Taiping Lie 369. The son's trace, the heart of a mother

Seeing Yao Ji's pale face, Qin Feng lowered his eyes slightly, looked at her calmly and asked: "Do you have any problem?" Yao Ji was startled, and forced a smile: "I...what problem can I have?" Qin Feng said calmly: "I heard what you and Mu Lie said just now. Mu Lie is right. If you feel uncomfortable, I will report to the princess and let you leave first."

Yao Ji quickly shook her head and said, "No, I'm fine."

Qin Feng looked at her seriously and said, "You'd better think it over carefully. If you ruin the affairs of the prince and princess because of your momentary impatience in the future..." Facing Qin Feng's calm gaze, Yao Ji's heart trembled. She closed her eyes and when she opened them again, she was already calm. She nodded and said, "I know, my son is still in Licheng, and I won't do anything to hurt him."

"That's better." Qin Feng looked at Yao Ji deeply, turned around and walked out the door and quickly disappeared in Muyang Marquis' Mansion.

Not far from the Marquis Muyang Mansion, he saw Lin Han hanging under the eaves like a bat, swaying and looking at him. Seeing Qin Feng coming, Lin Han slid down from the eaves, looked at Qin Feng and shook his head and said, "Why are you doing this? You will only make her hate you." He made a special trip to the Marquis Muyang Mansion. He thought Qin Feng was going to express his love to Yao Ji, but who knew that it was a combination of soft and hard threats and warnings. Does Qin Feng really like Yao Ji? Lin Han was a little confused.

Qin Feng said calmly: "Princess is right, it is better to make it clear now than to lose your life in the future."

"After all, you still don't believe her?" Lin Han asked with a raised eyebrow.

Qin Feng tilted his head and thought for a while, "What should I believe? Believe that Yao Ji has no intention of betraying Ding Wangfu? Now I believe that Yao Ji will not betray Ding Wangfu, but... I don't know if Yao Ji still loves Mu Yang." As long as Yao Ji still has the slightest feelings for Mu Yang, no one can guarantee what Yao Ji will do at that time. "Now we just have to ensure that the princess's plan and safety will not be disrupted."

Seeing Qin Feng walking forward without hesitation, Lin Han shrugged and followed him, asking, "Should we send someone to watch her?"

"Mu Lie will keep an eye on her." Qin Feng's voice came faintly.

Lin Han sighed at the back. Relationships are really troublesome. Fortunately, he has no such troubles at present. Otherwise, he would be like Qin Feng and Yao Ji, or like the third son of Feng. Wouldn't he be miserable? It's better to wait for a few years of peace before finding a suitable girl to marry.

In Marquis Muyang's Mansion, Yao Ji was alone in her room, lost in thought. Today's events had indeed given her a great shock. Apart from the initial panic, Yao Ji gradually understood what Princess Ding meant. At the same time, she had to admire Princess Ding for even thinking of these little things. She had never thought of betraying Marquis Ding's Mansion, just like she had never thought of getting back to being with Mu Yang. But at the same time, she had never thought of wanting Mu Yang to die one day. Perhaps, the princess did not want Mu Yang's life, but for a person like Mu Yang, destroying Marquis Muyang's Mansion would be no different from wanting his life.

Princess Ding was very thoughtful, so Yao Ji didn't blame her for testing. She was even grateful to her. If she had waited until the end to let her know these things, she really wasn't sure if she could do it. Although it was still difficult and painful now, it also gave her enough time to think and decide. Although it was painful, it also reduced the possibility of accidents.

"Yao Ji, I heard that you are not feeling well?" Mu Yang's voice came from outside the door. Yao Ji quickly restrained her expression and turned around to look at the man at the door calmly. He looked more mature and stable than when he was young. He was no longer the elegant and gentle nobleman in Beijing, nor was he the helpless prince who had to compromise in the painful struggle between his lover and parents. He was now more powerful and domineering.

Yao Ji stood up and said with a faint smile: "Nothing, I'm just in a bad mood."

