Chapter 167 Xiao Jin is in trouble
Ling Chan drove the silver carriage and sped all the way.
Eat in the car, sleep in the car, and occasionally go into the space to wipe yourself.
And so, we arrived in Yuzhou.
Ling Chan exchanged the silver carriage for a horse on the outskirts of Youzhou and entered the city of Youzhou.
As soon as she entered the city, the sisters from Qingyi Tower followed her.
"Master." The Qingyi sisters called softly, "Master Hongdou is in Chiyun Castle."
Ling Chan knew they were in Chiyun Castle, but she had never been there. "Lead the way."
When Old Qian, Hongdou and others heard the news of Ling Chan's arrival, they all came out to greet her.
But Xiao Jin was the only one missing.
Not only that, Ling Chan also keenly noticed that something was wrong with everyone's situation.
"Hongdou." Ling Chan stood at the gate of Scarlet Cloud Castle and called Hongdou over to her. "What happened?"
Every time Hongdou saw her, she would jump up to her with joy, but this time, she hesitated.
"Miss..." She opened her mouth, her voice choked and tears glistened in her eyes.
Ling Chan frowned, "What's going on?"
Hongdou knelt down in front of Lingchan with a thud, "Miss, the prince, the prince is in trouble."
"That day, we went together to stop the bandits in Cuiyun Mountain. When we reached Cuiyun Mountain, they threw a thunder and fire bomb. The prince couldn't dodge it, so he jumped off a nearby cliff..."
Ling Chan didn't wait for Hongdou to finish and directly denied it, "Impossible."
"Miss..." Hongdou cried out in pain.
She also hoped it was fake, but something really happened to the prince.
"We've been searching for several days, but we still haven't found any trace of the prince."
Ling Chan didn't believe it at all. She walked towards Chiyun Castle, "Hongdou, follow me."
As she walked, she took out her glasses from her front.
She had just looked at the location of all of Xiao Jin's equipment two days ago. Those things were not located in Chiyun Castle, but were still moving normally, which meant that Xiao Jin was fine.
But Hongdou said she had been looking for it for several days.
This means...Xiao Jin is not in any trouble at all, he is just hiding temporarily.
But why is he hiding?
Ling Chan fiddled with the button on her glasses and found out Xiao Jin's location.
He is now outside of Scarlet Cloud Castle...
Looking towards Xiao Jin's position, Ling Chan sighed helplessly.
This guy...
The tree in that direction moved, as if responding to her.
When they arrived at the courtyard where Xiao Jin had lived before, Ling Chan only brought Hongdou into the room.
"Tell me what happened in detail."
Hongdou was about to kneel down when Lingchan pulled her up and said, "Sit down."
"Miss..." Hongdou blamed herself for not protecting the young lady's uncle...
The lady is pregnant, but now the father of the child is gone...
Ling Chan shook her head helplessly, "Hongdou, tell me what happened recently."
Hongdou sobbed twice before she began to recall...
It turned out that they had already decided to just stop the Cuiyun Mountain bandits from stealing things and not to confront them head-on.
However, the bandits, who had never killed anyone before, suddenly began to change their ways.
They actually started killing people. The thunder and fire bombs were very powerful, and many innocent people in the caravan and the soldiers they brought with them were killed.
Xiao Jin gave the order to show no mercy and to surround and kill them directly.
However, the weapons of those bandits were increasing, far exceeding those of Xiao Jin, Hongdou, Gong Lan and Gong Yu.
And everyone has thunder and fire bombs!
It was during the previous interception that Xiao Jin was besieged by those people using thunder and fire bombs.
"They...they only besieged the prince, as if..."
Ling Chan pondered, "They are coming for the prince, and they want to take his life!"
"Yes!" Hongdou raised her head, "Miss, that's it."
So, Xiao Jin faked his death because he discovered this?
Then who wants to kill Xiao Jin?
Hongdou was still sad, Lingchan comforted her, "Hongdou, don't be sad, it's okay."
"Nothing..." Hongdou looked at Lingchan in confusion. When she saw the smile on Lingchan's lips, she suddenly understood, "Miss, you mean..."
"Is the prince okay?"
Ling Chan nodded, "That's right, so don't worry, he's fine."
"Go out and prepare some food and hot water for me."
Hongdou wiped away her tears happily after confirming that Xiao Jin was alright, "Okay."
"Well, Miss, the prince is fine... Can you tell Gong Lan and Gong Yu?"
During this period, they felt very guilty and were very sad.
Ling Chan nodded, "You can tell them, but... you can't tell anyone."
She suspected that Xiao Jin had discovered something, so she must not let it out and ruin his plan.
"Great, miss, I'll go get ready then."
