The Empire and the Kingdom

Wang Zhaoyuan said: "Princess Yunyi has not been in the palace for ten years, and she left the palace when she was young. It is reasonable to say that she should not be familiar with the people in the palace. This time when she came back, I can see that the queen has put a lot of thought into it. This princess is still a bit special. I don’t know where Feiyejin Academy is, but it seems that the royal families of all countries recognize it. From the emperor’s attitude towards Princess Yunyi, it can be seen that His Majesty still values ​​her very much. The queen naturally doesn’t want to There was a princess on the head of Princess Hejia, and several tricks were used but it was useless. Bengong saw that the queen would not let Princess Yunyi go easily, but this princess is not a worry-free person, and she is not a person who is easy to play with. , It seems that the situation in the palace is still changing." Wang Zhaoyuan seldom goes out recently due to illness, so she takes all the recent events in the palace as a joke.Anyway, it's nothing to do with her, so it's not a big deal for her to watch the excitement.

"Hearing what you said, Princess Yunyi is actually going to confront the empress?" Wang's tone was full of uncertainty. The empress is the biggest in the harem, even if it is Wang Guifei, she can only contend against the empress secretly, or Not likely to win.Where does a little princess have such courage and ability?

"That's not necessarily the case. At least Princess Yunyi is quite honest now. However, the Queen's several secret actions not only failed to achieve her goal, but also suffered a hidden loss. It would be no problem if Princess Yunyi had been in the palace all the time. Now she has a gift from the emperor. I heard that I often go out of the palace, which is more troublesome. The harem can't control the affairs of the previous court, and it is difficult for the empress to control her." Wang Zhaoyuan paused, "I heard that Princess Yunyi two days ago Went to Princess Mingqi's banquet to steal the limelight, and was called to reprimand by the empress when she came back."

Xue Zhi curled her lips, "Auntie, at that banquet, Princess Yun Yi helped Third Sister steal the limelight, and even gave Third Sister all the jewelry that the eldest princess rewarded, which really gave Third Sister a big boost."

"Is that your wood-like third sister?" Even Wang Zhaoyuan, who has lived in the palace for a long time, has heard of Xue Ai's not so nice name.

"Isn't it?" Xue Zhi pouted.

Wang Zhaoyuan looked at Wang Shi, "Sister, I heard that Miss San is not favored at home."

Wang Shi nodded, "It is precisely because of this that I don't understand why Princess Yun Yi singled her out."

"In this case, I understand." Wang Zhaoyuan took a sip from her teacup, "It's nothing more than sympathy for each other."

Mrs. Wang thought for a while, "Your Majesty, I heard that Princess Yun Yi was very favored after she came back."

Wang Zhaoyuan said with a smile: "If she was really favored, she wouldn't be so obvious. It's just flattery. Besides, how can she be favored as a princess who doesn't even have a biological mother? All forces in the palace are targeting her. It's just a pawn to test other people's reactions. When the test is enough, she will be useless as a pawn."

Mrs. Wang was secretly startled when she heard this, the Xiangfu had already been intriguing all day long, she never thought that compared with the palace, it was so insignificant, it was not worth mentioning.

"Your Majesty, the palace is so complicated, Your Majesty must be more careful."

Wang Zhaoyuan took her sister's hand, "Don't worry, sister, now I'm just a princess, without a prince, they can't take care of me." But she also sighed at this point, "Princesses will marry out in the future. Mingxin has reached the age when she should be married, so I don't think it will stop here. But that will be a few years later, at least I can still be clean for a few more years."

Seeing that the two were chatting about the situation in the harem, Xue Zhi said dissatisfiedly: "Auntie, the third younger sister relies on Princess Yunyi's protection, she is so majestic now, Zhi'er can only envy her."

Wang Zhaoyuan knew that Xue Zhi wanted Princess Mingxin to go out with her more, which also gave her face.

"Zhi'er, your cousin is different from Princess Yunyi. Firstly, she has a meek temper and doesn't like those lively scenes. Secondly, she doesn't have the badge bestowed by the emperor, so she can't leave the palace at will."

