Outside the palace gate, Uncle Xuan and Jiuji Feng were waiting anxiously by the carriage.

"Jiuji, stop turning around, I'm dizzy."

Uncle Xuan grabbed Feng Jiuji, who was already in front of him and spun around countless times.

"Uncle Xuan, you said nothing will happen to the prince inside, right? Why haven't you come out after so long?"

Feng Jiuji's feminine face showed rare worry and uneasiness.

"Your Majesty's martial arts skills are superior to those of you and me. If something happens, I'm afraid even if we are here, it won't be able to help."

Compared to Feng Jiuji's anxiety, Uncle Xuan was much calmer, but his frown still betrayed his calmness.

Feng Jiuji glanced at Uncle Xuan without criticizing him. She turned around and continued to stare at the tall red palace gate not far away.

"Your Majesty, are we leaving like this?"

Xunyu felt a little unwilling.

"Now we have insufficient evidence, and all conclusions are just our speculations. With today's trouble, I believe it won't be long before new evidence is available."

Nangong Xu has never disdained such conspiracy methods, but now, it seems that this is the only way to get more people hiding behind the scenes to come out of the darkness.

"The news that the prince can walk has probably spread throughout the imperial capital by now. I believe it won't be long before neighboring countries will also receive the news."

Xunjian considers longer-term issues.

"This world will soon become unstable. Even if my legs cannot walk, some people's ideas have already hit my head."

Nangong Xu smiled bitterly in his heart.

"Your Majesty, are you talking about General Dongfang's unconsciousness?"

Xunjian took a breath of cold air in her heart. If this was really the case, then the entire Prince Xu's Mansion really had to prepare in advance.

"After you go back, you can send someone to collect some more grain. I'm afraid the grain we stored before is not enough."

Nangongxu looked back at Kangning Palace behind him, as if he had made some kind of determination.

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"My lord, you are finally out, are you okay?"

When Feng Jiuji saw someone coming out, she ran over from afar and looked at Nangong Xu up and down.

Knowing that he had good intentions, Nangong Xu didn't stop him. He just stood there and let him look around carefully.

"Phew, it's fine."

Feng Jiuji let out a long breath, and her hanging heart finally calmed down.

"Have you checked carefully?"

"Ah."

"Okay, if you have anything to do, let's talk about it back to the palace."

Nangong Xu got on the carriage, and the group headed in the direction of Prince Xu's Mansion neatly.

In the carriage, Nangong Xu looked at the cups and snacks in front of him in a daze.

Dongfang Li always likes to sit on the mat on the ground, drinking tea with herself and eating snacks at the same time.

Today, the carriage is still the same one, but there is one less person in the carriage.

Nangong Xu's mood was a little low.

"It's been ten days, Ali...where are you?"

At this time, Dongfang Li, who was taking a medicinal bath in the side garden of the General's Mansion, sneezed so hard that her chest became numb.

"Miss, are you alright?"

Chunlu walked around the screen carrying a bucket of hot water.

"It's okay, maybe someone missed me."

Dongfang Li gently patted Pao's rosy cheeks.

"Miss, do you want to heat the water again?"

Chunlu tested the temperature of the bathtub and found that the water was a little cold.

"I brought it all in, let's add some more."

Dongfang Li took a comfortable bath and put on clean and comfortable clothes, and then she felt like she was alive again.

Under the cliff, Dongfang Li kept walking in the direction in his memory, from dawn to dusk, and from dusk to dawn.

When you are hungry, you eat wild fruits to satisfy your hunger. When you are thirsty, you drink some dew to quench your thirst.

If Dongfang Li hadn't paid attention to exercise, he might have been exhausted and paralyzed in the forest by now, or even been digested by beasts.

Originally, the first thing he did when he returned to the imperial capital was to go to Prince Xu's Mansion to report that he was safe, but Dongfang Li looked down at his embarrassed appearance and immediately gave up the idea.

When Dongfang Li climbed over the wall and entered the garden, Dong Shuang was collecting the dried herbs.

The sound of "bang" startled her.

Dong Shuang plucked up the courage to look for the source of the sound and saw a woman with messy hair and ragged clothes sitting on the ground rubbing her shoulders.

Hearing the sound, Dongfang Li turned around, and when he saw it was Dong Shuang, a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

"Miss?"

Dongshuang couldn't believe it. After confirming it several times, she helped her back to the room.

"Miss, have something to eat."

Qiulian came in with porridge and a few dishes of side dishes, and placed them gently on the table.

"Did anything happen in the Imperial City during my absence?"

On the way back, Dongfang Li heard many versions. For example, many strangers had been coming in and out of Prince Xu's Mansion recently. For example, Prince Xu brought some people to the palace today.

"It's nothing serious, but there have been a lot of strangers coming in and out of Prince Xu's Mansion in the past few days, and during this period, Lu Chuan and Song Zeyu also ran to the Prince's Mansion every day, and sometimes they didn't even see anyone for days."

Qiulian helped Dongfang Li comb her hair while telling her what happened in the past few days.

"Miss, on my way back from Heyue Xuan just now, I heard that Prince Xu brought many people to the palace today, and some people saw that Prince Xu walked out by himself..."

In Dongshuang's hand, she held the lotus cake that she had taken back from He Yuexuan.

"You came out on foot?"

"That's what it said."

"Oops……"

Dongfang Li took the lotus cake from Dong Shuang's hand and hurried out.

"Miss, where are you going?"

"Prince Xu's Mansion..."

Dongfang Li's voice came from outside the courtyard wall.

The several serving maids looked at each other with helpless expressions, and then began to tidy up the somewhat messy room.

Chaochen Pavilion in Prince Xu's Mansion.

Nangong Xu was sitting by the window, looking through the storybook that Dongfang Li had brought back.

It was obviously just some short stories about family life, but he couldn't understand how she could read it with so much interest.

"Take it, I'm not hungry yet."

Hearing the sound of the door opening, Nangong Xu thought it was Xun Yu coming to deliver food, so he refused directly.

"My lord, are you sure you don't want to eat?"

Suddenly hearing a familiar voice, Nangong Xu thought he was hallucinating.

"If you don't eat, then I'll leave?"

The familiar voice sounded again, and Nangong Xu looked up instantly. When he saw the face he had been looking forward to for a long time, his eyes instantly turned red, and the notebook in his hand fell to the ground with a "clack".

"Ali……"

There was a tremor in his voice.

"Nangongxu, I'm back..."

As soon as Dongfang Li finished speaking, she was embraced into a broad embrace. Solid and powerful arms held her tightly, as if to integrate her into his body.

"Ali...Ali..."

Nangong Xu called Dongfang Li's name over and over again.

"I'm... I'm back... I'm sorry for making you worry..."

When Dongfang Li felt his trembling body, she realized that he was so concerned about her.

It turns out that this is a two-way relationship.

It turns out that everything is worth it.

"Nangongxu, I feel a little pain..."

Nangong Xu's hug became tighter and tighter, and Dongfang Li's shoulder hurt like it was being torn apart.

"Where is Ali injured? Let me see?"

"Everywhere is injured. Are you sure you want to see it, Your Majesty?"

Seeing his nervous look, Dongfang Li couldn't help but want to tease him.

"I'm sorry, it was me who hurt Ali..."

"Nangong Xu, I wanted to do that myself, and it has nothing to do with you, so don't blame yourself, okay? We will go through more together in the future, and if we keep blaming ourselves like this, what will we do in the future?"

Dongfang Li hugged Nangong Xu gently.

"Nangong Xu, my whole body hurts now..."

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