Dugu Jingyao is reborn as Li Chu's beloved

Chapter 393: The plan to lure the snake out of its hole begins

After the morning court session ended, Li Chu asked the prince for leave to send Dugu Xin back home. The prince agreed, after all, he also had his own selfish motives.

Because to be honest, although Li Chu was his most outstanding eldest son, he had been named the crown prince for many years. He started training Li Chu as the next crown prince before he ascended the throne. He was afraid that he would grow up too arrogant, so it didn't matter if he was absent a few times.

Li Chu then went to catch up with Dugu Xin. Dugu Xin saw Li Chu chasing after him and asked, "Chu'er, shouldn't you be in the Shangshufang to handle government affairs with the Emperor and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince? Why are you out here?"

Li Chu said, "Don't worry, father. I have already asked the king for leave and asked him to take you back home. He has agreed."

Hearing Li Chu say this, Dugu Xin's smile widened. He said, "In that case, let's go."

As they walked towards the palace gate, they happened to see Guo Ziyi. Just as he was about to mount his horse, he heard someone calling him. Turning around, he saw Dugu Xin and Li Chu, so he gave up the idea of mounting his horse and walked towards them instead, bowing and saying, "Greetings to His Royal Highnesses the Prince of Yunnan and the Prince of Guangping."

Dugu Xin said, "Hurry up and get up!" Then he looked around and saw that there were still quite a few people around, so he whispered, "Ziyi, if you have nothing to do, please come to my palace. I have something to discuss with you."

Upon hearing this, Guo Ziyi readily agreed, and several of them mounted their horses and headed towards the Yunnan Palace.

When they arrived at the Palace of the Prince of Yunnan, they did not stay in the main hall but went to the study.

When they arrived at the study, Dugu Xin ordered Xunfeng to guard outside and not allow anyone to approach, and then the few of them entered the study.

After taking their seats, Dugu Xin said, "Ziyi, you know I just said I'll be leaving soon, so I'll entrust you with something."

When Guo Ziyi heard the entrustment, he knew it was likely a difficult task, so he said, "Your Majesty, please tell me. I will do my best!"

Dugu Xin nodded in satisfaction and said, "Well, besides Chu'er, the person I know and trust most in Chang'an is you. The Shen family's ancestors were our Dugu family's saviors, so there is a Qilin Order in the Shen Mansion. With this Qilin Order, we Dugu family members can do anyone a favor. Therefore, I would like to ask you to send some people to protect the safety of Shen Yizhi and the Shen Mansion."

Guo Ziyi suddenly realized, "Your Highness, are you afraid that someone will kill someone to obtain your order?"

Dugu Xin and Li Chu nodded in unison. Guo Ziyi also understood the importance of this matter and bowed, saying, "I will do my utmost to protect the Shen Mansion."

Dugu Xin smiled again and said, "You don't have to be so nervous. I have already placed ten personal guards in the Shen Mansion. I have also sent secret guards to protect Chu'er. You should also send a dozen or so men with good martial arts skills to pretend to be servants in the Shen Mansion, just in case."

Guo Ziyi nodded and said, "Yes, Your Highness. I will select some people with high martial arts skills to go. As long as they have concerns, they will not send too many people. Otherwise, if the whole family is wiped out, it will be a major case and they will not be able to escape."

On the other side, in An Mansion, An Lushan told another man beside him that Dugu Xin would be attending court today and that he would be returning to Yunnan soon.

The man said very cautiously, "It's better to be careful. What if it's a trap? Wouldn't they catch us red-handed?"

An Lushan also agreed very much. He nodded and said, "You are right, so let's talk about their strengths and weaknesses."

The man asked again: "Brother An, what do you want to do?"

An Lushan motioned him to come closer and whispered something in his ear for a while. Then the man said, "Haha, Brother An, this method is more appropriate. Let's do it this way!"

Two days later, just as the sky was getting light, the Yunnan Palace was already bustling with activity. It was not for any other reason but simply because the remaining luggage had been packed and was being loaded onto the truck early in the morning!

Today, Li Chu also took a leave of absence and did not attend the morning court. He and Dugu Jingyao got up early and went to the Palace of the Prince of Yunnan.

Of course, even though it was just a show, they had to act it out, right? When they arrived at the Yunnan Palace, their luggage was almost fully packed. There were several large and small boxes, but in reality, most of them were empty.

The carriage of Prince Guangping's Palace slowly stopped at the gate of Prince Yunnan's Palace. Li Chu got off the carriage first, and then helped Dugu Jingyao, and then the two of them entered the Prince Yunnan's Palace together.

