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Chen Jiu looked up, and Qiao Ran naturally took his hand. Although it was not yet the beginning of autumn, Chen Jiu's hand was much colder than usual.

Qiao Ran felt distressed, but she didn't dare show it on her face. She pretended to be relaxed and said, "Let me warm your hands. Stop writing."

Chen Jiu closed the book on the table, smiled and pulled Qiao Ran to sit down, "Tell me, you're probably the only one in the world who dares to extort money from General Yao and Brother Gongyu."

Qiao Ran was quite smug. "Yao Yuze deserved it. It was just a little lesson to teach him a lesson. As for Commander Gongyu, I didn't intend to extort him. He took the initiative to spend money to settle the dispute."

Chen Jiu couldn't argue with her.

The two were standing close together, and Chen Jiu could clearly see Qiao Ran's delicate and smooth face when he turned his head. She had a quirky and mischievous expression when she spoke.

Thinking of the recent arrest of thieves in Kyoto, Chen Jiu said, "You even burned down someone's house, are you still angry?"

Qiao Ran was exposed to her face, but she explained without batting an eye, "Well, he's just unlucky. Who told him to always target me?"

Ugh.

Chen Jiu sighed, feeling some sympathy for the patrol battalion; the day they could catch thieves and claim credit seemed a long way off.

"Speaking of which, I've also noticed that Yao Yuze is keeping an eye on you. Do you two have some kind of grudge against each other?"

Qiao Ran was stunned for a moment, not yet ready to reveal her true identity to Chen Jiu.

"He might suspect that I am Qiao Xiaoran, after all, I made a move in the dense forest in the western suburbs."

Chen Jiu: "But the dense forest in the western suburbs is a later matter. When you first entered the palace, Yao Yuze was targeting you in every way."

"Ah," Qiao Ran brushed off the topic, saying vaguely, "I don't know, he might... have mistaken me for someone else."

Chen Jiu lowered his eyes and didn't ask any more questions.

Qiao Ran told Chen Jiu all the news she had received from the palace that day. "Now that things have calmed down in the capital, Consort Rong and Wen Shao have been captured one after another. As for the spies from other countries, the Imperial City Guard will investigate them secretly, and the Imperial Hospital is also handling His Majesty's illness. The Commander has also promised that he will send you a letter every month regarding any matters in the Imperial City. So, how about I accompany you back to Sichuan to recuperate for a while?"

Kyoto is a den of demons; anyone who enters or leaves will be skinned alive. Qiao Ran has truly learned a lesson from this.

As long as she could leave this place, she would act as if nothing had happened and peacefully accompany Chen Jiu through the rest of her life.

Chen Jiu was clearly still hesitating.

Qiao Ran used her trump card, slowly leaning closer, wrapping her arms around Chen Jiu's waist, resting her head on his shoulder, and softly saying, "Chen Jinzhou, shall we go back to Sichuan?"

Chen Jiu remained stiff and motionless for a long time before softly uttering a single word, "Okay."

Qiao Ran chuckled to herself, thinking, "Little brat, this isn't enough to win you over."

She gradually discovered that although Chen Jiu was physically weak, he was extremely resilient and loyal. Although the chaos in the palace had temporarily subsided, the Emperor had been poisoned by Consort Rong for many years, and it was uncertain how long this situation would last. The Crown Prince had not yet been appointed, and the capital city might still be thrown into chaos again.

Chen Jiu definitely didn't want to leave.

Persuasion is never as effective as using a seductive charm.

Qiao Ran excitedly went to make the arrangements, while Chen Jiu rested. Before leaving, she kissed the stunned Chen Jiu on the forehead, a decisive move.

"Once everything is packed, we will set off back to Sichuan."

Before Chen Jiu could respond, Qiao Ran strode out of the courtyard.

As soon as she left, a man in black emerged from the house, showing great respect to Chen Jiu.

Chen Jiu raised his hand and touched his warm forehead, his voice not as cold and stern as before.

"explain."

“Reporting to Young Master, Tian Shu has already ascertained Consort Rong’s true identity,” the man in black said respectfully. “Consort Rong’s original name was Helian Xiaoyao. She was the illegitimate daughter of Helian Jin of Pingjing, and she and Helian Xiaoxuan of Shu were born of the same mother. Over the years, Helian Xiaoyao has used her influence to send a lot of information to Pingjing, which has made Helian Jin’s status and position within the Helian clan highly respected. At the same time, Helian Xiaoyao is also the main leader of Pingjing’s spies, and Ru Feng Ru Yan by her side is the messenger.”

