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Earlier, Gong Peiyin used Zhu Wenran's trick to divert the tiger away from the mountain to help the Shu family and his son escape back to Yue.But Luo An and Zhu Wenran, who led away the envoy and others, were not so lucky. They were stopped halfway and escorted back to the country.

Zhu Wenran regained consciousness, but couldn't remember what happened before, only that her neck was in pain.As soon as he sat up from the bed, he reached out and touched the painful part.This time he lowered his head and found that the quilt covering his body was not the one he usually used, and the bed he was sleeping on was not the one he usually slept on.Even though it wasn't his own, it looked very familiar.

Zhu Wenran was thinking about the owner of the original object, but she heard someone coming in from the outer room, so she lifted the curtain and asked, "Who is over there?" The people from outside came in.Xie Lan reached up to Wen Ran with her hand in her hand, and said in greeting, "Master Zhu is awake?" When Zhu Wenran saw Xie Lan, her heart skipped a beat and she quickly got up from the bed.Xie Lan came over to put on his shoes for him, but Wen Ran pushed it away, walked a few steps on the ground in only white socks, then turned around and asked, "Why am I in Shuyin's room?" Seeing that Xie Lan bowed her head silently, Wen Ran Knowing that something was wrong, Ran leaned on the corner of the table and asked, "When did we come back? Where are you?" This question was also in Qian Lan's mind, and she couldn't help wiping her tears with the corner of her sleeve at this moment.Seeing this, Wen Ran immediately ran to the outer room in three steps and two steps. As soon as the door was opened, two guards raised their knives to block them.Wen Ran froze, the guard pushed him into the room, and closed the door again.Xie Lan also followed, and when she saw Wen Ran staring blankly at the door, she wiped her tears and said, "My lord...My lord and his family have already left the country."

When Zhu Wenran heard this, it was as if a basin of cold water was poured from the top of his head, and the soles of his feet were immediately cold. It took him a long time to slowly understand the meaning of this sentence.Just now recalling the incident of Gong Peiyin knocking him out, he expected that things would change, but he never expected this to happen.He suddenly felt weak in his limbs and could no longer stand steadily, and he staggered back a few steps as if drunk.Thanks to Xie Lan's support, he didn't fall to the ground, but he didn't hear a word of Xie Lan's voice calling him, he only knew that someone was so heartless.The pain like a needle prick in his heart, like the bite of a poisonous insect, slowly made his heart, liver, spleen, lungs and kidneys ache. He bent down and covered his face, and finally a few tears of pain fell from his eyes.

The Qi State sends envoys to pay tribute to the Mang State with jewels every year, but this country seems to have forgotten their prince, and after more than ten years, no one has asked Zhu Wenran.

Until the spring of this year, the State of Qi sent Zhai Shili, the Minister of Rituals, to meet with Shao Renjun. Under the court, Zhai Shili said, "King Qi is seriously ill this time, and sent his servants to pick up Prince Qi and return to the country." Shao Renjun heard the words and said, "King Qi Do you still get sick if you devote yourself to cultivating the art of longevity?” Zhai Shili paid homage and said, “Everything in the world has its own definite number. It is urgent to return to the country and succeed to the throne, and I hope that Shao Renjun can return Prince Qi. From now on, our country of Qi will be grateful to Shao Renjun for his benevolence, and continue to offer jewelry, gold and silver." Shao Renjun paused for a moment, then said, "This matter is up to the king and the ministers. After deliberation, reply to the envoy." Zhai Shili said, "I have another matter, I hope Shao Renjun will allow it." Shao Renjun tilted his head and asked, "What is it?" Zhai Shili replied, "Before Shao Renjun replied, Please allow me to meet Prince Qi." Shao Renjun agreed.

