Chapter 162: Setting up a trap
"Your family hasn't been very peaceful recently." Qu Ling poured tea for Chi Yuan, with Buddhist beads wrapped around his hand, revealing half of his white wrist.
Chi Yuan did not hide anything from her.
He briefly explained what had happened. After interrogating Chi Che, he also learned that Song Yuzhen had met with the wife of Marquis Jingwei.
"I had someone keep an eye on the main courtyard, but I found they had no further contact."
"Song Yuzhen has never left the house either."
Chi Yuan shook his head, "I can't figure out what she's trying to do."
"I don't know for sure," Qu Ling said with a smile, "so I decided to ask directly."
"How?"
"Can Chi Che get out of bed?"
"Yes, I'm going to the academy today."
Chi Yuan guessed Qu Ling's intention and smiled, "Be gentle. Don't let him die. Don't delay our wedding."
"I know my limits." Qu Ling drank the tea in one gulp.
The heroic look made Chi Yuan's smile deepen.
The spring breeze blew the pear blossoms into a flutter, and some petals flew into Qu Ling's hair.
Chi Yuan subconsciously reached out to catch it.
His arm brushed over his head, bringing the distance between them closer by a few inches.
As their eyes met, their breathing became lighter.
Chi Yuan's throat moved slightly, but he didn't say, "You are so beautiful."
He turned and said, "I should go back."
Qu Ling nodded and stood up to see him off.
The two walked side by side in the corridor, their sleeves occasionally touching, and then quickly separating.
In front of the Marquis's Mansion, Chi Yuan jumped on his horse and turned around. "Just wait for me tomorrow. I'll come pick you up."
The capital is not stable.
I promised to block the swordplay outside for her.
"Okay." Qu Ling stood on the steps, her hair fluttering.
Chi Yuan looked at her deeply and finally rode away.
After walking a long way, he couldn't help but look back again, only to see the crimson figure still standing in front of the door, her skirt lifted by the wind like a blooming flower.
Qu Ling watched his figure disappear around the corner of the street. The tenderness in her eyes faded, and she returned to being the decisive and ruthless princess she once was. "Have someone keep a close eye on Song Yuzhen. Don't touch her, so as not to alert the enemy."
The relationship between the Song family and the eldest princess is closely linked, and she cannot act rashly and cause trouble for the eldest princess.
Then let’s start with the wife of Marquis Jingwei.
The next day.
Chi Yuan came as expected.
An inconspicuous green-covered carriage stopped at the side door of Dingxiang Marquis Mansion.
Qu Ling lifted the car curtain, revealing Chi Yuan's handsome face.
"Princess." He nodded slightly and stretched out his hand.
Qu Ling naturally took his hand, but when getting on the bus, he found that there was another person sitting in the car.
The bruises on Chi Che's face had not yet faded, and there were scabs on his forehead.
When he saw Qu Ling, he couldn't wait to ask, "Princess, can you really let me join the Qianniu Guard as a guard?"
His eyes lit up and he completely forgot about etiquette.
Qu Ling was startled, and caught a glimpse of Chi Yuan's meaningful expression from the corner of his eye. He smiled and said, "Okay."
Chi Che was so excited that he almost jumped up.
"Sister-in-law, you are so amazing."
He called out in a very natural way, and said, "If my parents could have let me join the Qianniu Guard, why would they force me to study?"
I was never meant to study.
I feel sleepy when I see books.
The carriage slowly drove towards Fengzuilou.
Chi Che kept chattering along the way, completely showing no sign of the fear he had shown towards Chi Yuan a few days ago.
It turned out that he had gone to the academy reluctantly this morning, and was stopped by Chi Yuan as soon as he arrived at the city gate.
"I hit you last time, and I was wrong," Chi Yuan said at the time. "I've taken a special leave today to treat you to dinner at Fengzuilou."
Chi Che was startled.
His legs went weak when he saw Chi Yuan. He didn't want to eat any delicacies and kept asking the servant to drive the carriage to the academy quickly.
