Chapter 15 The Prince Returns to the Capital
"Nothing, maybe I didn't sleep well last night, I'll just go outside and take a nap."
Although Cui has been somewhat busy these days, there are so many people serving in the East Palace that it is impossible for her to be really tired.
She was just scared.
The Yongping Emperor, who had treated her as his sister since childhood, actually ordered her to become a nun?
Become a nun? Why would she be allowed to become a nun?
Was it to get her out of the Duke Fu's Mansion and then welcome her into the palace?
Emperor Yongping: Have you read too many storybooks? You have been brother and sister for decades, and you don't even have any self-awareness?
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An hour later, Yu Jinyi was about to ask Chunxi to blow out the lights and go to bed when she suddenly heard a noise from the rear window.
"Master, there is a letter from His Highness."
It's the dark guard.
"Chun Xi."
Yu Jinyi signaled Chunxi to go and get the letter. She had a hunch that the prince must have already set off on his journey back.
When Chunxi got the letter, she opened it and found that what she had guessed was correct.
The prince said in the letter that Emperor Yongping had approved his request to return to the capital and agreed to his return.
He has already rushed back today.
"Shu'er, your father will be returning to Beijing in a few days, and you will be able to see him soon."
Yu Jinyi personally put the prince's letter into the box beside the bed, and her heart felt as sweet as if she had drunk honey.
Chu Qinshu had fallen asleep and was about to wake up.
She felt someone was photographing her, so she opened her eyes.
Is the Crown Prince going back to Beijing?
[Ah, this time on his way back to the capital, Prince Daddy will encounter bandits and get seriously injured. He won’t be able to have brothers or sisters in the future, wuwuwu…]
“Wow~Wow~Wow~”
Chu Qinshu became extremely anxious when she thought about her father, the most handsome prince in the world, being stabbed by bandits.
"Oh~ Shu'er, don't cry. Shu'er, you are missing your father, right? Shu'er, be good. Daddy will be back in a few days. Can mother send someone to pick him up?"
When Yu Jinyi heard what Chu Qinshu said, he became extremely anxious, and the only words that came to his mind were "bandits" and "seriously injured".
[Yes, yes, we must send guards with strong martial arts skills to protect Dad. If we can bypass the Black Mountain Pass, we can avoid the bandits.]
Chu Qinshu felt relieved when she heard Yu Jinyi say that she would send someone to pick up the prince.
The prince originally had plenty of manpower when he went south to provide disaster relief, but he found out the officials who had embezzled the disaster relief funds and assigned a group of people to escort them.
He also left some trusted men behind to raise money and food to make up for the disaster relief supplies that the court had not provided.
When they returned to Beijing, they had to travel overnight. They were short of manpower and encountered bandits, so it was a bit difficult to deal with them.
If someone comes to our rescue and our fighting capacity increases, nothing serious should happen.
"Shu'er, be good and go to sleep quickly~oh~"
While Yu Jinyi was patting Chu Qinshu, she was thinking about sending someone to pick up the prince.
Heishankou is about 300 miles away from the capital. The terrain is dangerous and very difficult to travel through. It is not the only way to return to the capital from Jingzhou.
Not only are there few people there, but there are not many people passing by. Where did these bandits come from?
Why would the prince go there?
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Yu Jinyi is different from Cui. Although Cui is calm and steady in serious matters, she is a bit erratic in her daily life.
Yu Jinyi was brought up according to the requirements of a royal wife since she was a child. Not only is she calm in character, but she is also meticulous.
By the time Chu Qinshu fell asleep, she had already figured out the key to the matter.
That night she asked the secret guard to deliver a letter to her eldest brother, the Prince of Fuguo.
At the same time, he also asked the secret guard to pass the message to the prince.
On the first day of October, Chu Qinshu was already half a month old.
Looking at her plump arms and legs, as white as lotus roots, and her weight that makes her feel heavy even when she holds it in her hands, you can tell that she doesn't waste every bite of food she eats.
"Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has already arrived at Shili Pavilion outside the city. I heard from Chief Steward Deng that His Royal Highness he...he..."
Chunxi was a little afraid to speak when she heard the news sent back by Deng Lu, the chief steward of the Eastern Palace.
"How is His Highness? Is he injured?"
When Yu Jinyi saw Chunxi hesitating, she felt something was wrong.
"My lady, I have told you not to worry. Steward Deng has brought the carriage to pick up His Highness. He will be fine."
Chunxi knelt down as she spoke, crying, as if their prince was going to die soon.
"Tell me, how badly are you hurt? I...I can bear it."
Yu Jinyi was getting a little anxious and angry, and her hands couldn't help but tremble slightly.
"Your Highness, His Highness was injured in a vital part. He only managed to reach Shili Pavilion with his last breath. The Emperor has already sent a royal physician to him..."
Chunxi really didn't want to say this, but she was afraid that if the imperial physician failed to save the prince, her queen would not be able to bear it.
If she was reminded in advance, she would be mentally prepared.
"Don't be afraid, Jin'er. The prince is blessed with a good fortune and nothing will happen to him."
Cui was holding Chu Qinshu and trying to coax her to sleep. When she heard the news, she was stunned.
These days, whenever Chu Qinshu was awake, she would hold her in her arms, just to hear if she would reveal anything about the prince.
But she heard nothing and thought the prince must be safe.
I didn't expect such a big thing to happen.
Chu Qinshu was also confused.
Didn't her mother say she had sent someone to pick her up? How come something bad happened?
No way, no way, is the heroine’s halo causing trouble again?
Her little butterfly wings have no effect on the prince's plot?
An hour later, the prince returned to the East Palace. As expected, he was carried back, wrapped up like a mummy.
When Yu Jinyi heard the news, she was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot.
A few days ago, the secret guard sent a message saying that everything was fine, so how come he was seriously injured?
"Your Highness, how...how did you get injured so badly?"
The concubines and maids who were waiting at the door to welcome the prince were dumbfounded by this scene.
Should they go for it or not?
It's wrapped like this, what if they rush over and break something on it?
"Send...send me...to the Crown Princess's bedroom."
Crown Prince Chu Chengyi ignored those concubines.
Instead, he struggled to raise his arm with only his index finger exposed, pointing in the direction of Yu Jinyi's bedroom.
He was carried by the guards from the Eastern Palace who had gone with Deng Lu to pick him up.
They were all nimble and walked very steadily, and soon they disappeared with their stretchers.
Several concubines looked at each other in bewilderment as they watched the bier disappear.
"Sister Zhao, Your Highness, this is..."
Imperial Concubine Meng Yu pointed at the receding carriage, seeming to want to say something but stopping herself.
"Sisters, please go back to the courtyard. His Highness has returned to the palace and will summon us sooner or later."
Zhao Tian was the first concubine to enter the Eastern Palace. She was one year older than Yu Jinyi, and all the concubines privately regarded her as the elder.
When everyone saw that she had turned around and left, they all hurriedly followed her.
A quarter of an hour later, a few inconspicuous grey pigeons appeared in the inner courtyard of the East Palace and flew in different directions.
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