The scumbag was secretly having an affair, while I was openly having an affair with the prince.

Chapter 234 How did she escape?

The morning sunlight shone into the stone cave.

"Oh no! Ye Shishu has disappeared!"

The echoing shouts in the cave woke Zhu Huaning. She slowly opened her eyes and found herself lying crookedly on the ground.

Exhausted, she looked up and saw that Ye Shishu was nowhere to be seen at the edge of the cave, and even the chains binding Ye Shishu were gone. She jolted to her feet as if she had been jolted back to her senses and shouted angrily, "What happened? Where is Ye Shishu? Who rescued her? Find her right now!"

Bai Shao also staggered to her feet, rubbing her forehead, and said, "Miss, it seems we've been drugged..."

Zhu Huaning's face was frighteningly pale.

Trying hard to recall what happened last night—

They were discussing how to drive away the wolves outside, making a lot of noise, which annoyed her to no end. Suddenly, she lost consciousness.

She scanned the people in the cave. Those who had woken up earlier than her were all panicked and uneasy because Ye Shishu was missing. Some were just waking up in a daze, and there were even a dozen or so people still lying on the ground, unconscious.

One of the subordinates reported, "Consort, the cave door is tightly closed, and there are no signs of anyone having been here. Ye Shishu probably didn't escape through the stone door."

Zhu Huaning glared at him.

Isn't this nonsense?

If the stone door had been opened, the pack of wolves would have come in and devoured them alive!

She rushed to the edge of the cave cliff.

This glance made her gasp, and her legs went weak.

The lake was teeming with wolves, thousands upon thousands, all craning their necks to look at her—

"what!"

"Miss!" Bai Shao caught her in time. Although she was also trembling with fear from the huge pack of wolves outside, she still tried to comfort her, "Don't be afraid, Miss, they can't get up here."

Zhu Huaning was helped into the cave. Looking at her panicked and helpless subordinates, she roared angrily, "Where did Ye Shishu go? If we can't find him, none of us are alive!"

The reason why Yu Chi Rui sent her to this place to look after Ye Shi Shu was twofold: first, he trusted her, and second, after returning to the Prime Minister's residence, she had been avoiding people. Outsiders only thought that she couldn't accept going from being the Crown Princess to a Prince's concubine, so few people dared to go to the Prime Minister's residence to find her.

Now, she has lost Ye Shishu, whom she had finally managed to capture. How is she going to explain this to Yu Chi Rui?

More importantly, how did Ye Shishu disappear?

Yu Chi Rui said that the muscle-softening powder would turn Ye Shi Shu into a cripple within ten days. Even if she rolled off the cliff, she was still bound by iron chains. How could she escape with the iron chains?

And they were all drugged...

Could it be that Yu Chi Ling came to rescue Ye Shi Shu?

With so many wolves outside, no matter how powerful Yuchi Ling is, he can't possibly deal with thousands upon thousands of wild wolves!

What went wrong?

Where is she supposed to look for Ye Shishu now?

"Ahhh—" At this moment, she was extremely helpless and could only scream to vent her frustration.

……

In a farmhouse on the outskirts of the city.

When Ye Shishu opened her eyes, she almost thought she was dreaming.

"Big brother, second brother, second sister-in-law, Li'er..." Her eyes, brimming with tears, turned to the man at the head of the bed, "A-Ling..."

"Is there anything wrong?" Yu Chi Ling held her hand tightly, his deep voice so hoarse that it was almost inaudible.

Seeing the lingering fear in his eyes, she forced a smile, "I just don't have much strength." Then, as if remembering something, she subconsciously touched her stomach and asked anxiously, "Is the baby...is the baby alright?"

Yu Chi Ling took her hand again and said in a hoarse voice, "The baby is fine, very strong."

Gu Simo couldn't help but comfort her, "Little sister, don't worry, you have a good constitution, the baby is fine. I've already taken the muscle relaxant for you, you just need to recuperate for a few days and you'll be back to normal."

"Don't think about anything right now, just rest," Ye Shiting said gently. "We've already sent a message to Father and Ninth Aunt, but we still need to create some illusions in the city, so Father and Ninth Aunt can't come for the time being."

“We’ve discussed it, and we’ll not let you return to the city for the time being. We’ll use this as a pretext to make some people think we haven’t found you yet. This way, you can rest and recuperate in peace, and at the same time, we can play a trick on some people.” Ye Shijun couldn’t help but speak up.

This was a decision made after everyone discussed it.

She's too weak right now. If someone takes advantage of her illness and tries to kill her, some things are impossible to prevent. Just like this time, who would have thought there was something wrong with the house that Old Madam Fan rented?

If she doesn't show herself, Yu Chi Rui and Mo Qian Xiao will assume they've succeeded, thus making them more likely to expose their true colors.

Furthermore, even if we accuse those two of collusion now, saying that they sent people to kidnap Ye Shishu, they will only shift the blame to Zhu Huaning.

It is far from enough to put those two to death.

Ye Shishu understood the pros and cons of the matter and respected everyone's decision. She looked at Li Yao and said gratefully, "Yao'er, thank you so much this time. If it weren't for the box of colorful beans you gave me, I might not have had a chance to escape from their clutches."

Li Yao smiled sheepishly, "Your Highness, please don't say that. I gave you that box of colored beans just because I thought they were pretty and would be a good match for you to play with. I didn't expect them to be such a big help."

"Zhu Huaning took those colored beans." Ye Shishu had something she couldn't understand, so she asked again, "It's strange, she put the colored beans away, so why are there still wolves?"

"She put it away? Was it in that box?" Li Yao blinked and asked.

"No, it was just wrapped in a handkerchief. Her maid threw the box into the lake."

"Haha!" Li Yao couldn't help but laugh. "That box can block all smells, and her maid actually threw it away? She's doomed!"

All eyes turned to her.

Li Yao cleared her throat with a cough, "Those colored beans need to be sealed with special things, otherwise the smell won't dissipate even after ten days or half a month. Zhu Huaning carries them with her like this, so the wolf pack will have to surround them for at least ten days or half a month."

After hearing what she said, everyone was at a loss for words, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.

Of course, there was more schadenfreude than anything else.

Zhu Huaning was trapped in the cave for so long, and even if Yu Chi Rui and Mo Qian Xiao wanted to send someone to rescue her, they couldn't. Wasn't this God helping them out and deliberately messing with them?