Wealth and glory seek stability

As Yin Jiu spoke, the wound on his face moved and the corners of his mouth twitched.

"hiss!"

"This woman is really a tough one. Luckily the drugs I brought are very powerful, otherwise I wouldn't be able to take her down quietly."

Yin Ping took a look and saw that Jian Xi's hands and feet were tied tightly with cow tendon ropes. "Okay, follow the princess's instructions and send her to Qingyun Ridge as soon as possible. Release a fireworks signal there and someone will come to pick you up. The safety of the Xuanwu Dynasty depends on her, so you have to be careful."

With such a beauty, Yin Ping was afraid that Yin Jiu would have some inappropriate thoughts, so he did not forget to warn him.

Yin Jiu had previously investigated Jian Xi's background, so he naturally knew it.

The entire north was hit by unprecedented natural disasters, and many places even suffered a complete loss of harvest. If it weren't for the chaos within the Xuanwu Dynasty, the Xuanyuan Dynasty would never have been able to win the last battle in the northern border.

Qingyunling is located at the border between the Xuanwu Dynasty and the Xuanyuan Dynasty.

This time, Zhang Cen'er and Zhang Xuanyu came to the Xuanyuan Dynasty, on the one hand for marriage, and on the other hand to ask Emperor Xuanyuan to allocate grain to the Xuanwu Dynasty for emergency use.

Judging from the current situation, Emperor Xuanyuan would not make a promise easily, so Zhang Cen'er made preparations for both scenarios.

Without the help of Emperor Xuanyuan, Jian Xi would be the last trump card.

In fact, Jian Xi had already woken up in a daze. She just felt like she was on a boat. The swaying feeling seemed familiar.

Yin Jiu is very skilled in martial arts, and to be on the safe side she did not reveal her martial arts skills.

She closed her eyes and felt that the woman's voice seemed to be one she had heard somewhere before.

She had no time to think. After the boat docked, Yin Jiu said goodbye to Yin Ping and carried Jian Xi to a carriage.

After the carriage was locked, Yin Ping worriedly reminded again, "This person is of great importance. The princess has asked our people to meet you outside the city. Remember to be careful and leave the city as soon as possible before dark. If the Shen family finds out and blocks the city gates, it will be difficult to get out."

"Yes."

Yin Jiu was a dull person to begin with. After hearing the instructions, he put on a coarse linen robe, disguised himself as a coachman, and drove the carriage out of the city.

The carriage moved slowly. Jian Xi's head leaned against the wall of the carriage. She opened her eyes a little at first, and then when she saw that no one noticed, she opened her eyes and looked around.

She exerted a little force on her wrists and felt the rope tied around her hands getting tighter and tighter. She was afraid that it was the cow tendon rope that Hua Rong had told her about before. This rope was made of special materials and had the same properties as cow tendon. Once she was tied up, the more she struggled, the more the sweat on her wrists would soak into the rope, and the rope would become tighter and tighter.

I just heard the conversation between those two people, and they seemed to have mentioned a princess and the Xuanwu Dynasty.

Among the people she knew, the only one who could match the name was Princess Jiahe Zhang Cen'er.

But what is there about her that the Xuanwu Dynasty is interested in?

Apart from her brother Shen Nanxing's status and her sister-in-law's family's resources, she only has a few businesses under her control.

Due to the expansion of the business, he doesn't have much money at hand, so if you want to rob people of their money, you're making a wrong calculation.

Jian Xi's mind was working rapidly.

Going to such great lengths to keep it secret is definitely not as simple as seeking wealth. I just hope they won't make things difficult for Dongfang Wenying, and I also hope that the servants of the Shen family can help and tell Shen Nanxing in time.

The effect of the drug had not yet worn off. Jane Xi remembered that she smelled a very peculiar orange scent. When she followed the scent, she had no idea that she had fallen into someone's trap.

It seems that she was protected too well by Hua Rong and others. Hua Rong always said that people in the martial arts world are treacherous and some people are omnipresent, so he told her to be careful. Otherwise, she would fall into their trap.

I have been living in the inner house for these years, and at most I have been schemed by some women in the inner house.

As long as she is useful to these people, they won't do anything to her for a while.

There was a short blade inside the peach wood hairpin on her head, which was given to her by Mo Chuan before he left. At this time, her hands and feet were tied.

Jian Xi stared at the inner wall of the carriage and rubbed her head against it, her hair became messy and her hairpin fell out.

She turned her back and moved carefully, trying not to make any sound. She pulled out the short blade and cut the rope on her wrist bit by bit.

Temple of the Emerald Buddha.

Dongfang Wenying had been in deep sleep for an hour before the gatekeeper noticed something was wrong.

"Madam, Miss, it's time to go and worship the Buddha."

The room was silent and no one responded.

The two old women looked at each other and simply opened the door.

There were several maids lying in a mess inside. The old woman was shocked and didn't know what had happened. Fortunately, Mother Hong was patient and woke up Dongfang Wenying first.

Mother Hong pinched Dongfang Wenying's philtrum, and Dongfang Wenying woke up slowly. She felt as if her body was falling apart, and there was a dull pain in her neck.

"Why are you guys?"

He looked at Mother Hong with misty eyes, and after a moment, his mind became clear.

Dongfang Wenying tightly grasped Mother Hong's arm, "Xi'er is in danger, quickly send a servant to the city defense camp to tell the general to go find Xi'er!"

Mother Hong looked at the situation in the room. If there was anything she didn't understand, she nodded repeatedly, "Okay! I'll go right away. You guys keep an eye on the Madam."

Dongfang Wenying recalled the details carefully and was afraid that Jian Xi had been replaced during the temple fair at the foot of the mountain.

"How much time has passed?"

"Madam and the young lady have been resting in the meditation room for an hour."

Including the hour spent climbing the mountain, two full hours had passed.

Dongfang Wenying pinched the hem of her skirt tightly. If she hadn't brought Jian Xi out to relax, perhaps this wouldn't have happened.

A woman's reputation is so important. If the news of Jian Xi being kidnapped gets out after so much time has passed, her life will be over.

My vision gradually became blurry, tears wet my face, and I felt an overwhelming mixture of annoyance and regret.

Zicui and Xiaoshuang woke up. Zicui was more stable and thought more.

"Madam, for now it is better not to spread the news that the girl is missing. This will not be good for her."

"Yes! You are right. Go and tell the general not to spread the news. Two hours have passed and she has disappeared at the foot of the mountain. If I had known earlier, I might have found her if I had acted at that time. It was my carelessness." After Dongfang Wenying recovered, his mind was extremely clear and he gave orders in an orderly manner.

At the same time, she prayed silently in her heart that nothing would happen. If something happened, she would never forgive him in her life.

Xiao Shuang's eyes were wide open with tears in them. She knew what would happen to a woman who was kidnapped. Thinking of all the kindness Jian Xi had shown her in the mansion, she anxiously grabbed Zi Cui's hand and said, "Sister, let's go find Shopkeeper Qi. He knows a lot of people and might be able to find a way."

Qi Shilei is just a businessman. Although he has business connections, he has no power.

Zi Cui knew that Xiao Shuang was desperate and was trying all kinds of methods, but she didn't refute him. "Okay, I'll get someone to tell Shopkeeper Qi right away."

Xiao Shuang bit her lip, hesitated for a long time, and finally said: "Mr. Gao is in a high position and has great power. If we have his help..."

They were all smart people and understood the meaning of the following words. With Gao Yunhuai's power, it was still possible to block the city gate.