Jiu Ranling's neck was tightly locked by Nalan Xice. She sighed and slowly realized that her breathing was not smooth. Only then did she realize that Nalan Xice was not joking. He really could do it.
" Cough, cough…You, listen to me…finish…" She struggled to spit out the scattered words, and her face turned red.
Nalan Xice didn't say a word. He locked his eyes on her for a long time before letting go.
Jiu Ran Ling, who breathed in the fresh air, immediately fell to the ground. She did not have the time to care about her sorry state. She waited until she had calmed down before she got up from the ground.
The culprit, however, stood there calmly and looked at her with raised eyebrows.
"I've given you a chance. If you don't tell me…"
Jiuran Ling gritted her teeth and almost died.
"I can help you save Mei Luoxiu." She squeezed out these words coldly. What a fickle person. A storm was brewing just a moment ago, but now, it seemed calm and without a trace of waves.
"Why should I believe you? I believe you want to help me and not take the opportunity to escape and stab me in Taizhou.”Nalan Xice snorted coldly.
" I wouldn't dare." Jiu Ran Ling faked a laugh. Seeing that Nalan Xice was unmoved, she put away her overly enthusiastic smile and said calmly,""If I return to the Taizhou Prefecture, wouldn't I be walking right into a trap? What good would it do for me? Didn't you think that I was almost taken advantage of? Naturally, I want to teach the Lu Sect and Lu Zhan a lesson. As for Mei Luoxiu…he and I are considered cellmates after all.”
"Prisoner?" This time, it was Nalan Xice's turn to be stunned.
"Well, he was very good to me at that time.”He told her the situation and warned her to be careful." So, I want to save him, and I have the ability to do so. Can't I? Moreover, from what your subordinate said, it seems that you have to take a considerable risk to save him. Since I'm willing to do it, why not do it if you get a big bargain for free? If you're afraid that I'll report you, I don't mind you feeding me poison.”
Nalan Xice looked at Jiu Ran Ling seriously, as if he was trying to tell the truth from her words. That pair of crystal-like eyes blinked as if waiting for his answer. It was pitiful.
Damn it, this woman was using her eyes to confuse him again!
"I believe you."”
"But I have a request."”
The man frowned again. He knew that this woman's real purpose was definitely not as simple as saving people.
"It's not a big request. There's no need to be so unhappy.”Jiu Ran Ling smiled and patted the place where his eyebrows were tangled. She was not afraid at all." I just want to ask you to help me find someone."”
It wasn't difficult for her to save Meroxiu, but to find someone in the vast sea of people, Nalan Xice, who obviously had many connections, would definitely have more ways than her.
"Who are you looking for?"
"My maidservant, Pin 'er." Pin 'er was one of the few people in the palace who really treated her well, so no matter what, she could not let Pin' er wander alone outside.
" You…" Nalan Xice glared at him." You actually value a servant girl's life as much as Xiu's."”
"Mei Luoxiu's position in your heart is the same as Pin 'er's position in my heart." Jiu Ranling smiled. In this way, how could there be a difference in importance?”
Nalan Xice looked at her for a moment before agreeing. After asking about Pin 'er's situation, he went out to make arrangements.
Before leaving, Nalan Xice reminded Jiu Ranling,""Miss Qian, if you want to go out, you'd better be careful.”
Jiu Ran Ling looked up at him in confusion.
"The streets are full of your wanted posters now.”Nalan Xice laughed gloatingly." It seems that Lu Zhan and his son are determined to catch you.”
When Jiu Ran Ling heard this news, she laughed abnormally.""They hung my portrait all over Tianzhou, which only shows that their fate is over.”
If the Imperial Palace discovered that she was missing, they would definitely search the entire country. When they saw the portrait and came to Tianzhou, the Lu Sect's actions would naturally be exposed.
Seeing her reaction, Nalan Xice added,""Since you're so confident, I'm relieved. But remember, if you get caught, our deal will be canceled automatically.”
He was really like a cold-blooded businessman who put self-interest above everything else. Jiu Ranling watched him leave. After she found a veil to cover her face, she prepared to make arrangements to rescue Mei Luoxiu. Although she could do nothing and wait for the people from the Imperial Palace to investigate this place, it was not her style to sit still and wait for death. Moreover, she did not want to be caught by her Imperial Father.
Jiu Ranling walked out of the inn where she and Nalan Xice were staying. As expected, the streets were filled with her portraits. She smiled and asked a random passerby to inquire about the location of the General's Estate in Tianzhou.
Each state had its own management and operation in Tai State. Of course, there were also soldiers to protect and maintain public order. Thus, every state had a state general who commanded the army, and their official positions were not lower than Tai State. However, the difference was that Taizhou was allocated by Taichang, who was in charge of manpower among the three heads of officials, while the state generals belonged to the head of the military officers, the Great General. The Emperor made such arrangements because he hoped for a balance of power.
Jiu Ranling didn't know who the general of Tian Province was. However, compared to civil officials, she was more familiar with military officials. Because her fourth brother was only the Imperial Residence, which was in charge of law among the three civil officials, while her eleventh brother was a young general, second only to the Great General.
When he arrived at the entrance of the Prefecture General's Estate, he realized that there seemed to be a strange number of guards. It did not seem like the standard that a small Prefecture General's Estate should have. He couldn't help but feel puzzled and asked another person.
"May I ask, auntie, is the prefecture general's manor in Tian Province usually so heavily guarded?”
"This lady must be from another city. You might not know this, but a while ago, Yizhou was flooded. The Imperial City sent a major general to escort disaster relief supplies to the disaster relief. I happened to pass by here these few days and took a short break for two days to do supply work.”
So it was like this. When she was in the palace, she seemed to have heard Fourth Brother say that there was a flood in Yizhou, and the imperial court sent people to help with the disaster relief together with Brother Qing of Jinzhou.
Jiu Ran Ling was delighted. There were only two young generals in the imperial court. One was her fourth brother's best friend, and the other was the Eleventh Prince who clung to her the most. He didn't know who it was.
However, no matter who it was, their backing was strong enough. It seemed that taking down the Lu Sect was much easier than she had imagined.
Jiuran Ling was so excited that she walked straight into the state capital. Before she could approach the gate, she was stopped by the guards.
"Who are you?" The guard shouted.
Jiu Ranling tightened her grip on her lapel. All of her clothes and money were with Pin 'er, and she didn't have any identity symbols on her. Saying that she was a princess on the street would definitely cause a commotion. Even Nalan Xice would think that she was in cahoots with the Lu Faction.
Just as he was thinking about it, a stooped old man walked out of the manor, as if he was in a hurry to do something.
Jiu Ran Ling's eyes lit up when she saw him. She waved her hand at the old man and said,""Manager Pei!"
The old man raised his head and saw a young woman smiling at him. He was stunned. After a while, he said with a trembling voice,"Duke, Duke…"
"I'm not your father-in-law." Jiu Ranling pouted.”
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