Shunzi saw this and did not hesitate. He put the pill into his mouth and swallowed it with his head tilted back.

Seeing Yinxia and the other two were applying medicine to the wounds, he took the initiative to move away, took off his coat and smeared some ointment on the serious injuries.

The bleeding from the wounds that had been applied with the ointment stopped after a while, and the wounds felt cool and the pain was much relieved.

After resting for a while, thinking that Yinxia and the other man had almost finished applying the medicine, Shunzi stood up and wanted to return to his original place. After taking a few steps, he found that his steps were unusually light and his physical strength had almost recovered to the state before the injury.

Yinxia only had one wound on her arm, while Dongyu had many wounds, but none of them were too serious. When Shunzi returned, the two had applied medicine and were resting back to back.

Shunzi was anxious, but seeing that the two were not in a hurry, he didn't rush them too much and sat aside waiting anxiously.

But after waiting for more than half an hour, the two showed no intention of leaving to look for the Crown Prince's Consort. He could no longer sit still and stood up to ask, "Have the two girls rested?"

Dongyu looked at Yinxia, ​​who pretended to glance at the sky, "It's almost time to rest, let's go find the Crown Prince's Consort!"

Shunzi also looked up subconsciously. The sky was gloomy and even the shadow of the sun could not be found. There was nothing to see!

At the same time, Yan Muxi was carried on the shoulders of the masked man and walked deeper into the woods. The road under their feet became more and more difficult to walk on. She was carried by several people in the same posture.

Her chest and abdomen were in pain, so when the fourth person was asked, she tried to negotiate, "Brave man, can you change the position? Can you carry me on your back? There's no need to carry me on your back. It makes us all uncomfortable."

She just opened her mouth to try, but she was actually placed on the ground, and the man in black squatted down in front of her.

Her wish was fulfilled, and she climbed onto the back of the man in black without any hesitation. She was carried forward, which made her feel more comfortable than before. However, it was only more comfortable. She was hungry, scared, and sleepy. She wanted to sleep but didn't dare to close her eyes. She could only keep her eyes open and hold on.

Maybe it was because of the cloudy day, the sky quickly darkened. The leading man in black took out a night-shining pearl to illuminate the way. The group had no intention of stopping and continued to move forward with one foot deep and one foot shallow.

The forest was eerily quiet at night, with the occasional roar of birds and beasts making it even more eerie and terrifying.

When it was completely dark, the group finally stopped. Yan Muxi leaned his head forward and saw the leader in black pushing aside the vines beside the stone wall in front, and walked through the vines for more than ten steps inside. It turned out to be a cave. There was light in the cave, so there must be someone inside.

Yan Muxi was gently put on the ground. Just as he was about to take a closer look at the cave, a tall and thin man walked out of the cave.

She opened her eyes wide in surprise, "Yes, why is it you?"

The man was not someone else, but the third prince Yu Jinzhou, who had little presence in the previous dynasty and the harem.

"I'm sorry for the urgency of the matter. I hope Aunt Wang won't blame Jinzhou for being rude." Yu Jinzhou bowed to Yan Muxi.

Yan Muxi didn't want to be polite with him. She stared at him with her watery eyes and asked in shock, "Why is the Third Prince here? No, why did the Third Prince tie me up here?"

"It's a long story. Let's go in and tell Aunt Wang in detail." Yu Jinzhou stepped aside and made a gesture of invitation.

Yan Muxi stood there and looked at him. After a while, as if realizing that he could not escape, he stepped into the cave.

There were several torches burning in the cave, illuminating the small cave. In the cave, besides a pile of hay, there was only a simple stove made of stones, and on the stove there was a small iron pot that was bubbling.

Seeing Yan Muxi staring at the iron pot, Yu Jinzhou said in a gentle voice: "Aunt Wang, you must be starving! There are pheasant eggs in the pot, and they are almost cooked. Aunt Wang, please eat two eggs first to fill your stomach."

