Chapter 238: Sister, why did you go back to Chang'an?
At the gate of Chang'an City, a carriage drove into the city.
Ye Wanhe, who was in the carriage, called Zhu Ting outside to come in.
Zhu Ting felt a little embarrassed to ride in the same carriage with Ye Wanhe.
Ye Wanhe smiled faintly and said, "With your face, if you don't hide in the carriage, I'm afraid you won't even have the chance to meet His Highness. Shen Qing and I were good friends in the past, so we don't have so many concerns."
Zhu Ting then sat awkwardly in the carriage.
At noon, Ye Wanhe only let Chen Qing get off the carriage to buy some food. She did not dare to get off the carriage, nor did she dare to leave the Gu family's guards.
Chen Qing brought back a few large cakes not long after. "I went to buy some cakes just now, and I heard that the Crown Prince was dying, and he couldn't even make it through the Dragon Boat Festival. I wonder if we can see the Crown Prince?"
After hearing what Shen Qing said, Ye Wanhe lost all interest in eating the cake.
He only ordered the guards driving the carriage to go to the Princess's Mansion as soon as possible.
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Inside the Princess's Mansion.
Yun Xiangye accompanied Nuonuo and Xiao Jingyu in pounding spices. Although Xiao Jingyu was young, she was very skilled in pounding medicine.
Run'er came over hurriedly and said, "Miss, Miss, the doorman came to report that Miss Shen Qingchen wants to see you."
Yun Xiangye looked at Xie Zhixuan and said, "Mother, my good friend in Yongxing City is here."
Xie Zhixuan nodded towards Yun Xiangye and said, "You go meet them."
Yun Xiangye hurriedly took Xiao Nuonuo's hand and went to the reception hall of the Princess's Mansion, only to see Chen Qing in the hall, as well as a man and a woman, both wearing veil hats.
But Yun Xiangye recognized the woman in the veiled hat at a glance, "Sister? Why did you return to Chang'an?"
Ye Wanhe asked Yun Xiangye: "Your Highness, is he... okay?"
Yun Xiangye said: "He is not a good person."
Ye Wanhe frowned slightly.
Yun Xiangye said: "He is in very bad condition. Half of his hair has turned white. He can't eat anything and he throws up after eating..."
Ye Wanhe clenched her hands and said nothing more.
Yun Xiangye saw Chen Qing with a puzzled look on her face and smiled faintly: "I haven't seen you for almost two years. Nuonuo, call me auntie."
"Aunt."
Chen Qing also smiled at Yun Xiangye and said, "Xiangye, Nuonuo has grown so big."
Chen Qing picked her up and said with a soft smile: "Oh, I can hardly hold this little girl anymore, do you still remember your aunt?"
Nuonuo smiled and said, "Auntie!"
Yun Xiangye saw the man wearing a veil next to Chen Qing and asked, "Chen Qing, who is this?"
Chen Qing smiled faintly and said, "He is my husband, Zhu Ting."
Yun Xiangye asked, "Why is your husband still wearing a veil? Come to think of it, I don't even remember what your husband looks like."
Chen Qing's husband had only met her from a distance a few times. It was really because Chen Qing's parents-in-law were too partial. There were many long-term workers in the house, and they all insisted that their second son make wine. As a result, Zhu Ting rarely came out and had no time to accompany Chen Qing out.
Ye Wanhe said, "Zhu Ting, take off your veil. It's safe here."
After Zhu Ting took off his veil, a face that Yun Xiangye found familiar was revealed. It took Yun Xiangye a while before he realized that this face really looked like the King of Chu.
Chen Qing saw the look on Yun Xiangye's face when she looked at her husband and asked, "Who does my husband look like?"
Yun Xiangye said: "Like His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu, very similar."
Shen Qing was stunned, "King of Chu?"
Yun Xiangye said: "Yes, he looks very similar to Gu Yan's second uncle, the King of Chu. By the way, sister, how did you two get together?"
