The people in the tea garden quickly received a reply from Yanbei Palace.
"My lord, King Yanbei agreed." The man in black knelt on the ground, not daring to look up at the mysterious master sitting behind the desk.
"Arrange it well, remember, what we want is the life of King Yanbei!" The mysterious master is still dressed in black, covered from head to toe, sitting with his back to the man in black, his voice is still rough and difficult to distinguish, and it is impossible to distinguish between male and female.
"Yes." The man in black took the order and bowed down.
The mysterious owner sat alone for a long time before slowly turning around, taking off the black hat on his head, revealing a beautiful face. That face was clearly - Xiao Shiqing, the missing Princess Shiqing of Yanbei Palace.
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For some unknown reason, the people from Yanbei Palace did not tell Ji Yunkai about his actions at night immediately. Instead, they dug Ji Yunkai out of bed a quarter of an hour before departure when everything was ready.
"What's wrong?" Ji Yunkai didn't sleep peacefully. Even when he just woke up, there was no trace of sleepiness on his face.
The steward bowed and said: "Princess, the prince has invited you."
Ji Yunkai didn't ask any more questions, but when he saw the steward taking her to the front yard, he couldn't help but ask: "Is the prince in the front yard?" Xiao Jiuan's body was so weak, why did he get up?
"Yes." The steward was more silent than usual, and his steps were a little heavier.
Looking at the Yanbei Prince's Mansion, which was still brightly lit at midnight and extremely solemn, Ji Yunkai knew that something must have happened, but he didn't know if it had anything to do with her.
In the front yard, elite soldiers were arranged in two rows. There were not many in number, but their momentum was not weak. The moment Ji Yun came in, she was really frightened. Fortunately, she was brave and used to such situations, so she calmed down.
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In the main hall, Xiao Jiu'an was dressed in black, sitting on the main seat in a mighty and domineering manner, with two soldiers standing below him. Looking at the formation, it looked like a three-chamber trial.
Ji Yunkai's heart skipped a beat, he took a deep breath, walked in with steady steps, and tried his best to say in a calm tone: "Your Majesty."
She did nothing this afternoon and has been resting in the yard. Xiao Jiuan put up such a big fight, wasn't he trying to interrogate her?
Unexpectedly, Xiao Jiuan didn't even look at her, stood up and said: "Let's go!"
"Yes!" outside the courtyard, the guards responded in unison, and in the main hall, the guards behind Xiao Jiuan also followed immediately.
"Where are we going?" Ji Yunkai was confused. When he saw Xiao Jiu'an walking past her, he turned around and asked.
"Princess, these are your clothes!" The soldier who was following Xiao Jiu'an took a black cloak and handed it to Ji Yunkai, and then followed Xiao Jiu'an away.
Before leaving, I took one more look at Ji Yunkai, a look full of sympathy and pity.
Ji Yunkai was confused and stood there with his cloak, dumbfounded.
Who will tell her what happened?
Why is everyone looking at her wrong?
"Princess, follow quickly!" The steward stood aside and urged Ji Yunkai when he saw that he had been standing still.
He admitted that he did sympathize with Ji Yunkai, but... no one dared to say no to the decision made by their prince.
"Where are we going?" Ji Yunkai put on his cloak and asked.
"You'll know when the princess gets there." The steward lowered his head, not daring to look into Ji Yun's open eyes.
How was he going to tell the princess that their prince was going to trade her for Princess Shiqing?
No, it should be that it doesn't matter if you say it, this is the Yanbei Palace, and Ji Yunkai is surrounded by Yanbei troops. Whether you say it or not, Ji Yunkai has no choice but to accept his fate.
Ji Yunkai asked: "Can I not go?" Her intuition told her that there would be nothing good in her actions tonight.
The steward did not answer Ji Yunkai's words, but said: "Princess, the prince's patience is not very good."
This was more direct than saying "can't". Ji Yunkai nodded and resigned himself to catch up with the large army. In order not to fall behind, Ji Yunkai trotted all the way, only about ten steps slower than Xiao Jiu'an.
As soon as she went out, someone led a small pony to her: "Princess, your horse."
"Thank you." Ji Yunkai took the reins and looked at the sky silently.
Did these people ask her beforehand if she could ride a horse?
"Let's go!" Ji Yunkai was stunned. Xiao Jiuan and his men were already sitting on the horse. Ji Yunkai did not dare to delay and quickly climbed onto the horse's back.
His movements were a bit awkward, but judging from his posture, he seemed to be able to ride a horse. Seeing this, the guards on the side secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
The prince did not prepare a carriage, and the time was very tight. They were really afraid that the princess could not ride a horse and would not be able to go out of the city with them.
Xiao Jiuan's soldiers and horses were well-trained, and even the horses were in uniform order. There were obviously hundreds of people, but they could only hear the sound of "ta-da-da" footsteps.
However, there will be a second one soon.
Ji Yunkai can indeed ride a horse, but his riding skills are very average. At least he cannot compare with the well-trained cavalry, nor can he integrate into the cavalry.
Among the uniformed cavalry, Ji Yunkai was the most special being. Not only did she disrupt the formation, she also disrupted the uniform footsteps. The sudden sound of horse hooves made the soldiers around her very unaccustomed, and even a few
He unconsciously cooperated with Ji Yunkai to avoid being distracted by her chaotic voice.
Ji Yunkai naturally discovered it too. She also wanted to try her best to match the cavalry's rhythm, but she really couldn't do it!
Fortunately, the cavalry around her were considerate and soon began to match her pace. In this way, it affected the people around her. When they approached the city gate, the sound of horse hooves gradually became unified...except for Xiao Jiuan!
All the cavalry were unconsciously affected by Ji Yunkai's voice, with the exception of Xiao Jiu'an, who still maintained the original rhythm, making the sound of his horse's hooves seem particularly abrupt.
However, Xiao Jiuan did not take it seriously. He took the lead and walked in front without being interfered by others. Of course, he would not interfere with others like Ji Yunkai did, and would only maintain his own unique frequency.
Along the way, a group of people arrived at the Jingming Tea Garden when there was still a quarter of an hour before ion time. There were people waiting outside the tea garden. After confirming the identities of Xiao Jiuan and his party, they said: "Please come in, King Yanbei and Princess, and everyone else please stay in the garden."
Wait outside."
"Dismount!" Xiao Jiuan dismounted, threw the whip to the people behind him, and reminded Ji Yunkai to get down too.
After Ji Yunkai dismounted, he did not step forward, but asked uneasily: "Can you tell me what's going on now?"
She didn't need intuition, she knew something was wrong as long as she had a brain.
"So what if you know? So what if you don't know? Do you have a choice?" Xiao Jiu'an said with a cold face, not giving Ji Yunkai a chance to say no, and strode towards the tea garden.
Ji Yunkai stood there, looked at the people on his left, right and behind him, gritted his teeth and followed.
Xiao Jiuan was right, but she had no right to say no to whatever was waiting for her... (To be continued)