Chapter 70 This is why I am being hunted
The man said, "Our people found out that only the Crown Prince's wife and the eldest daughter of the Changxing Marquisate had been to the place where the person disappeared. The eldest daughter's place has already been searched."
Thinking of the last assassination, Jingzhao Yin Qin Fengwei didn't want to have anything to do with Ji Yunshu at all.
But the matter today was of great importance, and he couldn't shirk it. After thinking for a moment, he said, "Then keep a close eye on this Crown Prince's wife. Don't act rashly this time."
The man nodded.
Ji Yunshu was also worried. As the old woman said, if the patrol battalion was very sure that the person was in the Huguo Temple and had searched other places, she would naturally be the most suspicious.
Lanting's injuries were serious and it was impossible for him to leave alone.
If you continue to stay with her, you will be discovered sooner or later.
After everyone left, Lanting collapsed back into his chair.
He had been drugged before, and even though the effect had worn off, he still had no strength in his body.
Seeing that Ji Yunshu didn't ask him anything and was just standing there in a daze, there was more interest in his eyes.
After a long while, seeing that the other party had no intention of paying attention to him, he finally couldn't help but say: "My name is Lan Ting, and I'm honored to meet the Crown Prince's wife."
Lanting is a good name.
Ji Yunshu pondered secretly, but his face showed no expression. He asked coldly, "I wonder what Master Lan plans to do?"
Lan Ting was surprised and said, "Madam, don't you want to know why Jingzhao Prefecture wants to arrest me?"
Ji Yunshu said with a forced smile, "Why would I want to know something that has nothing to do with me? Young Master, instead of testing me, why don't you think about how to survive?"
It is obvious that it is not a simple matter to mobilize a large number of troops to arrest people in a place like Huguo Temple.
Lan Ting looked at her for a moment, and seeing that she was truly uninterested in him, he smiled and said, "Originally, I really hadn't thought of telling Madam about this. Now it seems that I was naive before. Madam, you're not afraid of trouble."
"No, I'm afraid. Don't tell me anything. For Xiao Yue's sake, I'll find a way to send you away, okay?"
Ji Yunshu felt that he already had enough things to do and didn't want to get involved in other people's affairs at all.
Lan Ting didn't know whether he found her behavior very amusing or just thought of something funny, but he suddenly laughed: "I really didn't expect that among the noble ladies in the capital, there would be someone as interesting as Madam."
Ji Yunshu reminded him, "Don't forget, you have a sweetheart, a noble lady who is willing to give up everything for you."
It was difficult for her to connect the somewhat rebellious man in front of her with the man she had seen having a secret meeting with Xiao Yue at the banquet in the Marquis' Mansion that day.
He is different when he is in front of Xiao Yue.
Ji Yunshu didn't know whether this was because he liked Xiao Yue or if he was just pretending in front of Xiao Yue.
If he's a scumbag who cheats on you...
When Lan Ting heard her mention Xiao Yue, his teasing expression subsided and he said seriously, "I hope Madam won't tell Yue Niang about my affairs."
Ji Yunshu felt a little depressed. Ever since she met this man, she seemed to be led by him.
I had to cover up for him and Xiao Yue, I had to save him, I had to keep his secret.
Lan Ting seemed to see her mood and said with a smile: "I will naturally repay the favor I owe you, Madam."
Ji Yunshu waved his hand and said, "I'm doing this for Xiao Yue's sake. As long as you don't commit any crimes, it's no big deal for me to help you."
Lan Ting was very puzzled. "As far as I know, before Madam got married, she didn't have a good relationship with Yue Niang. Why would she help her?"
Last time, he was very sure that Ji Yunshu would not tell anyone about his relationship with Xiao Yue, because he could tell at a glance that this was a smart person, and smart people would not do anything that would harm others and benefit themselves.
But this does not mean that Xiao Yue's face will allow her to help save herself.
Why?
Because in the book, Xiao Yue would be sent to marry a foreign prince and die tragically in Mobei.
The book did not mention Lanting, so she didn't know whether Xiao Yue there had such a lover.
But she didn't want the innocent little girl to end up like in the book.
Ji Yunshu rolled his eyes. "What do you think a bad relationship looks like? Today she's jealous because my hairpin is pretty, and tomorrow she comes to show off her new clothes, and I throw dust at her. Is this some kind of unsolvable blood feud?"
The corner of Lan Ting's mouth twitched. He knew about the little girl's affairs, but after hearing what she said, it seemed as if the feud between the two was just her using Xiao Yue to entertain herself.
But it can also be seen that this lady is indeed open-minded.
He finally made up his mind, took out a notebook from his pocket and handed it to Ji Yunshu: "This is why I am being hunted."
The topic changed so quickly that Ji Yunshu was stunned for a moment and didn't take the thing from his hand: "Since you risked your life to get it, what are you doing to me?"
Lan Ting said, "I don't know if the matter of Yama Palace has anything to do with Madam, but this... is Yama Palace's account book."
Before, he was indeed not sure whether the destruction of Yama Palace was related to Ji Yunshu, but now, Ji Yunshu could save him without hesitation and was not worried about the trouble he might cause.
It can be seen that the other party has enough confidence.
The power structures in the capital were complicated and intertwined. If even the daughter of the Prime Minister's Mansion was not an ordinary person, then how could the girl in front of him, who was raised by the Queen Mother, be a simple character?
The King of Hell's Palace was suddenly destroyed after she was assassinated. It doesn't seem like a coincidence at all.
And if that is the case, handing the account book to her would be a good choice.
Ji Yunshu couldn't help but look up: "The account book of the King of Hell? How did it end up in your hands?"
Lan Ting did not answer her question, but smiled and said: "I haven't introduced myself to you properly, madam. I am from the Jiannan Lan family."
Hearing this, Ji Yunshu's expression changed: "The Lan of the late emperor's Concubine Lan?"
"Yes, she is my aunt."
Ji Yunshu took a deep breath. In order to integrate into this world more quickly, what she read most these days was the family genealogy.
I also learned a lot of things because of this.
The Lan family’s matter is one of them.
Concubine Lan was a very favored concubine during the reign of the previous emperor. Later, for some unknown reason, she was accused of having an affair with a guard and was sentenced to death.
The entire Jiannan Lan family was also implicated.
Since Lan Ting specifically pointed out that Concubine Lan was his biological aunt, he was a direct descendant of the Lan family.
As for the Lan family, she remembered that they were exiled.
So this person should be an exiled prisoner, no wonder he is not qualified to enter the Prince's Mansion.
"Could it be that Concubine Lan was wrongly accused?"
Regarding the late emperor's harem, Ji Yunshu thought carefully about what he knew about it, wondering if it had anything to do with his aunt.
But thinking that Lan Ting dared to reveal his identity in front of him, there should be no aunt issue.
Sure enough, the next moment, he said, "My aunt was indeed framed, but there's more to it than that. Although His Majesty only exiled the Lan family, all of our direct descendants, except me, died in exile."
Ji Yunshu understood immediately: "Hall of Hell?"
Lan Ting nodded. "Back then, it wasn't the Hell, just a group of killers who were kept by someone. They were ruthless and merciless, and spared no one, even women or children. I've been hunted all these years."
Ji Yunshu almost wanted to curse, "Your life is in danger, and you actually dare to provoke the young lady of the Prince's Mansion."
"Why are they hunting you? Or, what do you, the Lan family, have that they want?"
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