nashuaworldcup Chapter 148 I want to protect you, but are you willing to accept it?
Chapter 148 I want to protect you, but are you willing to accept it?
Chu Xingluo searched all the places Xia Taoyuan might have been to, including the Prime Minister's Mansion, the Prince of Xiang's Mansion, the Prince of Huai's Mansion, the Princess's Mansion, and even the gambling house and the reception building. He searched all the places he knew Xia Taoyuan had been to.
He wanted to go out of the city to Taotao Garden, but was stopped at the city gate. The general at the city gate said that the emperor had ordered that Prince Jing must not be allowed to leave the city without the emperor's order. Chu Xingluo had no choice but to let Long Yan go to Taotao Garden, but Taotao Garden was not there either.
He even suspected that Xia Taoyuan might have gone to Yunzhou to look for the real Wei Zhiying. Seeing that it was already late at night, Long Yan could not bear it and said, "Your Highness, please go to bed first and look for her tomorrow morning. If it is true as Yingge said, Qi Nanfeng took the princess away, the princess should be safe. With the princess' temper and character and her deep affection for Your Highness, she will not do anything out of line."
Qingyun was also calm for once, and advised: "Yes, Your Highness, although Qi Nanfeng is a playboy and has always had unclear thoughts about the princess, he has saved the princess time and time again, so he should not embarrass the princess."
Chu Xingluo said nothing and asked them to go to rest. He stood in the courtyard, looking at the moon in the sky, and thought of everything he had experienced with Xia Taoyuan. They drank together under the moon, watched the stars on the mountain, walked hand in hand in the snow, and watched the fireworks together. He couldn't live without her!
He was worried. Although Taotao had a bad temper, she was always clear about what she could and could not do. But this time, she left with Qi Nanfeng regardless of the eyes of so many people present. How helpless she must have been at that time. She must have been heartbroken. He was nervous. For the first time, he began to worry about Qi Nanfeng, afraid that he would take advantage of the situation. He believed Taotao, but Qi Nanfeng was most famous in Yunjun City for being a playboy and having a way with women.
Qi Nanfeng has come into contact with so many women. He is very good at observing people's words and expressions and knows how to comfort women and how to please them.
Chu Xingluo lay on the bed. When he opened his eyes, he saw Xia Taoyuan. When he closed his eyes, he saw Xia Taoyuan. He didn't know if she had eaten or if she was asleep. He missed her so much that his heart ached!
In the inn, Xia Taoyuan ate something after Qi Nanfeng's repeated persuasion and then lay down on the bed. She closed her eyes. How could she miss Chu Xingluo? But she didn't know why he gave the jade necklace to Ye Linglong. Did he succumb to the emperor's power? But why didn't he tell her in advance? Why didn't he discuss it with her?
She knew that the emperor's order could not be disobeyed, and she also knew that it would be useless for her to refuse to agree this time. The emperor was now waiting for her consent, which was tantamount to giving her a way out. Even if she insisted to the end, Ye Linglong would eventually marry into Prince Jing's Mansion, and she would be the one who would be embarrassed then!
That day Chu Xingluo said that he would not marry Ye Linglong but only wanted her. She thought that as long as they were both fine, everything else would just take its course. She also planned to agree to Emperor Ying. She was ready to accept the day the emperor summoned her to the palace, but because she was angry and had a bad time with the emperor, she said she didn't agree out of spite.
Unexpectedly, not only did she see Ye Linglong wearing the jade necklace today, but she also heard passers-by say that she was jealous and wanted to attack Xiling Kingdom in order to prevent Ye Linglong from marrying Chu Xingluo! She knew that the rumor that she was jealous should have come from Emperor Ying.
But it was impossible that the emperor held a knife to Chu Xingluo's neck to pick out the jade necklace. The emperor would not know that she recognized the necklace. Only Chu Xingluo knew that she recognized the necklace.
On the day of their wedding, Cao Liang personally handed it to Chu Xingluo after the wedding. She curiously opened it and said it was beautiful. Seeing that she liked it, Chu Xingluo wanted to put it on her immediately, but she refused. She said it was beautiful, but the jade was too big and conspicuous, so she should keep it and give it to someone else in the future.
Unexpectedly, Chu Xingluo gave it to Ye Linglong. There were so many jewels in the palace, but he chose a string that he recognized. Isn't this like stabbing her heart with a knife?
After thinking about it for a while, Xia Taoyuan finally fell asleep. She didn't know that Qi Nanfeng had asked the waiter to add something to calm her nerves in her soup.
Seeing her closed eyes, Qi Nanfeng sighed softly, took off his boots, and lay down beside her on the bed.
He leaned sideways with his hand supporting his head, looking at Xia Taoyuan, and whispered, "If I had known you had suffered so much, I should have taken you away." As he spoke, he raised his hand and gently stroked Xia Taoyuan's cheek.
He arrived last night and sent Ding Peng to invite Mu Yun early this morning. The two of them wanted to go to Yingbin Building for a drink. Along the way, Mu Yun told him about Ye Linglong. Unexpectedly, after a while, he saw Xia Taoyuan teasing Ye Linglong on Jinshi Street.
He watched his beloved teasing Princess Xiling from behind the crowd, and couldn't hold back his smile. But when Xia Taoyuan turned around, he felt distressed, she looked haggard!
Qi Nanfeng murmured again: "I dreamed that you were curled up in a corner that day, and I was very worried. I didn't expect that you really encountered troubles. I want to protect you, but are you willing to accept it?"
It was a dreamless night. When Xia Taoyuan woke up, it was bright outside and Qi Nanfeng was sitting on a chair looking at her.
"What time is it?" Xia Taoyuan suddenly asked.
"what?"
Xia Taoyuan knew she had made a slip of the tongue. She rubbed her temples and asked, "What time is it?"
"It's the middle of the morning hour." Qi Nanfeng often felt that Xia Taoyuan's words were strange.
"Let's go now and take me back to the Prime Minister's Mansion." Xia Taoyuan hurriedly got out of bed. She guessed that Chu Xingluo should have gone to the Prime Minister's Mansion to find her, and she didn't want Madam Wei and Prime Minister Wei to worry.
"No hurry, eat first."
"I'm not hungry, let's go!" Xia Taoyuan urged.
Qi Nanfeng was not in a hurry at all. "If you don't eat, I won't leave unless you eat all the rice and soup."
Xia Taoyuan had no choice but to sit down. She couldn't eat any more after eating half of it. Qi Nanfeng had to stand up as well. It was better to eat something than nothing. She had lost too much weight and her face had lost its luster.
The two got on the carriage and headed for Yunjun City.
Chu Xingluo went to the Xiangfu again before dawn, and was extremely disappointed when he learned that Xia Taoyuan had not returned yet. Then he went to Nanzhu Mansion and learned that Qi Nanfeng had not returned yet, which made him even more upset.
After Long Yan's persuasion, he went back to the palace. Back in the room, Chu Xingluo walked to the portrait of him and Xia Taoyuan when they got married, and called softly: "Taotao, where are you?" At this moment, he seemed to have his soul taken away, his eyes were dull and his gaze was dull.