Chapter 230 Return Home

"Commander Zhao."

"Hey, Fourth Prince," Commander Zhao forced a smile.

"You have done well today. Father will definitely reward you."

“Heh…heh.”

Xiao Yuan walked away, and Ling Chenyi patted Commander Zhao on the shoulder several times, smiling in a particularly meaningful way.

After the people walked away, Commander Zhao raised his hand to his men beside him, "What are you standing there for? Come and support me."

"Commander, what's wrong with you?"

Commander Zhao couldn't hide his panic, "I... my legs are weak."

"Qi Jinping has been found?"

"No."

Ling Chenyi frowned, "What's going on? Why did you come back suddenly?"

"It's a long story." After saying this, he couldn't wait to go into the tent, leaving Ling Chenyi standing in the cold wind.

Shen Anan was still sleeping soundly, her fair little face was filled with relaxed fatigue, her little hands tightly grasping a corner of the quilt.

He walked over and sat on the edge of the bed, his cold expression slowly becoming gentle.

She must have had a very hard time these days when he was away. Those damn people actually took advantage of his absence to bully her like this!

He had just returned and many adults came to see him. Xiao Yuan asked Qing'an to reject them one by one and deal with them after returning home.

He took off his boots and got on the bed, holding Shen Anan in his arms, and closed his eyes contentedly. He slept for more than an hour.

"Master, the Emperor has ordered us to return to the capital immediately."

Qing'an's voice came from outside.

Shen Anan moaned softly, turned over lazily, opened her sleepy eyes, and was stunned for a while.

The tip of his nose was lightly touched, and Xiao Yuan said softly, "What are you daydreaming about? Don't you recognize me?"

"...No, I was a little dazed." I thought I was dreaming.

Xiao Yuan felt even more distressed for her, he stroked her face, bent down and kissed her.

After a while of whispering in each other's ears, Shen Anan panted and said, "Aren't we going back to Beijing? It's time to get up and get ready."

"By the way, Lord Li..."

"Dead," his eyes suddenly turned cold, "Lord Li is dead, Concubine Liang has gone insane and has been banished to the cold palace."

“Well,” Shen Anan breathed a sigh of relief, “Luckily you’re back, otherwise, in front of the emperor, it would take a lot of effort for me to crush these people to death.”

"The evidence is overwhelming, and he said nothing."

"That's because he's afraid of you." Shen Anan said, "If I were to fight alone today..."

"No." He hugged her tightly in his arms, "Never again, I won't leave you alone again."

When Xiao Yuan thinks of that arrow now, he still feels a lingering fear.

Shen Anan pursed her red lips slightly, and then said, "This time the emperor can be said to have lost everything, but there is one thing, he kept Shen Yunbai. Lord Li, his confidant, is dead, he will definitely use Shen Yunbai more to fill this vacancy."

"Well, I didn't mention the disposition of that person just now. I guess I have to wait until I return to the capital to announce it in person."

Qing'an and Mo Xiang prepared everything. Xiao Yuan lifted the quilt and got out of bed, and then held down Shen An'an who was about to put on her shoes.

"I'll carry you out."

"No, I'm not tired."

He bent down without saying a word, picked the man up by the waist, walked out of the tent, and got on the carriage in full view of everyone, which attracted many officials' wives and wives to envy and whisper.

The emperor just glanced at it and then looked away calmly, without showing any expression.

Shen Anan’s face turned red.

After Xiao Yuan came back, she seemed like a helpless baby, being held in his arms and cared for.

"Has Qi Jinping been found? Shen Yunbai is in the capital, the Shen Yunbai in Langyue Lake..."

"It's fake," Xiao Yuan said, "After you sent me the message, I sent someone to investigate. The person who kidnapped Qi Jinping was indeed not Shen Yunbai, but he was related to Shen Yunbai. To be more precise, he looked very similar to him."

Shen Anan's heart skipped a beat, and she couldn't help but think of Master Wen Yin's painting, "Very similar? How similar?"

"About 7 or 8 points."

"Xiao Yuan." She stared at Xiao Yuan deeply, "What do you think? Could it be that... Lord Shen is not dead? Is he here to seek revenge?"

Kidnapping Qi Jinping prevented him from reaching the border as soon as possible and guarding the territory.

"Impossible." Xiao Yuan was very sure. He saw with his own eyes when that person died that year, and it could not have been him.

"Who could that be? Could it be that Shen Yunbai has a brother?"

Xiao Yuan shook his head, "He's not a brother. That man is older than Shen Yunbai. Judging from his appearance, he is probably around thirty-five."

“…”

Another mysterious person appeared, and Shen Anan frowned fiercely.

"Where's Qi Jinping? Have you found him?"

"On the third day after I left, I got news about him." Xiao Yuan lowered his voice a little.

Shen Anan was stunned, "Then you..."

"It's not convenient to say too much in the letter. I have other things to do, so I've been delayed for so many days."

There were people outside, so Shen Anan was sensitive and didn't ask any further questions.

"Since the person who kidnapped Qi Jinping is related to Shen Yunbai, then it must be the emperor's intention. He asked you to leave because he probably wanted to arrange Shen Yunbai to enter the court smoothly so that he could assist Chen Tian."

"Yes, I know." Xiao Yuan hugged her and said, "Some of our correspondence was intercepted and read by others. I knew it then."

The emperor has been paying attention to his progress, including the correspondence with Shen Anan.

Shen Anan said, no wonder he didn’t say anything, and didn’t even reply in the end.

What she doesn't know, the emperor won't know either.

The carriage stopped at the gate of the Fourth Prince's residence. Qingfeng had been waiting there for a long time. "Master, Princess, the Emperor sent the Royal Guards to search for Chen Tian, ​​and they fought with the Palace's guards."

Shen Anan: "The person was taken away?"

"Take him away. I will exchange Chen Tian for Mr. Shen." This was also what Shen Anan meant.

"Where is Big Brother?"

"In the mansion, the imperial physician is treating the injury."

Shen Anan took two steps at a time and hurried into the mansion. Xiao Yuan rubbed his empty palms and immediately followed.

As soon as I walked into the guest house, I heard a woman crying softly, which was very depressing.

"Don't cry, I'm fine."

"How did you get hurt like this?" Lin Yurou choked, holding his wrist and biting her lip tightly.

"I'm disfigured, Yu Rou, will you dislike me?" Shen Changhe said with a hint of caution.

"What nonsense! No matter what you become, you are still you. I want you all." She raised her eyes and gently stroked the scar on his cheek.

"What a shame, doctor! He treated all the injuries on the body, but only left the one on the face alone."

Shen Changhe lowered his eyelashes and said nothing.