Gu Yunxi's carriage went all the way out of the Palace to the southwest suburbs. After noon, it entered the mountain road with pine and cypress trees.

They heard the bell ringing from a distance. Master Huichan, the Chief Abbot, personally led the disciples to meet them in front of the mountain gate.

The Honour Guards were only responsible for sending them to their destination. When the task was completed, they went down the mountain without looking back.

Considering that Gu Yunxi was ill, the monks carried her in a soft sedan chair, bypassed the main hall and several side halls, and came to a unique courtyard through the Full Moon Gate.

In the main room, there were beds, tables and chairs, cabinets and bookshelves, with simple and elegant furnishings.

A long wooden table was set on the north wall for incense burner and Buddha niche.

In the niche, the golden body Avalokitesvara held a clean bottle with a golden crown and white clothes, which was elegant and beautiful.

This was the meditation room where the imperial Buddhist practitioners of all dynasties in Da Yi. During this period, it was only for Gu Yunxi to prevent smallpox.

When they packed everything up, it was sunset. The darkness of twilight settled down, and half the sky was dyed red like blood.

The mountain area was vast and sparsely populated. The wind was less hot and humid, sticky and strong.

Gu Yunxi offered incense to the Avalokitesvara, knelt down in a futon, and thought about the past. She couldn't help feeling bursts of sadness. She couldn't bear to burst out.

There was a strong wind outside, and the branches beat against the window lattice madly.

Gu Yunxi raised her eyes in surprise, but saw the sandalwood rising slowly in the incense burner. The golden face of the holy image in the Buddhist niche hung slightly, and the crystal liquid flowed out of the Avalokitesvara's narrow eyes and fell to tears.

It seemed that Avalokitesvara had a soul and was sad because of human suffering, which shocked Gu Yunxi.

Before falling asleep, Gu Di and Master Huichan visited.

Gu Yunxi thanked the old monk for helping her out of the palace and bowed down to him, "Thank you for your help!"

Huichan looked at her with a veil across her, then lowered his eyes and closed his palms, and recited the Buddha's name with compassion, "Amitabha. Mole ants still want to live. You don't hesitate to kill yourself to protect your husband. You can still stick to your original heart in adversity. This kind of fearless and selfless spirit is really rare, which I admire."

"I'm flattered."

Gu Yunxi nodded and frowned with sadness, "I am an ominous person. It is because of me that my husband Huanan He will become what he is now..."

The master waved his hands, "Madam, you don't have to belittle yourself. Everything in the world has its own reason. How can you blame yourself alone? At that time, I met the Ninth Prince. After several conversations, I felt that although he looked crazy and uninhibited, he actually had too much confusion in his heart. I didn't know that the identity of the Ninth Prince was the Master Leng of the former Eastern Depot until Prince Xian came to me."

Gu Di stared at Gu Yunxi's face for a long time, worried, "Girl, you can't take that medicine any more. Since you're out of the Palace, I'll pick up the Ninth Brother immediately, and then send you out of Da Yi and back to Udan as soon as possible to find the Third Prince Solo Hua."

Gu Yunxi shook her head in a deep voice and said for a moment, "He doesn't remember me now. How can he run away with me without hesitation?"

Gu Di gritted his teeth angrily, "Don't worry, I'll knock him unconscious and tie him up first!"

Gu Yunxi frowned and insisted, "If this plan is not carefully planned, we will not succeed if we run away rashly, and more people will be involved. Brother Xian, I think it's good to get rid of the forces of Huanan Xin, but it's the most important way to help my husband remember the past."

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It was in the Palace.

Xi took a bribe. Sure enough, he didn't break his promise. He secretly took Commandery Princess Jingle out of the Shuofeng Hall when all people slept at noon.

Xi proudly showed off to the girl, saying that he had a friend who worked in the Imperial Ceremony Office. Now it was the time when he should change his duty with the people in the next group.

Jingle could just change into his friend's official clothes and sneaked out of the Palace as a eunuch.

Jingle thought it was a good idea. She happily followed Xi to the Imperial Ceremony Office and met with Zhuo.

Zhuo was on duty in the Imperial Ceremony Office this month. He came at more than 3 a.m. every day and was only on duty for three hours.

When Xi and Jingle went into the main hall, Zhuo had already changed his official clothes and was waiting for them in casual clothes.

