Rebirth of the Merchant Girl

Chapter 227 Infiltrate
A group of Royal Forest Army walked forward with a heavily tied man, they were far away, Xie Yanniang couldn't see the face of the other party clearly, but the color of the clothes was almost exactly the same as what Ruan Jingxin was wearing when he left.

She was in a panic, could it be that the stables were set on fire, and Ruan Jingxin was captured by the Imperial Forest Army without checking for a while?

Xie Yanniang thought that Ruan Jingxin's martial arts were not weak, so she couldn't be caught easily.

But two fists are hard to beat four hands, no matter how powerful the regent king is, he has no chance of winning against the previous team of Imperial Forest Army.

She watched the Imperial Forest Army pass by in a panic, and couldn't help worrying, so she quietly followed behind.

It wasn't until the Imperial Forest Army stopped that Xie Yanniang saw the name of the palace not far away - Qionghua Palace.

If I remember correctly, the eldest princess once said that Long Zhiyu was here.

There was no movement in the hall, and I don't know what happened to the eldest princess.

She stared anxiously at the man who was carried in by the Imperial Forest Army, but there was no movement, apparently he had been knocked out long ago.

Xie Yanniang's eyes were red, and she was anxious to tell the ants in the hot nest, what should I do to enter the Qionghua Palace and see if it is the regent?
But even if she got in, that person was really the regent, how could her small body rescue a big man who was in a coma?

If he went to ask for help from the guards guarding the palace gate, would he agree to follow him to rescue the person who was not sure if he was the regent?

Xie Yanniang bit her finger and stared at the palace door thinking of a solution.

Maybe his gaze stayed there for too long, but a few guards noticed him and looked over suspiciously.

She quickly lowered her head and looked away, but it was too late.

"Who is it?" Several guards slowly approached here, holding long swords in their hands, aggressively.

Xie Yanniang didn't dare to move, thinking of an excuse to escape.

If it is a newly promoted court lady who is lost, why is she hiding here without asking for directions?
If it is a maid from another palace, if she is brought to face-to-face confrontation by the Imperial Forest Army, she will only be a helper.

No matter how you think about it, you can't escape, Xie Yanniang grabbed the dagger in her sleeve, is she going to fight hard?
"Someone has been patrolling around here. How could there be a living person? Could it be Concubine Li's Persian cat running around?" A black-faced guard behind him suddenly said, seemingly disapproving.

A few people stopped in their tracks, thinking about it, the palace door was locked and patrolled several times day and night, not to mention people, even mice could not easily slip in without being noticed.

But there were also people who spoke up and raised objections: "Nothing else, the eldest princess brought someone in, so it's better to be careful."

Their masters are doing great things against the sky, if there is a slight mistake, it will affect the lives of everyone.

"If you are worried, let my brother go and have a look." The black-faced guard casually pointed to the tall man behind him, and said with a smile: "He has been with me for only a few days, and he eats and drinks for nothing all day long, and he doesn't give me anything. Brothers, help out, it is rare to have such an opportunity, just ask him to run errands."

A few people also laughed, the black-faced guards were able to get along well in the Imperial Forest Army, and his brothers wanted to show their merits, of course they would not object.

Besides, this tall man is a dull gourd, except for the black-faced guards, he has never heard him speak, and he does not take the initiative to deal with other people.

If it wasn't for the help of the black-faced guards, he would have been kicked out of the Royal Forest Army within two months.

Everyone was willing to give the black-faced guard a favor, and the latter thanked them with a smile, saying that he would invite everyone to have a drink later.

The tall guard walked over slowly, Xie Yanniang clenched her dagger even more when she saw the others backing away.

There is only one person, maybe she still has a chance of winning.

There is still a little secret medicine left in his pocket, which is enough to deal with one person.

Xie Yanniang held the bag in one hand and the dagger in the other, and waited and waited, but the moment she lowered her head, the tall guard disappeared from sight.

She was dumbfounded and looked around, but she didn't see the guard.

Is that person capable of escaping from the ground, or does he have wings, otherwise how could a living person disappear?

Suddenly a big hand surrounded her from behind and covered her nose and mouth. Xie Yanniang struggled immediately, threw the bag behind her, and stabbed the dagger sideways.

The man easily grabbed her hand, avoiding the powder in his pocket.

Xie Yanniang was desperate, did she just fall into the hands of the Imperial Forest Army?
"It's me," said the deep voice next to his ears, Xie Yanniang was startled, tears could not help but fall down.

"You...you're fine," said the familiar voice, and all her vigilance was instantly relieved, and the person behind also let go of her hand.

Xie Yanniang turned around, looked at the other party's ordinary face, blinked suspiciously, met those smiling and worried eyes, and knew that Ruan Jingxin had used something to cover up her appearance, and opened her arms to hug him : "You're fine, that's great."

"Why did you come into the palace? The eldest princess didn't leave anyone to follow you?" Ruan Jingxin asked her in a low voice, putting her arms around her.

"The Eldest Princess left Mammy by my side, but I went to save the Emperor on my own initiative. The Emperor asked me to call in all the guards guarding the palace gate of the Eldest Princess, and the Nanny let me go first. I watched from a distance. Seeing the people like you being framed by the Imperial Forest Army, they followed me all the way." Xie Yanniang finished speaking in a few words, and when she was about to speak again, she heard several Imperial Forest Army's inquiries from a distance.

