When Ji Xingzhi heard this, a glimmer of hope rose in his heart, and he secretly felt lucky that there was someone to help him.

Back in the room, Bai Qingman heard that Ji Xingzhi was leaving, and immediately hugged Ji Xingzhi's arm and said, "I want to go with you too."

When Ji Xingzhi heard this, she quickly objected: "No, the place I'm going to is too dangerous. You wait here for me to come back. Believe me, I will definitely rescue you."

A dark flash crossed Bai Qingman's eyes, so quick it was hard to catch. She lowered her head sadly and said sullenly, "Okay then..."

Ji Xingzhi didn't pay much attention to Bai Qingman's expression. What she was worried about now was herself. She had been imprisoned for more than half a month. She believed that the emperor's uncle and the eunuch must be looking for her everywhere...

In the evening, after saying goodbye to Bai Qingman, Ji Xingzhi left the yard with another pretty and lively-looking girl and Uncle Qin.

Uncle Qin found a house that didn't look wealthy and knocked on the door. "Is anyone there?"

After a while, the door opened with a creak.

An elderly grandfather walked out from inside, his face full of wrinkles and spots, but his eyes were very kind. He was wearing a long gray cloth gown, and he was bent over, looking a little hunchbacked.

"What's the matter, sir?" The old man's voice sounded very haggard and powerless.

Uncle Qin leaned weakly against the door, his face suddenly turning pale for some unknown reason. "Old man, I'm from Dongping County. I was escorting my master's wife and two daughters through here. We encountered robbers during the day. I escaped with the two daughters, but my wife was kidnapped by the robbers. I have to go back to rescue her. I heard that you will be going to Dongping County tomorrow. I would like to entrust these two children to you. I hope you can take them with you."

The old man looked at Uncle Qin and saw that Uncle Qin didn't seem to be pretending. He then looked at the two children who had been keeping their heads down and saying nothing. After hesitating for a moment, he slowly said, "Which family in Dongping County is your master from?"

Uncle Qin said without hesitation: "Xue family."

The old man frowned, asked no more questions, and agreed to Uncle Qin's request.

Uncle Qin forced some silver on the old man and left reluctantly after saying some words of gratitude.

Ji Xingzhi lowered his head and secretly gave Uncle Qin a thumbs up. Not bad! I didn't expect Uncle Qin, a tough guy, to be so good at acting.

The old man brought Ji Xingzhi and the other girl into the house. A dim oil lamp was burning in the room. Next to the lamp sat an old woman knitting a sweater. The old woman looked a little fat and bloated, and her face was also covered with wrinkles and spots. Without looking up, she asked, "Old man, what's the matter?"

The old man smiled warmly, "These two children are in trouble. Their guards asked us to help send them back to Dongping County."

Hearing this, the old lady paused, stopped what she was doing, looked up at the old man, then turned her gaze to Ji Xingzhi and the other girl, and waved to them kindly, "Come here."

Before Ji Xingzhi could move, the girl next to her ran over, took the old lady's hand affectionately, and said with a smile: "Hello, grandma, my name is Xueyang."

After saying that, Xue Yang pointed at Ji Xingzhi and said, "This is my sister Xue Zhao."

The old lady was stunned for a moment, a little dazed by Xue Yang's enthusiasm. After a moment, she smiled heartily, touched Xue Yang's hair, and chuckled twice.

Seeing this, Ji Xingzhi couldn't help but frowned, lowered her head slightly and called out, "Hello, grandma."

The old lady smiled and nodded: "Okay."

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