Shuanghua smiled slightly: "We will have the Third Prince come with us to find the Crown Prince's Imperial Guard. Don't worry, as long as the Fifth Prince doesn't openly rebel, no one will dare to easily search the Imperial Guard. Once he's out of the city, we will quickly escort him back to the Xuzhou camp. Once he's in the military camp, that's his domain, and he'll have his own way of returning to the capital to find the Emperor!"

Qin Kou'er nodded, "This arrangement is best! However, Lan Xiuyuan has suffered a defeat this time, and he certainly won't let it go easily. Let's be extra careful!"

Because Qin Kou'er had vowed to protect Lan Linxue to the death, Shuanghua's impression of her had improved considerably. Now, hearing her speak was much more agreeable. "Don't worry, we'll take care of the rest! Lan Xiuyuan will pay the price for what happened today sooner or later!"

Seeing that Lan Linxue was about to collapse, Qin Kou'er didn't say anything more and quickly led Shuanghua and the others back to the city.

When they encountered Sha Da and his group on the way, Qin Kou'er gave them a few simple instructions, telling them to focus on searching for her and that everything else would have to wait until tomorrow.

Qin Kou'er was really tired today and needed plenty of rest. She believed that there would be a tough battle to fight tomorrow.

Whenever she heard about the little monk's tragic death, she felt an inexplicable anger towards Lan Xiuyuan.

What's the difference between a person who doesn't even spare children and a tyrant? To him, killing anyone for his own purposes is just like killing a piece of duckweed. And Qin Kou'er would never condone such a person.

Lan Xiuyuan didn't know what Qin Kou'er was thinking, but when he heard that Lan Linxue had jumped off a cliff, he sat up straight in bed.

"Find him! You must find him! Alive or dead, find his body!"

The intense, ominous premonition in his heart almost exploded when he heard that Qin Kou'er had also jumped down.

Lan Xiuyuan's face was pale, unable to believe that Qin Kou'er had died along with Lan Linxue.

He sat on the bed for a long time, staring blankly at the person in front of him, not daring to speak to anyone, and unable to hear anyone who spoke.

a long time,

"Find them! Whether they're dead or alive, you must find them!"

Thinking of Qin Kou'er's every smile and frown, Lan Xiuyuan felt that he might have made the worst decision of his life.

He should have known that when he was in the flood, Qin Kou'er never let go of his hand, so how could she easily let go of the hand of her beloved?

Lan Xiuyuan clutched his head in agony, his body slowly collapsing as the pain spread.

Feng Zhouyuan watched him from the side, seemingly reluctant but unsure how to offer advice.

Since ancient times, who has been able to see through this barrier of love?!

The room was eerily quiet; even the gently wafting incense seemed frozen in place.

Just then, hurried footsteps came from outside.

Feng Zhouyuan immediately glared at him angrily.

My subordinate entered the room and glanced around nervously, but the situation was urgent, and he couldn't worry about anything else.

He went straight to Feng Zhouyuan and whispered a few words in his ear.

Feng Zhouyuan's expression changed drastically.

Turning to Lan Xiuyuan, he said, "Fifth Master, Lan Jiayuan has been kidnapped!"

Lan Xiuyuan abruptly removed his hand, glaring angrily at the people below: "What's going on?"

"Reporting to you, sir. Your men were waiting for news from the Third Prince's room as instructed, but there was no movement. Before we could even go in to check, a group of men in black suddenly appeared and kidnapped the Third Prince without a word! Young Master Hu has already led his men to pursue them!"

"How could this happen? Why were there no warning signs beforehand?"

Lan Xiuyuan asked angrily.

The subordinate was immediately too frightened to speak.

Feng Zhouyuan frowned, seemingly puzzled as well: "How could it be such a coincidence? Lan Linxue just had an accident, and then Lan Jiayuan was kidnapped? What exactly happened?"

Lan Xiuyuan felt his mind was in complete turmoil; he truly had no ability to think at all.

He only hoped this nightmare would end soon so he could find Qin Kou'er, whether she was alive or dead, he had to find her.

Just as things were in chaos, someone outside suddenly announced, "Fifth Master, Jun Yannuo urgently requests an audience!"

No sooner had he finished speaking than Jun Yannuo stormed in angrily.

---Aside---

Recommending a friend's novel: Accidentally Provoking the Prince, the Princess Wants a Divorce

1v1, sweet and indulgent without limits

In public, he was a wise and insightful emperor, a man of profound wisdom and wisdom. In private, he was a husband who doted on her and cherished her dearly.

He said: If I can keep you by my side, what does it matter if I give up half of this kingdom?