Chapter 59 Chapter 59 Prince
"Are you two little beauties home? Brother is here again, hehehe."
"My dear, your brother is here to return your bellyband today. Come and get it quickly."
"It's a long, lonely night, and you don't even have a man by your side. You're bound to feel empty. Why not let your brother love you?"
As he was talking, the drunk man climbed over the wall with a playful smile on his face.
There were several tall and burly figures in front of him. The wretched drunk was holding a wrinkled light red bellyband in his hand. He was so scared that he staggered and fell to the ground.
Two elegant young men walked out from the crowd. One of them, with a cold face, stared sinisterly at the bellyband in his hand. Suddenly, a knife flashed before his eyes, and blood splattered on the green wall.
Seeing that his fourth brother had a dark face, Yinsi wanted to comfort him, but he heard footsteps again outside the wall.
"Sister Wan, is Sister Wan home?"
A dark shadow jumped down from the corner of the wall. A lecher with red lips and white teeth stood at the foot of the wall with a bunch of peach blossoms in his hand.
Yinsi's fists hidden in his sleeves were clenched so tightly that they made a creaking sound.
"Who are you?" Lecher's face was filled with rage. "First come, first served, don't you understand? I've been here for over a month straight, and it's my turn to go first. Get out of here."
"Oh, one month? Sister Wan, right?" Yinsi sneered.
Dengtuzi looked towards the west room with familiarity. When he saw the pitch blackness, his face flushed. "Who's in that room? I've never been inside before. Sister Wan, you're so cruel!"
With a "puchi" sound, the lecher lowered his head in pain, as a sharp blade pierced his heart.
Yinsi loosened the hilt of the sword and kicked the bastard to the ground.
The two brothers stood in the dark courtyard with cold faces. From midnight to the fifth watch, after they had killed four scoundrels one after another, the sky had turned a crab-shell blue.
Although Yinzhen was angry, he couldn't help but feel sorry for the man who was living on thin ice.
She would rather live a life of wandering and suffering than go back to him.
He gritted his teeth, and resentment escaped from his mouth: "Burn this."
Su Peisheng responded. It was rare for him to share the same hatred with Eighth Master's servant Yan Jin. The two of them angrily fetched soybean oil and torches from the dark kitchen.
The simple courtyard was instantly engulfed in flames.
There were noisy footsteps outside the wall.
"There's a fire! Everyone, hurry up and put it out! Miss Xian!" A strange man's urgent cry came.
"Brother Qingyan, you are confused. Miss Xian has left a letter and left here." Another man's voice came.
"We have to put out the fire though. She might come back to live here someday. How can I let her be homeless?"
"Master Chen, let us help you put out the fire."
With a bang, the gate collapsed and a handsome, cold and noble man stepped out of the yard.
The man walked out of the raging flames with a stern face.
Beside him followed a handsome young man with clear features and an unrestrained demeanor. Their every move and gesture was out of place among the plain blue bricks and gray tiles.
Master Chen stared at the elegant man in amazement. He happened to be looking over at him, his eyes cold and arrogant, looking down at everyone like ants.
As they passed each other, the man paused. "My wife and young son are staying here temporarily. Thank you for your care. This is a small gift as a token of my respect. Thank you very much."
As the man waved his sleeves, the servants behind him came one after another and distributed the prepared silver ingots to the neighbors.
"You...are you Sister Xian's man? Didn't Sister Xian's man die of illness..." A girl in pink blushed, her eyes falling on the man's handsome face from time to time.
"Oh, I met a good doctor by chance and I am now recovered." Yinzhen pursed his lips with a resentful tone.
"Ah...it's true." The girl clenched the heavy silver and then turned her gaze to the handsome and warm young man standing next to her sister Xian's husband.
She prefers warm and handsome men to cold and icy ones.
But the young man smiled warmly: "I am the husband of another woman."
"Thank you all for your care for me."
"Ah? Didn't Sister Wan's husband elope with my little cousin? How dare he come back to her?"
