Chapter 266 Found
"Master, something happened."
As soon as Shi Dehou was released from prison, a secret guard came to report, "Prince Rong and his men are lying in ambush on the way out of the city. We have lost several more men."
"Useless! I've spent so much effort raising you, only to have you delivered to them and slaughtered you?"
"Master, please calm down. It was our fault for being careless." The secret guards knelt down and begged for mercy. They had clearly seen two people in Prince Rong's room sleeping with the lights off before they set off.
Who could have imagined that the honorable Prince Rong and the Protector of the Nation would not rest in the middle of the night and would squat on the tree waiting for them personally.
They even had people pretend to be them and stay in the house to deceive them. How despicable and cunning!
Seeing Shi Dehou breathing heavily, the secret guard remained silent and said carefully, "They are guarding outside the city. If the master leaves the city and goes to the mass grave at this time, he will probably be discovered by them."
Shi Dehou closed his eyes and said, "Tell them to hide in the city and not to act rashly. Follow me to the brothel."
There are many women who died unjustly in brothels. They cannot be buried in mass graves at the moment, so they can only settle for the next best thing. If that doesn't work, they can spend some money to kill a few of them now, and they must cover up the fact that he has taken over someone else's body.
Otherwise, I'm afraid I'll be defeated by those two evil beasts this time...
Outside the city.
Shi Yu grabbed Wei Qingyan's waist and jumped down from the tree. "Let's go back. They must have noticed something and won't sneak out of the city again."
Wang Chen followed closely behind, "Take it easy, I may be an old man, but I am also a living person. You are so affectionate, have you ever considered the feelings of a lonely person like me?"
"How about I, the junior, also take the master for a ride?" Shi Yu turned around and stretched out his hand to Wang Chen.
Wang Chen jumped up and down, "Pfft, pfft, pfft, childhood is innocent. I don't want to be punished by the Queen by twisting my ears in the underworld in the future."
Seeing that Wei Qingyan was still worried, he said, "Girl Yan, keep an eye on your man. I don't think he's very serious."
"Okay." Wei Qingyan smiled.
She knew that Wang Chen and Shi Yu wanted to liven up the atmosphere, but she was worried about the fat monk and couldn't relax.
The three of them returned to the inn quietly.
As soon as they entered the room, two secret guards whispered, "Princess Yanran has left, and Nanny Yu has been drugged and left in the room.
The person who took Princess Yanran away was very skilled in martial arts, and I, your subordinates, were afraid of alerting the enemy, so I didn't dare to follow him."
This was Shi Yu's order. If he was no match for the other party, he should stay in the room to avoid being discovered and losing his life.
"Step back." Shi Yu ordered.
There is still more than an hour before dawn, and we will know whether it is a human or a ghost at dawn.
Unexpectedly, before daybreak, the secret guards arrived again, hesitant to speak, "Princess Yanran and the man were having a secret meeting in the backyard of the inn, and were discovered by the brothers. Now the two have returned to Princess Yanran's room."
"A secret meeting? Who is that man?" Wei Qingyan frowned.
"It's the fifth son of the Duke of Xingguo's Mansion, Ge Feizhou."
Wei Qingyan immediately searched for information about Ge Feizhou in his mind. He was the illegitimate son of the Duke of Xingguo, and his aunt was a former courtesan. By chance, he became a disciple of a martial arts master.
Rumor has it that he defiled the maidservant by the side of the old lady of Duke Xingguo during the mourning period, and was driven out of the house by the Duke Xingguo, and no trace of him was seen since then.
The reason why Wei Qingyan remembered this man was because he was very skilled in martial arts. In the past, Wei Qingyan could not beat Ge Feizhou in a one-on-one fight.
What is the relationship between this man and Princess Yanran? Are they really in love, or are they trying to cover up something?
Almost at the same time, Wei Qingyan and Shi Yu threw off the quilt and got out of bed.
They want to go and see Yanran.
Since it was discovered by the people in Prince Rong's Mansion, it was reasonable for Shi Yu, as his cousin, to ask about it.
This time the door opened quickly. It was Ge Feizhou who opened the door. Seeing that it was two people, he hesitated for a moment, but still let them in.
"Why is Mr. Ge in my cousin's room?" Shi Yu went straight to the point.
"Your Highness will be here, didn't you already know?" Ge Feizhou did not hide it, "Yanran and I were in love, but because I was a bastard and not worthy of her, we were forced to separate.
When I learned she had come to Yizhou, I couldn't help myself and came to see her. Your Highness, please, for the sake of your shared family, don't let this matter get out, or it will cause Yanran trouble."
"Since you want to protect her reputation, why do you come to meet her in the middle of the night?" Wei Qingyan replied and walked in front of Yanran.
Because the rash had not yet healed, Yanran wore a veiled hat covered with white gauze in the house, which made Wei Qingyan curious for a moment whether she had also worn a hat when she had a secret meeting with Ge Feizhou just now.
