The Adventures of the Crying Princess

Chapter 14: A Chance Encounter in the Marketplace

"Little ancestor, how come you are so powerful now? Is this acupuncture from a distance?"

Seeing Su Beichen deliberately laughing, Bai Yimeng spat out the melon seed shells and said, "Not only that, my little aunt can also take things from the air. Do you want to try it?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Su Beichen discovered that his huge body was actually moving backwards. This was unscientific and unrealistic.

Yuwen Ji was also stunned, but he couldn't act too exaggerated for the sake of face. "Old Su, why don't you tell me something? Xiaobai is in a bad temper now, and he almost killed me just now."

After seeing the situation clearly, Su Beichen chose to compromise. "Little Princess Mu is really pitiful, but it's all because her aunt, sister and father did too much evil, and retribution has come to her."

Su Beichen only talked about what ordinary people knew, and hardly said a word about the key points of the case.

As they were talking, Su Beichen and Yuwen Ji looked at Bai Yimeng at the same time, as if asking: Did you do it?

Noticing the looks of the two, Bai Yimeng got annoyed, "Why are you looking at me? I didn't do it. It's true that I hate King Mu. But it's not necessary to find an innocent little girl to vent my anger on. If I want revenge, I'll go after her father, her aunt, and her sister."

"It's really not you?" Yuwen Ji felt that Xiaobai now was very unfamiliar to him. He was not sure whether she could really do such a thing.

"It's definitely not Xiaobai." Although Su Beichen was immobilized, his speech was not affected.

"How do you know?" Yuwen Ji glanced at Su Beichen, as if he disagreed with his point of view.

"The timing is wrong. When you found the little princess, you were with Xiaobai. Before that, I accompanied Xiaobai to the back garden to feed the carp..."

"Old Su, you don't know that Xiao Bai is very capable nowadays. He is very skilled in disguise. If he puts a poison on you, you might be fooled."

Yuwen Ji touched his neck and felt that Bai Yimeng looked very strange to him now.

The Bai family was exterminated, and Prince Mu was the culprit. If Bai Yimeng wanted revenge, he would never let Prince Mu's mansion go. Isn't Concubine Shu an example? At this time, Yuwen Ji looked at Bai Yimeng as if he was looking at a suspect.

"Okay, very good." Bai Yimeng stared at Yuwen Ji for a long time. "Yuwen Ji, you miss me so much, why do you have to pretend to be affectionate? Who are you acting for? Just let me go, why do you care about my life or death?"

"Xiaobai, what are you going to do?" Su Beichen wanted to break free from the acupuncture points, but he was still unable to move. "Xiaobai, calm down. Prince Yi was just guessing, and he didn't say it must be you."

Bai Yimeng sneered, "Su Beichen, what are you afraid of? If I really wanted to kill him, I would have done it just now." He turned his head and looked at Yuwen Ji, "Since that's the case, there's no need for me to stay."

"It's not that easy to leave. Xiaobai, you must make things clear today. Does the matter of the little princess of Prince Mu's Mansion have anything to do with you?" Having said this, Yuwen Ji unconsciously drew out his sword and blocked Bai Yimeng's way.

Bai Yimeng flicked his sword and pointed at it, "Do you think you can really stop me? Or do you think you can still control me and manipulate me?"

Suddenly, Bai Yimeng dodged Yuwen Ji, and his figure was as light as a shadow passing by the two of them. Before the two of them could react, Bai Yimeng had already disappeared.

It wasn't that she couldn't beat him, she just had a little fantasy about this man. Now she finally understood that he had never trusted her.

"Your Highness, you know that Xiaobai didn't do it, why are you accusing her?" Su Beichen didn't understand Yuwen Ji today.

"She is no longer the Xiaobai she used to be. You didn't see the look in her eyes just now. Forget it, let's not talk about it. It's better for her to leave. Father may already know of her existence, and it may be a good thing for her to leave." Yuwen Ji sat on the ground limply like a deflated ball.

Even Yuwen Ji himself didn't know why he was so angry just now. He just thought that it might be better if Bai Yimeng left.

Su Beichen's acupoints were unblocked by themselves around the afternoon.

One day, two days, five days, ten days, Bai Yimeng seemed to have disappeared from the face of the earth.

The palace has been exceptionally peaceful these past few days. There have been no more "ghost" incidents, and no more strange incidents of people trespassing into the palace.

Everything was extremely calm, as if Bai Yimeng had never appeared.

After the morning court session, Yuwen Ji, as usual, threw his court robes to Yi Tong, changed into casual clothes, and walked back to the palace. This was his habit, and he had been doing it for the past five years.

Walking through Dongsi Street, I saw the usual bustle and bustle. The young man selling pancakes was still shouting as usual.

Yuwen Ji was like an empty shell with all his energy sucked out, looking at everything around him without any emotion.

Bai Yimeng's voice could be heard in my ears from time to time, like an auditory hallucination.

