C196 The Crown Prince be Marry on the Eve of the Old Year

Qu Ling finally experienced the feeling of wanting to find a hole to hide in.

Amidst the awkward atmosphere, the crown prince smiled gently and greeted Qu Ling gently, "Ah Ling, it's been a while."

The two court officials standing behind the Crown Prince heard the Crown Prince speak out, they looked at him, then at Qu Ling, and finally at Xiao Jingyue.

For a time, the two had different expressions on their faces.

It was no wonder that they thought about it. Back then, the relationship between the crown prince and the Prime Minister Mansion's daughter, Qu Ling, was very good.

If not for His Majesty disagreeing, Qu Ling would be the princess consort now.

There were many court officials who had been embarrassed for them during the last election. Now that they were so close, they didn't know how to react anymore.

Qu Ling did not think too much into it.

Xiao Yi and Xiao San, who were standing behind Qu Ling, took a step forward in a protective posture, cupped their hands, and bowed to the crown prince.

The expression in Xiao Jingyue's eyes darkened slightly, and he said to the few people at his side: "Let's go."

With that, he took the lead and walked in the direction of the study.

Seeing that, the Crown Prince had no choice but to follow him.

Qu Ling watched as they left, until they disappeared from sight. Cracks finally appeared on his expression.

With a bitter face, he turned around and asked dejectedly: "Am I making Xiao Jingyue lose face?"

It was one thing to speak to his own people in private, but another to speak openly.

Xiao Yi hurriedly said, "No."

As he said that, he silently elbowed Xiao San with his elbow.

Xiao San was never as good as Xiao Ba when he spoke. After a long while, he finally squeezed out a sentence, "Master will not blame you."

Qu Ling sighed, and did not say much more, and continued walking in the direction of the western courtyard.

She never would have thought that Xiao Jingyue would actually be in the palace at this time.

He didn't expect that the Crown Prince was there too.

Speaking of which, it seemed that she hadn't seen the Crown Prince in a long time.

The last time they saw each other seemed to be when he was selecting his consort.

Speaking of choosing a wife, Qu Ling turned his head to ask Xiao Yi: "Is the marriage between the crown prince and the officials of the Department of Public Affairs over yet?"

Xiao Yi had heard quite a bit about Qu Ling and the crown prince's past.

He wasn't sure what she was thinking at the moment, so he carefully replied, "I married someone on the New Year's Eve."

At that time, they were still at Tong Huai Manor.

The Emperor suggested that the Crown Prince should marry this year, but the collapse of the riverbank and the suffering of one of the people was not suitable for such a large part of the marriage, so the Crown Prince took the initiative to ask for the marriage to be conceded. He did not leave a deep impression on the people, so very few people would talk about it.

As a result, no one heard about this along the way.

After the Xiao Er returned to the capital, he received Xiao Jingyue's orders and immediately went to check on the situation in the capital.

"So it's like that." Qu Ling nodded, his face did not have any expression.

After that, without a word, the three of them walked to the western courtyard. Xiao Yi and Xiao San still stood guard outside the door, while Qu Ling went in to watch the fun by himself.

Xiao Yi could not hold it in any longer. He used a secret technique to ask Xiao San, "Tell me, does the Madam still have feelings for the crown prince?"

Xiao San's face slightly changed, and lightly berated: "Don't speak nonsense!"

Xiao Yi immediately shut his mouth.

Inside the room, Qu Ling was unaware of Xiao Yi and Xiao San's worries and worries, and seeing that Le Le Le had not yet woken up, he sat by the side, quietly waiting.

The child on the bed was so thin that there was barely any flesh. There seemed to be only bones under his skin, and the sight of it made one's heart ache.

Qu Ling was just about to put him on the outside and push him back into the blanket, but who knew that when she touched his hand, she would wake up.

Le Le turned around and grabbed Qu Ling's hand, and said softly: "Elder sister, you're here."

Qu Ling nodded, and said gently: "Mn, I'm here."

Voices could be heard from outside the door. Qu Ling raised his voice, "Come in."

A guard with medicine in his hands walked in.

Qu Ling took the medicine bowl, and said indifferently: "You can leave, I'll feed him."

