Chapter 34 Chapter 34 Yaoyao was kidnapped

Everything happened in a flash. The refugee broke free from Shu's restraints, drew out a dagger and stabbed him.

As one refugee suddenly stood up, several more came to surround him.

Fortunately, the people from the Pedestrian Division reacted quickly, drawing their swords and confronting the assassins, and the scene became chaotic for a while.

He Anting remained calm, just standing with his hands behind his back and looking at the scene coldly.

An assassin kicked the soldiers away and attacked He Anting directly. He Anting turned sideways and grabbed the assassin's wrist in a flash. The next moment, many men in black suddenly appeared on the roof and joined the melee.

A cold silver light descended from the sky. He Anting stretched out his hand to block it, but the blade cut through his clothes, leaving a thin blood mark on his arm. He frowned, and a hint of murderous intent flashed across his eyes.

Fortunately, the people of the Walking Division were well-trained, and the assassins were killed without a trace. He Anting stopped them in time and shouted, "Leave them alive."

He lowered his wrist, blood dripping down his robe onto the ground. The commander hurriedly asked, "Where's the doctor? Go get him."

The knife wound was on his forearm, not deep enough to see the bone. He remained calm as the doctor cleaned it. The doctor sighed, "The knife was poisoned; the wound is black."

He took out a bottle of medicine and said, "Master, take this Baidujie quickly. It can delay the onset of the poison."

He Anting looked at the wound and said, "Send the assassin to the Dali Temple and report to the emperor. I will return home first. Qingwu, go get the imperial physician."

He took the antidote and rode to the mansion. The commander ordered his men to escort him back.

Who would have thought that something went wrong halfway. When He Anting reached the gate of He Mansion, his eyes went dark and he suddenly fell down.

The county lady was checking the accounts at home, calculating the betrothal gift for her adopted son's marriage. He sent people to urge her to pay the money every day, early and late, so she had to add up the bill today.

"Madam, it's bad, the master has been poisoned and fainted." The county lady suddenly stood up and rushed out.

In Guanlan Courtyard, servants were coming and going to prepare things, the imperial physician was treating patients in the house, and He Anting was lying quietly on the bed, his lips pale and unconscious.

The county lady was extremely anxious and asked, "How is Doctor Han? Is he alright?"

Doctor Han wiped his sweat and said, "It's just an ordinary poison, but..."

However, the mixture of this poison and the Shuangsi medicine poison had an impact on He Anting's body, causing him to lose consciousness all of a sudden, and his pulse became much weaker.

"Just what, what about human life?"

"It should be nothing serious." Doctor Han's forehead was covered with sweat because he found that his pulse seemed weak when he took the patient's pulse.

Oh no, that girl with the neutron poison is...

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Jing Yao was happily fiddling with the golden headdresses in the room when Yun Qiao entered and said, "Miss, Madam Gu has sent an invitation. She wants you to come to the Bo's Mansion to have a chat."

Jing Yao put down her jewelry and responded. This matter had been agreed in advance, and she should explain it to Madam Gu. Otherwise, it would be unkind to leave without saying a word.

She packed up and went to the uncle's house.

The doorman had been informed and let her in, but he saw that her expression was a little strange.

Jing Yao and Yun Qiao entered the mansion, and their identities changed dramatically. The servants who used to treat her coldly were no longer as arrogant as before. She ignored everyone and just walked silently towards Madam Gu's yard.

"Girl." Ming Yi appeared from nowhere and looked at her with a smile.

"Ming Yi, why are you here?" she asked in surprise.

"Young lady, you are here to look for Madam Gu. Madam is currently worshipping in the Buddhist temple and will not be out for another quarter of an hour."

"It's okay, I'll just go inside and wait for her for a while." Jing Yao smiled.

"There are still some of your things in Lanxiang Pavilion. The prince said it's difficult for him to deal with them, so he asked you to go get them. Deal with them today, and we'll sever our ties from now on."

Jing Yao nodded: "Okay, I understand."

But she was thinking, could there be any money left behind? When Yun Qiao returned home, she had indeed only taken some clothes and the money she had saved, and none of her small belongings.

She felt a little dazed when she set foot on the road to Lanxiang Pavilion again. She thought she would have to stay in this yard for the rest of her life, eating and waiting to die.

I didn't expect that there would be a day when things would take a turn for the better.

