After returning to the Sacrificial Concubine Pavilion, Ouyang Zhu took Xi Duanhong directly to the ghost cave. There were so many people in the ghost cave today, and they were all the people Xi Duanhong saw in the portraits in the archives.
Ouyang Zhu took Xi Duanhong in and sat in his special seat, while Xi Duanhong was placed next to him.
Nangong Che, who was not far away, smiled at her and nodded. Sitting next to him was a tall man who looked very similar to Qian Shengxue.
It seems that this is Qian Shengyu who comes from Dongli and will become the leader of Dongli Kingdom in the future.
Looking at the person next to Chen Shuli, he has bronze skin. He looks like a horse racer all year round. The only one who can do this is Beiliang. This person is Hu Qingshan, the only son of the King of Beiliang.
"Who is this girl? Brother Ouyang, why don't you introduce her?" Hu Qingshan looked at Xi Duanhong, "It's unlikely that such a beautiful girl will appear here."
"You don't know who she is," Ouyang Zhu looked at Nangong Che with a hint of ridicule in his eyes, "I thought His Majesty Nangong had already told His Highness Qingshan about this."
Nangong Che, who wanted to watch the fun, was suddenly called on, but helplessly said, "Can you two learn from A Yu and stop making trouble with me all the time?"
Qian Shengyu rolled his eyes silently and said nothing.
Looking at these people in front of him, Xi Duanhong obviously couldn't get in, but he still sat here honestly and listened to their conversation.
Hu Qingshan stretched out his hand and grabbed a handful of melon seeds, "These days in Daqi are really boring. It's not as good as our grassland. You can't ride horses and shoot arrows here. It's very frustrating."
"Who says it's not the case," Qian Shengyu agreed, "What happened to Emperor Jingyuan that he actually made us all come here?"
Chen Shuli corrected him, "It was not Emperor Jingyuan who sent the letter, but Xu Lingxiang."
Everyone was silent, and a maid came in from the door, "Elder Chen, the eleventh princess is here."
"She is here to see Miss Leng, just send her to Yanyun Courtyard."
"yes."
Xi Duanhong was a little bored and quietly played with Ouyang Zhu's clothes. Ouyang Zhu obviously noticed her boredom and leaned down to whisper a few words to her. Xi Duanhong stood up with a smile.
"Your Highnesses, I'll take my leave first." After saying that, he turned around and left.
Nangong Che smiled and said, "Zhu, what did you say to her? Miss Xi's eyebrows are crooked when she smiles."
"secret."
A sigh of relief...
Xi Duanhong came out of the ghost cave and turned around and ran towards the center. She had not seen Xu Zihan since she came back that day. It happened that the master had just allowed her to enter the center.
In the Central Academy, a breeze blows as soon as you enter, and Xi Duanhong hums a ditty leisurely.
"Miss Xi, why are you here?"
Xu Zihan's voice was as pleasant as the spring breeze. Xi Duanhong smiled and saluted the visitor, "Good morning, Mr. Xu."
"Just call me Zihan. Why are you here today?"
"The adults just asked me to come here to take a look when they saw that I was bored."
Xu Zihan led Xi Duanhong in without asking any more questions, "This is the central hall, where things are generally handled."
"It looks really good here," Xi Duanhong sat down and looked around the entire hall. He looked unusually at Xu Zihan, "Mr. Xu, actually I have a question, I don't know whether I should talk about it or not."
"Speaking."
"That day in the ghost cave after returning to Kyoto, you said you wanted to register in Zhongdu. I want to ask what happened in Zhongdu?"
"There have been constant wars at the border recently. If Liren Pass is lost, Zhongdu will be the first to suffer. When I inspected Zhongdu, I found many outsiders."
"But it's not a big deal. For now, we should mainly deal with the affairs in the cabinet."
"Indeed," Xi Duanhong suddenly remembered something and lowered his voice, "Suppose Mr. Xu has Daqi's lifeline in your hand, will you return this thing?"
Xu Zihan looked at her with a half-smile, "If it were me, I would never let go. Sometimes there is not only one way to go. Even if you risk your life and live another life, you will gain a lot."
"How do you get what you want without getting involved?"