The guard quickly raised his head and looked at Qu Ling before replying in a low voice, "Yes."

Without waiting for Qu Ling to return to the side of the bed, he struggled to sit up.

Seeing that, Qu Ling immediately turned around with the medicine, and a faint medicinal fragrance entered his nose, without even needing to taste it, he already tasted a bitter taste.

Qu Ling's footsteps paused, he suddenly raised the medicine bowl and sniffed it.

Behind him, that guard had just stepped out of the room.

It was unknown if it was his shoes that knocked on the door and made a slight noise.

Qu Ling suddenly regained his senses, turned around and shouted coldly outside the door: "Xiao Yi, seize him!"

The sudden shout startled Le Le Le.

The guard who delivered the medicine was also frightened and immediately ran away.

Xiao Yi did not move, but Xiao San quickly stepped forward and easily subdued him.

Qu Ling handed the medicine bowl over to Xiao Yi and calmly instructed him, "Take him to the dungeon first. When General Chen returns, let him interrogate him."

If she was not mistaken, Chen Linye should have gone to find that Liu merchant, and handed him over for interrogation.

Pausing for a moment, he turned around to look at the child within the room before adding, "Go and tell the kitchen to boil another bowl of medicine and send it over."

Xiao San agreed, then left the western courtyard with the guard.

Qu Ling returned to the side of the bed and sat down. He patted Le Le's head and asked warmly: "Did I scare you?"

Le Le blinked her eyes but didn't say anything.

Qu Ling thought that he was scared, and thought back to how he used to coax Jiang Huo.

After thinking for a long time, she finally told him a small story.

From the wolf came to Little Red Riding Hood, and from the rabbit to the turtle hare race.

Not only was he enjoying it, but even Xiao Yi and the other men were enjoying it.

Outside the room, for a moment, only Qu Ling's voice could be heard.

only stopped when he returned with the medicine.

Qu Ling fed Le Le Le finished his medicine and was about to stand up, Le Le reached out his hand and grabbed her sleeve.

Le Le asked in a low voice, her eyes filled with expectation, "Will Big Sister come back in the evening?"

Qu Ling was startled, then laughed: "Alright, I will tell you a story tonight."

In her previous life, she hadn't heard many fairy tales, so if she came back, she might have to tell him a chat.

After Le Le Le received Qu Ling's agreement, he let go of his hands in satisfaction.

Qu Ling walked out of the room and lowered his voice along with Xiao Wen, "When you get back, go and summon a few guards that you can rely on over here to guard."

Xiao Yi nodded. "Yes."

They did not know if Xiao Jingyue had finished talking to the crown prince and the others, or if he was still in the Palace, so Qu Ling did not go to the study room to look for Xiao Jingyue.

Leaving the western courtyard, he returned directly to the Clearwind Courtyard.

Upon seeing the Aunt Tao, Qu Ling instructed, "From tonight onwards, you will personally make medicine for that child in the western courtyard."

Aunt Tao did not ask any further questions and agreed.

When Chen Linye returned in the evening and heard about what had happened in the western courtyard, he immediately went to the dungeon to investigate.

To dare to commit murder within the General Mansion, whether it was Chen Linye or the General Mansion, they would definitely investigate until the end.

Qu Ling had just finished dinner. After hearing that Chen Linye had sent someone to interrogate him, he followed her to the dungeon.

"Speak, who sent you here?" Chen Linye's cold shout came out from the dungeon.

Qu Ling walked in and saw that the guard that delivered the medicine was being forced to kneel in front of Chen Linye.

It was unknown whether he had been tortured or not, but his entire appearance was a mess. His clothes and hair were all messed up.

When Chen Linye heard the footsteps, he turned around and saw Qu Ling sizing up the guard.

Before his brain could react, he explained, "I didn't torture him. It was this guy who was scared of mice."

Qu Ling, "..."

Two stools were brought by a guard and Qu Ling and Chen Linye sat down on both sides.

Chen Linye menacingly threatened: "If you don't want to die without an intact corpse, it's best to get it from the truth!"

The guard trembled and said fearfully, "I …" "Yes," I said.