When he met the beautiful young Commandery Princess, Zhuo couldn't close his mouth with a smile. He looked at her greedily, and without saying a word, he presented his neatly folded official clothes with both hands.

Jingle was quite satisfied with his performance, looked proudly at his face, smiled and said, "Well done. I remember your loyalty this time. I won't treat you badly in the future."

The eunuch blushed and said, "Your Highness, it's my blessing to know you. I don't ask for anything. I just hope you don't forget me. If you smile at me when you meet again, and I'll be satisfied."

Jingle glanced at him, "Yo, you really don't want much."

The eunuch giggled and pointed to the room inside, "Come in and change your clothes. I am afraid there's no time for delay."

"Zhuo, I think you've forgotten some rules. Why are you still in the Palace and take off your official clothes?"

Before Jingle took a step, one person slowly stepped into the threshold.

Xi turned back and immediately spit out his tongue, scolding in his heart, Oh damn! The news was wrong. Didn't Lord Bingbi ask for leave today? Why did he come again at noon?

Zhuo was very nervous at this time. He looked at the man and was frightened. The ten fingers in his sleeves trembled.

The man was no older than twenty. He had a slender figure, and his facial feature was feminine without losing its handsomeness.

He was dressed in a crow blue Chamberlain uniform. The pattern on his chest was a four legged Python and the robe was embroidered with a picture of mountains, seas, clouds, and water. He should be a big man.

He walked sideways around the two eunuchs, and his eyes fell on Commandery Princess Jingle.

"Zhuo, I can't blame Eunuch Xi for not being on duty in the Imperial Ceremony Office. You've been here for a year. You should know the rules here. How can you lead outsiders in?"

"I... I..."

The eunuch surnamed Zhuo stammered and looked at Jingle in embarrassment.

Jingle had long been dissatisfied with the intruder. Seeing the poor look in Zhuo's eyes for help, she coldly raised her eyes, "Hey, who are you? What is 'Insider' and 'outsider'? How can you speak so rudely!"

Xi was always the best judge of the situation and immediately pulled the girl aside.

Jingle was reluctant. She pushed the little eunuch away and kept arguing, "What are you doing? Why are you dragging me?"

"Oh, no... Your Highness, this is Lord Le, and he is Lord Bingbi of the Imperial Ceremony Office."

Bingbi?

Surprised, Jingle turned to look at the handsome and calm young eunuch again. She was not afraid at all, and her voice was louder, "Bingbi? Isn't he the Second-in-Command of the Imperial Ceremony Office? I already knew!"

Xi squinted at the man's face and only whispered to Jingle, "Yes, Lord Leshuang is the Second-in-Command of the Imperial Ceremony Office. Moreover, he is also the adopted son of Lord Yue of the Eastern Depot!"

The girl answered softly, tilted her head and deliberately raised her voice, "Yue Xilou, he is just a dog raised by my brother. My brother wants him to die today, and he doesn't dare to die tomorrow!"

The eunuch surnamed Le immediately blackened his face, put his hands down and said coldly, " Your Highness, I heard that you offended the master of the Jingyang Palace not long ago and was confined in the Shuofeng Hall by His Majesty. Now Your Highness, you wear the official clothes of eunuchs. Is it possible that you want to sneak out of the palace? If His Majesty knows this..."

Eunuch Le's eyes turned to Xi intentionally when he spoke. When Xi saw this, he trembled and swallowed his saliva.

After losing the first round of verbal confrontation, Jingle became more aggressive and shouted with a red face, "What are you talking about? Who offended the one in the Jingyang Palace? Make it clear to me!"

Suddenly her arms were empty, and Xi took the eunuch's official clothes and put it into Zhuo's hands.

He tries to say pleasantly to Lord Le, "Don't get angry, Lord Bingbi. The Princess only wants to borrow and wear those clothes for fun. How can she really sneak out of the palace?"

"Just for fun?"

Bingbi Le slowly repeated a sentence, raised his eyes, and the smile on the corner of his lips was cold, "Zhuo, do you know how noble the Princess is? As a eunuch, you dare to bring your dirty clothes to the Princess. Somebody gets in here!"

The cold-blooded eunuch suddenly changed his face and shouted, "Drag this little attendant down and beat him twenty times with a rod!"