Chapter 129: Prince of Beimo
Chapter 129: Prince of Beimo
Two days later, Ye Yanxing and Mo Qing avoided the eldest prince's men and secretly entered the Beimo Imperial City.
In the restaurant lobby, they were resting and eating.
"Have you heard? The crown prince is bedridden, and the eldest prince is managing the government on his behalf!" A man whispered mysteriously to another man at the same table.
"Don't talk nonsense! Be careful or you'll end up in jail!" another man scolded in a low voice.
"I'm not talking nonsense!"
"Okay! We'll talk about it later!"
The two men looked around and saw that there were many people eating in the hall, so they stopped discussing.
Ye Yanxing and Mo Qing looked at each other and continued to eat quietly.
The two men at the next table finished their meal in a hurry and left. They were probably afraid that someone might hear what they had just said and get into trouble.
"What do you think?" Ye Yanxing asked Mo Qing.
Mo Qing shook his head, his fingers tightly gripping the chopsticks, "I don't know. The eldest prince attacked Your Highness before, so it's possible that Your Highness fell into the trap."
"When are we going there?"
"At night." Regardless of whether it was true or false, Mo Qing wanted to verify it first and make sure that the prince was safe before he could go home.
"Ah."
Ye Yanxing was not used to the food from Beimo. He didn't want to eat it after just two bites.
But I still adhered to the principle of not wasting food and finished it.
The two of them checked into the inn as usual, and stayed there until midnight before going out dressed in black.
The Crown Prince of Beimo has a mansion outside the imperial palace, called the Crown Prince's Mansion, where he usually lives.
The emperor was bedridden some time ago, and he moved back to the East Palace only after he began to take charge of the government.
Because he was unsure of the situation, Mo Qing decided to go to the Prince's Mansion first to check.
When the two of them arrived near the Prince's Mansion, they clearly felt that someone was following them.
Mo Qing took Ye Yanxing around to the back mountain and entered the Prince's Mansion through a hidden door.
"who!"
As soon as we entered the door, soldiers with weapons blocked us on both sides.
"Mo Qing." Mo Qing spoke and stood still.
Only they themselves know about this place. There is usually no one on guard here. Maybe it's because things have been too chaotic recently, so they sent more people to guard it.
"Master, you are back?! It was I who offended you just now. Please punish me!" The two soldiers knelt on one knee and saluted him.
"Get up." Mo Qing said calmly, "How is your highness these days?"
"In reply to the prince, His Royal Highness is in the room. You can go and see for yourself."
In fact, the two guards didn’t know the specific details, they only knew that the current situation was not good for them.
"Excuse me, Your Highness, who is this?" A guard looked at Ye Yanxing hesitantly.
"Friend." Mo Qing didn't explain too much.
The guards knew about Mo Qing's friendship with the prince and knew that Mo Qing would not bring anyone to harm the prince, so they did not ask any further questions and invited them in.
"Please forgive me, King Yan. This is really a special period." Mo Qing couldn't see Ye Yanxing's expression clearly, but still explained in a low voice.
Ye Yanxing just nodded without answering.
Turning around the corridor, they came to the door of a bedroom and Mo Qing knocked gently.
"Enter."
A voice came from inside, sounding a little weak.
Mo Qing pushed the door open and walked in. Ye Yanxing was waiting outside.
"Qing greets His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."
"You're back? When did you become so polite?" Prince Heng was lying on the bed. He coughed and asked, "Who is outside the door?"
"Your Highness, Qing was able to escape this time thanks to the rescue of Qingli's King Yan. It is also because of King Yan's risking his life to protect me that I can return to Beimo safely."
"In that case, the person outside the door is Prince Yan of Qingli."
"Yes, I agreed to some of his conditions." Mo Qing confessed.
"Please welcome Prince Yan." Prince Heng raised his voice slightly.
Ye Yanxing walked in, took off the hood on his head, took off the mask on his face, smiled and greeted the young man leaning on the bed, "Your Highness, how are you?"
"Thank you, King Yan, for your help this time." Prince Heng looked haggard, and it could be seen that he was just trying to stay awake, but his eyes lit up when he saw Ye Yanxing's face.
"You're welcome. I didn't help you for nothing. We made a deal." Ye Yanxing saw that he was just trying to hold on. "Let's talk tomorrow. I think what His Royal Highness needs now is rest."
"Well, I apologize for my poor hospitality." Prince Heng looked at Mo Qing, "Ah Qing, arrange a room for Prince Yan."
"Yes!" Mo Qing helped Prince Heng lie down, then took Ye Yanxing out.
He took Ye Yanxing to a courtyard where he usually lived, "King Yan has been working hard recently, have a good rest tonight."
"Ah."
As for whether he was tired or not, Ye Yanxing felt that it was okay. After all, when he slept in the inn, he always went into the space to sleep.
Several days passed in the space while one night passed outside, so he actually got enough sleep.
And considering his current physical condition, this amount of exercise is nothing.
As for Mo Qing, perhaps because he was worried, he rested much less than Ye Yanxing along the way. Even so, he still insisted on traveling with Ye Yanxing without taking more rest. He still admired him.
But since it was time to go to bed, he still followed his biological clock and lay down on the bed.
He slept in the room tonight and did not enter the space. The situation outside was unclear, so he decided to stay outside just in case.
Fortunately, the night was calm and Ye Yanxing slept well.
He stretched, opened the door and walked out. The fresh morning air hit his face, and the undried dew added some moisture to the morning.
Ye Yanxing walked out of the yard, and just as he reached the door, he met Mo Qing who was walking back from outside.
"King Yan, you're awake!" Mo Qing took two quick steps forward, "I figured you'd get up soon, so I came here to ask you to have breakfast with me."
"Well, you got up early." Ye Yanxing looked at the dark circles under his eyes and realized that he might not have slept well the night before.
"You also know His Highness's current situation. How can I sleep peacefully?" Mo Qing looked worried.
He went to ask the imperial physician in the palace early in the morning. The prince was ill and there was no cure.
If His Royal Highness's condition worsens...
Then all of them have lost their support in this fight. With his father's relationship, it might not be too bad, but once the eldest prince comes to the throne, he will definitely not let them have an easy time, especially Mo Qing.
"King Yan, I remember you have a medicine that can relieve fatigue? Can you sell some to me now?" Mo Qing suddenly thought of the water that Ye Yanxing had given him to drink before, and promised to sell some to him.
The prince still gets tired easily now, and I hope these medicines can make him feel more relaxed.
"Do you want it now?" If he wanted it now, he would have to go back to his room again and pretend to take it out of his bag.
"No hurry, have breakfast first, I'll ask King Yan for more later."
"Okay." Ye Yanxing was hungry and too lazy to walk again, so he decided to eat first.
After agreeing, Mo Qing took Ye Yanxing to the dining hall.
There, Prince Heng of Beimo was already sitting in his seat waiting for them.
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