Chapter 84 Rescue

Yun Qin stood up quickly, straightened her messy clothes, and tucked all the loose hair on her forehead behind her ears.

Before leaving the door, he lowered his eyes to look at the palace maid lying on the ground.

The tea probably only contained drugs, but the Queen Mother might have wanted to kill her, or she just didn't want to do it in Ninghe Palace.

Or maybe he had other plans, which she had no way of guessing.

Yun Qin didn't look at it for long and immediately walked out of the side hall.

She did not move closer to the main hall, but went straight to the palace gate along the corridor.

When she saw someone, her heart began to tighten again, but she didn't dare to keep her head down, as that would only make her look suspicious.

Yun Qin raised her head, slowed down her steps, and put on a calm and unhurried look.

She walked all the way to the palace gate, and suddenly a palace maid spoke to her.

"Sister, are you leaving?"

Yun Qin's throat tightened, and she could only force herself to smile, "Yes, I heard Aunt He talking to the Queen Mother, asking me to go back first, after all, the master can't be without someone around him."

"So that's how it is. Take care, sister."

The palace maid seemed to have no idea who she was, and even asked casually, but it made Yun Qin break out in a cold sweat.

Yun Qin felt like she was walking on cotton. She walked out of Ninghe Palace with one foot deep and one foot shallow. Her heart finally settled down.

She quickened her pace and quickly moved away from Ninghe Palace. When she reached a secluded place, she leaned against the palace wall and gasped for breath.

It was not until this moment that Yun Qin felt truly frightened.

If the little palace maid had not been thinner than her, if she had not suddenly attacked without giving her any warning, if she had not been calm enough, she would have been trapped in Ninghe Palace today.

It is unknown what fate awaits her.

Yun Qin didn't dare to stay any longer, and naturally didn't dare to go back to Chunxi Palace. She had to go to Yu Qian.

She doesn't even have to meet the emperor, as long as she stays near Tongming Palace, she will be safe!

She pounded her limp legs and looked around.

Yun Qin was not familiar with the area around here. She could only identify the direction of Tongming Palace and move quickly while holding onto the palace wall.

Walking all the way to the edge of Yu Garden, she became familiar with the road ahead. Yun Qin walked quickly, breathing heavily, and her chest was aching slightly. She couldn't help but hold on to the rockery to take a breath.

Just as she straightened up and was about to continue walking, a hand suddenly reached out from behind and covered her mouth and nose.

Yun Qin was horrified and couldn't believe who in the palace was so bold as to attack a palace maid on the street.

She reached out to pull away the hands that were covering her own and tried her best to call for help, but all she came out was some whimpering sounds. It was so remote that no one noticed her cries for help.

The hand was so powerful that it remained motionless despite her struggles and dragged her towards the rockery by the roadside.

After the fright, Yun Qin regained some composure, and remembered the self-defense skills from her previous life. She stopped pulling the hands between her mouth and nose, and directly raised her hands to grab the eyes of the person behind her.

"Ah..." Yun Qin cried out in pain and immediately felt the hand covering her loosen.

She struggled to break free immediately, but before she had taken two steps, she was pushed hard from behind and crashed directly into the rockery. If she hadn't blocked it with her arms, her head would have been broken and bleeding. Even so, her arms were burning with pain.

Yun Qin did not dare to stay and immediately rolled to the side, and the man who came really missed her.

She was able to see clearly who was coming, and her pupils couldn't help but dilate.

It turned out to be Jiang Lihai, the chief eunuch beside the empress. There were three bloody scratches on his face from her nails. One scratch was on his eyelid, which was constantly oozing blood, making it impossible for him to open his eyes, making him look even more ferocious.

At this moment, his face was full of anger, and he stared at her fiercely, as if he wanted to tear her apart.

"Eunuch Jiang, I am the emperor's man, aren't you afraid that he will blame me?!"

Yun Qin's voice couldn't help but tremble. Although she knew from Rong Xin's words that he was extremely bold, she didn't expect him to be so bold that he actually dared to attack her!

"Blame me?" Jiang Lihai laughed, "You felt that your future was hopeless, so you took the initiative to seduce me. Even if the emperor blames me, he will take your head first!"

He touched his face and hissed, becoming even angrier. He took a step closer to Yun Qin and said, "The emperor's favorite now is Shen Danying. He has long forgotten you. I advise you to stop dreaming! Just serve me well and you will still have glory and wealth!"

Looking at his expression, Yun Qin felt a sour feeling in her stomach. She swallowed her saliva to avoid vomiting it out.

Yun Qin gritted her teeth and said coldly, "Who is it? Who asked you to come?"

"Guess?" Jiang Lihai smiled slyly and took another step closer to her.

