Chapter 414: The Female Sea King and the Handsome Guard (14)
Chapter 414: The Female Sea King and the Handsome Guard (14)
Yan Xue gently patted Yan Jue's back and comforted him, "Don't worry, I will always be waiting for you. The journey is long, so you must pay attention to safety."
Yan Jue let go of his wife and wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes.
He took a deep breath and said firmly: "I will, my wife, you also have to take care of yourself and don't let me worry."
The next morning, Yan Xue personally escorted Yan Jue out of the gate of Yan Mansion.
Yan Jue got on the carriage. Feixue Pavilion arranged four masters to protect him. Yan Xue smiled and waved goodbye until Yan Jue's figure disappeared at the end of the road in the distance.
On the other side, the palace of the Kingdom of Shuiyun.
Bai Fengzhi looked at her husband's handsome eyes and chuckled. She picked up the grapes on the table, bit a hole in it, and passed it to the man.
"Shi Lin, it's a good idea to let Zimu go to the border to comfort the veterans. I heard that the morale of the soldiers on the border is very high. However, Zimu has been working outside for the past six months and it's been very hard."
When Su Shilin heard this, a barely perceptible light flashed across his eyes, but he quickly returned to normal.
He replied with a gentle smile on his face, "As the eldest prince, Zimu should do these things, so how can it be hard?
It is you, Your Majesty, who is more tired because you worry about state affairs every day!"
After hearing this, Bai Fengzhi showed a gratified smile on his face, "Shi Lin still understands me the best!"
As she spoke, she stood up, took Su Shilin's hand, and they walked towards the back hall together. Along the way, they talked and laughed, and the atmosphere was very harmonious.
The next morning, the sun shone through the window onto Su Shilin's stern face. He sat quietly in the palace.
Suddenly, a dark figure flashed in and knelt on the ground. He stared at the person kneeling below with a frown, "Hasn't the eldest prince been found yet?"
The kneeling man in black lowered his head, his tone full of guilt: "I have failed to do my job well, and I still haven't found the trace of His Royal Highness the First Prince... Please punish me, Your Majesty!"
Su Shilin took a deep breath, a hint of coldness flashed in his eyes: "If we can't find the eldest prince within a month, all of you more than 100 secret guards will commit suicide to apologize."
The man in black was pale and his body was shaking slightly, but he still kowtowed heavily, "Yes, sir."
Jinhe Palace,
A guard spoke up, "Princess, the people we sent to monitor the eldest prince didn't notice anything unusual."
Bai Xiyue slammed the teacup in his hand to the ground and said angrily, "Impossible!
I saw him fall off a cliff with my own eyes, and he was stabbed several times. How could he still be alive?"
The female guard said uncertainly, "Could it be that the king's men rescued him?"
Bai Xiyue bit her lip, thought for a moment and then said, "Even if he was really rescued by his people, it is impossible for him to return to the royal city before me.
And he was already poisoned at the time, how could he recover so quickly? "
Her eyes gradually became sharper, "I suspect that this so-called great prince is actually a fake!"
Bai Xiyue's words startled the guard, "Princess?"
The woman gritted her teeth and said, "Go ahead and get to the bottom of this."
The guard bowed and retreated.
Bai Xiyue calmly picked up the teacup and curled her lips. If this prince is fake, it will be interesting.
Then we’ll see if that man Su Shilin can still maintain his current glory.
Then she must be the princess of Shuiyun Kingdom. Humph, a man actually wants to compete with me for the throne. It's simply wishful thinking.
And on the other side,
Yan Feng knew that his eldest daughter had sent Yan Jue away, and he felt relieved. His eldest daughter still kept her word. Yan Jue really couldn't stay.
If you make your daughter lose interest in making progress and only think about bed matters, she will become a disaster sooner or later.
"Master, the eldest lady wants to see you." Yan Feng nodded, "Call her in."
Yan Xue walked into the main courtyard and bowed to her mother, "Mother."
