The first sentence was fine, but when Concubine Xian heard the second sentence, she completely collapsed to the ground.
Emperor Xiaoming turned his eyes away and did not look at Concubine Xian any more. "Let's go to Qionghua Palace."
A huge procession passed through the palace road.
Nanny Cui hurried forward and helped Concubine Xian up, "My Lady, why are you doing this?"
Your Majesty, there is no Princess Changning in your heart at all.
If Your Majesty really cared about Princess Changning, he would not have sent her to marry the Northern Barbarians so easily.
…
The news that Concubine Xian was confined to Yongfu Palace spread throughout the palace that day.
The first person I knew about it was the one in Qionghua Palace.
Before Emperor Xiaoming arrived at the Qionghua Palace, a eunuch came running over and reported to Concubine Ling what had just happened on the palace road.
Hearing this, Concubine Ling only sneered.
He said, "Don't overestimate your own abilities."
…
Since the death of the empress, Emperor Xiaoming's harem has always been managed somewhat loosely.
Within a day, the news that the virtuous concubine in the palace was under house arrest spread outside.
When Duke Xu's family learned about this, they were extremely worried.
She did not dare to attract attention, and two days later she asked the Crown Prince's wife to use the excuse that Duke Xu's wife was ill, and passed a sign to the palace to meet Concubine Xian.
After learning the whole story, the wife of the Prince of Xu couldn't help but sigh.
Your Majesty, he really doesn't have any kindness and love as a father!
Even if Changning can't be asked to come back to visit her parents, it's always okay to ask more questions when the situation is strong. Knowing that the Great Yong side values Princess Changning, the Northern Barbarian Chanyu will always be more restrained when bullying Changning...
It’s a pity that His Majesty is really unwilling to consider Changning at all.
"Why."
The wife of the Prince of Xu and Concubine Xian looked at each other in silence and sighed at the same time.
"Sister-in-law," Concubine Xian whispered, "There is no news from Changning, and His Majesty is unwilling to ask about it. I am always worried that something might happen."
It is said that mother and daughter are connected by heart, and Concubine Xian has been feeling uneasy lately.
However, the way to contact Changning through Emperor Xiaoming has been blocked. How else can she know Changning's recent situation while she is in the harem?
The wife of the Duke of Xu was also frowning in thought, and suddenly her eyes lit up slightly, and she whispered, "My cousin Mao Lin is at the border now. It is said that there are occasional foreign trade at the border. Perhaps I can ask my cousin Mao Lin to help inquire about the princess's current situation over there?"
…
The fighting has recently stopped, and the two countries are still negotiating on the issue of the one thousand prisoners of war.
Naturally, these had little to do with ordinary people. The people only knew that Dayong had won a long-awaited victory.
For more than ten days in a row, the city was shrouded in a joyous atmosphere.
The tense and depressing atmosphere when they were searching for spies some time ago is long gone.
Therefore, Wei Yunlan no longer kept Fourth Miss Bai in the mansion these days. After a few days, although Fourth Miss Bai still didn't remember what happened before, she seemed more lively than when she was staying at home some time ago.
He regained some of the lively and cheerful look he had before the accident.
Mrs. Bai Da and Mrs. Bai Er, who came to visit her, were delighted to see this.
As they came so often, Fourth Miss Bai got used to the people from the Bai family. Apart from not calling out to them, she did not reject their approach. Occasionally, she would get together with other girls from the Bai family to play with bamboo dolls or other toys that were popular in Beiguan.
Mrs. Bai was currently in the house with her daughter, changing clothes for the bamboo monkey and pony.
Madam Bai thanked Wei Yunlan repeatedly, "Azhi, you have taken great care of her."
As he spoke, he took out two wrinkled silver bills from his pocket and stuffed them into Wei Yunlan's hands.
"Madam, there is no need to do this. We all like Azhi very much." Wei Yunlan avoided the hand extended by Madam Bai Er and did not take the two banknotes.
Living in the same alley, she naturally knew that the Bai family had not been idle recently.
However, compared to their own family, it is obviously more difficult for the Bai family, who were almost "empty-handed" when their house was demolished, to gain a foothold in Beiguan and accumulate money to support themselves.
The one hundred taels of silver handed over by Mrs. Bai II was almost all that the Bai family had earned during this period of time.
"Let's put things one way or the other. After all, Azhi lives with you. Other things are fine, but how can we take advantage of you in terms of food, clothing and daily necessities?" said Mrs. Bai.
Seeing this, Wei Yunlan took one of the two banknotes and said, "Madam, take the rest back. Ah Zhi has to spend all her money on food and clothing alone. How can she afford so much?"
"And the money for the medicine..."
"That won't work either." Wei Yunlan insisted, and asked, "I wonder if Miss Bai has heard any news?"
It has been nearly two months since Miss Bai and others were taken away from Huangzhou.
The longer the time interval, the more anxious people feel.
It seems that the possibility of finding the person again is too slim.
Even Mrs. Bai didn't dare to mention her eldest daughter recently. She only tried her best to focus her attention on Tongtong, who was left behind by her eldest daughter, and her younger daughter who was still sick and mentally confused.
"I found out a little bit."
Mrs. Bai said this, but her expression did not improve at all, and she still looked solemn.
When Wei Yunlan saw this, his heart skipped a beat.
Could it be that there is some bad news coming back?
Seeing Wei Yunlan's expression, Madam Bai knew that she had misunderstood, and hurriedly shook her head to explain, "Miss Wei, it's not what you think..."
During this period of time, the Bai family asked many old friends to make inquiries, and they actually found out some information about the woman who was sent away from Dayong.
"The girls who were taken to the Northern Barbarians with Mingwei are not in danger of death. I heard that they were all sent to the Helian tribe by the Huyan tribe."
The Northern Barbarians are made up of many tribes.
The strongest among them is naturally the Huyan tribe where the Northern Barbarian Chanyu is located, followed by the Helian, Tuoba and Wanyi tribes.
Most of Wei Yunlan's understanding of the Northern Barbarians was gained after he arrived at Beiguan City.
Hearing Mrs. Bai's sigh, he was stunned for a moment before realizing why she sighed.
The Helian tribe was good at raising horses, cattle and sheep. Although their military strength was far weaker than that of the Tuoba and Wanyi tribes, their status was not lower than theirs at all, and they were highly trusted by the Northern Barbarian Chanyu.
But there is a problem. As the natural "logistics" of the Northern Barbarians, the Helian tribe settled in the northwest of the entire Northern Barbarians, far away from Dayong. To get there, in addition to crossing the borders of the two countries, they have to pass through at least six or seven Northern Barbarian tribes, including the powerful Huyan tribe and Tuoba tribe.
If Miss Bai was really sent to the Helian tribe, the distance to the Beiguan would be at least five hundred miles.
At such a long distance, it would be extremely difficult to find someone...
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