Chapter 105 The Valiant Tiger (1/2)
In the banquet tent, Long Tianhao felt a sudden surge of uneasiness in him.
Because they were out and about, Long Tianhao and Lin Mengya would not be sleeping separately in different tents since they were husband and wife. Ye had also been left at home.
Long Tianhao made an excuse to go to a temporary tent set up as a bedroom, but there were only four maidservants of Lin Mengya.
”Where's your mistress?”
With a frown, he looked towards the maidservants in the tent, who were looking lost, immediately an uneasy feeling welled up in his mind.
”Our Mistress had gone out alone.”
The poise one among them, Baiji, immediately sensed that something had gone wrong. She braced herself to answer Long Tianhao.
”When did she leave? Who did she go with?”
Something was definitely amiss since this was not the Prince's Mansion, so it was unlikely that Lin Mengya would go out for a walk without bringing anyone along with her.
Moreover, this was out in the wild and it was pitch dark in the woods. Where could she have gone?
”Send some men out to look for the princess right away. We have to find her!”
Long Tianhao could sense something fishy. Moreover, the Crown Prince and Hu Lunan had left halfway through the meal after giving some excuses.
What if Lin Mengya bumped into these two and got into some conflict?
”Where are you going in a hurry?”
As Long Tianhao was hurrying out of the tent to search for Lin Mengya, he was intercepted by a gentle voice.
Lin Mengya lifted the curtain at the tent entrance, entered the tent and appeared before everyone.
”Princess! Mistress! Where've you been, we're so worried about you.”
The four maidservants lunged towards her and started tenderly asking about her well-being. It was a heartwarming scene.
”Me? I just went out for a walk. Don't worry, Qinghu was with me.”
Once she got out from the vice Princess's small tent, she had walked back here briskly.
The three people were frightened by her words at that moment, but would surely recover in a while. Lin Mengya may have a high skilled bodyguard around, there was no way she could defend herself against the many trump cards in her enemies' hands.
It was a miracle that she managed to escape from the danger unscathed.
”Where've you been?”
Long Tianhao's heart finally felt at ease the moment Lin Mengya entered the tent.
He watched as Lin Mengya tried to say words of comfort to all the others, but himself. He realized that she had not even noticed that he was there and he felt a tinge of sadness in his heart.
”I've just been out for a walk around the place, Qinghu can testify for me. Your Highness, the Prince, why are you here? Has the banquet ended?”
Lin Mengya was a little surprised to see Long Tianhao in the tent. The banquet should not have ended yet at this moment.
”I'm glad you're alright.”
Long Tianhao, being choked by Lin Mengya's words, thought that he was not being appreciated.
He had come precisely because he was worried about her that he had returned to the tent to look for her, putting aside all other matters.
Now it looked as if he had been too nosy.
Long Tianhao's heart dropped and immediately turned to leave.
Lin Mengya was left standing there, unaware of what had happened.
”Your Highness, you were not aware that when Prince Yu realized that you had gone missing just now, he was so anxious. How could you speak to him in that manner?”
Baizhi was outraged by injustice towards Long Tianhao, as if to reprimand her mistress for being negligent.
”How would I know him... forget about it. I will go to apologize to him later on. Did anyone come here to make trouble for the four of you?”
When she was taken captive at the vice Princess's tent, she was only worried about these four maidservants. She was afraid that someone would make trouble for them.
The fortunate thing was there were many guards all around. Moreover, Baisu, who was skilled in martial arts was also guarding them.
When she saw with her own eyes that everyone was safe and well, Lin Mengya's heart was finally at ease.
”Rest assured, Mistress. As Long as Baisu is around, I would not allow anyone to lay a finger on them.”
Through the last few days that Baisu spent with Lin Mengya, she had thoroughly got to know her mistress.
Although she was a noble prince, Baisu could tell that Lin Mengya esteemed her friendship with them highly.
Therefore, Baisu would give her all to protect all of them for the sake of the princess.
”Alright, looks like I've nothing to worry about. Baishao and Baizhi, you two will follow me back to the banquet.”
She was afraid she would create a commotion in the banquet tent if they discovered that she had gone missing since she had left early.
Moreover, the Crown Prince and Hu Lunan would have returned to the banquet. She did not want to miss the show.
The banquet proceeded as planned and as expected, she observed that all the people had returned to their seats. The moment Lin Mengya entered the tent, countless pairs of eyes were turned to her.
”Thank you for being worried about me, Your Highness, the Prince.”
Lin Mengya sat down next to Long Tianhao and whispered her thanks to him.
Her statement warmed Long Tianhao's heart and his expression relaxed.
He paused for a moment, then replied abruptly with a deep voice, saying,
”You are welcomed.”
Lin Mengya felt warmth in her heart again, but she tried to conceal the smile on her face by bringing the cup of wine to her face.
While the banquet proceeded, the eyes of the Crown Prince and Hu Lunan were boring into Lin Mengya.
”Please don't be angry, it was all my fault for not being thorough enough with the plan. I am willing to take any punishment from you, Your Highness.”