Chapter 291 Looking at Each Other

The wood made a very short, teeth-grinding sound.

Is it promoted?

But when King Liang looked down, he found that the coffin lid was still tightly fastened.

It was like seeing a ghost.

King Liang became even more anxious.

It was supposed to be a show, but if it backfires and someone dies, won't he have to take the blame?

He increased his strength.

This time, I saw clearly with my own eyes that the coffin lid was pushed open a little, and then someone from inside exerted force and pulled it back up.

The collision of wood made a slight muffled sound.

King Liang: “…”

He suddenly calmed down.

Something is wrong. Something is very wrong.

Prince Liang raised his hand and knocked twice on the coffin wall, then called out, "Xiao He."

"Is Xiaohe in there?"

As King Liang was speaking, he became angry and hit Bang Bang twice: "Fu Yi!"

Unexpectedly, King Liang could be so perceptive. Cheng Nianying lay in the coffin and stared at Fu Yi for a while, then she grabbed the coffin lid and slowly opened it by herself.

When he saw Cheng Nianying's innocent face, King Liang's anger was instantly gone.

For a moment, I didn't know who was more embarrassed.

King Liang's expression was as if he had been struck by lightning, and an unspeakable silence permeated his breath.

After a while, Fu Yi's voice rang out faintly: "If Jiang Shenyuan were to strike back at this moment, it would be hilarious."

King Liang's anger was immediately directed at the person. He glared at Fu Yi and wanted to stab him twice.

"Didn't you say that Xiao He doesn't know about our conspiracy and that we must not let her find out? Why is she here?"

Fu Yi moved his lips but didn't say anything.

Prince Liang sneered and answered himself, "Oh, are you worried that I won't act well enough in front of Jiang Shenyuan?"

Fu Yi nodded slightly. It was rare for him to be so inferior to King Liang.

King Liang sneered and was angry, but unable to refute.

He didn't want Xiaohe to worry about this matter, and the guilty look on his face behind Xiaohe's back was not an act.

"Have you eaten?" Cheng Nianying suddenly interrupted.

King Liang was stunned for a moment and shook his head.

Cheng Nianying pointed at the food he brought and said, "Let's eat together."

King Liang's anger had subsided by half, and he said in an awkward voice, "Eating around a coffin is a bit strange."

He wanted Cheng Nianying to follow him and leave Fu Yi here alone!

But it’s hard to say it clearly.

Cheng Nianying pursed her lips and thought for a moment: "Then come into the coffin and sit and eat together?"

King Liang:?

…

The coffin lid was finally closed again.

A faint candlelight was lit in the middle, and Prince Liang, Cheng Nianying, and Fu Yi were sitting together.

It was ridiculous, but it made it difficult for King Liang to resist.

The corners of his mouth twitched, and he felt like he had to say something: "For this coffin, it's a good thing I chose a big one."

Cheng Nianying reached out and lifted the lid of the food box.

The food in Prince Liang's mansion was prepared with great care, with two different spoons each, and chopsticks were divided into silver chopsticks and ivory chopsticks.

So they gathered together enough for three people.

At this time, whether Fu Yi was hungry or not didn't matter. King Liang hurriedly took the chopsticks and handed them to Cheng Nianying: "Xiao He, eat first."

Fu Yi then said, "Your Highness Prince Liang, please take off your outer robe."

King Liang glanced at him strangely, but still took it off.

Fu Yi rolled it up in a few seconds and placed it behind Cheng Nianying's waist to prevent her from pressing against the cold and hard inner wall of the coffin.

King Liang: "Ah!"

He failed to notice such details!

He suddenly hit his knee in anger.

"Eat." Fu Yi's voice sounded again.

They had a strange meal like this.

King Liang did not feel that the coffin was narrow.

The prince's palace was very large, but his mother died early and he had no wife or children, so the bigger it got, the lonelier he felt.

Now that the three of them were huddled together, King Liang felt strangely happy. He no longer had to envy the Pei Mansion.

At that moment, even his dislike for Fu Yi disappeared a little bit.

Anyway, Fu Yi is not close to the parents of Prince Kang's Mansion, so it's fine for him to be Xiao He's companion and become a family with them.

As the night deepened, it was getting late and Jiang Shenyuan should have finished getting his things and returned.

Prince Liang made a sullen face, coughed lightly, and pointed at Fu Yi: "Do you still want to stay here with him?"

Fu Yi immediately joined in: "This is not a good place. The Crown Prince will naturally follow Prince Liang."

Pretending! King Liang cursed inwardly, but he also knew that he was trying to save Cheng Nianying from trouble.

