Chapter 360 The Seventh Princess Escapes to Huizhou
"Grandma, we're setting off in two days. Is it really necessary for you to go to Xixi?"
While helping Madam Min Qiao wash up and get into bed, A Shuang said worriedly, "Could it be that once we reach the border, Steward Qiao and the others send the people over instead of you going?"
Madam Min patted A Shuang's hand, "My mind is made up, so don't try to persuade me anymore."
She was determined to go and see if that bastard Min Ji was really still alive.
If so, then she'll have to settle accounts with him for these two lifetimes.
Not wanting to dwell on the topic with A-Shuang any longer, Madam Min Qiao changed the subject and asked, "Is everything prepared?"
"Everything that needs to be prepared is ready. I have made a list of everyone's food, clothing and other necessities for the journey and handed it over to Wenxiu to manage. I have also registered the list of the team members and their backgrounds and handed it over to Manager Qiao."
"I also wrote down the precautions for the old lady, Miss Pan'er, and Miss Jiang along the way and gave them to Wenxiu."
"besides……"
"Stop." Madam Min interrupted A Shuang's report. She knew that A Shuang was meticulous and would not miss anything. This question was just a way to change the subject, not because she really wanted to hear A Shuang repeat all the preparations.
"old lady?"
"Has Wen Xiuhe still managed to persuade Jiang Hongling to stay?
"No."
Min Qiaoshi rubbed her forehead, feeling a headache coming on.
When she heard Jiang Hongling say she wanted to go to Xixi a few days ago, she was shocked and then refused outright.
Unexpectedly, not only the Jiang family, but also Old Madam Min personally instructed her to bring Jiang Hongling along.
She naturally wouldn't be swayed by the Jiang family or the Min family, and personally asked Jiang Hongling for her wishes.
She originally thought that as long as Jiang Hongling said she didn't want to go, no matter how much the Jiang and Min families pressured her, she would never take Jiang Hongling with her.
To everyone's surprise, Jiang Hongling's desire to go was surprisingly strong.
Judging from her appearance, it didn't seem like the Jiang and Min families were forcing her to go; it seemed more like she was begging to go herself.
Left with no other option, Madam Min Qiao had to send Wen Xiu and Zhen Huan to persuade Jiang Hongling.
However, several days have passed, and the departure date is fast approaching, but Jiang Hongling is still very stubborn and has not been persuaded in the slightest.
"Grandma, what about Miss Jiang? Are we really going to take her to Xi'an?"
After thinking for a moment, Madam Min shook her head decisively. "Let's give her some sleeping potion before we leave. Let her drink the drug for a couple more days, and then let her wake up when we're far away. That way, even if she wants to chase after us, she won't be able to."
Ah Shuang smiled and replied, "It's kind of you, old lady, to come up with such a plan. I just don't know if Miss Jiang will appreciate it."
"Let her be," Madam Min Qiao waved her hand dismissively.
After washing up, I changed into my pajamas and went to bed.
Just as Ah Shuang was lowering the bed curtains for Madam Min Qiao and preparing to turn off the light and leave, a hurried voice suddenly came from outside the door.
"Grandma, are you asleep?"
"It's Steward Qiao!?" A Shuang was shocked and pulled the bed curtains back up.
Madam Min Qiao also sat up, "Go and ask what happened."
Normally, if there's anything to say, a maid will be sent to deliver the message; the old woodcutter wouldn't rashly come to her bedroom.
Ah Shuang hurriedly went out to open the door and saw Old Qiao with an unusually pale face. Ah Shuang's heart skipped a beat. "Manager Qiao, what happened? Why are you looking for the old lady at this time? Didn't you ask someone to inform her?"
Old Qiao didn't care about anything else, "Is the old lady asleep?"
"I just fell asleep. Tell me what's wrong, and I'll go in and pass it on to the old lady."
“This is a very important matter, and I need to talk to the old lady in person.”
