Caracalla never thought that Kangju’s queen mother, Bantuer, had that kind of relationship with Liu Xin, and Kang Ju was Liu Xin’s biological son. Therefore, as long as Ban Thie is in power for one day, Kang Ju will firmly stand by the side of the big man, and there is no question of who to choose or not to choose.
Of course, Ardaban didn’t know that Dawan had already destroyed the country, nor did he know that the envoy he sent to Kangju had been driven out of Beitian by people. He has no leisure time to understand these situations, because the city of Susa was out of Beitian. After a major event, the bride-to-be Tagina is missing!
If it weren't for asking Kang Ju for sister Kleia as a dowry, Tagina should have been on her way to Rome at this time. However, just this morning, when the maids were preparing to wait for Tagina to clean up, they found that the room was empty, and both Tagina and her close maid, Laura, were missing. Aldaban understood in his heart that Tagina was unwilling to marry a man several decades older than himself, but he never thought that Tagina would choose to run away from home to escape the marriage.
At this time, Aldaban was in a mess. In the heavily guarded Prince Parthia's mansion, the two delicate little girls escaped in full view, even if he himself didn't believe it, let alone Caracalla. As you can imagine, Caracalla must think that this is an excuse Aldaban made for not wanting to marry his daughter. Aldaban is indisputable, even if he jumps into the Mediterranean, it is difficult to prove his innocence.
In a desperate situation, Ardaban immediately ordered the blockade of Susa and launched a search across the city, especially those caravans traveling from north to south. But for a whole day, nothing was gained. At this time, the mission he sent to Kangju came back, all in tattered clothes and bruised all over, looking embarrassed.
Aldaban suddenly flew into a rage and yelled at Kang Ju for being rude. He wished he would send his troops to the door now and ask his guilt. However, he was persuaded by his confidant, Hellerdon, and said: "His anger, the Lord is gone, even if Kang Ju is there. The two female generals did not help. The top priority is to quickly find the whereabouts of the ***."
At this moment, a soldier rushed over and said loudly: "Your Highness, Your Highness, we found this outside the city!"
Ardaban turned his head to look and saw that the soldier was holding a pair of exquisite wooden clogs in his hands. This kind of clogs is a kind of shoes most aristocratic women like to wear, which can make people walk more elegant and noble. Many women like to paint various flowers on clogs, but Tagina likes to paint flying birds.
There is a pair of birds painted on this pair of clogs, which are clearly what Tagina wears daily. Aldaban seemed to have grasped the life-saving straw, couldn't help but get excited, jammed the soldier's neck, and asked loudly: "Where did you find this?"
The soldier was squeezed out of breath, and his face flushed red. It was only after Heldun’s persuasion that he was relieved. He coughed for a long time before he said: "Go back to your Highness, this is found on the mountain road outside the West Gate of."
Heldun pondered for a moment, then suddenly slapped his thigh, and said repeatedly: "That's right! Wearing this kind of clogs can't go a long way, the lady must have changed her shoes temporarily and went to the hall!"
To the northwest of the city of Susa is Ekbatana of the Arshak garrison.
Because Tagina is so beautiful, although Arshak’s relationship with her younger brother is not very good, he cares for this little niece, and often asks people to bring some gifts over. Tagina also has a good relationship with this uncle. Get close. Tajina ran away from home and is very likely to go to her uncle. How about explaining that her clogs appeared in the northwest
Ardaban immediately sent several teams of cavalry to search in the direction of Ekbatana. He must rush to find Tagina in front of Arshak. Otherwise, once Tagina sees Arshak, the transaction between him and Caracalla will be exposed.
The sky was getting dark, and a dark-skinned old slave came to the wood house holding a bundle of firewood. While he was struggling to stack the stack, he looked around vigilantly, making sure that there was no one else around, and then he gently knocked on the stack twice.
Chaduo was moved a crack, and a thin, small head stretched out, complaining: "Heibo, why did you come here? It hurt me and my lady."
Heibo gave a "hush" and said in a low voice: "The old slave has done everything according to the orders of the young lady. Your Royal Highness has personally taken the people to the west now, and there are only a few janitors left in the house. Miss, you Go quickly, the farther you go, the better."
Since knowing that Caracalla had come to propose a marriage, Tagina had always wanted to escape the marriage, but except for the personal servant, Tagina couldn't believe it. When he was in a dilemma, Heber took the initiative to find her.
This Heber was originally a noble son of a small country in northern Partia. This small country was later destroyed by Patty. He became a slave since he was a child. He first served Volojis and then was rewarded to Ardaban. . He grew up watching Tagina when he was a child. Although he was only a servant, he always regarded Tagina as his own daughter. It was just that he was humble. This idea can only be buried in the bottom of my heart.
