Bai Fu Rong's body swayed and nearly fell to the ground. The teacup on the table was knocked over by her, causing Bai Ze to let out an "eh" sound. The knocking on the door then became even more hurried "Bai Fu Rong! Open the door! "
Bai Fu Rong steadied herself and took a deep breath. Finally managing to calm herself down, she raised her voice and said: "Stop knocking. Even if you knock, I won't open the door!" Her voice seemed to have returned to how it was in the past; however, who knew how much effort she had to put in to be able to shout. "Don't bother me. I want to sleep. Quickly leave!"
Her words were not polite, but to Bai Ze, this was how Bai Fu Rong should be, thus he did not have any suspicions. He muttered something along the lines of "good intentions are not rewarded" and left.
Only then did Bai Fu Rong let out a sigh of relief. Plopping down in the chair, she felt a sweet taste of blood surge up from her chest. She did her best to suppress it; however, a trace of blood still appeared at the corner of her lips.
"With this kind of torment, I fear that I won't be able to last six days." She sighed bitterly. Forcing herself to walk back to the bed, she went back to sleep.
However, this sleep did not last long. At midnight, the sound of an eagle came from the sky once more. Bai Fu Rong reflexively opened her eyes. Her eyes were filled with hatred, but no matter how much hatred she felt, she had no choice but to crawl out of bed. She quietly put on her clothes and put on the bamboo hat that she usually wore. Only then did she quietly walk to the back window. There were no soldiers guarding there, which was perfect for her to sneak out.
It was just that her body was no longer as nimble as before. Even when jumping out of the window, she was as clumsy as a 60- or 70-year-old person. She went back and forth three times before jumping out of the window for free. As a result, she lost her footing and fell to the icy ground. She was unable to stand up for a long time.
Bai Ze had received orders from Xuan Tianming to personally watch over Bai Fu Rong every night and pay attention to all of her movements. When the goshawk flew through the sky, he realized that Bai Fu Rong would definitely be going out tonight, thus he went around to the back window to wait for her.
Bai Fu Rong's fall caused Bai Ze to feel puzzled. At first, he laughed wildly to himself for a while, laughing at how clumsy she was. She could not even jump through such a short window. After that, he began to worry if Bai Fu Rong had hurt her foot in the snow. After all, her foot had been injured before, and it had not recovered too well. But after a while, he began to feel anxious because Bai Fu Rong was lying on the ground like a corpse. She did not move for a long time.
Just as he was about to rush forward to take a look at the situation, Bai Fu Rong finally moved a little; however, she let out a very old voice, saying: "I fell to my death." There was nothing wrong with what she said, but no matter how Bai Ze heard it, he felt that her voice was a little off. For a moment, he really wondered if the person in the snow was Bai Fu Rong or not.
Finally, that person stood up once more. Bai Ze watched her limp forward. From time to time, she would stop and straighten her back. The feeling that she was not Bai Fu Rong became even stronger.
He suppressed his curiosity and secretly followed them. Finally, after walking for an hour or so, the person in front of him stopped at the corner of an alley.
There was still a person in black clothes waiting there. Bai Ze recognized that it was the person in black clothes that had been in contact with Bai Fu Rong. At this time, seeing that Bai Fu Rong had arrived, the other side immediately said: "Master has a new mission. He wants you to kill county princess Ji 'an within five days."
"What?" Bai Fu Rong acted as though she had heard the funniest joke. While laughing, she coughed. When she finally managed to calm down, she said: "Have you all gone crazy? Miss Heng is so powerful. How could she be someone that I can kill just because I want to? You're truly indulging in fantasy! "
The other side continued: "You and her are old acquaintances. She is less guarded against you. Naturally, your chances are higher. Don't worry. After the matter is completed, master will agree to all of your requests. "
Bai Fu Rong shook her head, "If I really did take action, regardless of whether I succeeded or not, I would immediately lose my life. Could it be that you think that I can successfully escape after killing Princess Ji 'an? Stop dreaming. I won't kill Miss Heng. I already said it before. My father is from Dashun, and I am from Dashun. I, Bai Fu Rong, will never betray my country or my friends. I still have a few days left to live. I don't care. As for my father, I will say the same thing. If he dies because of this, that is his fate. His own experiences can not be blamed on others. " As she spoke, she tiredly turned around, "You can leave. Don't come looking for me again. The next time the eagle cries, I will not come out. Tell your master that I will not acknowledge that uncle of hers for the rest of my life. "
Seeing Bai Fu Rong turn around and walk away, although Bai Ze was puzzled by her voice, he still immediately retreated. He maintained a certain distance from her until he reached the northern gate of the prefect's manor.
But Bai Fu Rong walked slower and slower. Bai Ze had a very strange feeling. He felt that the person wearing the bamboo hat was not Bai Fu Rong at all. Instead, it was an elderly person. Every step required a great deal of effort. From time to time, she would need to stand up and straighten her back and stretch her legs.
This strange feeling lasted until a gust of wind blew. Bai Fu Rong had no strength to hold down the bamboo hat, and it was blown off her head. Bai Ze, who had been retreating, suddenly froze. Staring straight at the person who was facing him, he opened his mouth wide in shock.
Unfortunately, Bai Fu Rong was unable to see Bai Ze clearly. Her eyesight was already very weak. She could not see more than three steps away. To her, Bai Ze's position was too far away.
