"Your Highness, what's wrong with you?" Bai Shi looked at Bai Ziche who was a little absent-minded and couldn't help but ask.
"We will be able to arrive at Shengyuan Imperial Capital this afternoon, but there has been no news from Ziyu, and I am a little worried," Bai Ziche said with a frown.
Bai Shi was also a little worried. He wondered if, as Master Murong had said, Miss Qiqing had lost her memory and forgotten the Fourth Prince, so she didn't agree to leave with him? Or was it that Miss Qiqing and Crown Prince Huangfu were truly in love?
Bai Shi felt that no matter what the situation was, the Fourth Prince would not accept it so easily.
Early in the morning of the Double Ninth Festival, the Prince's Mansion began to get busy. Today was the ceremony to confer the title of Crown Princess to Prince Huangfu.
Because Qiqing already lived in the Prince's Mansion, there was no need for Huangfu Lingao to go somewhere else to pick her up. The two of them just had to go to the palace together to meet the Emperor Shengyuan, offer sacrifices to the heavens and ancestors, and perform the enthronement ceremony.
"Sister Qiqing...you look so beautiful today." Both Li Bingying and Du Shuangshuang's eyes flashed with amazement.
The two of them arrived at Qiqing's courtyard early in the morning. Although there were a swarm of servants, the two concubines were rarely needed. However, they also showed their respect to the Crown Princess.
Another concubine in the Prince's Mansion, Meng Shuixian, was also sent to a nunnery outside the city to practice Buddhism after the palace banquet that day on the grounds that she had misbehaved in front of the palace.
Qiqing had changed her usual purple dress for a bright red one befitting the Crown Princess. The pattern of butterflies and colorful clouds on her Su-embroidered red-gold phoenix-tail robe danced with her movements.
The pure white and beautiful face is stained with a little red makeup, which makes the beauty look more lively.
Qi Qing looked at the figure in the bronze mirror, which was both his own and not his own. He felt a little curious. The mist in his purple eyes was light and faint, and the light was colorful.
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has arrived..." a bright voice rang out.
Qiqing turned around at the sound, the surprise still lingering on her face, the brilliance in her purple eyes captivating. The red-clad figure struck her heart, and Huangfu Lingao's momentary disbelief faded upon seeing Qiqing's misty purple eyes.
Following Ning Anan, seeing the glow on Qiqing's face, her almond eyes darkened, and she suppressed the bitterness in her heart. She smiled at Qiqing and said, "Qiqing, congratulations, you look so beautiful today."
Hearing Ning An'an's words and looking at her expression, Qi Qing felt a little nervous. She was not happy about Ning An'an's smile. Qi Qing murmured, "Ning An'an..."
Ning Anan was worried that she would lose her composure, so she shouted, "Hurry up, Crown Prince Huangfu, Qiqing, please go to the palace quickly. Don't miss the time."
Huangfu Lingao looked at Ning Anan deeply, nodded, turned around, took Qiqing's hand, and walked out.
The hem of her skirt brushed against the back of Ning An'an's hand, like a butterfly landing on it, yet refusing to stay even a moment, playing and laughing. It was just like the time on Qingyun Mountain back then.
Ning Anan used all her strength to control herself and did not desperately grab Qiqing's hand and beg her not to leave.
"Damn boy!" The doctor's roar woke Ning Anan from her self-pity. She realized that everyone had gone far away and there was no trace of Qiqing.
The doctor said with disdain: "You want to die, you little bastard? If you are so reluctant to give it up, then go and rob it. What are you doing with your lifeless body?"
"I..." Without Qiqing by her side, Ning Anan could no longer control the pain in her heart.
"I think you are the one who is going to die! It's a good thing for that woman to marry someone else. I think she is a disaster... What a bad idea she came up with." The vicious mother-in-law took Ning Anan's feelings into consideration and didn't say much.
"Hey? Why is my idea so bad? Didn't you see how distraught he is? I just feel sorry for him! Hey... brat, where are you going? Wait for me"
The doctor chased Ning An'an and kept saying along the way: "Really, little brat, if you can't bear to let her go, the master will accompany you to snatch that girl away.
Isn't it just the Crown Princess? Isn't it the Shengyuan Kingdom? Master will accompany you to break in and kill everyone. Use the poison newly made by your master's wife to kill everyone in the palace.
"Master, An An is fine. Let's go into the palace. Don't miss the ceremony." Ning An An said in a low voice.
"Are you really okay? Are you sure? I'm glad you're okay. Let's go to the palace. There will be a lot of delicious food today. Master will take you to visit the palace. It's really interesting..."
Huangfu Lingao looked at Qiqing, who sat in a trance at the side of the carriage. She looked like a beautiful jade sculpture. After a long pause, he said, "Today, when we enter the palace, you will simply follow me. What I said before will stand."
Qiqing looked a little confused, and nodded slightly at Huangfu Lingao.
"Your Highness, the envoy from the Yunlang Kingdom is outside seeking to see you," Wang An said outside the sedan chair.
Because Po Sha was seriously injured, although he is no longer in danger of life, he has not woken up yet. Zhou Nian was also left behind to take care of Po Sha, so Zhao Chi and Wang An accompanied him into the palace this time.
Huangfu Lingao glanced at Qiqing, who showed no reaction, and said to the outside, "Wang An, please invite our distinguished guest, Yunlang, to enter the palace first. After the ceremony of enthroning this Crown Prince and the Crown Princess is over, I will personally entertain you."
Huangfu Lingao's voice was loud enough for people outside to hear, but Bai Ziche's gentle smile remained unchanged. He gestured to Bai Shi to push the wheelchair forward a few steps. He said:
"Brother Huangfu, I apologize for interrupting you. It's just that my younger brother entered the imperial capital a few days ago with his guards, but he disappeared. Ziche was worried, so he stopped the sedan chair to ask. Has Brother Huangfu seen Ziyu?"
Huangfu Lingao reached out and lifted the curtain of the sedan chair. Looking at Bai Ziche who was facing the curtain outside, he said calmly, "I haven't seen Bai Ziyu recently."
Looking at the perfect couple sitting side by side in the sedan, Bai Ziche forgot to breathe for a moment, "Seven Emotions..." Bai Ziche grabbed the armrests of the wheelchair with both hands, staring at the people in the sedan.
Qi Qing heard the voice and looked at Bai Ziche, but there was no joy in those purple eyes anymore, and he didn't hear the slightly excited "Bai Ziche" anymore. It was like meeting for the first time in the dense forest, strange and bewildered.
With just one glance, Bai Ziche was engulfed in flames and plunged into hell on earth.
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