Chapter 114 Follow Me
Jiang Lianzhi's hands hidden under his sleeves trembled slightly, and he could hardly control the ecstasy in his heart.
He had been looking for her for so long and was almost in despair, yet she appeared in front of him in this way.
His Adam's apple rolled, and he said in a hoarse voice, "I know him."
Chen Yu clenched the dagger in her hand, and her other hand, which was supporting the ground, began to gather strength.
If we can take any one of them hostage, we should be able to escape.
But that was a very bad idea. Once she took the hostages, she would not be able to stay in the palace any longer, otherwise she would drag down Xie Tingzhou.
Thinking of this, she felt a little reluctant.
Li Zhaonian looked surprised. It was the first time he saw Jiang Lianzhi lose his composure like this.
"How did you meet?"
Chen Yu stared at Jiang Lianzhou intently.
Jiang Lianzhi calmed down and said slowly: "I wonder if Your Highness can remember my mentor."
Li Zhaonian nodded thoughtfully and said, "Lin Shao was convicted of corruption. I have heard that you and his daughter were childhood sweethearts."
Jiang Lianzhi hurried to look at Chen Yu's face, fearing that he would see a hint of displeasure on her face.
But after seeing her expressionless face, I felt a little disappointed.
"Although my mentor has been executed, once a teacher, always a father. I can't say that my mentor's daughter and I were childhood sweethearts."
Li Zhaonian asked: "What does that have to do with the person in front of me?"
Jiang Lianzhi said: "She is a distant relative. Her family was implicated when the teacher was convicted. I don't know why she entered the palace."
Li Zhaonian seemed to be thinking about something. "A group of people entered the palace two years ago. I think they came in at that time, right?"
In her heart, Chen Yu had already dug up all the ancestral graves of Jiang Lian's family.
He was really good at lying. He even lied about the Lin family. In her previous life, Lin Qingli pushed her into trouble. If he hadn't mentioned it, she would have been so busy that she almost forgot about the existence of Lin Qingli.
But since he mentioned it, when she has time, she must take good care of Lin Qingli to prevent her from living too comfortably.
Chen Yu: "Your Highness, that's right."
Li Zhaonian nodded, "Stop kneeling, get up."
Then he said to Jiang Lianzhi: "My brother was frightened last night, so let's go to the East Palace to visit him first."
Jiang Lianzhi was silent for a moment, glanced at Chen Yu, then lifted his robe and knelt down.
Li Zhaonian was shocked, and then he looked at Chen Yu and understood, "But for this
"Maiden?"
Jiang Lianzhi said: "Now that I have seen it, I cannot just stand by and watch. I hope Your Highness will help me."
Help your grandfather!
Chen Yu had already cordially greeted Jiang Lianzhi's ancestors. If he hadn't interfered, she and the palace maid would have been able to leave the palace smoothly under the pretext of shopping.
Is it necessary for you to worry about this?
It was just for a palace maid, and for Li Zhaonian it was just a matter of opening his mouth.
"Lianzhi, get up first." Li Zhaonian personally helped him up and said, "It's not difficult to deal with a palace maid, but the assassin appeared last night and we haven't found him yet. It's better to wait for two days..."
Seeing Jiang Lianzhi's serious face, he said, "Forget it. The assassin can't be her. You take her away. If anything goes wrong, I will take the consequences."
Jiang Lianzhi stood up, bowed and thanked him: "Thank you, Your Highness, for your help."
He knew that the longer Chen Yu stayed in the palace, the more dangerous it would be, but he still had to go to the East Palace first.
Just as he was thinking about how to make arrangements, he saw a eunuch jogging along the palace alley.
"Your Highness, Lord Jiang." The eunuch bowed and said, "His Highness the Crown Prince heard that you two were coming, so he asked me to tell you that the East Palace is welcoming guests, but he is afraid that too many people will not be able to entertain them properly. His Highness the Crown Prince will personally host a banquet for you later."
"Someone is faster than us." Li Zhaonian smiled and said, "It doesn't matter. We can come back another day."
Jiang Lianzhi said, "In that case, we will come to visit His Royal Highness the Crown Prince another day."
Li Zhaonian glanced at Chen Yu, smiled knowingly, and said to Jiang Lianzhi: "It's rare to see you so anxious."
Jiang Lianzhi blushed, "Your Highness, you are joking."
"You are thin-skinned, so I won't tease you anymore." Li Zhaonian said, "Take your people and leave."
"Thank you, Your Highness. I'll take my leave now." Jiang Lianzhi walked in front of Chen Yu and whispered, "Follow me."
Chen Yu followed silently, thinking that it would be the same if she knocked him out after leaving the palace.
Suddenly, someone tugged at her sleeve, and the maid who was doing the shopping came up and asked in a low voice, "Then, you, won't go out of the palace to do the shopping with us?"
Of course Shen Yu knew what she meant. She had pretended to drug them when she held her hostage before, because she was worried that there was no antidote.
She slipped a note into the maid's hand.
Last night, I was just going to the Dali Temple. Who would have thought that I would carry a deadly poison with me? I was just trying to scare her. Otherwise, how could he be willing to take her out of the palace? There were only two words on the note:
The palace maid is not poisonous.
The palace walls are high and the palace alleys are deep and secluded.
Chen Yu followed behind Jiang Lianzhi, and the voices of the eunuch talking to Li Zhaonian came through the palace alley.
"Which distinguished guest is your Royal Brother receiving today?"
"It's His Royal Highness Prince Beilin."
Shen Yu's steps suddenly stopped.
Sensing something strange, Jiang Lianzhi turned around with a hint of doubt in his eyes.
Chen Yu lowered her eyes.
She didn't know whether Xie Tingzhou's visit to the East Palace was a coincidence or he came to find her on purpose.
This question continued to bother her until she was released from confinement.
There are three palace gates, and you can take a carriage outside the Forbidden Palace, but there are two more gates for inspection along the way.
Chen Yu sat near the shaft of the carriage and lifted the curtain to take a look outside.
Today's guard duty has doubled and the inspection has been much stricter. Jiang Lianzhi brought her out just now on the grounds that it was a reward from the Fourth Prince.
Jiang Lianzhi looked at her profile and asked in a low voice: "Are you the assassin in the palace?"
Chen Yu still looked out the window, "I don't understand what Lord Jiang said. I am a maid in the East Palace. Didn't you see it too?"
Jiang Lianzhi pursed his lips, "They said you were dead, what's going on?"
"It seems that Lord Jiang is also looking forward to my death." Chen Yu said, turning around.
Jiang Lianzhi's face changed, and she smiled calmly, "It was just a joke. Then you have to ask my good sister. I am also curious about why I died inexplicably."
Jiang Lianzhi figured it out in an instant. He hesitated for a moment and said, "What are your plans now? I can report to His Majesty, explain the misunderstanding, and restore your identity."
"That's not necessary." Chen Yu refused, "I have my own plans, so Lord Jiang, please don't worry about it."
"What are you planning!" Jiang Lianzhi scolded, "Are you risking your life like you did today?"
Chen Yu asked: "Then what identity do you have to question me?"
Jiang Lianzhi was stunned for a moment and said, "I saved you."
Chen Yu snorted coldly, "How do you know you didn't ruin my plan?"
Jiang Lianzhi was silent for a moment, "Ayu..."
"Sir." Chen Yu interrupted him, "I don't know where those rumors in the capital came from, nor do I know where your deep love for me came from. Anyway, you and I have had very little contact. After leaving the palace today, we will go our separate ways. It is better not to have any contact in the future."
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