After hearing this, Ye Qingwan could no longer control her emotions. She turned around and went into the house, crying bitterly.

Although she and Shen Changan didn't get along, it was just a normal quarrel and there was no malice in it. Besides, they grew up together and had a close relationship, so how could she not be sad?

Especially when she thought about the fact that the Shen family's current situation was related to her father, Ye Qingwan felt so ashamed and guilty that she couldn't help herself.

She only hated herself for living too naively before, only seeing the splendor on the surface but not knowing the undercurrents underneath.

The more she thought about it, the sadder she felt, and the more she blamed herself, Ye Qingwan, who had been crying, suddenly wiped away her tears and rushed out.

They were temporarily arranged to stay in the backyard of Linshui County Government Office.

Ye Kunshan couldn't stand up. He was leaning on a recliner, discussing something with Ge Qing, the county magistrate of Linshui County. Seeing Ye Qingwan rushing out, Ye Kunshan hurriedly called her.

"Awan! What are you going to do?"

Ye Qingwan ran towards the stables while gritting her teeth and said, "I'm going to go find Shen Changan and Zhizhi myself!"

Perhaps not only Ye Kunshan, but even Ge Qing is the Dog Emperor's man. Ye Qingwan doesn't believe that they will do their best to search and rescue.

But there was really no one around her whom she could trust, so Ye Qingwan had no choice but to go by herself.

Seeing this, Ye Kunshan was so anxious that his heart ached: "It's almost dark, what can you do if you go? Come back quickly!"

Seeing that Ye Qingwan had already climbed onto the horse, Ye Kunshan quickly ordered his men: "Quickly stop the young lady!"

However, Ye Qingwan has been hanging out with Shen Changan, Shen Nanzhi and others since she was a child. Although her martial arts skills are not good, her riding skills are still better than ordinary people.

She gripped the reins tightly and soon left Ye Kunshan's men far behind, disappearing in the blink of an eye.

She was not familiar with the terrain in this area, but fortunately there was only one official road, and as long as she followed this official road, she could return to the fork in the road where she and Shen Changan parted today.

Ye Qingwan guessed that Shen Nanzhi must have gone there by now. She was afraid that Shen Nanzhi might be in danger, so she didn't hesitate at all and rode her horse straight in that direction.

Ye Qingwan's guess was correct, Shen Nanzhi did come back.

She quietly left while Ye Kunshan was negotiating with Ge Qing and others.

Linshui County is actually not far from where Shen Changan fell off the cliff. It only takes a quarter of an hour to ride a horse at full speed after leaving the city.

When Shen Nanzhi arrived, the yamen runners of Linshui County had already started searching on both sides of the river bank, with the hillside where Shen Changan fell off the cliff as the center.

Shen Nanzhi just took a look from a distance and then turned back to Yunyan Town, which was the entrance to the town where they were ambushed at the beginning.

The most dangerous places are often the safest.

There, Shen Nanzhi indeed saw the mark left by Shen Changan. She followed the mark all the way to a dense forest.

It was getting dark, and it was almost impossible to tell the direction in the dense forest, so it became increasingly difficult to find the markings.

But fortunately, someone is here to help.

Seeing Shen Nanzhi, the secret guard hurriedly stepped forward to greet her and said respectfully, "Miss."

Shen Nanzhi nodded and lowered his voice to ask, "How is my cousin?"

As soon as she finished speaking, she heard footsteps behind her, followed by a lazy voice: "Don't worry, you won't die."

Dressed in farmer's clothes with his trouser legs half rolled up, Shen Changan, who looked like he had just come back from working in the fields, poked his head towards Shen Nanzhi and said, "Otherwise, it must be my sister who is amazing!"

As he said this, he reached into his arms and was about to take off the golden silk soft armor and return it to Shen Nanzhi, but Shen Nanzhi held his wrist.

She shook her head and said, "You have been through a very dangerous journey. It is important to save your life at the critical moment."

Shen Nanzhi had a bad feeling and of course had to make some preparations.

This invulnerable golden soft armor is one of the preparations Shen Nanzhi made for Shen Changan.

Not only that, she had looked at the topographic map of the surrounding area and also considered which locations Emperor Shunqing's men would most likely choose if they wanted to take action.

Just as she told Ye Kunshan, since Emperor Shunqing has already made up his mind to kill, if he fails this time, there will definitely be another time.

Instead of being worried all the time, it is better to let him be happy and get through the current crisis.

And Shen Changan can also use this opportunity to fake his death to escape.

Shen Nanzhi planned to let him go to Shangyang County to secretly contact the old members of the Shen family.

The Shen family can no longer sit there and wait to be beaten passively!

Originally, Shen Nanzhi planned to wait for his uncle to come back with news about his grandfather before they could make plans.

But now Emperor Shunqing doesn't give them this opportunity at all.

But since it is a dead end, it does not necessarily mean that we cannot live towards death.

Just like right now.

Although Shen Changan is usually not very serious, his skills on horseback have not brought disgrace to the Shen family.