Although this was not stated clearly, the meaning behind the words was that Xue Zhi was ignorant.Mrs. Wang hurriedly said: "Zhi'er is ignorant, and embarrassing her. She has no other thoughts. She just feels envious when she sees Miss San being protected. The empress also knows that Yi'er likes to be quiet and doesn't like to attend these occasions. After all, the other sisters are divided with Zhi'er, and she only has a direct cousin like Princess Mingxin." As the mother, of course, she has to help her daughter to make peace, so that Xue Zhi and Wang Zhaoyuan don't get separated.

"I understand Zhi'er's thoughts. In this way, I have a new pair of red gold agate heads here. I look a bit more fancy, and it is suitable for young girls, so let's give it to Zhi'er. Beautiful. Miss, of course it should be paired with good jewelry." Wang Zhaoyuan glanced at the maid next to her, who immediately went down, and brought up a tray after a while, on which was a set of red gold agate heads.

Wang evaded a few words, but seeing that Wang Zhaoyuan really wanted to give it, she had to ask Xue Zhi to accept it.

"Thank you aunt, Zhi'er!" Xue Zhi was naturally happy.She is conceited of her beauty, and she likes beautiful clothes and expensive jewelry the most.Especially those who are rewarded in the palace, so that others can take the opportunity to show their relationship with the palace.

Wang and Xue Zhi sat until lunch, and Wang Zhaoyuan stayed with them for lunch. Wang said that there was still something to do at home, and took Xue Zhi to leave.

After the two left, the maid came in and removed the teacup.Wang Zhaoyuan's personal maid, who also grew up with her since she was a child, Yi Xin said: "Madam, the eldest lady is here this time, and you want you to help Second Miss Xue to see her marriage?"

Wang Zhaoyuan was a little tired after sitting for a long time, and now she was leaning on the soft pillow, "I am not in a hurry to see the marriage. My sister also knows how difficult it is to marry the prince as a concubine as a concubine. This is just a pretext, but Zhier seems to be serious, she is young after all." She held her head and seemed uncomfortable.

Yi Xin came over and carefully massaged her head, "So, Missy is here for Princess Yun Yi?"

"In the final analysis, my sister still cares about her status in the prime minister's mansion. Pan's can't have a son. If my sister can give birth to a son, she should be able to be promoted as an equal wife. At that time, Zhi'er will be a daughter-in-law, and she has to marry the prince to be a concubine. There is hope. But..." Wang Zhaoyuan changed her posture, "My sister's stomach hasn't moved for so many years, and it seems that there is no hope. If Miss Xue gets up at this time, Pan has two promising daughters in her hands. With the status of a regular wife, my sister's life may not be easy. That Jiang family is still young, if she is allowed to give birth to a son, my sister will be attacked." Woman, who is not fighting in the gate of the mansion?Wang's prospects are not good, so how bright is his own future?There are more people fighting in this palace, and the methods are more ruthless. Who doesn't live in fear?

Xue Zhi got the reward, and when she came back, she took it with her and went out to show off to her girlfriends.Mrs. Wang shook her head. This daughter of hers really doesn't have any city. With such a temper, is it really a good home for her to marry into the royal family?

In the evening, when Xue Zhi came back, she pouted as soon as she entered the door, obviously angry outside.

"What's wrong with our second young lady?" Wang teased her.

"Mother, when I went out today, all the ladies I met asked me about the third sister. I also heard that Princess Qi Qi wanted to pick up the third sister alone because of the injury of the third sister last time. It’s really turned around, and I’ve earned enough face.” She excitedly wore new jewelry to show off, but everyone’s attention was on Xue Ai’s topic, and no one noticed the new jewelry she was wearing, which made her very nervous. The fire was poured with a pot of cold water, it was so cold!

"Zhi'er, Miss San is in the limelight right now, you must not confront her, or you will be the one who suffers." Knowing her daughter's temper, Wang hurriedly made a request in advance.

"Am I still afraid that she won't succeed?" Xue Zhi was not convinced.Can a person who has been trampled under his feet for so many years still sit on his head?

"Of course you are not afraid of being afraid, but you don't have to force yourself. Zhi'er, there are people who can't see Miss San being favored more than you, do you understand?" Wang had to wake up her daughter quickly.

