Mengyao thought she had passed this hurdle, but the Crown Prince's words made her heart tremble violently: "Your Highness... here?"
This is the main hall of the county government office. Although there is no one here for the time being, she still cannot accept being here.
"What? Yao Yao doesn't want to serve me either?" The Crown Prince's face turned cold, and his icy eyes revealed barely concealed anger.
"No, Your Highness, Yao Yao just doesn't want to be here..."
"Isn't this place nice? I think it's very interesting."
"Or perhaps, in Yao Yao's heart, she doesn't think of me, but rather of that other person..."
He tightened his grip on Mengyao's hand, and Mengyao's face turned pale with pain, but she didn't dare to utter a single word in protest.
"Your Highness, Yao Yao loves you. Wherever Your Highness says, that's where I'll be..."
This is the main hall of the county government office! Mengyao felt extremely bitter, but she dared not refute anything at this moment.
The Crown Prince's temperament is too unpredictable; he's completely different from the Crown Prince he knew before.
Mengyao's gaze drifted, and she suddenly remembered what happened yesterday.
Han Luoxue, the Crown Prince is so interested in her. If it were Han Luoxue instead, how wonderful that would be.
Suddenly, Mengyao felt that letting Han Luoxue follow the Crown Prince wasn't so unacceptable after all.
Han Luoxue disrespected the Crown Prince in front of so many people. If she were to become the Crown Prince's woman, her treatment would surely be even worse than his.
Is the Crown Prince so abnormal because he has too few women around him? Go back and find him more women so that he can have some energy diverted and not focus on himself all the time.
Meanwhile, outside the county government office, Magistrate Zhu and the other magistrates were still there. The Crown Prince's actions left them somewhat bewildered. At first, they thought the Crown Prince and Han Luoxue were friends, but later…
If they were truly friends, why would they cause trouble at someone else's wedding?
And what about the Crown Prince's public proposal to marry her?
Han Luoxue's escape overnight greatly surprised them!
So you ran away, but you haven't done what you promised us yet! People are starting to resent the Crown Prince. Clinging to the Crown Prince's coattails is important, but what Han Luoxue offers is their political achievement.
Just as the group was lost in their own thoughts, the voice coming from inside made them all blush with embarrassment.
The Crown Prince and the Crown Princess actually... in the main hall of the county government office...
That's really quite thirsty.
Magistrate Zhu stroked his chin, looking thoughtful.
Is it different to feel like this in the county government office? He's not the crown prince, but the crown prince definitely has more experience than me. Later, I'll bring my most favored concubine over to try it out.
"What are you still doing here? Get out of here!"
The county magistrates didn't leave until someone came to call them. Their feelings were extremely complex, a mixture of joy and worry. However, their worry was for their own future, and had nothing to do with Han Luoxue.
...
Han Luoxue and her companion traveled quickly, wanting to leave Wuling Town first. Worried that the Crown Prince might send men to pursue them, they kept a low profile throughout the journey. However, they did manage to publicize the Crown Prince's public proposal of marriage.
This wasn't to show off; Han Luoxue simply wanted to protect her family.
After traveling for a day and a night, we finally arrived at a town.
Both of them were exhausted, having not rested well for so long. Han Luoxue felt sore back and wanted to find a room to sleep as soon as possible.
The year is bad, and there are fewer people traveling. Only one inn in the whole town is still open.
Han Yuchen, holding Zhuifeng's hand, went up and knocked on the door. It was already dark, and the whole town was unusually quiet.
"Who is it?" a somewhat aged voice asked weakly.
Just then, the door creaked open, revealing a face that looked to be in his fifties or sixties.
"Are there any rooms left?" Han Yuchen asked calmly. The man glanced at Han Yuchen and quickly replied, "No, there aren't any."
Han Yuchen's face was still quite intimidating. Han Luoxue stepped forward, a sweet smile on her face: "Uncle, we've been traveling for over a day and we're very tired. Could you please spare us a room?"
Seeing the sweet-smiling young girl, the old man who opened the door softened his expression slightly. He looked warily at the man behind Han Luoxue: "Young lady, this is..."
“My husband used to enjoy hunting in the mountains. He got injured in the process, and it hurt his face.”
"Oh, is that so?" The old man nodded, stepping aside to leave them a gap. "Then please come in. But we don't have any food in the shop, so you can only stay overnight."
Han Luoxue nodded: "We brought our own food. May we use your stove?"
She was in such a rush when she left that she didn't prepare any cooked food. Otherwise, she wouldn't have been going hungry all this time.
It's all the Crown Prince's fault. Han Luoxue blamed the Crown Prince. Although she couldn't do anything to him now, she would take revenge later when she had the chance.
In fact, the Crown Prince held a very important advantage: the grain supply. Xu San thought he controlled the Yongyang army, but what was the reality?
Thinking about how furious the Crown Prince would be in the future, Han Luoxue's mood instantly improved.
"Okay!" The old man's eyes lit up slightly when he heard that the two had brought food.
The two went inside, and Zhui Feng followed them in.
“Your horse…”
The old man who opened the door's eyes lit up when he saw the horse Han Yuchen was leading.
He's been running his shop all this time, and it's quite an achievement that he's still open. He's seen a lot of people come and go, and horses are no problem for him. He considers himself to have some knowledge of horses, but seeing this one still left him speechless.
"What? Do you know what this is?"
Han Luoxue only felt that the horse was good, but she didn't know the specifics. However, the Crown Prince had been quite interested in Zhuifeng, so Han Luoxue thought it was at least a thoroughbred.
"This horse is good, very good!"
Upon entering the inn, I discovered that there were hardly any people inside.
The guesthouse was sparsely populated, with fewer than ten people. The kitchen was completely empty; there was no cook and no food.
Han Luoxue was carrying a large bag, and Han Yuchen was carrying one as well.
The two went into the kitchen, where, thankfully, there was firewood. Being children of farm families, they were naturally very familiar with cooking and tending fires.
The old man was watching from the doorway. When he saw them take out white rice, golden millet flour, and meat...
The old man's eyes widened when he saw that big piece of meat.
What are these two doing out here? Why are they carrying so much food?
Han Luoxue ignored the stares behind her. Han Yuchen started a fire, and she cooked, first making rice, and then millet porridge in another pot.
I chopped the meat, stir-fried it briefly, and then stewed it with the potatoes.
In just a short while, a rich aroma of food wafted from the kitchen.
"Shopkeeper, shopkeeper, is there food today?"
The guests upstairs smelled the aroma of food and excitedly ran downstairs, shouting loudly.
"It smells so good! Where did you buy this grain, shopkeeper?"
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