In his previous life, even when facing an enemy force several times larger than his, he was still able to turn the tables, so Shen Nanzhi didn't take those assassins today seriously. What's more, there were secret guards protecting them along the way.

If you really have to go back to Beijing, it is not impossible.

But after this incident, Emperor Shunqing might be even more wary of Shen Changan, and who knows what bad things he might be planning next time.

It is even more disadvantageous to Shen Changan and the Shen family.

That's why Shen Nanzhi made this decision on the spur of the moment.

These assassins are no problem, and the gold silk soft armor can also block arrow wounds, but in order not to arouse the suspicion of those assassins, Shen Changan still has to deliberately expose his flaws and suffer some physical pain.

Shen Nanzhi asked with concern: "Cousin, are you okay with your injuries?"

Hearing this, Shen Changan waved his hand: "Don't worry, this little injury won't cause any trouble."

As soon as he finished speaking, perhaps because the movement of his hand was too large, the wound on his arm was pulled, and he gasped in pain.

Shen Changan smiled awkwardly: "I took the knife on purpose, otherwise I would not be able to deceive you."

When Shen Nanzhi saw the half-bloodstained sleeve, she felt heartbroken even though she knew Shen Changan was prepared.

The play is acted, but the wounds and the blood are real.

Her eyes were sore, but her tone became more and more determined: "Cousin, the blood of the Shen family cannot be shed in vain, I will definitely make the dog emperor pay the price!"

Shen Changan smiled and said, "What a coincidence, I thought so too!"

He looked up at the sky which had already darkened. "Isn't he on guard against us every day, afraid that we might rebel? If so, let's rebel and show him!"

At this point, he turned to look at Shen Nanzhi, grinned and said, "They all say that your prince has no chance of becoming the emperor. Our Shen family will send him to the throne. As long as the prince is willing, I will kick the dog emperor off the throne!"

Seeing that he was still talking nonsense, Shen Nanzhi couldn't help but glare at him: "Cousin! It seems that you haven't been beaten enough."

However, although it seems unreasonable, what he said does make sense.

Just like the Dog Emperor chose to replace the Shen family with Lin Hongrui after getting rid of the Shen family.

And if they want to kick out the Dog Emperor and Xiao Qian'an in the future, they must also choose someone to support.

But Shen Nanzhi still doesn't know what Xiao Chuyun will choose and whether he is willing to do this.

Moreover, regarding what Xiao Qian'an said about burning the soul not having a good end, no matter whether it was true or not, Shen Nanzhi didn't dare to think about it rashly for the time being.

In addition, the fifth prince Xiao Ziyi was also excluded first.

The only one left is the eldest prince Xiao Huaimin, and if you count them, there is also an underage ninth prince.

However, this is all later. What is important is to get out of the current predicament.

Shen Nanzhi sent away all the secret guards around her. She called Shen Changan to her side and whispered to him the information she got from Ye Kunshan and the conclusions she had drawn.

After hearing the last part, Shen Changan couldn't help but curse.

But since the matter was of great importance, he quickly calmed down and looked at Shen Nanzhi and said, "So, when I go to Shangyang County this time, I have to pay special attention to Lin Hongrui and others? After so many years, I guess they have already figured out about 70% of our Shen family members. Damn it!"

"but……"

At this point, Shen Changan paused and said, "Do you think that grandpa knew that Ye Kunshan was a pawn of the dog emperor? We are not experienced in the world and don't know the twists and turns here, but how could grandpa not know? For so many years, he just left Ye Kunshan alone?"

Hearing this, Shen Nanzhi shook his head.

Based on her understanding of her grandfather, he should have known about it, and he allowed Ye Kunshan to do so.

Firstly, it was to reassure Emperor Shunqing, letting him know that the Shen family was right under his nose and there was nothing unusual, so that he could rest assured about the Shen family.

Secondly, my grandfather was so loyal and stubborn that he would not dare to rebel against the imperial court.

Third, perhaps he also thought that such a concession could save the Shen family.

The uncle had previously gone back to the old house to discuss the matter with his grandfather. In fact, Shen Nanzhi was not sure that his grandfather would make other plans.

But now that Emperor Shunqing has done something so ruthless, he has forced my grandfather into a corner.

After witnessing several of his sons die tragically for the country, and now in his old age having to watch his only grandson being slaughtered by Emperor Shunqing, even a grandfather could not sit still.

Shen Nanzhi looked at Shen Changan who was still carefree, and couldn't help but give him a few more reminders.

But she was still worried.

"Be careful on the road and remember not to reveal your identity."

Shen Changan couldn't help but joked: "You haven't even gotten married yet, why are you the same as my mother?"

However, when talking about his aunt, the smile on Shen Changan's face faded a lot.

He lowered his eyes and sighed, "I'm still a little uncomfortable not being able to hear her nagging for a while. And Aya..."

When Liu Jingya was mentioned, Shen Changan's expression became even uglier.

The news of his death will soon be reported back to Kyoto, and it is unknown how sad Liu Jingya will be.

Shen Nanzhi didn't expect this to be the outcome at first.

