It was getting dark when Xiao Yu and his party arrived at the inn along the way.

As soon as the boss saw the carriage, he knew that the person on it must be rich or noble. He hurried to the front of the carriage and asked with a smile through the window, "Sir, do you want to stay at our hotel?"

Yan Qing, who was driving the carriage in front, put down his whip, took off his mask and said, "I need four rooms upstairs. If there is anything to eat, send it here quickly. I am starving."

When the boss saw that it was the groom in front who was talking to him, he was startled at first, but then he saw that although the groom had a beard, his eyes were bold and arrogant.

It must be no ordinary person for a groom to be able to give orders.

People in their line of work all know the rules. They never look too much or ask too many questions. They just do good things.

The boss smiled respectfully and said, "Sure! Gentlemen, please come in."

Yan Qing jumped off the carriage, opened the door and said to the other side: "Master, Uncle Lu, come down."

Not long after, the boss saw a man with a goatee, wearing ink-colored clothes and a sable fur cloak walking out. His extraordinary demeanor made him intimidated.

Behind the man, an old man in his fifties or sixties appeared, looking like an immortal.

The boss did not dare to delay and walked into the inn to start arranging food and accommodation.

After Xiao Yu and Doctor Lu got off, Yan Qing said to the people in the car, "Brother Lin, you stay here and watch. If nothing goes wrong, the pigeons will be here soon. I'm so hungry. I'll eat something first and then come back to exchange with you."

Lin Chuan responded, "Well, hurry up, I'm hungry too."

Yan Qing chuckled, "Okay, I won't keep you waiting too long."

After the three of them entered, the boss led them to the second floor and said, "Gentlemen, the sheets and mattresses here are all new and have never been used. All the utensils are also new. Are you satisfied?"

Yan Qing smiled and said, "Sure, I want three rooms, next to each other."

The boss nodded and smiled, "No problem, but the price of the room... Four rooms cost a total of 40 taels, and the cost of food, charcoal fire, bathing and horse feed is also 60 taels, a total of 100 taels."

Yan Qing felt for his purse from his bosom, took out a silver note from it and handed it to the boss, "It's exactly one hundred taels."

The boss took the banknote and went to prepare food with a smile.

Yan Qing helped Xiao Yu into the room and sat down at the round table. He asked, "My Lord, Uncle Lu, how are you?"

Xiao Yu said in a gentle voice: "It's OK."

Doctor Lu shook his shoulders and said to Yan Qing, "Come and give me a shoulder massage. My shoulders are a little sore."

Yan Qing did not refuse. He walked behind Doctor Lu and started to pat and pinch him. Doctor Lu narrowed his eyes in pleasure.

Xiao Yu looked at it and a faint smile appeared on his face unconsciously.

After the three of them finished their meal, the waiter brought them the bathtub and charcoal fire.

Xiao Yu was preparing to take a bath. Doctor Lu stayed in the room to give Xiao Yu massage and acupuncture. Yan Qing went to replace Lin Chuan.

When Doctor Lu was giving Xiao Yu a massage, he recalled seeing Xiao Yu lying in the carriage during the day, frowning and staring at the roof in a daze, and he felt inexplicably worried.

After thinking for a while, Doctor Lu asked, "Why do I feel like you are worried?"

Xiao Yu closed his eyes and said after a moment: "I just feel that fate is playing tricks on me. Uncle Lu, if one day I am no longer a prince, what will you do?"

Doctor Lu thought about it seriously and said, "It's good that you don't become a prince. You can worry less and I can save a lot of tranquilizers. Your body is not suitable for such hard work."

Xiao Yu smiled, and the depression in his heart eased a lot.

No matter what, his goal will not change, and the people closest to him will not change, and that is enough.

As for other things, it won’t be too late to think about them when everything becomes clear.

He closed his eyes, emptied his mind, and let Doctor Lu continue to massage him.

After taking a bath, Xiao Yu was lying on the bed getting acupuncture from Doctor Lu. Yan Qing pushed the door open and walked in, looking excited.

"Your Highness, this pigeon can really find us! It was completely dark, and it actually landed on our carriage! Your Highness, how did it do that?"

Before Xiao Yu could speak, Doctor Lu scolded him, "You little bastard, come in and close the door quickly. Don't you know that your prince cannot catch a cold?"

Yan Qing finally reacted, quickly closed the door, walked to the bed holding the pigeon, and teased it with excitement on his face.

Xiao Yu explained calmly: "The carriage is coated with medicine made by Lu Bote. The smell lingers for a long time. Wherever it passes, a special smell will be left in the air. Only this pigeon can smell it."

"So that's how it is!" Yan Qing exclaimed, and swiftly took the letter from the pigeon's foot and handed it to Xiao Yu.

Xiao Yu took the note and couldn't help but chuckle when he saw the contents inside.

"Your Highness, what's written on it?" Yan Qing tilted his head curiously to look, but due to the light, he couldn't see anything.

Xiao Yu folded the upper part of the note and began to read what Yun Ting wrote on the lower part.

Seeing the above content, my brows couldn't help but frown.

Seeing that he looked unhappy, Yan Qing asked worriedly, "Did something happen in the capital?"

"Yeah." Xiao Yu nodded, folded the note in half, tore off the other half and handed it to Yan Qing.

The letter said that the emperor asked Jiang Fu to decide on Xiao Chang'an's punishment, and Jiang Fu decided on the punishment of imprisoning Xiao Chang'an in his mansion and using his salary to make up for the losses caused by the flood. He could not leave the mansion until the reconstruction of the disaster area was completed and his salary offset all the reconstruction expenses.

Xiao Yu originally thought that the emperor would personally issue an order to protect his son, but he did not expect that it was Jiang Fu who issued this order.

This imperial edict was written by the victim Jiang Fu himself. Regardless of whether people were satisfied or not, no one could say anything.

This is also good. The emperor became suspicious of Xiao Changshi and Su Heng, which is why he asked Jiang Fu to deal with Xiao Changan.

Once suspicion arises, many things that happened later can be brought up one by one.

Yan Qing looked dissatisfied: "Master Jiang is really kind-hearted. I think he should have been chopped off directly. No matter how much this peacock jumps around, it won't prevent me from getting the Spirit Fire Grass and giving him a good beating."

Doctor Lu put away the syringe and warned, "He has the herbs that can control you, so he won't hand them over easily. You should think carefully about how to get them."

Xiao Yu frowned slightly and his mood became heavy.

This matter must be done as soon as possible after returning to the palace. His Yue'er cannot be missed by anyone.

After Yan Qing and Doctor Lu left, Xiao Yu took out the pink pillow that Su Lingyue had brought him from the box and leaned it against his back, then he picked up the letter Su Lingyue had written to him and read it again.

My husband, I am fine, but I want to flirt with you. I hope you take care of yourself and come home safely. The mandarin duck handkerchief is embroidered very well, now I will embroider the butterfly. The letter is short but the love is deep, I wish you peace.

Xiao Yu looked at the note in his hand and the corners of his mouth rose unconsciously.

Looking at the beautiful handwriting, Xiao Yu couldn't help but caressing it gently with his fingertips. In a trance, Xiao Yu felt that he was caressing that bright smiling face.

Thinking of Su Lingyue's "frivolity", his heart skipped a beat.

My calm heart leaped with joy again because of this letter.

Xiao Yu put the note into the mandarin duck purse close to his body, held it in his hand, and fell into a deep sleep, having a good night's dream.

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