Ancient women awaken: loving yourself is the way to go

So if you want to escape, you must kill all these secret guards!

But no one could predict the martial arts skills of the emperor's secret guards, nor could they estimate how many secret guards the emperor would send.

The eldest brother said that saving lives was a good deed, but the lives of the sisters were more important.

Without their participation, the fate of these people would be basically certain, and saving them would be a gain.

So they finally agreed to set up an ambush in the woods closest to the outskirts of Beijing.

There is a certain distance from leaving the capital to the nearest woods. If the secret guards take action during this period, you can only rely on your life.

They bet that the secret guards were outnumbered and they had a chance of winning in a head-on fight; they also bet that these palace maids would listen to them and run into the woods as fast as they could.

As they got closer to the woods, Xingyue felt a growing sense of crisis.

She looked at the palace maids who had been with her day and night as Guard Chen these days, and could not accept the cost of losing the bet.

She wanted to do something to improve her chances.

Even at the cost of sacrificing herself.

Quietly falling behind, she hoped that if she exposed her back, would the secret guards' attention be diverted?

Even to continue to see what she will do and take action later?

Once the idea was formed, it took root in her heart like a seed, and continued to grow, making it impossible for her to ignore it.

Her heartbeat became more and more intense, and the sense of crisis was like a cold snake, winding around her heart and making her put her hands on her buttons.

His hands were trembling slightly, but his heart was becoming more and more determined.

She is the one who decides her own life. Since it is her choice, she should not be afraid of what others say!

She was trying to save people and didn't implicate anyone else. People who look at her with mockery have problems!

Taking a deep breath, she unbuttoned the first button.

"Oh." A sigh suddenly sounded in my ears.

Xingyue glanced sideways, her eyes widened in surprise, "Why are you here? What are you doing here if you don't want to protect the boss?"

"The boss said she can do it herself, but she is worried about you." Xingyin buttoned her clothes for her. "If the boss guesses right, you will be wronged."

She held Xingyue's cold hand and passed the warmth to her, "Don't be afraid, even if the secret guards come, we can delay them for a while with our strength, and the boss also gave me a good thing."

Xingyue pursed her lips, forcing away the heat in her eyes. The warmth of her palms made her heart calm down, but she couldn't help asking, "What about the boss? He's the only one among us who used his real identity, and he's the only one who didn't leave a way out for himself."

"Xingyue, the boss said that we are her backers. Without us, she will never be able to change the current situation." Xingyin explained why he agreed to come.

And comforted her: "We must believe that the boss will protect us."

The wind blows gently, bringing with it the warmth of midsummer.

The two stopped communicating and listened attentively to the movements around them.

There was a rustling sound coming from far away. Xingyin and Xingyue turned around at the same time and saw a dozen masked men rushing towards them.

The two men screamed in unison: "Run! Run to the woods! Someone wants to kill us and silence us!"

The palace maids who had hoped to survive finally gave up at this time. They knew very well that the queen was gone and the possibility of them surviving was extremely slim.

But people always have to fight for themselves.

They ran into the woods as fast as they could, at a speed they had never run before.

At this time, the palace maids who were "dependent" on Guard Chen discovered the benefits of daily running and exercise. They obviously ran faster than the palace maids in the real Queen's palace.

But Guard Chen's teachings seemed to be ringing in his ears.

If the weak do not help each other, how can they turn things around?

There is strength in numbers. If they resist together, how can they be defeated by the eunuchs who bully them?

These days they are used to helping, so the eunuchs dare not provoke them easily.

The kindness in my heart is retained, and at this time I am willing to reach out and pull the person who is running a little slower next to me forward together.

It won't slow down the process much, but it might save a life.

The palace maid who was being pulled had no time to say thank you. She gritted her teeth and increased her speed again.

More than fifty people were running forward in groups of three or four, holding hands.

Behind the Xingyue and Xingyin palaces, they drew the soft swords at their waists and raised a cloud of dust as they danced, trying to block the sight of the secret guards.

Seeing that everyone was about to rush into the woods, Xingyin quickly threw the smoke bomb in his hand to the ground.

The smoke bomb exploded in the air, and a thick smoke instantly spread, completely blocking the sight of the secret guards.

The secret guards had to stop and slow down, trying to see the road ahead through the smoke.

However, they did not realize that this was exactly Xingyue and Xingyin's strategy to buy time to escape.

To them, they were just a group of weak women who could not escape their clutches even if they ran.

