Early in the morning, Ming Lanruo got up, had a simple breakfast, hurriedly got into the carriage, and drove forward with the large convoy.
Xiao Xi was nestled in her mother's arms, and she could clearly feel the tense atmosphere.
"Mom, are there bad guys trying to catch us?"
The little man looked up at her calmly.
Ming Lanruo looked at the little guy in her arms. His eyes were big and round, with curly black eyelashes, but the corners of his eyes were slightly curved.
Just like that person...
It’s just that Xiaoxi is playful and cute.
The corners of Cang Qiao's eyes were slightly raised, but they were as passionate as those of a phoenix, with a deep and mysterious look.
Ming Lanruo felt sad, lowered her head and kissed Xiao Xi's big eyes: "Well, don't worry, mother will protect you."
"Well, don't be afraid, mother. When he left, he told me to protect my mother. Xiao Xi will not let her be snatched away by bad guys." Xiao Xi hugged Ming Lanruo with her backhand and said seriously.
Ming Lanruo was stunned and looked down at Xiao Xi. He...did he say this to Xiao Xi?
That person really... always made her love and hate him, and she was helpless.
She couldn't help but blush, closed her eyes, and hugged the child in her arms tightly: "Yeah."
Xiao Xi, a little person, is too precocious.
But today's situation is becoming more and more turbulent, and it can only be beneficial for children to mature earlier.
The large group of people galloped all the way, leaving Hancheng smoothly and heading straight to Yuncheng in Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces.
Although they were on their way as fast as possible, they were escorting a large number of herbs and many doctors, so they could not move as quickly as an army.
After hurriedly and slowly driving for seven or eight days, we finally approached Yuncheng near Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces.
General Chen and others had already sent people to separate the light and dark groups, relay escorts, and rushed Ming Lanruo and other large groups of people into Yuncheng.
"Ming Fei, you can no longer travel day and night. You are too tired. Our own doctors have been ill for five or six times." Dr. Liu came to report to Ming Lanruo tiredly and worriedly.
He is the leader of all the doctors this time.
Ming Lanruo also rubbed his eyebrows with a tired look on his face: "I understand, let's rest in Yuncheng for three days this time."
If we continue traveling day and night like this, I'm afraid the doctors will all fall ill before they reach the three southwestern provinces.
Is this how we are going to support the epidemic?
After seeing off Dr. Liu, Jing Ming frowned and said, "Miss, it's been seven or eight days since we received the news from the capital."
Calculating the time, the new emperor has already ascended the throne and will soon announce it to the world. If he doesn't hurry up, he will be chased and intercepted.
"Our pace cannot keep up with those soldiers who rushed to deliver news for 800 miles." Jing Ming said.
Ming Lanruo looked at the increasingly prosperous streets outside the window and thought for a while: "The news I have received so far is that the people in Yuncheng still don't know about the death of the late emperor, nor do they know about the new emperor's enthronement."
That most likely means that the news has not reached Yuncheng yet.
Shangguan Hongye is probably still cleaning up the mess Cang Qiao left for him.
"Pei Changyunte, the governor of Yuncheng, is here to greet Concubine Ming." A somewhat old voice sounded.
When Ming Lanruo heard this, she opened the curtain and got out of the car.
In front of the carriage, the prefect of Yuncheng, dressed in official uniform, led his wife, several staff and others in bowing and saluting.
If Ming Lan is regarded as an "imperial envoy" sent by Emperor Ming, although the destination is not Yuncheng, the Yuncheng prefect still has to bring someone to greet him as usual.
"Your Excellency, Grand Administrator Pei, is too polite. It's me who's disturbing you." Ming Lanruo signaled to the Grand Administrator, his wife and others that they don't have to be polite.
Prefect Pei and his wife are both about sixty years old, kind-hearted people.
Yuncheng is located in the south of the Yangtze River. This winter evening, it hasn't snowed yet, so everyone is wearing thick coats.
