The besties traveled through the book together, and the prince and general became abandoned husbands

On the way back to the palace from the Huguo Temple, Xiao Tong's mind was full of Jiang Wumei, and he missed her so much that his heart ached.

Riding his horse quickly back to the palace, Xiao Tong immediately ordered people to throw the charred corpse into the mass grave to feed the dogs, and then thought about how to find the person.

He didn't know whether Jiang Wumei was being held hostage or trying to escape on her own, but since he knew she was still alive, Xiao Tong had to find her no matter what the situation was.

"Zhao Qi, starting tomorrow, the entire city will be under martial law. You and the Qilin Guards will search for the Imperial Concubine with all your might.

Anyone who appears suspicious will be taken directly to the prison for interrogation."

After issuing the order to impose martial law at the city gates, Xiao Tong called Zhao Qi to his side and gave the order in a deep voice.

Zhao Qi looked confused and thought he might not have woken up yet.

"Royal Concubine?

Your Majesty, hasn't the Imperial Concubine already..."

Zhao Qi didn't dare to say the rest, for he was afraid that the gloomy emperor would kick him to death.

Seeing this, Qilin Guard Commander Chen Yu stepped forward and bowed his head to receive the order:

"Your Majesty, rest assured, I will do my best to find the whereabouts of the Imperial Concubine.

However, I would like to ask, if Lord Zhao and I fail to find the Imperial Concubine's whereabouts in the capital, in which direction should we continue our search?"

Xiao Tong was silent.

After a while, he spoke in a cold voice:

“Search the capital first.

If you can't find anyone in the capital, then look for her in the Imperial Noble Consort's ancestral home."

After a pause, Xiao Tong said in a deep voice:

"Send someone else to monitor Jiang Yuanzhou and his son day and night. If you find any contact between the Imperial Concubine and the Jiang family, report it immediately!"

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Zhao Qi and the other two took the order and left. Xiao Tong looked at the ceiling of the Yangxin Palace, his black eyes flashed with coldness, and he felt extremely anxious.

Niaoniao, where are you? Are you safe now?

When Xiao Tong thought that Jiang Wumei might be coerced and suffering somewhere he couldn't see, he was filled with violent murderous intent.

I couldn't suppress the urge to kill people.

……

Xu Junjun and Jiang Wumei are lucky.

Under the protection of this team of bodyguards, they traveled safely for two or three hundred miles.

On the way, Xu Junjun was worried that Jiang Wumei's body could not bear it, and repeatedly asked for a smooth journey without being too bumpy. Although the escorts felt it was troublesome, they knew that the two of them were fragile and did not say much.

Anyway, they are paid to do the job, so they can afford to delay it for two more days.

To reach Jiangnan, one must travel by water for a certain distance. Xu Junjun and Jiang Wumei discussed it and paid for a large and experienced ship out of their own pockets to continue their journey.

The journey by water will take five days.

Worried that Jiang Wumei would have severe morning sickness on the boat, Xu Junjun bought some fruits and anti-emetic herbs before boarding the boat, just in case.

We set sail, and the next day, the sky was rare to clear up.

The brilliant sunlight shines on the river surface, creating sparkling lights that are breathtakingly beautiful.

The boat broke through the water, as if sailing in a brilliant starry sky, and with the long banks on both sides interlaced with green and red, the scenery was beautiful.

Listening to the sound of water breaking through the waves under the boat, Xu Junjun, Jiang Wumei and the bodyguards each occupied half of the deck, enjoying the beautiful scenery and drinking flower tea, feeling so comfortable and relaxed.

"Niao Niao, I bought some oranges before we got on board. I'll peel them for you when we get back to the room."

Oranges are very expensive at this time of year, and just a few pounds will cost one or two taels of silver.

But for Jiang Wumei, Xu Junjun was very willing to spend money and bought more than ten pounds of it on the boat without blinking an eye to help her relieve her nausea and vomiting.

In addition to oranges, Xu Junjun also bought some other fruits. Thanks to these, Jiang Wumei didn't vomit as soon as she got on the boat.

However, she was pregnant after all, and the initial reaction was quite strong. After sitting on the deck for a while and enjoying the cool breeze, Jiang Wumei felt tired and wanted to go back to the cabin to rest.

Xu Junjun sent her back to the room and took her pulse. Seeing that there was nothing serious, he returned to the deck to continue looking at the map he had bought.

Seeing her come out alone, the head escort stepped forward and greeted her:

"Mr. Xu, we'll be able to reach shore in three more days of sailing. Is Miss Xu okay?"

Putting down the map, Xu Junjun's attitude was appropriate:

"Thank you for your concern. My sister has been spoiled at home and is not used to the bumpy ride on the boat. She is feeling a little uncomfortable.

But it’s okay, it’s only a few days, I can just bear with it and go.”

The escort nodded, looked at the calm river surface, and reminded:

“Before I boarded the boat, I heard from local people that there was a group of pirates about ten miles ahead who loved to hijack merchant ships.

If Miss Xu is alright, we'd better speed up our boat for the next two days and not stay on the river for too long."

Xu Junjun was stunned, then said:

"Then go at full speed and avoid these pirates."

Although she had poison on her, she was afraid she could not protect herself against a group of vicious pirates.

Niaoniao is pregnant now and cannot afford any mishaps.

Thinking of this, Xu Junjun took out two bottles of poison powder from his bosom, handed them to the head escort, and said seriously:

"This bottle contains a deadly poison that kills instantly upon contact with blood. If you encounter bandits, just spray it in their faces and they will lose their ability to move within three breaths.

When using it, remember to look at the wind direction carefully and avoid getting any of it on your hands and feet, otherwise you will get ulcers on your hands and feet and suffer unbearable pain."

The escort stared at the two small bottles in his palms, his eyes wide as copper bells:

"Is this little thing so powerful?"

If they prepared a few more bottles on a daily basis, wouldn't it be much safer when traveling around?

Xu Junjun had no intention of explaining, so she casually said a few words to send him away, then hurried back to the cabin to tell Jiang Wumei about this.

After listening to Xu Junjun's explanation, Jiang Wumei frowned, and her beautiful face was filled with worry.

"We still have three days' journey on the water, which is quite a long time.

These past few days, we should both sleep very hard. It’s best if one of us takes turns staying awake to avoid any accidents.”

Xu Junjun thought so too and immediately nodded in agreement:

"I think so too. Although these escorts appear upright, they may not be able to keep us safe when disaster strikes."

After frowning and thinking for a while, Xu Junjun turned around and took out another set of men's clothes from her bag and gave it to Jiang Wumei.

"Niao Niao, you should also change into men's clothes like me.

If we really encounter pirates and those escorts are no match for them, we will just jump into the water and escape!"

This is the most helpless solution. If it really comes to that, the two can only jump into the water, otherwise they will fall into the hands of the pirates. The fate of the two beautiful girls can be imagined.

Jiang Wumei had obviously thought of this as well, and without further ado, she immediately got up to change her clothes. She packed the silver bills that the two of them had exchanged with waterproof cloth, and each of them took a portion and put them in their underwear.

Make a good plan so that one of the two best friends will be awake at all times for the next two days.

It was either Xu Junjun or Jiang Wumei. Fortunately, the river was calm after two days and the boat they were on was safe.

Seeing that they would be reaching shore in one day, the two best friends breathed a sigh of relief and slept together at night, their nerves not as tense as they had been in the previous two days.

Just as Xu Junjun was about to fall asleep as the boat swayed, someone suddenly knocked on the door of her and her bestie's room.

"Mr. Xu, Miss Xu, something terrible has happened, please wake up!"