Chapter 112: Erotic Dream
Lin Qingyue asked, "You don't want to? Why? Oh, by the way, at the wedding banquet in Yushi Town last time, you told that woman that you had a crush on someone? So you're not willing to give in? Who is your crush?"
She tugged at Dongfangqi's sleeve, her face full of curiosity: "Tell me, which family is this lady from? Have I seen her before?"
Dongfang Qi pulled his sleeve back from her hand, his tone a little annoyed: "I don't have a sweetheart! I disagree with your proposal just now only because I am in danger of death. There is no need to implicate an innocent woman and ruin her life."
But Lin Qingyue didn't think so: "If you were an ordinary man, it would be a bit unethical to do that. But you are the prince. Even if you die right after getting married, even if your wife has to remain a widow for the rest of her life, I think there are still a lot of women willing to do that. Think about it, you have endless money to spend, no wifely obligations, and you can secretly support a few gigolos. How wonderful is that?"
"Lin Qingyue!" No matter how good-tempered Dongfang Qi was, he was still very angry at her words.
Lin Qingyue burst into laughter, tears streaming down her face. "Xiaohua, you're so funny. You get so anxious just by teasing me."
It turned out that she was teasing him!
Dongfang Qi turned around angrily and didn't want to pay any more attention to her.
Lin Qingyue stopped laughing and said seriously, "Don't worry, I won't die with you around!"
Dongfang Qi looked at him suspiciously: "This seat?"
Lin Qingyue realized she had slipped up and quickly tried to make amends, "I'm saying that with me here, you won't die—but to be on the safe side, you can get married first and have a child."
Dongfang Qi seemed unconvinced, but he did not delve into it further. He simply said, "I prefer to believe you."
He paused, then casually asked Lin Qingyue, "You ran away from the capital without a word just to help me. How are you going to face Dongfang Yan when you return?"
Lin Qingyue held a piece of grass in her mouth and said casually, "I'm tired of it. I don't want to play with him anymore."
"Tired?"
"If he's willing to divorce, that would be best. If not..." She spat out the grass in her mouth and smiled, "I don't mind being a widow."
Dongfang Qi: "..."
Capital city.
"A-choo, a-choo, a-choo!" Dongfang Yan sneezed three times in a row.
Butler Zhao An hurriedly handed over a handkerchief: "Prince, is there someone missing you?"
Who would miss him?
The first person that popped into Dongfang Yan's mind was Lin Qingyue. That heartless woman had been gone for over ten days and hadn't even sent back a letter.
He himself was under house arrest and could not leave the capital at will. He sent a lot of people, but they spread them all over the country and could not find her whereabouts.
Until recently, news came back from Donglin Prefecture that a big commotion had taken place, and that the local officials had been wiped out by Duke Luo.
When the news reached the imperial court, the emperor was furious. He reprimanded the Li family and temporarily dismissed Duke Li from his cabinet position, ordering him to remain at home pending an investigation.
This morning, Prince Li simply stood up to speak up for Duke Li, and the emperor punished him by making him kneel at the palace gate for an entire hour. While it didn't hurt him physically, it was a huge loss of face.
Although this incident would not cause any substantial harm to the Li family, Dongfang Yan would not miss the opportunity to suppress the Li family and King Li. He had already secretly instructed his own party officials to expose the previously collected evidence of King Li's corruption so as to add insult to injury.
Dongfang Yan drummed his fingers on the table. "Duke Luo is the Crown Prince's uncle. Why would he suddenly meddle in the affairs of the Donglin Mansion?"
Suddenly, he paused: Could this be related to the prince?
If it were before, he might not have connected the two together.
But just in the past two days, his spy hidden in the Eastern Palace brought the latest news: the prince is not in the Eastern Palace!
His people clearly saw with their own eyes that the prince was lying in bed all day and his life was hanging by a thread, so how could he suddenly leave the palace?
Coincidentally, Xie Shouzheng and Lin Qingyue also left the capital at about the same time.
They are all from the Xuanjing Division, which was established by the prince himself.
Dongfang Yan's expression suddenly darkened after making the connection. "So the mission my princess is carrying out this time is related to the Crown Prince! No wonder His Majesty confined me to my room, yet refused to exempt me from attending court every day. This is like putting a rope around my neck!"
"Zhao An!" Dongfang Yan ordered coldly, "Pass on my secret order. Send out assassins to search the Donglin Prefecture. If anyone who looks like the prince is found, kill them!"
"Yes!" Zhao An received the order and was about to go down to make arrangements when he suddenly asked, "Your Highness, if the princess is really with the prince, then when our people take action..."
He didn't say anything else, waiting for Dongfang Yan's instructions.
Dongfang Yan was silent, as if he was also weighing the pros and cons secretly.
The struggle for the throne has always been cruel. Family ties can be thrown aside, let alone husband and wife?
Therefore, Zhao An was certain that Dongfang Banquet would give up the princess. After all, Miss Lin Er was more favored than the princess at the time, and recently she had been cleaning toilets in the backyard every day, living a life worse than even the lowest maid.
Dongfang Yan's first reaction was to not care about Lin Qingyue anymore. But in the end, he sighed, stood up, and said, "I will personally go and fetch the princess."
Zhao An was extremely surprised: "Your Highness, but you are under house arrest now. If you rashly leave the capital... I would have a hard time explaining to His Majesty."
How could Dongfang Yan not know this truth?
But Dongfang Qi could predict what was going on, and the other princes, eager to ascend to the throne, would soon react. If they took action, they would show no mercy to Lin Qingyue.
As the first rays of morning sunshine shone on the vast grasslands of northern Xinjiang, the music of the horse-head fiddle floated in from somewhere.
Lin Qingyue, Dongfang Qi and Xie Shouzheng also packed up and set off.
The wheels are rolling and the horses' hooves are clattering.
As they walked, Xie Shouzheng suddenly remembered: "Oh, Master, if the news of our trip to Donglin Mansion gets to the capital, will it be discovered that you are involved?"
Dongfang Qidao: "It's very likely."
This had been predicted when Dongfang decided to mobilize the troops of the Beiyuan Jiedushi.
But if he only cared about his own safety and acted timidly, the tens of thousands of victims in the mine would not have been rescued so quickly. The entire Donglin Prefecture officialdom, a cancer, would not have been eliminated so quickly.
After weighing the pros and cons, he decided to prioritize the greater good. After all, as the Crown Prince, he was supposed to support the people and make decisions for them! Even if it meant danger, he would do it!
Xie Shouzheng had only asked casually, but upon hearing this, he suddenly became nervous: "Then what should I do?"
Dongfang Qi said, "We will reach Chiying this afternoon. Even if those people in the capital send assassins to kill us, they won't be able to catch up."
"If we can get out of the Red Shadow Land safely, and my three souls become one, I won't have to fear them anymore."
As he spoke, he glanced at Lin Qingyue.
Lin Qingyue yawned lazily and sat on the horse's back listlessly.
Dongfang Qi asked, "Didn't you sleep well last night?"
Mentioning last night, Lin Qingyue's face flushed: "Nothing."
She would never tell Dongfang Qi that she had an erotic dream all night long. She clearly dreamed that she and Azhuo were making love in her previous life, but when she looked up, she was surprised to find that the other person's face had turned into Dongfang Qi.
In the dream, Dongfang Qi's clothes were disheveled, he was clutching his chest, and he was shouting like a frightened little white rabbit, "Don't come over here!"
She actually didn't think there was anything wrong with this, and even said with a lewd smile: "Beauty, obey me obediently, and I will make you my imperial concubine!"
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