C62

By the time the sun rose in the east, there were already several hundred people standing orderly in the west gate of Redbud City.

A neat square line stood at the gate, and all the soldiers were ready to go.

The golden sunlight gradually passed through the clouds and sprinkled onto the ground. Qu Xue'er, who had arrived late on a red horse, quickly appeared.

A thin cloud of dust rose up behind them as they ran through the area.

At the front, General Sikong was already mounted on his horse. His mighty figure did not have the slightest trace of impatience.

Seeing Qu Xue'er coming over from her horse, she immediately dismounted and bowed.

Qu Xue'er looked down at him.

The youngest general had a handsome face and a robust build. His entire body was emitting an oppressive aura, and it was truly a sight to behold.

"No need, get up."

After receiving the order, General Sikong stood up and somersaulted onto the back of the horse.

"There's no time to lose, let's hurry up and set off!"

Because she woke up late, she had already wasted a bit of time. The journey was originally a day's worth of travel, so she had to hurry up and set off.

Qu Xue'er was wearing somewhat tight clothes today, revealing her slender body, which was riding on a horse. She wore a cloak on her back.

Her usually haughty self gave off a domineering aura.

General Sikong, who was beside her, could not help but give her two extra glances.

Last night's matter had already spread throughout the palace. I never would have thought that the high and mighty Grand Princess was actually a lovesick.

However, that Godly Doctor Gu, General Sikong's mind once again appeared Gu Xiao's usual sloppy look.

Everyone in the palace knew that every time Godly Doctor Gu came to the palace, he would tease some of the better-looking palace maid s.

In addition, Gu Xiao usually did not work properly, drinking and gambling, thus their impression of him was extremely bad.

Why would the Grand Princess set their eyes on people like him?

The Qu Xue'er up ahead, however, had long ago ignored the other people's thoughts. Her heart was burning with anxiety, yet there were so many soldiers, hence her pace was very slow.

"Howl ~ ~"

Finally, it was noon. Qu Xue'er could not resist and called for everyone to stop and take advantage of everyone's time to rest.

He told General Sikong about his thoughts.

"No! Grand princess, the Emperor has sent this humble subject to ensure your safety. If you dare to act rashly …"

Seeing his determined face, Qu Xue'er was inwardly furious. She didn't know what was going on with Gu Xiao.

This person was still so shy.

"How about this, you go with me and have your assistant general lead them forward."

Qu Xue'er pointed to a suntanned man, and when the man saw that the spear was aimed at him, he immediately lowered his head.

"This …"

General Sikong was momentarily in a dilemma.

"Whether I want to or not, I can wait. The ones who get caught can't wait," Qu Xue'er said with a sharp look in her eyes.

"Let me tell you, the Godly Doctor Gu has saved this princess' life before, and he was even selected as the genius doctor by the father. If something were to happen to him, do you think that you can take on this responsibility?"

When General Sikong saw that she had a temper, he had also heard of the Grand Princess's usual ways, and was even more clear of the emperor's doting toward her.

Indeed, if he did not agree with her, it would be his fault if something bad happened to Grand Princess.

But he must not leave without an owner. If he left with him, what would happen to all the soldiers?

General Sikong looked at Qu Xue'er, who was waiting by the side.

"princess, please wait for a moment." He then turned around and walked in the direction of the soldiers.

Not long after, he was followed by more than a dozen soldiers. These soldiers looked stronger than the rest, and their wrists were strong and strong as they gripped their swords and spears.

Although Qu Xue'er's gaze seemed to inadvertently glance at them, he was actually estimating their weight in her heart.

Having been in the martial arts world for the past few years, she had learned a lot of small thoughts. She was no longer a simple little girl.

"Grand Princess, they are one of the more capable soldiers. We will form a small team with them to scout the road, and we can also protect the Great princess."

Qu Xue'er casually nodded her head, indicating that she knew.

"I will have my assistant general bring them along for the rest of the journey. Everything has already been said, so when is Grand Princess planning to head out?"

General Sikong lowered his head, looking like a soldier waiting for an order.

Qu Xue'er turned around, her cape flapping in the air following her movements, "Now, let's go. We need to find the bandit's nest before the sun sets."

A few horses quickly disappeared from everyone's sight, and a dozen of people followed Qu Xue'er at the front.

"..."

"I heard Xue'er knelt in the rain outside Cheng Ming Palace last night?"

Inside the Mingxin Hall, Lu Baichuan held onto a white chess piece, and said indifferently while looking at the light gold chess board.

Sitting opposite him was Lu Yanxin. Ever since he had been grounded, Lu Yanxin had been wearing a very orthodox phoenix robe with gold-plated steps decorating her temples.

He was no longer dressed extravagantly like before.

All of the bright red clothes that represented wealth and nobility, as well as some common clothes, were all thrown out of the hall by her.

Peaches could only use a large box to pack up the clothes, so that if her master suddenly wanted to wear them in the future, she could find them easily.

"Xue'er has a stubborn temper. I'm afraid that there are some places where she angered the emperor and got punished. Does father care about her?"

Lu Yanxin dropped a black piece, intending to attack the opposing party with great force.

Lu Baichuan looked at his daughter, his eyebrows were beautiful, his skin was creamy, and he had the look of a rich family, but he did not have the mind of a wealthy family.

"But I heard that it was the Imperial Noble Consort Yan who went to help her, and even allowed her request to be approved by the Emperor?"

Bai Zi fell, and continued to defend the city.

Lu Yanxin didn't say a word, and let down a black ball, "Xue'er has grown up, I can't mind it too much."

"Foolish!"

Lu Baichuan slapped down on the Go board with a heavy palm. A curved crack appeared on the faint golden board as white powder fell onto the table and some of the pieces were shattered onto the ground.

When the eunuchs and palace maid who were serving in the palace saw the Prime Minister get so angry, they immediately kneeled down.

Peaches was also quite frightened.

Although she had been serving Lu Yanxin in the General's Estate since she was young, and had been following him around as the accompanying servant girl.

But she had never seen the Prime Minister so angry.

Seemingly having realized that there were outsiders around, Lu Baichuan waved his hand, "All of you, go down."

She closed the door and left with the rest of the people, followed by a few Marquis of palace maid.

On the other hand, Lu Yanxin who had been silent the entire time, was just sitting there gracefully. Towards Lu Baichuan's slapping of the table, she did not have much of a reaction.

"Then father means that daughter did something wrong?"

Lu Yanxin dropped the black chess in her hands, and the chess piece bounced on the table a few times due to the bounce.

"Did you not do anything wrong?!" Lu Baichuan frowned and asked.