Chapter 136 Acting, Deceiving Liu Jinshu
Huo Xingzhi lifted the girl up from his arms and placed his slender fingers on the girl's cheek.
"You don't have to worry about this."
"It has been more than three months since you and I got married."
"We..." Huo Xingzhi paused, then looked away.
Su Yuheng asked, "Your Majesty, what's wrong?"
Huo Xingzhi shook his head and smiled.
"nothing."
He held her in his arms and continued, "I originally wanted to say that I wanted to have a child with you."
"But now I'm about to go to the frontier. If you get pregnant, I won't be able to accompany you. I don't want to leave you alone in Yanjing with a big belly."
"I thought, it won't be too late for us to have a child after I come back from the frontier."
Seeing Huo Xingzhi's cheeks turn red, Su Yuheng laughed.
"What did I think? So that's why."
"Some things just happen naturally and can't be forced."
"The more you force it, the more counterproductive it will be."
Huo Xingzhi said: "Heng'er is right, but I just want to force it, to fight for it."
Su Yuheng coughed lightly.
"That doesn't make sense to you."
"Your Highness, Liu Jinshu has already informed Zixuan of the secret passageway and the opening to the dungeon in Prince Qi's mansion. What are your plans next?"
Huo Xingzhi frowned and smiled.
"Of course, it's to put people in the underground prison and save them."
"Have someone help Liu Jinshu leave the house, and then force her into a dead end."
"It's best to let her go crazy and go before the Emperor."
"As for Su Yanqiu, I have another solution."
Su Yuheng nodded: "Then I will send a message to Yu Wushuang and Zixuan."
…
Prince Qi's Mansion.
Early in the morning, a maid brought a bowl of nourishing soup to Liu Jinshu's yard.
However, Liu Jinshu did not drink the medicine at all. After pouring it away, he secretly went to see Yu Wushuang.
In the wing room.
Liu Jinshu knelt on the ground with a thud and banged his head heavily on the ground.
"Master Yu, please rescue me from Prince Qi's mansion."
Yu Wushuang sat in his seat, looking at her expressionlessly.
"Concubine Liu, where do you want to go after you leave Prince Qi's Mansion?"
Liu Jinshu said, "I will return to Yongzhou and never come to Yanjing again. I also ask Master Yu to help me leave the Qi Palace. If Master Yu can help me, I, Liu Jinshu, will go through fire and water without hesitation."
Yu Wushuang raised his eyebrows slightly and looked at her meaningfully.
"If you want to leave Prince Qi's Mansion, it's not impossible. I can help you."
"But if the truth ever comes to light, you must never betray Yu Zhen and me."
Liu Jinshu nodded quickly: "No, I will never betray you. You are my saviors, I will not betray you."
“In that case, Miss Liu must keep her word.
As soon as Yu Wushuang finished speaking, Zi Xuan pushed the door open and came in.
Zixuan was holding a box filled with disguise items.
She walked to Liu Jinshu's side and helped her up from the ground.
"Concubine Liu, please follow me."
Liu Jinshu nodded and sat in front of the bronze mirror under Zixuan's guidance.
After about half an hour, Zixuan finished changing her appearance.
"You are now disguising yourself as my maid Biliu. I will take you out of Prince Qi's mansion at noon."
"However, you can't bring too much gold, silver, or valuables. The guards in the palace will notice if you bring too much."
Liu Jinshu nodded: "Thank you, Sister Yuzhen, you are so kind."
Zi Xuan raised the corners of her lips slightly and said, "Concubine Liu, please don't thank me yet. Concubine Liu may not be safe outside the Prince Qi's Mansion."
"Now that Concubine Liu knows the King of Qi's secret, the King of Qi will definitely not let you go."
"If the day ever comes when there's nowhere else to go, Concubine Liu can save herself."
"Save yourself?" Liu Jinshu frowned.
“How can I save myself?”
Zi Xuan smiled and said, "If everyone in the world knows about it, it's not a secret."
“Miss Liu, if you have a chance one day, you can ask Tianji Pavilion for help.”