"Xiaoxue, sit down, is there anything wrong?"
"Mom, there is something I want to discuss with you after thinking it over."
Yan Feng raised his eyebrows, "Oh~what's the matter."
Yan Xue spoke carefully, "Mother, I suspect Yan Jue's identity is not simple."
Yan Feng was surprised, "Tell me in detail."
"When I rescued Yan Jue from the cliff last time, I saw that the robe he was wearing was not of ordinary quality.
Later it was discovered that the knife wounds on his body were not caused by ordinary iron weapons.
After this period of investigation, I suspect... I suspect Yan Jue is the eldest prince of our Yunshui Kingdom."
When Yan Feng heard this, he stood up suddenly, his face instantly turned gloomy, then he sat back down and asked in a heavy tone, "Why do you doubt it?"
Yan Xue frowned and said slowly: "Mother, I found out from his robes that they belonged to the royal palace. Later, I asked someone to take his portrait to the capital to investigate.
The investigators came back two days ago and found out that he looks exactly like the eldest prince."
Yan Feng shook his head and said with a puzzled look: "No, it is impossible that the eldest prince of Shuiyun Kingdom disappeared without any movement."
Yan Xue nodded and continued, "Yes, this is also what my daughter can't figure out, but we are only a first-class merchant. Although my daughter passed the exam and became a scholar,
But in the eyes of those officials, he is worthless. If Yan Jue is really the eldest prince,
Then our existence is an indelible shame to him. How will he deal with us in the future?"
After hearing this, Yan Feng could no longer sit still. She stood up and walked around the room anxiously, muttering, "It's over, it's over..."
After a while, Yan Feng stopped, looked at Yan Xue and asked, "Xiaoxue, what do you think?"
Yan Xue lowered her head and said guiltily: "Mother, it was my daughter who caused all this. I feel guilty towards our entire family, but for now, let's just go!"
Yan Feng widened his eyes and asked, "Go? Where to?"
Yan Xue gritted her teeth and replied, "Mother, let's leave here first and go to a place where no one knows us and start a new life."
"This..." Yan Feng hesitated. His family had lived in Fancheng for more than ten years. Where could they go now?
She waved her hand, "I need to think about it, you go first."
"Mother, I hope you can make a decision as soon as possible."
That night, Yan Feng did not sleep all night, and Lin Changqing was also worried. He was worried that his wife would resent Xiaoxue.
"Wife, Xiaoxue doesn't know about this either, so don't blame her."
Yan Feng sighed, "How can I blame her? If she hadn't been more careful and investigated, I'm afraid we wouldn't even know how we died in the future."
Lin Changqing felt relieved when he heard this, "Then let's leave Fancheng as soon as possible."
Yan Feng sighed, nodded helplessly, and said: "Okay, this is the only way, but we have to arrange everything as soon as possible and not let others discover our whereabouts."
The next morning, Yan Feng called Yan Xue to the main courtyard.
The mother and daughter sat opposite each other and began to discuss household affairs.
Yan Feng was surprised to find that the shops he had previously entrusted to Xiaoxue were now doing very well, with monthly revenue having increased by a full 30% compared to before!
In fact, Yan Xue had already made plans. There were more than a dozen shops in Fancheng. As early as three months ago, she had instructed Bao Ya to find buyers.
Seeing that the Yan family's shop was so prosperous, those people naturally scrambled to take over.
As for the two farms in the suburbs, Yan Xue has no plans to sell them for the time being.
After all, the autumn harvest is coming soon, and it won’t be too late to look for buyers after the harvest.
Moreover, according to the original plot development, the male protagonist will have to go through a fierce battle after returning to the capital.
It would take about a year for him to ascend the throne, and then he would remember to deal with their family affairs. They still had enough time.
Seven days later, the guards came in a hurry to report to the princess: "Your Highness, we found a man who looks like the eldest prince in Taizhou!"
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