"Second sister, can you tell me what is written in the blood letter?"
"It's a language Second Mistress and Second Master learned when they had nothing to do. I've never seen it before. Second Mistress said it was called English, and only they knew it. It was a scrap of clothing torn from their undergarment. It first said, 'Your lives are safe,' and then clearly stated their locations. It turns out the Prince and Second Master were hiding in a cave on the cliff, hidden from view by branches, so no one who went down could see them."
Meng Qi understood, fearing that after the two men fell, they would know it was King Jing's work, and to prevent King Jing from finding them and killing them, they found a place to hide. Then Song Chengze sent a carrier pigeon. Zhou Yu, fearing that King Jing's men would intercept the letter, simply wrote it in a secret code known only to him and Meng Wan.
What a coincidence, everything seems to be God's will. If any step was missing from this chain of events, it would be hard to say what the current situation would be.
"Mingfu also said that when he followed the Third Uncle's men back, he saw a lot of blood in two places and found several bodies. Some were dressed like people from the Rui Palace and some were dressed like people from the Shen Palace."
Meng Qi wasn't surprised at all. Someone had intercepted the person who reported back on the road. Chu Yong probably hadn't thought of this either. If he had sent more people to search for Song Chengze, there wouldn't have been many people reporting back. If King Jing had really ambushed them in advance, there wouldn't have been any news at all.
"I accompanied the Second Madam and met the Old Master and the Third Miss of the Wang family on the way."
"Is it my grandfather?" Meng Qi's eyes lit up.
Chuan'er nodded, "Yes, there are also my aunt, some grandmothers, and young ladies and masters."
"Are they all right?"
"Good, they all look well, just a little tired from the journey, especially the old man, who has lost a lot of weight, but he's in good spirits. The third young lady is also well, with a rosy complexion. She didn't let the second young lady go any further, saying that the prince's carriage had already passed."
Meng Qi was even more surprised. Oh, how could she have forgotten about the Crown Prince after all this time? So the Crown Prince wasn't with them? Didn't the Crown Prince ask Song Chengze to accompany him?
"Second Madam knew she couldn't help. With Third Uncle's flying cavalry and the Crown Prince also gone, I believe even if Prince Jing had other plans, he wouldn't dare to act rashly. So she simply returned with Old Master and Third Miss."
Chuan'er paused and continued, "Second Madam first sent the old man and his family to the house that Second Master had found, and then sent Third Miss back to the Meng family."
"Third sister went to the Meng family?"
"Well, they said it's a temporary stay. After a couple of days, the Third Uncle's people will go look for another house."
Meng Qi nodded. "If that's the case, go back and tell my second sister that if she's missing anything or needs anything from the palace, just tell me. When the prince and my second brother-in-law are better, I'll go find her and we'll go back to the Huainan Marquis' Mansion together."
After Prince Cheng's rebellion was defeated, the Huainan Marquisate was downgraded to a baron's estate.
After Chuan'er left, Meng Qi arranged for people to go to the house that Zhou Yu found for Wang Boyuan and the Meng family respectively.
It was not until the sun was about to set that Zhang Decheng entered Jing'an Garden and said that Song Chengze asked Meng Qi to go to the outer courtyard.
Meng Qi looked at Song Chengze lying on the bed and talking to Lu Jinzhou, and tears suddenly flowed out.
Lu Jinzhou bowed and left. Song Chengze said softly, "It's not that serious. The bones are fine. They just scraped off a few pieces of flesh. It will be fine after some rest."
Meng Qi didn't respond. She reached out and gently stroked Song Chengze's tightly wrapped right leg and his left arm, which was half hanging in front of his chest. "Does it still hurt?"
Song Chengze shook his head. "It doesn't hurt anymore. Qingning brought a kind of medicine powder. After applying it, I don't feel any pain at all. It's really amazing."
"Are you hurt anywhere else?"
Song Chengze said softly, "There are a few cuts on my back, but they're not big. Just apply some medicated oil." Seeing Meng Qi's worried eyes, Song Chengze felt warm in his heart and said softly, "I've also eaten the medicated porridge prepared in the kitchen. However, tomorrow I want to eat the noodle fruit you made last time."
Meng Qi looked at Song Chengze and burst out laughing, "It's as if someone has wronged you."
"Oh? Isn't it? We've been married for over a year, and I've only eaten food cooked by my wife once. Isn't that a waste of food?"
Meng Qi blushed when she heard "husband" and "wife". She stood up, dipped a handkerchief in the wooden basin, and gently wiped the sweat from Song Chengze's forehead.
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