"Cousin?" Yinsi pulled his lips awkwardly.
Yan Jin imitated Su Peisheng in giving out rewards, but was suddenly given a cold look by an old man. When he turned around, he was frightened by the angry look from a young woman and lowered his head.
Su Peisheng stood aside with his arms folded, watching the fun.
"Strange, why would they give up their comfortable life and hide in this poor and remote place like ours?" Someone in the crowd muttered in a low voice.
"The woman was determined to leave. She must have been unable to tolerate the harsh treatment she received from the man in her family."
At this time, the handsome teacher put the reward silver back into the tray and said: "No reward without merit. I hope you can treat Miss Xian well."
"The bond between husband and wife is like the bond between fish and water. If you want a fish to give up struggling and be willing to die, it can only mean that its heart is completely broken with the water."
Master Chen bowed and turned to the river to fetch water to put out the fire.
Upon seeing this, the students of the academy followed the two teachers to put out the fire.
The fire was put out in a short while. Apart from some damage to the kitchen and the west room, there was no other damage in the courtyard.
Nanny Chun and Nanny Gui anxiously asked the neighbors about the whereabouts of the concubine.
Yinzhen's gaze fell on an evasive old man, and his sharp eyes swept over Su Peisheng. Su Peisheng immediately straightened his back and moved closer to the old man.
"Uncle, do you know where our lady is?"
Old Chen stiffened his neck, but his calves were trembling.
Which rich girl doesn't have bound feet? He originally thought that the two women with big feet were poor and powerless, from humble families, and had no men to take over the family, so he dared to plot against them.
Unexpectedly, the scene tonight scared him to death. He even saw the other party's servants wearing official boots just now.
Old Chen huddled in the corner, dazed. He felt as if the man's gaze on Xian Yatou's face was like a sharp blade piercing his heart. He was so frightened that he didn't dare to ask for any reward.
Women with big feet and wives of officials are even more horrifying when put together than women with bound feet. As wealthy women, they do not have to bind their feet, so they can only be Manchu women.
No Han Chinese who offended the Manchus had a good ending.
Seeing the servant approaching with a fake smile, Old Chen fell to his knees and begged for mercy: "I... I just recommended a good job to Miss Xian. I know nothing about it!"
"What good job?" Su Peisheng asked anxiously.
"It's the job with the Chen family in Yuyuan. The monthly salary is more than three taels." Old Chen stammered and defended himself: "She...she didn't like it, and I got scolded by the middleman."
"Old Chen! You bastard! A job for the Chen family in Yuyuan? You're not supposed to be a wet nurse for the eldest son of the Chen family, are you?"
Butcher Liu's wife put her hands on her hips and roared.
"You shameless old fellow! Everyone knows that the eldest son of the Chen family is a man in his thirties who spends his days hunting for beauties. He's recently become obsessed with breastfeeding women. He's not just looking for a wet nurse, he's flirting with women and forcing them to become his concubines!"
"Old Chen! How can this be possible!" Master Chen's face was full of anger, and suddenly he saw the flash of swords and the shadow of knives.
Old Chen's head rolled into the river, creating a river of blood.
"Ah! Murder!!" Everyone was so scared that they fled in all directions.
Yinsi looked at the headless corpse still twitching on the ground in astonishment, and crushed the outstretched hand with one foot.
The two brothers rushed back to Yuyuan in a panic.
Yinsi knew that Chen Yuanlong's eldest son, Chen Jingshen, might not survive today.
After the murderer left, Old Chen's wife and son wanted to report to the police, but they saw the officials from the county government coming towards them in a swagger.
"Sir, you've arrived just in time. I need to report to the authorities. I..."
"Shut up! If you want to live, just pretend that your man fell to his death. Otherwise, your whole family will die." One of the officers shouted angrily.
"No, if someone kills someone in broad daylight, is there any law? I will report this to the government office. If the government office doesn't do anything, I will go to the capital and file a complaint with the emperor."
Old Chen's son was a scholar, so he would not be intimidated by these rough men.
