Chapter 53 Chapter 53 Ayu is reluctant to leave me...
Yin Jinglong did not stop their people from coming in. Instead, he looked at Hanyu with a firm gaze, then glanced at the closet beside him, signaling her to hide quickly in the chaos.
Hanyu didn't think much about it and quietly hid in the closet behind the door. Through the crack of the closet door, she caught a glimpse of the prince consort's men surrounding Yin Jinglong, each pointing a sword at him, forcing him to surrender.
She clasped her hands tightly, worried about Yin Jinglong's safety. He didn't know any martial arts and had no weapons, so he couldn't be defeated. But his leg disease hadn't healed yet, so he couldn't run away!
Is it possible that the dignified Prince Regent will be tied up and taken away by a good-for-nothing prince consort?
To her surprise, Yin Jinglong did not resist at all and was taken away by their people.
When the prince consort discovered that his legs were lame, he actually laughed at him in a rude way.
"Oh! How did Prince Yin, who used to be so glorious and always trampled his enemies under his feet, become a cripple now?"
He then turned to the innkeeper and said, "Is this the noble man you were talking about? He's just a cripple, isn't he? What a noble man! You harbored a traitor, and you will be punished just the same!"
The innkeeper was so frightened that he immediately knelt down and kowtowed, begging for mercy. He didn't blame them for eating and staying in a hotel that was not theirs. He just wanted these villains to spare his life.
Considering that he was unaware and had a sincere attitude in admitting his mistakes, Prince Consort Sun only threatened him and did not really say that he would punish him, but used this to force him to treat himself and his soldiers well.
All in all, this overlord store is doomed! And it is still a natural place to stay!
Prince Consort Sun sent people to guard Yin Jinglong's room at all times. Only after those people left the door did Hanyu dare to sneak out of the closet.
The prince consort's men were standing outside the door, and she didn't dare make any noise for fear of being discovered.
"What are you doing out here?"
Yin Jinglong pointed to the closet and asked her to stay inside quietly and wait until Prince Consort Sun's men had completely left before coming out.
But Hanyu couldn't understand why he surrendered without a fight. Even if he had committed treason, shouldn't he have resisted when he was arrested? Furthermore, he was being wrongly accused.
Yin Jinglong whispered in her ear: "I'm sorry to have made you worry, I'll be fine."
"How can it be okay? That's a crime of treason, punishable by the death of all nine generations of the clan!"
After saying this, Hanyu quickly covered her mouth. She could barely protect herself, so how could she still worry about him?
"Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying this because I'm worried about you. I'm afraid you'll implicate me, my father, and the tomb-guarding tribesmen in the snowy mountains. I'm afraid they'll all be implicated by you."
Yin Jinglong smiled bitterly and said, "You worry too much. Even if I go to die, I will go to die alone and will not bring trouble to you and your people."
He asked Hanyu to stay out of the spotlight for the time being, and wait until late at night when Prince Consort Sun and his group were asleep, and then she could take the opportunity to escape.
"Don't you want to go back to the Snow Mountain? This is a great opportunity. I won't have the chance to pester you again. Take this opportunity to escape tonight!"
"It's a good thing you're not bothering me, but when you suddenly say this, it feels like you're going to die. Aren't you the regent with all the power in the court? Doesn't His Majesty have to obey your orders? How could you be captured by a mere prince consort?"
Yin Jinglong remained silent, rubbing the golden locket around his neck repeatedly, his eyes looking out the window thoughtfully. He was not surrendering, but waiting for an opportunity, an opportunity to avenge himself and his mother.
He who wears the crown must bear its weight. For years, he had climbed the ladder by stepping on the backs of others. Others saw him as a ruthless, murderous regent, but only he knew that not a single innocent soul fell under his sword. He only killed corrupt officials; that wasn't killing; it was eliminating harm for the people.
It was late at night, and Hanyu sat quietly beside the wardrobe. Just as Yin Jinglong had expected, Prince Consort Sun's men relaxed their vigilance in the middle of the night. Taking advantage of the slackness when the two shifts were handing over, she prepared to climb down from the window.
She intertwined the quilts she had prepared in advance into a "rope", tied the end of the "rope" to the bedpost a few steps away from the window, and planned to climb down from the window along the "rope".
Before leaving, she glanced at Yin Jinglong with a look of worry in her eyes.
"You...really not going to run away with me?"
"Ayu, are you reluctant to leave me?"
Hanyu thought to herself, it was already this late, and she was still making such insignificant jokes. She just couldn't bear to see him being taken back and tortured by the princess's men.
After all, Yin Jinglong had blown up her secret room before, and now he has fallen into the hands of the princess, and she might take revenge on him.
"Since you're not worried about your own situation, just treat it as my worry. Goodbye!"
Hanyu looked down out the window and sighed, "It's so high!" Her legs trembled at the thought of climbing down from this window. If she accidentally fell, wouldn't she become a cripple like Yin Jinglong?
