mtl008 Chapter 155 Being Alone
Chapter 155 Being Alone
“But we can’t let our whole family perish!” Bai Jiyue replied. “This is a huge gamble, and it’s my decision. If we fail, I’m willing to accept the outcome. I’ve already let my mother and younger sister down by being implicated; I can’t let them lose their lives too.”
She paused, then added, "Don't forget, Father might not be dead! If we all die first, who will go looking for him?"
Bai Ji Ri fell silent and scratched his head vigorously.
Bai Jiyue patted his shoulder again and comforted him softly: "Uncle Cen may still need your mediation. At critical moments, you need to find a way to get him to support His Highness Prince Qing. This is a very important task."
"Then who will you go with?" Bai Ji Ri asked worriedly.
"Mingyuan." Bai Jiyue blurted out the name almost without thinking.
He said he would support her, and she believed he meant it.
Bai Jiri hesitated, as if he wanted to say something but then stopped.
He understood Mingyuan's thoughts to some extent and didn't want him to get too close to his younger sister. Mainly, he felt that Mingyuan's background was unclear and mysterious, and he was afraid that if his younger sister really developed feelings for him, she would get hurt in the future.
But after thinking about everyone around her, only Mingyuan was the most suitable to travel with her. Not only was he highly skilled in martial arts, but he was also steady and reliable. Most importantly, he was willing to protect her.
After a long pause, he finally said, "Don't you want to call a few more people?"
"Too many people make a bigger target and hinders action."
Bai Jiri nodded and remained silent.
Bai Jiyue went to talk to her mother and younger sister, casually saying that Prince Qing had sent her to the capital to take care of some business, and that she would be back soon.
Yan Niang felt sorry for her daughter: "You've only been back for a few days, and you're already heading to the capital again?"
Bai Jiyue smiled: "If this matter is handled well, perhaps we won't have to run around anymore."
After that, the whole family will move to the capital, and he will become an official. His service to the emperor will be a great achievement.
Knowing that she was bad for her daughter, Yan Niang suppressed her reluctance and made a lot of cakes for her daughter that very night, putting them into her bundle.
Bai Jiyue smiled helplessly: "Mother, the weather is getting hotter and hotter, and it will spoil if we don't finish it."
Despite saying that, she still accepted her mother's profound love.
While Yan Niang was making cakes for her daughter, Bai Jiyue went to the prefect's house to find Ming Yuan, explain the situation, and ask for his help.
Mingyuan crossed his arms and asked, "Who else?"
"Just the two of us."
“Okay,” he replied.
He was overjoyed. Although he was heading to a dangerous place, the danger was nothing to him.
It's wonderful to be able to spend so many days alone with Bai Jiyue!
The two packed their bags and set off on horseback through the night.
They changed horses but not riders the whole way; apart from necessary sleep and meals, they were always on the road.
They arrived at the outskirts of Beijing on the 8th.
They stopped to rest on the outskirts of the capital. Bai Jiyue said to Mingyuan, "We'd better disguise ourselves. There are many spies in the capital, and there might be people who recognize me. It would be bad if the emperor discovered my whereabouts."
Mingyuan crossed his arms: "How do I disguise myself?"
Bai Jiyue glanced at the village in the distance and smiled at him.
The next morning, just as dawn was breaking and the city gates opened, long queues formed outside as people waited to enter the city.
Most of them are farmers from the outskirts of Beijing, who rush to transport fresh vegetables and fruits to the city to sell early in the morning.
In the group were two elderly people with gray hair. The old man carried a basket on his back, which was filled with fresh vegetables, and the old woman, who was holding his arm, had a bamboo basket slung over her arm, covered with a cloth.
The soldiers guarding the city were curious, so they lifted the cloth and saw that the basket was filled with neatly arranged round, red-skinned eggs.