At the command of the Left Prime Minister Xi Lingfeng, the carriage started moving. Hai Ling immediately thought of Rouge and couldn't help but call out, "Rouge, Rouge."
Rouge's voice came from the front of the carriage: "Miss, I'm fine, don't worry."
It turned out that she had been pulled into the front seat of the carriage and was sitting with the coachman. The carriage then drove back to the capital.
Inside the carriage, Hai Ling sat upright in a corner, her eyes fixed on the Left Prime Minister Xi Lingfeng. Her eyes darted up and down, unusually bright, as if she were deep in thought. Xi Lingfeng glanced at her with amusement and asked softly, "What's wrong? Is something amiss?"
"You are clearly an ordinary person, so why do you always look so radiant and full of life? What's wrong with you?"
The women, including Shi Mei and Shi Zhu, who were riding behind the carriage, were speechless. Who asks people such a question? This Crown Princess is truly a freak.
What do you think?
Xi Lingfeng was always sparing with his words, rarely getting close to people and speaking very little. But when he met this girl, he didn't mind listening to her talk, and found talking to her quite interesting. He didn't find it boring at all.
"This is probably what people call charm."
Hailin looked up at the sky and sighed deeply. She insisted on pretending to understand things she didn't, and never let the other party see through her, otherwise she would be no different from an idiot.
Sure enough, Xi Lingfeng nodded: "That's right, that's the charm."
Hailin stopped dwelling on that issue; she was now concerned with something else.
"You said you've helped me several times, how can I repay you?"
She didn't like owing favors to others, but she didn't know how to repay them for the time being, and her jade flute was still in her hands.
"Think carefully about how you plan to repay me."
"And what about that flute? I was going to return it to you, but I didn't have it with me."
"It's for you."
Xi Lingfeng slowly closed his eyes. He didn't understand why he kept paying attention to this little girl, even helping her. Just like today, he went out specifically to wait for them, intending to see them return safely. Unexpectedly, they encountered someone chasing them. The thought of someone chasing her ignited a bloodthirsty rage in his heart, and a layer of frost settled inside the carriage. Hai Ling watched him warily. What was wrong? In just a short while, he had become angry. However, the cold air emanating from him was enough to freeze an ordinary, timid person to death. Fortunately, it was her.
The carriage entered the city. After that, Xi Lingfeng didn't say anything more. Hai Ling also leaned against the side of the carriage and dozed off. She was really too tired. She hadn't slept all night and had been chased today, so she was too tired to doze off. And she really did nod her head and leaned against Xi Lingfeng.
Xi Lingfeng opened his eyes and looked at her. He wanted to push her away, but seeing that she was sleeping soundly, he finally looked at her with a hint of helplessness. She was the only person he couldn't do anything about, and he didn't dislike her being near him.
When they arrived at the General's Mansion, Xi Lingfeng reluctantly woke her up.
"arrive."
Hailing nodded, somewhat dazed, until Yanzhi reached out to help her down from the carriage. She then snapped out of it, quickly looked up, but the carriage was nowhere to be seen. She didn't even have time to say thank you, and besides, she still owed him the jade flute.
But I'm so tired now, I'd better go back and get some sleep.
The master and servant entered the mansion, then returned to Qinfang Courtyard to wash up and go to sleep.
Xi Lingfeng's carriage drove away from the General's Mansion and stopped in a secluded corner.
In an instant, the entire area was covered by an overwhelming blanket of ice, like the harsh winter cold, which made people tremble with fear.
Shi Mei and Shi Zhu knew their master was angry, so they slowly rode forward and said, "Master."
"What's going on with those people?"
It turned out that the men in black who appeared were from the Cold Demon Palace. As soon as they appeared, Xi Lingfeng sensed something and ordered Shi Mei to go and check. When those men saw Shi Mei, they were frightened and quickly left with their men.
"Your Excellency, I do not know."
"You and Shiju should go back together. You know what to do."
"Yes, sir."
Shi Mei responded. She was always ruthless, and among the four people, the master trusted her the most.
The purpose of this return to the Cold Demon Palace is twofold: first, to find out who accepted the mission; and second, to deal with the person who took the lead, in order to uphold the ironclad rules of the Cold Demon Palace. How dare someone disobey the master's orders? They are courting death.
Shi Mei's eyes flashed with ruthlessness. She turned and rode away to find Shi Ju, and then led a few people back to the Cold Demon Palace to handle internal affairs.
Xi Lingfeng returned to normal and took a carriage back to the Prime Minister's residence.
Hailing returned to Qinfang Courtyard, took a nap, and then it got dark. She got up, had dinner, chatted with her mother, Du Caiyue, for a while, and then went to bed.
Inside Meiyaxuan, where Jiang Feixue lives.
At this moment, a cold wind and sudden rain shrouded the room, filling it with chill.
Jiang Feixue sat at the head of the table, while her two capable subordinates, Hei Sha and Bai Sha, stood at the foot of the table.
"Miss?"
"What happened? We paid a deposit of 20,000 taels, and not only were they not killed, but now they've vanished without a trace. Is the Cold Demon Palace really such an untrustworthy place? And Xi Leng Yue is no better."
Jiang Feixue was furious. She had been quite happy today, and the thought of the Cold Demon Palace killing Jiang Hailing had excited her. However, at noon, Jiang Hailing returned with Yanzhi, both of them unharmed. Although several guards from the Crown Prince's residence had died and others had been injured, this was not the result she wanted.
She had originally ordered Hei Sha to contact those people, but it seemed like they had vanished into thin air and she couldn't reach them. Could it be that they took her money and didn't do their job, and actually ran away? At the thought of this possibility, Jiang Feixue's face turned green.
"I received word that west Lengyue seems to have found out that we took on the mission without permission, so she sent people to hunt us down. They're all too busy taking care of themselves to care about us."
Jiang Feixue gasped. Mo Qunxi Lengyue was ruthless, and she hadn't expected him to be unaware of such a thing. Would he come after her? Jiang Feixue suddenly became worried again.
Bai Sha knew what she was worried about, and quickly and respectfully reassured her: "Miss, don't worry, they won't find out about you. I was disguised when I met with them, so they don't know who ordered the murder."
"Um."
Jiang Feixue breathed a sigh of relief. Although she had lived in seclusion for a long time, she had heard of the Demon Lord Xi Lengyue. If a monarch was terrifying, then Xi Lengyue was dozens of times more terrifying than them. Because the royal family always valued evidence and had to consider the eyes of the world, but Xi Lengyue did not care. He always did what he wanted. If he knew that she was the one who sent the people of the Cold Demon Palace to kill people, who knows how he would deal with her.