Traveling through ancient times: daily life on the run

Chapter 345 Chaos in the Capital

Luo Yu's wish was ultimately not fulfilled.

He parted his lips from hers, gently touched his lips to her delicate and soft chin, stroked the fine hair on her forehead, and said in a low and gentle voice: "Don't think about leaving me, okay?"

Luo Yu smelled the faint scent of incense on him, and finally waved his bent little finger in front of him.

"We've made a promise, and we won't change it for the rest of our lives."

"No changes allowed."

Zhu Jinyou smiled triumphantly, his eyes suddenly becoming sharp.

Alas, Luo Yu sighed in her heart, how come he is even more cunning than her.

*

Ciyuan Hall.

The Queen was really surprised when she heard the news brought by Duke Anguo.

"Father, could it be that Prince Ning's desire to marry this woman named Luo Yu is a cover-up?"

Duke Anguo recalled carefully, shook his head and said, "I think he really likes this girl."

"Don't you know how good of an actor Prince Ning is? Even so, he is still an opponent that cannot be ignored. The prince is still young, and we can't just sit there and wait for death."

"If Prince Ning really married a woman without any background, it would be a good thing. But does he know that she is Concubine Ying or not?"

The Queen's eyes darkened. "I heard there's been news from the harem lately. It seems the Queen Mother is trying to figure out the identity of Concubine Ying. I heard it was Nanny Zhang who was sitting in front of the Queen Mother and she thought she looked familiar."

"So, Prince Ning doesn't know Concubine Ying's identity? But the Queen Mother is starting to get suspicious?"

"Father, have you ever considered that when Ye Yucheng from the Imperial City Department sent you the letter, he must have known that Miss Luo Hong was once a member of the palace. Even if we believe that Concubine Ying is hiding something from him, do you think Prince Ning wouldn't be able to guess what's going on? If he investigates carefully and discovers Miss Luo Hong's true identity, would he still marry her?

I don't know what the Queen Mother is thinking, but she definitely favors her youngest son, Prince Ning, Zhu Jinyou. The Emperor seems to be in poor health lately, so it seems we need to make more preparations."

There are wolves in front and tigers behind. We are really being too cautious these days.

It probably won't be long before the Queen Mother finds out. Fortunately, those who knew the truth were all secretly executed. The Queen Mother only knows that Miss Luo Yu is Concubine Ying who escaped from the palace, but she can't be sure that the child is hers. What if the Queen Mother knew that she was Concubine Ying and didn't allow His Royal Highness Prince Ning to marry this woman?

If Concubine Ying really wouldn't betray her as stated in the letter, the Queen would very much hope that she could marry Prince Ning.

Luo Yu returned to the mansion. Recently, whenever the maids saw her coming back, their aura and voices were full of power.

"Miss, are you back? You should learn needlework today."

Luo Yu was too lazy to pay attention to them.

Nanny Li and Nanny Song followed closely behind.

"Girls also need to learn good etiquette. They can't be indifferent to people when they see them."

"Ah."

Luo Yu suddenly missed Qin Bingrui. He got up early and went to bed late every day. Sometimes he would just stay outside the city with the Flying Tigers and had no time to care about his sister's life or death.

Needless to say, Xia Liang stayed in the attic for twelve hours, observing the stars at night and praying during the day, just to summon the dragon as soon as possible.

Zhu Jinyou originally wanted to step into the house where Luo Yu lived to see her latest creation, but was blocked by two maids.

These maids relied on the fact that they were sent by the Queen Mother and had watched the prince grow up since he was a child, and they thought they knew the prince's character very well.

Zhu Jinyou was pushed out of the yard. Seeing Luo Yu looking back every three steps, he couldn't help laughing.

"Master, the girl is used to being free. Now she is being controlled so strictly by the maids, will she feel resentful?"

"She's probably already figured out how to kill these maids."

Song Si: You really understand your wife.

Luo Yu was also a tough man. He just agreed, but then turned around and did nothing. He locked the door and locked several maids outside, leaving them to go crazy outside.

Before it was completely dark, Xiaotao knocked on the door and called Luo Yu to come for dinner.

It turned out that the maids complained to Prince Ning that the girl had not opened the door for the entire afternoon, so Zhu Jinyou came in person to invite her to dinner.

Luo Yu stood up, put the drawings on the bottom layer, and stretched.

When I opened the door, I saw several maids and servants behind Zhu Jinyou.

It was as if they were going to take her away for torture.

