Lord Wang frowned and respectfully saw Prince An off. Madam Wang panicked and looked at the master.
"Confused, really confused!"
The incident had already happened, what else could Lord Wang say? He could only helplessly and heartbrokenly reprimand his wife and daughter.
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After Prince An left the Wang family, he ordered people to start packing up the documents and official books that night.
He ordered someone to write down the remaining trivial matters and hand them over to Lord Wang.
The next morning, it was dawn and the city gates had just opened.
Prince An rode his horse at full speed to chase Zhao Yunzhu.
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Nanny Hua was worried about Zhao Yunzhu's health, and the carriage was moving slowly.
Prince An led his men on horseback to chase after them, and they caught up with them in just one day.
From a distance, one could see Zhao Yunzhu's carriage resting in a pavilion on the official road.
Qin Zongzhi let out a long sigh, pulled the reins in his hand and stopped the horse.
He dismounted and walked towards the pavilion.
Zhao Yunzhu was taking the pregnancy-maintaining medicine brought by Nanny Hua.
Hearing the neighing of a horse behind her, she looked up and saw Qin Zongzhi walking towards her, exhausted.
She handed the medicine bowl to Aunt Hua.
Aunt Hua took Linglong, Xia Yue and Mo Niang and went aside to wait.
"Why don't you wait for me to come back?"
He stopped outside the pavilion, raised his hand to brush off the dust on his body, and then walked into the pavilion.
"I'm not here, and you've been wronged again."
Qin Zongzhi sat beside him and took her hand to warm herself in front of the charcoal fire.
"Tell me, why are you unhappy?"
Seeing that Zhao Yunzhu still had no intention of speaking, he was not anxious and asked patiently.
Zhao Yunzhu lowered her eyes, staring at the red charcoal fire in the charcoal basin, and shook her head helplessly, "I don't know either. After I knew I was pregnant, I wanted to go back to Chang'an."
The further she spoke, the softer her voice became, as if she was trying to hide some secret.
Qin Zongzhi keenly caught the evasion in the words, "Don't you want this child?"
Zhao Yunzhu suddenly looked up and looked at Qin Zongzhi.
She thought he might be able to guess what she was thinking, but she never expected that he would ask her so frankly.
Seeing her silent for a long time, Qin Zongzhi sighed softly, looked away from her, and his eyes fell on the charcoal fire. "I understand. I am already very satisfied that you can stay with me. How can I force you to keep this child?"
"How can you let go of the hatred of the Zhao family?"
"Forget it, I was too anxious, and this child came at the wrong time."
There was a hint of depression in his tone, but he still managed to lift his head and force a smile, "I'll do whatever you want. If you don't want it, then we don't have it. I just want you to stay by my side for the rest of your life!"
Qin Zongzhi said with a smile, his tone still full of tenderness.
But Zhao Yunzhu still saw a hint of loss in his eyes.
For some reason, she had a vague hope in her heart, but when she thought of her parents, brothers and sister-in-law, she fell silent again.
Qin Zongzhi took her into his arms and did not ask any further questions.
Along the way, because Zhao Yunzhu was in a heavy mood, everyone else didn't dare to breathe heavily.
Aunt Hua would bring pregnancy-maintaining medicine every day, and Zhao Yunzhu would drink it without any resistance.
Qin Zongzhi would always carefully hand her a plum and a handkerchief after she finished drinking the pregnancy-maintaining medicine.
Although the journey was tiring, Zhao Yunzhu did not feel any discomfort this time.
When the carriage arrived outside Chang'an City, Qin Zongzhi finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"Hey, Concubine Yun is back?"
As the carriage entered Chang'an City, someone suddenly blocked the way.
A sarcastic voice came into the carriage.
Qin Zongzhi frowned immediately, looked at Zhao Yunzhu, and whispered, "Don't be afraid, I'm here, just stay here and wait for me."
Zhao Yunzhu nodded and watched Qin Zongzhi get out of the carriage.
But she was not idle either. She opened the car window curtain a little and looked outside.
I saw that the man blocking the carriage was the wise king.
After the virtuous king handed over his military power, he spent his days in Chang'an drinking and listening to operas, and lived a carefree life for a long time.
But he was able to calculate the time of Zhao Yunzhu's return today, which shows that the wise king is not as idle as he seems.
"Fifth Brother."
Prince An jumped off the carriage and saluted Prince Xian.
King Xian did not expect that King An would also come back. His expression was stiff and he hesitated for a while.
Coming back to his senses, he said, "Oh, Ninth Brother is back. It seems that everything has been handled properly."
"Well, it's all taken care of."
"Very well, I will not delay my ninth brother from going to the palace to report."
The wise king softened his tone and found a way to retreat.
But Prince An would not agree with his wishes. "Fifth brother, don't worry. Since we bumped into each other today, I just happened to have something I wanted to ask you."
The virtuous prince glanced at him and asked, "Why, ninth brother, have you heard some gossip and are looking for trouble with me, your fifth brother?"
As soon as he finished speaking, he looked meaningfully into the carriage, with a hint of disdain in his eyes.
"Ninth brother, after all, we are from the same bloodline. We cannot let a few words from outsiders sow discord between us. Besides, how can the daughter of a traitor be worthy of you, ninth brother?"
"Fifth brother, you don't need to worry about my affairs. That person is truly mine. If you continue to make things difficult for me in the future, please don't blame me for not thinking about our brotherly love."
Qin Zongzhi's tone was cold.
"Old Nine!" The wise king's face didn't look good either.
"I'll talk to Fifth Brother another day. I have to go to the palace to report today."
After Qin Zongzhi finished speaking, he turned around and got on the carriage without even looking at the wise king.
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