When brothers Fu Wenzhang and Fu Wenci entered the door, they saw this strange scene.
Prince An was on Lingchan's right, reaching out and holding Lingchan's hand tightly. Only a small amount of pitiful pink and white fingertips could be exposed on the girl's hand from Prince An's palm.
The prince stood up and took a few steps to stand in front of Lingchan. He bent down and stretched out his hand to break the two's intertwined hands.
The slender fingers forcefully squeezed into the gap between Lingchan and An Wang's palms, and they were so ruthless that they could not be refused.
Ling Chan sat upright on the chair, with the corners of her lips slightly raised, as if she was happy, but also as if she didn't care.
Fu Wenzhang: "..."
Fu Wenci: "..."
It is a complex relationship that is visible to the naked eye.
Fu Wenzhang calmly stepped over the three people who were twisted into a ball. Under the watchful and indifferent eyes of Prince An and the Crown Prince, he crossed the seats and stood behind Lingchan.
"This position is very suitable for my status as a guard."
Fu Wenci found a seat farthest away from Lingchan's seat and said, "Your atmosphere is a bit scary. I'll just stay here with a bunch of idle people waiting."
The atmosphere was awkward and tense for a while, and Ling Chan said calmly: "Now that everyone is here, let's get started?"
She twisted her wrist and easily broke free from the two men's but indestructible restraints.
"Your Highness the Crown Prince, Your Highness Prince An, please return to your seats and sit down."
The prince and Prince An looked at the sky and the ground, then returned to their seats.
The prince sat at the bottom, with a calm expression and dignified manner, while King An straightened his body and fell in the direction of Lingchan as if he was no longer boneless.
Lingchan looked back at Fu Wenzhang, "Brother."
Fu Wenzhang understood and quickly took out the map and unfolded it.
Lingchan smiled and said: "I invite you all here today because I want to discuss together and trigger our route."
Lingchan was rescuing a private prostitute. Her final destination was Liangzhou, the fiefdom of King An, but she didn't want to take the fastest and most convenient route to get there quickly. Instead, she wanted to take a twists and turns, bypassing most of the Yong Dynasty. Let yourself go to as many places as possible and see more people's livelihood.
King An glanced at the route she drew and tutted, "You are really good at troublesome people. If you walk like this, I may not be able to reach the end of my life."
Fu Wenzhang watched with sharp eyes as his sister tightened her grip on the pen, and veins with distinct meridians popped out on the back of her fair and transparent hand.
He couldn't help frowning and said: "Is His Highness Prince An anxious to get a fiefdom?" Just that miserable place in a poor and remote place?
Fu Wenci continued: "His Royal Highness Prince An actually cares about the people so much. It's really surprising."
"In this case," the prince said, "then we might as well divide the army into two groups with the third brother. The third brother will go directly to take office, and we will follow the route of the empress."
"It's a good idea," Lingchan nodded thoughtfully, "What do you think, Your Highness Prince An?"
"..."
King An gritted his teeth, "...I'll go with you."
He can't just admit defeat!
This person joined forces to exclude him. If he really left, wouldn't it make the prince happy?
"Then..." Lingchan smiled and said, "It passed unanimously?"
The four nodded.
Lingchan nodded, "Then let's move on to the next item! Regarding our personnel arrangements."
"That's what I think," Lingchan elaborated on her thoughts.
This time they left the palace, accompanied by many people.
She wanted the prince to be the vanguard and the king to be the queen. Fu Wenzhang and his troops protect themselves closely,
King An was the first to say angrily: "Why!"
The prince didn't seem to be satisfied with this plan either. "If this is the order of the empress, I will definitely obey it."
Fu Wenzhang remained calm on his face, but smiled brightly in his heart, "Of course!"
Then he received cold stares from the Crown Prince and King An.
Lingchan has always been democratic. Since some people have different opinions, she is also happy to listen to them, "Do you have any other ideas?"
Then he watched the three people quarreling and bickering, just to compete for a position as a personal guard for Ling Chan.
