In Huajing, only the Yang Family had this kind of horse. Now that the Yang Family was rushing towards the Princess Residence, there was only one goal.
They wanted Li Rong.
Based on Yang Quan's style, if he didn't have the opportunity to marry Li Rong, he wouldn't even think about it. But now that he had the opportunity, a madman like him was capable of doing anything.
Under normal circumstances, Yang Quan would have his men pretend to kidnap Li Rong and save Li Rong at the critical moment. Then, he would spend the night alone with Li Rong. Perhaps Li Rong would be moved by him.
Even if Li Rong wasn't moved, Li Ming was an Emperor who valued reputation very much. If Li Rong and Yang Quan spent the night together, Li Ming would definitely grant her a marriage.
If Li Rong resisted, wouldn't Yang Quan do something extreme? At that time, Li Ming would probably marry Li Rong to protect the reputation of the Imperial Family. After the marriage, he would destroy the Yang Family and settle the score.
Once the Yang Family was destroyed, if Li Chuan made a move for Li Rong, he would fall into the Emperor's trap. He would use the Yang Family's fire on the Crown Prince and take the opportunity to depose the Crown Prince.
If Li Chuan didn't care about Li Rong, he would use the Yang Family as an excuse to demote Li Rong to a commoner or send her to a Taoist temple. Then, the Emperor could rest assured that the Crown Prince wouldn't have the chance to use Li Rong's marriage to win over anyone.
Therefore, to Li Ming, as long as Li Rong lost her chastity, she would be married to Yang Quan no matter what.
But where did Yang Quan get his courage from?
Pei Wenxuan closed his eyes and thought back to his previous life. Not long after that, the Yang Family almost died on the frontlines. He didn't believe that the Emperor didn't make a move.
Yang Quan was so anxious because he knew that the Yang Family was on the edge of a knife. Whether he kidnapped the princess or not, he would still die.
At this moment, the Yang Family urgently needed Li Rong to bind with Li Chuan. Once Li Rong married Yang Quan, Li Chuan and the Yang Family would be tied together. Even if Li Chuan didn't want to, Li Ming wouldn't believe it. Therefore, Li Chuan could only be forced to fight with Li Ming. This was the best chance for the Yang Family to survive.
The more Pei Wenxuan thought about it, the more he felt that Yang Quan was disgusting. But this posed a problem. Should he help? To what extent should he help?
Of course, he had to help. At the very least, he had to go back and inform Li Chuan so that he could send reinforcements.
But what else?
If Li Chuan was too slow …
As Pei Wenxuan thought about it, he couldn't bear it. Li Rong was a proud person. She was humiliated and forced to marry him. No matter what, she would remember it for the rest of her life. But if he wanted to help, how could he?
He wasn't a hero who could save Li Rong. The only thing he could do if he went back was to buy some time and increase the possibility of saving Li Rong from being humiliated. But this possibility was exchanged with his life. If he wasn't careful, Yang Quan might even kill him.
Was it worth it?
Pei Wenxuan fell into deep thought.
His feelings for Li Rong might have been good when they were young, but it had long been eroded by time. The two of them hated each other. If they had any feelings for each other, it was mostly because they had known each other for a long time. The other person represented a part of their lives.
This person wasn't considered a lover or even a good friend. It wasn't Pei Wenxuan's style to risk his life for her. It was already benevolent of him to help her pass on the message.
Thinking of this, Pei Wenxuan turned his head and looked at the small bowl on the table. Then, his gaze moved to the box next to it. This box had two layers. He looked at the unopened layer and hesitated for a moment. Then, he opened it and found shining silver.
Li Rong mocked him before for borrowing a carriage from his family because she knew about his current predicament. Although she mocked him, now that they were parting, she was still considerate of him and prepared money for him.
This money dazzled Pei Wenxuan's eyes. Without thinking, he shouted, "Dong Ye, stop the carriage!"
Hearing Pei Wenxuan's shout, Dong Ye hurriedly stopped the carriage and asked in confusion, "Young Master?"
"Go back now and tell the Crown Prince's residence that something happened to the princess. Someone wants to kill the princess. Tell them to send people quickly."
