A red apricot is about to cheat on you

Chapter 182 A down-to-earth life

Yuan Meng had already fallen into madness, with only paranoid hatred in his heart. He blamed all the mistakes on Yi Duoer and cursed:

"You are talking nonsense. You are the one who killed the master. I will kill you." Seeing her crazy look, Chu Jingchen stepped forward without hesitation and protected Yi Duoer firmly behind him.

At the same time, his face was stern, and he knew in his heart that this matter was not as simple as it seemed.

Before he came here, the spies he had planted here had already reported to him everything that happened here, no matter how big or small.

He knew that Yuan Mengben was under extremely strict custody, but he escaped from prison for no apparent reason.

With a little thought, one can infer that someone deliberately released her.

That person knew very well that Yuan Meng hated Yi Duoer to the core, so once she escaped, the first person she would look for would definitely be Yi Duoer.

He didn't need to think too much to know that all this was secretly manipulated by Tuoba Hong.

Just because Xie Xingchen protected Yi Duoer openly, Tuoba Hong had no choice but to choose such a sinister method as secretly sending someone to assassinate Yi Duoer.

When he thought of this, the look in his eyes involuntarily became as deep as the abyss.

Although the quarrel between the two of them seemed to be temporarily won by Yi Duoer's verbal rebuttal, in fact, Yi Duoer was more heartbroken than anyone else.

The mentor who taught her martial arts eventually died at the hands of her own sword. Although she had no choice at the time, it was ultimately a deep and insurmountable gap in her heart, and she could not use it as an excuse to let it go easily!

Chu Jingchen keenly noticed the subtle changes in her mood and quickly comforted her softly:

"This is not your fault. Don't keep taking it to heart and add to your troubles." Upon hearing this, Yi Duoer forced a smile, but that smile was full of bitterness and helplessness.

Meanwhile, in the distinguished guest tent at the royal court, Xie Xingchen looked solemn as he asked Ni Feng:

"Is there anything unusual about the woman I asked you to investigate?" Ni Feng bowed slightly and replied respectfully in a low voice:

"Your Highness, there was indeed a new maid yesterday. She was from the nomadic tribe and was recently sent here to serve as a maid. Apart from that, I didn't find anything else wrong."

All the information he found was carefully arranged by Chu Jingchen in advance.

He and Han Bo had cleverly replaced the two women who were supposed to come, so it was naturally difficult for him to find any substantial flaws.

After listening to Nifeng's report, Xie Xingchen lowered his head slightly and fell into deep thought. After a moment, he raised his hand and gently signaled Nifeng to retreat.

Then, he muttered softly, "Am I really overthinking it?"

There was a hint of doubt and reluctance in her tone. He had a vague feeling in his heart that there must be something unusual about that woman.

Near noon, Xie Xingchen came twice in succession, but Yi Duoer treated him coldly both times and drove him away without mercy.

At this moment, Yuyao walked towards Yi Duoer like a ray of lively sunshine.

As she walked over, her whole body seemed to be enveloped by bright sunshine, like a carefree girl.

Han Bo was helping to feed the sheep when he inadvertently glanced up and caught a glimpse of the straightforward and bright Yu Yao. In an instant, his eyes were attracted by a magnet and fixed on her firmly, unable to be taken away for a long time.

When Yuyao came to Yi Duoer, her eyes were full of worry and concern, and she said softly:

"Sangsang, I heard that Yuan Meng escaped from prison to assassinate you. Are you okay?" Her eyes were always fixed on Yi Duoer, never moving away.

Yi Duoer raised her hand slightly, patted her clothes lightly, and replied calmly: "I'm fine, you'd better go back quickly. If someone finds you here, I'm afraid they will do something bad to you."

Yuyao raised the corners of her mouth slightly, revealing a faint smile, and said softly:

"Don't worry. For some reason, we're much freer now than before. Those soldiers don't dare to beat or scold us anymore."

While the two were talking, Han Bo seemed unable to suppress his curiosity and walked up to ask about Yu Yao's situation.

Looking at his appearance, it seemed that when he saw Yu Yao for the first time, he was deeply attracted by her unique minority aura.

