12dz Chapter 231 Xiao Jiye Disappears
Chapter 231 Xiao Jiye Disappears
Chapter 231 Xiao Jiye Disappears
Huang Yao's expression grew increasingly grim as she listened to these words.
Huang Yao's child also heard this and turned around, looking at her innocently: "Mother, who is getting married? There must be so many dowry gifts. She must be a great beauty!"
"She's definitely prettier than you, Mother!"
The child is still young, and Huang Yao doesn't tell him about his father's identity, so he doesn't know anything about it.
"This beauty's husband actually abandoned her and went to find a mistress outside; he must be blind..."
Huang Yao: ......
The child didn't know why he was hit, and cried as Huang Yao took him away.
Inside the Marquis's residence, however, there was not much celebration.
After all, Qin Wanyue was leaving to marry Yunze, and the family was quite sad.
Qin Wanying looked at her sister with a sullen face.
She finally had an older sister, and her sister was very good to her. She was about to go to Yunze, and she didn't know when she would see her again.
However, the current situation is more favorable to them.
Now, Your Majesty has formed an alliance with Ke Kingdom and Yunze, and both countries will send troops to help you should you be attacked.
If we were to clash with the War King in the future, our chances of victory would be even greater.
Qin Wanyue eventually married into Yunze. Because it involved diplomatic relations between the two countries, the emperor personally prepared the wedding procession, and a considerable amount of money from the national treasury was used as dowry.
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The day for the hunting in the suburbs has arrived.
The royal family holds such a hunting event every year, which is attended by young male officials and royal men in Kyoto who are skilled in riding and archery.
As the crown prince, Xiao Jiye would certainly have to participate.
There was a hunting event in the suburbs, and women were not allowed to participate, so Qin Wanying did not go.
She hadn't taken the matter seriously at first, but suddenly a eunuch came to the Marquis of Dingbei's residence, panting, to deliver a message.
Qin Wanying was talking with Qin Yezhong at the time. When she learned that the guard came from the palace, her expression immediately became serious.
The two men immediately stood up, and Qin Yezhong asked, "Does His Majesty have something to report?"
The eunuch, panting heavily, said, "There was a hunting trip in the suburbs, and His Highness the Crown Prince has disappeared... His Majesty has ordered the Marquis of Bei's residence to send shadowy figures to search for him."
"What? His Highness the Crown Prince has disappeared?" Qin Wanying's heart immediately tightened.
"When His Highness was chasing the prey, the horse was too fast, and the shadow guards... the shadow guards couldn't keep up. When they caught up, they found a blood-stained garment on the ground... it belonged to His Highness the Crown Prince, but he was already gone."
Qin Wanying felt as if she had been struck by lightning.
For a moment, she couldn't breathe; her face turned deathly pale, and her heart felt as if it were being gripped by a giant hand.
It took a few seconds for him to regain his composure and begin to think frantically.
Since she transmigrated, she has encountered many things, but she has never been as flustered as she is today.
She had only met Xiao Jiye a couple of days ago, and hadn't seen anything after that, nor had she seen any danger.
My abilities do have limitations; I am not omniscient or omnipotent.
Who could have imagined that something like this would happen today...?
She had only one thought in her mind: she had to find him.
No matter the cost, we must find him. He'll be alright, he'll definitely be alright...
Qin Wanying immediately said to her father, "Father, I'll take Shadow to look for it. My abilities will make it easier for me to find it."
Qin Yezhong looked at his daughter and was a little worried about her.
Judging from her daughter's expression, perhaps she herself didn't realize that the Crown Prince had become very important to her?
However, considering that the Shadow was under his daughter's management and that her abilities were indeed suitable for finding people, he let his daughter go.
Qin Wanying forced herself to calm down, and together with Yuanzhou, the commander of the Shadow Guards, she took all the Shadow Guards from the manor away, and also brought several Shadow Guards to protect her safety.
Qin Wanying led a group of people and rode at full speed to the outskirts of the city. Along the way, she wondered if she had encountered assassins.
If the prince were to encounter an assassin and be alone, his chances of survival would be slim.
They saw Feiyu in the suburbs. Feiyu's eyes were red and he looked remorseful, as if he was blaming himself for losing the Crown Prince.
Fei Yu had made up his mind: if the Crown Prince died, he would commit suicide to atone for his sins.
Qin Wanying stared at Feiyu for a few seconds, a pang of pain shooting through her heart.
She saw Feiyu pick up a blood-stained garment from the ground.
The clothes, almost completely soaked in blood, were the crown prince's python robe.
She inquired in detail about Feiyu's situation at the time.
Feiyu immediately led her to the place where she had found the bloodstained clothes, where there was a trail of blood.
However, the bloodstains stopped at a stream not far away.
Qin Wanying gave the order, instructing An Ying to follow the direction of the bloodstains.
The Emperor had long ago strictly instructed everyone present to keep the news under wraps and not let anyone know that the Crown Prince had disappeared.
Qin Wanying carefully examined everyone present, but found no useful clues whatsoever.
However, there seemed to be no one with ulterior motives among those present. The prince had probably either encountered an assassin or a wild beast.
Following the trail of blood, Qin Wanying chose a path to search, her heart gradually filled with fear.
I'm afraid I'll never see him again, afraid he's really dead...
Qin Wanying and her team searched all day, until nightfall.
Yuanzhou came over and said, "Your Highness, please go back and rest. I can search here. Otherwise, your body won't be able to handle it."
Qin Wanying wrapped her cloak tighter around herself: "No, I must find him." She didn't want to do anything until she found him.
She wants to see him alive or dead.
The howls of wild beasts could be heard from time to time in the suburbs. The people lit torches, which kept the wild beasts away.
In the middle of the night, Qin Wanying felt the biting cold wind; she was almost numb from the cold.
But she still refused to go back.
Despair grew stronger in my heart. Xiao Jiye... could he really be dead...?
Qin Wanying dismounted and knelt on the cold ground, tears streaming down her face.
"I don't want you to die, I don't want you to die..."
"Xiao Jiye, if you don't die, I will marry you..." Qin Wanying cried and muttered to herself.
It was at this moment that she realized how important Xiao Jiye was to her.
I didn't think he was indispensable before.
Now, she simply cannot imagine what life would be like without him.
If God could give her another chance to bring Xiao Jiye back to her side, she would marry him without hesitation.
“Since you’ve said it, you can’t go back on your word.” A familiar, magnetic voice came from behind.
It was Xiao Jiye's voice.
Qin Wanying stopped crying, wondering if she had misheard.
She knelt on the ground and slowly turned her head, only to see Xiao Jiye standing behind her.
She was only wearing her inner clothes, and there were no injuries on her body, only her hair was a little messy. Under the bright moonlight, she had a kind of broken beauty.
"Your Highness, it's Your Highness!" a voice called out from the shadows, filled with joy.
"Report to His Majesty immediately, His Highness the Crown Prince has been found!" said a shadowy underling.
"Get up quickly, the ground is cold." A hint of heartache flashed in Xiao Jiye's eyes.
Seeing Xiao Jiye standing unharmed in front of her, Qin Wanying's tears flowed uncontrollably again. She hurriedly stood up, ignoring the people around her, and rushed into Xiao Jiye's arms.