The one who called out to her was Little County Princess. She wore a snow-white velvet cloak and a long dress. There was no need to mention her elegant face, her clothes accentuated the nobility she carried with her. Just by standing there, one could tell that she was a rich and beautiful lady with power.
Duan Xiaohe looked at little young master, who was about the same age as her, in a daze. She wore a moon-white brocade robe with a red fox collar, making her look even more noble than Little County Princess.
She was stunned. This must be the little emperor.
What the f * * k, Emperor! Duan Xiaohe's heart was in a mess, but she suddenly felt afraid.
In the TV series, anyone who knew the identity of the emperor had to kneel down and pay their respects. But how could she, a new generation woman from the new democracies who had been educated with new ideas, give in to feudalism? Besides, he didn't have any words carved on his face. Otherwise, he might as well pretend not to know. Those who don't know are innocent!
It was no wonder that the old man of the Duan Clan would not allow him to enter the capital. As expected, the moment he entered the capital, he would bump into someone he did not wish to meet.
No wonder they said that the two of them looked similar, as long as she changed her hair and clothes, she would be the twin sister of little young master.
The heck, such an unbelievable chance had actually been met by her, Duan Xiaohe.
She was not afraid of tigers and was just staring at people like that. When she was looking at him, he was also looking at Duan Xiaohe.
The Little County Princess had a subtle look on his face as he moved between the little young master and herself to block their gazes.
"Why did you come to the capital?"
Duan Xiaohe brought a set of new clothes made from Fancy Dress along with him on her way to the capital city to put on an act. She had just gone back to the inn to change his body, and now she had found a use for it.
She stood up and embarrassedly bit off the last candied flakes, then pointed to her own clothes and said, "I came to take a look at the facade. Everyone is urging me to bring it to the capital."
Little County Princess's eyes lit up, and he circled around her twice. "This outfit looks good, go get me one when you get back."
Duan Xiaohe's mouth twitched as she nodded her head in agreement. Her brain started to spasm when she mentioned about the marriage between Little County Princess and Mo Jinyuan. She said that she hadn't given his a gift yet, so when she returned, he would definitely give his a big one.
Little County Princess's face turned ugly, as though he viewed her as his mortal enemy with a stern face.
"Yi, isn't this Duan Xiaohe?"
Duan Xiaohe's brows twitched, thinking that since Mo Jinyuan was not at his own Mingan County, why did he have to come all the way to the capital, how dare he act so carefree in front of the emperor, was he not afraid of being dismissed?
It was the narrow path between enemies!
Oh, to Qin Rui, this was a small world. To her, this was merely an eyesore.
"Why did you come to the capital?"
Duan Xiaohe giggled, then told him the story of how she tricked the Little County Princess just now. Mo Jinyuan suddenly remembered something, and asked her if she had set his eyes on the right door, since he wanted to be big, would he need a partner?
Little County Princess's face became even more unsightly, he snorted, and left. Mo Jinyuan wanted to chase after him, but he couldn't do anything as he still had a master here.
"Your name is Duan Xiaohe?"
The little emperor's voice had an imposing tone to it, and his entire being seemed to carry a natural nobility.
Duan Xiaohe thought in his heart, if it really was related, then she could say that one had control over life and death, and the other had control over life and death. Duan Xiaohe suddenly felt sad in his heart, and made a decision in his heart.
"Young Master is asking you a question, why aren't you answering?"
Mo Jinyuan nudged her with his elbow, warning her with his gaze.
"I, I am Duan Xiaohe."
She glanced at Mo Jinyuan, thinking that he was truly shrewd, to think that he would act like nothing had happened after bumping into such a face.
"Mo Qing."
The little emperor shouted at Mo Jinyuan before she turned around and left.
Gone?
Mo Jinyuan looked at her deeply, then chased after the little mistress.
F * ck! Leaving just like that?
Duan Xiaohe was stupefied. Her entire heart had almost been trampled flat by a horse and grass. It was as if she had come from the countryside to beg for money.
Great Lord!
Dammit!
Duan Xiaohe grinded her teeth in anger, but she was no longer interested in shopping, so she returned to the tavern.
He went back to the inn and thought over what had happened. He became more and more confused. Old Man Duan also said that the empress dowager couldn't stay with anyone. If she were to find out about encountering the emperor today, wouldn't she have sent an expert to silence him?
Duan Xiaohe shuddered and ran out of the guest room. After turning a corner, he arrived at Qin Rui's guest room. After patting on the door a few times, he did not get a reply, and directly pushed open the door to enter.
There was not a single ghost inside. It was so clean that it seemed as if no one had come before.
Initially, when Qin Rui came to the tavern, he had explained it clearly, saying that it was in the two rooms next to each other. The waiter was probably a newcomer as well. He said that the room number one or two was very close together, yet the two guest rooms were separated by a corner.
She remembered that in her previous life, a movie had also done the same thing. Who set the rules for Room 12 to be next door!?
Dammit!
Down the stairs, he asked the innkeeper if Qin Rui had come back yet. The shopkeeper stopped counting and raised his head to look at her.