The officer looked cautiously at the figure standing at the bottom of the stone steps, only to see the other person raise his chin and wipe his neck impatiently.
The officer took the order, drew his sword, and with a flick of his hand, the scholar, who had been chattering just now, was killed tragically by the sword.
Just across the door, Old Chen's wife was lying in a pool of blood.
The officer kicked the lifeless body and said contemptuously, "You have offended the law."
In the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, a raging fire broke out in Old Chen's courtyard of green bricks and gray tiles. Some enthusiastic neighbors came with wooden buckets to put out the fire, but were stopped at the door by a large number of officials. Everyone watched helplessly as Old Chen's house was burned to ruins.
Master Chen and his good friend Master Zhang returned to the academy, both of them breaking out in cold sweats.
"Brother Chen, Miss Xian and Miss Wan are of extraordinary status. Anyone who could alarm the county government and become an accomplice can only be the son of a powerful official."
"Which woman of power doesn't have bound feet? Even concubines must have three-inch golden lotus feet, but they have natural feet. If my guess is correct, Miss Xian and Miss Wan must be powerful women of the Manchu Empire."
"So what if she's powerful? She must have lived through a lot, otherwise why would she escape?" Master Chen said angrily.
Master Zhang hesitated to speak: "Actually, if you are willing, you can be considered a child of the rich and powerful. The entire Jiangning City will belong to your family."
"Brother Qingyan, are you really not going back to be the young master of the Chen family? If you are willing, the position of the head of the Chen family is yours. What does it have to do with your uncle Chen Yuanlong?"
There was a dead silence. Master Zhang, feeling bored, bowed and went back to his room to rest. "Forget what I said. I haven't rested all night. I'm so sleepy that I can't even open my eyes. I'm going to rest."
"Well, go to bed early. I'm going to clean up the burned little kitchen. The rainy season is coming, so I'll take advantage of the clear skies these few days to repair the roof."
Master Zhang shook his head helplessly: "Qingyan, she won't be coming back, why are you still arguing about it?"
"If she comes back, and I don't repair the yard for her, she and her widow will have nowhere to live."
After Chen Qingyan finished speaking, he stood up and stepped into the dim morning light.
In Qingsong Courtyard, Chu Xian handed the prepared pastries to the servant. After tidying up the small kitchen, she returned to the back room with the food box in her arms, feeling nervous.
"What happened? Have Yinsi and the others left?" Wan Ning paced back and forth holding the little prince, feeling extremely anxious.
Chu Xian held the crying little prince in her arms with a worried look on her face. "I'm just afraid they'll follow the clues and find their way back to Yuyuan."
"Have lunch soon." The little prince struggled in her arms with hunger. Chu Xian carried the little guy behind the screen and fed him first.
"Xian'er, why don't we just go back? Actually, there's nothing wrong with that. We can live a life of luxury and comfort when we get back. We can just ignore them and live our own comfortable lives behind closed doors."
"Let them go and have some fun if they want. At worst, we can go and have some fun with some handsome men."
"Wan Ning, could you please help me go to the well in the back room and wash Hui'er's diapers?"
Chu Xian hugged the little prince tightly in her arms, her voice choked with sobs.
In order for the little prince to survive the death at the age of eight, she must not return to Prince Yong's Mansion.
But she can't drag Wan Ning down any longer, and must say goodbye to Wan Ning today.
"Okay, I'll go after lunch. Xian'er, the mixed fish you cooked is really delicious."
"If it's delicious, I'll make it for you later. Eat more. I just came back after eating." Chu Xian stuffed the remaining silver into Wan Ning's bag.
After Wan Ning finished her lunch, she left with the basket of dirty clothes. Behind the screen, Chu Xian held the little prince in her arms, picked up her bag, and walked quickly to the west corner of the back room.
Yesterday she found an abandoned dog hole there. The dog hole was small, just big enough for her to enter and exit. No matter what kind of hell was outside the dog hole, she had to leave Yuyuan today.