Xi Duanhong was such a smart person, so he naturally understood what he meant and fell into deep thought. On the other hand, Xu Zihan continued to deal with things in the center without disturbing him.
Xi Duanhong considered what he said. Since he didn't want to let go of the things he had collected, he had to send them to himself first. Ordinary charges were absolutely not feasible.
Only by carrying a human life will the Third Prince not be able to easily and directly take me away from the prison. Who else can help me now...
Got it! Xi Duanhong got up and came to the desk, picked up a pen and wrote a letter: It is best to leave this matter to them.
Xi Duanhong put the written letter into his arms and stood up to leave, "Thank you Mr. Xu for helping me clear up my doubts today. I'll leave first."
"I won't send it."
Xi Duanhong left the center and went straight to the gate of the outer courtyard. She had to arrange everything quickly. She wanted to stay, but before staying, she had to help Leng Keyan leave here.
Miss Leng must be sent away tonight, otherwise something will happen if it is too late.
The sun is really bright and warm today. Xi Duanhong has been running around a few times, and there are layers of sweat on his forehead.
At dusk, Xi Duanhong came to Yanyun Courtyard. The two maids from last time were still guarding the door of Yanyun Courtyard.
Only this time, Xi Duanhong did not enter through the courtyard gate. He went around to the back to avoid all the maids, and chose to climb over the wall.
Leng Keyan noticed the person coming and raised his eyes to meet each other. Xi Duanhong made a silent gesture to her. Leng Keyan nodded to him with a heart and motioned for her to come with him.
In the room
"Miss Leng, pack your things quickly. I will take you out of here tonight."
Leng Keyan's hand while pouring tea paused, "Okay, I understand, but do you have a pass? You can't leave without a pass."
"What's the point? I'm a female officer. Even if I enter the imperial city at night, he can't stop me. But, do you have somewhere to go after you leave here?"
"Yes," Leng Keyan placed the tea cup in front of Xi Duanhong and looked at her eyes calmly, without a trace of emotion, "Miss Xi, do you need me to help you with anything?"
Xi Duanhong gently touched the cup, "Please tie me to the prison. They will recognize me and take me in. Then you don't need to pay attention to anyone and just leave. After that, the girl can go anywhere she wants. This matter It’s harmless to the girl.”
"Okay, I promise you." After saying that, Leng Keyan stood up and left to pack his things.
Xi Duanhong was lying on the table bored, playing with a ring in his hand and watching Leng Keyan pack his things.
Unknowingly, I fell asleep
in dream
Outside the city, corpses littered the fields and blood flowed for thousands of miles. The roar of the wind echoed in my ears. Such a tragic scene was so dark and heavy that it made people breathless. When I raised my eyes in a daze, there seemed to be a figure in white standing on the mountain of corpses, holding a long sword and facing away.
Who...who is that person...
"Wake up, Miss Xi, wake up!"
Xi Duanhong suddenly opened her eyes, which were full of uneasiness. She tried hard to calm down her uneasiness, and finally calmed down her uneasiness.
"Miss Xi, what's wrong with you?"
"I'm fine. Have you packed everything?"
Leng Keyan pointed to the package on one side, "That's it. You don't need to take the others with you if you don't want to."
"Okay, it's almost time, let's go," Xi Duanhong stood up and walked out, "Let's climb over the wall and get out."
"It's too troublesome to climb over the wall. I know a way. There is a doorway there. Let's get out from there."
The two of them followed the path unobstructed to the front yard. Xi Duanhong pointed to his carriage and said, "Go up and hide first."
The two acted separately. Leng Keyan secretly got into the carriage and hid herself, while Xi Duanhong went to negotiate with the guard guarding the gate. She took out the token that Ouyang Zhu had given her before and showed it to them. The guards looked at each other, saluted her and directed the people above to open the door and let her go.
Xi Duanhong drove away from Jixin Pavilion in person. Leng Keyan poked his head out of the carriage and asked, "How did you do that?"
"This is my ability, please don't spread it outside. Now I'm driving to the city, and I'll have to trouble you later."
Leng Keyan sat back in the car, "It's my turn to thank you, not to mention that little thing is not too much trouble."