Chen Jiu sneered, "No wonder I couldn't find anything unusual after checking several times. It turns out to be someone from the Helian clan."

The fact that even women from the Helian clan could be sent to Daliang as spies shows how ruthless Pingjing was in his scheme.

The man in black lowered his head. "Young master, if we continue investigating along the lines of Helian Xiaoyao, should we kill all the suspicious people?"

Chen Jiu said calmly, "Clean it up."

This time, we must find a way to wipe out all the spies within the territory of Daliang!

After all, he doesn't have much time left.

Before the man in black left, Chen Jiu gave him another task.

Qiao Ran found Lu Jin and talked to him mysteriously for a long time, but Lu Jin turned around and told Chen Jiu everything.

"Miss, don't you think that the Commander would have agreed to such a great risk without the young master's persuasion?"

Chen Jiu glanced at Lu Jin, and Lu Jin immediately shut up.

Xie Laoshi frowned and asked, "Young Master, are you really going to take Kong Hanyan back to Shu?"

Regardless of whether Kong Hanyan is innocent or not, she must die in the matter of the Emperor being stabbed.

Even the Prince of Jiangling's residence was not spared from heavy responsibilities.

Switching corpses at the Imperial City Guard and secretly rescuing Kong Hanyan and taking her out of the capital—if this gets out, it won't be as simple as just getting into trouble.

Xie Laoshi disagreed with Chen Jiu taking risks for someone unrelated to him.

Chen Jiu said, "Since Gong Yuyi has agreed, you should help him secretly. I'll talk to Qiaoqiao about it after we leave the capital."

How to settle Kong Hanyan was entirely up to Qiao Ran.

The servants at Qingju packed up quickly. They were scheduled to leave the capital at noon the next day, and Qiao Ran went to the Prime Minister's residence in the morning.

Upon hearing that Sister Qiao and Brother Qiao were leaving, Chen Jinning burst into tears and insisted on going with them.

Qiao Ran coaxed and persuaded Chen Jinning for a long time before finally saying goodbye under Chen Jinning's reluctant gaze.

The patrol battalion was originally very strict, and Qiao Ran was worried that they wouldn't be able to get out. Moreover, there were boxes in the convoy that she had Zhou Mu move out of Minglan Pavilion.

Once discovered, they will be pinned down on the spot.

Unexpectedly, it was surprisingly easy; the officers and soldiers simply questioned them and then let them pass.

As soon as she left Beijing, the sky above her head turned blue, and the air felt fresher. Qiao Ran exclaimed with relief that she had regained her freedom!

The journey back to Shuzhong would take several days. During the journey, Chen Jiu's blindness and deafness relapsed. Qiao Ran secretly took care of him, but she had to lie to Chen Jiu that she was busy taking care of Kong Hanyan and it was inconvenient for her to run around, so she stayed with Kong Hanyan.

Chen Jiu didn't know if she heard him clearly, and just hummed in response.

Qiao Ran kept getting on and off the bus, but Chen Jiu was unaware of it.

Three days after leaving the capital, Kong Hanyan finally woke up for a while. She was too badly injured. After seeing that it was Qiao Ran who had saved her, she cried for a while and then fell asleep again.

Along the way, she bought expensive medicinal herbs, and Qiao Ran's suitcase was soon empty. She couldn't help but regret that she should have stolen some other things.

If the ministers in the capital heard this, they would be so angry they would vomit blood.

They traveled at a leisurely pace, stopping frequently along the way, and it took them half a month to reach Sichuan. The prefect, Min Heyu, personally came to greet them and escorted them back to their villa.

Min Heyu was very polite to Qiao Ran and asked about Chen Jiu's health with concern. Qiao Ran replied, "Thank you for your concern, sir. Young Master is fine, but he is tired from the long journey."

Min Heyu quickly took his leave so as not to disturb Chen Jiu's rest.

Although she hadn't been back to the villa for several months, it was exactly the same as when Qiao Ran left, with beautiful scenery and clear spring water.