A life of two souls traveling through time

Chapter 307: Prince Yingchu is Imprisoned

The King of Xuanmeng, Yingye, has an elder brother, Prince of the Sea, Yinghai, who has no ambitions and only seeks a comfortable life.

When the previous emperor passed away, the old ministers advocated following the order of seniority and pushing Yinghai to the throne. However, Yinghai was timid and knew that he was used to pleasure and laziness, and his political ambitions were far less than his brother's. He was worried that the already weak Xuanmeng Kingdom would be destroyed in his hands, so he took the initiative to abdicate three days after he ascended the throne and helped his own brother to the throne. From then on, Prince Hai got what he wanted and became an idle prince who only wanted to eat, drink and have fun every day.

The princess that the Sea Prince married was the eldest daughter of the Minister of Rites appointed by the previous emperor, Lady Cha. Lady Cha was well-educated and well-mannered, and she supported her husband's decision to give up the throne. After all, she knew very well that her husband could not bear this heavy responsibility. Rather than being criticized by thousands of people in the future, it would be better to do a favor and ensure the prosperity and wealth for generations.

Although the couple had a good relationship for 20 years, they only had one son. Therefore, the legitimate son was held in the palm of his hand by the couple since he was a child. In addition, King Yingye was always grateful that his brother gave up the throne to him, which gave him the opportunity to realize his ambition and make Xuanmeng strong. Therefore, he loved his nephew Yingchu more than his own son. Even though Yingchu had become a little bully avoided by everyone in the capital since he was a child, often causing trouble and bullying the weak, Yingye would mostly turn a blind eye as long as the matter was not made a big deal. For this reason, the indulgence of the adults naturally made Yingchu more unscrupulous.

On this day, the birthday of the Princess of the Sea was approaching. The Crown Prince Yingchu knew that his mother had always loved wooden toys, so he swaggered into the Mo Xuan Woodworking Shop in the capital, hoping that the owner of the shop, Old Man Mo, would make a new and unique wooden toy for his mother as a birthday gift.

Because Princess of the Sea often came to his wood workshop to look for wooden toys, Father Mo had a rough idea of ​​Princess of the Sea's preferences, so he immediately came up with an idea and drew a picture.

Although his mother loved to appreciate wooden toys, Prince Yingchu knew nothing about them, so when he saw a strange picture, he couldn't help but get furious. He thought that Old Man Mo was making fun of him because he couldn't understand it, so he immediately raised his hand and slapped Old Man Mo to the ground, yelling at him.

Prince Yingchu's rage in the wood workshop attracted a lot of onlookers. Everyone was secretly worried about Old Man Mo, but no one dared to help him.

Shangguan Zhuo, who was working in the wooden house in the backyard, heard that his master was bullied, so he hurried to the front yard. He was shocked to see his master being knocked to the ground. Shangguan Zhuo was furious. He had always been dull and honest, but now he mustered up the courage to stand in front of Old Man Mo and argue with Prince Yingchu.

The overbearing Prince Yingchu could not stand Shangguan Zhuo's disobedience, so he ordered people to tie him up and throw him into the snow in the yard. At this time, a servant who came out of nowhere stepped forward to stop him, which further angered Prince Yingchu. He immediately ordered people to beat the servant and throw him out of the wood shop. He still felt unsatisfied, so he continued to order people to abuse Shangguan Zhuo.

Fortunately, Luoying arrived in time and Shangguan Zhuo saved his life.

The news that Prince Yingchu almost beat the elder brother of the State Master to death in public spread quickly in the capital. When King Yingye heard about this after returning from the military camp, he was immediately furious. After all, he had spoiled his nephew so much that he dared to kill the elder brother of the State Master! Who in Xuanmeng didn't know how much the king of this country respected the State Master?

His subordinates later explained that Prince Yingchu did not know that the man was the biological brother of the Imperial Master, but Yingye was furious when he heard this. Could it be that Yingchu could beat someone to death just because he was not the biological brother of the Imperial Master? It would be fine if he just did minor fights at ordinary times, but now he is even more lawless and dares to commit such evil deeds as to take human lives?

Ying Ye knew that it was because he and his parents had been too indulgent towards his nephew Ying Chu that he almost killed someone and caused a disaster today. So he decided to take this opportunity to punish him severely, which would also be a way of giving an explanation to the Imperial Master.

