Chapter 455 The Situation in Jinling, the New Crown Prince!
Li Qingluo's feelings were very complicated.
I shouldn't be happy, but by some twist of fate, I'll meet Duan Rongshi again tonight.
However, she would rather that the Witch Moon Cult had not suffered such a terrible disaster, even if it meant she and Duan Rongshi had missed each other, it would have been worth it.
"I originally planned to go to the frontier to find you."
"I didn't expect you to arrive first."
"Ah Shi, if you leave, what will happen to the border? I heard you are now the commander-in-chief of the army."
"The commander-in-chief has deserted his post without authorization, a crime punishable by death!"
Li Qingluo looked at him with concern.
Duan Rongshi reached out and tucked a strand of hair behind her ear: "But what if this commander has already died on the battlefield and his remains have not been found?"
Li Qingluo stared wide-eyed in surprise.
Duan Rongshi continued, "Soon, the tragic news of Prince Su's death in battle on the border between Daliang and the Western Regions will be sent back to the imperial city of Jinling."
"Luo'er, you're going to become a little widow."
He playfully flicked the bridge of her nose.
Li Qingluo grabbed his hand: "You..."
She was both angry and anxious.
But then he thought that if he hadn't arrived in Miao territory in time, he would probably have heard the news of his death soon.
Who knows what kind of chaos and devastation will ensue then?
She was relieved that he had come to find her first.
In the end, he still hadn't forgotten his wife, whom he had already married and gone through the wedding ceremony with.
"Ah Shi, do you have other plans?"
Li Qingluo understood his meaning; he wanted to fake his death to escape.
But why would he do that?
Li Qinglu thought about the news she had heard about Daliang over the past year and came up with a possibility: "The Prince of Jin is now the Crown Prince, but what has he deliberately targeted you for?"
"Ah Shi, there are many things that were inconvenient to say in the letter before, so why have you come to see me now?"
"Did you suffer some injustice? Otherwise, why would you suddenly fake your death?"
She became somewhat anxious.
I'm just afraid I didn't know about his predicament and didn't share his worries with him in time.
Duan Rongshi grasped Li Qingluo's hand.
"Luo'er, don't worry."
Both of them felt heavy-hearted tonight.
Therefore, their actions were not overly intimate.
Duan Rongshi gently pinched her cheek and whispered to her, "Remember, no one in this world can make your husband suffer."
"And how do you know that I didn't personally push Duan Rongjue to the position of Crown Prince behind the scenes?"
Li Qingluo instantly understood a lot.
Back then, Duan Rongshi abandoned the Liang Dynasty and the harem, which he had finally managed to completely control, and came to Miao territory with Jinhua and his grandmother for his own sake.
He disappeared for more than three months.
He only returned to Jinling in a hurry after the Empress Dowager suddenly passed away.
However, the situation in Jinling had already turned around again. When he returned, the Third Prince, Prince Jin, Duan Rongjue, had already ascended to the position of Crown Prince.
It is said that Emperor Yan himself issued the edict appointing the crown prince.
After Li Qinglu regained consciousness, it was Zhang Mama, who was by her grandmother's side, who told her that Emperor Yan had also become unable to speak or move after the death of the Crown Prince.
That's why Yunhe was able to leave with them in an emergency, leaving Qingyangzi behind in the imperial city.
However, the eldest princess suddenly found a witch doctor from somewhere.
It was this witch doctor who cured Emperor Yan, enabling him to sit up again and speak.
The first thing Emperor Yan did was to appoint the Prince of Jin as Crown Prince.
As for the missing Prince Su, Emperor Yan did not ask any further questions, but simply ordered that he be forbidden from ever stepping into the palace again.
Even when the Empress Dowager passed away, Duan Rongshi rushed back but was unable to enter the palace to observe the mourning period.
He was only allowed to visit the imperial tomb once.
He was then imprisoned in the Prince Su's mansion and could no longer leave the house.
Who could have imagined that Prince Su, who had just become so popular and sought after by many powerful families and noble clans who wanted to pledge allegiance and marry their daughters to him, would suddenly become a defeated enemy whom everyone shunned?
Everyone agreed that he ultimately made a fatal mistake.
Giving up everything within his grasp just because of the Princess Consort of Su, whom he was not yet to marry, was simply a case of being wise for a lifetime and foolish for a lifetime.
What good are the strategies and courage of a prince who is so deeply in love and tormented by it?
In the eyes of these powerful and influential families, he was incapable of being a true emperor.
And because Emperor Yan began to favor the new crown prince, everyone quickly turned to support the former Prince of Jin, now the new crown prince.
The new crown prince also began to target the Prince Su's residence in every way.
Even the Princess's residence is on good terms with the new Crown Prince.
Gradually, the people of Daliang completely forgot about Prince Su.
Li Qinglu felt guilty for a long time after hearing the news.
She believed that Duan Rongshi's missed opportunity was all because of her.
Only now did she vaguely realize that the imperial city of Jinling might never have truly escaped his control.
A jolt went through her.
No wonder, his letters never mention his situation.
"By the way, I heard that Qingyangzi has become the new Imperial Preceptor. What's going on?"
"When Immortal Yunhe suddenly left the palace, was Qingsong Temple spared any repercussions?"
"And what about that witch doctor who could cure the withering disease?"
Just as Duan Rongshi was about to reply, Leng Dian knocked on the door.
"Your Highness, there is unusual activity down the mountain."
Wearing raincoats, Li Qingluo and Duan Rongshi arrived at the mountain pass in the dark.
They saw figures moving about down the mountain.
It seems that the sects in Yun Gu really intend to wipe out Li Qingluo, this escaped member of the Witch Moon Sect.
No, perhaps they are waiting for news of the Spirit Lord.
After all, these people were trying to curry favor with the government because the royal family of the Great Chu wanted the 'treasure' of the Witch Moon Cult.
Li Qingluo suddenly remembered something: "Ashi, how did you get into Miao territory?"
Duan Rongshi: "You just swaggered in. Is there something wrong with that?"
Li Qingluo: "They went to great lengths to stop me, yet they let you in so easily?"
"Does the mountain guardian think you're government officials?"
Duan Rongshi actually took out a waist token from the Great Chu government and handed it to Li Qingluo.
Li Qingluo: !!!
"you?"
How did he manage to get these things?
Duan Rongshi placed it in her hand: "It's not difficult."
"Tell me, what exactly are these sects plotting against the Witch Moon Cult?"
Li Qinglu stared down the mountain with a sinister gaze, her voice turning icy: "What they thought was a treasure is actually just a giant Gu python that's very difficult to kill."
"Ah Shi, I have a plan."
The lights in Wuyue Manor went out when a gentle, cold breeze blew in.
Duan Rongshi's personal guards and the assassins disappeared into the darkness.
Li Qingluo and Duan Rongshi stayed in their own courtyard.
Sure enough, soon enough, spies from the three major sects came up the 368 steps of Wuyue Manor.
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