53 Chapter 53 The Fourth Prince
"This is it. We've arrived."
Yuliu used both hands to grasp the spring brocade cape that Yunhe had draped over her from behind, gently adjusting it until it enveloped her whole body. The soft, warm fabric of the finest spring brocade instantly blocked out the chill of the night.
Just as Yuliu was about to tie the white silk ribbon around her neck, she suddenly heard Yunhe ask the spy directly without warning, "Who is that person?"
As she finished speaking, a thin layer of powder suddenly appeared on her knuckles, which were as thin as scallion roots. She suddenly exerted force to tie the light knot that she usually tied into a slightly drooping texture, and accidentally tightened it, tying it a little too tightly.
Yuliu was a little surprised.
Although she was eager to know who the person was who got the news before them, she was still concerned that the black-clad spy was from Chunfeng Fulan, and it was not easy to directly offend Master Shen.
She didn't expect Yunhe to be so direct.
After all, she and Yunhe have been together for such a long time, and she always felt that Yunhe's questions were reasonable but gentle, and they were subtle and gentle.
The black-clad spy was also stunned by Yun He's sudden questioning, which sounded like he was in a superior position for a long time. The words on his lips were about to be blurted out.
Perhaps because the color of his red robe wasn't a good choice for the day, Master Chen's temper had become somewhat impatient and irritable. Seeing that the secret guard didn't answer, he became even more anxious, glaring at him with a frown, "My senior brother is asking you, so just answer!"
After saying that, Master Chen muttered a few words, such as "The person in the spring breeze actually recognized his master so easily?", "Why are you looking at me? Is there anything written on my face?", "Ah, although I don't know why, but since the eldest brother asked so, there must be a reason. Well... I want to listen to it too."
The black-clad spy who heard Master Shen's words clearly said: "..."
The black-clad spy probably felt a sense of suffocation from spying on such a master, but he still answered truthfully, "...His Royal Highness the Fourth Prince."
Although Yuliu had tied the knot a little too tightly, she was too lazy to bother with such a small detail, so she simply ignored it and tied the remaining few knots. However, just as she was about to let go of the white silk ribbon, she suddenly heard the spy say this, and she couldn't help but repeat it subconsciously:
"Is it the Fourth Prince?!"
Yuliu looked up at the spy who was kneeling on the ground, but had to admit that the answer "Fourth Prince" was both reasonable and unexpected.
That’s right.
Su Yunyue's original roots were in Song State and in the Su Mansion.
Once she married into a foreign country, if she really had any connections, they would be those of the Fourth Prince.
If the eldest son of the Su family went to such great lengths to see someone through the Fourth Prince's wife's connections, then it would be most reasonable to say that he was the Fourth Prince.
The fourth prince, Xiao Tianmin, as the son of destiny in this world, is indeed favored by destiny at all times.
Although the Fourth Prince was still trying to save face when the Fourth Prince's wife was taken away, the fact was that as long as he wanted to track down Su Yunyue's whereabouts, it would not be a difficult task for him at all.
The son of luck is always lucky. The clues that some people go to great lengths to find are actually delivered to his doorstep easily.
What's more, the eldest son of the Su family went to such great lengths to privately meet with the Fourth Prince, which must be for his own benefit. To put it more concretely, the eldest son of the Su family wanted to obtain resources and connections from the Fourth Prince that would allow him to gain a foothold in the State of Song.
Once the Fourth Prince agreed to the eldest son of the Su family's request because of Su Yunyue, and gave up something, it would appear that he had paid a lot.
He made many sacrifices, so naturally he was more affectionate.
But in the final analysis, she still became a political bargaining chip for men.
Thinking of this, Yuliu suddenly felt that Su Yunyue was a little pathetic.
On the surface, Su Yunyue seemed to be loved by her maternal brother, who asked the eldest son of the Su family to take her away from the rumors while Xiao Su and his wife were traveling. But in fact, perhaps the eldest son of the Su family was just taking advantage of her sacrifice and eroding her interests like a vampire.
