Chapter 378 Princess Duan
Qin Qingyao couldn't help but smile as she looked at the camellia. It seemed that there was nothing in the palace that made her worry anymore.
She went to the kitchen to get the medicine, and when she returned to the room, Dugu Yu was staring at the ceiling with his eyes open in a daze.
"What are you thinking about?"
"I was thinking that when the weather gets warmer we can go buy some chicks so that we can eat fresh eggs when they grow up."
Qin Qingyao, "..."
Two days later, Dugu Yu's injuries had completely stabilized. Although he still couldn't walk due to the injury on his leg, he could already sit up.
Qin Qingyao had always been by his side, taking care of him and never leaving his side. She had never mentioned anything about the Qin family, but Dugu Yu himself had not forgotten.
After making sure that the Qin family members were all safe and sound, and that the injuries of the people on his hands had stabilized and their frightened mood had improved a lot, Dugu Yu asked He Ming to take Qin Qingyao to meet the Qin family.
But Qin Qingyao was reluctant to leave Dugu Yu behind. "I believe you will make arrangements for them. I will take care of you here. When you recover, we will go to see your parents together."
Dugu Yu held Qin Qingyao's hand and said gently, "Chinese New Year will be here in a few days. Dad and Mom might want to go back to Yulin City. If that happens, we won't be able to celebrate the New Year together."
"You should go see them now to show your filial piety and let them know that you are okay. It's unsettling to hear others say that. You must see with your own eyes that you are really doing well before your parents can be at ease."
Dugu Yu can be said to have considered Qin Qingyao and the Qin family very carefully, but he actually has his own little thoughts, which is that Qin Qingyao must never return to Yulin City.
The man who ascended the throne three times might still be eyeing us covetously.
Who knows what he will do when he has time? After all, he even used such shameless means to force Qin Qingyao to remarry!
The scene in the dream was too real. Dugu Yu remembered every detail clearly, and also remembered what Lin Xiafeng said when he was desperate and wanted to sow discord between him and Ling Jingxuan two days ago.
As the saying goes, there is no smoke without fire. Ling Jingxuan likes Qin Qingyao. Not only he can see it, but Lin Xiafeng can see it too.
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Ling Jingxuan, who was being guarded against by Dugu Yu like a wolf, had heard that the Wuling Palace was deserted overnight, but he did not give any instructions, let alone send anyone to chase after them.
When he and Dugu Yu were helping each other, they had made it very clear that Dugu Yu didn't care about the Qin family's decision, but he himself would never serve as an official in the court again.
Since the other person is not interested in this, it would be offensive to try to get him back. This is definitely not worth the loss.
Moreover, although Ling Jingxuan has not officially ascended the throne yet, after sitting on the dragon throne, he has begun to look at things from the perspective of the emperor.
Then he discovered that the existence of Prince Wu Ling's Mansion was really embarrassing and annoying, and it brought shame to the royal family.
No wonder Ling Jingyu would rather dig his own grave than lure Dugu Yu out and kill him.
As for Qin Qingyao... he really hasn't freed up his hands yet, so how could he have time to reminisce about the original intention that was suppressed by the other party before he even started.
Qin Qingyao always has endless enthusiasm, tolerance and love for Dugu Yu, but to others, she is really a cruel executioner. From the very beginning, she has made her attitude clear and did not give others any chance.
Ling Jingxuan diligently and responsibly comforted the entire frightened imperial city. Taking this opportunity, he would definitely not be lenient with the places in the court that needed a change of blood. After all, Lin Xiafeng was dead, so it would be a waste not to make use of him.
On the second day after entering the palace, Lu Hui came to report, "Your Highness, Eunuch Chen Xi has been asking to see you. He has something important to report."
"What's up?"
"I asked him, but he refused to tell me. He said he had to see you first, and he could only tell you to you."
Chen Xi was once the most powerful eunuch in the entire palace. He was inseparable from the late emperor all day long. Even the princes and princes were polite when they saw him.
However, on the day of the late emperor's death, Ling Jingyu almost massacred the palace with blood. All those who went to Yu Lan Palace with the late emperor that day died, but he was the only one left. He was still allowed to serve by his side. No one would believe that there was no shameful affair between the two of them.
It was precisely because of this that after Ling Jingxuan entered the palace, she had Chen Xi locked up first. However, it had only been one day, and Ling Jingxuan hadn't had time to interrogate him, yet he couldn't sit still?
Ling Jingxuan squinted his eyes as he looked at the imperial study room, which was missing a very important item. He finally decided to meet Chen Xi and said, "Bring the person here."
"yes."
After Chen Xi arrived, Ling Jingyu dismissed the servants and asked, "Eunuch Chen, what do you want to tell me?"
After going through these ordeals several times, Chen Xi was almost unrecognizable. He looked haggard and disheveled, and he probably couldn't hold on for much longer.
"Your Highness, I know where Princess Duan is!"
"Princess?" Ling Jingxuan frowned. He didn't believe it. Even the Qi family believed that Qi Luoyuan was dead.