After Hongdou left, Lingchan opened the window of the room.
She saw through her glasses that Xiao Jin was nearby.
"Come out," she said.
The next second, Xiao Jin appeared, entered the room, closed the window, and hugged Ling Chan in his arms.
Ling Chan felt the breath from him...
Suddenly, she pushed him away in disgust, covering her nose, "How many days have you not showered? You already smell."
Xiao Jin let go of her awkwardly, raised his arm and sniffed, "It's been a few days..."
Ling Chan sat down helplessly and motioned him to sit down too. "Tell me, what did you find?"
"Hongdou and I have been to Cuiyun Mountain before. They have quite a few people, but..."
"On subsequent occasions, I noticed that their numbers had increased, and...a lot."
"During the battle, I discovered that among them were... Imperial Guards."
"What?" Ling Chan's eyes widened in surprise. "Imperial Guards?"
"Did you notice any movement of the Imperial Guards while you were in the capital?"
Ling Chan recalled, "No."
Xiao Jin's face darkened as he pursed his lips in thought. "If the imperial guards in the capital haven't been mobilized, then they must be the imperial guards in reserve at the Jingji Grand Camp outside the capital."
The so-called imperial guards reserve refers to quasi-imperial guards personnel who can be used to fill the gaps in the imperial guards at any time.
"Are they coming for you?" Ling Chan asked.
Xiao Jin nodded confidently, "Yes."
"These past few days, I've been staring at Cuiyun Mountain and saw the man I saw at Heyun Mansion that day."
"Wu Shao." Ling Chan uttered the name of the old friend, "His name is Wu Shao."
Xiao Jin didn't ask anything, "Besides him, there is only one other commander of the Imperial Guards."
"But I haven't seen him."
There was a knock on the door, and Xiao Jin hid behind it.
The person who came was Hongdou. She brought food and tea. When she left, a piece of clothing was seen behind the door.
She finally felt relieved.
When closing the door, he said to Ling Chan, "Miss, I'll bring a few buckets of hot water and leave them at the door later."
After she left, Xiao Jin came out..
"Is the smell really that strong?" He was a little unsure. He thought it smelled fine, so how come their noses were so sensitive?
Ling Chan poured him some tea and said, "Eat something."
Xiao Jin really had no appetite right now, as he was still worried about something.
"Chan'er, you said..."
"They're targeting me this time. Will they also...look for Brother Prince Cheng?"
The people who tried to kill Prince Cheng last time were killed by Ling Chan and the others. Prince Cheng has sealed off the city, and Ling Chan also left some sisters from Qingyi Tower there.
Until now, Ling Chan has not received any news from there.
"There is no Wu Shao on King Cheng's side, so there is no problem for the time being." It was because of the equipment provided by Wu Shao that Xiao Jin and the others suffered losses.
Xiao Jin also poured a cup of tea for Ling Chan, "Drink some water."
Ling Chan took it and said, "Since they want to kill you, they must be someone in the court."
"It's most likely the Zuo family."
“I just don’t know what they’re going to do next.”
"Since you've already faked your own death, just go through with it."
This is exactly what Xiao Jin meant, and he also wanted to... "It would be best if Brother Prince Cheng could come along."
When the young emperor ascended the throne, he killed his first uncle first, and then did not spare the remaining two uncles...
This situation does not seem to be an attempt to exclude dissidents, but rather an attempt to usurp the throne.
Ling Chan thought about it, nodded and agreed with his idea, "Alright, I'll have Qingyi Tower send a message to Prince Cheng's Mansion."
There was a sound of a bucket falling to the ground outside. Hongdou and Gong Lan brought hot water.
Ling Chan stood up and said, "Let's take a shower first."
She opened the door, brought in the hot water, and was about to pour the water into the bucket when Xiao Jin stopped her.
"I'll do it."
His eyes fell on her slightly bulging belly, "You've worked so hard."
Ling Chan let him do it and touched her belly. "It's not hard. The baby is very well behaved."
The main reason is that the current month is not a busy month, but when the time comes, it may not be the same.
After all, her body is nourished by the water from the spiritual pool, and so is the child. They are in good health and will definitely be noisy in the later stages.
She just hoped that after a few months, everything would be settled and her family could live a peaceful life.
Xiao Jin took off his clothes and stepped into the bathtub.
Ling Chan tried to water him, but because of her stomach discomfort, she only watered him twice, and Xiao Jin stopped her from moving.
She simply moved a chair over and sat next to the bathtub to talk to him.
"Ajin, if it's really Zuo Lun..."
"If it's really Zuo Lun, he must not be allowed to stay."
It is a big taboo for relatives by marriage to interfere in politics.