Xue Zhi thought for a while, then suddenly smiled, "Daughter understands."

The one who dislikes Xue Ai even more than Xue Zhi is Xue Ying, Xue Ai's own sister.This eldest lady recently encountered the same situation as Xue Zhi when she went out. People were asking about Xue Ai's situation everywhere she went, but she couldn't show her impatience, so she could only answer those questions that had been answered countless times with a smile on her face.

In fact, neither Xue Zhi nor Xue Ying is familiar with Xue Ai.Xue Ai usually walks at home with her head down, it's really not worth their more eyes.

Xue Ai's rise to fame in the capital not only alarmed the ladies of various families, but also alarmed the palace.In recent days, the crown prince Feng Ye has always mentioned Xue Ai's name inadvertently, just mentioning it without saying anything.But after mentioning it too many times, Zhuang Ruoshui understood that Xue Ai might have already entered the prince's heart, and he was someone he cared about.

The queen said that Xue Ai is just a vase, just let yourself offer it.Now this vase has not only won her the reputation of a talented woman, but also robbed her sister Zhuang Ruoyun of this reputation.It's hard to say that Xue Ai didn't do it on purpose, elevating himself and suppressing the enemy.This Miss Xue San is really a good trick!For so many years of pretending to be stupid, she lied to everyone.

Zhuang Ruoshui felt that he could not sit still and wait for death.What kind of vase is Xue Ai like this, it is a beautiful piranha.

Feng Jingsu heard that the eldest princess Ming Qi would take Xue Ai to the eldest princess's mansion as a guest today, and she really wanted to go with her.But today is Concubine De's birthday, although he didn't make any fuss, the emperor came here to sit for a while and gave a lot of rewards.Concubine De entered the palace early, although she has never had anything to do, but because she does not fight or grab in the harem, her popularity is good, and she is very respected by the emperor.

After the emperor left and Concubine De sent off the other concubines who came to give presents, it was already late.Only then did Feng Jingsu sneak over to spend her birthday with this woman who was like a biological mother.This was the happiest birthday of Concubine De over the years, because Feng Jingsu was with her.Concubine De drank some wine, probably because she was a little older, she was a little too strong to drink, so she babbled a lot about the past with Feng Jingsu.Some are happy and some are unhappy, but no matter what, the eternal protagonist is Feng Jingsu's biological mother, Li Jieyu.

Feng Jingsu has been listening quietly, she has no impression of her biological mother, and more things are heard from Concubine De.Her biological mother should be a very gentle person, submissive to her superiors, kind to her inferiors, and treats Concubine De as her best friend, wholeheartedly and without any second thoughts.Concubine De said that at that time in the harem, the one she was looking forward to coming every day was not the emperor, but Li Jieyu.In the many years after Li Jieyu's death, her heart has completely withered, but fortunately there is still Feng Jingsu, this Li Jieyu's child, who is De Concubine's all hope.

At the end, Concubine De was already in tears.Feng Jingsu persuaded carefully beside her until Concubine De fell asleep.She handed the concubine De to the maid, and left the Antai Hall with complicated emotions.Seeing that it was getting late, she didn't know if she would be able to catch up with Xue Ai when she left the palace at this time, but she was still worried if she didn't go out to have a look.

In the afternoon, Xue Ai was picked up by the carriage of Princess Ming Qi's mansion, chatted with the princess, and accompanied the princess to the back garden with a bucket to water the flowers.The eldest princess liked Xue Ai's well-behaved and sensible appearance that day. Today, the two of them talked alone. Xue Ai was smart and understanding, but also weird. At first, she was a little cautious when talking to the eldest princess, but later she became familiar with her. After a while, a ghost idea made the eldest princess laugh from ear to ear.

"I thought you were a well-behaved girl, but you turned out to be a monkey!" The eldest princess asked someone to bring over some snacks, "Little monkey, let's see which one you like to eat? I'll ask the kitchen to make more and bring them home for you. "

Xue Ai quickly figured out the eldest princess' temper, and picked two things, and the eldest princess immediately ordered the kitchen to do it.

"No wonder Yun Yi likes you, my old lady likes you even after seeing you." The eldest princess laughed.

