She slowly addressed the general guarding the city, saying, "I apologize for the trouble I have caused you by leaving the palace unexpectedly today."
As she spoke, she smiled slightly, causing the general to blush. He quickly lowered his head, knelt down, and said, "Please forgive me for disturbing the princess's journey."
But because of this, he only saw half of Gu Jingchun's exquisite and beautiful face, and one alluring eye.
"It's alright."
"The general has served the country and the people with utmost dedication, which is a great blessing to Dacheng."
After Gu Jingchun finished speaking, he smiled again, then lowered the carriage curtain and said two more words.
"Let's go."
The general quickly got up and let them pass.
Just as the carriage was about to depart again, Princess Rongyang, who had fainted, slowly opened her eyes.
She saw Greenie lying beside her, and then glanced at the back of the woman wearing her clothes. She was about to cry out in alarm.
"Hmm..."
But the sound was barely uttered before Gu Jingchun covered her mouth.
Princess Rongyang stared at Gu Jingchun's face, her mouth agape in surprise.
Is this Gu Jingchun?
Wasn't she burned to death?
Could it be... a ghost?!
Princess Rongyang stared at Gu Jingchun, her eyes widening in terror. Finally, her head lolled to the side, and she fainted from fright.
The commotion inside the carriage also attracted the attention of the general outside.
"stop!"
He immediately called out, bowed, and asked again, "Your Majesty, I just heard a strange noise. Has something happened to you?"
Upon hearing this, Gu Jingchun instinctively pulled Gu Jinxi to his side before speaking.
"It's nothing. I just saw a small bug and got a fright, but I'm fine now."
As she spoke, she lifted the carriage curtain slightly again and smiled slowly at the general once more.
Seeing that Gu Jingchun's expression was normal, the general finally breathed a sigh of relief, bowed respectfully to them, and then allowed them to pass.
The carriage slowly drove out of the city gate.
After walking a distance, Xiaoman and Lanxin jumped onto the carriage, which immediately sped up and quickly drove away.
At this moment, Shen Hechuan, who had just finished dealing with the gold and silver jewelry, returned.
He first questioned the general guarding the city.
"Is there anything unusual?"
"No."
"Everything is as usual."
Shen Hechuan nodded, then looked at Li Ping again.
Li Ping also shook his head.
When the carriage passed by, Luo Ziqian was driving the horse and had his head down, so Li Ping didn't notice him.
Because Shen Hechuan was merely a disguised person whom he was asked to pay attention to.
So he just glanced at it casually, and after confirming that Luo Ziqian was not disguised, he looked away, completely unaware of what he had missed.
Upon hearing this, Shen Hechuan nodded and slowly walked up the city wall.
Once he stood on the city wall, he looked into the distance and saw a luxurious carriage speeding by.
This made Shen Hechuan frown.
Such a luxurious carriage must have come from a prominent family in Tiandu.
But at this hour, the aristocratic families running out of the city are really suspicious.
So he asked it casually.
Whose carriage is that?
Upon seeing this, Tianji immediately ordered someone to summon the general guarding the city.
By the time he got on, the carriage had already turned the corner and driven away.
Upon hearing Tianji's description, he immediately understood.
"Oh, that's Princess Rongyang's carriage."
Upon hearing this, Shen Hechuan frowned.
"Rongyang?"
"How could Rongyang possibly be outside the city at this time?"
Upon hearing this, Shen Hechuan instantly realized something and, disregarding everything else, immediately turned around and shouted, "Prepare the horses!"
With that, he quickly descended the city wall, mounted his horse, and immediately chased after the carriage in the direction it had left.
Meanwhile, Tianji led a team of men and quickly gave chase.
Meanwhile, on the carriage, as they got further and further away from the city gate, the group breathed a sigh of relief.
Gu Jinxi followed Gu Jingchun obediently the whole time without saying a word. Now, seeing Gu Jingchun's relaxed expression, she finally spoke:
"Mother, where are we going?"
Upon hearing this, Gu Jingchun gently stroked his head and explained to him, "How about Mother takes Xi'er to a safe place?"
"The sky is too dangerous; they all want to hurt Mother and Xi'er."
So, Mommy will take you to a safe place so that you can grow up peacefully.
However, this means Seele won't be able to become a high-ranking official. Are you willing to accept that?
Gu Jinxi nodded obediently.
“Seele is willing.”
For Gu Jinxi, the most important thing is her mother's safety.
Gu Jinxi felt very guilty that his mother had been in danger twice in a row and he had failed to protect her. Now he was relieved to hear that he could go to a safe place.
He was naturally happy.
He nodded quickly.
"Okay, Xier doesn't want to be a high-ranking official. Xier just wants her mother to be safe and sound. Xier loves her mother the most."
As she spoke, she nestled into Gu Jingchun's arms.
Gu Jingchun felt Gu Jinxi's dependence on her, and her heart was filled with joy.
Seeing this, Xiaoman and Lanxin, who were sitting to the side, also smiled.
"Congratulations on your escape, Miss. So, where are you headed next?"
Gu Jingchun paused for a moment upon hearing this.
She doesn't know where she's going now.
She definitely can't go back to where she used to live.
And Daqi is also out of the question.
Unexpectedly, in such a vast country as Dacheng, there was no place for her to belong.
This made Gu Jingchun sigh slowly.
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