EBE Chapter 54 Return to the Imperial City (1)
Chapter 54 Return to the Imperial City (1)
"Oh... I feel so dizzy..." Baili Yao's eyes were shaking violently, Suye nervously held her up, Baili Yao suddenly held his arm, and it was clearly Suye in front of her, but as the shaking in front of her gradually changed, she saw herself lying on the bed, but with her eyes open, and there was a nurse taking care of her. She was not dead! She was not dead!
"I want to go back, I'm not dead, hehe..." Baili Yao mumbled, Su Ye heard it clearly, she wanted to go back, she was not dead...
Baili Yao struggled for a few times, then fell asleep due to the alcohol. When she woke up, it was already evening. She had a splitting headache, and Su Ye was gone. Before leaving, he asked Jinkui to prepare some sobering soup.
"Miss, you're awake! The master said you drank too much and asked me to prepare some sobering soup for you. I'll bring it to you right away." After saying that, Jinkui walked out of the house.
"Yeah," Baili Yao nodded. She felt a throbbing pain in her head, but she remembered very clearly that she was still alive. As long as she found the beads, she could go back. What she had always been worried about was what would happen if she could go back but died in modern times. Now she was finally relieved.
Baili Jing came over to eat at dinner time. He looked unhappy and didn't say a word during the meal. Batu glanced at him a few times, covered his face with his hands and spoke to Baili Yao in lip language, "Why are you angry?"
Baili Yao shook her head gently. Baili Jing was quite scary when he was angry...
She took a sip of tea. Since the atmosphere was so strange, she wanted to break the silence. "The doctors from the clinic are all in the village. I heard that two of the refugees are sick, but the others are fine."
Baili Jing paused for a moment before speaking, "Yes, your medicine is very effective."
"The city gates will be open in a few days. The flow of traffic is still very important." Baili Yao picked up a piece of food for him, and Baili Jing put it into his mouth.
"The people in the imperial city have heard about this matter, and the king is very happy." Baili Jing finished the rice in his bowl and put down his chopsticks. He looked at Baili Yao and spoke in a very calm tone.
Batu had also finished his meal, but the atmosphere at the table was not right, so he left on his own.
Whether the emperor knew it or not, it had nothing to do with her. "Why, did big brother receive a reward?"
"I am here to lead troops to fight. I am only in charge of this place temporarily. Rewards are of no importance to me. It's just that..." Baili Jing frowned, "Your story has also spread to the imperial city. The king wants to see you. It seems that he wants to reward you separately."
"You want to... you want to see me?" Baili Yao couldn't eat at all. She had managed to escape from the Imperial City. "There are many people in the Imperial City who know me..."
"The king has been in poor health. In addition to the reward, if I guess correctly, he also wants you to see, sister, that you have a great reputation." Baili Jing's words seemed like a reminder.
"Then... secretly enter the imperial city, or... well... I can't refuse, right? Or I'm sick? Any disease is fine... but it's not okay..." Baili Yao overturned her own words. If she was sick, how could she not be cured...
"We have to go on this trip, and the king of the imperial city personally sent us here. The ultimate beneficiary this time is..." Baili Jing snorted, obviously not wanting to mention this person, "It's Xuanyuan Zhe. After all, this is his fiefdom, but he never comes here, so he gets the advantage."
"Most importantly, the prince will come to pick you up personally." Obviously the latter is important, the prince...
"Although I sat closer to the front of the table at the Crown Princess' banquet last time, I was still far away..."
"Sister, even if he has met you, he won't say anything. The prince is a man of deep thoughts. Although he is already a prince, he is still very afraid of Xuanyuanzhe. Even though Xuanyuanzhe does not have the talent to be a king, it is safer to hold a useful person in his hands."
Baili Yao swallowed, "You mean... maybe... he might want to marry me?" Although she always wears men's clothes, it is obvious that she is a woman... Since a useful person must be held in hand, marrying her is definitely the best way.
"I will accompany you to escort you back, if... the prince really wants to take you as a concubine..."
"Then your Majesty can't force me to marry..." And as a concubine...
"Other kings and princes may not do that, but this one will."
After hearing Baili Jing's words, Baili Yao's eyelids twitched violently. The Xuanyuan family in the imperial city was actually not highly regarded by the people, but there was nothing they could do. The world was full of constant wars, and some even said that if the Baili family and Prince Lang were gone, the Xuanyuan family would probably be finished.
Baili Jing talked a lot with Baili Yao. She lay in bed and couldn't fall asleep. She definitely didn't want to go. Once she entered the imperial city, there would be a lot of trouble. She could just ignore it and disappear again. After all, she could still have an identity and think about ways to make money later. But if she left, what would happen to the other people here? The consequences were imaginable. This was also what Baili Jing had analyzed for him.
As for marrying the Crown Prince Xuanyuan Han, that was even more impossible. There was another thing that made him feel even more confused. Baili Jing told her that if she said she was married, the Crown Prince would try to kill someone else. If she said she was not married, then she would have a status that the Xuanyuan family could not shake. All in all, Baili Jing was the most suitable. In other words, if the Crown Prince wanted to marry her, he would say that he had already made an engagement with Baili Jing...
Her mind kept flashing back to what Baili Jing had said to her. He was so serious.
Baili Jing: "Sister, I know you are not interested in this, and I also know you have other plans, but this is the best way. I will not do anything to you. If it is really as we guessed, this is the best choice. Even if you and I get married, you can still do whatever you want. It's just a cover."
Cover...
In the imperial city.
With a bang, a teacup was thrown to the ground by Crown Prince Xuanyuan Han. "Why didn't you investigate it clearly at that time?"
A trembling man was kneeling on the ground, "My Lord, I really did my best. I sent that person from Yanzhou by express horse, but he got plague..."
"Is that what I'm talking about? I'm talking about Bai Yao! I didn't even know there was such a person in Yuncheng. Fortunately, Xuanyuan Zhe didn't know either. He just wanted to make him lose face in front of my father and let my father scold him. But now, he got a great bargain."
"Then your Highness..."
Xuanyuan Han's eyes flashed with solemnity and indifference, "If you can use it for me, keep it, otherwise..." He kicked the broken pieces of the cup scattered on the ground, scaring the person on the ground so much that he trembled all over.