EBE Chapter 458: Searching for Wife Across Thousands of Miles
Chapter 458: Searching for Wife Across Thousands of Miles
A palace maid came in with a bowl of medicine and whispered, "Princess, please drink the medicine quickly. The water in the lotus pond is extremely cold. It would be bad if you get sick from it."
Princess Xingluo said quietly, "I actually hope I can get sick. At least if I get sick, he will come to see me."
The palace maid sighed inwardly, but didn't know how to comfort her master. Seeing her master's deep love for the prince over the years, she felt sorry for her. She didn't know if His Royal Highness the Prince had any heart, as he was so indifferent to her master's enthusiasm.
"Princess, you should take the medicine. Maybe you won't feel so sad when you wake up after a good sleep."
A tear fell from the bottom of Princess Xingluo's eyes. "If that's the case, I hope I can sleep forever. At least in my dreams, Brother Yi belongs to me. Put the medicine aside for now. I'll drink it later. You go out first. I want to be alone and quiet."
The maid had no choice but to place the medicine bowl on the bedside table and walked out quietly. Princess Xingluo closed her eyes, feeling lost.
With a creaky sound, the door that had been closed before was unexpectedly opened again. Xing Luo felt a little annoyed and frowned slightly. "Didn't I tell you to leave? I'll drink this medicine later. Let it cool here first."
"I'm afraid by the time the medicine gets cold, it will be fed to flowers and plants."
Princess Xingluo was startled when she heard this and suddenly opened her eyes. A face that was even more beautiful than her own appeared before her, leaving her speechless.
Tang Yi smiled upon seeing this, picked up the medicine bowl with his slender fingers, and teased, "What? You don't even recognize me? Xing'er, no matter how much time has passed, you're still so afraid of taking medicine. If anyone knew, they would definitely laugh at you."
Princess Xingluo didn't dare to blink. She called out tentatively, "Brother Yi..."
"What's wrong? Xing'er just fell into the water and lost her memory, right? Come on, I've cooled the medicine for you, how about I feed it to you?"
Princess Xingluo felt as if she were in a dream. She felt extremely happy, but was also afraid that this was just a dream. She grabbed Tang Yi's clothes and said, "Brother Yi, this is not a dream, right?"
Tang Yi sighed deeply and embraced Xing Luo in his arms. "This is certainly not a dream, Xing'er. It seems like it's time for you to know some things, so you don't get carried away with wild thoughts and believe in slander."
Princess Xingluo raised her eyes and looked at the man who was her childhood sweetheart and whom she had liked since she was a child. What was there that she didn't know?
Tang Yi held Xing Luo's hands tightly, speaking softly in this small room, like a lullaby played, which made Princess Xing Luo feel completely relieved. It turned out that Tang Yi had always loved her, and the reason why he was indifferent to her was just a kind of protection for her. The harem was too complicated, and he was worried that she would be plotted against, and those who were always plotted against were always favored women.
"So, Your Highness is using Yu Qingli."
"Of course!" A hint of coldness flashed across Tang Yi's eyes. "As a proton, you should be of some use, right? But I did miscalculate what happened today. I didn't expect someone to plot against Yu Qingli and even implicate you, Xing'er."
Princess Xingluo thought for a moment and said with emotion, "Actually, Yu Qingli is a pitiful woman. It's the most painful thing to be loved but not be able to get it."
"Xing'er, you are too kind and naive. How can you believe everything she says? This woman is just a woman who is extremely obsessed with power. Has she ever explained why she sneaked into the military camp?"
"Of course it's for her husband. She also wants to do her part to help the one she loves and wants to be closer to him."
"Did she tell you that?"
Princess Xingluo asked curiously, "What's wrong? Isn't that right?"
"Of course not! Did she ever tell you that her real purpose in joining the military camp was to be with the great general, Canghe's Prince of Yan? Did she ever tell you that although she was the eldest prince's consort, she was in love with her younger uncle, and she even said that she couldn't get him. But it could be said that she didn't want to lose her status as the eldest prince's consort for the sake of power, but she seemed to be in love with the Prince of Yan, so it really could be said that she couldn't get him."
Princess Xingluo was extremely surprised. She had never thought that Yu Qingli would be such a person. She was clearly as infatuated with her as she was, and the pain in her eyes did not seem fake. Could it be that she was deceiving herself?
"Xing'er, now you know the true face of that woman, right? In that case, it's best if you don't have too much contact with her in the future."
Princess Xingluo nodded obediently, "I understand, Brother Yi, don't worry. From today on, I will definitely not set foot in the side hall again."
Tang Yi finally felt relieved. In this way, Xing'er's safety was completely guaranteed. He was very sure of this.
