Time Travel: The King's Golden Concubine

Chapter 51
　That Su Lingche was pushed by the soldiers to the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, where she was put on death row.This death row has been empty for a long time.I saw Su Lingche shouting with disheveled hair: "I want to see the emperor! I want to see the emperor!"

　But, no one responded to him.

　The entire prison seemed empty, and Su Lingche gradually became weak. He leaned against the wall and murmured: "I was wronged, I was wronged. Madam? Daughter? Where are you?"

　The scene is heart-rending.

　However, Su Muqing, who had been away from the Su Manor for nearly a day, was sitting in the carriage chatting with Dongxiu.

　Along the way, Dongxiu told Su Muqing many interesting things, most of which were rumors about the Tang Empire.

　Dongxiu lifted the curtain and said, "It's raining lightly, maybe it's going to stop at the inn ahead. The road is not easy to walk, and it's getting dark soon."

　Su Muqing stretched out his head and looked outside, Xiao Li, who was driving the carriage, was wearing a straw hat on his head, and he was whipping the horse's butt lightly from time to time with a small whip in his hand.

　This black steed has strong limbs and doesn't look tired at all.They are taking the official road, and they will arrive at the station in front of them in a short time.

　The carriage left Chang'an and headed east, and it is estimated that it will reach Hangu Pass tomorrow.Then go north from Hangu Pass all the way to Hedong, and then you can go east from Hedong to Youzhou.

　All the way, as Su Wang said, it will take seven or eight days to catch up quickly.

　It was dark, and Xiao Li drove the carriage to the Majiazhuang Station.

　The carriage stopped next to the post station, and at this time the light rain had turned to drizzle.Xiao Li opened the curtain and said: "Miss, I will rest at the Majiazhuang Station tonight."

　The Tang Empire had developed transportation, smooth official roads, and many post stations were set up, one every sixty miles, for official errands to rest and replace horses, or stay overnight.

　The post stations are managed by specialized staff.

　Su Muqing looked around, and saw that the Majiazhuang station looked like an inn in the wilderness, with long wooden piles standing in front of the door, and a large faded flag floating above it.

　"Okay." Su Muqing said.

　She jumped off the carriage, and the dirt road was wet by the rain. She splashed a lot of muddy water and dirty Xiao Li's shoes.

　Su Muqing was very sorry, and said, "I'm sorry. No, I didn't pay attention."

　Su Muqing is the prime minister's daughter, Xiao Li was flattered to be able to apologize to a servant, no matter what shoes, Xiao Li said honestly: "It doesn't matter. The light rain hasn't stopped, miss, go in quickly."

　Dongxiu also jumped down, and the muddy water seemed to be against Xiao Li, and even soiled Xiao Li's other foot. Dongxiu looked at her in shame, her eyes full of apology.

　And Xiao Li got angry at her, and said in his heart: If it wasn't for Miss being here, she would have skinned you.Damn Xipi, the shoes my daughter-in-law just made for me were ruined by you.

　Dongxiu led Su Muqing into the post station, while Xiao Li parked the carriage, and led the horses to the stable to feed some feed.

　The station is a wooden house, Dongxiu and Su Muqing just entered the yard when they saw a woman picking vegetables in the corridor.

　Seeing the two people coming in, the woman put down what she was doing and greeted, "You two girls want to rest?"

　Dongxiu stepped forward and whispered in the woman's ear: "My young lady is the daughter of Prime Minister Su. She passed by here tonight and wants to spend the night again."

　The woman's surname is Ma, and her name is Ma Cuihua. She and her husband jointly manage the inn. This inn can be regarded as their home, and they live and eat in it.

　This is a post station on the main road leading to Chang'an, so you can often meet some officials, but you have never met an official as big as a prime minister.

(End of this chapter)