Capital City, Imperial Palace, Crown Prince Palace.
After two days of recuperation, the Crown Prince was much better. Although his face was still pale, at least it had a ruddy complexion.
Under the service of several palace maids, Zi Zhao was already dressed neatly. His light-colored long robe accentuated his scholarly aura, and the emerald jade hung at his waist. A ribbon of the same color tied her hair up high. Even though she deliberately wore ordinary clothes, it could not hide her natural majesty and wisdom.
Probably because the injuries on his body had not healed, Zi Zhao walked much slower.
When he finally reached the palace gate, beads of sweat had already appeared on his forehead.
A luxurious carriage was waiting at the palace gate.
After Zi Zhao got on the carriage, the carriage slowly left the Crown Prince Palace. Zi Zhao's personal bodyguard, Ding Shan, followed beside the carriage.
Not long after, the carriage stopped at the relay station where the Yue Country's envoy, Bing Yi and Hao 'er, lived.
The carriage had just stopped at the entrance of the relay station. Before Zi Zhao could get off, the guard at the entrance came over aggressively and said in a sharp voice," Hey, where are you guys from? You're not allowed to stop here. Let's go, let's go!"”
Ding Shan strode forward and asked,"My master just wants to ask, does the envoy of the State of Yue live here?"”
The guard sized him up and said unhappily," Your master? Who is your master? Is this what you should be asking? Go, go, go!"
Ding Shan was originally a warrior. He was upright and had a fiery temper. Once, he was injured and saved by Zi Zhao, who happened to pass by. From then on, he became Zi Zhao's personal bodyguard and swore to be loyal to the Crown Prince forever.
Ding Shan was furious when he heard the guard speak rudely to his master. He reached out and was about to pull out the sword at his waist.
At this moment, a low and powerful voice came from the car,"Ding Shan, don't be rash."”
Ding Shan immediately stopped and said respectfully,"Yes."”Then, he took out a token and handed it to the guard.
When the guard saw it, he was immediately dumbfounded. That waist token was unique to the Crown Prince's personal guard in the Crown Prince Palace. In that case, the person in front of him should be the Crown Prince's personal guard. Then the person in the carriage should be...
Heavens! The guard wailed in his heart. The Crown Prince was such a noble person. A mere guard like him dared to disrespect the Crown Prince. Would he still be alive?
The guard's legs went soft and he knelt on the ground with a plop. He kowtowed like pounding garlic." I was blind and didn't know that Your Highness had arrived. Please spare my life, Your Highness!"”
The curtain of the carriage was slowly lifted." Those who don't know are not guilty. Get up quickly! Bengong has something to ask you."
The guard did not dare to get up and knelt there, not daring to move.
Ding Shan was angry when he saw such a person. He shouted,"Get up!"”
The guard was so frightened that he trembled and got up from the ground. After getting up, his entire body was still trembling. After a long time, he finally said," I wonder what Your Highness wants to know. As long as I know it, I will tell you the truth."”
The deep voice sounded again." Is the envoy of the State of Yue staying here?”
"Your Highness, I do live here, but I have just set off for Yue Country.”
"Already back in the country? When did he leave?"
"He just left not long ago. He probably just left the city now.”The guard answered carefully.
In the car, Zi Zhao didn't say anything else. He looked into the distance in a daze.
She had left and missed him again.
What about the next time?
After returning from the State of Yue, Zi Zhao realized that although he had only met her once, her sunny smile and extraordinary courage had been deeply imprinted in his heart. He had almost lost his life on the battlefield for the small piece of jade she gave him.
He didn't have any other thoughts. He just wanted to see her, but he didn't expect…
Ding Shan, who was at the side, saw that his master was in a daze and asked,"Your Highness, are you going to use a villain to chase after him?"”
Zi Zhao came back to her senses, lowered her head, and thought for a moment before saying," There's no need. Let's go back."
The carriage turned around and slowly headed towards the palace.
The guard watched as the carriage gradually disappeared into the distance before letting out a sigh of relief.
He had managed to survive today. He had to go home and celebrate!
At the corner of the relay station, a person dressed like a guard saw everything. After the Crown Prince's carriage left, he also left.
This person was none other than the Fourth Prince Zi Mu's subordinate.
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Hehe, actually, there are some small mistakes in my text. It seems that there was no such thing as a 'crown prince' or a 'prince' in the Shang Dynasty. However, I really can't think of any words to represent their identities. Even after checking the information, there are no records. It seems that their names were taken from the heavenly stems and earthly branches. It took me a lot of brain cells, but I couldn't come up with a few good names. If you have good ideas, don't forget to tell me. Thank you, thank you!
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