"Tianji Pavilion?" Liu Jinshu seemed to understand but not quite.
"Tianji Pavilion is a place where information is sold and can also be spread."
"I see."
Near dusk, Zixuan took the disguised Liu Jinshu out of Prince Qi's mansion.
After leaving Prince Qi's Mansion, Liu Jinshu did not return to the Su family, but got on a carriage and headed towards Yongzhou.
“It really took a lot of thought.”
Su Yuheng came out from her hiding place, and Zixuan hurriedly saluted her.
"Princess, the rest depends on your arrangements."
"Subordinate, I will return to Prince Qi's Mansion first."
Su Yuheng nodded: "Yes, Sister Zixuan, please be careful."
"Thank you for your concern, Princess."
After Zixuan left, Linglong and Yunsheng walked out from behind her.
Linglong asked, "Princess, what should we do next?"
Su Yuheng said calmly: "Find a few assassins to follow her and find the right time to assassinate her. Remember not to kill her, but let her escape on purpose."
"Do as I say."
Linglong asked, "Will Miss Liu really come back to Yanjing?"
Su Yuheng smiled and said, "Yes, because there is Yun Yi."
"Let Yun Yi perform one last scene for me. Liu Jinshu will fight for Yun Yi."
"Yes, Princess."
…
As the sky gradually darkened, Liu Jinshu got on the carriage and immediately counted all the gold and silver jewelry he had brought out from Prince Qi's mansion.
She just wanted to return to Yongzhou, buy a house and live a free and easy life.
She sat on the couch in the carriage, and her whole body couldn't help shaking when she thought of the huge snake pit in Prince Qi's mansion and the expression on Su Yanqiu's face when he looked at her.
Outside the carriage, there was the sound of horse hooves and the rustling of wind in the woods.
Liu Jinshu patted his chest and said, "I've finally made it out of that devil's den at Prince Qi's Mansion. If I had known what the Marquis Dingbei would be like, I shouldn't have come to Yanjing in the first place."
"Now, it almost got me stuck in a quagmire."
As Liu Jinshu spoke, he put all the gold and silver jewelry into his arms, closed his eyes, and leaned back in the carriage to sleep.
About an hour later, a sharp roar woke Liu Jinshu from his sleep.
"What happened?"
She opened the carriage curtain and saw that the road ahead was dead silent.
The groom's voice came from outside.
"Girl, it seems like someone is following us."
Liu Jinshu's expression changed. He looked behind the carriage and saw four or five men in black riding horses chasing after his carriage.
Each of those people was holding a long knife, looking ferocious and as if they wanted to crush her.
"Have the people from Prince Qi's Mansion caught up with us so quickly?"
"Hurry... hurry up, don't let them catch up, otherwise my unborn baby and I will die."
"The horse can only go this fast. There's nothing I can do." The groom whipped the horse's back, but the man in black riding behind him was too fast.
Before they had gone far, they felt something suddenly crashing towards their carriage.
In an instant, the horse roared violently.
The carriage tilted suddenly and Liu Jinshu was almost thrown out of the carriage.
She tried her best to grab the carriage railing, but before she could move, the carriage hit her hard from behind and she was thrown out of the carriage.
Immediately afterwards, those men in black rushed up with torches.
Liu Jinshu was lying on the ground. When she saw the man in black rushing towards her, she turned over and got up from the ground, running forward desperately.
But before she could take two steps, a big knife suddenly chopped down on her back.
In an instant, the sharp blade cut through the flesh, causing Liu Jinshu to scream in pain.
Before she could catch her breath, she saw a black-clad guard approaching her with a long knife.
"Don't... don't kill me. I'm pregnant with His Royal Highness Prince Qi's child."
"Please don't kill me!"
The black-clad guard at the front sneered.
"Concubine Liu, you don't think His Highness would have pity on the unborn child, do you?"
"His Highness said that if anyone is to blame, blame yourself for knowing his identity. We are here on His Highness's orders to send Concubine Liu to hell!"