Yan Muxi's eyes moved away from the iron pot. "My life is almost gone, and Your Highness the Third Prince thinks I am so heartless that I can still eat pheasant eggs?"

"Aunt Wang, if you can't eat, don't eat. Eat when you're hungry. Let's sit down and talk." Yu Jinzhou pointed to the haystack beside him. Seeing Yan Muxi standing still, he sat down first.

Yan Muxi stared down at him, "Your Highness, can you tell me now why you kidnapped me here?"

Yu Jinzhou glanced outside the cave and lowered his voice, "It seems that Aunt Wang did misunderstand. Jinzhou brought Aunt Wang here with no ill intentions, but to protect Aunt Wang's safety."

"Oh? Then Third Prince, please tell me in detail, you hurt my personal maids and kidnapped me from them, how did you protect me?" Yan Muxi's eyes were cold, and he obviously didn't believe his words.

Yu Jinzhou sighed, "Alas~ Auntie Wang, do you know that Uncle Wang went to the Northern Frontier? When the emperor found out, he was very unhappy."

"I know a thing or two." Yan Muxi did not deny that she knew about Emperor Yuan Jing's suspicion of Prince Rong's Mansion, because she had a hunch that the Third Prince in front of her was not simple and she could not fool him.

"Father is the emperor. If he is not happy, do you know what will happen to everyone in the Rong Palace?"

Yan Muxi shook his head, indicating that he didn't know, but even if he knew he couldn't say it out loud.

Yu Jinzhou is the biological son of Emperor Yuanjing. She said that her father is despicable and shameless, and she is looking for death!

Yu Jinzhou continued, "Since Aunt Wang doesn't know, I will tell her everything. Father is very suspicious, especially towards Prince Rong's Mansion and Uncle Wang. He will never allow Uncle Wang to escape from his control. Now that Uncle Wang can't be found, he wants to use Aunt Wang to lure him out. If I don't take action today, Aunt Wang will definitely fall into Father's hands and become a bargaining chip to threaten Uncle Wang."

"But if the Third Prince had not taken action, my maid and I would have already escaped." Yan Muxi retorted coldly.

Hearing this, Yu Jinzhou actually smiled. "Since the first time we met, I knew that Aunt Wang was a very smart and cunning girl. When did she become so naive? In order to hold Aunt Wang hostage, the secret guards of the Tianji Camp were almost dispatched in full force. Aunt Wang really thought she could escape with only two half-baked maids?"

Yan Muxi asked in return, "Then can the Third Prince escape the pursuit of the Tianji Camp?"

The Tianjiying is a special department dedicated to training secret guards for the royal family and is only dispatched by emperors of all dynasties.

If Emperor Yuanjing really sent the entire Tianji Camp's secret guards to capture her as Yu Jinzhou said, there would be no way she could escape. However, Yu Jinzhou was just a prince without real power, and he probably couldn't plot anything under the nose of the Tianji Camp.

Yu Jinzhou shook his head and denied it, "No, but I can pretend to obey and secretly protect Aunt Wang to escape."

"Pretending to obey but secretly disobeying?" Yan Muxi frowned and thought for a moment, "Could it be that the Third Prince is following the emperor's order to arrest me?"

"Aunt Wang is indeed smart. My father has given the task of kidnapping Aunt Wang to Jinzhou. Jinzhou wants to let Aunt Wang go from under the nose of Tianjiying. Although it is a bit difficult, it is not completely impossible." Yu Jinzhou looked at Yan Muxi with a firm look in his eyes.

Meeting her gaze, the alienation in Yan Muxi's eyes faded away, and he asked softly, "Why is the Third Prince helping me like this?"

"Jinzhou has been bullied by his brothers and sisters since he was a child. Only Uncle Wang protects me a little. Aunt Wang should think of Jinzhou as repaying Uncle Wang for his help!"

When mentioning Yu Wantai, Yu Jinzhou's eyes were warm and bright, revealing full of gratitude and admiration.

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