He does not mean that.

Xue Ai blushed again when she heard the word "like".Although she also knew that the "like" that the eldest princess said was not the same as the "like" she imagined, her heart was still jumping for joy, so it would be good to be deceiving herself.

Xue Ai stayed with the eldest princess all afternoon, and before dinner, Xue Ai got up to leave.The eldest princess wanted to stay for dinner, but Xue Ai said it was too late to go home.This is the rule of a wealthy family, not a particularly close relationship, the ladies are not allowed to have dinner elsewhere.The eldest princess then arranged a carriage to take Xue Ai back. Before leaving, she gave a lot of gifts and Xue Ai's favorite pastries, which almost filled half of the carriage. If you feel sorry, you will often come to the eldest princess's mansion as a guest in the future, the eldest princess has not been this happy for a long time."

Xue Ai leaned over, "Please tell Eldest Princess that I will often disturb you when I have time, and please Eldest Princess don't think I'm noisy."

The maid smiled and nodded, she was a smart girl.

Xue Ai got into the carriage and left the princess mansion.Seeing so many gifts along the way, Xue Ai sighed slightly.This time, she was deliberately trying to please the eldest princess. Although she intended to stir up the situation in the capital, she still feels a little bit sorry for using an old man who treats her kindly.It seems that I really have to go to accompany the eldest princess often in the future, it can be regarded as my apology.

As she walked, she felt something was wrong.Although the distance from the Princess's Mansion to the Prime Minister's Mansion is not short, it is not so far away.Meng An also felt that something was wrong, and opened the curtain to look out, "Miss, this is not the way back home!"

The sky outside gradually darkened, and the constantly receding scenery was not even the streets that should exist in the city, but rows of woods.

"This is out of the city!" Xue Ai quickly judged the location.

"Stop the coachman!" Meng An yelled, and at the same time raised the curtain in front of the car.The coachman in front was no longer the same coachman when they got into the carriage, and even his clothes were different. This coachman ignored Meng An's yelling, but beat the horses desperately, and the two horses ran very fast.

The sudden acceleration of the carriage threw the master and servant to the back of the carriage.Meng An got up, "Miss, how are you?"

Xue Ai managed to get up, "I'm fine." She looked at the rapidly receding scenery outside the car window, thinking about the chances of surviving by jumping off the car.

"Miss, what should we do?" Meng An was so anxious that she almost cried.

Xue Ai suddenly pulled out a hairpin from his head, held it in his hand and slowly approached the driver amidst the bumps.Mengan understood Xue Ai's purpose, she was too scared to make a sound, and slowly crawled forward, she wanted to protect her young lady.

Xue Ai had already climbed behind the coachman, raised the hairpin and thrust it into the coachman's back forcefully.After all, she was too weak, and even with all her strength, the hairpin could only penetrate about an inch.Donated blood trickled down her hand.

The coachman was in pain, turned around and grabbed Xue Ai and was about to throw him out.Fortunately, Mengan grabbed Xue Ai desperately, so Xue Ai was not thrown out.But after such a toss, the horse began to deviate from the road.The coachman hurriedly turned around to control the carriage, Xue Ai took the opportunity to stab the coachman again.

The coachman endured the pain and stopped the carriage, Xue Ai and Meng An jumped out of the carriage and ran away without waiting for the carriage to stop.

"Help! Help!" shouted the two girls as they ran.

Mengan knew that the two of them would definitely not be able to outrun the driver, so she desperately stopped the driver who was chasing him, so that Xue Ai could run further.

Xue Ai glanced back, then ran away without looking back.She understands that now is not the time to be hypocritical, if the two of them play some "die together" drama, then they really have to die here!

She didn't run very far, and the driver behind her had already chased her.Her heart turned cold, it seemed that Meng'an was in danger.She still had the hairpin that was used to bind the coachman just now in her hand. At this time, she put the hairpin on her neck, even if she died, she would not be humiliated.

"Miss San, I didn't want your life originally, but you are too disobedient." The coachman grinned from pain at the two bloody holes on his back, his face was very hideous, and Xue Ai was so frightened that his hands kept shaking.

"Who sent you to kill me?"

