Chapter 4: Leaving the Imperial City

Outside the western suburbs of the imperial city, the bright moon hung high, and the dense bamboo forest was rustled by the breeze, pulling the uneasy nerve in Concubine Yan's heart.

If it weren't for the emperor's repeated warnings, she would even have to go to the prison in person.

Fortunately, she finally waited for this opportunity tonight, so in addition to a personal maid, she sent her subordinates Mei, Lan, Zhu, and Ju to meet them. The stakes are very high, and although there is the emperor's approval, it still has to be carried out in secret, after all, the people of the entire imperial city know that the three princes will be executed in three days.

"Xiaolian, why didn't you say that the emperor hadn't come over yet?" Concubine Yan said in a low voice, as if she was talking to herself again, and she could see that her heart was full of anxiety.

"Niangniang, please rest assured, His Royal Highness is auspicious, and the four of them will personally answer Sister Mei, I believe they will come over soon!" said the palace maid named Xiaolian.

"Alas, my poor emperor!" Concubine Yan suddenly burst into tears when she thought that her son had been deprived of his martial arts veins and was thrown into the harsh environment of the prison when he was seriously injured.

At this time, there was movement in front of them, and the two of them could see it clearly, it was Ye Xuan and the five people.

"Xuan'er, my poor Xuan'er, it's useless to let your mother suffer!" Seeing her son return, Concubine Yan couldn't control it anymore, and hugged Ye Xuan and cried bitterly.

Ye Xuan looked at the dignified and elegant beauty in front of him, although it was the first time they met, but he could deeply feel the strong love of the other party. Family affection is something he has never had, and he can't imagine that it is so real now.

Mother's love is selfless, it can soon infect others invisibly, and the eyes of the five girls on the side have long been red, and tears appear in the corners of their eyes.

Only Ye Xuan's expression has not changed, this is not his hard-heartedness, although he feels it in his heart at this moment, but it is really embarrassing to think about it if he wants him to cry bitterly while calling for his mother like a three-year-old child. Maybe the real Third Prince can do it, but it is still a little difficult for him.

"Xuan'er, what's wrong with you, why don't you speak, don't scare your mother!" Concubine Yan saw that Ye Xuan was silent, and suddenly panicked.

Mutter...... Lu......!

Ye Xuan was about to say something, but who expected that his stomach would answer first, although it was embarrassing and ruined the atmosphere, but there was no way, this was not something he could control now.

"Xuan'er, come, my mother has prepared your favorite pastries for you. Concubine Yan also found out that Ye Xuan was embarrassed, and hurriedly asked Xiaolian to bring the prepared things.

After not eating for three days, Ye Xuan's stomach was already empty, and he was about to eat some leftovers to satisfy his hunger, but he was also interrupted by these four women. In addition, he followed them to the outside of the city in one go, and at this time he was already so hungry that his chest was pressed against his back, and now when he saw these pastries, where would he be polite.

"Xuan'er, eat slowly, be careful not to choke, there is still honey tea you like to drink here!" Concubine Yan looked at Ye Xuan's gobbling up and laughed a little, and quickly opened the kettle to feed him personally.

"Mother, I'll come by myself, thank you for everything you have done for me, you have worked hard!" Ye Xuan took the kettle and said frankly. If he promised to do his filial piety for the third prince in order to repay the other party's favor, then now he enjoys this family affection a little.

"Xuan'er!" Concubine Yan bit her lip slightly, tears fell silently, if the tears just now were because of sadness, then at this moment it was definitely because of emotion, she felt that her son had grown up at this moment.

The five daughters on the side also glanced at Ye Xuan unexpectedly, probably not expecting His Royal Highness the Third Prince to say such a thing.

"It's really pitiful for the hearts of parents all over the world!" Ye Xuan sighed in his heart, and soon finished sweeping the pastries, until he drank the honey tea, and the tiredness on his body disappeared.

"Xuan'er, you've been suffering these days, your character is very clear, I know you're innocent, but your father can't help it. Now that you can't stay in the imperial city, I will ask Meilan Zhuju to send you to your uncle's side. Concubine Yan choked up a little as she spoke, thinking about the upcoming separation, and her heart was very uncomfortable.

