Chapter 281: Unpredictable
When Shen Yuexi said that Bai Ling was still with Madam Li, Xia Lan's heart sank.
Without the white silk as a token of trust, even if I could meet the King of Qi in person, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to make him believe me with just words.
She was just a maid, and since childhood, she had developed the habit of only following her master's orders. She would do whatever her master told her to do. Faced with this complicated situation, she had no choice but to look at Shen Yuexi: "Madam, what should we do next?"
Shen Yuexi frowned and looked at the closed gate of the barracks in the distance.
Now she and Xia Lan were both imprisoned in the Qi Wang army camp. Leaving without warning would draw attention and surely draw questioning from the soldiers. Xiao Beiheng was in the Qi Wang tent, and he couldn't be disturbed. Furthermore, without the white silk, even if Xiao Beiheng left, it would be useless to see the Qi Wang. Better to find a way to escape and find Madam Li first.
After figuring out what to do next, she lowered the curtain: "We can't go out now. We'll find another opportunity at night."
Xia Lan was a little scared. She turned around and looked around at the layout of the tent. "Should we hide first? What if someone comes in and finds us?"
Although there are many things arranged in the tent, there is no place to hide. There is only a large box that looks like it is used to store clothes. It seems that two people can hide in it if they squeeze together.
Shen Yuexi said, "It's okay. If someone comes in, we can just say we are General Qi's maids and get away with it."
Xia Lan said with a bitter face: "What if Xiao Beiheng comes in?"
Shen Yuexi shuddered and pointed at the box and said, "Then let's hide in there first."
She and Xia Lan were both people Xiao Beiheng was very familiar with, and nothing could be hidden from Xiao Beiheng's eyes.
Just as the two were about to leave, the curtain was lifted and someone walked in.
Shen Yuexi was shocked. If it was the general of King Qi's army, she would still have the confidence to deal with it, but if it was Xiao Beiheng, she would be in trouble.
Turning around and seeing that it was Qi Shengjue, she finally felt relieved and bowed to him, saying, "If the general hadn't reminded us just now, we would have been discovered by Xiao Beiheng."
Qi Shengjue said, "Princess, there's no need to be so polite. This is my own tent. I've just instructed the soldiers not to enter without my permission. But Xiao Beiheng wants to come in, and I can't stop him. We have to find a way to get the two of you out of the barracks to be the safest bet."
Shen Yuexi was thinking about this and asked, "General, do you have any ideas?"
"I've called a carriage," Qi Shengjue said, "I'll send the driver away. You hide in the carriage and I'll personally lead you out of the camp."
Seeing that Qi Shengjue had arranged everything properly, Shen Yuexi was very grateful. "Thank you so much," she said. "I see, the general has already considered all this."
Qi Shengjue took a step back and bowed, saying, "Xiao Beiheng intends to kill Prince Zhao, and everyone knows it. I have received great favors from Prince Zhao, and this is my way of repaying him. Princess, there is no need to thank me."
From Qi Shengjue's words and actions, Shen Yuexi could see why Xiao Zhuo's soldiers were so willing to fight for him. He treated his soldiers well enough to earn their loyalty. Even Qi Shengjue, even in the King of Qi's camp, was still grateful for Xiao Zhuo's kindness.
At this time, the sound of a carriage was heard outside the tent. Qi Shengjue said to the two of them, "I'll go talk to the driver. You can get in the carriage when no one is paying attention."
Shen Yuexi and her servant hid at the door of the tent. Qi Shengjue went outside the tent and ordered the coachman to point the rear of the carriage towards the door and make the carriage back up, so that Shen Yuexi would not be noticed by the surrounding soldiers when she got on the carriage.
As soon as the carriage stopped, a patrol officer led dozens of soldiers and came over and said, "General Qi, I just heard that you ordered a carriage to leave the camp?"
