On the bumpy official road, an ordinary carriage was moving slowly, while a fast-marching army was passing by at high speed, raising a cloud of yellow sand.

"Ouch! Stop for a moment."

The leader made a gesture, and the people behind him pulled the reins together, somewhat puzzled.

"what happened?"

But the leader's eyes were fixed on the carriage, as if he wanted to stare a hole in it.

"This carriage, as I recall, His Highness asked us to intensify the inspection. We have checked many people along the way, and we cannot let any of them go."

So he was about to stop it, but was stopped by his companions.

"Forget it. Have you ever seen anyone running for his life take the official road and walk so slowly? He's probably some young master who ran away from home and is playing house games."

The carriage slowly approached. The driver was an old man with wrinkles all over his face and a hunched back. He looked like he was going to be buried in the ground any moment.

"No, I want to check every single one of them!"

After that, the leader stood in front of the carriage, drew his sword, and shouted loudly,

"Stop, the patrol department is investigating the case."

He showed the token, and the coachman pulled the reins sharply and stopped nervously.

Perhaps hearing the noise outside, a gentle yet hoarse voice came from the carriage. At the same time, a beautiful face was exposed to everyone's sight.

"what happened?"

It was a face of a woman who was still beautiful and charming. Even though one could see the traces of time, one had to admit that such charm was extremely lethal to men.

She raised her head with some uneasiness. Although the leader knew that he should not let his guard down around women, he still couldn't help but lower his voice.

"Ma'am, the Patrol Department is chasing the fugitive, so please come down and let us investigate."

"A fugitive?"

When the woman heard this, she was so frightened that tears came out of her eyes. She clasped her hands together with a look of fear.

"Oh my God, but what can we do about such a vicious criminal? I will come down immediately, please investigate carefully, sir."

She got off the carriage, and seemed to be extremely frightened. Her legs trembled, and she stumbled into the arms of the leader, then shyly stepped back.

In a state of distraction, the leader lifted the curtain, revealing the inside of the carriage. A rich and strong aroma filled the air, as if carrying an intoxicating scent.

He couldn't help but take a deep breath, and then suddenly felt that his actions at this moment were really inappropriate, so he quickly withdrew.

"Ahem, I've checked, there's no trace of the suspect here, sorry to bother you."

He apologized politely and then got on the horse.

"Let's go, let's go to the next place."

If the Regent had not ordered them to find the escaped Prince Jinyang, he would have wanted to escort this lady.

The group hurried away, and the woman who was still bowing on the spot reached out to touch the coachman's face only after she saw that the group had disappeared.

"Nian'er, are you okay?"

The voice was slightly different from the previous one, but it was exactly the voice of Master Shan Miao that Yun Nian had heard before.

Ning Sinian, who had disguised himself as a coachman, impatiently slapped her hand away.

"Don't touch me. If it weren't too risky for me to go alone, I wouldn't have come with you. And don't think I'll forgive you so easily."

Shan Miao retracted her shaking hands and staggered onto the carriage. Her movements were a little awkward, but Ning Sinian saw it but had no intention of helping.

He just felt that all his efforts were a joke.

He thought he was the son of King Jinyang, but because his mother died young and the king was promiscuous, he treated him so badly.

Unexpectedly, his father was not his real father. His biological father had died long ago.

Not only did his mother not die, she also became a nun.

"Nian'er, the reasons behind this are very complicated. Your father originally intended to make you the crown prince, but he doesn't have the final say in the court. You know, those officials are not good people!"

She spoke incoherently, fearing that Ning Si Nian would not believe her.

"I didn't know that your father was seriously ill, otherwise I would have definitely gone to the palace and asked him to write the edict of succession."

"I didn't know that Wei Qingjue actually dared to take over your position and become the regent. If I had known earlier, I really would not have recognized you after he took power. I was afraid that he would bring you danger..."

"Danger? I am in danger all the time. If I had known that I was a prince, Wei Qingjue would never have been able to compare to me. But it's too late to say anything now."

That wrinkled face showed a ferocious expression, and his aggressiveness almost crushed Shan Miao into the dust.

"This is all your fault. It is because of your low status that my father was unable to promote you to the position of consort. Your incompetence also prevented me from even seeing my father for the last time, and my throne was taken away by the barbarians."

His tone was extremely harsh, but Shan Miao accepted it all, just lowered her head and cried, silently saying "It's all my fault".

The whip was raised high again, and Ning Sinian drove the carriage slowly along the official road, heading to another place that had been prepared long ago.

The tall trees had a jagged appearance, and when the wind blew, it brought a salty smell. The boys and girls were wearing thin clothes, and the scorching sun fell on them.

……

Yun Nian was a little troubled now. After she rejected her brother, he didn't seem to care at all. He just softened his tough attitude and appeared silently in her sight.

Every time Yun Nian saw him, she felt goosebumps all over her body, with a numbing discomfort.

But Yun Shuo didn't do anything too extreme, and she didn't even have the confidence to question him.

"Be careful, the rocks are a little slippery."

Yun Nian was distracted for a moment and stepped on the slippery cobblestones. He stumbled and was caught by Yun Shuo.

Before she could break free, the other party had already let go, which made her struggle seem a bit self-indulgent.

"I'll have the stones here smoothed out so you don't accidentally step on them again."

Yun Shuo looked at her steadily with smiling eyes, but Yun Nian felt that she really couldn't stand it anymore.

She turned around angrily and walked towards her room.

As he walked, he hummed: "If you can't afford to offend me, can't you just hide from me?"

Looking at the direction where she disappeared, Yun Shuo's expression darkened. He tapped his ring lightly, and a bird fell down with a small bamboo tube tied between its legs.

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