Chapter 836, Hostages
After learning that something happened at the Duke of Wei's Mansion, Xiao Yechi instantly realized that he had been targeted. He was glad that he had kept a plan in mind when he came out to meet the old Duke of Wei directly. Otherwise, he would have been surrounded by the Jinling Guards.
However, his situation is not optimistic now. He has to leave the city quickly and cannot be trapped in the city. Otherwise, once the Jinling Guards discover his whereabouts and order the city gates to be closed, it will be difficult for him to escape.
Xiao Yeti looked at the disheveled and haggard Luo Qiong, glanced at her bulging belly, hesitated for a moment, and decided to take her with him.
"Pack up quickly and I'll take you out of here."
Hearing this, Luo Qiong's eyes suddenly lit up. She actually knew in her heart that a man who did great things like Xiao Yechi would rarely be sentimental. From the moment the incident happened, she was prepared to be abandoned.
But when she heard that Xiao Ye Chi wanted to take her away, she was really surprised and moved, and felt that all the decisions she had made were worth it.
Luo Qiong forced back the tears in her eyes and quickly turned around to pack her things.
Xiao Yechi looked at Xiao Yechen who had fainted on the ground, thought for a while, took out a box from the house, and stuffed the person in.
Seeing this, Luo Qiong thought about what Xiao Yechen had said before about how to deal with the child in her belly, and said angrily, "Brother Chi, kill Xiao Yechen."
She had kept him before because she wanted to compete for the title of the royal palace, but now, he had known about her and Brother Chi, so there was no point in keeping him.
Xiao Yechi ignored Luo Qiong and just said, "Let's keep him alive for now. Maybe he'll be useful later. After all, he's the son of a prince."
Hearing this, Luo Qiong seemed to be thinking about something, and said nothing more. She walked behind the screen and changed into a clean set of clothes. When she came out, she looked at 'Xiao Yechen' standing in front of the dressing table and her face was shocked.
Xiao Yechen smiled at Luo Qiong and said, "I prepared this human skin mask because I wanted to use it to meet you privately. Unfortunately, I never found the opportunity. But today, it finally came in handy."
"The palace is heavily guarded. It took me a lot of effort to get in. It's not easy to take you away secretly. So, I can only take you out of the palace openly."
Luo Qiong walked forward and carefully examined 'Xiao Yechen' for a moment: "This mask is really well made, but Xiao Yechen's eyes are not as sharp as yours, Brother Chi, and his aura is not as strong as yours."
Xiao Yechen smiled and said, "I'll try to be more restrained."
Luo Qiong glanced at 'Xiao Yechen', then quickly opened the wardrobe and took out a set of Xiao Yechen's clothes: "Let's do the whole act. I'm sorry to ask Brother Chi to wear Xiao Yechen's clothes."
'Xiao Yechen' didn't care about that much, he just took the clothes and started changing.
While helping him change his clothes, Luo Qiong talked to him about Xiao Yechen's habits.
After a while, the door opened again, and Xiao Yechen walked out, calling Gao Yuan over: "Go prepare the carriage, I need to go out for a while."
Gao Yuan had no doubt at all and immediately went to prepare.
Pingji's wife had been staring at Chenyuan. She had no doubts about Xiao Yechen going out, but when she learned that 'Xiao Yechen' was going to take Luo Qiong out of the house, she realized something was wrong and quickly went to Pingxitang and told Daohua about it.
"Xiao Yechen is going to take Luo Qiong out of the house?" Daohua frowned in confusion.
What is Xiao Yechen going to do?
Could it be that he wanted to take Luo Qiong to find her adulterer outside?
After pondering for a moment, Daohua stood up and went outside: "Let's go and take a look."
'Xiao Yechen' and Luo Qiong were unlucky. Not long after they walked out of Chenyuan, they met Prince Ping.
When he saw Prince Ping, Xiao Yechen's eyes lit up. If he really encountered trouble in the future, having this prince as a hostage would be much more useful than the half-dead Xiao Yechen.
