor went to court, he saw that the people who had something to ask were either the crown prince or the second prince, and they were all looking for faults in each other.

"Someone, please ask the prince to come over."

The emperor's eyes were cold, he needed to remind the prince again.

Ever since the prince was injured, his behavior has become much more radical and his temper has become much more irritable.

……

Ten days later.

Although the troops transporting food and fodder tried their best to avoid places where bandits were active, they still could not escape.

A large group of people on horseback were approaching here.

General Qi's face darkened.

These bandits have clear goals and have mobilized so many people. Someone must have leaked the information!

"Archery!"

At a command from General Qi, the soldiers guarding the grain and fodder took out the bows and arrows they had prepared long ago, and shot at the enemy's horses smoothly.

Although not every arrow hit the target, most of them hit the enemy's horses.

The horse fell down, but the man was fine and continued to run towards them.

General Qi frowned. This group of people didn't look like bandits. What did it mean that they would rather die than come here?

As the bandits approached, the soldiers threw away their bows and arrows, drew their swords and fought with the opponents.

But unexpectedly, these bandits just put their necks before the knife. The knives in their hands were like toys, they just held them in their hands without swinging them.

General Qi stared at this group of strange people until one of them stepped on a corpse and rushed in front of him.

The man raised the knife slowly.

But just when General Qi was about to kill him, he suddenly heard him say something.

"You, are you sent by the government?"

General Qi paused with his knife in hand.

The man then spoke very quickly: "We are villagers from a nearby village. A month ago, we were kidnapped by a group of people and taken to the mountain. They killed half of us and threatened us."

"We have killed many people in this month and we don't want to kill anymore. But if we don't kill, they will kill us again."

"And if we die, they won't let go of those we let go!"

"But you are from the government, so please kill us, kill them!"

The words are scattered and the logic is disorganized.

After saying that, the man rushed directly towards General Qi's sword.

Fortunately, General Qi was quick to put away his knife and tied up the man with a hemp rope.

The man was thrown into the carriage in the blink of an eye.

Song Shitou:?

After dealing with all these people, General Qi ordered his men to bury them on the spot.

Then go to another place to rest.

The carriage was driving on a winding mountain road, and General Qi was asking Song Shitou about the specific situation in the carriage.

General Qi understood from Song Shitou's stammering words.

They were villagers from a nearby Songjia Village who usually made a living by farming, but they were kidnapped by a group of people a month ago.

The group also forced them to kill people, and those who refused would be beheaded as a public display.

At the beginning, in order to establish his authority, he killed half of the people in the village and also kidnapped the elderly, the weak, women and children in the village.

So they killed people with gritted teeth during this month, but even so, the group still did not spare the elderly, the weak, women and children.

Now, all the old, weak, women and children have died, and the group of people asked them to come here to kill government officials.

They took advantage of the group's inattention and rode out with all the horses.

I want to tell this to the government and have them send people to kill that group of people!

Without horses, those people can't run far!

After listening to this, General Qi fell silent. He asked someone to settle Song Shitou first, then turned around and got into the third prince's carriage.

He couldn't make this decision without the permission of the prince, so he still needed to ask for his permission.

After listening to this, Mu Tangxi agreed without hesitation.

Ji Qichen also nodded. The gang's lair was on the road they had to pass through. Even if they didn't eliminate it, they would have to take a long detour to find it.

General Qi's expression softened a lot. The Third Prince and his wife were still very kind.

However, the troops must go all out and speed up their advance.

After General Qi left, Mu Tangxi took out a bunch of weapons from the secret compartment of the carriage.

Then she chose the bow and arrow without hesitation, drew the arrow, put it on the string, tried it, and then put it down.

He picked up the dagger again, tried it, and put it on his waist with satisfaction.

Ji Qichen looked at Tangxi's series of actions, paused, and then chose a long sword to protect himself.

Dong Zhu touched the small and exquisite crossbow at his waist, looking eager to try.

She has been practicing with targets all the time, and now she finally has a chance to improve herself.

Otherwise, when they reach the border, which will be even more chaotic, how would she be able to protect the young lady?

Mu Tangxi's action was just a precautionary measure. Who knows whether the person mentioned by General Qi really wanted to help them or was just pretending?

Even if it is true, it is very likely to happen if some fish slip through the net.

The carriage sped up and arrived at the group's base camp in less than an hour.

Mu Tangxi lifted the curtain and looked outside.

The lush trees around blocked the view and no one was visible.

I guess General Qi deliberately stopped some distance away from the bandit base camp.