After what happened today, Tang Mumu had to be careful with everyone. The more she thought about it, the more she felt something was wrong. She always felt that Xie Yu had deliberately separated Fanfan from herself so that the princess could take her away without any effort.

"Do you trust Xie Yu so much? He is the prince of Xiling." Tang Mumu curled her lips, still a little worried about Xie Yu.

"Compared to being the crown prince of Xiling, he wants to be the king of Xiling. Xie Yu is a smart man. Now he has the eldest princess competing with him, and other countries are eyeing him covetously. He will not break off relations with the Li Dynasty at this time, nor does he dare to."

"So we want to help him become the king?"

"This is the best way, and also the fastest way for us to get out of this. Xie Yu has been planning for many years, and with the help of external forces, this will be accomplished soon."

"But he took Fanfan away today. I think he did it on purpose. And Xiaotian's disappearance, even if it was done by the princess, must have been approved by Xie Yu. Otherwise, the princess would not have taken Xiaotian away from the Xiao Mansion so easily. Xie Yu is not a pushover."

"He just pretended to be anxious on the surface, just to use Xiaotian to trick Fanfan out. Who knows what he wants to do?"

Tang Mumu was very angry. Rong Yan was amused by her. He patted her head and said, "Aren't you tired of thinking about so many things every day? You haven't finished your own things yet, and you still have the mind to care about other people's affairs."

"Anyway, I don't care. I have already decided that Fanfan is my second sister-in-law. If Xie Yu dares to do anything to hurt Fanfan, I will poison him to death and make sure he never has the chance to be king again."

"Don't be angry. Your Fanfan is not a pushover. Besides, how do you know Xie Yu will hurt her? Maybe he did this just to keep Linlang away from all this trouble?"

Tang Mumu was stunned, obviously not believing such a statement.

"So you men are just arrogant. You decide everything for others. He is not Fanfan, so how can he know what Fanfan is thinking? He does things that hurt others under the guise of doing good for them. It's really disgusting and unworldly."

Rong Yan glanced at the sky outside. He didn't want Tang Mumu to continue to worry. After all, the goal for today had been achieved, so he said, "Don't be angry. The people from Tianji Pavilion are following Xie Yu. Linlang will be fine. Besides, there is my second brother. After all, Linlang is his future princess. My second brother will not sit idly by. It's getting late. Go to bed early and stop thinking about it."

"Are you going back?"

After only seeing each other for a short while, Tang Mumu felt a little dissatisfied. If he was leaving after just a short while, it would be better if he had not come in the first place. She had been sleeping soundly, and it was Rong Yan's coming that woke her up.

Rong Yan curled his lips helplessly, leaned over and kissed Tang Mumu on the forehead, and comforted her: "Is it okay now? The man outside is quite skilled. If you stay any longer, he will wake up. Remember not to confront him head-on. I will pick you up in three days."

"I know, be careful."

"gone."

Rong Yan left quickly, but it made Tang Mumu lose her sleepiness. After Rong Yan left, she kept tossing and turning in bed and couldn't fall asleep until a long time later.

Three days was too short a time, and everyone seemed to be very busy. Tang Mumu hadn't seen Xie Yuan for two days, and Linlang hadn't seen Xie Yu either.

Song Jinyu and Ji Chu rushed and arrived at Xiling one night earlier than expected. Song Jinyu and Rong Yan met in the courtyard where they rented before entering the palace, while Ji Chu went to the thatched cottage in the eastern suburbs alone.

The stars were dim tonight, which was the perfect time for kidnapping. With the help of the people from Tianji Pavilion, Ji Chu easily dealt with the people left outside the thatched cottage by Xie Yu. Linlang in the house had actually woken up a long time ago, but the cartilage powder in her body had not yet lost its effect. Linlang could only struggle to move behind a haystack, holding her breath and staring at the door with a vigilant look on her face.

"Linlang, Princess Linlang, are you there?"

It sounded like a woman's voice, and it was somewhat familiar. Linlang then leaned out to see. Because she was worried, she had not asked anyone to extinguish the candles in the house. After seeing that the person coming was Ji Chu, Linlang shouted in disbelief: "Why is it you?"

Ji Chu hurriedly ran towards Linlang, untied the ropes behind her, and then untied the ropes that bound her feet.

"Song Jinyu and I just arrived tonight. Song Jinyu went to meet the two princes. Prince Rong asked me to come here to save you, and then we will go to the Princess's Mansion to meet Mu Mu."

"Is it time to take action?"

"We will start tomorrow at the latest. Xie Yu's troops have already assembled tonight. The princess has been away for the past few days, so she must have gone to gather troops as well."

"The food I ate was poisoned with cartilage powder. The effect of the medicine hasn't worn off yet, so I have no strength."

Ji Chu slapped his head hard, took out a white jade porcelain bottle from his sleeve, and put it to his nose.

"This is the antidote for the cartilage powder. If you take a sip, the drug effect will be removed in a quarter of an hour. His Royal Highness Prince Jing gave it to me before I came here. He told me to rescue you at all costs."

After taking the antidote, Linlang felt much better. She pushed the antidote away and said angrily, "You bastard Ronglou, you didn't come to save me when you knew I was arrested. Why are you acting like a good guy now?"

Ji Chu sat down next to Linlang and waited with her for the antidote to take effect.

"You really misunderstood His Royal Highness Prince Jing this time. The situation is so critical now. It is safest for you to stay here. Xie Yu found a good place. The princess hasn't found any trace of you yet. Otherwise, you wouldn't be as comfortable as you are now."

"Although this is a thatched cottage, it looks like it has been decorated exquisitely. Although there is not even a bed, the straw is very thick. The people guarding outside dare not get too close to you. This must have been ordered by Xie Yu. It is obvious that Xie Yu really cares about you."

"And His Royal Highness Prince Jing, he has been very busy these past two days, but he still gave me the antidote before I came. He didn't come to save you because he knew Xie Yu wouldn't really do anything to you. In fact, they are all protecting you."

"I don't need their protection."

Linlang was not convinced, just because she was not used to it. She was not used to so many people caring about her, nor was she used to so many people thinking about her.

"How can I not protect you? To be honest, you are the one in the most dangerous situation this time. Xie Yu really likes you, so the princess really wants to kill you. If you really fall into the princess's hands, this plan may not work. Xie Yu is quite foresighted and used a child in advance to disrupt the princess's sight and protect you."

Linlang then thought of Xiaotian and asked hurriedly, "Did you find Xiaotian?"

"I heard from the prince that the child you rescued has been found. Xie Yu handed him over to the young master of Shenji Sect. The young master left Xiling with the child yesterday. He should have returned to Shenji Sect. The young master also accepted the child as a disciple."

Linlang breathed a sigh of relief, tears glistening in her eyes, "Xiaotian can be considered a blessing in disguise. It is really a blessing to be the disciple of the young master of the Shenji Sect."

Ji Chu saw the tears in her eyes and didn't dare to disturb her.

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