Ruge touched her nose and smiled strangely: "This matter... is a long story... Didn't you go back to the post station? Why are you back again?"
Ji Lingxue would never admit that she was a little concerned about the emperor and was worried that he had met with an accident and came to collect his body, but the scene she imagined did not happen.
Ji Lingxue said: "I... suddenly remembered that the hairpin fell on the road, so I came back to look for it... I was just passing by here..."
Ruge smiled lightly, knowing what was going on. He knew Ji Lingxue was lying, but he didn't want to expose her lie. Sometimes people just like to hear lies. She just said that she came here because she was worried about him, which made him very happy.
Ji Lingxue asked: "He...isn't injured either?"
Ruge nodded. Even if she was injured, it was just some superficial wounds. She looked at the bodies on the ground and said, "This is not the place to talk. Let's go back to the post station first."
Ruge said this while pulling Ji Lingxue's hand and using Qinggong to leave.
In the post station, after listening to Ruge's explanation of the whole story, Ji Lingxue frowned and said, "So you left the silk shop after receiving the message from An Ge, and ended up running into Xiao Yichen who was assassinated?"
Ruge nodded, "In the past two days, An Ge sneaked into the palace to find out about Mo Xiang. Xiao Yichen has been sending people to look for An Ge. You know, the most dangerous place is the safest. No matter how smart Xiao Yichen is, he would never have thought that An Ge was hiding under his nose."
Ji Lingxue frowned and asked, "Why did Xiao Yichen leave the palace alone?" He is such a leisurely emperor that he even has time to go out of the palace and hang out."
Ruge shook her head and said, "I don't know about that. Xiao Yichen is not in the palace today. An Ge has searched the palace inside and out, but still can't find Mo Xiang."
Mo Xiang is neither in the Heavenly Prison nor in the Imperial Palace, so where would Xiao Yichen hide her
Ji Lingxue frowned and thought hard, Ruge said: "Sister, I have something to tell you."
Ji Lingxue came back to her senses and turned to look at Ruge, "Well, what's the matter?"
Ruge said: "In order to discourage Xiao Yichen from marrying you, I have ordered people to set up a ring in the market."
Ji Lingxue's mouth twitched: "Martial arts competition to find a husband?!" Such an old-fashioned way of choosing a spouse. What if she chooses someone who is strong but simple-minded? What will happen to her for the rest of her life...
Ruge said, "It's a martial arts competition to recruit guards."
A more pleasant way of putting it is that they are recruiting personal guards through a martial arts competition. Of course, they will go through a screening process beforehand to find a considerate and highly skilled personal guard. Then he won't have to worry about Ji Lingxue's comfort in the future. In this way, the personal protection back and forth will always increase the relationship, which is much better than sending Ji Lingxue back to the palace to compete with a group of women for a man.
Ji Lingxue stared at Ruge's sincere eyes for a second and said, "An Ge is by my side."
"How can An Ge protect you alone? Find one more." Ru Ge did not allow Ji Lingxue to refuse and insisted on her own idea.
Ji Lingxue shrugged and suddenly thought: "Oh, right, Prince Chen's Mansion!"
Ruge: “What?” The subject seemed to change a little too quickly.
"Haven't you searched Prince Chen's Mansion yet? Mo Xiang might be imprisoned there." Ji Lingxue said as she snapped her fingers.
Ruge walked around the room and said, "Prince Chen's Mansion, it's really possible. Now Prince Chen's Mansion is still vacant, why didn't I think of it? Don't worry, sister, I will send someone to go to Prince Chen's Mansion to look for someone tonight."
Ji Lingxue stood up and said, "Wait a minute, I'll go with you tonight. I left some things in Prince Cheng's mansion and want to get them myself."
Ruge nodded, "Alright." The Prince Chen's Mansion is not the Imperial Palace, so it's not difficult to take Ji Lingxue there. "An Ge is still hiding in the Imperial Palace, so it's not convenient for her to move with us. I'll take two of my guards with me tonight."
Ji Lingxue nodded, and the matter was settled.
When it got dark, Ji Lingxue had already changed into a black nightgown in her room, prepared some poison powder for self-defense, and waited for Ruge to arrive.
Just after the third watch's gong and drum sounded, there was a bang at the window. Ji Lingxue, who was dozing off at the table with her head supported by her hands, stood up with a start and opened the window.
A burst of white powder drifted by in the wind. Ji Lingxue cried out inwardly, "Oh no!" and her body fell limply to the ground. She could only watch helplessly as a white cloth bag was covered over her head. At the last moment of her consciousness, she felt someone carrying her on his back and flying away...
Ruge stood in front of Ji Lingxue's door and called softly, "Sister, are you asleep?"
He waited for a moment but saw no answer from Ji Lingxue, so he pushed the door open and walked in. The room was very dark. He picked up the oil lamp, and the room was instantly illuminated by the light, which also made the powder on the half-open window look especially white.
Ruge walked to the window, put some powder on her finger and sniffed it, "Mifeng Powder... Oops!"
When Ruge called on her subordinates to look for someone, Ji Lingxue was put in a cloth bag and carried by a black figure across the street and disappeared into the night.
In the night, the bamboo forest was filled with thick fog. Fireflies were floating in the woods. Dark shadows were floating in the air like ghosts. I stepped on the bamboo tip and fell to the ground. I casually threw the burlap bag on my back to the ground. There was a muffled sound, and the fallen leaves on the ground were startled and flew high.
