After dinner, Murong Jie prepared to go out.
Before going out, he held Zi'an in his arms for a long time without letting go.
Zian felt uneasy, "What's wrong?"
Murong Jie let her go and stared at her worried face. He smiled and said, "Nothing. I just suddenly wanted to hold you. Now I can't bear to leave you. I just want to be with you. This is what they say: love lasts forever, but heroes are short-tempered. This is probably the case."
Zi'an laughed, "Look at you, you look so silly, how can you still be the majestic regent I first met? I still like the way you look when you are full of energy and vigor."
Murong Jie kissed her forehead, but his heart was trembling, "Zi'an, I love you."
Zi'an was stunned for a moment, and tears quickly welled up in his eyes. He thought he would never say this in his entire life.
She hugged him, buried her head in his chest, and said with a heavy nasal voice: "You are so mean, you made me cry."
"Silly girl, you should say, I love you too, why are you crying instead?" Murong Jie said with pity.
Zi'an raised his head, his eyelashes wet with tears, "I love you, you already knew it."
Murong Jie smiled warmly, his eyes filled with tenderness and affection that were hard to let go, "I know, I have always known."
The two hugged each other for a while, and Murong Jie gently let her go, "Well, I'm leaving."
Zian reluctantly let go of his hand, "Okay."
I wanted to ask him to come back early, but when I thought about sneaking out tonight, I stopped talking.
Watching Murong Jie walk out in black, he looked back at her before leaving, his eyes filled with warmth. The wind lifted up his black robe, and the moment he turned back, Zi'an felt that the wind was getting stronger.
I had another ominous premonition in my heart.
She went back to her room and sat there in a daze, her mind full of random thoughts.
She found that Lao Qi was hiding many things and didn't let her know anything. She acted like a fool ever since she became pregnant.
Although she knew that he was protecting her, she really didn't like this feeling. She hoped that she could stand by him and face it together.
When Lingli came in, she saw her in a daze and asked, "What's wrong?"
Zi'an raised his head and put away the confusion in his eyes, "Nothing, Lingli, when are we going?"
"I'll go and arrange it first." Lingli looked at her, seeming to be hesitant to speak.
"What's wrong?" Zi'an saw that she looked strange, so he stood up and asked.
Lingli walked over and said, "Princess, you don't have to think too much. The prince didn't tell you because he wanted you to rest assured and take care of your pregnancy. So, if we don't get the truth when we go to Prince An this time, you don't have to worry."
"I know." Zi'an knew that Prince An might not tell him, but he had to try.
If she didn't know, she would have been worried about it every day and would feel really uncomfortable.
Lingli nodded, "Okay, I'll go out and make some arrangements."
After saying that, she went out.
Zi'an also changed his clothes and asked Xiaosun to help him comb his hair into a neater bun. After all, the simpler the better when going out.
After about an incense stick of time, Lingli came in and said, "We can go now. Go out through the back door. The carriage is waiting in the back alley."
Nanny flashed in, holding a bowl of medicine in her hand, "I will follow you."
Zi'an looked at Lingli and asked, "Have you told Madam?"
"I've told you that it's up to the nanny to transfer the person who's watching you in the yard away. If you want to go out, will you feel at ease without her following you?" Lingli said with a smile.
Yes, Madam is just as nervous as the Seventh Brother now.
The nanny said, "You can go out, but you have to drink the pregnancy-preserving medicine first. It's already been boiled."
She put the medicine down and stirred it with a spoon to make it cool faster.
This pregnancy-preserving medicine was prescribed by old Prince An Ran. Zi'an has been taking it for several days. The medicine is not tasty at all. It's not bitter, but bitter and sweet at the same time, an indescribable strange taste.
So, Zian pinched his nose and drank it all in one breath.
"The princess is so obedient!" The nanny smiled, but there was some sadness in her smile.
Zi'an was so busy lowering his head to take the candied fruit that Xiaosun handed over that he didn't notice the expression on Nanny's face.
After a while, the three of them went out. Nanny told Xiaosun to keep an eye on the door and gave her a few instructions. She seemed worried. Xiaosun smiled and waved, "Go quickly. If you keep talking too much, the prince will be back soon."
The nanny said, "This little girl is becoming more and more disrespectful to me, an old lady. She even dares to say that I am nagging."
"Xiaosun is now able to take charge of his own affairs, so you can rest assured." Lingli said with a smile.
"You still need some experience." The nanny's tone was very relieved.
After getting on the carriage, Zi'an felt a little sleepy. She said, "I feel sleepy after eating recently. I really don't have enough energy."
Lingli said, "It's a long way to Prince An's mansion. You can sleep for a while. I will wake you up when we get there."
"Okay!" Zi'an felt his eyelids drooping more and more, and he felt sleepy. He fell asleep immediately.
Mammy moved her head to her shoulder and called softly, "Princess, Princess!"
Zi'an didn't agree, obviously he had fallen asleep.
The nanny burst into tears and said, "I just hope that the prince can succeed this time and rescue the county lady, and then we will rush to Guangdong immediately. Otherwise, the princess will be sad and angry if she finds out."
Lingli comforted him, "Don't think too much. Trust the prince. If you are not sure, you will never act rashly."
"Yes, it will work." The nanny said this, but she was very worried in her heart. She knew something about the protection of the palace.
There are top masters and archers in the imperial guards. These top people have now been transferred to the Xiwei Palace, which is a den of dragons and tigers.
The carriage was running, but it was not heading to Prince An's mansion, but to the outside of the city.
Murong Jie went to the Taiwei Mansion.
We don't have to take action tonight, but we have to plan everything before we take action.
He had no choice but to send Zi'an away. No matter how you look at it, the emperor knows that he did it.
Whether success or failure, it will all be traced back to him in the end, so Zi'an must not be allowed to stay in Beijing.
He had asked the old prince An Ran to cover the rear and send Zi An to Hanshan.
If he failed, he would be held accountable and executed, but at least Zi'an was saved.
If successful, he will immediately go to Hanshan to pick up Zi'an, and then rush to eastern Guangdong.
At that time, the emperor will be far away and he will cut off all ties with the capital.
"I've implicated you this time." Murong Jie said to King Ye guiltily.
He knew that Lao Jiu had spent a lot of time and effort in avoiding the capital over the years and establishing Su Yue Tower and Xie Han Tower. He didn't want to get involved in the struggles between the court and the royal family, but in the end, he was dragged into it.
Ye Wang glanced at him sideways, "It's too formal to say these things between brothers. I really feel ashamed of myself. If you have good wine in the future, just give me a few jars. I know you have hidden a lot of good things. I have been to the wine cellar in your palace."
Murong Jie smiled and said, "If it works, I will give you all the collections."
"You keep your word." The Night King was immediately delighted.
"Your word is as good as gold!" Murong Jie patted his shoulder and said.
(End of this chapter)