EBE Chapter 373: Cousin, I'll do as you say
Chapter 373: Cousin, I'll do as you say
Yan Mo thought for a moment and answered his master truthfully: "My Lord, Princess Changning is two years older than Princess Nine and is seventeen this year."
The Ninth Young Master, Jiang Yingxue, is the younger sister of his master. She is fifteen years old this year. The Seventh Princess, Jiang Changning, is two years older than her.
"Seventeen? That's not young at all." Jiang Dichen said.
Shen Ruolan was a little confused by the conversation between Jiang Dichen and his servant, but since it was none of her business, she didn't ask any more questions.
Yan Mo paused for a moment, then asked his master, "Master, why are you asking this suddenly?"
Jiang Dichen said: "Nothing."
Jiang Dichen said it was okay, but he started planning in his mind.
Mu Jinxuan was idle all day thinking about other women, so he had to find something for him to do to keep him busy.
Shen Ruolan had no idea what Jiang Dichen was thinking. She was eager to go home and just wanted to see her child as soon as possible.
Jiang Dichen saw Shen Ruolan staring at the car window in a daze. He looked at her and asked, "Ruolan, what are you thinking about?"
Shen Ruolan came back to her senses and told Jiang Dichen the truth: "I was wondering if the carriage could go faster?"
After saying that, she lowered her head and said sullenly, "I want to see the children soon."
Jiang Dichen felt relieved when he learned that she was thinking about her child instead of being sad about parting with Mu Jinxuan. He said gently, "Your legs are not in good condition. You won't be able to handle it if you go too fast. Let's just keep going at this speed."
Shen Ruolan nodded at him and said nothing more.
However, although Shen Ruolan and her group's speed at this time was not very fast, it was much faster than when they climbed up from the bottom of the cliff. It took them only eight days to reach Anshui City.
Seeing that it was getting late, Shen Ruolan urged, "Guard Yan, hurry up. We can get back to Nanfeng Village in a few hours."
Anshui City is not far from Nanfeng Village, but it is not close either. If you walk alone, it will probably take a day, and if you take a horse carriage, it will probably take four hours to get there.
After hearing what Shen Ruolan said, Yan Mo said with a troubled look on his face: "Madam, this is the fastest speed now."
Now it’s not a problem of speed, but the horse is too tired to move forward. The moment Yan Mo finished speaking, the horse, which had just entered the city gate, suddenly stopped and refused to move forward.
Yan Mo tried to hit him a few times, but he just refused to leave.
Jiang Dichen asked in the carriage: "What's going on?"
Yan Mo said, "Master, the horse is tired and won't move."
When Shen Ruolan heard that the horse was tired, she pulled open the curtain of the carriage and took a look at the horse. Seeing the horse standing there panting, she felt a little guilty. She really didn't mean to squeeze it like this.
Jiang Dichen was like Shen Ruolan. Thinking that he would see the child soon, he wanted to fly back immediately. However, he was reluctant to leave Shen Ruolan behind. Seeing that the horse refused to move, he said to Yan Mo, "Change the horse and continue on the road."
"Yes, master." Yan Mo had no choice but to pull the carriage aside and untie the horse pulling the carriage, preparing to lead him to replace it with a stronger one.
Unexpectedly, Shen Ruolan suddenly said, "Guard Yan, let this horse stay. Go buy a mare."
It was rare to have a horse, and Shen Ruolan didn't want them to sell it. This was a stallion, so she should buy a mare to keep it company. This way, she would gradually have horses in the mountains.
If cows were previously unaffordable and difficult to buy for ordinary people, then horses are now something that ordinary people don’t even want to raise.
Apart from the imperial court which had special horse farms, generally only wealthy families raised horses. For ordinary people, it was more difficult to buy a horse than to buy a cow.
After listening to Shen Ruolan's words, Yan Mo glanced at his master. Seeing him nod to him, he smiled and said to Shen Ruolan, "Yes, Madam."
After saying this, he asked someone to feed the horse water and grass, while he went to buy a horse.
Shen Hui, who was behind, saw the carriage suddenly stop, so he ran forward and asked, "Sister Lan, why did you suddenly stop moving?"
Judging from her habit of traveling every day, there is still about an hour before dark, so she should not stop.
Shen Ruolan said to Shen Hui: "Third cousin, the horse can't run anymore, let it rest."
Shen Hui heard that the horse was tired. He looked at the sky and said to her, "Sister Lan, how about we stay in Anshui City for one night?"
The horse didn't want to go on, and he actually didn't want to go on either.
Because some horses are very sensitive. They don't want to walk because they are tired, but they can sense danger ahead, so they stop moving.
In fact, Shen Ruolan also understood what Shen Hui was taboo about. She was silent for a moment and asked Jiang Dichen, "Jiang Dichen, what do you think?"
Jiang Dichen looked at the tangle in the little woman's eyes, and he smiled at her and said, "Just make your decision."
No matter what the road ahead is like, Jiang Dichen is accustomed to it, so he has never been afraid of unknown dangers.
After Shen Ruolan heard what Jiang Dichen said, she hesitated for a moment and said to her cousin, "Third cousin, I'll do as you say."
"Okay, I'll go find an inn and wait for Sister Lan first." When Shen Hui heard that they would stay in Anshui City tonight, he was in a good mood and left first.
Xia Hongmiao, who had been following them all the way, was relieved to see that Shen Ruolan and the others finally stopped. He almost couldn't bear the high-energy travel for several days.
Thinking that Shen Ruolan and the others would not leave so quickly, he instructed Gan Luo: "Gan Luo, help me down to get some fresh air."
He was almost bored.
"Yes, Master." Gan Luo said, and hurriedly helped his master down. Unexpectedly, just as Xia Hongmiao stood firm, he heard a voice scolding him: "Xia Hongmiao, you dare to come to Anshui City!"
As the words fell, a figure flew towards Xia Hongmiao quickly.
Gan Luo quickly shouted to his companions, "Come here, protect the master."
Shen Ruolan heard a familiar voice, and she quickly looked through the carriage window. Seeing that it was Ji Han, she excitedly shouted to him: "Ji Han, don't touch him first."
When Ji Han heard his master's voice, he quickly retracted his sword and flew towards the direction of the voice, "Master, where are you?"
Shen Ruolan shouted to Ye Bing outside the carriage: "Ye Bing, help me get off the carriage quickly."
"Yes, ma'am." Ye Bing hurriedly stepped forward and supported Shen Ruolan.
Shen Ruolan got off the carriage and called out to Ji Han who was flying towards her, "Ji Han."
When Ji Han saw his master, he quickly stopped in front of her. Seeing her holding the crutches with both hands, his eyes instantly turned red. He choked up and asked his master: "Master, your leg..."
Shen Ruolan smiled at Ji Han and said, "My leg is injured, but it's okay. After a while of recovery, I will be able to walk again."
Ji Han said with a face full of self-blame: "Master, I'm sorry. It's all because of my incompetence that you have suffered so much."
Although his master made his injury sound very minor, Ji Han knew in his heart that his master was really in great trouble this time.