Your Majesty, the princess ran away again!

Chapter 225 Farewell

"Xiao Song Song, Jiangcheng is handed over to you. I won't stay here for too long. I left you a letter with my plan for Jiangcheng in the next five years. When you encounter any problems, go to the hospital to find Qin Duo or go to Hua Xiangrong to discuss with Muye. I trust both of them." Mu Nanyan put the letter on the table. She didn't plan to bring too many things this time. Based on Jun Zhuoyuan's letter, she guessed that he had already reached the foot of the mountain and had not moved up.

Song Qingyan didn't expect that she would leave so soon, but when she thought about it, she hadn't seen the prince for several days. They must have more important things to do. Coming to Jiangcheng might just be a casual thing for the young lady. "Don't worry, young lady, I will protect Jiangcheng for you. The officials in Jiangcheng are all new and their character is acceptable."

"I have left fifteen people for you. If you encounter danger, you can use this token to mobilize them. They are not far outside the city gate. Yuan Er will tell you the specific location." Mu Nanyan threw him a piece of white jade with a python on it.

Song Qingyan put away the jade pendant and said, "Thank you, Miss. Be careful on your way and have a safe trip. We will wait for you in Jiangcheng."

Mu Nanyan calculated the journey and traveled overnight to see the person she was going to meet as soon as possible. She chose the evening time specifically for fear that the people of Jiangcheng would come to see her off. Unexpectedly, she was still discovered. It was like standing in line when sending prisoners to prison. Although it was night, Mu Nanyan lifted the curfew when she first took office. The lights in every household were still on, and the people at the city gate held torches and carried baskets, but this time they were no longer filled with vegetable leaves and eggs.

"Princess, take some food with you for the journey." When the people saw her carriage, they came forward and handed the baskets to it.

"It's getting late, everyone, go back. I have everything I need here. I'll be relieved if you all live a good life." Mu Nanyan leaned out and reminded.

"Thank you, Princess. May your Majesty live a thousand years and a thousand thousand years!" All the people knelt on the ground.

Mu Nanyan waved at them, asked Yuan Si to put all the things in the carriage on the side of the road, and asked the coachman to drive the carriage faster.

The newly appointed officials also came out to see them off. They admired Mu Nanyan from the bottom of their hearts. Apart from anything else, the education plan she had given to Jiangcheng had been circulated among everyone, and Song Qingyan had asked them to memorize it on the first day they took office.

Mu Nanyan walked for five days before reaching the foot of the mountain. Yuan San had been waiting outside after receiving the news. He came out from the corner after seeing Yuan Er's signal, "Your subordinate is here to see the princess."

"Where is Jun Zhuoyuan?" Mu Nanyan poked her head out of the car. She was too lazy to ride a horse. With her horse riding skills, she might as well just sit in the carriage.

Yuan San said: "The prince did not pick up anyone to go up the mountain in person today."

What? He went up the mountain without waiting for her. This man was really brave. He dared not wait for her to go with him. "Lead the way. When did he leave?"

"If you were to ask the princess, the prince would have left early in the morning before dawn," Yuan San said.

"Did he send people up the mountain to investigate again?" Otherwise, who was Jun Zhuoyuan waiting for?

"Three days ago, the prince sent two teams up the mountain and agreed to meet at the foot of the mountain last night. However, no one showed up after waiting all night. The prince was anxious and went up the mountain to look for them himself. He asked his subordinates to wait for the princess here. The prince told her not to worry." Yuan San walked in front. The further south they went, the denser the trees became. The place where they were was blocked by trees. If no one came to pick them up, it would take a while.

"Jun Zhuoyuan took people with him?" Mu Nanyan stood at the entrance of the camp. There were a lot of people inside, and it didn't look like they were going out on a mission.

Yuan San replied: "The prince took Yuan Yi with him."

"Got it. Ask someone to cook. Yuan Er, you three will go up the mountain with me later. Get ready and bring some dry food." Mu Nanyan turned her head and said.

Yuan San hesitated for a moment, "Princess, the prince said he can do it himself, so you should just wait at the foot of the mountain."

Mu Nanyan slowed down her pace and waited for Yuan Si to catch up before whispering to him, "Yuan Si, is he always like this? Not humorous at all and speaks in a rigid manner." Although she said this to Yuan Si, Yuan Sanquan heard it.

Yuan Si said, "Miss, he is always like this. Even when we are talking in private, he has a dead face and can't say a word for a long time."

Mu Nanyan immediately felt that this had a lot to do with Jun Zhuoyuan. Like master, like subordinates.

