Chapter 114 Follow Me

Jiang Lianzhi's hands hidden under his sleeves trembled slightly, unable to control his inner ecstasy.

He had been looking for her for so long, and he was almost desperate to find her, but she actually appeared in front of him in this way.

His Adam's apple rolled, and he said in a hoarse voice: "I know her."

Shen Yu clenched the dagger in her hand, and the other hand that was supporting the ground had begun to accumulate strength.

If she could take any one of them as a hostage, she should be able to escape.

But that was a bad idea. Once she took a hostage, she could not stay in the palace, otherwise she would drag down Xie Tingzhou.

Thinking of this, she actually felt a little reluctant in her heart.

Li Zhaonian looked surprised. It was the first time he saw Jiang Lianzhi lose his composure like this.

"How did you know each other?"

Shen Yu stared at Jiang Lianzhou.

Jiang Lianzhi calmed down and said slowly: "I wonder if Your Highness can remember my mentor."

Li Zhaonian nodded thoughtfully and said: "Lin Shao was convicted of corruption. I have heard that you and his daughter were childhood sweethearts."

Jiang Lianzhi hurried to look at Shen Yu's face, fearing that he would see a trace of unhappiness on her face.

But after seeing her expressionless face, he felt a little disappointed.

"Although my mentor has been executed, once a teacher, a father for life. I can't say that my mentor's daughter and I were childhood sweethearts."

Li Zhaonian said: "What does it have to do with this person in front of me?"

Jiang Lianzhi said: "She is a distant relative. Her family was implicated when the teacher was convicted. I don't know why she entered the palace."

Li Zhaonian thought, "A group of people entered the palace two years ago. I think they came in at that time, right?"

Shen Yu had already dug up the ancestral graves of Jiang Lian's family in her heart.

He was really good at lying. He lied to the Lin family. In the previous life, Lin Qingli pushed her into trouble. If he hadn't mentioned it, she would have been so busy that she almost forgot that there was such a person as Lin Qingli.

But since he mentioned it, when she has time, she must "take good care of" Lin Qingli, so as not to let her live too comfortably.

Shen Yu: "Your Highness, that's right."

Li Zhaonian nodded, "Don't kneel down, get up."

Then he said to Jiang Lianzhi: "My brother was frightened last night, so let's go to the East Palace to visit him first."

Jiang Lianzhi was silent, glanced at Shen Yu, and then knelt down with his robe.

Li Zhaonian was shocked, and then he looked at Shen Yu and understood, "Is it for this palace maid?"

Jiang Lianzhi said: "Since you have seen it, you can't just stand by and watch. I hope Your Highness will help you."

Help your grandfather!

Shen Yu had already greeted Jiang Lianzhi's ancestors. If he hadn't interfered, she and the maid could have left the palace smoothly under the pretext of shopping.

Is it necessary for you to worry about this?

It's just for a maid, and it's just a matter of opening your mouth for Li Zhaonian.

"Lianzhi, get up first." Li Zhaonian personally helped him up and said, "It's not difficult to get a maid, but there was an assassin last night, and the assassin hasn't been found yet, so why not wait for two days..."

Seeing Jiang Lianzhi's serious face, "Forget it, the assassin can't be her, you take her away, and I'll take the responsibility if something happens."

Jiang Lianzhi stood up, bowed his hand and thanked: "Thank you, Your Highness, for your help."

He knew that the longer Shen Yu stayed in the palace, the more dangerous it would be, but he had to go to the East Palace first.

Just as he was thinking about how to arrange it, he saw a little eunuch trotting along the palace alley.

"Fourth Prince, Lord Jiang." The eunuch bowed and said, "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince heard that you two were coming, so he asked me to tell you that the East Palace is welcoming guests, and he is afraid that there are too many people and the hospitality will not be adequate. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will personally host a banquet later."

"Someone is faster than us." Li Zhaonian smiled, "No problem, we will come another day."

Jiang Lianzhi said, "In this case, then we will come to visit His Royal Highness the Crown Prince another day."

Li Zhaonian glanced at Shen Yu, smiled knowingly, and said to Jiang Lianzhi, "It's rare to see you so anxious."

Jiang Lianzhi blushed, "Your Highness is joking."

"You are thin-skinned, so I won't tease you." Li Zhaonian said, "Take your people away."

"Thank you, Your Highness, I will take my leave." Jiang Lianzhi walked in front of Shen Yu and whispered, "Follow me."

Shen Yu followed silently, thinking that it would be the same to knock him out after leaving the palace.

Suddenly, someone pulled her sleeves. The maid who was shopping came up and asked in a low voice: "Then, you, won't go out of the palace with us to shop?"

Shen Yu knew what she meant. When she held her hostage before, she pretended to drug them. She was worried that there was no antidote.

She stuffed a note into the maid's hand.

Last night, she was just going to the Dali Temple. Who would have thought that she would carry a deadly poison with her? It was just to scare her. Otherwise, how could she be willing to take her out of the palace? There were only two words on the note, telling the maid that it was non-toxic.

The palace walls were high and the palace alleys were deep.

Shen Yu followed Jiang Lianzhi, and the voices of the eunuch and Li Zhaonian came along the palace alleys.

"Which distinguished guest is your brother receiving today?"

"It's His Royal Highness the Prince of Beilin."

Shen Yu stopped suddenly.

Noticing something strange, Jiang Lianzhi turned around with a hint of doubt in his eyes.

Shen Yu lowered her eyes.

She didn't know whether Xie Tingzhou's visit to the East Palace was a coincidence or he came to find her on purpose.

This question troubled her until she left the Forbidden Palace.

There were three gates in the palace, and you could take a carriage outside the Forbidden Palace, but there were two gates for inspection along the way.

Shen Yu sat near the shaft of the carriage, lifted the curtain and looked out.

Today's guards doubled, and the inspections were much stricter. Jiang Lianzhi took her out just now on the grounds that the Fourth Prince had given her a reward.

Jiang Lianzhi looked at her profile and asked in a low voice, "Are you the assassin in the palace?"

Shen Yu was still looking out the window, "Why can't I understand what Mr. Jiang said? I am the maid of the East Palace. Didn't you also see it?"

Jiang Lianzhi pursed his lips, "They say you're dead. What's going on?"

"It seems that Mr. Jiang is also looking forward to my death." Shen Yu turned around and said.

Jiang Lianzhi's expression changed and she smiled indifferently, "It's just a joke. Then you have to ask my good sister. I'm also curious about why I died inexplicably."

In an instant, Jiang Lianzhi figured it out. He pondered for a moment and said, "What are your plans now? I can explain to His Majesty the misunderstanding and return your identity."

"That's not necessary." Shen Yu refused: "I have my own plans for my own affairs, so I won't bother Mr. Jiang to worry about it."

"What are your plans!" Jiang Linzhi scolded: "Are you putting yourself in danger like today?"

Shen Yu said: "Then in what capacity do you question me?"

Jiang Lianzhi was stunned for a moment and said, "I saved you."

Shen Yu snorted coldly, "How do you know you didn't ruin my plan?"

Jiang Lianzhi was silent for a moment, "Auntie..."

"Sir." Shen Yu interrupted him, "I don't know where those rumors in the capital come from, and I don't know where your deep love comes from. In short, you and I have very little contact. We left the palace today, and you and I will return home." It’s the way back across the bridge, it’s better not to go back and forth in the future.”