Bu Ji stared at the masked man, without her saying anything, his big watery eyes spoke for her.

She wanted him to use his wall-climbing skills to get her in.

The red walls and green tiles in front of him were only five or six meters high, but he could climb up the tree more than ten meters high as if it were flat ground. Isn't this a piece of cake for him?

Seeing that the man was unmoved, she reached out and grabbed the corner of his clothes and shook it.

Li Ji glanced at her. It was her fault for wandering around the market by herself, attracting attention. If he hadn't followed her, she would not be in Donghuamen now, but in a mass grave.

Since you can’t get in, then just don’t get in. Just remember this.

She was outside, so even if the people inside found out that she was not in the palace, they couldn't do anything to her.

What are you worrying about?

"I disagree."

"You are a noble person, and I am not. You have to bear the consequences of your own actions."

Bu Ji was like a wilted leafy vegetable, with his head drooping and snapping his fingers in despair.

Li Ji lowered his eyes and stared at her. He knew at a glance that she was pretending to be pitiful again.

Fortunately, she is not a man. If she were in the court, she would be a traitor.

He is bold and reckless, yet also fawning and flattering.

Bu Ji heard the footsteps and knew he was about to leave, so he stopped pretending, grabbed his arm tightly and yelled.

"If I hadn't wasted time saving you in the store, I should have gone back yesterday."

"You have to take responsibility to the end."

Li Ji pursed his lips, his sharp jawline tense, turned around slowly, looked at her with a strange look, and finally spoke.

"I think you can get in with your nonsense mouth."

"Why not give it a try?"

What do you mean she wasted time rescuing him? She is confusing right and wrong. It was obviously her own fault for drinking too much and falling into a deep sleep.

He had the good intention of taking her back, but was stopped by the heavy rain, and he couldn't blame anyone for that.

Bu Ji was angry, pouted his lips and gave him a blank look.

If you don't want to help, then don't help. Why are you making fun of others?

She reluctantly let go of his clothes and strode towards Donghua Gate.

Although it was past the time, not all palace maids who went out of the palace to purchase things were punctual. If she came back a little later and begged for mercy from the guards, she might be able to get in.

Workers will never make things difficult for other workers.

Li Ji found a comfortable position and leaned against the tree trunk, rubbed the tip of his nose, and stared at her as she walked over step by step.

I really went there.

Bu Ji walked to the palace gate. There was not even a palace maid or eunuch leaving the palace at this moment, let alone those entering the palace. Now was not the time for the palace servants to return to report on their duties.

As she approached, a row of guards at the gate looked at her in unison.

The shift has changed, and this is not the same group of people as yesterday.

She relaxed a little, smiled and walked forward.

"Big brother, I am a maid in the palace. Today I am going out of the palace to buy something for my mistress."

"Unfortunately, I got lost and missed the time to return to the palace."

The armor worn by the leading guard was different from that of the others. His double-yellow-buckled leather belt was inlaid with white jade, and the long sword he held was even sharper.

He looked her over and suddenly drew his sword and pointed it at her.

"Noble Concubine Jia has ordered that any maid who delays returning to the palace today will be imprisoned."

Bu Ji looked at the long sword two inches against his chest, not daring to breathe. He took out his purse and handed it to the guard in front of him with trembling hands.

"Brother, I'm not Concubine Jia's maid, you shouldn't use this on me."

When the guard remained unmoved, she held the purse forward again. If her arms were longer, she would have to shove it directly into his armor.

"Here are two silver ingots. After the shift is over, you and your brothers can have a drink together. Wouldn't that be fun?"

As she spoke, she winked at the guard.

The guard thought for a while, put down his sword, took the purse from her hand and weighed it.

"You are quite generous."

What kind of palace maid would give two silver ingots at a time, which was almost as much as the annual salary of their group of people.

When Bu Ji saw the silver in his hand and watched him put it into his pocket, he felt as if his heart was being cut by a knife.

This was all her belongings. Based on the principle of being poor at home but rich on the road, she took all the money with her when she left the palace in case of emergency. Unexpectedly, she gave all the money to the gate guard.

Her trip also helped her put Bu Ji's worries to rest.

Taking a look at Bu's cousin who was going to marry Liang Xing, he looked for a good man to entrust her to him as if he were entrusting his son to someone else.

Alas, I failed to entrust the task to you, and instead lost all the money I had saved in the past two years.

It seems that I have to write a letter to that young man as soon as I get back, asking him to get some things from the Ministry of Internal Affairs to sell.

Bu Ji was just about to swagger in from Donghua Gate when she saw another flash of sword in front of her, and this time the long sword was pointed at her neck.

If what happened just now was just a bluff, now it’s serious.

She was so scared that she dared not move. She turned her head to look at the person who wanted to kill her and became angry instantly.

"Didn't you take the money? What are you going to do?"

It was still the gatekeeper who was in the lead. She used two silver ingots to only change the positions of the two people, but the dangerous situation did not change at all.

The guard showed no intention of compromise. He put his sword against her neck and spoke coldly.

"You said you were a maid, yet you had so much money on you."

"I have sufficient reason to suspect that you are not a maid and intend to enter the palace to assassinate."

Bu Ji rolled his eyes, his neck remained motionless, and he turned his eyes to the left and asked him sharply.

"Do I look like I know martial arts?"

"Besides, what kind of assassin would go in through the main door?"

The guard was stunned by the question. After thinking about it, he felt that what she said made some sense, and slowly moved the sword away from her neck.

Li Ji was standing far away and couldn't see the situation at Donghua Gate clearly. He just saw her dealing with the guards and having a sword pressed against her neck.

With a wave of his sleeve, the silver fan in his hand instantly pierced towards the guard like a ray of white light. It did not hit the vital point, but only knocked the sword out of his hand.

Bu Ji turned around in surprise and looked at the person who was walking towards him step by step.

He didn't help earlier, and he didn't help later, so why did he show up at this time?

Wouldn't it be that both of them were captured as assassins?

Sure enough, although the sword in the leading guard's hand was knocked down, her neck only moved for a moment, and the next moment another sword was pressed against her.

"You are indeed an assassin, and you have an accomplice!"

"What a powerful silver fan, could it be Master Jingyun from the Jianghu?"

Hearing the sound, a row of guards took out their shields and gathered together as if facing a powerful enemy.

Bu Ji was held aside by a guard, looking at the man in front of him with confusion, who had no fear on his face.

He must be crazy, he is not even afraid of the royal guards.

"who are you?"

"I am just a little palace maid. I don't know you. Please don't hurt me for no reason."

She mouthed again: Go away.

Li Ji stared at her while gently fanning his silver fan, looking calm and composed, obviously not taking these good-for-nothings seriously.

Bu Ji was so anxious that tears were about to come out. How could this man be so stupid? He refused to leave when she told him to.

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