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Liang entered the palace later and was familiar with the people in the palace. Yi Cheng was one of the cooks who came in. Sister, I am pretending to be you here. You take my face and quickly escape from the palace."
"Dong Ning, do you have a human face prepared that looks like me?"
Dong Ning was anxious and quickly shook her head, "It's too urgent. I can't do it."
"That's very troublesome. If someone else enters the room, they will find out that you are an impostor. The pursuers will easily catch up with me."
"What should we do then?" Dong Ning was shocked and grabbed Qiaochu's hand.
But Qiaochu stared into the distance, his eyes gradually becoming firm, "I remember, there is something that your brother once told me, I can only use it in two situations. One is when he is the king, and the other is... when I have no way out. Now I have no way out. Xiaoyao, I can't run away. I want to attend the palace banquet and take back what belongs to me."
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Dong Ning saw Qiaochu seemed to be lost in thought after speaking, and became even more anxious, "Sister, what should we do? "Do you really want to enter the palace? If you enter the palace, you will never be able to leave again. Why don't you wait for brother to figure it out before coming back?"
"Xiaoyao, although you are all willing to help me, but perhaps except for you, most people have the same idea as your brother. I won't leave, I don't want to avoid it, and fight for myself once. No one can tell what will happen in the next moment. I can't let him take Shen Qingling away like that."
Dong Ning was slightly stunned. "Because you once said that life is short?"
"Well, I'm always afraid that I'll miss it inadvertently. Xiaoyao, you too, think carefully about Zong Pu's matter. I don't want you to be delayed because of me."
Dong Ning shook her head. "Sister Qiao, Dong Ning calls you sister. In my heart, I really treat you as my sister, except for being sister-in-law. I don't regret what happened to Zong Pu. He did do something wrong. He lacked all fairness and honor."
"Although our little girl is a girl, she is as chivalrous as a man. When she grows up, she will surely achieve great things." Qiaochu touched Dong Ning's head with heartache, and Dong Ning rubbed against her affectionately. At this time, Qiaochu had made up her mind, and remembered something, and looked at the man dressed as a male servant who had been silent beside Dong Ning. The man wore a felt hat with a flame on the top, and the brim was pulled down very low, so Qiaochu could not see his appearance clearly.
Dong Ning stuck out her tongue and glanced at the man. The man stood up, turned up the brim of his hat, and raised his head. Qiaochu was surprised, "Servant Fan?"
"Well," Dong Ning smiled bitterly, "I don't have any helpers anymore. I want to stay and take the blame, but I'm afraid it's not safe for you without an escort, so I have to ask Brother Fan for help."
Qiaochu was worried. After all, Fan Rusu was not from their side. This would undoubtedly reveal the relationship between Dong Ning, Shangguan Jinghong, and Prince Ning. Dong Ning was backed by the Qin family, but the Qin family was not under the control of Shangguan Jinghong. Fan Rusu was Xia Haibing's subordinate. Although Xia Haibing was Shangguan Jingchong's subordinate, he was also loyal to the emperor. If the emperor knew the connection behind this...
Fan Rusu was a kind person, but not stupid. He immediately saw Qiaochu's concerns, bowed and said loudly: "Madam, please be at ease. Fan Rusu will never confuse loyalty and public and private interests. Today, I am helping a friend, and Fan Rusu will forget it after this."
"Okay, thank you, Chief Sergeant Fan."
Qiaochu also smiled brightly, and the three of them nodded, their hearts and minds communicating with each other in an instant.
"Master, are you okay with the inner room? I will come in and serve you right away."
Outside the door, the voice of a female secret guard suddenly came through the door.
Dong Ning said in a low voice, "I intentionally asked Brother Fan to carry a very heavy golden tray filled with all kinds of food, which an ordinary woman could not carry. I also said that King Rui ordered the two of us to watch Master Qiao eat up all the food with our own eyes, so that outsiders would not be suspicious."
Qiaochu nodded and praised: "Your disguise skills are becoming more and more sophisticated. You handle the personnel matters well besides makeup."
But after all, guarding her is a heavy responsibility, and people outside dare not take it lightly.
She thought for a moment, walked to the table, picked up a porcelain bowl, and said coldly to the door: "I don't like to be disturbed when I'm eating. Do you understand? If you must come in, go and ask your master first whether Qiaochu can be disposed of by you!"
As she spoke, she threw the bowl to the ground.
After the harsh sound, dozens of voices outside the door immediately said in unison: "I dare not, please enjoy your meal, Master."
