"Yun Lan!"
In the royal court of the Helian tribe, Princess Changning had already changed into clothes that were easy to walk in. When she saw Wei Yunlan, she took the initiative to greet her, her voice more cheerful than ever before.
Yu Qi also accompanied her and nodded and greeted her, "Miss Wei."
This side hall was still the residence arranged for Changning when the Chanyu inspected the Helian tribe and stayed in the royal court of the Helian tribe.
At the beginning, the Jingyang Palace where the banquet was held collapsed in the fire, and the Sile Garden where the singing and dancing girls were housed was also destroyed in the fire. Although the Helian tribe had abundant resources and financial resources, it was far less manpower than the Huyan and Tuoba tribes, so these burned palaces were temporarily abandoned and closed.
The side hall, surrounded by several abandoned areas, looks even more desolate.
However, everyone knew that the princess of Dayong who was married to a foreign country had no face in front of the Chanyu, so naturally no one would think of changing her residence.
For a year, she has been living in this desolate side hall.
There were less than ten people serving him.
All of this was done intentionally after Tianshu Pavilion and the Second Prince Helian conspired together. The fewer people came into contact with this place, the less likely it would be to notice the changes in Princess Changning.
Except for three spies planted by Shan Yu, all the others who stayed to serve Changning had long been replaced by their own people.
Today, when Wei Yunlan and his party sneaked into the palace through the secret passage, Yu Qi and others who stayed with Princess Changning had already taken action to get rid of the three spies neatly and efficiently!
Now the body is buried under the withered grape vines in the backyard of the side hall.
Without them, Changning no longer needed to hide his emotions.
She looked much better now than when Wei Yunlan saw her last time in Beiman. Her cheeks had gained some color and her figure seemed much fuller than before.
It no longer looks like a burnt-out oil lamp that would fall over at the slightest gust of wind.
"Cousin, I'm here to take you home." Wei Yunlan stretched out her hands and held Princess Changning's still somewhat cold hands.
The palm seems to convey warmth and a firm strength.
Before she knew it, Princess Changning's eyes had turned red, and she also tightly grasped the hand that Wei Yunlan extended.
He nodded excitedly, "Okay, Yunlan. I'll go home with you."
How many years of suffering.
She has managed to survive until now only because of her responsibility as Princess Dayong and her thoughts about her mother and her maternal relatives.
She finally waited for the words "go home".
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"Yun Lan, why don't you let me stay and cooperate with you to avoid King Youguli's suspicion?"
Upon learning that Chanyu had sent Prince Youguli to escort her to Lingmen Pass and that Prince Youguli was on his way to the Helian tribe, Princess Changning frowned and stopped walking towards the carriage.
"No need, cousin."
Wei Yunlan rejected Princess Changning's request without hesitation, "You have suffered enough for Dayong. You don't need to risk your life again this time."
"Yu Qi will take you to Xishan Ranch first. We will meet you there later and return together."
As early as on the way to the Helian tribe, they discussed the next course of action.
Yu Shisan also nodded and said, "This time, most of the people we left at Xishan Ranch will be withdrawn, and those who remain will be transferred to the 'underground' and will only be responsible for liaison."
This was also what Tianshu Pavilion had discussed with the second prince of the Helian tribe at the beginning.
The purpose of Tianshu Pavilion is to deploy its own intelligence network in Beiman under the cover of the Helian tribe in the early stage, and to protect the safety of Princess Changning who is temporarily living here.
The goal of the Helian tribe is to retain the power of the Helian royal family under the watchful eyes of the Northern Barbarian Chanyu, and to cure the Helian princess's long-standing illness with the help of the famous doctors of Dayong.
Now that Princess Changning is about to return to Dayong, Tianshu Pavilion has no reason or need to leave so many people in the Helian tribe.
Qi Xu had no intention of becoming the second "Northern Barbarian Chanyu". If the plan went smoothly, the situation in the Northern Barbarians would change drastically. By withdrawing his men at this time, he could, on the one hand, erase the traces left by Tianshu Pavilion in the Helian tribe in time, and on the other hand, he could also reassure the Helian tribe, his partner.
"Okay, then I'll go with Yu Qi first."
Princess Changning did not hesitate any longer. She got on the carriage prepared by Tianshu Pavilion, opened the curtain and said to Wei Yunlan, "Yunlan, be careful. I'll be waiting for you at Xishan Ranch. Let's go home together."
Watch the carriage leave.
Not long after, another "Princess Changning" appeared in the side hall, lying on a sickbed.
Her face was pale and her figure was much thinner than Changning who had just left. She looked just like she did a year ago when Princess Changning was still living in the Helian tribe palace.
It was even more miserable than then, because there was a pair of red spots on her wrist and neck respectively, left by being stung by a poisonous scorpion. The red spots on her neck spread from her eyes to her cheeks, and there were patches of mottled blue marks, which were almost the same as the marks left by those who were not seriously poisoned and had the scorpion venom forced out after the fire in the Helian palace last year.
"Eight percent similar." Wei Yunlan recalled how Princess Changning looked when he met her in the Helian tribe last year.
This 80% resemblance, combined with the bruises on the face and the barbarians' inability to distinguish the appearance of the Dayong people, made it 100%.
Not to mention Prince Youguli, who had only met Princess Changning a few times, even if the palace maid from the Huyan tribe's royal court who had served Princess Changning stood here, she might not be able to recognize that the Changning in front of them was a "fake".
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The night deepens.
King Youguli's team arrived half a day later than Wei Yunlan and his party.
The second prince, Helian Hulin, was waiting outside the royal court in advance to greet him and warmly invited King Youguli to stay in the palace to rest for one night, but was rejected by King Youguli.
"The Chanyu has ordered us to reach Lingmen Pass before dawn the day after tomorrow. Can you afford to delay the Chanyu?"
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