After becoming a concubine, she lived a miserable life every day.

Chapter 61 I really relaxed too early

Forget it, just eat.

After finishing breakfast, Qiao Rongjin just walked out of the room and bumped into Xiao Quan.

Qiao Rongjin: What a coincidence that her mother opened the door for me and I got home!

However, even though she pretended to be a stranger, she still couldn't be rude. After all, she was a concubine in the palace, so Qiao Rongjin smiled at Xiao Quan and leaned over to him and said, "Good morning, Lord Xiao."

Xiao Quan thought of his own gaffe last night and felt a little uncomfortable facing Qiao Rongjin. However, Xiao Quan was a man who never showed his emotions. Even if the matter was very serious, it was impossible to make him change his expression. He just nodded lightly towards Qiao Rongjin as a return gesture.

After saying hello, Qiao Rongjin slipped away quickly, not wanting to stay even a minute longer.

Once everyone was ready, they set off.

The journey from Yingtian Prefecture to Dingjun Prefecture would take less than half a month at their speed. In order to help the victims as soon as possible, they basically kept on traveling except for resting and eating.

After walking for seven or eight days, the sea was still calm and no accidents occurred.

Qiao Rongjin finally relaxed a little after feeling the tension in his heart.

Then, just as she thought of this, the carriage in front was suddenly forced to stop urgently, and Qiao Rongjin was almost thrown out. Fortunately, Prince Rui grabbed her waist.

Qiao Rongjin looked terrified.

"What's going on?" Prince Rui asked solemnly to Jiang Liu who was driving the carriage outside.

"Your Highness, please forgive me. A group of bandits appeared ahead." The guard's calm voice came.

Qiao Rongjin: I really relaxed too early.

"Be on guard! Protect the prince!" At this time, Jiang Liu's cold voice came.

"I will go out to take a look. You stay in the carriage and don't go out."

After saying that, Prince Rui looked at Qiao's still calm expression and walked out.

When Qiao Rongjin found herself suddenly the only one left in the carriage, she felt a little scared. It was the first time she had encountered such a thing, so she was pretending to be calm.

At this moment, she scolded Chen and Prince Rui several times before she felt relieved.

It was impossible for her to go out. What if she, a weak woman, was taken hostage? She didn't have the aura of a heroine, and King Rui would not care about her, so she had better stay hidden.

Prince Rui came out and saw that there were countless bandits rushing down the mountain in front of him, each of them holding a machete and staring at them fiercely. There were probably more than a thousand people, and his brows frowned deeply.

These people are really looking for death!

Thinking that their group of people plus the people he brought with him totaled about 1,010 people, King Rui felt relieved. These bandits were no match for the well-trained guards. Even if they had more people than them, it didn't mean they could defeat them.

Jiang Liu came over and said, "Your Highness, please get on the carriage and leave this to me." Jiang Liu's mission is to protect His Royal Highness Prince Rui, so he naturally cannot let him be in danger. Although he doesn't care about these bandits at all, for the sake of the prince's safety, he still has to be careful.

"Well, let's catch a few alive and ask about the situation." It was obvious that they had been lying in ambush here since early morning. It seemed that they had been keeping an eye on them for a long time.

"Yes."

As soon as Prince Rui got on the carriage, the scene was filled with shouts of fighting and killing.

When Qiao Rongjin saw Prince Rui coming in, she was still worried. According to her nature, wherever the male protagonist was, there was danger. Could she stay in the carriage alone?

"What's wrong? Are you scared?" Prince Rui raised his eyebrows and joked when he saw Qiao Rongjin's tense body.

Qiao Rongjin: “… a little bit.”

It would be a lie to say that she was not scared. She had just lifted the car curtain and looked out. There were so many bandits, so densely packed together that her heart sank. However, she managed to calm down when she thought of the hero's halo. She was still scared, and now that the hero was here, she was even more scared.

It was rare for Prince Rui to see Qiao Rongjin like this, and he immediately felt pity for her. He went over and put his arm around her shoulders, saying softly, "Don't be afraid, I'm here."

I am even more scared because you are here! Qiao Rongjin complained in his heart, but he looked shy on the surface.

King Rui smiled softly again upon seeing this.

Suddenly, the carriage shook violently, and then a scream was heard, but soon, the place returned to calm, and the sound of swords clashing became farther away.

Qiao Rongjin no longer dared to lift the curtain to look, for fear of being accidentally stabbed by a flying sword. She just nestled quietly in Prince Rui's arms.

The carriages of the maids and maids were just behind those of Prince Rui and Qiao Rongjin.

When the bandits came down, Zhu Yun wanted to run to Master Qiao, but when she thought that the prince was still inside and there was no point in going over, she stayed in her own carriage for the time being. Because the others were afraid, they pushed her to the front of the carriage, which was exactly what she wanted.

Her eyes were always fixed on the carriage in front of her, keeping a close eye on it at all times. If anything went wrong, she would rush out to save Master Qiao.

Xiao Quan was also sitting in the carriage, and he was even in the mood to drink tea.

There was almost a barrier zone formed around his carriage, and no one dared to get close at all. This was because the guards on Xiao Quan's side killed people as easily as chopping vegetables, and were extremely ruthless. Almost none of the bandits who came to attack could escape.

So basically, all of them rushed to King Rui's side. That side already occupied the majority of the forces before, and now all of them rushed over to attack. Suddenly, the number of casualties among Jiang Liu's guards began to rise.

Xiao Quan's personal bodyguard Han Zhou came over holding a sword dripping with blood.

"Master, everyone is rushing to King Rui's side."

Hearing this, Xiao Quan, who was drinking tea in the carriage, paused. He couldn't help but think of the first time they met. The woman was so scared that she knocked someone out. Now in this scene, she must be even more scared.

Realizing what he was thinking, Xiao Quan's face turned bad again. What did it have to do with him whether she was afraid or not? However, he still ordered calmly, "Call a few people to help."

Han Zhou: "Yes."

In his opinion, Jiang Liu and other guards around King Rui were not much weaker than himself. They would be able to get rid of these people. It was just a matter of time. However, the master was right. They were in the same group, so naturally he should go to help them to avoid wasting time.

After a long time, the fighting stopped.

"Master, leave a few alive."

Inside the carriage, upon hearing these words, Qiao Rongjin slowly raised his head, his heart finally settling down.

Prince Rui gently stroked Qiao Rongjin's back and said in a deep voice, "You go and interrogate him."

During the fight just now, King Rui could clearly feel the tense body of the woman beside him, which showed how scared she was.

"Yes."

"Okay, it's okay." Prince Rui comforted.

Qiao Rongjin straightened up instantly, hummed perfunctorily, and impatiently opened the car curtain to see what was happening outside. But when he took a look, he was shocked.

There were so many corpses lying on the ground, and blood was everywhere. Qiao Rongjin's eyes widened and he forgot to lower the curtain for a moment.