Upon hearing this, Da Sheng was not annoyed and continued:
"The monarch said that you now have three paths."
"If you return with this old servant, you will become the most honored woman by the monarch's side, and from then on, no one will dare to mistreat you in the slightest."
“If you do not return with this old servant, then the monarch will come to ask for your hand in marriage in the name of the Great Qi.”
Even for the sake of the friendship between the two countries, Emperor Rongcheng will agree to your marriage alliance.
Furthermore, since you are unwilling to take either of these paths, then don't blame this old servant for being rude; I will forcibly take you away now.
Gu Jingchun sneered upon hearing this.
"Is this what you meant by not pressuring me anymore?"
Qi Dasheng smiled and stepped forward again. "It seems that Miss Gu has chosen the third path."
"In that case, Miss Gu, please don't blame this old servant for being rude."
As Qi Dasheng spoke, he raised his hand and made a forward gesture.
In an instant, more than a dozen men in black appeared from the shadows and surrounded Gu Jingchun.
Gu Jingchun also instantly pulled out a hidden weapon from his pocket, aimed it at everyone, and was ready to activate the mechanism at any time.
Qi Dasheng recognized this hidden weapon. Gu Jingchun only needed to press the mechanism to shoot out hundreds of steel needles at the same time, which would kill everyone present.
"I won't choose either path."
Gu Jingchun said.
“I said last time in Daqi that the path I’m taking has never been given to me by others, but is the path I want to take myself.”
Da Sheng smiled upon hearing this.
"It's been a long time, and Miss Gu's temperament is still as stubborn as ever."
"As a woman, you should be more docile."
If you just listened to others, countless riches and honors would be yours. Why do you insist on making things difficult for yourself?
"Because I don't want to."
Gu Jingchun's words were resounding, and at that moment, another voice came from not far away.
"That's because you're not worthy."
A cold voice accompanied by the sound of horses' hooves startled everyone present, who immediately looked in the direction of the sound.
Then Shen Hechuan rode on horseback, leading a group of men galloping towards them.
He squeezed his legs tightly around the horse's flanks, drew his longbow, and fired in the direction of Qi Dasheng.
Dasheng stood there quietly, his expression unchanged.
Just as the long arrow was about to reach him, another arrow clashed with Shen Hechuan's arrow.
The two arrows collided and finally stopped in front of Dasheng, falling to the ground.
There's an assassin lurking in the shadows here!
Gu Jingchun was surprised for a moment.
Seeing that the situation was unfavorable to him, Qi Dasheng immediately ordered his men to retreat.
However, before retreating, his gaze fell on Shen Hechuan, and he couldn't help but look at him a few more times.
At Qi Dasheng's command, the men in black surrounding Gu Jingchun instantly disappeared into the shadows.
By the time Shen Hechuan got close, Gu Jingchun was all alone.
Shen Hechuan ordered his men to chase after Qi Dasheng and the others, while he himself dismounted and swiftly arrived in front of Gu Jingchun.
He looked Gu Jingchun up and down, and only after confirming that she had no wounds did he breathe a sigh of relief and hug her in his arms.
Gu Jingchun closed his eyes helplessly, looking completely numb.
Oh well, never mind.
In the end, it was all for nothing.
However, returning to Tiandu is much better than going to Daqi.
Gu Jingchun sighed softly.
Fortunately, there was still time, so she decided to think of another way to escape.
However, the most urgent task right now is to appease the person in front of you.
Because, at this moment, Shen Hechuan had calmed down.
He released Gu Jingchun, took a step back, and stared coldly at her with his sharp eyes.
Then he grinned and revealed a slight smile.
"Gu Jingchun, you really are... quite capable."
Upon hearing this, Gu Jingchun slowly raised his eyes, his peach blossom eyes instantly filled with grievance.
"Your Highness, thankfully you arrived in time. They came from who-knows-where and kidnapped me, trying to take me away."
"If you hadn't arrived in time, I probably would have been taken away by now."
As she spoke, tears streamed down her face, and she took a step forward, looking pitifully at Shen Hechuan.
"I knew you would come to save me."
Shen Hechuan looked at Gu Jingchun and couldn't help but snort coldly again.
However, his originally cold and stern expression had softened considerably.
Just then, another shout came from afar.
Princess Rongyang was carried on horseback and ran over shouting.
"Gu Jingchun, I'm here to save you."
"I've summoned my elder brother, the Crown Prince."
Princess Rongyang was helped off her horse and immediately went to check on Gu Jingchun. Only after confirming that Gu Jingchun was unharmed did she breathe a sigh of relief.
"Although you saved me just now, I also called my brother. Now we're even."
Princess Rongyang smiled as she spoke.
"And that way you won't be able to elope with Brother Ziqian."
Gu Jingchun: ...
Almost simultaneously, Xiaoman, Lanxin, and the others also rushed over.
Upon hearing this, Shen Hechuan, whose expression had just softened, sneered and uttered two words indifferently.
"elopement?"
"Oh……"
Gu Jingchun: ...
"Well, I can explain. It was all nonsense your sister was talking about."
"Yeah?"
Shen Hechuan continued to sneer.
"Then why don't you explain to me how Rongyang got here?"
Gu Jingchun: ...
"Why don't you explain to me again what the secret passage in your shop is all about?"
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