"I don't want to marry…Let me out! I don't want to marry that sickly prince…Father…Mother, I beg you, let me out!
Why…why do you want me to marry that dying prince…you're pushing my daughter into the fire pit…"
In the Prime Minister's residence, in a house that was sealed by wooden boards, a woman in a pink dress cried. Her fair and tender face was covered in tears, and her delicate face looked a little pitiful because of the tears.
She, Lan Yue, was the only daughter of the grand Prime Minister and had been pampered since she was young. Now, because of an imperial edict, she was going to marry that sickly prince who was about to die. How could she be willing?
Lan Xiang stood outside the door with a worried expression. He was at his wit's end facing his beloved daughter. The emperor's fate was difficult. Now, even if he was unwilling, what could he do? He couldn't possibly use the lives of more than a hundred people in the entire residence as a bet!
If the Emperor had bestowed this marriage in the past, he would definitely be very happy. After all, Xie Yunchen was the most valued brother of the current Emperor. Moreover, this person's abilities were not inferior to the current Emperor's. He was also extremely handsome. If he could marry his daughter, not only would he be able to secure his position in the court, but he would also be able to secure the rest of his daughter's life.
However, people's plans were often not as good as God's plans. Not long ago, this Great Prince suddenly fell ill and could not stand up. Even the Ghost Doctor in the Imperial Palace, the Ghost Betrayer, was helpless. In his desperation, he even alarmed the former Emperor and Empress Dowager who were nowhere to be found. Fortunately, the Empress Dowager's medical skills were extremely brilliant, so she saved the Great Prince's life. Although his life was saved, he became a sick person who could not live for more than a few days.
Ever since the Eldest Prince had fallen ill, all the civil and military officials in the court did not dare to breathe loudly, afraid that they would accidentally anger the Emperor and lose their lives.
This matter was more or less his fault. If he had not offended the Fourth Prince in the court, how could the Fourth Prince have said that he wanted to congratulate the First Prince in front of the Emperor? How could such a thing happen today?
This was fate. He could only hope that the Eldest Prince would live a few more years so that his daughter would suffer less. It would be best if he could give birth to a son and a daughter to live on…
"Yue 'er, it's not that father is ruthless, but that the emperor's orders are hard to disobey! "This is your fate, just accept it…" Lan Ao stopped in his tracks and looked at the house that was locked down. He sighed and turned to leave…
The young girl in the room was lying at the door, looking out through the weak gap. She only stopped crying when she saw her father leave. At this moment, she no longer had the pitiful look from before. She tidied her clothes and wiped the tears on her face, revealing an extremely cunning smile.
To let her marry a person who did not know how long she could live? Stop dreaming. She would not joke about her marriage!
There were very few officials in the imperial court who had seen her. It would be fine if her father could find a woman who was almost the same as him and marry her.
Lan Yue strode to the bed and bent down to take out the package that had been hidden under the bed for a long time. She carried it over her shoulder and then placed the letter that she had prepared on the table.
"Father, I'm sorry. I'm unfilial and will take my leave first! Take care of yourself!" After Lan Yue finished speaking, she jumped onto the beam of the roof. Then, she carefully moved the slightly loose part of the roof before turning around and leaving.
In a famous tavern in the Imperial City.
Xie Yunchen sat on the chair with his eyes closed as though he was asleep."Uncle Bai…who do you think I should trust in this world?”
" It's up to you to decide who you want to believe or not…" a devilish man in red said. This man looked about the same age as the man sitting at the table. He looked like he was only seventeen or eighteen years old, but just from the way he addressed him, it was obvious that this man was not that young.
"I have the final say? Hehe…I want to have the final say, but this world is very dangerous. Since she wants me to die, why did she raise me? " Who I believe and who I don't have any control over…" Xie Yunchen slowly opened his eyes. There was an indescribable exhaustion in his eyes."Uncle Bai, I'm going to marry that woman tomorrow. Can you guess if she was sent by the emperor to spy on me?”
"Don't think too much. Whether it's the current emperor or your mother, they won't harm you! Why do you have to do this? If your mother really wanted you to die, why would she rush back from afar to treat you?”The bewitching man sighed.
" Uncle Bai, you don't have to say anything more. I know what kind of feelings you have for her. The reason why you are staying by my side is because of her. However, this is ultimately a matter between me and her. It's best that you don't interfere…Perhaps the Emperor already knew about all of this, so…" Before Xie Yunchen could finish speaking, he was interrupted by the person who suddenly barged in from outside the door.
