CH 55.2

Chapter 55.2 – Who Are You? (2)

Her question involved some secrets, but Qi Yang was a princess and had no factions behind her, so it was fine to reveal a thing or two to her. The Crown Prince had always been lenient towards her. He even explained to her about the peace talks with the Rong State thoroughly before, so this was nothing.

The Crown Prince said, “I have found some vague clues, but I haven’t found them yet. I don’t know whether they have left the capital.”

Qi Yang wasn’t looking to learn too many details either. After hearing that, she thought for a while and suddenly said, “Royal Brother, is Xie Hongyi really dead? It was just a leg injury, so how could the royal physician have failed to save him? What’s more, the Court of Judicial Review went to do an autopsy, but their whole group disappeared so quickly… I’ve always felt that it’s weird.”

Of course, the Crown Prince had also tried to investigate this. He shook his head and said, “It really is weird. There must’ve been a force from the Rong State in the capital helping and covering for them, otherwise they couldn’t have disappeared so quickly. As for Xie Hongyi… at least three royal physicians saw him die.”

Let’s not talk about faking death and running away. The royal physicians of those days didn’t have their title for nothing. Even if they weren’t at the same level as modern coroners, they could still tell whether someone was dead or alive.

The Crown Prince’s words dispelled Qi Yang’s doubts. Instead, she became even more concerned about the hidden forces that he had mentioned. After all, she had witnessed Lu Qicheng’s rise in her previous life, so she didn’t dare to underestimate the Lu family.

In addition, Qi Yang couldn’t figure out who had decided to put Xie Hongyi to death – his death would surely provoke a conflict between the two countries. Liang was mostly peaceful – even if they were unhappy with Rong’s envoys, no one would resort to such deadly means. On the other side, Rong really needed a war to alleviate their internal disputes, but would they sacrifice Xie Hongyi’s life for this? There was certainly no need to do this when they were going to fight in the end anyways.

Qi Yang didn’t see any benefit from Xie Hongyi’s death, but he still died a vain death.

Qi Yang couldn’t help but frown when she thought about this, as if she was fully consumed in worry. Seeing her like this, the Crown Prince finally couldn’t stand it anymore and said, “When there’s trouble, there will always be a solution. Since this war was always coming, Royal Sister shouldn’t worry about it too much.”

It wasn’t the first time the two sides had gone to war. From the previous life to this one, it seemed that the war in the northern border had never stopped. Of course, Qi Yang wasn’t worried about this, not to mention that her worrying about such military and state affairs was useless in the first place.

So Qi Yang nodded, accepting the Crown Prince’s kindness. She then said, “Royal Brother, I want to go out of the palace.”

The Crown Prince was amused when he heard this, and wanted to tease his sister. She had looked all serious before, but after all, she still wanted to go and see her darling. But when he raised his gaze, he saw that Qi Yang looked very serious, not spoiled and shameless like when she usually asked him for help.

The words that left his mouth changed, and he asked, “Why, is there something wrong?”

Hearing that, Qi Yang also realized that she was being too tense at the moment. It was not easy to change her attitude immediately, so she just lowered her gaze slightly and said, “I had a nightmare when I took a nap this afternoon. I’ve been feeling a little uneasy, so I want to see her to get a peace of mind.”

The Crown Prince was amused to hear the little girl’s thoughts, but seeing Qi Yang’s haggard appearance today, he couldn’t bear to refuse her. In the end, he still agreed. He just wanted to say that it was already late today and wanted to ask her to go tomorrow, but Qi Yang insisted on going today.

The Crown Prince had no choice but to go along with her, and sent her out of the palace without even having dinner together.

Qi Yang also knew that Lu Qipei had moved to the Court of Judicial Review recently. After leaving the palace, she went straight there herself. Since the decree about their marriage had now spread throughout the capital, she didn’t have much to worry about anymore. Her status as a princess was also enough for her to enter a governmental office.

So in the evening, Princess Qi Yang broke into the Court of Judicial Review and unexpectedly appeared in front of Lu Qipei.

Lu Qipei was dazed and looked at Qi Yang for a long time before asking, “Your Highness, why are you here?”

Qi Yang didn’t tease her like she usually did, nor did she answer her. Instead, she stared at her face for a long time and suddenly asked, “Ah Pei, just who are you?”

This sudden question seemed a bit ridiculous. Anyone else would just laugh and say “I’m your Prince Consort” with a smile, then tease his fiancée. But when Lu Qipei heard this, he was stricken with panic, and his face uncontrollably turned pale.

She had never been able to hide her thoughts in front of Qi Yang, and Qi Yang also knew her very well.

With just a glance, Qi Yang knew that she really had something to hide from her. She couldn’t wait for an answer and took another step forward. She was obviously half a head shorter than Lu Qipei, but her presence was oppressive and intimidating.

Lu Qipei took a step back, and Qi Yang took another step forward. When Lu Qipei retreated again, Qi Yang also advanced. Finally, Lu Qipei could not retreat anymore as Qi Yang forced her to a corner with her oppressive momentum. She asked again, “What are you hiding from me?”

Author notes:

Qi Yang (pushing her to a corner): Tell me, what are you hiding from me?

Lu Qipei (looking left and right): I, I just didn’t tell you that I was reborn…

Qi Yang (…): ???!!!

Translator notes:

Is this finally the time!?