nycdaug Chapter 145 The Return of the Soul
Chapter 145 The Return of the Soul
General Chu's Mansion ——————————————
In the past few days, Shen Zicen woke up in a daze many times, and as soon as she opened her eyes, she would ask about Li Mo'er's whereabouts, but each time she was met with Chu Xiaohuan's silence.
He also tried to enter the palace to find someone, but as soon as the Empress heard that he was looking for Li Mo'er, she made an excuse to send him away.
He had no other choice but to ask someone in the palace to inquire about Li Mo'er's whereabouts.
Each time, he would use these messages to coax Shen Zicen into taking the medicine, and only after she had finished would he tell her the news.
Knowing Chu Xiaohuan's tricks, Shen Zicen consciously picked up the medicine and drank it all in one gulp.
However, this time Chu Xiaohuan did not speak immediately, but frowned, not knowing how to start the conversation.
The news that came today is that Li Mo'er fell off the ladder yesterday, but he doesn't know how badly she was hurt.
The palace servant also knew these things, since he had no way to place anyone into the courtyard where Li Mo'er was currently living, so his information was always delayed.
Seeing Chu Xiaohuan hesitate to speak, Shen Zicen knew that something must have happened to Li Mo'er.
He quickly stood up and grabbed Chu Xiaohuan's sleeve, "General Chu, something happened to Mo'er, didn't it?"
Chu Xiaohuan dared not look Shen Zicen in the eye, but stared at the empty medicine bowl.
Seeing that Chu Xiaohuan remained silent, Shen Zicen panicked and struggled to get up.
"I need to find Mo'er, I need to find her..."
Helpless, Chu Xiaohuan pressed Shen Zicen down on the bed, knowing that if he didn't tell him, he would definitely go to the palace.
"Promise me you won't get agitated."
Chu Xiaohuan stared intently at Shen Zicen, whose heart skipped a beat, and she nodded mechanically.
"Mo'er tried to climb over the wall yesterday," Chu Xiaohuan said, glancing at Shen Zicen to make sure he wasn't emotionally affected before continuing.
Shen Zicen's eyes remained calm because if Mo'er were to emerge, she would definitely come to find him immediately.
Since she hasn't arrived yet, it can only mean that Mo'er is still in the palace.
"She fell off the ladder."
As Chu Xiaohuan spoke, he stared intently into Shen Zicen's eyes.
His pupils contracted, and he was about to get up to find Li Mo'er.
"I'll go check on you first. You should rest and recover. You wouldn't want Mo'er to see you like this, would you?"
For the past two days, Shen Zicen has barely eaten or drunk anything except for taking her medicine, and her face is pale and bloodless.
He subconsciously touched his face; his face had become noticeably thinner. If Mo'er saw him, she would be disgusted by his appearance...
Seeing his gloomy expression, Chu Xiaohuan immediately tried to comfort him.
"Mo'er rushed out because she was worried about you. If she knew you weren't doing well, she might..."
Before Chu Xiaohuan could finish speaking, Shen Zicen understood his meaning.
But right now he really can't eat anything.
Chu Xiaohuan had a bowl of porridge brought to him. "After I finish this, I'll go to the palace to take a look."
Although he was worried about Li Mo'er and didn't know if she could get in, he could only try now.
Shen Zicen took the porridge with trembling hands and drank it spoonful by spoonful.
Soon, half a bowl had been gone. Shen Zicen was like an emotionless porridge-drinking machine, constantly stuffing more into her mouth.
Even though she couldn't drink anymore, her hands still didn't stop.
Chu Xiaohuan noticed his physical resistance and quickly stopped his hand.
"No need to drink anymore."
Shen Zicen looked up at Chu Xiaohuan blankly, her eyes filled with tears.
At that moment, Chu Xiaohuan felt like a terrible villain and silently turned his head away.
Actually, he was also anxious. As soon as he received the news, he immediately sent someone to tell the Fifth Prince that he was going to the palace.
"I'm going to the palace now. You get some rest."
Chu Xiaohuan mounted his horse and headed straight for the palace, galloping along the way, kicking up only a cloud of dust.
Li Mo'er was jolted awake in the carriage and found herself bound hand and foot.
She was lying motionless inside the carriage, even though she was clearly climbing over a wall.
Li Mo'er shook her head: No, she fell off the ladder, but how did she end up like this?
Li Mo'er even thought that the Fifth Prince had a change of heart and sent her out of the palace.
Li Mo'er was curled up in the carriage, feeling a churning in her stomach, and even smelling the alcohol on herself.
When did she drink?
She has no memory of what happened after she fell down the stairs.
She was so uncomfortable lying down that she was about to ask the driver to stop when she was suddenly jolted.
“Ouch—”
The driver saw Chu Xiaohuan speeding towards him from the opposite direction and quickly tightened the reins.
Chu Xiaohuan was going too fast and couldn't stop for a moment, which frightened the coachman, who kept shooing the horse to the side.
"Bang—"
Worried about hitting the people in the carriage, Chu Xiaohuan immediately swerved the horse sharply, causing it to crash into a haystack by the roadside.
The palace servants recognized him as Chu Xiaohuan and quickly got off the carriage to help him up.
"General Chu, I deserve to die, I was too slow to react."
Chu Xiaohuan did not reply, but instead mounted his horse again and prepared to head to the palace.
Wait, aren't those the Fifth Prince's men? And inside that carriage...
Who's in the carriage?
Chu Xiaohuan pulled on the reins and asked the palace servant.
"General Chu, it is Lady Li. The Fifth Prince instructed me..."
Before she could finish speaking, Chu Xiaohuan immediately dismounted and strode to the carriage.
He lifted the curtain, and the scene before him was unbelievable: Li Mo'er, whom he had been longing for, was tied up and thrown into the carriage.