Chapter 158(1/2)
"Qingqing? Why didn't you rest?"
"I...I'll see you. I heard that Chu Huan is going to set off for Beixiao tomorrow. Don't be too sad."
Lin Qingwan didn't know how to persuade Chu Heng. After all, if her sister was forced to marry so far, she wouldn't feel good.
Chu Heng never expected Lin Qingwan to come to the study to comfort him. The few words she said just now were probably the only words she had said to care about him since they met him.
Seeing that Chu Heng did not answer her, Lin Qingwan just kept looking at her, and she felt a little embarrassed when she was seen.
Lin Qing's face was slightly red, and her hands were restlessly placed in front of her. Fortunately, she had sleeves blocking her, so Chu Heng couldn't see the movements on her hands. In fact, her hands were always tightly clenched together.
"If you have nothing to say, just take a break sooner and I'll go back."
Lin Qingwan just wants to leave this place now, she is so nervous in front of Chu Heng.
But how could Chu Heng let Lin Qingwan go so easily? This time she took the initiative to look for him.
Lin Qingwan turned around and walked in a hurry, and Chu Heng grabbed her arm at that moment, so Lin Qingwan not only did not move forward, but also took several steps back. This retreated and fell directly into Chu Heng's arms.
Chu Heng held Lin Qingwan from behind. He lowered his head and put his chin in Lin Qingwan's ear, "Tomorrow I plan to personally escort Huan'er to the Northern Emperor Capital, and I may be there for a long time."
The capital of Beixiao is far away from the capital of Nanchu. It will take at least one month to go there.
Lin Qingwan didn’t know how Ye Zhiqiu agreed to Chu Heng’s approach, or did she not know that Chu Heng made such a decision?
Every quarter of the hour now may be the turning point in the fate of these princes. What kind of thought did Chu Heng choose to spend more than a month to go to Beixiao?
Lin Qingwan thought for a long time, but he didn't think of other reasons for Chu Heng to go to Beixiao. Could it be to find evidence of the conspiracy between Jian'an Hou and Xiao Jingyu?
"Take good care of yourself during this period, no matter what happens, remember that I am still there."
And I'm in...
The four words that Chu Heng said have been lingering in Lin Qingwan's ears. This is the first time she has felt so relieved in recent years.
Before, she tried to solve the problem when others had happened, but now someone is willing to do anything for her.
When Lin Qingwan realized it, she and Chu Heng were already on the couch in the Shuanglan Palace, and the clothes on her body were already missing.
Lin Qingwan was probably confused by Chu Heng's words, or maybe because of the sake of his departure tomorrow, she did not resist that night, and Chu Heng could not believe it.
Chu Heng left early in the morning. He handed over the letter he had prepared to Yu Ran, asking her to wait until Lin Qingwan wakes up before handing it to Lin Qingwan.
If he was not wrong, Lin Qingwan should have to wait until he left before he could wake up.
Chu Huan slowly walked up to the hall in a wedding dress, where the emperor, queen and Xiao Jingyu stood.
Prince Chu Heng and other princes and ministers stood on both sides to watch the ceremony.
Chu Huan stood in front of the emperor and the queen, knelt down and saluted. Chu Huan bowed three times, "Daughter bid farewell to his father and queen."
The emperor felt that Chu Huan today was very different from the past. He just thought that the woman after marriage had become sensible and did not think much about it.
Xiao Jingyu walked forward and stood beside Chu Huan. Li Quan walked forward with a few palace servants holding trays.
"Your Highness Yu, the Fifth Princess, you two need to lead Hong Ling down the hall together."
Chu Huan understood the etiquette of Nan Chu. When Chu Yan got married in Western Qin, she stood by and watched the etiquette after so many years, but she still remembered it, and the nannies in the palace also taught them during this period.
Chu Huan held the red silk in his left hand and turned around and exchanged positions with Xiao Jingyu. Chu Huan happened to face Chu Heng when she walked around. Her eyes were on Chu Heng, and she didn't even take it back when she was about to leave.
"Don't you restrain yourself in front of your father?"
Xiao Jingyu suddenly whispered this sentence halfway through the middle of his journey. A moment of panic flashed in Chu Huan's eyes. What she had been hiding for so long must not be discovered by Xiao Jingyu.
"What Your Highness is saying, Chu Huan doesn't understand."
The two of them had a low voice and were far away from the others, so no one could hear what they said, and they didn't even know what they said.
Chu Heng went to Beixiao this time with Ye Zhiqiu on his back. He and several of his confidants all changed into the guard's clothes and sneaked into the escort team.
Although the emperor had no feelings for Chu Huan, Chu Huan was the legitimate princess of Nan Chu after all, and the legitimate daughter still needed to be equipped, so the dowry and escort teams were several times more than Chu Yan back then.
Chu Huan sat in the carriage with a red veil on her head, but she was already in tears.
Chu Huan didn't know how long she had cried. She was worried that she would be discovered, so she quickly wiped all the tears with a handkerchief, hoping that her makeup would not be lost.
By the time Lin Qingwan woke up, Chu Heng had already left. Liuli heard something in the hall and immediately walked in.
"Sister, are you awake?"
Lin Qing rubbed his shoulders and relaxed himself, "When is it now?"
