After she became a county magistrate, she took the ghost to investigate the case

Chapter 333: The gap

Xu Yingying just shook her head. "Nothing, but I always feel that the gap between me and the emperor seems to be getting bigger and bigger. Since that day, the emperor has never set foot in Fengyi Palace. Sometimes I also think that it would be better if the current emperor was still the Ninth Prince. At least, I and him at that time never suspected each other like we do now."

Xu Yingying might have said these words out of inspiration, or maybe she just said them on purpose for Li Siqi behind Hua'er to hear. She knew that Li Siqi knew every move she made in Fengyi Palace.

After the Imperial Garden, more than a month passed and Li Shen's body had grown visibly bigger. Now with the help of his wet nurse, he could even take a few steps. However, Xu Yingying never heard from Li Siqi again. She wanted to find out, but everyone was hiding the truth from her. She fell into the same vicious circle again.

Xu Yingying also became visibly anxious. She began to hate this kind of life. Being in this world every day made Xu Yingying's sense of security decrease.

Finally, Xu Yingying didn't want to endure it anymore. She sat in front of Li Shen's bed, looking at his sleeping face, which looked very similar to Li Siqi. Xu Yingying murmured to herself, "Shen'er, I'm sorry for putting you through this. Don't worry, it won't be long before mother takes you away from here. Let's go to a place where your father can't find us, okay?"

After an incense stick of time, Xu Yingying got up and left Li Shen's room, while the wet nurse who took care of Li Shen personally was sleeping soundly on the table.

Back in her bedroom, Xu Yingying tossed and turned in bed, unable to sleep. Hua'er, who was waiting outside, heard the noise and came in.

"Your Majesty, can't you sleep? Do you want me to ask the imperial physician to prescribe some tranquilizers?" Hua'er's concerned voice came.

Across the bed curtain, Xu Yingying's face was full of disgust, and her words were tired, "No need, come here."

Hua'er didn't understand what was going on, so she went forward as Xu Yingying said. At this moment, Xu Yingying quickly opened the bed curtain and slapped her on the back of the neck.

Hua'er's face was full of disbelief, but she fainted and lost consciousness the next second.

Xu Yingying quietly moved the flowers to the bed, pretending that she was still sleeping, and then she went to Li Shen's room under the cover of weeds.

"Master, you are really something. Look at what kind of life you have been living after marrying Li Siqi." While helping Xu Yingying keep an eye on the guards patrolling the palace, Ye Cao made venomous complaints.

"Now is not the time to talk about me. Where have you been all this time? I can't find you, otherwise I would have run away long ago!" Xu Yingying became a little angry when she said this.

"This is your good husband. He said that if I stay by your side, it will affect you and the young master, so he sent me away. What can I do?" Ye Cao couldn't help rolling her eyes.

"Okay, let's talk about it after we get out. You need to be careful." Xu Yingying knew that now was not the time to talk about these things, and said nervously.

Fortunately, there were no dangers along the way. Xu Yingying came to Li Shen's bed quietly and confirmed that the child was still sleeping. She breathed a sigh of relief, casually packed a child's bag, picked him up and ran away.

The guards in the imperial palace were already very strict, and even stricter at night. There were countless guards patrolling around Fengyi Palace.

"Yecao, go and see how many guards are around." Xu Yingying arranged for Yecao to explore the way first.

Even though Ye Cao had a lot to complain about, he still did what Xu Yingying said.

After a cup of tea, the weeds came back, but they didn't look very good.

"How?" Xu Yingying asked anxiously.

"The situation is not optimistic." Wild Grass shook his head. "Your palace is surrounded by guards, and there is almost no window for the guards to take over. What should we do now?"

Xu Yingying clenched her teeth and said, "What can I do? I can't stay in this place any longer. I'll charge in, or you can make some noise to lure them away, and I'll take the opportunity to run away."

"This is the only way." Wild Grass nodded. There was no better way.

He did it right away. Taking advantage of the fact that the weeds were spirits and could not be seen at all, they made some noise not far away.

The guards heard the news and ran towards that direction. Xu Yingying took this opportunity to rush out.

After a safe journey, Xu Yingying finally arrived at the palace gate, which was also the most difficult part. The palace wall was very high, and it was difficult for Xu Yingying to climb up by herself. She was about to walk to the side when she heard a voice behind her, "Xu Yingying!"

It was Li Siqi. Xu Yingying's back froze, but the arrow was on the string and had to be shot, so Xu Yingying quickened her movements.

"Yingying! Stop!" Li Siqi gritted his teeth and increased his speed. It didn't take long for him to catch up with Xu Yingying. Ye Cao wanted to stop him, but he was no match for Li Siqi.

When Li Siqi saw the figure of Yecao, his eyes turned red and he pinched Yecao. Yecao immediately felt his soul being burned. Li Siqi is now the emperor, and the true dragon energy around him is what ghosts fear the most.

"No! Li Siqi, let him go!" Xu Yingying became anxious when she heard Yecao's cry of pain.

"Yingying, come back and I will let him go." Upon hearing this, Li Siqi had an idea and directly used the weeds as a threat to force Xu Yingying to surrender.

For the first time, Xu Yingying felt that Li Siqi was so strange. "No, I won't." She said as she kept backing away, while Li Siqi tightened his hand, and Yecao struggled even harder.

"Li Siqi, let go, let go of the weeds!" Xu Yingying became even more anxious, "Li Siqi, please let me go, and I will let you go too. I don't want to stay here anymore, I want to go out."

But now Li Siqi's mental state is very wrong. Even in the dark, Xu Yingying can see the red in his eyes.

"Li Siqi, what's wrong with you?" She had never seen Li Siqi like this before, and couldn't help feeling a little scared.

"Yingying, come here, come back to me, don't try to leave me, come here." Li Siqi ignored Xu Yingying's words and just repeated this sentence stubbornly.

The two of them were in a stalemate, and in the end, Xu Yingying couldn't bear to see Ye Cao suffer so much, so she compromised.

She walked towards Li Siqi step by step, her heart gradually sinking to the bottom. Her escape from the palace was a desperate gamble. If she succeeded, it would be great. If she failed, Xu Yingying could probably see what her fate would be.