It could be seen that Du Tingyun was really impatient, so Liu Shengsheng curled her lips, but did not force him to interrogate him again and again.
Anyway, by now, they should have a lot of guesses in their own minds.
If they are aggressive, even if they know that Du Qianyi is behind it, they will feel that they are being unreasonable and unforgiving.
Rather than doing this, it's better to follow them for once.
Let them get the upper hand occasionally.
After all, it’s just a county magistrate. Even if you waste time searching, you won’t be able to find much.
Thinking of this, Liu Shengsheng just said aggrievedly: "Thank you, brother, for making the decision for me. Since brother has said so, let's just behead him. I don't know how he, a small county magistrate, could be so bold. How dare you spread rumors that I am a witch throughout the county, it is really abominable."
Nan Muze patted her head in response, "Don't be afraid, they can't hurt you."
Liu Shengsheng nodded, "Well, no matter what, eldest brother has always been protecting me. I believe eldest brother will protect me well."
After finishing speaking, she smiled at Du Tingyun and said, "Really, big brother?"
Du Tingyun's smile was a little stiff, but she nodded slightly, "Shengsheng is right, let's continue on our way."
"..."
We continued on our way for a while.
Perhaps it was because too many trivial things happened along the way, and those things in the past gradually spread over time, so I never encountered those miscellaneous things again along the way.
From every city lord he met, down to some of the most ordinary village chiefs or county magistrates, almost everyone became extremely polite and courteous.
Or maybe Du Tingyun was worried that someone would interfere with their journey, so before arriving at the next city, he would send someone to say hello in advance. Therefore, every time he passed those cities, the people in the city would become cautious, and everyone would Don't dare to talk nonsense around them.
The entire journey was silent.
Soon, they arrived outside the capital.
It was a small county town less than half a day's journey from the capital.
The county town is surrounded by endless grassland.
According to the agreement, the 20,000 soldiers and horses brought by Liu Shengsheng and others cannot enter the capital, and this grassland is the best place to stay.
Countless soldiers camped on the spot, and after Liu Shengsheng and Nan Muze got back on the carriage, all the people in front and behind the carriage had been replaced by Du Tingyun's subordinates.
It only takes half a day for them to enter the gate of the capital.
After traveling for too long, Liu Shengsheng was already exhausted. Even though she knew she was about to arrive at her destination, she didn't feel at all relaxed. Instead, she leaned on Nan Muze's shoulder sleepily, closing her eyes to rest.
And at the same time.
There was a commotion in the capital.
In a luxurious palace in the palace, countless maids were busy walking around outside the palace, and they didn't know what they were busy with.
Passing through the palace, you will come to a colorful garden with a luxurious carp pond in the middle of the garden.
At this moment, a graceful and luxurious woman was sitting next to the pool, throwing things into the pool from time to time.
Every time something is thrown into the water, countless carp will rush forward...
The woman has an alluring face, and even though the corners of her eyes have wrinkles, she can't hide her amazing beauty.
It's hard to imagine how beautiful she would be if she were a few years younger...
"Empress, Your Highness the Crown Prince and the Princess will soon arrive in the capital..."
A palace maid hurriedly came forward and whispered.
The moment the words fell, all the things in the woman's hands fell into the pool, and her beautiful eyes slightly raised, "You're back? Ahem, are you sure?"
The palace maid lowered her head cautiously, "I don't dare to lie. When the news came, it was said that His Highness the Crown Prince would arrive in three or four hours. It has been a long time, I guess.
We can enter the city in less than an hour or two..."
After hearing this, the woman couldn't help coughing violently several times.
The two palace maids on the side quickly patted her on the back.
She shook her head gently, with a hint of joy in her weak eyes, "I'm finally back, my daughter is finally coming back..."
As the queen of Li Kingdom, Wen Qiurou seemed to have forgotten her identity, stood up, and walked out without saying a word.
This caused a group of palace maids to come forward quickly, put a coat on her, and whispered to dissuade her.
"Empress, the imperial doctor said you shouldn't have a blast these days, so you can't go out!"
"Yes, the Queen, Your Highness the Princess will definitely come back to the palace to visit you when she returns. You don't have to pick her up in person."
"It's cold outside. If you accidentally catch a cold, the emperor will definitely blame the slaves!"
"..."
Wen Qiurou took a deep breath and then stopped.
"That's all, I won't leave the palace."
Hearing what she said, the maids next to them finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Wen Qiurou said earnestly, "But I haven't seen her for too many years. I must go to pick her up. If you don't go out of the palace, you won't catch a cold if you pick her up at the palace gate."
What else did the maids want to say.
But Wen Qiurou had already walked out without looking back...
As soon as he walked out of Yongkang Palace, a frail woman suddenly came up to him.
"Mother, queen..."
Hearing this voice, Wen Qiurou's face became a little ugly.
Upon seeing Du Qianyi, Wen Qiurou looked a little disgusted, "What are you doing here?"
Du Qianyi said with an embarrassed expression: "Mother, I received the news. I heard that my sister will be back soon. I thought that my mother would probably pick her up, so I wanted to come and accompany my mother..."
"She's not older than you, not your sister."
Wen Qiurou coughed twice and said a little coldly.
Because she handed over her biological daughter, she knew from the beginning that the woman in front of her was not her biological daughter.
Later, when someone found a girl to pretend to be her daughter, in order not to be noticed and to protect the life of her own daughter, she would pretend to coax the girl a few words when she was outside.
But she never really accepted this person in her heart.
In addition, she had left this girl in the care of the wet nurse since she was a child, so she didn't have much deep affection for her. She just kept caring for her, which seemed to fatten her up a lot.
Now that her biological daughter is coming back, Wen Qiurou cannot tell how happy she is.
But when she saw this Du Qianyi, Wen Qiurou felt particularly uncomfortable.
Thinking about how his biological daughter has been suffering all these years, this woman has enjoyed everything that his daughter should enjoy, but in order to hide her from others, she can't say anything. The most she can do is endure not seeing her.
So every time I see this woman, I feel uneasy.
Too many thoughts flashed through Wen Qiurou's mind, and she finally managed to squeeze out one sentence, "If nothing happens, just stay in the princess's mansion and don't run around. What does it look like for a girl to run around all the time?" ?」
