C46

Outside the city, in a quiet teahouse.…

"Master, Prince Yanbei agreed." The black-clothed man knelt on the ground, not daring to look up at the Mysterious Master behind his desk.

The Mysterious Master sat alone for a long time before he slowly turned around. He took off the black hat on his head and revealed his beautiful face. That face was really - Xiao Shiqing, the person that disappeared from Prince Yanbei's Mansion, Infanta Shiqing!

"What's wrong?" Ji Yunkai's sleep was not stable, and even when she had just woken up, she did not have a single trace of sleepiness on her face.

The Steward bowed and said, "Princess, the Prince invites you in."

Ji Yunkai did not ask any further, but when she saw the Steward bringing her to the front courtyard, she could not help but ask, "Is the Prince in the front courtyard?" Xiao Jiu'an's body was so weak, yet he was able to get up?

"Yes." The Steward was even more silent than usual, and his footsteps also became heavier.

In the front courtyard, elite soldiers were divided into two rows. There were not many of them, but their auras were not weak, and the moment Ji Yunkai entered, she was completely shocked. It was a good thing that she was brave, and had been used to such occasions before.

Ji Yunkai's heart suddenly skipped a beat. She quietly took a deep breath, and walked in with steady steps, trying her best to use a calm tone: "Your Highness."

She had not done anything this afternoon and had been resting in the courtyard. With Xiao Jiu'an making such a big fuss, it couldn't be that he was going to interrogate her?

Unexpectedly, Xiao Jiu'an did not even look at her as he got up and said, "Let's go!"

"Yes, Sir!" Outside the courtyard, the guards answered in unison. Inside the Main Hall, the guards behind Xiao Jiu'an followed suit at the first possible moment.

"Where are we going?" Ji Yunkai was confused, seeing Xiao Jiu'an walk past her, she turned and asked.

"Princess, these are your clothes!" The personal guard behind Xiao Jiu'an took out a black cloak and passed it over to Ji Yunkai before following him away.

Before he left, he intentionally glanced at Ji Yunkai, with a look filled with sympathy and pity.

Ji Yunkai was confused. She held onto the cape and stood there, stunned.

Can someone tell her what had happened?

Why is everyone looking at her differently?

"Princess, quickly follow me!" The Steward stood at the side, seeing Ji Yunkai standing motionlessly, he urged her to move.

He admitted that he indeed had some sympathy for Ji Yunkai, but no one dared to say no to their Prince's decision.

"Where are we going?" Ji Yunkai put on her cape and asked.

"You'll know once the Princess arrives." The Steward lowered his head, and did not dare to look into Ji Yunkai's eyes.

How was he going to tell the Princess that her husband was going to trade her for Infanta Shiqing?

No, so what if he said it? This was Prince Yanbei's Mansion, and Ji Yunkai was surrounded by the Yanbei Army. Whether she wanted to go or not, she could only resign herself to her fate.

Ji Yunkai asked, "Can I not go?" Her intuition told her that tonight's operation was not a good one.

The Steward did not answer Ji Yunkai's question, but said, "Esteemed Princess, your patience is not very good."

This sentence was even more direct than saying "you can't". Ji Yunkai nodded her head, and resigned herself to her fate as she caught up to the large group. In order to not fall behind, Ji Yunkai jogged forward, and was only a dozen steps slower than Xiao Jiu'an.

As soon as they left, someone took a pony and gave it to her. "Princess, your horse."

"Thank you." Ji Yunkai took the reins and looked up at the sky silently.

Had these people asked her if she knew how to ride a horse?

"Let's go!" Ji Yunkai was stunned, Xiao Jiu'an and his subordinates were already seated on their horses. Ji Yunkai did not dare delay, and immediately climbed onto the horse.

Her movements were awkward, but from the looks of it, she knew how to ride a horse. Seeing this, the guard at the side secretly heaved a sigh of relief.

The Prince had not prepared a carriage, and the timing was very tight. They were afraid that the Princess could not ride a horse and would not be able to accompany them out of the city.

Xiao Jiu'an's army was well-trained, and even if they were horses, they were neat and orderly. There were obviously several hundred people, but all they could hear was the sound of uniform hoof-steps.

However, there was a second one soon enough.

Ji Yunkai could indeed ride a horse, but her riding skills were very general. At the very least, she could not compare to a well-trained horseman and would not be able to fit into the cavalry.

Amongst the uniformly lined up cavalry, Ji Yunkai was the most special existence. Not only did she destroy the formation, she also destroyed the uniform sounds of the hoof-steps. The sudden disorderly sound of hoof-steps made the surrounding soldiers around her extremely unaccustomed, and some of them even unconsciously coordinated with Ji Yunkai, to prevent their emotions from being disturbed by her chaotic noise.

Ji Yunkai naturally discovered this as well. She also wanted to try her best to keep up with the pace of the cavalry, but she really could not do it!

Fortunately, the cavalrymen around her were considerate and quickly began to coordinate with her, thus affecting the surrounding people. When they were about to reach the city gates, the sounds of the horses' hooves gradually became more uniform… except Xiao Jiu'an's!

All the cavalrymen were unconsciously affected by Ji Yunkai's noise, with the exception of Xiao Jiu'an, who kept his original tempo, to the point where his galloping sounds were especially loud.

However, Xiao Jiu'an did not take it seriously. He took the lead and trotted in front, and was not affected by others. Of course he would not disturb others like Ji Yunkai, and only maintained his own unique frequency.

There were already people waiting outside the Tranquil Water Tea Garden. After confirming the identity of Xiao Jiu'an and the others, they said, "Prince Yanbei and Princess are invited to enter, and the rest are to wait outside the garden."

"Dismount!" Xiao Jiu'an dismounted from his horse and threw the whip to the person behind him, at the same time reminding Ji Yunkai to come down as well.

After Ji Yunkai dismounted, she did not go forward, but asked uneasily, "Can you tell me what's happening now?"

She did not need any intuition. As long as she had a brain, she knew that something was wrong.

Ji Yunkai stood at her original position, looked at the people on her left, right and back. She could only grit her teeth, and follow.

Xiao Jiu'an was right. She indeed did not even have the right to say no to whatever it was in front of her.