Song Ruiyang was feeling uneasy and always felt panicky.
After weighing the pros and cons, forming a marriage alliance with the Zhou Dynasty was the easiest and quickest way to ensure the stability of Liang's borders and the harmony of its people.
If you can't choose your partner according to your heart, then the marriage must be worth the sacrifices you make.
I heard that Murong Zhuangzhuang is indeed a good woman, but the news I got today showed that this marriage might not be so smooth.
Song Ruiyang was still awake, staring blankly at a book under the lamp, the uneasy feeling in his heart lingering.
After sitting there for a long time, Song Ruiyang called Xiao Luzi to go see the little girl who was picked up today.
"Your Highness, why do you want to go see her so late? You have never liked children." Xiao Luzi spoke softly to Song Ruiyang. Only he dared to ask such questions.
"Their palace is located in the capital of Zhou, not our Daliang territory. We must be wary of any strangers who suddenly appear, including children."
Song Ruiyang explained to Xiao Luzi coldly but patiently that this was his true thought, but it was not the whole reason. As for the remaining reasons, he himself could not explain it clearly.
Maybe you'll know when you meet him in person
Song Ruiyang was right in his guess. The moment he saw Yi'er sleeping, his inexplicable panic disappeared. The little girl made him feel inexplicably close to her.
Xiao Luzi was smart and had already called the people who found Yi'er at night to come over for questioning. Song Ruiyang stared at Yi'er and asked a few questions softly, then asked them to leave and only left him and Xiao Luzi.
Song Ruiyang kept looking at the little girl in silence, holding the dim light far away, fearing that the light would disturb her sleep.
"Your Highness?" Xiao Luzi couldn't help but call out softly. He was very surprised by his prince's behavior. Song Ruiyang never liked children.
"Go back." Song Ruiyang only uttered two words and did not speak again that night. The next morning, he asked Xiao Luzi to arrange a reliable palace maid in his team to take care of Yi'er full-time.
It was already midnight when Liu Yue entered the palace. All the lights were off in the rooms. She searched carefully in the palace for a long time but still couldn't find Yi'er. She didn't even know if Yi'er was still there.
By the time she woke up, it was already daybreak. She heard footsteps and quickly shrank her body and rolled out of the dog hole beside her. It was a close call!
It's not easy to sneak in during the day, and you might bump into that guy named Song. Never mind, I'll just go for a walk outside and find out if Yi'er is wandering around outside.
Liu Yue told herself that she just wanted to return the person to Mr. Song in good condition, not because she couldn't bear to part with the sick and stupid child.
After searching for a long time on the ground near the other palace, it was not until noon that Liu Yue finally confirmed that Yi'er was not outside. So he decided to go to the other palace again early in the evening.
As she was getting farther and farther away from the Farewell Palace, Song Ruiyang, dressed in ordinary merchant clothes, went out with his men. Liu Yue's distant and small figure flashed past Song Ruiyang's sight.
Song Ruiyang was startled! His pupils shrank and he suddenly stopped where he was. However, when he looked carefully, he saw only a bustling crowd.
Song Ruiyang couldn't tell whether he felt relieved or disappointed, he only knew that his heartbeat suddenly accelerated and kept pounding.
The people who followed him looked at each other in confusion. What did it mean that their prince suddenly stopped on the street and stood there in a daze
Song Ruiyang stood there for a long time, turned around without saying a word, and went back into the other palace, going straight to the courtyard where Yi'er was placed.
Yi'er had met Song Ruiyang in the morning and already knew him. Now seeing him coming again, she stared at him curiously, her big eyes shining.
Song Ruiyang walked over and squatted down, "Yier, dear, how did you get here yesterday?"
"I didn't come. I was just waiting for mom here while she went to buy some food."
"Uh... what's your mother's name?"
"My mother? She calls me mother. She is a woman. Mother said that only men can be called father. My father is dead."
(End of this chapter)