sbdcsierra Chapter 260 Handing Over the Dream Eater
Chapter 260 Handing Over the Dream Eater
After returning to his study, Xiao Han brought out some paper.
He picked up his pen and fell into reminiscence, a faint smile appearing on his face.
Following his memories from his dream, Xiao Han drew out the details of his wedding with Long Chuqing.
They even drew their wedding dresses separately, and the phoenix crown that Long Chuqing wore was also depicted in detail.
After finishing the drawing, he nodded in satisfaction, picked it up and examined it carefully, a smile he couldn't hide on his face.
After the ink dried, he carefully rolled up the portrait and stored it away.
The next day
Around noon, Yao Xi and Gu Pan arrived at the Prince's Mansion.
They waited until Xiao Han returned home from court before coming.
At the gate of the mansion, they showed the gatekeeper their token from the Imperial Observatory and informed him that they were here on orders to find His Highness Prince Qin.
The gatekeeper, hearing that the other party was acting under orders, dared not be negligent.
The servants invited them to the living room to serve tea, while the guards went to Qinli Courtyard to consult the prince.
Xiao Han did not show himself, but sent Qing Tong to take the person to Qiushui Pavilion to find Long Chuqing.
Bronze greeted Gu Pan and Yao Xi as they arrived at Qiushui Pavilion, where Long Chuqing was sitting at a stone table in the courtyard making pills.
Ziguang and Granny Lin were grinding the medicine powder on the side.
“Miss Long…” Qing Tong brought Gu Pan and Yao Xi to Long Chuqing: “These two are the people the prince mentioned yesterday who were coming to take away the Dream Eater.”
Long Chuqing looked up.
Yao Xi and Gu Pan bowed to Long Chuqing.
Long Chuqing nodded and gave a simple greeting.
Looking at the person in front of me, he did resemble the two figures I had seen the night before.
This man must be the one who carried the demon-suppressing bottle.
When Gu Pan saw Long Chuqing's face, his heart skipped a beat for no reason. He thought to himself: What a beautiful girl... Is she the one who competed with me for the dream demon that night?
The light was dim the night before, so I couldn't see her face clearly. I thought that someone with such powerful magic would be an older woman with a capable appearance, but I never expected her to be so young.
Long Chuqing pointed to a corner of the wall.
“Look, it’s over there…you two can go and take it.”
After saying that, she continued making the pills in her hand.
They must have already had tea in the front hall. Since they're here to take the Dream Demon away, there's no need to be too polite.
Ziguang and Granny Lin glanced up. Since Long Chuqing didn't order tea, Ziguang didn't get up and continued with her work.
Gu Pan and Yao Xi looked in the direction Long Chuqing pointed and saw that Meng Mo was lying motionless on the ground, perhaps asleep.
Upon seeing this scene, Yao Xi and Gu Pan were both taken aback.
this……?
This Baku is supposed to be a monster, right? Yet it's just sitting there, all alluring, tied up in the yard with a rope, without a hint of tension.
It was like a pet dog on a leash, and the Baku didn't resist or struggle, but obediently lay there.
They were speechless for a moment.
The handover should be a very serious and cautious occasion, and the process should not be taken lightly or carelessly.
But the scene looked so casual, and the girl's attitude was so nonchalant, completely unexpected.
They have captured many demons and evil spirits, always treating them with utmost care, fearing that a moment of carelessness might allow the demons and evil spirits to take advantage of the situation and escape.
It's rare to see someone treat demons and evil spirits so casually.
They walked over to the tapir, took a closer look, and found that it wasn't asleep; its eyelids were drooping, and it looked utterly hopeless.
What... happened?
So listless, it has no aura of a monster whatsoever.
Yao Xi observed carefully and found that a talisman had been drawn on the body of the Dream Eater.
Is this why the dream demon is so obedient? It's because this talisman suppresses its demonic power.
Even so, if they were to apply the same talisman to demons and evil spirits, they wouldn't achieve such amazing results.
Yao Xi looked at Long Chuqing behind her: This woman is really not simple?
She looked around the courtyard and found that it was filled with the scent of herbs.
There were also many medicinal herbs drying in the yard; the medicine she was making must be finished medicine.
This woman even knows medicine!
Yao Xi gestured to Gu Pan to pick up the Dream Eater. Considering that Zi Guang and Granny Lin were also present, she could not put the Dream Eater into the Demon-Suppressing Bottle in front of others.
After bidding farewell, Qing Tong led them out of the palace.
No sooner had Gu Pan and Yao Xi left than Eunuch Yu, who had come from the palace to deliver an imperial decree, stepped into the gates of the Prince's Mansion.
After speaking with Xiao Han yesterday, Emperor Sukang decided, after much deliberation, to meet with Long Chuqing.
She had previously saved the eldest brother's life and helped the seventh brother remove poison, so he was still grateful to Long Chuqing.
The fact that the seventh brother was so protective of her piqued his curiosity.
However, one should always be wary of others. If she harbors ill intentions, we must not let our son fall into her trap.
He needs to thoroughly investigate this woman for Lao Qi.
Based on various clues, his intuition also told him that the weapon blueprints that Lao Qi had brought earlier should also be related to her!
Once he accepted this premise, his desire to meet her became even stronger.
So, after the morning court session and having dealt with the important matters at hand, he sent Eunuch Yu to the Prince's Palace to deliver the imperial decree.
In gratitude for her meritorious service in saving Prince Yu, she was summoned to the palace for lunch.
When Xiao Han learned that Emperor Sukang wanted to see Long Chuqing, he was first surprised, and then worried.
Is Father Emperor going to dine with Chu Qing?
His father had just mentioned Chu Qing to him yesterday, and today he was already demanding to see her, all under the pretext of his meritorious service in treating his elder brother?
The reward for his kindness has already been delivered, yet now he is using this as a pretext to summon Chu Qing to the palace. I wonder what Father Emperor's intention is?!
He didn't mention it to me yesterday either. What is Father Emperor planning?
Will Father make things difficult for Chu Qing?
Thinking of this, he hurriedly went to Qiushui Pavilion.
Since it was almost lunchtime, Eunuch Yu urged them to hurry.
Uncle Zhong sent someone to Qinli Courtyard to inform Xiao Han of this matter, while he himself went to Qiushui Pavilion to inform Long Chuqing of it.
Long Chu listened but felt somewhat confused.
Why is the Emperor dining with her? The matter of Prince Yu happened several days ago, and the rewards have already been given. Why suddenly...?
However, since she was currently in the Prince's residence, she could not directly defy the imperial decree and refuse.
Then let's go and meet the emperor! It's just a meal, nothing serious.
Let's see what he's really up to!
She smelled strongly of medicine, and her clothes were somewhat dirty.
Uncle Zhong said, "Miss, you should change your clothes before meeting His Majesty, so as not to be impolite."
He turned to Ziguang and instructed, "Ziguang, quickly go and pick out a more elegant dress for the young lady, and dress her up properly."
"Okay..." Zi Guang happily ran upstairs.
Long Chuqing sighed helplessly, "It's just a meal, why dress up so nicely? It's not like we're going to choose a concubine."
"Pah, pah, pah... What concubine selection?!" Uncle Zhong said irritably.
Uncle Zhong thought to himself: His Majesty already has too many concubines and beauties in his harem to take care of them all. He can't possibly compete with his son for a wife!