The Princess Agents Want a Divorce

"Miss, who are these two?" Hua Ying asked, looking at the man and woman who had followed her back.

These two are the bodyguards my father gave me! This is Leng Feng, and this is Leng Yu! Please introduce yourselves!

My subordinate, Leng Feng, is 18 years old this year. He is an orphan with no father or mother. One day, he was wandering the streets and almost starved to death. Fortunately, he was adopted by the general. Now that he is with Miss, his life and death are at Miss's command!

My name is Leng Yu, and I am 17 years old this year. I have been living with my grandfather since I was a child. My grandfather was an itinerant doctor. Once, when he was treating a tyrant, the tyrant discovered that I was a girl and tried to force me to take him as a concubine. When my grandfather tried to stop him, he was beaten to death. I was lucky enough to be rescued by the general and escaped the calamity! From then on, I was carefully trained by the general!

We have both received great kindness from the general. Since the general has given us to Miss, from now on we will obey Miss's every command and have no disloyalty!

Hmm! You two don't need to be so formal. There aren't many rules here. The only requirement is loyalty! The consequences of betrayal are something you can't afford! Now I can give you a choice!

She opened her hand, and two dark pills lay quietly in Gu Lingxi's palm!

If you take this poison and receive the antidote once a month, or simply turn around and leave, I will return your indenture to you!

The cold wind and cold rain exchanged a glance, and both saw determination in each other's eyes!

Without hesitation, the two men took the pills from Gu Lingxi's hands and swallowed them in one gulp! It seemed that their young lady was not as weak and incompetent as the rumors suggested. On the contrary, they saw the sharpness and light in her eyes, and a sense of awe arose spontaneously in them! Following such a master might not be as bad as they had previously thought!

Seeing that the two of them swallowed the pills without hesitation, Gu Lingxi nodded in satisfaction! "Hmm, not bad, commendable loyalty!"

Get up! What I gave you just now were homemade sesame balls, not poison at all! It was just a little test! Congratulations on passing!

Leng Yu covered her mouth and chuckled. "Miss, the moment that pill entered your mouth, I realized it wasn't poisonous! You've forgotten what I'm best at!"

Gu Lingxi pouted, "You're so clever! Leng Feng, what about you?"

Hehe! Leng Feng scratched his head stupidly. "Miss, it's quite delicious. Is there any more?"

Gu Lingxi cursed speechlessly, "You glutton!" She threw a bag of food precisely into Leng Feng's arms! Here! It's yours!

Thank you for the reward, Master!

Leng Yu and Hua Ying secretly covered their mouths and chuckled!

Sigh! Those two bodyguards who were so serious just a moment ago have already revealed their true colors! But Gu Lingxi likes frank and genuine people like that!

Alright, cold wind and cold rain, you must get these next few things done by the end of the month!

After listening to Gu Lingxi's words, Leng Feng respectfully accepted the silver note and said, "Rest assured, Miss, I will certainly live up to your expectations!"

Leng Yu nodded heavily in agreement to Gu Lingxi's request!

After everyone left, Ling Xi sighed and took out her last two thousand taels of silver notes! This money just disappears so quickly! She had just asked Leng Feng to find a house—not too big, just a two-courtyard detached house, preferably in a secluded spot! She learned that even the most remote commoner's house in the capital cost around three thousand taels! Sigh, this money is disappearing faster than water! Looks like she needs to find a quick way to make money!

Otherwise, she really wouldn't be able to afford to feed Ahri anymore. Yesterday, she discovered that Ahri was actually eating jade pendants and ginseng! So she simply gave Ahri all the good orange-quality jade pendants as snacks, and also gave this little guy all the ginseng, lingzhi, and other tonics that her mother had given her these past few days! The spiritual energy in the space felt a tiny bit denser than before, better than nothing, I guess! She just wondered how many rare treasures this little devil would need to eat to level up!

As dusk settles, the streets are bustling with pedestrians! Street vendors...

The vendors' cries filled the air! Wow! This is Kyoto after all! So lively and bustling!

Gu Lingxi wore a white base layer with a long brocade robe with bamboo accents, her hair tied up with a jade crown, and she gently waved a folding fan, looking around leisurely like a refined gentleman!

Suddenly there was a commotion ahead; the horses had spooked. Get out of the way!

The crowd scrambled to make way, and a little girl of about three or four years old was pushed to the ground. A woman, presumably the little girl's mother, was stunned by the sudden turn of events and stood there dumbfounded.

Just as the carriage was about to catch up with the little girl, Gu Lingxi snapped her folding fan shut, tiptoed up, leaped over the crowd, swiftly picked up the little girl, and flew up, landing steadily on the head of the galloping horse!

The surrounding crowd gasped in surprise, all holding their breath for Gu Lingxi!

Truly, skill breeds daring; such clean and swift movements!

But what was most terrifying was that Gu Lingxi did not pause at all. The moment she dismounted, she spun around and struck the horse's head with a palm strike. An inconspicuous silver needle pierced the horse's head with lightning speed!

The surrounding crowd gasped in shock!

The horse fell over immediately, but the people inside the carriage were not so lucky. They were thrown out of the carriage by inertia the moment the horse fell!

Caught off guard, Gu Lingxi saw a red figure rushing towards her!

What the hell is this thing?

Instinctively, he held the baby in one arm and used the other to support himself as he quickly retreated in the red shadow to cushion the impact!

"Your Highness! Your Highness!" Several exclamations came from behind!

Hua Xizhi narrowed her eyes, her peach blossom eyes, slightly upturned with a hint of intoxication! A beauty? A handsome young man?

Their eyes met, and they were both attracted to each other's appearance!

Tsk tsk! A grown man dressed so flamboyantly, with those captivating peach blossom eyes, and that dreamy, drunken look—his beauty rivals that of a woman! Gu Lingxi thought a grown man looking like that was simply asking for a beating! But he was indeed quite handsome; maybe looking at him too much would give her a sty!

Hua Xizhi leaned against Gu Lingxi with a soft, boneless grace! Hmph, interesting. When did such a unique woman appear in the capital? A faint, ethereal fragrance of virginity! Tiny earlobes with delicate pink piercings, her smooth neck without an Adam's apple faintly visible! A woman disguised as a man? You can fool others, but you can't fool me, Hua Xizhi!

The moment Gu Lingxi landed, thunderous applause erupted around her! "Bravo! Well done! Truly, a hero emerges from among the young!" The onlookers roared with cheers.

The little girl's mother rushed over and hugged her tightly, anxiously asking, "Xuan'er, you scared me to death! Are you alright? Is anything wrong?"

Judging from the clothes of the little girl and the woman, they must be from a wealthy family. They were certainly worldly-wise. The little girl didn't cry, but timidly replied, "Your Majesty, Xuan'er is alright. It was this young man who saved Xuan'er. Xuan'er likes this young man. May I invite him to my home as a guest?"

The woman looked at Gu Lingxi gratefully. "Young master, thank you so much! Otherwise, I can't even imagine what the consequences would have been! The Grand Tutor's Mansion will certainly repay this life-saving grace! Please accept this jade pendant, young master. I will definitely come to your residence for a chat another day! I hope you won't mind the inconvenience today. I'll take my leave now!"

A collective gasp rippled through the crowd. It turned out the person they'd rescued was from the Liu family! The Liu family was a veteran of three reigns! They held a pivotal position in the court! They were a titan who had taught three emperors! This young man's future was truly bright!