Suddenly, a roar came from behind, "You stinky beggar, let me go. If you don't let go, I will hit you."

Yuwen Ji continued to move forward. There were many more beggars in the capital in recent years. The Jingzhao Prefecture had tried to take care of it, but it didn't work.

"Hey, are you looking for death? If you don't let go, I will really do it."

Yuwen Ji couldn't help shaking his head. Just as he was about to quicken his pace, he suddenly heard a familiar voice, "I'm hungry. Please be kind and give me something to eat..."

Yuwen Ji turned around and saw a dirty little beggar begging from a lady with her hair full of jewels and jade.

"Get away! Take your dirty hands away. You have soiled my lady's clothes. Can you afford the compensation? Get out of here! Don't block the road." The little maid beside the lady reached out and pushed the little beggar away.

The little beggar stumbled and fell to the ground, which gave Yuwen Ji a good chance to see her face clearly.

Yuwen Ji rushed forward and picked him up, "Xiaobai, why are you here?"

Bai Yimeng seemed not to understand what he said. She giggled foolishly, her eyes full of innocence and panic.

"Hey, how dare this little beggar block the road? It turns out that someone instigated him. The world has really changed now. Is it safe to earn money by hiring others to beg?" A little maid in emerald green clothes came towards them. The little maid looked at Yuwen Ji and couldn't help but ridiculing him when she saw that he was dressed in ordinary clothes.

Yuwen Ji didn't want to argue with her, so he picked up Bai Yimeng and was about to leave. The little maidservant refused to give in and blocked his way, "You want to leave? It's not that easy. Do you know how much silver my wife's clothes are worth? Your little beggar soiled my wife's clothes, and you want to leave without paying for it?"

Yuwen Ji turned his head to look at the lady and nodded slightly, "I'm sorry, it's my brother today. I offended the lady, please don't blame me."

The lady narrowed her eyes and glanced at Yuwen Ji, looking indifferent, "My clothes are actually not worth much money, but this little beggar ruined my mood. This, I can't afford money."

Yuwen Ji looked at the lady coldly, "What do you think, madam?"

"You ask her to kowtow and apologize to me, otherwise... let's go see the official." The lady's slender fingers tucked the scattered hair behind her ears, her face full of disdain.

"Kowtow and apologize?" Yuwen Ji found it ridiculous and couldn't help but repeat it.

"If she doesn't kowtow, you will do the same. After all, she is your brother. You are also responsible for not taking good care of her." The lady glanced at Yuwen Ji coldly.

"I kowtow? Can you bear it?" Yuwen Ji didn't care about the other party's words. He just felt that this lady was beautiful but had no brains.

"My wife is the daughter of the Nine-Gates Commander, and my son-in-law is the prefect of Jingzhao Prefecture. Who do you think you are? How come I can't stand your kneeling?" The little maidservant spoke aggressively, as if the Nine-Gates Commander was a very high official position.

While they were talking, a crowd of people gathered to watch the fun. Some advised Yuwen Ji to just kowtow, saying that the prefect of Jingzhao was not someone to be trifled with.

Some people even laughed at Yuwen Ji for being too arrogant and saying that he became stupid because of studying.

Yuwen Ji was a little socially anxious when he was surrounded by a group of people. His head was buzzing. He just wanted to rescue his Xiaobai and didn't want to cause trouble. He didn't want to quarrel with a woman.

Perhaps there were too many people watching, and the people from the Patrol Department thought something was happening and came over.

Seeing an acquaintance, Yuwen Ji lowered his head slightly. He really couldn't afford to lose face. He was a prince, and if he cursed at a shrew in the street, how could he survive in the capital?

"Madam Song, why are you here? Have you encountered any trouble?" Lord Zhang from the Patrol Department came forward with a flattering look on his face and greeted the lady.

"Master Zhang, you've come at the right time. This man and his brothers bullied my wife." When the little maid saw that it was an acquaintance, she began to confuse right and wrong.

"Don't worry, Miss Cui'er. We are here and will not let Madam suffer any injustice." Lord Zhang walked up to Yuwen Ji and shouted, "How dare you..."

Before he could utter the word "刁" he saw Yuwen Ji's face clearly. He knelt limply on the ground and kowtowed repeatedly, "I...I...I am blind and have offended Prince Yi. Please forgive me, Prince Yi."

When the onlookers heard the word "Prince", they immediately knelt down and kowtowed.

"Everyone, please get up. I was just out for a stroll and came across a lost friend. I wanted to lend a hand to rescue him, and that's why this embarrassing thing happened. I'm sorry to have made you all laugh."

When the people saw how easy-going Prince Yi was, they praised him again and again.

Yuwen Ji's eyes fell on Lord Zhang, and he kicked his shoulder with a sneer, "The Patrol Department is really powerful now, and I have learned a lesson.

When encountering a conflict, instead of understanding the situation first, he chose to cling to the powerful. Sir Zhang has a bright future. "

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