As soon as the Shangyuan Festival ended, Qi Xiuyao and his party set off for Xunyang.
Because in order to quell the rogue bandits in Xunyang, in addition to the accompanying guards, three thousand soldiers were also given.
These three thousand soldiers were directly handed over to Qi Xiuyao, who had inconvenient legs and feet, never participated in court affairs, and spent more than half of his time trapped in the East Palace.
I don’t know whether Emperor Jiadi really wanted to bring the rebellious bandits in Xunyang to justice, or whether he wanted to see his "useless" son become the laughing stock of the world.
After all, in the past, Qi Xiuyao's reputation as a waste was only circulated in Shangjing City, but this time he was sent to exterminate the bandits, which pushed him under the eyes of the world.
The long marching team stirred up bursts of dust on the long official road. In the middle of the team, two carriages drove one behind the other.
After a while, the two cars first slowed down without attracting the attention of others, and finally fell to the back of the group. Finally, they drove to the side road and separated from the large group.
In the carriage, Yu Shuyue was lying on the soft couch beside her, eyes narrowed.
It's still early spring, and it's freezing cold outside. When we first left the capital, there was occasionally still snow on the roadside that hadn't melted yet.
As they got closer to the southwest, the weather gradually became warmer, and the trees on both sides of the road gradually changed from bare to green and lush.
Shaoyao heard something was going on outside and something seemed wrong. She curiously opened the curtain on the carriage and took a look. There were less than ten people in the front, left and right, and they were all wearing navy blue. The soldiers who were originally wearing armor were gone.
"Miss, it seems that we are no longer above the official level and those soldiers are also missing."
Shaoyao lowered the curtain. Knowing that her young lady was not asleep, she whispered nervously.
Upon hearing this, Zi Yuan raised her little face and looked outside with a solemn look, her eyes observing the surroundings vigilantly.
"Okay, you two don't have to be so nervous, just relax."
Yu Shuyue didn't even open her eyes, she just spoke calmly to comfort them.
She knew that the purpose of their trip was not only to wipe out the bandits in Xunyang, but their most important purpose was to find Master Huairang.
Qi Xiuyao had told her from the beginning that they would divide their troops into two groups. Three thousand soldiers would be led by his confidants to Xunyang to suppress the bandits, while they would go to find Master Huairang.
But the two little girls did not answer her. Just when she was confused, she suddenly heard the two of them take a sharp breath, as if they had been frightened by a huge shock.
Although they were frightened, they did not yell, and they were able to make Aster, who had always been calm and calm, also scream out in surprise. There was only one reason.
The corner of her mouth was slightly raised and she opened her twinkling peach blossom eyes. Sure enough, she saw a man in a black robe with a jade-like complexion bending down and entering the carriage.
Yu Shuyue smiled, narrowed her eyes and said, "Your Highness, you scared Ah Yue's two little maids."
Qi Xiuyao nodded slightly and apologized to the two frightened maids. Shaoyao and Shaoyao couldn't stand his apology. They had panic expressions on their faces. It was Yu Shuyue who asked them to get out of the car, and they were relieved.
He got off the carriage in a hurry.
"Why did Your Highness scare them?" Yu Shuyue shook her head helplessly at first, then stared at him seriously and asked with concern: "Is it safe?"
"Don't worry, Ah Yue, it's okay."
Qi Xiuyao gave her a reassuring look, knowing that she was worried about whether something would go wrong if he was exposed directly at this moment.
The emperor's spy beside him thought he was heading to Xunyang with the large force of suppressing bandits, which was located in the southwest. Little did they know that Qi Xiuyao was heading to the southeast, which was completely opposite to Xunyang.
And even though the eyeliner was still by his side, Qi Xiuyao was not afraid at all.
His only worry now is that he won't be able to find Huairang before Yu Shuyue and Ji. He doesn't want to delay their happy day.
Yu Shuyue had already sat up from the soft couch when she noticed that he was getting into the carriage. She straightened her clothes and was about to leave the soft couch when she didn't expect the tall man to sit directly on the soft couch.
"A-yue, take a rest when you are tired. You have worked hard these days from traveling and traveling. Wait until you get to the inn to wash up."
After saying that, he took the blanket on the side and put it around her body. Then he put his big hand on her waist through the blanket, and with a strong force on his hand, he directly lowered Yu Shuyue, who had just sat down, onto the soft couch.
Then he lay down on her side.
The distance between the two was only a punch, and each other's breathing and breathing could be clearly heard.
"Your Highness, you..."
Too close, smelling the cool and refreshing bamboo fragrance on his body, Yu Shuyue subconsciously clenched her hands into fists under the blanket, and her ears turned red.
"We set off from the capital half a month ago. Due to the inconvenience on the way, I haven't had a good look at Ah Yue for a long time. Don't worry, I won't do anything. I'm just a little tired and want to take a nap, just for a while."
As Qi Xiuyao spoke, his head plunged into the crook of her neck.
Yu Shuyue was made even more uncomfortable by his sudden movement. Just as she was about to reach out and push him away, the big hand on her waist led her forward.
The distance between the two was closer, and her hands were restrained by him. She glanced at her mouth and rolled her eyes.
This guy really... looks like a scoundrel.
Why did she initially think that he was weak and unable to take care of himself, and she was worried that he would be bullied by others?
He is obviously a scheming scoundrel, and it is only because others have fallen on him that there is no way he can be bullied.
After being together for so long, Yu Shuyue still knew something about him.
Knowing that he would not give up until he achieved his goal, she was too lazy to push him anymore at the moment, and would just let him go as long as he no longer pushed further.
Forced to figure it out, Yu Shuyue no longer paid attention to the big hand on her waist. When she heard the breathing in her ears gradually calming down, she frowned in confusion. She called him in a low voice, "Your Highness?"
"
"Um?"
Although Qi Xiuyao answered her, his voice was like mumbling while half asleep and half awake, with a thick nasal sound. It seemed that he was really tired. It had only been only half a quarter of an hour before he actually fell asleep.
Already.
What did this do?
Thinking about his situation, he was obviously a cripple who was unable to do anything in his own father's eyes, but he still refused to let him go.
Yu Shuyue couldn't help but feel a little soft-hearted. She sighed softly and stopped disturbing him. She had slept long enough and was not sleepy now. She just stared at the void in front of her to relax herself.
She was obviously not sleepy, but her eyes became blurry soon after she was in a daze, and her eyelids drooped downwards.
Finally, he put his head on Qi Xiuyao's shoulder and fell asleep completely.
Feeling the sudden weight on her shoulders, the man buried in Yu Shuyue's neck slightly curled his lips, with a satisfied expression on his face. He took a deep breath, smelled her breath, and closed his eyes with peace of mind.
The carriage continued to move forward swaying, and a man and a woman in the carriage were sleeping with their necks crossed. The man's big palm always occupied the woman domineeringly, declaring his sovereignty.