That house is the best hiding place. When that person comes to Haining County, he will definitely track down that house immediately.
After questioning Old Chen, we will immediately return to Yu Garden and search for them there.
After crawling out of the deep dog hole, Chu Xian was slowly crawling towards the haystack when suddenly a pair of green-soled shoes appeared in front of her.
"What? You don't like being a cook? You want to be my lackey?"
Chu Xian shivered as she heard the cold, sarcastic voice of Mr. Chen San. She sat up and discovered that on the other side of the dog hole was a stable.
At this time, Mr. Chen San was wearing a moon-white hunting suit and standing in front of her with a whip in his hand.
"Sir, I..." Chu Xian was speechless.
"I want to go home to get some clothes, but I can't go out the corner door without my badge, so I can only go through the dog hole..." Chu Xian answered tremblingly.
"Do you want to die? If you dare to lie again, you and your child will die together!" Chen Jingqing whipped the little cook to scare her.
"It's just... Actually, I'm afraid of the eldest master's revenge, so I dare not stay in Yu Garden." Chu Xian racked her brains to come up with an excuse that could barely stand her ground.
"What? Is my elder brother making things difficult for you? Don't worry, he doesn't dare to come to Qingsong Courtyard to cause trouble." A flash of hostility flashed across Chen Jingqing's eyes.
"Sir, I'm afraid..."
Chu Xian took out a gold bracelet from her sleeve. When she was making cakes in the small kitchen today, the gold bracelet was brought to her by a water-carrying woman.
"Someone sent me this gold bracelet this morning, saying that if I went to work in some orange courtyard, my monthly salary would be doubled. I'm afraid, sir, if the eldest master can send me a bracelet today, he might send me arsenic and crested carmine tomorrow."
"I am just a humble country woman. How can I twist my elbow over your thigh? Please, sir, give me a way to live."
Chu Xian carefully placed the gold bracelet at the feet of Mr. Chen San. Suddenly, her eyes blurred and the gold bracelet was whipped and rolled to the side of the horse post.
"Useless! When did Qingsongyuan become a brothel? Anyone can come here whenever they want."
The servants prostrated themselves on the ground.
"Sir, please calm down. I will investigate this matter thoroughly." The long-servant Qingxi begged for mercy with cold sweat.
"Don't be afraid of him. With me here, no one dares to touch a hair on your head in Qingsong Courtyard." Chen Jingqing leaned over and personally helped the trembling little cook up.
"Thank you, sir." Chu Xian groaned in her heart, fearing that she would not be able to escape from Yu Garden today.
"Third Master, could you... could you allow me to go home and rest for a few days? My child has been crying all night lately, and I'm afraid it would disturb your rest."
Chu Xian did not lie. Hui'er cried for half the night last night for some reason. She was terrified and tried to comfort him for a long time. In desperation, she held the little guy in her arms for the whole night before he barely stopped crying.
Chen Jingqing frowned. Prince Yong hated noise the most. If the crying of a baby disturbed Prince Yong, he would definitely be unhappy.
After a moment's silence, Chen Jingqing nodded and agreed: "I will allow you to go back, but the cakes must be delivered on time every day. Qinghe, send her back."
"Thank you, sir!" Chu Xian felt as if she had been pardoned and almost cried for joy.
After watching Mr. Chen San leave with great respect, the servant called over two maids.
"Brother Qinghe, my sister will stay in the back room for a few days, so please help me prepare the pastry ingredients in advance."
"Your honored guest won't be leaving Yu Garden so soon. I hope you'll be hard-working these days. I'll talk to the young master about raising your monthly salary later."
"Thank you, Brother Qinghe, thank you very much." After expressing her gratitude profusely, Chu Xian hurriedly stepped into the carriage.
The carriage left Yu Garden from the corner gate. Chu Xian was terrified and curled up in a corner of the carriage. She didn't even dare to go close to the carriage window, for fear that once she opened the window, she would see a familiar sinister face standing outside.
