20demayo Chapter 448 Everyone has their own thoughts
Chapter 448 Everyone has their own thoughts
Upon hearing the urgent letter sent from Qingliangtai, Zhen Huan and Prince Guo looked at each other tacitly, and they both knew the source of the letter.
Prince Guo held Zhen Huan's hand tightly, trying to calm her heart: "Huan'er, it's just a piece of paper, there's no need to worry too much."
He stood up, lit the candle, took the letter that A Jin handed in through the gap, and started reading it casually.
As the content of the letter deepened, Prince Guo's expression became more and more solemn, as if water could drip out of it.
After reading it, he placed the letter on a burning candle, as if burning the letter could prevent the bad news it brought.
Zhen Huan spoke uneasily.
"Yunli, what's the big news in the letter?"
Prince Guo turned around, tucked the quilt in for Zhen Huan, and patted her hand gently.
"Huan'er, these are just trivial matters. Don't worry about them. It's late. Let's go to bed early."
Zhen Huan did not answer, but stared at him stubbornly with her dark eyes, unwilling to miss the slightest change on his face.
Finally, under her insistence, Prince Guo had no choice but to speak.
"Huan'er, the palace has sent someone to Qingliang Terrace to urgently summon me back to the palace."
"Having heard that the northwest border is not peaceful, he might want to discuss this with me."
Prince Guo had laid several seeds while traveling in the northwest, and news from there kept coming in. He could easily guess why the emperor summoned him.
After Nian Gengyao passed away, the Junggar tribe in the northwest was bound to make a comeback after a few years of recuperation.
This is the opportunity he and his mother have been waiting for.
For some reason, Zhen Huan had a bad feeling in her heart.
"Yunli, you've been to the northwest, and you're a royal relative. Will the higher-ups send you on missions out there?"
Prince Guo shook his head, indicating that he was not aware of the emperor's arrangements.
"Huan'er, no matter what happens, I will come to see you."
He grabbed Zhen Huan's hand and made an emotional promise.
"Huan'er, don't worry, I will definitely come back safely."
"When the time comes, will you be willing to travel with me to the ends of the earth?"
Zhen Huan nodded gently, with a determined light in her eyes: "Yun Li, Huan Er will wait for you at Lingyun Peak."
Neither of the couple who were about to separate could sleep. Prince Guo held Zhen Huan, who was sleeping on the inside, in his arms, greedily inhaling the fragrance from her hair, as if he wanted to remember this smell forever in his heart.
After an unknown amount of time, there was a slight noise outside the door. Prince Guo gently withdrew the arm that Zhen Huan had been resting on, stood up, and began to search the room.
He opened the box where Zhen Huan kept her valuables, but failed to find the marriage certificate with his seal.
Prince Guo came out of the room with a dark face and started giving orders.
"Go call Cui Jinxi over. I have something to say."
The marriage certificate is the only item that can prove that he and Zhen Huan had an affair. Where did Zhen Huan hide it?
"This servant pays respects to the prince!"
"Aunt Jinxi, the emperor has summoned me. I need to go to the palace. Please take good care of Huan'er for me. I will reward you handsomely when Yunli returns."
King Guo bowed deeply to Cui Jinxi.
Cui Jinxi quickly turned away. She didn't dare to accept Prince Guo's gift.
"Your Highness, you are doing me a disservice. Taking care of my master is my duty."
"Your Highness, did you tell the master before you left in the dark?"
When Cui Jinxi saw the package on Ajin, she understood that the master and servant were about to leave.
Prince Guo shook his head reluctantly, "Don't worry about your aunt laughing at you. I was just afraid of seeing Huan'er feel uncomfortable, so I decided to leave in the dark."
"The imperial edict from the palace arrived at Qingliang Terrace yesterday. I should have rushed back to the palace to pay my respects today."
Qingliangtai is located between Ganlu Temple and the capital city. It will take time for them to go down Lingyun Peak, so they should set off early to avoid missing the time.
