Chapter 288 Token of Love
The people in Ling’s house really haven’t discovered that the prince consort is missing.
The person in charge of delivering meals to the prince consort was originally prepared to deliver meals to the prince consort out of kindness. On weekdays, he delivers meals once every two or three days. He will deliver meals every day when he is in a good mood and feels compassion.
Unfortunately, he made a mistake while doing his job today and was severely reprimanded. Not only was he scolded to death, but he was also deducted money. He was so angry that he didn’t have the mood to deliver meals to that useless person!
Not only will he not deliver meals today, he will not deliver meals tomorrow or the day after tomorrow!
As long as the person is not starving to death, he doesn’t have to worry, and no one will investigate whether he has delivered meals to the prince consort!
He was so angry that he wanted to starve the prince consort, not knowing that the prince consort had been rescued long ago!
The prince consort was a little uneasy at first, worried that the people over there would find out that he was missing and come looking for him. Not only would he be dead, but the little girl from the Xu family would also be implicated.
But seeing that the servants in the house were calm and composed, not afraid or worried at all, talking and laughing, and that there was no movement after two days, his worries gradually settled down.
In the afternoon, the prince consort sat on a recliner in the yard, closing his eyes and leisurely basking in the sun.
The sunlight at this time was warm and soft, not fierce, and it gently fell on people, accompanied by a cool autumn breeze. There is no summer heat, no winter cold, and no spring humidity. It is dry and bright, making people reluctant to leave.
The prince consort took a greedy deep breath, as if he smelled the taste of freedom in the air.
It is the freshness of trees, the fresh fragrance, the fragrance of grass, and the slight fishy smell of soil... In the past ten years, all he smelled in his nose was the smell of decay brought by humidity. It
's so good now! He is really alive again!
The prince consort's mouth corners involuntarily outlined an intoxicating arc, and the whole facial expression relaxed, as if immersed in some fantasy world.
Xu Muhua stood under the eaves and saw the prince consort in the yard and sighed inwardly.
Although there is still a big difference in appearance, the scene in front of them has made people vaguely understand why the prince consort could stun the entire capital city back then.
"Ahem!"
After admiring like a voyeur for a while, Xu Muhua deliberately cleared her throat.
The prince consort opened his eyes upon hearing the voice, and looked over with vigilance and precaution. This was completely an instinct he had developed over the past ten years.
Seeing that it was Xu Muhua, he visibly relaxed and raised a smile as a greeting.
"Uncle Ling looks a lot better! It looks like he will recover soon!"
The prince consort heard Xu Muhua calling her the prince consort and felt it was a bit unpleasant, so he asked her to change the title and call him uncle if she didn't mind.
Of course Xu Muhua followed suit!
He knew his own situation clearly. His body had been tortured for more than ten years. It was impossible for him to recover in just a few days. She was just saying some comforting words.
But it doesn't matter. He has plenty of time to recuperate slowly in the future, and he has enough patience.
Xu Muhua knew that he was still in the recovery stage and his hands were not good at writing, so he could talk by himself. Anyway, the topics were nothing more than those few things. The Ling Mansion next door, his treatment, and then the eldest princess.
"Uncle Ling, we talked about informing the princess before, but you seemed to disagree. I thought about it and felt that it would be a good idea to keep it a secret from the princess for now. If Ling's family finds out you're missing, they will definitely suspect the princess first and have people keep an eye on the princess's mansion."
Although the princess could be kept in the dark, it was hard to say whether she could conceal it in front of everyone. If someone from Ling's family finds out by mistake, she'll be exposed. A
cornered dog will leap over the wall, and who knows what crazy things someone from Ling's family will do.
Besides, there must be some secrets behind what happened back then.
The prince consort nodded and made a gesture of not being in a hurry.
"I will come here every few days and tell you about the princess. The princess likes me very much. I can often go to the princess's mansion. Otherwise, I will secretly bring something of the princess to you?"
Although he couldn't see her for the time being, he could still think of her by seeing her things! The
prince consort really thought about it seriously, thinking about what he could ask her to smuggle to him, so that he could remember her by seeing her things. After
a while, the prince consort really mentioned a few things according to Xu Muhua's words.
Like the handkerchief used by the princess, the painting made by the princess, and... When it came to this last thing, the prince consort hesitated.
"Just mention anything you want, I will definitely find a way to help you smuggle it over!"
Xu Muhua said, patting her chest generously.
But after the prince consort wrote it down, she drooped instantly.
The prince consort had once given the princess a token of love! He wanted Xu Muhua to smuggle this token over!
Xu Muhua even suspected that the prince consort was making things difficult for her.
The prince consort gave the princess a token of love. With the princess's deep affection for the prince consort, she must treasure such a thing very much.
Maybe she would only take it out quietly when it was late at night, looking at it while recalling the sweetness between her and the prince consort.
How could she, an outsider, get access to such a thing!
"Uncle Ling, how about you change it! I'm afraid that if I reveal my intention to want this thing, the princess will kill me immediately."
She seriously suggested that the prince consort change it.
The prince consort smiled slightly and shook his head gently.
Xu Muhua was a little depressed when she saw this. "Okay, then I'll try my best, but I can't guarantee that it will succeed!"
The prince consort made a gesture of "I believe you can do it".
Xu Muhua almost wanted to roll her eyes.
Xu Muhua chatted with the prince consort for a long time. Most of the time, she was the one talking, and the prince consort could only nod occasionally to show her response.
However, Xu Muhua could also guess what he meant through some of his expressions. The two of them didn't think there was anything wrong with communicating like this, and they were even quite happy!
After Xu Muhua left, the prince consort stopped smiling, and there was a hint of sadness between his eyebrows.
The reason why he asked her to bring over the token of love that he gave to Zhaoyang that year was that he was actually uneasy and wanted to try to prove something in this way to make himself feel at ease.
Although the little girl kept saying that Zhaoyang never forgot her, more than ten years had passed after all.
If Zhaoyang let him go, maybe he shouldn't disturb her peaceful life again.
And once this matter is revealed, the relationship between Zhaoyang and Ling Hongge will inevitably be affected.
She raised the child and also had deep feelings for him.