"It's okay, Tangtang. The palace is so big, they might be hiding there for fun." Mo Zeshen patted her back with his hand to reassure her.
Lu Qingtang could feel Mo Zeshen's body shaking, and he was also worried.
But he still had to pretend to be calm to comfort himself. At this moment, Lu Qingtang felt how important peace was, and that all money and glory were empty.
Concubine Shu kept comforting Lu Qingtang and talking to her to stop her random thoughts. However, Lu Qingtang's mind went blank and all she could think of were dangerous scenes.
Even Mo Mo was talking about her brother. She walked up to Lu Qingtang with the pastries and said in the words she had just learned: "Mom, eat, I'm hungry."
Lu Qingtang listened to Mo Mo's milky voice and sweet words, and held her tightly in his arms. She wiped Lu Qingtang's tears and said, "Mom, if it doesn't hurt, don't cry."
Mo Ze, who had been silent all this time, saw this and immediately held them in his arms. He did not dare to speak for fear that his vulnerability would be exposed if he spoke.
All the people in the palace were looking for him, and even the palace guards were dispatched. The emperor was so anxious in Wende Hall that he didn't even eat dinner, and cursed the people in Longqing Palace as trash.
Seeing that it was getting dark, Lu Qingtang leaned in front of the door, his tears almost drying up.
She kept thinking about the Queen Mother's actions during this period in her mind, and she said she wanted to find freedom.
What is freedom?
Isn’t freedom the vision before leaving the cabinet?
Thinking of this, Lu Qingtang quickly grabbed the nanny who was serving the Queen Mother and asked her which door the Queen Mother used to enter the palace.
Mammy told her that the Queen Mother came in through Xishun Gate.
Everyone felt strange, what does the Queen Mother's disappearance have to do with this?
Of course it has something to do with it. The Queen Mother longs to go back to the past. The only thing in this palace that can allow her to go back to the past is the Xishun Gate.
As soon as she stepped into the Xishun Gate, she would never have the chance to leave the palace in this life. That gate was her obsession.
As for Mo Bao, if they disappeared at the same time, it must be that they left together to find freedom.
Thinking of this, Lu Qingtang quickly asked Mo Zeshen to take her to Xishunmen on horseback.
Mo Zeshen had no idea now, so he called the guards to bring the horses, and the couple went to Xishun Gate together.
But when they arrived at Xishunmen, they still couldn't see the Queen Mother and Mo Bao.
After getting off his horse, Lu Qingtang looked around like crazy. There was nothing behind the tree, in the flower bed, in the corner of the wall, or in the pavilion. Lu Qingtang completely collapsed.
Mo Zeshen also felt more depressed than ever before. He hugged Lu Qingtang, comforting her while restraining his emotions.
Suddenly, his eyes lit up, and he seemed to see something, so he pulled Lu Qingtang and ran over there.
That was the corner under the stairs, where the Queen Mother and Mo Bao were cuddling together and sleeping soundly.
The Queen Mother held Mo Bao tightly in her arms with her loose robe, and Mo Bao's fleshy face was buried in the Queen Mother's arms.
At that moment, the tight strings finally loosened, Lu Qingtang covered his mouth and cried heartbreakingly, and even Mo Zeshen's face shed tears.
A breeze blew by, and the little man in the Queen Mother's arms rubbed his eyes, his black grape-like eyes exploded, and he called out sweetly, "Mother."
Lu Qingtang's joyful heart suddenly became angry at this moment, and she roared: "Mom, you are so big, I have to beat you to death today!"
With that said, she didn't care whether it would wake up the Queen Mother, she pulled Mo Bao out of the Queen Mother's arms, peeled off his buttocks and started spanking him hard.
"I let you run around, and I will beat you to death today to make you disobedient!" Lu Qingtang was beating and cursing at the same time.
Her mind was full of fear now, fear was still filling her heart, her hands were shaking, and she was in desperate need of an outlet.
Mo Bao was hurt by the beating, and she was struggling and crying. Mo Zeshen hurriedly stepped forward to stop her, fearing that her hands were neither light nor heavy, and that Mo Bao would be beaten anyway.
But Lu Qingtang pushed Mo Zeshen away and continued to hit Mo Bao.
Seeing that his father could not save him, Mo Bao could only cry and beg for mercy, "Mom, yes... I'm sorry... I was wrong..."
His words were also awkward and unclear, but they hit Lu Qingtang's heart and made her hands move.
She stared blankly at Mo Bao's red butt, and then at her raised arms, and suddenly realized that she looked like a devil just now.
She cried "Wow", and while crying, she said to Mo Bao: "Can you please stop running around in the future? Mom was frightened by you, Mom is so scared... I'm sorry, Mom didn't mean to hit you. sorry……"
Mo Bao was also crying. He stretched out his fat hand to wipe Lu Qingtang's tears, "Isn't it... mother..."
He was also crying so hard that he was out of breath, but he still had to comfort Lu Qingtang who had just beaten him.
Feeling of guilt suddenly came to his mind, Lu Qingtang held Mo Bao in his arms and started crying, while Mo Zeshen on the side held both of them in his arms. He lowered his head and kissed Lu Qingtang's forehead gently, and whispered: "It's okay, Tangtang, it's okay, don't cry..."
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Back at Longqing Palace, Lu Qingtang and Mo Ze saw that the Queen Mother was sleeping peacefully, and then they returned to the side hall together.
Lu Qingtang looked at the sleeping Mo Bao and couldn't help but choke up. She cried deeply to Mo Ze beside her: "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to lose my temper. I... I was just too scared..."
She cried repressedly, trying not to wake up the three babies.
"I understand, I understand, I understand." Mo Zeshen pulled her into his arms and whispered in her ear.
Lu Qingtang hugged his back tightly and murmured: "Mo Zeshen, I'm so scared, I'm really too scared, what if... how can I survive..."
"It's okay, it's all okay. Tomorrow I will ask my father to strengthen the security at Longqing Palace to make sure that nothing like this happens again. I know you feel aggrieved. You haven't lived in peace for a few days since you followed me. It's mine. Not good." Mo Zeshen's words contained self-blame.
His low and hoarse voice made Lu Qingtang feel reassured. Lu Qingtang's mood soon recovered, and she raised her head to look at him. Tiredness was written all over his face, and sadness and distress were in his eyes.
Lu Qingtang also felt sorry for him, why did these unfair things happen to him.
She raised her head and kissed him lightly on the lips, "Mo Zeshen, I think it's worth following you. You haven't sorry for me."
The sadness in Mo Zeshen's eyes immediately turned to warmth after her words. He held her head with both hands, kissed her forehead first, and then her lips.
The two kissed passionately under the candlelight. After a while, Mo Zeshen let go of Lu Qingtang and carried her to the next door.
However, after they left, Mo Bao suddenly opened his eyes, and Mo Mo next to him also closed his eyes and smiled. The two little devils were pretending to sleep just now.
