Chapter 138 Reincarnation (28)
Chapter 138 Reincarnation (28)
Ning Qingyan leaned back slightly to increase the distance between the two. The room was very quiet. Ning Qingyan suddenly asked, "Are you interested in following me into the barracks and becoming a military doctor?"
Chen Ye paused slightly. He had almost no medical skills and relied on his weak spiritual power to save people. Moreover, he would have to wait for several more years before he could appear in front of Ning Qingyan, so he refused.
"I will leave here tomorrow. My master sent me a message asking me to return to the mountain as soon as possible."
After wrapping the bandage, Chen Ye continued, "I can't go into the barracks. Your wound will heal in a few days. I've already told the old lady, she will take care of you."
Ning Qingyan asked: "Leaving tomorrow? Why are you in such a hurry?"
He paused and continued, "You gave me the feeling that you came down the mountain just to save me."
Chen Ye stood up and said calmly: "It was just a coincidence that I saved you. Maybe we were destined to meet in our previous lives."
Ning Qingyan frowned slightly, his cold brows showing an unpredictable expression, "Really? Are there really past lives, present lives, and reincarnation in this world?"
He thought Chen Ye would give him an ambiguous answer, but he didn't expect Chen Ye to say firmly, "Yes."
Ning Qingyan was stunned. He hated the idea of reincarnation in his heart because he was predicted by the Imperial Astronomical Observatory to be a lonely star since he was young. He had few relatives and friends and his father was not kind.
But what Chen Ye said now reminded him of the white fox he had seen when he was a child.
If I didn't have a connection with the white fox in my previous life, how could I dream about it so often and see it in real life?
"What are you thinking about?"
Seeing Ning Qingyan distracted, Chen Ye asked a question.
Ning Qingyan fumbled to put on his clothes, "Nothing, I just thought of a fox I saw when I was a child."
Chen Ye asked, "Is that fox special? Do you still remember it?"
Ning Qingyan's handsome face showed a hint of gloom, "There is nothing special, he just suddenly entered my house and disappeared suddenly one day."
The gloomy look on Ning Qingyan's face made Chen Ye's heart tighten. He pulled the corners of his mouth stiffly and asked, "You won't hate him just because he left without saying goodbye, right?"
"of course not."
Chen also felt relieved. He had no choice but to leave. Ning Qingyan was young at that time and should have forgotten about him soon.
Chen Ye left the room to cook. He didn't notice that Ning Qingyan's eyes were full of fierceness after he left.
After Chen Ye left, Ning Qingyan sent many people to search for Chen Ye in Kyoto for a month, but they still couldn't find Chen Ye's whereabouts. Although the foxes brought back by the servants looked the same as Chen Ye, Ning Qingyan knew that they were not him.
He locked himself in the room for the entire afternoon. When he came out, he told everyone that no more foxes were allowed to appear in the palace, and if one appeared, it would be killed.
Since she wouldn't stay by his side and ran away quietly, it would be better to kill her.
This time when Chen Ye left, he said goodbye to Ning Qingyan. Ning Qingyan did not try to keep him, but he took out a jade pendant from his waist and gave it to Chen Ye.
"If you are in trouble in the future, you can take the jade pendant to Kyoto."
Chen Ye put away the green jade pendant and said, "Okay, I will."
Looking at Ning Qingyan's unfocused eyes, Chen Ye sighed. It seemed that Ning Qingyan had no chance to see him now.
But it’s better this way. The system does not allow Chen Ye to reveal his identity voluntarily. Ning Qingyan can’t see him, so there is no problem of exposing his identity.
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"Hurry up, hurry up, let Young Master Song get on the sedan chair."
The matchmaker kept urging him, putting her hands behind Chen Ye's back and pushing him hard.
Chen was pushed by her and staggered into the bridal sedan.
"Yao'er, my Yao'er." A woman with tearful eyes pulled open the curtain of the sedan chair and tightly grasped Chen Ye's hand.
The woman looked to be in her thirties, wearing a blue dress and only a simple hairpin.
Chen Ye patted her hand soothingly, "I'm fine, don't cry."
Zhou Jia wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief, and looked at Chen Ye with reluctance and heartache in her eyes.
"It's your mother's fault that she made you marry into Prince Su's mansion." Zhou Jia's eyes were swollen from crying. "Child, what will you do if you go there?"
Song Yuncheng pulled Zhou Jia away and whispered, "What nonsense are you talking about? Yao'er came to Prince Ning's mansion to enjoy the good life of being a princess. Shut up!"
Song Yuncheng's wife Luo Yulan said: "It's understandable that your sister is worried about her son, but don't let others laugh at you."
Zhou Jia was used to being bullied by Luo Yulan, but this time she cried and retorted: "It's not Madam's child, Madam naturally won't feel sorry for it."
Song Yuncheng, who was standing next to him, winked and ordered his servants to violently pull Zhou Jia away.
Chen Ye said to Song Yuncheng: "Don't embarrass her, I didn't say I won't go."