The coachman sneered, "What's the use of knowing? You are going to die. Seeing you are so beautiful, wouldn't it be a pity to die like this?" He came to catch Xue Ai, but Xue Ai nimbly avoided him.

"How much money did the person who hired you give you? If you let me go, the Xiangfu can pay you more." Xue Ai began to understand the benefits.

The coachman nodded, "That's right. But Prime Minister Xue will not let me go." He rushed over, and Xue Ai dodged again. Although he dodged, the coachman grabbed his feet and pulled him to the ground.

"Help!" Xue Ai felt that he really couldn't escape.She was very unwilling, she was killed just after taking the first step, what should Sister Su do?

"Sister Su, help!" Xue Ai saw the coachman rushing towards her, she tried her best to hide, and she would never give up hope until the last moment.

At this critical moment, a man appeared in the direction they were running, a boy in white.The boy ran up to him, picked up the coachman and threw him to the ground.The coachman himself was injured, and he fainted from the fall.The young man stepped forward and pulled Xue Ai up, "Miss Xue San, are you okay?"

Xue Ai had some scratches on his arm, but it was nothing serious.She tidied up her messy clothes, saw the boy in front of her clearly, leaned over and saluted, "Thank you, Mr. Feng, for saving your life."

The boy in white is Feng Wanji, the third young master of the Feng family.He hurriedly returned the salute, "Miss San, you don't need to be too polite. My eldest sister is in the carriage over there, let me accompany you there." Although he was young, he was a man after all, and it was already late, so it was inconvenient after all.

"I still have a maid..." Xue Ai was going to find Meng'an.

"Miss San, don't worry, I just came here when I saw your maid. She's fine, and she's with my elder sister too."

Xue Ai felt relieved.Feng Wanji accompanied her to the Feng family's carriage. From a distance, she saw the woman in white standing beside the carriage anxiously waiting. Seeing that Xue Ai was safe, the woman in white showed a reassuring smile.

Feng Qianzi stepped forward to support Xue Ai, "Miss Xue San was shocked."

Xue Ai shook her head, "Thank you Miss Feng and Third Young Master Feng."

It's getting late, and it's inconvenient for everyone to talk.At this time Feng Wanji went back and brought the coachman who had passed out to him and tied him up firmly.A group of people got into the carriage separately, including the carriage from the Princess's Mansion, which was also driven back to the city by the Feng family.

In the carriage, Xue Ai checked Meng An's injuries. Meng An was just thrown away by the coachman and was not injured. Seeing Xue Ai getting into the carriage, she came over to hug her young lady and started crying.Xue Ai patted her on the shoulder and said a few words of comfort, which made Mengan stop crying.

Feng Qianzi stayed by the side the whole time and didn't interrupt.She is an extremely smart person. Although she only saw a little of what happened today, she can already guess the general idea.In the current situation, the cause and effect are not important, what is important is that Xue Ai cannot go home like this, otherwise even if nothing happens, Xue Ai's reputation will be ruined.A woman's reputation is so fragile that it cannot withstand a little harm.

The carriage drove to the gate of the city, and rushed into the city before the gate closed.When they arrived at a secluded place, the carriage stopped, and Xue Ai looked at Feng Qianzi puzzled.

Feng Qianzi said: "Miss Xue San, don't blame me. Now that you are like this, you can't go home directly. It's my private decision to help you find someone to solve the current situation." After she said that, she lifted the curtain of the car, and Feng Jingsu got in.

Feng Jingsu knew something was wrong when she saw Xue Ai's disheveled hair, and she nodded to Feng Qianzi without asking, "Jingsu wrote down the love of Feng's family today." It's not the title Princess Yunyi, Instead, he used his own name, which shows that Feng Jingsu attaches great importance to this matter.

Feng Qianzi smiled and said: "Princess is serious. Miss Xue San was frightened, how to appease the princess, I have to worry about it. Today, my third brother and I are out of the city to do business, so it is not appropriate to return late, so I will leave. Today's matter, the Feng family will not Leaking half a word to the outside world, please rest assured the princess and Miss Xue San."

