After taking a bath and having lunch, he began to listen to the report from the guards stationed at the prefectural mansion.
The day after Qian Yeming and Murong Xiao left that night, the prefect Zhu Sui and the prefect Pang Mo came again to apologize. As instructed, the prince's personal guards refused to meet them, citing the prince's poor health. As a result, the prefect and the prefect remained kneeling at the door, refusing to leave.
After kneeling for most of the day with no one paying any attention to them, the two men, realizing they were getting nowhere, left. That evening, they sent someone to investigate, but were discovered by the Prince's personal guards, who found some of the other party dead and some injured.
The next day, the two men realized something was wrong and continued to visit the prefectural governor's residence. Still no one paid any attention, and they tried to force their way in, but were stopped by the guards. The next night, they sent more people to investigate, and finally discovered that the Crown Prince and Crown Princess were not in the prefectural governor's residence at all.
On the third day, the two led their troops and forced their way into the Prefectural Governor's residence. The Crown Prince's personal guards were unable to stop them, thus officially confirming that the Crown Prince and Crown Princess were not there. However, the Crown Prince's personal guards remained clueless regarding their whereabouts. The Prefect then sent news of the Crown Prince's assassination and disappearance to the capital.
"It takes only three or four days to get from Fengyang to the capital. If the people from the capital calculate based on this time, they will probably come to Fengyang to pick us up in four or five days." Qian Yeming leaned lazily on the chair, peeled the grapes, and put one in Murong Xiao's mouth.
The smooth and plump grapes are sweet with a hint of acidity and full of juice. They are one of Murong Xiao's favorite fruits.
"As long as you have made up your mind, we will give you a chance in the next four or five days."
Qian Yeming's eyes darkened slightly, and the gentleness in his eyes became restrained, with less hesitation and more determination.
"Let it be known that this king is here."
After the guards received the order, Murong Xiao asked, "Guess how many groups of assassins we will receive in the next few days?"
"Come as much as you want, it doesn't matter! I'm just sorry to bother you again." Qian Yeming looked at Murong with a somewhat apologetic smile. Following him, she had never had a single day of peace and contentment.
Ever since he learned they were husband and wife in their previous life, his guilt towards Murong Xiao had only grown. It was because of his incompetence that he was unable to protect the woman and child he loved, allowing them to be trampled upon and insulted in their previous life.
"What nonsense are you talking about! Didn't we say we are one and that we won't talk about this anymore?"
Qian Yeming sighed slightly and rested his head on Murong Xiao's legs: "When everything is settled, I will accompany you wherever you want to go and whatever you want to do."
"Okay." Stroking Qian Yeming's thin, resolute, and angular face, Murong Xiao said with a warm heart: "However, although we have countless enemies now, I think as long as we can accompany each other, life will be beautiful, right?"
Looking up at Murong Xiao's gentle face, Qian Yeming reached out and held her hand as she was caressing his face. Although he had no memory of his previous life, he could imagine how he would feel when Murong Xiao suddenly left him in his previous life.
If she had never existed, his life could still go on without any meaning, but after having her and then losing her, it was definitely a kind of pain that would tear his soul away. So he could understand why in the end he would rather give up everything and die with her.
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