A breeze blew, lifting a corner of the carriage curtain. Chu Xian stretched out her hand to block the dazzling morning light, and suddenly saw the Eighth Master in disguise riding a horse towards her.
The Eighth Master has come, he must be here to look for Wan Ning, so Wan Ning doesn't have to accompany her anymore, sleeping in the open and wandering around.
Chu Xian cried with joy.
For the rest of her life, the little prince was the only one by her side.
When the carriage reached a deep alley, Chu Xian took out a wooden hairpin from her bun, gently twisted it through her handkerchief, and quietly approached the two old women outside the carriage.
When the carriage drove out of the alley again, there was only a ragged woman in coarse linen sitting in the front of the carriage, holding a baby who was sleeping soundly in her arms.
Chu Xian drove the carriage around to the market in the deep alleys of the south city, and returned to the courtyard with the little prince in her arms.
That person would definitely not wait in that courtyard. She just had to quietly return to the courtyard and hide in the cellar until that person left Haining County.
After she and Wan Ning bought the courtyard, the first thing they did was to dig out a secret hiding room in the east house, in which they stored enough dry food for the two of them to consume for half a year.
As long as they hid in the secret room, no one would find her and the child.
In the back room, Wan Ning was sitting by the well, scrubbing Xiao Hui'er's clothes with all her might.
There seemed to be someone sitting on the bamboo bench beside her, but Wan Ning didn't look up and continued to rub her clothes.
"Wait a moment, first come first served, please allow me to wash these clothes."
Wan Ning lowered her head and held her rough, cracked hands before her. Her long nails, once considered beautiful, had been cut short, and the gaps between her fingers were covered in plaster. No matter how hard she tried, she couldn't get it clean.
It’s good to be rich and powerful. The servants in the garden can even use scented soap to wash clothes.
Wan Ning carefully dug her fingernails into the soap and washed away the plaster between her fingers bit by bit.
Tears fell for no reason. Wan Ning was worried that someone would see and laugh at her, so she subconsciously raised her hand to wipe away her tears, her eyes filled with bitterness and sorrow.
"Ouch, it hurts...it hurts so much..." She forgot that her hands were full of soap juice, and the soap juice rubbed into her eyes, choking her and making her eyes tear up.
A chill ran down her cheeks. The person beside her was wiping her eyes. Wan Ning closed her eyes tightly and thanked him repeatedly: "Thank you, auntie. I can do it myself. I can do it myself."
She raised her hand to take the handkerchief, but suddenly her wrist was grasped tightly and she was pulled into a strong embrace.
She subconsciously wanted to struggle, but she sensed a familiar breath and stood there in a daze, at a loss as to what to do.
She closed her eyes blankly and let Yinsi wipe her tears. Wan Ning still kept her eyes closed, not knowing how to face Yinsi.
Caught off guard, she was lifted off the ground and was picked up by Yinsi around the waist and carried on his shoulders.
"Fourth brother, I'm going back to Beijing first. Goodbye."
Standing in the corridor, Yinzhen felt mixed emotions. If he had returned half an hour earlier, he could have taken his wife and children home.
I envy my eighth brother’s reunion with his wife, but where are his wife and children?
Chen Jingqing hurried to the back room and was shocked to hear that the Eighth Prince had taken the cook's sister away. The moment he saw black, he almost fell to the ground.
The servants around the Eighth Master were very secretive about the woman's identity, and the Eighth Master even immediately took the woman back to the capital.
But Prince Yong still stayed in Yu Garden. At this moment, Chen Jingqing felt like he was struck by lightning.
Who is that cook?
"Qinghe! Where is the cook? Invite her back to Yuyuan immediately."
The servant was so frightened that his face turned pale. He ran to look for the cook, but brought back the bad news that the old woman had lost the cook.
Chen Jingqing didn't dare to say anything. He wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and secretly asked people to search for the cook in the city.
That night, Chu Xian returned to the courtyard in the dark and hid in the dark kitchen. Just as she was about to cook some rice porridge to fill her stomach, she saw a familiar figure curled up in front of the stove.
