Chapter 126 - The Princess’ Departure (2/2)
“Can’t you call me normally? You sound like you’re wailing at a funeral!” interrupted Ling Chuxi rudely.
“Oh, master!” The moment the fifth princess saw Ling Chuxi, she immediately bounded over to her.
“What’s the matter?” asked Ling Chuxi curtly.
“Let’s go, master. It’s time to eat,” said the fifth princess as she happily ran over. “Ling Yichen and the hateful person have gone ahead to the canteen. They’ll buy food for us first. I want to have a chicken drumstick.”
Once the fifth princess had finished speaking, they saw two figures approaching from afar at high speed. Ling Chuxi could clearly see they were Wei Dan and Wei Xin.
“Your Highness. His Majesty has suffered an a.s.sa.s.sination attempt. Please return to the palace with us immediately,” said Wei Dan and Wei Xin urgently as they ran before them. They hurriedly bowed before continuing, “This matter is not to be made public, which is why we are delivering this message to you personally, so it remains secret.” The matter of an emperor suffering an a.s.sa.s.sination attempt wasn’t good news by any means. If this was made known, it would affect the morale of the citizens. However, both these guards spoke of the matter in front of Ling Chuxi. This very action demonstrated the trust they had towards her.
“What? Imperial Father has suffered an a.s.sa.s.sination attempt?!” exclaimed the fifth princess as her expression rapidly changed. “How is he? Is he greatly hurt?”
“The emperor should be in a stable condition, but in the message we received via a messenger pigeon earlier, His Highness has requested to see you,” said Wei Dan with an anxious frown.
“Consort Li also misses you dearly. The fast horses have already been prepared, Your Highness,” added Wei Xin anxiously.
“Let’s immediately depart to return to the capital then!” said the fifth princess at once. She was so anxious that her face had turned red. She ran two steps ahead and then suddenly stopped as she thought of something and turned around to address Ling Chuxi. “Master, I will take my leave first. Once Imperial Father is fine, I shall return to look for you. You can’t abandon me.”
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