Chapter 196 Princess Wu Jing vs. Chen Yi (Part 3)
"Let's go, where else do you want to go?" Chen Yi asked.
Wu Jing looked around for a while, thinking about where to go, when he saw someone passing by carrying a large bunch of candied haws.
"Wait a minute," she said, "I'll pick out the biggest bunch."
As she spoke, she ran away chasing the candied haws.
Chen Yi looked at her childish back and shook his head helplessly. In a blink of an eye, he accidentally saw a familiar figure in the crowd and suddenly stopped.
Not far away, Jiang Baohe and her maid stood under a row of lanterns.
Jiang Baohe also saw him, and the two looked at each other across the crowded crowd. Soon, Jiang Baohe smiled and looked away.
"Miss Jiang?"
Shen Yi walked over and stopped two steps away from her.
Since returning to the capital from the imperial palace last year, Chen Yi hadn't seen Jiang Baohe again. Counting the days, it had been almost half a year. The sudden appearance of someone he had tried so hard to forget was unexpected, and a touch of sadness filled his heart.
The scene of him teaching her how to play polo in the palace seemed like yesterday, but they had become strangers without even realizing it. They were only two steps apart, yet Chen Yi felt as if a galaxy separated them.
"Miss Jiang...are you here to see the lanterns too?" he asked.
"I didn't expect to meet Lord Shen here." Jiang Baohe bowed gracefully to him, her smile showing the perfect elegance of a lady. "I'm truly ashamed. I didn't go to congratulate Lord Shen on his wedding because I was visiting his family."
Chen Yi also smiled calmly: "No problem."
Jiang Baohe looked around him and asked, "Master Shen, are you going out alone?"
"No, there is also Princess Wu Jing."
Jiang Baohe said, "There are many people here today. I heard there was a thief coming from the west just now. Lord Shen and Princess Wu Jing should be careful."
"Yeah." Chen Yi nodded, and after a moment of silence, he couldn't help but ask, "How have you been these days?"
Jiang Baohe was slightly stunned, then bowed again with a smile: "Thank you, Master Shen, I'm fine."
Half a year later, the two of them had already met again, feeling distant. Standing in the vast crowd, under the dimming lights, they exchanged polite greetings with restraint.
Wu Jing bought the biggest string of candied haws and this was what she saw.
She stopped and looked at Chen Yi and Jiang Baohe in a daze.
They weren't standing too close, but the two steps between them seemed so deliberate. Jiang Baohe had a faint smile on her face, while Chen Yi's eyes were filled with tenderness.
Wu Jing never knew that he had such a side to him.
He is not indifferent to all women. It turns out that he can be gentle at times.
Here, Jiang Baohe spotted Princess Wu Jing and said to Shen Yi, "Master Shen, Princess Wu Jing is here."
She was about to say goodbye and leave when suddenly there was a commotion in the street.
The crowd surged in one direction like a tide, and many people were trampled and pushed around in a hurry. The screams of women, the cries of children, and the neighing of horses and carriages caused chaos everywhere.
Shen Yi turned to look at Princess Wu Jing and saw her waving at him.
"Chen Yi! I'm here!"
Wu Jing waved, but was constantly pushed back by the fleeing crowd. In just a moment, she was a long distance away from Chen Yi.
She was anxious and continued to shout: "Chen Yi! I'm here!"
Across the chaotic crowd, Chen Yi glanced at Princess Wu Jing, who was staggering in the squeeze. After hesitating for a moment, he grabbed Jiang Baohe's hand and said, "Miss Jiang, please leave! We can't stay here for long!"
Jiang Baohe was stunned and was taken away by him.
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On this side, Pei Xingju accompanied Zhuang Wan in admiring the lanterns and guessing riddles on the Imperial Street, and also saw the crowd getting chaotic.
Immediately afterwards, teams of imperial guards passed through the imperial city and headed towards the west gate.
"What happened?" Zhuang Wan asked.
Pei Xingju observed for a while and immediately sent someone to investigate.
After a while, a guard came running over to report: "Sir, I heard that there is a rebellion outside the city. The commander of the imperial guards, Lord Duan, is leading the imperial guards to defend the city."
"Rebellion? Who is rebelling?"
"I'm not sure either, but I heard that 30,000 soldiers suddenly arrived outside the city. They are from the Red Wind Camp."
Pei Xingju frowned.
Zhuang Wan asked, "Is there really a rebellion? Who is it?"
The book didn't mention any rebellion, and since she came here, many plot points have subtly changed. Seeing the people in chaos and panic, she felt a little worried.
"I don't know yet." Pei Xingju said.
He felt strange. The Chifeng Camp was the army under the command of Duke Xin. They were located in Quzhou, a hundred miles away. How could they reach the capital overnight without any warning?
Moreover, if it was really Duke Xin who was rebelling, the timing was wrong. With the Hezhou incident to the north and the Japanese pirates invading to the south, it would be disadvantageous for Duke Xin to rebel at this time.
There's something weird about this place.
After a moment, he said to Zhuang Wan, "I'll have someone take you back home first."
"And you?"
"I have to go to the palace. Don't worry." He comforted her, "I'll be back soon."
After saying that, he ordered Lixia and Guard Lu to send Zhuang Wan back, and he went straight to the palace.
The journey back to the palace from the Imperial Street was not an easy one. Under the protection of Guard Lu and Lixia, Zhuang Wan reluctantly walked for a long time before reaching the carriage station.
People were constantly being trampled on the road, and cries and screams were heard everywhere. It was as if someone was deliberately creating panic, and they kept shouting: "Run! The rebels are coming into the city!"
As a result, the people became more nervous and fled in panic.
The carriage had difficulty moving forward, but fortunately, the guards left by Pei Xingju were leading the way, so Zhuang Wan, who was sitting in the carriage, was not affected.
But not long after, she heard a familiar voice outside.
"How dare you! Do you know who I am? I am Wu Jing from Lu State—help!"
Zhuang Wan was startled and quickly opened the car door and got out. She searched the crowd until she saw Princess Wu Jing in a dark corner not far away.
A few hooligans surrounded her, intending to take advantage of the chaos to molest her. Although Princess Wu Jing knew some martial arts, she was no match for them. Seeing someone grabbing her and trying to take her away, Zhuang Wan shouted, "Lixia, go help her!"
Lixia flew through the crowd. She was very nimble, and no one knew what kind of skill she used, but she just randomly touched a few people, and they immediately fell to the ground with screams.
Princess Wu Jing saw Zhuang Wan and immediately ran over.
"Zhuang Wan, it's great to see you!" She jumped into the carriage with lingering fear.
"Why are you here alone? Where is Chen Yi?" Zhuang Wan asked.
When this was mentioned, Princess Wu Jing snorted angrily, "Don't ask, he's already dead!"
"Dead?" Zhuang Wan looked at her expression for a while before realizing that she was speaking in anger.
No one knew what Princess Wu Jing had been through. Her hair was a little messy, and there were two dark marks on her cheeks. They didn't look like blood or mud, but she looked miserable.
"What's wrong with your face?" Zhuang Wan asked.
Wu Jing raised her hand and touched it. Looking at the dirty sugar juice on her hand, she suddenly felt sad.
“Zhuang Wan,” she pouted and cried out in grievance, “My candied haws are lost! Someone lost them!”
At the time, Zhuang Wan didn't understand why she was so heartbroken over just a string of candied haws. Later, she realized that what she had lost wasn't the candied haws, but the person she loved most in her youth.
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