Ye Xuan then remembered that Concubine Yan's brother was the governor of the western part of the Great Xuan Kingdom, which was equivalent to a vassal king sitting on one side, and with his protection, there was no need to worry about safety at all.

Maybe the emperor also thinks that the heart of the third prince is not suitable for being a prince, rather than being killed in the imperial city, it is better to be a second ancestor at ease.

"Xuan'er, my mother knows that you have a grudge in your heart, but don't hate your father too much, he has his hardships, and my mother also hopes that you can always be safe. Seeing that Ye Xuan didn't speak, Concubine Yan thought that he was unwilling, so she persuaded him at the moment.

"Don't worry, concubine, I have no complaints, it is really not appropriate to stay in the imperial city now. Ye Xuan smiled and nodded, and changed his words: "Although I am not rare to the throne, it does not mean that I am just kneaded by others, the eldest husband loves and hates clearly, Ye Zhixiao's miscellaneous is so neat for me, how can he do it without paying the price!"

"Xuan'er, you know!" Concubine Yan looked at Ye Xuan with some surprise.

The third prince is just a tendon, not stupid Okay, Ye Xuan was a little speechless.

"When I was on the verge of death, I figured it all out, but for the time being, let him get away for a while, and then play with him slowly when I recovered from my injuries. Mother, you don't have to worry too much, I died once, so I will take my life very seriously and will not take risks easily. Ye Xuan said, this is also what he said in his heart.

"Okay, it seems that my Xuan'er has really grown up!" Concubine Yan said with relief, she had always warned her son not to get too close to the eldest prince before, but it basically had no effect, and there were even disputes. Now that Ye Xuan has seen the true face of the other party, this is the best.

"Take care, mother!"

"Take care!"

After saying goodbye, the five quickly disappeared into the night......

The west is an important gateway to the Daxuan Kingdom, which borders the border with the Dachang Kingdom, and there are wars at the border gates. Yan Zhanyun, as the governor of the west and the commander of the Tiger Legion, has already reached the terrifying innate realm of strength, and with him sitting here, the emperor can be guaranteed to have no worries.

Governor's Mansion, Yan Zhanyun looked at the letter in his hand, his brows slowly wrinkled into Sichuan characters, the look on his face became colder and colder, and even his body exuded a trace of murderous aura, which surprised the girl on the side.

"Daddy, what's wrong?" The girl is slim, her willow eyebrows are like smoke, her eyes are clear, and she is very smart, although there is still a trace of childishness on her face, but she has already had the first shape of a beauty. She didn't know exactly what was written in the letter, but she hadn't seen her father's emotions fluctuate so much in a long time.

The letter in Yan Zhanyun's hand was naturally sent by Concubine Yan, and the main content was to tell him what happened in the imperial city, and that Ye Xuan was about to go to the west, to put it simply, to entrust Ye Xuan to him to take care of. After all, on the bright side, the entire imperial city knew that the third prince was dead.

"See for yourself. Yan Zhanyun handed the letter to his daughter, and said to himself, "Hmph, eldest prince, if something happens to Xuan'er, even if you have Dong Qianhe behind you, you will still pay for your life!"

Dong Qianhe, like Yan Zhanyun, is the commander of the Great Xuanguo Blue Wolf Legion, and the mother concubine of the eldest prince is a member of the Dong family. The two of them and Xue Dingshan, who was in charge of the Wild Lion Legion, were called the three pillars of the Great Xuan Kingdom, which was a fact that the emperor had to admit.

The Yan, Dong, and Xue families were originally the wealthy families of the Great Xuan Kingdom, and it is not an exaggeration to say that these three major legions are their private armies, so they are not under the control of the emperor. And what the emperor had to do was to balance their relationship through marriage.

The second prince's mother concubine is from the Xue family, so many people know that the battle for the prince of the Great Xuan Kingdom can actually be seen as the three major families competing. As for the other princes, there is no comparison at all.

"Hey, it's great that my cousin is coming!" Yan Ling'er said happily, as for other things, she automatically ignored them.

Looking at her daughter's happy appearance, Yan Zhanyun couldn't help but shake her head in her heart, and she didn't break Ye Xuan's experience, maybe in her opinion, nothing is more important than her cousin coming to the west.