Ye Zhen found a secret place to rest outside the city gate. At dawn, the city gate opened and they drove the carriage into the city.
She didn't know when Lu Lingzhi would catch up with them. Based on the dosage of the drug, they would be in a coma for at least a whole day. Lu Lingzhi's sudden awakening last night was unexpected.
When Lu Lingzhi came back from picking the herbs, she knew that it would not be easy to drug them. When she was in the cave, she poured all the powder into her hands. Some of it was hidden under her nails. When she was pounding the herbs, the powder was soaked in the medicine. That was why they were all drugged.
Did Lu Lingzhi not use the drug? Or did he use it less?
"Niang niang, shall we change another carriage?" Jian Jia asked in a low voice from outside.
Ye Zhen frowned and asked, "Do we have money?"
Hong Ying smiled and said, "We can sell this carriage and buy another one, so that Lu Lingzhi will not recognize our carriage and we will have travel expenses on the road."
"Good." Ye Zhen smiled faintly, "There is a teahouse over there. Let's go to the teahouse to eat something. You go and sell the carriage. We will leave in half an hour."
"Yes, niang niang." Hong Ying responded with a smile.
Ye Zhen and Jian Jia went to the teahouse and ordered a few steamed buns and three bowls of soy milk. Hong Ying found a nearby merchant who sold carriages. After bargaining with him, she sold the carriage to him and picked an ordinary carriage from him. They still had more than thirty taels of silver left. If they saved it, it would be enough for them to spend until they reached Anhe City.
Fortunately, Lu Lingzhi's carriage was made of superior wood, otherwise, it would not have sold for so much silver.
Ye Zhen waited for Hong Ying in the teahouse. She thought about Mo Rongzhan, who was doing something at this time. He should know that she was taken away by Lu Lingzhi at this time. He was probably angry and worried about her.
Just as she was thinking, she suddenly felt a kick in her lower abdomen.
Ye Zhen was stunned. Compared with the previous squirming, this time she clearly felt the child in her belly kicking her. This little guy, while she was fleeing, had unknowingly grown in her belly.
"Madam, what's wrong?" Seeing Ye Zhen's expression, Jia Jia asked in a low voice.
"Nothing, it's just that the child is naughty." Ye Zhen said with a smile.
Hearing this, Jianjia smiled and said, "The child in Madam's belly will definitely be blessed in the future."
Before he was even born, he had already experienced so many hardships with the Empress. Wouldn't he be a blessed person in the future? He might even become the ruler of the world in the future.
There is no mother who doesn't like to hear others say that her child is blessed. Ye Zhen was no exception. Her beautiful white face showed a smile, and her eyes shone with a clear light. "I only hope that he can be born safely."
Jianjia smiled and said, "Definitely."
Hong Ying happily walked in from outside, holding a heavy pouch in her hand. "Madam, this servant is back."
Ye Zhen saw the purse in her hand and knew that she had sold the carriage.
"Do you know? His Majesty has sent someone to Pingjing to negotiate for peace. Our Western Liang finally doesn't have to go to war with the Jin. "
"I've heard about it. That Prime Minister Ye of Dongqing is really powerful. Not only did he snatch Donglai away, he even killed Tuoba Qiu."
"If the two of them made peace, would they return the Donglai Peace Well to us? My eighth aunt is still in Pingjing. "
"…"
It was unknown when some young men dressed like scholars gathered in the teahouse, discussing the current situation in twos and threes.
Ye Zhen took a sip of tea from the teacup and silently listened to their words.
Jianjia and Hong Ying looked at each other and turned to look at Ye Zhen.
"Have you heard that the Northern Dark Kingdom is in chaos? All the soldiers in Anhe City have fled. Even the Sea General has led his troops back to suppress the rebels. Alas, we shouldn't have joined hands with the Northern Dark Kingdom to deal with the Jin Kingdom. The Jin Emperor is simply a god of war. So far, I haven't heard of him losing a battle. "
"… Some ministers have proposed a marriage alliance between Western Liang and the Jin Kingdom. In this way, they can become a family."
"…"
"Madam, it's getting late. Let's go." Jianjia whispered. These people were getting more and more outrageous. How could the Jin Kingdom have a marriage alliance with Western Liang? Now, there was not even a shadow of peace talks between the two countries. These people were simply daydreaming.
"Let's go!" Ye Zhen nodded gently.
Jianjia glared at Hong Ying. "Hurry up and put away the pouch. Don't you know that wealth is hidden in the eyes?"
Hong Ying smiled and tied the pouch to her waist. "This is just loose silver. I have collected all the other silver properly."
"Don't be too eye-catching." Jianjia said.
"Okay, I know." Hong Ying smiled and said, "I'll buy a few buns to eat on the way."
Jianjia helped Ye Zhen out of the teahouse and whispered, "Niang, if Western Liang and the Jin Kingdom want to make peace, Lord Ye will definitely come to you."
"Wanyan Xi has become the King of Western Liang. It is only a matter of time before he talks with the Jin Kingdom. What I am worried about now is Xia Province. The 200,000 troops in Anhe City are fake. The real army is in the Wilderness. At this time, the Emperor … should be rushing to the Wilderness." Ye Zhen was not disappointed that Mo Rongzhan had gone to the Wilderness.
No matter where Mo Rongzhan went, she just wanted to be by his side.
"Robbing!" Hong Ying, who was walking behind them, suddenly shouted. She stuffed the buns in her hand to Jianjia. "Damn thief, how dare he steal my pouch! I'm going after him!"
Without waiting for Ye Zhen and Jianjia to speak, Hong Ying had already chased after the thief.
"This …" Jianjia said helplessly, "He must have been targeted by the thief when he was selling the carriage just now."
"Go and have a look." Ye Zhen said.
Jianjia shook her head. "A little thief, Hong Ying can still deal with him. Niang niang, this servant will help you get on the carriage. We will wait for him in the carriage."
"All right." Ye Zhen smiled and shook her head. Holding Jianjia's hand, she got on the carriage. This carriage was not as good as the one just now, but the space was not small and it was relatively comfortable.
"Niang niang, how long will Lu Lingzhi and the others be unconscious?" Jianjia asked in a low voice.
Ye Zhen frowned and said, "If there is no accident, he should not wake up until dark."
"Niang niang, how did you make them all drugged?" This was what Jianjia wanted to ask long ago. They had no chance to approach the medicine shop at all. The medicine box had long been lost somewhere. She was very curious about how Ye Zhen did it.
"I prepared it before and kept it as a spare." Ye Zhen said faintly. She knew that taking out the drug would definitely arouse suspicion, but now she had no choice but to find an excuse.
Although there were still doubts in Jianjia's heart, she didn't know what was wrong.
"Madam, madam!" Hong Ying ran in loudly from outside. "Look who is here."
Ye Zhen and Jianjia looked at each other and lifted the curtain. When they saw Song Jiong walking behind Hong Ying, she was startled and looked at the man behind Song Jiong in surprise.
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(Nine-headed Bird Academy)
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