At this time, Yu Qingli and the others were here, and the master and servant were discussing how to escape. Xiluo thought for a moment and said, "Miss, we can't be sure whether the light at the bottom of the pool is a cave. Why don't I go to the garden later? Once we have a clear investigation, we can try to escape. Otherwise, we might just drown."
"That's fine, but first, we need to find a way to cure the poison in you. I found a few herbs in the palace garden today. Go pick them and then ask the imperial physician for a few more herbs. Within two days, your martial arts should be restored."
"Okay! Thank you, Miss."
Yu Qingli snapped her fingers above Xiluo's head. "Girl, why are you still playing all this nonsense with me?"
"I am truly grateful to you, young lady. Before I met you, Xiluo was just a killing tool. How could I know the friendship between people? Following you these days, I have finally been able to live like a real person."
"Sunset..."
"Miss, let me finish. This time, regardless of whether we can escape or not, I want to become sisters with you. I wonder if you are willing?"
"Silly girl, I thought we were sisters long before this, but since you brought it up today, after we get out, I will definitely hold a ceremony to officially accept you as my sister. How about that?"
"Thank you, Miss! I'll go pick some herbs now!"
After Xiluo finished speaking, she walked out of the hall. Yu Qingli secretly swore in her heart that no matter what, she would find a way to send Xiluo out.
Just when Yu Qingli and the others were trying to find ways to escape from the palace, Murong Yanhui had already reached the border of Eastern Tang.
Two tall horses stopped in front of an inn. Murong Yanhui dismounted, exhausted. His thin face was full of coldness. Even the innkeeper, who was used to seeing people, did not dare to step forward and talk to them. He only asked the waiter to greet them.
"Sir, do you want to be a top-notch person or stay in a hotel?"
"Come get a nice room and prepare some food, hurry up!"
The waiter glanced doubtfully between Murong Yanhui and the secret guard Changkong, "Would you two... share a room?"
"What are you talking about? Why don't you get ready?"
Changkong shouted loudly and threw a silver ingot on the shopkeeper's desk. The shopkeeper looked at the silver in shock and saw that half of the silver had been embedded in the wooden board. The shopkeeper was knowledgeable, but he had never seen such amazing skills. Moreover, it was obvious that the person who did it was not the master. It was conceivable that the other man with a cold face must be no simple character.
The shopkeeper wiped the sweat from his forehead and walked forward with a smile, "What do you two want to eat? I'll ask the kitchen to prepare it right away. The guest rooms are ready, you two can check in right away.
Changkong nodded in satisfaction. Seeing that Murong Yanhui looked indifferent but did not object, he felt relieved. Along the way, his thoughts were becoming more and more unpredictable. He used to look so charming, which made it easier to deal with him. But now he looked so expressionless, which made people have to be more careful.
Just as the shopkeeper had prepared everything and instructed the waiter to take them upstairs, Murong Yanhui suddenly asked, "How far is this place from the Imperial City?"
The shopkeeper pondered for a moment and said, "I estimate it will take three to five days. It depends on how fast you two can move."
Murong Yanhui frowned. There were still three to five days left, but he couldn't wait even a day. Yu Qingli was trapped in the palace, and he didn't know what tricks the Prince of Dongtang was going to play. No matter what his purpose was, the feud was already established.
Over the past few days, Murong Yanhui felt more and more that something was wrong. Thinking about the previous battle situation and the interrogation of Mr. Lan, he had reason to believe that the Northern Kingdom's rash invasion this time was actually instigated by the Eastern Tang, and Tang Yi's real purpose was probably to cooperate with the Northern Kingdom to destroy Canghe.
This trick of using a knife to kill someone was truly pure gold, but he probably didn't expect that Murong Shiling would actually let Murong Yanhui take the field personally, completely destroying his plan. After that, he turned to cooperate with Canghe and defeated the Northern Kingdom in one fell swoop. However, perhaps his ambition was not limited to this.
After thinking all this through, Murong Yanhui wanted to find Yu Qingli even more. Yu Qingli had a special identity, and if she was really used for this reason, she would definitely become a victim.
Now Murong Yanhui has no choice, he must get news about Yu Qingli as soon as possible.
"Have there been any rumors about your prince in the capital these days?"
The shopkeeper shook his head repeatedly, "I really don't know. Not to mention our remote location, how would we know the news from the capital? Even if there was any news, it would probably be just hearsay."
Murong Yan glanced back at him and didn't ask any more questions. She turned around and went upstairs with Changkong. The shopkeeper then secretly breathed a sigh of relief. He didn't want to have any more contact with such a person. If he said a few more words, he would probably be scared to death.
After the master and servant entered the room, Changkong spoke, "Master, our undercover agent has sent us news, and it's roughly confirmed that the young lady has been taken into the palace."