Granny Xing casually arranged a room for Ye Qingxue to sleep in, and Chunqian and Xia Lu also rested in this room.
In another room, two midwives were to rest. Yes, when leaving the capital, Granny Xing still brought the midwives with her, always worried that Ye Qingxue would not be able to withstand the stimulation and would give birth prematurely.
The rain pattered against the roof and fence. It was pitch black all around. Ye Qingxue lay on the hard bed, her body aching all over, listening to the rain outside with her eyes open.
Not only was her whole body aching, but her heart was also throbbing, and her mind was a mess. Ye Qingxue thought she wouldn't be able to sleep, but as she lay there, she actually fell asleep.
I had a lot of bizarre dreams. One moment Yun Zhuo's corpse was floating in the water, the next his mouth, nose, hands and feet were filled with mud and sand, and then Xiao Bao was covered in blood and screaming for help...
Ye Qingxue shuddered and woke up with a start. Her cheeks felt cool. She thought she had cried, so she raised her hand to wipe them, but there were no tears. It was just the wind mixed with rain blowing in from the cracks in the wall and onto her face.
The house was not built with bricks; one side was made of stone, and the other side was a "wall" woven from bamboo strips, which was drafty.
Ye Qingxue stroked her belly and could feel the baby stretching inside her.
A beam of golden light pierced through the clouds, and dawn broke; it was a bright and sunny day.
In late autumn, the midwife disguised herself and spent money to buy some food from the neighbors. Everyone got through the day peacefully without being discovered.
The old lady's nephew did come to visit during that time, but he was fooled by Chunqian and Xialv. The two of them are good-looking and have pleasant voices, making it easy for people's values to follow their appearance.
Ye Qingxue didn't show up, so the nephew was tricked away. Before leaving, he promised to keep it a secret and not tell anyone that there was a stranger in the old lady's house.
Night falls.
The village, which had been baked by the scorching sun all day, showed no signs of the torrential rain that had fallen the day before. Even at night, the heat seemed to rise from the ground.
The sound of cicadas was everywhere, which seemed particularly noisy on this hot and humid night.
Ye Qingxue was sitting on the bed when she suddenly heard a noise outside. She looked up and saw Zhan Shuang standing outside the window.
"It's not good to talk outside, so come in and talk. Forget about the strict separation between men and women and the difference in status right now," Ye Qingxue said as she got out of bed.
Zhan Shuang leaped in through the window.
Ye Qingxue gestured for Qiu Shen to stand guard outside, then lowered her voice and asked, "Have our people made contact with Prince Yu and Lord Pan after entering the capital?"
Zhan Shuang frowned: "Not yet. The Prime Minister is currently arranging for people to guard all the entrances and exits of the capital city. As long as Prince Yu and the others do not leave the city, our people cannot enter. We have not been able to make contact yet, but His Highness the Crown Prince left some connections, so it should be quick once we use them."
"Okay, now come over here. Have you discovered anything?" Ye Qingxue asked.
Zhan Shuang said, "Does the Crown Princess remember that we were told to keep an eye on Ning Rong? After Mi Rao left the Crown Prince's residence with Zhuang Xin, she secretly met with Ning Rong."
Ye Qingxue remembered that after the incident of being chased after leaving the temple, she had someone secretly keep an eye on Ning Rong.
Zhan Shuang: "This news is from a few days ago, not something I found out today. The reason I'm only telling the Crown Princess now is because I was disrupted by Miss Dong Bai's news earlier, so my subordinates didn't have a chance to report back to me."
Ye Qingxue frowned slightly. Ning Rong and Mi Rao had met before.
She suddenly remembered the coincidence of Zhuang Xin's sudden appearance when she was being chased that day. She never believed in coincidences! That's why she had people keeping an eye on Ning Rong. Sure enough, when they were watching Ning Rong, they discovered Mi Rao!
Zhan Shuang: "Your Highness, today our people also discovered another hidden force that is under Mi Rao's command."
Ye Qingxue pursed her lips. After Mi Rao left the Crown Prince's residence, she had helpers. Did she have them from the beginning, or did they appear later?
Does Zhuang Xin know about this?
She genuinely felt grateful to Zhuang Xin for leaving him in the Crown Prince's residence. However, it was also true that she was wary of him and wanted to use him to lure out the person behind him.
After a moment's hesitation, Ye Qingxue said in a deep voice, "Alright, I understand! Go back now. If anything happens, send me a message via the Fire Signal!"
The next day was another sunny day. The weeds on the ground were all wilted by the sun. The sky was azure, cloudless, and there was not a breath of wind. It seemed as if the whole world was at peace.
Around noon, Chunqian came in from outside, holding a letter in her hand, and handed it to Ye Qingxue: "...We've been discovered, Your Highness. Someone asked Brother Liu to deliver this letter to us."
Brother Liu is the old lady's nephew.
Ye Qingxue sat on the stool, opened the letter, and upon reading its contents, immediately confirmed her suspicions from the previous night—the conspiracy had already begun at that time.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