Lanxiang Pavilion still remains in its original state, and there are not many maids in the yard. I heard that Ningxiang has also returned to Muyunzhai. That's good, I don't have to eavesdrop anymore.

Otherwise she would feel a little embarrassed to see him.

Jing Yao instructed Yun Qiao to pack up her things. Suddenly, light footsteps sounded behind her. Jing Yao turned her head and saw who was coming. Her beautiful eyes were filled with surprise. "Prince?"

Didn’t he say he couldn’t come? Jing Yao thought a little strangely.

Ye Yunzheng walked in with his hands behind his back: "After thinking about it, I still want to come and see you."

Jing Yao clenched her hands and lowered her head, not looking at him: "Mrs. Gu is waiting for me, I have to leave."

She felt that the atmosphere was not right, so she secretly winked at Yun Qiao and hurried out.

Ye Yunzheng raised his hand to stop her, and then a strange fragrance came over. Jing Yao felt dizzy and her body became heavy, then she fell into darkness. Ye Yunzheng put his arms around her waist and picked her up sideways.

Yun Qiao was startled: "What are you doing?"

As soon as she finished speaking, Ming Yi covered her mouth and nose from behind. A strange fragrance penetrated her mouth and nose, and soon Yun Qiao fell asleep.

Ming Yi dragged Yun Qiao to the inner room, and Ye Yunzheng carried Jing Yao out of the house and went to the side door.

The carriage and luggage were ready, and there was even a "family letter" with his forged handwriting, which stated that she was leaving with Ye Yunzheng voluntarily and was unwilling to marry He Anting.

The family letters from Bo's house were also kept. Because of the wars in the northwest, King Yin secretly swapped his position with another confidant, and even used the other's identity and documents, and arranged for him to go to Weizhou.

King Yin hoped that he could contact the secret sentries in the Yongxing Army. Ye Yunzheng also understood that once he left, he might never be able to turn back.

But he didn't want to live in He Anting's shadow forever. It wasn't that Ling Mou wanted to go there, because one day he would step on him.

When He Anting slowly woke up, he felt a sharp pain in his heart. Doctor Han stopped him and said, "Sir, don't move. The insect is very active now. Be careful not to damage your heart meridians."

Qi Yue, the county lady, and He Qingwan immediately surrounded them. The county lady asked, "How is it? Are you okay?"

He Anting took a breath and tried to get up, but was stopped by Qi Yue: "Don't move, little uncle, what's going on with the poison in your body?" He looked at He Anting steadily.

The county lady was extremely anxious: "How could you hide such a big thing from me? Do you still regard me as your mother?"

He Anting looked at Doctor Han: "What's wrong with my body?"

"The medicinal Gu and the poison you were poisoned with conflict. Your body is not stable and you almost damaged your heart meridians. I'm afraid the person who was poisoned by the child Gu... Please, sir, quickly bring the person here so that I can treat him. Otherwise, mother and child will be in danger."

He Anting's face changed, and his heart suddenly ached. He couldn't help but bend over and tightly grasped Qi Yue's arm with his big hand: "Yao...Yao."

Qi Yue was puzzled: "What? Who is Yaoyao?"

The county lady's face changed and she murmured, "Jing Mansion in Qingshui Lane."

He Anting pushed Qi Yue and said, "Hurry... go and get Yaoyao." He said with difficulty.

Qi Yue suddenly realized that Yaoyao must be his fiancée. There was no time to lose. He patted He Anting on the shoulder, turned around and left in a hurry.

Qi Yue rode his horse quickly all the way to the Jing Mansion. He said to the doorman, "Qi Yue from the Hengguo Mansion, the master of the He Mansion ordered me to come and pick someone up. Please inform the master and his wife before going to the He Mansion."

The doorman was puzzled: "Young lady? Our young lady is not at home. She just left in a carriage this morning."

Qi Yue was shocked: "Where did that person go?"

The concierge shook his head: "I don't know."

"Is the lady in the mansion here? Let me ask her."

The doorman nodded: "Yes."

Not long after, Cui came out with a flattering smile to greet the guest: "From the Duke Heng's Mansion? Is it the young master?"

Qi Yue examined her and felt that she looked familiar. After thinking for a long time, he remembered that this person was not the concubine sister of Pingyang County Lord. What was her name? Anyway, it was a concubine grandmother.

He straightened his expression and said, "Madam, I have been ordered to come and pick up your daughter. I wonder where your daughter is?"

