Along the way.
Yi Shangyun would occasionally raise her hand to adjust the black mask on her face, while cautiously observing her surroundings.
As soon as she caught a glimpse of someone, she quickly lowered her eyes and brows, fearing that she might be recognized again like the little girl from before.
Lu Tianjiao, who was walking in front, never even dreamed of this.
It's true that man proposes, God disposes; one day, something like this will happen.
So he walked along, pondering to himself.
"That bitch, why is she pretending to be dead? What is she doing?"
"Why did you go to such lengths to get into Brother Han's bed and drive Princess Yongle away before, but now you're causing this commotion?"
She couldn't figure it out no matter how hard she tried, so she gave up guessing and suddenly felt happy.
"Well, this way, Brother Han should finally give up on her completely."
Then, a glimmer of hope arose in her heart: "I knew it, Brother Han will always belong to me alone, and no one can take him away!"
Suddenly, the candlelight in front of them seemed to grow brighter and brighter. Looking up, they saw that the gate was right in front of them.
Lu Tianjiao turned around and glanced back, only to see that Yi Shangyun had been covering her face with a veil the whole way. He exclaimed in surprise, "Why don't you take off your veil quickly?"
Yi Shangyun seemed quite hesitant as she said, "Take off the mask? But what if someone recognizes us?"
Lu Tianjiao rolled her eyes at her and said, "You stayed in the Prince's mansion for so long, when have you ever seen a guard in the mansion wearing a face mask?"
Although I was still worried, after thinking it over carefully, I finally took off the face mask slowly.
They then continued to follow in Lu Tianjiao's footsteps and soon arrived at the gate of the Prince's Mansion.
At this moment, Yi Shangyun suddenly lowered her face even further.
Sure enough, in no time at all, the gates of the Prince's mansion were tightly shut.
Even the number of guards at the gate had increased significantly compared to when Lu Tianjiao entered, and the candlelight was much brighter.
Lu Tianjiao remained calm and composed as he walked ahead. As soon as they reached the gate, he asked the guards, "What happened at the Prince's mansion? Why are all the gates closed?"
One of the guards recognized Lu Tianjiao and stepped forward to reply, "So it's Miss Lu. General Cheng just gave the order that a man of unknown origin has infiltrated the Prince's mansion today, so we need to close the gates and find him!"
Upon hearing this, Lu Tianjiao glanced sideways at Yi Shangyun, who had been keeping his eyes down the whole time, and feigned anger, saying, "Who is so bold as to dare to sneak into the Prince of Qin's residence?"
"I heard from General Cheng that the man was dressed as a guard from the Prince's Palace, pretending to deliver a message..." As the guard spoke, his eyes slowly moved to Yi Shangyun, who was dressed as a guard.
Upon hearing this, Yi Shangyun immediately realized that the person she was looking for was none other than herself.
Sure enough, Xuanyuan Han discovered that the bracelet was missing, and thus mobilized a large team to search for it overnight.
The guard was already approaching him step by step, and for a moment, it seemed that even the surrounding air had stopped.
Yi Shangyun was extremely nervous. She held her breath, her heart pounding wildly: "What should I do? What should I do?"
At this moment, Lu Tianjiao realized the danger, so he moved his feet slightly and once again safely shielded Yi Shangyun behind him.
In an instant, Yi Shangyun felt that he could finally catch his breath.
Lu Tianjiao continued, "But according to General Cheng, how are we supposed to find them? There are countless guards in the Prince's mansion, both overt and covert!"
Finally, the guard searched the body of Yi Shangyun but found no trace of what he was looking for.
So he stopped and said to Lu Tianjiao, "Miss Lu, you don't know this, but the general said that the man said he had sores on his face and was covering them with a black veil."
Upon hearing this, Yi Shangyun felt extremely fortunate and said, "Thank goodness, I listened to Lu Tianjiao and put away the face mask, otherwise I would definitely have been captured and taken back."
Lu Tianjiao was also cursing in his heart: "This stupid woman almost walked right into my trap."
Just as the two were lost in their own thoughts, the guard suddenly asked, "By the way, Miss Lu, are you planning to go out?"
Lu Tianjiao suddenly came to his senses and said, "No, when I came in, my father, brother and I were so anxious to see His Highness Prince Qin that we left our luggage in the carriage! That's why I just found a young guard in the manor to help me get it."
"I see, open the door!"
After understanding the situation, the guard quickly ordered someone to open the door.
Lu Tianjiao and Yi Shangyun finally stepped out of the threshold.
At this moment, the guard reminded her, "Miss Lu, remember to enter through the side door after you collect your luggage."
Lu Tianjiao smiled politely and said, "Thank you!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the gates of the Prince's Mansion were tightly closed again.
They escaped from the gates of the Qin Prince's mansion.
Yi Shangyun found an open space and hurried over, put his hands on his hips, and took several deep breaths, feeling as if he had just come back to life: "That was close, that was close..."
At this moment, Lu Tianjiao slowly caught up, looked at Yi Shangyun's current appearance, and said inexplicably, "I really didn't expect that!"
