The night was pitch black, and you couldn't see your hand in front of you outside the cave. Only a little light came through the small hole, and from time to time there were some "crackling" sounds caused by burning branches.

Suddenly, two low "cuckoo, cuckoo" sounds were heard from outside the cave. Shen Ningzhu, who had originally leaned his head against the stone wall with his eyes closed, immediately opened his eyes.

The clear eyes were extremely sharp, without any trace of sleepiness.

She turned her head to glance at Jiang Xuanyan who was sleeping next to her. Seeing that he was sleeping soundly, she got up quietly and walked out of the cave.

As soon as he came out, he saw Chen Aniu, who was supposed to go to Beijing. The two smiled at each other and left together.

After the people left, Jiang Xuanyan, who had been breathing steadily, slowly opened his eyes, his narrow and long phoenix eyes full of hurt.

He looked at the jade pendant left on the ground and laughed at himself. After sitting there for a long time, he slowly stood up, picked up the jade pendant, walked to the cave entrance, put two fingers in his mouth, and whistled.

Not long after, Jiang Yi rushed over.

Seeing the loneliness that Jiang Xuanyan couldn't hide on his face, and realizing that there was only one person in the cave at this time, he immediately said anxiously,

"Master, Madam..."

"She's back in Beijing."

Jiang Yi finally breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, he was not taken away by King Chen.

No, why did Madam return to Beijing alone? "Then...are we returning to Beijing now as well?"

Jiang Xuanyan narrowed his eyes, stroking the warm jade pendant with his fingertips, and said lightly,

"Gather our forces and eliminate all the forces in King Chen's hands as quickly as possible."

"Then King Chen..."

"Leave him alive."

Jiang Yi was deeply moved. Everyone said the emperor was a tyrant who killed people without mercy, but in his opinion, his master was actually very kind.

Only Jiang Xuanyan knew that he kept Jiang Yanche not out of kindness.

On the official road not far away, Chen Ningzhu finally got into the carriage that had been arranged early in the morning. On the small table was a fist-sized night pearl, which illuminated the entire carriage as bright as day.

Fuling Shaoyao had been waiting in the car for a long time, and she was completely relieved when she saw her.

"Madam, please drink some tea to moisten your throat."

"Here are some pastries to fill your stomach first."

Shen Ningzhu waved her hand, "Don't worry, prepare the pen, ink, paper and inkstone, I need it now."

I originally wanted to find a way to get Jiang Yanche out of the way, but I didn't expect to get an unexpected gain.

That’s great. With potatoes, you can do a lot of things.

The two men did not dare to delay and immediately prepared. Chen Aniu, who was outside, heard the noise and slowed down the carriage.

Chen Ningzhu relied on her memory to draw the place where Jiang Yanche took her in detail on paper.

He also drew the shapes of potato leaves, fruits, and yam beans, then lifted the curtain and handed them to Chen Aniu.

"Send someone to find what I want according to the label here. Remember, find as much as you can, the more the better."

"yes."

Chen Aniu called out, and immediately a man in black appeared. Chen Aniu repeated to the man in black what Chen Ningzhu had just said.

The man in black nodded and retreated.

The carriage traveled day and night and finally entered the capital.

Liu Zhiyi had received the news long ago and had been waiting at the city gate since early morning. Finally, he saw Chen Aniu driving the carriage into the city gate.

"Zhuzhu——"

Liu Zhiyi shouted happily, lifted her skirt and strode towards the carriage.

Song Hanchuan, who was standing next to her, was terrified, afraid that she would trip him, but fortunately nothing happened.

Without waiting for Shen Ningzhu to come out, they squeezed into the carriage, and the two best friends hugged each other, chattering.

"That's great, I'm so glad you're okay."

"With Song Hanchuan here, I'll be fine. I've always been worried about you. You have a stubborn temper, and I'm really afraid that you'll get stuck in a dead end."

Shen Ningzhu touched the tip of her nose awkwardly.

"By the way, have you found a house yet?"

"Well, it's in the west of the city. It's a two-story courtyard, neither too big nor too small, with a suitable layout. Let's go and take a look. I guarantee you'll be satisfied."

Shen Ningzhu nodded happily.

…

The carriage had just left the city gate a short distance when Pei Yunchu's voice came from outside the carriage.

"Hey, Song Hanchuan, didn't you take sick leave today? Why are you here?"

“Oh~~~~”

"I see. It must be your sister who insisted that you stay here with her to watch over me, right?"

"I'm not saying anything bad about you, but even if you dote on her, there should be a limit. I've already said that I don't like her, so tell her not to waste her efforts.

I would rather die than marry her, so let her give up on this idea."

Chen Ningzhu looked at Liu Zhiyi suspiciously.

What's going on?

Liu Zhiyi touched the tip of his nose awkwardly and stretched out his finger to make a gesture of silence.

The two of them didn't say anything, just listened to the noise outside.

Song Hanchuan glanced at Pei Yunchu calmly, then looked at Chen Aniu and said, "Hurry up, carriage."

"yes."

With a whip, the shiny-haired horse let out a roar, raised its hooves high, and soon began to gallop. The unsuspecting Pei Yunchu was instantly filled with dust.

He was so angry that he took the whip, pointed it in the direction of Song Hanchuan and cursed loudly.

The other party ignored him and disappeared in a moment. Pei Yunchu felt a little strange and asked the soldier guarding the gate.

"You mean, a very beautiful woman just got off the Prime Minister's horse, and then got into a carriage that just entered the city?"

Pei Yunchu felt disdainful.

Tsk, how beautiful could Song Hanchuan's sister be? No matter how beautiful she is, she can't compare to Xiaoyi's finger.

"Where did that carriage come from? Who were the people on it? What were they doing in the capital? Have you asked them in detail?"

"General, the carriage is coming from the south of the Yangtze River. Sitting in it is a woman who is just as beautiful as a fairy, with her hair tied up in a bun."

"There were two maids sitting next to them, probably in their teens, and a young coachman sitting next to them. There was no one else."

It seems that Song Hanchuan's sister was found in Jiangnan, so the people who came this time might be her friends or relatives there.

"Well, I understand. Since everything is normal, go back and guard the city gate seriously."

Shen Ningzhu originally thought that with her bestie around, she wouldn't have to worry about anything. But she never expected that the courtyard would be decorated to her liking.

"Oh my God, this... this... this... this is the courtyard. It's like a dreamland, right?

Xiaoyi, you didn't start preparing these a long time ago, did you? Otherwise, how could you prepare so many fruit trees and flowers?"

Liu Zhiyi raised his eyebrows.

"Of course, I've been preparing for all of this since I returned to Beijing. By the way, Zhuzhu, you have to be mentally prepared. Jiang Qingyi has been very dishonest recently. She has contacted some ministers and is frantically spreading rumors in the court, questioning Jinxiu Huanian's true identity."

"Yesterday, they even jointly submitted a petition, saying that the emperor might have been imprisoned by Song Hanchuan, and that Huanian was just a puppet he had set up."

The corners of Shen Ningzhu's mouth twitched.

What bad luck! I just came back and haven't even had time to catch my breath, and this green tea bitch comes out?

Just as he was about to say something sweet, he heard hurried footsteps outside the door.