C9 (1/2)

Before the Xin Country was broken, she didn't want to grant this marriage. However, the praises of the Seventh Prince from the outside world had unknowingly entered her heart.

”Jade Ginger …”

After looking at her for a while, Gu Rongzhi slowly exhaled, he stood up and slowly pulled her frail body into his embrace.

His movements were rather gentle and slow, as if he wanted to embrace the entire world, and also wanted to entrust all the sincerity in his actions to someone.

”Qiongjiang.” He was in her ear.

”Hmm?” She rested her head on his shoulder.

Gu Rongzhi said softly, ”This is a battle between men …”

His fingers were like blades!

His hand raised and the blade fell!

Ye Qiongjiang only felt her vision go black. At the end when his consciousness was dissipating, she only heard him say, ”You just have to stand behind me!”

Gu Rongzhi hugged the unconscious Ye Qiongjiang tightly and turned around. ”Has the little prince arrived?”

There was no one else in the room. No one knew who he was asking, but a voice replied, ”The young prince just passed through Yongan Gate and is on his way to pay his respects to His Majesty the Emperor.”

Gu Rongzhi chuckled softly, ”I missed my son and made dozens of clothes personally for him. I cleaned up and packed the little prince's clothes into a purple sandalwood box.

”Yes.”

When Ye Qiongjiang woke up, she was in a carriage. There was a layer of soft snow ferret fur beneath her, making her completely unable to feel the cold hardness of the carriage's deck.

”You're awake?”

Ye Qiongjiang was startled by the voice that suddenly came from the other side. She raised her head and saw that there was another person in the carriage.

It was a youth, or to be more precise, a child.

He was around ten years old, but his figure was concealed by layers of luxurious clothing, exposing his petite head, making him look even younger. He was handsome and his makeup was jade-like. His big, shiny black eyes were half-closed. It was as if he was always like this. He always carried this forced calmness with him.

”You are …”

His head still hurt, but his memories before he fainted were still slowly gathering together.

”I am Guyu.” The little boy's voice was clear.

Guyu...

Ye Qiongjiang looked at the little boy again. This pretty face and clear and cold attitude really resembled Gu Rongzhi's.

However … Why was he in the little prince's carriage?

”Where are we going?”

”Crown Prince's Palace, once we leave the Yongan Sect, you will be safe.” Guyu did not have much of an expression on his face.

But Ye Qiongjiang was not stupid, after hearing that, he recalled Gu Rongzhi's arrangements for her to leave the palace before he fainted, and the connections between the two sides was extremely clear.

Call upon the prince …

Could it be that at that time, he had already planned for the little prince to bring her out of the palace?

At this moment, the carriage suddenly stopped.

Guyu asked: ”What's going on?”

A family member outside the carriage replied: ”It's Eunuch Qing An.”

Just as the family answered, Qing An's voice came from outside, ”Your majesty, the emperor invites you to return to the palace.”

Ye Qiongjiang's face changed. Could it be that she was discovered? Even if she did not want to leave the palace, she was already in the prince's carriage. If she was found out by someone right now, putting aside the crime of being the prince, Gu Rongzhi would also be implicated!

However, Guyu remained calm and collected, only frowning slightly, his young and tender face revealing signs of an adult thinking hard, ”Return to the palace? ”What is it?”

Qing An said, ”Your Majesty said that it is rare for Your Highness to enter the palace and leave in such a hurry. The Emperor specially set up a feast at the Warm Xuan, waiting for you with the Empress. It will not be too late for His Highness to leave after lunch. ”

Guyu sneered, he stood up and nodded towards Ye Qiongjiang, signalling to her not to move, then climbed out of the carriage.

The horse carriage stopped at the entrance of Yongan door, and three eunuchs stood by the side. The one leading them was Qing An. He held his hands in front of his back as he bowed. His brows were lowered and his eyes were lowered. He was extremely respectful.

Guyu got off the horse carriage, and turned to order the family, ”Uncle Fu, go back to the Crown Prince's Palace, wait for a while longer before picking me up.”

Qing An raised his eyebrows, and did not say a word.

Guyu turned around and said to Qing An: ”Let's go.”

”Yes.” Qing An immediately brought along the little eunuch by his side and followed along.

The carriage started to move once again, and Ye Qiongjiang, who was in the carriage, slowly heaved a sigh of relief, not daring to move at all, afraid that some unintentional sound would alarm the people outside.

He left the palace just like that?

What about Gu Rongzhi?

Her anxiety and her helplessness about how she was going to live her life in the future made her restless.

She was Xin Su's death warrior, and was brought out of the palace secretly just like that. Then, what should she do next?