Prince Ping felt pity for Xiao Yechen because of Princess Ma's death. Seeing Xiao Yechen and Luo Qiong, he couldn't help but ask, "Are you leaving the palace?"
Luo Qiong was worried that Xiao Yechi wouldn't answer, so she took the initiative to say, "Father, my husband dreamed of Mother again last night, so we thought of going to the temple today to light a few more eternal lamps for Mother."
Prince Ping nodded and said, "You are so thoughtful." Then he looked at Xiao Yechen and said, "Take good care of your wife. She is pregnant now."
Xiao Yechen took the opportunity to say, "Father, would you like to come with us? Mother would be very happy if she knew you lit the eternal lamp for her."
Luo Qiong glanced at Xiao Yechen, understanding his intentions, and immediately took over the conversation: "Father, on the day Mother's accident happened, she prayed for your safety in front of the Buddha, saying that she would hand it over to you personally after returning. What a pity."
Seeing the two of them looking grief-stricken, Prince Ping thought of Ma's past gentleness and kindness. After a moment's thought, he nodded and said, "Alright, I'll go with you."
Seeing that Prince Ping agreed, Xiao Yechen and Luo Qiong couldn't help but feel happy. However, before they could be happy for long, Daohua came over with her maids.
"Father, are you going to leave the palace?"
Seeing Daohua coming, Luo Qiong frowned immediately, but when she thought that Xiao Yechen did not tell anyone about her, she slowly calmed down.
'Xiao Yechen's' eyes lit up again. Xiao Yeyang was the main figure in annihilating the Eight Kings' followers. His father died of illness on the way to escape because of Xiao Yeyang's relentless pursuit. If Xiao Yeyang's wife was caught, he would also let him taste the pain.
Daohua came up to the three of them with a smile, greeted Prince Ping, and then bowed to Xiao Yechen and Luo Qiong.
Seeing the two bodies pressed close together, a hint of doubt flashed across his eyes.
Normally, if a husband finds out that his wife is cheating on him, he should be filled with disgust. He would not have physical contact with his wife at this time, right?
When Prince Ping saw that it was Daohua, he did not hide anything and directly told her that Xiao Yechen and Luo Qiong were going to the temple to light a perpetual lamp for Princess Ma.
After hearing this, Daohua became more confused.
Xiao Yechen should know that Princess Ma's death was related to Luo Qiong. What was he trying to do by bringing Luo Qiong to light a candle for Princess Ma? Recreate the scene?
"So that's how it is. This is as it should be."
Daohua smiled and echoed Prince Ping's words while looking at Xiao Yechen and Luo Qiong calmly. Seeing the bruise at the corner of Luo Qiong's mouth, she asked in surprise, "Sister-in-law, why is there a wound on your face?"
Luo Qiong touched the corner of his mouth with his hand, his expression a little unnatural: "I accidentally touched it."
As soon as these words came out, before Daohua could respond, Prince Ping was the first to express his dissatisfaction: "How are the maids serving you? You are a double, how could you be bumped into?"
Daohua smiled and took over the conversation: "Yes, sister-in-law, you have to pay attention to various things during pregnancy. Although it is right to light the eternal lamp for the princess, there are many people in the temple. To be on the safe side, it is better to wait until after the birth."
As he said that, he looked at 'Xiao Yechen'.
"The princess is most concerned about my eldest brother's offspring. I think she understands why I declined to light the lamp for several months."
'Xiao Yechen' and Luo Qiong wanted to take Prince Ping out of the palace together. Daohua instinctively felt that something was wrong and wanted to stop it.
Xiao Yechen glanced at the rice flowers and said nothing. Instead, he turned directly to Prince Ping and said, "Father, my mother appeared in my dream last night, and I want to go and light the eternal lamp for her today."
"My second brother's wife was always disrespectful to Mother when she was alive. Now that she's dead, and my son wants to go light a candle for her, she's trying to stop him. I really don't know what she's up to."
