noffsinger Chapter 278: Movement in the Capital
Chapter 278: Movement in the Capital
Chapter 278: Movement in the Capital
They were unaware that two days had passed. They only felt hungry and weak.
The few of them ignored their dead brothers and stumbled out of the valley.
Beijing, Prince's Palace
Fangcao, the personal maid, brought the ginseng soup into the study room. Seeing Zhou Qian sitting there, she moved lightly and said, "Your Highness, this is the freshly cooked ginseng soup. Don't be too tired."
Zhou Qian put down the book in his hand, took the ginseng soup from her, and drank it slowly.
Seeing that he looked normal, Fang Cao asked tentatively, "Your Highness, Miss Xue is ill. Should we send some supplements to her?"
Zhou Qian lowered his eyes and said coldly: "You go and arrange it."
Fangcao couldn't hide her inner pride, she raised the corners of her mouth and said in a gentler voice: "Yes, I'll arrange it right away"
Even if she is the principal wife, so what? After she marries me, she still has to look at my face!
next day
The Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion received the nutritional supplements sent by the eldest prince, and the housekeeper reported to the old lady that it was delivered by a servant from the eldest prince's mansion.
The old lady showed a relieved smile on her face and said to the housekeeper: "Send it to the Lotus Cottage."
Mrs. Wang was in a good mood when she saw that the eldest prince cared so much about her daughter.
"Mother, I believe they will be able to live in harmony with each other in the future."
The old lady nodded, and then she heard Mrs. Wang continue to say, "Look, did Lian'er change her surname back?"
Wang Jingyao never understood why Lian'er's surname had not been changed back.
It is not justifiable for the legitimate daughter of the Xue family to always have the surname Xia, not to mention that now the legitimate daughter of the Xia family has been named the eldest prince's concubine.
The old lady thought for a moment and said, "You are right. I will discuss it with your father and arrange it as soon as possible."
A stone in Mrs. Wang's heart finally fell.
Leisurely Residence
Qian Kun placed the letter in his hand on the candle and lit it. After it burned out, he turned around and slapped the man behind him in the face. The man knelt on one knee and said, "Please punish me, my lord!"
"If you can't find her, come to me with your head." The voice was still gentle, but it was cold.
The man took the order and left quickly.
She and her fiancé actually disappeared in the valley. They must have run into the mountains. Thinking of the two of them being alone together, he trembled all over, and the cup on the table was crushed by his cold hands.
Shopkeeper Chen was also startled when he heard the voice and broke into a cold sweat. He quickly walked to the door and said, "Boss, are you okay? Can I come in?"
Qian Kun calmed down and said, "Come in."
When Manager Chen opened the door and came in, he saw the blood on his hands dripping down his sleeves onto the ground.
"Oh, boss, what's wrong with you?" He quickly took out a clean handkerchief and held his hand.
He helped Qian Kun into the inner room and told the waiter to clean up the bloodstains.
"Get ready and follow me to Quanrun County." His mood had long returned to its usual warm state.
Shopkeeper Chen: "Yes, I will prepare it right away."
Xue Zhong seldom goes out since he came back. His biggest hobby is raising a yard of pigeons.
Today, when Xue He came to the study with a carrier pigeon in his hand, he saw Xue Zhong clenching his fists with a gloomy face.
Xue He called out cautiously, "Father!"
When Xue Zhong heard Xue He's voice, he said, "Hmm."
Xue He stood quietly by the side, not daring to make any sound.
"Take a look." Xue Zhong handed the letter to Xue He.
Xue He took it with both hands. When he saw the contents of the letter clearly, his fingertips turned white from tightly gripping the paper.
"Father, let me...let me go to the border." Xue He's voice was a little choked.
He doesn't want to deal with his daughter anymore!
"You can't go. The Duke of Zhenguo cannot leave Beijing," Xue Zhong said in a deep voice.
There are more than one hundred people in the Zhenguo Mansion, and the Xue family cannot be implicated.
"Father, she has endured too much for the Xue family. Now her life or death is unknown. How can I, as a father, watch her fall into such a dangerous situation again?"
Xue He sat down on the chair weakly, feeling distressed, but what could he do? Was he really going to stop caring about the names of the Xue family members? In that case, he would become the sinner of the entire family.
Xue He had never felt so powerless before. As the Duke of Zhenguo, he couldn't even protect his own daughter, leaving her to be bullied by others!
Xue Zhong stood up and walked to Xue He, patting him on the shoulder: "I'll go. I'm an ordinary person and I won't attract anyone's attention wherever I go."
Xue He raised his head suddenly: "Father, it's too dangerous, you can't go"
"It's most appropriate for me to go. Gao Yi is there, and I have people around me. You guard the Duke's Mansion and look after your daughter..." Xue Zhong warned, staring into his eyes.
Xue He understood what his father meant.
In fact, isn’t this the best solution? One is his father, and the other is his daughter whom he hasn’t seen for many years. Both are his closest relatives.
My daughter has been wandering around for many years and cannot return home.
My father is over fifty years old and still has to run around for his children and grandchildren. As a father and as a son, he can't do anything now!
A deep feeling of powerlessness spread throughout my body.
Seeing his son's painful eyes, he comforted him: "As long as you take care of the Duke's Mansion, all the efforts of Qing'er and me will be worth it."
Xue He looked at his father who was devoted to him, stood up, knelt down straight, and kowtowed heavily to Xue Zhong.
"I will definitely live up to my father's trust and take good care of the Duke's Mansion and my clansmen!"
Xue Zhong helped his son up and said, "Go, I will go traveling tomorrow."
In the early morning, when the first ray of sunlight just penetrated the thin clouds and shone on the ancient city wall, the heavy city gate slowly opened with a heavy creaking sound.
I saw several carriages with various decorations lined up neatly at the city gate, eagerly waiting to leave the city.
In one of the extremely ordinary carriages, Mr. Xue was sitting upright, wearing a coarse cloth robe.
The driver outside the carriage was wearing shorts. Looking closely, he had sharp eyes and a strong body.
He frowned slightly and looked into the distance with a determined gaze. His heart had already spread its wings like a bird, eager to fly to the distant border.
In another carriage following closely behind was Qian Kun, the owner of Youran Ju.
He looked serious, thinking secretly about the various matters of this trip.
As the city gate was fully opened, several carriages came out one after another, their wheels rolling, raising a light cloud of dust, and gradually disappeared at the end of the winding road outside the city gate.
At this time, Xue Qing and Wu Yu had been in the mountains for the third day.
Xue Qing told Wu Yu very firmly that he should recuperate here and leave after he is well.
Wu Yu was anxious: "We must get out of here as soon as possible, catch up with the caravan, and return to Da Zhou as soon as possible."
Xue Qing rolled his eyes at him and said, "If we go out now and run into those men in black, do you want me to protect you?"
Wu Yu wanted to say something, but Xue Qing didn't give him a chance to speak.