After rebirth, the prince fell into the hands of the princess again

Tang Mumu waited for several hours but Rong Yan didn't come back. Calculating the time, he should have returned long ago. She asked the kitchen to heat up the meal twice. Finally, Tang Mumu was so hungry that she asked Jinse to have dinner with her.

After helping the princess remove the red jade hairpin from her hair, Jinse couldn't help but persuade her, "It's already noon. Maybe something in the palace has delayed the prince. Princess, don't wait. Take a rest first."

Tang Mumu glanced outside the courtyard. Rong Yan had not come back and had not sent anyone to inform her. She could only think that he was really entangled by the matters in the palace.

"Every time His Highness doesn't come back from court, something bad happens. I'm a little panicked and can't sleep. You don't have to worry about me. I'll wait a little longer and then I'll rest."

"Then I'll wait with you, Princess. I've asked someone to buy the new storybook from Mo Ke Zhai. Princess, would you like to read it to kill time?"

Tang Mumu shook her head and continued to look in the direction of the courtyard gate. Jin Yu sighed softly. It seemed that the princess was really in a bad mood. If she knew that he had bought a new storybook, she would definitely pester him to read until late at night before she would rest.

It was just after midnight when Mo Yi came to Nong Yue Tang to report.

"But His Highness is back?"

"Yes, Princess. His Highness has just left the palace and will be back in a quarter of an hour. Princess, go to bed early."

Tang Mumu called Moyi, thought for a moment and said, "I'm not sleepy anymore anyway, I'll go with you to Zhujingxuan to wait for His Highness to return home." He turned and looked at Jinse, "Go to bed quickly, your eyes are red from staying up all night."

Jinse touched her head awkwardly. Actually, she had just had too many good days with the princess. The princess never asked her to keep watch at night. Many of her former sisters in the general's mansion envied her for following the princess.

"Understood, Princess. I will go right away."

Just as he sat down at Zhujingxuan and had a cup of tea, he saw Rong Yan returning under the moonlight. Rong Yan didn't expect that she was still waiting for him and was surprised to see her.

"Why haven't you rested yet?" There was a hint of blame in his tone, but Tang Mumu ignored it and walked quickly to his side and asked him why he came back so late tonight.

"I was indeed delayed by a troublesome matter. I didn't think it through. If I encounter such a thing again in the future, I will send someone back to inform you as soon as possible."

Tang Mumu ignored him and asked him anxiously, "What trouble is it? I knew that every time the emperor detained you, there would be trouble. What are you going to do this time?"

"The Imperial Guards have learned that the young master of the Shenji Sect, Zhongli Mei, has been active among the people recently. The people of Xiling intend to recruit him into the court, and Zhongli Mei has already entered Xiling. If Xiling gets the help of the Shenji Sect, it will be a great threat to the Li Dynasty. Father asked us to sneak into Xiling from tomorrow to prevent Zhongli Mei from entering the Xiling court."

Rong Yan looked worried, while Tang Mumu looked angry.

"Are you his biological son? Good things never happen to you, and no one else does bad things except you? Isn't it obvious that he wants you to die?"

"Not to mention that Xiling and his party are facing many crises. Now the situation between the two dynasties is tense and they are at loggerheads. It is only a matter of time before war breaks out. If you, a prince of an enemy country, fall into the hands of Xiling people, what good will happen to you? Besides, the Shenji Sect has always been mysterious, and the Jianghu organizations are not so easy to mess with. If Zhongli Mei goes against us, our enemies will not only be Xiling, but also the Shenji Sect, which is the best in the world."

"Father really hasn't considered you at all. Regardless of whether this succeeds or not, we will eventually offend Xiling and Shenjimen. We might even become the culprits who cause the war between the Li Dynasty and Xiling."

Rong Yan knew it very well, but someone would have to do this eventually, and if not him, there would be someone else. It just so happened that he was now a knife held in his father's hand, and it would be good if he used it well, and he could discard it at any time if he didn't.

"Father knows that I will do my best to do this. Although the Le Dynasty is powerful, the little devils are difficult to deal with. If the neighboring vassal states try to undermine the power of the Le Dynasty in this way again and again, one day the country will be unstable and the borders will be difficult to defend. In the end, only the people of the world will suffer."

Tang Mumu's eyes immediately turned red, and she didn't know whether she was angry or worried about Rong Yan, "Is there no other way? Can't we replace it with someone else? Why do you have to go?"

Rong Yan raised his hand and touched Tang Mumu's eyes, and comforted her in a gentle voice: "Don't worry, Second Brother and Princess Linlang will go with us."

"I can understand that my father wants me to go, but why does he want my second brother and Princess Linlang to go as well? This is an internal matter of the court. Although Princess Linlang will eventually marry into the Li Dynasty, hasn't the bride been chosen yet? It is not appropriate for Princess Linlang to go as well."

At this point, Rong Yan's brows furrowed even more tightly, and his tone was full of worry. "Princess Linlang is here tonight, and she chose the second brother in front of the emperor. She will only marry the second brother, so the emperor asked her to go with him this time, perhaps to let her develop feelings with the second brother. Although Dongxuan was defeated, Dongxuan has a vast territory and abundant resources. The emperor will not offend it easily, and will naturally try his best to meet Princess Linlang's requirements."

Tang Mumu felt that everything was a mess, like a tangled mess that couldn't be untangled.

"What exactly does Princess Linlang want to do? Although the war between the two countries has its own success and failure, after all, Dongxuan was defeated by the second emperor. To put it more seriously, the second emperor was the culprit who caused her to leave her homeland and marry far away. Why did she choose the second emperor as her husband? It can't be that Princess Linlang is harboring evil intentions and wants to avenge her country, right?"

"The only thing we can do now is to be more careful. Things have to be done and people have to face them."

Tang Mumu was stunned. "You mean about meeting Master? Father deliberately asked me to go to Xiling as well. Is he trying to test my position? If I stand on Master's side, I might not be able to return to Shangjing alive."

Rong Yan hesitated for a moment, and then quickly said, "Perhaps Father does have such considerations, but as long as I am alive, I will not let anyone touch you, even if that person is Father."

"Then I am the same. As long as I am alive, I will never let Master touch you in the slightest."

The two smiled at each other. The matter was too urgent. Tang Mumu didn't even have time to pack her things. She went to the pharmacy again and picked up some commonly used medicines. She also specially brought the newly cultivated poisonous insects with her.

"I almost forgot the most important thing. I need to get more antidotes to the centipede poison. Although it can't completely cure the poison, it can still relieve the pain when the poison attacks. Now I have made a hundred pills. Keep one at home. I will have time to prepare it again when I come back. Bring more when you go out."

As Tang Mumu spoke, he opened the box of medicine, which contained black pills of the same size. He then found a turquoise jade bottle and put the pills into the bottle one by one. Sure enough, only one pill was left in the box.

She was so concerned about the centipede Gu that Rong Yan couldn't suppress the smile on his face. He only behaved himself after being glared at by Tang Mumu.

"You've got your stuff. Go back to bed. You have to get up early tomorrow morning. Get some rest tonight."

"I left in such a hurry this time that I didn't even say goodbye to Ah Chu and my elder sister. I can only ask Jinse to make the trip for me tomorrow. I have to tell them not to worry."

"Okay, okay, go back to sleep."

Rong Yan pulled Tang Mumu back to Nong Yue Hall and only left after seeing her lie down on the bed.