After Aldaban was about to marry his daughter, the house was naturally busy, and the news spread like wildfire and reached Heber's ears. He didn't want Tagina to marry a half-hundred old man. He watched Tagina's tea and rice without thinking. She was getting thinner and thinner. Finally, he made up his mind to find Tagina and offer to help her.
Regardless of her young age, Tagina is quite intelligent. She is very aware of the difficulties she is facing. She and Laura are just twelve or thirteen-year-old girls, and Heber is also an old man in her seventies. Just because these three people wanted to escape, it was harder than going to the sky. So Tagina came up with a plan to adjust the tiger away from the mountain, let Heber take her clogs and throw them in the grass beside the avenue leading to Ekbatana. She herself and Laura were hiding in the woodstack. And Aldaban really caught the shot and chased to the northwest.
Heibo forcefully separated the stack of woods, picked Tagina out, and asked with concern: "If your Royal Highness catches up until dawn and can't see the young lady, he will be back soon. I don't know where the young lady wants to hide. intend?"
Tajina rolled her eyes and said, "Uncle must not be able to go there. I have to go to my grandpa to make sense! You must keep it secret!"
Hebo nodded repeatedly and said, "His Royal Highness can only listen to what the king said. Then, please go, young lady, take care on the way."
Sure enough, as Heber said, Aldaban almost sent all the people in the mansion out, because the people in the mansion were more familiar with Tagina, and in the dark, only they knew it better. Tajina took Laura, carried a bag of gold and silver, and walked out the back door without hindrance, and went straight to the south gate of Susa.
Laura said strangely: "Miss, you went wrong, and Taixi is sealed to the north."
Tajina smiled slyly, and said: "Yes, this is a trick!"
But when they walked to the gate of the city, Tagina and Laura were dumbfounded. According to the rules, the gates should be closed after dark. However, with such a major event today, Ardaban was very anxious and was always waiting for the message to be delivered, so he deliberately ordered the four doors to open. However, the guards at the city gate have been strengthened, and the investigation is very strict, and Tagina and Laura will be found before the city gate. The two little girls had to hide in a low alley near the city gate in a hurry, but they could do nothing.
At this moment, there was a sound of "creaking" behind them, accompanied by bursts of stench. When Tajina covered her nose and looked back, she saw a dung car slowly approaching. She couldn't help but moved her heart and said softly, "There's a way!"
Digging manure is a very ancient profession, but it is essential for any city. Every morning, the dung digger will collect dung from house to house, and then send it out of the city when the gate is just opened. Until the evening, they will rush back to the city in front of the gate to continue the morning of the next day. jobs.
This business is dirty and smelly, and its status is very low. Most people avoid it for fear. Only desperate people will do it. The man who drove the car today was called Balik. He was really poor and white. He could only eat and eat in this job. In his spare time, he didn't dare to think about anything except the dream of marrying a daughter-in-law.
Now, while he was driving the car, while dreaming about the scene of marrying his wife, Balik suddenly saw two figures appearing in front of him. He hurriedly stopped the bullock cart and looked intently, but it was the two little girls. The one standing in front was born like a fairy. He couldn't help being stunned. He only heard the gurgling in his throat, which was just gulping. .
But the "little fairy" said softly: "Big brother, we can't walk anymore, can you take your car to take us out of town."
Balik said without hesitation: "But I am a dung car."
The beautiful little fairy said bitterly, "But there is no other car at this time."
Only then did Balik come back to his senses, and quietly looked at the two little girls in front of him, only to see that they were dressed in glamorous clothes and carried heavy burdens on their bodies, and could not help but think to himself. These two little girls must have come from a noble family, or they ran away from home because of something urgent or some other reason. He had only heard of this kind of thing in the past, and it was the first time he encountered it today.
In fact, the news of Targina's disappearance has spread all over the city a long time ago, but Balik left the city early in the morning and came back sooner or later, without knowing it. Otherwise, he can guess it all at once, the reward alone will be enough for him to eat and wear for a lifetime, maybe Aldaban will reward him as a petty official.
It's just that Balik has other ideas now, he said without hesitation: "If this is the case, then you can get in the car."
Laura hesitated: "Miss, it smells so smelly, how can you sit down?"
Tajina glared at her and said, "When is it now, whether he smells fragrant or smelly!"
After that, she was the first to step into the car and hid behind a few dung buckets. Laura had no choice but to pinch her nose and followed...
At the gate of the city, a few soldiers stopped the dung car, and they also covered their noses. A soldier scolded: "Why just came in, but I want to go out again."
Balek said with a sad face: "My lord, there is really no way. The voucher for collecting the feces is at home. Please bear with me."
Another soldier was about to step forward to check, but he heard other people yell: "Forget it, forget it. Miss Jinzhiyuye, she is delicate and expensive, how can she hide in such a dirty place? Get out, get out, it smells like dinner. I'm going to vomit!"