With that, Pei Wenxuan jumped off the carriage and quickly untied a horse for Dong Ye. Then, he turned his head and said, "Go quickly. Don't delay."
"What about you?"
Dong Ye hurriedly said, "Young Master, aren't you coming?"
"I have to go back and find the princess."
Pei Wenxuan immediately said, "Don't worry about me. Go quickly!"
Dong Ye didn't dare to delay. Although he was worried about Pei Wenxuan, he still gritted his teeth and rushed back.
Pei Wenxuan looked at the remaining three horses pulling the carriage. He jumped on the carriage and rushed back to the courtyard.
After a while, he realized that he couldn't. If he rushed over now, there would be people from the Yang Family there. If he went over, he might not even be able to pass through the courtyard.
According to Li Rong's habits, she would have at least 20 secret guards by her side. They were assigned to her by the Empress. Including her entourage, there would be at least 100 people.
Just now, there were about 40 people from the Yang Family who went over. Those people were very fast and had green badges on their waists. According to the Yang Family's customs, the green badges should belong to the people who came as reinforcements. Usually, the number of reinforcements would be about half of the total number. So now, there might be nearly 100 people lying in ambush near the Yang Family.
With the skills of Li Rong's secret guards, if she encountered a surprise attack, they could at least guarantee that she would be able to break out of the courtyard. The biggest help he could give to Li Rong now was to delay the Yang Family's pursuers.
After understanding this, Pei Wenxuan didn't move forward. He roughly calculated the position where Li Rong could break out of the encirclement and took a few steps back.
He quickly looked at the surrounding terrain. This road was surrounded by reeds. Occasionally, there would be a few trees scattered among the reeds. The reeds were almost as tall as a person, so it was impossible to see what was going on inside.
Pei Wenxuan got on the carriage and rummaged through it. He found some clothes, flint, swords, and some ropes.
Pei Wenxuan unloaded the horse first, pulled it into the reeds and tied it to a tree. Then, he turned back and used his sword to dismantle the carriage and cut it into several boards.
He used a rope to connect the boards and placed them on the left and right sides of the road. Then, he put a large stone under the boards and went to pick up a lot of stones. He wrapped them with clothes and placed them on one end of the boards.
He set up several roadblocks like this. Finally, he connected them with a string. As long as he pulled the string, all the wires on the road would stand up. Then, when the horse was caught by the string, the string would be pulled taut and it would pull the board. The other end of the board would then fly over and smash the horse.
After doing this, Pei Wenxuan relaxed a little. As long as Li Rong could successfully escape, he would definitely be able to block Li Rong's men. However, he didn't know if he could escape.
But now, he didn't think too much about it. Since he had decided on something, there was nothing to think about.
He hid in the reeds and lay on the ground. He pulled the string of the mechanism in his hand and put on his self-made reeds as a disguise on his head.
He was waiting for Yang Quan to come!
While Pei Wenxuan was doing all this, Li Rong was lying on a rocking chair. As he rocked, he ate the grapes that Jing Mei fed him. "Someone is lying in ambush outside?"
She closed her eyes and listened to the secret guard's report. The secret guard knelt on the ground and respectfully said, "Many people. His Majesty's men have already gone to ask for help. Princess, please be at ease and wait."
"Be at ease?" Li Rong opened her eyes. "What is there to be worried about? In any case, those people won't kill me, right? "
The surrounding people did not speak. Li Rong straightened up and said indifferently, "However, if we stay here any longer, I'm afraid those people will attack the courtyard. I'm afraid we'll be caught like turtles in a jar before His Majesty's men arrive."
"Princess, what do you mean?" The secret guard looked up at Li Rong. Li Rong said indifferently, "We have to go out now."
"No." Jing Mei immediately said, "It's too dangerous to go out now."
"Did I say I'm going out?"
Li Rong turned around and was a little puzzled. Jing Mei frowned. "Princess, what do you want to do?"
"In a while, Jing Mei will disguise herself as me. Then, you will sit in my carriage and swagger to the official road. After you leave, Yang Quan will definitely chase after you. At that time, I will quietly take Jing Mei and leave through the back door. Won't that work? "
Hearing this, the people present suddenly understood. The secret guard nodded and said, "Princess is wise."
