198 Lin Zhou: Zhuo Li 2 (2/2)

Yao Ling patted her shoulder, ”You should do your part carefully. Don't let Han Xiang feel suspicious! Behave just like usual... If she really is Han Xiang, we will help you to save her...”

Xiao Fang nodded gratefully. Yao Ling sighed when she saw the dimmed look on Xiao Fang's face but she knew that she had to face the truth sooner or later. Yao Ling also needed to know whether Han Xiang was indeed Lin Jian's mother's daughter. They could only rely on the people closest to Han Xiang to know the truth, after all, this princess was actually a stranger to them.

They waited from afar while Xiao Fang waited patiently on the gate of the city. Xiao Fang paced back and forth with a mixture of several negative feelings --- impatient, fear, and worried. It made her become more nervous. Han Yi tried to calm her down several times but to no avail. Han Yi knew that Xiao Fang was an honest person, therefore it would be hard for her to act like usual.

Han Yi whispered to her young miss, ”Young Miss... you should stay calm and prove to me that the princess is still the princess... Even if she's not, you have to make her not feeling suspicious. You need to find out who harms the real princess.”

Xiao Fang knew that Han Yi was right. She couldn't let Han Xiang know that she started to doubt her. If she was the real Han Xiang, she would be hurt because she doubted her. If she was a fake, she would feel suspicious of her... She took a deep breath and changed her way of thinking --- she would meet her best friend, Han Xiang! Whether she was real or not, she would think about it later.

When Han Xiang finally arrived, Xiao Fang almost cried when she saw her condition. Her red-rimmed eyes were proof of that. She would wail if it wasn't because she wanted to maintain Han Xiang's dignity. Han Xiang didn't look like a dignified princess at all --- her whole appearance was messy and dirt was covering all over her body. She still wore her wedding dress but it was torn in a few parts. Her condition made Xiao Fang's heart softened.

She hurriedly welcomed Han Xiang and asked, ”Are you okay?”

Even though her face was full of dirt but Han Xiang was still beautiful. Her phoenix eyes were still sharp as usual even though she looked so tired. It looked like she could faint anytime soon. Her usually rosy lips were pale and dry until they were cracked at several places. She probably needed to take a bath before she could see her real condition.

Han Xiang smiled weakly at Xiao Fang and answered, ”I'm okay!”

The general, who was hurt, stood beside Han Xiang. He was helped by two of his subordinates, otherwise, he would fall down because of his heavy wounds. He furrowed his eyebrows and asked, ”Xiao Fang Gu Niang, why are you here? Aren't you supposed in the capital?”

Xiao Fang had met the general on one or two occasions, so they knew each other even though not quite well. They just exchanged greetings on those occasions.

Xiao Fang looked at the general in surprise. Why did he seem so vigilant around her, unlike his usual polite behavior? Did she do something wrong? She asked in confusion, ”Why am I not supposed to be here? I'm coming here to send the princess off for our final goodbye... Is there something wrong?” She looked at the general with an innocent expression pasted on her face.

The general looked at the woman doubtfully. He was unsure whether what she said was true or not. After all, the news that reached his ears wasn't like this.

Xiao Fang saw the distrust from the general's eyes and her heart started to turn cold. She started to realize that something wasn't right. Did they really target her? If she really rescued Han Xiang, would it really implicate her family?

She wondered what kind of news that General Hu had heard?