"Don't rush, wait a little longer. We can go in when those old women go to eat." Zhang Xiantao scratched her ear again. There were many mosquitoes in the grass in the mountains. Even though she was wearing a mosquito-repelling sachet, it didn't help. She would still get bitten from time to time, and it was very itchy.
"Miss, we're not in a hurry." Xiao Huan replied in a low voice, but couldn't help but complain to herself. It was clearly the young lady who was about to lose her composure, but she was too proud to say that they were in a hurry. Was the pastry in the General's Mansion not good or the food not tasty? Why did she have to stand here and feed the mosquitoes?
According to her, who was hiding in that Taoist temple and what did it matter? It wasn't worth her young lady enduring such humiliation and insisting on confirming the matter before she was satisfied.
The emperor has the power to worry about things in the palace, and if all else fails, the civil and military officials can share the burden. But her young lady just loves to cause trouble. As servants, they can only grumble to themselves and dare not speak out, otherwise they would surely be scolded by their young lady.
Zhang Xiantao has always been very stubborn, and she didn't give up until it got dark. However, her persistence paid off, and she finally found an opportunity to enter the Taoist temple after dark.
She led her men over the wall into the little girl's room. At that moment, Ye Ling'er was about to lie down and go to sleep. She walked to the table to blow out the candle when the window was suddenly pushed open, and two people jumped in.
"Don't shout." Zhang Xiantao moved quickly, jumped in, did a somersault to steady herself, and then stepped over to cover Ye Ling'er's mouth and nose.
"Ugh..." Ye Ling'er struggled with all her might, but she was weak and no match for Zhang Xiantao, who was skilled in martial arts.
"Shut up, you're so noisy. If you shout again, I'll hit you," Zhang Xiantao threatened in a low voice.
Xiao Huan walked over, held a dagger to Ye Ling'er's neck, and said sternly, "Don't make a sound, or I'll kill you, do you hear me?"
Seeing that Ye Ling'er had calmed down and stopped struggling, only looking at them with her big, wet eyes, Zhang Xiantao felt relieved. However, she still made her promise not to shout before she would let go.
"If you don't want to die, keep your mouth shut, understand?"
Ye Ling'er nodded. When Zhang Xiantao released her, she took a deep breath and dared not move, since Xiao Huan was still holding a dagger to her.
"Who are you people, and what do you want?" Ye Ling'er asked softly, her voice trembling slightly.
Zhang Xiantao chuckled, swaggered down in a chair by the table, casually glanced around the room, and clicked her tongue in disdain, saying, "It's really shabby, but you have food, lodging, and people to serve you. You should be content. The Emperor is truly benevolent for not directly ordering your death."
Upon hearing this, Ye Ling'er's heart skipped a beat, and she asked tremblingly, "Who...who sent you? Are you people here to take my life?"
"Oh, you've got a bad memory, haven't you? We met at the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet this year. I saw you punishing a palace maid in the harem, and you even had the guards arrest me. Luckily, I'm good at martial arts and escaped in time, otherwise I would have been in big trouble." Zhang Xiantao snorted coldly, still annoyed by the memory of that day.
Because she was afraid that Madam Zhang would worry, she didn't tell her what happened in the palace that day, and when she mentioned it later, she didn't mention that the princess had ordered the guards to arrest her.
Clearly, Zhang Xiantao is a vengeful person, and now that she has finally found an opportunity to get revenge, she will inevitably make things difficult for this fake princess.
Seeing that Ye Ling'er was wearing a veil, she raised an eyebrow, stood up and approached, "I saw you wearing a veil during the day, and you're still wearing a veil indoors. Do you think you're a fairy, covering yourself up so tightly?" As she spoke, she took off the veil covering Ye Ling'er's face.
"Ouch, what happened to that centipede on your face?" Zhang Xiantao was startled, caught off guard.
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