Chapter 3662: Concubine's Meaning
"Princess……"
She was about to say something when suddenly, several dark shadows jumped out from around her.
Chu Yun was startled and subconsciously stepped forward to block Xin Ping. Before he could say anything, he saw the black shadows stop and salute the two of them: "Your Highness."
Looking closely, Chu Yun saw that they were several burly young men. Although their clothes were plain and their identities were unknown, he knew who they were when he heard them address him as "Your Highness". However, he still asked cautiously, "Who are you?"
The one standing in the front among them took out a token of the Northern Pacification Office from his arms and presented it to them.
It's the Embroidered Uniform Guard.
Chu Yun finally breathed a sigh of relief and took a step back, but Xin Ping had already stepped forward to look at them and said, "Why are you here?"
The Jinyiwei said, "We have been ordered to protect Her Royal Highness the Princess along the way."
Xinping's eyes widened in surprise: "Along the way? Could it be that you have been following me the whole time?"
Several people remained silent, obviously agreeing.
Xinping's face suddenly turned red.
She had originally kept this worry to herself, not even telling her mother, knowing that such thoughts would be reprimanded by her father and mother, and even bring greater disaster to Liu Yueze. She only carefully told Chu Yun, who had grown up with her, that this time she bravely left the palace and went to Sichuan to fulfill a wish. Such a girl's thoughts are inherently delicate and sensitive, and she doesn't want others to know. However, she didn't expect that there would be people protecting her along the way. In other words, these people watched her coldly and knew what she was thinking and what she wanted to do.
Although there was heavy snowfall and gusts of cold wind, Xinping's cheeks were already burning hot.
She lowered her head and muttered, "Who asked you to come?"
The Jinyiwei said in a deep voice, "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is worried about the Princess's safety and asked us to follow her."
Xin Ping said, "It's my brother the Crown Prince."
The Imperial Guards said, "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has instructed that the Princess is a royal concubine and should not be disturbed. However, once Her Royal Highness has finished her business in Xichuan, we will escort Her Royal Highness back to the capital immediately."
Xinping asked again, "Where is the prince now?"
The Jinyiwei said, "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has already set out for the capital. Judging by the date, he should be arriving in the capital soon."
Xinping said, "So soon? Isn't he going to provide disaster relief? Is he done?"
Jinyiwei said: "This - I don't know."
Xinping asked doubtfully, "Then why did he go back so soon?"
The Imperial Guards said, "I heard that there is an important matter in the capital, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is urgently summoned back to the capital. That is why we have rashly offered ourselves. Please, Your Royal Highness, return to the capital immediately."
Xin Ping asked, "What's so important that you're calling me and the Crown Prince back?"
The Jinyiwei looked at her and said nothing.
Xinping's heart suddenly felt heavy. At that moment, the howling cold wind suddenly penetrated her thick clothes, making her limbs feel as cold as if she had fallen into an ice cave. An indescribable feeling of depression surged up, making her feel a little uncomfortable.
She was silent for a while and looked up at the sky again.
The sky had already darkened, and dark clouds were gathering over the sky. This scene seemed to be a foreshadowing of something ominous, and it loomed heavily over her heart.
Xinping looked back again, but at the end of the narrow street, he could no longer see the sedan chair, let alone the Liu Mansion.
She turned around and whispered, "Let's go."
The Jinyiwei and his companions breathed a sigh of relief. They had suffered a lot along the way, and they understood in their hearts how willful and reckless the eldest princess, who was the most beloved princess in the world, was. They were afraid that the task of bringing her back to Beijing this time would not be so easy to accomplish. However, they did not expect that she would come all the way to Chengdu, and even when she arrived at the gate of Liu's mansion, she would fail at the last moment after building a mountain. She left without even seeing Liu Yueze. But this seemed to have saved their lives.
So they quickly called for the prepared carriage, and the group left Chengdu City under the cover of night.
The flying snowflakes not only covered the city of Chengdu, but also covered every road in the north.
On the official road, a horseman broke the silence of the night and galloped forward. The horse's hooves lifted the fallen snow on the ground high, raising a vast snow mist behind them.
This was no one else's team, but the carriage of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, who had received news from the capital and temporarily changed his route to return to the capital.
Even though it was a flat official road, the ground was covered with fallen snow, and it was quite difficult to walk on it late at night. Sitting in the huge carriage, Prince Zhu Chengxuan had a gloomy expression, and even his long and heavy breathing revealed a sense of depression.
Sitting in the carriage with him was his companion, the young marquis Wei Ying.
Wei Ying looked at the Crown Prince, whose face was solemn and silent, as if lost in thought. After a moment's thought, he said softly, "Your Highness, don't be alarmed. Once we cross the river, we're close to the capital. We'll definitely be able to enter the city tomorrow."
The prince was silent for a while before he slowly said, "That's not what I'm worried about."
Wei Ying looked at him again and said nothing.
Who among them doesn't know?
In recent years, His Majesty the Emperor has taken the Imperial Concubine on tours quite a lot, and each time he has left His Royal Highness the Crown Prince as regent. This is obviously His Majesty the Emperor's intention to train him, and the Crown Prince has lived up to expectations. He has never made a mistake while the Emperor was on tour, and has even solved many problems, helping His Majesty the Emperor to relieve his worries. Therefore, everyone knows that His Majesty the Emperor was quite dissatisfied with the Crown Prince in the past. Now, although he has not praised him verbally, he can confidently send troops north and hand over the entire court to the Crown Prince. His attitude and intentions are self-evident.
However, in all these years and in all the times he served as regent, He Yi, as a cabinet minister, had never suddenly sent a letter to urgently invite the crown prince.
Although Wei Ying had not seen Lord Heyi's document in person, he could roughly understand the importance of the letter from the prince's attitude of burning it immediately after reading it and then urgently returning to the capital.
It must be related to His Majesty the Emperor.
He hadn't dared to ask too many questions along the way, but now, they were about to enter the capital. He wondered what exactly was waiting for them there. After much thought, Wei Ying felt that he should know something, so as not to be completely in the dark after entering the capital. So he whispered, "Lord Heyi sent an urgent letter to ask Your Highness to return to the capital for the sake of His Majesty the Emperor?"
Zhu Chengxuan nodded.
Wei Ying thought for a moment and then asked, "Yes, has the person Your Highness sent to pay his respects returned?"
Zhu Chengxuan nodded again.
Wei Ying asked, "What decree did that person bring back from His Majesty?"
“…”
Zhu Chengxuan was silent for a long time before he slowly said, "It's not the Emperor's will, but the Imperial Concubine's."
Wei Ying suddenly opened his eyes wide.
"Your Majesty? Your Majesty wants Lord Heyi to urgently summon His Highness back to the capital? What is the matter?"
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