Chen Qing said, "Originally, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince sent Prince Ning to find someone to get us to Chang'an. But a few days ago, the boatman who brought us to Chang'an and my servants took advantage of the storm to rob us of our money and kill us. His Royal Highness Prince Ning's people were also poisoned by them and are still unknown whether they are alive or dead. Fortunately, Wan He saved us. I am still scared when I think about it now."
Yun Xiangye heard what Chen Qing said and said, "I'm afraid it's not just a simple murder for money, right?"
Ye Wanhe nodded and said, "I also don't think it's a murder for money. It's not surprising that people in this world look alike. There are tens of millions of people in this world, so it's inevitable that some people look alike. Chen Qing and her husband were stopped by the Zhu family when they wanted to come to Chang'an, and now they are almost killed. It can be seen that Zhu Ting's identity must be related to the King of Chu..."
Chen Qing raised her eyes and looked at her husband. She kept lowering her head. If her husband was the son of the King of Chu, then she, a common girl, would probably not be worthy of Zhu Ting.
Shen Qing asked: “Could it be just a coincidence?”
Yun Xiangye said: "If the resemblance seems like a coincidence, then the murder is also a coincidence."
Yun Xiangye said: "You can go to my courtyard to rest for a while. When my husband comes back, I will let him take you to meet His Highness."
Chen Qing looked at Zhu Ting who remained silent, nodded and said, "Okay."
Yun Xiangye took them to Qingfeng Garden.
After entering Qingfeng Garden, Ye Wanhe called Yun Xiangye to the side and asked, "Is Your Highness really doomed to die?"
Seeing that no one was around, Yun Xiangye told Ye Wanhe the truth: "It was like this before. The prince couldn't eat anything and almost lost his life. So the princess told your Highness that you were still alive and showed him the letter you wrote. After your Highness knew that you were still alive, he gradually got better..."
Ye Wanhe said calmly, "Then why is there news circulating in Chang'an City that the Crown Prince is seriously ill and about to die?"
Yun Xiangye leaned close to Ye Wanhe's ear and told her about Zhao Jing's attempt to rebel and seize the throne from the young emperor's grandson.
Ye Wanhe couldn't help but frown.
Yun Xiangye said: "Your Highness also wants to see who in the court has second thoughts, so he pretends to be dying."
Ye Wanhe laughed and said, "I worried about him for nothing. I thought he wouldn't die for me, but I still felt uneasy after hearing those rumors. That's why I came back. It turns out that the most important thing to him is his position as the crown prince."
Yun Xiangye said: "No, he was really almost gone before, sister. It was the first time I felt what it meant for a person to be like a dead tree. At that time, he was really on the verge of death..."
Ye Wanhe listened to Yun Xiangye's words and sighed, "Ask Gu Yan to send him a message and tell him that I'm in the Princess's Mansion."
Yun Xiangye responded, "Okay."
"Xiangye, Xiangye, are you there? The rice dumplings are cooked. I brought them to you. You can taste the taste of home while they are hot."
Yun Xiangye heard the voice of Princess Chu coming from outside the courtyard and hurried over.
However, the Princess of Chu had already seen Zhu Ting in front of her. She was stunned where she stood. The two maids who were holding the rice dumplings in her hands also looked at Zhu Ting in disbelief.
When Shen Qing saw the lady coming, she was dressed richly and looked like a noble lady from Chang'an, and felt a little embarrassed for a moment.
Yun Xiangye stepped forward and said, "Thank you, Second Aunt."
Princess Chu looked at the red boat in front of her and asked Yun Xiangye tremblingly, "Xiangye... who is he... who is he?"
Yun Xiangye said, "He is the husband of my good friend Chen Qing, the second son Zhu Ting of the Zhu family wine shop in Yongxing City."
"Zhu Family Winery..." Princess Chu's hands were shaking. "Zhu Family Winery, how old are you this year?"
Zhu Ting looked at the gentle woman in front of him and said, "Twenty-four years old."
Princess Chu kept repeating in her mouth, shaking her head in disbelief, "Twenty-four years old... twenty-four years old..."
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