The Dark and Foolish King: The Fierce and Crazy Concubine Has Infinite Strength

In the evening, several people arrived at their destination in the setting sun, but found that the gate of Chen Yi's house was locked and even the windows on both sides were closed.

"What's going on? Hasn't he come back yet?" Lu Xiuyuan frowned and murmured.

"Even if he didn't come back, his mother should be at home." Xia Younan looked around in confusion.

Qu Zhengyan said, "Since no one is home, let's go back. If we stay here for too long, we might alert the enemy."

Several people nodded and prepared to leave.

"Who are you?" As they turned around, they saw an old woman walking towards them with a basket of vegetables.

He was probably in his sixties, and his hair was already gray, as if covered with a layer of frost.

The weather-beaten face was full of wrinkles, the pair of big eyes were deeply sunken, the cheeks were slightly concave, and there seemed to be only a few teeth left.

She is very thin, almost skin and bones, but she looks in good spirits.

Seeing the arrival of the people, they were delighted. Xia Younan hurriedly pointed to the house next to them and asked, "Grandma, is this your home?"

The old woman nodded, glanced at them, and asked in confusion: "It's my house, what are you doing at my door?"

"Is that sprinter Chen Yi your son?" Xia Younan confirmed with surprise.

The old woman nodded again and admitted, "My son's name is Chen Yi. Do you know my son?"

Great! Several people looked at each other excitedly, and Lu Xiuyuan arched his hands towards the old woman and explained: "Hello, auntie, we are Chen Yi's friends, and we have something to ask him. Is he home?"

When she heard that they were Chen Yi's friends, the old lady's attitude improved. She took out the key, opened the door, and let them in. "So you are Yi'er's friends. Come in and rest for a while."

A few people thanked her and followed her into the house.

Chen Yi's family conditions are very ordinary. There are only some ordinary furniture in the house. It is simple but warm.

Several people sat down, and the old woman poured each of them a cup of tea before saying, "Yier has gone on a long trip and hasn't come back yet. What do you want to see him for?"

"Well, mother-in-law, do you know where Chen Yi went and what he did?" Lu Xiuyuan asked tentatively.

The old woman shook her head. "I don't know. He left home a month ago. Before he left, he said he was going to make a lot of money to improve our lives. He didn't tell me what he was going to do."

To make money? Sure enough, he was hired to steal the imperial seal. Several people looked at each other and confirmed their previous guess.

"Didn't he tell you when he would be back?" Xia Younan asked, thinking that it seemed that the old woman didn't know what her son had done.

The old woman sighed quietly, with a worried look between her brows, "Alas, he was said to be back in about a month, but it's been a month and he still hasn't come back. I don't know if something happened to him outside."

Lu Xiuyuan didn't say anything, thinking that Chen Yi left the capital three days earlier than them, and his lightness skills were amazing. Logically, he should have arrived earlier than them, so why hasn't he returned yet?

"Mother-in-law, did Chen Yi have any unusual behavior before he went on a long journey? Have any strangers come to our house to look for him?" After careful consideration, Lu Xiuyuan asked again.

The old woman thought about it carefully for a moment and said, "Now that you reminded me, someone really did come to our house to look for Yi'er before he left for a long journey. And within two days of looking for him, he left for a long journey."

"Who?" several people asked in unison.

The old woman shook her head. "I don't know either. I don't know that person. He and Yi'er's conversation was also behind my back."

The hope that had just risen was shattered again. Lu Xiuyuan sighed in disappointment and was speechless for a moment.

Could it be that they had miscalculated, and Chen Yi wasn’t in Liuyue City delivering the goods to his employer?

"What do you want from Yi'er? If it's convenient, you can tell me first, and I'll tell him when he comes back." Seeing that they were speechless, the old woman asked again.

Lu Xiuyuan shook his head, stood up and said to her: "Thank you, mother-in-law. We won't bother you anymore. We'll come to see him when he comes back."

After saying that, several people politely declined the old woman's request to stay for dinner, and the group left Chen Yi's house.

After leaving the house, Qu Zhengyan couldn't wait to say, "This trip was in vain. Let's go back to my house for dinner. I will accompany the princes next time."

"We've already alerted the enemy. We can't just leave like this, right?" Xia Younan looked at Lu Xiuyuan inquiringly.

Lu Xiuyuan gave her an appreciative look, looked around the surrounding environment, pointed to the small building facing the Chen family's gate, and instructed Zhu Li and Xiong Fei:

"Zhu Li and Xiong Fei, the two of you go and rent a room on the second floor of that building. We'll wait there day and night and catch the turtle in the jar."

No matter where Chen Yi's employer chooses to trade, Chen Yi will eventually come back to his elderly mother. As long as Chen Yi is spotted, the whereabouts of the imperial seal will be known.

Zhu Li and Xiong Fei took the order and left quickly. Lu Xiuyuan pulled Xia Younan's arm again and whispered in her ear.

Qu Zhengyan and others looked at them in confusion, not understanding what needed to be hidden.

Xia Younan nodded as he listened, then said hello to everyone and turned back to the Chen family.

"Where did Younan go?" Qu Xiaoyou asked.

Lu Xiuyuan replied: "I suddenly remembered that I have a few questions to ask, so I'll ask Younan to ask them."

Without waiting for the others to raise any objections, he took the lead and walked towards the small building he pointed to earlier, "Let's go, everyone. We'll stay there temporarily before Chen Yi comes back. That window will allow us to observe the situation at Chen Yi's house from every angle."

Qu Zhengyan looked up at the simple little building, frowned and suggested to Lu Xiuyuan: "Your Highness, the little building is so shabby and old, it's shabby for ordinary people to live in, not to mention you, who is worth a lot of money?

"Why don't you and your friends stay at my humble abode? As for here, I will go back and assign more people to guard the surrounding areas. If any situation is discovered, I will have someone notify you immediately."

"No need for that. It's better for me to do this myself." Lu Xiuyuan declined his kindness.

Qu Zhengyan had no choice but to turn his head to look in the direction Xia Younan left, and had to follow Lu Xiuyuan towards the small building.

Lu Xiuyuan paused, turned his head and looked at him and said, "Thank you for your help today, I won't bother you with the rest. You should go home, and we will come to thank you with generous gifts another day."

Qu Zhengyan waved his hands repeatedly, and said with great fear: "Your Majesty, you are embarrassing me by saying this. It is my honor that you can use me.

"What was lost is a national treasure, and as a Lingjiang citizen, I have the obligation to serve my country. Since the prince is determined to personally wait for Chen Yi again, I will accompany him to the end."

"But..." Lu Xiuyuan wanted to say something, but was interrupted by Qu Zhengyan.

"Your Highness, Chen Yi is an excellent Qinggong. If we really meet him, it will not be so easy to catch him. Even if I am not very good, I am still the leader of the martial arts world. I have some Kung Fu skills and may be able to help Your Highness at a critical moment. Please don't shirk your responsibility."

Lu Xiuyuan thought that what he said made sense, so he nodded in agreement, "In that case, thank you very much, leader. Let's go to the room and I'll have someone prepare some more wine and food so that we can have a few drinks."

"Yes, Your Majesty, please."