Back and forth: I brought supplies to help the impoverished prince

Chapter 270 The Purpose of Returning to the Capital

Qiao Shinian experienced what it meant to get back to Beijing quickly.

Along the way, they spent almost all their time on horseback, even the time they had to drink water.

The horses ran day and night, and they rode day and night. They arrived at the official post station almost at nightfall every day, slept for an hour or two, and after the horses had eaten and taken a nap, it was time to work again.

Fortunately, the horses they had were all good horses picked from hundreds of miles away, they ran fast and had strong adaptability.

Summer nights are the brightest, and the weather has been good these days, so the group returned to the capital without any hindrance.

"The clerk for entering the city."

When the gate outside the capital city was just opened in the early morning, a group of dusty people, led by Wen Jiu, rode to the gate.

Before Wen Jiu could say anything, Wei Xin behind him threw a token to the guard.

The guard was stunned at first and then looked at them in confusion. It was obvious that he did not recognize Prince Yongle's token.

Before he could speak, an old soldier pushed him behind him and said respectfully, "Your Highness Prince Yongle, please."

Wen Jiu rode into Beijing first, followed by Wei Xinyi who bent down, took the token and followed behind him.

"Wen Jiu! Wen Jiu!" Qiao Shinian rode his horse and called out to Wen Jiu from behind, "There are many people in the city, let's go slower."

"Never mind him, just trample him to death first!" Wen Jiu said as he squeezed the horse's belly and the horse started running.

Qiao Shinian followed closely behind, and she wanted to hold Wen Jiu back.

Wen Jiu turned a deaf ear to her words and just rode his horse all the way towards the inner city.

Qiao Shinian tightened the reins to slow down. Just now, she saw a ferocious expression on Wen Jiu's face. She had never seen such a gloomy look before.

She stopped chasing Wen Jiu and slowed down.

It seemed that something happened that she was unaware of.

This journey has been too smooth and too anxious.

Wen Jiu said that he would return to Beijing to rest and avoid the fatigue of traveling, so he rushed all the way back to Beijing and then rested slowly.

So they just took two sets of clothes with them and ran all the way with a thermos on their backs. The rest of the army followed behind and drove normally until they reached the capital.

It was originally planned to arrive in the capital in ten days, but it only took five days to return to the capital.

Qiao Shinian thought that they had already arrived in the inner city. She was still wondering how to find him later when she saw Wen Jiu on the street staring at the little girl who was sitting on the ground with tears in her eyes without saying a word.

The people around naturally knew that anyone who could ride a horse through the streets under the feet of the emperor would definitely not be an unknown person, so no one dared to step forward and just watched the scene silently.

Wen Jiu took a deep breath, turned his head to look at Qiao Shinian who had caught up with him, then jumped off his horse and helped the little girl up. He turned his head to look at the frightened maidservant beside him: "Come over and help your young lady!"

"Oh... OK." The frightened maid finally reacted and supported the girl in pink, "Miss, are you okay?"

"My dear girl, I was in a hurry to get going just now, and I feel really guilty for scaring you. Are you... okay? Do you want to see a doctor? Well, take this jade token of mine and go... I don't know where my mansion is. My name is Wen Jiu, and I am the Yongle Prince of our Chu Wen.

After I have my own mansion, you can come to me and I will pay for your medical expenses, okay?" Wen Jiu's tone was friendly. Although he was tired, his eyes were bright. He put the jade pendant in the hands of the little girl in front of him and asked her what she thought.

The little girl stared at Wen Jiu's face, blushing and lowering her head.

"okay."

Wen Jiu breathed a sigh of relief, got on his horse, and said before leaving: "Sister, you guys find a place to stay first. I'm going to the palace to meet my father and will be back soon!"

Qiao Shinian nodded.

Wei Xin followed Wen Jiu and left. When Qiao Shinian came to his senses, he saw that the girl had left.

"Girl, since Prince Yongle has something to do in the palace, let's go and rest first. We are all tired after traveling non-stop for days, and the horses also need to rest for a few days." Yingzhu walked forward, looked at Qiao Shinian's frown, and said in a low voice.

Qiao Shinian nodded, turned around, found an inn, paid the bill, asked for two buckets of warm water to wash, and finally lay down on the bed.

Wen Jiu and she have both changed over time. They are no longer the mutually supportive people they once were. Now each of them has their own power to manage and cultivate, and things they want to do.

In fact, she found it difficult to accept such a change for a while. Wen Jiu had become dangerous to her.

No, it should not be said that he is dangerous, but he is more suitable to be the leader of a feudal dynasty. If he wants to defeat the powerful, he needs absolute strength.

She could vaguely recall the howling of the bandits on the execution platform built in the middle of Yun County Street. The sound was so loud that she could not sleep and dared not think about the scene.

That was a show of force from Wen Jiuli, which made those who felt they had no other options but to resort to robbery dare not take that path easily.