The people around were whispering, saying that Song Yuncheng sold his son for fame and fortune. He sent his own good son to the disabled Prince Su to be his princess. Isn't that pushing people into the fire?
What’s even more pitiful is that Prince Su’s two previous wives died mysteriously before they even got married. He has a destiny of being unlucky, so how long can Chen live after he dies?
Chen Ye frowned slightly. How could Ning Qingyan be disabled? After parting with Ning Qingyan, Chen Ye had been staying in Qingyun Mountain, so he didn't know what was happening down there.
He had just possessed Song Yao not long ago and had not yet extracted Song Yao's memory.
Song Yuncheng's face turned pale and blue. He did sell his son, but when it was revealed in public, he felt like he had lost all his face.
Song Yulin, who was standing aside with his arms folded, walked over to Song Yuncheng at the right time and said, "Father, the time is almost up. Let my third brother go to the palace."
Song Yuncheng reacted and immediately lowered the curtain of the wedding sedan. He said to the matchmaker, "Let's go quickly. Don't keep the prince waiting for too long."
The matchmaker smiled and said happily, "Lift the sedan chair."
In the sedan chair, Chen Ye looked at his wedding dress, then raised his hand and touched the purple bruise on his neck.
He had just possessed Song Yao for an hour.
An hour ago, according to the system's prompts, Chen Ye found Song Yao who had committed suicide and attached himself to him, intending to use his body to marry into the Su Palace, which would also make it easier for him to hide his demonic energy and attack Ning Qingyan, who has become the Su Prince.
After four years, Ning Qingyan had risen from a hereditary prince to a prince.
Chen also thought about using his original form to get close to Ning Qingyan, but the people in the Kyoto Imperial Observatory were not there to help him. If his identity as a monster was discovered, his life would be in danger.
Therefore, he borrowed the body of the third son of the Song family.
Chen also began to extract Song Yao's memory. Song Yao, the third son of the Song family, was born to a concubine. His biological mother was a maid, and the mother and son had a difficult life in the Song family.
Not long ago, the emperor suddenly issued an edict to grant marriage to Song Yao and Ning Qingyan. This was the third time he had granted marriage to Ning Qingyan.
The emperor has been afraid of Ning Qingyan for a long time, and always wanted to insert someone into Ning Qingyan's bed. Moreover, this person must be Ning Qingyan's bedmate, so that he can know whether Ning Qingyan's leg is really broken.
A year ago, Ning Qingyan was shot in both legs by the enemy on the battlefield. He lost the ability to walk and returned to Kyoto.
During his five years in the army, Ning Qingyan rose from an ordinary soldier to a marshal and became the patron saint in the hearts of the people of Shengyang.
Although the emperor wanted to eliminate Ning Qingyan, he did not dare to act for the time being. He named Ning Qingyan the Prince of Su and let him recuperate in the mansion.
The emperor's previous two attempts to send people in failed. One bride drowned on the eve of her wedding, and another went mad before she even got married and died soon after.
As the emperor's confidant, Song Yuncheng knew that Ning Qingyan was a thorn in the emperor's side, so Song Yuncheng volunteered to send his son to help the emperor monitor Ning Qingyan.
When he felt sleepy, he was handed a pillow. The emperor naturally agreed and granted marriage to Song Yao and Ning Qingyan.
With some music and dance, the wedding sedan stopped at the gate of Prince Su's mansion.
Chen was a little nervous for a moment, as he hadn't seen Ning Qingyan for a long time.
The matchmaker lifted the curtain and said, "Princess, the prince has difficulty walking, please go in by yourself."
The guests looked like they were enjoying a good show. Which married husband wouldn't even leave the house?
Chen Ye walked out of the sedan chair. He was not wearing a veil. After he stepped over the brazier, a young man dressed in black as a guard walked up to Chen Ye and said, "Princess, I am here to pick you up on behalf of the prince."
His tone was cold and hard, and his eyes looked at Chen Ye without any emotion.
Su Ye was loyal to Ning Qingyan, so naturally he didn't have a good face towards Chen who was sent by the emperor.
Chen didn't argue with him and followed him into the palace.
In the evening, the emperor came to the palace in a sedan chair. He sat in the first seat in a bright yellow robe, looking into the hall with narrow eyes, and asked, "Where is Prince Ning?"
Emperor Ning Chen ascended the throne at the age of eight. For the first ten years, the government was controlled by the empress dowager. Later, the empress dowager died of illness and power fell into his hands.
He was suspicious by nature and wished to hold all power in his own hands. Ning Qingyan, who had made great military achievements, had always been an object of his fear, not to mention that Ning Qingyan also had royal blood.
However, Ning Chen was very concerned about his reputation, and on the surface he and Ning Qingyan were in harmony as a monarch and his subject.
Su Ye said: "Your Majesty, the prince will be here soon."
The guests present had different expressions. Ning Qingyan had hardly left his room since his leg was broken.
