The Cold-Hearted Princess Who Transmigrated Here

Wang Xiyue didn't want to burden her parents, so she chose to go to the Northern Xia Kingdom, since Dongfang Yu was very familiar with the routes to the other three countries.

If Dongfang Yu hadn't reacted a step too late that day, allowing her to disguise herself and leave the capital earlier, she probably wouldn't have been able to escape at all.

However, despite all her calculations, she never expected that she would be pregnant.

Therefore, she couldn't travel in a hurry at all, and her pregnancy reaction was particularly severe, to the point that she could only drink a little bit of white rice porridge every day. She would vomit anything else she ate, and in severe cases, she would even feel like vomiting when she drank water.

Without someone to take care of them, they are completely unable to live independently.

So during the two months she was away, she didn't actually travel much. She had just reached a small border village in the north of Dongyang Kingdom when she was so nauseous that she couldn't go any further and had to stay at a farmer's house to recuperate.

Looking at the thin woman vomiting and dry heaving by the well in the yard, Aunt Zhang felt both heartache and helplessness.

"Oh dear! Xiaoyue, your health is getting worse and worse. You're getting so thin and emaciated. This can't go on!"

"Not only adults need nutrients, but children do too. You can't even eat this little bit of meat, what am I supposed to do?"

Wang Xiyue rinsed her mouth with water, wiped the water off her face, and stood up weakly, preparing to leave. "Auntie, I won't be a burden to you anymore. In a little while... ugh... I'll leave here."

Aunt Zhang, a little angry, quickly stopped her, "What are you saying, child? Do you think I'm such a heartless person? I'm not trying to kick you out, but you can't go on like this. We need to think of another way!"

Aunt Zhang and her husband Liu San were about sixty years old. They originally had a son and a daughter. After their daughter got married, she rarely had time to come back, and their son passed away from illness before he could get married.

Wang Xiyue inquired about the village before choosing to stay at this family's house.

Aunt Zhang felt that the two elderly people living alone had little hope left and were just waiting to die. They were getting old, and their daughter's husband's family was poor and couldn't help them. The two old people could only grow some grains and vegetables to support themselves and just try not to starve to death.

Unexpectedly, a man with half his body buried in the yellow earth could still find a girl who was pregnant. Wasn't this a daughter-in-law and grandson sent to them by God?

So they all hoped she would never leave and could stay as their goddaughter, so that even if they died, their lineage wouldn't be cut off.

Wang Xiyue knew what they were thinking, but she was going to leave eventually, so she didn't agree. She just said that she would leave once she found her family.

She thought she would be fine in the fresh air of the countryside, but there were also many unpleasant smells. Just like her hometown in the 1970s and 80s, chicken, duck, cow, sheep, pig and other excrement were everywhere. Everyone used dry toilets, and the smell really hit the top of her head.

She can't eat anything except plain rice porridge or rice soaked in water. And often, she vomits it all up within minutes of eating, as if she hadn't eaten anything at all. The only flavor she likes now is the one from Dongfang Yu's cloak, which still has a faint trace of his scent.

If she continues to vomit like this, it's really frightening. If something goes wrong, it could affect the two elderly people. So she really wants to leave and go to a place that truly belongs to her.

She wants to go home!

This period should have been the weakest time for her, and it was the first time she had ever been like this since she came into this world. Her body and mind were so fragile that they seemed to break at the slightest touch.

She once thought she was strong, capable, and fearless, but reality immediately gave her a hard slap in the face.

She misses her boyfriend's embrace so much right now!

She was filled with regret. She wanted his care and attention, she wanted him to eat and sleep with her every day. She didn't want to live a lonely life alone.

But now she's afraid to go back. What if he's already forgotten her? What if he's already found someone to marry? Wouldn't going back just be humiliating her?

What if he's still angry that she left without permission? Even if she goes back, he's already decided he doesn't want her anymore. If he's still angry, wouldn't she be walking into a trap if she went back? Would he beat her up then?

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At this moment, the floor of Dongfang Yu's study was covered with shattered porcelain shards.

Seeing that His Highness still had no appetite and had lost weight, Mo Yun and An Ying were so worried that they even got blisters on their lips.

After seeing him angrily smash the dishes again, the two of them could only kneel down and beg again.

"Your Highness, it's been almost a month. If you continue like this without eating or drinking, your health will collapse."

"Your subordinate begs you to take care of your health!"

It wasn't that Dongfang Yu didn't want to eat, but for some reason, starting from the second month after Xixi left, he inexplicably felt nauseous whenever he saw any food.

He can't eat anything except plain porridge and water, and even if he does eat something else, he immediately vomits it all up.

He used to be indifferent to many smells, but now he finds even slightly strong smells extremely pungent. He can't stand meat or fish at all, and he also feels nauseous when he smells alcohol, vinegar, ginger, garlic, spicy foods, flowers, or even perfume.

He was extremely anxious because he couldn't find Xixi, but he wasn't so desperate that he didn't want to live anymore.

His body is now acting entirely on instinct, wanting to fast, rather than being controlled by his consciousness, which is really strange.

Dongfang Yu frowned. "Alright, how's the investigation going?"

Shadow bowed his head and apologized, "Your Highness, the major cities of Dongyang, Xiyue, and Nanshang have been thoroughly searched, and there is no trace of the Crown Princess. We are short-handed in Beixia and have just begun our search."

