What? You're saying she's pregnant?
The old man said with absolute certainty, "Yes, she's already very pregnant! Judging from the looks of it, she should be giving birth around the end of the year or the twelfth lunar month."
Upon hearing this, Lu Yuan instantly furrowed his thick, sword-like eyebrows, thinking to himself, "How could this be?"
At this moment, the old man finally came to his senses and asked, "By the way, do you still not know your surname, young master? And your relationship with Miss Yi?"
Lu Yuan thought for a moment and said, "To be honest, I am Lu Yuan, from Longhu City in Dongning Kingdom. Miss Yi is my young mistress. Due to some events that happened in the manor, my young mistress went out to find a solution and has been missing ever since. Everyone in the manor is very worried about her, so they sent me out to look for her. Fortunately, I met you here today, otherwise I would not know where to look for her."
The old man looked her up and down carefully, and suddenly realized: "I guessed right, she really is a girl from a wealthy family. Even the servants in the mansion look so dignified and noble."
Having already ascertained Yi Shangyun's whereabouts, Lu Yuan couldn't wait to head to the grasslands to search for her as well.
Upon realizing this, he quickly took off his money pouch and handed it to the old man, thanking him profusely: "Thank you for telling me so much about my young master today, and thank you for taking such good care of him on the way to the grasslands."
Upon seeing this, the old man hurriedly pushed his hand away to refuse: "No, no, young lady, not only did you give me all your travel money, but you also gave me a good remedy that cured my wife who has been suffering from a long-term illness. How could I dare to accept your money again?"
Lu Yuan said, "This amount of silver is insignificant compared to the life of my young master. You must take it, old man, and you must not refuse."
The old man kept refusing, saying, "No, no, absolutely not."
Left with no other choice, Lu Yuan could only raise his voice and shout, "Take it if I tell you to, and stop arguing."
Startled, the old man instinctively caught the money bag in Lu Yuan's hand.
Just as he was about to leave, Lu Yuan suddenly remembered what had happened when he left the Prince of Qin's residence.
He said, "No matter what you're really thinking, what I want to say is that this time, I will definitely find the princess. No matter how Your Highness the Prince of Qin tries to stop me, I will definitely take the princess back to Dongning and never set foot in Western Qin again."
Xuan Yuanhan also refused to back down, saying, "I also want to tell Young City Lord Lu that I can give up anything in this world, but Yun'er, no matter who she is, I will never let go of her."
Lu Yuan thought to himself, "No, this news absolutely cannot be allowed to reach the King of Western Qin."
With this thought in mind, Lu Yuan earnestly instructed the old man again: "Please keep my young master's whereabouts a secret, and never mention it to anyone again."
The old man asked, puzzled, "Why is that?"
Lu Yuan pondered for a moment and said, "Because at this moment, many people are looking for my young master. If he is found by those people, he will be in great danger. I think you, sir, would not want my young master to be in danger, would you?"
The old man quickly shook his head and said, "Young master, don't worry, I promise I will never tell anyone about this again, and I will never do anything to harm the young lady."
Lu Yuan then cupped his hands in thanks and said, "Thank you, sir! Take care, sir."
The old man also said to him, "Take care, young master!"
At this point, Lu Yuan finally turned and strode away.
After taking only two steps, Lu Yuan seemed to suddenly remember something and stopped.
He didn't turn around, but simply raised his voice and said a few words.
"Whether it's the money I left you or the money left by my young master, please use it to buy some warm clothes. The weather is getting colder, so please take care of yourself."
Even now, the old man still doesn't think so. He insists, "How can that be? I will definitely return this money to the girl myself in the future!"
Lu Yuan told him with absolute certainty, "No need. In this lifetime, my young master will never set foot on the land of Western Qin again."
After saying that, he strode away resolutely without looking back.
Upon hearing this, the old man's face immediately showed disappointment.
"Such a wonderful girl, like a living Bodhisattva, am I really going to never see her again in my lifetime?"
Watching Lu Yuan's departing figure, the old man muttered to himself.
He casually opened the money bag in his hand and looked inside. His eyes widened instantly in astonishment.
"this……"
"This isn't silver."
"This is clearly a whole bag full of gold beans!"
"In my entire life, I've only ever seen two or three of these from car dealership owners. But now, I'm truly holding them in my own hands, and so many of them at that..."
"Dongning Kingdom..."
"Dragon Tiger City..."
"Who exactly are they?"
"He's just a servant, yet he's so incredibly generous."
The Prince of Qin's Mansion.
Three days have passed in the blink of an eye.
However, no new information about Yi Shangyun has been received.
Xuanyuan Han was already extremely anxious.
"Yun'er, where have you gone?"
"How are you?"
"Our child..."
Are you alright?
Why do you want everyone to think you're dead? Why?
"What is your purpose in going through all this?"
"What exactly happened?"
"Why do you do anything without consulting me first?"
"Do you truly consider me your husband?"
The candlelight flickered inside the hall.
