Su Shi changed into his servant's clothes and went to the back door. The soldiers guarding him clearly saw Su Shi walking towards them, but they turned a blind eye and turned a blind eye.
Lin Mo was worried about the young master's safety, and was about to follow him, but was stopped by the two soldiers with knives, who shouted sternly: "No one can enter or leave without His Majesty's decree."
Su Shi opened the back door, waved to Lin Mo, motioning for him to go back, and then stepped out of the door.
At this time, a carriage had already parked outside the back door. However, when Su Shi saw the carriage, his eyes almost dropped.
Because he had never seen such a dilapidated carriage, nor had he seen such old and frail horses.
Su Shi rubbed his eyes and realized that he was indeed not blind. He couldn't help but grimaced and climbed into the carriage helplessly.
As soon as Su Shi got on the horse, the coachman raised his whip and the carriage slowly left the general's mansion.
Although the carriage was small and shabby, it was still very clean inside, and even a pillow was thoughtfully prepared for Su Shi. It's just that the pillow was small and hard, and Su Shi didn't know whether to put it on her head or lean on her waist.
Su Shi sighed, stretched his body as much as possible, and then put his feet on the pillow, because he knew that there would be a long and hard journey ahead.
The horses pulling the carriage are old and weak, and even if they move at a leisurely pace, they are as slow as a snail. Therefore, the journey of other carriages takes half an hour, but this carriage takes at least two hours.
This dilapidated carriage couldn't get on any major roads at all, so it had to drive along the city's paths, which were uneven and bumpy all the way. Fortunately, Su Shi hadn't had breakfast yet, otherwise she would have vomited it out.
After nearly two hours of jolting, Su Shi not only suffered from back pain, but also felt dizzy. He was now curled up, holding his waist with one hand and pressing his head with the other. He could no longer support himself.
At this moment, the carriage stopped and Su Shi collapsed like an empty sack.
Then he secretly swore in his heart that he could offend anyone in the future, but he could never offend women.
A knock on the door came from the front, indicating that Su Shi had arrived at his destination. He had to take a deep breath, then tried his best to squat up, and got out of the carriage shakily.
As soon as he touched the ground, Su Shi felt like he had stepped on a pile of cotton and almost fell to the ground. Fortunately, he reacted quickly and held the carriage with one hand to stabilize his body.
However, when the coachman heard the noise, he thought Su Shi had gotten off the carriage, raised his whip, urged the horse, and the carriage slowly set off again. However, Su Shi was caught off guard and finally fell to the ground, disgraced.
Fortunately, this was a remote alley with few people passing by, so no one noticed his embarrassment.
Su Shi slowly sat up from the ground. He tried several times to stand up, but his whole body was already weak from the jolts. He had to sit on the ground, holding his hands on the ground, stretching his legs straight, and leaning back as much as possible, hoping to wait for his strength to recover. Get up again.
While taking a break, Su Shi looked around and found that he was at the back door of a mansion. Then there was a creaking sound, and the back door slowly opened. A well-behaved and pretty maid appeared behind the door, looking at Su Shi in surprise with a pair of eyes that seemed to be able to speak.
After seeing Su Shi's face clearly, his eyes suddenly turned into crescent moons, and then he couldn't help covering his mouth and giggling.
Su Shi looked at her angrily: "Why don't you come over here and help me up?"
Xiaolan's eyes were full of smiles, but she covered her mouth and shook her head: "I don't dare to come and help you, I'm afraid that Her Highness the Princess will peel off my skin."
Su Shi sat up slowly, put his hands on his knees, and asked cautiously: "Your Highness, the princess is still angry?"
Xiaolan rolled her eyes and laughed softly: "Her Royal Highness the Princess is not so angry anymore. Someone made a mistake just now, and it was only punished with twenty sticks."
"Twenty sticks for a stick?" Su Shi was stunned, and then he couldn't help but touch his butt. He didn't know where he got the strength from, he stood up suddenly, forced a smile, and said, "Since your highness, Princess If you’re busy, I’ll come visit you another day.”
After saying that, he was about to leave, when Xiao Lan said lightly: "If the young master leaves now, I'm afraid Her Royal Highness will go to the general's mansion to look for the young master in person."
Su Shi raised his feet and put them down immediately, with a sneer on his face: "After traveling for so long, I'm already thirsty. I was about to go into the house to ask for a glass of water. I hope Miss Xiaolan won't dislike it."
Xiaolan suppressed her smile and pointed at his face: "You're going to enter the house like this?"
Su Shi smiled slyly: "You don't understand. If I were still dressed as usual, Her Highness the Princess would be furious when she saw me. Now that she sees me in such a mess, her anger will at least subside. half."
Xiaolan looked at him blankly. She really didn't expect that there would be such a person in this world, and he would actually plot and plot openly, and even in front of her.
She whispered: "Aren't you afraid that I will tell Her Highness the Princess?"
"You won't." Su Shi walked towards her and said with a smile: "You also hope that Her Majesty the Princess will calm down as soon as possible, so you will not expose me."
When Xiaolan saw that Su Shi had walked up to her, she immediately stepped aside and whispered: "This is the first time I have seen Her Royal Highness so angry. She came out of the General's Mansion last night and didn't say a word until she returned to the palace. Did not say."
"I know." Su Shi sighed. Thinking of the way Zhou Jin looked at him when he left last night, he couldn't help but feel a beat in his heart and even his steps slowed down a lot.
If he didn't have something urgent to discuss with Zhou Jin, Su Shi originally wanted to wait until Zhou Jin's anger subsided before seeing her.
"Her Royal Highness the Princess really scolded someone just now?"
"Fake."
Su Shi was stunned: "Then what is Her Royal Highness doing now?"
"Her Royal Highness the Princess is very unhappy. She has been sitting in the garden in a daze since she came here from the palace."
Su Shi hesitated for a moment, then touched his head, and couldn't help but whisper softly: "I really don't understand, why is she still angry when she knows it's just a temporary measure?"
He spoke so vaguely that Xiaolan could not hear clearly and could only look at him in confusion.
Su Shi just shook his head slightly and said, "Let's go."
Xiaolan was busy leading the way. The two came to the Fuzhong Garden. Just after passing the arch, Su Shi saw Zhou Jin sitting in the hexagonal pavilion. Even if she heard their footsteps, she remained motionless, as if admiring the flowers in the garden. .
However, even if Su Shi didn't see her expression, he could tell from her lonely back that her mood was extremely low.
Xiaolan also knew that Her Royal Highness the Princess was in a bad mood and did not dare to speak. She just nodded to Su Shi and then gently backed away. Now only Zhou Jin and Su Shi were left in the huge garden.
