After being rejected, he emptied the mansion and went into exile

"Murong Ergou, how long will it take us to get there?"

They had been gone for almost half a month.

Although the sun is out now, the temperature is not enough to melt the snow.

Their journey naturally slowed down due to the obstruction of snow on the road.

Fortunately, Shen Jinyao had prepared quite a few things, so they didn't suffer much.

Murong Wenyi looked ahead and said, "It will take two more days to reach the Qiang people's Jinmao City."

At this time they had just decided to stop and rest, preparing to make a fire and cook some food.

Shen Leyao nodded after listening.

It hasn't been long.

"Wen Yi, what should we do when we get there?"

Shen Zhizheng asked Murong Wenyi while adding wet firewood.

But he felt a little strange. He always felt that the wet firewood picked up from the roadside was not that difficult to burn.

He glanced at Shen Jinyao who was sitting opposite him, and saw that she was also adding firewood, and even changed the firewood back and forth several times.

"Brother Shen, I will take you to my villa when the time comes. However, I will need to excuse you a little when we enter the city."

Murong Wenyi's face was painted very white by Shen Leyao, but it did not look out of place on his face. At least it looked better than his previous black face.

His words attracted everyone's attention, even Xiang Hongxuan and Pan Ye, who rarely spoke, looked at him.

Murong Wenyi scratched his head embarrassedly, "You are all my servants. We are pretending to be businessmen and going to Jinmao City to discuss business."

"Jinmao City is the capital of the Qiang people. Just like the Shangjing City of the Jiuzhou Kingdom, it focuses on trade."

"Only by pretending to be a businessman can one avoid excessive questioning."

It's just not taken seriously.

Shen Zhiyong: "Be your servant? You'd think of that, hahahaha..."

Murong Wenyi and a few others laughed together.

"Stop making trouble, stop making trouble. It's better to be careful when you are in the Qiang tribe."

Shen Jinyao nodded, "The Qiang people should be unable to take care of themselves now."

Everyone nodded.

The eldest prince of the Qiang tribe disappeared on the battlefield, and this news will sooner or later reach the Qiang tribe.

As for where the eldest prince was hiding and whether he would return to the Qiang tribe, they had no idea.

Murong Wenyi: "That's right, we will take advantage of the chaos to enter the city, and then I will find an opportunity to bring General Xiang to meet the Second Prince."

Xiang Hongxuan nodded.

"What is the situation with the Qiang royal family?"

The others wanted to know too.

They had only heard Murong Wenyi mention a few times that the Qiang royal family was in chaos, but no one had ever asked about the specific situation.

"Among the Qiang people, the king has eight children, but the only ones left alive are the eldest prince, the second prince, the eldest princess, and me."

"I'm the youngest, and the eldest princess is second. But we don't have the same biological mother, and when we were young, I was only close to the eldest princess."

"Since my father passed away, since there was no will, according to the rules, the eldest prince ascended the throne."

"But because my father passed away not long ago, the coronation ceremony cannot be held yet."

"This matter dragged on for a month, and the Qiang people began to voice different opinions. Some people even said that the eldest prince was not capable of holding power."

"Not long after, the eldest prince proposed to lead troops to attack Quzhou of Jiuzhou Kingdom."

"At that time, the court was in chaos, divided into two factions: the pro-war faction and the pro-peace faction."

Xiang Hongxuan nodded and asked, "I heard that the Qiang people still have several princes?"

Murong Wenyi: "That's right, the Qiang tribe now has three princes."

He glanced at Gao Qinlan and saw that they were actually four princes.

"They are the Third Prince, the Fifth Prince, and the Seventh Prince."

"Tell me about them."

Murong Wenyi glanced at Xiang Hongxuan and was surprised that General Xiang was so thoughtful.

"The Seventh Prince doesn't have much to do at court; he can be considered an idle prince. But he has a bad temper, and no one dares to provoke him. However..."

"But what?"

"Uncle Seventh Prince is a decent person. He just doesn't care about anything."

Uncle Seven was nice to him, but he was a little harsh in his words.

During the time he was missing, Uncle Seven sent people to look for him.

Moreover, the seventh uncle is not very old, only five years older than the eldest prince.

"As for the Fifth Prince Uncle... he's the one who supports the eldest prince the most. Ever since I can remember, the Fifth Prince Uncle has disliked us and seems to only like the eldest prince. He even values ​​the eldest prince more than my father does."

"However, ever since the Fifth Prince had his own son, he seems to have lost interest in the eldest prince."

"After my father passed away, the Fifth Uncle became closer to the First Prince. He supported the First Prince's ascension to the throne and is also a key figure in the pro-war faction this time."

Shen Jinyao: "What kind of person is he?"

What kind of person is Uncle Wu Wang?

Murong Wenyi thought for a moment, "Actually, when I was little, the person I disliked the most was Uncle Fifth Prince. He was always nice to me when Father was with me, but when Father was not around, he only paid attention to the eldest prince."

"And the news I received is that Uncle Fifth Prince is very fond of forming cliques and pursuing personal interests, and there are many people in the court who support him."

Xiang Hongxuan: "What about the Third Prince?"

In terms of age, the Third Prince is the most suitable person to govern the country.

After all, he is only a few years older than the Qiang king.

Murong Wenyi: "Third Uncle Prince is the one who has the best relationship with us younger generations among the uncles. He and Seventh Uncle Prince are the ones who get along the most, and their temperaments are exactly opposite."

"Seventh Prince Uncle is simply a firecracker with a bad temper. If something goes against his will, he might not even listen to my father's request."

"Uncle San Wang is a very easygoing person. He was also strongly opposed to this military expedition."

Pan Ye thought for a moment and asked, "Who stands on the side of the Second Prince, the Seventh Prince or the Third Prince?"

Murong Wenyi said without thinking: "Neither of them stands on the side of the second brother."

This sentence is indeed very surprising.

Murong Wenyi explained, "Seventh Uncle basically doesn't care about state affairs, and Third Uncle isn't in good health sometimes, so maybe he's just powerless."

Shen Jinyao was listening on the side and always felt something was strange.

Shen Zhizheng: "Who in the entire Qiang tribe stands on the side of the Second Prince?"

Murong Wenyi pointed at himself. Seeing that everyone was looking at him, he felt a little embarrassed.

"Yes, I am the only one in the royal family. There are also some officials and common people..."

Shen Leyao opened her mouth wide, "Murong Ergou, are you trying to trick us into coming here to die?"

Even she understood that the second prince of the Qiang ethnic group was the least influential person in the Qiang royal family.

There is neither momentum nor people.

"Brother, sister, General Xiang, is it too late for us to leave now?"

Murong Wenyi quickly grabbed Shen Leyao and said, "Hey, Leyao, don't worry..."

Although the others also thought of this, they all knew that once they got here, they could not go back.

They have no other choice.

Shen Jinyao was thinking about something else.

"So, what about the eldest princess?"