PNB Chapter 61 Who are you?
Chapter 61 Who are you?
The lead guard shouted sternly, "When I went to the outhouse just now, I found that all the palace maids and eunuchs on night duty had mysteriously fainted. They must have been drugged with sleeping potion. You must go to the King's bedchamber immediately to protect him!"
Hearing the footsteps getting closer, Lvyao gritted her teeth, handed the gourd in her hand to Jiang Qingyan, and said with a determined look, "Young Master, you must take good care of yourself. I'll distract them in a bit, and you can take the opportunity to escape from the palace!"
Jiang Qingyan didn't take the gourd, but instead grabbed Lvyao's hand and said in a deep voice, "Don't talk nonsense, how could I let you go to your death...!"
Green Jade looked up at Jiang Qingyan, her eyes welling up with tears. She choked back sobs, saying, "I fell in love with you the moment I first saw you, Young Master. I know you don't love me, but all I want is to be by your side. If I can do anything for you, I'd be willing to risk my life, at least so you'll remember me..."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Qingyan's heart trembled. She knew that Lvyao had feelings for her, but she never expected that Lvyao would go to such lengths for her...
Jiang Qingyan raised her hand to gently wipe away the tears from the corners of Lvyao's eyes, and said softly, "If you risk your life, even if I can leave here unharmed, I will not be at peace for the rest of my life."
"Boss, there's movement behind the artificial hill!" a guard shouted, pointing at the artificial hill.
The head guard turned his head to look at the artificial hill, narrowed his eyes, drew the sword from his waist, and slowly approached with his men.
Green Medicine clutched the sleeping potion tightly in her hand, her heart filled with uncertainty. There were simply too many guards, and they were extremely vigilant; the sleeping potion might not work on them…
But there's no other way right now, we have to take a gamble...
Seeing that Lüyao was too nervous, Jiang Qingyan gently patted her shoulder to comfort her. She then took the sleeping potion from Lüyao's hand, poured all of it into a bamboo tube, inserted it into a crevice in the artificial hill, and blew it towards the guard.
The first twenty-odd guards fell one after another. The head guard quickly raised his sleeve to cover his mouth and nose and shouted sternly, "Cover your mouth and nose quickly, there's sleeping powder!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the other guards all fell down in unison. The head guard quickly took out a signal flare from his sleeve and fired it into the sky. The alarm bells in the palace rang out instantly.
Seeing that the situation was not good, Jiang Qingyan grabbed Lvyao's hand and ran outside desperately.
The guard shouted, "Stop!" and then gave chase.
They hadn't run far when Jiang Qingyan and Lvyao were pulled into a hall.
Jiang Qingyan shielded the green medicine behind her back and looked warily at the person in front of her. When she saw the person's appearance clearly, she was full of surprise. Wasn't this the man carved on the wooden sculpture in the Xia King's Palace?
But... why does it feel so familiar...?
The man held up his index finger and shushed them, then listened quietly to the sounds outside the door. He only breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that the head guard had left.
Jiang Qingyan looked the man up and down. He was extremely handsome, with a touch of devilish charm. Jiang Qingyan asked suspiciously, "Who are you? Why are you helping us?"
The man offered no explanation, but instead walked straight to the bed in the hall, pushed the bed aside, and lifted a wooden board under the bed, revealing a secret passage underneath.
The man looked up at Jiang Qingyan and whispered, "This secret passage leads directly outside the city. You should leave immediately."
Hearing his voice, Jiang Qingyan felt even more familiar with it, but this was not the time to dwell on such things. Jiang Qingyan cupped her hands in thanks to the man and said, "Thank you, young master. If we have the opportunity to meet again in the future, I will definitely repay you."
The man curled his lips into a smile: "Remember what you said."
Jiang Qingyan smiled and nodded, then walked into the secret passage with Green Medicine.
The secret passage was very long, and it took the two about half an hour to finally emerge. The exit was right there in front of a dog hole at the city gate…
As Jiang Qingyan climbed out, she exclaimed, "The person who dug this secret passage is truly a genius! They were able to leave the city directly from the palace!"
Lu Nian and Yi Luo were already waiting at the city gate, pacing anxiously. Only when they saw that Jiang Qingyan and Lvyao came out safely did they finally relax.
Lu Nian quickly stepped forward to help Jiang Qingyan up, carefully checking her over. She asked anxiously, "Husband, are you alright? We just heard the palace alarm bells ring, and a large group of soldiers entered the palace. We tried to sneak in to find you, but the city gates were closed. Thankfully, you got out..."
Jiang Qingyan patted the dust off her clothes, hugged Lu Nian's neck and kissed him on the lips, then walked up to Yi Luo, hugged him and kissed him as well.
Jiang Qingyan smiled and said, "I'm fine. Fortunately, I had the help of a benefactor, and the snow silkworm was successfully retrieved. Let's hurry back to Da'an."
Just as she was about to get into the carriage, Jiang Qingyan suddenly remembered something and asked, "Where did Xuan Ye go?"
Yi Luo snorted coldly: "He was originally waiting here with us, but then he said he needed to use the restroom. We thought it was almost time and you would be leaving the palace soon, so we didn't follow him. Who would have thought that this kid would just run away?"
Jiang Qingyan said indifferently, "Forget it, since we've already gotten what we wanted, let it be."
As dawn broke, the four of them returned to Yunhai City. Jiang Qingyan couldn't wait to rush into Lu Nian's secret room to find Mo Ting.
Seeing that Mo Ting was still lying there safely, Jiang Qingyan breathed a sigh of relief, reached out and gently stroked Mo Ting's face, her eyes filled with tenderness, and murmured, "Mo Ting, I missed you so much..."
Seeing this, Lu Nian and Yi Luo tactfully left the secret chamber and sat together at the stone table outside to wait, since out of sight, out of mind...
Green Medicine opened the gourd and exclaimed in delight, "Your Majesty, the snow silkworm has laid eggs, and two of them at that! They must have been separated for too long..."
Green Medicine didn't say the rest of the sentence. A blush instantly appeared on her face. After all, she was still a virgin. How could she say such explicit things?
Jiang Qingyan eagerly took the snow silkworm egg, gently peeled open a small opening, and carefully dripped the egg liquid into Mo Ting's mouth.
Mo Ting's complexion grew increasingly rosy, until his body began to heat up. Jiang Qingyan touched Mo Ting's forehead and asked worriedly, "Lvyao, come quickly, Mo Ting seems to have a fever..."
Green Medicine quickly bent down to check, and after thinking for a moment, she replied, "I once heard my father say that after taking the Snow Silkworm Egg, it seems that symptoms of fever will appear all over the body, and you should wake up in a while."
As soon as he finished speaking, Mo Ting's eyelashes twitched slightly, and then he slowly opened his eyes.
Jiang Qingyan excitedly hugged Mo Ting tightly, whispering in his ear, "Mo Ting, you're finally awake..."
After a few seconds of stunned silence, Mo Ting reached out and patted Jiang Qingyan's back, asking with a puzzled look, "Who are you?"