Chapter 319 What if Xiao Mo thinks I'm stupid? (4000 words)
After finalizing her plan, Qin Siyao acted immediately.
In Qin Siyao's short life, she only tried to escape the palace once.
Although it ultimately failed.
However, in Qin Siyao's opinion, the reason she failed to escape was entirely due to bad luck last time, and definitely not a problem with her own strength!
Because when I ran away earlier, I happened to run into my mother who was out for a walk. It was just a matter of luck!
This time, Qin Siyao learned her lesson and improved her plan.
She decided that this time she would steal Peanut Sister's pass, then put on a palace maid's clothes so that she could leave the palace smoothly!
Ready to get started!
As night fell, after finishing her dinner, Qin Siyao quickly took off her clothes and climbed into bed, pulling the blanket over her shoulders with her little hands, looking extremely well-behaved.
"Sister Peanut, Siyao is going to sleep now~" Qin Siyao said to Peanut with a childlike expression.
"Your Highness is asleep so early?"
Peanut smiled gently and tucked the blanket around his little princess.
Although Peanut didn't say anything, he knew that something was amiss; how could the princess usually go to bed so early?
She had already guessed that her princess was planning something.
"Mmm." Qin Siyao nodded seriously. "Siyao is a little sleepy today, so I'm going to sleep now. Goodnight, Peanut Sister."
"Good evening, Your Highness." The maid, Peanut, bowed and went to rest in the outer room.
Lying in bed, Qin Siyao suddenly opened her big eyes. She looked left and right, and through the hazy screen, she saw that Peanut Sister had taken off her clothes, changed into a nightgown, and was lying in bed.
Qin Siyao stared intently at Peanut Sister, paying close attention to her every move.
Qin Siyao finally breathed a sigh of relief after Peanut Sister tossed and turned in bed a few times and then lay still.
The little girl slowly and carefully got up from the bed, put on her bound feet, wrapped them in crystal-clear golden lotus feet, and then slipped them into her little shoes.
Qin Siyao took out the palace maid's clothes from under the bed.
This dress was specially sent to Qin Siyao by the Imperial Textile Bureau not long ago when she wanted to pretend to be a palace maid for fun.
Qin Siyao did not throw the clothes away at the time, but kept them.
Perhaps Qin Siyao subconsciously wanted to escape the palace once again.
Like a thief, the little girl approached Peanut Sister and cautiously opened the drawer by Peanut Sister's bedside.
It wasn't long before Qin Siyao found the jade token for access to the palace.
Pick up the jade token.
With the jade pass hanging from her waist, Qin Siyao happily ran out, thoughtfully closing the door behind her sister, Peanut.
After Qin Siyao left, Peanut slowly opened his eyes.
Peanut looked at the tightly closed door and a slight smile appeared on his lips:
"Your Highness is truly stubborn."
Peanut shook his head, pretending not to know anything, and lay back down on the bed to continue sleeping.
Anyway, Her Highness can't get out.
With light and cheerful steps, Qin Siyao walked towards the gate of the inner palace.
Before long, Qin Siyao saw the female guards responsible for guarding the gates of the inner palace.
Some of them lined up and wandered around, while others stood on the palace gates, looking around, not even letting a fly that could fly into the inner palace escape.
Looking at these female guards, Qin Siyao's heart skipped a beat.
Although she had already prepared herself mentally, she still couldn't help but feel nervous.
To prevent them from recognizing her, Qin Siyao put on a veil and stepped forward.
"Halt!" a female guard with a sword called out to Qin Siyao.
Qin Siyao stopped in her tracks, suppressing the nervousness in her heart.
Not long after, a female guard in charge of the inspection came over and looked Qin Siyao up and down.
She wondered what the princess was up to this time.
Does Her Highness think that her cultivation level is just for show, and that she can be unrecognizable just by changing her clothes and wearing a veil?
"I am Princess's maid. Princess suddenly wants to eat beggar's chicken from the north of the city. I will go and buy it for her now."
Qin Siyao spoke confidently, like a little hen, and then took out the pass in her hand.
"This is Her Highness's pass. Now that you see it, make way!"
"..."
The female guards fell silent for a moment, all looking at their superior.
The head guard on duty at Ximen gave his deputy a wink, and the deputy immediately understood and headed towards the Empress's palace.
