Although they didn't sleep all night, no one felt sleepy. On the streets of the capital, apart from official officials, there were ordinary people. These people all had one purpose, which was to find the two missing children of Prince Yu's Mansion.
Standing on the crowded street, Luo Lan felt that her heart was empty. When would this aimless search end?
Pedestrians passing by looked at her with sad eyes, but no one came forward to disturb her. Everyone knew that she must be in a bad mood at this time.
Liu Dechang stood beside her silently, not daring to stay away from her for a moment.
"Huaiyu, An'an, where are you? Do you know how anxious mother is?"
Luo Lan was murmuring there. Her voice might only be heard by herself, but everyone in the capital could feel it.
The day has almost passed. Did those two children really just disappear without a trace?
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Xiwangfu.
Since Leng Xi knew Concubine Li's life background and knew clearly that she had no choice in her position, she acquiesced in the relationship of cooperation with the Chu people. Therefore, a large number of Chu people lurking in the capital came to the palace of Prince Xi. As a servant, he lived in Prince Xi's Mansion.
At this time, Leng Xi was sitting in the yard, watching his son playing with a small goldfish in the basin. This was the time when he felt most content.
Although his relationship with Yu Qiaoqiao had softened in recent years, he still couldn't let go of Long Xiaomin who died in front of him, which also prevented him from getting closer to Yu Qiaoqiao.
Yu Qiaoqiao also knew enough not to go looking for him. Apart from occasionally spending time with the children together, the two of them really lived a life of non-interference and respect for each other.
The strangers who have poured into Prince Xi's Mansion in recent days have made Yu Qiaoqiao a little uneasy. She tried to find Leng Xi many times to ask what was going on, but Leng Xi always avoided talking and told her not to mention it to Yu Shiming. and this matter.
Today, Yu Qiaoqiao could not help but come to Leng Xi again. She sat down on the stone bench next to him, looked at the child who was playing with the fish, and said softly:
"Your Majesty, there are new people in the mansion today. Why didn't they come to greet you? The housekeeper doesn't seem to recognize them either?"
When he heard this question, Leng Xi's face suddenly darkened. He looked sideways at Yu Qiaoqiao and warned sternly:
"Don't ask about things you shouldn't ask, and don't worry about things you shouldn't care about. Just be your Princess Xi and spend more time with your children when you have time. I don't need to worry about the rest."
What he said was so cold that Yu Qiaoqiao held back the words she was about to say.
At this moment, there was a shouting at the door, and Leng Xi's brows suddenly tightened.
The housekeeper hurriedly ran back to report, "Your Majesty, there is a woman outside, saying that she is the future queen and she insists on seeing you."
Waterspring?
The person who can be so reckless and speak so without measure is none other than Shui Chunhua.
He clenched his fists, his teeth itching with hatred.
He really hated himself for making such an impossible promise to that stupid woman.
But he couldn't let her talk nonsense at the gate of Prince Xi's Mansion, otherwise it wouldn't be a good thing if someone listened to her.
So, he waved to the butler and said:
"Let her in."
After the housekeeper left, he said to Qiaoqiao:
"Take Xiaobao back to the room, I have a guest to meet."
Although Yu Qiaoqiao knew that this guest must be a woman and had some ulterior relationship with Leng Xi, she still nodded, stepped forward, picked up Xiao Bao, and went straight to the backyard.
As for Yu Qiaoqiao's indifference, Leng Xi was quite happy. As long as she didn't meddle in her own business, he would be happy to let her hold the title of Princess Xi.
After a while, Shui Chunhua rushed in fiercely. She stood in front of Leng Xi, looking bitter and resentful, pointing at him and questioning:
"Prince Xi, you promised me to wait for you for five years. I have waited. Now I am almost turning into a yellow-faced woman. Why haven't you married me yet?"
Looking at this woman's almost distorted face, Leng Xi sneered and replied directly:
"If you are really anxious, just find someone to marry first."
"Who am I going to marry? Who will marry me because of what happened in Lijiazhuang?"
"So, if you wait for fifty years, it has nothing to do with me. In the past five years, I have paid for your family's expenses. How dare you come here to question me?"
Hearing this, Shui Chunhua suddenly squatted in front of Leng Xi, hugged his thighs with both hands, and discussed in a different tone:
"Your Majesty, I don't dare to question you. I'm in a hurry. You gave me an order not to step foot into Prince Xi's Mansion for five years. I did it, but I can't wait any longer. In the past five years, I have been dreaming It’s all about you coming to marry me, otherwise, you can welcome me into your Prince Xi’s Mansion first, as a side concubine, and then when you become the emperor in the future, just make me a noble concubine.”
"Snapped!"
As soon as she finished speaking, Leng Xi suddenly raised his foot, pushed her away from him, and shouted angrily:
"What a wishful thinking, Shui Chunhua, I have told you not to talk nonsense in front of outsiders, but you still dare to speak nonsense at the door of Prince Xi's Mansion. Do you know how much trouble you will cause to me by talking like this? You You still expect me to marry you, so stop dreaming."
Although Leng Xi's kick made Shui Chunhua's chest hurt, she still endured the pain and got up from the ground, crying loudly:
"You don't mean what you say. In this case, I am not afraid of being embarrassed anymore. I will go out now and tell everyone what you promised me five years ago. I will see if you are afraid."
As soon as she said these words, Leng Xi suddenly stood up from the stone bench, took a step forward, squatted down in front of her, held her chin directly, stared at her with red eyes, and spoke every word. warned:
"Shui Chunhua, I will give you two ways now. The first one is that I will give you one thousand taels of silver. Get out of the capital and Changliu Village and never let me see you again. The second one is that I will give you one thousand taels of silver." I’ll kill you directly so that you won’t be able to see the sun tomorrow.”
His words were like a bomb, making Shui Chunhua's body shake vigorously.
Her pupils suddenly focused, she nodded vigorously, and squeezed out a sentence with her throat,
"I...I choose...the first one."
Hearing this, Leng Xi immediately released her chin, looked at her with disgust again, and warned in a cold voice:
"I don't want to kill people, otherwise you wouldn't survive today, but I don't know how to kill people, so you'd better remember what I said to you, get away and never come back, otherwise , you and your family only have one death."
After saying this, he waved to the butler who was not far away, and the butler trotted up to him.
He said with an indifferent look:
"Give this woman a thousand taels, find two people to watch her family move away from Changliu Village, as far away as possible, and also warn her parents not to come back if they don't want to die."
With these words behind him, he took long strides and walked towards the backyard.
