As soon as Su Yanqi rode out of the Su Mansion, a leader quietly made a gesture in the dark nearby. After receiving the order, the others immediately approached the Su Mansion.

In the Xi Garden of Ninghou Mansion, Lin Wanqiao anxiously asked Jiang Qie and the others, "Haven't you found the princess yet?"

Jiang Qie was extremely worried and blamed himself: "We have searched several places but couldn't find any trace of Asaya. It's all our fault."

Lin Wanqiao was worried: "Where did she go in such a cold day? She didn't even bring any guards with her."

She hurriedly ordered Xichun: "Hurry up and send someone to the northern suburbs camp to inform the prince, and ask him to bring people to find the princess as soon as possible."

Xichun left immediately.

Seeing that Huiyi's mother and the others were extremely anxious, Lin Wanqiao calmed herself down and tried to comfort them.

"Don't worry, the princess is accompanied by Miss Yaoyao who is highly skilled in martial arts, so she won't be in any danger. Maybe she just sneaked out because she wanted to have fun."

Lin Wanqiao sighed softly, not knowing what to do with Ning Ziqing. But when she thought that she would be getting married soon, she felt reluctant.

Long after noon, Huo Yunjue was still discussing the case with Gu Liaohe in the Dali Temple.

Huo Yunjue chewed two bites of the cold mutton pancake and analyzed the clues he had drawn on the table.

"From the assassination of the Wu clan assassins who killed the envoys, to the case of the dethronement of the crown prince, to Huo Yunhong's private release of Song from prison, these events seem complicated, but I always feel that there is another force secretly assisting him."

Gu Liaohe put down his bowl and chopsticks and raised his doubts: "But why did that person help Huo Yunhong offend Qianye Kingdom? Doing so will make him lose the support of King Rui'an and King Qian. It is really puzzling."

Huo Yunjue snorted and laughed, "What if they did it on purpose? First, they disrupted the relationship between the two countries and caused war, then framed and deposed the crown prince, and finally, in order to stabilize the situation between the two countries, they forced Your Majesty to appoint Huo Yunhong as the crown prince, and let him negotiate with Qianye Kingdom. Maybe this is their ultimate goal."

Since there were spies from the Witch Clan infiltrating the palace, all of this made sense.

Could the person who secretly supports Huo Yunhong be Snow Concubine Ye Yushan?

Huo Yunjue frowned in deep thought.

Gu Liaohe was surprised, but reminded Huo Yunjue carefully.

"Your Highness, this is just your guess. If you don't have sufficient evidence to prove that it was done by Your Highness, please do not speak to His Majesty so easily."

Huo Yunjue nodded, rolled up the drawings and prepared to take them away.

Just then, the door was pushed open heavily and someone rushed in.

Gu Liaohe turned around and was about to scold him when he saw that the person coming was Su Yanqi.

"Seventh Prince, why are you here?"

Gu Liaohe stood up to greet him, but Su Yanqi seemed not to hear him. He quickly walked past him to the table, put his hands on the drawings that Huo Yunjue was holding, stared at him and asked harshly.

"Fourth Prince, what exactly did you and Qingqing hide from me? Why did she want to break off the engagement with me?"

Huo Yunjue's heart trembled and his pupils suddenly dilated.

……

A strong wind blew in the afternoon, blowing off the few remaining leaves of the red maple trees in the corner of Cuohezhai.

The corner bell under the eaves swayed violently in the strong wind, and the loud noise woke up Ning Ziqing who was sleeping.

Ning Ziqing had just woken up from his sleep and found himself in a strange place. He felt a sense of fear inexplicably in his heart.

She sat up and looked around carefully, then she realized that she was in Su Yanqi's bedroom.

Ning Ziqing secretly thought that drinking had caused trouble. He patted his dizzy head in annoyance, lifted the quilt, got out of bed, and planned to go look for Yaoyao.

As soon as she reached the door, she was stopped by Yan Si who was guarding outside.

"Princess Azhao, please stay. The master has instructed that you cannot leave Cuohezhai for the time being."

Ning Ziqing frowned and asked in confusion: "What does he mean? I helped him so much, but he doesn't appreciate me and wants to lock me up?"

Yan Si was unable to explain clearly for the moment, and just told Ning Ziqing that Su Yanqi had gone out in a hurry and asked her to wait here for him to come back.

Seeing that it was getting late and she hadn't received the letter of divorce yet, Ning Ziqing was worried that the Ning Marquis' Mansion would send someone to look for her in a hurry.

So she pushed Yan Si away and tried to go out.

Yan Si immediately ordered the guards to block the entrance of Cuohezhai and not let her leave.

"How dare you stop me!"

Ning Ziqing put on a majestic attitude and tried to drive them away.

Yan Si led a group of people to kneel down and persuade: "Princess Azhao, please don't embarrass us. The master has given an order and we have to obey. Please go back to your room."

"you……!"

Ning Ziqing was so angry that he gritted his teeth and stamped his feet. "The people in the garden and my sister-in-law didn't know I came out today. If I don't hurry back now, it will be troublesome when they find me. You guys get out of my way."

She took a tough stance and tried to persuade Yan Si.

Yan Si looked at her hesitantly, and Ning Ziqing suddenly snatched the knife from her hand and pointed it at her.