Zhu Jinyou's face was solemn. He cleared his throat and said, "I heard that the young lady has been locked up in the room for several hours. Is she feeling unwell?"

Luo Yu's mouth stretched from ear to ear.

The maid behind her immediately corrected her seriously, "When the prince asks a question, the young lady cannot just smile. She must return the greeting first, bow her head slightly, and then answer."

Luo Yu said "Oh" and saw a familiar figure flash in, followed by lackeys and several big wolves.

"Qin Bingrui, you're back?"

After thinking about it, he felt something was wrong. Before he could answer Zhu Jinyou, he whispered in his ear: "I have drawn something good. Can you take me to the Ministry of War someday?"

Zhu Jinyou's eyes darkened, thinking that she really intended to hand over the weapon's design drawings to the emperor.

"Mr. Lin will be back in two days. Why don't we wait for him? If he can develop it, we will still have time to ask the emperor for instructions."

"Oh!"

Luo Yu smiled and said no more.

Qin Bingrui led his lackeys over, and several big wolves bared their teeth at the maids. The most naughty one opened its mouth wide, showing its fangs, which scared the maids so much that they ran away.

"Sister, I sent these big wolves back to guard your house. Do you think it will be much quieter now?"

Luo Yu covered her mouth and smiled, pretending to be delicate and gentle: "Bingrui is the one who cares about me."

"That's right. I'm different from some men who only say nice things."

After saying that, he did not forget to glare at Zhu Jinyou.

Zhu Jinyou smiled helplessly. These two girls together were fearless and wanted the world to be in chaos. Oh, and add Miss Xia to the mix.

Mr. Lin came back earlier than expected.

At the same time, the young princess Hua Shuqing also came to Beijing.

Xia Liang looked at the bustling streets and alleys and thought that some beautiful courtesan was parading through the streets. However, when he leaned over to take a look, he saw that it was just the little princess's troupe entering the capital.

It made people panic.

In this huge capital city, everyone is rich and powerful. How can a little princess like her be so arrogant?

Seeing that she didn't understand, Yan Xuan explained, "Hua Shuqing's grandmother was the Queen Mother's elder sister. She married the Prince of Beijing. I heard that at the peak of his power, the Prince of Beijing had a force of 500,000. In recent decades, there has been no foreign invasion in the north."

"Oh, what about your Yan family army? How many troops do you have in the northwest?"

"Saying there are 200,000 troops is actually an exaggeration."

Xia Liang clicked his tongue. No wonder Hua Shuqing was even more arrogant than Her Royal Highness the Princess.

She thought hard and made a circle in her mind. It seemed that these troops were related to the Empress Dowager's family, the Lin family.

"Yan Xuan, is your grandfather's family very powerful?"

"It's okay. The Lin family is also a famous and prestigious family, but without direct control over the military forces, it is still a little behind the Murong family."

"So what if we have troops? Aren't the tiger talismans in the emperor's hands?"

Seeing that there was no one around, Yan Xuan whispered, "If something happens to the emperor, the royal family will need these troops to solve the problem!"

Xia Liang suddenly realized: "No wonder when I saw the emperor that day, his face was pale and he was very weak. He looked like he had been poisoned and there was no way he could be saved."

Yan Xuan's pupils widened and his lips trembled:

"Xia Cao, don't say these things carelessly. A group of imperial doctors can't find any problems. How could there be something wrong with the emperor?"

"Oh, I'm just analyzing it based on the cases I've seen! But it really is chronic poisoning. How about you take me to the palace and I'll take a look at what's going on?"

Yan Xuan was stunned. He originally thought that Xia Cao was just the soul of the White Tiger who was extremely bold, but now he understood that she was fearless.

Seeing that Yan Xuan didn't agree, Xia Liang smiled awkwardly. He thought that there would be even bigger excitement to watch in the capital soon, which would be fun.

Yan Xuan secretly held Xia Liang's hand. The weather was getting warmer, and her hand was also warm. It was small, and the rough calluses on her hand gradually became thinner, and it felt soft and smooth to the touch.

Xia Liang glanced at him.

"Why are you touching my hand?"

"Xia Cao, no matter what happens, I will stand by your side."

Xia Liang snorted softly.

"You all in the Yan family are on the Queen Mother's side, right? If the Queen Mother doesn't like my sister and wants to target her, which side will you stand on?"

"We fully support the Emperor."

Xia Liang broke free from his hand. This idiot was so stubborn that he couldn't make any sense.

However, the Queen Mother has such good intentions. Is she preparing a wedding dress for her youngest son?

I think it’s becoming more and more interesting!