"It's time for Si Shi in half an hour."
As soon as Liuli finished speaking, Lin Qingwan thought she had heard it wrong, so she accidentally used the strength to rub her shoulders, "Where is Your Highness?"
"Your Highness the Crown Prince? Haven't you gone to watch the ceremony?" Liuli felt something was wrong after answering Lin Qingwan's question. Chu Huan should have set off at this time, so why hasn't Chu Heng come back yet?
"Does my sister have something to look for His Royal Highness? Liuli will go and find it now."
“No need.”
Lin Qingwan felt that Chu Heng should have left at this time, and Liuli could not find it even if she went to search.
Lin Qing took off the couch, Liuli helped her put on all her clothes. Yu Ran just took the wash water and walked in, "Empress, you are awake."
After Yu Ran waited for Lin Qingwan to finish washing, he asked Liuli to help Lin Qingwan get breakfast. After Liuli left, Yu Ran took out the letter Chu Heng gave her from her arms.
Yu Ran didn't know what was written in the letter, so it would be better to be cautious. Even if Liuli was from Lin Qingwan, she still thought it would be better to hide it from it.
"Empress, this is what His Highness the Crown Prince handed over to my servants in the morning."
Lin Qing took the letter from Yu Ran and looked at the four words "Qingqing's Kindness" written on it.
Lin Qingwan opened the envelope and took out the letter inside, which only four words were written on it.
"Wait for me to come back."
Lin Qingwan kept looking at the four words, and Yu Ran stood behind Lin Qingwan. She originally thought it was not good to peek, but she saw Lin Qingwan's appearance after reading it, and was even more curious about the content on the letter.
She looked forward and saw the words on the letter. His Highness asked the Empress to wait for him to come back, so where did he go?
"Empress, where has the Crown Prince gone?"
Lin Qingwan didn't expect that Chu Heng didn't even tell Yu Ran about this incident. It seemed that Ye Zhiqiu would definitely not know about this.
"He accompanied Chu Huan to Beixiao."
"What?"
Yu Ran felt that Chu Heng was a little too impulsive this time. At this time, there might not be any changes in the court at any time. He actually let go of Nan Chu and went to Beixiao.
Yu Ran doesn't know what to do now. The matter of Chu Heng's absence will definitely not be hidden for long. Once others know that Chu Heng is not in the capital, if they do things during this period, they will have no way to prevent it.
"Empress, why don't you stop the Prince?"
Yu Ran saw that Chu Heng must have been out of the city for a long time at this time. Even if she chased her now, it would be too late.
Lin Qingwan knew that Yuran was too anxious, so she didn't mean to blame Yuran, and she didn't say a word.
After Yu Ran finished thinking about it, she realized that what she had just said to Lin Qingwan seemed a little disrespectful.
Yu Ran quickly knelt down, "Grandmaster, it was Yu Ran who was impulsive just now."
"You go down first."
Chu Huan has been away from Beijing for several days. For some reason, she always felt that the guards around her were a little strange. They gave her a very familiar feeling.
Another night of camping and resting, Chu Huan walked out of the camp in the middle of the night. If she guessed correctly, the camp where the guards lived should be very close to her.
She looked at the tents that were almost the same distance from her tent, and found that there seemed to be a faint light inside one of them.
Chu Huan walked over quietly, wanting to know what they were doing.
Although Chu Huan's footsteps were very light, Chu Heng's ears were really good. After he made a shushing move, he pointed outside. The subordinates immediately understood what he meant and quickly calmed down.
Chu Heng approached the camp and quietly lifted a corner of the curtain. He saw a red skirt. If he guessed correctly, the person coming should be Chu Huan.
Chu Heng felt relieved when he knew that the person coming was Chu Huan. He quietly walked out of the camp and looked around. He saw that there was no one around and walked to Chu Huan's side.
Chu Huan was not as vigilant as Chu Heng. She didn't know that Chu Heng walked to her. Chu Huan found that there was suddenly no sound in the camp. She thought she had been discovered and wanted to leave quickly. As soon as she turned around, she saw a person behind her.
“Ah—————”
As soon as Chu Huan opened her mouth, Chu Heng knew she was going to shout. When her voice came out, Chu Heng covered her mouth, and Chu Huan's "ah" turned into "hmm".
"Huan'er."
Chu Heng just called Chu Huan's name, and Chu Huan became quiet in an instant.
Chu Huan knew who the voice was. When Chu Heng saw that Chu Huan stopped struggling, he let go. Chu Huan stood in front of Chu Heng. She looked at Chu Heng after disguise, with tears in her eyes.
"Fourth brother..."
Chu Heng thought that Chu Huan hadn't seen his relatives for too long, so he was so excited when he saw him. How could he know Chu Huan's thoughts?
Chu Huan really didn't expect that she would have the chance to see Chu Heng again. She originally thought that day was the last time, but she met again today. Judging from Chu Heng's appearance, she should have planned to accompany her to Beixiao. Does that mean that she has been seeing him for the past half month?
Seeing that it was not a place to speak outside, Chu Heng took Chu Huan into the tent.
Several subordinates knew Chu Huan. When they saw Chu Huan coming, they quickly stood up and saluted, "Fifth Princess."
"What do you want to do with these people to Beixiao?"
To be continued...