The mistress is reborn, no one who bullies me can escape

"it's me."

Gongzi Jin nodded slightly and spoke in a firm and unquestionable tone.

However, Xue Jinhua, who was standing opposite, was increasingly confused. She frowned, stared at Gongzi Jin, and asked again, "Who are you?"

Facing Xue Jinhua's questioning, Gongzi Jin chose to remain silent and just stared at her quietly, as if he had thousands of secrets in his heart.

Seeing that no useful information could be obtained from Master Jin, and coupled with the difficult situation he was in at the moment, Xue Jinhua's heart was filled with fear and anxiety.

Escape - the thought flashed through her mind like lightning and quickly occupied all her thoughts.

So she began to secretly observe her surroundings, looking for possible opportunities to escape.

"Crown Princess, don't you want to know who I am? In that case, why not leave with me?"

Gongzi Jin said softly, with the corners of his mouth slightly raised, revealing an imperceptible cunning smile.

Hearing this, Xue Jinhua stared at him fiercely and responded coldly: "Humph! Do you really think that this Crown Princess is so stupid? How can I easily believe you just based on your words?"

Gongzi Jin was not moved by Xue Jinhua's questioning. He just stood there quietly, silent.

However, after a brief silence, his expression gradually became solemn, as if a heavy rock was pressing on his heart.

In an instant, before Xue Jinhua could figure out what was happening, she saw the followers behind Gongzi Jin acted quickly like ghosts and captured the defenseless Xue Jinhua in the blink of an eye.

"Young Master Jin, let me go quickly! If His Royal Highness the Crown Prince knew that you had the audacity to kidnap me, he would definitely not let you off easily and would definitely take your life!" Xue Jinhua shouted angrily while struggling hard.

Facing Xue Jinhua's threat, Gongzi Jin sneered and said sarcastically, "Haha, although His Royal Highness the Crown Prince wants to kill me, it depends on whether he has the ability and opportunity to do so."

Gongzi Jin sneered and continued, "The Crown Princess is looking forward to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince coming to rescue you, what a pity... I wonder if His Royal Highness the Crown Prince can spare time from his busy schedule to save the Crown Princess?" After saying that, he burst into another wild laugh.

Xue Jinhua's heart sank when she heard this. She knew very well that the situation was probably more serious than she had imagined.

She bit her lips tightly, her face becoming more solemn, glaring at Gongzi Jin, and asked sternly, "Gongzi Jin, what exactly are you planning in secret?"

At this moment, Gongzi Jin suddenly felt that Xue Jinhua's endless questioning was very annoying. He frowned slightly and winked at the guard beside him.

The guard understood what he meant and appeared behind Xue Jinhua in a flash.

Before Xue Jinhua could react, she felt a sharp pain in her neck, and the world was spinning before her eyes. Then she lost consciousness and fell to the ground.

At the same time, another subordinate hurried over to report: "Sir, something terrible has happened! His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's men have already arrived at Shangzhou City, and Lord Wen's residence has been razed to the ground by them. Right now, we have nowhere to hide in Shangzhou City. I don't know how to deal with it next?"

Upon hearing this, Gongzi Jin's face instantly turned gloomy. He clenched his fists tightly, pondered for a moment, gritted his teeth and decisively ordered: "Retreat! Leave this place immediately, without any mistakes!"

As long as the Crown Princess is firmly in his hands, even if the Crown Prince comes to call him to task, he will be helpless and at a loss as to what to do.

With this thought in mind, Young Master Jin hurried southward.

At the same time, after a bloody battle, the soldiers finally succeeded in breaking through Shangzhou City.

"Your Highness, the governor requests to see you!" A guard hurried over to report.

Ling Yan's face, which was originally so gloomy that it seemed like water could drip out of it, now looked even more like the dark clouds covering the sky, making people afraid to even approach him.

"Spread!" He squeezed out a word from between his teeth.

