...
The unique fragrance emanating from Yue Jiang makes her blood different from that of ordinary people.
So after finishing her meal, she took the opportunity of going to the toilet to tear off a piece of her clothing, bite her finger, and write down the evil deeds of Empress Dowager Zheng on it.
If Jing Yan could use non-human methods to search, he should be able to find it.
"Are you done?"
Before Yue Jiang could finish writing her blood letter, Jing Lu started banging on the door. She steadied herself and continued writing, responding to the words.
"Soon."
Five or six breaths later, Yue Jiang hid the blood-written letter under the dry grass in the dilapidated temple, not wanting to wipe the blood off her hands too easily.
She immediately tore off another strip of cloth, wrote two words on it briefly, wrapped it around the purple jade, and walked out with a calm expression, saying indifferently.
"alright."
Jing Lu was meticulous. He carefully observed Yue Jiang's body and found specks of blood on the corner of her mouth.
He squinted and lifted Yue Jiang's arms, and sure enough, he saw a cut on her left hand. Jing Lu sneered.
"Was your sister-in-law trying to kill herself, or leaving a message?"
He flung Yue Jiang aside and kicked at the dry grass inside the house, searching for something.
Yue Jiang deliberately leaned against the door frame, making a noise.
Jing Lu was immediately drawn to it. He rushed over and pushed Yue Jiang aside. Right at her feet, he found the purple jade and a strip of cloth that read "Save me".
Jing Lu chuckled: "Does Your Majesty think you can save yourself with just these two things? That's wishful thinking."
"If you underestimate my methods, just throw it away. If you're afraid, you can destroy the strips of cloth. Give me the jade, and I won't let you do whatever you want with me."
Since Jing Lu wanted to find out Yue Jiang's little tricks, he couldn't let Jing Lu suspect that the document in his hand was just a smokescreen.
Yue Jiang's attitude was firm. She held out her hand and said, "That jade was a gift from His Highness. You can let it go if you throw away my jewelry, but give me back this one."
Jing Lu glanced down at the purple jade, not knowing its use, but he was misled by Yue Jiang's caring attitude, and casually tossed it away.
"Alright, I'll leave it as a memento for my elder brother."
After saying that, Jing Lu pulled Yue Jiang and stuffed her into the coffin. A cloud of powder hit her, and Yue Jiang felt dizzy again.
Before she fell into a coma, she was relieved that Jing Lu had made her carry a corpse the whole way, and the coffin was filled with the strong scent of sandalwood to cover up the stench of the dead.
The moon ginger has a strong sandalwood scent, so there shouldn't be any problem removing the purple jade in a short time.
...
Jing Yan searched for Yue Jiang's whereabouts day and night, searching almost every shortcut and dangerous path to Anguo.
Finally, they found a group of coffins that were suspicious. This group did not stay at an inn, nor did they stop in the town. They were cautious and in a hurry.
After finding out the location where the group was last seen, Jing Yan asked the nearby government office for a few greyhounds to take into the mountains.
The greyhounds searched and searched in the mountains, and all of them went straight to a dilapidated temple. Soon, several greyhounds came out carrying a few things.
The constable handed the items to Jing Yan, who immediately recognized them as Yue Jiang's purple jade, a piece of cloth pleading for help, and a... blood letter from Empress Dowager Zheng that had murdered the late emperor.
The spy who had been hiding in the Jing Palace was actually Empress Dowager Zheng, Jing Yan's own grandmother.
"Absurd," Jing Yan said, his disbelief mixed with a sense of reason.
If it weren't for Empress Dowager Zheng, how could Jing Lu have stirred up all this trouble?
The next moment someone rushed in to report: "Your Highness, Your Highness, someone has found an empty coffin in a town not far from the foot of the opposite mountain."
"An urgent report from 400 li ahead: a group of men with very strange bearings were seen carrying a box on their way more than ten days ago."
"As per your orders, the yamen paid attention to this group and discovered that they were hiding a woman. We tried to stop them, but as soon as we met, they started fighting without saying a word."
“A man who resembled King Li escaped with a woman by the protection of those around him.”
"Strangely, the constables also found several pieces of blood-stained cloth. The cloth had a strange fragrance. The doctor examined it and said it was an aphrodisiac. It was this fragrance that made the group of people being watched along the way."
The visitor not only described the strange sights ahead, but also presented a piece of blood-stained cloth.
Jing Yan took out the blood-stained cloth he had just obtained and compared it with the blood-stained cloth. His intuition told him that it was Yue Jiang.
He put away the purple jade and hurriedly dispatched troops to pursue them.
...
Jing Lu, who had been on the run, thought the trip would be dangerous, but he would eventually reach An safely, since he had delayed Jing Yan for too long.
Unexpectedly, after Yue Jiang came down the mountain, they were always being watched openly and secretly, and there were even constables who specifically intercepted them, which slowed down their journey.
Later, when one of their own people developed improper thoughts towards Yue Jiang, they discovered that it was all because of her.
Jing Lu had fewer than twenty guards left around him. He held his bloodstained sword and glared at them with a smile.
"Sister-in-law, I never imagined you had such a big secret that I didn't even discover. Tell me, what good would it do you to expose me?"
Yue Jiang retreated step by step, with a rushing river behind her. The sandalwood incense in the coffin was very effective at first, but the scent gradually faded as it evaporated.
She thought it best to let Jing Lu take her hostage and disappear, and wait for Jing Lu to discover her secret. Instead, she would expose her whereabouts and leave bloodstains along the way.
She encountered several groups of constables, but Jing Lu killed them all. This time it was the same, and Jing Lu finally discovered her secret.
"You've been exposed. I advise you to run away quickly. You lost my jade, and you'll be discovered wherever you go with me," Yue Jiang threatened.
Jing Lu was furious: "If I lose you, what am I supposed to give An Chenghuan? Damn it, I was so many days late, and he didn't even realize something was wrong. Was he supposed to come to make contact?"
"Sister-in-law, you attract so many suitors. Do you want to live a life worse than death without me?"
A group of his own men had already harbored ill intentions towards Yue Jiang, but they were all killed by him.
Jing Lu had almost been tempted by the strange fragrance before, but fortunately the pain from his injury allowed him to control himself, otherwise the consequences would have been unimaginable.
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