Shangguan Jinghong sent people to guard her. Although his expression was extremely cold and harsh at that time, all the secret guards knew that Qiaochu was the only woman who was pregnant with the master's child. Although they didn't know what had happened to make King Rui so angry, they did not dare to neglect Qiaochu in the slightest.
Dong Ning was delighted, and then heard Qiao Chu whisper, "There is no time to lose, listen to me."
"Sister, have you thought of a way to get rid of the pursuers? What exactly did you just talk about?"
Dong Ning and Fan Rusu looked at each other and immediately perked up.
…
A screen separates the two sides.
In an extraordinary period, all Fan Rusu could do was to avoid looking at what was inappropriate. He stood with his back to... and behind him was the sound of rustling clothes.
Thinking of Dong Ning's delicate appearance, his face flushed and he cursed himself in his heart. He immediately suppressed the lustful thoughts in his mind and stared at the door straightly.
Dong Ning suddenly gasped, and Fan Rusu turned around in shock, but was immediately stunned.
Qiaochu and Dongning have exchanged clothes.
But what surprised him was... the appearance of Princess Rui.
Dong Ning clearly only had time to make a human face, and that face was clearly taken off by Dong Ning and was being held in his hand.
"Brother Fan, she's beautiful, isn't she? I thought the Crown Princess was already as beautiful as..."
Dong Ning sighed softly, tears of sincere praise in her eyes.
"Fan Rusu is not well-educated, so I don't know how to describe it. I only know that this is the most beautiful thing in the world." Fan Rusu just woke up from a dream, glanced at Dong Ning, then looked at the woman holding the blue purse in front of her, and smiled shyly, "Please forgive Fan Rusu for being rude. Everyone loves beauty, and I have no intention of offending you, madam."
Qiaochu shook her head and looked sideways at the bronze mirror on the dressing table. She was used to seeing this face, but she hadn't seen it for a long time, and she felt brightened. However, no matter how beautiful a face is, it will eventually fade with the passage of time.
But perhaps, everything beautiful must be short-lived, because it is beautiful because it is short-lived.
However, her face was no longer perfect. She stared at the bronze mirror and slowly stroked the scar on her cheek.
“Sister…” Dong Ning also had regret in her eyes.
Qiaochu smiled, thought for a moment, walked to the mirror, carefully put the purse back in her arms, and opened her dressing box...
When the cook and the male servant left, the secret guards in the corridor all looked over. There were more than ten men and women standing in a row. The leading male guard asked carefully, "How is the master?"
At this time, footsteps suddenly sounded on the other side of the corridor. Everyone looked over and saw another group of men and women walking quickly. The cook knew that it was the secret guards who were escorting Qiaochu to prison. Whether he could enter the palace smoothly depended on this moment. Her palms were sweaty, but she slowly replied, "Everything is fine."
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The cook and the male servant left, and the two secret guards handed over the matter. Then the two female guards knocked on the door and without hesitation, they immediately entered the room to escort the person away.
"It's not good."
A shocked voice came from the room.
The secret guards outside the door were startled and rushed into the room, only to see a woman fainted on the ground with a cut on her head. It was Dong Ning.
"Master Qiao has left, one of those two people must be her!"
As Shangguan Jinghong's dead guards, they all recognized Dong Ning and immediately asked someone to wake her up. The leading secret guard sent someone to chase after her and immediately asked Dong Ning, "Miss Dong Ning, what happened?"
Dong Ning covered the wound on his head and smiled bitterly, "The male servant was a beauty. She begged me to bring her here to meet her master. I have a good relationship with Sister Qiao, so I agreed at the moment. But I didn't know that the master and the servant plotted against me. I vaguely heard them discussing leaving the city."
The captain of the secret guards was no fool, and thought: Since you brought the beauties here, you might be able to help them escape.
He was anxious and realized that if he could not get Qiaochu back, or if Qiaochu was seriously injured, Shangguan Jinghong would definitely punish him severely!
Several secret guards had already chased out. He quickly divided the original guards and the more than 40 secret guards who arrived later into three groups and said sternly, "Master Qiao has two of them. To prevent the tiger from leaving the mountain, split them into two directions. One group will chase in the direction our people just chased. They will definitely leave marks along the way. Everyone pay attention and track them. I believe we will catch up soon. Another group will chase in the direction of leaving the city. The rest of you should immediately notify the other secret guards and dispatch a hundred or so reinforcements."
In general, there are only two options: one is to go deep into the city, and the other is to leave Chaoge.
He immediately tried to enter the palace and report to his master.
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A female secret guard came down to take care of Dong Ning. Dong Ning took advantage of her unpreparedness, knocked her unconscious, and quickly left the house.
