sbdcsierra Chapter 144 Destined or not?
Chapter 144 Destined or not?
It was lunch time when Ye Qingge returned home. Under the cover of her brother, she secretly returned to her yard to change clothes and wash up.
When she came out, Mrs. Ye was a little surprised.
"Qingge, why are you at home now?"
Ye Qingge didn't react for a moment, and then she thought of something. Oh no, shouldn't she be in the palace treating the Queen right now?
Just when she didn't know how to get out of it, someone came from the palace.
"The Queen's headache has healed. Miss Ye no longer needs to go to the palace to treat her."
Aunt Mo Sang stepped forward and said to Ye Qingge
"Miss Ye, thank you for coming to the palace to treat the Queen these past few days. These are the Queen's rewards."
Several palace maids behind her were holding brocade boxes in their hands. They opened the boxes one by one, and each box contained a piece of jewelry.
Necklaces, earrings, hairpins, bracelets... there are ten pieces in total, each one is very delicate and looks very expensive.
Aunt Mo Sang came over, took her hand and said
"These were all personally selected by the Queen as gifts for Miss Ye."
That look is indeed intriguing.
So, these jewels were given by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince? After all, the Queen had already given her a bracelet, so it was impossible for her to give her another bracelet.
Ye Qingge didn't know what the Crown Prince meant. Hadn't the seven days been up yet? Why was she suddenly not allowed to go to the palace?
Mrs. Ye looked at Qingge in a daze and said quickly
"Qingge, why don't you thank the Queen?"
Ye Qingge finally came to his senses and bowed and said
"Thank you, Queen, for the reward."
Aunt Mosang nodded
"In that case, I will take my leave. Take care, Miss Ye."
After saying that, he left
Take care? What does that mean? Ye Qingge was a little confused, but now that her grandmother and the others were here, she was too embarrassed to ask more.
She remembered yesterday morning when the prince was so angry about the bracelet on her hand that he bled. She wondered how he was doing now.
Oh, isn't it just a bracelet? She was a little confused.
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East Palace
The Queen is having lunch with the Crown Prince
"Why did Ye'er suddenly stop Miss Ye from coming to the palace to treat you?"
Doesn't he like her? Why doesn't he let her enter the palace?
Xiao Lingye tried hard to calm himself down.
"My Queen Mother, Miss Ye gave me a prescription. I just need to follow it and take the medicine every day. She is very tired from going to the palace every day. Besides, I plan to return to Lingyun Mountain to recuperate today."
The Queen was horrified
"What? You're going to Lingyun Mountain again. Didn't you say you wouldn't go when you came back?"
Her son had been away in Lingyun Mountain for a long time, and it would take a long time to see him again.
"Mother, that place is a place where spiritual energy gathers, which is suitable for me to receive treatment and recuperate. Besides, it would be inconvenient for me to receive treatment in the palace."
He was afraid that the queen would worry, and continued
"During the past few days that Miss Ye has been treating me, I have begun to feel my legs slowly regain strength. She also suggested that I go to a quiet place to recuperate."
"Really? Do you really feel any sensation in your legs?"
"Your son dare not deceive your mother."
"Great! If that's the case, go ahead. There are so many eyes and ears in this palace, and it's really inconvenient."
Seeing his mother give in, Xiao Lingye finally felt relieved.
He put down his chopsticks, and would inadvertently think of the scene he saw in the morning. Perhaps after leaving for a while, he would slowly forget her.
He originally wanted to compete with Xiao Lingche, but Qingge made her own choice, so he withdrew.
Blame it on God for not letting them meet earlier, it's just that they are not destined to be together.
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Penal Department
After the madam of Yihongyuan had her arm broken, she was simply treated and then brought in for interrogation. At first, she kept silent, but they had no choice but to resort to lynching. In the end, she could not bear the torture any longer and had to confess the truth.
It turns out that the girls who disappeared in the capital recently were all captured by Yihongyuan. Most of them were transported out.
Those with decent looks were sold to noble families as concubines, while those with average looks were sold to brothels.
The Minister of Justice slammed the table in anger and pointed at the madam.
"How dare you engage in this kind of human trafficking business under the feet of the emperor? You even dare to arrest people from the royal palace. I think you are really tired of living. Someone, take her back to the prison and execute her today!"
When the madam heard that she was going to be beheaded, she kowtowed without caring about the pain.
"Please spare my life, sir. I was just doing something for someone and taking some money. I have never killed anyone. Please spare my life, sir."
Xiao Lingche, standing by, crossed his long legs, squatted down beside the madam, and asked coldly:
"Who are you working for?!"
The madam suddenly panicked and stammered
"I do not know either……"
Xiao Lingche picked up the sword and wiped it. The bright light of the sword made the old procuress's eyes hurt.
"It seems you really don't want your other hand anymore."
He raised his sword and was about to chop it down
"I say, I say"
The madam was really scared
"There's a boss behind the scenes who asked us to cooperate with him. If we don't cooperate with him, he will close Yihongyuan. I had no choice but to do it. I have never met that boss. I only know that the person who discussed cooperation with me was a man named Xu, who seemed to be his subordinate."
"Xu?"
Xiao Lingche frowned and asked back
The madam didn't dare to look at him at all. He seemed like a devil from hell. She lowered her head and agreed.
"Yes, sir, that's all I know. The money I earn is split 70% and 30% of the money. I didn't earn much at all, and now I've lost all my capital. My life is miserable..."
She burst into tears after she finished speaking
Xiao Lingche thought about her words for a while, it seemed that she was not lying.
"There's a girl named Xiaolan. Where did you take her?"
"Xiaolan?"
The madam thought about whether she had ever caught this person before.
"Say it!"
Xiao Lingche was getting impatient waiting, and the madam quickly replied
"Yes, yes, she was sent away yesterday. I'm afraid she has already boarded the ship to Jiangnan."
Xiao Lingche stood up and told Qingshi
"Send someone to bring Xiaolan back quickly."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Qingge values Xiaolan so much that he is willing to put himself in danger to find her, so he must find Xiaolan no matter what.
Otherwise Qingge will get angry with him again
He remembered Qingge hitting his chest in the morning. What she didn't know was that her little hand hitting him was like a kitten tickling him.
At this moment, he himself did not realize the smile on his lips.
This smile made the Minister of Justice unable to handle it. The prince was furious just now, as if he wanted to eat someone, but why did he become so gentle now?
The prince had never been so moody before. He actually hoped to see him always be cold and decisive.
He dared to ask
"My lord, are you okay?"
Xiao Lingche's smile disappeared instantly, and he glanced at him.
"What could possibly happen to this king? Why don't you continue the interrogation?"
"Yes, yes, I will interrogate you right away."
The Minister of Justice asked the madam
"What does that Xu guy look like? How do you usually keep in touch? Does he have any other accomplices?"
"Your Excellency, that man is about forty or fifty years old, of medium build. He usually comes to Yihongyuan to see me when he has something to do. Oh, and I remember he has a red birthmark on the back of his left hand. That's all I know, Your Excellency."
Xiao Lingche felt that the madam hadn't said anything yet, so he continued to ask
"He alone is enough to threaten you into doing something like human trafficking. Are you hiding something?! Tell me now, or you'll know the consequences!"