Not long after, the governor knelt down in front of Ling Yan in fear and trepidation, and said in a trembling voice: "Your Highness, the Crown Prince, Shangzhou City has been captured by our army."

However, Ling Yan did not show any joy after hearing the news. His handsome face remained as calm as water, as if this victory did not touch his heart.

He narrowed his eyes slightly and asked coldly, "Have you found the Crown Princess?"

When the Jiedushi heard this, his face instantly became a little stiff, and a layer of fine beads of sweat appeared on his forehead. He stammered and replied, "No...no."

"waste!"

Ling Yan angrily shouted, "Didn't I tell you to go to the Wen family to look for the Crown Princess? Why haven't you found anything yet?"

In fact, Ling Yan already had a plan in mind long before entering Shangzhou City.

He knew that once Xue Jinhua learned that Shangzhou City was in crisis, she would definitely go to the Wen family.

It’s a pity that his identity is too special and sensitive, and he cannot show up in public at any time and place, so he did not go there in person.

He originally thought that with his carefully designed flawless plan, he would be able to rescue the Crown Princess safely.

Who would have thought that things would go against one's wishes. Although Shangzhou City has been breached, there is still no news of the crucial Crown Princess.

Ling Yan was furious, and his whole body gave off a chilling aura. The governor standing in front of him was on pins and needles, and said tremblingly: "Your Highness, Gongzi Jin is really difficult to deal with! Not only is he extremely suspicious, but he is also incredibly skilled in martial arts. Now the Crown Princess has been kidnapped."

Hearing this, Ling Yan's eyes blazed with fire, and he asked through gritted teeth, "Which direction did they go?"

The Jiedushi quickly replied: "Your Highness, they are heading south."

Ling Yan ordered without hesitation: "Chase him immediately!"

After saying that, he decided to lead people to chase after them himself.

However, at this moment, a guard came hurriedly to report: "Your Highness, Li San wants to see you."

At this time, the prince's expression had become extremely solemn, but he still waved his hand to signal Li San to come in.

Not long after, Li San walked into the room and respectfully saluted the prince, saying, "I pay my respects to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

The prince stared at Li San in front of him with a sharp gaze, and asked directly: "Li San, you are the confidant of the Crown Princess. You must have something important to tell me this time, right?"

Li San remained calm and replied in a steady tone, "Your Highness, that is indeed the case."

"Qingyi is still unconscious, but when I found her, I heard her mumbling that Master Jin's identity was extremely unusual."

"Abnormal? What do you mean?" The prince frowned and asked.

Li San thought for a moment and said, "According to my speculation, before Qing Yi fell into a coma, she must have discovered some secrets about Master Jin's true identity, so she was silenced and pushed off the cliff."

Li San looked solemn and said, "Young Master Jin has been able to serve the Imperial Master for such a long time. It is obvious that he had planned this in advance. I am afraid that even the Imperial Master will find it difficult to give him orders."

Ling Yan couldn't help but frown upon hearing this, and asked thoughtfully, "Now Young Master Jin has indeed gone to the south, so in your opinion..."

At this point, Ling Yan seemed to suddenly think of something, his brows knitted tightly together, and then he said: "Are you saying that Young Master Jin is not really going to the south?"

Li San nodded and responded, "That's right. I guess Master Jin must be hiding some unknown secrets."

"Otherwise, according to common sense, he should have chosen to take the official road back to Beijing, but this time he chose the less traveled road in the west."

Hearing this, Ling Yan's eyes became darker, like a bottomless pool of water, making it difficult to see what he was thinking.

At this time, Li San couldn't help but sigh softly, and slowly said: "It's a pity that the information I know is really limited. If Qingyi could wake up at this time, I believe he would be able to accurately analyze the true whereabouts of Master Jin."

Ling Yan's brows were still furrowed tightly. After a moment of silence, he said, "No matter what Master Jin intends to do, the most urgent task is to find the Crown Princess as soon as possible. In this case, let's do this. You go to see Qing Yi, and I will go and track down Master Jin's whereabouts myself."