After Zhai Shili left, Shao Renjun immediately called Gou Yutian into the palace and told him what Zhai Shili said.Gou Yutian listened calmly, only looked at Shao Renjun and asked, "I don't know what Shao Renjun wants?" Shao Renjun stroked his thin beard and said with a smile, "Of course I don't agree. Prince Qi is here. Although the country is not a subordinate country of the Mang Kingdom, it is no different from a subordinate country. The Qi Kingdom must not dare to compete with the Mang Kingdom. Besides, the Qi Kingdom is located in the fertile Jizhou, and it pays countless treasures every year. Just look at this , this king must not let Prince Qi go back." After speaking, he turned his head to look at Gou Yutian, and seeing that he was still respectful, he put away his joy and asked, "Does the prime minister think this is inappropriate?" Gou Yutian said, "Yes Yes." Shao Renjun sneered, and said, "You are becoming bolder now. Hmph, then tell me what you think is wrong. If you say something wrong, I will dismiss you from office today." Gou Yutian is not in a hurry Without hesitation, he cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty thinks that Zhu Wenran can be used to contain Qi State alone because Zhu Wenran is still the prince of Qi State at this time. If Your Majesty does not agree to return the Crown Prince Qi, Qi State will definitely fight in order to get rid of the restraint of the rogue state." Re-elect the crown prince. At that time, Zhu Wenran will be just like a commoner in Mengguo, what is the use of the king coming?" Seeing Shao Renjun stroking his beard and nodding slightly, Gou Yutian said again, "Your Majesty may as well agree to send Zhu Wenran back, just like Zhai Shili It is said that Qi will be grateful to Shao Renjun for his benevolence when introducing the country, so why worry that they will no longer pay tribute to the treasure? Therefore, in the words of my humble minister, returning Prince Qi is beneficial to the gangsters, but not returning it will be harmless. Li." Shao Renjun pinched his beard with one hand, thought for a while, and said, "The prime minister is right. But since Zhai Shili said that King Qi was ill, I sent someone to find out. It's not too late to return Prince Qi."

Zhu Wenran was locked up in the side courtyard of the Dong Mansion, and her daily life was taken care of by Xie Lan.This afternoon, the side courtyard was not as peaceful as usual. At first, there were a few people chatting in the courtyard, and then someone led a team of guards to visit.Wen Ran lived alone in her room and hadn't seen outsiders all year round. It was so noisy outside the house today that she felt strange, so she put out a book and asked Xie Lan, "What happened outside? There are so many people coming and going?" Although Xie Lan was not trapped in a corner , but his daily activities are only in Dong's mansion, so he said at this moment, "I heard that there is a foreigner coming, but I don't know who it is." Then he opened the window and looked out.At this time, Zhai Shili happened to be brought here. Seeing that he was a stranger, Xie Lan quickly closed the window and said to Wen Ran, "My lord, someone is here." Zhu Wenran wanted to ask, but only heard the sound of the door opening .Wen Ran sat in the inner room, saw a visitor, but did not get up to greet her, and picked up the book again to read.

Zhai Shili entered the room with others, but he didn't see anyone. When he got to the room, he saw a young man with short hair and plain clothes sitting in front of the desk under the window, reading with a book in his arms.Zhu Wenran is now twenty-five, and she looks very different from the nine-year-old in Qi Country.Zhai Shili read it several times, but still hesitated.Wen Ran raised her head and saw an old man with a white beard standing in front of her. She was stunned before she recognized Zhai Shili.The book in his hand fell to the ground, and Wen Ran didn't dare to blink, stared at it for a while, and then said, "Master Zhai?" After hearing this, Zhai Shili concluded that this person was Zhu Wenran, tears fell from his eyes, and he bowed down in a hurry On the ground, she kowtowed and said, "Your Highness...Your Highness, the old minister came too late!" Wen Ran stepped forward to help him, but she couldn't help him no matter what, so she had to kneel on the ground together, holding Zhai Shili's shoulders, Weeping, "My lord, please get up." Zhai Shili was tearful and looked at Wen Ran, "I never thought that the old minister would be lucky enough to see the prince again."

When Zhu Wenran saw Zhai Shili, a gleam of light flashed in his heart. At this moment, he didn't have time to greet him, so he hurriedly asked, "Did my father send an adult to pick me up?" It took half a day to explain the purpose of this trip.