Yan Si was startled: "Princess Azhao, calm down."

Ning Ziqing smiled cunningly and put the blade on his arm threateningly.

"If you don't let me go back home, I will cut myself. When the Seventh Young Master comes back, I will definitely punish you!"

Yan Si was terrified, and after a moment's hesitation, she reluctantly compromised with Ning Ziqing: "Please wait for a moment, Princess Azhao. I will send someone to prepare a carriage and personally escort you back."

Ning Ziqing put down the knife with satisfaction and handed it back to her.

"Don't bother with that. My carriage is parked outside the wall of Songming Garden. You can ask someone to rush to the backyard and bring two guards to quietly send me back."

Yan Si was still frightened by her previous behavior and had to nod obediently.

After a while, she accompanied Ning Ziqing to the backyard, boarded the carriage and returned to Ning Hou Mansion.

Ning Ziqing leaned against the carriage, rubbing his temple and asking Yan Si: "Did Yaoyao leave with Qi Langjun? Where did they go?"

Yan Si couldn't tell him directly that Su Yanqi went to Huo Yunjue to question the emotional entanglement between the three of them, so she had to make up an excuse: "Something happened at a business in the East Market. Someone started a disturbance. The Lord was in a hurry to deal with it. The Left Envoy was worried that the Lord couldn't handle it, so he accompanied him to solve it."

Ning Ziqing noticed that she looked a little unnatural and was obviously lying, which made him even more suspicious.

"Is there anything in this world that Qi Langjun can't handle? Does he need Yaoyao's help?"

Yan Si was slightly stunned, then smiled awkwardly and said, "Perhaps the Left Envoy likes to join in the fun."

Ning Ziqing could tell that she was deliberately avoiding him, and his face darkened with displeasure. He turned sideways and was about to close his eyes and take a nap when the carriage suddenly stopped and the sound of fighting was heard outside.

"Capture the woman in blue in the car, and kill the rest!"

"There is an assassin, protect the princess!"

The guard's voice sounded immediately, and Yan Si immediately became alert and drew her knife to protect Ning Ziqing.

A strong smell of blood instantly filled the air. Yan Si carefully used a knife to pry open the curtain of the carriage, only to see five or six ferocious-looking masked men in black surrounding the carriage, and the two guards driving the carriage had been killed.

Yan Si frowned, quickly jumped onto the shaft of the cart to fight off the two men in black who were rushing towards her, then pulled the reins and rushed out.

She drove the carriage furiously and drank loudly.

"This is Princess Azhao's chariot, which was suddenly attacked by criminals. Anyone who sees it should quickly notify the Jinwu Guards to come and rescue her. There will be a generous reward."

However, there were no pedestrians on the street because of the strong wind.

When the merchants and civilians on both sides of the street heard that there were criminals committing crimes, they closed their doors and windows and hid.

Seeing that the situation was not right, Yan Si planned to drive the carriage to the yamen.

But the man in black behind her was chasing her relentlessly. Seeing that he was about to catch up, Ning Ziqing leaned out and shouted to her anxiously, "Quick, turn your horse around."

Yan Si did as she was told, and the carriage crashed towards the men in black. They were caught off guard and were scattered.

But soon, a man in black with great martial arts skills reacted, took the opportunity to jump onto the carriage, and sprinkled a handful of powder into Yan Si's eyes.

Yan Si couldn't see anything for a moment. Fortunately, Ning Ziqing took out the dagger in time and stabbed the man in black in the back of the neck. The two of them worked together to kick him off the carriage.

Ning Ziqing stabbed the horse's buttocks with the dagger again. The horse was frightened and started to run wildly.

Ning Ziqing helped Yan Si up and urged her, "Yan Si, run away quickly. Their target is me. I can deal with them for a while. You run back and get help."

Yan Si refused to leave: "Princess, I can't abandon you."

Ning Ziqing said calmly: "They didn't kill me directly just now. They must have other purposes in arresting me. If you stay, we will both die. Go!"

Yan Si regretted it deeply: "It's all my fault for not providing good guards."

Ning Ziqing pushed her and said, "Don't waste time. First, find a way to get the watchtower to send a message and close the city gates to ensure that I will not be taken away from Kyoto by the men in black."

Yan Si took the order and rolled off the carriage at a corner according to Ning Ziqing's instructions, hiding under the flag of a tavern.

Seeing that Yan Si had successfully escaped the pursuit of the men in black, Ning Ziqing quickly slipped into the carriage and found the box of medicine that Jiang Quhan left for her.

She took out a medicine bottle, poured out a few pills and swallowed them, then picked up another medicine bottle and sprinkled the powder all over her head and body, and finally stuffed her shoes with various medicines.

After completing all these preparations, she hid the dagger, sat on the shaft and continued driving.

She knew it was only a matter of time before the man in black caught up with her, so she could only try her best to avoid running out of the city.

Not long after, the group of men in black forced Ning Ziqing into a dead end.

Ning Ziqing knew he could not escape, so he calmly jumped off the carriage, surrendered, and smiled indifferently at the men in black who surrounded him.

"Who sent you?"

The leading man in black stared at her coldly without responding. He raised his hand and struck her with a knife, knocking her unconscious.

"Take her back to report!"

At the order given by the leader of the men in black, his men carried the unconscious Ning Ziqing and evacuated quickly.

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