Chapter 224 Xin'er was captured

Although the prince came to tell Mu Qing that he could go back early, Mu Qing had to stay in the palace because he had missed the time to leave.

But he had no place to stay in the palace. Did he have to go back and ask the Crown Prince and His Majesty to arrange accommodation for him?

He was unwilling in his heart.

Mu Qing was walking along the long palace corridor, thinking about countermeasures, when he saw a familiar figure.

The man was dressed in the clothes of an imperial guard, and it was Erdong!

"I've been looking for you for ages!" Erdong also saw him, his eyes lighting up. "I heard you're trapped in the palace? If you don't have a place to stay, would you like to stay with me?"

His appearance made the lonely and long palace road more lively.

Mu Qing looked up at the starry sky and asked, "Is it still possible to leave the palace now?"

"Even the princess can't open the palace gates at night. What do you think?" Erdong grinned.

Mu Qing had no hope at first, but upon hearing this, he looked at him twice.

Erdong felt uncomfortable being stared at. "What are you doing? Are you leaving or not?"

"Nothing." Mu Qing lowered his head and smiled. "I just think that you and the eldest princess have been getting along pretty well lately."

Erdong's face flushed. "I'm warning you, I'm no longer your subordinate. If you tease me again, I'll beat you up!"

He raised his fist in a boastful gesture.

Mu Qing shook his head and walked forward.

Erdong chased after him and said, "Hey, I noticed you've been talking a lot of nonsense lately, just like that loudmouth Hu Xin'er! You're not allowed to say what you just said to anyone else."

Perhaps because he was afraid that others would hear him, he spoke in a very low voice, with a guilty conscience.

Mu Qing couldn't help but think that if the eldest princess was being teased here, she would probably have started pretending to be noble and cool and boasting about her heroic deeds.

They are really the opposite of each other!

Listening to Erdong's request, he was a little arrogant: "It depends on your performance."

"What do you mean?" Erdong ran in front of him vigilantly.

Mu Qing suggested, "There should only be one bed in your place."

Erdong's eyes widened: "No way, I took you in out of kindness, and you still want me to sleep on the floor!"

Although he complained, he still obediently brought Mu Qing to his residence.

Then he took out a jar of wine from behind the cabinet: "I can't go home tonight anyway, so I can sit down and have a drink."

Mu Qing waved his hand and said, "No."

Erdong laughed and said, "Xin'er doesn't let you drink? So you're also a henpecked husband!"

Mu Qing looked at him with some sympathy. He understood the meaning of "henpecked" in an instant. It can be seen that Erdong is usually strictly managed by the eldest prince!

He decided not to ruin Erdong's plan: "I'm just a little worried about Xin'er. She doesn't know if she can sleep well when she sees that I haven't returned home for a long time."

Erdong almost spit out the wine he had just taken. "Really? With Hu Xin'er in such a state, you're still worried that she can't sleep?"

You know, Hu Xiner is an optimist. Except for the time when Mu Qing was in a coma, she eats well and sleeps well every day!

On the contrary, when he was with Mu Qing, his eyes would sometimes turn dark blue.

"What's wrong with my wife?" Mu Qing looked up at Erdong.

Under his pressure, Erdong still did not say something like "Your wife might sleep better without you."

He took a big gulp of his wine and jokingly said, "How come you've been married for so long and still act like a newlywed? Hu Xin'er isn't in any danger at home!"

Mu Qing thought so too, and smiled, "I was just worrying too much."

"I think it's you who can't leave your wife, right?" Erdong began to wink.

Mu Qing thought to himself, of course, my wife is so fragrant and soft, how can I sleep without holding her?

If he had a choice, would he, a married man, still want to drink with Erdong?

However, he would only say such straightforward words to Hu Xiner.

When facing Erdong, he remained calm and said proudly, "How could it be?"

Erdong's expression became very distorted.

Mu Qing asked curiously, "What's wrong with you?"

Could it be that Erdong had suddenly developed the disease? I've never heard of him having any family history of epilepsy.

Erdong kept shaking his head: "You didn't even see the expression on your face just now. I couldn't bear to watch it!"

Mu Qing touched his face. Is there anything?

Erdong took another sip of his wine. "Actually, it's quite good for you guys to be like this. I've traveled a lot and seen many couples, but none as harmonious as you two. You two, it's like you were made for each other. You can't live without each other!"

When talking about this, Mu Qing thought of his wife's lovely appearance and could no longer hold back and smiled foolishly.

Erdong was so embarrassed that he said, "Drink, let's not talk about this anymore!"

The two of them drank until late at night and only went to bed with their clothes on after they had finished all the wine.

In the middle of the night, Mu Qing suddenly heard Hu Xiner calling him vaguely.

"What's wrong?" He subconsciously touched the pillow and found it was empty, and was suddenly startled.

He suddenly opened his eyes and found that he was not at home. Then he remembered that he had been late for home because he went to Qingliang Garden today, and was now sleeping in the temporary residence of the imperial guards.

But his mood did not calm down because of this discovery.

He sat blankly on the edge of the bed and took several deep breaths, but his mind uncontrollably recalled the call he had just heard and the figure of Hu Xiner.

No, he can't stay here anymore!

He made a decision in his heart, lowered his head to put on his shoes, but woke up Erdong who was sleeping soundly.

Erdong slept on the floor, rubbed his eyes, and asked, "Where are you going? Is it daybreak yet?"

Mu Qing was in a panic, so he said hurriedly: "Erdong, I'm very anxious now, I need to go back!"

Erdong looked outside and said, "It's only the third watch now. The palace gates don't open until the fifth watch at the earliest. You should go back after you wake up."

Mu Qing touched his chest and frowned: "No, I always have a bad feeling!"

Erdong was a little worried when he saw him like this, but he said in embarrassment: "But at this time, no one can open the palace gate!"

After Mu Qing confirmed that the palace gate could not be opened early, he had no choice but to lie back down, but he tossed and turned and couldn't fall asleep.

After finally waiting until the fifth watch, he left the palace as quickly as possible.

He ran all the way to the gate of the Lu family, but found that the door was wide open!

Mu Qing's ominous premonition came true, something really happened at home!

He rushed in and saw the yard in a mess. For a moment, Mu Qing didn't dare to go in anymore. The blood in his body seemed to be frozen.

He was afraid, afraid of seeing something happen to his family.

At this moment, he seemed to be back to the day many years ago when the entire Lu family was killed or injured. He was so panicked that he almost suffocated.

At this time, Lu's mother heard the noise and was helped out by several maids.

When she saw Mu Qing, the tears she had been holding back suddenly flowed uncontrollably. She cried and said, "Son, Xin'er has been taken away!"