"Your friend just checked out. Why didn't you meet him?"
Checked out?
Duan Xiaohe almost vomited out blood from her heart.
It's fine if the Little County Princess ran away, but so did the little emperor who was rumored to be related to her by blood. Qin Rui was calling her to come to Beijing, and now he abandoned his mission and ran?
Did she deserve to be despised for having a virus?
The head storekeeper didn't see her coming and asked if she was going to check out now or stay for an extra day.
Duan Xiaohe slammed the table in front of the shopkeeper loudly. What do you mean, you're afraid that I won't have the money to run away? "
As he said that, he took out the money pouch that Qin Rui had given her and poured all of the silver onto the table.
"Stop!" I will stay here until you close down! "
Ye Zichen clenched his teeth and returned to his room. After she entered, a waiter came in and said that he wanted to change tea for her.
Duan Xiaohe was currently angry, but she did not notice that the person who entered had already locked the door. When she realized something was wrong, she closed the window.
"Open it, I'm hot."
The waiter put down the teapot in his hand and sat down with a reluctant expression, then poured himself a cup and sipped on it.
She looked carefully as if she had seen a ghost. This waiter looked very familiar, but after a while, she couldn't remember who he was.
The waiter suddenly came over and grabbed her wrist. "I can see that you don't look too good, young lady. Why don't I take a pulse for you? "I am a proper doctor. I will know what kind of illness you are once I see you."
Duan Xiaohe's eyebrows twitched, she suppressed the anger in her heart.
"Then tell me, what kind of illness do you have?"
The waiter was serious. "I'm afraid it's a lovesickness. Are you thinking about the charming young master who just checked out?"
Duan Xiaohe smacked him on the head and purposely let her go so that she could take a hit on the head.
"What the hell? You didn't call me when you were running?"
Qin Rui held onto his forehead that was slightly aching, he did not expect her hand strength to be this strong. Since you already said you were running away, how can I call you. Do you know how many people are watching you right now? The moment you leave this inn, even if you hiss by the roadside, people will report how many times they have hushed you to the little emperor. "I risked my life to inform you just because I was afraid that you would misunderstand. I didn't expect you to be so ignorant."
Duan Xiaohe was startled, she immediately ran to the window to open it. Qin Rui pulled her back, lowered his voice, and said, if she really did that, then it would be the end of the line. How could a peasant woman detect that someone was following them? It would expose him.
She sat back down at the table, unable to calm down for a long time.
"He wants to kill me?"
Qin Rui shook his head, seeing her heave a sigh of relief, he sighed: "What I mean is, I don't know."
The worry that he had just put down was rekindled, "I told you that I wouldn't be coming to the capital. What do you think I should do now? Since I'm being watched, does that mean I'll lose my head the moment I leave the inn? I was still thinking about giving birth to a little kid for Liu San. I was going to burp first since Liu San still hasn't come back yet.
Qin Rui's eyes darkened slightly, "He won't touch you."
"Huh?"
"Since I said that I would protect you, I definitely won't let anything happen to you."
Duan Xiaohe pursed her lips, "When the time comes, you'll bring me along to run, then won't that mean that I'm in cahoots with you? In the future, will we also have to spend our lives on the line, hiding and killing others? "
Qin Rui kept silent, clenching both his fists.
It wasn't that he hadn't considered this before. If he had met her earlier, perhaps he really would have taken her away, and the grudges of the previous generation would have gone with the wind. However, he could forget about the country's enmity, but he couldn't forget about the hatred between him and his family. Right now, he was at the end of his road, so it was impossible for him to give up so easily.
"Tomorrow, you can continue to go out and take a look at the front. If you meet a suitable person, you can ask the price. No matter how much they pay, you're going to die. In two or three days, you will find the Little County Princess and invite her to go with you to Fancy Dress to make clothes. With her here, even if he truly had the intention to kill, he wouldn't make a move right now. "
When Duan Xiaohe heard this, her heart jumped. She knew what Qin Rui meant, and purposely pretended that they wanted to buy the shop, but also wanted to show off the stinginess of a villager. If the deal failed, he would run back, but what if he ran back?
"Then what if I go back to my family and they kill me?"
Qin Rui lowered his eyes, concealing the ruthless look in his eyes. If you still haven't made a move when you have reached Qinghe County, then they won't kill you. So, all along, you must have Little County Princess accompanying you. Do you understand? "
She nodded her head as if she was cherishing her life, "Yes, I understand."
After pausing for a while, she asked with a bit of conscience, "Then what will you do?"
"I'm not done yet. After I'm done, I'll leave on my own and leave unscathed."
In these few days, Duan Xiaohe listened to Qin Rui wandering around the capital, and in the end, went to find the Little County Princess, urging her to follow him to the Fancy Dress. Little County Princess did not say anything, but Mo Jinyuan who was at the side seemed to be very interested.
"The clothes made by Fancy Dress are really not bad. I just happen to want to return to Mingan County. Are we going back all the way there?"