kingnovel Chapter 203 Just a Face
Chapter 203 Just a Face
After entering the city, the three prepared to go to the Dezhou government office.
Passing by the notice board, I saw a team of yamen runners posting today's notices.
Yan Wei glanced sideways, then suddenly stopped, reached out and pulled Bei Jingchu.
"Your Highness, look over there."
Bei Jingchu turned her head in the direction he pointed and her heart skipped a beat.
【Reward order.】
Hearing this voice, Lei Nian'er also looked over.
She asked uneasily: "Your Highness...the bounty order for you and Xu Shaoqing..."
"Why is there a bounty on both of you?"
The painting was so lifelike that as long as you could remember it after seeing it, you would be able to recognize her when you see her again.
[It would be fine if it was a bounty for finding the princess, but since the identity was not mentioned, it was more like a bounty for a criminal.]
Over there, some loud voices were heard discussing: "A little girl who is only six or seven years old has a higher bounty than a bandit."
"What kind of unforgivable thing has this done?"
"Hehehe, if I meet that kind of gangster, I can't subdue him. If this kid meets him, he will make a fortune!"
"The same goes for the woman next to her. Although it's a little lower, it's still not a small amount."
Lei Nian'er held her hand tightly, and said, "Your Highness, has the Governor of Dezhou rebelled?"
Bei Jingchu's mind was in a mess. She first tore a piece of clothes to cover her face, and took the two people away.
When they got there, Lei Nian'er analyzed, "Are the officials in Texas crazy?"
"Even if it's a rebellion, why is it so blatant?"
"If they do this, they won't be afraid of the news being reported back to the capital, and your majesty will punish them and execute all nine generations of their clan!"
"Your Highness, the Governor of Dezhou..."
Bei Jingchu shook her head: "If the governor of Dezhou rebels, we can just surrender to the enemy."
"It is also difficult for local officials to access the core secrets of the imperial court."
"Unless you keep him and wait for him to climb up, it would be more valuable to surrender directly with Texas."
"If they wanted to capture me, they could have just offered a reward by looking for the princess, and waited for me to let my guard down before handing me over to Tu Ning. That would be hard to guard against."
Speaking of this, Bei Jingchu broke out in cold sweat.
"Fortunately, it wasn't the governor who rebelled."
"They didn't dare to disclose my identity because they were afraid of attracting the governor's attention."
Lei Nian'er understood: "You mean, there was a traitor in the Dezhou government, and the governor did not investigate strictly."
Bei Jingchu squatted down, hugged her knees, and murmured, "This is just my guess."
“The situation is not in our favor right now.”
"The only good news is that since Xu Shaoqing also has a bounty, it proves that she has not been caught either."
Bei Jingchu looked up and saw that the sky was cloudy.
The heat from the sun shines through the clouds onto my body, it's neither cool nor brilliant.
It's hot and cold, which makes people uncomfortable.
Bei Jingchu thought of something even more puzzling: "Since they have done it so blatantly, they must not be afraid that the news will reach His Majesty's ears."
"So, are they sure they can leave before His Majesty sends troops to capture them?"
"Or... do they think that before that, Texas will become Tunning's territory?"
All three of them were silent for a moment.
Lei Nian'er also squatted down, leaned against Bei Jingchu and said, "Your Highness, Tu Ning and Yu Hun are fighting."
"We are unable to fight against Dai Viet at this moment."
"It should be that they are sure they can escape in time. Let's not be too pessimistic."
Bei Jingchu leaned against her lightly.
“But it’s not impossible.”
"It's a pity that we can't pass the news back to the capital, otherwise His Majesty and the others would have been able to prepare for war early."
Bei Jingchu took off the ebony hairpin on her head, stared at the small dagger that had never seen blood, and made up her mind: [I must not be caught.]
The little girl silently said in her heart: [I am a princess of the Vietnamese Dynasty. I cannot be a sinner who affects the war situation between the Vietnamese Dynasty and the Korean Dynasty.]
When the sword in the hairpin was unsheathed, the first time blood was seen was when it slashed its owner's own face.
Lei Nian'er was so frightened that her heart almost jumped out of her throat. She used the fastest reaction in her life to knock Bei Jingchu to the ground.
"Your Highness, what are you going to do?"
Bei Jingchu was lying on the ground, his eyes filled with a ruthlessness and madness that was not in line with his age.
"It's just a face. If we scratch it, no one will recognize us."
"This way, we can stay safe until help arrives."
As she spoke, her held hand moved towards her face again, and Lei Nian'er couldn't hold it back at all.
She knew that the princess was very strong, so she pressed down with all her weight, but the little hand holding the sword was still getting closer and closer to her face.
"What are you looking at? Come and help!"
"Do you want to see His Highness disfigured?"
These words were obviously directed at Yan Wei.
Yan Weili stood aside without moving, and only said: "I will obey all the orders of the princess and will not disobey."
Lei Nian'er:...Damn it!
Crazy, crazy, all crazy!
As expected, Bei Jingchu broke free from Lei Nian'er's restraints, and the silver-white sword of the Zhan Sword was stained with bright red blood.
Lei Nian'er took a breath of cold air.
So cruel——
"Your Highness..."
The little girl holding the dagger was extremely calm. She took out a handkerchief and wiped the blood off the sword - her own blood.
"It's okay, Nian'er, I know you are worried about me."
"It's not good to have facial blemishes. When I get back, I will work hard to remove the scars."
Lei Nian'er stretched out his hand to touch it, but stopped an inch away and asked, "But what if it can't be removed?"
"But we can survive now, and I won't threaten the war situation in Dai Viet."
"It's just two scars on my face. Compared to life, they are not important at all."
"After the Master brings back the news, Aye will definitely send someone to rescue me if he sees that I am taking so long to return."
"The difficulty now is that we have to wait until the reinforcements arrive."
Bei Jingchu smacked his head in regret.
"If we had known that the city was more dangerous, we shouldn't have entered the city."
"It's good now. It's easy to get in but hard to get out. We will definitely be discovered if we leave the city gate."
Yan Wei stretched out his arm to block her hammering hand and said, "Your Highness, the wild beasts outside the city are fierce."
"Outside the city, it may not be safe."
"Your Highness, don't blame yourself. You've made yourself stupid. What should we do?"
Bei Jingchu no longer gave herself time to feel sorry for herself; the pain on her face reminded her of her current situation.
[Now that you have entered the game, it is difficult to withdraw, so you must never let your guard down. 】
She thought about the current situation: "The property is being escorted back and has not been transported here."
"Even if it's shipped, we can't reveal our identities to pick it up."
"I can't guarantee whether the governor will find me first or the traitor will find me first."
"All my money was taken away by Changyan Haoyue. I am really penniless."
Lei Nian'er took out her purse and opened it for Bei Jingchu to see. There was a bag full of silver inside.
Bei Jingchu asked her to keep it and promised: "I will pay you back ten times the gold when I return."
Lei Nian'er knew the princess's personality, so she didn't refuse and thanked her generously.
Bei Jingchu looked at the clothes she was wearing and said, "The material I'm wearing is the best tribute. If someone who knows the value of it recognizes it, it will be over."
"What a pity! If you pawn these clothes, you can sell them for a lot of money."