She was terrified, but she couldn't just stay here and wait to die! The closet was so stuffy, and if she hid any longer, she'd probably suffocate to death before Prince Consort Sun's men found her.
She had narrowly escaped death, and she mustered up the courage to climb down from the window.
Although Yin Jinglong had his back to her, he still looked back worriedly after she climbed out of the window. He didn't let go of his worry until he was sure that she had landed safely.
Hanyu took advantage of everyone's deep sleep and secretly escaped through the window, but unfortunately, their horses had been taken away by Prince Consort Sun's men, and there were people guarding the stable, so she couldn't get close at all and had to escape on foot for the time being.
The Yulong Snow Mountain, located at the northernmost end, is more than a thousand miles away from the southernmost part of Southern Xinjiang. If you want to walk there, it is impossible to reach it in three or two months.
She is penniless, sick, and risks being hunted down. Can she escape back to the snow-capped mountains safely?
That night, Hanyu dragged her tired body and walked for an hour but still couldn't get out of the border town. She was sleepy and hungry, and her feet were calloused. Every step she took was painful.
After midnight, a cold wind blew, and the hairs on her skin under her thin clothes stood up. She felt cold to the bone. She really couldn't walk anymore, so she had to hide in a deserted alley and found an abandoned basket to avoid the wind and cold.
The day after Hanyu left, Prince Consort Sun was about to return home. His trip to the southern border was just a show for the emperor. The general's return? Only the foolish officials in the court would believe such false news.
But this was, after all, a mission assigned to Princess Chaoyang by His Majesty himself. The princess was now pregnant and it was inconvenient for her to travel long distances, so he had to travel to the southern border on the princess's behalf.
The journey that would normally take three to five days took him more than twenty days to reach the southern border.
He had originally planned to stay in southern Xinjiang for some time before returning, pretending that he was busy with official duties and working seriously, but on the way he met a traitor in the court!
Didn't this give him a chance to make a real contribution? So he didn't dare to delay this good opportunity to make a contribution. He just rested in the inn for one night and shouted to return to Beijing early the next morning.
"Prince Yin is the regent after all. Even if he is arrested, he must act respectfully. Come! Prepare a carriage for our prince!"
Although Prince Consort Sun always says that he wants to bring back the criminals who plotted treason, before His Majesty convicts him, Yin Jinglong is still the regent of the Great Yin and cannot be neglected.
He knew very well that this person was very vindictive. Anyone who hurt him today would be repaid double if he had the chance to turn the tables in the future.
Two guards lifted Yin Jinglong onto the carriage and were about to tie his hands and feet with hemp rope when they heard Prince Consort Sun sneer, "You good-for-nothings can't even keep a cripple under control? Why are you tying him up? Even if he gets away, can a cripple like him outrun us?"
"Yes, yes, yes! Your Majesty is right! There's no need to tie him up, just send two people to watch him."
As they were about to set off, Prince Consort Sun saw a sentry on his way rushing towards them on horseback. A woman was on the horse's back. The woman screamed, "Help! How dare you kidnap me? My husband, A Jiang, is your general! A general who has killed countless people! If you dare to hurt me, he will not let any of you go!"
The sentry reported to the prince consort: "We caught a horse thief who claimed to be the general's woman. Prince consort, don't believe her nonsense. If she is the general's woman, then we are the general's father!"
Prince Consort Sun stepped forward and took a look, and found that the woman looked very familiar. Hanyu also recognized the damn Prince Consort, and she spat at Prince Consort Sun.
His face was covered with saliva due to his anger, and he stretched out his hand to slap Hanyu's cheek without wiping it off.
"Stop it, my Lord! She is my woman!"
Hanyu's voice was heard by Yin Jinglong in the carriage from a distance. He leaned out and stopped Prince Sun in time.
The prince consort finally remembered Hanyu's identity. Isn't this the Snow Mountain Girl?
"As expected, she's yours. A woman who made the prince willingly break up with the princess to save her must have some ability and beauty. How could she have fallen to this point and become a horse thief?"
Prince Consort Sun tied Hanyu's limbs and threw her into Yin Jinglong's carriage.
"Your Highness, please control your woman and don't let her come here to steal my horse under the banner of the general!"
Yin Jinglong looked at the disheveled Hanyu, not knowing whether to blame her or care about her.
"Didn't I tell you to go as far away as possible? Why were you captured and brought back after just one night?"
"Let me show you how far you can walk in the dark without a carriage or food, hungry?"
"I'm not asking you to steal their horses! I really don't understand what's in your head. Why don't you give me your healthy legs as compensation? At least one of us can still walk.
Hanyu pouted in grievance. She raised her bound hands and kicked her bound legs. She said, "How about I switch with you and let you experience what it feels like to be tied up?"
"You! I didn't expect you to be so stubborn!"
Yin Jinglong had no idea what to do with her, so he had to patiently help her untie the hemp rope.
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