Chapter 400 Do you want to run away?

Feeling a little embarrassed, she said awkwardly, "I just feel that it's not good to talk about Sister Weijia behind her back."

Madam Min waved her hand and said, "It's alright, go ahead and tell me."

She nodded seriously and asked, "Does Sister Weijia like Qiao Jingyuan?"

After saying that, he suddenly seemed to remember something and looked at Madam Min with a strange expression, "Should I not have called her by her first name?"

After all, Qiao Jingyuan was Min Qiao's nephew. Logically speaking, she should call that person "uncle".

Madam Min smiled and waved her hand, saying, "It's alright. He is him, and I am me. Call me whatever you want."

It remains to be seen what will happen in the future!

It's best not to get too involved for now.

As for Wei Jia...

She could also see that although Wei Jia said that she and Qiao Jingyuan were a fake couple, her words were full of wariness and suspicion towards Qiao Jingyuan.

Ke Weijia's concern for Qiao Jingyuan was genuine.

All the signs just now indicated that Wei Jia seemed to have fallen for Qiao Jingyuan.

She actually nodded and continued, "Didn't Sister Weijia say that Qiao Jingyuan might have already betrayed Dayan? Then isn't it a bit inappropriate for her to still like Qiao Jingyuan?"

"And what happened to Qiao Jingyuan's injuries?"

"He's Old Woodcutter's older brother, and his skills are no less than Old Woodcutter's. Who could possibly hurt him?"

Madam Min looked at Zhen Huan strangely, "Didn't you hear our conversation in the study while you were at the door?"

Previously, when she was talking to Wei Jia, she could hear everything clearly even while she was on the roof.

This time, she stood at the door, and judging from the tone of her words, she seemed to know nothing about what was happening inside the study.

He shook his head blankly. "I can't hear anything. I was wondering why there wasn't a sound when you went in for so long."

After thinking for a moment, Madam Min Qiao guessed, "Perhaps the study itself can block sound from spreading."

"That's right." I really agree.

Madam Min Qiao stopped dwelling on the topic and returned to the main point, briefly recounting her conversation with Min Ji in the study, and also explaining how Qiao Jingyuan had been injured.

Finally, Madam Min asked Zhen Huan, "They say bystanders see things more clearly. In your opinion, did Qiao Jingyuan truly betray us, or was he just feigning allegiance?"

He actually twitched his lips, and after a long pause, he said, "Does the truth or falsehood really matter?"

Madam Min looked at Zhen Huan and asked, "What are you thinking?"

He glanced apologetically at Min Qiao Shi, then said coldly and expressionlessly, "If it were me, I would have killed him on the spot!"

"That way, I won't have to worry about whether he's truly betrayed me or just pretending to surrender. And I won't have to worry about him stabbing me in the back one day."

Upon hearing this, Madam Min Qiao suddenly understood. She put her arm around Zhen Huan's shoulder and praised him with a smile, "You're absolutely right! Sometimes, being straightforward is better than any roundabout way."

He was genuinely taken aback, and cautiously asked, "Are you really going to kill Qiao Jingyuan? Um, don't you care about Wei Jia's feelings?"

Madam Min pinched Zhen Huan's little face and said with a smile, "Who said I was going to kill Qiao Jingyuan?"

"Didn't you just say..."

"What I mean is, I don't need to delve into Qiao Jingyuan's thoughts. I just need to know what I want to achieve through him. As for the rest..." that's naturally left to others.

***

"We'll arrive in Xi'an in one more day."

In one of the carriages carrying the Crown Prince's entourage, Wenxiu anxiously reported to Li Sanqi, "Once we arrive in Xijing, leaving will be harder than climbing to heaven."

Li Sanqi was also troubled, his tone filled with helplessness, "Now we can't run away either, can we?"

Li Sanqi pushed open the small window and looked out; the carriage was surrounded by people.

It's practically impossible to escape!

Just then, the carriage slowly came to a stop.

The soldier driving the carriage reported from outside: "Ladies, His Highness the Crown Prince has said to stop and rest for two quarters of an hour."

"Thank you." Wen Xiu apologized politely, opened the car door, and helped Li Sanqi out of the car.

Every day is spent either on the road or on the road, so being able to get off the bus and get some fresh air is a great thing.

However, as soon as the two got out of the car, a soldier jogged over to deliver a message: "Ladies, Princess Xihe requests your presence."

Li Sanqi frowned impatiently, "Is she ever going to stop?"

Throughout the journey, Min Pan'er kept bothering them, saying she wanted to apologize for betraying them before.

Every time, she would cry and say that she had no choice, and then she would repeatedly tear off her clothes to show them the numerous scars on her body.

Betrayed, Li Sanqi hated Min Pan'er to the core.

However, seeing the injuries on her body and learning about the suffering she had endured, it would be a lie to say that I didn't feel any pity.

However, it's impossible to expect her to completely forgive her because of this.

Therefore, she didn't give Min Pan'er a friendly look.

But Min Pan'er seemed determined to win her forgiveness. No matter how cold she was, Min Pan'er would always come up to her whenever it was time to stop and rest or when it was time to set up camp at night.

But Li Sanqi just can't be ignored.

There was nothing she could do; her current identity was that of Lady Qinghe's personal maid, while the other party was Princess Xihe.

"Sigh, let's just bear with it a little longer." Wen Xiu pulled Li Sanqi toward Min Pan'er's carriage.

Once in the car, Li Sanqi lowered his voice and shouted angrily, "Min Pan'er, can't you even understand human language? I told you, don't bother me, don't bother me, are you deaf? Why do you keep bothering me?"

Min Pan'er bit her lip, looking at Li Sanqi with a pitiful expression, then at Wen Xiu.

Wen Xiu felt uncomfortable being stared at, and awkwardly nudged Li Sanqi's arm, advising, "Don't be like this, let's talk this out. It's not good if the soldiers outside hear us."

Li Sanqi glared at Wen Xiu with annoyance, "You're so kind!"

"Speak, what do you want with me?"

Min Pan'er glanced gratefully at Wen Xiu before lowering her voice and asking Li Sanqi mysteriously, "Does the Seventh Princess want to leave?"

Li Sanqi looked at her suspiciously, "You have a way?"

“Yes.” Min Pan’er nodded. “I have a way for you to escape.”

"You would be so kind?" Li Sanqi scoffed, not believing it at all.

Min Pan'er smiled bitterly, her eyes full of apology, and said, "I know I shouldn't have betrayed you. I was just blinded by greed after suffering so much humiliation, and that's why I did the wrong thing."

"Fortunately, you were not harmed after being captured. Otherwise, I would be guilty even if I were to die a thousand deaths!"

Li Sanqi rolled his eyes and didn't reply.

That sounds nice, but who knows what she's really thinking?

Min Pan'er seemed oblivious to Li Sanqi's indifference and continued, "To make up for the mistakes I made before, I've been secretly bribing soldiers these past few days. Heaven rewards those who persevere, and I've finally managed to convince a few."

"Tonight I plan to use them to help the Seventh Princess and Miss Wenxiu escape."

At this point, Min Pan'er smiled apologetically, as if explaining why she did this, and deliberately said, "You were arrested because I betrayed you. So I'll find a way to help you escape. That way, we'll be even."

"I only hope that after the Seventh Princess returns to Dayan, my family in Huizhou City will not be implicated because of my betrayal of you."

Hearing this, Li Sanqi finally looked at Min Pan'er properly and asked, "Are you serious?"