"Thank you, Uncle Cui. I hope you will take good care of me when I am no longer in the court."
"Alas, the palace is full of infighting, even more treacherous than the court. You should get away with Ying'er as soon as possible. If you delay and reveal your weakness, I'm afraid even Brother Ji will be implicated."
The Ji family is devoted to the country, but they will not care about the emperor's loyalty if he is angry.
"After I return, I will take Ying'er back to Linyang."
The Prime Minister nodded. “I will handle this. Ying’er, your father and I have known each other since we were children. He practiced martial arts, and I studied for the imperial examinations. To avoid being noticed, we corresponded only by letter. You probably have never met me.”
“Uncle Cui, I’ve never heard my parents mention you before, and this is the first time I’ve met you.”
"Yes, only Brother Ji and his wife know. There are too many ambitious people in Da Zhao. If you are not careful, you will give them a handle to use against you. You should also be careful in the palace."
"yes."
The prime minister is dignified, but he is very caring towards the younger generation.
"Alright, I can't be gone for too long, Yuancheng. Consider this a farewell. I wish you a speedy return."
The Prime Minister and Xiao Ling left through the secret passage, and I was moved by the Prime Minister's fatherly love.
"Uncle Cui may appear dignified, but he's actually very approachable. It's fortunate that Da Zhao has him; otherwise, who knows how many innocent souls would have died."
I now admire him greatly: "Uncle Cui will surely be rewarded."
There are very few officials who truly care about the people, both in ancient and modern times, let alone in this magical place, where even a marquis can openly and legitimately take his wife to a brothel.
As soon as we returned to the Ji residence, I grabbed him and laughed heartily. Xie Yuancheng always manages to surprise us from time to time; he's a real gem.
"Ying'er, I'm leaving in ten days, so you can't be silly."
"I would never make a fuss."
"I just received news that Cailu still has feelings for you and refuses to find a new husband."
"How can you blame me? Li Zhaole made that outfit. I was just sitting in my seat and did nothing."
It's clearly Cai Lu who's blind, why blame me?
"From now on, just go back and forth between the Hanlin Academy and Heqing Hall when you have nothing to do. Don't go around getting involved with those palace maids and other girls."
He knows everything. Although I took extra care of Wan'er, it was mainly because she helped me a lot.
"I'm just a little nicer to Wan'er, so don't overthink it."
"That's not allowed either."
He's right about everything, so I'll just go along with him.
There were footsteps outside the door, then they disappeared. Xie Yuancheng shielded me behind him, and I don't know when he produced some hidden darts, which he threw directly out.
The wailing sound coming from the doorway belonged to a young woman.
"Ying'er, stay inside, don't go out."
"No, I want to follow you."
Xie Yuancheng pulled me outside; the servants nearby had all fallen. Meng Anshi was covering for him in the military camp, so he hadn't been around recently.
Could it be a female thief or an assassin sent by the Queen?
"Brother Xie is still the same as before, his movements are clean and efficient." It was Cai Lu's voice. The two of them knew each other. I shook off Xie Yuancheng's hand, but he reached out and pulled me back.
I turned to the side; these two were just using me as a middleman.
"Ying'er, I'll explain this to you properly later."
Cailu flew down from the tree. She was dressed as a night traveler, no wonder she hadn't seen anyone.
"Ouch, luckily I dodged quickly, but I still got hurt. Brother Xie, please put some medicine on it for me."
I tried to pull his hand away, but Xie Yuancheng held on tightly. Tch, he's got the idea to be a playboy marquis. When Cailu saw Xie Yuancheng in the main hall, I knew something was up.
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