Finally, she couldn't stand it anymore, so she went to find Wen Jiu and asked him to give those people and all the people in the city a good death.

Don't torture both parties like this.

The bandits had been tortured beyond recognition, and the people were in a state of panic. Their initial hatred for the bandits' burning, killing and looting turned into pity for them, and finally into worry about themselves.

Wen Jiu just said to her "Don't mind your business" and covered her ears with his hands. She couldn't hear what he said afterwards, she could only hear his lips opening and closing.

Her ears haven't fully healed yet and her hearing is very poor.

But the wailing sounded too tragic, and she couldn't help but beg for mercy.

From then on, Qiao Shinian felt a little more unfamiliar with Wen Jiu, and Wen Jiu was no longer the good boy in her impression.

However, perhaps in this era, Wen Jiu's approach is correct.

She knew that she was always soft-hearted, and she knew that she was kind and weak.

As the old saying goes, 'a kind man cannot command an army', so she will share the power in her hands with people she trusts.

For example, Ding Cuicui, who has always done a good job, left Yuzhu in Xingzhou when she returned to Beijing this time. Because she trusted Yuzhu, she let her guard the base camp of her and Wen Jiu in Xingzhou.

Wen Jiu left Chunxue behind, and there was no one around him to accompany them from the beginning.

Chunxue stayed in Xingzhou and lived in the palace, handling all the affairs of Xingzhou on behalf of Wen Jiu; Yueyu... Qiao Shinian now had no idea what Yueyu was doing in the neighboring Yunzhou.

The day was just right and it was still bright even with the windows closed, but after taking a shower and relaxing, she felt extremely tired. The days of bumpy ride had made her butt almost hurt, so she turned over and lay on her stomach and quickly fell asleep.

"Tiantian?"

"I seem to have forgotten you, why?"

In the dream, Qiao Shinian looked at An Tian who was sitting opposite him and eating a strawberry cone. An Tian looked surprised after hearing this: "What's wrong with you? Did you suddenly suffer from intermittent amnesia? We are together every day, how could you forget me?"

"No... yes... yes... you're right, I just had a brain problem." Qiao Shinian slapped his forehead, then said distressedly: "Why does Brother Shuan like that woman? She is not as gentle as me, and she has not been with Brother Shuan for as long as I have! I can't swallow this breath. What do you mean by saving my life and repaying it with my body? You old antique."

Qiao Shinian said this while taking a bite of ice cream angrily.

'No, I don't want to talk about this. Tiantian, is it you who made us gradually forget about you?'

"Yeah, I think that woman is also very unhappy. How dare she snatch a man from us? She's nothing but a tomboy!"

"That's right. Next time she comes to visit Brother Shuan on vacation, just wait and see how I'll deal with her! I promise to bring her to ruin! Aunt Qin once said that I'm her only candidate for daughter-in-law!"

"No! No, this shouldn't be the case! Brother Shuan and Sister Yinyin are a perfect match, and I have long since let go of my youthful and ignorant feelings."

"Hey, now that you mention it, I have a good idea. Let's ask her to go to the water park, and then..."

Qiao Shinian didn't know why, this was not what she thought.

When she was extremely anxious, the scene changed and she slid smoothly into another scene.

"Do you know what the original script of this world is? It's "The Cruel and Desperate Emperor". He was born to be abandoned, and he was born to be used.

He was born to be evil and to kill. His ruthless massacre would unify the world. He would be despised in history books and called a tyrant.

His end is to commit suicide in loneliness, not to be saved by you!

Qiao Shinian! You are in trouble! "

Qiao Shinian opened her eyes, and everything in front of her was blurry. She slowly opened and closed her eyes, and then was frightened by the dark figure sitting beside the bed.

"Wen Jiu!" She sat up.

Wen Jiu nodded: "Yes, it's me."

"Why are you sitting next to my bed instead of taking a rest?"

"Look at you sleeping." Wen Jiu's voice was a little teasing: "Sister, you are not honest when you sleep. It's okay to sleep with the quilt between your legs, but your pajamas have been rubbed up to your chest. Did you have a colorful dream?"

"Get lost!" Qiao Shinian pulled his pajamas subconsciously, "Can you tell me what's going on now?"

Wen Jiu didn't continue the previous topic. He took off his shoes and was about to climb into the bed when he was kicked down by Qiao Shinian.

"It stinks, stay away from me!"

After asking the waiter to light the lights, he took a shower behind the screen and then climbed onto Qiao Shinian's bed in his wet clothes.

Qiao Shinian did not stop him. For some reason, she kept thinking about the words that someone had said.

"He was born to be evil and to kill. His ruthless slaughter will unify the world. He will be despised in history books and called a tyrant. His end will be to commit suicide in loneliness!"

The voice echoed in her still confused mind, giving her an indescribable feeling.

"I heard from the palace that my father is going to appoint a princess for me, and they will discuss it secretly before I come back. After I come back, I will receive the imperial decree to express my gratitude and then choose an auspicious day to get married.

