novelaction Chapter 200 Wait for me to come back
Chapter 200 Wait for me to come back
"wait me back."
Xie Jinghan's gentle and deep voice slowly rang in her ears. After a moment of stunned silence, Wen Shuyao looked up with a mixture of disbelief and joy. When her eyes met Xie Jinghan's, she heard her own heart pounding.
Under Xie Jinghan's gentle gaze, Wen Shuyao lowered her eyes, but her bright red earlobes betrayed her true feelings at that moment.
"it is good."
Wen Shuyao responded softly, her tone extremely gentle and shy.
Xie Jinghan's heart also raced. He knew that Wen Shuyao's actions were a response to him.
"Yaoyao." His eyes were incredibly firm. "I will never let you down."
As he spoke, he gently squeezed Wen Shuyao's wrist.
To him, Wen Shuyao was someone he needed to protect, a treasure he would cherish for the rest of his life.
"The Prince Xin's mansion will definitely take action as soon as I leave," Xie Jinghan instructed. "I've left Granny Qi and Si Qing behind; they'll definitely be able to protect you."
"But regarding the matter of going to Quanshui Manor..." He frowned, "Now is not a good time. Once you leave the capital, it will inevitably arouse Prince Xin's suspicion."
Wen Shuyao nodded knowingly upon hearing his words: "Your Highness, rest assured, I had anticipated Prince Xin's plan long ago. Moreover... Wen Yitong is his only bloodline. If Wen Yitong wants to kill me, he will certainly not stop her."
Xie Jinghan frowned deeply; he didn't want to hear such words from Wen Shuyao's mouth.
“No one can touch you.” His voice was deep. “Since Wen Yitong has such thoughts, let’s take this opportunity to eliminate her as well.”
Xie Jinghan's gaze turned cold. He was indifferent to Wen Yitong's existence, but if Wen Yitong posed a threat to Wen Shuyao, he would eliminate this potential danger.
“But I feel…” Wen Shuyao’s eyes flickered, and she looked up at Xie Jinghan, “This is a good opportunity, a good opportunity for me to go to Quanshui Manor in a legitimate way.”
Wen Yitong wanted to kill her, but Prince Xin wasn't stupid. His most important task was to seize the throne. Naturally, Prince Xin wouldn't let Wen Yitong act directly. Therefore, they would try to get her to leave the capital indirectly.
Coincidentally, she also wanted to find an opportunity to leave the capital in a legitimate way.
Wen Yitong seemed to have become someone she could use.
Wen Shuyao's eyes flickered, and she smiled at Xie Jinghan: "Your Highness, we can use their strength against them..."
She spoke, and Xie Jinghan lowered his head in perfect unison, ensuring that only the two of them could hear Wen Shuyao's words.
"Once Wen Yitong makes a move, I can easily leave the capital."
"As for what Wen Yitong might do outside the city..."
At this point, Wen Shuyao sneered: "She must have led a group of people to ambush me, but... if Your Highness really went to the border to defend against the enemy, that would be fine, but this is just a play."
The guards from the royal palace who stayed by her side were more than enough to make Wen Yitong suffer.
Moreover, by then, Xie Jinghan might already be back.
Hearing Wen Shuyao's words, Xie Jinghan nodded slightly: "I will leave all the guards of the Prince's Mansion behind."
"One hundred people will remain inside the palace, and the rest of the guards will be assigned to Si Qing outside the city."
The Prince Jing's mansion has a full five hundred guards, which is a considerable force in the heavily guarded capital. However, since Prince Xin is determined to force the emperor to abdicate and rebel, it is already quite difficult for him to keep a hundred guards by Wen Yitong's side for her to do as she pleases.
Xie Jinghan's move can be described as thoughtful.
This would both lower Wen Yitong's guard and ensure Wen Shuyao's safety.
Si Qing and Granny Qi stood aside, not daring to look too closely at the young couple as they spoke. However, thanks to their exceptional hearing, they were able to hear their conversation clearly.
Granny Qi winked at Si Qing: "Am I right?"
The prince is clearly deeply in love with the princess, and the princess seems to have come to understand this in the past few days.
It was truly a fortunate thing for the Prince Jing's mansion that the two were able to discuss this matter before the prince's departure.
After she finished speaking, she muttered to herself, "In that case, we really should thank Prince Xin. If it weren't for Prince Xin, we probably wouldn't have been able to break through this barrier."
While Granny Qi was rambling on and on, the young couple had already separated.
With the expedition imminent, Xie Jinghan didn't have much time to waste.
He gave Wen Shuyao a deep look before leading his large group away.
On the other side, Old Madam Chu saw off General Chu, her expression solemn.
When she returned home, several people came up to comfort her.
These were all her close friends from the past, and the group had always been inseparable and could talk about anything.
However, Madam Chu still looked bitter and resentful. She drank her tea while sighing, and even refused to drink the tea anymore despite the persuasion of the others.
"This is truly an undeserved disaster!" She slammed her hand on the table. "My Yaoyao is the most gentle and kind person I've ever been. How could she do such a thing?"
Upon hearing this, the other old women exchanged glances and unanimously agreed, "That's right! Someone must have framed Yao Yao! Yao Yao looks so frail, how could she possibly have killed the Northern Di princess who's as strong as an ox?"
That makes sense, but unfortunately, the Northern Di princess's maternal uncle identified Wen Shuyao, so no matter how many reasonable excuses they had, they couldn't use them. The matter was already a done deal.
Fortunately, Wen Shuyao was blessed with good fortune. She not only had General Chu and his wife who doted on her, but also a husband who was deeply trusted by the emperor.
With Xie Jinghan around, even if other powerful families wanted to unite to punish Wen Shuyao, the emperor turned a deaf ear.
It is said that in the past few days, the emperor's desk has been piled high with memorials impeaching Xie Jinghan and Wen Shuyao, and even the censor-in-chief personally impeached the emperor for failing to distinguish between public and private matters. However, no matter what, the emperor still protects Wen Shuyao.
"Don't worry, as long as General Chu and King Jing return victorious this time, they won't be able to do anything to Yao Yao," an old lady whispered to her. "You can relax now. We've fought dozens of battles with the Northern Di before, and every time our Great Li has won."
"What if the Northern Di King is angry?"
"Could he possibly allow the Northern Barbarians to gain hundreds of thousands of soldiers for no reason?"
The Dali had a natural advantage over the Beidi—they had a larger population.
The Dali army numbered in the hundreds of thousands, while the Northern Di had only tens of thousands of cavalry.
Even though cavalrymen are invincible on the grasslands, once they venture deep into the valleys, they become like lambs to the slaughter.
Therefore, the Li people have a greater chance of winning this battle.
"However, the rumors circulating in the capital these past few days have been rather strange," one man said, frowning. "Prince Jing is leaving the capital today, so you should send more people to his residence."
War is a drain on manpower and resources. People only want to live and work in peace and contentment. They naturally feel deep hatred and resentment towards those who started the war, especially when someone is fanning the flames behind the scenes... This sentiment will only intensify.