wedding dress

Chapter 71
Zhao Lu patted her hand comfortingly: "With father here, you don't have to worry." After a pause, he added: "My sister rested earlier. I'm outside. I'll leave when you fall asleep."

It had been sunny for a while, and now it was cloudy again.

Listening to the pattering rain outside, Xiaodong's thoughts were piled up in his heart, and the scene of Yao Jinfeng stabbing the third prince with a knife kept flashing before his eyes.

There was a flash of lightning on the window, followed by thunder.

King An hasn't come back yet...

She turned around twice, outside the tent Hu asked in a low voice: "Princess?"

Xiaodong hummed.

"Don't think about it too much, the princess, count a few with your eyes closed, and then fall asleep."

Xiaodong hummed again, counting slowly in his heart, one, two, three... just like the stone steps of the observatory that he climbed today, step by step...

No, no, don't want that, count again.One, two, three, three... However, she was worried about three people, Yao Jinfeng, Shen Qiang and Hong Ling.

She couldn't sleep at all.

Hu only thought that Xiaodong was frightened today and suffered a lot, the child panicked.

Zhao Lu hadn't left yet. Hearing the movement in the back room, he couldn't help getting up and coming in.

Mrs. Hu raised the curtain, Xiaodong had already sat up, patted the seat beside the couch: "Brother, sit down."

The more sensible she seemed, the sadder Zhao Lu felt.He cheered up and said, "If my sister can't fall asleep, let me read you a passage."

Xiaodong nodded.

Zhao Lu asked someone to fetch a book, opened it and read it from the beginning.

Zhao Lu's voice was clear and bright, and now he deliberately put it softly: "...the eleventh day, it's Rilichun, and the sky is in full bloom..."

Xiaodong rested her head on his lap, closed her eyes and listened quietly.

Qin Lie stood outside the door, listening to Xiaodong ask: "Brother, the person who wrote the book has traveled so many places, is it enough to bother him?"

Zhao Lu said softly: "If you think about it, it should be enough to be frugal."

Xiaodong's way of thinking is always a little different from that of ordinary people, and his little head seems to be full of all kinds of whimsical ideas.

Qin Lie collected himself, and greeted: "Mother Hu."

Hu asked softly, "What orders does Young Master Qin have?"

Qin Lie handed her the tray in his hand, which contained a chrysanthemum-patterned jade tureen bowl: "This is calming tea... Mama Laohu brings it in for Xiaodong, drink this, and I will guarantee you a good night's sleep."

Mrs. Hu hesitated: "This tea...is it bitter?"

She should be worried, Qin Lie explained the two kinds of medicine in it, and said: "It is also mixed with plum meat, red fruit, and red sugar in it. It is sweet and easy to drink, and it doesn't hinder people."

Mrs. Hu felt relieved, nodded and said, "Thank you, Young Master Qin, for your concern. I had someone prepare it, but just now..." He brought it to Xiaodong and only took a sip. The taste of the tea was really bad, and Xiaodong couldn't finish it.

Mrs. Hu went in with soothing tea, and Qin Lie stood there listening.Inside the room, Xiaodong asked: "What is this?"

"It's the tea that Young Master Qin gave to the princess, let's have a drink."

After a while, Mrs. Hu came out, and sure enough, he had drunk all the tea in the bowl.Zhao Lu's reading sounded again, and Hu said in a low voice, "It's not early, and it's raining and cold, so Young Master Qin should go back earlier and have a rest."

"I'll wait for your son."

The rain fell from the eaves like broken glass beads, and the patter of the ground became tighter and tighter. Qin Lie leaned on the railing and listened to the third watch from a distance. Zhao Lu's voice in the room gradually became slower and lower, and finally stopped.After a while, Zhao Lu came out and was not surprised to see Qin Lie standing in the corridor.

"Sleep?"

"Ah."

Zhao Lu stared at the dark rain for a while, lost his mind: "No news yet?"

"Yes, the prince didn't come back, nor did he send anyone to send a message."

Zhao Lu nodded: "Let's go... I hope the rain will stop soon."

This night was very long, Xiaodong felt that he had slept for a long time, listening to the whispers outside.She didn't open her eyes, just listened with her ears sideways.

"News from the palace... the third prince was accidentally injured by Liu Ya while practicing riding and archery..."

"Is there anything else to say?"

"No. The person who came to deliver the message has explained..." The voice below was indistinct again, Xiaodong lifted the curtain and got out of bed, and walked barefoot to the door to listen.

"Let the son and the princess not go anywhere, and don't pay attention to anyone who comes. Everything will be decided when the prince comes back."

Mrs. Hu agreed, sighed, and said bitterly: "I just think that girl is restless. After all, she caused a big disaster and hurt others..."

"Mom is busy, I will go to the front first."

"Okay, you go."

The rumor from the palace is that the third prince was accidentally injured?
Xiaodong immediately understood, of course...it should be.No matter where it is placed, reputation is the first priority.Especially since the second prince and the third prince are all married now, it's even more impossible to cause any scandals at this moment.

So, the third prince didn't... die?

Xiaodong desperately recalled what he saw yesterday, how deep Yao Jinfeng stabbed him, and where exactly was it.But she was terrified at the time, and she was far away. Yao Jinfeng's short knife should still have more than half of it exposed, and the stab was not deep.As for the location—she couldn't remember it.

If the third prince is still alive, then Yao Jinfeng should be fine for a while, right?There are also Shen Qiang and Hong Ling...they had nothing to do with this matter at all, they were only implicated because of such an unfortunate coincidence that they happened to catch up.

I don't know how they are now, whether they are suffering, whether they have food or drink...

It was not easy for King An to bring her out yesterday, and I am afraid that there is also the help of the Empress Dowager Shengci.The sign Caigu took yesterday must have been given by the Empress Dowager Shengci, right?
"The princess?"

Seeing her standing there barefoot, Hongying was startled: "When did you wake up? Why are you standing here?"

"Just woke up..."

It rained all day long without stopping.Xiaodong has never felt that the time is so long, so painful.

Zhao Lu must also be anxious, but he has learned to hide his emotions, talking to Xiaodong calmly, and guiding her to write and draw red.

"Hey, this one should be brought along with the trend, and don't be so blunt." Zhao Lu held Xiaodong's hand and slowly turned around: "Look, it looks much better this way, doesn't it?"

Xiaodong nodded, and wrote another one by himself.

"Right, that is it."

Someone outside reported: "The prince, the princess, the prince has returned to the mansion, let the princess and the prince go to the study."

Zhao Lu moved his shoulders, then calmed down again, and said, "Understood, this will pass."

He got up and straightened his sleeves, Xiaodong wished he could run to meet King An, but after thinking about it, Zhao Lu held her hand, and she could only patiently follow her step by step.

"Father."

Wang An turned to look at them and nodded.The servant fastened the belt around An Wang's waist, bowed and retreated.

King An first said: "The third prince has woken up, and there is no danger of his life."

Xiaodong breathed a sigh of relief, and wanted to thank all the gods and Buddhas he knew in his heart.It's good that the third prince doesn't die. If he doesn't die, it's just an injury incident. If he dies, it becomes a murder incident. The nature is completely different.

She just said, Yao Jinfeng must have made a mistake at that time, and definitely didn't intend to kill someone, otherwise, the knife is so sharp, how could it not kill someone.

(End of this chapter)