readytorunbook Chapter 398 Making a Wish
Chapter 398 Making a Wish
"Make a wish?" This was the first time Yuan Qi heard this term.
"It is rumored that making a wish to a shooting star is very effective. Learn from me..." Zhou Chang was worried about Yuan Qi, so he pulled her hand and put her hands together, then he also did the same pose.
Yuan Qi was confused: "What is this saying? Does it work?"
"It won't hurt to give it a try." Zhou Chang didn't know whether he believed it or not, but he already tilted his head back and closed his eyes.
"What wish does Your Majesty want to make?" Yuan Qi obviously didn't quite believe it.
Zhou Chang opened his eyes again and couldn't help but get anxious: "What are you looking at me for? Look at the sky, make a wish quickly, don't say it, it won't work if you say it out loud."
Although I said this, my mind was blank and I hadn't really decided what wish to make.
Perhaps Yuan Qi was infected, and finally he looked up to the sky and clasped his hands in front of his chest.
Zhou Chang stared at Yuan Qi's profile, his heart was filled with emotions, and he floated out of his body.
The meteors in the sky were streaking across the sky like rain, as if they were right in front of you and you could catch them with just your hand.
Under the pure black night sky, the jewel-like meteors drew bright tracks, as if falling into Yuan Qi's eyes.
"Your Highness?" Yuan Qi opened her eyes after making a wish, but Zhou Chang was still staring at her face blankly, "Your Highness, haven't made a wish yet?"
Zhou Chang felt like he was in a dream and still in the clouds.
Once reminded, Prince Yi regained consciousness first, and then she returned to her body.
"No, I'll do it right away..." Zhou Chang was about to get ready again when he heard footsteps coming quickly from below.
Then Aunt Jing's voice came: "Oh, Prince..., why are you here, making it difficult for this old servant to find you."
As they were talking, Aunt Jing had already approached, with Gao Yuan beside her.
"What's wrong? Has something happened again?" Zhou Chang had originally asked Gao Yuan to return to the palace first, but he didn't know why he came back now, so he asked hurriedly.
Gao Yuan arrived first, but Aunt Jing's voice came first, her breath uneven: "Your Highness, Laiwu Garden was also attacked by an assassin. The house was broken into and turned upside down. I have been waiting for you for a long time, and I am even worried, so I came to look for you. Is your Highness okay?"
Zhou Chang was startled again: "Who is it? Are you all okay?"
"We are all fine, but we don't know who the thief is." Aunt Jing looked Zhou Chang up and down and was relieved to see that he was fine.
"Who are they?" Zhou Chang intuitively felt that they were the same group of men in black from Yunshui Pavilion.
Gao Yuan shook his head: "My subordinates spotted a figure and chased after him, but it was too chaotic outside and there were more than one of them, so we lost him anyway, and therefore we don't know his identity."
"But what was lost?" Zhou Chang asked again.
Gao Yuan still shook his head: "Uncle Qiu is taking people to count. I chased them all the way out of the hunting palace and just turned back. I don't know yet."
"What are they looking for?" Zhou Chang wondered.
Aunt Jing pulled Zhou Chang over and said, "Oh, no matter what he stole, as long as he is safe, we are lucky. Since the prince and princess are safe, let's go back quickly. All the palaces are under martial law now, and no one can walk around freely tonight."
"Then let's go back quickly." Zhou Chang didn't even bother to make a wish and followed Aunt Jing back.
When the group returned to the hunting palace, Uncle Qiu had already finished the inventory with his men. Prince Yi didn't have much stuff to begin with, so nothing was missing.
Yuan Qi, on the other hand, lost a few pieces of gold and silver jewelry, but not much.
According to Gao Yuan's recollection, the figure in black came out of the bedroom and was going to the study, but was discovered by the eunuch on the way, so Gao Yuan chased him out.
I guess the person who came here was just trying to steal something.
Zhou Chang stood in the messy bedroom, totally clueless.
"Your Highness, should we report it?" asked the skinny monkey.
Zhou Chang thought for a moment and shook his head: "No need, it's useless to report it. Now most of the east palaces have been burned down. If I report it now, it will only be regarded as a small matter, and people may even accuse me of making trouble for no reason."
"Yes, reporting it is useless and will only cause trouble," Uncle Qiu agreed. "On the way here, we had a lot of stuff and were very high-profile. We don't know if someone has been eyeing us and is taking advantage of us to rob us."
"What did Uncle Qiu see?" Zhou Chang asked hurriedly.
Uncle Qiu shook his head: "I didn't even see a shadow, but I guess that in the past, such things have happened many times in the forbidden area."
Zhou Chang nodded and sent a few people away.
When I turned around again, Yuan Qi was still standing behind me in a daze, with his hands covering his heart.
"Are you frightened tonight? This place is a mess. Let Luju, Luping and the others clean it up. If you are scared, I will stay with you in the study for one night." Zhou Chang at least showed some manliness.
Yuan Qi was in a daze and didn't react at all.
"Are the lost items serious? Check them carefully tomorrow. If something important is missing, report it separately. Maybe the Imperial Guards can find it back." Zhou Chang said this without any hope in his heart.
"It doesn't matter. Those things are just jewelry." Yuan Qi shook his head slowly and took out something from his arms. "As long as this thing is still with me, it doesn't matter."
"Oh... is that your jade pendant?" Zhou Chang recognized it immediately. It was the jade pendant with intertwined branches that she had accidentally stepped on and broken.
"Thanks to it tonight, when those men in black first appeared, they slapped me, but it blocked the attack." Yuan Qi stroked the jade pendant as if caressing a baby.
Zhou Chang was more concerned: "Are you okay? Why didn't you tell me so that the imperial physician could take a look?"
"I'm fine. Those men in black don't look like they want to kill anyone." Yuan Qi also repeatedly checked the jade pendant with the help of the candlelight in the room.
Zhou Chang also took a look. The two crimson pieces were still separated and there was no sign of damage on them. He suddenly felt depressed.
This jade pendant looks solid and heavy, and it was fine even after being hit by a palm from the man in black. So why was it broken into two pieces by a kick that was neither light nor heavy?
Is Prince Yi really that heavy?
This night was destined to be uneasy.
Yuan Qi was not so timid as to sleep in the same study with Prince Yi.
Zhou Chang originally lived in the study room. He should have gone to sleep after tossing and turning for most of the night, but his mind was racing and he couldn't fall asleep.
In addition, the sound of the imperial guards running back and forth outside could be heard all night long, and it was estimated that no one would be able to sleep peacefully.
It was probably almost dawn when Zhou Chang fell into a drowsy sleep.
When I opened my eyes again, it was Aunt Jing who dragged me out of bed.
Yuan Qi had already left early to pay a visit to Concubine Qin. He was probably mainly worried about his younger brother Yuan Jie and wondered if they had a good rest last night.
Aunt Jing took out the incense, candles, and paper money that she had prepared in advance, and brought Uncle Qiu and Shouhou, and the four of them offered sacrifices to Zhou Chang's biological mother, Concubine Lan, to comfort her.
After all, killing Liu Dexia last night can be regarded as putting an end to a worry that has been on the minds of several people for many years, and it can also comfort the spirit of Concubine Lan in heaven.
Afterwards, after a lazily breakfast, Zhou Chang stretched in the yard. As the morning was almost over, the noisy voices outside suddenly quieted down.