Jiang Mian was standing too far away to see what was posted on the bulletin board, but Xiao Jingcheng could hear the surrounding voices clearly.
"The female thief is so young. How could she have committed such a heinous crime?"
"You don't understand. The most poisonous thing in the world is a woman's heart! The Crown Prince of the Xuan Dynasty has been so lenient towards her, yet she repaid his kindness with enmity. The world is going downhill, and people's hearts are not what they used to be!"
Xiao Jingcheng sneered inwardly.
Oh, the Crown Prince of the Xuan Dynasty?
Did they mean Xiao Yixuan?
The Emperor had declared himself emperor in the south and had made Xiao Yixuan the crown prince. It seemed that compared to him, this son was more useful to the Emperor.
But why would Xiao Yixuan issue an order to arrest Jiang Mian? That day, Xiao Yixuan had left Dongli Town in a hurry and even blown up the Jinning Canal. He had already abandoned Jiang Mian. What was he up to now?
On the other side of the carriage, Li Zhao and Jiang Zhiqing were also frowning, looking extremely worried.
"My lord..."
Li Zhao patted Jiang Zhiqing's hand reassuringly and said in a low voice, "Be patient. Let's wait for Doctor Mo's news first."
A short while later, Mo Zhizhang pushed through the crowd and returned to the carriage.
His face was as calm as ever, as if nothing out of the ordinary had happened. He only said to Taoist Yuanzheng, "Let's find an inn to stay first."
It was not convenient to talk outside. Even if they noticed something wrong, they couldn't explain it in detail.
Jiang Mian understood immediately and had to suppress her curiosity for the time being.
Taoist Yuanzheng and Mo Zhizhang drove the carriage and took everyone away.
At Tongfu Inn, Li Zhao helped Jiang Zhiqing out of the carriage. Mo Zhizhang carried the sleeping Xiao Jingcheng off the carriage, and Jiang Mian followed closely behind with her bag on her back. After jumping off the carriage, she looked back.
The yellow dog was still lying on the carriage shaft, glaring stubbornly at the rope in Jiang Mian's hand.
"Big Huang, we're here. Come down quickly," Jiang Mian tugged at the rope and urged.
The suffocating feeling of being choked came again. Xiao Jingcheng felt even more dissatisfied. Mo Zhizhang turned his head and his gaze swept across the resistant yellow dog. The corner of his mouth curled up slightly, looking very pleased.
It was just a dog. He had plenty of ways to deal with it.
As if sensing Mo Zhizhang's teasing gaze, the yellow dog bared its teeth at him fiercely.
Jiang Mian guessed that it was resentful and said with a suppressed smile, "Alright, alright. Be a good boy. I'll definitely buy you big chicken legs and big bone sticks. Okay?"
The yellow dog blinked its eyes and suddenly became happy. It stuck out its tongue, jumped off the carriage, and ran to Jiang Mian, rubbing against her affectionately.
This was when Xiao Jingcheng and Big Huang had switched the control of the body. At this moment, it was really Big Huang who was in control of the yellow dog's body.
Jiang Mian was unaware of this. She couldn't help but tap the yellow dog's head and said, "You're so obedient as soon as I mention chicken legs and bone sticks. You're getting more and more naughty."
The yellow dog's obedience made Mo Zhizhang feel bored. He shifted his gaze and carried the man on his back into the inn.
There were many of them. Although they claimed to be a family, how to allocate the rooms was indeed a problem. If each person had a room, the expenses for this journey would be hard to bear.
Just as Jiang Mian was hesitating how to divide the rooms, Taoist Yuanzheng offered voluntarily, "In Jiaowei Village, the Second Young Master took care of the Eldest Young Master. How about I take care of him this time?"
Mo Zhizhang looked at him and smiled faintly, "Then won't I be left alone?"
Li Zhao said, "I'll share a room with you."
Seeing this, Jiang Mian took Jiang Zhiqing's arm and said with a smile, "Then I'll stay with mother. We mother and daughter have a lot to talk about."
The rooms were allocated like this. After everyone went back to their rooms to settle down, they gathered in Li Zhao and Mo Zhizhang's room to discuss important matters.
"Second Brother, what did you find out at the bulletin board? Why on earth am I on the wanted list all over Cangzhou?" Jiang Mian frowned and asked.
Mo Zhizhang took out a wanted notice from his bosom, put it on the table, and pushed it forward.
"This is the wanted notice I stole from the bulletin board. Take a look, everyone."
Li Zhao picked up the paper and scanned it quickly. His face immediately darkened.
"What a 'Crown Prince of the Xuan Dynasty'!"
Jiang Mian was sitting beside Li Zhao, so she could also see the wanted notice clearly.
The portrait on it was Jiang Mian's appearance after she had disguised herself with Tianli Vine.
The wanted notice stated that this woman named Jiang Mian was a poor doctor. When she was practicing medicine in Dongli Town, the herbs she gave had caused the Crown Princess to suffer from severe abdominal pain. She had also stolen the Crown Princess's valuable items. Therefore, the Crown Prince of the Xuan Dynasty had issued a wanted notice to arrest this hateful quack doctor and female thief.
"Is this Crown Prince of the Xuan Dynasty the Prince of Xuan that Mian'er mentioned before?" Jiang Zhiqing asked.
Jiang Mian nodded and said coldly, "Mother, it's him. Xiao Yixuan's mother, Concubine Feng, and Mrs. Ye are cousins. So when I was at the Ye family before, I called him cousin. Some time ago, he came to Dongli Town with Emperor Guiyuan because of Xiao Jingcheng's matter. He recognized me by chance, so he knows what I look like now in disguise."
It could be said that if Taoist Yuanzheng hadn't mediated in the middle and covered up for Jiang Mian, Li Zhao and the others, Jiang Mian would have been caught the moment she showed up in Guangdu County.
Jiang Zhiqing had never seen Xiao Yixuan, but after hearing what Jiang Mian said, she had already guessed something vaguely.
"The 'Crown Princess' mentioned in the wanted notice must be the young lady of the Ye family. I remember Mian'er said that the young lady of the Ye family also came to Dongli Town. She wanted to meet Master Huaihai but failed. Then she set her sights on me and bribed those two people to poison me."
"However, they didn't expect that not only did I survive, but I also retrieved a wisp of my lost soul. Master Huaihai once said that Mian'er and I are mother and daughter, sharing a deep bond. We're both alive now, which means that the Ye family's plan to exchange lives after years of scheming has finally failed."
Jiang Zhiqing was very angry. "This wanted notice must be aimed at Mian'er's good fortune. They're so vicious and cunning!"
Hearing this, Jiang Mian squinted her eyes slightly as if she was thinking of something.
Li Zhao pondered for a while and said, "This wanted notice only mentions Mian'er and doesn't mention Xiao Jingcheng. It means that the person who issued this wanted notice is just testing. He doesn't know that Mian'er is still alive, nor does he know who is around her. The situation is still favorable for us."
Jiang Mian looked at Taoist Yuanzheng. "Daozhang, now that we've arrived in Guangdu County, please give us some yellow talismans that can hide our appearances and identities."
Taoist Yuanzheng stroked his goatee and said, "Naturally. I'll go and replenish the cinnabar and talisman papers later. With me here, we'll surely reach the capital smoothly."
After discussing the countermeasures, everyone went back to their rooms to rest, except for Taoist Yuanzheng, who went out.
Less than half an hour later, he bought the cinnabar and talisman papers and returned to the inn.