Rebirth of the High Family's Beloved

After hearing what Yan Ci said, Emperor Tianqing immediately started to shout at him in anger, "Go, go, go quickly. Since you don't want to be my nephew's wife, don't get in my way."

If he had known that this girl would dare to blatantly reject his matchmaking, he should not have asked her opinion and should have directly issued an imperial edict to the Yan family to see who dared to disobey.

Anyone who disobeys the order will be beheaded.

After Emperor Tianqing drank a sip of tea and calmed down, he secretly reminded himself that he was a wise ruler and how could he kill innocent people.

Yan Ci got what she wanted and successfully extricated herself from the marriage. Just as she was about to slip away, she heard Emperor Tianqing driving her away. She immediately took advantage of the situation, bowed to Emperor Tianqing, and walked out of the palace.

Suddenly she remembered that she had forgotten to ask a question, and after taking two steps she turned back.

When Emperor Tianqing saw Yan Ci coming back, he quickly lowered his eyes, as if he didn't want to pay any attention to him.

Yan Ci knew that Emperor Tianqing was angry with her because he failed to arrange a marriage for her.

Yan Ci walked up to Emperor Tianqing and flattered him, "Your Majesty, I have one more question to ask you. Just now you said that you have an idea of ​​the candidate for the wife of the Marquis of Yongding. I wonder which family she is from?"

Emperor Tianqing raised his eyelids and asked, "Why, are you attracted to Ayi?"

Yan Ci's face paused, and he quickly explained: "How can that be possible! You can't just say that."

"Then why do you care about the wife of the Marquis of Yongding?"

Yan Ci smiled and said, "I'm asking this on behalf of someone else. Your Majesty, can you reveal it to me?"

Emperor Tianqing looked as if he understood. "The other person you are talking about is the girl from the Qiu family, right?"

Yan Ci was slightly surprised, "Your Majesty, you know!"

Emperor Tianqing snorted, "The news that the girl chased after the Marquis of Yongding every day has spread all over the East Capital. I am not blind or deaf, so how could I not know it?"

Hearing Emperor Tianqing talking about Qiu Fuqiu's pursuit of Xie Chengyi, Yan Ci understood and said, "So, the candidate for the wife of the Marquis of Yongding is Miss Qiu?"

Emperor Tianqing tried to cover up the truth by saying, "I didn't say that."

Yan Ci understood what Emperor Tianqing meant and responded simply: "I understand. Your Majesty did not say anything. I just guessed. Now it is time for dinner. I will not disturb Your Majesty. I will take my leave."

After paying his respects humbly and respectfully, Yan Ci slowly left the Mingyi Palace.

Yan Ci, who was leaving the palace to return to the Yan Mansion, was stopped by Xie Chengyin who showed up unexpectedly on the way before he even got back to the mansion.

Yan Ci was woken up early in the morning because he had to attend court. He didn't get enough sleep at all. Then he battled wits and courage with Emperor Tianqing for a long time. Suddenly, he relaxed and felt sleepy.

Yan Ci, who had finally climbed onto the carriage, fell asleep.

But before he could sleep for long, he was awakened by something strange in the carriage.

Yan Ci's thoughts were still stagnant as she looked at Xie Chengyin who suddenly appeared in the carriage. She was still drowsy and could not see the situation clearly.

"Xie Chengyin, why are you here?"

Yan Ci felt a little sad. Could it be that Xie Chengyin knew that Emperor Tianqing wanted to bring them together but she had rejected him, so he came to her specifically to talk about it?

Xie Chengyin's face looked a little ugly, and he explained his purpose in a concise manner: "I have something to talk to you about. When I went to your house, your second brother said that you had not returned from court yet, so I came to look for you on the way out of the palace."

Yan Ci was very curious. What was so urgent that he came to see her in such a hurry without even waiting for her to return to the Yan Mansion?

She asked, "What happened?"

"Ding Si ran away."

Yan Ci sat up straight and said in disbelief, "He ran away? He ran away from your Yongding Marquis's Mansion?"

Xie Chengyin nodded, "I didn't expect him to run away. He broke the chain that tied him up. I guess he knocked him out while I was delivering food to him and ran away."

She knew the defenses of the Yongding Marquis' Mansion. Although no one stopped her when she followed Xie Chengyin in and out, she secretly noticed that everyone in the Yongding Marquis' Mansion, from the gatekeepers to the courtyard cleaners, were military men.

Because of the lesson of the destruction of the mansion in his previous life, Xie Chengyin rearranged the defense of the Yongding Marquis Mansion after his rebirth. Those servants and servants in the mansion were replaced by Xie Chengyi's personal guards.

Even in this situation, Ding Si was still able to escape, which shows that Ding Si is indeed not to be underestimated.

Yan Ci was guessing where Ding Si might have gone after escaping from the Yongding Marquis' Mansion, but he couldn't figure out why Xie Chengyin came in such a hurry.

Could it be that it was done specifically to tell her, but what's the point of telling her?

She asked tentatively: "Why did you come to me instead of looking for Ding Si? Do you want me to help you find it?"

Xie Chengyin stared at Yan Ci, and seeing Yan Ci's calm expression, he said directly: "I think he will come to see you."

Yan Ci was stunned for a moment, but quickly reacted, "You mean he will come to kill me?"

"This possibility cannot be ruled out."

Looking at Xie Chengyin's serious expression, Yan Ci smiled without comment.

Thinking of the conversation between Ding Sishi and him in the dark room that day, Yan Ci said, "You heard it that day. He knew I was Yan Tonglin's daughter and he didn't regret letting me go. So, I don't think I'm the one he's looking for."

After the words fell, the two looked at each other and saw each other's pupils suddenly shrinking. Only then did they realize that they had missed the biggest possibility.

They all forgot that the person most deeply rooted in Ding Si's memory was not Yan Ci, but Yan Tonglin. After Ding Si escaped, the most likely person to go after him, apart from looking for his instigator, was Yan Tonglin.

Yan Ci immediately shouted to the driver: "Hurry, go back to the Yan Mansion!"

Upon hearing this, the driver raised his whip and hit the horse's buttocks hard. The horse let out a long neigh and then broke into a gallop.

The two people sitting in the carriage were speechless for a while, each sitting on their side in silence.

It would take time for the carriage to return to the Yan Mansion, and Yan Tonglin had returned home before Yan Ci. If Ding Si's target was really Yan Tonglin, he would have found him by now. Then Yan Tonglin's situation at this time...

Yan Ci didn't dare to think about it any further. He could only suppress his panic and secretly hope that Yan Tonglin would not return home so soon.

Just when they were about to arrive at Yan Mansion, the speeding carriage suddenly braked suddenly, and Yan Ci, who was caught off guard, crashed directly into the wall of the carriage in front of him.

Fortunately, Xie Chengyin reacted quickly and grabbed Yan Ci, so she was saved from injury.

Yan Ci stroked his heart which was beating wildly due to fright, and lifted a corner of the curtain to ask the driver about the situation outside.

"Uncle Hong, what happened?"

The driver, Uncle Hong, held the reins tightly, trying to control the agitated horse, "Girl, someone is blocking the road."

Yan Ci was still wondering who was so bold as to stop her carriage. She was about to rush out to argue, but someone rushed out faster than her.

When she stepped out of the carriage, she saw the man who was trying to stop the carriage with a gloomy face standing in the middle of the road ahead, and Xie Chengyin who was standing in front of her with a defensive look on his face.