The prince smiled and said: "The people under the young general are all heroes who came back from the border. Although they are powerful, they may not be as good at protecting and serving people as the Yulin Guards in the capital."
"This group of people around me have been following me for several years. They have all gained experience in various assassinations against me. They are perfect for protecting the empress."
"You'd better think more about it," King An snorted: "The prince is not good at martial arts, and his subordinates are all soft-footed cats. How can he take good care of you? It's better to let my people come. I am leading this time. But they are all the best among the best!”
Fu Wenzhang was annoyed: "How come I don't know how to take care of people! My people are all good, hard-blooded men who rush in and out of the battlefield without fear. You all together can't beat the people under me!"
Prince: "That's why we should be the vanguard and open the way for the empress."
The three people glared at each other angrily, and the atmosphere was tense and on the verge of breaking out.
Fu Wenci smiled and added, "You are right, but it is very dangerous to be alone outside. It would be more peaceful if the imperial concubine had her brother with her."
"..."
King An said coldly: "The unnecessary thoughts about women make people laugh."
The prince looked at King An and frowned, "My queen is not as weak as you say."
King An: "..."
Will the prince be disgusted with him?
He watched the prince give an extremely sincere analysis to Ling Chan, tactfully pointed out the shortcomings of Ling Chan's ideas, and asked Ling Chan to change her mind in a roundabout way... It turns out you have some emotional intelligence, right?
Lingchan seemed to be moved, she asked: "Then what do you think should be arranged?"
Prince An interrupted first, "Your Highness, the Crown Prince, doesn't want to serve the empress himself? Tsk, tsk, Sima Zhao's true intentions are known to everyone on the road!"
The prince who was robbed of his words: "...First of all, exclude Prince An. He is just on the way with us. He will be separated from us after arriving in Liangzhou. It will be inconvenient to break up the team at that time."
King An: "...Tsk." You're cruel!
Lingchan was very satisfied with this suggestion and happily accepted the prince's suggestion.
It was finally decided that half of the Prince's and Fu Wenzhang's men would each be sent to protect Ling Chan, and Prince An would be sent to the forward position to clear the way, while the remaining men would press behind.
Next, King An was squeezed out of most of the positions that allowed him to be close to Ling Chan because he was only on the road for a short time. He laughed angrily and said, "What's going on with you people? Are you going to catch me and not let me go? Since So, why call me over!"
"You're right," Lingchan looked over with dazzling eyes, "Then you go first."
King An: "..."
"After we have discussed it, we will inform you of the result." Lingchan smiled sweetly.
King An's face was livid, he threw up his sleeves and left.
Fu Wenzhang bent down, leaned into Lingchan's ear and asked softly: "Sister, he will be with us for a long time. Is it really okay for us to stimulate him like this?"
"Unless he doesn't want to return to Beijing from Liangzhou," Lingchan said with a sweet smile, "otherwise he wouldn't dare to attack me."
——That’s weird.
Ling Chan had no good intentions at all by trying to bully people like this, so she hoped that King An would do something.
This journey has high mountains and long waters. How boring would it be if everything was smooth sailing?
…
Tantai Shi got into the carriage. The subordinate in the carriage knelt on one knee and respectfully handed over a map.
A small red dot is marked on the map.
"Your Highness, the mountains here are high and narrow, and are most prone to rebellion. Neither Dong Palace nor General Fu are familiar with the terrain, so they can only rely on our people."
"There is a winding and hard-to-find canyon in the mountain. If our people hadn't led the way, they would never have found it!"
Tantai Shi drew his finger on the map and outlined Lingchan's route, which happened to coincide with the red dot.
Among the deep and shallow shades of intense green, the small characters in regular script are clearly visible.
Pingxi Mountain.
The carriage began to move smoothly.
I closed my eyes when I was in Tantai, and saw Lingchan's face again in a daze.
It made his heart ache with anger and mad with hatred.
Even if Lingchan dares to lie to him, play tricks on him, or step on him like this, she should be prepared to suffer his revenge.
I really want to see her crying and begging him... what a beautiful scene it would be.
