After they had walked almost a full circle in the city, they finally learned that there was an inn near the city lord's mansion.
As the only remaining inn in Chuanzhou City, its owner had been replaced by a Xiliang person after the city was captured. And inside the inn, almost all the people were Xiliang merchants who had come to do business despite the danger.
However...
Chu Qing did spot two or three men dressed like those from the northern nomadic tribes in the crowd. As for which tribe they were from, they had no idea.
"How many rooms?" The innkeeper looked a bit impatient as he saw Chu Qing and the others just looking around after entering, and he spoke up.
Since he was speaking Xiliang language, Chu Qing didn't understand.
Seeing this, Wei Sheng replied in quite fluent Xiliang language, "Two rooms."
The innkeeper pursed his lips and started sending someone to clean the empty rooms.
By the time they finally settled down, it was almost noon.
After having a simple meal, Chu Qing returned to her room.
Because she noticed that from the window of this room she was assigned, she could just see the gate of the city lord's mansion.
According to the information they got on the way, the two Xiliang princes and the princess were now in the city lord's mansion.
Presumably... Wei Ying should also be there.
At this moment, there was no one moving outside the city lord's mansion. Only two soldiers were leaning boredly against the two stone lions at the gate.
Just as Chu Qing was about to shift her gaze, she saw a carriage stop at the gate of the city lord's mansion.
Then, a man in white slowly got out of the carriage.
Just by looking at the back, Chu Qing knew who it was.
Sure enough, the man turned his head and gently reached out to take a pair of fair hands handed out from the carriage with a gentle look on his face.
These two people were none other than Wei Ying and Huyan Zhuoyi.
The tender looks and smiles they exchanged with each other were extremely dazzling in Chu Qing's eyes!
Wei Ying!
He was really a bastard!
He had deceived her aging heart!
Now, if someone said he was being coerced, she would never believe it.
After seeing how tenderly Wei Ying treated Huyan Zhuoyi, she simply couldn't convince herself that Wei Ying was just putting on an act with her.
How could an act be so serious!
If there were no feelings, his eyes would never be so gentle!
Chu Qing desperately held back the urge to rush out and kill the cheating couple.
She must stay calm.
She was now pregnant.
Ah!
Pregnant?!
Chu Qing felt like she was about to explode!
Lüluo, who had just come back with water, saw her mistress trembling while standing by the window. She was so scared that she immediately put the water basin on the ground and rushed to Chu Qing's side.
"Mistress, you..."
"Don't make a sound!" Chu Qing frowned and snapped coldly.
Lüluo immediately obediently shut her mouth.
The look in her mistress's eyes just now... was as fierce as if she wanted to eat someone. And now...
What was her mistress looking at?
Lüluo followed Chu Qing's gaze and then saw...
The long - missing Prince Ning was holding the Xiliang third princess in his arms and walking into the city lord's mansion.
"Mistress!" Lüluo covered her mouth in shock.
Chu Qing gave Lüluo a cold look and said, "Go and call elder brother here."
"Yes..." After saying that, Lüluo trotted off to find Chu Zhan.
Soon, Chu Zhan came after hearing the news. But before he could say a word, Chu Qing said, "I'm going to the city lord's mansion."
"Qing'er?"
"I want to see Wei Ying."
"Okay..."
Seeing Chu Qing looking so gloomy, and thinking about what Lüluo had told him just now, although Chu Zhan was angry at Wei Ying's behavior, he felt more heartache for his little sister.
You know, she was still pregnant!
Near evening, Chu Zhan came to tell Chu Qing that he had made the arrangements.
Huyan Longhao had agreed to meet them in person.
The meeting place was, of course, the city lord's mansion.
However, only Chu Zhan, Chu Qing, and Wei Sheng could go.
Although Wuya and the other two were worried, they could only stay obediently in the inn and wait.
...
When they arrived at the Chuanzhou City Lord's Mansion, Chu Qing suppressed her impatience and tried her best to look like an innocent young girl.