Because when Qin Yuefeng was sending Qi Luoyuan out of the palace that day, he happened to encounter a fire in the Yu Lan Palace, and then he ran back to the clan residence to take Ling Jingxuan away.
From that day on, Qi Luoyuan disappeared and there was no news of her since then. Even the Qi family said that she died in the palace that day.
Ling Jingxuan couldn't say how he felt about this news. In fact... he really didn't feel anything at all. He didn't even blame Qin Yuefeng for his dereliction of duty.
But now, Chen Xi mentioned her again.
"Yes, the princess has actually been waiting for you."
"Waiting for me? Is she still in the palace?"
Chen Xi nodded hurriedly, "Yes, there is a secret room in the imperial study. The entrance is right under your feet. The princess is in the secret room."
Upon hearing this, Ling Jingxuan immediately stood up from her seat and stepped aside. "She has been here since she left the clan residence?"
"yes."
"What are you standing there for? Open the door!"
"yes!"
Chen Xi crawled under the dragon table, opened the entrance to the secret room, and then a unpleasant smell hit him in the face.
Ling Jingxuan walked down with the oil lamp and saw a man as skinny as a skeleton in the corner of the secret room.
Her hair was a mess like a bunch of weeds, and she was squatting in the corner, looking like a little child.
"Luo Yuan?"
Ling Jingxuan squatted in front of Qi Luoyuan, stretched out his fingers hesitantly, and touched her neck.
Qi Luoyuan's skin had the damp and cold feeling of the basement, but it was indeed still a little warm.
Ling Jingxuan put the lamp on the ground and quickly picked up the person to go out. Just as she hugged the person, there was a "dong" sound, and a brocade box fell out of Qi Luoyuan's arms.
Ling Jingxuan called all the people from the Imperial Hospital and asked them to do their best to save the princess. However, anyone who saw the emaciated body lying on the bed found it hard to believe that the person was still alive.
Although Ling Jingxuan could not be said to love or not love Qi Luoyuan, and he would not shed tears even if she died, but as Qi Luoyuan's husband, he would definitely be angry when he saw a good person being tortured like this.
"Chen Xi, you'd better explain to me what's going on!"
Chen Xi knelt obediently. When he saw Qi Luoyuan being carried out by Ling Jingxuan, he seemed to have fulfilled a wish. He looked like he had seen through life and death.
"That day, when the princess was about to leave the palace, it was already in chaos. When the princess heard that the late emperor had passed away, she thought that you were in the clan residence and would lose the opportunity to take the initiative."
"So, the princess took advantage of the time when the prince sent all the guards away... to clean the palace, and sneaked into the imperial study."
"The palace was in such chaos that day that it was impossible for the princess to leave the palace after taking the imperial seal. After that, the entire palace was controlled by the crown prince, and there was even less chance of leaving. So, the princess hid here."
Ling Jingyu listened to Eunuch Chen's story slowly. Even though he didn't love Qi Luoyuan, he felt very uncomfortable at this moment, because according to Chen Xi, Qi Luoyuan had stayed in the secret room downstairs that never saw the sun for almost a month!
"The Crown Prince couldn't find the Imperial Seal and nearly turned the entire palace upside down. Finally, desperate to forge the late Emperor's edict, he captured this old slave and forced him to tell him the whereabouts of the Imperial Seal."
"Finally, when he couldn't find it, he asked this old slave to forge the imperial seal out of a radish and create a fake imperial edict. After that, all the imperial edicts issued by the crown prince had fake imperial seals on them, all forged by this old slave."
"That's why the Crown Prince allowed me to live until now. The mistakes I made were truly heinous, and I should have died to atone for them. However, once I die, no one in this world will know where the princess is."
"That's why I dared to ask for an audience with the prince. Now my wish has been fulfilled, and I will leave it to the prince to decide." Forging the imperial seal is a crime that will result in the execution of nine generations of the family!
"The princess is in the secret room, and you have been taking care of her?"
"I have not taken good care of the princess, and I am guilty!"
In fact, he would only throw down some food and drinks from above whenever he had the chance, and he couldn't guarantee anything at all. After all, Ling Jingyu didn't allow him to stay alone in the imperial study very often.
Therefore, he didn't even know whether Qi Luoyuan was dead or alive, and he didn't dare to go and see.
Ling Jingxuan opened the brocade box that fell out of Qi Luoyuan's arms. The box was a little dirty, but what was inside was intact. It was the imperial seal that Ling Jingyu had been looking for so long that he vomited blood but still couldn't find!
"Eunuch Chen, please get up quickly. You have served our father your entire life, and have made great contributions. Now you have saved my princess. I can't thank you enough. What crime have you committed?"
"I misunderstood you before and made you suffer. I'm sorry."
"I don't deserve it. Your Highness has done nothing wrong. It's just that I didn't explain it clearly." Chen Xi wiped the cold sweat from his forehead. The life and death of his nine clans depended on the thought of the man in front of him. It was impossible for him to say that he was not afraid.
He is now extremely grateful that his choice is right. The prince is unjust and will not have a good ending!
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