"Master Chen..." Chu Xian hugged the little prince tightly and called out timidly.
"Miss Xian, you're back!"
Chen Qingyan stood up excitedly and wanted to go forward, but he stood there at a loss as to what to do.
A gurgling sound suddenly sounded. Chu Xian rubbed her rumbling stomach and smiled awkwardly.
A dim candlelight was burning in the kitchen. Chu Xian was holding the little prince and sitting in front of the stove to light a fire, while Chen Qingyan was standing in front of the stove to cook porridge.
"A couple of days ago, some students brought me gifts. They included bacon and eggs, smoked meat, ham, red dates, and peanuts. I'll go get them."
"Master Chen, there's no need to be so polite. I'll just have some porridge."
"Please sit for a moment." Chen Qingyan stood up and rushed out the door anxiously. In his panic, he tripped over the threshold and fell to the ground.
"Master Chen, be careful!" Chu Xian wanted to remind him again, but it was too late. She hurriedly stood up and helped Master Chen up.
"Miss Xian, if you...if you want to leave Haining County, I can lend you a hand." Chen Qingyan mustered up the courage to speak, lowering his head and not daring to look into her eyes. He knew that he was taking advantage of someone in distress.
Chu Xian was stunned. How could she be so stupid as to not notice that Master Chen was interested in her?
It’s just that some feelings are destined to be unrequited, and she will never fall in love with anyone again in her life.
"Master Chen, I'm sure you already know that I'm full of lies. I just escaped. You'd better leave me alone. I'm afraid of getting you into trouble."
Chen Qingyan shook his head firmly: "Miss Xian, I believe you know how I feel about you. If you are willing, I am willing to take you away from Haining County and take good care of you for the rest of my life. I will never let you run away sadly again."
"Master Chen..." Chu Xian sighed helplessly, "I guess you know how powerful my husband's family is. Aren't you afraid?"
Chen Qingyan smiled calmly: "I don't pursue officialdom, nor do I care about money. What can he do to me? I can take you back to the countryside to escape the world, and stay with you for the rest of my life. We will be together forever."
"Master, you are a man of great learning. If you don't pass the imperial examination, wouldn't your talent be buried? It is an honor for a man to have three wives and four concubines. Master, wouldn't you be tempted by your beautiful wife and concubines?"
Chen Qingyan looked at her with burning eyes: "Miss Xian, I will never let you down in this life. I don't want any other woman, only you."
Chu Xian was speechless. She needed to escape from Haining County as soon as possible. She really needed help. After hesitating for a long time, she decided to use Chen Qingyan to leave Haining County and then find an excuse to get away.
"Okay, Master Chen, if you don't mind me bringing a child with me, I'm willing to follow you."
She must try her best to escape from Haining County at all costs.
The next morning, Master Zhang was surprised to see Master Chen moving all the items to the next yard.
"Brother Qingyan, are you crazy? Miss Xian won't be coming back, so why are you moving into her yard? Are you thinking of her because of her? Are you just coveting someone else's wife and not wanting to start a family in this life?"
"Brother Kegong, I have decided to leave this sad place. From now on, I will leave the management of the academy to you. I will not share the tuition fee with you."
"You! This isn't about the split of the profits. You... you're making me so angry. That's someone else's wife. It's all in vain for you to read so many books on sages."
Chen Qingyan bowed and said, "I'm sorry, Brother Kegong, from now on, you will be in charge of the academy. I will be away from Haining County for the next few days."
"You, hey...if you ever figure it out, you can come back anytime."
Chen Qingyan bowed again and said goodbye to his former classmates and close friends.
On the other side of the wall, Chu Xian held the sleeping little prince in her arms, feeling melancholy for a long time and increasingly guilty.
Chen Qingyan did not break his promise. After lunch, he hid her and the child in a bullock cart and hurriedly left Shuangyu Lane.
Chu Xian hid in the ox cart anxiously. As the cart got closer to the city gate, her heart tightened and she subconsciously hugged the sleeping little prince.
