The guard looked at Xi Jing with some difficulty, carefully observing Xi Jing's expression.
"Princess, will the princess..."
Upon hearing this news, Ren Lao Ren He almost fainted.
Along their journey, they heard rumors that the princess had run away. At first, they didn't believe it, but now it seems to be true.
The princess not only ran away, but was also eaten by a bear.
[The princess was so kind; she even cured their illness. How could she have been eaten by a bear?]
[What a tragic fate for a beautiful woman! Damn bear!]
Xi Jing was stunned for a moment, then angrily smashed the teacup on the ground. "Keep searching for me! I want to see them alive or dead!"
How could she die without my permission...?
Even if I die, I want to die by my hand.
Xi Jing's hands trembled slightly; he didn't know why, but he was a little scared.
Was it because they were afraid of losing their bargaining chips in negotiations with the Emperor of Nanyang?
Or was he afraid that if this woman really died, he would never see that smiling face again?
This emotion came suddenly and inexplicably.
She's clearly an unlikable woman.
He looked out the window with a complicated expression, his mind filled with the image of Yun Duoduo's quirky and mischievous nature.
...
The next day, by evening, there was still no news of Yun Duoduo from Xi Jing.
The people sent out from the Western Chu Palace have given up searching for Yun Duoduo, acknowledging that she is dead.
Ren Lao, his eyes red, clung to the doorframe, looking at the empty room. "The princess was here yesterday, but she's gone today."
Ren Lao sat at the doorway, holding a brazier, and started burning paper money.
"Princess, I'm sending you a lot of money, but you'll have to make sure to bribe the ghost judges!"
Ren Lao sighed: "Don't let them make you suffer!"
"How pitiful. He only lived in this world for a little over ten years before he passed away, and he was even eaten by a bear."
"That bear is a real scoundrel!"
Ren Yuan led his men on a long search but couldn't find any trace of Yun Duoduo. Dejected, he returned to the palace and saw Ren Lao squatting on the ground with a yellow copper basin in front of him, with flames still burning inside.
"Ren Lao, what are you doing?"
Are you burning paper money?
Ren Yuan looked at him in surprise, then realized what he meant and looked around warily: "Burning paper money is forbidden in the palace!"
"Everyone's gone. If we don't secretly burn some paper money, the princess will starve to death over there!"
Ren Lao wiped his eyes and said.
Ren Yuan pondered for a moment, then bent down and squatted beside Ren Lao, sighing, "Where will the money for burning paper money be enough?"
"The princess's clothes and calligraphy must all be burned and sent to her!"
"Yes, yes, you're very thoughtful."
Ren Lao stuffed the paper money into Ren Yuan's arms, turned around and went inside to get the calligraphy and paintings, and moved Yun Duoduo's clothes and utensils to the copper basin at the door.
"Princess, I'll take these paintings and calligraphy with you, don't worry."
"Also, these bedding, clothes and skirts, all of which you used, I'll burn them and send them to you."
"You must take good care of yourself over there! If anything is missing, please tell me in a dream!"
"Oh, by the way, Princess, I've been having some migraines lately. Is there any way to treat them? If you hear me, please tell me in a dream!"
As Ren Lao spoke, he threw the items into the copper basin, and the fire inside the basin burned even brighter.
The smoke was getting thicker and thicker.
"Cough cough cough!"
"It's so strong!"
As the paper money was burning, Ren Lao noticed what appeared to be a note on the ground, standing out conspicuously among the pile of paper money.
"Ren Yuan, quickly take a look at what that is?"
Ren Yuan picked up the note from the ground and looked at it carefully.
The note read: "Xi Jing, I poisoned your food. Only I have the antidote. If you dare to attack Nanyang again, you're dead!"
"Furthermore, the defense map is in my hands. If you don't want your country to be destroyed, I advise you to focus your energy on adjusting your military deployment."
Ren Yuan murmured the contents of the note aloud.
"Princess, you actually poisoned the King?!"
Upon seeing this news, Ren Lao and Ren Yuan's feelings became complicated.
Although they were grateful to the princess for curing their illness, their lives were given to them by the King of Western Chu.
The hands that had been burning paper money tirelessly also stopped.
"And, the deployment map?"
"A defense map? How did the princess end up with a defense map?"
Ren Lao and Ren Yuan were even more confused. Although they had never seen the defense map, they all knew that it was a crucial document.
"Renlao, hurry and take this note to the King!"
"Okay! I'll go right away!"
Ren Lao stood up, clutching the note tightly in his hand, and strode towards Xi Jing's palace.
Ren Yuan was left alone in the bedroom where Yun Duoduo had lived. He suddenly felt that the candlelight was flickering strangely.
On a dark and windy night, when murder and arson occur...
Ren Yuan felt a chill run down his spine.
...
Inside Xi Jing's bedchamber, when Xi Jing saw the note, he guessed that Yun Duoduo was still alive.
"Your Majesty, could it be that the princess left a note, escaped from the palace, and was eaten by a bear on the way?"
Ren Lao looked at Xi Jing and asked.
Xi Jing shook his head: "If she really wants me to think she's dead, the bear with blood dripping from its mouth and the bloodstains on the ground are enough to deceive people."
"But if I find out she's still alive in the future, I'll definitely keep bothering her."
"Therefore, she threatened me with my life and the defense map, telling me not to look for her anymore."
"The fact that she dared to send someone to deliver a message means that she has already escaped to a safe place and fled from Western Chu."
Xi Jing curled the corners of her lips and smiled.
[So, the little thing didn't die. Things have gotten much more interesting.]
[I knew it! How could such a clever little thing die so easily?]
Ren Lao looked at Xi Jing, who had a smile on his face, and got goosebumps all over his body. He couldn't help but wonder if the king had suffered a mental breakdown from the shock.
"You poisoned me, do you intend to haunt me for life?"
Xi Jing held the note in her hand, and the image of Yun Duoduo appeared before her eyes.
When I saw her this time, I really didn't expect that she had changed so much, from a little girl to a young woman.
Charming and beautiful.
She still has feelings for me...
Xi Jing beckoned to his personal guard: "Send a team to keep watch along the various fortresses from Xi Chu to Nanyang. Report back immediately if you spot that little thing!"
"Also, the Western Chu army cannot enter Nanyang territory. Go find someone to stop that little thing on the road leading to the Nanyang Imperial Palace within Nanyang territory."
[You're still too green to escape my grasp!]
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