It turned out that King Qi was bewitched by the way of the demon, and devoted himself to cultivating the art of longevity. He usually lived in the deep palace, and he had long been indifferent to political affairs.As soon as Wen Ran heard that Bian Wusi had monopolized power, she said bitterly, "This man is ambitious. If I don't return to the country, I am afraid that the great cause of Qi will be destroyed by Bian Wusi sooner or later." Zhai Shili said, "This is what I am worried about. In recent years, Bian Wusi supported hundreds of disciples, built city towers in his fiefdom, and practiced military force, and his eyes and ears were all over the palace. Seeing that he seemed to be ready to move, he took the risk and took the initiative to ask Ying to be an envoy to try to rescue him. The prince returns to the country." He said again, "Just now when my minister visited Shao Renjun, he lied to him that the king was seriously ill, and sent his minister to fetch the prince back." Wen Ran was startled, and stretched her head to look at the outer room, but fortunately there was no one there. , Cai said, "Shao Renjun is very suspicious, and you have no edict or purpose, and you only rely on one-sided words, I'm afraid he won't be fooled." After finishing speaking, he sighed again.Zhai Shili looked around when he heard the words, and said, "Is there someone trustworthy around His Highness?" Wen Ran looked at him puzzled.Zhai Shili said sternly, "I also know that I can't fool Shao Renjun with just one word, and Weichen has already prepared otherwise." Then he whispered to Wen Ran, "Weichen will bring 15 young entourages with him on this trip. Shao Renjun insisted on not returning His Highness, so when the minister came to visit His Highness tomorrow, he would choose a few people with similar stature to accompany His Highness. I hope His Highness can condescend to exchange clothes with one of them. As long as the minister is in the country One day, if the people close to His Highness can take care of the people in the house as usual, then Shao Renjun will not be suspicious. His Highness can also take this opportunity to escape back to the country."

After hearing this, Zhu Wenran turned pale in shock, waved her hands and said, "This is not possible, if I escape, what will you do?" Zhai Shili said, "Compared with Your Highness, the death of a humble official is not a pity, Your Highness, please take the overall situation into consideration. .” After speaking, he folded his hands and fell to his knees.

Zhu Wenran knew that if he acted according to this plan, Zhai Shili who stayed in the gang country and Xie Lan who took care of him as usual would surely die.Not to mention that Zhai Shili didn't intend to return to the country with his body intact, Wen Ran couldn't be sure that she would sacrifice her life for her at this moment.I am merciless to her, I am afraid that it is for another person's sake to take care of myself these days.Thinking of this, Zhu Wenran sighed, "Even if I agree, my lord's plan may not work." Zhai Shili was still kneeling on the ground, and at this moment he raised his head when he heard the words, looking at Wenran with his old eyes.Wen Ran bypassed Zhai Shili and walked to the door, glanced into the empty outer room, and said, "Your Excellency also knows that three conditions or three people are required to implement this plan. Naturally, one person is you, my lord, who is determined to die. One person is a substitute with the same body shape and appearance as mine. The substitute has already been found, and I can understand what the lord said just now, but even if these two conditions have been fulfilled, the most critical third person is still missing Ah." Zhai Shili shook his body, turned his head quickly, and said, "Your Highness is a trustworthy person?" Wen Ran nodded, then turned back to Zhai Shili, and said, "At this time, the maid who takes care of my daily life and I There is no relationship between master and servant, I am afraid she is not willing to hide the truth for us." The two looked at each other for a while, and they were discouraged.Zhai Shili was in great grief, beat the ground with both hands several times, and said, "Is there no other way!" Wen Ran also felt pain in her heart, and seeing that the only way to survive would be blocked, she couldn't help but sigh again.He touched his bosom with one hand, closed his eyes to the sky and took a deep breath, then slowly opened his eyes and said, "Since there is no other way, my lord should proceed according to the plan." Zhai Shili was puzzled, "Your Highness is saying "..." Wen Ran said, "This is also God's will." After finishing speaking, he took out a hairpin from his arms and muttered, "When Mr. Gong handed this hairpin to me, he said that this hairpin is for giving It was for the girl, although Mr. didn’t say it clearly, but I also guessed it was Xilan. It’s just that Mr. meant to teach me not to forget my identity of wearing a crown, but now I want to use this hairpin to harm a kind-hearted woman. The person..." At this point, he lowered his eyes and held the jade hairpin tightly in his hand.

Once things are agreed upon, the two will split up to make preparations.

