Dong Hai is now the captain of the inner court guards. He stood there and recounted everything he had found out from the investigation.
"Have you seen her?" Song Chengze asked coldly.
"yes."
"Is she injured? I mean, did the fire have any effect on her?"
"I sprained my ankle on the way back and had to lie down for more than two months."
Song Chengze looked nervous. "Is it okay? Are there any underlying problems?" Without waiting for Dong Hai to reply, he stood up and said hurriedly, "Let Qingning take a look. She's so delicate. Normally, if there's a red mark on her hand, she blames me for being too strong."
"Your Majesty, don't worry. The princess is already well again and can run and jump every day."
"Run? Jump?"
Dong Hai said somewhat unnaturally, "The princess drags Meng Zhi to the backyard for a run twice a day. They also plant flowers and pick vegetables together, and they also raise a lot of small animals."
Song Chengze listened to Dong Hai's words, his lips curled up slightly. He looked out the window, as if he saw Meng Qi running with her skirt lifted. But in an instant, he withdrew his smile, and somewhere in his heart, there was an empty and painful feeling.
He laughed at himself. Is this the life she wanted? She had meticulously planned all this just for this day of freedom. Was it right or wrong for him to disturb her like this?
But how could he be willing to let go like this? For the first time in his life, he wanted to be with someone every day. Just leaning on each other like that, holding hands was also a kind of happiness.
I like to see her provocative eyebrows, her naughty smile, her blushing face, her bewildered eyes, and her rosy lips that make me linger after every kiss...
And he believed that these feelings were not one-sided. Meng Qi also had feelings and she had feelings for him.
So, he wanted to give it a try and give himself and her one last chance.
If the outcome wasn't what he wanted, he wouldn't insist, but would simply let go, letting the beautiful, intelligent, and charming girl enjoy everything she deserved. And he would silently protect her, not just her, but everything she cared about, including Wang Shi, Meng Wei, and Zhou Yu...
If his wish came true, he would give her a splendid wedding and a grand coronation ceremony. He would make her the happiest woman in the world, not only with supreme power, but also with his one and only love. That's right, his one and only love, love that no one else could ever replace.
It is love, Song Chengze turned around excitedly, he was very clear about his feelings, he liked her not only because she was his wife and helped him on the road to success, but also because she was the one he loved, the one he wanted to stay with forever.
"Where is Wang Chenghai?" Song Chengze asked.
"He's outside. Let him in now?" Dong Hai said respectfully.
Song Chengze nodded. No matter what Meng Qi's decision was, he had to know how she escaped. At least he could know whether she had planned it for a long time or it was a spur-of-the-moment act. This was very important.
This wasn't the first time Wang Chenghai had stood in the Chengtian Hall's lobby, but this time he felt as if his life was about to end. Seeing Zhang Decheng approaching, his face looked uglier than tears.
"Eunuch Zhang, considering we've worked together for so many years, please at least help me collect my body intact. Send me some good food and drinks during the holidays, and most importantly, money. When you send it, be sure to write my name clearly. Those bastards went there earlier than me, so they're naturally more familiar with the little ghosts than I am. Don't let them snatch it away again."
Zhang Decheng chuckled when he heard him say this, and then reached out and tapped his forehead. "You are the princess's servant, but you can't be so stubborn. How dare you hide such a big thing? You can just let it go."
Wang Chenghai shook his head. "That won't do. It's precisely because I'm the princess's servant that I only take orders from her. If the princess asks me to go at three in the morning, I won't delay until five."
"Well, you have some nerve." Zhang Decheng poured a cup of tea and handed it to him. "Drink first. When the emperor asks you something, answer it properly and don't talk nonsense."
Wang Chenghai drank his tea and asked, "Brother, how did the emperor know that the princess was fine?"
Zhang Decheng looked at Wang Chenghai like an idiot. "Why? There are few people and little to do in Zhuangzi. How could you become stupid in just a few months?"
"No, I mean, there has to be a trigger, right? The funeral has been held, the posthumous title has been bestowed, I don't believe the emperor was suspicious from the beginning."
Zhang Decheng sighed and told the story of his belt.
Wang Chenghai was surprised. He had no idea his belt had fallen into the tunnel. It seemed like everything was fate.
He also recalled the recent visit of the wife of Marquis Huainan and the Crown Prince's wife from Prince Shen's Mansion to the farm. The princess was sighing alone in front of the flowers and plants in the yard, looking like she was worried about something.
Especially since the Crown Princess left yesterday, the Princess didn't even have dinner. She usually went for walks with Miss Zhi, but yesterday she wanted to be alone. She followed the path into the peach forest and sat under the peach tree, staring at the peaches for a long time, which made her think she wanted to eat the green peaches.
As a result, early this morning, he was sent by the princess to the Prince's Mansion to deliver a message. He was also puzzled. In the past, such tasks were always assigned to Yuanyue, who was less suspicious. Since entering the manor, this was the first time he left.
Unexpectedly, the carriage came all the way to the palace. By the time Dong Hai sat in the carriage, he almost lost his soul.
Song Chengze looked at Wang Chenghai kneeling on the ground. He was wearing coarse clothes, his hair was clean, there was no mud on his shoes, and the gaps between the nails of his hands lying on the ground were also clean. He breathed a sigh of relief.
"Is she okay? Has her injury healed?"
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