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Chapter 203 Response
When Ning Qingwu opened her eyes again, it was already daylight. She stared at the carriage roof overhead, feeling a bit dazed for a moment.
Last night, she had a rare good night's sleep in her father's arms.
She hadn't slept well for some time and was worried all day, afraid that she wouldn't be able to escape successfully.
She didn't even dare to fall into a deep sleep, because once she did, she would easily have nightmares. The dreams were too real, so real that they scared her.
Fortunately, she escaped from there successfully with her father.
Just as I thought of my father, Ning Cen's voice came from above my head.
"woke up?"
Ning Qingwu sat up and rubbed his sleepy eyes. "Dad, what time is it now?"
"It's the middle of the night."
No wonder the sky is so bright today.
Ning Qingwu lifted the carriage curtain and looked outside, only to see lush trees on both sides of the road. It was obvious that this was the official road outside the city.
"Dad, where are we?" Ning Qingwu asked.
"We're almost at Shangyang, two hundred miles from the capital."
Ning Qingwu murmured softly, "Two hundred miles."
"Dad, do you think we can reach Anguo safely? Will we..."
After writing the letter asking for help, Ning Qingwu found an excuse to send out several palace maids who treated her sincerely, thus ending the friendship between them as master and servant.
Later, when the time for escape was determined, in order to buy time, Ning Qingwu began to feign illness and told them not to wake her up. She would only get up slowly around noon every time.
It's almost noon now, and the people in the palace must have noticed that she is missing.
The same thing happened to my father. When the people sent by Ji Xun went in to investigate, they found that he was missing.
If both of them suddenly disappeared, Ji Xun would definitely be furious and send people to hunt them down.
"Don't be afraid, we will definitely be able to reach Anguo safely."
Listening to his father's confident words, Ning Qingwu was puzzled, "Dad, why are you so sure?"
Ning Cen looked through the carriage curtains, as if he could see the coachman outside. He said with emotion, "We all underestimated Anguo. This time, they have made thorough arrangements. We will definitely be able to get there."
Looking at his daughter, whose eyes were still filled with worry, Ning Cen comforted her, "Qingwu, don't worry. In fact, the most difficult step in escaping to Anguo is getting you out of the palace. Even if Ji Xun knew we had escaped, he would only send people to look for us secretly. At this juncture, he wouldn't dare to look for us openly. In this way, it won't be easy for him to find us. Besides, with the people Anguo has planted here to take care of things, I don't think it will be too difficult."
Now, the allied forces of the two countries have already set out and war is imminent. If they are openly looking for the two of them at this time, what is the reason?
If the queen and the general were missing, wouldn't the people all over the world be talking about it? After all, Ning Cen's status in the hearts of the common people is not low, and Ning Qingwu is the heir of a country, so it is easy to shake the people's hearts.
Or should they issue a warrant, claiming the queen and the general had defected? That would be even more unfeasible. The defection of two people with such special identities would definitely shake the morale of the army. By then, the Yue Kingdom would be in danger due to internal and external troubles.
Ji Xun is not a fool and would not do such a stupid thing at this critical juncture.
It can be said that they just happened to catch this opportunity.
Ning Qingwu felt much more at ease after listening to his father's analysis.
In the next few days, just as Ning Cen had expected, there was no news of the two people missing in the capital.
After hiding all the way, they finally arrived at the border between An and Yue at the time of Si on the fifth day.
Ning Cen lifted the carriage curtain and looked at the familiar road outside. "Let's not go this way for a while. Let's go around to the canyon in the north."
The groom's eyes flickered when he heard his voice outside. "Master, may I ask what you are doing over there? The higher-ups have instructed you to be taken to a designated location. I've already sent a message, and I'm sure they're already waiting for you."
"Go pick up the 200,000 soldiers we promised to bring. It won't take long, and we'll go there when the time comes."
The groom's face changed. He really didn't know anything about this matter. The task given to him was just to take them to Anguo.
"I wonder if the master has informed the person who contacted you about this." The coachman stopped the carriage and turned to ask inside.
"Of course, I think this matter has already reached your Majesty."
"Okay, I'll go over there right away."
The coachman agreed without much hesitation, and the carriage began to move in the direction Ning Cen said.
As for Ning Cen and Ning Qingwu, the groom already regarded them as his own people. After all, from the day they chose to escape, they had no room for maneuver and could only surrender to An Guo.
Of course, they could also choose to regret, kill him and escape with the 200,000 troops, but in this way, they would not be able to return to Yue State, and would become enemies with An State. The only outcome waiting for them would be self-destruction.
As long as he had any sense, he would not have made such a choice.
The carriage started moving again. Ning Qingwu looked at his father with a puzzled look on his face. "Dad, where did you hide the army?"
Ning Cen nodded. "When I received your letter, I wrote to inform the generals here. I originally wanted them to make preparations and rush to Anguo in batches at night."
"But later I learned that Ji Xun had ordered soldiers from all over to rush to the border town for support. I knew my chance had come, so I asked them to take advantage of the situation, leave the city under the guise of providing support, and hide in this canyon."
Although Ning Cen no longer attends court, it does not mean that he is unaware of what is happening in the court.
That day, after learning the news that Ji Xun was mobilizing troops, he immediately wrote a letter and sent it to the border.
Not long after he sent the letter and was thinking about how to contact the insider planted by An Guo, the insider appeared in front of him and told him the time when his daughter would leave the palace and asked him to be prepared.
It was at that time that Ning Cen took the opportunity to inform the insider of his arrangements.
The carriage continued to move forward, and soon it drove into the depths of the canyon.
Ning Cen and Ning Qingwu got off the carriage and saw that the surroundings were completely silent and there was no sign of the army.
Ning Cen looked around for a moment, took out a flare from his arms and fired it into the sky.
A beam of bright light shot straight into the sky, followed by the sound of footsteps and the collision of armor coming from all around.
Soon, a group of soldiers appeared in front of them. The leading general walked quickly to Ning Cen and knelt on one knee.
"General!"
Ning Cen nodded, "Get up, what's the situation?"
The general stood up and replied with a serious face, "General, everything is ready as you ordered. We are just waiting for your order."
Ning Cen looked up at the sky. The sun was already at its zenith. "No time to lose, let's go!"
Everyone took action and headed towards Anguo.
At three quarters past three in the afternoon, a team led by horse-drawn carriages arrived at Anguo's territory - Tongguan County.
Feeling the carriage stop, Ning Cen took Ning Qingwu out of the carriage.
After they stood firm, the father and daughter were stunned when they saw the people who were waiting to meet them.
The person in charge turned out to be Chen Yuanshu.
"General Chen, why is it you?
Chen Yuanshu smiled slightly and bowed, saying, "General Ning, I didn't expect that we would meet again after only a month apart. His Majesty has ordered me to welcome you two here. From now on, you will both be my people in charge of maintaining the country."
Looking at the high-spirited person in front of him, Ning Cen suddenly felt a lot of emotion. He had always wanted to lure her to Yue State to work with him, but he never thought that it would be achieved in another way now.
Things are really unpredictable.
Ning Cen nodded, as if to agree to the words that he would be the An people from now on.
Chen Yuanshu leaned aside and gestured for invitation. "You two are tired from the journey. Please follow me into the city to rest."
Ning Cen and Ning Qingwu followed Chen Yuanshu into the city. On the way, Chen Yuanshu felt a pair of eyes staring at him from behind.
Chen Yuanshu turned around and looked at Ning Qingwu, a smile on her lips, as if she had met a friend she hadn't seen for many years, "Miss Ning, how are you?"