After a while, Ah Shuang realized that the old woodcutter would definitely not speak unless he saw Min Qiao Shi.
"Then you wait here, I'll go in and report to the old lady."
As Shuang turned to go inside, she saw Min Qiaoshi, wearing a cloak, come out of the inner room.
"old lady……"
“I heard everything.”
Madam Min Qiao waved to the old woodcutter at the door, "Come in and talk if you have something to say."
Old Qiao hurriedly stepped inside, walked quickly to Madam Min, and said in a low voice, "Madam, someone just arrived outside our mansion. We need you to see him."
Madam Min frowned slightly. "Who is it? Who could make you so nervous?"
The old woodcutter swallowed hard and said uncertainly, "She... she said she is the current seventh princess."
"What did you say!!??"
Madam Min thought she had misheard. "Who did you say she is??"
The old woodcutter repeated, "She said she is the seventh princess of the current dynasty."
Madam Min sensed the uncertainty in the old woodcutter's words and immediately asked in confusion, "Didn't you see the Seventh Princess in the capital? Can't you recognize whether the person is the Seventh Princess or not?"
The old woodcutter said with difficulty, "I did see the Seventh Princess in the capital, but the person who came here is very different from the Seventh Princess I remember."
"The person who came here was alone and dressed as a beggar. If she hadn't immediately identified herself as the Seventh Princess and asked to see you, I would have chased her away."
He came alone, dressed as a beggar...
If it really is the Seventh Princess, then what exactly happened? Why would someone who should be in the palace suddenly appear in Huizhou?
Madam Min was horrified and said urgently, "Take me to see her quickly."
"yes."
Old Woodcutter led Madam Min out the door quickly and headed straight for the front yard.
"Because I was unsure of the visitor's identity, I didn't dare bring him into the inner courtyard. I personally settled him in the front courtyard."
As they walked, the old woodcutter explained in a low voice.
These are all minor matters, and Madam Min naturally wouldn't care.
All she cared about now was whether the person who came was Li Sanqi.
The group soon arrived at the place in the front yard where the old woodcutter had settled the visitors.
Min Qiao knocked on the slightly ajar door and heard a muffled voice from inside: "Come in."
When Madam Min pushed open the door, she saw a disheveled woman in tattered clothes sitting at a round table, tearing at a whole roast chicken in front of her without any regard for her image. She had a chicken leg stuffed in her mouth, looking exactly like a starving ghost reincarnated.
This is not the Seventh Princess!
This could never be the Seventh Princess!
Min Qiaoshi made her own judgment after just one glance.
Just as she was about to turn and leave, she saw the woman in front of her throw down the chicken in her hand, spit out the chicken leg in her mouth, stand up abruptly, and pounce on her.
"Madam!!! I've finally seen you!!!"
The woman rushed forward, but before she could get close, the old woodcutter blocked her way.
Ah Shuang also subconsciously stepped forward and stood in front of Min Qiao Shi.
"Madam, it's me, Li Sanqi. Don't you recognize me?"
The woman's tears fell in a steady stream, a mixture of grievance and anxiety.
Seeing that Lao Qiao and A Shuang looked at her with suspicion, she seemed to remember something, so she smoothed the messy hair covering her face back, picked up the tea on the table and splashed it on her face, and raised her hand to wipe her face with her dirty sleeve.
Seeing this, Madam Min Qiao quickly gave Ah Shuang a wink.
Ah Shuang quickly handed over her handkerchief.
The woman picked up a handkerchief and wiped her face with the tea, revealing her true appearance.
The person who came was indeed the Seventh Princess, Li Sanqi!
Old Qiao and Ah Shuang exchanged a glance, both seeing shock in each other's eyes.
At this moment, Min Qiaoshi could not care about anything else. She pushed aside A Shuang and Lao Qiao who were blocking the way, took two steps forward, and grabbed Li Sanqi's hand.
"Seventh Princess, why did you come to Huizhou? And how did you end up like this? What happened?..."
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