Soon, the eunuch led the imperial guards into the palace with the king's order, intending to take the crown prince Yingchu to the dungeon to await his fate. The couple of the Haiwang, who had been frightened after hearing their son's crying, cried bitterly when they saw that the king was going to take real action this time. However, no matter how much they loved their son, they dared not disobey the order in front of the imperial edict. Although Yingchu had already fainted from fear, the couple of the Haiwang could only watch him being carried away by the imperial guards.

Shangguan Jiuyi was busy in the military camp until sunset before he returned to the capital with his good friend Qi Xuanlin. Of course, Luoying did not ask the housekeeper to go to the military camp to look for him, but just to scare the Yingchu prince. After all, this happened suddenly, and Shangguan Jiuyi was far away in the military camp outside the city. Even if someone was notified, the round trip would take more than two hours, so she did not want to let anyone know.

"Sir, something has happened to my master." Shangguan Jiuyi had just entered the city when the servant who had been arranged by Luoying to wait at the city gate saw his master's carriage and hurried forward to report.

"What happened to big brother?" Shangguan Jiuyi and Qi Xuanlin in the carriage were both worried when they heard the news. Shangguan Jiuyi hurriedly opened the window and asked the servant in the mansion.

The servant then roughly recounted to Shangguan Jiuyi what had happened today. After hearing what the servant said, the two men in the carriage were also very angry about what Ying Chu had done, but fortunately, hearing that their eldest brother was not in danger of his life, Shangguan Jiuyi secretly breathed a sigh of relief and immediately asked the coachman to continue driving the carriage back home.

"This Prince Yingchu is too lawless. This matter must be reported to the king. He must not be let off easily."

Brother Shangguan was beaten, so Qi Xuanlin naturally had to go along to see what was happening. The carriage was hurrying along, and when Qi Xuanlin thought of the always arrogant and domineering Prince Yingchu, his face was filled with anger.

He had long been fed up with what the little bully had done in the capital, but he was the legitimate son of the Prince of the Sea and was deeply loved by the monarch. As the son of a mere marquis, he could only be angry but not speak out.

Shangguan Jiuyi had a cold face and said nothing. He had been in Xuanmeng for less than a year, and he was able to have his current status thanks to the kindness of the monarch. And Yingchu was the son of the Sea Prince, and he had heard about the Sea Prince abdicating and letting the current monarch take over. Therefore, he would not let his elder brother be bullied in vain, but he also could not offend the Sea Prince and make things difficult for the monarch.

After the two returned to Shangguan Mansion, they went straight to Shangguan Zhuo's courtyard. In the corridor, they saw Luoying standing outside the wing room from afar. She was dressed in pure white, and she looked unique and independent, which made people fall in love with her at first sight.

Although it was not the first time Qi Xuanlin had seen Luoying, he already knew that she was his good friend's fiancée, the former princess of Langguo. But every time he saw Luoying, his eyes would light up. He dared not offend his friend's wife in the slightest, but it would be untrue to say that he was not moved by such a stunning beauty, but he also knew that he could only admire her.

"Luoying." Shangguan Jiuyi's eyes have been fixed on Luoying since he saw her pretty figure. He walked closer to her and called her gently.

"Jiuyi!" Seeing Shangguan Jiuyi, Luoying's eyes unconsciously turned red and she threw herself into his arms.

"Don't cry, be careful not to hurt your eyes." Seeing her beautiful eyes swollen from crying again, Shangguan Jiuyi felt distressed and quickly raised his hand to gently wipe away the tears on her face.

"Ahem." Seeing the golden boy and jade girl in front of him being so intimate as if no one was around and leaving him aside, Qi Xuanlin couldn't help but cough twice out of embarrassment.

The two people who were so deeply in love only then realized that there was someone beside them, so they hurriedly separated. Luoying lowered her head shyly, bowed to Qi Xuanlin, and said, "Master Qi is here too."

"Miss Luoying, I haven't seen you for a long time. How are you?" Qi Xuanlin also returned the greeting and said with a smile.

"Well, that's good." Luoying nodded in response without saying much.

"How is big brother?" Shangguan Jiuyi asked Luoying while hurried into the house.

"The doctor just gave him some medicine, and he hasn't woken up yet." Luoying and Qi Xuanlin also followed in.

Looking at his elder brother lying unconscious on the bed with bruises all over his body, Shangguan Jiuyi couldn't help but have tears in his eyes.