Xiao Xiao already disliked Li Xiangjun, and when she saw Li Xiangjun making unwanted advances towards He Yunxiao, she couldn't hold back anymore.
He slapped Li Xiangjun's hand away from He Yunxiao's arm and stood aggressively in front of her, demanding, "What are you trying to do?"
Li Xiangjun's judgment was spot-on. Observing the way the others treated He Yunxiao, she knew he was their leader. Therefore, Li Xiangjun glanced at Xiaoxiao and then looked away, focusing her attention back on He Yunxiao.
"Aren't you going?" Li Xiangjun looked at He Yunxiao with a puzzled expression.
He Yunxiao was naturally going. Regardless of whether these "parents" were actually Sister Jiang's parents, He Yunxiao was more than willing to go just to test Li Xiangjun's sincerity.
If what Li Xiangjun said is true—that she, the Yan emperor, loves peace and that it was only her grandfather, Li Wanshi, who was secretly causing trouble—then there is a good chance that Qi and Yan will cease hostilities.
This at least demonstrates that within the Yan state, there exists a force that desires a ceasefire, and this force is not to be underestimated. By joining forces with Li Xiangjun to overthrow her grandfather, the two states could cease hostilities, and peace could be restored to the world.
"I'll go, Miss Li, please lead the way," He Yunxiao said.
Xiao Xiao looked at He Yunxiao with dissatisfaction. If Chu Chu hadn't been watching her, she would have clung tightly to his arm to prevent him from leaving.
Nan Zhu's wife didn't have as many scenes as Xiao Xiao. She just quietly held hands with He Yunxiao, her big eyes quietly observing Li Xiangjun, and maintaining her usual social anxiety in front of the stranger Li Xiangjun.
Li Xiangjun asked, "Shall I lead the way?"
He Yunxiao smiled and said, "Miss Li, you only need to give directions. There is a carriage downstairs. Just tell the coachman when you get in the carriage."
After He Yunxiao finished speaking, he said to Ren Qianqian, "Miss Ren, don't worry, I will keep my promise."
Ren Qianqian clenched her small fist and placed it on her heart, saying with a mixture of worry and gratitude, "Okay, Qianqian thanks you, young master."
As a professional coachman, Ma Dekuai didn't need He Yunxiao to explain things like remembering routes. Although his understanding of Jingtian City was far less than that of Yinjing City, he had been in the city for a day now and knew the main roads and landmarks by heart.
“Let’s go to Guanyun Tower,” Li Xiangjun said to Ma Dekuai.
Ma De was slightly taken aback when he saw Li Xiangjun. As He Yunxiao's coachman, he had naturally seen Li Qingmeng before. He didn't know that Li Qingmeng was Meng Qingqian, but he knew that Li Qingmeng hadn't gone to Jingtian with He Yunxiao. There were only two "ladies" who came to Jingtian, and they were both in his carriage. So how did this "lady" get here?
Seeing Ma Dekuai's surprised expression, Li Xiangjun's heart stirred slightly, and she smiled, "You know me?"
Ma De nodded quickly, "This humble servant is acquainted with Madam, oh no, Miss Li."
Li Xiangjun remained expressionless and said nothing more. He Yunxiao was a martial artist, and asking Ma Dekuai about "Mengbao" would surely arouse his suspicion. She casually took out a piece of gold and tossed it into Ma Dekuai's hand.
"This is a reward for you."
Ma De quickly thanked her, saying, "Thank you very much, Miss Li."
Li Xiangjun smiled kindly at him, then got into the car and sat opposite He Yunxiao.
It wasn't that she didn't want to sit next to He Yunxiao, but with Nan Zhu and Xiao Xiao around, she couldn't sit next to He Yunxiao.
After getting into the car, Li Xiangjun maintained her innocent smile, but her mind was filled with a multitude of thoughts. Last night, when He Yunxiao first called her "Mengbao," Li Xiangjun hadn't thought much of it, simply assuming she resembled "Mengbao." But today, the girl beside He Yunxiao and the coachman both mistook her for someone else…
And that girl even wanted to call me "older sister"...
She even mistook someone else's "older sister"...
Li Xiangjun suddenly realized that her relationship with "Mengbao" was probably not so simple.
Li Xiangjun put on a smile and said to He Yunxiao, "Young Master Zhang, I don't know the names of these two young ladies yet."
"This is my younger sister, Zhang Lingrou, and this is Xiaoxiao," He Yunxiao introduced.
Li Xiangjun smiled at them. She hadn't heard of the name "Zhang Lingrou," but she recognized the name "Xiaoxiao." This "Xiaoxiao" seemed to be Chu Xiaoxiao, the younger sister of Chu Fan, the newly emerged martial arts genius in Yinjing. Compared to her brother Chu Fan, Chu Xiaoxiao was almost invisible.
He Yunxiao traveled a thousand miles to Jingtian, without any martial arts guards, but he brought two young women with him...
Li Xiangjun remained silent.
The more she got to know He Yunxiao, the more she felt that he possessed countless secrets.
...
He Yunxiao had been observing Li Xiangjun. He looked at the girl with a faint smile, but he couldn't see anything wrong with her.
As they approached Guanyun Tower, He Yunxiao asked, "Miss Li, are Jiang Wuyou's parents really in Guanyun Tower?"
"Okay." Li Xiangjun nodded obediently.
"I heard that her parents have some status; they're not ordinary people..."
Li Xiangjun blinked. "I never said they were commoners. How did you know they were commoners?"
He Yunxiao secretly thought that the Qi Kingdom's spies were a disgrace; that Minister Qian kept claiming to be a "commoner," but he wasn't. Although the location where he was imprisoned was investigated quite accurately, it was indeed Guanyun Tower.
He Yunxiao then asked, "Miss Li, the Jiang family members are imprisoned in Guanyun Tower. Don't they have any objections?"
Li Xiangjun angrily shifted the blame, saying, "It wasn't me, it was Grandpa who closed it."
He Yunxiao: "Alright, alright, it's your grandfather. Does the Jiang family have no objections?"
Li Xiangjun pursed her lips, "No objection. What objection could they possibly have? They're just being treated like bait, being fed and cared for."
He Yunxiao's face turned awkward. "So that means if I don't go..."
Li Xiangjun said, "The Jiang family is naturally fine, but the Jiang family doesn't acknowledge that courtesan. My grandfather originally only wanted to arrest that woman, but Jiang Wenqi insisted on 'living and dying together,' so they all moved in. If Jiang Wuyou is willing to come back and get married, that's fine, but if she doesn't want to come back, I don't know what my grandfather and the Jiang family will do."
He Yunxiao thought for a moment and said, "Miss Li, my saving people has ruined your grandfather's plans, so I can't keep Jingtian here."
Li Xiangjun looked reluctant to part, "When are you leaving?"
He Yunxiao said, "I'll leave immediately after I save the person."
"So fast!"
"There is no time to lose."
"Even if you rescue the people and leave, the Yan army's horses are fast, and you will still be caught up after you leave the city."
Having been hastily prepared for this rescue, He Yunxiao said, "Then I cannot save Jiang Wuyou's mother today. This matter needs further consideration."
Li Xiangjun said, "That's not necessarily true. I have two options. The first one is safer, but you'll need to wait a few more days. I'll talk to Grandpa and ask him to release Jiang Wuyou's parents. The second option is for you to go and rescue them. I'll help you spread the word and have the Yan army head east to Wei to pursue them. You can use my documents to cross the Yan border and head south back to Qi."
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