The weather was getting hotter and hotter. In the blink of an eye, it was already the Beginning of Summer.
The days were gradually getting longer, while the nights were getting shorter.
Finally, when it was deep night, Xu Han welcomed a masked black - clothed man.
The man didn't salute when he saw Xu Han. Instead, he drawled in an arrogant tone, "Lord Xu, our master has made arrangements for you. In the next few days, don't do anything to disappoint our master!"
Xu Han wasn't angry because of the man's attitude. Instead, he bowed unusually respectfully and replied, "Please... tell him not to worry. This time, the Prince of Ning will definitely not escape our grasp. Even if... we fail, we can still make the emperor more wary of him. Only with wariness can it be beneficial for our grand plan later, right?"
The black - clothed man smiled proudly and continued, "Lord Xu truly lives up to our master's expectations. By the way, I'm here today to tell you in advance that our master will come to the capital of the Great Yan Kingdom next month. By then... you must be more discreet and don't show any flaws."
"Of course, of course."
...
The capital of the Great Yan Kingdom was also known as Yongcheng.
"Yong" mostly meant harmony and amity.
However, whether it was the most prosperous and wealthy capital or other border towns, there were always some shady places.
Every city simultaneously embraced prosperity and poverty, bustle and loneliness.
At this moment, in this shady part of the capital, within an hour, two groups of people who didn't belong here had come.
...
Early the next morning, a piece of news spread throughout the capital from somewhere: it was said that the Prince of Ning had colluded with the enemy and committed treason, and the emperor had imprisoned him and would execute him soon.
At first, only the court officials knew that Wei Ying had been imprisoned. Now, almost everyone in the capital knew about it.
...
The news was spreading like wildfire outside the palace. After the emperor heard about it, he couldn't hold back and secretly sent Eunuch Li to the prison again to have a secret conversation with Wei Ying.
When Eunuch Li returned, the emperor had a letter in his hand.
Seeing the letter, the emperor finally managed to suppress his impatience and opened the letter patiently to read its content.
Then, the emperor's originally gloomy face gradually improved. Finally, he squinted his eyes and smiled.
The content of the letter was roughly that Wei Ying had also heard the news spreading about him. If Xu Han wasn't too stupid, he might send people to stir up the anger of the common people to support the Prince of Ning and so on.
Although it seemed self - contradictory and was seemingly helping Wei Ying, in fact... it was directly pushing Wei Ying into the spotlight.
Because the more the common people supported and praised the Prince of Ning, the more wary the emperor would be of Wei Ying.
So... if Xu Han really did this, the emperor could just go with the flow and take the next step.
...
Sure enough, within a day, some people among the common people began to voice their grievances for Wei Ying.
After all, as the Prince of Ning, Wei Ying had spent most of his time on the battlefield, defending the country.
Those who were dedicated to the people were always loved.
With someone inciting, there were indeed some people who truly called out for Wei Ying's injustice.
The emperor's spy beside Xu Han had reported what he saw to the emperor early on. Xu Han had indeed sent people to stir up the crowd.
The emperor sneered, then glanced at a simple list in his hand. He suddenly looked forward to the morning court the next day.
...
On the other side, Chu Qing, who had been briefly briefed by Wei Ying on the general situation, finally felt the stone in her heart drop.
Putting aside those烦心事, she now had only one particularly strong feeling, that was, she felt extremely sticky and uncomfortable!
She originally thought... it was just a few days in prison. She wasn't afraid of hardships. Even though the prison was damp and cold, she would break out in a sweat every night when regulating her inner breath.
She thought she could endure it, but because of something extremely embarrassing that happened yesterday... Chu Qing felt that she had lost all her dignity!
Just thinking about it, Chu Qing felt so embarrassed that she wanted to curl her toes!
At that time... she was sitting side by side with Wei Ying, discussing something. The atmosphere was very harmonious at first, but suddenly Wei Ying sniffed, then frowned slightly and said with a hint of disgust,
"Although prisons are never very clean, this one is already relatively good. Why has there been a... faint, strange smell these two days?"
Hearing this, Chu Qing also sniffed.
Sure enough, she also smelled it, a strange, sour smell.
At this moment, Wei Ying had started to look for the source of the smell.
She saw Wei Ying coldly sniffing around everywhere. His appearance was even a bit cute. Chu Qing couldn't help but curl the corners of her mouth and smile.
Then, she saw Wei Ying suddenly sniffing at her shoulder. Chu Qing's face immediately sank.
What! Could this smell be coming from her?
Then...
Chu Qing saw that Wei Ying's expression was a bit strange after sniffing. She stiffly tilted her head and sniffed.
Fine, very good.
This smell was indeed coming from her!
Wei Ying finally noticed Chu Qing's embarrassment. Then he sat up straight and said seriously, "Qingqing, don't worry about it. I don't mind."
Chu Qing: "......???"
What should she do? She really wanted to drag this stupid kid who didn't know how to talk out and behead him!
He didn't mind?
Should she thank him? Thank him for not minding?
The little meatball, which had been silent for a long time, suddenly burst into laughter in Chu Qing's consciousness:
"OMG!!! The Prince of Ning is really a straight - laced guy! It's really one thing conquers another. He's really a perfect match for you, boss! The straight - laced guy and the straight - laced girl are a natural pair!"
Although Chu Qing didn't understand what "straight - laced guy" and "straight - laced girl" meant, her natural intuition told her that this must not be something good!
Ignoring the little meatball, Chu Qing got up expressionlessly and walked to the corner, then sat down hugging her legs.
She just wanted to be alone in the corner now!
Seeing Chu Qing like this, Wei Ying cursed himself for being a fool. Then he walked over and sat down beside Chu Qing. He softened his voice and said, "I really don't mind."
Go to hell with your not minding!
Chu Qing looked up at Wei Ying, but what came out of her mouth was something else: "But I mind."
As soon as she said it, Chu Qing felt that this sentence couldn't help her escape the embarrassment at all!
"Qingqing, endure for one or two more days. We'll be out soon." Wei Ying seemed to be promising her.
Chu Qing originally wanted to say something, but after thinking about it, she felt that nothing she said now would make her feel better, so she could only nod.
When she saw that Wei Ying was still sitting silently beside her, accompanying her, Chu Qing still felt a little touched.
However... this still didn't stop her from having the thought of wanting to disappear from the world now.
When you love someone, can't you be more perceptive when she's so embarrassed that she wants to be alone!