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Gu Jiao turned back into the room and said, "Take Physician Tong with you now, make sure the Imperial Son-in-law doesn't see you, and then quickly pack the princess's belongings. Prepare to descend the mountain shortly."
Lian'er subconsciously followed but halted her step as soon as she remembered Gu Jiao's order not to come close. She coughed lightly and moved her foot back, "I can't. I can't defy the princess's command. If I don't take you away, she'll be angry."
Gu Jiao opened her little medicine chest and took out several face masks, "Being angry is better than dying here. Besides, if I refuse to go, you won't be able to force me."
Lian'er muttered, "Are you so good at fighting? Would you knock me out if I tried to take you forcibly?"
Gu Jiao: “...”
Lian'er cleared her throat and said seriously, "I get it. I can't beat you. I'll go report back to the princess!"
Gu Jiao gave the face masks to Physician Tong and instructed him to help the princess and those who needed to leave with the face masks.
"What about you?" Physician Tong asked.
"I'll go retrieve something." Gu Jiao replied.
Having familiarized herself with the terrain through Physician Tong's descriptions in the last few days, Gu Jiao knew the layout here quite well. Two hundred paces to the east was Yi Wang's residence. And just thirty paces north of Yi Wang's residence was where Princess Ning'an and the Imperial Son-in-law resided.
Avoiding the patrolling guards, Gu Jiao sneaked into Yi Wang's residence.
Perhaps to prevent too many soldiers from being infected by Yi Wang, some of the heavily-armed guards that should have been stationed were removed, making it easier for Gu Jiao.
Physician Tong hadn't been inside Yi Wang's residence, so he couldn't provide detailed information to Gu Jiao about its layout.
As it happened, Gu Jiao accidentally found herself in Yi Wang's bedchamber. Yi Wang was currently resting, with only two physicians kneeling outside the parting screen, preparing medicine for him.
Gu Jiao approached Yi Wang's bedside quietly.
She drew her dagger but put it away after feeling his pulse.
The illness had reached a critical stage, beyond the reach of medicine. There was no point in wasting her effort anymore.
After rummaging through the room for about fifteen minutes, Gu Jiao exited Yi Wang's residence.
At that moment, the Imperial Son-in-law emerged from his own residence, carrying a sword and heading toward the small cabin where Gu Jiao was detained.
Gu Jiao needed to take Princess Ning'an away before the Imperial Son-in-law discovered her escape and returned.
Time was running short for her.
And she still had to find her red-tasseled spear.
Gu Jiao sneaked into the residence of the Imperial Son-in-law and Princess Ning'an.
"Little Brother Gu! Little Brother Gu!"
It was Physician Tong's voice, which was deliberately lowered.
Gu Jiao turned her head and walked toward Physician Tong, who was standing around the corner.
At this moment, Physician Tong didn't bother about the usual gender precautions, especially given his much older age compared to Gu Jiao's. He pulled Gu Jiao behind a large tree and whispered to her, "Have you made up your mind? Are you really planning to take the princess down the mountain? If you take her away, the Imperial Son-in-law won't spare you! He'll catch up with you sooner or later! The princess won't be able to escape. Why don't you just leave by yourself?"
Despite the strained situation between the Imperial Son-in-law and the princess——a result of the Imperial Son-in-law's betrayal of her and the current imperial court—the princess still hadn't turned her back on him, and the Imperial Son-in-law couldn’t let go of her in his heart either.
He wouldn't allow anyone to take her away.
Gu Jiao calmly looked at Physician Tong and asked, "Do you have things to pack?"
"Huh?" Physician Tong was taken aback.
Weren't they talking about the princess? Why was she suddenly mentioning him?
Gu Jiao said, "If there’s none, go to the princess's side and wait for me."
"You..." Physician Tong realized something, his breath hitched, and he stared blankly at Gu Jiao.
However, Gu Jiao didn't pay him any further attention and went to find her red-tasseled spear.
She was fortunate. The second room she entered was the Imperial Son-in-law's study.
Her red-tasseled spear was proudly displayed among the showcased weapons on the shelf. However, the braided tassels on the spearhead were untied, and the large red flowers on the shaft were missing!
Gu Jiao squinted, her gaze growing colder and colder.
On the other side, the silverfox-clad man stormed off to find Gu Jiao, surrounded with murderous intent. The patrolling soldiers were intimidated by his momentum, not daring to speak or even salute as he passed.
It wasn’t surprising that the silverfox-clad man was so furious. He had been clever all his life but had acted foolishly in a moment and suffered such a big setback at the hands of a brat!
He was unwilling to admit his own stupidity and didn't want to regret not heeding his uncle's advice. What would have been the result if he hadn't been stubborn but had listened to his uncle?
But in this world, there were no "ifs," only consequences and outcomes.
He couldn't deceive himself. He seriously wished he hadn’t encountered that State of Zhao soldier!
If given another chance, he would have undoubtedly killed ‘him’ without hesitation!
Though it was too late to kill ‘him’ now, he was simply full of rage and had to do something to vent it out!
However, to the silverfox-clad man's surprise, when he kicked open the door to Gu Jiao’s room, the room was empty.
"Where is he?"
"Physician!"
There was no physician either.
"My Lord!" A soldier patrolling nearby walked over, bowing respectfully to the silverfox-clad man.
The silverfox-clad man pointed at the room and asked in a cold voice, "Where did the people inside go?"
The soldier looked puzzled and said, "My Lord, are you asking about Physician Tong? Didn't you order Physician Tong to treat the princess? Wasn't Physician Tong taken to the princess?"
"When did I..." The silverfox-clad man paused. He looked deeply at the empty room, realizing something was amiss. His expression changed suddenly, and he pushed past the soldier, striding quickly toward his own residence!
Approaching the residence, he heard a commotion, followed by the sight of billowing smoke and flames in the distance.
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