But they didn't expect that they would encounter a deadly trap as soon as they stepped into this seemingly peaceful forest.

Countless arrows shot at them from deep in the woods, and the secret guards hurriedly blocked them with swords.

They knocked the arrows down, but found that these arrows did not seem to be ordinary arrows.

A secret guard's expression suddenly changed: "Oh no! It's kerosene!"

Before he finished speaking, a group of nimble people approached them using light skills.

These people held oil barrels and mercilessly poured kerosene on the secret guards, then left immediately.

Soon after, countless torches lit up in the inky night. Under the light of the fire, the secret guards felt an unprecedented crisis.

They tried to use their martial arts skills to fly to the treetops, but a huge net fell from the sky and trapped them tightly.

Xingyue and Xingyin estimated the time and shouted, "Set fire!"

The torches were thrown accurately at the secret guards trapped in the net. The flames raged and spread in the forest like a ferocious dragon, trapping the secret guards in the sea of ​​fire.

At the same time, all those who knew Qinggong quickly ran to the other palace maids, holding their hands, and escaped from the sea of ​​fire.

Although the forest was not large, everyone was almost exhausted after running out.

Seeing that the crisis was resolved, Xingyin gave Xingyue a few words of advice and left with the sisters who had ambushed in the woods.

Xingyue took out Guard Chen's token and said to the palace maids, "To be honest, it was Guard Chen who asked my master to rescue you. If you trust me, I will follow you."

The palace maids who were willing to "depend on" Guard Chen immediately agreed, and the palace maids trained by the Queen also expressed their willingness after only a moment of hesitation.

The palace maids all knew that their identities were not to be revealed, so they supported each other and followed Xingyue over several mountains without any complaints.

They were settled in villages far away from the capital.

Of course, the Queen's maids and Guard Chen's maids were placed in two different places.

The arrangement of the Plum Courtyard and Bamboo Courtyard will still be followed as before, with martial arts practiced in the early morning and work provided.

It’s just because of the special identities of these people that those who choose to leave can never return to the courtyard.

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On the other side, Shen Xingxi brought the fake Yun Jingce back to the East Palace toilet.

The fake Yun Jingce was impersonated by Wu Ti at the request of Shen Xingxi.

Wu Ti never thought that one day he would be asked by the princess to impersonate the prince.

Back then, it was to make it easier for the prince to change his identity, so he controlled his diet, wore hidden shoes that could increase his height every day, and ensured that his body shape was similar to the prince's height.

The princess took advantage of it.

What made him even more unacceptable was that the prince was also in the toilet!

He watched the princess knock on the first cubicle door and ask, "Mr. Yun, how are you? Are your legs weak? Can you get out by yourself?" He almost wanted to poke his own eyes out.

Prince Yun's body returned to normal after the poison was removed, but when he heard the princess ask this, his mind couldn't help but become active.

He missed the scene of being supported by the princess very much, especially now that the prince was always plotting ill against the princess, he couldn't help but want to show off to the prince secretly.

He considered his words for a moment, "Don't worry, Mr. Shen, Yun is fine, but your medicine seems to have side effects, Yun can't move for the time being."

Everyone's physical condition is different, and the efficacy of the medicine may be different.

Because she was afraid that Yun Jingce would come out of the toilet and hinder her plan, Shen Xingxi took a large amount.

However, based on the smell in the toilet, one could tell that Yun Jingce had been detoxified for some time.

She first confirmed in her mind: [System, summon a pair of fully worn pants for Yun Jingce.]

System: [Summoning successful.]

Shen Xingxi then pushed open the door of the compartment and said, "Then I'll take you away."

"Please, Mr. Shen." Yun Jingce nodded with red ears.

Shen Xingxi curled her lips, "I'm the one who made your legs weak, so of course I need to take responsibility."

She hid the amusement in her eyes, walked up to Yun Jingce, and watched him stretch out an arm, as if asking her to help him.

She gently grasped his wrist and draped his arm over her shoulders.

Prince Yun immediately leaned on the princess with ease, his lips slightly raised: "Thank you for your hard work, Mr. Shen."

"Mr. Shen, I couldn't ask for more." Shen Xingxi whispered in his ear, watched the blush on his ears gradually spread downwards, and suddenly bent down and picked him up horizontally.

Seeing the rare astonishment on Yun Jingce's face, she chuckled, "Don't you like being hugged by me?"