Seeing Prince Ping frown, Daohua said calmly, "I was just thinking about the baby in my sister-in-law's belly and said a few words. If you want to go, go ahead. I won't be the bad guy anymore."
Seeing that Daohua had stopped pestering him, Luo Qiong quickly pulled Xiao Yechen's sleeve, signaling him to leave quickly.
When Daohua saw Luo Qiong's little movements, she was not only confused but also surprised.
Judging from the injuries on Luo Qiong's face, Xiao Yechen must have assaulted her. Facing a husband who abuses her, her reaction was totally wrong.
Why do I feel so dependent on 'Xiao Yechen'?
Also, although Luo Qiong's eyes were a little evasive, there was no trace of panic between her brows, which was totally inconsistent with her current situation.
Xiao Yechen ignored Luo Qiong and looked at Daohua. "Sister-in-law, Father is going to light the candles for Mother. As a junior, shouldn't you also express your gratitude?"
Hearing this, before Daohua could react, Luo Qiong shook her head vigorously at 'Xiao Yechen': "Second brother's wife is in charge of Pingxitang. She has a lot of things to do on a daily basis. How can we bother her?"
Prince Ping also knew Daohua's attitude towards Princess Ma, and he didn't want to embarrass her, so he said immediately, "Alright, I'll go with you. Girl Yan, go back and do your thing."
Daohua felt something was wrong and didn't want Prince Ping to go out with her, but she had no reason to stop him. After thinking about it, she could only smile and say, "Since my father has gone, I'll go too."
Seeing that Daohua was about to follow, Luo Qiong frowned immediately.
She knew that the reason why the baby in her belly was discovered to be in the wrong month was all because of Yan Yiyi.
This person is too observant, and she really doesn't want to have much contact with her.
Luo Qiong was about to remind Xiao Yechen when she heard Xiao Yechen loudly ordering Gao Yuan to prepare the carriage.
Seeing this, Luo Qiong thought about it and didn't say anything more. No matter how good Yan Yiyi's observation ability was, with Brother Chi around, what waves could she make?
Taking advantage of the time to go back to her room to change clothes, Daohua asked Yanying to quickly inform Xiao Yeyang: "Tell him that Xiao Yechen is going to take Luo Qiong and father to the temple to burn incense."
After Yan Ying left, Daohua quickly changed into plain clothes and went to find Prince Ping.
The gate of the palace.
Daohua couldn't help but frown when she heard Xiao Yechen ask them to ride in the same carriage.
However, Prince Ping had already boarded the carriage, so Daohua could only lift her skirt and follow him.
After she got in, 'Xiao Yechen' helped Luo Qiong into the car.
Daohua was sitting in the carriage and happened to see the two people holding hands tightly. Her eyes moved to Xiao Yechen's slightly rough hands.
After the carriage started, Daohua finally realized something was wrong.
Xiao Yechen is a pampered and weak scholar with white and delicate hands. Because he takes good care of himself, his hands are even more beautiful than those of ordinary girls. There is no such thing as rough hands.
The person in front of me is not Xiao Yechen!
Daohua suddenly thought of Wang Po and the matter of the human skin mask that she had discussed with Xiao Yeyang before.
In an instant, Daohua's heart began to beat wildly. Looking at the attachment that Luo Qiong inadvertently revealed, she instantly guessed who the person in front of her was.
Xiao Yechi!
This person is so bold that he actually came directly to the palace!
In the narrow carriage, with Prince Ping present, Daohua did not dare to act rashly. She just quietly crushed the incense pills in her purse.
Suddenly a faint fragrance spread in the carriage.
The carriages in the palace were decorated quite luxuriously. When Xiao Yechen smelled the fragrance, he just frowned and didn't pay much attention to it.
Duke Wei's Mansion.
Duke Wei did not wait for Xiao Yechi to come and meet him. Under the gaze of Xiao Yeyang, he was about to pick up the pen to write the second letter. However, at this moment, Yan Ying arrived.
When Xiao Yeyang saw Yan Ying, he walked out without saying a word: "What happened?"
