"Why, my little beauty, you don't remember me anymore? I remember when you called me Brother Yu, you were so sweet. You're so heartless! Not only did you send me to jail, but you also forgot about me so quickly. By the way, my beauty, you've been holding my soft armor for so long. Now that I'm right in front of you, you don't need to be reminded of me by seeing it. Isn't it time to return my soft armor to me?"
As he said that, he reached out to take off her clothes.
"Take your dirty hands away!" Tang Xin was already very weak at this moment. There was no intact place on her body except for her face. She fainted from excitement.
Seeing her covered in blood, Jade-faced Fox had assumed she was injured, but she hadn't expected it to be so serious! Such a small figure, with wounds from various torture instruments crisscrossing her body, was truly terrifying!
The two of them gasped at the same time, and the Jade-faced Fox quickly took out medicine to treat her wounds. "The people of Xiqi Country are really cruel. They don't know how to be gentle with women. They hurt Princess Jingnan so badly. Aren't they afraid of revenge from Prince Jingnan?"
As Tang Xin was taken away by the Jade-faced Fox and his men, Baili Zhe and Tang Xun lost interest in the battle and withdrew after a short while.
The Jingnan Palace sent people to guard the city gates everywhere and secretly search for Tang Xin's whereabouts, but they could not find her. This made her brother Tang Xun and Lin Lixuan, who was waiting for Tang Xin to attend the opening ceremony of the perfume shop, very anxious.
"Sister Xia, what should we do?" Lin Lixuan was already scratching his head. He had been dealing with the Pingnan Marquis Mansion for the past two days, and he had been gritting his teeth. Fortunately, Xia Yiran was always there to help, so there was no trouble.
However, many tasks of the opening ceremony, such as cutting the ribbon and making speeches, were originally supposed to be done by Tang Xin. Now that Tang Xin is not here, those tasks can only be done by him, the nominal host.
"Boss, the auspicious time is about to come, it's time for you to go out." The owner of the perfume shop reminded.
Lin Lixuan grabbed the corners of his clothes with both hands, feeling quite uneasy.
"Go, young master. Think about what the princess has taught you. Believe in yourself. You can do it." Xia Yiran comforted him.
Now that the arrow was on the string, he could not afford to retreat. Lin Lixuan mustered up his courage and opened the door of the perfume shop.
The advertisement for lotus perfume had already been released, and the ladies of each family had already sent people to line up to buy it, and the perfume shop was already packed with people.
Seeing the boss coming out, everyone fell silent and looked at him quietly.
At this moment, Lin Lixuan suddenly stopped being nervous. He stood there wearing the mask his sister had given him, thinking about his sister's grace when she was selling the beauty cream that day. He went through the process that he had rehearsed many times in his mind and slowly said:
"Thank you all for coming to the perfume shop's opening ceremony. I'm the owner, Lin Zhengchu..."
Lin Zhengchu is the pseudonym given to Lin Lixuan by Lin Jinghan, implying integrity and a commitment to one's original aspirations. He used this name when he went out.
Many years later, when the name Lin Zhengchu resounded throughout the Donglin business community, looking back on this day, Lin Lixuan was still grateful for his courage and for taking this step.
The opening of the perfume shop went smoothly. As a partner, Lan Lingwei attended the opening ceremony wearing a veil.
"Why didn't I see the princess come?" Lan Lingwei asked Lin Lixuan curiously.
Although there was a lot of commotion in Prince Jingnan's Mansion that night, the fact that Princess Jingnan was captured was kept a secret, so no one in the capital knew about it.
Although Lin Lixuan was only fourteen years old, she had become quite mature after following Lin Jinghan's example these days. She bowed to Lan Lingwei, showing a gentlemanly demeanor.
"Miss Lan, the princess is busy and has handed over all matters of the perfume shop to me. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask me. Zhengchu will tell you everything he knows."
Although Lan Lingwei had contacted Lin Lixuan several times, like everyone else, she had never seen his true face and could not guess his real age. Seeing him so serious and meticulous, she couldn't help but joked,
"Okay! Then please ask Master Lin to ask the princess for me. The ninth day of next month is my coming-of-age ceremony. Is the princess free to attend? And are you willing to come?"
"Zhengchu will definitely tell the princess what you said." Lin Lixuan was a little embarrassed. This was the first time a girl invited him to her house, and it was such an important coming-of-age ceremony. His face turned red. Fortunately, he was wearing a mask so that others would not see his blushing face.
"Since Miss Lan has invited me so warmly, I will not refuse and will definitely attend on time."
Seeing the man who had just been so calm and composed at the opening ceremony blushing like a young boy in front of her, Lan Lingwei couldn't help but chuckle.
Lin Lixuan was confused by his laughter and scratched his head subconsciously. Seeing this, Lan Lingwei covered her face with a handkerchief and laughed even more happily.
On the other side, Sikong Zhan and his group traveled day and night, and finally entered the border of Beijiang Kingdom on the third day.
The further north you go, the more noticeable the autumn becomes. When Lin Jinghan arrived in Beijiang, she felt like she had already entered autumn. A chill came over her, and she couldn't help but pull her cloak closer and hug Sikong Zhan tighter - to keep warm.
"Stay in a hotel tonight and rest, and set off on time at dawn." Sikong Zhan himself was fine after two consecutive days of traveling, but he was worried that Lin Jinghan couldn't handle it. Moreover, this was his first time entering the Beijiang Kingdom, so he had to be cautious in everything and make sure that everyone had enough physical strength.
After finishing dinner in a hurry, Lin Jinghan fell asleep. Seeing Sikong Zhan still busy under the lamp, she yawned and asked, "Your Highness, you haven't slept for two days and two nights. Go to bed early."
"You go to sleep first, I'll be fine soon." Sikong Zhan took the scattered news coming back from Changdu City in the past few days and carefully formulated a rescue plan.
Lin Jinghan knew that her physical fitness was not as good as Sikong Zhan's, so she didn't insist and went to bed obediently.
Half an hour later, Sikong Zhan finally finished his work. He simply washed up, quietly lay down on the bed, took Lin Jinghan into his arms, gave her a light kiss on the forehead, and closed his eyes and fell asleep.
Boom boom boom!
A familiar knock on the door sounded, and Sikong Zhan quickly opened his eyes and subconsciously looked at Lin Jinghan. Seeing that she was still asleep, he got up and opened the door with peace of mind.
Outside the door was Zhou Xiao, the leader of Sikong Zhan's Night Tribe. "Your Majesty, there's a girl downstairs looking for you with your token."
In order to find them accurately in the territory of Beijiang Kingdom, it must be because they recognized the marks they left along the way. Moreover, the person who came was holding a token, so he must be one of them. Only then did Zhou Xiao dare to knock on the door.
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