Brother Huang, he has been planning for a long time

Thinking of this, Ling Jiao looked at the woman in front of her with regret.

If the eldest brother had been braver, the woman in front of him would have become his sister-in-law long ago.

Ling Jiao thought and sighed secretly in her heart.

Qingchen doesn’t understand.

Is it really that painful for Ling Yu and Yue Qingqian to get married?

"If you really don't want to marry my Eighth Emperor sister, why didn't you tell my father directly in the first place?"

"How can this be possible? The emperor's imperial edict has been issued. If the eldest brother resists the edict, he will be beheaded. He said that he is not afraid of his own death. What he is afraid of is that the entire Shangshu Mansion will be implicated."

After hearing this, Qingchen was silent for a long time without speaking.

Because she herself knew very well what would happen if she resisted the decree.

This will indeed affect the future career of the entire family.

Seeing that Qing Chen was silent, Ling Jiao took a deep breath and said, "Forget it, forget about my eldest brother, tell me how your life has been in the palace for the past ten years?"

"I'm fine. Father treats me very well."

After hearing this, Ling Jiao looked at the person in front of her carefully.

What she said was correct. She should be living a good life in the palace. It looked like she was being raised to become more and more beautiful, and her skin was so tender that you could pinch water.

Not as skinny as the ones raised in Shangshu's Mansion.

Ling Jiao felt relieved when she saw that she was living well in the palace.

After all, a cousin she liked to play with when she was young was suddenly separated for ten years, but when they met again, she didn't feel strange at all.

Ling Jiao was very happy.

"If possible, cousin can go back to Shangshu Mansion to see my father. Father misses you very much." This is indeed true.

Hearing this, Qingchen nodded after being silent for a while, "Okay."

Although her aunt treats her like a normal person, her uncle still loves her very much.

I just never knew that my aunt was depriving me and my mother of food and clothing behind my back.

After chatting with her for a while, Qingchen was dragged by Ling Jiao to the courtyard to enjoy the flowers.

Seeing that the daughters of other aristocratic families did not dare to come forward and talk to him.

Qingchen stayed at the prime minister's house for a while, and seeing that it was getting late, he asked Ran Zhinian to return to the palace.

Ran Zhinian did not dare to keep her any longer and sent her to the door of the Prime Minister's Mansion.

"Ninth Princess, I'm sorry for the poor reception today." Fortunately, she had the foresight to invite Ling Jiao as well.

Qingchen smiled at her, "No, thank you Miss Ran for arranging for me to meet my cousin Jiaojiao."

When Ran Zhinian heard this, he was slightly startled. He really didn't expect that the innocent-looking Ninth Princess in front of him actually knew what he was thinking.

There was no one around, so she whispered in Qingchen's ear: "Princess, what kind of woman does Prince Zhai... like?"

A flash of surprise flashed across his clear, watery eyes, and then he immediately covered it up.

"This..." How could she know what kind of woman the emperor liked?

But she looked at the face of the woman in front of her with the sunset glow on her face, and her eyes were filled with shyness.

She stabilized her figure, looked into Ran Zhinian's eyes and said, "I think he would like Miss Ran like this."

"Really?" A touch of surprise flashed across Ran Zhinian's face.

Qingchen nodded and immediately walked out of the Prime Minister's Mansion.

"Chinian, what are you doing?" At this time, a carriage stopped on the other side of the door of the Prime Minister's Mansion.

Two tall men got off the carriage, and one of them called Ran Zhinian.

"Brother." Ran Zhinian called out to one of the men.

Qingchen rarely interacted with foreign men, so she just wanted to get on the carriage quickly.

When she was about to walk back to the carriage, she inadvertently looked at the two men.

A somewhat familiar face came into her eyes.

That is……

Mr. Xiaoyi.

Master Gu, Gu Xunzhi?

The moment Qingchen met his eyes, he could see in his eyes that he recognized her.

Knowing that I was the little palace maid who loves me that day...

She withdrew her eyes and got into the carriage in a panic.

The carriage left, and Ran Zhixin and Gu Xunzhi stepped forward.

Ran Zhixin looked at the carriage and asked his sister, "Zhinian, who is the person in the carriage?"

"That's the Ninth Princess." Ran Zhinian explained in a low voice: "Today there is a flower viewing banquet in the house. I just tried to send an invitation to the Ninth Princess. I didn't expect that the Ninth Princess actually came to show her favor."

"Is that the Ninth Princess?" Gu Xunzhi asked, not sure if he heard correctly.

"Yes, what happened to Mr. Gu? You, the eleventh prince in the palace, have never met the ninth princess?" Ran Zhinian thought that as an errand in the palace, he would be able to meet other princesses and princes no matter what.

A faint smile flashed across Gu Xunzhi's gentle face, "Miss Ran is joking. You can't walk around at will in the palace."

"so……"

Gu Xunzhi didn't speak any more, looking in the direction the carriage was leaving in a daze.

If she were the Ninth Princess, why would she use her status as a palace maid to befriend Lu Wu?

……

Qingchen was already on the carriage, and all he could think about was the way Gu Xunzhi looked at him.

This girl has recognized herself, shouldn't she go to Lu Wu and talk nonsense?

Because she disguised herself as a little palace maid and was able to chat with Lu Wu, she cherished the friendship with Lu Wu.

If Gu Xunzhi reveals his identity in front of Lu Wu...

That won't work. We must find him before he sees Lu Wu next time and negotiate with him...

As soon as this thought came to an end, the carriage suddenly stopped.

Seeing this, Yueji opened the curtain and took a look, then immediately lowered the curtain, with a look of panic on her face, "Princess, there is an assassin!"

assassin?

Is there an assassin in broad daylight?

Qingchen stepped forward and opened the door curtain to take a look.

I saw that the carriage was on a deserted street, and the groom did not dare to move while pulling the horse.

In front of the carriage stood a masked man dressed in black.

The man in black is holding a long sword, his eyes are fierce and full of murderous intent.

It’s over, this is really an assassin!

"Princess, please go first, I will stop him!" The groom helped Qing Chen and Yue Ji get out of the carriage.

"Princess, let's go!" Yueji pulled Qingchen and headed for a crowded place.

There was the sound of swords clashing behind him, and his heavy heart suddenly lifted into his throat.

Why does she encounter such bad things every time she leaves the palace?

Neither of them had been out of the palace very often, and neither of them were familiar with the roads in Kyoto City.

I originally wanted to run to a crowded place, but the more I ran along the road, the less people I saw.

Qingchen was worried about the safety of the groom and looked back uneasily.

They found that the man in black was chasing after them, and the groom had fallen to the ground.

Her heart tightened, she grabbed Yueji's hand and ran as fast as she could.

I turned a corner along the road and found it was a dead end.

When they turned around, the man in black was approaching.

"Who sent you here?" Qingchen held his breath and drank.

There are high walls here, and the alley is very clean, with no debris at all. She doesn't even want to pick out one or two things to use as weapons.

She was still afraid of trouble, so she didn't bring any guards with her, and unlike before, she didn't have the imperial brother by her side...

Fear spread rapidly in her heart, and she held Yueji's hand tightly, feeling full of guilt.

This assassin must be coming for him. If he wants to kill him, he will definitely kill Yue Ji to silence him.

She caused Yueji to suffer again...

The man in black forced the two of them into a corner and left with a sword.

Qingchen shouted hurriedly: "I know your purpose is to kill me. If I don't resist, please let my maid go!"

"Princess..." Yue Ji looked at her master in disbelief: "No, if you want to kill me, kill me!"

"Yueji, don't be stupid, he was ordered to take my life!"