In front of the ox cart, Chen Qingyan took out a waist badge calmly and hung a lantern with the Chen family emblem on the ox cart with mixed feelings.
The soldiers of the Bordered White Banner and Green Camp who were guarding the city gate were about to go forward to inspect the ox cart, but they suddenly saw the lantern hanging on the ox cart, and immediately stopped and put on a friendly face.
Who among the prominent people in Jiangnan doesn’t know the family emblem of the Haining Chen family? All the carriages and horses that can hang the family emblem belong to the direct descendants of the Chen family.
The ox cart approached, and the expressionless young man sitting in the front of the cart was holding the badge of the Chen family. The leading officer nodded and bowed, took a look, and raised his hand to ask people to open the city gate.
Chen Qingyan just nodded faintly and drove the ox cart out of the city gate.
After successfully leaving the city, he pulled down the lantern with disgust, and stuffed the glaring badge into his bag with resentment, hoping to avoid seeing it.
After watching the young master of the Chen family leave, the officer recorded the time when the young master of the Chen family left the city.
Half an hour later, Su Peisheng came on horseback to check the guard status of each city gate.
Although the city is closed, the movement cannot be too loud, and the powerful and wealthy families are inevitably allowed to enter and leave the city on weekdays.
The North City Gate is close to Chenjiayu Garden, and the Chen family members come in and out from here every day.
Su Peisheng carefully looked through the list of people entering and leaving the city gate. Suddenly, he pointed to the record of someone leaving the city half an hour ago, puzzled. "Half an hour ago, a direct descendant of the Chen family left the city on an ox cart? Why would a member of the Chen family ride an ox cart?"
The children of the powerful always ride in luxury cars when they go out, and will never ride in a shabby ox cart.
"Replying to Eunuch Su, I have seen the name badge of that young master. He is the eldest son of the Chen family. His name is Chen Qingyan, also known as Bangyan."
"Chen Qingyan?" Su Peisheng was not unfamiliar with this name.
Before coming, he had already found out the details of the Chen family. The current head of the Chen family should not be Chen Yuanlong's lineage, but the lineage of Chen Yuanlong's eldest brother Chen Yuanze.
Unfortunately, his eldest brother and his wife died young, leaving behind their youngest son, Chen Qingyan. For unknown reasons, Chen Qingyan turned against the Chen family five years ago and left the Chen family.
The position of the head of the Chen family unexpectedly fell to Chen Yuanlong's lineage.
"Chen Qingyan..." Su Peisheng murmured, feeling that this was not the first time he had heard this name.
Su Peisheng put down the list with a heavy heart, jumped on his horse and rushed to the west gate to check.
If the concubine is not found in a few days, the city cannot be sealed off anymore, otherwise memorials impeaching the prince will be sent to the imperial study like snowflakes.
At sunset, the ox cart left the official road and slowly drove along the country road.
Chu Xian held the well-fed little prince in her arms and sat comfortably in front of the carriage.
"Brother Chen, where are we going?"
"Go to Yuanhua Village, in the dense forests of Shuwei Mountain, far away from the hustle and bustle. I have a simple farm on the shore of Shenxian Lake in Shuwei Mountain."
"If that's what you like, we can settle down in Rat Tail Mountain and stay out of the world."
"Okay." Chu Xian nodded.
Let's get through this year first. That person is now a prince and there is no way he can stay in Jiangnan for a long time, unless he doesn't want the title of prince.
In half a year at most, that person will leave Jiangnan, and it is unknown when he will come back.
The prince is not allowed to leave the capital without permission, otherwise it will be regarded as treason. In the face of supreme power, love is not worth mentioning.
She knew very well that she was not irreplaceable in that person's heart, and she believed that time would dilute all grudges and entanglements.
Once Nian entered the mansion, that man would no longer think of her at all.
"Miss Xian, you and I, a single man and a single woman, living together will definitely be criticized. From now on, you and I will..." Chen Qingyan paused and mustered up the courage to ask for a legitimate relationship.
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