Chapter 278 Return
It was winter now, and several people went to a pavilion surrounded by walls on three sides in the back garden. The servants were afraid that the young ladies and masters would be cold, so they brought over silver charcoal fire and also prepared fruits and snacks.
Han Mingzhu and Han Minghui are both younger than Qian Bolin, but one or two years older than Qianhuan. Both of them call Qianhuan "Sister Qianhuan".
Han Mingzhu has a lively personality. She keeps asking Qian Bolin and Qianhuan to tell her interesting stories in the capital. Qian Bolin has a calm personality and is not good at speaking. In the end, Qianhuan helps him out and keeps telling the Han siblings what she has seen and heard in the capital.
Qianhuan had done live broadcasts in modern times and was very good at speaking. The Han siblings listened to her with great interest, and they both liked this godsister adopted by their cousin even more.
Both the Han siblings had the habit of taking naps. After chatting for more than half an hour, they felt drowsy. Then they were helped back to their room by the servants to rest. Only Qianhuan and Qian Bolin were left sitting in the pavilion to continue warming themselves by the fire.
Qian Bolin spoke first, "Miss Qianhuan, thank you for the jade Buddha you gave to my grandmother today. I can see that she likes it very much. But the jade Buddha is too valuable, and I really shouldn't let you spend money on it. Please tell me how much silver the jade Buddha costs. Once I return to Beijing, I will send someone to deliver the silver to your house."
Qian Huan immediately said, "Commander Qian, please don't mention the money. Even if I give Madam Han ten jade Buddha statues, it can't be enough to repay your kindness in saving my life. What's more, although you and I are temporarily pretending to be siblings, Madam Han really treats me as her own granddaughter. I really want to give her this jade Buddha statue, so please don't be so polite."
Commander Qian wanted to refuse, but Qianhuan immediately put on an unhappy expression and pretended to be angry and said, "If Commander Qian continues to be so distant, then please tell Qianhuan how to repay you for saving my life, otherwise Qianhuan will feel guilty."
Seeing Qianhuan say this, Qian Bolin had no choice but to stop talking about paying back the money. After a moment of silence, he continued to ask, "Miss Qianhuan, why are you being hunted down?"
So Qianhuan told the story of how she went to Dongling Kingdom to help the prince get medicine.
Qian Bolin immediately understood the whole story after hearing this. "The prince is the god of war of our Great Abyss country. There are probably countless people who want to kill him. Miss Qianhuan traveled thousands of miles to seek medicine to save the prince, and took risks alone. This courage really makes Qian admire her."
Qianhuan sighed and said, "I believe that if I were in danger, Ziyu would come to save me regardless of everything. I don't know if Ziyu has taken the antidote now. If he knew that I was captured by the assassin, I'm afraid he would be very anxious."
Qian Bolin saw Qian Huan's worried look and said to her in comfort, "I believe that the prince must have taken the antidote and is out of danger. I originally planned to leave for the capital tomorrow, but if the young lady is really anxious, then I will leave early. Let's go back to the capital tonight."
Qianhuan was delighted when she heard this. "Really? Thank you so much, Commander Qian. I am really worried and just want to get back to the capital as soon as possible."
Qian Bolin smiled and replied, "You're welcome, but it will be hard to travel at night, and I'm afraid that the young lady is too weak to handle it."
Qianhuan shook her head and said, "Qianhuan was born in a farming family, she is not that delicate. Commander Qian, don't worry, Qianhuan is not afraid of hardship."
Qian Bolin thought Qianhuan was just missing the prince so much that she said she was not afraid of hardship. After all, he had seen many noble ladies in the capital, and they were all very spoiled. He just hoped that she would not complain about hardship and tiredness when the time came.
Madam Han didn't expect her grandson to return to Beijing so soon. She looked reluctant and said, "Bolin, why do you have to rush back to Beijing at night? Why don't you rest for another night and leave tomorrow?"
Qianhuan was afraid that Qian Bolin would soften his heart and stay. Her heart had already flown to the capital.
Fortunately, Qian Bolin was determined. "Grandma, I came here during my holiday. I don't have much time off. Don't worry. I'm used to traveling in the wind and rain, let alone at night."
Madam Han held his hand and said, "Good boy, you've made this trip hard. When you go back, remember to persuade your mother to go out more often and stop thinking about the past. When the fate is right, you will find the person you are supposed to find."
"Okay, I understand. Grandma, uncle, aunt, I'll be leaving first."
Master Han said, "Okay, be careful on your journey, and remember to write us a letter to let us know you are safe when you arrive in the capital."
"Okay, I get it."
On the Crown Prince's side, Eleven has already reunited with him. The Crown Prince is very puzzled as to why Eleven is heading east, but because he is worried about Qianhuan's matter, he has no time to delve into the reasons for the time being.
After hearing that Qianhuan had been rescued and headed towards Yizhou, the Crown Prince also rushed to Yizhou without stopping.
In the capital, the news that the prince had recovered from the poison and woke up had already spread, but Yin Hua and Master Cai were very worried when they saw that their young lady had not returned yet.
Master Cai said to Yin Hua, "Yin Hua, didn't you often go to Prince An's Mansion with the young lady before? Why don't you go to Prince An's Mansion and ask to see if the young lady is there?"
Yin Hua said in dissatisfaction, "My young lady traveled thousands of miles to Dongling Country to ask for medicine for the prince, but the prince is actually engaged to that Miss Li. The news has spread all over the capital. I don't want to go to Prince An's Mansion again."
"I know you are angry and feel sorry for the young lady, but now that the prince's poison has been cured, the young lady must have brought the antidote back from Dongling Country. Logically, the young lady should have returned home, but now there is no news from her. Aren't you worried at all?"
"How could I not be anxious? I am more anxious than anyone else. I am just too angry. I originally thought that the prince was the young lady's ideal man, but who knew..."
Wenjie also heard the conversation between the two. He had also heard about the arranged marriage of the prince, but because the prince had not woken up at that time, Wenjie believed that there might be another hidden story behind the arranged marriage, so he was still willing to believe his senior brother.
Wenjie said to Yinhua, "Yinhua, when the emperor granted the marriage, senior brother was poisoned and unconscious. Maybe there is another hidden story behind this, and senior brother himself may not know about the marriage. The most urgent thing is to find out about my sister. How about this, I will go with you to the Prince An's Mansion to find out the situation."
When Yin Hua heard the young master say this, she felt that there was some truth to it.
She immediately turned her worry into joy, "Young Master, you are educated after all, your mind is different. I was so angry that I didn't think too much. Maybe I really misunderstood the prince, and maybe the prince really didn't know about the marriage. I will go with you to the Prince An's Mansion to inquire about the young lady's news."