She ran and laughed all the way. It was a close call just now. She didn't expect the escorting secret guards to arrive so soon. If they had arrived a step earlier, they would still be changing clothes. But Qiaochu's strategy was undoubtedly successful!
According to her own thoughts, she had intended to admit that she was the one who released Qiaochu, but what she said just now was what Qiaochu taught her.
Qiaochu said that the secret guards would doubt her words, but it was still effective. The pursuers had to be divided into at least two groups to chase in two directions. If reinforcements were needed, there would be three groups. In this way, the number of people chasing Fan Rusu would be reduced by at least half.
Since they had seized the initiative, as soon as they left the house, Qiaochu immediately took off his human mask and handed it over to Fan Rusu. Fan Rusu hired a woman on the street to put on the human mask, while Qiaochu disappeared into the crowd and headed towards the palace.
The secret guards would soon catch up with Fan Rusu. The pretending woman did not do it on purpose and would definitely reveal her flaws. But even if they found out that the woman was a fake Qiaochu, they would not be able to catch up with the real Qiaochu. Qiaochu had already gone far away and no longer looked the same as before.
What Fan Rusu has to do is how to escape - his situation is the most dangerous, because the secret guards will definitely catch him and report to Shangguan Jinghong. Once Fan Rusu is caught, unless Qiaochu succeeds in this trip and reconciles with Shangguan Jinghong, otherwise, Fan Rusu will be in danger and Shangguan Jinghong will definitely not let him go.
However, the number of secret guards was reduced by at least half due to the diversion, so the chances of escaping were much greater.
Fortunately, Dong Ningfang recognized the marks left by the secret guards along the way and quickly found Fan Rusu in a secret alley.
Fan Rusu's condition is very bad.
A terrified woman huddled in the corner with her face lying on the ground. Some of the secret guards had been sent out to chase Qiao Chu, while he was fighting with seven or eight of them. He was badly wounded and bled a lot.
Dong Ning felt a pain in her heart, but she didn't know what to do for a moment. These secret guards were her companions, and she really couldn't fight them.
After a few glances, he understood why Fan Rusu, who was very skilled in martial arts, was injured. The martial arts of these secret guards were very good, and their moves were ruthless. They wanted to capture Fan Rusu, but Fan Rusu did not fight back with fatal moves, but only defended himself. However, he had no way to escape.
Under the setting sun, at both ends of the alley, he was fighting in the corner, and she was at the entrance of the alley.
He seemed to have noticed her very early, and he just stared at her calmly without asking her for help.
Because you're afraid it'll be difficult for her
Because he was afraid of making her sad, he would rather get hurt himself than kill her companions
When he was hit by another sword, Dong Ning felt a lump in his throat and could no longer bear it, so he jumped forward to block him.
The secret guards were startled, and the two leaders shouted in a deep voice: "Miss Dong Ning, what are you doing? Are you really together with this person?"
Dong Ning ignored them and leaned over to Fan Rusu and said, "You go first, I'll stop them."
Fan Rusu's eyes darkened, "No! Not to mention that you can't stop them, if they catch you, even though King Rui is on good terms with you, you will definitely be in trouble."
"Brother Fan, I caused this trouble myself, so I should bear the consequences."
"I said no!"
"Capture them all and let me deal with them!"
Unlike Dong Ning, the secret guards are not emotional. They only serve Shangguan Jinghong.
Soon the fighting started again, with swords and knives flying.
In the chaos, Dong Ning yelled, "Brother Fan, be careful!" and blocked a knife with his shoulder. Fan Rusu was shocked and angry. He used several killing moves to force back several secret guards, but he was seriously injured at this time. It was impossible for the two of them to escape. Dong Ning was held in Fan Rusu's arms. He smelled the strong smell of sweat and blood on his body, and his eyes were wet. "Brother Fan, I'm sorry, we can't leave."
In order to fulfill the love between Shangguan Jinghong and Qiaochu, and perhaps also to atone for Zong Pu's sins, she sacrificed him.
Tears fell on Fan Rusu's arm. The arm with tense veins trembled violently. His voice suddenly passed by her ear, "Qin Dongning, we can get out of this unscathed. We definitely can."
Dong Ning still had tears in her eyes. She was surprised to hear that. She always felt that something was different about Fan Rusu.
She looked up and saw that Fan Rusu's eyes were sharp. He stared at the secret guard in front of him, with a smile on the corner of his mouth and disdain in his eyes.
Dong Ning couldn't help but trembled in her voice, "No, you are not Fan Rusu."
"No, I am Fan Rusu, but Fan Rusu doesn't know me sometimes.