TCN: Mei Gongqing

Chapter 75: Waltzing in Under the Enemies' Noses

Chapter 75: Waltzing in Under the Enemies' Noses

When people of the Wang house made their appearance in the city, nobles would, from time to time, come to see them off. They watched the burly servants while they pointed and murmured. Young ladies hung their heads in tears as they silently followed the carriages and sent them all the way to the city gate.

Luckily, Chen Rong was sitting inside a Wang carriage and no one knew a girl had joined the team.

By the time they arrived at the gate, when fewer ladies and nobles remained, Chen Rong peeked through the curtain slit and saw Old Shang's carriage parked in the distance away from others' attention. She quietly heaved.

When they were two hundred meters out of the city, the crowd stopped following to only watch them leave, with the girls still sobbing by the time scattered dust had disappeared from view.

Old Shang quickly drove over when he saw the troop approaching. "Miss?"

Chen Rong gave a reply and got off.

"Miss," Old Shang whispered. "I've told them to say, if anyone were to ask, that Nurse Ping wants to look for her relatives in Ximing. You've gone to send her off because you are concerned for her and you won't be back for several months. I've also told the nurse to lock her door and not see anyone during this time."

Chen Rong knew he was thinking of her reputation. Even now, Old Shang was still holding onto a ray of hope, however slight it was, so shouldn't she, too? She momentarily lowered her head and answered, "I know."

At this time, a large man shouted: "Let's go. Let's not waste any more time." Whips cracked as soon as he finished his words.

With his departure, the crowd also gave repeated shouts. They feared that Mo'yang would be completely surrounded, and even their aid would arrive too late.

Old Shang quickly drove along to keep up with them.

They went on without any breaks.

To everyone's surprise, Chen Rong was actually very fit. When she was tired from sitting, she would ride; when she was tired of riding, she would sit. She didn't have one word of complaint or did she give them any extra trouble. This alone made her far better than the vast majority of the noble children. The servants were secretly appreciative of it.

After having gone all day and through most of the night, the scholar looked at the moon in the sky and shouted: "Let's take a break."

"Aye."

The cavalcade stopped, and the servants rounded the carriages up with the riders on horseback and Chen Rong's carriage encircled inside. To save time, everyone either slept in the vehicles or sat leaning against their horses to get some rest. They did not set camp.

After the scholar took care of things, he turned around to look at Chen Rong's carriage. Seeing the fluttering curtain and an extremely quiet Chen Rong, he clasped his hands and politely informed her: "Miss, we'll arrive in Mo'yang by noon tomorrow."

Chen Rong nodded. "May I ask which gate you're planning to enter from?" she asked.

"From the south, of course."

Nan'yang was located to the southeast of Mo'yang. It was a matter of course to enter from the south gate.

"We can't!" Chen Rong's crisp and decisive voice sounded. "The tribesmen are well-versed in warfare strategies. They'll certainly position their men at the south gate to discourage reinforcements from Nan'yang. Even the north gate is no good. I think we should go in from the west gate."