Chapter 302 She Won’t Stay for Me Anymore
Half a month later.
The further east you go, the colder the weather becomes.
Several members of the Deng family put on more cotton-padded clothes.
Deng Youning knew that the people sent by Li Tianzhuo had been following them in secret, so she specially bought a lot of cotton clothes for them and asked Xiu Ming to distribute them to everyone.
Even the secret guards felt that it was a great pity that Princess Dongji did not live with their master until old age.
Li Tianzhuo has not been idle in the past half month.
Li Tianzhuo has also been sending people to investigate the incident in which three inns in Yuncheng kidnapped and sold innocent people into slavery.
There are already some signs of progress.
The abducted people will eventually be sent to Luoxia City.
Luoxia City is the city where the eldest princess has always lived, and it is also the only way to get to Dongji.
Li Tianzhuo gradually began to doubt whether the human trafficking was instigated by the eldest princess?
Ever since Deng Youning left, Li Tianzhuo felt that his eyebrows were always throbbing.
It was as if he had a premonition that something bad was about to happen.
Fortunately, everything has been relatively stable with the eldest princess these days.
After Dongji and his men left, even the Yuan family became much more stable.
Li Tianzhuo knew that these evil guys with evil intentions must be hiding and planning something!
Li Tianzhuo also plans to go to Luoxia City in person!
Before taking action, he had to go to the palace and explain his plans to his father and elder brother.
Ever since Deng Xuelian was beheaded, King Yi has become much more clear-headed.
No longer muddle-headed and indifferent to anything.
This person became much more sunny and cheerful, and devoted himself to assisting his father in handling state affairs and raising Li Shen to adulthood.
But he is not that old after all.
You can't live such a lonely life with a child alone.
The emperor also wanted to marry him another wife or concubine, but no matter how many times he mentioned it, he was politely rejected.
Seeing the family's younger generation dwindling away and the only two sons still alive unwilling to marry and have children, Emperor Nan Xin was worried every day.
Li Tianzhuo arrived at an inopportune time, as the Emperor was once again talking to Prince Yi about letting him marry a wife and a concubine.
Prince Yi glanced at Li Tianzhuo who had just come in from the door, and seemed to have found a life-saving straw, and was busy directing the emperor's topic to him.
"Father, you should be most concerned about Sixth Brother's marriage."
"I am different from him. I already have someone to take over my position."
Compared to Li Tianzhuo, King Yi has an extra son.
Li Tianzhuo was in a bad mood as he heard these unpleasant things as soon as he came in.
"Tian'er, you've come just in time. Your great aunt is hosting a winter banquet at her mansion and wants you to attend the banquet and to cultivate your relationship with Miss Yiluo."
It snowed on the beginning of winter this year, and the temperature throughout the winter was much colder than usual.
Some masters who claim to be able to tell fortunes think that this year will be an extraordinary year.
Therefore, the wealthy families in the city rushed to hold banquets at home and invited various forces to participate, hoping to rely on this so-called relationship to protect themselves and their families in the coming chaos.
The banquet hosted by the eldest princess herself was attended by all the important figures in Yuncheng.
"Father, Big Brother, I don't feel like attending any banquets lately, especially those hosted by the eldest princess."
Li Tianzhuo's words were full of sarcasm, as if he would go seek revenge on the princess in the next second.
He showed the two the information he had found on human trafficking.
"Take a good look, both of you. These three inns are all involved in kidnapping innocent people as slaves."
"I asked General Nangong to lead the Suzaku Army to conduct extensive investigations and finally confirmed that they had sent all the abducted people to Luoxia City."
"And after these good people entered Luoxia City, none of them could come out again."
"This is such a heinous crime. If there is no one in the court to back them up, how dare they do it with just some of their own people and innkeepers?"
"Father and Big Brother, don't forget, this Luoxia City is my great-aunt's home!"
Li Tianzhuo's every word was as sharp as a steel needle, and his words were sharp as a warning.
Emperor Nan Xin and Prince Yi took a quick look at the records.
Each one was more depressed than the other.
Under the emperor's nose, someone dared to do such a shameless thing, hurting the heaven and earth. Did they really think that he, the emperor, was dead? !
"So, you suspect your great-aunt has something to do with this?"
Emperor Nan Xin glanced at Li Tianzhuo sharply.
Li Tianzhuo stood with his arms folded across his chest, looking as if he was staying out of the matter.
It wasn't him who said he doubted the eldest princess!
"This matter must be thoroughly investigated, and these people must not be allowed to disappear without reason."
"Luoxia City... I will send someone there right away."
Emperor Nan Xin calmed himself down and narrowed his eyes.
Li Tianzhuo raised his eyebrows and said, "Father, don't bother. I'm ready to go and will set off tomorrow."
"Brother, when I'm not around, father and government affairs will be in your hands." Li Tianzhuo did not forget to give instructions to Prince Yi.
The father and son finally understood that Lao Liu had only come to inform them.
Emperor Nan Xin pursed his lips, looking somewhat unhappy.
But I don’t know what to say.
He could only acquiesce to this.
"According to the time, Princess Dongji and her entourage will probably be arriving at Luoxia City soon."
"You are going to..."
Emperor Nan Xin was still afraid that his son would think about seeing Deng Youning again.
Without waiting for him to say anything, Li Tianzhuo laughed at himself: "She won't stay for me anymore."
It would take him at least ten days to get from Yuncheng to Luoxiacheng.
It is estimated that by the time he arrives, Deng Youning and the others will have already met General Han and entered the gate of Dongji.
The disappointment on Li Tianzhuo's face was visible to the naked eye.
Emperor Nan Xin also let out a long sigh.
No one noticed the tear that fell from the corner of Li Tianzhuo's eye when he lowered his eyes and closed his eyes.
Whenever he mentioned Deng Youning, his heart was filled with surprise and excitement.
"Tian'er, how have you been looking for the person who can teach you the skills these days?"
Emperor Nan Xin asked about this matter with concern.
Li Tianzhuo still shook his head in disappointment.
There has been no progress at all.
Even if some of them come here for money, their internal strength is not enough for twenty years and cannot meet the requirements.
Emperor Nan Xin's eyes were heavy. He pulled Li Tianzhuo's arm and deliberately avoided Prince Yi. He stepped aside and spoke slowly:
"Tian'er, father is old, and I don't know how long he can hold on."
"My inner strength..."
Li Tianzhuo immediately stopped his thoughts.
"Father, you were already in poor health. If you hadn't relied on your inner strength to support yourself, I'm afraid you would have passed away soon."
"Compared to the recovery of my martial arts, your body and the foundation of the entire Nanxin country must not be damaged in the slightest!"
He knew that he was not a filial son or a good grandson, and he was too ashamed to ask for his father's inner strength.
"But, you are going to Luoxia City. As a father, I..."
Emperor Nan Xin was afraid that something bad might happen to his son.
I am extremely worried about him.
"Don't even mention Luoxia City. When my son didn't have any martial arts skills, he even dared to go to Dongji Capital alone."
"I will bring General Nangong with me on this operation. With him and the Suzaku Army, nothing will go wrong!"
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