The news of Mo Rongzhan's disappearance was blocked. Except for a few confidants, it was only announced to others that the emperor had left Anhe City for other places.
Murong Ke took Ye Zhen along the downstream and searched two or three fishing villages without finding him. Ye Chunnan also searched in other places, but a day had passed and there was still no news of Mo Rongzhan.
"Yao Yao, it's been a day. You should be tired. Go back and rest. General Ye and I will continue to search." Murong Ke looked at Ye Zhen worriedly. She was pregnant now, and it was not suitable for her to be so bumpy and tired outside.
"I'm fine." Ye Zhen whispered. How could she go back without finding Mo Rongzhan? Even if she went back, she wouldn't be able to sleep.
Murong Ke couldn't hide the distress in his eyes. "We will find the emperor. You can't ignore your body."
"What if he can't come downstream? Didn't you say that I wasn't in the dream? What if there was an accident? "Unable to find Mo Rongzhan, Ye Zhen couldn't help but let her imagination run wild.
"Yao Yao!" Murong Ke stopped her in a deep voice. "Don't think too much. It's not so easy for Ah Zhan to have an accident."
Ye Zhen pursed her lips and looked at the river in front of her. When Mo Rongzhan fell into the river, it was raining heavily. At that time, the river was so rapid. Could he really survive?
His deep voice that comforted her seemed to still be in her ears, but she didn't know where he was.
"Niang niang, why don't you go to the carriage and rest for a while?" Hong Ying persuaded Ye Zhen, "Jianjia has also gone to help the emperor. The emperor is a virtuous man, and he will come back safely."
Ye Zhen nodded gently and ate some porridge in the carriage. Until the moon was high in the sky, there was still no news of Mo Rongzhan.
She refused to go back to the city to rest, so Murong Ke found a farmhouse in a nearby village. "You must rest. If you don't want to go back to the city, you can stay in this farmhouse for now. We will continue to look for Ah Zhan."
"Good." Even though Ye Zhen was anxious, she knew what was going on with her body now. Although she had been nourished by the spirit spring, she still forced herself to rest for the sake of the child in her belly.
Murong Ke looked down at her. "Ah Zhan will come back."
Ye Zhen's eyes reddened. She nodded gently. "You promise?"
"I promise," Murong Ke said in a low voice. "Hong Ying, escort Her Ladyship inside to rest."
Hong Ying stayed with Ye Zhen while Jianjia followed the others to find Mo Rongzhan. Lin Zhiran was also sent over. In addition to making beef noodles, she also learned to make some snacks, which were Ye Zhen's favorite food recently. When Murong Ke learned about it, he asked her to come and serve Ye Zhen.
Ye Rou tossed and turned on the kang, unable to sleep. Her mind kept thinking about Mo Rongzhan. She didn't know how he was now, and she didn't even know if he was injured. Murong Ke said that Lu Lingzhi couldn't hurt him, but he fell from such a high cliff.
"Big Sister Hong Ying, is the Empress asleep?" Lin Zhiran quietly asked Hong Ying, who was standing guard outside the door.
"He should be asleep." Hong Ying glanced at the door and whispered to Lin Zhiran, "Make more refreshing food tomorrow. Niangniang hasn't eaten anything today."
Lin Zhiran said, "I'm marinating the pickled melon. We'll be able to eat it tomorrow."
Hong Ying sighed, "I hope the Emperor will come back tomorrow."
"Did the Emperor fall into the An River?" Lin Zhiran turned her head and looked around. She knew that there were some things she shouldn't ask, but she was very curious. If not, why was everyone looking for people in the fishing village on the shore?
"Little Ran, there are some things you shouldn't ask." Hong Ying looked at her fiercely.
Lin Zhiran's shoulders shook. She shrunk her neck and said, "I just want to help the Empress …"
"If you want to help the Empress, serve her well. That's enough." Hong Ying said.
"Yes." Lin Zhiran nodded vigorously.
Ye Zhen listened to the conversation between the two maids outside. She covered her eyes with her hands. Since she knew that Mo Rongzhan had an accident, she had never cried. Her eyes were so sore that they hurt. She felt something pressing on her chest even when she closed her eyes.
In a daze, she managed to fall asleep with great difficulty.
The next day, before dawn, Ye Zhen opened her eyes abruptly. "Hong Ying!"
Hong Ying woke up with a start. "Niangniang, what's wrong?"
"Is there any news?" Ye Zhen asked hurriedly.
"General Ye and the Sixth Prince haven't come back yet." Hong Ying said, "Niangniang, it's still early. You should sleep a little longer."
Ye Zhen shook her head gently. "I can't sleep. Comb my hair for me."
Hong Ying said, "Then this slave will ask Xiao Ran to make breakfast. Niangniang hardly ate yesterday. You can't be like this today. You won't eat, but the little prince will."
"Okay." Ye Zhen smiled reluctantly. For Mo Rongzhan, she had to force herself to eat.
Lin Zhiran was still sleepy, but when she heard that the Empress wanted to have breakfast, she immediately woke up and went to prepare Ye Zhen's favorite food.
Just as Ye Rou sat down to eat, Murong Ke arrived.
"Have you found the Emperor?" As soon as she saw Murong Ke, Ye Zhen immediately stood up and looked at him expectantly.
"No news yet. There are three fishing villages downstream. We have searched door to door." Murong Ke whispered.
Ye Zhen's eyes darkened. "Then my brother …"
Murong Ke also shook his head gently. "But it's not over yet. We will continue to look for him."
"We haven't found him … It's been a day and a night." Ye Zhen's expression looked as if she was about to cry, but she couldn't, which made people feel even more sad. "There are only two tributaries of the An River. If you and my brother didn't find him in the nearby fishing villages, where else could he have gone?"
Lin Zhiran came in with a bowl of pickled melon, squatted down to salute, and walked silently to the side. When she heard the words of Murong Ke and Ye Zhen, her eyes flashed with a bright light. She opened her mouth to say something but was stopped by Hong Ying's eyes.
"Maybe the Emperor did not go downstream, but was rescued in the middle?" Murong Ke comforted Ye Zhen. "Today, I will go to the middle to have a look."
"Niangniang, the An River does not have only two tributaries." Lin Zhiran summoned up her courage and blurted out.
Ye Zhen and Murong Ke looked at her at the same time. "What did you say?"
Lin Zhiran swallowed her saliva. "When my father was still alive, he liked to take me fishing. One time, we were caught in a heavy rain and drifted away on the boat. Across the mountain stream was a big lake. There was also a village there … It's just that the mountain stream was hidden in the forest, so few people found it."
"Do you still know how to get to that lake?" Murong Ke stood up and asked immediately.
"I remember that my father and I went there twice later." Lin Zhiran said, "But you need a small boat to get in, not a big boat."
Murong Ke turned to look at Ye Zhen. Ye Zhen looked a little excited. "I want to go with you."
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(Nine-headed Bird Academy)
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