It was quite strange to say, he had seen all kinds of beauties in his daily life, but he had never been so fascinated by one person as he was today.

Yi Duo'er felt that his behavior was very strange, but she couldn't put her finger on what was strange about it. So she ignored Han Bo and the others, gently took Yu Yao's hand and said:

"So much time has passed, and you still haven't seen Xiaoran. Come, I'll take you to the wet nurse." Upon hearing this, Yu Yao's face immediately showed great joy.

This Xiao Ran is her cousin's child, and she has been taking good care of her since she was born. To be honest, she really missed Xiao Ran, so she agreed immediately without hesitation. Only Han Bai and the other two stood there, looking confused.

And inside Tuoba Hong's tent, there was a strong atmosphere of anger at this moment.

Tuoba Hong was furious, his hair standing on end. He tightly grasped the golden cup in his hand and threw it down in front of his subordinates. With the crisp sound of the golden cup falling to the ground, he roared:

"You can't even handle such a small matter! What's the point of me keeping a bunch of you useless people?" The man in black, kneeling on the ground, also had a look of panic on his face, his body trembling slightly, and he replied cautiously with a slightly trembling voice:

"Little Khan, calm down. Who could have expected that Yuan Meng would be so useless? Xie Xingchen has people protecting that woman, so it's going to be very difficult to take action against her."

"Ha ha……"

Tuoba Hong grinned and sneered, the laughter was as cold as an ice knife,

The man in black couldn't help but shudder violently, too frightened to look up and meet his gaze. Tuoba Hong had never imagined that Xie Xingchen would be more difficult to deal with than he had anticipated.

He originally thought that he could kill them while they were escaping, but he didn't expect that he would see through his plan.

It would be very difficult to kill him now. In Tuoba Hong's heart, Yi Duo'er's life was insignificant to him. If he kept her, he could tie Xie Xingchen down.

Thinking of this, Tuoba Hong slowly raised his eyes, looked at the man in black on the ground with cold eyes, and said in a cold voice:

"Go and spread the news of Xie Xingchen's romantic affairs here to his country, Dongli."

"Yes!" The man in black responded in a low voice, and immediately hurried out of the tent as if he had been pardoned.

The concubine beside Tuoba Hong asked softly with a puzzled look on her face:

"Little Khan, even if Xie Xingchen really took that woman as his concubine, I'm sure his Crown Princess wouldn't dare to complain, right?"

Tuoba Hong remained composed as he slowly explained, "His Crown Princess is of extraordinary status, and her mother's family has always been extremely particular about status, propriety, and integrity, a fact well-known throughout the Great Wilderness. She certainly won't sit idly by and watch her husband act recklessly. Just wait and see!"

He thought to himself that even if he couldn't do anything to Xie Xingchen for the time being, he would still create a lot of trouble for him so that he would have no time to take care of other matters. In this way, they might be able to occupy a dominant position in this alliance.

In the past few days, apart from Xie Xingchen coming to show his affection to Yi Duoer every day, their life can be considered quite comfortable.

This period of peaceful and happy life actually made Yi Duoer feel a faint desire to escape. Whenever this thought quietly emerged in her mind, she would quickly interrupt it in her mind.

She knew very well that they must not be easily blinded by the seemingly comfortable life before them. They were not completely out of danger at the moment, and there were still enemies around them who threatened their safety at all times.

But it is quite strange. What has always puzzled Yi Duoer is that every time Xie Xingchen comes, Amo Jing will become emotional like a lit firecracker, and always show an extremely dislikeful attitude towards him.

At this moment, she and Chu Jingchen were in the sheep pen, milking the goats together.

Yi Duoer finally couldn't suppress her curiosity any longer and whispered, "Do you have a grudge against Xie Xingchen?"

Chu Jingchen shook his head slightly, his expression calm, and said casually that he didn't.

This answer made Yi Duoer's face suddenly full of confusion. Her hand gently supported the milk bucket, and her eyes, which had been focused on the goat milk, turned to look at Chu Jingchen's face and continued to ask doubtfully:

"Then why do you always act like you have an irreconcilable feud with him every time you see him? It's like he owes you millions."