Huyan Longchang, who had been sitting lazily, was filled with killing intent between his eyebrows after reading the secret letter in his hand.
The letter actually said...
Huyan Longhao had an affair with Huyan Zhuoyi?!
Although he worried that the writer might have ulterior motives, he somehow believed it. After all, Huyan Longhao was capable of anything!
"Servants!"
"What are your orders, Your Highness the Crown Prince?"
"Where are the Second Prince and the Third Princess?"
"Well... Your servant heard that they made an appointment to stroll around the city... to enjoy the scenery..."
Huyan Longchang narrowed his eyes and snorted coldly. The city of Chuanzhou had already been devastated by them, yet they still had the leisure to take a stroll?
Thinking of this, Huyan Longchang summoned a shadow guard beside him and whispered a few words to him. Then his eyes were filled with calculation.
At this moment, Huyan Longhao was indeed with Huyan Zhuoyi.
However, just as the two of them were in the heat of passion, there was a sudden knock on the door.
"Your Highness the Second Prince?"
Disturbed, Huyan Longhao reached for a teacup on the table beside the couch and threw it hard at the door. "Get out! Get out of here now!"
There was a moment of silence outside the door. Then the voice sounded again, but this time it seemed to be tinged with sobs. "Your Highness the Second Prince! Something's wrong! The horses have run away!!!"
The desire in Huyan Longhao's eyes instantly dissipated, and then he looked blank. "What has run away?"
"The horses!!! Your Highness the Second Prince!!! The horses have all run away!!! All the horses we bought yesterday and the ones we brought to the Great Yan have all run away!!!" The servant outside who was reporting the news sobbed tremblingly.
Finally understanding the news, Huyan Longhao was struck like by lightning. Soon, he got dressed and kicked the door open forcefully. The servant who had come to report the news fell to the ground.
"What did you say!!!" Huyan Longhao roared in anger.
"Just now... Wu Er, who was in charge of the horses, came to report that more than eight hundred horses in the horse farm suddenly rioted and almost all ran away. Those who got the news went to chase them, but they couldn't catch up..." The servant continued with his head bowed submissively.
Huyan Longhao clenched his fists tightly, and his eyes were bloodshot.
Could it be... the An Duo family's trick?
Thinking of this, the gloom on Huyan Longhao's face was terrifying.
But...
The An Duo family shouldn't be so stupid.
"Which direction did those horses run in?" Huyan Longhao continued to ask in a cold voice.
"Your servant... doesn't know..." The servant didn't dare to look into Huyan Longhao's eyes. He could only lower his head and shrink himself into a ball.
"Useless!"
After saying that, Huyan Longhao immediately went out and led some people to go and check in person.
When they arrived at the pasture, Huyan Longchang had already arrived.
However, his look at Huyan Longhao was a bit strange.
"Where are the horses you bought?" Huyan Longchang spoke condescendingly.
Huyan Longhao felt the other's hostility. Although he was dissatisfied in his heart, he still maintained a polite tone on the surface. "They were still there yesterday."
"All of them have run away today? Brother, did you perhaps use that money to please some girl?" Huyan Longchang was a bit relentless.
Huyan Longhao's anger was instantly ignited, and there was also a bit of coldness in his tone. "Brother, have you forgotten our agreement?"
"Of course not. But the agreement doesn't mean I'll tolerate everything you do."
"Brother means that I staged all this myself?"
"I didn't say that."
The gunpowder smell between the two became stronger and stronger. It wasn't until Huyan Zhuoyi came over after tidying herself up and stopped them that the two avoided a more serious conflict.
"Brother, right now, we need to find these horses quickly!" Huyan Zhuoyi seemed to suddenly come to her senses.
"I've already sent people to look for them." Huyan Longhao said coldly.
Hearing this, Huyan Longchang didn't say anything more.
After a while, the people who had gone to look for the horses came back to report.
"Your Highnesses, most of the horses... are gone. Only more than a hundred are scattered in the nearby pastures and woods..."
"You're saying... out of more than eight hundred horses, only more than a hundred are left?" Huyan Longhao almost gritted his teeth as he said the last few words.
"Yes... but Your Highness the Second Prince, your servant found an important piece of news in the woods..."
"What important news?"
"There's an arrow with a note stuck in a tree..."
"What does the note say?"
"Thank you, Your Highness the Second Prince, for helping... this king... buy the horses... This is just the first gift... Left by the King of Ning of the Great Yan..."
...
Wei Ying didn't say anything after hearing Chu Zhan's words, but Chu Qing pursed her lips and gave him a sideways glance. "Brother is really so cunning."
Chu Zhan snorted after hearing this. "Sure enough, a married younger sister is like spilled water! This wasn't just my idea! I discussed it with the King of Ning."
"Have you also thought out your subsequent plans?" Chu Qing raised her eyebrows.
Wei Ying, who was watching the siblings bicker, smiled and took over the conversation. "You don't need to worry about these things. Right now, all you need to do is take good care of your body."
These words really sounded wonderful to Chu Qing!
In the past, there was hardly anything she didn't worry about, whether it was the food, clothing and daily necessities in the palace, the political exchanges with neighboring countries, or even the troubles caused by the concubines' intrigues. Later, worrying gradually became a habit.
Now, someone was telling her not to worry and just eat and drink well.
It was truly like the sound of heaven.
So, without any worries, when Chu Qing saw the carriage arrive at the gate of the Fengyue Villa, she smiled and said to Chu Zhan, "Why don't you tell me the story about Miss Qu Ling?"
Chu Zhan, who had been looking at ease, blushed obviously. Then he grinned and said, "Why don't we discuss how to take back the city of Chuanzhou?"
"Mr. Chu, Qingqing doesn't need to worry about this. Let's still discuss your story."
Chu Zhan's forced smile instantly cracked. Seeing that he really couldn't evade this time, Chu Zhan had to speak slowly, "I let her down."
"Tsk, you... did something to that girl..." Chu Qing subconsciously swallowed the last two words.
After all... it wasn't very in line with her current image of a shy young woman.
However, Wei Ying and Chu Zhan were very smart. Even though Chu Qing didn't say it out, they understood what she meant.
Wei Ying just raised his eyebrows, while Chu Zhan looked as if he wanted to throw his younger sister out.
"What's in that little head of yours after you got married! King of Ning, you have to discipline her well!"
Wei Ying was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "Qingqing has always been naughty. I actually like her like this."
Hearing Wei Ying's undisguised love words, Chu Qing didn't even blush this time. She just looked like a triumphant villain and raised her eyebrows at Chu Zhan.
Chu Zhan heaved a heavy sigh and then had to continue honestly:
"Didn't I save her from the desert? I don't know what got into her, but she wanted to marry me to show her gratitude. How could I easily agree? I thought that marriages should be arranged by parents and matchmakers. If I agreed but my parents didn't, it would ruin her reputation."
"And then... You didn't..."
"I firmly refused."