Cui was surprised. How did Ranran know someone from the Duke of Heng's Mansion? "You know Ranran?"

Ranran? Isn't it Yaoyao?

Qi Yue asked the question in his mind, and Cui's smile faltered: "That girl, she... should be in her yard."

"The concierge just said that the eldest daughter is not at home."

Cui replied perfunctorily, "I don't know about that. Maybe he went somewhere and will be back soon."

Qi Yue was extremely anxious, but he could only wait at home.

But Jing Xunyuan kept flattering him and chatting him up, and he couldn't stand it any longer: "Aren't you worried at all when your daughter is not around?"

Jing Xunyuan's smile froze: "This girl is not the first time to run away, why worry about her? Maybe her mother knows where she is."

This family is really funny, pushing the blame back and forth: "Your wife just said she didn't know."

"Madam? Oh Yaoyao's mother is not her."

Qi Yue's forehead veins jumped: "Please lead the way."

He was taking a nap in the room when Nanny Yu knocked on the door and came in: "Madam, a young man came to see you and asked where Miss Yao had gone."

"Young Master?" He was full of curiosity. She stood up, put on her clothes and went out to meet the man.

Qi Yue asked as soon as he saw someone, "Madam, do you know where your daughter has gone? Lord He Anting is looking for her urgently and asked me to pick her up."

"Yaoyao is not at home. She must have gone to the uncle's house."

Qi Yue asked, "Which mansion?"

"Mr. Lingyun's Mansion."

After expressing his gratitude, Qi Yue went straight to the Lingyun Marquis' Mansion. He wanted to ask what happened, but Qi Yue walked too fast and didn't catch up in time.

She hid her uneasiness and a look of worry appeared on her face.

Qi Yue went into the Lingyun Marquis's mansion again to look for someone. He caught the doorman and confirmed that Jin Jingyao was inside, then he looked for her everywhere.

A maid passing by said that she seemed to have gone to Madam Gu's place, but Madam Gu said she had never seen her.

Qi Yue was disappointed, but finally the manager told him to go to Lanxiang Pavilion to look for her. Qi Yue realized belatedly what He Anting's fiancée was doing in Bo's Mansion.

Where is Lanxianghe?

It was not until he pushed open the door that he saw Yun Qiao lying on the ground.

…

Jing Yao woke up from the shaking and bumping, and she was almost vomiting.

After opening her eyes, her vision went from hazy to clear, and in front of her was a small and shaky place. She moved her body, regained consciousness and climbed up.

"Hiss..." She rubbed her neck.

Jing Yao raised her eyes and met a pair of gloomy gazes, staring at her without blinking.

She was startled: "Prince."

Ye Yunzheng didn't answer, but looked at him silently. His gaze was filled with a coldness that made people's scalps tingle. Jing Yao was timid to begin with, and was frightened for a moment.

After a while, she mustered up the courage to ask, "Where is this?" She looked around and found herself in a carriage. Jing Yao immediately had a bad premonition.

"Where is this? Where are you taking me?"

Ye Yunzheng said softly: "Yao'er, have you forgotten? I promised you that I would take you away. Now, you don't have to marry He Anting anymore. You and I can be together forever."

Jing Yao looked at him in disbelief, her face pale. "When did I ever agree to you? I've always said no. Please let me go back."

Even her tone of warning was soft and delicate, but Ye Yunzheng did not ignore the panic and fear in her eyes.

He slowly approached, and Jing Yao couldn't help but push back, like a pufferfish that had been punctured. Her tone softened completely: "Prince, please let me go. If I have done anything wrong, I, I apologize. The prince's wife is still waiting for you. If you take me away like this, the young lady will be angry."

No matter what, it's always right to apologize first.

Ye Yunzheng was too lazy to say more to her. He seemed like a different person, with a cold expression, leaving Jing Yao anxious and worried.

Ye Yunzheng didn't say anything, and Jing Yao had no choice but to curl up in a corner of the carriage, hugging her knees with her arms, looking embarrassed.

She reached out and carefully pinched a corner of the car curtain, trying to lift it up to look outside.

Ye Yunzheng glanced over, and Jing Yao immediately put down her hand that was pinching the curtain.

She didn't know how long they had been walking before she began to feel drowsy again. Her head was nodding, and the carriage finally stopped.

Ye Yunzheng leaned forward, and Jing Yao was suddenly awakened. She subconsciously dodged backwards, causing his hand to miss.

