Allure of a Country Maiden
Chapter 1119 - 1116_1

Chapter 1119: 1116_1

"Master, I have just received a message from the Pigeon Post. The Fengxiang cosmetics shop has been raided, and the Crown Princess has been imprisoned in the dungeon by the Crown Prince An."

"Everything goes wrong! How could they have discovered her so quickly!" Gong Zixuan was extremely annoyed, as not a single thing had gone his way.

He had just planned to trick Shangguan Wanru into believing that his life was hanging by a thread, to see if she could get the life-saving pill from Princess Rui!

Unexpectedly, even she had been locked up in jail! It won’t be so easy to get information about Minze Country in the future!

"The Crown Princess has been imprisoned. Has anyone tortured her?"

"No, master, there’s no need to worry. I heard that Princess An’s wife moved a lot of things into the prison, including furniture, high beds, warm pillows, and they even delivered quality meals to the prison. The Crown Princess’s freedom is restricted, but her days should not be too tough."

Indeed, Shangguan Wanru’s status in the royal family of Minze County is still very important. Otherwise, how could she receive such good treatment when she’s obviously a traitor and thrown into jail!

She still has a bit of use to him! She must not die!

"I heard that the Fifth Princess is about to get married, is that true?"

"Yes, Master!"

"Give the order! Rescue the Crown Princess while the Fifth Princess’s wedding is taking place in Minze Country!"

"Yes!"

"You may leave!"

The man took the order and left.

After the man left, Gong Zixuan glanced at his daughter, her crying was barely louder than a mosquito’s buzz. He removed his gaze in disgust and turned to the wet nurse, "Take care of her, she must not die; otherwise, I will bury all of you with her!"

Hearing this, the wet nurse hurriedly signaled her understanding.

Gong Zixuan left after saying this.

He thought of the moment when this child was born when Princess Rui also gave birth to a boy. Two pairs of twins, blessed by heaven, a rainbow burst over the Minze Country, and auspicious clouds covered the sky. Why did all the good things happen to them!

Isn’t God playing favorites!

His daughter was also born at that moment; why wasn’t there such a spectacle!

Those children... A thought crossed Gong Zixuan’s mind.

He walked into another secluded courtyard.

The person held in this courtyard was Princess Ling’er.

Princess Ling’er lay on the bed pale-faced. Seeing Gong Zixuan walk in, she couldn’t help cursing, "Gong Zixuan, you will die a terrible death! Give me back my child!"

"I didn’t expect that a caesarean section could indeed save both mother and child! Even when you are in this state, you can survive! Although it wasted a lot of my good medicinal materials! But it proved that this thing is real! Divine Doctor Zhou truly can revive people!"

"Gong Zixuan, you are worse than an animal! You will pay for this!"

Gong Zixuan ignored her curses and said to those who were guarding her: "The Crown Princess will be back soon. This person cannot stay here any longer. Deal with her carefully, so that the Crown Princess won’t know that such a person has ever appeared here!"

"Yes!"

After saying this, Gong Zixuan left.

"If you dare to kill me, I will not let you go even if I become a ghost!" Princess Ling’er, her hair was disheveled, her face pale, and her eyes bloodshot, stared at the two maids furiously.

Looking at Princess Ling’er’s pitiful state made them feel uncomfortable.

After hearing her words, the two maid who were guarding Princess Ling’er could not help but shudder.

The two looked at each other, stepped out, and then asked each other, "How should we deal with her?"

"I don’t know either, so you can handle it as you see fit. It was you who made that commitment earlier." She had never killed anyone, she lacked the courage to do so, and she was also afraid that Princess Ling’er would return from the grave for retribution.

"But I dare not kill! I’ve never done such a thing!"

"I dare not either! Why don’t we put her into a sack, and then dump her at Burial Mound? Judging by her condition, she won’t live much longer anyway, and I heard there have been wolf sightings around that area." The maid proposed after giving it some thought.

"That’s a good idea! Let’s do just that! That way, even if she dies, it won’t be our fault, and she can’t come after us!" If she is tied up and stuffed into a sack, she won’t be able to escape. No one dares to go to that place, and even if wolves don’t eat her, she will starve to death. This way, it doesn’t count as murder.

Having agreed on the plan, the two maids went back into the room, used an anesthetic to knock out Princess Ling’er, blocked her mouth with a cloth, tied her hands and feet, and dropped her into a sack. They lifted and transported her to Burial Mound in a handcart, carelessly discarding her there.

"We didn’t kill you, we just let you loose. Even if you die, it’s not our business, so you can’t come after us! The murderer has a trace, the debtor has a creditor, we were just following the Crown Prince’s orders!"

"Yes, yes, yes! It’s none of our business, don’t come after us!"

The maids hastily left the area after uttering those words. This place was too eerie.

Once the two had left, a man in black leapt down from a tree.

He glanced at the sack on the ground, unsheathed his sword, and cut it open to reveal the person inside: Princess Ling’er?!

Surprise filled the man’s eyes, and he quickly hoisted her onto his shoulder before darting away with his Qinggong skills.

Within the Minze Country’s military camp

Di Shaowei was discussing battle strategies with several generals in the camp, ensuring that every team leader knew what to do the next day.

That’s when a soldier called out from outside the camp: "General, Di Chao is back, and he’s brought someone with him!"

Upon hearing this, Di Shaowei commanded, "Let him in."

Di Chao was one of Di Shaowei’s trusted generals, a lateral relative in the Di family, making them cousins.

Di Chao entered and saluted.

"How did the reconnaissance go? Is the terrain accurate?"

"Reporting to general, it is accurate."

"I heard you brought back someone? Who is it? Could it be Nangong’s emperor? If so, we can advance the end of this battle! You would be a great hero," Di Shaowei joked.

"Reporting to general, it’s Princess Ling’er," Di Chao blushed at the remark – he was not capable of capturing the Nangong emperor.

"Princess Ling’er? What happened, how did you run into her?" Di Shaowei was already aware of Princess Ling’er’s situation from Shangguan Xuanyi – she was pregnant with Gong Zixuan’s child and her allegiance was uncertain. Could her sudden appearance be part of a plot?

Di Chao related the events to him.

"Take me to see her!"

Princess Ling’er was kept in a separate tent by Di Chao.

Her health had not recovered and she had been surviving on medication; without the drugs, she was now unconscious and running a high fever.

Seeing this, Di Shaowei had the military doctor examine her.

The military doctor took Princess Ling’er’s pulse and furrowed his brows, "Princess Ling’er is gravely injured, she’s lost too much blood and is infected. I’m afraid there’s little I can do!"

"Where is she injured?"

"My guess is that she has undergone a caesarean section."

Upon hearing this, Di Shaowei frowned: Shangguan Xuanyi’s suspicion was right! Gong Zixuan was ruthless!

"Do your best to revive her, I have some questions for her!" She couldn’t die just yet - He had important information to extract from her.