Chapter 2359 Tossing and Turning

Shu Yu asked in surprise, "Master, you had your eyes closed the whole time, how were you able to see his face like that?"

The abbot of Dongqing Temple was speechless. "..." This disciple must be here to collect a debt, right? Every time they meet, she always manages to be rude to him.

She simply closed her eyes again, and Shu Yu chuckled but didn't say anything more.

The surveillance inside and outside the house started again. She remained silent and massaged the shoulders of the abbot of Dongqing Temple, showing filial piety as a disciple.

However, when it got dark, Cheng Wu came over and took her to the room where Lord Cheng was.

Cheng Daren was anxious, but when he saw her return, he slowly exhaled.

But then Xia Yan frowned and said, "Young Madam, Young Master hasn't returned yet."

Shu Yu looked around and indeed didn't see Meng Yunzheng. It seemed that Rong Hou had deliberately separated and imprisoned them.

"Don't worry, they won't do anything to us for now, Ah Yun... it'll be alright."

She walked over to Zhao Xi and asked, "How is Cheng Xian?"

"I asked them for some medicine, and thankfully they gave me some common, harmless medications. My life isn't in immediate danger, but my condition isn't good." This kind of environment is clearly not suitable for recuperation.

Shu Yu couldn't help with the medical treatment, but she hoped that Rong Hou could "come to his senses" soon so that they could get out of there as soon as possible.

After chatting for a while, the group quickly found a place to rest.

Meanwhile, in the courtyard not far from them, Ronghou, lying on his bed, couldn't fall asleep, his mind constantly replaying Shuyu's words.

What was his original intention? At first, he and his brother followed Lord Gong in order to live a better life.

The elder brother was capable and talented in martial arts, but he was not. So one became Lord Gong's confidant, while the other could only start from all sorts of trivial tasks.

Ronghou had felt resentful in his younger years, but his elder brother died more than a decade ago. He realized then that what good was being valued by his master? Serving his master meant risking his life at any moment.

He wanted to live, and he wanted to be in charge of his own life, to be a government official who could make others work for him.

If he can help the Second Prince accomplish something this time, he can become that kind of person.

However, the abbot of Dongqing Temple said that they were at their last gasp and would never have such good days.

Originally, Ronghou shouldn't have been here to guard the abbot of Dongqing Temple and Lord Cheng. The main reason was that he was the first to know the prophecy, and since there were too few useful people now, they couldn't let more people come into contact with the abbot of Dongqing Temple, so he was put in charge of this matter.

Besides guarding the place, Ronghou had another very important task: to get the abbot of Dongqing Temple to find a way to break the deadlock.

Whether it's a threat or a bribe, as long as the abbot of Dongqing Temple speaks, he'll be a hero.

Now it seems that the other party will not say anything at all, and if he fails to complete the task, his superiors will definitely not let him off the hook.

Rong Hou rolled over, pondering the matter in his mind. Should he get the Abbot of Dongqing Temple to speak up and break the deadlock, or should he pledge allegiance to the current emperor? Which would be easier?

This calculation took all night.

The next day, Rong Hou got up and went out looking unwell, and Cheng Wu looked at him with surprise several times.

Ronghou glanced at him, "What's wrong?"

"Manager Rong, you last night..."

Before he could finish speaking, a person ran over from a short distance and handed Rong Hou a letter.

Rong Hou opened it and looked at it. The more he looked, the tighter his lips became. After a long while, as if he had made up his mind, he slightly lowered his eyes.

(End of this chapter)