Suddenly, her shadow appeared everywhere.
Every smile and frown of hers.
But when I woke up, it was all just my imagination.
How much must one love someone to have only her in their eyes, in their heart, and at all times?
At this moment, Cheng Liang walked into the hall.
Seeing Xuan Yuanhan's distraught appearance, one could tell that he was thinking about Yi Shangyun again.
Feeling somewhat helpless, he silently sighed to himself.
Upon seeing Cheng Liang enter, Xuan Yuanhan immediately perked up, his eyes filled with hope as he asked, "How did it go? Did you find Yun'er?"
Cheng Liang shook his head.
Xuanyuan Han then asked, "What about Dingxiang? Have you found out where she is?"
Cheng Liang shook his head again.
"Where is Yi Shangkun? What did he say?"
Cheng Liangjie was helpless: "Without a reason, Yi Shangkun would definitely not have the guts to do these things. This matter was obviously the idea of Her Highness. Even Zhang Zhiyuan didn't say anything, so Yi Shangkun would be even less likely to betray Her Highness's wishes. From beginning to end, he insisted that Her Highness was dead."
Xuanyuan Han thought for a moment, then asked again.
"Young Master Yi..."
"Where is Young Master Yi..."
"With such a big event happening, it's impossible for Young Master Yi not to show up at all."
"If Yun'er really dies, Young Master Yi will definitely not let me off easily."
“He will definitely come knocking on my door, turning upside down the entire Prince Qin’s mansion, and he will settle accounts with me.”
Where are the others?
"Why doesn't he come to settle accounts with me?"
"Why doesn't he come?"
"Come find me, Your Majesty."
Cheng Liang couldn't stand it any longer and spoke up to stop him: "Your Highness, please don't do this?"
But Xuanyuan Han's thoughts did not stop.
"He didn't come..."
"Young Master Yi didn't come..."
"Since he didn't come."
"That means Yun'er didn't die at all."
"He also knows that Yun'er is not dead, so he disdains to come to me."
Where is she?
Where is she?
"She is still carrying my child."
"I cannot wait any longer."
"I will go to see her myself."
"I will definitely find her..."
With that, Xuanyuan Han turned and ran outside.
Upon seeing his seemingly bewitched appearance, Cheng Liang quickly grabbed him from behind and hugged him tightly, saying, "Your Highness, please calm down!"
Xuanyuan Han struggled to say, "Things have come to this point. The longer Yun'er is left out in danger, the more dangerous it becomes. How can you expect me to remain calm? I must immediately announce to the world that everyone should help me find Yun'er."
Cheng Liang said, almost hoarsely, "Your Highness, have you thought this through? The Princess Consort's funeral has already been held. If we do this, we will be committing the crime of deceiving the Emperor!"
Xuanyuan Han remained unconcerned and insisted, "I can't care about anything else!"
Cheng Liang could only continue to persuade her, saying, "Until we understand why Her Highness the Princess Consort did this, we can no longer openly announce to the world that we are searching for her. Even if we did announce it, wouldn't we still be searching within the capital city? Our people have already dug up every inch of Xiqin City and searched it countless times, but we still haven't found Her Highness the Princess Consort. Where else can Your Highness go to look now? Your Highness, please calm down."
"I cannot give up, I cannot just give up like this."
Upon hearing this, Xuanyuan Han murmured to himself, and finally gradually quieted down.
After a while, Cheng Liang then reported to him, "Your Highness, there is news about that person."
Hearing this, Xuanyuan Han finally perked up a bit and asked, "What do you mean?"
Cheng Liang said, "I heard they have returned to the palace. The person seemed to have been injured outside, apparently attacked by wolves, but he should be fine now."
Xuanyuan Han ordered, "Continue to send people to keep a close watch."
Cheng Liang clasped his hands in a fist and accepted the order: "Yes!"
After hesitating for a moment, Cheng Liang spoke again: "There's one more thing..."
"What?" Xuan Yuanhan asked in a deep voice.
Cheng Liang said, "Young City Lord Lu left with his men in the evening."
Xuan Yuanhan asked, "Lu Yuan has left? He's returned to China?"
Cheng Liang thought for a moment and said, "No, it seems that Young Master Lu led his men in the northwest direction."
Xuanyuan Han asked in confusion, "What is he going to the Northwest for?"
Cheng Liang shook his head, seemingly not quite understanding either.
After thinking for a while, Xuan Yuanhan said quietly, "Lu Yuan's trip was to find Yun'er to return to Dongning Kingdom to succeed to the throne. He must have had new information about Yun'er before he left."
Suddenly, he realized something and said, "Could it be that Lu Yuan has found Yun'er's whereabouts?"
Upon hearing this, Cheng Liang was startled: "He's only been in Western Qin for a few days, how could that be?"
Xuan Yuanhan immediately ordered, "Quickly send someone to keep a close eye on him. He has most likely already found Yun'er's whereabouts. We absolutely cannot let him take Yun'er away."
"yes!"
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