Yan Ying quickly told everyone about Xiao Yechen taking Luo Qiong and Prince Ping to burn incense: "The master was worried that something might happen to the prince, so he followed them."
Xiao Yeyang frowned and thought for a moment, then handed over the task of guarding the Duke's Mansion to other Jinling Guards, and he quickly left with the secret guards.
On the other side, the palace's carriage arrived at the downtown area. Daohua silently calculated the time for the medicine to take effect. Seeing someone selling sacrificial offerings on the street, she thought for a moment and asked the carriage to stop.
However, the driver did not listen to her.
Prince Ping looked at Daohua and said, "Yan girl, what can I do for you?"
Daohua smiled and said, "There are people selling sacrificial offerings on the street. I want to go down and buy some."
Xiao Yechen looked over and said indifferently, "The temple has everything. There's no need to go down and buy anything."
Prince Ping saw that Xiao Yechen's attitude was too cold, and couldn't help but say: "Yan girl is kind-hearted, so stop the car and let her go buy something."
Daohua saw from Xiao Yechi's eyes just now that he would definitely not stop the car at this time, and hurriedly stopped Prince Ping: "Father, since there is everything in the temple, I am too lazy to get off the car."
At this moment, the box placed at the back of the carriage suddenly made a "bang bang bang" sound, as if something inside was hitting the box.
The four people in the carriage heard it clearly and felt the vibration.
Prince Ping looked at Xiao Yechen and asked, "What's in the box?"
Xiao Yechen smiled and said, "Nothing, just an unruly dog."
Prince Ping frowned and was about to say something when he saw Daohua shaking her head at him.
Luo Qiong saw it and suddenly said, "You know, right?"
Daohua pretended to be confused: "Sister-in-law, what did you say?"
'Xiao Yechen' also looked over.
Luo Qiong said to herself, "A person that Xiao Yeyang likes can't just be beautiful. I think I hid it pretty well, but you still saw that the baby in my belly was not in the right month. With your personality, it is impossible for you to light candles and burn incense for my mother, but you followed me. You found out, right?"
Hearing this, Xiao Yechen's expression didn't change much, but his eyes looking at Daohua became dangerous.
The box at the back was still making banging noises.
Daohua smiled and said, "I don't know what you are talking about."
Luo Qiong also smiled: "Do you know why I didn't stop you from following me? First, my husband needed it, and second, you, whose status and position are inferior to mine, shouldn't live such a comfortable life."
Daohua stopped pretending and said directly, "You are sick, and you are seriously ill. Otherwise, you wouldn't play such a good hand of cards so badly."
Prince Ping was confused by their conversation: "What are you talking about?"
Xiao Yechen didn't want anything to go wrong, so he looked at Daohua coldly and said, "Since you've discovered it, then do the same as Xiao Yechen and faint for a while."
As he said this, he was about to raise his hand and chop Prince Daohua and Peace unconscious.
However, Xiao Yechi was shocked to find that he had no strength in his hands and feet.
The moment Xiao Yechi opened his mouth and said "you", a mute pill flew into his mouth.
Then, before Luo Qiong could react, he was also fed a mute pill.
Suddenly, both of them collapsed silently in the carriage.
Prince Ping stared at the scene in a daze.
Daohua handed him the antidote for the tendon softening powder and explained in a low voice, "Father, this man is not Xiao Yechen. He should be the Eighth Prince's son, Xiao Yechi."
Prince Ping's eyes bulged out and he was about to ask something when he was stopped by Daohua.
"Father, there must be Xiao Ye Chi's accomplices outside. We can't let them find us." As he said that, he stood up and slammed into the box behind the carriage.
"Bang!"
The box fell off the carriage.
The driver noticed and had to stop the carriage.
The carriage stopped and one of the drivers went to move the boxes. Daohua kicked the door open, gave the driver outside a handful of soft powder, and quickly pulled Prince Ping out of the carriage.
"What about the two of them?"
"Father, we just need to ensure our own safety. The Jinling Guards will take care of arresting people."
Two chapters together
(End of this chapter)
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