She had clearly promised Liu Jingya at the beginning that she would bring Shen Changan back safely.

After a moment of silence, Shen Nanzhi said, "Do you want to tell her the truth?"

Shen Changan thought for a moment and said, "Let's not do it. Even if I am alive now, my life or death is uncertain. Moreover, once the plan begins, there is no turning back. She can still live well in the Liu family. If it succeeds one day, it will be fine. But if..."

If it fails, the Shen family will be overthrown and Liu Jingya will also be implicated.

The Shen family now has no other choice but to fight a desperate battle, but Liu Jingya does.

He didn't want to implicate her.

Shen Nanzhi also understands this principle.

Moreover, she knew that this matter was of great importance. The more people knew about it, the more dangerous it would be for Shen Changan.

It's not that she didn't trust Liu Jingya, but given Liu Jingya's relationship with Shen Changan, Liu Jingya would inevitably become the focus of attention after this. Shen Nanzhi was afraid that Liu Jingya's unintentional reaction would give people a clue.

Even my aunt cannot be told.

Shen Nanzhi planned to take advantage of Shen Changan's "death" to send his aunt and the others back to Shangyang County.

Kyoto is a hell of a place.

There is no guarantee that one day Emperor Shunqing will stop pretending and openly turn against his family, and the result will be the same tragic ending as the Shen family in the previous life.

Before he had everything firmly under his control, Shen Nanzhi wanted to send them all back to the Shen family's old house.

Although Ye Kunshan and Lin Hongrui had secretly planned, Shangyang County was indeed the fastest place to gather the old members of the Shen family, and it was much safer than Kyoto.

Shen Nanzhi shared his views with Shen Changan.

Shen Changan also agreed.

The two discussed some details.

It was already completely dark, and in the dense forest, only vague human silhouettes could be seen, and even faces could not be seen clearly.

Shen Changan also had to leave.

He raised his eyes to look at Shen Nanzhi, and said with a rare serious expression: "Zhizhi, after I leave, the Shen family will rely on you. Help me take care of my mother, aunt and aunt, and...Aya..."

"You have to be careful too. When I'm gone, you will definitely be the next target of the dog emperor. He has been slow to set a wedding date for you and the prince, and it's obvious that he doesn't really take this matter to heart. You have to be careful! If the situation gets bad, evacuate immediately!"

Shen Nanzhi nodded, and she stuffed all the bottles and jars that Lu Pianpian had prepared for her into a large package and gave them to Shen Changan.

"Cousin, be careful all the way!"

Shen Changan raised his hand and patted her shoulder, "Don't worry, let's go."

As he said that, he took Shen Nanzhi's package, flipped over swiftly and climbed onto the treetop. After quickly identifying the direction, he left the dense forest with a group of secret guards without looking back.

Of course Shen Nanzhi was not idle either.

She came out of the dense forest and returned to the place where Shen Changan had left a mark for her. After waiting for about a quarter of an hour, she saw a figure coming towards her.

That was the Shen family's secret guard named Erbao, who had been arranged by Shen Nanzhi to quietly get off the carriage and leave with Xiaoqi.

Putting aside Ye Kunshan's plan for Emperor Shunqing, Shen Nanzhi knew that Xiao Qian'an had no good intentions in what he said to her.

Xiao Qian'an understood her and knew that with her personality, she would not be able to sit still after hearing that Xiao Chuyun was in trouble. She would definitely find a way to get away and go to Yuzhou to find Xiao Chuyun as soon as possible.

Shen Nanzhi also knows Xiao Qian'an.

So, she arranged for Xiao Qi to pretend to be her.

This was done to divert Xiao Qian'an's attention and divert his spies.

Erbao lowered his eyes and bowed, "Miss, those people were indeed led away by Xiaoqi, and they wanted to attack several times along the way. Fortunately, Xiaoqi was alert and we avoided them. Now Xiaoqi plans to bypass Yuncheng and go down to Yuzhou."

Shen Nanzhi wiped off the marks on the ground and the tree, then turned to look at him: "I understand, be careful, delay as long as you can, if you find that something is wrong, quickly put aside this identity to save your life."

Erbao quickly agreed.

Shen Nanzhi gave a few more simple instructions before telling Erbao to go back and continue watching.

Seeing through Xiao Qian'an's plan is actually a good thing for Shen Nanzhi.

At least it shows that Xiao Qian'an's situation in Yuzhou is not that bad, at least it is not within Xiao Qian'an's control.

Otherwise, Xiao Qian'an wouldn't be so impatient to use her to threaten and control Xiao Chuyun.

This time, Shen Nanzhi and Shen Changan escorted Ye Kunshan back to Beijing. Emperor Shunqing wanted to kill them. Xiao Qian'an wanted to wait for Shen Nanzhi to leave for Yuzhou and then kidnap her.

Although Emperor Shunqing and Xiao Qian'an, the father and son of the royal family, have their own plans, they also have common interests.

It’s really a headache to think about it.

But Shen Nanzhi refused to let them have their way!

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