Chapter 58: Night Visit to the Prime Minister's Residence
When Xia Yanjing and Zhang Mu brought out their portions, Shengxia and Lanzhou had already finished eating. Seeing that the food he cooked was liked, Xia Yanjing felt a sense of accomplishment.
"Brother Zhang, I'll take the plaque with me. You must come when Noodles Fresh opens." Xia Yanjing invited warmly before leaving.
"I will definitely go to support you when the time comes." Zhang Mu responded enthusiastically.
The setting sun is as red as blood, slowly sinking to the west, as if it is the last afterglow of the earth, dyeing the sky with a layer of gorgeous colors. The sunset glow is picturesque, with orange, purple and golden colors intertwined together, like a gorgeous painting, intoxicating.
Two people walked side by side, the sunlight slanted down, stretching their figures long, their shadows intertwined and overlapped on the ground, closely connected, just like the relationship between them.
"Oh..." Xia Yanjing couldn't help but sigh while sitting on the bed.
"It's not that I don't want to, it's just that you're not strong enough." Sheng Xia looked at Xia Yanjing sighing and said helplessly.
"Wow, there's no room for maneuver." Xia Yanjing was very sad.
"No." Shengxia didn't hesitate at all.
"You are so cruel." Xia Yanjing couldn't help but accuse.
"Yan Jing, you have to know that I'm going to visit the Prime Minister's Mansion at night, and you don't have time with you, so how can I take you there?" Shengxia explained again helplessly.
"Okay then, be careful." Xia Yanjing stopped playing tricks and gave serious instructions.
"I know." Shengxia put on a night cap, and in the end only a pair of eyes were exposed.
"I'm leaving, no need to wait for me." Shengxia said and left the room under the cover of night.
Although Shengxia is skilled in martial arts, that is the Prime Minister's Mansion after all. After that incident, the security must be very tight. How could Xia Yanjing not be worried?
On the other side, Wei Yang sat on the bed, still holding the piece of cloth that Shengxia had secretly slipped to him during the day. On it was written in blood, "Meet tonight."
Wei Yang dismissed the servant early and waited quietly for the arrival of midsummer.
Shengxia dodged the guards along the way and searched for Wei Yang according to the location he had found out during the mourning that day. Soon he saw a room with the window still open.
Shengxia guessed that it was probably Wei Yang's room. Shengxia approached secretly and saw Wei Yang's figure in the moonlight.
Shengxia suddenly appeared in front of the window. Wei Yang was startled when he saw a person dressed in black and subconsciously wanted to shout for help.
"Shh, it's me." Shengxia reminded at the right time.
Wei Yang quickly covered his mouth, thankful that he didn't shout for help.
Shengxia climbed in through the window. After making sure no one was around, she said straight to the point, "Third Prince, I already know about you and my eldest brother. I came here because my eldest brother asked me to. He asked me to tell you that he has never forgotten you in the past four years."
Shengxia had already planned to visit Wei Yang at night, and even planned to design an accident so that Wei Yang could escape and finally get married with his elder brother. However, she did not expect Zhao Qiang to die like this, which disrupted Shengxia's original plan.
"I know, thank you, General Sheng. It's just that the Prime Minister's Mansion is heavily guarded. Why should you take the risk?" Wei Yang was happy to hear Sheng Xia's words, but he was also worried about Sheng Xia's night visit.
"I had to go. You're in a very dangerous situation. When I came to offer my condolences that day, my husband had a stomachache on the way and went to the bathroom, so I waited outside with the servant who led the way."
"The servant who accompanied us was called away, and told us to wait for a moment. Later, I heard someone saying your name not far away, so I hid in the dark, intending to listen to what they were saying."
"I actually heard Zhao Yu instruct his men to attack you the night before Zhao Qiang's burial. Later, I found an opportunity and secretly handed the note to you." Sheng Xia said seriously. Zhao Yu was the legitimate son of the Prime Minister's Mansion.
"Zhao Yu and I have no grudges against each other, why does he treat me like this?" Wei Yang didn't understand, there was no conflict between him and Zhao Yu at all.
"For your dowry." Shengxia said with disdain.
"But my dowry is nothing compared to the Prime Minister's Mansion." Wei Yang asked with a frown.
"This still requires further investigation. You are in great danger right now. I took the risk to come here. Besides telling you my eldest brother's feelings, I also want to know if you are willing to leave with me and stop being the third prince of the Wei Dynasty."
"You mean that I should escape death and live with a different identity." Wei Yang understood Sheng Xia's meaning after hearing this.
"Yes, I can't send someone to protect you directly. After all, this is the territory of the Prime Minister's Mansion. Now, this is the best way." Shengxia explained.
"I do. If I had a choice, I would never want to be born in an imperial family." Wei Yang said sadly.
"Okay, we only have one chance now, tomorrow night. Wait for me tomorrow night, I will definitely come to rescue you. It's getting late, I should leave." After saying this, Shengxia hurriedly left the Prime Minister's Mansion under the cover of night.
Wei Yang watched Sheng Xia leave. He sat down in front of the bronze mirror, opened the inner layer of the dressing table, and took out the gold hairpin that Sheng Yuan had given him.
Wei Yang stroked the golden hairpin and held it in his arms. Over the past four years, Wei Yang relied on this golden hairpin to survive countless sleepless nights.
Shengxia returned to the general's mansion under the cover of night. When Xia Yanjing saw Shengxia coming back, he finally felt relieved and couldn't help but go forward and hug Shengxia.
"It's good that you're back." Xia Yanjing said with a sigh of relief.
"Don't worry. I'm fine." Shengxia patted Xia Yanjing on the back and comforted him.
"What did Wei Yang say?" Although Xia Yanjing knew the situation was urgent, he still couldn't help gossiping.
"He is willing to leave with me." Shengxia said with a smile.
"Then big brother must be so happy." Xia Yanjing joked.
"Okay, let's stop joking for now. The most important thing is the rescue tomorrow night."
"Yes, yes, yes. I think it's better to set a fire and then go to the mass grave to find someone of similar build to replace him. There will definitely be no problem this way." Xia Yanjing suggested based on his experience of watching TV in the past.
"Your idea is good. It solves the problem once and for all. They are after the third prince's dowry anyway and don't care about him as a person." Shengxia nodded in agreement.
However, Shengxia could not accomplish this task alone, and he could not use military personnel. After all, there were many people in the army and it would be easy to be exposed.
Shengxia quickly thought of the best candidate, that was Lan Zhou. Lan Zhou already owed him a favor, so he thought he would not refuse.
"Isn't that so?" Xia Yanjing was a little proud. After all, he didn't watch those soap operas for nothing.
"Yan Jing, you are so smart. I will find someone to replace the third prince tomorrow night." The more Sheng Xia thought about it, the more appropriate it seemed.
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