but……
In the middle of the night, the group suddenly sensed that something was wrong.
The rain grew heavier and heavier, even flowing into the cave.
The cave wasn't very high, only about one person's height, and in the blink of an eye, the water had risen above their knees.
this……
Su Mu hurriedly went outside and saw the torrential rain outside, which showed no signs of stopping. His expression changed.
"Hurry, take His Highness and leave!"
This rain might flood the cave.
Several people rushed out, one of them carrying the prince.
They also had to carefully avoid the prince's wound, but the rain was so heavy that they were soaked to the bone as soon as they came out.
They couldn't care less about anything else; they carried the prince and hurriedly searched for another place to take shelter from the rain. Fearing assassins below the mountain, they could only search within its walls.
This night is destined to be sleepless.
Meanwhile, down the mountain, several people wearing raincoats watched the rain without leaving.
"This rain is really heavy."
Do you think he can survive?
Ding Yi smiled and said, "Leave a few people to guard this intersection and prevent anyone from getting off. The rest of you, go back to sleep."
Their pursuit was so fierce, the Crown Prince wasn't stupid enough to come down in the rain.
And it is said that there are tigers in this mountain.
Hopefully, the Crown Prince and his group won't run into them; otherwise, things will get even more interesting.
"Sir, where are the assassins?"
"Tell them that you'll play with them again when the rain stops."
Going into the mountains in heavy rain is dangerous. Besides, the prince said we don't need to kill ourselves, just cripple them.
Of course, he wouldn't tell these things to his subordinates.
As for whether His Highness the Crown Prince was dead or crippled, he didn't care. If he was dead, it just meant that the Crown Prince was unlucky, right? They had already shown mercy.
...
Su Mu's statement was correct; suddenly, a heavy rain fell, and the capital city began to talk about the chosen one.
"Oh, Prince Zhen is so lucky, it started raining as soon as he returned to the capital."
"I've heard that this is the chosen one..."
“But I think the Crown Prince is the chosen one. It was the Crown Prince who gave us the seedlings, and then the rain came down.”
"Don't you know? Those rice seedlings were brought by His Highness Prince Zhen."
"..."
The news that King Zhen was the chosen one spread rapidly from the capital to far beyond.
The Zhenwang Mansion has been renovated, but the Zhenwang Prince has not moved there yet.
Mengyao frowned when she heard the rumors outside.
She hoped that Prince Zhen would be well, but she also knew that with his return, there would definitely be a struggle between him and the Crown Prince.
She asked Zhen Wang out several more times, but unfortunately he didn't agree to meet her.
I heard from the people at the General's Mansion that her invitations were all thrown out.
Many people in the capital are gossiping about Mengyao.
Mengyao didn't want to be talked about, so she went home again.
"Yaoyao, what have you been doing lately?"
When Madam Meng saw her daughter, she felt a sense of disappointment and frustration, knowing that her daughter had been infatuated with Prince Zhen in the past.
But she later married the Crown Prince, and she herself agreed to the marriage at the time. Now that Prince Zhen has returned, her actions are not good for her reputation, or even for the Meng family.
"mother."
Mengyao frowned and sighed:
"I just want him to stop fighting with His Highness. I don't want either of them to get hurt."
Mengyao looked worried, and Madam Meng was stunned, staring at her daughter in disbelief:
"Yaoyao, do you know what you're saying?"
"You said you didn't want the two of them to fight, so why do they want to fight?"
Mrs. Meng never imagined that her daughter, whom she had carefully raised and educated from childhood, would be so naive.
“They are all princes. His Highness the Crown Prince is the legitimate son of the Empress, and his claim is rightful, while Prince Zhen…”
Madam Meng's expression changed, but she still said:
"Extremely intelligent and exceptionally capable, do you think they can get along peacefully?"
"When Prince Zhen went missing and was hunted down, everyone said it was the Crown Prince who did it. How could they possibly live in peace? Was it because of you?"
"I……"
Mengyao didn't admit it, but her face turned red.
Madam Meng knew her daughter very well; she understood her daughter's meaning and sneered:
"You want them to get along well for your sake? Yao Yao, I have to remind you, you think too highly of yourself."
At this point, it's not that things will be fine just because someone doesn't fight.
If the Crown Prince ascends the throne, Prince Zhen will surely die, and vice versa. Would they die for a woman? Royal men aren't that sentimental.
"Mother..." Mengyao wanted to say something, but Madam Meng waved her hand to stop her:
"Don't worry about their men's affairs. Don't forget you're pregnant. Let me tell you this: there's absolutely no way you and Prince Zhen can be together. Just give up on that idea!"
"I... Mother, I'm not pregnant. It's Mengqing who's pregnant."
"His Highness is not in the palace right now. I want to have a child. What do you think if this child is Zhen..."
Before Mengyao could finish speaking, Madam Meng slapped her hard across the face.
She discovered that her daughter now has mental problems.
"Do you want to get our whole family killed?"
Cuckolding the Crown Prince? Confusing the royal bloodline? How come she didn't know her daughter was so audacious?
"You're crazy."
"Mother, the children all belong to the Ouyang family, so this doesn't count as confusing the royal bloodline." Mengyao looked at Madam Meng with a wronged expression, and Madam Meng was so angry that she almost fainted.
Mengyao was slapped several times, but when she finally went back, her complexion was much better.
"Your Highness, the Madam is only doing this for your own good."
Yingchun felt a pang of heartache when she saw the slap mark on Mengyao's face.
"I know."
"My mother is just too old-fashioned."
She didn't even consider that if she really had Zhen Wang's child, she would have two children under her command, one the crown prince and one Zhen Wang's.
From now on, no matter who wins between the two of them, I will be invincible.
"Fortunately, she agreed to help me. Prince Zhen is returning to the capital and is not young anymore; it's time to discuss marriage."
...
Is she out of her mind?
When the old lady of the general's mansion received the people sent by the Meng family, she was so angry that she laughed.
"To arrange a marriage for my Prince Zhen? A concubine's daughter from the Meng family?"
Mengyao also has a half-sister who is the right age, but where do they get the nerve?
"Madam, our mistress says she only wants to be a concubine."
"Even a concubine is not allowed."
The old lady chuckled:
"We, the Wu family, would never agree to anyone from your Meng family, not even a concubine or a maidservant."
The two families had an engagement, but they took the initiative to break it off. Now they want to get involved again. What are they thinking?
"Madam, our lady's sincerity..."
"see a visitor out."
The old lady waved her hand, and didn't forget to say one last thing:
"By the way, tell the gatekeeper from now on that all invitations, whether from the Meng family or the Crown Prince's residence, should be thrown out."
What a bunch of awful people.
Since your Meng family has already sided with the Crown Prince, why are you still pretending to be a good person?
Still want to enter Prince Zhen's mansion? Is Mengyao trying to find an opportunity to get close to Prince Zhen?
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