Madam General, please run slower.

Chapter 45 Leaving the House

When Yu Xun rushed to the West Courtyard, he didn't see the person he wanted to see, but only saw Jiang Wan kneeling at the gate and sobbing.

During the few days Jiang Wan was in the dungeon, although she was not tortured, the food she received was still a little worse than that in the mansion. In addition, she was worried about many things, and now she has lost a lot of weight.

"Where is Qu Tangli?" Yu Xun just glanced at Jiang Wan and turned to ask the housekeeper beside him.

The old butler shook his head to indicate that he didn't know. The little princess had always had a low presence in the mansion. At first, she would wander around the entire mansion, but later she would not go anywhere except the west courtyard. He didn't know where the little princess was.

"General!" Jiang Wan didn't care about her manners when she saw Yu Xun. She knelt down at Yu Xun's feet and begged, "General, please save my aunt."

Jiang Qianzhang was in trouble, and his wives and concubines in the backyard suffered with him. Jiang Wan knew her father's temperament, and after this incident, Jiang Qianzhang would definitely transfer his anger to her biological mother Su. Apart from Yu Xun, Jiang Wan really didn't know who to find to help Su escape from that hell on earth.

Yu Xun moved aside in disdain, avoiding the hand that Jiang Wan extended, "Butler, send the lady back to the South Courtyard."

"Yes." The old housekeeper gestured to the two maids, and regardless of Jiang Wan's crying, he carried her towards the South Courtyard.

Yu Xun took a step with his long legs and sat down comfortably on the stone chair in the west courtyard. He tapped on the stone table with his slender fingers, and soon two dark figures appeared in the courtyard and saluted him respectfully.

"master."

When Wei Shiliu saw the tall figure beside Yu Xun, his pupils shrank in fear, and he felt pain in his knees, and he almost fell to his knees. Fortunately, Wei Qi beside him helped him up, so he didn't embarrass himself in front of his master.

Wei Yi glanced at his legs and then looked away indifferently.

"Injured, what happened?" Yu Xun naturally noticed Wei Shiliu's little action and had a guess in his heart.

Wei Shiliu swallowed his saliva and explained honestly: "Concubine Jiang came to the West Courtyard early in the morning to cry and complain. The princess must have been tired of listening to her, so she...she stripped me of my clothes, climbed over the wall and escaped from the mansion. I-I didn't catch up with her."

Wei Shiliu felt the sinister gaze above his head and muttered to himself: It's over, it's over, my dear princess, you have caused me so much trouble.

"She left the house?" Yu Xun's eyes darkened slightly. "Go after her. Make sure you find out where she is."

"Yes, I'll arrange it right away." Wei Yi clasped his fists in response.

Yu Xun glanced at Wei Shiliu, said nothing, then stood up and left the west courtyard.

Before Wei Shiliu could relax, Wei Yi's deep voice, like the moan of an evil spirit, rang in his ears, "You can't even catch up with a little princess? Very good, go to the Dark Guard Camp and wait. I will personally train you."

Wei Shiliu really wanted to cry but had no tears. That was not just an ordinary little princess. Not only could he not beat her, he couldn't even outrun her. And he didn't know what moves the princess used. It was painful and itchy when she hit him. It was very torturous.

Wei Qi recalled the first time he fought with the little princess and patted Wei Shiliu's shoulder sympathetically. He understood this feeling too well. Although he looked fine on the outside, he was actually in so much pain deep down that it was even more painful than being whipped.

On the other side, Li was strolling leisurely on the street.

She was dressed in black, her pretty face hidden by a veil, and she was waving a folding fan in her hand, looking like a leisurely knight.

Li originally wanted to dress up as a man, but the little princess had delicate features. If she dressed up as a man, she would look like a prostitute in a brothel, and a top prostitute at that. It would be hard not to attract attention. In the end, Li had to give up and bought a plain veil to cover her face.

The streets were bustling with noise and vendors shouting. But for the first time, Li felt helpless as she stood in the busy streets. She had never been shopping before and didn't know what to do.

How can these people be so noisy? I really want to cut off their tongues. Li suppressed his irritation and started to stroll like others.

Perhaps it was because of her uncomfortable behavior that the street vendors thought she was from outside the capital, and they came forward enthusiastically to sell their goods, hoping to make a profit from her.

The silk screen under the brim of the hat blocks the view of others and conceals Li's sinister look. These tongues are perfect for collection.

When an old lady was boasting about a peach wood comb and asking for an exorbitant price, a little girl next to her couldn't help but speak up, "Auntie, your comb has cracks on it, how can it be worth the price? Don't just rip it off just because it's imported."

The old lady was stunned and put away the smile on her face, "Where did you come from, little girl? Go away, I don't want to do your business anymore."

The little girl rolled her eyes at her without any hesitation, "There are many powerful people in the capital, so you'd better be careful, if you cheat someone you shouldn't cheat, your whole family won't be able to pay for it."

Hearing her words, the lady selling combs packed up her stall awkwardly and ran away.

Li had been paying attention to this girl as soon as she started speaking. At first he felt that she looked familiar, until he saw the big white eyes and then he remembered who she was.

Isn’t this the little girl who rolled her eyes so beautifully at the chrysanthemum viewing banquet? She seemed to be the daughter of some princess.

Tan Su'er couldn't see the face of the person in front of her through the veil, and could only roughly judge that the other person was a woman. She kindly reminded her: "If you are a girl who has just arrived in the capital, you should go to the shops to buy things, and don't be cheated by the vendors."

Li raised her eyebrows, reached out and lifted a corner of the veil so that Tan Suer could see her face clearly.

When Tan Suer saw Qingyan under the veil, her eyes widened a little, "Sir..."

Before she could call out, Li put a fan across her mouth, blocking her from blurting out the name.

Tan Suer came back to her senses and asked in a low voice, "Princess, did you sneak out?"

Li nodded, worried that no one could lead her. "I've never been shopping before, girl, can you lead me?"

The girl's gentle voice sounded in her ears, reminding Tan Su'er of the pitiful appearance of Li in white at the chrysanthemum viewing banquet. Her heart softened immediately and she nodded in agreement. How could she not agree when the princess acted like a spoiled child to her?

I don't know how she could detect a hint of coquettishness in Li's flat tone of voice.

Tan Suer took her shopping and introduced the layout of the downtown area to her. After seeing that Li really knew nothing about these, Tan Suer felt distressed for no reason and introduced it more enthusiastically.

Li asked where she could buy dark red or black clothes, and Tan Su'er generously bought her a lot of clothes and jewelry, and asked the store to pack them up and send them to the general's mansion, and the bill would be reimbursed by the princess's mansion.

Li pinched the purse around her waist. Although Qu Tangli's dowry was not small, she had to admit that it was a great feeling to have someone pay for it.

The two of them walked slowly from West Street to East Street. After walking for a while, Tan Suer was afraid that the "delicate" little princess could not bear it, so she took Li to the teahouse under her mother's name to rest.

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