"The people have been brought here!" the man in black said towards the bamboo house.
The door of the bamboo house was opened, and an oil lamp lit up the night. Under the lamp, Bai Mo yawned with disheveled hair. "Who is it?"
The shadowy figure dusted himself off, sat down on a stone nearby, and kicked the sack. "This woman is related to your happiness for the rest of your life!"
Bai Mo yawned halfway, holding his chin with one hand, and asked in a gulp, "What did you just say?"
The shadow coughed and said, "I see you sighing all day long, looking restless. I've been friends with you for so many years, and I've never seen you so upset. Humph, isn't she just a woman? I'm going to tie her up today and bring her to you..."
Bai Mo's mouth twitched, and he slapped his head and said, "So you're saying that you didn't sleep in the middle of the night and ran to Dayan Post Station to kidnap Princess Zhixue. My God... How could you do this, Zhihao, Zhihao, you... You are going to kill me!"
Zhihao raised his eyebrows when he heard this and said, "I'm helping you, how am I harming you?"
Zhihao, the ever-victorious general, is Xiao Yichen's most capable general and a life-long friend of Bai Mo. During a battle at the border, Zhihao was ambushed by the enemy and trapped in a canyon. He was stabbed several times and nearly died. If it weren't for Bai Mo taking care of him, he would have lost most of his life. Therefore, he would help Bai Mo solve any troubles.
Yesterday he brought two jars of wine to find Bai Mo to drink together. The drunk Bai Mo told him about the troubles he had been forced by Xiao Yichen, and mentioned the name of Princess Dayan. Zhihao thought that Bai Mo had a crush on the princess, so he rolled up his sleeves and went to kidnap her tonight.
Bai Mo was too lazy to talk to Zhi Hao, who only had brute force and simple thinking. He held up the oil lamp and opened the sack. He couldn't help but sigh when he saw Ji Lingxue's sleeping face. He held up the lamp again to take a closer look, and this time he really found something strange.
Bai Mo's hand reached out to Ji Lingxue's neck. The skin on her neck had become sticky due to the bumping in the sack. Bai Mo stretched out his hand and pulled, and Ji Lingxue's true face appeared in front of Bai Mo.
Bai Mo gasped, looked up at Zhihao with sympathy, which made Zhihao look confused.
Zhihao said: "I really didn't expect that the Princess of Dayan is such a beauty... Hehe... Why are you looking at me like that?"
Bai Mo asked, "Do you know who she is?"
Zhihao scratched his head, "Princess Dayan?"
Bai Mo put his face back on Ji Lingxue's, pinched his chin and thought for a moment, "Was anyone following you when you came here?"
Zhihao smiled and said, "Of course not. I am very careful."
Bai Mo coughed, and smiled a bit evilly, "I'll give you a favor today. Take advantage of the night and send her to the palace."
Zhihao shook his head, "Why do I feel like you are setting a trap for me to fall into? Forget it, I won't do it."
Bai Mo's mouth twitched, "What are you talking about? I'm giving you a chance to get promoted. You only have one chance, so don't give up. Let go of me and leave."
Zhihao was puzzled by Bai Mo's sudden change. He looked at Ji Lingxue and then at Bai Mo, "You don't like her, so why did you lie to me and say that she is related to your happiness for the rest of your life?"
Bai Mozhi shook his head and said, "You misunderstood. This is the person the emperor is looking for. The emperor gave me an order. If I can't complete it, the rest of my life will be over."
Zhihao suddenly realized something and said "oh", stuffed Ji Lingxue back into the sack and carried it on his shoulder, "Then I'm leaving." After saying that, he turned and left.
Bai Mo shook his head, feeling even more puzzled. She was Ji Lingxue, so why didn't she recognize the emperor? Did she lose her memory
Bai Mo regretted letting Zhihao take Ji Lingxue away like this. He even forgot to check whether Ji Lingxue had lost her memory.
The streets of the capital were very quiet under the cover of night, and the people kept their doors and windows closed. But it was only superficial calm. A black shadow carrying a cloth bag was flying silently on the roof like a bat. The next moment, his body stiffened, his hand felt pain, and the cloth bag slipped and rolled down along the eaves.
"Oops!" He stretched out his hand to grab it, but he was a step too late. The cloth bag rolled to the ground and broke with a dull thud. White rice leaked out from the cracks in the bag, as if mocking his slowness.
Zhihao fell to the ground and circled around the rice bag. How could a living person turn into rice
He turned his head and looked back, and saw a tall figure climbing onto the roof, holding a sack in his arms.
“Where are you running to!” Zhihao shouted angrily and flew after him. The tall figure suddenly stopped and stood on the roof, waiting for his arrival.
Zhihao let out a "huh" and quickly stepped forward to grab the cloth bag. The scene in front of him blurred and a tall figure turned around. His hand went numb and his body swayed and fell from the roof.
"You shameless villain, you actually plotted against me!" Zhihao didn't forget to curse before he landed.
The tall figure paused, and kicked a row of tiles under his feet. The tiles turned in the air like leaves and flew towards Zhihao. "Since you say I'm shameless, I'll show you my trick, General Changsheng!"
Zhihao bared his teeth and swept away all the tiles flying towards him. When he looked up again, he could no longer see the man's figure.
(End of this chapter)