Although the Fourth Prince's wife seemed to be valued by the Fourth Prince, she was able to make the favored son of heaven stay up all night and waste military resources to search for someone.
But when you think about it carefully, didn't all this start because the Fourth Prince didn't take good care of his wife from the beginning, which gave someone with ulterior motives an opportunity to take advantage of and let Su Yunyue be kidnapped?
Wearing the elm willow brocade cloak, I felt my body gradually warming up, but for some reason, I felt more and more sad in my heart.
Yun He listened to the answer without showing any surprise or joy on his face.
After all, Su Yunyue's affairs had little to do with him, so he just subconsciously turned his head to look at Yuliu at this moment.
He keenly noticed that the girl next to him was in a low mood, and could vaguely guess what Yuliu was thinking.
But after all, the affairs of the Xiao and Su families are state affairs, and it is not appropriate to bring them to the surface and make further comments.
So, he just stretched out his hand and placed it on the knot of the white silk ribbon that Yuliu had just tied. His fingertips gently moved along the winding of the silk thread a few times, loosening the tight knot a little.
When he withdrew his hand, he also smoothed out the wrinkles on Yuliu's brocade cloak that she hadn't opened. Then he looked closely into Yuliu's slightly gloomy eyes and asked softly, "Don't worry, I'll go with you to take a look."
Yuliu lowered her eyes, hummed softly through her nose, and nodded in response.
Master Chen listened to the whole thing from beginning to end, and only now did he finally understand what Yuliu had said to Yunhe in a riddle when he stood up and left the table.
He stayed in Yuqing Courtyard because he was curious about the relationship between Yunhe and Yuliu. He was rich and idle, and to put it bluntly, he was just an idler who loved to join in the fun. Seeing these two people going to the suburban villa in the middle of the night, he suddenly felt the loneliness of a guard dog that had been abandoned at home.
"Ah!" Master Chen immediately threw down his jade bowl and silver chopsticks, quickly walked behind Yun He and Yu Liu, raised his hand and said, "Wait, I'm going too! I'm going with you!"
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So in the end, everyone in the dining hall followed Yuliu to the suburban villa outside the capital of Xiao State.
Master Chen volunteered to go, and even instructed the black-clad spy to ride a good horse, and galloped out of the capital of the Xiao Kingdom.
The suburbs are naturally not as prosperous as the capital of Xiao State. They are sparsely populated and a bit desolate. In the dark night, they seem even more deserted.
Yuliu sat in the carriage, feeling extremely grateful that Yunhe had given her a spring brocade cloak beforehand. The night wind was blowing as the carriage was moving fast, and only by wrapping herself tightly in the cloak did she feel better.
Fortunately, this situation did not last long.
Yuliu was shaking in the carriage when she suddenly heard the sound of well-trained footsteps and the fragrant snorts of horses' hooves hitting the ground. She felt something was wrong, so she lifted a corner of the curtain with her delicate hand and slowly looked out the window.
Sure enough, she saw a suburban villa not far away surrounded by a row of black-clad secret guards whom she had seen before at the night lantern festival. A circle of horse ropes was tied under a big tree outside the courtyard. Many muscular horses gathered in one place, stomping their hooves and snorting, and marching in place one after another.
“Ouch!”
The black-clad spy let out a low cry, tightened the reins, stopped the carriage, and sat outside to introduce Chen Sheng to Yuliu:
"This is it. We've arrived."
【Author’s words】
Sorry guys, I put the manuscript in the manuscript box but forgot to set the timer...
No wonder I couldn’t get it out even after brushing it for a long time (so embarrassing)
I'm really sorry for bringing a bad experience to the babies who follow the update. Please leave a comment on this chapter and send a red envelope. I'm really sorry (stupid author crying violently)
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