Traveling through the worlds, my husband comes here to smell the scent

In front of the Prince's Mansion

"Be careful on the road, pay attention to safety." Shen Youan stretched out his fair hands to help Chu Yuxiao carefully tidy up his clothes, and gently reminded him.

"Okay, wait for me at home." Chu Yuxiao touched his head and stared at the person in front of him carefully. Suddenly, he felt reluctant to leave after being separated for so long.

But the people of Yue are still waiting for him. The sooner he goes, the sooner the problem can be solved.

"Go ahead, if you don't leave now, I'll follow you." Shen Youan saw the reluctance in his eyes, stuck out his tongue, made a face, and said jokingly

"Hmm," Chu Yuxiao chuckled, turned around, walked a few steps, and got on the horse. He looked at Shen Youan who was still looking at him and said softly, "Go back and take care of yourself."

"Yeah, I'll watch you go." Shen Youan nodded and said he would take good care of himself.

Chu Yuxiao didn't say anything else, just curled his lips at him and rode away.

After the people walked away, Shen Youan slowly withdrew his gaze.

"Master, let's go back. Didn't you want to eat some more cakes?"

Luying looked at Shen Youan who was in a bad mood, and suddenly thought of the new flower cake in the mansion. It was fragrant and sweet, melted in the mouth, and not greasy.

"Yes," Shen Youan nodded, and prepared to enter the mansion with his servants.

"Shen Youan"

From a distance, I heard a girl's proud and clear voice.

Shen Youan turned around and looked at Wuten Natila who was not far away with several palace maids. Today she was wearing a black dress with a waistline and a cute silver bell on her head. When she walked, the bell made a "clang clang" sound.

Shen Youan's eyes flashed with confusion. Su Ran was Wuten Natila's aunt. Logically, Chu Yuxiao was not at home now, so she should know. In this case, why did she come here?

"Prince brother... has His Highness left?"

Wuten Natila paused, and changed her tone. Although she asked this question, her eyes swept over Shen Youan, and she found that he seemed to be fine. The irritability in her eyes was reduced a little.

"Um"

Shen Youan responded with a voice that was neither too loud nor too soft, just enough to be heard, and then he was ready to leave. Even though he was very bored, he had no time to pay attention to her, nor did he want to

"Wait a minute," Wuten Natila said as she saw someone about to enter the palace. "The Imperial Concubine invites you to attend her birthday banquet in the palace tomorrow."

Shen Youan turned his back to the people and frowned slightly. Now that Ah Xiao was not there, he must go. If he didn't go, he would definitely be criticized. Forget it, he would go. It's not like he was incapable of protecting himself.

"understood"

Shen Youan turned around and said to Wuten Natila, then walked into the mansion. He had a bad impression of this princess. He hated her, but not to that extent, because she didn't look smart and was easy to deal with.

If you say you like it, then you definitely don’t.

"My Lady, this Crown Princess is so rude. She didn't even invite you in to sit down. After all, you were sent by the Imperial Concubine to deliver the message." The maid next to her was a little dissatisfied. She had only recently been serving Wuten Natila and was not very clear about the relationship between the two.

"Shut up, the Crown Princess is not someone you can talk about." Lian Yi listened to her words and became serious. No matter how she usually complimented the princess,

But those were minor matters. Now he is bringing this up against the Crown Princess. He is so bold and presumptuous.

Wuten Natila also felt that this palace maid was a little thoughtless. Although she usually liked to hear flattery, Lianyi was right.

"Lianyi is right. You are punished to clean the outer courtyard and are not allowed to enter the inner courtyard again." The inner courtyard and the outer courtyard are different. According to Lianyi, she is the first-class maid beside Wuten Natila.

"Princess..." The maid was stunned. She had never thought that she would flatter the horse but ended up hitting its leg. But seeing Lian Yi's cold eyes, she dared not say anything.

But she hated Lianyi in her heart. She had finally come to serve the princess, and now she had to go to the outer courtyard to do those hard work. How could she not resent her?

Lian Yi listened to her princess' words and her expression softened. "Let's go back. The imperial concubine is still waiting for your news."

"Hmm" Wuten Natila thought of Su Ran who was waiting for her in the palace, and a bit of anxiety flashed across her eyes. She didn't do well this time, and she no longer had the face to see her aunt.

…………

At this time, Chu Yuxiao was already on his way to Yuedi. This time, he was assisted by Si Jin and his son. The three of them rode white horses in front, and the two were on Chu Yuxiao's left and right.

"The bandits from Yue have been stationed in the mountains for the past few years. They are a large group and the mountains are dangerous. I'm afraid it won't be so easy to wipe them out this time." Si Yan frowned. Such a large bandit nest could be hidden for so long before being reported to the court. I'm afraid it has something to do with the local government.

At first, I thought it was because the local government was incompetent, but now I think it is not because of incompetence at all, but because the bandits probably also shared the wealth of the people.

I'm afraid that none of the money allocated by the court in recent years has been used to benefit the people.

During this bandit suppression trip, someone leaked the news, but it has already spread. But it doesn't matter, they brought a lot of people this time, so it's hard not to be discovered.

This battle is like laying out all the cards, but Si Yan is also not at all inferior. Although he has always been in the position of deputy governor, his strength is by no means to be underestimated.

"Not urgent"

Chu Yuxiao understood what he meant, and a gloomy look flashed in his eyes. He was also angry at those bandits. Now that the Chu State was strong, it encouraged the people to engage in business. Except for the necessary taxes, it never collected any money to build canals, reservoirs, or roads.

Even after the previous war, the government compensated the people in the border areas and allocated money to restore the local economy. Anyone who was physically strong could do any job and support their family. But now these people have become bandits and specialize in eating the flesh and blood of others.

"Your Highness, do you have any ideas?"

Si Jin felt the hostility emanating from Chu Yuxiao and knew that he was very unhappy, so he asked for his opinion.

"Since the government is protecting us, let's start with the government." Chu Yuxiao looked ahead, retracted his anger, and slowly replied.

"Your Highness is right, but I'm afraid the government will disguise itself by then."

Si Yan expressed his concerns

"Then we will hide our identities and arrive one day ahead of the other team," Si Jin continued.

Chu Yuxiao glanced at Si Jin beside him, and there was a tacit understanding in their eyes.

"Very good, very good. Then Xiao Jin and His Highness will go first, and I will stay behind to lead the team and follow closely behind."

When Si Yan heard this, he thought it was a good idea. Although the government knew they were coming, they didn't know what the prince looked like. Hiding their identities and going to check it out was much better than watching that group of people acting.

"Yes," Si Jin responded

So Chu Yuxiao, with Song Shuhuan, Si Jin and his guards, galloped towards Yuedi.

However, not long after they left the capital, a group of men in black came out and blocked their way.