The head guard reassured her, "Your Highness, you may wish to eat beggar's chicken, but the West City is too far away and dangerous at night. How about this, we will prepare a carriage for the young lady now, and then my subordinate Jin Feng will accompany Your Highness there. What do you say?"
"this……"
Qin Siyao's eyes darted left and right, unsure how to explain.
Moreover, Qin Siyao also discovered the most crucial problem: she had forgotten to prepare a carriage!
Otherwise, with his short legs, it would probably be noon tomorrow before he could reach the Iron Tiger Army's camp.
By then, my father had already discovered it and had me brought back.
Just when the little girl felt that her seemingly flawless plan had a fatal flaw.
A familiar voice reached Qin Siyao's ears: "What happened?"
The Second Prince, Qin Jingyuan, walked over, accompanied by the female guard who had just been on her way to report to the Empress's palace.
Hearing her second brother's voice, Qin Siyao felt that she was really doomed.
Why is Second Brother here?
"Greetings, Your Highness the Second Prince!" All the guards bowed in unison.
Qin Jingyuan recognized his younger sister at first glance.
The head guard on duty said to the Second Prince, "Her Highness the Princess said she suddenly wants to eat beggar's chicken from the West City and has sent a maid to do so. What do you think, Your Highness..."
The head guard on duty didn't finish speaking, but only glanced at the princess not far away.
When Qin Jingyuan met the female guard, he had already asked her everything.
"I can handle this matter. You can just pretend you don't know anything. Go and prepare the carriage. I also need to go out of the palace. I'll take her to buy beggar's chicken."
"Huh?"
Thinking she was about to be caught red-handed by her second brother, Qin Siyao raised her head incredulously and blinked at him.
"yes!"
Since the Second Prince has said so, I'll just leave it at that.
Soon, a carriage was prepared for the Second Prince and the Princess.
The second prince had his trusted confidant drive the carriage, while he and his sister sat inside.
In fact, if it weren't for the fact that the entire capital city was forbidden from flying due to the magic array and various teleportation techniques, the Second Prince felt that he could have arrived in the blink of an eye while carrying Siyao.
"To the Iron Tiger Army camp," the Second Prince said slowly. "It's getting late, drive quickly."
"Yes!" the confidant replied.
Qin Siyao stared blankly at her second brother, her eyes full of confusion.
"Alright, stop staring at me like that. Take off your veil. You little brat, do you think your second brother won't recognize you just because you're dressed as a palace maid and your face is covered?"
Qin Jingyuan said with a smile.
Hearing her second brother's words, Qin Siyao's cheeks flushed slightly. She took off her veil, her big eyes full of curiosity: "Why did you help me, second brother?"
"Silly girl, you are my and your older brother's only biological sister. If we don't love you, who will we love?"
Qin Jingyuan said with a smile.
"But let me tell you, I'll help you this time, but this is a one-time thing. Otherwise, Father and Mother will blame me."
"Okay, Second Brother, just once is enough. Second Brother is the best."
Qin Siyao happily hugged her brother's arm.
"I was the best this time, so who will be the best next time your older brother helps you?" Qin Jingyuan asked jokingly.
“That’s the best, Big Brother,” Qin Siyao said with a giggle.
"You silly girl." Qin Jingyuan chuckled and ruffled his sister's hair, then said nothing more.
But looking at his sister's innocent smile, a pang of guilt flashed through his heart.
Is he really willing to use even his own sister for the sake of the throne?
Soon, the carriage stopped outside the Iron Tiger Army camp.
The second prince showed his jade token and inquired about the location of the Twelve Earthly Branches training before taking his sister in a carriage.
"Again!"
"You son of a bitch, didn't you eat enough tonight?"
"Punch!"
"Hurry up!"
"Don't act like a girl!"
"If you can't even handle this, you might as well sleep with your women from now on!"
At this time, the Iron Tiger Army was still training, and from time to time, the instructors' inappropriate shouts could be heard from all directions.
Qin Siyao didn't understand some of what was said, and she did understand some of it, but even when she did understand, she blushed and pretended not to.
However, Qin Siyao discovered that everyone in the military camp was training extremely hard, as if they were risking their lives to train.
"Second brother, why are they working so hard?" Qin Siyao asked.
Qin Jingyuan shook his head: "If we don't fight now, we won't survive on the battlefield."
As he spoke, Qin Jingyuan smiled and patted his sister's head: "But Siyao, don't worry about these things. Your older brother and I will protect you no matter what."
