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Shang Yiqing discovered that her pretense was completely ineffective. Xiao Tianyuan actually believed her and even helped her repay her debt as well as bringing her to see her father. She was a little regretful. Why did she have to make up such a flustered story? She couldn't take it back right now.

Xiao Tianyuan pulled his horse over. "Come, I'll send you back."

Shang Yiqing unhappily sighed, "I don't want to go back, and I don't want to see my father either. I want to leave this place."

Shang Yiqing was dumbfounded. She hadn't even thought about what to say when Xiao Tian Yuan started to urge her to get on the horse. She could only bite the bullet and get on the horse first, muttering to herself, am I really going to enter the city? As long as they entered the city, they would be run over by the people from the Rong King's Manor. However, they couldn't say that they were going back now, so why couldn't they find a better reason?

"This is not a matter of silver!" Shang Yiqing heaved a long sigh and looked at the sky helplessly. She silently followed behind Xiao Tian Yuan. To be honest, if it wasn't for the lie from before, she really wanted to turn her horse and leave this place.

"Hurry up and go, we can return to the city soon." Hurry and go, we can return to the city soon. Xiao Tianyuan did not know what Shang Yiqing was thinking at all. He only thought that she was afraid and kept comforting her.

As she got closer and closer to the city, her emotions became more and more complicated. What should she do now?

From a distance, Shang Yiqing subconsciously reined in her horse and lowered her head when she saw a large group of people rushing over from the city gate.

This group of people charged over and actually went to Xiao Tian Yuan's side. The person in the lead wore casual clothes, but when he saw Xiao Tian Yuan, he actually clasped his fists and said, "General, how have you been?"

Shang Yiqing could not help but steal a glance at the man. She seemed to have seen him somewhere before, and was shocked as she lowered her head even more. At the same time, she thought to herself weirdly, so this Xiao Tianyuan is actually a general, but she actually didn't know about it.

"You guys left the city early in the morning. Did something happen?" Xiao Tianyuan asked.

"General, our princess has not returned since she left yesterday. Our prince is burning with impatience, so he sent us to investigate."

It's over! This must be the people from the Rong King's manor, no wonder they looked so familiar. So it really was them. They really came to look for him, what should they do? Shang Yiqing really wanted to turn around and run, but in this situation, if she ran, wouldn't she be exposed? Listen to what Xiao Tianyuan has to say.

Xiao Tian Yuan heard the man's words and revealed a shocked expression: "How could it be like that? Do you want me to help you guys find it? "

"Thank you, General. When the general returned from the outside, did he see the person in the painting? " As the man spoke, he took out a portrait and unfurled it in front of Xiao Tian Yuan.

Xiao Tian Yuan took it and looked at it. With just a glance, his entire body seemed to have entered a trance, frozen in place.

She was completely done for, Shang Yiqing thought sorrowfully, because she only took a quick glance behind Xiao Tianyuan and saw that the portrait depicted her appearance. He could not let it go no matter how hard he tried.

The man in the lead could not help but ask, "Has the general seen my wangfei before?"

Xiao Tian Yuan raised his head and glanced at that person. After a pause, he said, "Look, isn't the woman behind me your wangfei?" As he said this, he didn't even look back. He never would have thought that the person he'd met twice in a row would be Shang Yiqing, nor did he think that she'd actually lied to him and run away from home.

The group of people looked towards Shang Yiqing's face when they heard her words. Once they saw her clearly, they suddenly dismounted. "This lowly one greets wangfei."

The large group behind also dismounted their horses and bowed. "This lowly one pays their respects to esteemed wangfei."

He really couldn't hide anymore. Shang Yiqing bit the bullet and said, "All of you, get up."

Only now did Xiao Tianyuan turn back. His eyes were full of reproach, as if he was asking: You are Princess Rong? Why did you lie to me?

Shang Yiqing smiled apologetically, she had no way to explain it to him.

However, someone from the Residence of Prince Rong had already said, "I invite the wangfei to return."

Xiao Tian Yuan seemed to be stunned as he watched Shang Yiqing leave with the people from the Rong King's manor. After they left for a long time, they seemed to have woken up from a dream, wondering if she was dreaming. [Lady Shang is actually Princess Rong. Didn't Prince Rong just get married?] Why did his princess leave home? This was too strange! What was worse was that she was in the same room as her last night. How could she explain this to Prince Rong?

As he was thinking about this, he took a few steps forward. Suddenly, he saw something shining in the grass. He bent down and picked it up. It was a pearl earring. It seemed to belong to the merchant.

"Wait a minute!"

Hearing the shout from behind, Shang Yiqing could not help but turn her head and see Xiao Tian Yuan rushing over. She could not help but ask, "What's wrong?"

He reached out to her and was about to return the pearl earring to her. However, when he thought about it, with so many people looking at him giving her the earring, it looked a little unusual. Furthermore, they were together last night, so it would not be good if she was mistaken. Thinking of this, he stretched out his hand and pulled back. Instead of laughing, he said, "It's nothing. Why don't I send you back to the city?"

Before Shang Yiqing could say anything, the guard beside him reported with a smile, "Thank you for your kind intentions, General. Since we've found the wangfei, there's no need for you to trouble yourself. Besides, our prince is still waiting for her to return."

Xiao Tianyuan laughed bitterly, "Since that's the case, I won't disturb you all any longer. Princess, please leave."

Shang Yiqing glanced at him and suddenly felt very embarrassed. She had lied to him, but he had never exposed her. She had even saved her before. She looked at him, a little ashamed! She could only bite her lower lip as she followed the guards into the city. If Xiao Tian Yuan wasn't here, she definitely wouldn't have followed them back to the manor. It was as if she needed to pay extra attention to her own image in front of him. He could only grumble in his heart as he followed the group of guards back to the manor.