He is really very cunning.

Prince Liang turned his head away, trying hard to suppress the anticipation in his eyes: "Xiao He..."

"Let's go." Cheng Nianying responded softly.

When King Liang heard these four words, he felt like he had received a refreshing rain. He immediately packed up the food box and strode away with Cheng Nianying.

Fu Yi lay back down neatly.

The coffin lid closed again, swallowing up the last bit of light.

But the warmth that remains between the lips, along with a hint of sesame and butter aroma, makes one clearly feel that they are still in the world.

Fu Yi closed his eyes and pursed his lips. The unbearable time passed faster.

…

Jiang Shenyuan came back just before dawn.

Behind him were the guards from Prince Liang's Mansion.

Jiang Shenyuan turned around as he walked: "Didn't His Royal Highness Prince Liang say he wasn't afraid of me running away? Why did he let you follow him all the way?"

The guard said coldly, "We don't want Lord Jiang to die accidentally on the road."

Jiang Shenyuan dispelled his doubts: "Indeed, the people around Prince Danshuo must be keeping a close eye on the movements of Prince Liang's Mansion."

After returning to Prince Liang's Mansion, Jiang Shenyuan took another look inside the coffin.

There should be no doubt.

But Jiang Shenyuan always had a feeling of uneasiness in his heart.

Maybe it’s because things haven’t been going smoothly lately?

"Haven't you seen enough?" the guard said unhappily.

It has to be buried anyway.

Jiang Shenyuan slapped the lid of the coffin and pretended to close it again.

Only then did I feel much more at ease.

He turned around and smiled, "It's getting late. You've been tired following me all the way. Let's go and rest. Tomorrow morning, we'll present the gifts to the Crown Prince and Prince Liang."

"Yeah." The guard also breathed a sigh of relief.

After all, Jiang Shenyuan is used to doing those secretive things, so it is not easy to keep an eye on him and prevent him from doing anything tricky.

It's all finally coming to an end...

Their footsteps gradually faded away.

The smell of fennel permeated the coffin.

Because of the Schima superba, Fu Yi had long been wary of things like incense and was extremely sensitive to smells.

He immediately frowned, realizing something was wrong, and fumbled around but found nothing.

Fu Yi was not panicked either. He was thinking about how to avoid King Liang's sight if Jiang Shenyuan made any moves out of suspicion.

——Opening and closing the coffin is the least likely to arouse suspicion.

Fu Yi immediately propped himself up and sat up.

Dizziness.

He blinked hard instead of shaking his head, because shaking his head wouldn't wake him up, but would make things worse.

He raised his hand and touched the coffin lid.

Just when he was about to touch her, he woke up in time and pulled his hand back into his sleeve. Only through the sleeve did he feel his way up again.

After a rustling sound.

He touched a plant with angular edges.

*

After the guard handed Jiang Shenyuan over to other soldiers, he went back to report to King Liang.

"He took no weapons, but only a booklet from the ground and some herbs from the ruined garden."

"Um."

King Liang waved his hand and sent the guards away.

King Liang didn't sleep that night either.

Jiang Shenyuan probably completely believed that Fu Yi was dead, and he didn't intend to delay time deliberately to cause dissatisfaction.

He came to pay a visit to King Liang early and presented him with an ancient recipe.

"This is the solution. Some of the herbs are hard to find outside. I have brought some from Shaoqu Tower. Your Highness can ask the imperial physician to examine them."

Since Cheng Nianying was involved, Prince Liang was extremely cautious: "Are you sure this prescription can be used?"

"Fu Yi previously captured quite a few people from Shaoqu Tower. If Your Highness doesn't believe it, you can test the medicine on them first."

King Liang frowned: "They are all people from your building."

"They confessed things to Fu Yi that they shouldn't have confessed. How can they still be considered my people?" Jiang Shenyuan paused. "Your Highness thinks it's inappropriate to test the medicine on them, but the Crown Prince's health is more precious."

A surge of anger suddenly surged in King Liang's heart.

He now felt that this person was a thousand times more hateful than Fu Yi.

King Liang took a deep breath and stood up. Now that he had come this far, he couldn't let the chain down.

He immediately took Gu Fang to find Cheng Nianying.

When I knocked on the door, I saw a tense and angry face.

"What's wrong……"

Before he finished speaking, King Liang saw Fu Yi's eyes closed and no movement in the open coffin.

This is more terrifying than a coffin that cannot be opened.

King Liang's cold sweat immediately fell to the ground: "It wasn't me!"

He wanted to cut Jiang Shenyuan into pieces!