The Second Prince's Mansion.
Zhong Yi reported back the found information one by one:
"After these days of careful investigation, the group of people who were kidnapped were taken to Zhangzhou in batches. Once they arrived in Zhangzhou, they lost track of them. They were extremely careful about their whereabouts along the way. That's why it took so long to investigate. turn up."
Chu Chengyao gritted his teeth and said: "Who else can be called a general in Zhangzhou except the Han family! I didn't expect the third child to look at Xinwu City Mansion and secretly attack me long ago!"
Zhong Yi: "Your Highness, we don't have any manpower in Zhangzhou. Do we still want to recover these people?"
Chu Chengyao: "No need, if the Han family gets caught, the gains will outweigh the losses. These people... pretend that they don't exist, let Meng Dong hide it for me! Don't show up again in the near future. And Binzhou, Be sure to conduct more checks and be careful not to be sneaked in again."
Zhong Yi: "Don't worry, Your Highness, a message has been sent to Cui Taishou, and Meng Dong and others are now settled. There is one more thing..."
Chu Chengyao frowned and looked at the letter in his hand, and said without raising his head: "Say."
"The people following Lin Jinyan sent a message back saying that on the night of Qi Qiao, General Anbei met a woman wearing a veil, who seemed to be the eldest princess."
Chu Chengyao raised his head: "Yun Ping?"
In the imperial study room.
While the emperor and the queen mother were talking, the eunuch came in and reported:
"Back to Your Majesty, the Queen Mother, General Hussar is asking for an audience outside the palace."
The emperor rubbed his brows: "Please come in."
After Gu Qingyun came in, he bowed politely to the emperor and the queen mother before saying:
"Your Majesty, the Queen Mother. The child Ruizhou was ill and bedridden a few days ago, and it just happened today. When I heard that he had entered the palace, I was afraid that the illness would be spread to Your Majesty and the Queen Mother, so I came to take him back to the palace. I also asked your Majesty to forgive me. ."
Emperor: "Ruizhou is sick? When did it happen?"
Gu Qingyun: "Maybe Qi Qiaoye took his younger siblings out to play and contracted the cold. It's no longer a problem. Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty."
Hearing this, the Queen Mother said with a smile: "Since you are sick, you should take a good rest. The longevity palace has a share of the Tianshan Snow Lotus presented by Ye Liang. The Hussar General will take it back to Ruizhou later to replenish his health."
Gu Qingyun: "Thank you, the Queen Mother, for your love. The Queen Mother can keep these precious things for nourishment. Ruizhou, a martial artist, can keep them for a few days without any problem. I wonder where Ruizhou is?"
The emperor did not answer but asked: "Gu Qing, do you know why Ruizhou came to the palace?"
Gu Qingyun: "Ruizhou came to visit because he heard that the eldest princess was unwell."
The emperor took a preemptive strike and said, "He just told me that he wanted to cancel his marriage to Yun Ping."
Gu Qingyun looked shocked: "Borrow the engagement? Your Majesty said that Ruizhou initiated the divorce?"
Emperor: "What? Gu Qing came to the palace to break off the engagement?"
Gu Qingyun bent down and saluted: "Wei Chen doesn't dare! The Gu family has never intended to break off the engagement. Ruizhou entered the palace only after hearing that the princess was ill. Wei Chen doesn't know why he suddenly mentioned breaking off the engagement. Can Your Majesty tolerate Wei Chen?" Will you reply after seeing Ruizhou?"
Emperor: "Just now he insisted on breaking off the engagement. Although I like this child, the emperor's order is not a child's play. He cannot act recklessly. Let Zheng Cheng take him down and scare him."
Gu Qingyun: "Your Majesty taught you that Ruizhou disobeyed the emperor's order. Don't say that your Majesty's love was just to scare him. Even if he really beat him, it would be because of your Majesty's love. The Gu family will only be grateful and will never complain. ."
When Gu Ruizhou was brought back by Zheng Cheng, he had already received two blows and there was a slight sweat on his forehead.
Regarding the matter of breaking off the engagement, Gu Ruizhou only asked to talk to the Queen Mother in private.
