amaotonovel Chapter 202 Distress
Chapter 202 Distress
Not long after Lan Qingwu arrived at the Lan Mansion, Emperor Shenwu received news that there was a battle report from Jiazhou City.
Emperor Shenwu asked Lan Qingwu to stay in the Lan Mansion and he would come to pick her up later. Lan Qingwu agreed. After the two said goodbye to each other, Lan Qingwu watched Emperor Shenwu leave the Lan Mansion.
General Lan lived in the Weiwu Courtyard. He was lying on the bed at this moment. The old general had lost a lot of weight, and his cheeks were a little sunken. When Lan Qingwu saw his grandfather's appearance, his eyes reddened: "Grandfather, why are you so thin?"
When General Lan saw Lan Qingwu, he felt refreshed. He struggled to sit up and asked, "Qingwu, you're back from the palace?"
Third Master Lan, Lan Youkong, personally helped the old general sit down and placed a pillow behind him.
Then General Lan coughed lightly and said, "Old Third, you go out first."
No one knew what General Lan and Lan Qingwu talked about that day.
It was getting dark. Lan Qingwu looked at the sky and thought that Emperor Shenwu should send someone to pick her up. Just as she was thinking this, a servant came to report that someone had arrived from the palace.
Ru Ping went to confirm it first, and then reported to Lan Qingwu: "It is indeed someone from the palace, from the Qianzheng Palace. The leader is Li Xiang's apprentice Xiao Fuzi, and there is also a team of imperial guards."
Lan Qingwu nodded, said goodbye to her grandfather and uncle, and walked towards the gate. Her third uncle Lan Youkong accompanied Lan Qingwu all the way to the palace carriage before returning to the mansion with peace of mind.
Lan Qingwu got on the carriage, and Ruping followed closely. A moment later, Ruping heard a "bang" sound, as if something heavy had fallen to the ground.
Ru Ping's heart skipped a beat, and she immediately said, "Something's wrong, Master! Please sit still, I'll go take a look."
Lan Qingwu had a bad premonition in his heart and leaned against a corner of the carriage.
Ruping lifted the curtain and kicked the person who was driving the car down. A scream was heard - Ruping had broken the man's bones!
Lan Qingwu felt the carriage speed up while the noise outside became quieter. After an unknown amount of time, the carriage finally stopped.
Ruping lifted the curtain and reached out to help Lan Qingwu get off the carriage. Then Ruping patted the horse's belly and the carriage rushed out like an arrow.
Ru Ping said, "Master, we've reached the outskirts of the city. There are several farms there. Let's go take shelter there first. Those guards were deliberately separated and didn't follow us."
Lan Qingwu said softly, "Xiao Fuzi and the driver were both thrown out of the car?"
"Yes! Master, are you okay?"
Lan Qingwu also knew the situation was urgent: "I'm fine! You're driving very steadily, let's go quickly. It seems that the person behind this wants to capture me alive. We have to wait for His Majesty's people to find us first!"
Ru Ping nodded, and the two of them walked towards the nearby farm. She explained, "Master, although this farm is in the suburbs, it is also the private property of some nobles. I know a little about it."
Lan Qingwu nodded, and the two of them walked without stopping until they arrived at a farm in the center.
The two of them obtained the village head's consent and entered the west room. Ru Ping gently wiped the dirt off Lan Qingwu's face and said, "I'm sorry, Master."
Lan Qingwu shook her head: "I'm not wronged. I'm too eye-catching like this. You can put some makeup on me later."
As the two were talking, the village head's voice came from outside the house: "My Lord, why are you here at this time?"
A man's voice rang out, "I've been wandering around here and am tired! Prepare a table for you!"
"Okay! Your Majesty, please come to the east room!"
Lan Qingwu just breathed a sigh of relief, but his heart immediately began to lift again: "It's Prince Kang!"
Ruping couldn't help but frown. This was really... Prince Kang's thoughts were almost laid out on the table. Prince Kang must not be allowed to find out that the master was here.
"Fortunately, Prince Kang went to the east room..." Before Ru Ping finished her words, the door was pushed open forcefully, and Prince Kang suddenly appeared at the door. Lan Qingwu and Ru Ping couldn't help but be stunned.
But the next moment, there was another noise at the farm gate.
King Kang immediately slammed the door shut again: "Hide! Don't come out!"
Suddenly, five or six young and strong men appeared in the small courtyard of the farm.
Prince Shen walked slowly into the yard. He frowned, looked around and said with disdain, "How small! Second brother, long time no see!"
Prince Kang listened to Prince Shen's arrogant voice, and bad memories suddenly came back to him: "Fifth brother, are you really back to the imperial city? Aren't you afraid?"
"What is this prince afraid of? Second brother, didn't you receive this prince's letter? What do you think? Do you want to come with me? This prince sees that you are really frustrated. It's not good to be a playboy under Zhou Xuheng. Why don't you follow this prince and do whatever you want?"
A hint of hesitation flashed across Prince Kang's eyes. "Fifth brother, you also said that I can't even be a good playboy. What are you going to let me do?"
The smile on Prince Shen's face suddenly disappeared: "Don't worry about this! I'm here to look for someone. This is an opportunity I finally found. Second brother, please get out of the way!"
Prince Kang looked at the people behind Prince Shen and said with a suppressed anger, "I don't know who you're looking for, but you see I'm traveling light and dressed very simply, so you should understand that I'm here to meet my lover. Look, I only brought two guards with me!"
Prince Shen said slowly, "Is this the person I'm looking for? We'll know after we take a look."
Prince Kang's face turned grim: "This is not good! It's inconvenient! And I even hid it from the princess. Your second brother really likes this beauty. I want to take her back to the palace as a concubine."
Prince Shen waved his hand and said, "Then let me see what kind of beauty she is!"
The guards behind Prince Shen rushed towards the east and west rooms, and Prince Kang hurried forward to stop them: "You really dare..."
However, the guard was not polite at all and directly knocked King Kang to the ground. All that could be heard was King Kang's screams as the guard beat him without any mercy.
But Prince Shen pretended not to see it. Another guard pushed open the door of the west room with swift movements. Prince Shen looked inside and saw that the furnishings in the west room were extremely simple. He could see the layout and corners of the whole room at a glance - just a bed and a table.
On the bed, there was a woman of above-average appearance. She wore only a light red top, a thin blanket covering her from the chest down. The exposed white shoulders dazzled everyone's eyes! But at this moment, the woman was trembling slightly, as if frightened by the unexpected incident in the yard.
King Kang growled, "Are you done yet?"
Prince Shen curled his lips. This kind of person could not be Zhou Xuheng's beloved. It seemed that he had to search somewhere else. It was a pity that he could not bring more people with him when he left Jiazhou City this time. He was really restricted everywhere!
Just as Prince Shen was about to speak, a guard outside the door hurried into the courtyard and reported, "My lord, someone saw two beautiful women heading towards the imperial city!"
Prince Shen immediately perked up. Without even glancing at Prince Kang, he waved his sleeves and said, "Let's go!"
In an instant, they disappeared without a trace! Prince Kang finally breathed a sigh of relief. Prince Shen hated the emperor to the core. If Lan Qingwu fell into his hands, the consequences would be unimaginable!