Zhu Wenran didn't expect Xie Lan's deep love for Gong Peiyin. He took out the jade hairpin, and when he said that it was her husband's gift, Xie Lan's eyes burst into tears, and she held the hairpin in her hand. Tears kept dripping on the hairpin.She said with a choked voice, "It turns out that he is also interested in me." Seeing this, Wen Ran's heart softened for a moment, and she could hardly bear to speak.Xie Lan cried for a moment, then wiped away her tears, and said, "The young master handed over the jade hairpin to Xie Lan at this time, he must have something to ask Xie Lan to do." Seeing that the tears were still wet on her face, Wen Ran's expression had returned to normal, Immediately lamented how clever this woman was, and knew in her heart that this matter could not be hidden from her anyway, so she told all about the discussion with Zhai Shili.Xie Lan was startled when she heard this, and covered her mouth with one hand.Seeing that she was only looking at her, Wen Ran was terrified, fearing that she would run out and tell others, so she quickly stretched out one hand and pulled Xie Lan to her, then clasped her shoulder with one hand, and said in a low voice, "You're welcome to tell me about this matter." Even if you don't want to help, don't reveal any news. Until Master Zhai comes tomorrow, you should stay here." After speaking, he tore off the binding rope of the bed curtain, folded her hands and walked away.At this moment, Xie Lan had regained her composure, and she only sneered, "Your Master, who is Xie Lan? Since you gave me Mr. Yuzan, you are doing me a favor by giving it to me. How can Xie Lan be the one to repay favors?" Wen Ran After a daze, he quickly loosened the rope for her, cupped his fists and said, "I was the one being rude."

It is said that Zhai Shili was taken back to the palace as soon as he left Dong's mansion.Shao Renjun hosted a banquet in hospitality, with delicious food and wine, and beautiful women danced.Zhai Shili asked several times about Zhu Wenran, but Shao Renjun always talked about him.It wasn't until the end of the banquet that Shao Renjun said, "My king has decided to return Prince Qi..." Zhai Shili didn't expect the matter to go so smoothly, and was overjoyed at the moment, so he quickly got up to pay respects, saying, "Shao Renjun is a wise man!" Shao Renjun smiled slightly Stroking his beard, he said, "Since the king of Qi is seriously ill, it is only right for me to return Crown Prince Qi." Zhai Shili said, "After the minister returns to the country, he must report to the Ming court. Offer more treasures." Shao Renjun laughed loudly, and said, "My lord, please get up. It's just that before sending Prince Qi back to the country, this king has one thing to do. The relationship between the two countries is very close, and now King Qi is ill. Seriously, this king should send someone to visit." Zhai Shili was about to get up, but when he heard this, he fell to his knees again, with a thin layer of sweat breaking out on his forehead, and said, "Shao Renjun has this The king of Qi and the people of the Qi kingdom have already agreed, so there is no need to bother Shao Renjun to send envoys all the way to visit him." Shao Renjun glanced at him and snorted, "Does your lord mean something else?" Zhai Shili said repeatedly, "Don't dare, dare not!" Shao Renjun laughed twice and said, "In that case, I will send the most skilled imperial physician in the palace to accompany you, and I will set off to visit King Qi in three days. After that, I will meet you Send Prince Qi back."

In just these three days, it would be difficult to escape from the Mang Kingdom, not to mention fleeing back to the Qi Country.Shao Renjun is treacherous and cunning, and the order of the emperor disrupts the plans of Zhai and Zhu.Zhai Shili stayed up all night, thinking about good strategies, and now he can only take a risky move, first rescue Zhu Wenran from the Dong Mansion, and then make plans.

On the second day, Zhai Shili went to talk to Zhu Wenran, but Zhu Wenran clapped his hands and said hello.Zhu Wenran said, "Anyway, I'm pretending to be a servant and fleeing, so it's better to take a ride with my lord, so as to save me from being bumpy and tiring all the way." Zhai Shili said, "That being said, it's just that His Highness has been with us for more than a month. It will be discovered by Shao Renjun's people." Zhu Wenran shook his head and said, "Since Shao Renjun's intention is to find out the reality of his father's serious illness, he will not send heavy troops to accompany him. As long as he thinks that I am still in the gangster country, he will not come Beware of us." Zhu Wenran patted Zhai Shili on the shoulder, "Besides, I will go back to Qi Kingdom with my lord, if my lord saves my life, I can help me fight against that treacherous official Bian Wusi in the future." Zhai Shili nodded.

It is said that Zhu Wenran changed identities with others and left the Dong Mansion with Zhai Shili, but it is also unknown.And he was not wrong, Shao Renjun thought he was holding a hostage, so he took Qi State lightly, and only sent two imperial physicians and a few guards to go with him.It wasn't until one month later that someone noticed that there was something different about Prince Qi in Dong's residence.Gou Yutian quickly sent people to investigate and tortured Xianglan, only to learn that Zhu Wenran had been rescued by Zhai Shili.It's just that Zhai Shili's boat sailed into Qi country long ago, and it was too late for Shao Renjun to catch up.