Chapter 101: Selling a Favor]
Chen Fenghe: “…”
Although blushing was a bit embarrassing, she did feel her face getting a little hot.
What pillow partner... She wasn't going to just accept this arranged marriage...
"This medicine soup is for one dose per day. I will boil the one for tomorrow and give it to you." Chen Fenghe coughed twice and changed the subject.
Here, Luo Yan and his men knelt down to Jiang Shuo and Shen Fenghe and then left.
Chen Fenghe also wanted to take Qin Mengyue and the three little ones back to the exile team. After Qin Mengyue saw Jiang Shuo, she fainted due to excessive excitement. Chen Fenghe fed her some calming medicine, so she did not wake up during the whole journey.
Jiang Shuo suddenly said: "Wait a minute..."
Chen Fenghe turned to look at him doubtfully, only to see him say sternly, "Could you... keep my identity... secret from the Queen for the time being?"
"Why?" Shen Fenghe asked.
Jiang Shuo said, "I have lost my memory now, and it is still unknown whether I am really the prince. Moreover, I may die at any time while Madam Shen is treating me. Therefore, instead of telling her now that I am the prince, it is better to... wait until the poison in my body is cured before telling her."
Shen Fenghe understood.
He was afraid to tell her too early. If he finally regained his memory and was not the prince, or died in the middle of the process, Qin Mengyue would be heartbroken again for no reason.
She was already in poor health, and it was hard to say whether she could withstand another blow.
Chen Fenghe nodded and said, "If you don't want to tell it for the time being, I can keep it a secret for you."
Jiang Shuo nodded, and he and Yuan Xu temporarily hid in the bushes.
Xiao Yunhao hugged Chen Fenghe's legs and timidly watched Jiang Shuo and Yuan Xu leave. Then he couldn't help but look up and asked, "Sister-in-law, the prince is gone..."
Chen Fenghe couldn't help but touch his head and said, "Hao'er, dear, Prince Brother...some things have happened and he can't show up for the time being. Hao'er, please don't mention Prince Brother in front of mother for the time being, okay? After a while, Prince Brother will come back and recognize us."
Xiao Yunhao nodded, not quite understanding what he heard.
Shen Fenghe looked at Shen Yichuan and Shen Qingxing beside him and said, "You two shouldn't say anything for now, understand?"
Shen Yichuan and Shen Qingxing nodded and said seriously: "Sister, we understand!"
At this moment, Qin Mengyue woke up faintly: "Shuo'er...Shuo'er!"
Chen Fenghe hurriedly went up to her and said, "Mom, you're awake."
Qin Mengyue's face turned pale. She clutched Shen Fenghe's hand tightly and said anxiously, "Fenghe, I...I seem to have seen the prince! Is the prince still alive? Where is he?"
Chen Fenghe felt reluctant, but remembering what she had promised Jiang Shuo, she steeled her heart and said, "Mother, you... have the wrong person. That's not the Crown Prince. If that was him, how could General Luo and the others not recognize him?"
Qin Mengyue couldn't help feeling disappointed after hearing this.
Yes, General Luo has been with the prince for many years and has fought on the battlefield, but he did not recognize him. Is it true that she missed her son so much that she had hallucinations?
Thinking of the pile of bones that Luo Yan had mentioned before, Qin Mengyue burst into tears again.
"The prince... is he really dead? My poor child..."
Seeing Qin Mengyue like this, Xiao Yunhao hugged Qin Mengyue with his little hands and cried together: "Mom, don't cry, the prince will definitely come back... woo woo..."
Qin Mengyue felt guilty when she saw that Xiao Yunhao was so young and yet he was still comforting her.
She is such a negligent mother. She keeps feeling sad. Wouldn't Hao'er feel even more uneasy?
Thinking of this, Qin Mengyue had to cheer herself up and touched Xiao Yunhao's head, but said: "Hao'er, don't cry. Mother is not sad anymore, okay?"
Seeing that Qin Mengyue had cheered up a little for Xiao Yunhao, Chen Fenghe secretly breathed a sigh of relief. At least with Xiao Yunhao's support, Qin Mengyue should not collapse.
Qin Mengyue looked around and asked, "Where are General Luo and the others?"
Chen Fenghe said, "Although General Luo originally intended to take us with him, I believe that my mother and I would be under surveillance by the Emperor, the Fifth Prince, and the others. If we rashly go with General Luo and the others, we would only endanger them. Furthermore, I'm afraid that Master Chen and Master Yuan will also be implicated and blamed by the court. Therefore, I took the initiative to tell them to leave us alone for the time being and go find the Crown Prince's old subordinates. We will return to the exile group to conceal our whereabouts..."
Qin Mengyue nodded and said, "Feng He, you did the right thing. We have already been exiled, and we shouldn't have implicated others."
Chen Fenghe said, "There's no time to lose, mother. Let's hurry back to the exile team."
As they spoke, the two adults and three children supported each other and walked back.
After walking for about half an hour, they saw Chen Wu, Yuan Xun and others.
When Yuan Xun saw them, he hurried over and asked excitedly, "Madam Shen, Madam Qin, you...those bandits didn't give you any trouble? How did you escape?"
Chen Fenghe evaded the question, "We were held hostage by those bandits and walked around a corner, where we ran into a group of soldiers. They started fighting, and we took advantage of the chaos to escape. Master Chen, Master Yuan, I promised you that I wouldn't run away and cause you to be punished by the court."
Although she decided to come back, it was after comprehensive consideration of all aspects, not simply to avoid implicating these officials.
However, I still need to mention the favors that are sold.
In this way, these officials should be able to trust her more on the road ahead, and it will be much easier for her.
After hearing what Chen Fenghe said, Chen Wu, Yuan Xun and other officials felt grateful.
If an ordinary exiled prisoner had the opportunity to escape, why would he come back on purpose? Moreover, Miss Shen and Miss Qin had special identities. If they lost someone, returning would be a serious crime punishable by death.
However, they came back on their own initiative, which was no different from a life-saving grace.
Chen Wu, for the first time in his life, clasped his hands and said, "Ms. Shen, I, Chen Wu, will remember your kindness today!"
Chen Fenghe said without further ado, "Master Chen, Master Yuan, let's get down the mountain quickly."
Chen Wu nodded and said, "Let's get to the official road as soon as possible, there should be no danger."
Having said that, he immediately led everyone down the mountain as quickly as possible.
As we were walking, there was suddenly a commotion ahead!
Chen Wu and Yuan Xun woke up in shock and quickly asked everyone to hide in the bushes.
I saw several officers and soldiers chasing a few people: "Don't run! If you run again, we will shoot arrows!"
And the people being chased were actually from the Qin family!
Running in the front were Qin Jian and Qin Chang, pulling their wives and children, followed by Qin Lizheng and Qian Qiuyun, Qin Liqing and Liu Cui, and at the end were the two older people, Qin Jinzhong and Mrs. Zhang.
However, I didn't see Qin Huanhuan.
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