Mu Yang looked at her distressedly, with an apologetic look on his face, "Is the Madam bothering you again? I will tell her later, and ask her to be more obedient and not bother you anymore." Yao Ji smiled slightly, with a hint of sarcasm on her lips, and said calmly: "It's been so many years, is it any use to tell her?"

"Yao Ji..." Mu Yang sighed helplessly and said, "Are you still angry with me? Lie'er is so old now, can't we just live a good life? I will give you whatever you want, and no one will bully you and your son anymore."

Yao Ji's smile was somewhat bitter. She had become numb to such words after so many years. Although she had ulterior motives in returning to the Marquis Muyang's Mansion, she gradually had to be thankful for her ulterior motives. If she had not been rescued by Qin Feng but was directly captured and taken back to the Marquis Muyang's Mansion, if the son who stayed in the mansion was not Mu Lie who had been trained in the Prince Ding's Mansion since childhood but her biological son, with Mu Yang's attitude, could they really survive until now?

Mu Yang loved her very much, but he also loved other things. Even for her and the child, he would not be willing to give up anything, even a little bit. Even though she had no right to blame him, she still had to feel sad for his attitude, for her child.

"Do you still remember the serious illness that Lie'er fell ill with in the autumn of the year before last?" Yao Ji asked calmly.

Mu Yang frowned slightly, "Yao Ji, what's wrong with you?"

Yao Ji ignored him and continued, "Last year, he fell off his horse. And this spring, he fell into the lake..." Yao Ji kept recounting the various dangers that Mu Lie had encountered in the past few years, and of course some of her own affairs. Although Mu Lie was not really her son, he had suffered all for her child. What made Yao Ji even more frustrated was that Mu Yang had never dealt with any of the behind-the-scenes instigators except for killing those servants.

"Yao Ji, what's wrong with you? Isn't Lie'er fine? Why are you talking about this again today? You know, we are sorry..." Before he finished speaking, Yao Ji looked at him coldly and said, "It's not us, it's you. Mu Yang, it's you who are sorry for those women. If I had left Mu Yang Marquis Mansion and never come back, you wouldn't have to be sorry for anyone. It was you who had to quarrel with your parents and neglect and anger your wife. After a long time, you feel that you are sorry for them. But... even if I am sorry for them, my son is not sorry for them."

"Yao Ji..." Mu Yang looked at the cold-faced woman in front of him with some surprise. Ever since Yao Ji and Mu Lie were taken back to the Marquis' Mansion by him a few years ago, Yao Ji's temperament has changed. He always thought that Yao Ji was still blaming him for making her and the child suffer so much, so he had been taking good care of her and making all kinds of accommodations for her. But it was not until now that he realized that Yao Ji was no longer the Yao Ji with bright eyes, sweet smile, and charming demeanor in Qingchengfang. On her originally beautiful face, there was a coldness and resoluteness that was completely unfamiliar to him. Mu Yang suddenly felt a little panic. Could it be that he had never really known Yao Ji in all these years?

Yao Ji looked at him indifferently, and after a long while she sighed and said, "Just now Aunt Liu sent someone to tell me that she seems to be pregnant. You should go and have a look."

Mu Yang's expression relaxed, as if he understood something. He smiled and hugged Yao Ji's thin shoulders. He said with some embarrassment and pride: "It's my fault. I shouldn't have hidden it from you... But you know, Aunt Liu's father..." Yao Ji lowered her eyes and said lightly: "I know that there are only two girls in the mansion besides Lie'er. It's a good thing for Aunt Liu to have a child. You can go."

Moyang looked at Yaoji, and after confirming again and again that she looked normal and not angry, he let her go and said, "Then I'll go over and take a look first. I'll come over to have dinner with you in the evening." Yaoji nodded uninterested and watched Moyang leave.

Just as Mu Yang went out, the window next to him moved, and Mu Lie climbed in from the window. Looking at Yao Ji, he shook his head and said, "I don't understand why you always hang around him? You are given the title of the favorite for no reason. How can there be fewer women in this mansion than in other families? If it weren't for us protecting you, you wouldn't even know how you died."

Yao Ji looked at him helplessly and said, "Why don't you just leave the door? Are you addicted to climbing through the window? What do you know as a child? There is nothing between him and me a long time ago. It's just that he is just a jerk..."

