On August 17th, the autumn was clear and the sky was clear. Song Ruoxi bid farewell to his relatives and set off with tears in his eyes. The team sent off his brides was in great momentum. In addition to official representatives such as Shangguan Moxun, their respective private entourages and the dowry staff of the Song family, they also carried sixteen carts of gold and silver jewelry, eight carts of silk and satin, six carts of book books and other dowry.

The carriage that Song Ruoxi was riding in was in the middle of the team. At the front were sixteen sword-bearing guards. The four iron guards left by Ye Shuhua rode horses next to the carriage and marched forward in an orderly manner, with dust flying.

The carriage is long and spacious. The carriage is divided into two inner and outer rooms with red bead curtains. The outer room is placed against the wall of the car, and a semi-round table is placed. The inner room is covered with comfortable brocade cushions. In the middle is a fixed small square table, with a set of red-glazed tea sets and food boxes on the table, and a copper oil lamp is fixed at each corner of the carriage.

Song Ruoxi leaned against the big red and cotton-woven pillow, his slightly red and swollen eyes looked at the faint figure outside through the curtains, and listened to the sound of horse hooves and the creaking sound of wheels rolling in his ears, and he looked dazed.

"Girl, what are you thinking?" Xiang Xiu couldn't help asking softly when she saw that she had been in a daze for a long time.

Song Ruoxi shook his head and said, "It will take more than two months to go to Dengying City, and the journey is so long."

"It's only been two months left. If a girl feels bored by car, would I be fine with you playing cards?" Qinghe smiled.

"How can I play it if I don't bring the card with me?" Song Ruoxi asked with regret.

Xiang Xiu took out a brand new cardboard from the dark pavilion and smiled and said, "The fifth young master and the young master Li were afraid that the girl would be bored on the road, so they not only prepared the cardboard, but also the double land, chess pieces, dice pictures, and flower ropes."

"They are ready." Song Ruoxi smiled with tears in his eyes.

"Although the girl is far away from her hometown and has left her well, as long as she is well, it is not difficult to meet each other. She is just running back and forth, and it is just a tiring journey." Canniang persuaded.

"It will take more than four months to go back and forth." Song Ruoxi sighed, deeply missing the modern and fast means of transportation. Now it is not far from the city, and the official road is still flat and there is no obvious feeling of bumpyness. When you cross mountains and rivers, you are afraid that your bones will be dispersed.

"Girl, let's play cards!" Qinghe and Xiangxiu had already packed up the things on the table and empty the table.

Three people touch the cards, one person counts the letter, plays and plays, talks and laughs, and a sadness of separation will dilute a little.

"Princess, to avoid missing the entry into the city and investing in the city, I didn't stop and rest at noon. Please forgive me for any inconvenience." Tuo Yan's voice came from outside the car.

Song Ruoxi threw the card in his hand on the table and said, "The prince is considerate and obeys the prince's arrangements in everything."

Tuo Yan smiled, summoned the servants around him and sent an order to continue moving forward.

The silkworm had already realized this situation, prepared jerky and dry food, took out a small copper stove, burned charcoal fire, put it in a copper pot, poured half a pot of water, and then threw the jerky and dry food into it and boiled it. Soon a smell of food dissipated.

Although the Mid-Autumn Festival is over, the weather is still hot, and the fire is on the carriage, which makes it even hotter. Song Ruoxi is afraid of both cold and heat. She fanned the air with her hand and frowned and said, "Fragrant embroidery, roll up the curtains and let out some air. It's so hot."

Xiang Xiu and Qinghe rolled up the curtains on one side. Song Ruoxi then realized that Shangguan Moxun and Tuo Yan were not on the carriage. One rode a horse and the other rode a horse on the right. Song Ruoxi's eyes turned, but he chose to look at Shangguan Moxun on the left.

Tuo Yan smelled it and asked with a smile: "What is this cooking? It smells so good. Can the princess share a bowl with me?"

"Okay." Song Ruoxi agreed generously.

Shangguan Moxun shook the reins and let the horse take three steps forward, leaving Song Ruoxi's sight. Song Ruoxi lowered his eyelids, did not move away, and continued to stare outside. The blue sky seemed to be washed by clear water, without a trace of cloud shadows, and there was no deep and transparent. A group of geese flew over in a herringbone shape.

"The geese then hit the north of the sunset." Tuo Yan said the first couplet, without asking Shangguan Moxun, he said with a little provocative expression: "Young Master Luo Qi, please contact the second couplet."

"The autumn scenery is coming to the south of the Yangtze River." Song Ruoxi remembered Shangguan Moxun that he was not good at poetry and took the initiative to help him.

Tuo Yan smiled, "Princess, I will give you another couplet, and the moon sets in the island and leaves geese on the sand."

Shangguan Moxun responded and said, "The clouds fly and the water hangs in the waves."

Tuo Yan glanced at Song Ruoxi and said, "The southern geese live in the deserted reeds."

"The willows are noisy in autumn cicadas." Shangguan Moxun put a stress on his voice. It was not enough to match the couplet, and he even cursed in secret.

Song Ruoxi's bright eyes flowed, his head lowered, and his lips pursed and his smile lightly.

A hint of jealousy flashed in Tuo Yan's eyes, and he pondered for a moment, and said, "A line of geese came south with shelter from the wind and rain."

Shangguan Moxun curled the corners of his lips and said loudly: "The eternal sunset has broken through the smoke and clouds and emerged from the east."

"Girl, you can eat it." Silkworm put the jerky rice in front of Song Ruoxi.

"Supply a bowl for Mr. Luo Qi and Prince Tuo." Song Ruoxi cried in the morning and didn't eat much. After riding in the car for most of the day, he was hungry and picked up the silver spoon and started eating.

