The seven-day hunting in the enclosure is over, and today is the day to return to Beijing.

A few days ago, something happened in Suzhou. Kangxi sent the crown prince back to Beijing immediately to supervise the country. This matter was quite serious, so Bai Dao was also sent back with him. That day, Bai Dao went with Guaerjia and Li Liang. Before leaving, he asked Aunt Zhao to take good care of Deyin and Xianyi.

It was time but the carriage had not arrived yet. Deyin asked Qingxuan to ask and found out that the carriage had set off an hour ago. Deyin thought that the person that her father had entrusted that day was Aunt Zhao, so everything made sense. They were still using the trick they used last time to stop her from returning home. I wonder what the two of them are up to this time.

Aunt Zhao's carriage was bumping along the forest path, and the mother and daughter were whispering inside.

"Mother, what if she complains to my father if we do this?" Juelan was a little afraid of this. After all, this was what my father had repeatedly told her before she left. If they left, there would be no carriage to return. If she really made a mistake, my father would definitely not forgive her mother.

Aunt Zhao tapped Tan Juelan on the forehead and said, "Silly girl, let's go. Aren't there other carriages? But I don't know if she has the nerve to climb up there." Aunt Zhao didn't want Juelan to care about so many things, so she just let her do whatever she wanted.

There were no carriages in the wild mountains, so it was good enough that she didn't encounter bandits. The Fourth Master, who was on good terms with her, had also rushed to Suzhou last night to handle disaster relief. She wanted to see if she was unlucky enough to be beaten by bandits. How could she have the face to have such an unclear relationship with the Fourth Prince?

Deyin saw that everyone had left. Aunt Zhao had said that the time was an hour later just to embarrass her. If you want to blame someone, blame the lack of communication tools in ancient times. Fortunately, it was still morning and the grassland didn't look as desolate as it did at night.

Yinsi thought that he had not seen Deyin in front of the carriage this morning, so he asked the coachman and learned that there was one less carriage from the Taifu Mansion than when he came. This meant that Deyin was still left in the hunting ground.

"Turn around." The driver hurriedly drove back upon hearing this. I don't know what important matter the Eighth Beile had, but there was an indescribable urgency in his words, and he whipped the whip to speed up.

Although the Mulan Paddock was a royal hunting ground, once the hunting season was over, especially when the royal family left, the local nomads would rush to harvest. The grassland people were not as polite as the people in the capital. They would abduct any girl they liked to be their wife. In the early years, the palace maids were abducted by them after they got separated. Yinsi thought that if a girl like Deyin was found alone by them, they would definitely not be able to bear it.

What Yinsi wants to do now is to see Deyin, let her stay by his side and take her back to the capital.

Although Qingxuan is young, she is very careful in doing things. Looking at the yellow sand rising in the distance, she pulled Deyin to hide behind the tent.

Deyin looked at the many Mongolians on horseback coming in front of her, and her mind was full of the barbarity of their tribe, especially the way they treated women. They all held their breath hiding behind the tents, and Deyin begged them not to be discovered, as she didn't want to die on the grassland so young.

The sound of horse hooves was getting closer and closer, and every step was right on Deyin's heart.

"Woo", Deyin's mouth was covered by someone behind her. When she turned around, she saw Yinsi making a gesture to tell her not to make any sound.

Yinsi took Deyin along the path to the carriage and breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, he came first. If he was late, he really didn't dare to think about the consequences. Seeing Deyin in front of him intact, he felt indescribably happy.

"Thank you, Eighth Prince, for rescuing me just now." Deyin had not yet recovered from the shock and didn't know what to say for a moment.

"It's good that you're okay, get in the car."

Deyin thought that Yinsi was still injured and wanted to ride a horse by herself, but Yinsi refused to agree with her no matter what. Thinking about what happened in Donglin that day, he didn't dare to follow her temper.

"Miss, why don't you ride in the carriage with the prince?" Qingxuan's untimely words were exactly what Yinsi wanted.

"Okay, let's get on quickly." Yinsi asked Qingxuan to help Deyin get on the carriage, and he followed suit.

Fortunately, this carriage was larger than usual, so the two of them didn't have to sit so close to each other. On the way, the Eighth Prince wanted to chat with Deyin several times, but he saw her sleeping with her head resting on her head.

The bumpy mountain road didn't wake her up.

Perhaps an hour had passed, when Deyin woke up she met Yinsi's face and smiled at him sheepishly.

It was already dusk when Deyin returned home. When Yinsi got out of the car and was about to help Deyin down, he saw Baidao and Liliang returning from the palace together.

"Eighth Master, how come you have time to come to my house today?" Bai Dao hadn't seen his daughter in the car yet, and thought she came to tell him something.

"It's alright, Master Taifu. I'm just here to send Miss Deyin back home today."

After hearing this, Bai Dao still didn't know what had happened and why Deyin came back with the Eighth Prince.

"My Lord, you have worked hard. Why don't you come to your house for dinner before leaving?" Li Liang agreed, fearing that Yinsi would refuse. Yinsi wanted to stay with Deyin for a while longer, so he gladly accepted the invitation.

A table full of dishes was served. Fortunately, there was no one here that Yinsi didn't want to see. When he thought of the dirty things those people had done today, he lost his appetite. After drinking a few glasses, Yinsi's face showed a look. Deyin blocked Li Liang's hand that was about to add more wine and signaled him not to add any more.

During dinner, Yinsi pulled Li Liang over and told him to be careful as there were people with ulterior motives in the mansion. Li Liang knew it without him having to say it explicitly, and the ones who were most targeting Deyin were definitely Aunt Zhao and her daughter.

I didn't expect that today the mother and daughter would go even further and leave their sister in such a dangerous place as the hunting ground. If Donglin is a life-threatening forest, then if Master Ba hadn't rescued her in time today, the consequences would be even more terrifying than entering Donglin.

Li Liang felt that this matter should be told to his father, but he didn't expect that his father would be even more furious when he heard it. He called Aunt Zhao and her daughter to lecture them that night, and punished them to reflect on their mistakes facing the wall for a month and not to get in his way in the house.

"Miss, thinking about what happened today is really scary." As Qingxuan spoke, her tears fell on Deyin's hands. She hugged Qingxuan and supported her head with her shoulders.

The girl cried and twitched more. At first, people thought she was timid. Later, they found out that the palace maid abducted by the Mongols two years ago was her biological sister. The two sisters had been dependent on each other since childhood. They thought their lives would be better after their sister entered the palace. Unexpectedly, this incident separated them again. Unable to bear the humiliation of the Mongols, Qingxuan's sister committed suicide on the grassland.

Deyin couldn't fall asleep thinking about what happened today. Aunt Zhao no longer simply hated her, but wanted to kill her. She never expected that a woman who seemed submissive on the surface could be so vicious.

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