"Miss! You're going to the military camp? Not only is it a long way, but you're a delicate young lady without any martial arts skills. If anything happens to you, how can I go on living!" Xiao Qing shook her head repeatedly, her face full of panic.
But Mu Fengqie had made up her mind. She had so many secret guards around her that she was sure to be safe. Now the emperor's attention was all on the empress, and the empress dowager's health had almost recovered. She was just an idle person in the imperial medical bureau.
Moreover, she hadn't received a reply from him for more than half a month. If this went on, she would start to have wild thoughts. It was useless to waste time in the imperial city.
Besides, she had been studying the poison on Jing Xinche during this period and had already collected the century - old agarwood. She only needed one more kind of incense to make the antidote.
If the poison flared up while he was so far away on the frontier, it would be very dangerous. The military doctors in the camp didn't know his physical condition. If something really happened, it might delay his treatment.
"Jiang Yanqin must have a way to take me to the frontier. Go and find him at the express station right now. We really can't delay any longer. If you don't go, I'll go by myself!"
She couldn't feel at ease until she received his letter. He wasn't an unreliable person. She had written to him. If he was okay, he would surely reply.
But so many days had passed and she didn't know what had happened to him. If she hadn't met Li Wantong, she might not have thought of this.
Xiao Qing heaved a deep sigh. She had no choice but to go out and find Jiang Yanqin. She knew her miss's temper well. Once Miss made a decision, no one could change it.
"What? Is Mu Fengqie crazy? What is a delicate young lady like her doing going to such a tough place as the frontier?" Jiang Yanqin widened his eyes in disbelief.
Xiao Qing shrugged helplessly. "Miss is too worried about the young master. But no matter how I try to persuade her, she won't listen. You know Miss's temper. It's better to make arrangements for her quickly."
Xiao Qing knew that if they continued to stop her, Mu Fengqie might leave secretly. Since her mind was made up and couldn't be changed, it was better to make all the arrangements for her and keep her safe.
Jiang Yanqin felt his head was about to burst. It wasn't a problem for him to make the arrangements, but Mu Fengqie was pregnant. The journey to the frontier was long and bumpy. He was afraid that a delicate young lady like her couldn't bear it.
"Did she say when she wants to leave?" Jiang Yanqin asked.
"Miss said the sooner the better. Tomorrow would be best. Every day of delay means more danger for the young master. Can you arrange someone to escort Miss tomorrow?"
Tomorrow? Why was it so urgent? He even wanted to put aside his work and escort her to the frontier himself. He wouldn't feel at ease if he handed her over to someone else.
But Jiang Yanqin also knew Mu Fengqie's temper. Helplessly, he had to use the whole night to make arrangements as best as he could.
Xiao Qing rushed back to the minister's mansion in a hurry. Mu Fengqie had already packed her luggage. She was so restless that she wished she could set off right away to find him.
"What did he say? Has he arranged a carriage for me?" Mu Fengqie asked.
Xiao Qing nodded. "Jiang Yanqin will come to pick you up before dawn tomorrow. You've already packed your luggage. I'll go and pack mine now."
Before Xiao Qing could leave the room, Mu Fengqie called out to her. "Xiao Qing! This journey is very dangerous. You stay in the minister's mansion and wait for me to come back. I'll take Zhu Fei with me."
Xiao Qing seemed not to expect this result. She immediately panicked. She had been with Mu Fengqie for so long. How could she feel at ease letting her go to the frontier while she enjoyed a comfortable life in the minister's mansion?
"Miss, please let me go with you. Wherever you go, I'll go. If you let me stay here, how can I be at ease?"
As she spoke, Xiao Qing began to cry aggrievedly. Mu Fengqie knew that this girl really cared about her. But the journey from the imperial city to the frontier was so long and full of unknown dangers. She couldn't let a weak girl like Xiao Qing who had no martial arts skills take risks with her.
"Listen to me. It's not that I don't want to take you. Neither of us knows martial arts. If there's danger, taking you will only hold Zhu Fei back. So please stay in the minister's mansion and wait for me to come back, okay? I'll leave all the shops in the city to you. You have a heavy responsibility. You have to take good care of the business while I'm away, okay?"
Mu Fengqie comforted Xiao Qing patiently, but the uneasiness in her heart didn't decrease. Instead, it intensified.
She hardly slept all night, tossing and turning in bed. Finally, it was midnight. Zhu Fei led Mu Fengqie quietly out of the minister's mansion.
When Mu Fengqie reached the city gate, the carriage was already waiting outside. Without a second thought, she got into the carriage. But when she saw who was in the carriage, she was stunned for a moment.
"Why are you here? You're not going with me, are you?" Mu Fengqie asked in surprise.
Jiang Yanqin showed a charming smile, looking like a care - free playboy. "How can I feel at ease letting such a beautiful lady take risks alone?"
Hearing this, Mu Fengqie suddenly felt the nausea of morning sickness that she hadn't felt for a long time. She had long known that Jiang Yanqin was a frivolous person, and now he was even more so.
"So you've left my express station and become a hands - off boss?" Mu Fengqie rubbed her forehead, as if a flock of crows had just flown over her head.
She just wanted him to arrange a carriage to take her to the frontier. She didn't expect that he would come with her. Mu Fengqie felt extremely annoyed and was afraid that Jiang Yanqin would be a burden.
After all, having one person like her who didn't know martial arts was already troublesome enough. If Jiang Yanqin also had no martial arts skills, wouldn't it be an even bigger problem?
But since he had already come, she had no reason to refuse. She had no choice but to let him follow her to the frontier shamelessly.
Shen Yiru came to Tingfeng Garden early in the morning, but she got there in vain. Only Xiao Qing was left in Tingfeng Garden, along with a letter left by Mu Fengqie.
"Fengqie has actually gone to the frontier? She never mentioned her husband to me. So her husband has been in the military camp?" Shen Yiru murmured to herself.
Mu Fengqie and Jiang Yanqin rode their horses at full speed. They passed two cities in just one day. They changed horses on the way and would reach the military camp on the frontier in no more than three days.
As night fell, Mu Fengqie had to take Zhu Fei and Jiang Yanqin to an inn to rest.