Zirui's words caused the secret guard to be stunned for a moment. Although he quickly adjusted himself, the careful child still caught the difference.
Zi Rui narrowed his eyes and smiled, "Sister Anwei, am I right?"
The secret guard immediately denied it: "Nonsense! Where else could Concubine Yun go if she's not in the palace?"
"Then I have to ask you." Zirui spread his hands, "I don't know anyway, but if you don't know either, then when my grandfather goes to the palace tomorrow, I will tell him about it and ask him to report it to the emperor. I believe that after the emperor hears about it, he will definitely send a large number of people to look for it. Well, maybe he will go out of the palace to look for it himself. Alas, if the emperor goes out of the palace and someone with ulterior motives finds out, it will be a big deal!"
The child's worried tone was like that of a little adult, and the female secret guard felt a chill on her back. Although she couldn't figure out how this kid knew that Concubine Yun was not in the palace, he was so firm in his words that he must have discovered something. It was useless to deny it now. What's more, what if this kid told Doctor Yao...
The more the secret guard thought about it, the more frightened he became. When he looked at Zi Rui again, his mind suddenly changed and he immediately understood - "Such a threat must have a purpose. Tell me, what do you want to do?"
Zi Rui had a triumphant smile on his face. If someone familiar with him saw it, they would definitely find that the boy's expression was becoming more and more like his sister Feng Yu Heng. "Send us out of the palace." Zi Rui said to the secret guard, "As long as you can send us out of the palace, I will never tell anyone about this."
"You want to leave the palace?" The secret guard frowned and then shook his head. "No, your residence in Yuehan Palace was arranged by His Highness and the Princess, and it was also approved by the Emperor. You cannot go out. Moreover, you have to go to the Imperial Hospital to see your wounds every day. If you leave the palace, won't you be discovered immediately? Absolutely not!"
"Why can't you do that?" Zi Rui also imitated her and frowned. "Since you have the guts to conceal such a big thing as Concubine Yun's departure from the palace, how come you can't conceal the fact that a little kid like me left the palace? The matter of going to the Imperial Hospital is easy. You just need to bribe an imperial physician and ask him to come to Yuehan Palace every day as a token of his respect. It's even easier to deal with my grandfather. You can just push it aside and say that it was Concubine Yun's order. Is there anyone who dares to ask Concubine Yun whether it's true or not?"
The woman in front of her looked miserable. It turned out that this guy had already arranged everything and was just waiting for her to fall into his trap! How come she had to run into this? Why was she so unlucky?
He sighed helplessly and told Zirui, "I can't make the decision on this matter alone. I need to discuss it with the person in charge. You go back to sleep. I will give you an answer tomorrow morning."
Zi Rui nodded: "Okay, then you should think about it carefully! Think carefully about the series of serious consequences that will be caused by Concubine Yun leaving the palace."
He gave her another threatening look, and then finally pulled Primrose back to his guest bedroom.
That night, the insiders in Yuehan Palace discussed the whole night because of the fact that Concubine Yun had left the palace and was exposed by Zirui. They felt that Zirui's identity was sensitive and that he could not be beaten, scolded, or imprisoned. There was no other way except to worship her like an ancestor. Now that this happened, it seemed that there was no other way except to agree to her request. So they finally discussed and decided: send Zirui out of the palace.
That night, Xuan Tianming's army was entering a mountain pass, preparing to spend the night in the mountains, and then cross the mountains to bypass the waterway.
The night of early winter was extremely cold, and the cold wind from the mountain pass was like a knife blowing on the face. The soldiers were strong and had martial arts skills, and they had been camping in the mountains for many years, so they were already accustomed to this kind of bad weather, but Bai Furong was the only one who suffered. This girl had wrapped herself up like a dumpling, but she still felt the cold unbearable.
The girl's upper and lower teeth were shivering at this time. She looked at Xuan Tianming for a while, then at Bai Ze, and then looked back at the soldiers who seemed to have no reaction at all, and lowered her head in frustration. She felt that she was simply weak. Everyone was fine, but she was so cold. But it was really cold! The wind rushed out from the deep mountains along the mountain pass. If she hadn't held the reins tightly, she would have been blown off the horse.
Bai Ze tilted his head to glance at her. He felt that this young lady of the Bai family was really pitiful. She was obviously a delicate daughter of a wealthy family, but she had to replace Princess Ji'an, who was proficient in swords and spears. How could she bear such a crime? What if she accidentally fell off the horse, wouldn't she be exposed?
Thinking of this, he quickly rode his horse to Bai Furong's side. Just as he was about to take off his cloak and put it on Bai Furong, he saw Xuan Tianming had already taken off his cloak, stretched out his long arm, and personally put it behind Bai Furong. The hand he stretched out was quickly retracted, and the horse leaned towards Bai Furong, reminding her in a petty way: "Sit up straighter."
