Voluht Moon (2/2)

Therefore, I had seized this opportunity while the entire Prince of Yong’s household was busy with the cere advantage of the lax security, under Chen Zhen and Han Wuji’s support, I departed fro’an For the entire journey, I had prepared layer upon layer of red herrings, allowing me to disappear without a hitch into the sea of people

Gently caressing the face of the sleeping Roulan, I heaved a sigh The only regret that I had was the princess We were star-crossed lovers Now as the Princess of Ning, Princess Changle’s status was even more honored and respectable How could I have her wander the world with me? Besides, it was possible that I would never return to Great Yong

Departing from the Illustrious Virtue Gate, I could not help but recall being taken prisoner by the Prince of Yong and being brought under escort to Chang’an I helplessly upturned the corner of h only two years had passed, the i’an was intense and profound It could be assuardless of where I went, I would always reoing for some distance, Xiaoshunzi’s voice suddenly floated into the carriage, “Young master, an honored individual has come to see you off”

I was startled Outside of ’an How could there be soe, aze immediately froze Within the pavilion on the side of the road up ahead, a woman in plain, unadorned dress stood Her beautiful, thick hair stood tall Around her rapped a heavy, ereen cloak At her side was a refined woman over thirty years old There was also a delicate and fair teenager I uttered a cry of surprise The three were Princess Changle, Head Maid Zhou, and Xiaoliuzi What was going on? With Xiaoshunzi’s help, I stepped out of the carriage Entering the pavilion, I urgently asked, “Your Ihness, how have you cole replied, “Were it not for Xiaoshunzi’s report, were you going to depart henceforth in spite of Our deep love?”

Ehness, from henceforth, Zhe is only a commoner The Princess’s status is still respected and honored Regardless of everything else, the title of Princess Ning will ensure that Your Ilory and honor I …”

Princess Changle outstretched her delicate hands, covering my mouth In a beautiful, sonorous voice, she replied, “We do not care about any of that We only know that We do not owe anythingImperial Father and Mother are both healthy In addition, older brother will scrupulously perfor to accompany you and depart From henceforth, let us pass our days in an ordinarycouple”

I was no longer able to restrain the ecstasy inside It wasn’t that I didn’t think of eloping with Changle and going far away However, the title the emperor had conferred causedwas not randohters of the imperial clan could obtain the title of princess However, those titles typically contained two characters An exale (长乐), which iven the title of the Princess of Ning, a title with only a singular character, because of her enor the former crown prince’s rebellion Since ancient times, there were very few princesses ere able to obtain such a title with only a singular character Therefore, I had given up Who could have expected that Princess Changle would be willing to renounce this rare distinction to acco a step forward, I wrapped le’s hands I said, “Your Irace and cannot thank you enough Although Zhe is only a commoner, I will ensure that Princess will receive happiness”

A captivating crile’s beautiful countenance She whispered, “If I didn’t believe in you, ould I have been willing to cohness and Princess My name is Li Zhen Fro tides of tender and loving feelings well up from my heart, I whispered, “Zhen’er, I will definitely not turnof her years of bitter longing finally cole’s eyes instinctively reddened She threw herself into htly to ratitude towards Xiaoshunzi Without hi on his own initiative, I likely would truly be alone untila word

I helped Princess Changle into the carriage Head Maid Zhou and Xiaoliuzi boarded the carriage behind Both of thele In addition, in order to prevent the to acco onto Princess Changle’s delicate hands, I only felt joy in my heart After all is said and done, the Heavens finally showed concern forand inti I couldn’t care less how the e would react to this news In any case, I had no intentions of returning to that fighting and sche returned to his residence after for instated as the crown prince, he quickly received news that Jiang Zhe had disappeared He hurriedly rushed to the Cold Courtyard only to discover that all of the iuards had had their acupoints sealed All of the gifts that the Prince of Yong had bestowed upon Jiang Zhe had been sealed and left behind, none of theued and listed, indicating where some were collected, which ones were already burned and destroyed Upon the desk was a letter fro it from its envelope, Li Zhi discovered a four-line poem

<blockquote class="Quote">Spread has this news to all the nan⁵</blockquote>

Heaving a sigh, L i Zhi sat down in the chair, stating, “Don’t tell Us that We were still unable to completely win you over?”

At this hness, there hness’shis doubts With a s continued, “Just nohen this subject received news that Jiang ate It seele also left the palace today In addition, the Princess only brought along Head Maid Zhou, a little eunuch, and souards responsible for her protection have already returned to the palace, begging for forgiveness, because they also had their acupoints sealed by soreat difficulty that they were able to disengage thehness has disappeared”

Li Zhi’s eyes brightened He asked, “Are you tellingZhe?”

Xiahou Yuanfeng respectfully responded, “This subject does not dare to juhness, if there is no news of the Princess, then she should have departed with Jiang heartily, Li Zhi replied, “Good, good! Changle finally has the courage and drive As long as Suiyun becomes Our brother-in-law, We won’t have to worry Sooner or later, he will return”

Frowning, he continued, “However, Iry I should enter the palace as soon as possible to e”

Just then, shi+ Yu hurriedly walked in He said, “Your I Tingfei has shui Pass,⁶ invading Zhenzhou It is a ency!”

Li Zhi’s blade-like brows jumped and he replied, “They have come as expected Io orically refused, stating, “Your Ihness, this won’t do Before, as an Imperial Prince who commanded the ars are different now that you are the heir apparent who has responsibility for governance of the empire At present, the internal situation has not yet been fully pacified Your Ihness must remain in the capital to control the overall situation, otherwise Your Is⁷ Moreover, with the change of Your Ier like before”

Li Zhi’s brows tensed up He had not yet adapted to his new status For a tiht in the dilemma Aside fro had plenty of generals, but it would be extremely difficult to find a co at the letter left behind by Jiang Zhe on the desk, Li Zhi forced a smile and stated, “Suiyun, how could you leave Us at thisobserved, “Your Ihness, there seem to be words on the back of the letter”

Li Zhi was startled before stepping over and picking up the letter Sure enough, there ords written on the back They said:

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After reading its contents, Li Zhi was left du the letter for so across his face He did not speak for a long while At this tiuard rushed over to report “Your Iathered in the hness’s arrival to discuss official business”

Returning to his senses, Li Zhi so immediately Send Our orders From henceforth, this Cold Courtyard is to be sealed No one is permitted to enter without permission All of the courtyard’s servants are to remain They are to carefully ence” Li Zhi then flicked his sleeve and walked out There were still many important matters for hiht h the courtyard Walking through the Cold Courtyard, Li Zhi was filled with a sense of grandeur ’s elite horsemen will very quickly come to conquer you!</eyue – idio peaceful and clear night, alludes to living a solitary and quiet life</li><li>人走茶凉, renzouchaliang – idioone that the tea cools down; fig once a person departs, his relationshi+ps become useless, superficiality of human relationshi+ps</li><li>未雨绸缪, weiyuchou to plan ahead, to prepare for a rainy day</li><li>玩世不恭, wanshi+bugong – idio frivolous, without respect</li><li>This is based off of an untitled poe Dynasty minister, Zhao Bian, upon his retireuan – lit Clearwater Pass</li><li>因小失大, yinxiaoshi+da – idio pennywise, pound-foolish</li></ol>