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

After hearing Bitao's reply, the eldest lady thought for a moment and said, "I understand. Go back and tell the people in the courtyard that you cannot tell the prince anything about me sending Yunling out of the house. Just treat her as missing after she went out on her own." ”

"Yes, servant girl, remember."

After Bi Tao left, the eldest lady said to Wu's mother: "Qiulan, please tell Lao Ge not to let him spill the beans."

Mother Wu nodded in agreement, wondering in her heart: "Why didn't the eldest lady tell the prince the truth?"

"This is probably God's will," the eldest lady sighed. "According to Bitao, Qi Yan probably thought that Yunling met the rebels outside. That's fine, let's just make up for the mistake. He can't find anyone, and slowly... He will accept that Yunling has been killed, and the pain will be over for a while. Soon after he gets married to Fangsui, he will forget about Yunling and continue on his way."

"For anyone who has not been impulsive when he was young, the important thing is not to lose his reason and sense of proportion. If he knew that it was me and his grandmother who forced Yunling away, he would definitely have resentment in his heart even if he didn't have an attack."

"But this was Yunling's own wish. How can it be said that you and the old lady forced her to leave?" Mother Xu said at the side.

The eldest lady smiled bitterly and shook her head, "He wouldn't think so. It's better to blame others than to blame yourself. Besides, this is also a fact. Even if Yunling doesn't want to leave, she can't stay in the mansion anymore."

"Madam has good intentions, and this servant understands. Lao Ge is strict with his words and will never let a word slip." Mother Wu assured Lao Ge.

The eldest lady then ordered: "Send someone to guard the porter, and tell me immediately when Qi Yan comes back."

"I'll make arrangements now, my servant." Mother Wu exited the room.

Cui Qiyan brought

As soon as he left the house, he began to search carefully. When he came across a shop, he went in to inquire. It was dark and all the shops on the street were closed, and he was still looking for it with a torch.

"Your Majesty, it's almost the third watch, and it's hard to find someone who is hiding in the dark. Why don't you go back today and bring someone out to look for him early tomorrow morning." Ji Bai advised.

Cui Qiyan was silent, staring at the darkness in the distance, feeling like he was being sucked in. He held the reins tightly with one hand, and his heart sank a little bit. Where are you?

He continued to search unwillingly, and only at midnight did he return home under the persuasion of his entourage.

The lights in the eldest lady's main room were still on, and Mother Wu whispered back outside the door: "Madam, the prince is back."

The eldest lady was lying on the warm couch so sleepy that she couldn't open her eyes, but she had something on her mind and couldn't sleep. When she heard Mother Wu's words, she immediately got up from the couch, put on a cloak and headed out.

"What are you doing over here so late?"

She didn't sleep, so Cui Jun had to stay with her. Seeing that she was going out, he also got up.

"I'm not worried, I have to go and have a look."

"Then I'll go with you."

"Don't follow him," the eldest lady quickly stopped him, "I just took a look and will be back soon."

Her son was in a bad mood, and she was afraid that the father and son would get into trouble if they disagreed.

"How come this kid doesn't make people worry anymore when he is in his twenties? He made such a big fuss over a maid." Cui Jun said angrily.

"Okay, raising a child is something you have to worry about. Qiyan didn't let us worry about it when he was young, so just think that he has made up for it now. You go to bed first, and I'll be back soon."

Cui Jun was flattered by the eldest lady and immediately lost his temper, "You go ahead, I

waiting for you. "

Mother Xu carried a lantern and followed the eldest lady to Chenglin Pavilion.

Bitao and four others came forward to greet him.

"Your Majesty, have you rested?" The eldest lady saw that the door to the inner room was closed.

"The prince has just come back, so he shouldn't be there yet. Madam, please sit down for a moment while your servant goes to deliver the message."

Bitao went over and knocked on the door softly, "Your Majesty, the eldest lady is here."

The person inside didn't answer, and just when Bi Tao was about to knock again, the door suddenly opened.

"Prince..." Bi Tao quickly stepped aside.

Cui Qiyan didn't look at her and walked straight to the eldest lady, "Why isn't mother asleep yet?"

He was busy in the palace for several days and the eldest lady was not seen. At this moment, the person is right in front of me, but I see that he has lost a lot of weight. Thinking that he just came back and learned about Yun Ling, I can't help but feel sad.

"I heard that you went out to look for Yun Ling, are you exhausted? Don't be too anxious. Send more people out to look for her tomorrow. You can have a good rest in the courtyard and don't exhaust yourself."

"When did mother know about Yunling's disappearance?" Cui Qiyan didn't want to think about anything else now.

The eldest lady paused slightly and said, "I just found out. I have been busy with your aunt and the funeral of the late emperor in the palace these days, and I have not been able to take care of this matter. You don't blame mother, do you?"

"How dare my son blame his mother? Is there anything in this that is not more important than the disappearance of one of her little maids?" Cui Qiyan clenched his fists. "Even I only learned about it now. How can I blame him?" other people?"

If he could get away and come back, would he be able to get her back? That way he wouldn't be suffering here, leaving her whereabouts unknown and her life or death uncertain.

Seeing him like this, the eldest lady couldn't bear it, but the long-term pain was better than the short-term pain.

It hurts, just get through this period and it will be fine.

"Don't blame yourself too much. This is something no one thought of. If we look for him again, we might be able to find him."

At this time, except for Yunling's news, no one's words could comfort Cui Qiyan.

"My son will handle the matter of finding someone personally. There is no need to worry about mother, just go back first."

The eldest lady couldn't persuade him, so she had to let him go. After he searched for a few days and couldn't find anyone, she would naturally stop bothering him.

"Okay, you should go to bed quickly."

After sending away the eldest lady, Cui Qiyan locked himself in the room again.

Bitao and the others were so frightened that they dared not breathe.

When he came to the backyard, Meng Dongcai touched his chest and said, "The prince is too scary like this. I would rather he scold me a few words."

Lu Yue said quietly: "If you curse others, then you are not the prince."

"Although the Crown Prince did not blame us, he must not forgive us, otherwise he would not even look at us with cold eyes." Bi Tao said.

It was cold in the night, so Meng Dong rubbed his hands and said, "It's cold as long as it's cold. For Yunling, this doesn't matter."

Cui Qiyan stayed up all night. When he closed his eyes, either Yunling was huddled in a corner with no clothes on, or she was lying silently on the cold ground with no one paying attention.

Finally, when the east turned white, Cui Qiyan quickly finished cleaning up and called Ji Bai to prepare to go out to look for people.

"It's raining outside, Prince, don't go there, just leave it to the younger ones." Ji Bai's shoulders were wet when he came in.

"Stop talking nonsense and hurry up and make arrangements." Cui Qiyan said impatiently.

Ji Bai shrank his neck and did not dare to say any more.

After everything was ready, Ji Bai came back to ask for instructions.

"Let's go." Cui Qiyan put on his oil coat and walked out.

Bi Tao met her face to face and said, "Your Majesty, I ate it."

Shall we leave after breakfast? "

Cui Qiyan kept walking and rushed past her into the rain.