If she was wearing it, how did the secret guards recognize her?
Wei Qingyan was thinking about asking the secret guard later, she stared at Yanran, there was no sign of possession.
She grasped Yanran's hand and said, "Don't be afraid, cousin. Tell me if this scoundrel bullied you. If so, I will never forgive him."
Her hands were so cold that Wei Qingyan frowned.
"Don't hurt him. He didn't do anything to me. We just had a chat in the backyard. It was because Mother looked down on him that she resorted to trickery and had him kicked out of the house. Ultimately, I am the one who has let him down..."
Yanran sobbed softly, "This is the first time we've met in many years, and it won't happen again. Please let him go."
Ge Feizhou was not grateful. "I told you, I will leave after I escort you home safely. If you want to find a doctor, I can accompany you to find one. Isn't this why you came out? Prince Rong may not go to Ganzhou, so your trip would be in vain."
Yanran cried even harder, "It's my fault as a useless mother. I'm sorry to my son. I will go with Prince Rong. You don't have to follow me, and you can't follow me. Otherwise, if the news gets to the capital, how can I live my life in the future? How will my child live his life..."
"Isn't it okay if I don't show up in front of you and don't let anyone notice anything? You're always worried about this and that, but you can't even take care of yourself. What if you run into a criminal again?"
"How about I assign a few people to my cousin and ask them to escort you to Ganzhou?" Shi Yu asked tentatively.
Yanran seemed to have thought of something horrible, and shrank back in fear. "I, I don't dare to go. Prince Rong, please don't abandon us. I will find a way to find a doctor. I can't let anything happen to me. If I die, my son will have no one to protect him."
"Don't worry, Your Highness. I'll go with her..."
"No." Yanran interrupted him, "I've already gotten you kicked out of the house. I can't hurt you anymore. Go away."
Shi Yu and Yanran were not close enough to care about her love affairs, nor was he interested in listening to their miserable love story. After staying for a while, he found a reason to take Wei Qingyan away.
Besides, they came here with other purposes.
"Really?" Shi Yu asked after returning to the room.
Wei Qingyan shook his head. "I'm not sure. I didn't see anything, but it felt strange."
Thinking of this, she called in the secret guard who discovered the two of them and asked him how he recognized Yanran.
The secret guard's face flushed, "When the two were hugging, Master Ge asked Princess Yanran to go with him..."
It is normal for a pair of separated mandarin ducks to say such words when they meet again after a long separation due to the emotion. It is also understandable that Ge Feizhou is a martial arts master and did not notice the approach of the secret guards due to the emotion.
"Keep watching." Shi Yuxian gave the order to Wei Qingyan.
Wei Qingyan nodded, and when he was about to say something else, Jingzhe strode over and said, "Master, I found it."
Jingzhe and the Yizhou prefect's men searched the entire city all night.
Yu Liangzhi's guards recognized Jingzhe, and when they saw that the Second Master Yu was with him, they took the initiative to take off their disguises and show up.
It turned out that Yu Liangzhi had indeed used a sleight of hand. He had two people in Ganzhou impersonate him and the fat monk, and he divided the guards into two teams.
One of the pairs escorted an empty carriage, leading the late emperor's men towards the Lotus Pier.
He and the fat monk disguised themselves and rushed to the capital, but unexpectedly, they met the emperor's secret guards who came from the capital outside Yizhou City.
Fortunately, Yu Liangzhi was alert and asked someone to explore the way in advance. When that person noticed something was wrong, he warned Yu Liangzhi in time.
The two men got off the carriage in advance and hid in the mountains. One of them played Yu Liangzhi in the carriage, and the other drove the carriage towards Yizhou City.
The former emperor's secret guards only thought that the people in the carriage were Yu Liangzhi and the fat monk. After they killed the guards who blocked the carriage from the Yu Mansion and wanted to chase them, the carriage had already entered the city and the people in the carriage disappeared in the crowd. Then they summoned the other secret guards to look for them together.
Upon learning that they were still hiding in the mountains, Wei Qingyan and the others immediately followed the guards to the mountains.
Finally, they found two old men in a cave.
Wei Qingyan looked at the monk leaning against the stone, and after a long moment, he raised his lips and said, "Fat monk...how come you only have so little left...Does Penglai only drink fairy dew and not eat meat?"
Yilian heard her voice and slowly opened her eyes.
Wei Qingyan lowered his head and wanted to straighten the fat monk's legs so that he could pick him up, but the fat monk's legs seemed stiff and fixed from sitting in meditation for so long.
She didn't dare to use force, fearing to hurt him. She panicked and burst into tears, choking and saying, "It's okay, I can raise you back to the way you were before..."
By then, you need to take good care of yourself. You don’t have any flesh on your body… I don’t want you to carry me… it will hurt…”
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