Wushuang asked: "Miss, what do you want to eat? We have some dishes in the car."

"I'm not picky. I eat whatever is available. Just see what they want to eat."

Yuan San was stunned when he heard this. How dare these two people speak to the princess like this? The princess was not angry at all, but was so... doting on him?

"Yes, miss. I'll go prepare it." Wushuang returned to the carriage and asked people to help carry the vegetables out. A soldier who heard the conversation said that this was not just a few vegetables. It felt like the carriage was full of vegetables and they still couldn't move them all out even after several attempts.

Yuan San felt that his words were being ignored, so he spoke again, "Princess, when the prince left, he asked his subordinates to protect you."

Mu Nanyan took the bowl handed over by Yuan Si and ate the cherries in it, "I know, just pretend that I didn't come today and didn't see me. I will take all my people away."

Huh? Yuan San was completely confused. Is this even possible?

"Okay, did Jun Zhuoyuan absolutely say that he would not let me go up the mountain?" Mu Nanyan sat in the main seat.

Yuan San thought about it and realized that he had not said that. He just said that it was best not to let the princess go up the mountain. It seemed that the prince knew that the princess would definitely go up the mountain, so what could he do to stop her?

After they packed up their things, they headed up the mountain. Before they set off, Mu Nanyan specially altered their clothes. Yuan Er felt a little ashamed when he put them on. Isn't this just wearing your underwear outside?

Mu Nanyan didn't care about his thoughts at all. It was just that her mind was too restricted. She just needed to stay with her for a while longer. You see, Yuan Si didn't have any other thoughts. He just thought that the clothes were very convenient.

The four of them climbed up the mountain with sticks. Fortunately, Jun Zhuoyuan had left in the morning, so they could still see footprints on the road, but they disappeared halfway up.

At that time, Jun Zhuoyuan and Yuan Yi were locked up in a dark cellar. It was pitch black and they couldn't see their hands in front of them. They could always hear the sound of skin rubbing against the ground.

When Yuan woke up, he found his hands and feet were tied up. Although his eyes were not covered with cloth, he could not see the appearance here clearly. "Master, Master."

Jun Zhuoyuan had been awake for a while. "Still alive."

Yuan Yi felt relieved when he heard his voice, "Master, it was my incompetence that led to my falling for a trick."

"It's none of your business. The enemy is in secret and we are in plain sight. It's normal to be caught." Jun Zhuoyuan took a long time to untie the rope on his hands and took out a small knife from the sole of his shoe. This was the scalpel that Mu Nanyan specially prepared for him. It was small and sharp to avoid this kind of thing from happening. Jun Zhuoyuan untied the rope for the two of them and put the knife back to its place.

He remembered that they smelled a fragrance shortly after they climbed the mountain, and then they were here. In fact, they didn't even reach the top of the mountain.

Yuan Yi approached Jun Zhuoyuan, "Master, what should we do now?"

"Let's wait a moment since we are not familiar with the situation. Since they have captured us, they must have a purpose." Jun Zhuoyuan only felt that there were a lot of sticky things on the ground, and he didn't know what the drug he smelled on the road was that could suppress his power.

Yuan Yi also felt unwell, but there was no special solution for the current situation. He hoped that the princess had not gone up the mountain yet.

The friction sounds around them became louder and louder, as if something was crawling towards them.

At this time, Mu Nanyan had already eaten a meal of roast chicken. She had exerted too much energy on the journey and needed to replenish her energy appropriately.

In fact, Mu Nanyan had already passed by the place where Jun Zhuoyuan was captured, but she had a special physique, so when she went up the mountain, she deliberately released some poisonous gas, which enveloped the other three people. Although it would not be fatal, it would increase their physical strength consumption.

The four of them traveled all night and finally arrived at a house that looked like a farmhouse, with the door closed.

Yuan Si went forward and knocked on the door.

Creak—the door opened, and a woman in a red dress walked out. Her lips were also bright red, and there was red eye shadow at the corners of her eyes.

"This young man~" the red-dressed lady leaned against the door, saying in a coquettish tone, "He is very handsome~"

Mu Nanyan quickly stepped forward, stretched out her hand and pulled Yuan Si back a few steps, "Miss, it's not good to poison someone on your first meeting. Isn't it too rude to do so?"

The red-dressed lady was not angry, but she did not expect that there would be such a beauty in the world. "Girl, you are also very good-looking. Do you want to come to our sect? We are all beautiful sisters~"

"Look, I forgot to ask you, which sect are you from? How could you give birth to such a beautiful girl?"