Mo Rongzhan couldn't find the little girl in her room. He didn't know until the next afternoon that the little girl he missed so much was not hiding at Pei's or Madame Dowager's place, but had already left the capital city with Huangfu Chen.
Hearing this news, some people's emotions could no longer be described as a storm.
"Lu Yaoyao and Huangfu Chen left the capital yesterday morning?" Mo Rongzhan asked Fu De, who was kneeling in front of him, with uncertainty.
"Replying to Your Majesty, the Lu family … Lord Lu said so." Fu De cried in his heart. No wonder the emperor came out of the princess's room so quickly last night. The princess had left long ago.
Mo Rongzhan asked in a low voice, "Where did she go?"
Fu De buried his head even lower, "Replying to Your Majesty, the Lu family … no one knows where the princess went. I only heard that she went to practice medicine with Master Huangfu."
"Why did she leave the capital with Huangfu Chen?" That damned lass! Mo Rongzhan was so angry that his chest hurt. That night, she didn't even mention a word to him. She already wanted to leave the capital. Was it to avoid him?
"I heard that the princess is already Master Huangfu's disciple …" Fu De didn't know if he should sympathize with the princess. She left the capital with another man quietly. Even if it was Master Huangfu, the emperor must be furious. He didn't know what kind of punishment the princess would receive when she returned.
Mo Rongzhan was so angry that he was about to explode. He thought that they had already reached this point. Even if she still had a knot in her heart, he explained everything clearly. As long as she was given time, she would let it go. He didn't expect that she would quietly leave the capital to avoid him.
Did she never consider his feelings? Did she not know that he would worry about her? Did she not know that he would miss her? She left easily and didn't care about his feelings at all. In the past 24 years, Mo Rongzhan had finally experienced what it was to be sad and disappointed.
Even the little girl who had once saved him didn't penetrate his soul like this. He had even put his heart in front of her, but she still didn't care.
Fu De had never seen such a silent and desperate expression on the emperor's face. He felt a chill in his heart, "Your Majesty, should we send someone to find the princess and bring her back?"
"No need, she can go wherever she wants," Mo Rongzhan said coldly, waving his hand to dismiss Ford.
Let her think that she could hide from him. She would eventually return to the capital. When she returned, she would become his empress. He would not give her any more time to agree. In this life, whether she was willing or not, she had to be his woman. ♀
Ford cautiously glanced at the Emperor, then retreated with his head lowered.
The Empress Dowager in the Palace of Compassionate and Peaceful had just learned that Ye Zhen had left the capital. She sighed and complained to Aunt Cheng, "It must be the emperor who scared her. Otherwise, she wouldn't even dare to enter the palace and run away. She said she didn't want to marry the emperor, but he took a fancy to the little girl."
Aunt Cheng covered her mouth and laughed. "The princess is beautiful beyond compare, and her temperament is lovely and likable. Don't you like her very much? His Majesty is also a valiant man in the prime of his life, how could he not be moved when he saw the Princess' stunning beauty? "
The Empress Dowager snorted. "Was Ye Zhen not beautiful at that time?"
"Empress Dowager, Princess Qin's temperament at that time … was too repressed. She hid everything in her heart. If she was like the Princess, why would the Emperor give her the cold shoulder for two years?" Aunt Cheng said in a low voice.
"If she was not a member of the Ye family, maybe it would be different." The Empress Dowager sighed. "Let's not talk about her. Ai jia is still worried about Yao Yao. I don't know where Mister Chen will take her. I hope she doesn't encounter any danger."
Aunt Cheng comforted her. "The Princess is a blessed person. No matter what happens, she can come back safely."
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Ye Zhen and the others were indeed in danger.
Their carriage was hidden somewhere. Several burly men appeared inexplicably in the inn. Their sharp broadswords were placed on Huang Fuchen's neck. Dai Mei and Quan Fu had been tied up. Ye Zhen wanted to save them, but she saw Huang Fuchen giving her a wink.
"Shopkeeper Liu, this month's business is good. There are so many goods here." The leading man laughed and patted the shopkeeper's shoulder.
The shopkeeper surnamed Liu just smiled and looked at Ye Zhen with guilty eyes.
"Take him away. We're in need of manpower these days," the leader shouted.
Someone pulled Ye Zhen's carriage over. Dai Mei and Quan Fu had been thrown into the carriage.
"Who are you?" Ye Zhen asked in a deep voice. How dare they arrest people in broad daylight? Is there any law here?
"When you get to the place where you should go, you will naturally know who I am." The leader laughed a few times. "Look at you. You look a little decent, and your skin is tender. Maybe you don't have to work."
Ye Zhen was shocked. Did they meet kidnappers? No, no, it doesn't look like it. Who are these people?
"You … you rob innocent people. Do you still have the law in your eyes?" Ye Zhen asked angrily. Even if this place was remote, there should be no official patrol.
The leader laughed even more wildly. "Stinky boy, what the hell is the law?"
Ye Zhen was rendered speechless by their presumptuousness.
Huang Fuchen gently touched her with his shoulder, motioning her to stop talking. These people must not be so simple.
"Go, throw them into the carriage and take them away." The leader ordered, took out an ingot of silver from his arms and gave it to Shopkeeper Liu. He strode out, mounted his horse, and left with his men.
In the carriage, Ye Zhen looked nervously at Huang Fuchen. "Sir, what should we do? Who are they? "
"They look like people from the army." Huang Fuchen whispered in Ye Zhen's ear. "I didn't find anything strange last night. When I got up today, I found that there are no strong men in the village. There are only some women, children, old and weak farming in the village. I think the disappearance of the strong men has something to do with these people."
People from the army? Ye Zhen was shocked. How could it be! The people in the military dared to arrest people in broad daylight?
"Don't be impatient. Let's go with them and see what happened." Huang Fuchen said to Ye Zhen.
Ye Zhen didn't think that she would encounter such danger on this trip. If these people were really not ordinary kidnappers, who could they be? Listening to what he had just said to Shopkeeper Liu, it seemed that not only they had been arrested, but also many people before.
It was simply lawless.
"No matter what happens, don't be afraid. Master is here." Huang Fuchen said softly to Ye Zhen.
Ye Zhen nodded gently. For some reason, she felt at ease.
(Nine-headed Bird Academy)
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