"Go and do it immediately."
Li Rong yawned. "It's not a big deal. Anyway, I'm going to be caught. I won't lose anything by sleeping with him for a night."
"Yang Quan is quite good-looking." Li Rong looked at the servant girl standing next to her and raised her eyebrows. "Am I right?"
The servant girl was stunned. Then, she hurriedly knelt down and said anxiously, "Princess is right."
Li Rong saw the servant girl panicking and couldn't help but laugh. "Why are you so nervous? I won't eat you. Alright. "
She said calmly, "Get ready. We'll split into two groups. I'll leave through the back door. "
As she spoke, Li Rong raised one hand and slowly walked into the room with the help of Jing Mei.
Jing Mei hurriedly went to prepare. In less than half an hour, the first group of carriages set out from the courtyard.
At this time, it was already dusk. Li Rong was still sitting on the small bed, flipping through a travel book. Jing Mei saw her calm expression and said respectfully, "Princess, it's time to prepare to leave."
Li Rong grunted, but didn't move.
After a while, the secret guard jumped in through the window and knelt down on one knee. He whispered, "Princess, the people lying in ambush outside didn't move."
"As expected." Li Rong sighed. "I was wondering how Yang Quan had the guts to kidnap me and wasn't afraid of anything happening. It turns out that there was a mole taking care of him."
"Jing Lan." Li Rong looked up at her and smiled. "Change into my clothes and lead the men out on horseback. Go through the back door and go around the back of the mountain. Stay away from the official road. Go out quickly. Don't get caught. "
Jing Lan was stunned. Then, he heard Li Rong order the secret guard, "Send fifteen people to protect Jing Lan. Leave five for me."
The secret guard responded. Jing Lan reacted and replied, "Yes." Then, he immediately changed into Li Rong's clothes and led the men out.
Not long after they went out, they heard deafening battle cries. Li Rong immediately got up. She changed into a set of bodyguard clothes that she had prepared in advance and combed her hair into a man's bun. Then, she led the remaining five secret guards. While Jing Lan led the men to the back of the mountain, she rushed out of the main door like an arrow leaving the bow and rushed towards the official road.
At this time, the night wind was strong. In the distance, the lights of Huajing illuminated the night sky. Li Rong ran wildly in the night, ignoring the moon and the stars.
Yang Quan led the men to chase after Jing Lan for a while. Suddenly, he saw someone galloping on the official road. Yang Quan suddenly reacted and shouted, "Chase on the official road!"
At this time, Pei Wenxuan was lying in the mud and waiting.
Li Rong's carriage had just passed by. Yang Quan's pursuers would be here soon.
His heart was beating very fast. He nervously held the rope in his hand. It was at this time that he heard the sound of horses galloping towards him.
In the night, a group of people in plain clothes holding sharp swords chased after Li Rong's carriage. Although he couldn't see the person's face clearly in the night, there was no doubt that it was Yang Quan.
Pei Wenxuan silently counted the distance between them. Three, two, one!
Pull the rope!
Pei Wenxuan suddenly pulled the rope. Li Rong's horse was tripped by the rope and screamed. Li Rong rolled on the ground. The secret guard anxiously called out, "Your Highness!"
At the same time, countless pieces of cloth wrapped with stones flew down and directly hit Li Rong and the secret guard.
Li Rong was hit on the head by a small stone and her vision went black.
Before she fainted, Li Rong couldn't help but think that she had underestimated Yang Quan. She didn't expect that a simple-looking person like him would be able to set up an ambush here.
When Pei Wenxuan heard the words "Your Highness", he knew that things weren't good. He looked at the fainted Li Rong and his heart thumped. A moment later, he heard Yang Quan angrily shout from behind, "Princess, don't go!"
Hearing this, the secret guards all drew their swords and rushed towards Yang Quan.
In the midst of the chaos, Pei Wenxuan hurriedly crawled out of the reed field, picked up the unconscious Li Rong, and hurriedly rushed back into the reed field with the head of the reed.
When the secret guards reacted and turned around to carry Li Rong, they were surprised to find that the princess had disappeared.
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