Xiao Yichen said: "Do you think she looks like Ji Lingxue?" The fluttering sound of the flags on the city wall drowned out Xiao Yichen's words. He seemed to be asking Chi Feng beside him, but also seemed to be talking to himself.
It has been confirmed that there is no trace of blood on her face, and she had no reaction to Mo Xiang being imprisoned in the Sky Prison. It seems that she is really not Ji Lingxue.
But why was there always a trace of unwillingness and longing in his heart, as if Ji Lingxue was still alive, and he wished she was somewhere he could see her. He didn't want to lose her inexplicably. Those who hurt her were gone, and no one would threaten them anymore, but why did Ji Lingxue leave him
Chi Feng said: "Your Majesty, you also have such doubts, and I feel the same way."
Xiao Yichen turned to look at Chi Feng, and heard Chi Feng say with a smile: "I was ordered to go to the post station outside the city to pick up the second prince. When I saw Princess Zhixue beside him for the first time, I felt like I had seen her before. I have investigated and found that there is only one princess in Dayan, and the eldest princess has already married a foreign country."
Xiao Yichen nodded, "Perhaps she is the princess canonized by the Emperor of Dayan."
Chi Feng nodded and said no more.
That night, on the second floor of the inn, Ji Lingxue opened the window and looked up at the full moon hanging in the sky. A few clouds slowly floated under the moon. It was spring at this moment, and the breeze blowing on her face brought a hint of warmth.
There was a hint of worry between Ji Lingxue's brows, and memories emerged in her mind like a tide. Xiao Yichen's face gradually became clear, and everything they had experienced seemed like it was just yesterday.
Ji Lingxue murmured, "When I look in the mirror in the morning, I am worried about my gray hair turning gray. When I recite poems at night, I feel the moonlight is cold."
Ji Lingxue turned her gaze and from her angle she could see the busiest night market, with red lanterns hanging high and the sounds of bustling hawkers coming from afar.
There was a gust of wind blowing past, and Ji Lingxue looked up to see a piece of black clothes jumping over the wall, and a few strands of white hair fluttered in the breeze.
Ji Lingxue raised her eyebrows. Where was Ruge going in the middle of the night
"An Ge!" Ji Lingxue called softly.
An Ge fell from the roof to the treetops like a ghost and bowed respectfully to Ji Lingxue, "Master!"
Ji Lingxue said: "Ruge has gone out. I'm afraid he will be in danger. You follow him."
An Ge hesitated, "If I leave, who will protect the master's safety?"
Ji Lingxue smiled indifferently, "What are you afraid of? This is under the feet of the emperor. The emperor has sent many Jingwei to protect my safety."
Upon hearing this, An Ge felt that what Ji Lingxue said made sense, so he turned around and chased after Ru Ge.
Ji Lingxue closed the window, stretched, turned around and went back to bed to sleep. The moonlight was blocked by the window and the room was very dark. Ji Lingxue was too lazy to turn on the light and found the bed by relying on her memory.
The next moment, her heart tightened and she hid behind the screen.
A tall black shadow was projected on the window, and the window was opened silently and little by little. Ji Lingxue's heart tightened for no reason. An Ge's bad words turned out to be true, and a flower thief actually came to the door.
A black shadow climbed in through the window silently. Ji Lingxue, who was behind the screen, judged the other party's movements by the barely audible sound of clothes rubbing against each other. She shook her sleeves, and a bag of poison powder fell into her palm.
A gust of wind blew in through the window, and a faint familiar scent drifted in with the wind. Ji Lingxue frowned. How could it be him? !
After thinking for just a moment, Ji Lingxue sprinkled the poison powder in her hand on the ground, then picked up the vase next to the screen and smashed it at the head of the black shadow that had already walked to the big bed!
The imagined sound of porcelain breaking did not occur. The black shadow was already alert, and he found that there was no one on the bed. The whistling sound of the vase hitting him helped him determine the direction. He caught the vase with one hand and reached out to grab Ji Lingxue's neck with the other hand.
Ji Lingxue leaned back to avoid the black shadow's claws, raised her foot and swept the dust on the ground. A faint fragrance floated in the air. The black shadow was stunned for a moment, threw the vase in his hand back, and the vase fell accurately on the table, intact.
The black shadow moved and swooped down towards Ji Lingxue like an eagle with its wings spread. Ji Lingxue sneered and stretched out three fingers, looking very confident.
"Three... two... one... ah!"
The black shadow frowned, worried about a trick, so he was on guard. He flew over Ji Lingxue's head and fell down. Ji Lingxue had no time to escape and was pinned under him.
The two stared at each other in the dark, Ji Lingxue blushed, and angrily slapped the black shadow in the face. The black shadow instinctively tried to avoid it, but was shocked to find that his whole body was stiff and he couldn't move. He looked at Ji Lingxue helplessly.
Ji Lingxue's slap came as expected, and a loud "pa!" echoed in the space.
The shadow's right face was burning with pain. He opened his mouth, but found that he could not speak. There was a piece of soft cloth in his mouth, like a silk handkerchief, but the smell of rouge on it was a bit pungent. He could not help but roll his eyes.
Ji Lingxue used all her strength to push away the black shadow that was pressing on her. She angrily brushed the dust off her hands, pulled out a belt, and tied up the stiff and powerless black shadow.
The black shadow didn't expect to be treated like this and couldn't help but whimpering, but with the cloth stuffed in his mouth, Ji Lingxue didn't bother to listen to what he said.
