Shen Tianshu got tipsy at night and admired the moon with Li Zian. When he woke up the next day, he found that it was already bright outside.
"Why didn't you call me? Do people who come to see the doctor have to wait in a hurry?" she asked Xie Yun while getting up.
"Mrs. Tong, don't worry, there are no free clinics here today." Xie Yun said with a smile, "General Qi left with his people today, and the prince and Lord Feng all went to see him off.
"We are going back tomorrow, and everyone is busy packing and getting ready today!
"Your mission today is to have a good rest. Although there will be a carriage ride back home, it will be quite tiring."
"I'm finally going back!" When Shen Tianshu heard this, she sat back on the bed again. She was used to being busy these days, and the sudden leisure made her feel a little empty.
Taking advantage of this time, she remembered what Li Zian had mentioned to her before, and asked: "Xie Yun, the prince wants you to follow me from now on. What do you think?"
After hearing this, Xie Yun looked at Shen Tianshu with some surprise and said, "Did the Master say that? What does Lady Tong mean?"
"You are so capable and have good skills. If you can follow me, I will naturally welcome you." Shen Tianshu said, "But after you follow me, you will have to do some work of serving others. I am afraid that you will think that you are overqualified. "
"How come, I, oh, no, my slave is willing to stay with you." Xie Yun was very happy, "I have been getting along so well with you these days, and I was a little reluctant to separate. This is just the right time."
"Since you are willing, then I am naturally happy. However, if you come back to the Shen family with me, there are still many rules to abide by. I am afraid that you will not get used to it if you are used to it."
"Don't worry, I will learn it easily." Xie Yun said, squatting down and saluting her, and said with a smile, "We have actually learned these things."
"Since you are willing, it's easy. I'll tell the prince later." Shen Tianshu saw that she was indeed happy and had no intention of forcing it, and was very satisfied.
The secret guards trained by the royal palace and those who could be selected to follow Li Zian were all capable of being independent. It felt like I had picked up a treasure for nothing.
When Qi Zihao left, there were not many people seeing him off.
However, when Li Zian set off with Shen Tianshu the next day, almost everyone in the county came out.
Even the child that Shen Tianshu delivered was taken out by his family to see them off.
After the carriage left the city, the people followed the carriage reluctantly and walked far away.
Li Zi'an rode next to Shen Tianshu's carriage and said, "Seeing this situation, I gradually understood why my father was so focused on official matters that he even led people around himself.
"When something happened to my father before, I even complained in my heart, feeling that there was no need for him to do everything himself.
"But when I saw the unadulterated gratitude in the eyes of the people, I understood what my father was pursuing.
"What he wants is not the false reputation of Prince Rui, but he really wants to do something practical for the people."
"Yes, the prince has really done a lot for Huguang." Shen Tianshu nodded, "I heard my father say that when the prince first arrived in Huguang, it was a complete mess and bandits were rampant. Without people to cultivate fertile fields, people have no way to make a living.
"It was the prince who brought about earth-shaking changes in Huguang. Even the illiterate farmers below would like to say thank you to Prince Rui for their good life today.
"When my father went to Yongzhou to serve as an official, he could hear everyone praising Prince Rui every time he went there to observe the sentiments of the people."
"If my father hadn't been injured, Huguang might be even different now." Li Zian was riding on a horse, looking at the crops swaying gently in the breeze, "Compared with my father, I'm still far behind. "
"That's not what I said. In fact, you have done a good job." The relationship between the two is different now, and Shen Tianshu no longer hides some words, "And as the saying goes, a big tree attracts wind, Huguang was too eye-catching before. , it’s not a bad thing to hide one’s capabilities and bide one’s time.”
"Even like this, there are still people who are worried about it!" Li Zian said solemnly, "I received news yesterday and found out the whereabouts of Miss Bai and her group. They left Huguang and went straight to Yingtian Mansion. Then someone probably picked them up. Next My people can no longer trace his whereabouts, it’s as if he disappeared out of thin air.”
"Yingtian Mansion? The prince suspects that the person behind Miss Bai may be from the other two princes' mansions?"
"That should be correct." Li Zi'an said, "Actually, I have always suspected that they were responsible for my father's murder, but I just have no evidence."
"When the prince recovers again, he may think of what happened at the beginning, and maybe we can find clues from it."
"It doesn't matter whether you think about it or not. They have been stumbling upon me for more than a day or two. From now on, I will have to find them all, and this one is not the least of them."
When Shen Tianshu heard this, he couldn't help but smile.
"What are you laughing at?" Li Zian turned to look at her.
"Your Majesty, don't you think what you said just now is like a kid who was bullied going home and looking for help from an adult?"
Li Zian thought for a moment and couldn't help but laugh: "It seems true. Although my father can't do anything now, since he woke up, I feel like I have found my backbone again."
When we arrived, everyone was in a hurry and didn't care about anything else.
On the way back, the two of them talked together every day, or even if they didn't say a word, they felt happy just looking at the scenery along the way.
Li Zian would also take people to the mountains to hunt some game from time to time and come back to improve the food for everyone. Every time he came back with a load of game, he felt particularly satisfied when he saw Shen Tianshu's adoring eyes.
If Qi Zihao were here, he would definitely look like a peacock with its tail spread everywhere.
But no matter how long the journey is, there will always be a day when it reaches the end.
Less than half a month later, seeing the destination getting closer and closer, Li Zian couldn't help but sigh: "I really wish I could keep going like this."
"I've been out for so long, and I feel a little homesick." Shen Tianshu leaned against the car window and said, "I haven't seen you for such a long time, and I don't know if Bao'er will forget me."
Shen Tianshu herself was a little surprised. I don't know when she started to think of Shen Mansion as her home.
"It will take some time to see Bao'er, but if the journey goes well, you can see Zihan tomorrow." Li Zi'an said.
"Tomorrow?" Shen Tianshu was startled, "Are you going to the palace's annex tomorrow?"
"Yes, there's still half a day to go. Hurry up and we'll arrive at midnight today."
"Then it doesn't have to be so fast..." Shen Tianshu licked his dry lips, feeling nervous about meeting the other party's elders.