Chapter 1026: Divergence

At this time, Zhao Gan came over to smooth things over, saying, "Master Wen, now that we're at Prince Ning's mansion, we should just follow the host's wishes. Besides, today is the prince's birthday, so how can we have swords and knives at a birthday banquet? Such a ferocious and evil-looking person is definitely not a good thing."

Wen Ye hesitated for a moment.

Although he has always been wary of Prince Ning, one could even say that he is hostile to him.

But, Prince Ning is Prince Ning after all, and as an official of the court, I must go in and celebrate his birthday today, otherwise it would be against the rules.

There is really no way out in this situation right now.

After thinking for a while, he waved to the guards and said, "Well, you guys go down first."

"grown ups."

"When it's time to leave, follow my orders and come pick me up."

"yes."

Several people could only salute him and then temporarily retreat.

Upon seeing this, a sneer flashed across Shi Yiru's eyes. He immediately waved his hand and had the guards taken to the other side. Then he stepped forward and said with a smile, "That's right. Please come in, both of you."

So Wen Ye and Zhao Gan walked in together.

|

At this time, the holy carriage was already very close to Changqing City.

Looking at the road ahead, Ye Zheng frowned slightly and was still a little hesitant.

At this time, Queen Xu Miaoyin slowly stepped forward and said, "Ye Zheng."

Upon hearing her voice, Ye Zheng quickly turned around and bowed to her, "Your Majesty the Queen."

"Is Changqing City just ahead?"

"Yes."

"Should we go into town today?"

"this--"

Ye Zheng was actually still a little hesitant in his heart.

These days, they have asked the imperial carriage to take a detour and stop in several surrounding cities, but now it is time to delay no longer.

After all, today is Ning Wang Zhu Xuan’s birthday.

Originally, I followed Zhu Feng to Prince Ning's fiefdom this time with the intention of congratulating him on his birthday, but it was delayed until today. In addition, Qin Ruolan's performance these days, I'm afraid Prince Ning has already noticed that something is wrong.

So, in the past two days, no one has urged me at all.

But, there is more to it.

It has been such a long time since Zhu Feng left the imperial carriage alone, but there is no news from Changqing City.

Before, it was clearly he who repeatedly requested to go to Changqing City and to Prince Ning's fiefdom. Since he was going to see his brother, if Prince Ning had any plans to receive him, the news should have been spread.

But, absolutely not.

It is impossible for Zhu Feng to just wander around after entering Changqing City, and given King Ning's character, he would not allow such a thing to happen.

So, now they have a lot to consider.

Seeing his frown, Xu Miaoyin was silent for a moment and said, "Sure enough, you are hesitant too, right?"

Ye Zheng turned to look at Xu Miaoyin and said, "So? It seems that the Queen also has some opinions?"

“…”

Xu Miaoyin was silent for a moment, then said, "The imperial carriage has been delayed on the road for so many days. Logically, Prince Ning should have been preparing to receive him. Plus, today is his birthday, so he should have sent someone to urge him."

“…”

"But he didn't have any of that."

“…”

"I am very worried about the safety of the emperor now."

Ye Zheng said, "If that's the case, then why didn't the Empress urge the Emperor to enter Changqing City?"

“…”

Xu Miaoyin looked at the vast road ahead and said in a deep voice, "Once we enter Changqing City, everything we have will be under the control of Prince Ning."

“…”

"It would be fine if the emperor is alright, but what if——"

Having said this, she seemed to be afraid to continue.

I'm afraid that what I said will come true.

Ye Zheng let out a deep breath. In fact, he was also worried about this.

However, they were staying outside like this, completely unaware of Zhu Feng's whereabouts, which made them feel very difficult.

Now, it’s a matter of choice.

At this time, there was a sound of footsteps behind them. The two did not look back, but they both felt the familiar breath with a little sadness. It has been like this these days.

Ye Zheng turned around and saluted Qin Ruolan: "Madam Qin."

Qin Ruolan stood behind them.

These days, although they were wandering around "with nothing to do", for her, it felt like a huge stone was pressing on her heart, making her unable to sleep or eat.

At this moment, she looked pale and haggard.

His eyes were bloodshot.

She said, "Can't we go into the city yet?"

"this--"

Qin Ruolan said directly to Xu Miaoyin: "Empress, it's been so many days, and there is no news from the Emperor. Is this normal?"

“…”

"You asked me to stay calm, and I listened to you, but the emperor's whereabouts are uncertain, and his life or death is unknown. As the queen, should you stay calm?"

“…”

Hearing her words, Xu Miaoyin also fell silent.

Indeed, maintaining stability in the past few days was for the sake of the overall situation.

But at this point, they should really think carefully about how to ensure Zhu Feng's safety.

Qin Ruolan let out a deep breath, then said, "It's already this time, I can't wait any longer, I want to go into the city, I want to find the emperor."

"you--"

"Empress, I will obey your instructions in all matters within the harem, but at this moment, the safety of the Emperor is the most important thing."

“…”

"I can't wait here any longer."

After saying that, she turned around and was about to leave alone.

"Wait a minute!"

Xu Miaoyin stepped forward and called out to her. Qin Ruolan also stopped as she was told, but she didn't turn back. She just turned her head slightly and said softly, "Does the Queen have any other instructions?"

“…”

Xu Miaoyin thought about it for a moment, then said, "You're right. We can't just sit there and wait like this at this moment."

After she finished speaking, she turned around and said to Ye Zheng, who was frowning, "Send an additional team of troops to accompany Madam Qin into the city and find a way to locate the emperor. But remember, don't make a big fuss and don't draw attention to yourself."

Hearing her words, Qin Ruolan's expression relaxed slightly, but his brows were still furrowed.

She looked at Xu Miaoyin and said, "Empress, it's already this late, and you still refuse to enter Changqing City?"

“…”

Xu Miaoyin was silent for a moment before she said, "Just now, you were all right. The current situation is indeed very complicated. Since the situation is complicated, I can't just make one arrangement for the current situation."

“…”

"When you go into the city to look for people, report back immediately if you have any news."

“…”

"And I will wait here."

“…”

"If the emperor really needs me, it won't be too late for me to enter the city again."

Hearing her say this, Qin Ruolan was speechless, but thinking that he could finally leave the imperial carriage to look for Zhu Feng, he felt satisfied in his heart.

Then she said, "In that case, Your Majesty, I will leave first."

After saying that, he turned and left.