A group of people traveled light just to escort the princess to the post station for a rest first. There were hardly any valuable items in the carriage. A large number of bandits suddenly appeared on the official road. Obviously, they weren't here for money. They were more after the life of the Fifth Princess. The large escort team of the Xiliang Prince had stayed in the camp at the foot of the mountain and simply didn't have time to come up the mountain for support.
If it weren't for the Fifth Princess's highly skilled relatives from her maternal family, the two teams of imperial guards would almost have been completely killed.
It was obvious that the Xiliang Prince wanted to kill someone with a borrowed knife! But the Fifth Princess insisted repeatedly, claiming that it was definitely not Prince Mingyang's intention, which left all the imperial guards bewildered. Even Uncle Li and the others were all stunned.
Li Mingyang and his confidants looked speechless. Was this princess really stupid or just pretending?
Seeing that Wei Dongling insisted again and again, Uncle Li had no choice but to reluctantly let go of Li Mingyang and turned around to repair the carriage.
Wei Dongling snickered to herself. One had to go all the way when acting, right? She was still waiting for his 100,000 troops to help her in Hanzhong!
She stepped forward and hugged Li Mingyang's arm, looking at him with amorous eyes and smiling, "My husband! How are you? Were you scared? Don't worry. Uncle Li just has a loud voice. In fact, he has a kind heart!"
Li Mingyang sighed inwardly. He was grateful to the Fifth Princess for coming to his rescue, but he really didn't know what to do with her. He had to cover his side face from her view with his hand and perfunctorily said, "I'm fine. Don't worry. It's windy at night. Get back into the carriage quickly. We can't delay any longer. Let's set off for the post station now."
Wei Dongling refused to yield and swayed Li Mingyang's arm back and forth, coquettishly saying, "No! I want to be with my husband. I don't want to go back!" She could see that Li Mingyang was just a paper tiger! In the imperial garden, he had said such bold words and even pretended to lean over to kiss her, which really disgusted her. It was only now that she realized that he had done it on purpose that day! Just after Li Mingyang really thought she was interested in him, his attitude towards Wei Dongling became rather awkward. He was like a hot potato, afraid of getting too close to her.
Was it because he was caught off guard and didn't know how to respond to her?
Wei Dongling snickered in her heart, but on the surface, she still pretended to be determined to stick to him, which really scared Li Mingyang. He stammered, "P, Princess, you need to take good care of your injuries. Get in quickly to avoid the wind!" As a man who cherished his dignity so much, he already felt quite embarrassed to let the Fifth Princess see his face swollen like a pig's head. But that woman just refused to leave. Li Mingyang was wailing inside.
Wei Dongling pouted and coquettishly said, "Then come to me after you apply the medicine, okay!" Even she almost vomited after saying this.
Li Mingyang's expression was uglier than if he had eaten shit. He quickly perfunctorily replied, "Okay, okay. I'll come to you when I'm better." Then he hurriedly took his confidants back to his own carriage.
Uncle Li and the others quickly repaired the carriage damaged by the bandits and led everyone to hurry to the post station in the wind and snow.
Wei Dongling caught a cold and her fever got worse. She was listless all the way and dozed off in Cuihuan's arms. It was not until they arrived at the post station and she drank some millet porridge that her physical condition improved a little.
Li Mingyang came to see her. Seeing that she had just lain down after drinking the Chinese medicine, he felt a little pity in his heart. He turned around and asked someone to send over some excellent wound medicine.
Early the next morning, when Wei Dongling was still sound asleep, Li Mingyang asked someone to stew some well - cooked mutton soup for her to nourish her body. After Ruan Niang carefully examined it, she asked someone to feed it to her.
It was not until afternoon that the Xiliang attendants who had been camping at the foot of the mountain finally came to join them. Seeing that the Fifth Princess was still seriously ill, Li Mingyang arranged for everyone to rest today and set off tomorrow.
Several of Li Mingyang's confidants were quite shocked recently. They knew their master's plan very well. Originally, they were going to kill the princess, but after the princess stepped forward to block a knife for their master, their master's attitude towards her had changed! He strictly forbade them to harm her and spent a lot of money every day to find tonics for her, just hoping that her cold would get better soon. He also asked them to find out the princess's preferences indirectly!
Someone heard from the princess's maid that the woman was quite shallow and liked gold bars, silver notes, and ingots. After they reported this, their master was not angry at all. Instead, he asked someone to send a large number of silver notes to please the princess.
All the confidants were dejected and didn't know what to do. Had their master really fallen in love with the princess? Had he completely forgotten about the plan?
The inner wall of Wei Dongling's carriage was also replaced with thick felt by Li Mingyang's people. After being carefully nursed for several days, she gradually got better, and the wound on her palm also began to heal slowly.
One night when it was quiet, seeing that Wei Dongling's complexion was getting better, Ruan Niang couldn't help but ask her about the doubts in everyone's hearts in detail. Wei Dongling told them everything, which finally reassured everyone. Gradually, they no longer made things difficult for the Xiliang Prince.
The wound on Li Mingyang's face had also improved a lot. He still asked someone to search for all kinds of delicious and nourishing food to send to the Fifth Princess every day. He used the excuse that his old wound on his face hadn't healed and it was inconvenient for him to meet people, so he avoided Wei Dongling like a snake.
So, when everyone was making a fire to cook at noon, Wei Dongling swaggered into Li Mingyang's carriage.
Li Mingyang was in a hurry to hide all the letters that couldn't be seen before she got on the carriage. Seeing Wei Dongling jump onto the carriage lightly and lean towards him affectionately, Li Mingyang lowered his eyes and smiled bitterly, "Judging from the princess's appearance, her illness should have improved a lot."
Wei Dongling clung to Li Mingyang's sleeve shamelessly and smiled, "My husband has taken such good care of me. I'm very grateful. I'm just surprised why my husband hasn't come to see me. I miss you so much!"
These words not only gave Li Mingyang goosebumps but also disgusted Wei Dongling herself. She couldn't help but sigh inwardly. When did she start to be able to say such disgusting love words casually? It was really terrifying.
Li Mingyang calmly withdrew his sleeve and sat uneasily, perfunctorily saying, "The princess's injury hasn't healed yet. We don't have to be in a hurry. There will be plenty of time in the future." Because of Wei Dongling's whole - hearted protection, he couldn't help but look at her differently and could no longer treat her harshly as before.
Li Mingyang had been struggling and thinking these days. Finally, he just couldn't bear to hurt a silly woman who had him in her eyes. So his assassination plan had to end without a result. He was afraid that the closer he got, the less he could bear to do it. So he tried his best to make up for her on the one hand and stayed away from her on the other hand, for fear of ruining all his plans.
Wei Dongling didn't care about all this. No matter what method it was, as long as she could coax him to send troops to support Hanzhong as agreed! She could kill him after it was done, and then she could inherit his huge fortune! Just thinking about it made her feel extremely wonderful!