The wife of the prefect of Yuncheng said respectfully: "Yuncheng is too small. I heard that the empress will rest in Yuncheng for three days. A small banquet and accommodation have been prepared in the mansion. If the empress doesn't mind, please come and stay in the mansion."
Ming Lanruo nodded: "Then I'm sorry."
She brought too many people with her on this trip. Yuncheng is not a big place, and many inns have been booked for the accompanying doctors and others to stay.
"Please." The Yuncheng prefect and his wife looked at each other and both breathed a sigh of relief.
This empress of the Ming Dynasty was dressed in men's clothing, which could not hide her pretty appearance. At first glance, she looked like a noble prince.
He also seems to be approachable and not difficult to serve.
The convoy was divided into two parts. The doctor and the herbal escort went to various inns in the city. Ming Lanruo and other people arrived at the prefect's mansion.
Ming Lanruo was arranged to live in a small embroidery building by the eunuch's wife. The embroidery building was originally the residence of the old eunuch and his wife's only daughter.
The prefect and his wife held another feast to entertain her.
The old couple were very affectionate and had no official airs. Seeing that Minglan was easy to talk to, they both relaxed a lot.
It can also be regarded as a great time for both the guest and the host.
The prefect's wife looked at Ming Lanruo with a hesitant look on her face, as if she had something to say, but the prefect secretly held down the prefect's wife's arm.
When Ming Lanruo saw this, she felt secretly wary: "Madam, do you have anything to say?"
The eunuch's wife seemed to be heartbroken, but she still stood up and saluted: "Your majesty is kind and has sent the prince and concubine to the three southwestern provinces in person. I heard that you have great medical skills. I wonder if you can ask your concubine to treat my grandson?"
The prefect was a little panicked and quickly stood up: "I'm so reckless, please don't blame me!"
Ming Lanruo felt relieved after hearing this.
The eunuch's wife also called Ming Emperor benevolent and called herself the prince's concubine, so the news of the new emperor's enthronement in the capital has really not come yet.
She helped the old couple up and asked about them, only to find out that they had been in love for decades and had only one daughter.
Unfortunately, my daughter and son-in-law died early, leaving behind a teenage grandson who suffered from diabetes and died soon.
Ming Lanruo nodded after hearing this request: "A doctor has the heart of a parent. I am here as a doctor, not a concubine. You two just bring me here."
She can cure diabetes.
The old couple almost cried with joy and knelt down and kowtowed repeatedly.
Ming Lanruo quickly helped them up.
Seeing that she looked tired, the old prefect and his wife quickly ended the feast and asked someone to prepare hot water for her.
The area around Xiulou has long been secretly guarded by red-blooded people.
Ming Lanruo was not afraid of anyone causing trouble, so she simply took a shower and washed herself.
She climbed up to the embroidery building and sat by the window of Xiaoxuan, where she could see the scenery in the distance——
Houses with blue bricks and white tiles, bluestone roads, and a small river not far away, with peach and willow trees planted along the river.
There are awning boats drifting slowly on the river, the boatmen are rowing, and women are washing clothes by the river, chatting and laughing, and humming the Jiangnan tune "咿咿忁亚亚".
The small town in winter seems to be shrouded in mist from a distance.
It's like a beautiful picture of Jiangnan.
It also reminded her of a person, and she couldn't help but get wet at the corners of her eyes. That person... always liked to dress up in a plain white loose muslin robe and a scholar's square scarf on his head.
His body has long bones and tight texture, but wearing that kind of loose robe makes him look thin.
He looks like a Jiangnan native with slender eyebrows, long eyes, green eyebrows, slender and handsome appearance.
When he got off the carriage, he looked like a frail scholar who needed help...
Ming Lanruo suddenly stood up and stared at the carriage parked outside the yard not far away.
There was a thin, scholar-like figure on the top, wearing a fine white cotton robe, who supported the boy's arm and got out of the car.
The scholar lowered his head, as if coughing, and covered his lips with a handkerchief. His robe was empty, making him look even thinner.
