Chapter 109 No one else was seen, only His Highness.

The man suddenly changed his mind, a calculating glint in his eyes.

"You say you are the future Princess Xiao, but as far as I know, Prince Xiao already has a principal wife, and it is not you."

Jiang Wanning's lie was exposed, and a look of panic flashed across her face, but she still stubbornly said, "In the end, I will definitely be Princess Xiao. That woman is half-dead. Once she dies, the principal wife will be mine!"

"Who do you think will die?"

The man's voice suddenly turned cold: "Even if you die ten thousand times, she won't die. You can take the position of Princess Xiao if you want, but if you dare to harm her even a little bit, I'll chop you up and feed you to the fish!"

Jiang Wanning was so frightened that her body trembled.

"What...what is your relationship with Yun Si?"

Who is Yun Si?

The man reacted quickly, sneering, "The more you know, the faster you die. Don't you understand that? Go back and snatch your Princess Xiao. Keep your mouth shut about things you shouldn't say, or I can arrest you once and I can arrest you a second time."

"No... I won't say anything like that."

Jiang Wanning suppressed his doubts and wisely said, "If I tell anyone, it won't do my reputation any good. As long as you let me go, I promise to keep this to myself."

"very good."

The man waved his hand, signaling his men to take her away.

My good mood vanished instantly when I didn't see the person I wanted to see.

These idiots!

We need to find another opportunity.

On the other side.

Finally, someone discovered that Jiang Wanning had disappeared.

The disappearance of the Prime Minister's legitimate daughter, the Empress's niece, and Prince Xiao's betrothed concubine is no small matter.

The entire Imperial Guard is searching the mountain; they are determined to find the person.

Empress Jiang Xinyu summoned Qin Ye to inquire about the situation.

"I remember that Wan Ning chased after you back then. Did you see Wan Ning? Why did you end up falling off the cliff with the Princess?"

"I didn't see it."

Qin Ye's expression was indifferent, and his voice was also indifferent: "The princess saw that I looked unwell and followed me here. Later, we encountered assassins and were chased to the edge of a cliff, so we had no choice but to jump off the cliff together."

A slight sneer curled at the corner of his lips: "Father has already investigated carefully. If Mother does not believe it, she can go to Father to verify."

"Look at you, child. Your mother is just concerned about you and asked a few more questions. Don't be upset. Your mother won't ask anymore."

Jiang Xinyu appeared gentle and compliant, but a hint of coldness flashed in her eyes.

A son who is forcibly adopted is someone you can't treat lightly or harshly.

However, they really don't know what's good for them.

Becoming the emperor's legitimate son and marrying the prime minister's legitimate daughter would make anyone laugh in their dreams, but he had to beg and plead to accept it.

Jiang Xinyu suddenly felt a pang of regret.

Qin Ye's personality is too difficult to control; it would have been better to continue choosing Qin Mu in the first place.

Qin Mu now has power, and perhaps he is no less capable than Qin Ye.

Unfortunately, Jiang Xinyu knew very well that Qin Ye was more favored by the Emperor. No matter how strong the Jiang family was, they had to follow the Emperor's lead in order to go far.

"Your subject takes his leave."

Qin Ye bowed respectfully, then turned and left without hesitation.

A dark look flashed across Jiang Xinyu's face.

Fortunately, there were no outsiders present, otherwise she would have lost all face as the empress.

An ungrateful wretch!

late at night.

Yun Si lay on the wooden bed in the tent, unable to fall asleep.

The nights in the mountains seem especially cool.

Even with a thick blanket covering me, I couldn't feel any warmth.

I wonder how Qin Ye's condition is with the poison.

Yun Si sat up in bed with a worried expression.

Although she was certain that the antidote she gave Qin Ye could help suppress the poison, she was unsure how long it would last.

It seems she'll have to find a reason to go back tomorrow to quickly figure out what the poison in his body is and then treat it accordingly.

Suddenly, Yun Si heard a slight noise coming from the tent entrance.

Who's outside?