Feng Jingsu nodded.She carried Xue Ai out of the carriage and put it back into the carriage of the princess's mansion, and Meng An also got into the carriage.The carriage of Feng's family left, Feng Jingsu put the driver on the shaft of the carriage, and she personally drove the carriage back to the back door of the Princess's mansion.

Originally, Princess Ming Qi felt strange when she heard that the carriage to deliver Xue Ai had not returned, but when she was about to send someone to investigate, she came up from the back door to report that Princess Yun Yi had brought Miss Xue San here.

Princess Ming Qi immediately realized that something had happened.She asked Lingxiang, the maid in charge, to knock on the gatekeeper at the back door, and she must keep her mouth shut.

At this time, Feng Jingsu had already helped Xue Ai and walked in.When the eldest princess saw Xue Ai's appearance, her heart skipped a beat. She is a woman and knows what women are most afraid of.

"Yun Yi, what... what's going on here?" She hurriedly asked someone to guard the door, not allowing anyone to come in casually.

"Auntie, forgive me. Xiao Ai was kidnapped on the road and cannot go home now. Yun Yi can only place her here with you."

Feng Jingsu supported Xue Ai to sit on the chair.Xue Ai squeezed his bruised arm, "Your Highness, my servant is fine, just some minor injuries."

The eldest princess stroked Xue Ai's disheveled hair, "Silly boy, why are you comforting me?" On the one hand, she arranged for someone to report to Xue's mansion, saying that she really liked Xue Ai, and kept her in the eldest princess's mansion for one night, and sent her off tomorrow. people go back.On the one hand, people brought medicines for Xue Ai and Mengan, and they also asked people to clean the guest room for Xue Ai to live in.

The eldest princess looked at Feng Jingsu, "Yun Yi, you always have to go back to the palace." Feng Jingsu is a princess and must go back to the palace at night.But the eldest princess looked at Feng Jingsu's posture, and it didn't look like she was going back to the palace.She didn't care about Feng Jingsu's reasons, the princess was taboo if she didn't return to the palace in private, she and Feng Jingsu couldn't be said to be very close, after all they didn't see each other very often, but some people were like this, even if it was just the first time they met, they hit it off right away.She likes Feng Jingsu very much and doesn't want her to be confused.

"Auntie, I have to trouble you to take care of Xiaoai tonight. I will be returning to the palace in a while." Feng Jingsu immediately expressed her opinion.

"Don't worry." Princess Ming Qi is someone who has been there, and she keenly sensed that these two girls seemed to be more than just good friends.But she didn't say anything. It's not for an old lady to meddle in young people's affairs.

Xue Ai was mainly frightened. There was nothing wrong when the accident happened just now. Now that she was safe, she became scared and kept shaking. After entering the guest room, the eldest princess asked someone to bring hot water. He helped her bathe himself, but Xue Ai refused to die, and Feng Jingsu was afraid of scaring her, so he had to retreat.

Taking advantage of this time, Feng Jingsu went to the woodshed in the backyard to see the driver.The wounds on the driver's body had been bandaged so that he would not die from bleeding.

The coachman had already woken up. He heard the sound of the woodshed door. He slowly opened his eyes. Then he was shivering. A gust of cold wind was blowing on his face, and he felt that his breathing was almost frozen.But now it is August, where is the cold wind coming from?

Feng Jingsu stood at the door against the light, the cold killing intent in her eyes was covered by the darkness, making it difficult to see clearly.

"Who sent you here? What is the purpose?" Her voice was very soft, as if she was chatting with a friend.

The coachman kept silent. He knew that he had fallen into the hands of these dignitaries. This life must be confessed. In this case, it is the same to say more or less.

"Don't tell me?" Feng Jingsu waited for a while, and when she saw that the driver didn't move, she was not annoyed at all, and even smiled. "If you don't say it, don't say it, I hope you won't regret it."

Before the coachman figured out what he meant, he was hit on the Ya point, and a piece of wood was stuffed in his mouth.The coachman didn't understand, since he couldn't make a sound after pressing the Ya acupoint, why did he still need to put wood chips in his mouth?But soon he understood that the wood chip was afraid that he couldn't stand the torture and bit his tongue to commit suicide.