Qi Shengjue smiled and said, "So it's General Sun. You've been busy patrolling the camp. One of my confidants was injured during the siege. I treat him like a brother, and I plan to send a carriage to the siege camp to fetch him and treat him."
The general said, "General, I'm afraid you'll have to wait. I just received an order from His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, forbidding anyone to leave the camp."
"No one is allowed to leave the camp?" Qi Shengjue asked in confusion, "Why does His Royal Highness make such a request?"
"I don't know either," the general said. "His Royal Highness is having tents searched. I heard there seems to be a strange woman hiding in the camp. I won't say any more. I'm going to guard the camp gate. General Qi, take your leave."
Shen Yuexi had one foot on the pedal of the bike, but when she heard the two people talking, she quietly put her foot down.
Xiao Beiheng, this bad guy, is really hard to fool. When he saw Madam Li alone in the carriage, he realized something was wrong. Now he is searching everywhere, which is troublesome.
The soldiers searched the entire camp under Xiao Beiheng's orders, so Qi Shengjue's tent must not be safe either.
Behind her, Xia Lan tugged at her sleeve. Shen Yuexi turned around and saw Xia Lan nervously nodding toward the right side of the carriage. She followed Xia Lan's gaze and saw another group of armored soldiers leading a group of soldiers marching quickly towards them.
"General Qi," the leading general shouted, "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince ordered me to inspect your camp. I apologize for any offense."
Qi Shengjue showed dissatisfaction on his face: "What do you mean, Your Highness? Do you think there is something hidden in my tent?"
The general approached and said, "General, please calm down. I am also following the orders of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. Please don't make things difficult for me."
Qi Shengjue sneered and said, "I understand. His Highness the Crown Prince sees me as a surrendered general and is worried about me."
The general looked embarrassed and said, "General, Yuan Gu personally rescued the King of Qi. Everyone knows it. But His Royal Highness sent someone to instruct me to check the general's tent first, so I had to do it."
Qi Shengjue said, "I am General Xinwu, personally appointed by the Prince of Qi. You, a mere lieutenant, searched my tent. Are you using the Crown Prince's instructions to settle a personal grudge?"
The general was startled and shook his head repeatedly: "Absolutely not."
"Yes, that's what you are. I remember that you lost all your money gambling and asked me to borrow a hundred taels of silver, but I refused. You..."
"General, His Royal Highness's order is true."
"I don't believe it. Let's go ask His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. I think you're just seeking revenge!"
Qi Shengjue started to play tricks at this time, insisting that the other party was targeting him, leaving the general helpless and saying:
"Since the general doesn't believe it, then we will testify before the prince. You guard the tent door. Once we have seen His Highness, we will enter the tent to search..."
The two of them were pulling each other away outside the tent, while Shen Yuexi and Xia Lan were extremely anxious inside the tent.
Shen Yuexi knew that Qi Shengjue was being unreasonable and was actually buying time for her. She couldn't just wait here foolishly and had to find a way to escape.
But the general ordered the soldiers accompanying him to guard outside the tent and they could not get out at all.
"Master...Mistress," Xia Lan pointed at the box and whispered in her ear, "Shall we hide in there quickly?"
Shen Yuexi shook her head, took Xia Lan's hand, and tiptoed to the edge of the tent.
The guards who came to search the area were not blind, so they couldn't see such a big box. Hiding in the box would be like catching a turtle in a jar.
When the two of them arrived at the tent, Shen Yuexi mouthed to Xia Lan, "Do you have a sharp weapon?"
Xia Lan looked at her mouth, shook her head nervously, nodded, pulled out a dagger from her waist, and accidentally took out a bundle of string.
When Shen Yuexi saw the rope, she couldn't help but roll her eyes.
I remember when they first met, Xia Lan almost tied her up with this rope. I didn't expect her to still be carrying it close to her. Things have changed, and now Xia Lan has become her maid. It's really unpredictable.
Xia Lan probably remembered what happened before and smiled embarrassedly.
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