His face was hidden in the darkness and his expression was unrecognizable.

Ye Yunzheng tied her wrists with white silk, put a snow-white cloak on her, and half-held her waist as he got out of the carriage.

It was late in the evening, the air was chilly, and the surroundings were pitch black, with no visibility except for the moonlight.

Jing Yao's heart sank. She held back the tears in her eyes and didn't let them fall. She didn't know where Ye Yunzheng was going to take her, whether he was going to kill her or keep her.

I don’t know if I will be able to go home and reunite with her mother in the future.

There were many people traveling with Ye Yunzheng. They all looked unfamiliar, but they were all very polite to Ye Yunzheng. They stayed at an inn. It had been more than half a day since she disappeared, and she didn't know how her mother was doing.

And He Anting.

Thinking of him now, she decided to take back what she had said before. He Anting was still a good person. Although he was fierce and always had a stern face, he was only fierce in words.

I wonder if he will be sad after she leaves, will he look for her, or will he just marry someone else?

Well, anyway, he married her because of a letter of engagement, and it is difficult to disobey his father's orders. Maybe if she disappeared, he would just let nature take its course and marry someone else.

Ye Yunzheng pulled her upstairs and pushed her into a room.

"Where... do you live?" Jing Yao asked in panic, looking at the narrow house.

Ye Yunzheng looked at her intently: "Yao'er doesn't want to sleep with me?"

Jing Yao was so scared that she stuttered again: "No, I... I, I have a fiancé." She had no choice but to move He Anting out.

Unexpectedly, Ye Yunzheng's expression changed immediately when he heard this. He stepped forward and pinched her cheek, causing Jing Yao to feel pain.

"Husband? Who is your husband? I am your husband. Am I not good to you? Yao'er? I was afraid that He would bully you, so I protected you. This was the first time I disobeyed the county lady for you. Hmm? Am I not good to you?"

Jing Yao struggled hard and finally pried his hands free. She sat on the bed with weak legs, gasping for breath, looking at him in horror. Her beautiful eyes were filled with tears that were about to fall, making her look pitiful.

She didn't understand why Ye Yunzheng's expression suddenly changed, as he was fine before.

Besides, why didn't he go to He Anting to vent his anger, but instead tied her up? Did he think she was easy to bully?

She was so frightened that she dared not breathe and felt a dull pain in her chest, but Jing Yao just thought it was caused by excessive excitement and didn't think about anything else.

Ye Yunzheng became more and more angry as he spoke: "Tell me, why did you betray me? Did you use this appearance to seduce He Anting? You are really scheming."

Jing Yao shook her head: "I don't."

"No? What were you doing at the palace that night? Huh?" His eyes were bloodshot, and all the pent-up resentment and hatred were vented out in an instant.

Jing Yao had been crying with her head down, but upon hearing this, her eyes widened and her expression was dazed: "Prince, please listen to my explanation."

"What explanation? Explain that He Anting forced you? That's enough. You put a lot of thought into it. You knew about this marriage a long time ago, but you were forced to give him to me as a concubine, so you tried to get rid of me through him."

Jing Yao kept shaking her head but couldn't say anything.

She didn't expect that Ye Yunzheng actually knew about it. She thought this matter would be buried underground forever and no one would know about it.

It's over. Jing Yao felt a little desperate. Ye Yunzheng must have hated her to death after knowing this.

But this matter really had nothing to do with her. She was also a victim. Jing Yao felt wronged and her previous impression of Ye Yunzheng as a harmless person was completely gone.

At this moment, she regretted not listening to He Anting. She asked for trouble and dug a hole for herself.

Ye Yunzheng was indeed not a good person and had no good intentions. It was not that he still had feelings for her, but that he wanted to kill her.

She wiped away her tears, and the stubbornness she had before her death was aroused. She said in a vicious tone, "If I say no, then it's no. You don't have to believe me. Besides, I'm not your concubine. You can't do this to me."

Ye Yunzheng looked at her angry eyes with great interest: "This place is very far from Bianjing. He Anting will not come to save you. You will be my wife in the future. Come with me to Weizhou."

Weizhou? Isn't that in the northwest? The emperor is far away, and if she goes there, she will be helpless.

At the same time, He Anting read the letter left by Ye Yunzheng. His hands trembled slightly as he clutched the paper. His face was ashen and filled with a terrifying chill. "Search for her, even if you have to dig three feet underground. You must bring Yaoyao back to me."