Feng Jingsu's method of torturing people is actually not complicated. She just grabs the driver's hand and starts to freeze the fingers.Even the bones and the meat are broken into pieces.Then the hand, then the wrist, the forearm, the big arm...

When the coachman found that one of his arms had been turned into debris in the ground, what he felt was not only pain, but also fear, extreme fear.It was as if he was watching a beast eat him bit by bit.The process was slow, slow enough to break him down.

"Do you want to talk now?" Feng Jingsu clapped her hands.What fell from her slender fingertips was the driver's flesh and blood.

The coachman nodded desperately.Feng Jingsu smiled, "Really? But I don't want to hear it now." After speaking, she grabbed the driver's other hand.

When both arms were reduced to crumbs on the ground, the coachman was tortured to the point of doubting his life.He felt that the woman in front of him must not be human, no one could dismember a living person so cruelly without changing his face.

Feng Jingsu finally unlocked his dumb acupoint, but did not remove the wood chip in his mouth.The coachman, who was finally able to speak out, trembled and let out a painful howl that humans could not make.

"I guess you really want to die right now, don't you? If I were you, I'd have to take a back when I die. Why are you suffering here, while the person who ordered you is running around behind your back? Money is good, but you need life That's right, are you right?"

The coachman nodded frantically.His sanity is not so clear now.As soon as the piece of wood was taken out of his mouth, he couldn't wait to say everything he knew.

He was actually one of a gang of bandits in the nearby mountains.That's right, there are still bandits in the mountains near the capital.This gang of bandits survived until now by building a good relationship with the government.Every year, some officials are assassinated and women disappear near the capital. After investigation, it is only said that the bandits did it, and there is no follow-up after that.Sometimes when there are too many cases, the imperial court will send troops to suppress the bandits, and then the neighborhood will be stable for a while, and then the bandits will appear again after a while, and the see-saw will continue like this over and over again.

This kind of thing is actually the collusion between officials and bandits, and it is more clear that it is to support the bandits.And this self-respecting person is Zhuang Shaoxu, the young master of the Zhuang family, who is in charge of the patrolling battalion in charge of the defense around the capital.

Zhuang Shaoxu's task for the bandits is to hijack Xue Ai to the mountain, extort a large sum of money from the prime minister's mansion after playing enough, and then go to hide in other places for a while before returning.The time and place were all provided by Zhuang Shaoxu.The coachman originally wanted to drive the carriage to the mountains, and the bandits were there to meet him, but Xue Ai's master and servant saw the opportunity early and dared to do it.He was injured and still wanted to take him back, but he was unlucky and met the Feng family again.

After the coachman finished speaking, he started to foam at the mouth, and it seemed that he was going to die.Since everyone said it, Feng Jingsu didn't intend to make him suffer more, so he reached out and pressed his chest, and the driver was relieved.

She walked out of the firewood room, and Lingxiang, the lady in charge of the eldest princess's mansion, was standing at the gate of the courtyard, "Princess, Your Highness asked a servant to remind you that it's getting late, you should go back to the palace." She glanced in the direction of the firewood room , "This servant will take care of it."

Feng Jingsu nodded, "Thank you."

"It's what a servant should do." Lingxiang personally sent Feng Jingsu out of the back door of the Princess's mansion before returning.

Before she went back to report to the eldest princess, Feng Jingsu had already returned to Xue Ai's guest room.

In the guest room, Xue Ai had finished bathing and was sitting on the bed wrapped in a quilt.Meng An accompanied carefully, and did not dare to speak too much. Seeing Feng Jingsu coming in, although Meng An was surprised, she still looked at her for help.

Feng Jingsu waved her hand, and Meng An withdrew.

"Xiao Ai." Feng Jingsu sat on the edge of the bed and stretched out her hand.

Xue Ai immediately got into her arms, "Sister Su, I'm afraid I'll never see you again!" She began to cry, sobbing, crying until Feng Jing and Su Rou's heart broke.

"It's all over." Feng Jingsu's hand touched her long hair that was not completely dry, probably because she had just finished taking a bath. It was a small ball in Feng Jingsu's arms.

After crying enough, Xue Ai raised Lihua's rainy face, "Sister Su, will you dislike me?"

