Gifted Bride of the Sinned Prince

“What is General Hei doing here?” Yuze asked.

Hei Chengxi turned and saw Yuze with a basket of flowers in his hand. He bowed to see the Monk, who went inside the hut first. Hei Chengxi waited for him and soon, Yuze came out.

“I am here to ask Monk Yuze a few questions,” Hei Chengxi stated.

“Ask, General Hei,” Yuze said and went to the pavilion that was made on the other side of the small pond. Hei Chengxi followed him. He got the scent of the herbs, which Monk Yuze had planted a few meters away from the tiny pond.

Hei Chengxi sat on the chair after Monk Yuze asked him to. Yuze looked towards the bamboo pipes through which the water was flowing to the pond. Hei Chengxi was unable to understand the mechanism of this flow, however, he was not either interested to know about this.

“Does Monk Yuze know where Qizhen is?” Hei Chengxi asked directly.

“No.” Yuze finally turned his head to peer at Hei Chengxi. “If I had known, then he would be here today,” he asserted. Hei Chengxi was disappointed to know about that. He thought that Yuze must have had the idea about Qizhen’s whereabouts. But he was wrong about it.

“Did General Hei reveal to the King about the attack on Li Hua?” Yuze asked.

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Hei Chengxi shook his head. “Xiwan told me to do what you want me to,” he asserted and asked him why he did not want to expose the Queen.

“The Queen will be devastated to know about her brother’s death and will not do anything to Li Hua.” Monk Yuze’s words appeared to be confident to Hei Chengxi and he curiously asked him the reason behind it.

“You will know the reason in the evening when Ye Yujin’s body will arrive in the palace,” Yuze stated, and asked him if he had any news about Qijiang.

“There is no important news from there. They are still trying to find the reason behind Wu Zihao’s death,” Hei Chengxi replied and asked Monk Yuze the question about which he was curious since the last day.

“Does Monk Yuze know Qizhen for a long time?” Hei Chengxi asked him.

“I will not answer that question,” Yuze replied. “The King is currently finding Qizhen’s loyalist, so be careful. Halt any of your activities from today onwards. Let Lóng Wei return from Qijiang,” he advised Hei Chengxi, who was surprised to find out about that.

“You will be first targeted, so it is better for you to stay low,” Yuze made him understand. Hei Chengxi nodded his head and asked Yuze if Prince Lóng Wei would find the truth. Though Lóng Wei had assured him that he would, Hei Chengxi was still dubious of him.

“Prince Lóng Wei did not care what his mother underwent and did what he should never have,” Hei Chengxi stated and sighed.

“It was inevitable, General Hei. Everything in this world happens for a reason. You will praise Lóng Wei after knowing the real intention behind his such an attack,” Yuze said with a smile and asked Hei Chengxi to deliver a message to Li Hua on his behalf. Hei Chengxi left after some time as it was not wise for him to stay there for long.

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Lóng Wei got the hiccups and drank a glass of water, but nothing happened. He recalled how Yuze told him that if he got hiccups suddenly, then that meant only one thing: his loved ones be thinking about him.

At that time, Lóng Wei never believed Yuze because there was no one around him, who loved him. However, now, he had a wife who loved him so much. “Li Hua must be thinking about him. I wonder if she is eating and sleeping well,” he murmured as he thought about her.

Mo Jinhai forwarded him the outfits that Lóng Wei was supposed to wear to go to the night restaurant. In a few hours, the restaurant opened and he had to be there at the time with his other two brothers.

“I wonder if His Highness will be able to hide his accent from the noblemen around him.” Mo Jinhai’s remark made Lóng Wei furrow his brows.

“What do you mean by that? Is there any difference in the dialect of the people of Qijiang from the people of Qinping?” Lóng Wei questioned him.

“Yes. His Highness has to be polite around the people,” Mo Jinhai opined. He was slightly scared thinking what Lóng Wei’s reaction would be to that, so he apologized promptly to him. “I mean people may get suspicious of His Highness. Since I am not supposed to tell the people that the King has sent help from Qinpng, it is necessary to act well,” he explained to Lóng Wei.

“Hmm. I understood. I will talk politely. Do not worry,” he proclaimed.

“Your Highness, are you sure that there is such a person who helped the enemy?” Mo Jinhai asked.

“There is,” Lóng Wei stated and checked the outfit.

“The Sixth Prince is lucky that no one recognizes him. He does not have to take a disguise,” Mo Jinhai affirmed.

“Is it so?” Lóng Wei arched his brow. Jinhai nodded his head and told him that even he was unable to recognize him.

“I cannot take a risk. The enemy is much more clever than us. I cannot give him any grounds of suspicion,” Lóng Wei asserted and decided to take a disguise to be on the safe side. “You can wait outside,” Lóng Wei told Jinhai. He bowed and walked out of the tent house while Lóng Wei started to dress up in that outfit.