When they arrived at the main hall, Dugu Xin, Dugu Moyan, and Liu Jingyue were having breakfast. Seeing Li Chu and Dugu Jingyao coming, Dugu Xin quickly invited them to sit down.

Dugu Xin asked, "Have you two had your meal yet?"

Dugu Jingyao shook her head and said, "I'm in a hurry to send you off, so it's useless."

Dugu Moyan smiled and said, "That's perfect. Let's eat together and then we should set off."

Li Chu and Dugu Jingyao naturally had no objection. They added bowls and chopsticks for the two of them, and they had a warm breakfast together.

After finishing breakfast, they chatted for a while in the main hall to digest the food before getting ready to set off.

I originally thought that they could just say goodbye at the Yunnan Palace, but who knew Dugu Jingyao and Li Chu insisted on seeing them off outside the city, saying that this would make the performance more realistic. After all, they wouldn't be seeing each other for a long time, so wouldn't they want to see them off as far away as possible?

Dugu Xin had no choice but to agree, so Dugu Xin, Dugu Moyan and Li Chu rode in front, while Dugu Jingyao and Liu Jingyue got on the carriage.

On the way, Dugu Jingyao did not forget to comfort Liu Jingyue, saying, "Don't worry, Yue'er, I won't ignore you. After we reach the first post station, I will send someone to pick you up. Then I will send someone to disguise themselves and take your place for the rest of the journey."

Liu Jingyue had great trust in Dugu Jingyao's ability to do things, so she nodded vigorously, then leaned on Dugu Jingyao's shoulder. After about two quarters of an hour, they arrived at the city gate.

Dugu Jingyao ordered the car to stop, and it slowly stopped. Dugu Jingyao and Liu Jingyue got off the carriage, and Dugu Xin, Dugu Moyan and Li Chu also got off their horses.

Dugu Jingyao said regretfully: "Dad, because of my sensitive identity now, it is not convenient for me to leave the city. I can only send you, brother and Yue'er here." After saying this, her eyes were a little red.

Dugu Xin felt reluctant to leave Dugu Jingyao when he saw her. Although they would meet soon, a feeling of reluctance still surged in his heart.

He approached Dugu Jingyao, stroked her hair and said, "Don't worry, and don't miss us too much. Wait for His Majesty's birthday, or if there's a chance later, your father, your brother, and your sister will come to Chang'an to see you again."

To lighten the mood, Dugu Moyan pretended to be threatening: "We have to come when we get the chance. What if someone bullies Yao'er and we're not here? Do you think our Yunnan Palace is deserted?"

Li Chuzi also cooperated with the performance and said: "Father, brother-in-law and sister are welcome to come and check at any time!"

Just like that, Dugu Jingyao was amused by the two of them and burst into laughter and said, "Okay, okay, it's getting late, you should set off!" Then she hugged Dugu Xin and Dugu Moyan reluctantly.

After separating, Dugu Xin and Dugu Moyan mounted their horses and started moving forward. Liu Jingyue in the carriage also stuck her head out and waved goodbye to Dugu Jingyao and Li Chu behind them.

Dugu Jingyao and Li Chu stood at the city gate and watched them leave. When they could no longer see anyone, Li Chu said, "Let's go, Yao, it's time to go back home."

All of this was seen by a pair of eyes hiding in the dark, and then the person disappeared in the crowd.

Some people in Prince Guangping's Mansion could no longer hold back, because ever since Cui Caiping had slept with him last time, Li Chu had established a new rule that if the concubines wanted to leave the mansion, they had to report to Dugu Jingyao.

Cui Caiping felt that this was clearly directed at her, because she later learned that it was when she returned to her parents' home and complained to Lady Han Guo, who said she would find a way to solve the problem, and that method was to go to the palace and tell Yang Guifei, and then let Yang Guifei talk to the emperor about this matter to put pressure on Li Chu.

But she was worried! If Dugu Jingyao didn't give birth to a legitimate son, when would she be able to have a child and have a chance to succeed?

So she thought of a way. Since she couldn't go out, she would write a letter and ask Lianxin or Moxin to deliver it to Cui Mansion in the name of purchasing. This morning, she heard that Li Chu and Dugu Jingyao had gone out, so she immediately asked Moxin to go out of the mansion to deliver the letter.

Mo Xin was also quick. He went to deliver the letter first. After Lady Han Guo read the letter, he received an accurate reply saying, "I will think of a way. You ask Ping'er to wait for a while." Then he went to the street to buy something and then returned to Prince Guangping's Mansion.

Not long after she returned home, Li Chu and Dugu Jingyao returned home.