I, the villainous eldest prince, will suppress everything!

It wasn't until noon that the convoy stopped to rest and cook.

Qin Li then realized what had happened.

"What did you say?!"

"I not only carried Lady Wei all the way, you all saw it, but I even called her 'Mother'!"

Qin Li felt like his world had collapsed. He clutched his head tightly with both hands, unable to believe it.

Even though the sky was clear and blue, everyone saw an invisible bolt of lightning strike Qin Li's entire body.

The birds in the trees were all startled by Qin Li, and they flapped their wings and flew away into the distance.

Zhou Biao, who was under the same tree as Qin Li, had an indifferent expression on his face and was still picking his nose.

"Yes, Your Highness, we all saw it!"

"You not only called her 'Madam Wei,' but you called her that more than once."

"My subordinates heard at least seven or eight sounds!"

Boom boom boom!

Several more invisible bolts of lightning struck Qin Li's body.

He was scorched to a crisp and forced to speak.

Down the slope not far away, the maids were cooking over a fire, and Chuntao and Xialiu had brewed an extra pot of strong tea.

Lady Wei walked over, saw it, frowned, and asked, "What are you making this for?"

Chuntao looked up and said, "Of course it's to sober you up."

Xia Liu also said, "Madam, is there a problem? Strong tea is the best way to relieve a hangover. His Highness drank all night last night, so it's good for him to drink some strong tea to help him sober up."

They always did it this way before, and there were never any problems.

Lady Wei, however, said, "Strong tea is good for relieving hangovers, but it can also easily damage the stomach. Go, brew some dried tangerine peel soup to help with hangovers; it will also nourish the liver and protect the stomach!"

Upon hearing this, Chuntao and Xialiu nodded, indicating that they had learned something.

While Chuntao was preparing the ingredients, Xialiu couldn't help but ask:

"Madam, are you really planning to come with us to Jiangnan? We can still go back before we go too far."

Mingming, when he brought Madam Wei back last night, Madam Wei still looked like she was trying every possible way to escape.

After one night, not only did Lady Wei not flee, but she also wanted to go to Jiangnan with them.

I wonder what method His Highness the Crown Prince used last night; it's truly intriguing.

"I'm not going back."

"The scenery in Jiangnan is beautiful, and I haven't been there yet. I'll take this opportunity to go and see it, so that I won't have lived in vain."

Xia Liu mustered her courage and said again, "Madam, this is not a valid reason. Even I know this is not a valid reason."

Madam Wei glanced at Xia Liu. Unlike her silly younger sister Chun Tao, this older sister was very clever. No wonder Qin Li kept these two sisters by his side.

After thinking for a moment, Madam Wei smiled and said, "Your Highness is already calling me 'Mother,' so as his mother, I must stay by my son's side."

Xia Liu gently shook her head; this was not a reason.

"My daughter Hongying has given everything for your prince. Now, my daughter is far away on the frontier guarding the country. As her mother, I have to keep an eye on your prince to prevent him from having affairs and forgetting about my son."

Xia Liu nodded slightly, "That's a reason, but not enough."

"Hey!"

Madam Wei lost her temper, stretched out her finger and tapped Xia Liu's smooth forehead hard, scolding, "Does this lady need to explain so much to a servant girl like you?"

Just as they were reprimanding each other, a loud commotion suddenly broke out on the official road in the distance.

More than a hundred cavalrymen galloped wildly along the official road.

Among them, they were protecting a coffin.

Wherever they went, they raised clouds of dust.

Lady Wei and the others noticed them.

They naturally also saw Lady Wei and others by the official road.

This time, Qin Li did not make a big fuss when he went to Jiangnan.

They disguised themselves and secretly went to Jiangnan.

Judging from their attire and appearance, you can't tell anything at all; at most, they're a wealthy family traveling together.

However, the hundred or so cavalrymen stopped when they passed by.

"Whoa!"

"My lord, look! It's the Crown Prince's entourage!"

The leading cavalry general was none other than Marquis Wuyang, Dong Jin!

A subordinate pointed to Qin Li under the trees on the hillside and kindly reminded him.

"My eyes aren't blind; I saw it!"

Dong Jin cursed angrily, gripping the reins with both hands, his face grim, his eyes fixed on Qin Li under the tree.

His younger sister, Consort Hui, died in the palace, killed by Qin Li. Her skull was shattered by Qin Li's palm strike.

As the older brother, he was to escort his sister's body back to their hometown in Huozhou for burial.

This morning when he set off, someone told him that he would run into the Prince's entourage heading south on the way, and that he should handle the situation himself.

Sure enough, he caught them.

"Your Highness, it's Dong Jin!"

Zhou Biao pointed it out to Qin Li under the tree.

Qin Li's gaze wasn't on Dong Jin, but on the coffin heavily guarded by cavalry, and he said:

"Falsifying an imperial edict, framing the crown prince, and yet his body can still be sent back to his hometown for burial?"

No matter how I thought about it, it seemed impossible. The fact that they weren't implicated and their entire family was only because the Dong family was one of the six great families of the Six Dynasties.

Zhou Biao replied, "Your Highness, of course not. It should be thrown into a mass grave outside the city, torn apart by wild dogs. No family is allowed to collect the body or burn incense to worship it."

"So what's going on?"

Qin Li pointed, certain that the coffin contained Consort Hui.

Zhou Biao shook his head, indicating that he did not know.

However, according to his guess, Emperor Xuan doted on Consort Hui, and this was probably Emperor Xuan's intention to allow Consort Hui's body to be returned to her hometown for burial. As the Crown Prince, Qin Li couldn't say anything.

As they were talking, Dong Jin, with two riders, broke away from the main force and came down the slope.

Riding on horseback and gazing at Qin Li in the distance, Dong Jin said, "What a coincidence, Your Highness!"

It seemed like a greeting, but you could tell from his tone that he wished he could tear Qin Li, the man who killed his sister, to pieces to vent his hatred.

"How dare you!"

Zhou Biao stepped forward and angrily rebuked, "Why didn't you dismount and pay homage to the Crown Prince?! What is your punishment?!"

Dong Jin had already prepared an explanation. He cupped his hands and said, "Your Highness, please forgive me for not being able to dismount and pay my respects. I have urgent official business to attend to. I will leave after saying only a few words."

Escorting the corpse of a convicted woman back to her hometown is considered official business, and even urgent? Emperor Xuan really dotes on this Consort Hui.

"Is Your Highness planning a trip to Jiangnan?"

Dong Jin asked.

"So what if it is?"

Qin Li said calmly.

His plan to travel south of the Yangtze River can be kept secret for a while, but not forever.

I just don't know how Dong Jin found out.

"Jiangnan is prosperous and has beautiful scenery, but it is also frequented by bandits and is not as safe as the capital."

"I advise Your Highness not to go down. If you encounter vicious bandits on the way, it would be bad if Your Highness were injured."

Dong Jin said with a sinister grin.

Threat!

A naked threat.

The bandits wouldn't dare to attack the prince's convoy unless they wanted to ransack their hideout.

The thief Dong entered was himself.

He wanted to avenge his sister.

He had no chance in the capital.

But in Jiangnan, especially in Huozhou.

He could easily lead his troops to commit a massacre!