jdhmnovel Chapter 251 Three parties
Chapter 251 Three parties
Aqiao's entire face was covered by the mask, with only a pair of eyes exposed. At this moment, a strange light flashed in those eyes.
"I heard that His Royal Highness Prince Yan is not interested in women. Not to mention concubines, there is not even a maid in his mansion. All the servants are servants.
Nowadays, the Prince of Yan's Mansion can actually open the door to welcome a woman into the mansion. This is really a novel thing. I really want to see what kind of woman she is! "
"Humph!" Chen Lingyi sneered upon hearing this, "You are really curious!"
The corners of A-Jiao's mouth under the mask slowly curled up, he rested his head on Chen Lingyi's legs, his voice was as sticky as chestnut flour cake, exuding a sweet smell.
"Your Highness, please agree to Qiao's request!"
Chen Lingyi's eyes trembled slightly, and she reached out to touch Aqiao's black hair. She glanced at Zhu Yan, who understood and stood up, then went out the door to prepare for the trip.
When Chen Lingyi and A Qiao came out of the room, they had already changed their clothes. Accompanied by the guards arranged by Zhu Yan, they went to look for King Yan and the mysterious woman based on the information received from the spies.
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"Give!"
Chen Ji handed Luo Xiaoran a deerskin water bag filled with warm water soaked with ginseng slices and a bag of beef jerky wrapped in oil paper.
At this moment, Luo Xiaoran was still disheveled, but she was wearing a black fur cloak to cover her tattered and bloodstained clothes.
"Thank you, Your Highness!"
Luo Xiaoran didn't bother to be polite with Chen Ji. She took it and drank two big gulps of water and ate half a bag of beef jerky. Only then did she feel her stomach was a little better.
Originally, Chen Ji wanted Luo Xiaoran to stay in Prince Yan's Mansion to rest, eat, take a bath, and have a good sleep, while he would lead people to Hulu Mountain to find the children.
But Luo Xiaoran insisted on going with him, and Chen Ji had no choice but to ask his men to prepare some food for Luo Xiaoran to fill her stomach on the way.
The group rushed to Hulu Mountain as quickly as possible. At Chen Ji's command, his soldiers drew their swords and cleared the way, dispersing around to look for any traces of the children.
Li Heng also came along. At this moment, he no longer cared about anything else. He just wanted to find Chen'er as soon as possible and see Chen'er as soon as possible.
Seeing how Prince Yan took care of Luo Xiaoran along the way, what else did Li Heng not understand?
His "The Love History of the Hua Family" is not read in vain!
only……
Alas, Li Heng sighed, said nothing, just looked down the mountain with a trace of worry on his face.
"Your Highness, we have caught some suspicious people." The guards came over with a few people.
Your Highness?
The servants kneeling on the ground looked at each other in bewilderment. In this northern border, the only one who could be called His Highness was probably the King of Yan, right?
Swallowing his saliva, one of the leading servants glanced at Chen Ji, then quickly lowered his head, his heart sinking to the bottom.
He was present on the day when Lord An wanted to shave Luo Xiaoran's hair, and had the honor of meeting the King of Yan. The man before him was indeed the real King of Yan.
"Greetings to His Royal Highness Prince of Yan. We came to Hulu Mountain to hunt on the orders of Lord Anlu Hai'an. I didn't expect to have such an honor to meet His Royal Highness."
At this moment, Wei Lin, who had just returned from investigation at Huluguan, came to report.
"The Hulu Temple and the dilapidated house have been burned down," Wei Lin said with a salutation. He then looked at the group of people kneeling on the ground and said in a cold voice, "They must have come here to destroy the evidence."
"After destroying the physical evidence, we naturally have to catch the escaped witness!" Luo Xiaoran's eyes were full of violence, "Tell me! Where are the children?"
"I don't understand what the girl is saying? Ah——"
The leading servant crouched down and tried to argue, but was kicked to the ground by Luo Xiaoran the next second.
"The reason I asked you this is because I know what's going on behind your back. There's no need for you to quibble. If you answer truthfully, you might be able to save your life."
The leading servant wanted to say something else when he heard the voice of His Royal Highness Prince Yan coming from above, his tone was lazy:
“Miss Luo’s meaning is what I mean!
If you still don't tell the truth, I won't kill you. I will send you to the mine to mine ore every day.
When you can no longer do this heavy work, you will be asked to carry lime. Over time, you will easily get lung disease, cough every day, and eventually die in pain.
In this way, I can not only pay for your sins, but also contribute to Daliang, which is the best of both worlds!"
All the servants were trembling. They were kept by An Luhai. Although they did not live a life of wealth and luxury, they had wine and meat. If they were exiled to the mines, it would be better for them to be killed directly.
Your Highness Prince of Yan, this is heartbreaking!
"Lord An did secretly order an old Taoist to refine the Resurrection Pill. Last night, all the people in Hulu Temple were killed, and the little beggars used as the medicine for refining the pill also disappeared. That's why we were sent here to erase all traces and find the little beggars."
Luo Xiaoran's muscles felt a little sore due to not having rested for a long time, and her voice was a little woozy, but her mind was still in an excited state and was running in an orderly manner.
"Has the person been found?"
"Nothing."
"An Luhai couldn't have sent only you guys to look for someone, where are the others?"
"We split up to look for it, and agreed to set off fireworks when we find it... Yes! That's it!"
The leading servant pointed to a place at the foot of the mountain where white smoke was emitting and said, his eyes almost popping out of his head, he couldn't believe it was such a coincidence!
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The leading servant did not lie. When Luo Xiaoran, Chen Ji and his party arrived, they did find the child's footprints on the ground.
"It seems that they have already returned with the children. If we follow the way they came down the mountain, we will definitely find Chen'er and the others!"
Luo Xiaoran grabbed Chen Ji's hand, and the light that suddenly burst out of her eyes was brighter than the sun rising in the east.
Chen Ji stared at Luo Xiaoran's hand holding his. It was not very white and tender but delicate. There were several scratches on the back of her hand caused by tree branches and thorns. Her fingers were slender and long with distinct joints. Because the palm of her hand was covering the back of his hand, he could feel a thin layer of calluses even though he couldn't see it.
A strong and unfamiliar feeling of fullness slowly spread from the hand held by Luo Xiaoran throughout the body, finally gathering at the heart, turning into a firework and blooming.
The wind blowing on his face as he rushed down the mountain was gentle, and the light emitted by the rising sun was dazzling but not glaring. He could not take his eyes off Luo Xiaoran in front of him, and his heart was fuller than ever before.
Chen Ji's good mood continued until he reached the foot of Hulu Mountain, where he heard the sound of a fight from afar.
The group quickened their pace and soon saw two groups of people fighting, but everyone's attention was involuntarily drawn to a large umbrella.
In the open space at the foot of the mountain, there stands a large umbrella that looks like a small pavilion, which is very conspicuous.