It is possible that the emperor came to Ning Qingyan's wedding this time just to make fun of Ning Qingyan.
After the sound of wheel rolling was heard, everyone's eyes were focused on the door.
Ning Qingyan, dressed in red, came in in a wheelchair.
The clothes he wore were not wedding clothes, but just an ordinary red dress.
Looking at Ning Qingyan sitting in a wheelchair, Chen Ye's eyes revealed a trace of astonishment. He had only seen Li Wenshui wearing Taoist robes before, but had never seen him wearing red clothes.
Ning Qingyan, dressed in red, looked even more evil, with a gloomy look between his brows, looking very oppressive.
Ning Qingyan didn't look at Chen Ye. After he controlled the wheelchair and entered the main hall, his eyes fell on Ning Chen. "Your Majesty, I am late due to my inconvenience in movement. Please don't blame me."
Ning Chen pulled the corners of his mouth, but the smile did not reach his eyes. "It's okay. I know you are not in good health, cousin. But why are you dressed so casually today? Are you dissatisfied with my marriage?"
All the ministers, princes and nobles held their breath, not daring to breathe, and the atmosphere in the hall became stagnant.
Ning Qingyan said: "I have no complaints, it's just that the wedding was too hasty and the mansion didn't have time to make wedding clothes."
Hearing his excuse, Ning Chen smiled and said, "I see, that's the case. Just explain it to me, cousin. Otherwise, it will be bad if your princess misunderstands you."
Ning Qingyan looked at Chen Ye with cold eyes, "The princess was married to you by His Majesty, I don't think she will be angry over such trivial matters."
Chen Ye: "Of course not."
After the ceremony, Chen Ye was led into the bridal chamber by the guards.
He sat on the bed for two minutes without a veil like a primary school student before he realized that there was no need to do so.
Chen Ye moved his sore neck. The purple bruises on his neck did not disappear, but were covered up by Chen Ye's magic.
He walked to the table, picked up the cake and started eating.
It took a total of three hours to get from the Song family to the palace, including the wedding, and Chen was already extremely hungry.
Chen Ye originally planned to eat only one or two pieces, but once he started, he couldn't stop. He finished all the pastries on the table in just a few minutes.
Chen also burped. Ning Qingyan shouldn’t care, right?
The night gradually deepened, and Chen Ye waited for a long time but Ning Qingyan did not show up.
Perhaps it was because Ning Qingyan was not willing to marry him, so it was normal for her to dislike him.
If Ning Qingyan really happily married him, Chen would be unhappy instead.
In the corner of the palace, Ning Qingyan's face was hidden in the darkness. He tapped the wheelchair carelessly and asked, "He ate the cakes but nothing happened?"
Su Ye was puzzled. "Yes, I saw him eat it with my own eyes. There was not a single piece of cake left. Maybe he knew about it in advance and took the antidote?"
Ning Qingyan seemed to be thinking, "The cake is mixed with the Heartbreak Water. What antidote can remove the poison?"
Ning Qingyan thought of the person who saved him at the border. Maybe that person might have a way.
"Your Majesty, otherwise I will just kill him. He is someone sent by the Emperor. If he stays in the palace, it will definitely be disadvantageous to us."
Ning Qingyan lowered his eyes, "Do you think Ning Chen is stupid? If you poison him with a colorless, odorless, and undetectable drug, you can still treat it as a heart attack. If he kills someone, we will know once we investigate."
Ning Qingyan pushed the wheelchair and said, "Forget it. I'll go see him first and deal with Song Yao after the surveillance personnel leave."
The door was pushed open, and Chen Ye quickly sat back on the bed. Then, Ning Qingyan appeared.
He pushed the wheelchair slowly to Chen Ye, and the two looked at each other, but neither of them spoke first.
A shrill, flattering voice sounded outside the door, "Your Majesty, I'm standing guard at the door. If you have any instructions, let me know."
Ning Qingyan did not respond. Zhang Defu despised him for a moment and closed the door.
What can a disabled prince do? If it weren't for his outstanding military achievements, the emperor would have killed him long ago.
Chen also said, "Your Majesty, would you like to drink the wedding wine?"
Ning Qingyan glanced at him coldly, "No need. This prince doesn't want to marry you, and I'm sure you don't want to marry me either."
Ning Qingyan's favorability towards Chen Ye is currently negative. Before Ning Qingyan falls in love with him, Chen Ye dares not reveal his identity.
Regardless of whether Ning Qingyan believed it or not, even if Ning Qingyan believed it, she might not like him because of their past, so Chen did not tell Ning Qingyan about his past with him right away.
Chen also said: "I have no objection to marrying the prince."
Ning Qingyan said coldly: "Really? But I heard that the person you like is Prince Li, and you even committed suicide before getting married. Now you are willing to marry me?"
The original owner, Song Yao, had loved Prince Li Ning Zhuo since he was a child. He committed suicide because he knew that there was no possibility for him and Prince Li to be together again.
Chen also said: "The past is the past. Now that I have married the prince, I will not think about others."
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