C17

Because Xia Yuanbin was busy with matters of Jingzhou, he didn't notice Xia Yi An until two days ago. Madam Jiang was resting in her room all day and wondered why she wasn't paying her respects. He sent an attendant over to take a look, and the attendant returned with a letter.

Madam Jiang fainted on the spot. Xia Yuanbin was anxious and worried at the same time as he sent someone to fetch Xia Yi An. He paced up and down the room, fearful that something had happened to his daughter again.

After waking up, Madame Jiang was supported by Jinju. She held Xia Yuanbin's hand and cried, "Master, you must get An'er back. If something happened to her, how would I live?"

Xia Yuanbin patted her hand and comforted, "Don't worry Madam. Yian will be back soon. I've already sent people to chase her."

When Aunt Mei and Aunt Xue heard that Xia Yi An had snuck out, they were overjoyed. However, because of Xia Yuanbin's dignity, they did not dare mock and ridicule in front of Madame Jiang.

When Xia Yiqing heard the news, she was so happy that she couldn't sleep. Jing Prefecture was such a chaotic place, wasn't Xia Yi An seeking death? A fool without a brain, she had to plan things out properly to make sure that Xia Yi An would not have a chance to return.

However, she wasn't the only one who wished for Xia Yi An's death in the capital. Even if she didn't do anything, Xia Yi An wouldn't have been able to come back alive.

In a good mood, the next day Xia Yiqing made the pastries herself and sent them to Xia Yuanbin. She thought that she would slowly gain her father's respect and replace Xia Yian.

Passing by that crabapple tree, Xia Yiqing thought of her encounter with Xia Yi An that day and felt very pleased. She would be missing a person to give her the flowers in the future.

Suddenly, a hissing sound came from the flower bush, and when they looked over, a flower snake's head was spitting out its core at them.

"Ahh …" Xia Yi Qing staggered backwards, her kick hitting a rock on the ground and knocking over the pastries in her hands.

Golden Fragrance held her back in panic. The two of them didn't even have time to think before running more than ten meters away. Xia Yiqing clutched her chest and asked Golden Fragrance in a shrill voice, "Why is there a snake here?"

Golden Fragrance lowered her head and said, "This servant doesn't know."

"Go, get the steward!"

Golden Fragrance obediently turned around to look for the butler.

Golden Fragrance brought Uncle Xia in front of Xia Yiqing, who acted as the head of the household as she reproached him harshly, "Uncle Xia, the Xia family invited you to be their housekeeper, but we didn't ask you to be lazy. Since there are snakes hidden in the yard, why don't you do anything about it?"

Old Uncle Xia had been in Xia Manor for more than ten years and had never made any mistakes. Now, he was being accused of blushing and blushing as he quickly lowered his head in apology, "Second Miss, don't be angry. I'll have someone check the courtyard right now."

Xia Yi Qing snorted coldly and looked at him arrogantly, saying, "Get people to look for him carefully. If something like this happens again, don't blame me for deducting your wages!"

Old Uncle Xia nodded his head repeatedly, feeling aggrieved in his heart. How could he be lazy when he oversaw the work of others every day? Normally, Old Master Xia and Young Master would be kind to him, but this concubine's second daughter would throw her face away.

He sighed in his heart as he ordered his men to clear out the courtyard. He thought to himself, why would there be snakes in the yard? Last time, I killed one, but this time, another one came out.

… ….

After Black Turtle had driven the carriage for five days, they finally arrived at the Jing Prefecture. When they entered the city gates, the carriage was carefully inspected. The city guards looked at Xia Yi An and Jin Lei as if they were looking at a fool. They mocked, "If anyone else wants to go out, they can't even leave. Are you two crazy?"

Jin Lei, with his small temper, swallowed his words back. "Cut the crap. We're here to save them. Hurry up and open the door!"

Xia Yi An was laughing so hard that her stomach hurt. This little girl must have a grudge against the imperial guards, so she wanted to vent her anger on them.

The guard glanced at her coolly and turned to let her pass.

Because Black Turtle was Nangong Han's man, he drove the horse carriage to Nangong Han's camp unhindered. Even though it was called a camp, it was actually a residential area. Since it was raining all day, it was definitely unrealistic to stay in a tent.

When Xia Yi An and Jin Lei got off the carriage, it immediately attracted a crowd of people. Everyone looked at them curiously. They were all wondering why such a weak-looking man had come to such a place.

Xia Yi An looked down at herself and thought, does she look weak? However, compared to men, they were indeed very thin and weak.

Black Turtle went to meet Nangong Han first, leaving the two of them to wait on the spot.

… ….

Nangong Han was sitting at the table and listening to the guard's report of today's patrol. Suddenly, someone came in and said that Black Turtle had come. He felt very surprised.

As soon as Black Turtle entered, he kneeled in front of him and begged for forgiveness. He told Nangong Han everything about how Xia Yi An had scolded him about how he had asked him to send someone over.

Nangong Han's eyebrows shot up as he chuckled. The smile was like a continuous downpour that suddenly cleared up, causing everyone to be unable to look away.

Black Turtle was completely dumbfounded. He kneeled on the ground in a daze, not moving at all. The prince laughed. He had never seen the prince smile before, and this was the first time.

Nangong Han had his men arrange a room for him so that he could leave.

After that, he sent someone to invite that Dr. Yan Ge in, that is, Xia Yi An.

Xia Yi An brought Jin Zhong in and the two scrawny men stood in front of him. Once again, he was astonished. He looked at Xia Yi An and asked, "You are a doctor?"

"This commoner Yan Ge greets Your Highness!" Xia Yi An cupped her fists and bowed towards him.

Nangong Han nodded. Xia Yi An turned to Jin Lei and said, "This is my medicine boy, Jin Ge."

Nangong Han smelt a delicate fragrance that seemed to come from the forest after the rain. This smell was very familiar. He remembered that Miss Xia had it on her and thought that the woman even wanted to make friends with someone with a similar taste.

Xia Yi An was confident that no one would be able to recognize her, but what did this Elder Han's sniffling mean? Although she hadn't taken a bath for a few days, she didn't smell bad at all!

The man in front of him was as handsome as ever. However, his brows were always furrowed. He must have been troubled by the plague. His aura was strong, and she unconsciously straightened up as soon as she entered the room, standing properly.

She looked at him as if she was looking at a ghost, thinking that he was even more manly than usual in his military uniform. If he wandered around outside, he would definitely catch the attention of countless women.

Jin Lei kept his head down, not daring to make a sound.

After Nangong Han had inspected them enough, he waved his hand to the guards at the side, "Arrange a room for them."

The guard thought for a moment and said, "Your Highness, the rooms outside are full, so there are no more rooms left. Only two rooms are left in your courtyard."

"Then let them stay here." Nangong Han did not put on any airs, as long as it did not disturb him.

"Yes." The guard led Xia Yi An and Jin Lei to the empty room next door.

Xia Yi An looked at the dilapidated roof and felt helpless. It was her first time living in such a place, but at least it was better than sleeping out in the open.

Fortunately, they were given a separate room. If they could squeeze together with the soldiers, she would rather sleep under the eaves.

As soon as Jin Lei entered the room, he tidied up diligently, sweeping the dust and making the bed. Xia Yi An sat on a wooden stool to the side and rested. She thought of Nangong Han sniffing around and lifted her arm to sniff at his nose. She muttered, "It doesn't smell bad …"