Shen Xining now has no capital to deal with these people. What's even worse is that her fate is in the hands of this group of people. The reason why she can give orders now is just because this group of people are doing superficial work.
Haruyuki knew that he had spoken out of turn.
"Miss, if this is the case, what should we do next? These people are so uncooperative with our work, I am afraid they will try to stop us when the time comes."
Shen Xining shook his head.
This group of people just disrespected them, but they might not stop them. If anything happened to the Shen family, it would not be good for the current prince.
This matter can only be left alone.
All of this fell into the sight of a man not far away. Xie Zhaoan was leisurely, as he had expected this situation.
"Mr. Yue, do you want to help?"
"Why should we help her? Only by letting her truly see the darkness of this world can we shatter the last bit of fantasy in her heart. Only then can we use this person for our own benefit."
The subordinate nodded.
Three days later, the large army rushed to a valley. Shen Xining looked at the terrain here and felt a little uneasy. Jiang Wei once said that this kind of terrain is most suitable for ambush, but not for defense. If bandits come here to rob, I am afraid that both people and money will be lost.
Shen Xining's hand unconsciously pulled the handkerchief in his hand, but the large army stopped suddenly.
"Stop! Rest here for an hour, then we can take a rest."
Shen Xining got out of the car, looked at the leading guard, and frowned.
"General, the terrain here is dangerous. It is not suitable to stay here any longer. According to the map, we can reach the farmers in half a day. We can go there to rest. What do you think?"
The leading guard glanced at Shen Xining with disdain.
"Miss Shen, you are a girl from the boudoir. Even though you have great talents and plans, you still lack some experience in this kind of terrain. Our brothers have been walking for three consecutive days now. Except for the night, we have not rested during the day. You may not be able to empathize with me sitting in the carriage."
Chun Xing's expression changed again and again. She wanted to say something, but Shen Xining held Chun Xing's wrist and motioned her not to say anything. She then spoke in a low voice.
"I know the soldiers are having a hard time, but this is a serious matter. I am always at home, but the knowledge about the terrain was taught to me by General Jiang himself. Why don't I walk with everyone? We will walk through this terrain and then continue to rest. What do you think?"
The guard nodded.
"Okay, Miss Shen, you have the final say."
After saying that, he shouted to the guards.
"Everyone, Miss Shen said that this place is dangerous, so let's leave here and rest. What do you think? "
No one moved. The leading guard glanced at Shen Xining and shrugged.
"Ms. Shen, no one wants to move. It's really not my fault. Why don't you go and tell them?"
After saying that, the guard walked to the side and sat down. Shen Xining frowned, what a scoundrel.
At this moment, there was a sound of footsteps not far away, and there was a noise throughout the valley. The whole valley was filled with smoke and dust, and a group of bandits surrounded them all.
"Hahaha! Looks like we found a big fat sheep today! Looks like he's a noble!"
The leading guard panicked, and all the guards around him stood up, picked up their weapons, and prepared to fight. Shen Xining saw that the entrances and exits were surrounded, and the number of the enemy was much greater than that of his own side. Shen Xining knew that if this battle really broke out, they would have no chance of winning.
Shen Xining said loudly.
"Who's ahead? We have some gold and silver in our car, and we can hand it all over. We only ask you to let us pass!"
"Hahahaha! Great! Give us all the gold and silver first."
Shen Xining signaled the guards around him to move it, and at the same time softly told the leading guard.
"General, this guy will definitely not let us go. Please lead the others to cover our retreat and find a chance to break out."
This person could recognize that they were high-ranking officials, so he was naturally worried that if he let them go, they would find someone to cause trouble for this group of bandits. So the easiest way for this group of bandits was to let them die here. Therefore, they wanted both people and money!
After Shen Xining finished speaking, she wanted to go over to calm the bandit leader, but unexpectedly, the leading guard grabbed her arm and placed a big knife across her neck with the blade facing inward, looking like her neck would be cut off soon.
“Are you crazy!?”
Chun Xing wanted to pounce on him, but was grabbed by the arm by the guard again and held tightly to the side. Just like that night, she had no power to resist. Shen Xining pretended to be calm and whispered.
"General, is this your plan to break out?"
"nature."
The guard's voice suddenly became louder and louder.
"You are the bandit leader, right? You are worried that we will come back for the sake of your valuables. So, we will hand over all your valuables to you, and also give you this woman as your wife. Then you will let us go back and report. How about that?!"
Shen Xining widened his eyes and cold sweat broke out on his back.
"How dare you! Deng Yan, do you know that I left the palace with an imperial decree? If the emperor knew that I was dead, what would be your crime?!"
"Miss Shen, do you think that now that I dare to do this, His Majesty will know about this?"
"Then you know, I am the future Crown Princess, the eldest daughter of the Shen family. Now the Crown Prince needs to rely on not only the power of the Shen family, but also a lot of power from my mother's family. If I die, can you guarantee that the Crown Prince will not cause trouble for you?"
Deng Yan laughed loudly.
Hahahaha!
"Ms. Shen, you are so naive. Have you ever thought that you are not the only young lady in the Shen family?"
The Queen had also said this at the previous banquet.
This matter was the intention of the Queen and the Crown Prince.
Shen Xining felt as if all the blood in his body had melted into one place and became cold.
The bandit looked at Shen Xining, narrowed his eyes slightly, thought for a while, and spoke loudly.
"Alright! To die under the peony flowers is to be a romantic ghost! I agree to this deal! You throw down all the weapons in your hands, take off your armor, and leave in plain clothes!"
Deng Yan ordered his men to do so without hesitation. Then, when he was about to leave, he picked up the sword and slashed straight at Shen Xining's ankle.
Shen Xining was half-kneeling on the ground.
Deng Yan saluted the bandit leader.
"Please rest assured, this girl is very cunning. All my brothers have been killed by her. This is the only way to stop her from escaping."