NFBE Chapter 235 Rescued
Chapter 235 Rescued
Ye Shishu couldn't help but wink at Ye Shiting, "Big brother, Yao'er has helped us a lot, you have to take good care of her, okay? Chicken legs, roast duck, and pork knuckles are a must, you know?"
Ye Shiting could easily see the hidden meaning in her eyes. After giving her a glare, he called to Li Yao, "The chicken soup that I asked Aunt Luo to make should be ready soon. Keep the soup for my little sister, and the chicken is yours. This is a villager's home, not like the mansion. Eat whatever you can find. I'll make it up to you when we get back."
"Alright! I'll go serve the Crown Princess some soup right now!" Li Yao excitedly ran out.
Ye Shijun moved to his older brother's side, nudged him with his elbow, and asked with a mischievous smirk, "Big brother, Xin'er and I want to have another wedding. Why don't you talk to Li Yao and have it with us?"
Ye Shiting glanced at him sideways, "You guys do your thing, why are you dragging us into this?"
Ye Shijun stared at him exaggeratedly, looking him up and down. "Big brother, you've already declared to Mo Qianxiao that Li Yao is your betrothed. You wouldn't joke about her reputation, would you?"
Ye Shiting whispered, "I know what I'm doing!"
After saying that, he turned and left the house.
Watching his retreating figure, Ye Shishu couldn't help but say to Ye Shijun, "Second brother, stop teasing eldest brother about marriage. With Li Yao's personality, what if she finds eldest brother too dull and doesn't want to marry him? What will happen to eldest brother's face then?"
Gu Simo nodded. "That's right, little sister is right. Big brother has feelings for Yao'er, but we haven't asked Yao'er what she thinks. What if she doesn't want to marry big brother? Wouldn't that be very embarrassing for him? Let big brother handle this himself."
Ye Shijun rubbed his nose. "With my brother's taciturn nature, what can he possibly solve?"
Gu Simo glared at him, "I think Big Brother and Yao'er are doing just fine now, don't worry about it, letting them take their own time is the best thing to do!"
"Go check if the rice porridge is ready?" Yu Chi Ling suddenly turned around and winked at the couple.
"Your Highness, let's go now." Gu Simo quickly pulled Ye Shijun out.
Finally, it was just the couple inside the house.
Looking at the man's tense, handsome face, with obvious red veins in his originally dark eyes, Ye Shishu knew without asking that he hadn't slept a wink because of her.
This was the first time in so long that she had seen fear on his face. It was on their wedding night, when so many spies were lurking and trying to kill them, yet he remained calm and composed, as if those who were targeting them were nothing more than clowns. But now, for her sake, he was actually revealing his emotions.
She raised her hand to touch his handsome face, only to find that his skin was cool. "I'm sorry, I made you worry."
Yu Chi Ling lifted her onto his lap, one arm around her, the other gently stroking her belly, his chin lightly brushing against her forehead.
Ye Shishu cupped his face in her hands, kissed his lips, and smiled brightly, "As long as the baby is alright, I will obediently take care of my health."
"Do you know what I want to do?" Yu Chi Ling asked hoarsely, pressing his lips against hers.
"I know, it's just killing those two! But the supplies at the border are still not enough. Once we have enough, we can start a war with the Northern Lin Kingdom at any time! Their princess and prince are in our hands, so we have the advantage!" Ye Shishu said confidently.
Yu Chi Ling gently stroked her belly and suddenly sighed softly, "I shouldn't have let you get pregnant so early. If it had been a year or two later, you and the child would have suffered less."
Ye Shishu glared at him, "What nonsense are you talking about? This is my precious baby that I've been longing for, you can't dislike him!"
Yu Chi Ling bit her lower lip. "So you're starting to dislike your husband now?"
Ye Shishu, both amused and exasperated, wrapped her arms around his neck and nuzzled against it. "Were you terribly frightened? Why did you say such offensive things? Let me eat something, then sleep with me. You'll be normal when you wake up!"
As soon as she finished speaking, Li Yao's voice came from outside the door, "Your Highness, the chicken soup is here!"
"Quickly put me on the bed." Ye Shishu patted Yu Chiling's shoulder.
"Come in." Yu Chi Ling held her tightly, only calling out softly towards the door.
Li Yao entered carrying a bowl in each hand, first placing it on a stool, then moving the stool to the bedside. She then smiled and said to Ye Shishu, "The Crown Prince said you shouldn't eat too much oily food for the time being, but your body needs nourishment, so he asked Aunt Luo to remove the oil from the chicken soup. There's also rice porridge, which the Crown Prince also had Aunt Luo specially prepare for you; it contains nourishing medicinal herbs. Your Highness, please enjoy your meal. The Eldest Young Master has invited me to speak in the grove; I must hurry."
"Thank you," Ye Shishu said gratefully.
Li Yao ran out and considerately closed the door behind her.
Yu Chi Ling freed one hand to pick up the chicken soup. Ye Shi Shu wanted to take it, but he stopped her, saying, "Sit down."
Ye Shishu didn't argue with him and obediently opened her mouth, waiting for him to bring the rim of the bowl to her lips.
……
In the palace.
That evening, Yuchi Sheng summoned Yuchi Rui and Mo Qianxiao to the palace for a banquet, and specially appointed several officials to accompany them.
The banquet lasted until late into the night, and everyone was quite drunk, so they naturally stayed overnight in the palace.
Early in the morning, Yu Chisheng woke up. Before he could ask Qi Sui about the situation outside, Qi Sui reported to him with a beaming smile, "Your Majesty, good news! The Crown Princess has been found! The Crown Prince sent someone to the palace to announce the good news an hour ago, but you went to bed late, so this servant dared not disturb you."
"Found it?" Yu Chisheng was instantly wide awake, sitting up and asking, "Where was it found? Did you catch the robbers?"
"Your Majesty, Wenyan has brought a letter saying that the Crown Prince has instructed that the Crown Princess is in poor health and, to prevent anyone from harming her again, she should not appear in public for the time being. The Crown Prince also said that you should pretend to know nothing and only be wary of the Prince of Liang and the Fourth Prince of Beilin."
"How is the child in the Crown Princess's womb?"
"Your Majesty, both mother and child are safe and sound."
"it is good."
Yu Chi Rui nodded, but his face was filled with gloom.
He had long known that his son would not behave himself, and he also knew that he and Mo Qianxiao had frequent and unreserved interactions.
He just hadn't expected them to target the Crown Princess first; he thought he was the first one to be tricked...
What a good calculation!
By capturing the Crown Princess, we can threaten both the Ye family father and son, as well as the Crown Prince, thus controlling two of the most powerful figures in the Great Ye Kingdom in one fell swoop!
Thinking of something, he instructed Qi Sui, "If Prince Liang and Mo Qianxiao want to leave the palace, let them go."
Now that the Crown Princess has been rescued, let those two go and see what tricks they can pull!
……
Noon.
Yu Chi Rui and Mo Qian Xiao returned to the Liang Prince's Mansion.
They were puzzled to hear that they had not received any news from the mountains since last night.
Yu Chi Rui immediately sent people to gather information.
An hour later, the scout returned in a panic, reporting, "Your Highness, something terrible has happened! The Siming Mountains are teeming with wolves, and no one dares to approach!"
"All wolves?" Yu Chi Rui was shocked. "That's just a barren mountain. Even if there are wolves, how many could there be?"
"Your Highness, the entire mountain is teeming with wolves, countless of them!"