Zuo Lun is not smart enough. If he can abide by the law, he can continue to enjoy wealth and glory. But if he has thoughts that he shouldn't have, he will only end up dead.
Not only he and Prince Cheng have to protect the Xiao royal family, but even the ministers will maintain the orthodoxy of the Xiao family.
After Xiao Jin took a shower and changed his clothes, he was finally able to hold Ling Chan in his arms.
His hand rested on Ling Chan's belly, drawing circles from time to time.
Ling Chan asked Hongdou to go out and said that she was heartbroken because of Xiao Jin's death and fainted from crying.
Then I had a good night's rest with Xiao Jin.
The next day, Ling Chan changed into a pair of red contact lenses and walked out of the room with a calm and sad face.
Old Qian brought people over, "Princess."
"Are you all right?"
Ling Chan's colored contact lenses made her look like she had been crying for a whole day and night. The whites of her eyes were red, and even her black pupils had a faint red tint.
"I'm fine." Ling Chan replied.
The more she acted like this, the more Mr. Qian felt something was wrong.
"Princess, where are you going?" Old Qian followed her and found that she was about to leave Chiyun Castle.
Look at her angry face...
"Princess, could it be that you are going to Cuiyun Mountain to avenge the prince?"
Ling Chan gritted her teeth, acting the part of a grief-stricken widow to perfection. "I'm going to kill those bandits and avenge Ajin."
"Princess, are you going alone?"
Ling Chan paused and answered his question, "Mr. Qian, it's just a small hill. This princess can go there alone. It's enough."
Old Qian remembered her great achievements in He Yun Mansion and no longer questioned her.
"Princess, we know you're sad that the prince is in trouble, but you're pregnant now, so you should be more considerate for the sake of your child."
Ling Chan touched her belly and found the baby was well-behaved and strong, with no problems at all.
"Don't worry."
Old Qian wanted to persuade her, but Ling Chan had already walked out of the area of Chiyun Castle and flew out on tiptoe.
Soon after, Hongdou and the others followed.
When they reached Cuiyun Mountain, Ling Chan floated in the air and shouted, "Wu Shao, come out!"
Wu Shao was in the room. When he heard her voice, he shuddered subconsciously.
"Brother, there's a woman calling you outside." The brothers were so excited that they had no idea that danger was coming.
Wu Shao reminded them, "You better be careful later."
He knew that he would have to confront Ling Chan, and he could only blame himself for having someone to care about, being held hostage, and making a deal he shouldn't have made.
Wu Shao gathered his thoughts and walked out with his brothers.
"Wu Shao." Ling Chan called him condescendingly.
Wu Shao looked up and saw her.
He also carried a flight backpack. Although its performance in all aspects was inferior to Ling Chan's, it was... usable.
Flying in the air, Wu Shao and Ling Chan were at the same height.
"Ling Chan, you came very quickly."
He expected that Ling Chan would definitely come if something happened to the prince.
But this happened too quickly, not even ten days had passed.
When Wu Shao saw Ling Chan's belly, his eyes widened in shock, "You, you are pregnant?!"
"Yes, it belongs to that prince?"
His heart was pounding, it was over!
When I was in He Yun Mansion, I only knew that Ling Chan and the prince were good friends, or more than friends but not lovers.
In her previous life... Ling Chan had no feelings at all and had never shown any affection for anyone.
He thought it was the same here...
"You, you got pregnant so soon?"
Ling Chan touched her belly and asked, "What's so surprising?"
Wu Shao showed a mocking expression, "What's so surprising?"
"Ling Chan, you are..."
He glanced at the person behind Ling Chan without revealing their secret, "You've never been interested in men. No matter how tall, mighty, handsome, or handsome a man is, you've never paid attention to him. How could you... fall for someone here?"
Wu Shao was shocked. He had approached Ling Chan before, but Ling Chan didn't understand him at all.
He thought she was just a woman who was... immune to emotions.
"Hmph." Ling Chan snorted coldly, "Wu Shao, don't tell me this. You killed my child's father, and now I want to avenge him."
Wu Shao was not afraid either, "Ling Chan, since I have done it, I am not afraid of your revenge."
"However, we are all the same. I, Wu Shao, may not necessarily lose to you."
"Really?" Ling Chan raised an eyebrow. "Then who was it that ran away with its tail between its legs when we were at the Daheheyun Mansion?"
"Wu Shao, it would be fine if you just behaved yourself, but you shouldn't use those things on ordinary people."
"I'm asking you."
Ling Chan scolded him harshly, "Did you tell anyone else how to make...the Thunderfire Bomb?"
If Wu Shao made the thunder and fire bombs himself, he wouldn't have so many. Someone must have helped him...
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