Mu Lie rolled his eyes and climbed onto the chair to sit down, saying, "I don't like to follow the beaten path. I know what you think. Even if you don't have any feelings for him, he is still the biological father of my brother whom I have never met. If the child grows up and finds out that you, as a mother, killed his biological father, you will not be able to explain it to the child, right? Can't you just not tell him?"

"There is no impenetrable wall in the world, unless he never knows his life experience." Yao Ji said with some depression. Mu Lie said: "I have never seen my parents, but I am still happy. Besides, didn't you say that his adoptive parents treat him very well?" Yao Ji looked at Mu Lie silently. How can a child who has never been a parent understand the feelings of a mother even if he is smart? Mu Lie waved his hand and said: "Okay, at worst you and Commander Qin can have another child in the future. As for my little brother, it's good enough to know that he is doing well. It's much better than letting him know his current identity, right? Didn't you say that he is also a son of an official now?"

In recent years, Mu Lie has known very well how embarrassing his identity is. On the one hand, he is the eldest son of the Marquis of Muyang Mansion and the only son at present. If everything goes well, he may inherit the title of the Marquis of Muyang Mansion in the future. But on the other hand, he is a bastard, and his biological mother was once a dancer and gave birth to a child before marriage. If the Marquis of Muyang Mansion had not had no male heirs, he would not even be included in the family tree. This made him rejected by the legitimate sons of the same age. Fortunately, he does not have to stay here and pretend to be the young master of the Marquis of Muyang Mansion. Otherwise, in a few years, even his marriage will be awkward. The real wealthy families are unwilling to marry their legitimate daughters to the sons of a dancer, and the small families or bastard daughters are not worthy of the status of the heir of the Marquis of Muyang Mansion. If Yao Ji's little son really grew up with him in Marquis Mu Yang's Mansion, Mu Lie could guarantee that he would either be killed by someone or spoiled by Mu Yang, or his own personality would be distorted.

"What are you talking about?!" Yao Ji glared at him in anger. The older this kid gets, the more outspoken he becomes. Mu Lie smiled and said, "Don't be embarrassed. Commander Qin came to see you just now, right?"

Yao Ji glanced at him calmly, and her expression became even more gloomy when Qin Feng was mentioned. Mu Lie patted her sympathetically and said, "Actually, you came to the Marquis Muyang Mansion just to ask for trouble. If you had married Commander Qin directly, even if our prince hated the Mu family, he would not have been embarrassed to cause trouble to my brother for the sake of the princess and Commander Qin."

Yao Ji smiled bitterly. Things were not as simple as he thought. If it was Princess Ding, she might not care about it, but Prince Ding would definitely not let the Mu family go so easily. Prince Ding could have killed Marquis Muyang a long time ago. The reason why he didn't do it was that he wanted to torture Marquis Muyang and destroy the Mu family. How could Prince Ding let go of such a chess piece like her? In the past few years, although the Marquis Muyang's mansion had not been destroyed, it was still in turmoil.

"Lie'er, don't worry about me. I know what to do." Yao Ji smiled faintly. In this world, no one is more important than her son. Even if she can't be by his side to watch him grow up, she must do her best to make his life worry-free.

In Prince Li's mansion, Ye Ying led two people around her and walked out of the mansion. However, as soon as they walked into the hall, they were stopped. Ye Ying frowned and looked at Dong Fang You in front of her, and said unhappily: "What are you doing?"

Dongfang You stared at Ye Ying from head to toe and asked, "Where are you going?"

Ye Ying's pretty face darkened, and she said unhappily, "Where I go has nothing to do with you?" Dong Fangyou said calmly, "I have the final say in Prince Li's mansion now. No one can leave without my permission."

