Chapter 116 As if It Never Existed
"Master?" Wu Xun murmured.
Fu Yi did not respond. The surroundings were still so quiet, so quiet that Wu Xun even breathed hard.
In fact, Wu Xun rarely saw Fu Yi get angry... No matter how big the disaster or difficulty was, the prince always remained calm. He was the backbone of everyone.
He only had to glance sideways, and everyone felt at peace.
This is also why the people around him are so devoted to him.
But today, Wu Xun was a little scared.
"Prince..." Princess Zhaoning stepped forward and uttered with difficulty, "Please tell me, Prince, what exactly happened?"
The Princess of the County, who had just been pushed away, seemed to have just woken up from a dream. In this almost suffocating atmosphere, she found her voice again: "Why is the Prince of the County angry?"
Fu Yi pinched her chin and lifted her face up: "Qin Yurong."
"Prince?" The other party's voice trembled slightly.
That’s right, this is Qin Yurong.
This face is exactly the same.
Why is there such a big difference?
"Did she teach you how to pretend to sleep on the road?" Fu Yi asked.
From the tone of his voice, it was hard to tell whether he was happy or angry.
"What? What did the prince say?" Qin Yurong tried her best to open her eyes wide and bravely met Fu Yi's gaze without dodging.
"What's going on with the human skin mask?" Fu Yi turned around and looked at the maid behind him again.
Qin Yurong hurriedly said, "She was born with some flaws in her appearance, but she often serves the master, so she has to wear a mask to cover up her flaws."
These reasons were obviously thought out long ago.
As long as they are not caught in the act.
It was as if the girl had never existed.
It seems like everything is just imagination... How can there be another person exactly like me?
"Prince." The guards came running over. "His Majesty has arrived."
Despite all the emotions he was feeling, Fu Yi suppressed them. He turned slowly and said, "The banquet is about to begin. How can I trouble Your Majesty to judge this case for me?"
"Let's go."
Wu Xun was lost in thought and asked anxiously, "But if the people here are let go...what if she's among them?"
Fu Yi turned and looked at him.
The indifferent look made Wu Xun shudder.
"Don't you understand? She didn't even enter the palace with me."
Wu Xun's expression changed: "How is this possible?"
Qin Yurong was supported by Mother Zou at the back, and the master and servant trembled slightly almost at the same time.
Fu Yi suddenly turned around: "Are you scared? Because I'm right, right?"
"I... I don't understand what the prince means." Qin Yurong was extremely panicked, but when she thought that the worst that could happen was death, and she should have died long ago, she spoke much more smoothly.
Wu Xun suddenly shouted, "Master, do we have to go to the city gate immediately to block them?"
"From the time I left the mansion, to the time I entered the palace, and then returned to see the emperor, how long would you say it was?"
Wu Xun's throat tightened.
This was calculated just right.
Fu Yi stepped over the threshold and walked out without even glancing at the person behind him.
"Huai Yan, did they stop the person?" the emperor asked him while standing under the eaves.
Fu Yixian bowed and said, "Stopped it."
"That's good... Oh, Prince Liang is really something! He's not young anymore, but he still acts like a child." The emperor frowned deeply. "I will definitely make him apologize to you."
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness." Fu Yi raised his head and met the emperor's inquiring gaze.
In the past, he would have said a few more words.
I saved a lot of energy today.
The emperor waited a moment longer, and when he saw he had truly stopped talking, he sighed again, "This matter should not be made public, lest it damage your reputation. I will choose a better woman for you."
He didn't even ask in detail what the connection was between the Princess and Prince Liang, and why Prince Liang helped her leave?
He didn't ask how the princess explained it.
She was just the daughter of a marquis who had long lost the emperor's favor... It was wrong of her to marry Prince Liang!
Qin Yurong followed out and happened to hear these words.
What does this mean?
Her eyelids twitched, and she suddenly realized that she had thought too simply before.
She was scared, but more than that she felt pained and wanted to cry.
Just like the Emperor's arranged marriage to Wuning Marquis, today the Emperor is so careless and wants to arrange another marriage. What has become of her then?
In the emperor's mouth, the "Marquis's daughter" seemed not to be a human being at all.
The mother's plan failed.
Failed...
Qin Yurong's expression could not hide her distraught.
Mother Zou pinched her hard at this time, she was really disappointed with her! Why was she still so afraid of anything?
"Your Majesty..." At this time, Princess Zhaoning also came out and bowed to the emperor.
The emperor said coldly, "Alright, everyone go ahead. The queen has been in poor health recently, so don't worry her any more."
Princess Zhaoning glanced at Fu Yi's back, then lowered her head even lower: "Yes."
In this strange and tense atmosphere, they returned to the banquet hall.
Qin Yurong was still placed next to Fu Yi.
She was in a state of confusion, not knowing what was waiting for her when she returned home...
