Chapter 1347 - 1354 Advice (4)
Lian’er is to marry Ji Wanfu today, and Cai Wei feels a surge of repulsion in her heart. She truly doesn’t understand what Lian’er is thinking; does she believe marrying into a wealthy and noble family will bring the happiness she anticipates?
Even though Cai Wei is clear about what Lian’er’s future life might hold, it was her own choice and has nothing to do with others. She can only hope that Lian’er is strong enough to endure it!
After breakfast, Cai Wei left first. There were many matters waiting for her at the hunting ground. For instance, interrogating the assassin captured last night - she had to know who wanted to kill her. Furthermore, Empress Dowager Mo is obsessive about ’selecting concubines’ for The Emperor; such affairs would cause others to suspect jealousy on her part as the Empress, were she not present.
Leaving home, she unexpectedly saw Zhui Feng and Zhu Yue with dozens of guards waiting at the entrance. On seeing her, Zhui Feng stepped forward and said, "Empress, The Emperor has ordered us to come and escort you back. Please get into the carriage!"
Not far away, a carriage slightly larger than the usual one stood parked, constructed of elm wood and with a green canopy on top. The carriage had no carved decorations on its body, exuding an utmost simplicity.
Huan Qiu walked over, assisted her into the horse carriage, and only after she entered did she discover the carriage’s secret design.
It turns out the walls of this carriage were reinforced, three times thicker than those of regular carriages, and made of sturdy elm wood. It was so strong that even if someone tried to shoot arrows at it or split it with an axe, it would take quite a while to break through.
Feeling the warm concern and attention from her man, Cai Wei was naturally overjoyed. Sitting inside the carriage, she caressed the firmly reinforced walls and couldn’t help but smile, feeling a warm current spreading through her heart...