Yi Shangyun turned her head, puzzled, and asked, "What?"
Upon meeting her today, Lu Tianjiao realized that the woman before him was far more than he had anticipated.
The hatred between them, though unspoken, ultimately boils down to one sentence: "What kind of person are you? I really can't figure you out!"
After going through so much, she finally became the enviable Queen Consort of Qin.
If it were anyone else, they wouldn't have been able to get rid of them no matter what, but she is now...
Now that Yi Shangyun has regained her memories of both lifetimes, she naturally has no intention of explaining to her.
But today, she actually helped me.
So he sincerely thanked her: "Regardless of what happened between us in the past, at this moment, I still should say thank you!"
"But... once you leave the Qin Prince's Mansion, where can you go? I suppose you can't go back to the Yi Mansion in the west of the city either?" Lu Tianjiao suddenly asked.
Yi Shangyun replied optimistically, "The world is vast, there's always a place for me!"
Seeing that Yi Shangyun herself seemed extremely relaxed, as if she wasn't worried at all.
Lu Tianjiao thought for a moment, then suddenly exclaimed in surprise, "Could it be that your trick is a clever escape, a way to completely sever all ties with Western Qin and return to Dongning to be your Princess Yongning?!"
Upon hearing this, even Yi Shangyun herself was taken aback by her rich imagination.
"snort……"
He paused, then let out a snort of laughter, but did not answer her again.
There was really nothing else to say between them, because they were two people who didn't get along, and to each other, they were completely unrelated.
Even those words just now seemed so awkward.
Looking up, seeing that it was already too late, Yi Shangyun said one last thing: "Alright, let's part ways here!"
Lu Tianjiao didn't say anything more, but his expression gradually became extremely melancholy, and he kept thinking about whether she really wanted to go back to Dongning.
Just then, Yi Shangyun, who had already turned around and was about to leave, suddenly spoke again: "Miss Lu, you and His Highness grew up together since childhood and can be called childhood sweethearts, but do you really know how to love him?"
Upon hearing this, Lu Tianjiao suddenly shifted his gaze to her back.
After saying this, Yi Shangyun smiled slightly and left without waiting for her reply.
Watching her figure gradually disappear into the vast night.
Lu Tianjiao said coldly, "I don't know how to love him? Yi Shangyun, now that things have come to this, what right do you have to tell me what to do?"
He even muttered to himself fiercely, "You don't really think I'm going to let you off so easily, do you?"
At that moment, a person suddenly came to her mind, and a thought arose: "Since you want to die, why fake it? You still can't make up your mind, right? Why don't I help you out? Only by eliminating the root of the problem can we prevent future troubles."
As if he had already silently planned everything in his heart, Lu Tianjiao hurriedly returned to the palace.
He picked up his pen and wrote, then carefully handed a letter to a man in black outside the door, telling him, "Have someone secretly follow the person who just left the palace, and immediately deliver this letter to the Crown Prince."
This scene was witnessed by Lu Tianlin, who had come looking for her.
Just as Lu Tianjiao tiptoed to close the door, Lu Tianlin suddenly asked, "Who is he?"
With a sudden "thump," Lu Tianjiao instinctively twitched his shoulder, genuinely startled.
As he fled through the doorway, he replied dismissively, "Nobody, just someone passing by asking for directions."
“Who would dare ask for directions in front of the Prince Qin’s mansion in the dead of night?” Lu Tianlin certainly didn’t believe her.
He warned her once again: "Don't think that your father knows nothing about what you did before. Your mother passed away early, and you are a girl, so he just turned a blind eye to avoid embarrassing you. That's why he personally brought you to the Prince's Mansion today, hoping to give you a chance to ease the tension with the Prince's Mansion. I hope you will behave yourself!"
Upon hearing this, Lu Tianjiao suddenly became furious. He stopped abruptly, turned around, and glared at Lu Tianlin: "What are you talking about? What did I do?"
It was as if emotions that had been suppressed for so long had finally erupted at this moment.
"Everything I've done, wasn't it all approved of by you since I was little? When I was a child, everyone said that when I grew up, I would definitely marry His Highness and become his queen, didn't I? But now that I'm grown up, why is all of this my fault, and why am I being blamed again?"
Lu Tianlin earnestly advised, "Don't you understand yet? All that you've hoped for is impossible. His Highness Prince Qin's heart has always belonged only to Yi Shangyun. Those were just childhood jokes; His Highness himself has never admitted them!"
No matter what Lu Tianlin said, Lu Tianjiao remained obstinate: "What does it matter? That bitch Yi Shangyun is dead. From now on, Your Highness will only have me by your side."
Seeing that she was already obsessed, Lu Tianlin really couldn't believe that Lu Tianjiao's feelings for Xuan Yuanhan had become so distorted.
"You..." Just as he was about to continue trying to persuade her, Lu Tianjiao left with a resolute and resentful expression.
In the quiet night, Lu Tianlin let out a long, helpless sigh...
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