Waterweed's expression changed drastically. She immediately made a decision and said through gritted teeth, "Please allow me to disguise myself as you to hold off the enemy."
"Granted!" Xuan Mingye agreed without much thought, and tossed his cloak to the waterweed.
Waterweed took the cloak, which carried his strong scent, and she was stunned.
"What are you daydreaming about? Hurry up!" Leng Xue shouted unhappily, then stepped forward and carried his master on his back.
"Yes, yes, yes!" Waterweed hurriedly stepped aside, watching Leng Xue quickly jump off the carriage with his master on his back and disappear into the depths of the forest, feeling extremely reluctant to part with him.
A cold wind blew through the woods, and the two held their breath until the carriage finally lured away the bat-like assassins.
Pfft! Pfft!
The moment he tried to breathe normally, Xuan Mingye started spitting out blood. In his desperation, Leng Xue sealed several acupoints on his body, which provided some relief.
However, after holding his breath just now, Xuan Mingye's body was even weaker. He had to open his mouth wide to catch his breath and had already forgotten the pain in his body.
"Master, Master!" Leng Xue called softly in his ear a few times as he saw his master was about to faint.
"Let's go find that thing." Even though Xuan Mingye's body was in such a state, he still hadn't given up.
Leng Xue's face darkened, and he said firmly, "Even if Master wants Leng Xue to die, Leng Xue will not resist in the slightest. However, this time you must listen to your subordinate."
"You..." Xuan Mingye was furious, but he fainted before he could finish speaking.
Leng Xue immediately carried Xuan Mingye on his back, thankful that he had preserved his strength when dealing with the assassins, and even more thankful that Mr. Bu Yu had given him some pills before leaving. Otherwise, with his current strength, he might not have been able to get his master out of this dangerous place.
The moon rose to the middle of the sky, and the carriage sped on, its speed increasing. With pursuers coming in quick succession, Shuicao looked with heartache at the cloak draped over her shoulders, which was still imbued with his scent. She took a deep breath, feeling reluctant yet helpless.
She ultimately resorted to a desperate measure: she summoned the guards who were following the carriage, knocked them unconscious, disguised them as her mistress, draped a cloak over them, and deliberately drove the carriage to the edge of a cliff. Then, she jumped out of the carriage beforehand and watched it plunge off the cliff.
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Ever since the imperial decree was issued, Qian Yingxue has been confined to the courtyard by Aunt Liu, who has people guarding her inside and out, for fear that she will cause trouble.
At this moment, Aunt Liu was sitting in the room drinking the tea that Qian Muxue had brought back from the palace, and she was in a good mood.
"Master, the maid over there said that the young master went to Xueyuan last night, and that woman arrived shortly after he went in. She even had the servants beat Lianxin." Granny Zhang rushed in and told her master the news she had just received. After a pause, she said with a puzzled look, "By the way, I heard that Granny Yang, who beat Lianxin, was beaten by the young lady. She hit her hard."
Aunt Liu frowned slightly after hearing this. Madam Su disliked Qian Youxue because her first child was a girl, which greatly disappointed the master. It was only then that she had the opportunity to gain the master's favor. However, judging from that good-for-nothing's past behavior, she wouldn't dare to lay a hand on Madam Su's most favored servant.
“Mother, I have a feeling that that good-for-nothing has been acting a little differently lately.” Qian Muxue said slowly, her expression changing slightly as she added, “But I asked the imperial physician before, and he couldn’t find anything wrong with him.”
Madam Su nodded. There was no need to hide the fact that the imperial physician was Consort Liu's man. But, just as Mu Xue had said, the useless person had changed and seemed to have a sharper mind.
No, the position of Crown Princess absolutely cannot fall into the hands of that good-for-nothing. Although Madam Su appears indifferent on the surface, she is probably laughing at herself for this very reason.
"Mu Xue, your mother can see that the Crown Prince is interested in you, and your father feels the same way. Now that the Crown Prince has been betrothed to that good-for-nothing, aren't you even a little bit anxious?" Sometimes, Aunt Liu felt that she couldn't figure out her seemingly obedient second daughter. Since the imperial decree was issued, she hadn't seen a trace of anger in her, and she was unusually calm.
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