Although... it was quite difficult.
When they met the Huyan brothers, Chu Qing pretended to be timid and hid behind Chu Zhan, while Wei Sheng looked around curiously like a naive young man.
"Are you from the Anduo family?" Huyan Longhao squinted his eyes and sized up the three people in front of him.
"I'm Anduo Zebu. This is my younger sister, Anduo Zewa, and the other one is my younger brother, Anduo Zeze." Chu Zhan introduced them neither humbly nor arrogantly.
The names had been chosen in advance, and Chu Qing had already understood the Xiliang people's rules.
Although she wasn't very good at speaking Xiliang language, after a few days of learning, she could still understand a little.
So when she heard Chu Zhan say her... name, Chu Qing blushed shyly and performed a Xiliang greeting ceremony.
Seeing this, Huyan Longhao curled his lips. And Huyan Longchang, who had been silent all along, suddenly said coldly, "You two siblings look quite alike, but your younger brother doesn't look like you at all."
Wei Sheng quickly reacted and replied with a big grin, "I have a different mother from my elder brother and sister, so it's natural that I don't look like them. I take after my mother."
"Oh? In that case, it makes sense." Huyan Longchang looked at Chu Qing and the others thoughtfully and said slowly.
While Huyan Longhao was speaking, Huyan Longchang didn't idle either. His eyes kept wandering on Chu Qing. After Huyan Longchang finished speaking, he continued, "Is your younger sister so shy? Why doesn't she say a word?"
Chu Zhan had already expected this question, so he replied with a look of distress on his face, "My younger sister had a serious illness when she was a child. As a result... her intelligence is slightly lower than normal. Father loves her very much and always takes her with him when he goes out to do business. Your Highness the Second Prince should have heard that our Anduo family often does business with the Great Yan Kingdom. So up to now, she can only speak the Great Yan language. She just refuses to learn our Xiliang language no matter what."
Hearing Chu Zhan say so many things she didn't understand, Chu Qing was afraid of any unexpected situations, so she lowered her head and kept silent.
Unexpectedly, Wei Sheng suddenly leaned over to Chu Qing's side and whispered a brief explanation in her ear.
So, just now her dear elder brother had said...
That her intelligence was... slightly lower than normal?
Chu Zhan, that brat, had never said so before!
Chu Qing suppressed her anger and could only, as Chu Zhan had said, try to put on a silly smile.
Huyan Longhao naturally saw their actions, so he said with a fake smile in the Great Yan language, "What whispers did you two siblings say? Why don't you say it out for this prince to hear? Also, to take care of this little girl, how about we all speak the Great Yan language? After all, our Xiliang language is quite profound, while the Great Yan language is straightforward and easy to understand. As long as one is not stupid, they can speak it."
Hearing Huyan Longhao's sarcasm, Chu Qing continued to grin.
But in her heart, she had already sentenced Huyan Longhao to death a thousand times.
Wei Sheng laughed and said, "Your Highness the Second Prince, just now I told my sister that her sweetheart is also here."
"Oh? Sweetheart? Although she has low intelligence, her emotions are normal?" Huyan Longhao raised his eyebrows.
Huyan Longchang also became interested and said with a lewd smile, "Tell us who your sweetheart is. Maybe this prince will be in a good mood and help you get together."
Seeing this, Wei Sheng scratched the back of his head shyly, "This... might be a bit difficult."
"Why?"
"My sister's sweetheart is the Prince Ning of the Great Yan Kingdom! Now, this Prince Ning has already become a subject under the skirt of our third princess!"
Hearing this, Chu Qing seemed to blush shyly and lowered her head.
A subject under the skirt?
"What are you all talking about so happily?" At this moment, a voice very familiar to Chu Qing came from outside the hall.
Sure enough, when she turned around, she saw the man who had haunted her dreams but whom she also wanted to tear into pieces.