"If you are afraid, let your servant tell your mother to come with you." Chi Yuan pulled the horse back.
Chi Che muttered in his heart, "You don't dare to hit me when your mother is around?"
Beat more fiercely.
"I won't go," he said cautiously, shrinking back. "Don't try to trick me into a deserted place and kill me."
Chi Yuan was neither anxious nor impatient. "To express my apology, I also made an appointment with the princess."
He threw out his trump card, "Yesterday when I proposed marriage, I mentioned it to the princess and asked her to ask the princess to arrange for you to join the Qianniu Guard."
"The princess said that you are my brother and she will not treat you unfairly. However, she still needs to see you in person before she can speak to the princess."
Chi Che's doubts were mostly dispelled.
What kind of person is the eldest princess?
I don't think my brother would dare to lie to her.
Qianniu Guards are the emperor's personal guards, a place that many children from aristocratic families would fight to get into.
Chi Che no longer had any doubts, but he still felt more at ease with the presence of Marquis Jingwei's wife.
He immediately ordered the servant, "Go back and tell my mother to come to Fengzuilou."
"Just tell the lady that the Second Young Master saw that she was unhappy, so he specially arranged a banquet to cheer her up," Chi Yuan said in a calm tone. "No need to say anything else. Just give her a surprise."
The servant took it seriously and went to the Marquis of Jingwei's mansion.
Chi Yuan did not drive another carriage, but got on Chi Che's carriage and went to Dingxiang Marquis' Mansion to pick up Qu Ling.
The carriage stopped at Fengzuilou.
Chi Yuan got out of the car first, looked around, and then turned around to help Qu Ling.
Chi Che jumped down impatiently and rushed upstairs in two steps, with an unconcealable joy on his face.
Qu Ling and Chi Yuan looked at each other, and a cold light flashed in their eyes.
After entering the house, Su Shang closed the door.
Just as Chi Che was about to speak, he was knocked unconscious by Chi Yuan's palm.
"Let's do it."
Su Shang deftly took out a rope and tied Chi Che's hands and feet.
"I'm behind the screen," Chi Yuan said, taking out a handkerchief from his bosom and stuffing it into Chi Che's mouth, "It won't delay your interrogation of the wife of Marquis Jingwei."
Su Shang tied the last knot and couldn't help but steal a glance at the engaged couple.
One set up a trap to lure his brother, the other calmly cooperated, and even the aftermath was handled in such a tacit understanding.
She sighed in her heart, they are really a perfect match.
At the Marquis Jingwei's mansion, the Marquis' wife also received the news.
"Is that really the case?" She looked at the servant kneeling in front of her, doubt in her eyes.
This servant was chosen by her personally for Chi Che, so he wouldn't lie.
"My lady, it is absolutely true," the servant said with a flattering smile, "The prince said himself that he had taken leave today on purpose."
The wife of Marquis Jingwei frowned.
Will Chi Yuan suddenly change his personality?
Will he take the initiative to admit his mistake?
While hesitating, Hu Yingyue suddenly said, "Aunt, whether it's true or not, you have to go."
"Why?" The Marquis's wife obviously didn't understand.
Hu Yingyue analyzed carefully, "If it's true, it means the prince has realized his mistake, and you can take this opportunity to bury the hatchet with him."
"I really don't want to flatter him." The Marquis's wife looked unhappy.
Hu Yingyue felt very tired. "Didn't we agree on this? Even if we pretend, we have to pretend to be a loving mother. Otherwise, what if the prince beats the second young master?"
After the last incident, the Marquis's wife became much more obedient.
"That's why we have to go to Fengzuilou," Hu Yingyue explained to her. "Even if it's fake, if you don't go, will the Second Young Master still be alive?"
The last sentence is freezing cold.
The wife of Marquis Jingwei felt cold all over when she thought of Chi Che’s face covered in blood.
"Let's go, let's go right away." She stood up suddenly.
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