"Of course I am willing to do so. As long as Your Majesty is healthy, I am willing to do anything."
Is it okay if she doesn't agree?
Since you're in a difficult situation anyway, you might as well just agree to it. There might be a chance things can turn around.
Seeing that Concubine Xi was so polite, Queen Rong Ranhua's lips curled up slightly.
"It's getting late, so we sisters should go early and come back early. Lin'an Temple is seventy or eighty miles away from the imperial palace. It will take at least two days to go back and forth at an easy pace. Otherwise, it will be too rushed.
In addition, I have to pray in the temple for three days. Will Xifei have any objections?"
"As for my affairs, I put Your Majesty and Your Majesty first, and I have no objection."
Rong Ranhua nodded with satisfaction: "Then let's go."
The queen took Concubine Xi and left the palace in a low-key manner, but the emperor, Leng Mingye, who was in the court at the time, had no idea.
The carriage swayed out of the palace. The autumn wind blew. Concubine Xi lifted the curtain and looked at the scenery outside the window. She had an urge to escape.
But she knew that she didn't have that ability.
"The weather is really nice today. How far is it from here to Lin'an Temple?"
“My lady, I found something wrong.
This... this Lin'an Temple is in the west, but the direction this carriage is heading is obviously east, which is completely the opposite direction."
Hearing the maid's words, Concubine Xi's expression changed as she felt the autumn breeze.
Returning to the central seat of the carriage, Xi Fei leaned against the soft cushion on her back with a bitter smile on her lips.
“Is this retribution finally coming?
It seems that the Queen did this on purpose today."
"My lady, what are you talking about?"
Hearing what Xi Fei muttered to herself, the maid Qian Ling looked anxious.
Having been in the palace for many years, she was accustomed to the struggles in the harem, but over the years, the empress had hardly ever found fault with them, and she had hardly ever targeted any concubine in the harem.
The Queen suddenly took their Queen out of the palace, under the pretext of going together to pray for blessings, but now they were heading in the opposite direction. It would have been fine if their Queen was not afraid, but why was she actually talking nonsense?
"Qian Ling, you have been with me for many years, and you have been taking care of me since I entered the palace.
Later, I will find an excuse to stop the carriage for a while, and you can go first.
Because of praying, the clothes he wore were relatively comfortable and elegant, and he didn't have anything valuable.
The water content and color of this bracelet are both good, it should be able to be exchanged for dozens or hundreds of taels of silver.
Take it and find a remote place to live when the time comes.
If possible...
Forget it, there's no need. They all treat me as dead, so you don't have to bother with it anymore."
As she spoke, Xi Fei took off the jade bracelet on her wrist and forcefully put it on Qian Ling's hand.
Hearing what his queen said, Qian Ling was so scared that his eyes instantly turned red!
"My queen, Qian Ling cannot abandon you."
"Fool, if you don't leave, the only outcome will be death, didn't you say that?
What I want most is to go back and see my parents.
With this bracelet, your family's life will be much better.
You are just a palace maid, you can run away if you want, the queen will not make things difficult for you, but if you stay, you will definitely die."
Listening to Xi Fei's words, Qian Ling was already in tears.
"My Lady, Qian Ling can't be so selfish..."
"This is not the time to discuss this. You don't know Kung Fu, and any of the Queen's guards can kill us. If we can escape, we'll be the winner. Do you understand?"
Qian Ling couldn't stop crying any longer. She never expected that the good days would not last long before she still couldn't escape the palace fight.
It's just that she was lucky, she met a kind-hearted master.
Xi Fei quickly wiped the tears from Qian Ling's face, then wet her handkerchief with tea and wiped Qian Ling's face.
“My dear, if my daughter were still alive, she would be about your age.
Looking at you is like looking at my own daughter.
Stop crying and don’t reveal any clues later.”
The carriage swayed and continued to move forward. Seeing Qian Ling finally sorted out her emotions, Xi Fei suddenly screamed, covered her stomach and began to "moan"!
"Stop the car! Stop the car now! Our queen suddenly has severe stomach pain. Go report to the Queen!"
Qian Ling's voice rang out among the group.
Queen Rong Ranhua, who was holding the Buddha in her hand, suddenly opened her eyes when she heard the sharp and piercing voice.
"Reporting to the queen, Concubine Xi seems to be unwell."
Hearing the palace maid's report, a cold light flashed in Rong Ranhua's cold eyes.
"How far is it to the destination?"
"Your Highness, there are still thirty miles to go."
"Stop the car and ask someone."
As soon as Rong Ranhua finished speaking, the maid beside her immediately asked someone to stop the car, got off, and hurried to the carriage behind.
"Empress Xi, the Queen asked me to ask you something important."
"I have a stomachache and need to go to the bathroom..."
"Then please wait for a moment, Madam Xi, and let me go and report to the Queen."
"Well, hurry up."
After hearing the maid's report, the queen took a deep breath and said, "Have someone take them there and keep an eye on them in secret.
There's no need to get too close. She doesn't have the energy, and she can't run far even if she wants to."
"I saw that there is a river under the bushes. If I remember correctly, you said that you were born in a fishing family and can swim?"
"Um."
"Then later, you just quietly dive into the water, swim along the river, and then hide in the water.
I will tell them later that you slipped and fell into the river."
"My lady, this separation..."
"After this separation, I'm afraid we'll never meet again. This is all I can do for you. After that, it's up to you."
Xi Fei took Qian Ling's hand and patted the back of her hand gently, with love in her eyes.
Qian Ling's eyes were red, and she tried to hold back the tears that were about to fall.
"Empress Xi, the tent has been set up in front. Please move over there."
After a while, the maid who had left came back to the outside of Concubine Xi's carriage and reported respectfully.
The master and servant got off the carriage and, led by the maid, headed towards the bushes.
The invisible Chaoge followed behind Lao Wu and used his lightness skills to travel the entire journey for five days and five nights. He took a break for an hour occasionally and finally arrived at Kaihua City, the capital of Xiling State.
Chaoge thought that since they had arrived at the capital of Xiling, it was time to take a break, but Lao Wu didn't stop at all and continued to travel tirelessly.
If this wasn't early autumn, with life and greenery everywhere, Chaoge would have been left far behind by Lao Wu if she had used up her wood skills to perform light work.
Just as Chaoge was quickly passing through a patch of grass, he suddenly saw a thin woman in front of him being helped down from the carriage.
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