Not long after having dinner at Ye's house, Ye Zhen returned to Prince Qin's Mansion, leaving Mo Rongzhan alone at home for a day. She still missed him very much.
Mo Rongzhan was not idle this day. Not long after Ye Zhen left, the old officials who heard the news of his return came to see him.
The first to arrive was Shen Yi. He had seen Mo Rongzhan disappear into the cave with his own eyes. He had been guarding Mount Gui Yun for the past few years. If he had not been sent to Wei City to find Tang Zhen, he would have greeted Mo Rongzhan personally at Mount Gui Yun.
"This subordinate greets the Emperor." Shen Yi walked into the hall and saw such a familiar tall and straight figure. His eyes flashed with excitement and he knelt straight down to salute.
"Get up." Mo Rongzhan said in a deep voice, "There is only the King of Qin here, not the Emperor."
Shen Yi did not hesitate, "Yes, Your Highness."
Mo Rongzhan motioned for him to sit down and talk. "Just back from Wei City?"
"Yes, the Emperor asked this subordinate to follow Marquis Jingning." Shen Yi whispered. He used to work in the secret guards. Half a year ago, the new Emperor asked him to follow Tang Zhen.
"It's good to follow Tang Zhen." Mo Rongzhan nodded. The existence of the secret guards was to deal with the matters under the table for the Emperor. Shen Yi used to work for him. It was normal that Murong Ke did not want him to stay in the secret guards. Letting him follow Tang Zhen was already a great promotion for Shen Yi.
Shen Yi looked into Mo Rongzhan's eyes, "Your Highness, this subordinate will find the world's best doctor. Your eyes will definitely be cured."
"Yao Yao can cure my eyes." Mo Rongzhan said faintly, "Is Tang Zhen doing well in Wei City?"
"Marquis Jingning … has not returned to the capital for three years." Shen Yi whispered, "However, this subordinate has sent a letter to inform Marquis Jingning and tell him the good news."
Mo Rongzhan nodded gently, "Have you heard any news from Yuan Country?"
Shen Yi straightened his back. This was what he wanted to talk about today. "Your Highness, ever since you, Her Highness … and Princess Consort went missing for half a year, the news still reached the Yuan Country. Shui Yichen personally came to the Jin Country. He suspected that the Emperor was hiding your whereabouts in order to seize the throne. He wanted to send troops to attack the Jin Country and force the Emperor to hand you over. It was Mr Huangfu and General Ye who persuaded him, but since then, the Yuan Country and the Jin Country have had no further contact."
There was no need for Shen Yi to explain what it meant. The commoners who wanted to go to Yuan Country were met with many obstacles. This was the attitude of Yuan Country.
"Where's Huangfu Chen?" Mo Rongzhan asked softly.
Shen Yi said, "Mr. Huangfu went to Yuan Country to persuade Shui Yichen, but there was no more news from him. There was news from Yuan Country that he had gone to China."
Mo Rongzhan frowned slightly. It was unlikely that Huangfu Chen would return to China unless something happened. Also, if he returned to China, why didn't Ye Yiqing meet him?
"Is Shui Yichen trying to replace the Heavenly Concubine to control Yuan Country?" Mo Rongzhan said calmly, "With Yuan Country's military strength, it is impossible to conquer Jin Country. Do you know what Shui Yichen has been doing for the past few years?"
"This …" Shen Yi looked at Mo Rongzhan awkwardly. They had not paid much attention to Yuan Country in the past few years, so they had no idea what Shui Yichen had done.
Mo Rongzhan's slender fingers lightly tapped on the table. "Send someone to investigate."
"Yes, Your Highness." Shen Yi immediately accepted the order.
Not long after Shen Yi left, many former officials came to see Mo Rongzhan.
Mo Rongzhan did not meet them, citing that he was not feeling well.
This day, he cultivated in his room, forcing some of the poison out of his body. However, his eyes were still gray, and had not recovered their red and black colors.
When Ye Zhen returned, Mo Rongzhan was still in his room. He had not stepped out of his room for the whole day, and the servants looked worried.
"I have left some medicinal cuisine for Your Highness. You can leave first." Ye Zhen smiled and said to the servants. After cultivating, they did not need to eat three meals a day. Sometimes, they would not feel hungry even if they did not eat for a few days.
"Ah Zhan?" Ye Zhen pushed the door open and saw Mo Rongzhan sitting cross-legged on the soft couch with a black liquid flowing out of his eyes. She hurriedly walked over and applied the spiritual spring water to his eyes with a silk towel, wiping away the black liquid for him.
This should be the poisonous gas left in Mo Rongzhan's body by the flood dragon.
Mo Rongzhan slowly withdrew the spiritual qi into his Sea of Qi and opened his eyes. "You are back."
"How is it? Did you see anything? " Ye Zhen held his face and carefully looked at his eyes. Although the poisonous gas had been forced out, his eyes still looked gray.
"Not yet." Mo Rongzhan said with a smile. He took Ye Zhen's hand and sat beside her. "Back so early?"
Ye Zhen buried her face in his neck. "Mingxi took them to the temple fair. I didn't want to join in the fun, so I came back to accompany you."
"Mingxi took Ming Yu with him?" Mo Rongzhan asked in a low voice.
"How did you guess?" Ye Zhen was surprised. She did not mention Ming Yu at all.
Mo Rongzhan bowed his head and kissed her lips. "Did Ming Yu say something to make you sad?"
She …
"No." Ye Zhen smiled and shook her head. "Ming Yu was angry when she saw me combing her hair. She still remembers me as a mother."
"Is this something to be happy about?" Mo Rongzhan raised his eyebrows. He didn't know what she was happy about. She certainly didn't realize it herself. Every time she was in a bad mood, she liked to bury herself in his arms and rub against his chest like a little girl. She had this habit ten years ago, and after so many years, it had not changed.
She was obviously sad, but she had to pretend to be happy in front of him.
"I want to go to the palace to see Ming Yu tomorrow." Ye Zhen whispered.
"Yao Yao." Mo Rongzhan hugged her slender waist tightly. "Don't make yourself sad."
He didn't like her mood to be affected by others, and he didn't like her always depressed and sad, even if that person was their daughter.
Ye Zhen smiled and said, "I'm not sad. Really, I now feel that Ming Yu actually cares about us. As long as we are more patient, it will be fine. She has waited for us for so many years. Don't we have that much patience?"
"Well, I'll listen to you." Mo Rongzhan nodded lightly.
"Did you take your medicine today?" Ye Zhen sat up straight. "This is the human world. There is little spiritual energy here. How can you not eat all day? I'll make noodles for you."
Mo Rongzhan nodded with a smile. "Good."
Ye Zhen made a bowl of beef noodles and was about to send it to Mo Rongzhan when she heard that Mingxi and the others had returned.
Ming Yu came back with them.
"Ming Yu came back with them?" Ye Zhen was stunned for a moment and almost dropped the beef noodles in her hand.
"Yes, the princess came back with them." The maid replied with a smile.
Ye Zhen handed the noodles in her hand to the maid. "Send it to the prince."
(Nine-headed Bird Academy)
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