Bai Furong glanced at Xuan Tianming gratefully, and without saying a word, she straightened her body and then swiftly wrapped herself in another layer of cloak.
Bai Ze quickly chatted with the soldiers behind him: "The princess has been feeling unwell recently. Maybe she has caught a slight cold since autumn turned to winter."
The soldiers passed the information to each other and finally understood why the princess looked so frail.
After the army entered the mountain, they walked another ten miles and finally stopped in a valley. Xuan Tianming ordered them to set up camp for one night, and then took Bai Furong to a cave found by Bai Ze.
The soldiers in the cave had already lit a fire in advance, and when Bai Furong went in wrapped up like that, no one could recognize whether she was Feng Yuheng.
After the soldiers who lit the fire left, Bai Ze was the only one left in the cave to guard it. Xuan Tianming sat next to the fire, patted the seat next to him, and motioned Bai Furong to sit over as well.
Bai Furong waved her hands repeatedly, and pulled down the fox fur collar that she was covering her face with to keep warm, finally revealing her mouth. She took a few deep breaths and sat opposite Xuan Tianming, then said with a smile: "The seat next to His Highness is reserved for Ah Heng, I dare not sit there, Furong will sit here."
Xuan Tianming didn't feel anything, his eyes emitting a calm yet resolute light through the mask. He patted his chest and told her: "My woman is here, and it has nothing to do with who is sitting next to me. In the eyes of outsiders, your current identity is Ah Heng, so I invited you to sit here. After all, it's for others to see." After he finished speaking, he stood up and walked out of the cave to inspect the soldiers' camping.
Bai Furong sniffed and moved closer to the fire. It was too cold.
Bai Ze did not follow Xuan Tianming out, but squeezed next to Bai Furong and asked her slyly: "Are you afraid of the princess?"
Bai Furong moved her body and pouted, "Don't get too close, I'm Princess Ji'an now!" After saying that, she shuddered and muttered, "Ah Heng, I'm thinking about the overall situation, you must not strangle me to death."
Bai Ze snorted, "I'm still afraid."
"This is not called fear!" Bai Furong told him, "There is no such thing as fear or not fear between good sisters. She only cares about me, and I care about her."
Bai Ze told her, "Don't brag too soon. This road is dangerous. Who knows how many people are watching you in secret. You might be shot to death by an arrow while you are walking."
Bai Furong shuddered, grinning as if she wanted to cry but had no tears: "Then you better send me back! Bai Ze, you must protect me. My death is a small matter, but the problem is that Ah Heng can't afford to lose this person! Such a powerful Ji Anjun was shot to death by an arrow, that would be a big joke in the world!" When she said this, her face suddenly changed, and she asked seriously: "By the way, I remembered something, Ah Heng usually has Wangchuan and Huangquan with him wherever he goes. Now that they are not here, will they be exposed?"
Bai Ze raised his hand and said, "Come on! What are you trying to show? It's ok for her to bring a maid with her when she goes shopping, but who has ever heard of her bringing a maid with her to the battlefield?"
"That's good." Bai Furong nodded, and then asked Bai Ze: "What do you think Ah Heng is doing? It's so dangerous to act alone. Your Highness the Ninth Prince is really relieved."
Bai Ze shrugged, stood up and said, "There's no point in worrying. You know the princess's temper. Which of her decisions can be changed? Calculated, she should be on the boat now. They are traveling by water." After saying that, he didn't stay in the cave for long, and followed Xuan Tianming to patrol the camp.
Bai Furong half-turned her body, watching Bai Ze's departing back, but a bitter smile appeared on her face. "It would be great if I was really shot to death by an arrow while walking. Ah Heng, where have you been? Do you know? Qianzhou is a deadly place, a deep pit that you can't climb out of once you fall into it. That country is full of conspiracies, and the complexity of people's hearts and government affairs is far from that of Dashun. If you go there, you will know what a good place Dashun is, and what a good person the emperor of Dashun is. Ah Heng, you must be careful. If something happens to you, all my efforts will be meaningless."
That night, the cold wind in the mountains made the sounds of ghosts howling and wolves howling. If one listened carefully, it was as if countless evil spirits were howling in the wind, captivating people's hearts.
In the cave, Xuan Tianming slept outside, Bai Furong slept alone in the inner part, the fire was still burning, Bai Ze sat beside the fire and kept watch personally.
At about Chou time, a goshawk flew across the valley, emitting four eagle cries as it flapped its wings.
Bai Furong, who was sleeping facing the mountain wall, suddenly opened her eyes. The four eagle cries made her heart instantly rise to her throat, and at the same time, she felt panic and irritability. Unfortunately, no matter how panicked and irritable she was, she still remembered, because she knew that the four eagle cries meant that someone was waiting for her nearby, and she had to go out to see him.
Bai Furong stood up carefully, grabbed a cloak in her hand, and moved out quietly.
At this moment, a voice suddenly came from the entrance of the cave - "Where are you going?"
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