"I always thought you were too young to tell you some things, but now I have no choice but to." Xu Yuehuai didn't want to use force to intimidate them, so she simply started to reason with them.
With a glance from her, Jiang Shichen and Jiang Qianqian sat down.
“When I went to the palace to see Aqi before, I overheard him plotting with Marquis Ningyuan. Today, when I went to the East Palace again, I became even more certain of his collusion with Marquis Ningyuan. Perhaps Third Sister’s arrest is related to Aqi.” She knew that this truth would be hard for the two of them to accept, but what needed to be said had to be said.
Jiang Shichen and Jiang Qianqian looked at each other, speechless for a moment.
...
Zhou Wan and the others scared away the men in black, and the danger was temporarily averted.
"Auntie, the men in black should be gone. It looks like we'll have to spend the night here." Zhou Wan glanced at the situation outside. Although she was certain that those men probably wouldn't come back, there was always the possibility of thieves outside, so they still had to be careful.
After a slight hesitation, the old woman echoed Zhou Wan's words: "Okay, let's spend the night here, and we can wait for Tie Xiong."
Zhou Wan immediately began looking for things to prepare for building a fire.
After about half a day, it was getting dark outside. She could no longer contain herself and stood up, pacing back and forth.
"Zhou Wan, don't worry. Tie Xiong is so capable, he'll definitely be safe and sound. Let's wait and see," the old woman said, understanding her meaning.
Zhou Wan's eyes flashed. She really wanted to wait for Tie Xiong here, but so much time had passed and he still hadn't come looking for her...
"Auntie, you rest here for a while. I want to go out and look for Tie Xiong." Zhou Wan was really worried about Tie Xiong after waiting for a while, so she decided to go out and look for him.
She was just about to go out, but before she even left the dilapidated temple, she saw someone. Although it was dark, she knew it was Tie Xiong.
However, Zhou Wan quickly frowned because she smelled blood in the air, which meant he must be injured.
"Tie Xiong, you..." Zhou Wan was interrupted by the old lady before she could finish speaking.
The old woman's enthusiastic voice came over: "See, I told you there was no need to worry, Tiexiong will definitely come back."
However, Zhou Wan had her back to her at the moment and did not see the trace of hatred in her eyes.
Nevertheless, Zhou Wan felt uncomfortable after hearing this, but she didn't say anything and continued to focus all her attention on Tie Xiong.
"Oh dear, you're injured. Let's bandage your wound first." With that, Zhou Wan pulled him inside to sit down, and then took out gauze from her bag.
Tie Xiong stretched out his arm, and Zhou Wan helped him clean the wound. She saw a knife mark and felt extremely distressed. She gently bandaged it with gauze.
Tie Xiong didn't say anything, just quietly watched her bandage himself.
After the bandages were finished, Tie Xiong looked at the fire and suddenly said, "We have spies inside..."
His sudden remark left Zhou Wan somewhat bewildered.
She thought Tie Xiong was joking: "Tie Xiong, don't talk nonsense. There are only three of us here, how could there be spies? You must be seeing things too much. Don't overthink it, go and rest. We still have to continue our journey tomorrow."
"We had just arrived at the river to grill fish when these people came chasing after us. What a coincidence!" Tie Xiong's voice was cold, and as he spoke, his gaze remained fixed on the old woman.
The old woman suddenly felt a little guilty, stepped back, and didn't say a word.
Zhou Wan naturally noticed his gaze as well.
She looked at the old woman, thought about it carefully, and still felt it was just a coincidence. She quickly smiled and said, "Tiexiong, how could it be the old woman? After all, she saved me at the inn last time, and she explained everything clearly."
"But those men in black were clearly wiped out last time, so why have they come back so quickly?" Tie Xiong was convinced that there must be something wrong.
Although Zhou Wan had thought that she couldn't run fast when she ran away with the old woman, she felt that the old woman probably wasn't a bad person.
“I think those people just don’t want us to find out the truth, that’s why they’ve been following us.” Zhou Wan said, and seeing that Tie Xiong didn’t react, she became a little anxious. “Tie Xiong, Auntie is the only person who has helped us along the way, she definitely wouldn’t harm us.”
Tie Xiong held Zhou Wan's hand.
He knew that Zhou Wan had already accepted the old lady, and even if he continued to talk, he couldn't change her mind. After thinking for a moment, he still said, "Zhou Wan, why don't we go back first?"
"We'll think of another way once we get back."
Hearing Tie Xiong's words, Zhou Wan felt a chill in her heart. She didn't understand why Tie Xiong wanted to go back, but she also felt sorry for him. He had been injured while protecting her all the way, and she was worried about her mother...
She sighed deeply: "Tiexiong, I know it's dangerous now, but we're almost at Luoping Village. I want to take another gamble and find the truth for my mother."
Seeing that Zhou Wan still wanted to continue investigating, Tie Xiong didn't say anything more.
After a long pause, he nodded: "Okay, then I'll go with you."
...
The Central Plains are not peaceful, and the Dark Moon Kingdom is not having a peaceful day either.
"Princess, please have some food." Kezi was heartbroken when he saw that the princess had only eaten two bites and then refused to eat anything more. He could only try to persuade her.
The chef below didn't dare to speak up. He had clearly used the recipe Xu Yuehuai had given him, and it was exactly the same, but the little princess was still unhappy and didn't like to eat it. He was at his wit's end and could only secretly pray that his head wouldn't split off.
The princess looked at the whole roasted lamb on the table, feeling even more annoyed.
Ever since Xu Yuehuai left the Mingyue Kingdom, she has been depressed all day long, unable to muster any interest in anything, and only eats a few bites at a time.
"I don't want to eat this anymore. It's not tasty at all. I just want to eat Central Plains cuisine made by people from the Central Plains." The little princess pushed the dish forward forcefully to express her dissatisfaction.
Seeing this, the chef dared not speak out: "Princess, it's all my fault. I can't make it taste like you want. I'll take it away right now."
He knew he hadn't done anything wrong, but the little princess just didn't like it. He sighed quietly, then hurriedly got up and ran out.
The little princess was still in a bad mood, gazing into the distance, towards the Central Plains.
Her two personal maids exchanged a glance and then approached the little princess: "Princess, Kizil knows your intentions, and we have a good idea."
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