"Your Highness, you must not do this!"

The governor beside him looked anxious, knelt down with a plop, and said in a trembling voice: "Your Highness, you are of noble status now, and General Wang is still at the border to resist foreign enemies. If something happens to you, the consequences will be disastrous."

Ling Yan's face was as gloomy as water, and he looked into the distance with a determined look in his eyes. He slowly said, "If I can't even protect my own wife and children, how can I protect the vast land and the common people? There is no need to discuss this matter any further. I have made up my mind!"

After hearing this, the Jiedushi trembled, tears almost burst out of his eyes, and he continued to plead with a choked voice: "But His Royal Highness the Crown Prince..."

However, before he could finish his words, Ling Yan interrupted him abruptly: "Okay, don't say any more!"

Li San, who was standing nearby, was also stunned when he saw this scene.

He had never seen His Royal Highness the Crown Prince so resolute, but things had come to this point and there was no way to change the Crown Prince's decision.

Time is running out now. If we delay any longer, I'm afraid something bad will happen to the Crown Princess.

Thinking of this, everyone stopped talking and could only watch as the prince climbed onto his horse and galloped away.

The horse's hooves raised clouds of dust and soon disappeared into the night.

Li San looked at the prince's receding figure with mixed feelings in his heart, and he couldn't calm down for a long time.

He was fully aware of the seriousness of the situation, and the most urgent task was to find a way to wake up the unconscious Qingyi as soon as possible.

So he took a deep breath, calmed himself, and hurriedly turned back to his mansion under the watery moonlight.

Along the way, Li San kept thinking of various possible ways to save Qing Yi, and his pace became faster and faster...

When Xue Jinhua woke up from the chaos again, she felt her head was extremely dizzy, as if a heavy burden was pressing on it. Her consciousness was blurred and her whole body was shaking uncontrollably from side to side.

I heard a noisy sound, and after careful listening, I found it was the squeaking sound of the wheels rolling.

After a long while, her confused thoughts gradually became clear, and she finally realized that she was taken away by Young Master Jin!

At this moment, she was curled up and lying on her side in a simple carriage.

She tried hard to move her body, but was horrified to find that her hands and feet were tied tightly together and she could not move at all.

Xue Jinhua opened her mouth and wanted to say something, but her throat felt like it was stuffed with a ball of cotton and no sound came out.

At this moment, apart from being able to maintain a weak breath, move her eyes to observe the surroundings and listen to the movements of the outside world, there was no part of her body that could move freely. She could only lie there quietly like a puppet, allowing the carriage to shake and sway continuously.

Suddenly, the driver in front asked respectfully, "Sir, shall we continue to head south?"

I only heard Gongzi Jin answer without hesitation: "No, just turn west at the next intersection."

Hearing this, Xue Jinhua's heart instantly rose to her throat.

What exactly does Master Jin want to do? If he goes south, he will be heading to the capital; but if he goes west... doesn't that mean he is getting farther and farther away from the capital? Thinking of this, Xue Jinhua became more and more anxious.

Xue Jinhua struggled hard, but to no avail. Perhaps the people outside sensed that she had woken up, and soon came in and covered her face with a cloth.

She closed her eyes again.

Xue Jinhua was in a daze and didn't know how long she had been walking. When she felt the carriage stop again, the sun was shining brightly outside.

"Sir, here we are."

The carriage curtain was lifted, and Xue Jinhua saw Gongzi Jin's silver mask. She opened her mouth, but found that she still could not speak, so she could only glare at him fiercely.

Gongzi Jin saw her hatred, but said, "Crown Princess, do you know where this is?"

Xue Jinhua said nothing, but turned her head away subconsciously.

Sensing her resistance, Gongzi Jin did not get angry, but pointed to the valley in the distance and said, "Crown Princess, you have only heard of Worry-Free Valley, but you have never been to it, right?"

Xue Jinhua opened her eyes wide. Gongzi Jin knew her very well. "Yes, this is Wuyou Valley."