As the sun set in the evening, the vast Forbidden City was shrouded in a layer of tranquil afterglow, peaceful and lonely.

Cheng Yuanyuan and Hailand accompanied the Empress for dinner before returning to their room to talk. Unknowingly, it was getting late. The palace maids began to burn incense and make the bed. Then they removed their hairpins and hair accessories.

Just as they were about to help them wash up and go to bed, they suddenly heard a eunuch singing from outside, "The Emperor has arrived at Yi Kun Palace."

Cheng Yuanyuan thought she should go out to greet the Emperor, but Hailand stopped her. Hailand said that the Emperor did not need to see the Emperor at this time, so she gave up the idea. Although she was very curious about the Qianlong Emperor, she thought that the Imperial Palace was an important place and needed to be careful, so her interest in watching the fun dissipated.

When they went to bed together, they heard a sudden commotion outside. Cheng Yuanyuan sat up abruptly and listened carefully with her sharp ears. She vaguely heard someone shouting to catch the assassin … Her heart was uncontrollably excited. The journey from the northwest to the capital had been peaceful. Could it be that they had been waiting for this moment?

Otherwise, how could there be assassins in the Imperial Palace?

Like seeing the light in the dark, Cheng Yuanyuan, who wanted to complete the mission and receive the reward, could not wait any longer. She quickly put on her clothes and got out of bed.

"Jianing, where are you going?" Hailand watched her get out of bed and feel the door. She could not help but feel a little scared.

"Shh!" She put her hand on her lips and said softly, "It seems to be an assassin. I'll go take a look …"

At this time, ordinary women would be scared to death. Who would be like Cheng Yuanyuan and rush out without a care for the world?

Hailand was really worried and hurriedly let the palace maids and eunuchs stop her, but she was left behind by her.

With a creak, the courtyard door was opened. Just as she stuck her head out, two shadows flitted over her head. She blinked her eyes and thought, "Are the people who use qinggong to leap over roofs and vault over walls assassins?

With such high martial arts, they must be wandering the jianghu. Could it be related to the mission? "

A small flame of hope appeared in Cheng Yuanyuan's heart. She was about to chase after them when she heard a soft sound. She looked carefully and found that something had fallen.

She quietly went to pick it up, only to find that it was a wooden token with red velvet flowers embroidered on the edges with golden threads.

"Catch the assassin!"

The guards' shouts came from the surroundings. Hearing the chaotic footsteps approaching, Cheng Yuanyuan's voice............

........... to the Emperor................. of the Emperor........................................... of........................................... to. it..........................

. The men in black came and went in a hurry. She couldn't get any information..............................

. Although she didn't have a clue, at least she had a hint of Wuxia. With the passion for the mission ignited and full of questions, she said goodbye to her best friend, Hailand.

.................................. She...

. If the System didn't mess up, according to her experience, the time to trigger the mission should not have appeared.

"Maybe I've waited for too long. That's why I felt uneasy." She comforted herself. Then she turned to look at the long path between the red brick palace walls.

Passing through the Kunning Gate, she went all the way to the Shun Zhen Gate. Cheng Yuanyuan and the other maids who led the way left. She finally breathed a sigh of relief. She felt relieved.

Entering the Forbidden City once was enough to satisfy her cravings.

Just as she stepped over the threshold, a person suddenly flashed in front of her.

"From here to the Shenwu Gate, I'll lead the way for you."

Cheng Yuanyuan was startled. She couldn't help but stare at the person who suddenly appeared. He was dressed in casual clothes and had a noble and serious face. He didn't look like a guard at all.

She asked suspiciously, "Who are you?

The gate to the palace is just in front. I'm not blind. I can find it myself. "

Fauconn looked at her helplessly. He took out a clay doll from his sleeve. "Do you recognize this?

It's worth a jade thumb ring. "

Was he giving her a secret signal?

How old are you? Why are you still using clay figurines … Cheng Yuanyuan had a few thorns in her heart. When she heard the words' jade thumb ring ', she felt that something was wrong. Before entering the capital, Zalan Tai seemed to have mentioned the story of' clay figurines and jade thumb rings'.

She opened her eyes wide and looked at it carefully. Then she asked tentatively, "You are … Fauconn?"

"Yes." Fauconn nodded with satisfaction that she finally recognized him.

He took the clay doll to recognize her. Could it be that after so many years, he felt that he didn't want to settle the score and came to collect the debt?

"Ah!" Cheng Yuanyuan suddenly cried out. Taking advantage of his unprepared state, he snatched the clay figurine away.

"I'll take it back. I'll return the jade thumb ring to you another day!" After saying that, she ran away.

However, she was wearing the bottom of the flower pot. Fauconn caught up with her in just two steps. "Why did you snatch it as soon as you came up? Quickly return it to me!"

Cheng Yuanyuan stuffed the clay doll into her sleeve. "I won't. I already said that I'll return the jade thumb ring to you. Why are you still following me?"

Fauconn was furious. But seeing her covering her sleeve with all her strength, it seemed that she didn't want to return it no matter what, so he gritted his teeth and asked, "Why should I believe you?"

"What can you do if you don't believe me?" Cheng Yuanyuan didn't want to pay attention to him. It would be strange if she didn't quickly get rid of a big trouble that came knocking on her door.

She walked forward on her own, and Fauconn angrily followed. The two of them continued to argue until they reached the Gate of Shenwu, which attracted the attention of the imperial guards.

Seeing that they were about to leave the palace, they couldn't go on like this.