Xie Yunchen stared at the flustered woman who had suddenly barged in. He did not say anything and only looked at her indifferently, as though he was asking her why she had suddenly barged in.
The evil man in red standing at the side did not say anything. He only narrowed his long and narrow eyes slightly, as if the woman would lose her life if she moved rashly.
"I…I'm sorry…I didn't mean to barge in. It's just that there are people chasing me outside. Can you let me hide here for a while?”Lan Yue looked at the two handsome men anxiously and asked. Although she knew that it was very rude to barge in like this, she could not care less at this moment.
She thought that she could escape from the Prime Minister's residence without anyone noticing, but who knew which bastard had given her some wedding gown not long after she escaped. In the end, he naturally saw the big hole in the roof and called for help...
Next, he was caught with a guilty conscience and ran all the way here…
"Who is chasing you? Why did he chase you? You didn't steal someone else's things to escape here, did you?”Xie Yunchen looked at the woman who had suddenly appeared and asked.
If it was any other time, he would definitely not interfere in such a matter. However, for some reason, when he saw this woman's flustered appearance, he could not help but want to help her.
"Will you let me hide here if I tell you?”Lan Yue wiped the sweat off her forehead and looked anxiously at the sick-looking man in front of her.
"Of course!" Xie Yunchen spoke.
"A gentleman's word carries nine tripods. You can't go back on your word!”Lan Yue took two steps forward.
"If you say a few more words, I'm afraid the people chasing you will break in!”Xie Yunchen pointed at the shadow that was swaying outside the door.
Lan Yue looked in the direction Xie Yunchen pointed and could not help but grit her teeth."I ran away from home. My father forced me to marry an old and ugly rich man who was about to die of illness. I didn't want to marry him, so I ran away. However, I didn't expect that my family would find me and chase me after I ran away.”
At this moment, she was going all out. As long as she could escape from this group of people, everything would be fine!
Xie Yunchen's lips curled up slightly.”
"Screen?" Lan Yue looked at the screen not far behind Xie Yunchen and shook her head."That place isn't safe. I might as well hide there!”
Xie Yunchen looked in the direction he was pointing at and shook his head."You'd better not hide anywhere and sit here to drink tea with me! No one dares to barge in with me around!”
Lan Yue sized up the handsome but extremely pale man in front of her and said,"Don't tell me you're not even afraid of the highest ranking official in the Imperial City?”She shrank back slightly. The thought of being caught by the butler made her afraid."I think I should hide under the table…It's not that I don't trust you, but that rich man is very powerful. I can't gamble my life's happiness!”
After Lan Yue finished speaking, she ducked under the table. Just as Lan Yue did so, there was a knock on the door."Knock, knock, knock."
"Who dares to disturb Second Master's peace here!”The person who spoke was the enchanting man dressed in red standing at the side.
When the people outside heard the words 'Second Master', they could not help but break out in cold sweat. What they feared would happen. There was no need to think. In this Imperial City, the only person who dared to call him Second Master was undoubtedly the Emperor's younger brother, Xie Yunchen!
The reason why he had people call him Second Prince was because of his respect for the Emperor. Although he was the First Prince, the Emperor was the real boss. According to the ranking, he should be called Second Master!
" Master…I'm from the Prime Minister's residence…My family's young lady…My family's young lady…" The butler standing outside the door wanted to say something but hesitated. He really didn't know how to say it at this moment. If he told the truth, he was afraid that His Highness would blame him. If he didn't say it, wouldn't it be even worse if his family's young lady really ran in?
If they couldn't find their young miss today, how would their master explain to the Emperor and the Eldest Prince tomorrow? Wasn't this a slap to the royal family's face?
"Just say what you want to say. Since when did the people of the Prime Minister's Residence speak so timidly?”Xie Yunchen revealed an extremely mysterious smile. At this moment, he already had some understanding of the identity of the woman hiding under the table.
The wedding was tomorrow, and today, a woman escaped from the Prime Minister's residence, claiming that she was forced to marry. There was no need to think to know what was going on!
However, when did he become an old and ugly rich man who was about to die of illness? After this matter was over, he had to settle the score with this woman!
Lan Yue, who was hiding under the table, wanted to slap herself when the butler spoke. Where could she run to? Why did he have to come here? Wasn't he courting death? Wasn't he walking right into the muzzle of a gun?
Second Master…wasn't it the First Prince that he was going to marry? She had thought that she would be able to enjoy the scenery after escaping this calamity, but she did not expect to escape here…
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