Chapter 121 Some are happy, some are sad

The night was pitch black, with thunder roaring one after another. Ling Zhuoan's face, as sharp as a knife, was faintly visible in the light of the lightning.

The wind and rain washed the man's face mercilessly. The noble man in black seemed to have lost his soul and spirit. He stood still, not even daring to move or get close to look at the corpse in front of him.

It wasn't even a complete body, with limbs scattered all over the place, showing signs of being torn apart by wild beasts.

His face was scratched so badly that his features couldn't be seen at all.

Impossible, yes, I can’t even see the face clearly, it definitely can’t be Qingyan’s corpse.

Qingyan must have lied to him again. Qingyan was so smart and valued life so much, how could she die like this?

Yes, it must be Pei Wuyou. Pei Wuyou lied to him. Qingyan was not on this mountain at all.

Do you think he is so easy to fool? Do you think he is so easy to believe?

Ling Zhuoan took a deep breath, walked forward with stiff steps, and squatted in front of the corpse. The hands that had stroked the girl's hair several times touched the cold corpse. The corpse was covered with mud. Ling Zhuoan slowly cleaned off the mud and lifted up the hair.

The firelight shone on the woman's neck, revealing a bright red mole.

A red mole exactly the same as the one on Ling Qingyan's neck.

His vision was blurred by tears, and Ling Zhuoan's lips trembled.

His eyes were filled with sorrow, his hands were shaking, his body was soaked, and he held the corpse tightly in his arms.

I'm sorry, Qingyan, I'm sorry.

He was wrong, he was selfish, he wanted too much.

I shouldn't have forced you. I shouldn't have. It's all my fault.

I want too much, I want to monopolize the light, and I use all my efforts to scheme and plan.

The little girl's cheerful expression kept appearing in his mind.

"Royal brother, Royal brother, Royal brother, can you please help Tang Ning?"

"Brother Prince, I miss you."

"I always put my brother first."

"Royal brother, could you please not choose the Crown Princess?"

"I want to be with my brother, under the moon and flowers."

…

He later found out that the little girl was a liar, but so what? He just hated her for not just lying to himself.

He wanted to embrace the bright moon alone, and wanted his girl's heart and eyes to be filled with only him.

Tears mixed with the rain.

Ling Zhuoan smiled.

The laughter was weird and crazy.

He hated it, hated the injustice of heaven. There were so many people who deserved to die in the world, why did the heaven take away his lover!

He hated Ling Qingyan. Why couldn't he stay with her? She was like a flame, suddenly appearing in his life, bright and dazzling, making it hard to resist being attracted to her.

Since you have lied, why can't you lie forever?

Is it so difficult for her to love him?

Obviously, he can give her anything...

"Ah—" Ling Zhuo'an seemed to be confronting the sky, his voice like a broken bellows, "Give her back to me, give her back to me!"

Why, why did God bring her to him, and then take her away!

"Your Highness!" the guard's anxious voice rang out.

Ling Zhuoan vomited blood and fell down.

“…”

When Ling Zhuoan intercepted the delegation, Ling Qingyan was picked up by Chen Chuo and brought out of the mountain. Chen Chuo told her not to worry, he would take care of everything.

The previous time they escaped, Ling Qingyan had already given Chen Chuo some silver and money in advance so that he could take it with him.

Chen Chuo had many connections in the underworld, and it would be easy for her to be robbed if she carried so much silver and money with her, so he had already helped her deposit her money in the largest bank in Yizhou.

He was extremely considerate and in order to protect her safety, he found two guards for her, both of whom were from the martial arts world and were carefully selected by him, and also a maid to take care of her daily life.

Ling Qingyan didn't expect Chen Chuo to be so reliable. He had almost thought of everything she might encounter.

He also told her about some underworld connections, most of which took money to do things and were quite reliable. If she encountered any difficult problems, she could contact them.

"Your Highness, those people in the capital are sensitive and suspicious. If I leave at this time, it will easily arouse suspicion and expose Your Highness. In two months, I will come to find Your Highness and I will... take care of Your Highness." Shen Chuo said.

He had been waiting for this moment for a long time, and he finally caught the eye of His Highness.

He only regretted that those people in the capital were too perceptive and he could not leave with His Highness immediately, otherwise he would have wanted to fly away with His Highness right now.

I will stay by your side day and night, at your service.

"You're leaving the capital?" Ling Qingyan frowned. "You've just entered the court. You're smart and quick to learn. You'll definitely achieve something in the future. It would be a shame if you left."

She was already grateful that Chen Chuo could do this, and she couldn't let a young man with such a bright future give up his ideals because of his worries about her.

But what Ling Qingyan didn't know was that from the first time Chen Chuo saw her, his only dream was to catch His Highness's eye.

He had seen with his own eyes how good His Highness was to the powerful people in the capital, and how enviable it was.

He was like a dark rat in a corner, jealous of their happiness.

They are like God's favorites, and he can only rely on himself to fight for them.

Go by any means necessary.

Since God never favors him, he has to take it himself.

Your Highness will never know that it was he who exposed Your Highness's lies, which led to the subsequent situation.

He does not have the same righteous ideal of being an official as Chen Mansheng.

He was not a good person to begin with, and even if he became an official, it was unlikely that he would be a good official.

If His Highness likes the powerful, he will do whatever it takes to climb up, and he will climb to the top. If His Highness likes good people, he can pretend to be harmless. It's just imitation anyway.

But His Highness is leaving Beijing.

This is undoubtedly the best outcome for him.

After all, in the capital, there are several people in high positions who are really difficult to deal with.

Only he knows where His Highness will be in the future.

From now on, he will be the only one who can stay by His Highness's side.

"Your Highness, I have no regrets. Don't worry, I will find a reason that will not attract attention and will not expose Your Highness."

He will definitely be very careful and those people will never find His Highness.

"Yizhou is also a place I want to go. Your Highness has been so good to our Duke's Mansion. I will stay with Your Highness. This is not only a way to repay Your Highness's kindness, but also fulfill my heart's wish." Shen Chuo said sincerely.

"Well, okay, just think it over carefully."

Ling Qingyan is not someone who likes to make decisions for others. Since the other party has made up his mind, she will respect him more.

In this world, there are people like Mansheng who are determined to enter the court to plead for the people and eliminate the treacherous villains, and there are also people who do not regard that as the first priority.

"The rain is too heavy, be careful when you go back." Ling Qingyan said.

Chen Chuo's eyes lit up, "Okay, Your Highness, have a bon voyage, we all do."

In the rain, His Highness only had eyes for him.

This feeling is simply amazing.

He never thought that one day he would be so longing for the future.

His days will only get better.

Human beings do not share the same joys and sorrows; some are happy while others are sad.

At this time, many people in Beijing were not feeling well.

The news that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was so grief-stricken that he vomited blood and fainted spread like wildfire.

Although no one specifically announced the news of Ling Qingyan's accident, several extremely perceptive people reacted quickly.

Her Royal Highness the Princess has disappeared.