Cheng Yuanyuan suddenly stopped. She didn't bring any money or other valuable things, so she could only take off the bracelet on her wrist and give it to him. "I didn't bring the jade thumb ring. This is a high quality Hetian jade. Take it as compensation. We're even."

Giving away such a good thing was letting him off easy!

However, it was worth it to get rid of the trouble. Seeing that Fauconn didn't chase after her, Cheng Yuanyuan quickly walked out of the Gate of Shenwu. She saw Zalantai standing in front of the carriage waiting for her. She quickly ran over and got into the carriage.

"Let's go, let's go!"

Zalantai strangely glanced behind, "Is someone chasing you?"

"No, the Imperial Palace is too tiring. I want to hurry home." An urgent voice came from the carriage.

By the time Fauconn came back to his senses and chased after her with the bracelet, the carriage from the General's Estate was already far away.

He shook his head and snorted. This was the first time in his life that someone wanted to cut off all ties with him!

He pointed into the distance and thought to himself, Just you wait for me. I won't let this matter go like this!

… …

Her days in the capital were like a dream. After traveling for more than half a month, Cheng Yuanyuan finally felt that this place was real when she once more stepped into the northwest.

She even had a premonition that her objective was about to appear.

The Siu Hui had returned to the northwest and wanted to transfer the army from the Northern Road of Tianshan to the Southern Road of Tianshan. Thus, without stopping to rest, they rushed to the garrison through the night.

Zalantai first sent Cheng Yuanyuan to Xi 'an. After a short rest, he immediately set out.

"Amar ordered me to meet up with him at the Anxi Barracks. We will lead the army directly to the south of Tianshan.

I'll leave this estate to you. After you've finished packing, we'll set out for Xining. Along the way, we'll be escorted by Shaanxi Commander Lord Li. Once we enter Gansu, I'll send someone to receive us. "

Three days later, Zalantai, clad in armor, gathered his men and headed straight for the Anxi Barracks.

Cheng Yuanyuan stood in front of the gate, watching the horse's hooves leave behind a cloud of dust. She actually felt that he was rather valiant and extraordinary.

However, she didn't have much time to admire this handsome man. After all, there was still a large pile of work waiting for her to take care of.

By the time she finished packing her estate and set out with the people she needed to bring, it was already half a month later.

On the day of departure, the main gate was opened.

The steward arranged for the servants to load the flowing chests onto the carriage. Just arranging these things was enough to make him sweat profusely.

At the bottom of the steps, Li Kexu, who was responsible for escorting them, had been waiting for a long time. Although there was no sign that they were about to set out, he was in no hurry at all. Contented, he strolled back and forth with his hands behind his back.

"Father, what's going on? Are they leaving or not!"

Li Yuanzhi, who had waited half a day in the teahouse without anyone coming to look for them, angrily asked. When she saw that those people were still packing their luggage, she became even angrier. "It's almost noon. I think they'll wait until lunch before leaving!

You've already waited for more than two hours. Even if you're not tired, I'm tired just by looking at them. There's a tea shed over there. You should go rest first. "As she spoke, Li Yuanzhi moved to help her father.

Li Kexu hurriedly refused. "Darling daughter, I told you not to come, but you insisted on coming. If you can't wait, then go rest.

I, your father, am not tired at all. As long as I think about completing this mission well and being promoted as soon as possible and leaving this troublesome place, even if I don't eat or drink, I'll still be energetic. "

Li Yuanzhi snorted disdainfully at her father's servile behavior. Just as she was about to scold him, she saw that the noisy gate suddenly quieted down. The servants respectfully stood on both sides of the gate, and a group of women walked out of the gate.

The one in the lead looked like a dignified and elegant young lady from a noble family. Behind her, there were women of different ages.

"So the daughters of the Manchus are like that. There's nothing special about them."

When Li Kexu heard his daughter's words, he turned his head and hurriedly went forward to greet them. He saluted and said, "This subordinate is Li Kexu of the Shaanxi Army. Greetings to Jianing Gege."

As an aristocrat of the Manchus Qing Dynasty, he must not be sloppy when he has to act. Cheng Yuanyuan politely raised her hand. "Lord Li, you don't have to be so polite. Thank you for your hard work on this trip."

Looking at Lord Li's face, he seemed to be a 'wily old fox'. However, his humble and flattering expression was not annoying.

"What are you talking about, this subordinate …" He was talking when he saw his daughter coming over. He immediately winked at her, but his eyes were almost cramping. His daughter still ignored him.

"This subordinate's surname is Li. I'm the son of Li Kexu."

Li Yuanzhi cleared her throat and put on a distinguished and elegant appearance. She clasped her fist and said, "Hello, I heard my father call you just now. Is' Jianing Gege 'your name?"

Looking at the person in front of her, her eyes were like stars and her teeth were like jade. Although she was graceful, her body was slender. When she looked carefully, she saw that this person had pierced ears. Cheng Yuanyuan was sure that she was not a bottom, but a woman.

"May I know who this young lady is and what is her name?"

Li Yuanzhi did not expect that her disguise as a man would be exposed. She could not help but show a surprised expression. When she was about to ask more, her father pulled her sleeve hard and she did not dare to speak again.

Li Kexu bowed and apologized. "Gege, please don't blame her. This is my daughter Yuanzhi. It's because of her mischievous nature that she was rude."

This young lady was too deceitful. If she did not meet her pure and kind heart, Lord Li would be in trouble if she complained to Amar in the future.

Cheng Yuanyuan was amused. Suddenly, she had a thought. Her name was Yuanzhi, surname was Li … She was Li Yuanzhi?!