"Where's the tall one? Why did he disappear in a blink of an eye? Isn't there really something there?"

Ruan Jingxin patted her on the back and signaled Xie Yanniang not to move, he stood up and gestured from afar.

The black-faced guard understood, and smiled at the others: "It's okay, he plans to go around and have a look."

"Prudent enough, as expected of your brother." Several people smiled, since they were fine, they didn't take it to heart.

Xie Yanniang breathed a sigh of relief, seeing Ruan Jingxin squatting down and holding her hand again, her eyes were red again: "You haven't heard any news, I heard that there was a fire in the stables, and spies from the Rong clan broke into the palace gate, I really can't let it go .Even if the eldest princess is unwilling to take me with her, I will definitely follow her into the palace."

"I made you worry." Ruan Jingxin clenched her little hand, only feeling a chill in her palm, and knew that Xie Yanniang had been frightened just now: "I suspect that the fifteenth prince and the Rong clan are secretly cooperating, and there are internal responses from the Rong clan in the palace." , I know the movement of the Li family army like the palm of my hand. If we don't find out the insider, the battle situation in the border town will be worrying."

Hearing this, Xie Yanniang couldn't help but tighten her heart.Ruan Jingxin was defeated and died at the beginning, it must be because of this internal response.Thinking of him sacrificing himself for this, and thousands of soldiers dying on the battlefield, I feel like a knife is piercing my heart: "That internal response... already has a clue?"

Ruan Jingxin's eyes were gloomy, and he replied in a low voice: "There are not many people who know the military situation like the back of their hands."

Apart from a few of his confidants, the only ones who knew the layout plan were the people around the young emperor.

The young emperor was imprisoned, and the four major auxiliary ministers were exiled and exiled, and the rest were not troublesome.

Then, the only suspicion fell on the fifteen princes.

Xie Yanniang's brows relaxed a little, and she said worriedly: "The eldest princess went to meet the fifteenth prince alone, and I don't know what to do."

She was worried about the safety of the eldest princess, and Long Zhiyu was not as harmless as he seemed.Although his martial arts skills are not very good, it is just an embroidered pillow, but his stomach is full of bad water, but it is hard to guard against.

Ruan Jingxin smiled: "The Eldest Princess used to be the number one female warrior in the Qing Kingdom, she was superb with a crossbow in one hand, and the fifteenth prince couldn't help her for a while. Besides, the eldest princess is the elder sister after all, and the fifteenth prince doesn't want to be left in the cold in the future. With a reputation of being cruel, he dare not fight Princess Zhan."

"I'm just afraid, the Fifteenth Prince doesn't care about these reputations at all." Xie Yanniang frowned, but the eldest princess entered the palace without fanfare. When Long Zhiyu killed someone, he could shirk it as a serious illness and die, so he could clear the blame.

Ruan Jingxin shook his head: "Wangfei really underestimated the eldest princess, she would not come in rashly, but she would not leave a way out for herself."

When he said this, Xie Yanniang thought of the female guards left behind in various palace gates.If something happens to the eldest princess, the personal guards can advance or retreat.Jin Neng broke into the palace and killed Long Zhiyu to avenge the eldest princess.Retiring can also make a big splash in the market, publicizing Long Zhiyu's cruelty to the people.

No matter which one, Long Zhiyu can't do well.

Xie Yanniang was held in Ruan Jingxin's arms, and led her out quietly: "It's not suitable to stay here for a long time, there are many eyeliners in the Imperial Forest Army, it's okay to cover up a little, and it's easy to be suspected after a long time."

He hugged Xie Yanniang and slowly backed away from the rockery, trying to gradually get out of the sight of the imperial forest army, but unfortunately things didn't work out, the two of them had just left Shizhang when several soldiers came towards this side, shouting: " Where did your brother go, why is he missing?"

The black-faced guard couldn't stop him deliberately, it was too much to cover up, so he said with a smile: "Who knows if he is lazy, let's go and have a look?"

These words were in line with everyone's wishes, Xie Yanniang tugged at her sleeves nervously, and looked at Ruan Jingxin in bewilderment.

When these people approached and found her, they would expose Ruan Jingxin and arouse the suspicion of the Imperial Forest Army.

Ruan Jingxin worked so hard to infiltrate, but he was going to be destroyed in the end.

Xie Yanniang held her breath, squeezed Ruan Jingxin's palm, and signaled him to leave first.

As long as Ruan Jingxin is not around, even if those people find her, it won't be a bad thing.

Ruan Jingxin remained motionless, frowning at her, with a hint of anger flashing in his eyes.

Xie Yanniang pushed him in a panic, if he didn't leave, it would be too late.

Those people were just a few steps away, and for Ruan Jingxin, avoiding them was an easy task.

It's just that Ruan Jingxin didn't move a step until those people came to him.

"Hey, where did this little palace lady come from?" Several people were also startled when they saw Xie Yanniang, seeing the pink palace maid dress on her body, they couldn't help laughing and said: "Lost little deer, was this caught by a hunter?"

Xie Yanniang lowered her head, not daring to look at them, forgetting that Ruan Jingxin was still holding her hands tightly.

The black-faced guard glanced at Xie Yanniang's smooth forehead, then landed on the hands they held tightly, and suddenly said with a smile: "He also said why there is no movement, so he is reluctant to come back."

When he said that, the people around him laughed.

(End of this chapter)