Abandoned Princesses
Nanshan Village (1)

Qiao Rong ordered the maids to pack only the simple clothes and some dry food needed. He had also conveyed specifically to Head Eunuch Qi, whom the Emperor assigned to take care of Qiao Rong's journey, to only bring three warriors from the Yun Pavilion.

Head Eunuch Qi initially refused, but hearing the reason Qiao Rong wanted to disguise himself and blend in with ordinary people, he finally agreed. Although it was possible that the bandits would be attacked and lose their lives, perhaps the Emperor would instead be happy to say that Qiao Rong died in an accident. After all, Qiao Rong had long been known as the disgrace of the royal family.

Qiao Rong was currently selecting three palace warriors from the Yun Pavilion. He was already steady with his choices, Duan Yi, Hu Fei, and Gao Ping. The three men looked burly, kind, and of course, did not have any relationship with Princess Lan. For a lady-in-waiting, Chu Yue was certainly enough for Qiao Rong.

Qiao Rong had just finished pointing at the three men when Concubine Shu who was running while stupefied arrived before him.

"Ib—" Qiao Rong had yet to finish his words as Consort Shu held onto Qiao Rong's shoulder with both hands tightly. Qiao Rong looked confused. Concubine Shu looked very messy, like a person who had just run. Qiao Rong glanced at the Chief Dayang Consort Shu behind him, but the Dayang Chief was awkwardly looking and his breathing was also wheezing.

"Son! Are you sure you're going? You haven't even set foot outside the palace in your entire life!" Consort Shu looks very worried. Even his eyes looked teary now.

Qiao Rong finally understood. After losing Mother's figure for so long, Li Wenhua had only recently been moved by Consort Shu. Mother's affection that he no longer got after his mother died now he got after being in the body of Qiao Rong.

Qiao Rong's eyes were in tears. But he held back the tears with all his heart, and held Consort Shu's hand.

"Mother just relax. I'm just looking for experience and mingling with the people." Consort Shu's tears began to spill. The entire dayang began to step away from the area the two people were standing in.

"But.. Son! They'll fuck you! Hic.. Hic.. It was all because of Mother who was less able to protect you!" Concubine Shu begins to recall the events in which her son was reviled and bullied just because his guardian spirit has yet to appear. He swore to complain to the Emperor about the officials' children. But the Emperor's response was even worse than he expected, even to the point of being cold to him.

Qiao Rong smiled gently.

"Mother.the events of the past, no longer need to be questioned. I'm an adult now." Qiao Rong then hugged Concubine Shu and whispered something. "Look at what would happen to them if I knew I could cultivate."

Concubine Shu's body froze. Can his daughter cultivate?

He looked at Qiao Rong in disbelief, but Qiao Rong's smile never stopped from his face. Concubine Shu was so happy that she felt she could run a few more kilometers.

Just as he wanted to call out to the ladies, Qiao Rong immediately held him back and pressed his index finger against his lips. "But ma'am, I have a lot of enemies to fight. Can't show off the advantages?" Qiao Rong.

Consort Shu understood. Her daughter wanted to keep it a secret for longer, maybe she had her own plans. Consort Shu was deeply moved, she felt that her daughter who had just been in her arms for a day became an adult teenager who was about to take a big step.

Concubine Shu stepped back and cleaned herself up for a while. Qiao Rong called back the ladies-in-waiting to continue their preparations. Concubine Shu then hugged Qiao Rong tightly.

"Mom will miss you, son." Consort Shu said softly.

"I'll be right back, Mom." Answer Qiao Rong. With that, Consort Shu finally left with her ladies.

Qiao Rong sighed. But his bright smiles did not stop until they had finished preparing for the journey.

*****

They set out when the Sun began to rise high in the sky. Qiao Rong could only hope, there would be no bandits who would ambush them halfway. Fortunately, his prayer was answered.

They arrived near Nanshan Village the next morning. Eating and sleeping in a horse-drawn carriage is very uncomfortable. It was one of the unpleasant experiences that Qiao Rong had experienced. He would rather use the qinggong technique, maybe even he would arrive faster.

The carriage driver woke up Qiao Rong and Chu Yue who were inside the carriage. Duan Yi, Hu Fei, and Gao Ping who were riding around the horse carriage also stopped. They had arrived at Nanshan Village.

In accordance with Qiao Rong's wishes before leaving, he wanted the horse carriage to stop near Nanshan Village. He did not want to attract too much attention, it could endanger his disguise. Before arriving, Qiao Rong had indeed already conveyed Chu Yue and the other three warriors to have a show with him. They could only nod their head limp and swallow their uneasy feelings round and round at Qiao Rong, however, Qiao Rong was an Emperor Princess.

After walking for a bit, Qiao Rong passed by a young man who seemed to have just wanted to go to the fields. Not wasting a chance, Qiao Rong directly confronted the young man and asked the Village Chief's house.

The young man simply nodded and pointed at a brick house not far from there. Qiao Rong thanked him and immediately continued his journey with the others.

Geck! Geck! Geck!

Qiao Rong knocked on the door of the Village Chief's house. After a while, an elderly man came out. The man looked puzzled, despite being modestly dressed, but Qiao Rong's elegant aura which was still somewhat prominent raised suspicion.

"I'm Village Chief Nanshan, is there any need for you young people to come here?" Village Chief Zhu decided to swallow his suspicions after seeing the three men behind the two girls. They look pretty dangerous.

"Sorry to disturb you. The five of us are orphan brothers who came all the way from the North. Our business just went bankrupt and now needs a simple place to live. Is there a rented house in the village?" Qiao Rong bowed and expressed the intent of his arrival.

Village Chief Zhu thought for a while, then nodded his head. "Yes, ada. There are only two houses rented. Each has two rooms, is that okay?"

Qiao Rong smiled happily and immediately nodded.

Village Chief Zhu immediately escorted them to a smaller village road. From a distance, they could see two small houses next to each other that were on the opposite side of the lake.

At the edge of that lake, Qiao Rong could see a small house like the one they were going to rent. I don't know why he was so curious about the house. Village Chief Zhu realized Qiao Rong's conscious gaze at the house by the lake.

"ah! That's your neighbor's house, Shen Haofeng. He's also an orphan who just moved here a month ago." Village Chief Zhu explained.

Qiao Rong was slightly suspicious of the owner of the house. However, however they are neighbors, sooner or later they will also meet. Qiao Rong finally forgot his curiosity and entered the house he was going to rent.

After taking a look, Qiao Rong decided that he was quite satisfied with the house. Only then did he discuss the price with Village Chief Zhu.

It turned out that the houses belonged to the son of Village Chief Zhu who had been wandering for a long time and did not return because he already had his own family. They agreed on the price of two silver coins.

Qiao Rong was relieved when he heard the telepathy from Li Junyan that the currency system was still the same as the currency system a thousand years ago. A thousand bronze coins is equal to one silver coin. A thousand silver coins is equal to one gold coin.

Without further ado, he directly paid the rent of the house for two months in advance to Village Chief Zhu. Village Chief Zhu again doubted their identity, let alone the three brothers looking not too familiar with their sister. But seeing the two silver coins in his hand, he was already feeling very happy. It seemed like he and his wife could eat a lot of meat today.