Not long after Ye Zhen left the Jin Kingdom, Murong Ke took Lei Bingfu out for a patrol.
After leaving the capital, he let the patrol team continue in the direction of Nanyue, while he left the patrol team with Lei Bingfu and headed in the direction of Zhongxing Manor. That was where Qiu Hen had appeared all those years ago.
There were too many doubts in his heart. In addition to the whereabouts of Mo Rongzhan and Ye Zhen in those years, he also felt that Ye Zhen was hiding something from him and did not tell the truth.
Song Jiong accompanied him.
Lei Bingfu disguised herself as a man and followed behind Murong Ke. She did not know what he wanted to do, but she just followed him like this. He wanted everyone to treat her as his beloved concubine, and she would obediently become his beloved concubine, taking what she needed.
However, they had already been in Zhongxing Mansion for half a month. She didn't even know what Murong Ke was doing. Every day, other than eating and sleeping in the inn, she would just pretend to serve this Lord drinking tea and eating. Her days were even more relaxed and carefree than when she was in the palace.
Today, Murong Ke didn't go out. She didn't know what he was thinking. He sat by the window all day and looked out at the street. She originally wanted to eat soup dumplings on the next street, but now it was not convenient for her to go out.
"Master, are you not going out today?" Lei Bingfu asked in a low voice, replacing the cold tea in his hand.
"Am I in your way here?" Murong Ke glanced at her and asked. He had been in Zhongxing Prefecture for almost half a month and even went to Mount Gui Yun, but he found nothing. The only clue he had was the Yunluo Palace.
Yu Yunluo, the palace lord of the Yunluo Palace, had been missing for almost a year and his whereabouts were still unknown. The whole Yunluo Palace was managed by a Hall Master named Ye Wei.
He only found out yesterday that Ye Wei was Ye Zhen's cousin and an imperial concubine of Yuan Kingdom.
Things seemed to be more complicated than he thought. Perhaps Ye Zhen had found out the reason.
There was a knock on the door. Song Jiong had returned.
Lei Bingfu went forward to open the door. After nodding to Song Jiong, she sat down in the corner like an invisible person.
"Your Majesty, there is news from the Beiming Kingdom that Beitang Yu is dead." Song Jiong walked to Murong Ke and whispered.
"Beitang Yu is dead?" Murong Ke frowned, "How did he die?"
Song Jiong said, "I heard that he was killed by an assassin less than two days after he returned to the palace. However, Shen daren sent a message saying that Beitang Xuanyang killed Beitang Yu."
"It seems that both of Beitang Yu's sons are useless." Murong Ke lightly said.
"Emperor, there is another matter." Song Jiong said in a low voice, "Ming Xi saved Wang Empress. Qin Wang Ye and Qin Wang Fei are also in Ding Capital."
Murong Ke nodded faintly. He was not surprised. Before he went out in plain clothes, he received a dispatch from Ye Chunnan. He knew that Shui Yichen had crossed the border of the Jin Kingdom and went to Qingyuan. He also knew that Ye Zhen and the others had gone to Qingyuan to rescue Ming Yu. Because Shui Yichen went to the Northern Dark Kingdom, they followed.
"Is there any news of Shui Yichen?" Murong Ke asked.
Song Jiong said, "No, Shen daren said that he did not see Shui Yichen in Ding Capital."
Murong Ke raised his eyebrows slightly. This was a little strange. Shui Yichen had brought troops to Green Plains, and it was obvious that he was determined to get the Dark North Kingdom. He went to Dingdu City most likely to negotiate with the new Emperor. How could he not be in Dingdu City? Either he had gone somewhere else, or he was hiding very secretly.
"Your Majesty, what should we do next?" Song Jiong asked in a low voice.
"Let's go to Wuling first." Murong Ke said faintly. With Mo Rongzhan and the others in Ding Capital, he didn't have to go anymore. What he wanted to know now had no answer. After investigating in the Yunluo Palace for half a month, he learned that the last place Yu Yun Luo went was Wuling. He must go to Wuling.
Hearing Murong Ke's words, Lei Bingfu couldn't help but raise her head. Wuling?
Song Jiong whispered, "Wuling seems to be … the hometown of Concubine Hui."
Only then did Murong Ke remember Lei Bingfu. He once said that he could let her go back to the Lei family. "Yes."
Lei Bingfu stood up and looked at Murong Ke with joy on her face. "Master, are we really going to Wuling?"
"Yes, we're going to investigate something." Murong Ke said faintly. He and Lei Bingfu had been together for so long. Even though he understood her better than before, he still felt that she wasn't sincere in front of him. Even though she was respectful to him and he couldn't find anything wrong with her, he didn't know what she was thinking in her heart.
"Then … can this concubine go to the Lei family to take a look?" Lei Bingfu blurted out. Then she remembered that they were going out incognito and had concealed their identities. If they went to the Lei family, then wouldn't their identities be exposed? She definitely couldn't go to the Lei family.
Murong Ke glanced at her. "Once we're done, we can go to the Lei family."
Lei Bingfu's heart leaped with joy. Her eyes lit up as she looked at Murong Ke. "Really?"
"Could it be that I don't keep my word?" Murong Ke asked coldly.
"No, this master always keeps his word." Lei Bingfu said happily. It would naturally be best if she could go back to the Lei family to see her mother. After entering the palace, she was most worried about her mother. Although her mother looked very smart and strong, she wasn't smart at all. That was why Concubine Guo had schemed against her for so many years. She had no place in her father's heart at all.
During the days she wasn't home, she didn't know how Concubine Guo and her daughter had slandered her father about her mother.
Also, on the way to the capital, she encountered so many dangers. She didn't believe that Concubine Guo had nothing to do with it.
She had to settle accounts!
Murong Ke looked at her happy expression and raised his eyebrows. He snorted coldly.
Song Jiong glanced at Murong Ke. The corner of his mouth curved into a smile. It was actually a good thing that Lei Huifei was accompanying the Emperor.
On the way, the Emperor's expression was much richer than before. At least … he didn't have to always be sad when he thought of Lu Yaoyao.
They didn't continue to stay in Zhongxing Prefecture. The next day, they set off for Wuling.
Although Murong Ke seemed to only bring Song Jiong and Lei Bingfu, in reality, there were many secret guards working in the dark. Otherwise, they wouldn't have found out about Yunluo Palace so quickly.
He had investigated Ye Wei's background. Before the Ye family fell, she had eloped with a man. Later, she was abandoned and taken in by Yu Yunluo. Two years ago, she was saved by Shui Yichen and became Yuan Country's Imperial Concubine.
This Ye Wei …
Wasn't simple.
"Is Feather Feather Villa in Wuling?" Murong Ke suddenly asked Lei Bingfu.
Lei Bingfu was stunned. "I've heard of it."
"Have you seen people from Feather Feather Villa?" Murong Ke asked calmly.
"The Lei family rarely interacts with the sects in Jianghu. I've only heard of it. I've never seen it." Lei Bingfu said. Why did he suddenly ask about Feather Feather Villa? Could it be related to the matter he was investigating?
Murong Ke didn't continue asking. He planned to go to Feather Feather Villa when they reached Wuling.
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