PFC Chapter 313 Power and True Love
Chapter 313 Power and True Love
After the court was dismissed, Cheng Zongyang returned home with a look of joy on his face.
"Master, what are you so happy about?" Lin asked curiously while holding Ji Ge'er.
"Prince Chen is leaving Beijing."
Lin was stunned. "Leave Beijing? What about Yuan'er?"
Cheng Zongyang restrained his smile. "He already has a three-year mourning period. Even if he stayed in the capital, he couldn't get married. Now that he has gone to the fiefdom, it's better. In three years, anything can happen."
He knew Chu Ze and would never let Prince Chen come back alive.
Cheng Zongyang looked at Lin and said, "You have a good relationship with that rebellious girl. She can listen to some of what you say. You should persuade her. Now that the situation has been determined and the new emperor is sincere to her, tell her not to be so stubborn."
When Lin heard this, she didn't dare to say that.
"Master, the person in Yuan'er's heart is Prince Chen..."
Without waiting for Lin to finish, Cheng Zongyang slammed the table and shouted angrily, "What a fool! The Prince of Chen is going to the barren Liping! She wants to abandon her role as the mother of a country and become a country bumpkin?"
Lin sighed.
At this point, she couldn't say for sure.
In some people's minds, power is supreme.
But in some people's hearts, true love is priceless.
"I'll find a chance to test the waters..."
"I'm not trying to find out what's going on. I'm trying to make her change her mind!"
Lin said nothing.
Ever since Cheng Jiuyuan took action last time, he didn't dare to provoke Cheng Jiuyuan, so he let her be the sinner.
"Our Cheng family is finally going to have a queen." Cheng Zongyang sighed.
When Lin tactfully told Cheng Jiuyuan what Cheng Zongyang meant, her face was full of sympathy.
"Yuan'er, it's fate, who could have thought that things would develop like this. Three years can indeed change a lot. In fact, if you think about it carefully, the emperor is actually not bad, he is handsome and he is sincere to you..."
"Really? Using my grandparents to threaten me, that's really ridiculous." Cheng Jiuyuan practiced calligraphy with a hint of sarcasm on his face.
Lin choked.
Cheng Jiuyuan raised her eyes and put down her pen. "Mother, I know you are doing this for my own good. I have my own plans."
"Yuan'er, you can't have your cake and eat it too. It's really hard to choose between power and true love, but no matter what you choose, I will support you."
"Thank you." Cheng Jiuyuan thanked sincerely.
Everyone thought that Chu Heng went to Liping to accept her fate, but she knew that it was just a step backward to advance.
She wants both power and true love!
The next day, Pei Xuan resigned.
He was only a sixth-rank editor in the Hanlin Academy, and he did not need to get approval from the emperor to resign. The Ministry of Personnel had Chu Heng's people, so everything was settled quickly.
Chu Heng left Beijing at night, and the group waited quietly outside the city gate.
"Master, the emperor left Beijing two days ago. I'm afraid he has arrived in Shuncang by now." Chi Zhang bowed.
Chu Heng nodded and looked ahead.
"Master, don't worry. The people we arranged to pick up the two elders of the Pei family are all experts."
Soon, Shanlan appeared in sight.
"Master, the people have been rescued. Fortunately, there is a group of people from the underworld who are helping. Now those experts are protecting the two elders and reuniting with the Pei brothers."
Chu Heng nodded: "Then let's go too."
They took the official road, while the two elders of the Pei family took the waterway, and their destination was Liping.
"Master, are we just leaving like this? Are we not going to say goodbye to Miss Cheng Er?"
"I said everything I needed to say yesterday. Now she is surrounded by Chu Ze's spies, so it's best to be careful."
His safety is not important now, but his father and the two elders of the Pei family are going to Liping, so he must arrive safely.
Even though I was reluctant in my heart, I had to leave.
Chu Heng looked at the city gate getting farther and farther away and tightened the reins in his hands.
Yuaner, wait for me.