Mo Yun then apologized, "We asked Mingzhe to cooperate fully, but we couldn't find any clues in the capital. My guess is that the Crown Princess was alone on this trip. She had no one with her and didn't seek help from anyone we know."

"At the Prime Minister's residence in Xiyue Kingdom, the Blue Robe Pavilion also conducted a thorough investigation. The Crown Princess indeed did not return, nor did she make any contact. She only wrote a letter of reassurance two months ago. The Prime Minister and his family are still unaware of the Crown Princess's disappearance."

Upon hearing this, Dongfang Yu felt as if he had returned to eight years ago. He kept searching for Xixi, but was constantly disappointed. Last time, he could still numb himself with alcohol, but now he couldn't even smell her.

"Next, we'll search each village around every city one by one."

"I obey my orders!"

Dongfang Yu got up to leave in frustration, but the smell of sweat on Mo Yun and Anying made him want to vomit again. He immediately pinched his nose and gave an order with disgust.

"You two go take a shower, it smells awful."

Shadow and Ink Cloud exchanged a glance, then couldn't help but rub their foreheads, their faces instantly turning embarrassed.

Are they really that dirty?

"Yes!" The two quickly left through the door.

They hadn't been cleaner than ever in the past month. Before, they would just take a cold shower once a week to get by, but now they showered every day and changed their clothes every day, yet His Highness still thought they were dirty.

At this rate, the two of them will have to take several showers a day, scrubbing their skin until it's peeling off a layer.

With the Crown Princess missing, the two of them felt that His Highness had suddenly developed a severe case of mysophobia, becoming extremely clean to the extreme. He couldn't stand any odor, and all his clothes couldn't be scented. He was forbidden from using perfumes in any room. It could be said that he couldn't have either a pleasant fragrance or a foul smell; he just wanted something that was odorless.

Now, few guards and servants in the manor dare to approach His Highness within three steps; the prerequisite for getting close is that they must have just taken a bath.

Dongfang Yu felt that the air in the study was also very unpleasant. The only place he could feel comfortable now was Xixi's bedroom in Yuehua Pavilion and that secret room. Strictly speaking, only Xixi's scent made him feel at ease.

He can't sleep anywhere in the mansion now, except for the bed that still smells of Xixi.

He felt like he was possessed, wanting to cherish her, to hold her, to kiss her.

He initially thought finding her would be easy, but later he discovered that Xixi had developed countless forces over the past year, and many of them were hidden from him. If it weren't for Mingzhe in his hands, he might not have been able to find out all the strongholds she had set up.

In order to leave him, she didn't take anyone with her or look for anyone. She even left her mount, Blue Shadow, at his mansion. She left all by herself, completely and cleanly.

She was very good at self-study, and with the help of his teachings, her skills in restrictions and formations improved significantly under his guidance.

She also possessed medical and poison skills that he was unfamiliar with, and her martial arts skills, which she had somehow developed over the past year, were actually on par with Mo Yun's in the memories of the last night in Shadow's life.

Under the guidance of Shadow and Ink Cloud, her disguise skills have also improved by leaps and bounds. Unless you look closely at her face, outsiders will not be able to see through her disguise.

Finding such an evenly matched "opponent" while she deliberately remained hidden was like finding a needle in a haystack for Mo Yun and his group.

Thinking about how strong the person he loves is, he didn't know whether to be happy or cry.

When she first went missing, he was thinking that if he found her, he would punish her by spanking her and tying her up and doing whatever he wanted to her.

But after two months, he realized that if Xixi didn't want him to find her, he might never see her again.

Xixi, you are so heartless, coming and going as you please!

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The next day, around six o'clock, just as dawn was breaking, Wang Xiyue quietly left the small village.

Because this place is really not suitable for her and her child to recover, and there are too many unpleasant smells, she has to change her environment and try her best to find food that she can eat, otherwise both she and her child will be in danger.

She also left some money for the elderly couple, which should be enough for their living expenses for the next few years. After the baby is born and she recovers, she will have Mingzhe come and take care of them again.

She's very attached to home now. Since she can't go back to Xiao Ge's side, she'll go back to west Yue Kingdom, where at least her family and acquaintances are.

At 6:30, after getting up, Aunt Zhang planned to borrow the village's oxcart to take Xiaoyue to the town's clinic.

But when she opened the room where her daughter used to live, she didn't see anyone there.

"Old man, Xiaoyue has left. I've searched the whole village but haven't found her."

"These are some pieces of paper and some loose silver she left behind. Can you see what she wrote on them?"

Old Liu took it and saw that there was only one note, and the other three were silver notes, each worth one hundred taels.

He patiently explained to his wife.

"Old woman, she said she'll go find a doctor herself and that we don't need to look for her. She plans to leave here and go to Xiyue Kingdom to find her relatives. Here are three hundred taels of silver. Take good care of yourselves and live a good life!"

He knew from the first day he saw the girl that she wouldn't stay long. Even in coarse cotton clothes, her noble air was undeniable. He had only ever seen someone with such an aura in town. She was more distinguished than any of the young ladies who rode in sedan chairs.

She probably chose their family because she didn't want to cause more trouble; she may have only come here temporarily out of necessity.

After hearing this, Aunt Zhang kept wiping away her tears, saying, "This child is so kind; he's saving up money specifically for our coffins."

"We're too old to help her now, so we just hope she has a safe journey and that her child is born healthy!"

Wang Xiyue didn't actually go very far; she only reached the nearby town, which was already her physical limit.

Finally, she decided to stay here for a while and find a doctor to get proper treatment.