Chapter 129 The Fifth Prince is Here]
If this noble young man is not the fifth prince Xiao Yunqi, who else could it be?
However, according to regulations, apart from the emperor, only the prince is qualified to wear clothes embroidered with dragons.
Xiao Yunqi actually wore it so blatantly. It seems that... he is in high spirits and thinks that the position of crown prince is within his grasp, right?
The corners of Xiao Yunshuo's lips, covered by the black cloth, couldn't help but curl up slightly in a mocking manner.
Naturally, he knew best what kind of personality his father had.
If not, he would not have been able to serve as the crown prince for so many years under the nose of Emperor Yucheng!
It seems that he, the fifth brother who is most valued by his father and who did not hesitate to disregard the brotherly relationship and plot against him to death, will not be able to enjoy his glory for many days.
Xiao Yunshuo glanced at Xiao Yunqi with a cold gaze, then turned and walked towards the exile team.
He was afraid that if he looked at it any longer, he would not be able to help but step forward and kill Xiao Yunqi with a sword!
Xiao Yunqi looked at the back of the man wearing a conical hat and ordinary silk clothes. He couldn't help but tremble with fear and his face turned pale.
This back figure...why does it look so much like...the Crown Prince?
No! Impossible! The prince had already fallen off the cliff, and before he fell, he drank the poison he had given him right in front of him. They even confirmed his remains at the bottom of the valley, eaten by wild animals!
Impossible!
However, even though he was thinking this, Xiao Yunqi suddenly said, "Sir, please stay!"
Upon hearing this, Xiao Yunshuo stopped and turned his head halfway, but did not look at Xiao Yunqi.
Xiao Yunqi's followers immediately scolded him, "How dare you! The Prince of Jin and the Imperial Envoy is calling you, and you're not kneeling to greet him?!"
In order to show his closeness and win over the people, Xiao Yunqi immediately shouted, "Enough! I came here incognito today. Do you want you to make a big fuss? Shut up!"
After hearing this, the attendant had no choice but to keep silent.
Xiao Yunqi clasped his hands together, looking respectful and courteous, and said, "My dear warrior, I just saw that you are very skilled. I wonder which martial arts school you are from? I am not talented, but I always like to make friends with heroes in the martial arts world. I wonder if you are interested in making an acquaintance with me? I will certainly show my respect to you..."
Xiao Yunshuo then turned around and interrupted him calmly, deliberately changing his voice. He said, "Thank you for your appreciation, Excellency. However, I am just an ordinary person, learning some martial arts to strengthen my body. I am not a hero of the martial arts world, so I dare not make your acquaintance. I also have no intention of becoming someone else's retainer."
When Xiao Yunqi saw his face, his heart skipped a beat. Although the voice was different, the features and eyebrows were indeed similar...
"This brave man is too modest. However, since you are unwilling, I cannot force you. But, are you willing to show your true face?" Xiao Yunqi said quietly.
Xiao Yunshuo probably guessed that Xiao Yunqi must have become suspicious. If he didn't dispel his doubts today, there would be endless troubles.
Of course, you can't be too straightforward with him, otherwise it will be counterproductive.
So he said, "I once had smallpox, and my face is really ugly. I am afraid that I will offend you, Your Excellency. I will be guilty!"
"That's all right! I don't care about that! Please show me your true face, brave man!"
The attendant came out again to show his presence: "His Royal Highness the Prince of Jin asked you to take off your mask, and you dared not obey? Don't blame us for using violence!"
Seeing that it was almost done, Xiao Yunshuo said awkwardly, "In that case, I'm sorry to be rude!"
After saying this, he took off the black cloth on his face.
Under the black cloth was a face that was indeed not very good-looking. The part covered by the black cloth was indeed covered with smallpox scars, which looked bumpy and very scary!
Last night, Chen Fenghe mentioned the appearance of the two of them, fearing that they would be stopped when entering Qizhou City the next day.
Therefore, today Xiao Yunshuo and Yuan Xu wore human skin masks and put on makeup with the help of Shen Fenghe.
This was the first time that the exile team saw Xiao Yunshuo show his face, and they couldn't help but turn away.
This is too unbearable to watch! Obviously, just looking at the upper half of the face, it's quite pretty...
There was a hint of disgust on Xiao Yunqi's face, but he breathed a sigh of relief.
Not the prince.
He was indeed too cautious. He had been feeling uneasy these days because he hadn't found the complete body.
After confirming that this person was not the prince, Xiao Yunqi looked towards Chen Fenghe.
From the circle formed by several women, the painful screams of a pregnant woman could be heard continuously. A man who was traveling with the pregnant woman was waiting on the side with an anxious look on his face.
"Mrs. Song, push harder! I can already see the baby's head! Push harder!" came the midwife's voice.
Xiao Yunqi glanced at it indifferently, then shifted his gaze to Qin Mengyue and Xiao Yunhao.
He had just seen them in the carriage, which was why he did not ignore the rescued pregnant woman, went straight into the city, and even got off the carriage himself.
Although he had secretly instructed assassins or local officials to kill them on their way to exile, this did not prevent him from wanting to get off the car and show his magnanimity.
In the past, because his mother was of humble origin, he had always been submissive and fawning in front of Qin Mengyue, and only then did he gain some care from the Queen and the Prince, and his mother was gradually promoted from a concubine to a concubine.
Every time he went to pay his respects, he felt resentful when he saw the Queen and the Crown Prince acting as if they were superior to him and giving him alms!
Now, the status has finally been changed. As long as he can successfully resolve the typhoid plague this time, his father will make him the crown prince after he returns to the palace. He no longer needs to care about other people's faces and live in fear!
Therefore, how could he miss the opportunity to avenge his previous shame?
Qin Mengyue had naturally seen Xiao Yunqi a long time ago.
However, when she looked at Xiao Yunqi, her eyes were about to spit fire.
Last night, Xiao Yunshuo had already told her how Xiao Yunqi had plotted against him. If it weren't for Xiao Yunqi, the prince wouldn't have ended up in this situation...
Because the prince had been good friends with him since childhood, Qin Mengyue had always treated Xiao Yunqi as her own son, and even helped his mother to plead for mercy, asking the emperor to confer the title of Concubine Duan on her.
But unexpectedly, she did such a cruel and beastly thing to the prince!
How could she not hate him?
Xiao Yunqi walked over, and his followers immediately shouted again, "You daring sinner! Why don't you kneel before His Royal Highness the Prince of Jin?"
Qin Mengyue stared at Xiao Yunqi coldly, not even paying attention to the follower.
Xiao Yunqi coughed awkwardly twice and waved his hand, "Shut up!"
As he spoke, he bowed slightly and shouted, "Mother... Mum, you have suffered. Mum treats me like her own son, how could I let her kneel for me? I have pleaded with the emperor, but he is still angry. After a while, when his anger subsides, I will kneel down and plead with him to bring Mum back to the palace from Youzhou... And ninth brother, you have grown a lot taller. Do you still remember your fifth brother?"
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