dognovel Chapter 197 Arriving in Shangjing
Chapter 197 Arriving in Shangjing
early morning.
"Boom boom boom——"
There was a knock on Xu Yingying's door.
"Huh? Who is it?" Xu Yingying said sleepily.
There was a knock on the door early in the morning, but no response at all.
I'd like to see who it is.
Xu Yingying couldn't help but complain in her heart.
So, Xu Yingying hurriedly put on a coat and went to open the door.
As soon as Xu Yingying opened the door, she saw a completely unfamiliar face.
"You are..." Xu Yingying asked doubtfully.
"Sir, I am Cui'er, the princess' personal maid. I came here to disturb your rest because the princess specially invited Xiuniang, a famous lady in the capital, to make wedding clothes for you. So you have to go back to the capital with me to prepare for the wedding."
Cui'er said to Xu Yingying with great respect.
When Xu Yingying heard this, she felt ashamed.
Why are you planning to get married so soon?
I give up. She hasn't even prepared for the wedding yet. Can it be later?
Xu Yingying showed a smile that was uglier than bitterness. "Can you go back and tell your princess that I will go to the capital later? I still have some things to deal with. I will have the leisure to think about these things after I finish them."
Cui Er shook her head decisively upon hearing this, "Reporting to Lord Xu, the princess said that you must be brought back today. If this servant cannot bring you back, then the princess will personally bring people to capture you."
When Xu Yingying heard this, she was immediately overwhelmed.
After thinking for a while, she finally compromised and said, "Okay! Then wait a moment, I'll go change my clothes and bring some things. This request is not too much, right?"
Cui Er didn't object this time after hearing this. "Not too much, Sir Xu, please come in. Then Cui Er will wait outside the door for Sir Xu to come out."
"Okay, okay, please do as you please." Xu Yingying nodded.
After saying that, she turned and went into the house.
Just as Xu Yingying was packing her luggage, Sun Yongan appeared out of nowhere.
Seeing Xu Yingying's actions, he thought that Xu Yingying was preparing to escape, so he floated in front of Xu Yingying and said faintly: "Where are you going, sir?"
When Sun Yongan thought about the fact that there had been no progress in the case investigated by Xu Yingying and the others during this period, his resentment continued to grow. In his opinion, people who did not keep their promises had no need to live in this world.
"Ah! Why did you suddenly appear?" Xu Yingying was startled by the appearance of Sun Yongan.
At this moment, she was concentrating on thinking about what she should bring with her, and did not notice that Sun Yongan had already stood behind her.
"Sir, have you forgotten your promise to me? Are you ready to pack up and run away now?" Sun Yongan looked at Xu Yingying expressionlessly.
At the same time, his resentment continued to rise, and the air suddenly became several degrees colder.
Seeing this, Xu Yingying quickly explained: "No, I'm not running away. I'm just going to Beijing to ask them to make me some clothes. I'll come back when I find a way to cancel the marriage."
Sun Yongan was slightly stunned when he heard this, "Are you telling the truth? Are you not lying to me?"
Xu Yingying nodded quickly, then stretched out her finger and swore to the sky: "I, Xu Yingying, swear to you here that what I just said is true. If I lie, I will die miserably."
Seeing that Xu Yingying had sworn an oath to heaven, Sun Yongan softened his attitude a lot. After all, if she violated the oath, heaven would punish her without hesitation.
Sun Yong immediately calmed down, and the hostility that had just lingered in him disappeared without a trace.
Considering Sun Yongan's worries, Xu Yingying comforted him, "It's okay, I will be back from Beijing soon, it won't take a few days, I will continue to investigate your case when I come back."
"Okay, thank you, sir. I'm sorry for what happened just now." After getting Xu Yingying's promise, Sun Yongan quickly apologized.
"It's okay." Xu Yingying waved her hand.
Sun Yongan saw that his inner worries had been resolved and there was nothing else important to do here, so he floated away.
Just like that, Xu Yingying simply packed up her things.
"Um... can I go and tell His Majesty the Ninth Prince in person? Otherwise, it doesn't seem right to leave without saying hello!"
Xu Yingying said to Cui'er.
Cui Er thought about it for a while, and finally nodded reluctantly, "Okay."
After getting permission, Xu Yingying immediately found Li Siqi.
Li Siqi had just gotten up at this time. He was shocked when he saw Xu Yingying, who was neatly dressed.
"What's wrong? Is there anything important to do today?" Li Siqi asked hurriedly.
Xu Yingying smiled bitterly and shook her head helplessly, "No, Li Qinyuan said she wanted to design new clothes for the wedding, and asked me to go to Shangjing to measure and choose."
Li Siqi's eyes widened when he heard this, "Then do you want to go?"
Xu Yingying thought for a while, "Go! Do I have the right not to go? I originally refused, but Li Qinyuan said that if I don't go today, she will come and arrest me and take me to the capital. Forget it! Don't let her torment me."
After saying this, Xu Yingying revealed a smile that was uglier than crying.
"Okay." Li Siqi thought about it, he couldn't think of a better way to stabilize Li Qinyuan, so he could only reluctantly agree to let Xu Yingying go to Beijing.
"It's okay, I guess I'll just go measure the clothes and then I'll be back." Xu Yingying saw that Li Siqi was a little worried, so she pretended to be relaxed and comforted him.
"Okay, then go quickly and come back quickly. Tell me if you have anything to say." Li Siqi instructed Xu Yingying.
"Okay." Xu Yingying nodded.
In this way, Xu Yingying bid farewell to Li Siqi and Cui'er and got on the carriage to Shangjing.
After a while, Xu Yingying arrived in Shangjing in a shaky carriage.
It was already dark when Xu Yingying arrived in Beijing.
"Cui'er, where are you taking me?" Xu Yingying lifted the lotus seed in the carriage to look at the outside world.
"My lord, it's getting late now. I plan to take you to the prince's palace to rest for a night." Cui'er explained.
Hearing this, Xu Yingying quickly shook her head and said, "No, just leave me here! I'll just find an inn to spend the night! Otherwise, it will be bad for your young lady and I to live in the prince's mansion before we get married."
"Driver, stop for a moment, at the inn ahead."
"Whoa--" With the coachman's command, the horse that was still moving suddenly stopped.
After saying that, Xu Yingying got off the carriage without giving Cui'er a chance to speak.
Cui'er was too embarrassed to say anything more when seeing this, so she could only go back and tell her princess everything that happened tonight.