As expected, the Mohist army passed by the town from time to time. They walked side by side in pairs. They didn't look like they were looking for someone, but more like they were patrolling. Tan Jizhi also noticed this situation. He frowned and waved for Shu Manlin to help Ye Li onto the carriage by the side of the road. After a while, the slow carriage slowly moved out of the town.
Shu Manlin sat opposite Ye Li and stared at her with an unfriendly expression. Although Shu Manlin often came to the small courtyard to bully Ye Li, Doctor Lin was usually present. This was the first time the two were alone together. Ye Li looked calmly at the beautiful woman opposite her and smiled faintly. Shu Manlin raised her eyebrows and snorted disdainfully. She stared at Ye Li and said, "Do you know who I am?" Ye Li lowered her eyes. I don't want to know who you are at all. "Miss Lin, if you don't know who you are, how would I know?"
Shu Manlin glanced at her arrogantly and said, "You don't have to pretend. I know you've already guessed my identity. Princess Ding, when you were in Nanzhao, you used the identity of Xu Qingchen's fiancée to deceive me and that idiot Anxi. Do you think I won't guard against you? "Ye Li looked up at her and smiled," Then … Holy Maiden, do you have any advice for me? " Compared to the young Princess Anxi, who ruled the country well, Ye Li couldn't see how Shu Manlin had the right to call her an idiot. She was indeed an idiot. Did she always think that others were idiots?
"You know what I want to say. If you know what's good for you, then obediently shut your mouth. Otherwise, don't blame me for being rude! "Shu Manlin threatened in a low voice.
Ye Li raised her eyebrows. Of course, she knew what she was talking about. So she was pestering Big Brother behind Tan Jizhi's back? However, Ye Li was surprised that Shu Manlin was afraid of Tan Jizhi. After all, in anyone's eyes, even if Tan Jizhi was a descendant of the previous dynasty's royal family, he was now just an Emperor's personal attendant. He had no money, no power, and no one. On the other hand, Shu Manlin was the Saintess of the Southern Border. Her status and power were almost on par with the Southern Border King's Crown Princess. Furthermore, she had the secret support of the Southern Border King and Mo Jingli. Even if they were hooking up, it should be Tan Jizhi who gave in to Shu Manlin. It seemed that she had underestimated Tan Jizhi because of his performance in the Imperial Mausoleum.
Ye Li tilted her head and thought for a moment. Then she smiled and said, "Saintess, you should know that I'm not the kind of person who likes to gossip."
Shu Manlin sneered, "It's good that you know what's good for you. Otherwise, I have plenty of ways to shut you up. "
Quietly looking at Shu Manlin, Ye Li's lips revealed a cold smile, "Saintess … your words make this consort very uncomfortable … Now, do you dare to kill me? No, do you dare to attack me now? " Shu Manlin's pretty face sank. That's right, in the past few days, Tan Jizhi had repeatedly warned her not to touch Ye Li. Although she was unhappy, she wasn't the kind of woman who couldn't see the big picture. Since they didn't get the previous dynasty's treasure, the importance of Princess Ding as a bargaining chip became even more apparent. Now, not only could they not harm Ye Li, they even had to protect her. As long as they could safely bring Ye Li out of the Mohist army's sphere of influence, they would have two bargaining chips that they could use to threaten Mo Xiuyao at any time.
"Ye Li, don't be too complacent! One day … "Shu Manlin gritted her teeth and said in a low voice. One day, the bargaining chip would lose its effectiveness. In the future, she could torture the woman in front of her however she wanted. Thinking back to last year when Ye Li caused a ruckus in Nanzhao and what she did in Shattered Snow Pass, her original plan was almost completely destroyed. Whenever she thought of this, Shu Manlin couldn't help but want to skin her alive. Not to mention, she was Xu Qingchen's cousin.
Ye Li supported her head with her hand and leisurely reminded her, "Saintess, you should think about the present first. Who knows what will happen in the future? Of course, if you don't mind, I don't mind occasionally chatting with Official Tan about what happened in Nanjiang. Something that the Saintess of Nanjiang and gongzi Qingchen have to talk about? " Shu Manlin's face turned green with anger. She raised her hand and wanted to slap Ye Li's face, but Ye Li was faster than her, "Ah?!"
Outside the carriage, Tan Jizhi, who was riding a horse, quickly caught up a few steps. He leaned over and lifted the curtain beside the carriage and saw Shu Manlin's raised hand. He frowned unhappily and said, "Lin 'er, what are you doing? I said before, you can't be rude to the princess. " Shu Manlin angrily put down her hand and cast a sharp look at Ye Li. She muttered in a low voice, "I know." Tan Jizhi looked at the two with some worry and said, "We're about to leave the town. Don't make trouble." Then he put down the curtain. Ye Li smiled at Shu Manlin and raised her eyebrows. Shu Manlin gritted her teeth, "Ye Li, just you wait!"
The carriage was stopped at the exit of the town. Fortunately, the people who stopped the inspection at the intersection were not the Mohist army, but ordinary yamen runners. This made Tan Jizhi breathe a sigh of relief.
"Who is on the carriage? Get off!" The yamen runner who was outside the carriage shouted in a deep voice.
Tan Jizhi put on a disguise and looked honest and scholarly. He went forward and said, "Official … this is, what's going on?" The yamen runner knocked on the carriage door and said, "Under orders from above, we're searching for spies in the northwest. As long as it's a foreigner, we'll check all of them. Let the people inside come out! " Tan Jizhi looked embarrassed as he said, "Official, please forgive me. My family's wife is seven months pregnant. It's really inconvenient. Please be magnanimous and forgive me …" As he said that, he slipped two ingots of silver to the official without leaving a trace. He had completely put on the appearance of a cowardly scholar.
The yamen runner got the benefit. He looked at each other and said, "It's okay if you don't get off the carriage. Lift the curtain and take a look." As he said this, he didn't care if Tan Jizhi agreed or not. He went forward and lifted the curtain. He saw two young women sitting in the carriage. One of them had a young woman's hairstyle. Sure enough, she had a big belly. The other woman in blue was beautiful and moving. She smiled at him. The yamen runner was stunned and muttered in a low voice, "It's really a good fortune. In such a small place, there's actually such a beauty …"
Tan Jizhi smiled carefully and said, "Official, can this young man leave now?"
The yamen runner looked inside with some reluctance. Then he put down the curtain and waved his hand, "Go, go."
"Thank you, Official, thank you!" Tan Jizhi said happily. He quickly waved his hand and let the coachman drive the carriage out of the town.
Once the carriage was out of sight, the arrogance on the faces of the bailiffs outside the town gradually faded. One of them asked, "How was it? Did you see it clearly? " The yamen runner who lifted the curtain to check frowned and said, "It's the Princess Consort. The Princess Consort said that the other party has a lot of people and there are people from Nan Jiang. She told us to stay calm. "
"Damn it! Seeing the Princess Consort pass by … "The man next to him cursed in a low voice.
His companion patted him on the shoulder and said, "Since he's been targeted by us, does he still want to take the Princess Consort and leave the northwest? This is indeed not the place to make a move. Now that the Princess Consort is pregnant, it's inconvenient for her to move. The woman in the carriage is also not a good person. What if she hurts the Princess Consort? "
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