I have to come back to see what my princess looks like. Only then can I feel at ease. Otherwise, if she is as ugly as Ruhua, I won’t have anywhere to cry. "

Wen Jiu said this in a joking tone.

Qiao Shinian sat in a curled up position. She didn't say anything, but thought of Lu Ping and Mo Lin under the dim light. They both said they liked her, but they didn't insist. They got married and had children.

Fortunately, Wen Jiu’s feelings were really just a momentary infatuation, and he couldn’t tell the difference between liking and liking.

Now that she has sorted it out, she no longer has to feel psychologically burdened by it.

"So, after receiving the imperial edict summoning me back to the capital, I wanted to leave that same day. After thinking about it, I sent two groups of people to clear the road back to the capital that afternoon, sent another group of people to announce the news of my return to the capital in the city, and sent another group of people to control the movement of people in Yun County.

Finally, one of the two teams sent out guarded the road from Yunzhou to the capital and intercepted all the carrier pigeons flying to the capital on the day of my speech.

They only knew that I had received the order and was preparing to return quickly, but what they didn't know was that I would travel madly and compress the original one-month trip into four days.

We ran almost non-stop for these four days, which gave them a big surprise.

Fortunately, we arrived in time and made it to the banquet the day after tomorrow. By then, the envoys from Zhou, Yudan and Qinglang will gather together and happily exchange resources with my father.

Sister, you said, they want to exchange my resources and arrange a beautiful princess for me, how can I not be there? "

Qiao Shinian lifted her head from her knees. She looked at Wen Jiu, who was supporting himself on the bed with his hands and staring at her with a fierce look on his face. Then she stretched out her hands towards his open chest.

"Tie your clothes. It's no use showing me your abs. I don't like it." Qiao Shinian tied the ropes for him and adjusted his collar.

In fact, Qiao Shinian only felt an unknown fear and shock.

She didn't know whether she was afraid of Wen Jiu's comprehensive and silent actions, or the threat posed to them by Emperor Gao Wen's survival, or her premonition that returning to Jingkong this time would not be so simple, and she was afraid of the unknown.

She was shocked by Wen Jiu's calm attitude. How much strength was hidden under this calm attitude? Who told him this news? If it was Mu Rong, he would have said it directly. If not Mu Rong, who would it be? It was agreed in secret, which meant that the matter was still kept secret.

How long did he know about it? After learning the news, he remained silent and waited for the imperial edict in silence. Such a disguise is really creepy.

Although she shouldn't have this feeling because she and Wen Jiu were in the same group, the feeling in her heart made her unable to help but think more.

Wen Jiu lay beside her in frustration: "Qiao Shinian, you lied to me. You said that women in your place like young and fresh flesh."

"That was the vulgar me in that world and at that time. Now I am noble. After all, so many people depend on me for their livelihood. I have to keep my face."

"Then let's do it quietly? No one can see us in the room anyway." Wen Jiu's eyes lit up and he stood up and looked at her.

"Please keep your head away from me. We've been sweating so much over the past few days, and our heads are both sore and smelly." Qiao Shinian stretched out his hand to push Wen Jiu, who was very close to him, and pinched his nose with his hand to fan him to show that the smell was really strong.

"Also, if it were someone else, I might not be so reserved. You... I watched you grow up, you're really not that beastly." Qiao Shinian looked at Wen Jiu seriously, and finally sighed, "Wen Jiu, let me tell you again. Love and attachment are easy to confuse. I appeared when you were down, I accompanied you when you were most helpless, and the novelty I brought to you is not found in this world.

When so many emotions are intertwined, you may think that this is love, but I can tell you responsibly that this is not it. "

Wen Jiu said nothing, but just lay down with his head raised and held Qiao Shinian's hand: "I don't want to talk to you anymore."

"What are you going to do with your princess?" Qiao Shinian tried several times to pull his hand out but failed, so he simply gave up and lay down next to him.

"Marry her, you can't disobey the order." Wen Jiu said indifferently: "Look carefully at the powerful people in the capital, they are all family marriages. If you count them, several big families are more or less related by blood, and the people in the harem that my father married are from these big families.

Therefore, the entire relationship network in the capital is centered on my father, and everyone can be connected to each other more or less. Even if there is no relationship now, if you count up a few generations, they may be relatives.

Big families value the inheritance of power from generation to generation, and marriages have a purpose. Ultimately, power is still in the hands of a few people. Unless those people are tired of living and do something that angers the gods and people and makes my father want to kill all the nine clans, otherwise~"

At the end, Wen Jiu yawned and said, "Forget it, don't worry about it, and don't get involved. The water is too deep here. The person he asked me to marry is just to check and balance my other two powerful brothers. If I marry her, it means that the girl's family will stand behind me and help me, and I have to give them some help in return.

I’m sleepy and don’t want to talk to you.”

As he said this, he held Qiao Shinian's hand tightly and refused to let go.