Ye Ying sneered, "Who do you think you are? You are the princess and I am also the princess. What is it that you care if I go out? What's more... I have asked the Queen Mother for permission, and the Queen Mother has agreed. Why don't you agree?" In recent days, the direction of the Prince Li's Mansion has obviously changed. Dongfang You, who used to be indifferent to everything, suddenly took over many affairs of the Prince Li's Mansion, and even had the intention of undermining the Queen Mother Xian Zhao. The Queen Mother Xian Zhao did not like Ye Ying, but compared to the arrogant Dongfang You now, the well-behaved and harmless Ye Ying seemed particularly lovable. So when Ye Ying occasionally asked her for something, the Queen Mother Xian Zhao would mostly agree.

Hearing this, Dongfang You sneered disdainfully, "I told you, I have the final say in Prince Li's Mansion now. Not to mention Concubine Xianzhao, even if the Queen Mother comes in person, it will be useless." It's no wonder that Concubine Xianzhao doesn't like Dongfang You. Compared with Ye Ying, Dongfang You is much better than Ye Ying in many ways except for his bad reputation. But at the same time, Dongfang You's temper is not something Ye Ying can compare to. Maybe he doesn't care about Mo Jingli, or maybe he doesn't take Mo Jingli seriously at all. Dongfang You naturally didn't show any respect when talking about Concubine Xianzhao and the Queen Mother. Concubine Xianzhao has been honored all her life, how can she tolerate such rudeness from the younger generation?

"I insist on going out, what can you do about it?" Ye Ying said in a tough voice.

Dongfang You raised her eyebrows. She didn't expect that Ye Ying, who seemed to have no temper these days, could be so tough. Compared with her third sister, Princess Ding, Ye Li, this Ye Ying is simply not like a family. Dongfang You has never taken her seriously. Now that Ye Ying has bumped into her, she is naturally even more unhappy. "Ye Ying, for Princess Ding's sake, this princess will give you some face. But you'd better not be shameless!"

Ye Ying was furious, and turned around and walked out the door without caring about Dong Fangyou. She didn't believe that Dong Fangyou dared to kill her in the palace!

"Catch it for me!" Dongfang You said coldly from behind.

A figure in green flashed before her eyes, and two men appeared in front of Ye Ying, one on the left and one on the right, blocking her way. Dongfang You said proudly, "Take this woman back to her yard. If she dares to make trouble again, lock her up in the dungeon!"

"Yes." The two men responded respectfully.

"How dare you!" Ye Ying was shocked. These two people were obviously not the guards of Prince Li's palace. Seeing the two people coming forward to catch her, Ye Ying couldn't help but scream, "Dongfang You! You are too much! Your prince will not let you go!"

Dongfang You snorted disdainfully, "Stay at home obediently. If you dare to go out, I will break your legs. Do you think this is Licheng and you still have your sister Princess Ding to support you?"

"You dare! Prince...Prince, help me." Ye Ying struggled and screamed.

"What's going on?" Mo Jingli came in from outside, looking at the farce in front of him with a bad face. Seeing Mo Jingli coming in, Ye Ying quickly broke away the people who were holding her and hid behind Mo Jingli, "Prince...Prince, help me. Dongfang You is going to break my legs!"

Mo Jingli looked at Dong Fangyou unhappily, frowned and said, "What are you making trouble for again? Don't go too far."

Dongfang You also frowned in displeasure and said, "How did I go too far? I just asked someone to send her back to her room."

Mo Jingli naturally couldn't keep the things that happened in Prince Li's mansion these days secret. Mo Jingli looked at Ye Ying and asked, "What's going on?" Ye Ying didn't expect Mo Jingli to ask her, so she quickly seized the opportunity to say, "I told the Concubine Dowager that I wanted to go out for a walk, but who knew that she was so crazy that she blocked me in the hall and didn't let me go out. She also threatened to lock me up in the dungeon and break my legs if I went out again. Your Highness, how could I not know... I, the Princess of Li, can't even go out? If your Highness is really tired of Ying'er, why don't you just divorce me? Why should I suffer the humiliation today?" After so many days, Ye Ying has finally improved a bit. She is very skilled in the tactic of retreating to advance.

Although Mo Jingli no longer loves Ye Ying as much as before, she has been with him for more than ten years. He has made a promise to Ye Li, so he will not treat her badly. He glanced at Dong Fangyou unhappily and said, "What does it have to do with you if Ying'er wants to go out for a walk? Mother has already promised you, so why are you making a fuss?"

