Chapter 1755: 1752: Leaving Early

Chapter 1755: Chapter 1752: Leaving Early

The performances were too numerous. Ye Muyu had always avoided making things difficult for herself; with Chu Heng helping to shell the crabs, she took the opportunity to enjoy the dance.

But when the Elder Princess left early, her heart couldn’t help but skip a beat.

Ye Muyu instinctively reached out and grabbed Chu Heng’s wrist beside her, using a bit too much force. Chu Heng had just toasted the officials next to him and, after noticing, nodded to them before withdrawing his gaze, bowing his head to look at Ye Muyu and softly asking, “What’s wrong?”

At this moment, Ye Muyu was frowning, looking as if she was in a bad mood. She pressed her lips together and said, “The Elder Princess left the table early. I noticed that a palace attendant came in and said something to her before she left.”

Chu Heng instinctively glanced at the position where the Elder Princess had been sitting. Even the Young Prince was taken away. He lightly traced his fingers in her palm, and in a lowered voice said, “Don’t worry, I’ve sent people to keep watch at the Prince’s Mansion and the Princess’ Mansion. Even if the people sent to the Prince’s Mansion before weren’t successful, this time we can gather information using the Elder Princess.”

“I have made two-pronged preparations.”

Ye Muyu’s tense heart inexplicably calmed down slowly due to his orderly words, and she realized that even if she was worried, she couldn’t leave at this moment. Everyone was watching Chu Heng, and consequently, the attention on her was also high.

Moreover, there were people like Minister Qi. At this moment, she couldn’t make a mistake lest she be caught on a minor fault by the other party, which wasn’t worth it.

Ye Muyu gradually relaxed, “I understand. Don’t worry.”

“In another two quarters of an hour, we should be able to leave. Don’t be afraid.” Chu Heng glanced around and gave a definite answer.

Hearing this answer, Ye Muyu indeed let out a sigh of relief, reached out to feel his palm, then quietly sat behind the dining table, catching a plate of meticulously picked crab meat, eating it cleanly. She knew that Chu Heng had specially prepared it for her, and not eating it would be wasteful.

Ye Muyu didn’t want him to have worked in vain. Even with the Crab Eight Pieces, shelling crabs was not an easy task.

Two quarters of an hour later.

Chu Heng, finding an excuse, requested Emperor Xuanming to leave and then departed with Ye Muyu and Chu Ziluo.

Emperor Xuanming himself was somewhat intoxicated, and the Dowager Empress had not been well recently, so she couldn’t hold out for so long and had already retreated.

Shortly after Chu Heng and his family left, Emperor Xuanming also retired, leaving the Empress to host the banquet.

Ye Muyu walked rather quickly. It was already over April, and the weather had become hot. By the time she reached the palace gates, she was covered in sweat.

Upon reaching the spot where their carriage was parked, she immediately spotted Lu Chuan waiting beside it.

Lu Chuan, upon seeing Ye Muyu, instinctively saluted and then turned towards Chu Heng, evidently needing to say something.

Chu Heng first helped Ye Muyu onto the carriage, then asked, “What’s the matter?”

“On the Prince’s Mansion side, the Commandery Prince has been in the study all day. He hasn’t come out since yesterday. I suspect something has happened at the Prince’s Mansion. Several secret guards have already slipped into the Prince’s Mansion, but the defenses are tight. The guards who went in could only send out a message saying that the Commandery Prince wasn’t in the study, implying the existence of a secret passage or something.”

“Apart from this, there’s no other news.”

“Send someone to the Prince’s Mansion directly to bring Doctor Lu back,” Chu Heng decisively said.

Lu Chuan nodded, took a letter Chu Heng handed over, and then mounted his horse and left.

Chu Heng saw Ye Muyu’s face peering out from the half-lifted curtain by the window of the carriage.