Lifting her foot and shoving it into the black shadow's belly, Ji Lingxue angrily said, "You bastard, you dare to pick my flowers!" Then she raised her fist and punched the other person in the face. This time, she felt relieved and walked out of the door. The black shadow was tied up and unable to move, and could only whimper.
An hour later, Ruge climbed through the window and returned to the room. She was somewhat surprised to see Ji Lingxue flipping through a book boredly under the lamp. Ruge twitched her lips and said, "What are you doing..." Running into his room in the middle of the night instead of sleeping in your own room would make him think too much.
Hearing the noise, Ji Lingxue looked up and said, "You're finally back. I've been waiting for you for a long time."
Ruge took off her headscarf and face covering and sat down in front of Ji Lingxue. She picked up a cup of tea and drank it all in one gulp. "Wait for me to bring news about Mo Xiang?"
Ji Lingxue nodded, "How is Mo Xiang?"
Ruge said: "She was not imprisoned in the prison. I sneaked into the prison but did not find her."
Ji Lingxue was not disappointed and nodded. She had guessed it. He seemed to be using Mo Xiang to force her to commit the crime. How could she be easily escaped from prison
Ruge comforted him, "The palace is so big, as long as we stay in the capital for one day, we will find her."
Ji Lingxue nodded, "I know, thank you Ruge."
Ruge smiled and said, "I should do all this. I am your brother, and your business is my business."
Seeing that Ji Lingxue had no intention of leaving, Ruge raised her eyebrows and looked at her, "It's getting late, why don't you go back to bed?"
Ji Lingxue smiled and said, "Let's switch rooms tonight. You can sleep in my room." Then she stood up and walked towards the big bed. "I've asked the waiter to change the bedding here."
Ruge shook his head helplessly, left the room and walked to the next door without any objection. As soon as he opened the door, he smelled the scent of a stranger in the room.
Ruge smiled. So this was why she switched rooms with him. This girl actually asked him to help her clean up.
The black shadow was almost falling asleep on the ground. The poison that made his body stiff had dissipated. The reason he stayed was because he had something to ask.
"Pah!" He spit the handkerchief in his mouth onto the ground and said, "Stop pretending. I know you are Ji Lingxue... Ruge stood in front of the black shadow and looked at him strangely, "Where did this flower thief come from!"
Black shadow: “… ” Uh… why is it Ruge, where is that hateful woman
Ruge bent down and grabbed the black shadow's collar, saying, "Sorry!" Then she raised her hand and threw it. With a sound of breaking the window, the black shadow flew out of the window directly.
"Yuchi... Ruge..." The sound of gnashing teeth floated in from outside the window, and the whole earth seemed to shake, and then everything returned to calm.
The sun rose from the horizon. Ji Lingxue stretched comfortably and got up. Ruge knocked on the door and said, "Sister, are you up? I'll bring you breakfast."
Ji Lingxue opened the door and Ruge looked refreshed holding a tray. "I asked the kitchen to make bird's nest porridge especially for you."
Ji Lingxue took it and turned to go into the house. Ruge touched her nose and walked in. She coughed and said, "Do you know who was the flower thief in your room last night?"
Ji Lingxue blinked, took a sip of porridge and asked, "I didn't turn on the light last night. He was just a flower thief. How would I know who he was?"
Ruge nodded, sat down opposite Ji Lingxue, and changed the subject: "Where do you want to go shopping today? I'll accompany you?"
Just as Ruge finished her words, she heard someone outside shouting, "The Emperor's order!"
Ji Lingxue raised her eyebrows, and Ruge smiled and said, "I wanted to go shopping with you, but it seems that I can't do that."
Ji Lingxue smiled and said, "Some other day."
Xiao Yichen's oral instruction was: Today the weather is fine and the spring is warm, it is a good time to go out for an outing. I have already gone to the royal villa outside the city, and you two should come together.
Ji Lingxue: It is said that the emperor is the busiest person, with numerous affairs to attend to and endless memorials to be dealt with every day. But how come Emperor Xiao Yichen is so free and even has the interest to go out for an outing
Ruge said, "It's windy outside the city, sister, you need to wear more clothes."
Ji Lingxue nodded, went back to the room and called out An Ge, telling him that he didn't need to follow her today.
It was already noon when Ruge and Ji Lingxue arrived at the royal villa on horseback. In front of the villa was a lotus pond. On the terrace, Xiao Yichen, wearing a bamboo hat, was sitting on a chair, fishing quietly with a fishing rod. Behind him, a eunuch held an umbrella for him to block out the scorching sun.
Ji Lingxue jumped off the horse and saluted with Ruge, "Your Highness!"
Xiao Yichen said lazily, "Stand up, no need to bow, come and sit over here. I'm lucky today, I caught two fish, I'll grill them later."
Ji Lingxue walked to the bamboo basket and saw that there were indeed two crucian carps blowing bubbles inside.
Ruge said: "The emperor is really amazing."
Xiao Yichen turned to look at Ruge, and Ji Lingxue saw that Xiao Yichen's eyes were a little purple under the bamboo hat, "Your Majesty, what's wrong with your eyes?"
Xiao Yichen raised his hand and touched it, sighing, "The lights in the palace were turned off last night, and I got up in the middle of the night because I was thirsty and went to drink water, and I accidentally bumped into it."
(End of this chapter)