"This servant is rude! " This servant will…" Chief Steward Pei pretended to kneel down but was stopped by Jiu Ran Ling. She made a shushing gesture and winked at Chief Pei.
Chief Steward Pei was a shrewd person. After the shock, he immediately understood. He bowed and invited Jiu Ran Ling into the state capital.
Since he had met Chief Pei of the Chu family, the young general who transported the disaster relief supplies and was responsible for the flood with Brother Qing was naturally Chu Anxi, the sworn brother of Fourth Brother.
Chu Anxi was handling official business in the study when he saw Chief Pei knock on the door and enter. He glanced at Chief Pei and said,""Manager Pei, didn't I ask you to do something? Why are you back so soon…"
"General, you saw the arrest warrant and asked me to go to the capital of Lü Taizhou to ask about the princess. But now, Her Highness has come to your door…"
"Xi, I didn't expect to meet you here!”Before Chief Steward Pei could finish speaking, Jiu Ran Ling jumped to Chu Anxi's side and closed the memorial in his hand.
Chu Anxi stood up and looked at the smiling Jiuranling before him. He knelt down and said,""I, General Chu Xi, pay my respects to Your Highness.”
"Get up, get up. Didn't I tell you not to kneel to me?”Jiu Ranling waved her hand and drank the tea that Chief Steward Pei handed over. She sat on the chair that Chu Xi had just sat on," Moreover, you are my fourth brother's sworn brother, so you are naturally my elder brother." How could an elder brother kneel to his younger sister?”
"Your Highness, you…"
"Are you trying to say that I'm so fast that I actually reached Tianzhou so early?”
"The Emperor and the Fourth Prince have already searched the entire country for you.”Chu Anxi lowered his head and replied.
" You're right." Jiu Ran Ling smiled coldly." If it was any other time, I would have let them find me very quickly." But this time, I was kidnapped in the Imperial City and brought here. It's only natural that Imperial Father and the others can't find me.”
" The princess has been kidnapped?!" In his shock, Chu Anxi forgot the rule of lowering his head. There was some disbelief on his fair face. "When I arrived in Tianzhou, I saw your arrest warrant everywhere. Could it be…"
This person was indeed much more mature than Eleven. Although Chu Anxi was only in his early twenties and his fair face did not look tough, he had always been very calm. If it was Jiu Ranchen, he would have already led his subordinates to the capital to kill people.
"Lu Taizhou accidentally let me escape, which is why he issued the arrest warrant. Obviously, they didn't know my identity, which was why they were in such a hurry to seek their own death.”Jiu Ranling thought of their future fate and could not help but laugh happily.
Chu Anxi lowered his head again, but his voice was a little cold."This Lyu Taizhou is truly audacious. No one would let him off. Kidnapping the princess is a crime worthy of death."
"What if it's not just kidnapping, but also rape?”Jiuran Ling gently replied, but it set off a storm.
Chu Anxi clenched his fists slightly. "Your Highness, how have you decided to deal with him?”
"It's them, Case Study." " Lu Zhan, the son of the Lu Faction," Jiu Ran Ling reminded." We can't let this person go." If I hadn't been saved by someone, I'm afraid he would have succeeded.”
" Ling-er, you…" Chu Anxi finally looked at Jiuranling. His face was no longer respectful to the royal family, but was filled with the concern of an elder brother.
Jiu Ranling smiled. I prefer you to call me Ling 'er like Fourth Brother.”
"You will go crazy from anger." Chu Anxi was referring to how she had almost been bullied.
"Xi, do me a favor." Jiuranling said seriously.
"Tell me."
"Bring some people with me to the Taizhou Prefecture.”
Chu Anxi didn't say anything and ordered fifty people to follow him to the Taizhou Prefecture. Jiu Ran Ling was the party involved, so of course she would go with him.
When they arrived at the capital, Jiuran Ling pulled Chu Anxi to the west before Taizhou came out to welcome the young general.
"Your Highness, where are you going?”
"The dungeon. I told you that the Lu Sect had committed other crimes besides kidnapping the royal family.”Jiu Ran Ling did not stop.
" But Your Highness, we military officers can't interfere without evidence…"
"I know. But I must go to this dungeon to find evidence of the Lu Faction.”Jiu Ranling finally stopped walking. She turned her head and said to Chu Anxi seriously,""If we can't find any evidence to prove that the Lu Sect is guilty, I'm willing to take all the responsibility.”
"…Yes, Your Highness." Chu Anxi knew that he could not stop Jiuran Ling, who had made up her mind. All he could do was follow her.
"Also, don't call me Your Highness when you're outside. Call me Qian Ling or Ling 'er.”
"Yes."
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Walking into the dungeon, the gloomy stench inside made even Chu Anxi frown.
Jiu Ran Ling seemed to be used to it and walked straight inside.
"Stop, what are you doing! Do you know what this place is? How dare you come in so casually!”The two soldiers on guard stopped them arrogantly.
Jiu Ranling slapped them and said in a voice as cold as ice,""You blind thing, you dare to use the tiger's might? What are you relying on? Was it the Emperor or the Empress Dowager? You're just relying on a state that's about to fall! Now you're arguing with me."
Seeing that they were humiliated by a little girl, the two of them breathed their last. Just as they were about to draw their swords and attack, Chu Anxi strode in front of Jiu Ranling and raised a sign in his hand."How dare you! Even if you don't recognize Miss Qian, you should at least recognize this token.”
The two of them glanced at each other and lost their arrogance. He kneeled down while trembling and shouted,"Major General, please spare my life."”
Jiuranling ignored the two people who seemed to have seen the end of the world and walked forward.
The first thing that caught her eye was the cell where she had been imprisoned. It had only been a day since she left the prison of Tianzhou, but there were three more women inside. When they saw them, they trembled.
"Open the door!" Her voice was cold, and the guard went forward to unlock the door in fear. Although they didn't know who Jiu Ranling was, the two of them knew that she was definitely not a simple person when they saw that even a second-grade major general of the imperial court obeyed her orders. Their attitudes became respectful. He only hoped that she would be lenient with the two of them after this matter.
Jiuranling winked at Chu Anxi, who then instructed his subordinates,""Take these girls out and send them back to their homes. Also, check if they match the missing persons reported in the vicinity.”
"Yes." Immediately, someone stepped forward and took away three girls.
Jiu Ranling stood outside Mei Luoxiu's cell, looking at him through the thick wood. After a day of not seeing him, he seemed to have become much more haggard. There were also many wounds on his body, but his eyes were still bright. He was staring at her without blinking.
"Mei Luoxiu, I'm here to save you." she said softly.
"Mei Luo? This…" Hearing this address, even Chu Anxi couldn't help but look at the people in the prison in surprise.
"Miss, who exactly are you?" Mei Luoxiu didn't move. He just watched her ask these few words clearly.
Jiu Ranling did not answer. She turned to Chu Anxi and said,""Bring him out with me. I want to find Lu Pai.”
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