After becoming a concubine, she lived a miserable life every day.

Chapter 58: Xiao Quan, Doctor of the Ministry of Justice

"Yes." Qiao Rongjin replied.

Then he bowed to the princess and turned to walk towards the carriage.

There were only five carriages, and one of them was filled with Qiao Rongjin's food, clothing, housing and transportation needs. This was the result of keeping the carriages simple, otherwise there would have been more.

Qiao Rongjin followed Prince Rui's steps closely, then looked at the empty carriage in a daze.

Which carriage is she riding in?

The carriage in front must belong to King Rui, so is she going to ride in the same carriage as King Rui? The more she thought about it, the more she felt that this was very possible.

But she didn't want to ride in the same carriage with King Rui. She wanted to ride alone. How comfortable it would be to ride alone with King Rui for such a long time. How uncomfortable she would feel.

Just when she was feeling a little conflicted, Prince Rui had already boarded the front carriage.

"Still not coming over?"

Hearing the voice, Qiao Rongjin looked up and saw Prince Rui standing in the carriage looking at her.

Well, it turned out that he was going to ride in a carriage with Prince Rui, so Qiao Rongjin walked over resignedly.

When she reached the carriage, Qiao Rongjin stepped on a bench, intending to reach out to hold on to the carriage to gain leverage, but unexpectedly, King Rui's hand reached out to her. She didn't want to embarrass King Rui in public, so she could only reach out her hand.

In an instant, she was held by a rough big hand. Qiao Rongjin felt uncomfortable for a moment. She didn't like such close contact with King Rui, but she didn't show it on her face.

Prince Rui felt the soft and boneless little hand in his hand, his eyes flashed involuntarily, and he took the person in with a calm expression.

Qiao Rongjin found a corner farthest from King Rui and sat down, with his back straight and his hands on his knees, a very well-behaved gesture.

King Rui felt somewhat unhappy when he saw this.

Why is Qiao so far away from me? Is he going to eat her?

The sudden low pressure in the carriage made Qiao Rongjin feel that Prince Rui was really difficult to get along with. Even though they had physical contact, Qiao Rongjin still felt that they were not familiar with each other, and there was still a huge distance between them.

Seeing that her master was sitting with Prince Rui, Zhu Yun had no choice but to follow the instructions of Eunuch Wang Fuyang to the carriage where the servants were sitting at the back.

The master brought only one maid with him on this trip, but Prince Rui also brought two maids and a nanny who was nearly fifty years old. These were added by the princess to Prince Rui as the journey would take too long and it would obviously not be possible without maids and nannies to take care of them.

In addition to these people, there were also thirty guards from the palace accompanying them.

"Let's go!"

Prince Rui's deep voice came from the carriage. Jiang Liu, the chief guard on this trip, shouted, and Princess Zhen's team headed towards the palace gate.

This time, King Rui was accompanied by an imperial envoy to assist him in disaster relief.

When Qiao Rongjin first got on the carriage, he was very well behaved, but after a cup of tea he became restless.

This was the first time she had sat in a carriage since she had traveled here. It was somewhat novel at first, but after sitting for a while, she found that there was nothing special about it. It was definitely not as comfortable as a car, and it was shaky. However, compared to other carriages, this one was King Rui's carriage, so it was naturally much better.

The road is relatively flat now, and the carriage is running relatively smoothly. Once you leave Yingtian Prefecture, the road outside will be even more difficult to travel on. In the original owner's memory, every time he went out, it was a torture, and he would fall seriously ill every time. It can be seen how difficult the road is.

Seeing that Prince Rui still had his eyes closed, Qiao Rongjin lifted the curtain to look.

The surrounding houses were antique, large and imposing. The road they were walking on was the residential area of ​​wealthy families. Many princes and nobles lived here. There were not many people, with the occasional maids and old women walking on the road. From time to time, a carriage passed by them, and there were no other people around. It was quite quiet here.

None of these moved Qiao Rongjin. After all, there were many things to see in the modern world, and there were countless houses that were more magnificent than this one. After looking for a while, she lost interest and lowered her head to play with the sachet around her waist. After a while, she yawned delicately.

She sighed in her heart. Normally, it was her nap time at this moment. She was used to sleeping so now it was inevitable that she felt a little sleepy. She glanced at King Rui, closed her eyes, and began to rest.

Soon, the group arrived at the gate of the palace.

"You stay in the carriage." After saying this, Prince Rui got off the carriage and walked towards the imperial envoy Xiao Quan who was in casual clothes not far away.

This time, not only Prince Rui went to provide disaster relief, but also Doctor Xiao Quan, a fifth-rank official in the Ministry of Justice.

By the way, this Doctor Xiao was also a character. Not only did he have an excellent family background, he was also proficient in both civil and military affairs. After passing the imperial examination and getting the top three places, he entered the officialdom. In just three short years, he had risen from the bottom to the top. He was a true favorite of the emperor and a new upstart in the court.

What people praised him for was not his excellent family background, but his outstanding abilities, otherwise he would not have been valued by the emperor.

Although this man looks like a banished immortal, he is actually very ruthless.

Xiao Quan naturally also saw King Rui, so he stepped forward and saluted.

"Your Highness, Prince Rui, is greeted by your humble servant Xiao Quan."

King Rui originally wanted to win over this person, so he was very respectful to him. However, thinking of the people on the city wall, King Rui did not show much enthusiasm. He just said lightly, "Lord Xiao, there is no need to be polite. Since everyone is here, let's set off."

"That's exactly what I meant." Xiao Quan was still polite and measured in his actions.

Neither of them was the type to waste time, so after they finished talking, they each got into their own carriages.

Qiao Rongjin's carriage was not far away from the two of them. He heard this slightly familiar voice, but he couldn't remember when he had heard it for a while. He had to quietly lift the curtain to look, and then he saw only a back. He frowned and had to lower the curtain. Then he turned around and saw King Rui coming in, and hurriedly sat down.

When King Rui saw this, a smile flashed in his eyes, and he walked straight to where he had just sat and sat down.

The palace's carriage was in the front, with food, medicine and other relief supplies in the middle, and Xiao Quan following behind.

Seeing that the prince was seated firmly, Jiang Liu immediately shouted, "Let's go!"

The huge team moved slowly forward. On the walls of the imperial palace gate, the crown prince and several princes watched them leave.

The third prince, Prince Chen, had a gloomy look in his eyes. He had always been at odds with Prince Rui and couldn't stand his stinky face since he was a child. "Fifth brother is really lucky to be able to work with Lord Xiao. I believe this credit must be well deserved."

Hearing this, the others all looked unhappy.

There is no need to say much about Lord Xiao's ability. He has been serving in foreign posts in recent years and is experienced and sophisticated. No one expected that this time the emperor would send him to follow in the disaster relief efforts.

It seems that the credit for this time goes to the fifth brother. The fifth brother's ability is not bad to begin with, and with the addition of Xiao Quan, the two of them join forces, and the result is obvious.