As the black-clad guard spoke, he suddenly swung the long sword in his hand towards Liu Jinshu. Liu Jinshu rolled over to avoid it, and the sharp sword directly cut off one of her fingers.
"Blood...so much blood."
She ignored the pain of her severed fingers, got up from the ground and continued running.
The black-clothed man suddenly dropped his long sword, but Liu Jinshu dodged to the side and the sword deflected the target.
She choked up and said, "I'm pregnant with his child. Does he really want to kill me?"
The men in black were pressing forward step by step.
"So what if we have children?"
"Your Highness only recognizes the one born in the princess's womb."
"If you want to blame someone, blame Concubine Liu for knowing too much!"
“Go to hell!”
The man in black swung the long knife in his hand suddenly, and Liu Jinshu was ready to die.
She closed her eyes tightly and thought she was about to die when she heard a man's scream exploding in her ears.
The familiar voice made her open her eyes.
The first thing I saw was a man in black wielding a long sword on a man in white.
This man was none other than Yun Yi.
"Yun Yi, why are you here?"
Yun Yi's white clothes were soaked with blood, and there was blood at the corners of his lips. He covered his chest in pain with his hands and looked at Liu Jinshu.
"Jinshu, hurry up!"
"Hurry up and leave! They'll kill you if you don't leave!"
"I won't leave!" Liu Jinshu rushed forward with tears in her eyes, and the man in black swung his long sword again.
Yun Yi dodged to the side, stumbled to his feet from the ground, rushed directly towards Liu Jinshu, pulled her forward and ran.
Behind them, there was still a group of guards chasing them.
"Yun Yi, Yun Yi, you can't die!"
"What will I do if you die?"
"You can't die."
Yun Yi had a blank expression on his face. He covered his chest and continued to pull Liu Jinshu forward.
When they reached a remote place, he pulled Liu Jinshu and hid in the dense forest.
The men in black were still chasing them relentlessly, searching everywhere for them.
One of the men in black said, "He's escaped. We need to search everywhere for him. Otherwise, we won't be able to report to His Royal Highness the Prince of Qi."
Liu Jinshu and Yun Yi hid in the bushes, watching the man in black passing by them, not daring to breathe.
She groped in the dark and felt the blood on Yun Yi's body. She couldn't stop shaking.
Only after watching the black-clad guards leave did Liu Jinshu get up from the grass.
"Mr. Yun, Mr. Yun, are you okay?"
"Jinshu didn't expect that Master Yun would come to save me."
"I thought you didn't want me anymore."
Yun Yi bit his pale lips, feeling weak.
"Silly boy, who said I don't want you anymore?"
"I just went to Jinling for something. When I came back and heard that you were in trouble, I wanted to come and protect you."
"How could I not want you?"
Liu Jinshu burst into tears. Looking at the wounds on Yun Yi's back, she quickly helped him up from the ground.
In the dark night, he helped him walk towards a populated area, and they settled down in a town.
After examining Yun Yi's injuries, the doctor shook his head helplessly.
"The injury is too severe. I'm afraid it will take some time to recuperate."
Liu Jinshu looked at Yun Yi lying on the couch, dying, and felt like something was tightly gripping his heart.
"How long will it take?"
The doctor said, "It will take about two months for the injury to fully heal. I will prescribe some medicine for you, please take it on time."
After the doctor prescribed the medicine, he turned and left.
"It's all my fault. It's all my fault."
Yun Yi said: "I don't blame you, I blame the King of Qi."
"Jinshu, what secret do you know about the King of Qi that would make him want to kill you?"
Liu Jinshu told Yun Yi what he knew. Yun Yi sighed and said, "The King of Qi is very powerful. I'm afraid we can't escape."
"I'm so thirsty, go get me a glass of water."
Liu Jinshu nodded, turned around and went to pour water.
Seeing this, Yun Yi immediately took out a breath-holding pill from his sleeve and swallowed it.
He lay on the couch, breathless.
Liu Jinshu carried some water over and saw Yun Yi lying motionless on the bed, his face suddenly turning pale.
"Yun Yi, Yun Yi, don't scare me."
"Yun Yi!"
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