Chapter 384 Betraying Li Sanqi
"Who do you say you are?" Ji Changsheng narrowed his eyes in disbelief.
“I am Min Pan’er! Not Li Sanqi, the seventh princess of Dayan!” Min Pan’er looked at Ji Changsheng without flinching.
At this point, Ji Changsheng finally began to believe Min Pan'er's words.
"So, you know where the real Princess Xihe is?"
After saying this, Ji Changsheng's eyes suddenly widened. "Wait a minute, you said you saw people in the marriage procession today. Could it be the real Princess Li Sanqi of Xihe?"
“That’s right! I saw her!” Min Pan’er nodded in agreement without hesitation.
Hearing this, Ji Changsheng suddenly felt uncertain again. Could this woman be trying to find someone to suffer in her place?
However, the truth will be revealed once the person is brought back for questioning.
Thinking of this, Ji Changsheng asked gently, "Tell me, where did you see the person?"
Min Pan'er did not answer Ji Changsheng's question. Instead, she smiled and started talking to Ji Changsheng about business.
"Squad Leader Ji, what benefits do I get for letting you capture the real Princess Dayan?"
Ji Changsheng scoffed and said disdainfully, "You think you can negotiate with me?"
When she was Princess Xihe, she was never taken seriously by any of them.
Moreover, according to her, she is not a princess.
What right do you have to negotiate with someone who is insignificant?
Min Pan'er smiled gently, "Dying under the name of Princess Xihe, I can say that I protected the true princess of Dayan. Even in death, I am still a hero of Dayan."
"But if I betray our princess of Dayan, my reputation in Dayan will be ruined. If I can't even get any benefit from it, why would I betray our princess?"
“You’re right.” Ji Changsheng smiled and promised, “Don’t worry, if we bring the person back and it proves what you said is true, I will naturally plead with the young master on your behalf.”
"I can't guarantee anything else, but at least I can guarantee you won't have to live like this again."
"I……"
Min Pan'er wanted to try to fight for herself again, but Ji Changsheng smirked and warned her in a chilling tone, "I advise you not to be ungrateful."
"Actually, I can guess even if you don't say it. The person you're talking about is right here in this small town, isn't he?"
"If you don't tell us, we'll just have to put in a little more effort and search the town thoroughly."
"But when the real princess is found, you, the fake princess, will be completely useless..."
Ji Changsheng didn't continue speaking. But Min Pan'er knew what he meant.
So when Ji Changsheng looked at her questioningly again, Min Pan'er confessed that she had accidentally seen Li Sanqi in the carriage when she passed by the inn during the day.
Having obtained the accurate address, Ji Changsheng quickly went out to report the matter to Ji Huailang.
Upon hearing this, Ji Huailang immediately ordered Ji Changsheng to lead his men to the inn to capture the person.
He then went to the Crown Prince's room and informed him of the matter.
Upon hearing this, the Crown Prince merely frowned slightly, then showed no further expression.
"How much of this do you think is true and how much is false?" Ji Huailang asked curiously.
The crown prince, however, said expressionlessly, "Whether it's true or false, we'll know once we bring the person back and examine them."
Ji Huailang shrugged, looking rather bored, and said, "That's true. Then let's wait and see."
***
Meanwhile, while Ji Changsheng and his men surrounded the inn where Li Sanqi and his companion were staying, the two had already escaped from the inn ahead of time.
Let's rewind to 15 minutes ago.
Wenxiu couldn't sleep and felt uneasy. So she got up and climbed onto the roof, intending to get a better view of the town's layout so she could escape if anything unexpected happened.
As luck would have it, just as she climbed onto the roof and looked around, she saw a group of forty or fifty people setting off from the largest inn in the town center and heading towards their inn.
Could they be after them?
Wenxiu's heart skipped a beat. Not daring to gamble on whether her guess was true or false, she quickly went back into the house, slung the package over her shoulder, picked up Li Sanqi, and darted out the window.
Li Sanqi was startled by this sudden action.
But her experience of hiding from soldiers over the past few days told her that not asking anything, not saying anything, keeping her mouth shut, holding Wenxiu close, and not causing any trouble was the greatest help she could give Wenxiu.
After escaping the inn, the two didn't go far. They hid nearby and quietly watched the commotion from the inn.
Sure enough, before long, the group of soldiers that Wenxiu had seen ran over and surrounded the inn.
"Min Pan'er must have betrayed us! I was worried during the day that she might have seen me! And she really did!"
Li Sanqi gritted his teeth in hatred for Min Pan'er, "That person is too evil! She actually betrayed us!"
Wen Xiu also felt dissatisfied with Min Pan'er, but this was not the time to talk. She grabbed Li Sanqi and fled towards the hidden exit on the side of the town.
By evening, although they didn't leave the town, they explored almost all the exits. She also memorized which exit had the weakest security.
This is the exit they need to reach.
There was nothing they could do but try to force their way out before those people discovered they weren't at the inn, notified them to be on high alert, and searched carefully.
Although Min Pan'er was scared, she was not cowardly and agreed to whatever Wen Xiu said.
Wenxiu's idea was that when they were near the exit, Li Sanqi should hide first, and then she should sneak over, kill the guards, and then let Li Sanqi go out.
If the guards discover her, she will hold them off while Li Sanqi rushes out, and she will cover her escape.
However, contrary to expectations, there were only four guards in sight, the fewest of all the exits.
But after the two of them overpowered the guards and escaped, they discovered that the area outside the town was full of soldiers!
It was packed with people, a dense crowd.
As soon as the four guards fell, hundreds of people surrounded them.
***
Just as Li Sanqi and Wen Xiu were betrayed by Min Pan'er and fell into the hands of the Da Lu people, the inn where Min Qiaoshi was staying also welcomed an unexpected person in the middle of the night.
Not good.
"This servant greets the old lady!"
Upon meeting, Wei Jia knelt on the ground and respectfully kowtowed to Madam Min Qiao.
"Get up, get up!"
Madam Min Qiao quickly stepped forward and personally helped the person up.
"How did you end up here?" Min Qiao asked in surprise.
However, upon seeing Wei Jia dressed as a married woman, he was momentarily at a loss for words.
Seemingly anticipating Madam Min's doubts and anxieties, Wei Jia stated frankly, "Madam, Qiao Jingyuan and I are married."
"You, what did you say?" Madam Min Qiao could hardly believe her ears. "You said you married someone?"
Without the slightest hesitation, Wei Jia replied, "Your nephew, Qiao Jingyuan, is the martial arts student Yu Xian Gongzi of the Huajiaolou, and one of His Majesty's secret agents."
Min Qiao's lips twitched. If she wasn't old enough to have a bad memory, Jing Yuan was old enough to be Wei Jia's father!
Thinking of this, Madam Min subconsciously turned her head and glanced at the old woodcutter.
Sure enough, the old woodcutter's lips were twitching, and he looked incredulous.
His brother quietly found him a sister-in-law.
And she found someone so young!! How can he possibly call her "sister-in-law"?
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