Chapter 1248 Return to the Capital
The prince went to Huai Garden.
The locust trees outside the locust garden have grown noticeably taller and more lush this year.
Last month, Rong Jingjing took Ma Xiaoliu up the tree and trimmed the branches, and now they seem to have grown again.
Uncle Liu opened the door and saw that it was the prince. He was no longer as frightened as before.
"Your Highness is here, please come in."
The prince led two guards into the Huai Garden.
When Uncle Liu was closing the door, he suddenly felt as if someone was watching him, and he looked towards a house diagonally opposite.
In fact, the door of the house is not facing this side, but the courtyard wall.
Logically speaking, no one would be watching this place. But Uncle Liu did have a feeling just now that someone was watching this place.
Now when he looked over, he only saw the courtyard wall and a few flower branches sticking out from the inside of the wall, but no one.
"What are you looking at?"
Aunt Liu came over and saw that he had not closed the door yet, so she curiously peeked in.
It's nothing.
The prince always came incognito, his carriage had no markings and came very quietly.
The prince came several times this year and nothing happened.
"nothing."
Uncle Liu closed the door and bolted it, then lowered his voice and said to his wife, "Maybe I was mistaken. I felt like someone was watching us just now."
Aunt Liu's face turned serious. "Whether it's a mistake or not, tell His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and Miss Rong later. We don't have any special skills, but we just need to be more careful."
"If there is anything suspicious, they can investigate after listening to it. It is better to be safe than sorry."
Uncle Liu nodded.
"You have a point. Go prepare some snacks, and I'll go talk to His Highness and Miss Rong."
No matter how big or small the incident in Huaiyuan is, you should be more cautious.
He had just taken two steps when a figure appeared on the branch next to him, and it seemed as if it was hanging on the branch, as if it had suddenly grown fruit -
But the marriage was to a girl.
"Miss Zheng, what happened to you this time..." Uncle Liu was startled. He should have gotten used to it after this year, but Zheng Ying actually appeared upside down from a branch this time, and she showed up in a new way. "Why did you hang yourself on a branch?"
It's not a hanged ghost.
Even Uncle Liu and the others have noticed the progress of Miss Zheng's training in Huai Garden these days.
If you look at her carefully, you can still tell that she is half human and half made of dough. I don't know why, but the half that is made of dough doesn't look that real.
And once, Miss Zheng got caught in the rain——
Yes, it actually rained.
After being caught in the rain, that half of the body seemed to be a little droopy, and the eyebrows, eyes, nose and corners of the mouth seemed to be fuzzy and drooped a little, and it could not be connected with the other half.
It was not until Miss Rong carefully used a fire talisman to dry it bit by bit and then re-molded it the next day that it was finally repaired.
Miss Zheng now looks very complete, and there is no difference between the two sides.
"Uncle Liu, you said someone is watching this place, I'll go out and take a look."
Zheng Ying showed up because she heard the conversation between him and Aunt Liu.
"It just so happens that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is here. I feel a little scared to stay here."
Zheng Ying jumped down from the branch and floated out the door.
"Why....."
Uncle Liu didn't have time to stop her.
He glanced at the sun.
"Let her go. Miss Zheng's cultivation has improved recently and she can go out for an hour or so. She is also wearing the hat made by Miss Rong, which can block the sun." Aunt Liu said.
"I don't know why Miss Zheng is so afraid of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."
Every time the prince came, Miss Zheng wished she could hide in a tombstone.
Obviously, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince seems to be a very easy-going person. And as long as Miss Zheng doesn't show up, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince shouldn't be able to see her.
When the prince arrived at the small garden at the back, Rong Jingjing was practicing sword with Jiang Yongmiao.
They now practice sword every day.
When Jiang Yongmiao first came to Huaiyuan, she looked very haggard, and on the way to Beijing from the southwest, she lost 15 kilograms. The already slim girl became so thin that she seemed like she could be blown away by the wind.
The prince had also met Jiang Yongmiao at that time.
At that time, he even felt that this girl was only alive with her body, but her heart was dead.
And she was willing to live because she promised her brother to live well.
The present Jiang Yongmiao has gained some weight, her face has become more rosy, and her eyes have a gleam in them.
She also helped Rong Jingjing point out the flaws in her sword moves.
Seeing the prince coming, the two men quickly put away their swords.
"Your Highness."
Rong Jingjing gave the sword to Jiang Yongmiao and walked towards the prince, but she frowned after taking just two steps.
"What did your Highness come across these past two days?"
When she asked this, the prince stopped, slowly raised his arms, and looked down at herself.
The fact that Rong Jingjing asked this meant that there was something wrong with him again.
But what did he touch?
"I didn't touch anything, but I heard that Xiaoliu suddenly got better yesterday, so I went to take a look."
Princess Xiaoliu has been through many good and bad times this year and has been in so much trouble.
The second prince found a high monk outside and went into the palace to help her check. He really found the problem and said that some evil spirit had haunted the sixth princess and the princess died tragically at her hands.
The investigation led to the discovery of the cats.
The Sixth Princess admitted that she had killed many cats.
The emperor still felt sorry for his daughter, so he asked a monk to help resolve the situation.
Following the monk's instructions, the Sixth Princess accepted fifty lashes with the stick, cut her own hair, burned incense and chanted sutras day and night, and searched the whole city for wild cats and raised them well.
After doing so much, her condition was still sometimes better and sometimes worse, but she managed to save her life.
The little girl, who is only a few years old, is now so thin that her bones are just skin and bones, and she looks like she has lost her soul.
When the emperor saw her appearance, he felt a little pity for her and asked the prince to fulfill his responsibilities as an elder brother and visit her from time to time and give her some gifts to make her happy.
However, although the prince often sent people to deliver gifts, he seldom went there himself.
He went to see Xiaoliu yesterday after hearing that he was much better and seemed to be laughing.
"Your Highness, why don't you tell us in detail what you saw and touched when you arrived at the Sixth Princess' place?"
Rong Jingjing looked at the prince carefully.
Jiang Yongmiao tactfully put away his sword, stepped back, tidied himself up, and went to make tea.
While Rong Jingjing was listening to the prince's words, Lu Zhaoling, Zhou Shiyue and others had already seen the city wall of the capital from afar.
Qinglin and others secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
"My Lord, my Lady, we will be entering the city soon!"
It seemed as if they had been gone for half their lifetime.
Lu Zhaoling opened the car curtain.
"Are we there yet? Let me see what the atmosphere in the capital is like... I'm going!"
Her face changed before she finished her sentence.
Zhou Shiyue immediately leaned forward as well.
"What's wrong? Is there any dark energy surrounding it?"
It’s the capital city, the imperial palace is there, it shouldn’t be that necessary, right?