Don't disturb me, I won't be a concubine

At dusk, Wu's mother and Meng Dong finally saw Lao Ge driving back. To their surprise, Baoxiang was also in the car.

Before the carriage stopped, Meng Dong hurried over and asked, "Has Yunling left the city?"

Lao Ge stopped the carriage and Baoxiang jumped out first, "Don't worry, she has successfully left the city."

"Have you seen her?" Meng Dong asked.

Baoxiang shook his head, "No, I was afraid that I would miss it when I arrived at the city gate, so I kept waiting there. I didn't know until Uncle Ge came back from outside the city."

At this time, Lao Ge also got out of the car. Mother Wu was relieved when she heard that Yunling was leaving the city, but she still asked, "Did you encounter rebels after being delayed for a day? Are you injured?"

Old Ge Yan answered concisely and concisely: "Yesterday the rebels seized the city gate and refused to allow entry or exit. We found an inn to wait. We only left the city safely when the city gate was opened this morning."

"It's good to be able to leave safely." Mother Wu's heart dropped. "You've been tired for the whole day, so go back and rest."

Lao Ge completed his task and led the horse to turn around.

Baoxiang hesitated and said, "Auntie, can I say a few words to Meng Dong?"

"Okay, you tell me, I'll go in first." Mother Wu agreed happily, with a smile on her face unconsciously.

She had watched Baoxiang grow up, he was a down-to-earth and steady child, which perfectly complemented Meng Dong's fiery temperament. The two have known each other since childhood. If they can see each other, she will be totally willing to be her son-in-law.

Meng Dong didn't understand why his mother was laughing suddenly, so she looked back and asked, "Brother Xiangzi, what do you want to say to me?"

Baoxiang scratched his head, "I didn't ask Uncle Ge along the way, do you know Yunling

Are you ready to go somewhere? "

"I don't know, I asked Yunling not to tell me." Meng Dong said truthfully.

Baoxiang was stunned, "Why? Aren't you two the best friends? Aren't you worried about her?"

"Why aren't I worried about her? I just don't know for her sake, otherwise I'm afraid I'll spill the beans and cause trouble for her." Meng Dong lowered his voice, then raised his eyes and said, "Yunling did this just to hide from the prince. She has to leave, and I can’t hold her back.”

"Yunling was also afraid that it would implicate us, so she didn't tell anyone. Even if you asked Uncle Ge, it would be useless. He would definitely not know. But why are you so concerned about Yunling's whereabouts?" Meng Dong tilted his head and looked confused. .

"I, I just asked casually, you can go in too, I'm leaving." Baoxiang ran away.

He shouldn't ask, but he couldn't help it. Although he knew that it was impossible for him to have a relationship with Yunling, even if she did not leave the Duke's Mansion, she was still the one the prince liked. How could he dare to compete with the prince for someone else.

He just wanted to know where she would settle down and whether her life would be good in the future.

Meng Dong looked at his hurried back and thought he was a little strange.

She was still confused about such a trivial matter, but the sky outside had already changed.

First, the second prince gathered Pingyuan Hou and others in an attempt to force the palace to usurp the throne. Then the emperor died, causing shocks inside and outside the palace, as well as in the government and the public.

Fortunately, the emperor issued two imperial edicts before his death.

One is the treatment of the second prince and his gang members. The second prince, his wives, concubines, children and grandchildren, etc. were sentenced to life imprisonment. Although Pingyuan Hou was dead, he could not atone for his crime. Not only was his body crushed and ashes thrown away, but all nine of his clans were also executed; others Those involved also ordered a thorough investigation to be held accountable.

Office.

The second step is to register an imperial edict and pass the throne to the fourth prince.

With these two imperial edicts, there would be no chaos. The ministers in the court were busy dealing with the aftermath, and they also had to prepare for the funeral ceremony of the late emperor and the succession ceremony of the new emperor.

Prince Kang's palace did not suffer suspicion because of his marriage to Marquis Pingyuan. On the contrary, Prince Kang brought his troops back in time to relieve the siege, winning the new emperor's trust.

And Cui Qiyan was also valued by the new emperor for his role in rescuing the driver.

Cui Jun returned to the Duke's Mansion on the night of the second day, but Cui Qiyan was still left in the palace to work for the emperor.

By the time he came out of the palace, it was already four days later.

Cui Qiyan returned to Chenglin Pavilion exhausted.

Meng Dong and the others did not dare to come forward to serve her, so they only pushed Bi Tao out, while the three of them quietly hid outside the door.

Bitao went in with the tea cup in fear, without making a sound, put the tea cup in Cui Qiyan's hand and immediately stepped aside.

Cui Qiyan picked up the tea cup and brought it to his mouth. He stopped as soon as he touched the rim of the cup. He looked up and saw that Bitao was the only one there. He put down the tea cup and said in a deep voice, "Why is it not the tea made by Yun Ling? Where is she?"

Bitao lowered her head, her palms sweating nervously.

Cui Qiyan narrowed his eyes and said, "Say!"

Bi Tao trembled with fright and knelt down with a plop, "Your Majesty, Yunling...she is gone."

"What do you mean missing?!" Cui Qiyan stood up from the chair with a livid face.

"On the day you went to Prince Kang's Mansion, after you left, Yunling said she went out to buy something and never came back."

This was the wording that the four of them had discussed. They couldn't let the prince think that they were hiding something from him, otherwise they would suffer.

After hearing this, Cui Qiyan felt as if someone had dug out a piece of his heart with a knife.

It was also the day when the rebels entered the city. Why did she choose to

Want to go out on that day? !

Cui Qiyan, who had never been afraid of anything, began to be afraid. He was afraid that she might meet the rebels, and that the worse outcome would creep into his mind uncontrollably even if he didn't want to think about it.

What if she died in the hands of the rebels...

Cui Qiyan did not dare to think any more and asked: "She hasn't come back for so many days, haven't you looked for her?"

"You and the eldest lady were not in the house when the accident happened, so I don't dare to make any decisions..."

"What about when mother returns home?"

Bi Tao chose to remain silent. They did not make peace with the eldest lady in advance. If they talked too much, they would not be able to deal with her later and would arouse the prince's suspicion.

Cui Qiyan stared at her, his expression getting more and more ugly, "Did she say which store she was going to or what she was going to buy before she left?"

Bitao lowered her head and shook her head.

Cui Qiyan was extremely angry, but he knew that now was not the time to pursue the case. It was important to find someone first.

"Ji Bai, Ji Bai——"

Cui Qiyan strode outside and called people.

"Your Majesty, the younger one is here." Ji Bai stepped out immediately. He had heard it from outside the door just now.

"Prepare your horses, bring a few more people, and come with me to find them!"

"Yes, Your Majesty, I will make arrangements immediately."

After the two left in a hurry, Meng Dong and three others ran in from outside and helped Bitao up, who was lying limply on the ground.

"Did the prince believe our words?" Meng Dong asked softly.

"It seems so," Bi Tao tried to regain her composure, "but I'm afraid it's just temporary. When the prince comes to his senses, I'm afraid it won't be easy to deal with it."

"Then what should we do?" Lu Yue frowned and asked worriedly.

Bitao thought for a moment, then pushed away Meng Dong's hand holding her arm, "I'll go and report to the eldest lady first, maybe the eldest lady

There will be a way. "