How could Yun Qin not guess that she was just trying to delay time and quickly come up with a way to escape.

But Jiang Lihai saw through her thoughts at a glance and snorted, "I advise you not to waste your energy. Since I can come here, I will not let you escape easily. Even if you really call someone over, if they see you with me, your reputation will be ruined!"

Yun Qin understood that what he said was the truth. In this era, a woman's reputation was more important than her life. With Jiang Lihai's reputation, it would be a disaster for her to put her name together with his.

Even if the emperor doesn't believe it, won't he feel uncomfortable?

But why do they think she is afraid of death?

Jiang Lihai kept nagging her, fearing that she would scream, but this made her see that he was a bit weak.

She stared coldly at Jiang Lihai and suddenly sneered, "Come on, if you take one more step forward, I promise to make it known to everyone, and then we will die together!"

Jiang Lihai looked at the determination on her face and felt a little scared for some reason.

In fact, he was not as sure as he said. If the emperor knew about this, he would be in trouble even if he didn't die.

The best outcome, of course, is to make her shut up.

But it is obvious that this palace maid has a hot temper.

While he was hesitating, he heard someone suddenly shout, "Who's there?"

Both of them were shocked.

Jiang Lihai was even more flustered, and threatened Yun Qin in a low voice, "If you dare to tell anyone about what happened today, Su Meiren and I will make sure you die without a burial place!"

After saying this, without waiting for Yun Qin to react, he bent over and slipped away from behind the rockery on the other side.

As soon as he left, Yun Qin could no longer hold on and slid down the rockery to sit on the ground. Fear, helplessness and anger surged up in her. She covered her mouth tightly to prevent herself from crying out loud.

"Come out!" the man approached and shouted louder.

There was the sound of armor rubbing against each other as they walked, it should be the imperial guards on patrol.

Yun Qin almost gnashed her teeth until she finally calmed down and said loudly, "My lord, I am from Concubine Su of Chunxi Palace. I just accidentally fell and rolled behind the rockery. I am sorting my clothes. Please, please don't come over."

When she finished speaking, she couldn't help but choked up.

There was silence outside for a moment, and the person who came in was a little confused and said, "Don't be afraid, I won't go over there, you can tidy it up and come out later."

"Thank you very much." Yun Qin said sincerely.

She was really grateful to the guard. If it weren't for him...

Yun Qin stopped thinking about it and stood up with the help of the rockery. She did not tidy up her clothes, but rubbed a lot of mud on her clothes and shoes.

After making sure that there was nothing unusual about her, she walked out from behind the rockery.

In front of me was a young man wearing the armor of the Imperial Guard. His features were heroic yet peaceful, his facial lines still had a hint of youthfulness, he was tall and slender, and he was handsome and extraordinary.

Judging from his armor, he is not an ordinary imperial guard.

Yun Qin only took a quick look and immediately bowed, "Thank you, General."

He was the only one standing nearby, while a row of imperial guards stood far away. It was obvious that he had given the order specifically.

This action made Yun Qin, who had just been threatened with her reputation, feel warm in her heart.

The young general was stunned when he saw Yun Qin. He came back to his senses when he heard her speak. His face immediately turned red. He held the sword in his hand and didn't dare to look at her. He just hurriedly said, "Get up quickly."

"General Xie."

"Are you okay?"

Yun Qin shook her head slightly, "I'm fine, thank you, General."

"No, you don't have to thank me all the time." The young general looked a little embarrassed, his face flushed with discomfort, and his words were even more incoherent. "If you are fine, just go back quickly."

"Yes, thank you, General."

Yunqin didn't realize that she had already said thank you many times. In her heart, no matter how many times she said, it would not be enough to express her gratitude.

"Hey, you..." The young general rubbed his forehead in annoyance. Just as he was about to speak, he was called by his subordinate.

"General, it's time to go!"

The young general responded, and then said to Yun Qin: "Be careful when you go back. I, I'm leaving first!"

After saying this, without waiting for Yun Qin's response, he strode towards the line of imperial guards.

"I haven't asked for the general's name yet!"

The young man turned his head and smiled at her, "My name is Shen Che."

Watching him return to the team and leave with the imperial guards, Yun Qin felt that he was different from everyone she had met in the palace.

From him she seemed to catch a glimpse of the outside of the palace. The sun was bright and the air seemed free and pure, without so much dampness, decay, and the stench of conspiracy and trickery.

Shen Che, Yun Qin thought silently in her heart, and her eyes suddenly flashed.

Among the imperial guards generals with the surname Shen, there is only one who has been in the limelight recently, and that is Shen Danying's elder brother, the new chief of the imperial guards.