"Oh, okay." Qin Siyao nodded.
"Alright, we've arrived."
After an incense stick had burned, the carriage stopped in an open space in the vast military camp.
Qin Siyao got off the carriage and soon saw Xiao Mo's figure.
At this moment, Xiao Mo's limbs were not only bound with pieces of black iron, but he was also dragged by a long chain, with the other end of the chain tied to a thick tree trunk.
In Qin Siyao's eyes, these tree trunks were like steel, and Xiao Mo dragged long marks on the ground!
Under these circumstances, Xiao Mo kept punching an adult, sweat flying from his forehead.
Seeing Xiao Mo training so hard, Qin Siyao felt a lump in her throat.
Xiao Mo didn't have to work so hard, and I could visit him more often. It's all my father's fault!
"Xiao Mo!"
Suppressing her emotions, Qin Siyao raised her hand and waved at Xiao Mo.
Xiao Mo and Master Chang stopped what they were doing, and Zhao Wei and the others also looked curiously toward the source of the female voice.
They were all stunned for a moment when they saw the exquisitely beautiful little girl.
"Where did this little girl come from? She's so pretty."
Qin Jingyuan stepped forward and spoke a few words to Master Chang. Master Chang wiped his sweat and said to Xiao Mo and the others:
"Today's training is over, everyone go and rest."
As soon as Master Chang finished speaking, everyone except Xiao Mo collapsed to the ground, exhausted.
Xiao Mo took a deep breath, unlocked the chains binding him, and walked towards Qin Siyao.
Qin Siyao also ran towards Xiao Mo, then stopped in front of him like a little rabbit, her beautiful eyes curving as she looked at him.
"Siyao, what brings you here?" Xiao Mo asked with a smile.
"Of course I came to see you!" Qin Siyao said happily. "How about it, aren't you surprised?"
“Indeed, there are some.” Xiao Mo nodded.
"This girl, today she was dressed as a palace maid, wearing a veil, and stole Peanut's jade pendant, thinking of sneaking out on her own."
"It was only because she was stopped by the guards that she was able to find you; otherwise, this girl really would have walked all the way to the Iron Tiger Army on foot."
Qin Jingyuan stepped forward and said with a smile.
"Second brother, please stop talking. It's so embarrassing. What if Xiao Mo thinks I'm stupid?"
Qin Siyao stepped on her second brother's instep.
Soon, the little girl said happily, "But I really owe a lot to my second brother today. He brought me here, otherwise I wouldn't have been able to see you. It's rare for my second brother to be so kind."
"Hahaha, your second brother is in charge of the Iron Tiger Army's food and medicine supplies. I need to come tonight to get the list. Otherwise, do you think I, your second brother, can just walk into this military camp, a place of great importance?"
As he spoke, Qin Jingyuan looked at Xiao Mo, patted him on the shoulder, and lowered his voice slightly.
"We recently got a good batch of red tiger hearts, which will be very beneficial to your cultivation. I've asked the military camp to reserve some for you. When you need to supplement your diet, someone will prepare them for you."
"This... Your Highness, Second Prince, I have done nothing of merit or service, would that be inappropriate?"
"What's wrong with that?"
As he spoke, the Second Prince secretly slipped a note into Xiao Mo's clothes.
"If you need anything, just find this person. Although I don't have many people in the Iron Tiger Army, I can still provide you with some good food supplements and medicinal herbs."
Don't refuse, or I'll get angry.
"In that case, I thank Your Highness."
Xiao Mo bowed calmly, but inwardly he was filled with unease.
Does this second prince seem to be trying to win me over?
On the fifth day of my first recurring fever in my life, which was also the second day of receiving IV drips at a top-tier hospital, my throat felt like it was being stabbed with a razor blade. Even drinking water felt like torture, and swallowing saliva required immense courage.
The tests showed it wasn't influenza A, just a bacterial infection with purulent tonsillitis.
Oh my god, how can I feel so uncomfortable?
Even today, the back of my hand with the IV line is still a bit red and sore. My friend said, "Why is the glucose dripping so slowly even when it's at full speed?"
Once I'm better, I'm definitely going to that all-you-can-eat buffet I've always wanted to go to but couldn't bring myself to go to—it costs 380 yuan per person! I'll eat my fill, and then I'll go to the airport and be a real mouse!
This is the last time I'll complain to everyone; I won't do it again. I know it's annoying to hear from you all.
(End of this chapter)
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