Xiang Xiu and Qinghe handed out a bowl to Shangguan Moxun and Tuo Yan, and handed four bowls to Zishi and them.

Shangguan Moxun took the bowl, controlled the horse with his feet, held the bowl with one hand and the spoon with the other. The dining posture was elegant, as if he was sitting at the dining table.

The four of them could also control their horses with their feet. Although their posture was not as pleasing as Shangguan Moxun, it was already good to be able to sit on the horse and eat.

"Thank you, Princess." Tuo Yan's riding skills were obviously not as good as Shangguan Mo and the others. He had no choice but to eat immediately, so he had to get off the horse and go back to the carriage to eat. His expression of thanking was a bit embarrassing.

After Tuo Yan walked away, Shangguan Moxun finished eating the bowl of rice. Taking advantage of the opportunity to hand in the bowl, he approached the carriage and said quickly: "There are people following you in the secret, but you are enemies, not friends."

"Canniang Niang will not leave the girl half a step away, but will protect her."Canniang said with a serious face.

The four of them were even more energetic and looked around with sharp eyes to prevent emergencies.

Song Ruoxi frowned, and as soon as he set off, someone followed him. It seemed that he could not stop along the way.

"Put down the curtain." Shangguan Moxun pulled up the reins and urged the horse to walk forward a few steps.

Song Ruoxi had lunch, chatted with Cannibal and the other two for a while, and then stopped to make it easier. Cannibal was as if facing a great enemy, and transferred Xiangduo and Mint from the carriage behind, and asked eight palace maids to guard outside.

With such a large formation, Song Ruoxi almost couldn't urinate. He finished the slight relief and returned to the car, "I don't eat water or fruits." He looked at the food box, "I don't eat pastries, so as not to drink water if my mouth is dry."

The silkworms knew that she was afraid of trouble and didn't want to get off the car and didn't advise her. Anyway, she would naturally eat when she was hungry.

Song Ruoxi yawned, lay on the cushion and closed her eyes to rest. The shaking carriage shook her into her sleep. She slept until Shen Shizheng, sat up, moved her body, felt aching in her neck, frowned slightly, and reached out to pinch her neck.

Xiang Xiu put down the lute in her hand, sat over and pressed her back gently for her.

Because there were female members in the team, the speed of traveling was too slow. It was almost dusk and the sunset gradually settled. Before reaching the next town, Tuo Yan ordered to move forward at full speed. Song Ruoxi was on the bumpy carriage, once again deeply missed modern transportation.

"Princess, it's getting late. Prince Tuo sent someone to send a message saying that he would rest here today and go tomorrow. Please get off the carriage." Zishi reported outside the carriage.

When Song Ruoxi entered the inn guest room, the eight palace maids had already changed all the pillows and bedding in the house with their hands and feet, and even lit the fragrance of lotus flowers she liked. She slept too long in the afternoon, and Song Ruoxi was not sleepy, didn't move much, and was not hungry. She ate half a bowl of red rice and looked through the biography on the chair.

Qinghe called out the soldiers guarding outside the door to bring hot water. Song Ruoxi sent them out, took a shower and changed their clothes, and went to bed with a refreshing look. After sleeping until midnight, Song Ruoxi heard a rustling sound, remembering what Shangguan Moxun said during the day, turned over and sat up, took out the knife placed under the pillow, and waited for it.

Qinghe, who was vigilant, heard the movement and said, "Miss, don't get up. It's raining outside. I'm afraid that the girl will catch a cold, so I got up and closed the window. I didn't expect it to wake up."

"It's okay to wake me up." Song Ruoxi breathed a sigh of relief, "As long as it's not a thief who broke in."

Cannibal said, "Miss, don't be afraid. Young Master Shangguan arranged for people to guard outside, and those people dare not break in."

Song Ruoxi stuffed the knife back under the pillow, "Listen to this sound, it's raining a lot."

Qinghe came over to help her tuck her quilt, "It's autumn rain, and it won't be that hot tomorrow."

After not much sleep, Xiangduo and Mint came to serve Song Ruoxi to wash. After the vanilla brought breakfast, they set off for the trip.

For five consecutive days, there was nothing wrong, and the people who followed him secretly did not take action, but Shangguan Moxun and others did not relax their vigilance.

That evening, I went to the city to check in the inn again. The hot water was ready. Song Ruoxi sent Xiangduo and the others out, untied their outer clothes, and was about to untied their middle clothes, but they were dizzy. They hurriedly reached out to hold the corner of the table, shook their heads, and wanted to wake up. The situation was not right! They opened their mouths and wanted to call someone, but they could no longer shout and could not see everything around them. Before their consciousness fell into a coma, they saw the wall opposite moving away, and two figures flashed out.

Xiang Xiu and others were waiting outside for a long time. It had passed the time Song Ruoxi usually took to take a bath. She didn't see her coming out yet. The silkworm was shocked, "Oh no, something happened to the girl!"

The silkworm led the way into the room, and there was no one inside. The water in the wooden barrel was slightly cool, and Song Ruoxi's coat was hanging on the shelf.

Shangguan Moxun's face was extremely ugly, and his eyes were as cold as frost. However, he did not search around like others, but stood in the room and looked carefully. He pushed his palms and made a big hole in the wall. He walked over and checked again, and moved the mechanism on the wooden bed.

A "khaji" sounded, and a secret passage appeared on the bed.

Shangguan Moxun lifted his brocade robe without hesitation and entered the secret passage.

The silkworm followed closely, walked more than a dozen steps, frowned and said, "Young Master Shangguan, this secret passage is newly dug out."

Shangguan Moxun pursed his lips and walked forward quickly. He soon walked to the end of the secret passage. He listened to the sound outside and flashed out. He found that he was standing in a yard with two obvious wheel marks on the ground in the yard.
Chapter completed!