The area is surrounded by royal guards and imperial guards; there's no way any assassin could possibly sneak in.

Therefore, it can only be an insider.

Yun Si was startled.

Could it be... Qin Ye?

She quickly got out of bed, and just as she reached the tent entrance, she heard Lanxin's voice: "Master, it's your servant."

Lansing lifted the curtain and walked in, saying with a look of disdain, "Jiang Wanning is back."

"Oh? She came back alone?"

After thinking about it carefully, Yun Si couldn't help but wonder, "Are you injured?"

"She came back alone, uninjured, but looked very disheveled, probably because she was frightened. She said she got lost and had a hard time finding her way back."

"get lost?"

Why would this woman lie?

Did she really know those assassins?

Those were all people from the Northern Yan.

The more Yun Si thought about it, the more suspicious she felt.

"Lansing, when did you get back? Did you see anyone else?"

Just now.

Lanxin's eyes flashed, and she suddenly chuckled, "I didn't see anyone else, but I did see Your Highness standing under a tree not far away, looking at Master's tent. He stood there for a long, long time, but he just wouldn't come over."

As he finished speaking, Lansing's tone became somewhat dejected: "Later, Jiang Wanning returned, and His Highness left."

"He went to see Jiang Wanning?"

"I thought so too, so I went to see, and it turned out that Your Highness went to Prince Jing's tent."

Hearing this, Yun Si's gloomy mood improved slightly.

Without A-Wu, she wouldn't even know if someone was watching her.

Yun Si felt very frustrated and useless.

She barely slept that night.

After sitting on the bed thinking all night, I finally made a decision: as soon as it was light, I would pretend to be sick and leave.

She can't waste her time here.

"Lansing, pack your things."

As dawn broke, Yun Si dressed herself and prepared to set off as soon as possible.

To everyone's surprise, Lansing asked, "How did you know we were leaving, Master?"

"What?"

"His Majesty's legs cannot remain in the mountains any longer, as it will worsen the cold poison. The order has been given that everyone packs their bags immediately, and this year's autumn hunt is over."

That would be better.

Yun Si no longer needs to pretend to be sick.

The more low-key she is now, the better.

soon.

Everyone packed their things, and the group left the mountain in a grand procession.

On the way back, Yun Si sat in the carriage by herself, while Qin Ye rode in front with Qin Mu.

When they reached the fork in the road, Qin Ye and his group continued to follow the procession escorting Emperor Jiaqing into the palace, while Yun Si, several female members of the royal family, and other officials all returned to their respective residences.

The carriage from Prince Xiao's residence walked onto the main street.

The lively shouts and calls of vendors rose and fell.

Yun Si lifted the carriage curtain and looked out, and suddenly saw a white jade hairpin on a jewelry stall that looked very similar to the one in her hair.

"parking."

Suddenly, an idea struck her, and she instructed, "Lansin, do you see that hairpin? Go and buy it for me."

Lan Xin looked in the direction Yun Si was pointing and frowned, somewhat disdainfully: "Master, that hairpin looks so ordinary. You already have one like that in your hair, do you still want to buy another one?"

Although she was uttering questions and muttering a bunch of things, before she could finish speaking, she got off the carriage and readily bought the hairpin.

"Okay, here you go."

Yun Si took it and examined it carefully.

At first glance, it looks exactly like the hairpin in my hair, but when I touch it, the feel is very different.

It's still different.

Yun Si immediately took the hairpin off her head, carefully wrapped it in a clean handkerchief, and then put on the newly bought one.

She didn't know why she did it, but at that moment, she really didn't expect that the hairpin would ever come in handy.

Back at the Prince's Palace.

Yun Si didn't rest for a moment. She went to find Granny Qian and asked her to help find Doctor Ji. She said that she had something extremely urgent to discuss with him, concerning His Highness's health.

Sure enough, only by saying this would Doctor Ji take it seriously.

In less than the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, he rushed to Qiwu Garden in a great hurry.

"Your Highness, what's going on? Did you find anything at the hunting grounds?"