Lu Yiling nodded and said, "Well, you must remember to come back and be my bodyguard. Don't forget!"
"good."
Lu Yiling put on her fur coat, blew out the candle, climbed out of the window, and took Chu Che to the side courtyard of the princess's mansion as if she was familiar with the place. After going out from the side door, Lu Yiling took Chu Che through the dog hole.
When Qi Zhiyuan was sleeping soundly, he felt a biting cold wind. The Qi family had a hereditary fear of cold. When he hid in the quilt, someone pulled the quilt away.
Qi Zhiyuan was so frightened that he screamed, "Ah, ghost!"
Lu Yiling covered Qi Zhiyuan's mouth and said, "Cousin, it's me!"
Qi Zhiyuan breathed a sigh of relief. "Lingling, how did you get into my room? Even though you and I will be husband and wife in the future, there are still differences between men and women. You can't just come into my room casually."
"You're my cousin, why are you so worried? This is Chu Che, take him to North City right now!"
"Ah?" Qi Zhiyuan was stunned. "I have to wait until after the New Year to leave. I can't bear to leave my mother and sister."
Lu Yiling snorted lightly, "You've really brought shame to our Qi family. A real man shouldn't think about defending the borders and protecting our country as soon as possible. Instead, you keep asking for your mother and sister. You should have gone when you were ten, and now you're already twelve!"
Qi Zhiyuan was truly ashamed by Lingling's words. He looked at Chu Che and said, "Isn't he your little guard? Why are you so reluctant to leave your cousin and let your little guard protect him?"
Lingling snorted softly, "No, it's because he's going to be snatched away by that bastard Chu Yan. You take him to Beicheng and take good care of him. Chu Che is mine. If you don't take good care of him, I won't marry you when he grows up."
Qi Zhiyuan smiled and said, "Okay, I will take good care of him."
"Then you can go."
Qi Zhiyuan glanced at the sky and said, "I haven't slept for long! Let's leave after daybreak."
Lu Yiling said, "When the day breaks, my aunt will be reluctant to let you go. It's better to leave now to save my aunt and my mother from being sad."
Qi Zhiyuan rubbed his sleepy eyes and said, "Okay, let's go now."
The guards that would accompany Qi Zhiyuan to North City had already been arranged. Qi Zhiyuan was supposed to go to North City in half a month, so he had already prepared everything he needed for the journey. Chu Che, however, only took a change of clothes.
Lu Yiling gave Chu Che five silver notes worth one hundred taels of silver, and took off her own gold bracelet and put it on Chu Che. "Goodbye, Chu Che."
Chu Che waved to Lu Yiling reluctantly, "Goodbye, Princess Lingling."
Qi Zhiyuan got on his horse and yawned, "Goodbye, cousin. Remember to come visit me in North City."
Lu Yiling waved her hand and said, "Yes, I will go to North City to see you."
Outside Prince Qi's mansion, the sound of horse hooves could be heard everywhere, leaving behind only a cloud of dust.
The next morning.
Ye Li got up and looked for Chu Che, but he could not find any trace of Chu Che even after searching the entire Yuemi Courtyard.
Ye Li entered Lu Yiling's room. Before noon, Lu Yiling woke up when she heard some noise. "Nurse."
"Did I wake the princess? Does the princess know where Che'er went?"
Lu Yiling said, "He went to North City."
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