It's useless. There's no evidence and no confession. Everything is useless.
When she heard the emperor mention King Liang, she finally understood - it turned out that she was doomed from the moment she accepted King Liang's help.
The emperor would not tolerate such a person who "led his son astray".
…
The palace banquet was finally over.
"Master?" Wu Xun carefully pushed Fu Yi's arm.
He was surprised to find that his master was distracted.
Fu Yi raised his hand and pinched the bridge of his nose: "Go back home and bring Zhou Yunfu with you."
Qin Yurong was horrified when she heard her friend's name. What was he asking her to do?
Prince Danshuo obviously would not explain for her.
By the time Madam Zou helped her up, Fu Yi had already walked away. The other women in the mansion couldn't help but cast a surprised glance at her.
He muttered to himself: "The prince doesn't really like this princess..."
Qin Yurong suddenly quickened her pace in embarrassment.
…
They returned to the Prince's Mansion in silence.
Fu Yi ordered without even turning his head: "Close the door."
Wu Xun carefully observed his expression. He couldn't tell anything else, but he must be in a very bad mood.
"Bring everyone here."
"yes!"
Fu Yi was indeed distracted the entire night.
How did she escape, how did she deceive him, where was she going to run to, had she ever thought about what he would do to the Wuning Marquis Mansion after she left... Thoughts were so dense that they filled her mind.
He pressed one, and a new one floated up.
Press one down and another one floats up.
He raised his hand and pressed his forehead: "Call the imperial physician over as well."
Wu Xun looked up in surprise and looked at his face which still looked as calm as water.
Fu Yi said calmly: "I have a headache."
*
Chu Zhen didn't have a good day either. She had been worried for a long time and had no appetite for dinner.
The servant of the Prince's Mansion asked her with concern: "Is it not to your taste?"
Chu Zhen tried to say, "I'm not quite used to it. I was just about to tell the prince that I should stay in the mansion for a while..."
The servant said: "How can the princess be willing to give it up?"
Chu Zhen had no choice but to not mention it.
She now feels that she shouldn't have taken the initiative to come to urge... She should have trusted that little girl.
Chu Zhen sighed tiredly, and a servant came over: "Madam Hou, the princess wants to see you."
Chu Zhen glanced at the servants' faces, seeing nothing unusual. So... I guess I've gotten through this?
"Okay, I'll be there right away." Chu Zhen stood up.
That little girl should have run far enough, right?
*
Chenliu City, Ping'an Inn.
"Stay in the hotel." The girl's voice sounded from under the hood.
The shopkeeper looked up and glanced at her, but couldn't see her face clearly. But she had a slender figure and a unique temperament, so he couldn't help but ask softly, "Are you alone?"
"Um."
"Do you have a public certificate? Do you know what a public certificate is?"
During the previous emperor's time, the travel regulations for the common people were quite relaxed.
"Ever since Prince Danshuo reported this to the current emperor, there has been a strict order in the capital that one must have an official certificate to stay in the hotel. If you don't have one, then..." The shopkeeper rubbed his fingers meaningfully.
"I have it." The girl stretched out her fair wrist and placed a piece of official document in front of the shopkeeper.
The shopkeeper took the document with regret, examined it, and then returned it to the girl.
The girl asked, "When did Prince Danshuo submit this report to His Majesty?"
The shopkeeper was stunned for a moment and said, "A few years ago."
The shopkeeper was quite pleased by the girl's initiative and added a few more words: "I heard that at that time, Prince Danshuo, in order to identify the hidden land and population, petitioned the emperor to improve the household registration system. This public certificate was derived from this. ... Because of this, it is said that the nobles in the capital even made enemies with Prince Danshuo."
"Why the feud?"
"That's because the rich and powerful love to hide their land and population so they can avoid a lot of taxes! But us common people are so honest... Alas..."
The shopkeeper even sighed.
"I want a room with a lower character." The girl interrupted.
The shopkeeper was surprised.
How could a young girl bear to live in a lower-class room?
"Why don't you live in the upper room?"
“No money.”
"..." The shopkeeper choked and hinted to her again, "I can help you..."
“No need.”
The shopkeeper didn't dare to do anything to her, so he could only calm down and take out a key and hand it to her.
After putting the copper coin down, the girl turned around and left with the key and the certificate.
When she arrived at the lower room, she took off her hood, revealing a pretty face.
It was Cheng Nianying.
She stroked the new name on the certificate with her fingers - Jiang He.
It's a name that stands the test of time.
She smiled slowly.
This was the biggest gain of her trip to the Prince's Mansion.
She carefully placed the official certificate and the household registration card together.
Then his expression fell slightly again.
When she was a killer, she couldn't stay in a hotel and often lived in dilapidated temples and fields... It turned out that it was all Fu Yi's fault!
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