Hibiscus Tent: The Prime Minister’s palm is reborn

The carriage was moving very fast and turned left. The familiar big red gate was already in sight.

The old persimmon tree at the door is lush and leafy, with small green fruits hidden under the leaves.

Before the car stopped, someone lifted the curtain and came out.

Mu Shan raised his eyebrows in surprise and looked towards Zhu Zi's figure.

His Highness had been somewhat absent-minded the entire morning, and his expression was more serious and cold than usual.

Not to mention that after the court was dismissed, some court officials took the initiative to show their goodwill, but he treated them coldly. Even when the emperor invited him to have a meal in the palace, he refused.

I thought he was thinking about something important, but as soon as he left the palace, he was told to return to the palace immediately.

Mushan lowered his eyes and made way.

As soon as Yuwen Jue stepped over the threshold, he saw the steward, maids, and guards all kneeling on both sides, their faces pale.

Yuwen Jue narrowed his eyes.

My heart, which had been uneasy all the way, finally calmed down a little when I saw the tightly closed vermilion door, but it became anxious again in an instant.

Someone looked as pale as death, and he knelt forward and apologized in a deep voice.

"Your Highness, the princess, the princess is missing..."

In an instant, my heart, which had been hanging high in the air, seemed to suddenly fall into a cold ice cellar, and was chilled from the inside out.

Mu Shan was shocked.

Looking again, the man who had always been silent and motionless now looked terrifyingly pale, and his dark eyes emitted a chilling light.

The steward gritted his teeth and stammered, "After breakfast, the princess ordered the servants to prepare the carriage, saying that she was going to the Xiao Mansion. On the way, she passed a shop and said that the rice cakes in the shop tasted good, so she wanted to buy some for Madam Xiao to taste. Unexpectedly, the princess never came out of the shop again--"

He quickly added: "The guards have gone to look for him, but there is still no news. I guess it was the remnants of Yuwen Ke who did it..."

Yuwen Jue pursed his lips tightly, glanced at him with cold eyes, shut up, lowered his forehead to the ground, and dared not say another word.

Mu Shan and Yu Chi Yuan looked at each other and asked for orders.

"I will take people to look for it right away."

Yuwen Jue looked calm and didn't comment.

He walked around the man kneeling on the ground and was about to go to the inner courtyard. At this moment, hurried footsteps sounded behind him, coming closer and closer.

Yuwen Jue stopped walking but did not turn around.

The chief guard ran in from outside and saw the steward kneeling on the ground. He was worried and said with his head down: "Your Highness, the whole city has been searched three times, and no trace of the princess has been found."

Yuwen Jue paused for a moment, said nothing, and dragged his heavy legs towards the inner courtyard.

Some were kneeling, some were standing, standing there not knowing what to do.

They looked at Yuchi Yuan unconsciously and saw that he was standing there silently, not following His Highness as usual, and they didn't dare to say a word.

After a long while, the person who was almost gone whispered, "No need to look for it, all of you go down."

The voice sounded tired and hollow.

In the hot summer, there is a chill in my heart.

Yuwen Jue walked through the flower corridor, around the rockery, and went to the piano building, the library, the flower room, the medicine house... He looked at every place he went to, but they were all empty.

When they arrived at their bedroom, Yuwen Jue sat down on the floor wearily, leaning on the table.

My palm accidentally touched something cold and hard.

Looking over, the tuberose hairpin is crystal clear and flawless.

My chest felt like it was hit hard by a sledgehammer.

The pain made his pupils shrink suddenly and he tightly grasped the hairpin in his hand.

All the internal organs in the body had been ruthlessly dug out, leaving only an empty shell.

He lay dejectedly on the ground, staring at the roof, without blinking, and motionless as if he was dead.

I don’t know how long it took, but the light in the room dimmed little by little, almost falling into endless darkness.

He closed his eyes and suddenly smiled.

In this case, there is no need to be as cautious and tread on thin ice as before.

He dropped the hairpin and stood up.

"Someone is coming."

*

On the official road, the horses were running very fast with their hooves spread out.

Liang Qian carried a small bag on her back, held the reins tightly with both hands, and clamped her legs around the horse's belly. She did not dare to stop for a moment and rode as fast as she could.

Although I'm not sure where to go, it must not be Luoan.

She just felt that she couldn't stay with him any longer.

He traveled non-stop for days, and instead of hiding, he walked openly on the official road and stayed in the inn with peace of mind.

With the pass given by Xiao Qianyi in hand, she had a smooth journey. Even when she was passing the customs, the officers and soldiers thought she was a close confidant of Marquis Jingning and was going to the front line, so they all spoke to her in a friendly and polite manner.

At daybreak, Liang Qian came out of the posthouse, leading the horse and preparing to continue her journey.

Someone passed her by.

Someone in the stable was feeding the horses with hay and chatting with someone who had just passed by.

"You've only been here for a while, why are you leaving so soon?"

The man untied the rope and said, "The people guarding the Fen River are waiting."

The soldier feeding the horses' eyes lit up, and he understood that he must be delivering an important document. He sighed and stopped asking questions.

Then he shook his head and sighed, "Don't say it, you really shouldn't say it, the sickly man in the rumors is actually a man who did great things under the cover of his fame."

The man leading the horse smiled and said no more.

Liang Qian listened in passing and did not dare to stay any longer. After all, although she had Xiao's pass, she was a stranger.

She jumped on her horse and continued on her way.

I pondered that short sentence in my head.

The troops stationed on the banks of the Fen River must be the Zhou army, but I don't know whether the leader is Xiao Jingnan or Yuwen Ying?

Tuyang has already become the territory of Zhou army, where is the next target?

Where are Wang Tingyue and the others? Are they safe?

Liang Qian was in a state of confusion. She didn't blame him for wanting to destroy Qi, but she couldn't feel at ease curling up in his backyard and ignoring their lives.

Besides, he is no longer that Lu Xiu.

She didn't dare to gamble with human lives, nor could she afford to do so.

Three days later, Liang Qian arrived in Tuyang.

All the people coming in and out of the city gate were Zhou people.

The last time she left, it was still the city of Qi, and there was even a warehouse where she had counted medicinal materials and grain.

It was already late, and Liang Qian led the horse to stand behind the long line of people, waiting to enter the city.

Along the way, she only heard vague fragmentary news and did not dare to ask casually. After all, she was ordered not to discuss war and political affairs without permission, for fear that Qi's spies would take the opportunity to steal news.

A spy from Qi?

Liang Qian couldn't help but laugh. It was hard for him to come up with such a high-sounding excuse. What was funny was that Yuwen Yun actually agreed to it.

Suddenly, the sound of horse hooves was heard in the distance, attracting everyone's attention. Liang Qian woke up and looked over.

The only person sitting on the tall horse was Xiao Jingnan in military uniform.

Liang Qian quickly turned around, with her back to the group of people, and pretended to bury her head in her bag to search for a pass.

The horses galloped past, raising dust and wind.

Liang Qian lowered her head very low. It turned out that Xiao Jingnan was stationed in Tuyang...

"You, turn around!"

Just when she breathed a sigh of relief, someone came back on horseback, his cold tone leaving no room for doubt.

Liang Qian's back stiffened, and she dared not move. She just raised her eyes slightly and glanced to both sides.

But she saw that people in front and behind the team were looking at her.

Seeing that she didn't move, one of her followers stepped forward and shouted at her.

"The general is talking to you, you didn't hear me—"

Xiao Jingnan waved his hand, and the man immediately stopped talking and left.

Xiao Jingnan dismounted from his horse and walked forward.