Chapter 357:

For several nights in a row, Chu Wan was awakened by the mournful and sorrowful cries of orioles. But each time she woke up, the cries would immediately fall silent, causing her face to become visibly thinner and more haggard.

She had even lost her temper quite a bit over this, but when Bai Qiu suggested digging up the oriole carcass that had been disposed of earlier to take a look, she was speechless.

Yes, even though everything was dealt with, I suddenly started having nightmares.

What's worse, she kept unconsciously thinking about the rumors and anecdotes Bai Qiu had told her before, and after these past few days, she felt more and more that they were true.

Therefore, although she was angry with Bai Qiu, she could not bear the torment every night, so she had to dismiss the servants around her and ask her in a low voice for a solution.

Bai Qiu was somewhat surprised, but still "loyally" told him everything in detail.

When Zhong Heng received the message from Hongyu in the palace, Yu Shiyan was staring blankly at the two bright red acacia seeds in front of him.

Even though he didn't want to interrupt, he still had to speak: "Hongyu sent a message saying that everything is going smoothly with Baiqiu, and tomorrow night will be the time to implement the plan."

"Um."

Yu Shiyan put the two red beans back into the box, stood up and paced back and forth. "She's leaving today. You tell me... do you think I should go see her off?"

"Go if you wish."

"What if I don't want to go?" Yu Shiyan frowned slightly as he listened to the unfinished sentence.

“You wouldn’t refuse to go,” Zhong Heng replied respectfully, bowing his head.

Yu Shiyan was speechless.

Indeed, he had been missing her terribly these past few days, but when he really thought about it carefully, he couldn't bear to watch her marry someone else.

However, he had not yet avenged his mother's death, and now that his enemy had been caught in the trap, he had been waiting for more than a decade to plan this moment.

Moreover, given her current condition... if Nalan Yujie's medicine weren't to keep her alive, even a god wouldn't be able to save her.

However, their deal could only begin once she arrived in the northern frontier. In other words, if she arrived a day later, the medicine would be delivered to her a day later.

Zhong Heng looked at the cup he was clutching tightly in his hand and couldn't help but feel a little worried. As expected, the porcelain cup soon made a soft "crack".

"you……"

At this moment, Bai Tu hurriedly lifted the curtain and came in: "The princess has arrived!"

Before Zhong Heng could say anything, a blue figure flashed past him at lightning speed.

Zhong Heng: "..."

What did he say? Did he not want to see me?

Yuan Siyin, wrapped in a fox fur coat, waited in front of the red bean tree. Hearing the sound behind her gradually fade, she slowly turned around, her lips pursed, but the curve was very small, almost not a smile: "Prince Mu has arrived."

Yu Shiyan, perhaps unsure of what to say, simply hummed softly with his hands behind his back.

"There's nothing important to discuss today, and I didn't originally intend to disturb Prince Mu. However, since it's something personal, it's better to hand it over personally."

As she spoke, Yuan Siyin lowered her eyes and took off the mutton-fat jade pendant from her waist. "This was entrusted to me by Prince Mu for safekeeping. Today I am setting off for the northern frontier, and this jade pendant... should be returned to its rightful owner."

Yu Shiyan glanced at it and then turned his head away: "I have no reason to take back what I have given away. Besides, it's nothing special. If the princess likes it, then she may keep it."

“What King Mu says is true.”

Yuan Siyin smiled slightly, "Thank you for your kind words. There will naturally be better things in the future."

However, to be honest, I don't really like this jade pendant, so I'll just throw it away.