Chapter 228 How could there be such a big discrepancy?
After he sutured the wound, he went to the grain route to change guard. It took only ten days to go there and back. However, he never thought that in just ten days, Su Rui's belly had grown bigger like a blown-up ball, and her figure had become thinner, like a big grapefruit hanging on a thin bamboo pole.
Her complexion was not good either. Not only was she no longer as rosy as before, but she was pale, with dark circles under her eyes and her cheeks were thinner. Her face was originally small, but now it was no longer as big as his palm.
At that moment, anger surged up.
"How did Zhao Yinqin take care of you? You were pregnant with his child, but he still didn't care about you? Did he keep asking you to help out in the wounded camp, and make you so tired? I'm going to find him!"
Wei Chu was about to rush out with his fists clenched, but Su Rui was unable to move, so she waved her hand and asked Wu Yu to stop him.
Determined that Wu Yu was Yun Ji's man, Wei Chu punched him without saying a word. The two men started fighting and one of them was punched in the face.
Wei Chu, on the other hand, remained motionless. Wu Yu was knocked two meters away and hit a pillar. His face was distorted with pain. He cursed inwardly what the bear had eaten to gain such incredible strength.
"Brother Wei! It's not what you think!" Seeing that Wei Chu was about to punch him, Su Rui quickly stood up and shouted.
"I'm not blind. If he loved you, you wouldn't be like this." Wei Chu was not convinced and insisted on snatching it from him. After snatching it away, he treated him like this. He really overestimated him in the past. What a fake monk with a beastly heart!
Knowing that Wei Chu was stubborn and impatient, Su Rui didn't dare to slow down and explain even though her stomach tightened again, "I just didn't get enough rest these past few days. The prince doesn't know about it, and he's not in the city. I wanted to ask you, Brother Wei, if you knew where the prince went, but now it seems there's no need to ask."
From the moment Wei Chu cursed, Su Rui knew there was no hope.
No one knew where Yun Ji had gone, and the entire Yanzhou army was unaware of his whereabouts.
In the current situation, she couldn't send anyone out to look for him. If he was caught by the Lin family, Prince Long or Dongyue, it would only cause more trouble.
But just waiting like this, she could never feel at ease.
"How many days ago did the prince leave the city?" Wei Chu was surprised. After thinking for a moment, he asked, "Was it the ninth day of the first lunar month?"
Su Rui nodded.
Wei Chu's expression darkened, and Su Rui suddenly felt something was wrong and asked, "What's wrong? What do you know?"
Wei Chu shook his head, frowning as he said, "I'm only in charge of the rotation and don't know what the arrangements are in the city. But if the prince and Shen Duo left on the ninth day, it's most likely because of Dong Yue's matter."
"Dongyue?" Su Rui wondered what this matter had to do with Dongyue. Now that their plan with Prince Long had failed and they had already evacuated back to the country, this was the time to distance themselves from the matter and not give it a chance to be criticized in diplomatic matters.
"Prince Dongyue died suddenly a few days ago."
Sudden death?
Su Rui was shocked.
Although her soul was trapped in the Yong'an Marquis Mansion in her previous life, she had heard about Dong Yue.
Emperor Dongyue only loved the imperial concubine, but unfortunately she was a beautiful but unlucky woman. So he transferred all his love for her to the third prince she gave birth to. Despite the opposition of his ministers, he made him the crown prince early on, bypassing the second prince born to the queen, and doted on him to the extreme.
As a result, the prince became lawless, bullying the people and killing countless loyal ministers, but he was always protected by Emperor Dongyue. He lived until Yunji ascended the throne and Emperor Dongyue died. He then ascended the throne normally.
Until his rebirth, Su Rui had not heard of the prince's death. He only heard that Dongyue was in chaos at that time, and Marquis Yong'an said that the court intended to take this opportunity to attack Dongyue.
But now Yun Ji has not yet ascended the throne, and Prince Dongyue has died suddenly.
How could there be such a big discrepancy?
Even though many things changed after her rebirth, they were all changes that occurred after she made her choices. Natural disasters were just changes in advance. There were no such inexplicable changes, and no such big ones.
"Has the news been confirmed?"
Wei Chu shook his head. "There's no definite news, but a few days ago, many people from the Dongyue Kingdom were captured near Huangguan Gorge. They all said that the crown prince had died suddenly, and chaos had broken out. The border towns were afraid of fighting, so they fled and tried to sneak into the Great Zhao."
Protecting the passages and food routes is not only about protecting the rear, but also about protecting the front. Although there are Rongdi peoples standing between Dongyue and Dazhao, they are nomadic peoples and are not settled in a fixed location. Therefore, during wartime, the people of the two countries at the border often flee to each other.
But in recent years, few people in Dongyue have fled their country.
Because although Dongyue now has a crown prince who was forced to ascend to the throne, it also has a group of powerful ministers. It has become increasingly powerful in recent years. In terms of literature, it has the youngest talented prime minister, and in terms of military affairs, it has General Pang Da, a general who was as famous as Prince Long in his early years. Its two sons are also better than their father.
Moreover, Emperor Dongyue is not confused except in favoring the crown prince. After recuperating for many years, he now has the intention of expanding his territory, otherwise he would not have colluded with Prince Long. His intention must not only be peace between the two countries, but also to wait for an opportunity, like this time.
Therefore, if Dongyue had not been in chaos, these people would not have fled.
Moreover, the people at the Dongyue border are not only fleeing to Da Zhao. If there are so many people in Da Zhao, there will be no fewer fleeing to other countries. Is it just because of the sudden death of the prince?
Su Rui felt something was wrong.
If Yun Ji really left the city because of this...
"Prince!" Wu Yu, who was leaning against the pillar, suddenly shouted. "Concubine, the prince is back!"
Su Rui took a step away, looking further away from Wei Chu, and saw that it was Yun Ji walking in from outside the mansion gate. She immediately went to greet him, holding her belly.
"Be careful!" Seeing that her steps were unsteady, Yun Ji took two steps forward and held her with both hands as she was about to go down the stairs.
He approached quickly, bringing up a gust of wind that blew Yun Ji's breath into Su Ruidu's nostrils.
There was the smell of grass, soil, and dust raised by movement. From the traces on the clothes, it was clear that this must have been a long journey. If he was heading to Dongyue, Yun Ji might not have even closed his eyes in the past few days.
But soon, Su Rui keenly smelled a strange fragrance from the mixed smells.
It was very faint, and others couldn't smell it at all, but Su Rui had studied spices for many years, and as long as she was exposed to it, she could smell the difference, no matter how faint it was.
Although it is light, the fragrance is like that of fruits and melons, with a hint of floral scent in the sweetness, like camellia or gardenia. It is too light to distinguish at first glance.
But such fragrance either requires a very skilled perfumer to carefully mix it, or you can only carry such fragrance with you by placing a lot of fresh fruits and flowers in the house.
Such fragrance is only used by women, or they are either rich or noble. Ordinary people cannot use such precious spices, nor will they waste so many fruits and vegetables.
"Has the prince been to Dongyue these days?"
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