She squatted down and wanted to pick up the bamboo hat. Unfortunately, the wind was too strong. After picking it up a few times, she nearly touched it; however, it was blown away by the wind.
Bai Fu Rong helplessly shook her head and stood up once more. She no longer went to pick up the bamboo hat. Instead, she did her best to walk a little faster. She wanted to return to the manor a little faster. Like this, she continued to walk forward. She did not notice at all that Bai Ze was standing in place across from her. Staring at her, his face was filled with shock and grief.
Finally, Bai Fu Rong stopped walking. But after taking two steps, she finally realized that there was someone ahead. She also finally recognized Bai Ze through the wind and snow. In that instant, she almost thought that this was a dream. In the dream, the young man that had pulled her out of the snow in the mountains had returned to her side. She had sprained her ankle, so he carried her back to the camp. She hugged his neck tightly. Although she was afraid, her heart was still warm.
However … she could not do it now.
Bai Fu Rong covered her face in a panic and tried to hide herself. She did not want Bai Ze to see her face. Even if she died, she did not want him to see her current appearance.
Unfortunately, Bai Ze saw it clearly the moment the bamboo hat was blown away. His voice trembled as he tried to call out: "Bai Fu Rong?"
She was startled and shook her head, "No."
"Then who are you?"
Then who was she? She also did not know.
The two just stood in the snow like this. Who knew how long it had been. Finally, Bai Fu Rong's body could no longer endure the wind and snow. The smell of blood that she had forcefully suppressed earlier surged up once more. She no longer had the strength to suppress it and suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood. It went straight for Bai Ze's heart.
Bai Ze felt as though his heart had been hit by an invisible force. It was so painful that tears nearly fell from his eyes. As for the person in front of him, although she was old, he could still recognize her as Bai Fu Rong. Her eyes rolled back and she fell straight down in front of him.
The fear in Bai Ze's heart reached a peak. He held Bai Fu Rong in his embrace. This feeling was the same as when Xuan Tianming's legs were shot by an arrow in the mountains of the Northwest. It was not just fear. It was despair.
"Bai Fu Rong, don't die." He sniffled and picked her up horizontally. He then quickly rushed over to the manor's gate. Raising his leg, he kicked the gate open. The soldiers patrolling the manor heard the commotion and came over. They thought that there was an enemy attack, but when they looked clearly, they found that the person who had barged in was Bai Ze. Bai Ze ran all the way to the backyard and shouted at the same time, "Princess! Princess, save me! "
In the military camp, the people called Feng Yu Heng many different names. The soldiers all called her imperial daughter. Wang Chuan and Huang Quan called her young miss. Ghost doctor Song Kang called her master. Xuan Tianming called her wife. But the only person that called her princess was Bai Ze.
Feng Yu Heng had not slept yet. Xuan Tianming was pestering her to tell him about her experiences over the past few months. She had just reached the part where she met Qing Le on the boat and Qing Le left her a white handkerchief embroidered with hibiscus flowers. Suddenly, the words "princess" entered her ears.
Xuan Tianming was extremely unhappy, "This brat Bai Ze is really becoming more and more undisciplined. Why doesn't he know what it means to avoid suspicion at a time like this?"
Feng Yu Heng rolled her eyes at him, "What is there to avoid arousing suspicion. Although this is not the army, it is still a city that has just been captured. It should be receiving reports from the soldiers at all times."
Xuan Tianming resigned himself to his fate and got off the bed. While muttering, "Wife is right to scold me." He put on his shoes and socks and said: "Hearing the commotion, it seems that there is something urgent."
Just as he said this, a "peng" sound was heard. The door was knocked open from the outside. Accompanying the cold wind was Bai Ze, who was holding an old woman.
Feng Yu Heng was given a fright and asked in confusion: "Who is this person?" After she finished asking, she felt that something was off. She had known Bai Ze for more than a day or two, and this kid had never lost his composure like this, but today … Feng Yu Heng's heart suddenly trembled. Looking again at the old woman, an indescribable feeling of familiarity filled her heart.
She quickly took a couple steps forward. At the same time, Bai Ze dropped to his knees in front of her and anxiously said: "Save princess, save her. I beg princess to save her!"
Before Feng Yu Heng could speak, Xuan Tianming had already recognized this person. Even if he already knew Bai Fu Rong's identity, seeing this scene, he could not help but feel surprised. "Bai Fu Rong? How did she become like this? "
Once the words Bai Fu Rong came out, the last bit of "hope" in Feng Yu Heng's heart was extinguished. She felt an indescribable pain in her heart. It had nothing to do with Bai Fu Rong's identity, and it had nothing to do with whether or not she had sold her out. Just based on their former friendship, for her to see this sort of Bai Fu Rong, it was a sort of mental torture.
"Your Highness, please save her!" Bai Ze placed her on the ground and began to kowtow to Feng Yu Heng. While kowtowing, he said: "The Bai family's young miss' identity is indeed problematic, but this subordinate has been with her for many months and has personally seen that she would rather become like this than betray princess even once. She also did not do anything that would harm Dashun's interests. Not only that, if it was not for her pointing Qian Zhou's people in the wrong direction, princess' trip to the North would have been filled with danger! "
Feng Yu Heng nodded, her expression stern. Patting Bai Ze's shoulder with her left hand, she gestured for him to calm down. Her right hand was already on Bai Fu Rong's wrist. Feeling it, she could not help but be shocked once more: "How could it be like this?"
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