Cheng Jiuyuan stood in front of the window, looking at the moonlight outside, with her hands clenched.
Mu Jin came in hurriedly: "Miss, she has been rescued. Empress Dowager Shangguan lives in Ningshou Palace, so no one in the palace has found her yet."
Cheng Jiuyuan nodded: "Then we should go."
Song Lan came in with two bags on her back.
"Miss, your medicine is so effective. We have dealt with all the secret guards sent by the palace. Everything has been arranged. We can leave at any time."
Cheng Jiuyuan nodded: "Let's go!"
The three of them quickly disappeared into the night.
Looking at the tightly closed city gate, Hibiscus and Indigo looked at each other.
At this time, a soldier walked to the foot of the city wall, and Cheng Jiuyuan was about to knock him out.
"benefactor!"
Cheng Jiuyuan opened his eyes wide: "Su Nan? Why did you come here in person?"
"I am here to see my benefactor off. Follow me."
Su Nan led Cheng Jiuyuan and the other two out through the small door next to the city gate and had a smooth journey.
"Thank Marquis Zhaoxin for me."
"You guys should leave quickly."
Cheng Jiuyuan nodded, and quickly disappeared into the night with Mu Jin and the others.
Outside the city, there were already a few men in white dressed like martial artists, leading a few horses and waiting. They were the masters of the Jiutian Sword Sect.
Cheng Jiuyuan and others took the reins and climbed onto the horses.
"Thank you all for your help, goodbye!"
“Take care along the way!”
"Gee!" Cheng Jiuyuan turned his horse's head and rode away, with Mu Jin and the other two following closely behind.
"Girl, if Marquis Zhaoxin lets us go, will it implicate him?"
"Chu Ze has just ascended the throne, he dare not make large-scale moves against the court officials. He cannot afford to move Marquis Zhaoxin yet."
"What do you think His Royal Highness Prince Chen's expression will be when he sees the girl?" Song Lan joked.
"I'd like to know more about the Prime Minister and Prince Rui's reactions when they found out the girl is missing." Knowing that the Emperor was not dead, Mu Jin and the others still addressed Chu Ze as Prince Rui.
"At this speed, we will soon be able to catch up with His Royal Highness Prince Chen."
Cheng Jiuyuan said: "We won't join them for now, otherwise we will be too conspicuous."
The sound of horse hooves clattered as Cheng Jiuyuan and his party galloped in the night. After a long time, the sky gradually turned pale.
The capital city slowly awakens in the morning light, and the thick city walls look like a giant beast.
The guards on the tower changed shifts, and yawns could be heard one after another. Smoke rose from the city, and vendors began to set up stalls, and the streets gradually became lively. The shouts of breakfast vendors and the rumble of horse-drawn carriages intertwined.
Cheng Zongyang got up early as usual and went to court. Soon, Nanny Wang came into the room.
"Ma'am, something happened!"
Nanny Wang walked up to Lin and whispered to her, "The second young lady is missing."
Lin was shocked.
Thinking that Prince Chen would leave the capital in the next two days, she was sure that he would follow him.
But did she ignore the two elders of the Pei family?
But since this was Cheng Jiuyuan's choice, she could only support it.
"Don't make it public yet. Everything will remain the same. If the Prime Minister finds out a little later, she can stay away from the capital."
"Madam, the Prime Minister will blame you later..."
"Yuan'er is so capable that even the palace guards can't protect her. How can she count on me, a woman in the back house? Besides, I have Ji'er's amulet, so it's okay."
During the morning court session, Chu Heng was not seen, so Chu Ze asked, "Prince Chen didn't come to the morning court session?"
"Your Majesty, the Prince of Chen is leaving the capital today and may be packing his luggage and belongings at home."
Chu Ze looked at the eunuch beside him, and the eunuch shook his head.
The people sent out to monitor Chu Heng brought back no news, which meant that there was no unusual movement in Prince Chen's Mansion, so he attended the morning court with peace of mind.