Cui Jinxi watched Prince Guo and his servant leave, then turned around and silently stared at the bridal chamber where the red silk had not yet been removed. Her expression was difficult to read and no one knew what she was thinking.
After a long time, Cui Jinxi returned to her room.
She carefully took out a navy blue purse from the locked small box in the cage and whispered softly.
"Master, Aunt, Jinxi won't keep you waiting too long!"
The embroidery on it has long been blurred, but it is enough to confirm that this is a beloved item that its owner often touches.
Cui Jinxi opened and closed her mouth towards the purse, and even the pervasive breeze could not hear clearly what she said.
As the white light rising from the east gradually dispelled the darkness, Bai Zhi woke up early and discovered something was wrong.
The direction of the branches on the trail has changed, someone has already gone down the mountain!
In order to confirm her thoughts, Bai Zhi hesitated for a moment and then went into the kitchen, then walked towards the room where A Jin was.
"Ah Jin, there's dust in the water tank in the kitchen. Can you fetch two buckets of water?"
"I'm in a hurry to cook for the masters."
"Ajin?"
Bai Zhi shouted twice more, but there was still no movement inside.
She pushed the door gently and it opened.
Baizhi glanced around and found that Ajin's clothes and usual boots were gone.
Yesterday, Ah Jin came to the bridal chamber in a hurry to deliver a letter. Could it be that Prince Cheng and his servant had left Lingyun Peak in the dark?
The more Baizhi thought about it, the more likely it seemed. She added water to the pot and sat at the entrance of the stove to add firewood.
The palace sent a message asking her to get away from Zhen Huan.
When Bai Zhi was struggling, Cui Jinxi entered the kitchen.
"Baizhi, the prince and Ajin are out for something, so you don't have to make their breakfast today. The master likes sweet food recently, so put a few red dates in the porridge."
"Aunt Jinxi, I understand."
Bai Zhi agreed respectfully. She had already made up her mind and wanted to continue staying with Zhen Huan.
Cui Jinxi's eyes were bloodshot, and it was obvious that she was not sad about Prince Guo's departure.
It is even more impossible to say that she shed tears for Zhen Huan.
It was under Cui Jinxi's persuasion that Zhen Huan accepted Prince Guo. She had been in the palace for many years and knew that if this matter was exposed, the consequences would be disastrous.
By doing this, she undoubtedly put Prince Guo and Zhen Huan in danger.
Bai Zhi felt that there was someone else behind Cui Jinxi, and she still had things to do.
Baizhi took the opportunity of fetching water to convey her ideas.
When she came back, Zhen Huan was hugging Cui Jinxi and crying silently.
"Aunt Jinxi, I don't have a good impression of that place. Do you think Yunli can return to Lingyun Peak as promised this time?"
"Master, please rest assured. The prince is a man of his word and will definitely return to you on the agreed date."
Cui Jinxi gently wiped Zhen Huan's tears.
"Before the prince left, he told me to watch you eat your meal well. Master, Bai Zhi has cooked some porridge in the pot. I'll bring it to you right away, okay?"
Seeing this, Baizhi immediately went to the kitchen.
As soon as Zhen Huan saw the red dates in the porridge, tears began to fall again.
Yunli would make her a cup of hot red date tea every day and watch her drink it.
Now that he is not around, this habit has become the deepest pain in her heart.
Seeing Zhen Huan's distress, Cui Jinxi slightly curled the corners of her mouth where the other two could not see. The more Zhen Huan was reluctant to part with Prince Guo, the better the effect would be.
"Master, if the prince saw you like this, I'm afraid he would be heartbroken. For the sake of the prince, I'll ask you to drink some porridge."
Under Cui Jinxi's persuasion, Zhen Huan drank two small bowls of red date porridge, and then rushed into the bridal chamber, as if the scent of Prince Guo was still lingering there.