Hibiscus Tent: The Prime Minister’s palm is reborn

They walked a long way before stopping.

Liang Qian was somewhat surprised that Xiao Jingnan recognized her at the first sight.

She led the horse towards the city gate and saw that the long queue of people continued to be checked and entered the city one after another.

Liang Qian withdrew her gaze from the distance and looked at the silent person.

He had black hair tied up high, a tall and straight figure, and a handsome face with sharp eyebrows and bright eyes. Even though he was wearing a cold armor, it could not conceal his elegant temperament.

He is a gentleman and also a modest gentleman.

But at this moment, his expression was a little solemn.

Liang Qian smiled faintly and spoke first.

"The prince didn't expose me in public, so he must want to let me go, right?"

Xiao Jingnan's handsome face was slightly surprised and showed a look of shame.

Liang Qian understood: "You don't have to feel sorry, my Lord. I should be thankful that you didn't expose me."

Xiao Jingnan blushed and raised his hand to salute: "Please forgive me, Princess. I am also——"

"Princess?" Liang Qian smiled and interrupted without mercy, "Whose princess in your Zhou Kingdom is called Liang Qian?"

Xiao Jingnan was stunned and stared at her blankly.

Liang Qian met his gaze frankly. During the time she stayed in Zhou Kingdom, she had never intended to be a princess.

Her heart ached, and she didn't want to continue this topic, so she got straight to the point.

"Sir, why don't you tell me frankly, where should I go?"

Xiao Jingnan lowered his eyes, feeling extremely ashamed, thinking that he had really underestimated her all along.

Liang Qian looked up at the sky and didn't want to waste any more time with him.

"Prince?"

Xiao Jingnan raised his eyes, crossed his hands in front of his chest, leaned forward and saluted.

"You have helped me and Qianqian before, but now I treat you like this. I am extremely ashamed. However, I think you must understand which is more important, personal grudges or the interests of the country."

"I know what you mean to His Highness, but if you stay with His Highness, it will only make him restrained and worried. Tuyang City is the best example. It could have been taken early, but for you, His Highness——"

He looked serious and sincere.

"Originally, once Yuwen Ke died, Your Highness should have taken over military affairs, but you returned to Lincheng with you. The King of Wei and Your Highness are not on the same page, and this time he took advantage of the situation for nothing."

He said this with some regret.

Liang Qian raised her eyebrows and smiled.

It was a bit sarcastic.

Xiao Jingnan slowed down his tone and continued, "Besides that, you also know that your highness's previous identity was very sensitive. Now, with you added - some things can be concealed for a while, but not forever. Your highness's future should not be affected by this, and should not stop here."

"Otherwise, it would be a waste of your efforts in saving him that day, right?"

Hard work?

Liang Qian sneered.

Xiao Jingnan stopped talking, his face becoming more and more embarrassed.

Liang Qian lowered her eyes, her expression distant and cold: "I know that the prince means well. However, the matter of feelings and whether to stay or not are all issues between him and me. Others should not interfere."

After she finished speaking, she climbed onto the horse and looked down at him: "Your Highness didn't let me enter the city because you didn't want him to know that you had seen me, and you didn't want him to know that you didn't keep me. Don't worry, Your Highness, I didn't enter the city to play hard to get."

Xiao Jingnan was startled and quickly explained: "No, please don't misunderstand me, I——"

Liang Qian gave him a cold look and said, "See you, my lord."

After saying this, he kicked his feet and rode away on his horse.

Xiao Jingnan stared at the resolute back, stood there in a daze, then suddenly woke up and shouted at the receding back.

The sound was not loud, but Liang Qian still heard it.

Liang Qian rode the horse forward. The sunset had already set completely, leaving only a hint of purple in the sky, followed by a long night.

I sighed in my heart and realized that I was destined to stay in the wilderness tonight.

The forest was too dark at night, Liang Qian did not dare to go deep into it and just stopped at the edge.

There was a big tree beside the stream. She tied the horse under the tree, picked up some dry grass and branches nearby, and built a bonfire.

The horse was eating grass. She sat by the fire and took out the lotus cake she had prepared early in the morning from her bag. She drank the water in the sheepskin bag and ate it to fill her stomach.

She has had a poor appetite these two days.

After eating and drinking, Liang Qian looked around and decided to climb up the old tree and sleep there for the night.

She tied the bag tightly to her body, nestled in a big branch, rested her head on the trunk, and looked at the bright moon in the sky through the layers of branches and leaves.

Since when, her favorite thing to appreciate is the full moon above her head.

But, unfortunately, her moon will never come back.

Liang Qian felt sore and painful in her heart. She closed her eyes and before she knew it, her face became hot and wet.

She lay quietly on the branch, not wanting to suppress herself or restrain herself.

The fire under the tree was crackling, and the bright red flames twisted in the evening breeze.

The horse snorted occasionally.

There are rustling sounds of insects in the grass and croaking sounds of frogs by the stream.

When I opened my eyes again, my chest felt much more relaxed. I listened to everything, felt everything, and no longer felt lonely. When I felt sleepy again, it should be the second half of the night.

Liang Qian was awakened by the heavy breathing and the neighing of horses.

Startled, he looked under the tree and suddenly saw three wolves.

Two wolves were attacking her horse, and one was trying to climb a tree.

Liang Qian gasped, shocked and frightened for a moment. She gritted her teeth and forced herself to calm down. She sat up and took out her small bow and arrow from her small bag.

She shot an "arrow" at the wolf that was biting the horse's leg. The wolf screamed, let go of the horse's leg, and jumped and screamed at her.

Liang Qian shot three arrows in succession. After a while, the wolves fell down one after another, twitched a few times and then became motionless.

She didn't dare to climb down the tree immediately, and she waited until she was sure there were no more wolves around before she slowly climbed down.

Fortunately, she was prepared, and the silver needles were all poisoned.

The horse was not seriously injured, but both its front and rear legs were bitten.

After Liang Qian bandaged the horse, she led the horse for a slow walk.

The horse is lame and can't walk fast. There's no village or shop nearby, so it would be dangerous to leave it here.

Liang Qian walked and stopped from time to time. When she rested, she took out the map and looked at it again and again. Lianzhou was not too far away. If she took the main road, it would be a long detour. If she took a shortcut, there would be unknown dangers.

Liang Qian sat on the ground and turned to look at the big horse kneeling and resting beside her. Its wet eyes were also looking at her.

Liang Qian smiled and patted the horse's back.

Just as I put away the map, I heard a burst of noise from people and horses.

Liang Qian was startled. If the people who came were ordinary soldiers, it would be fine. But if they were unlucky and ran into bandits, it would be difficult to deal with.

She quickly got up, and the big horse followed suit.

In such a hurry, he only had time to lead the horse and hide in the woods by the roadside.

Liang Qian hid behind the horse and leaned out slightly to look at the road in the distance. When she saw who was coming, she felt relieved, but then she felt nervous again.

The ones who were loose were not the bandits, and the ones who were hanging were actually Zhou's army.

Liang Qian glanced at the big white horse, patted its back gently, quickly tied it to a small tree, and then, before the Zhou army approached, abandoned the horse and went deep into the grass and trees.