"Yes." Feng Jingsu scratched her nose, "Crying so ugly."

Xue Ai smiled through tears, she knew Feng Jingsu didn't mind.She rested her head on Feng Jingsu's chin, "Is it really okay if you don't go back to the palace?"

"It doesn't matter. My little fox is frightened, so I have to coax it." Feng Jingsu held Xue Ai's hand, fingers intertwined, and both of them felt lucky to survive the catastrophe.

Xue Ai leaned in Feng Jingsu's arms, listening to his strong heartbeat, she felt that this moment was as happy as a dream. "Sister Su, don't you want to go back to the palace?"

"I went back, and now I'm back."

Xue Ai raised her head, "Is it okay for you to be like this? What if the palace knows that you didn't go back..."

Feng Jingsu smiled and pinched her nose, "Are you worried about me?"

Xue Ai frowned, "I'm telling the truth!"

"It's okay, ordinary people can't enter my Shenhe Palace." She wiped the wet tears on Xue Ai's face, "You are like this, I don't feel relieved if I don't guard you."

Xue Ai grabbed her hand and suddenly remembered something, "That coachman..."

"I have already asked, and I will deal with this matter." She didn't say much, and she didn't want Xue Ai to think about these bad things.

"Who wants to kill me?" Xue Ai shrank into Feng Jingsu's arms. She was still very scared, and she felt at ease only in Feng Jingsu's arms.

"The farmer."

Xue Ai frowned, "Just because I'm the future prince's side concubine?"

"I said you would be in danger, but I didn't expect that the Zhuang family would make the move first." She patted Xue Ai on the back, "Don't worry, I promise there will be no next time."

"Well, I'll listen to you." Xue Ai rubbed against each other, feeling so good to be pampered and hurt so much.After all, she was restless, and her other hand began to secretly touch Feng Jingsu's slender waist.

The little hand was caught, Feng Jingsu lowered her head, "What are you doing?"

Xue Ai blushed, her big eyes flickered, "Don't sister Su like it?"

Feng Jingsu didn't speak, just let go of her hand, put it on her head, and messed up her soft hair.

Xue Ai's breathing became disordered all of a sudden, her shy and timid eyes didn't dare to look at Feng Jingsu, but she didn't try to stop her.

"Are you afraid?" Feng Jingsu's lips were pressed against her ear, and when Xue Ai raised her head, she just touched the other's lips.

Both of them were taken aback, Feng Jingsu reached out and squeezed Xue Ai's chin, "Xiao Ai, this is what I have always thought about you. I have never regarded you as a friend, I like you, and I just want you to stay by my side .”

Xue Ai stared at her, suddenly embraced her neck and kissed her lips actively. "Sister Su, I like you too. I... I just want to be with you."

The sudden confession to each other, when neither of them was ready.However, the two are still full of happiness. It turns out that all my worries are mediocre. It turns out that what you think is the same as what I think.

A lingering kiss, extremely gentle, extremely lingering.Xue Ai opened her mouth to welcome Sister Su's love and affection.Although she was shy, she was also bold, and she even had the guts to kiss back. The two rolled around on the bed, and when they separated, they were both out of breath.

"Bold little fox." Feng Jingsu pinched her nose.

Xue Ai smiled and struggled to save his nose. "Sister Su is good or bad, she eats other people's tongues."

Feng Jingsu turned over and pressed her down, "Will you regret it?"

Xue Ai shook his head hastily, "I will never regret it in my life."

Feng Jingsu gently traced her eyebrows with her fingers, "Xiao Ai, don't wrong yourself in the future, and whoever bullies you will go back. I am responsible for everything, and I will support you if something goes wrong."

"Okay." Xue Ai grabbed her hand and rubbed it on his face until Feng Jingsu kissed her so weakly that she could not resist.

Tired of playing, the two put on the quilt and hugged each other to sleep.Although they expressed their hearts to each other, neither of them crossed the last bottom line.

Waking up early in the morning, Feng Jingsu had disappeared.Xue Ai touched her lips, it seemed that there was still the smell of Feng Jingsu on it.

Meng An came in to help her finish dressing, and the master and servant went to the front to thank Princess Ming Qi.

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