Dong Fangyou's face darkened and he said, "I don't care. Anyway, the people in Prince Li's Mansion are not allowed to go out without my order these days."

Hearing this, Mo Jingli's face darkened, and he said coldly, "Dongfang You, don't go too far! Do I need your consent before I go out? I haven't settled accounts with you for your confrontation with my mother these days, so don't be so ignorant!" Dongfang You smiled coldly and said, "That's your mother, what does it have to do with me? I don't need to accommodate that old woman."

Mo Jingli wanted to get furious, but he didn't know what he thought of and finally held back. He glared at Dong Fangyou and said, "You don't let Ying'er go out. There must be a reason, right?"

Dongfang You choked and said firmly, "I'm happy. If she is not told not to go out, then she is not allowed to go out!"

"Crazy woman!" Mo Jingli was too lazy to pay attention to her. He pulled Ye Ying up and walked out the door. He called his guards and said, "Send the princess out. I'll see who dares to stop us!"

No matter how powerful Dong Fangyou was, Mo Jingli was the real master of the Regent Palace. In the end, Ye Ying was naturally escorted out of the Prince Li Palace by the guards beside Mo Jingli.

In the hall, Mo Jingli said unhappily to Dongfangyou, "Take care of yourself," and went back to the study without looking back.

Dongfang You stared at the empty door with a gloomy expression, and remained silent for a long time. However, the people who followed her were secretly a little surprised. The people who followed Dongfang You now were all subordinates of Cangmang Mountain in the past. After the destruction of Cangmang Mountain, they naturally followed Dongfang You, the young master. Many of them grew up with Dongfang You in Cangmang Mountain. But looking at Dongfang You's current appearance, they could hardly believe that this was the young master of Cangmang Mountain who was smart but a little naive and ignorant of the world. In the end, everyone could only regard that the sudden change of Cangmang Mountain and the sudden death of his wife had dealt a great blow to Dongfang You, which caused her to completely change her character, and they could only sigh secretly in their hearts.

"Princess, Concubine Rong has already left. Should we..." the man in blue who just came in and wanted to take Ye Ying away asked in a low voice.

Dongfang You snorted and said, "Forget it. If we go too far, it will easily arouse Mo Jingli's suspicion. Send someone to keep an eye on Ye Ying. If she dares to contact anyone from Prince Ding's Mansion, kill her!"

The man in blue clothes was a little suspicious and said, "It is well known that the relationship between Princess Ding and Princess Rong is not good. Even if someone from Prince Ding's mansion really comes to find Master Qingchen, I'm afraid they won't come to find Princess Rong. Besides, even Prince Li doesn't know, so what can she know?"

Dongfang You was silent for a moment, then said, "That's true, but it's always better to be careful. The people in Prince Ding's Mansion are always cunning and scheming. Ye Ying, that stupid woman, might get sold out and have to count the money for them."

The man in blue nodded and said, "I understand. I will send someone to follow Concubine Rong."

After Ye Ying left Prince Li's mansion, she asked Mo Jingli's guards to go back. Originally, these guards only escorted her out of the mansion to avoid Dongfang You's trouble, and naturally they would not follow her everywhere. Ye Ying walked around Nanjing City casually and then turned to a temple in the city that was very popular with incense. Ye Ying came to the temple every month to pray for her long-lost child. Seeing her coming, the abbot of the temple hurriedly came out to welcome her and invited her into the temple. Ye Ying burned incense as usual, and then dismissed the little monks who were serving in the Buddhist hall and knelt alone in the Buddhist hall to pray for the child.

In the past two years, Ye Ying has come here frequently. The young monks in the temple all know that Princess Li is praying for her son. Although some people don't understand why Princess Li prays for the living every time when her son is obviously dead, these people also know what to say and what not to say. Therefore, they don't care about Ye Ying's behavior.

In the quiet Buddhist temple, Ye Ying knelt on the cushion and prayed devoutly to the Buddha statue above. She was startled by the sound of gentle footsteps behind her. She turned around and saw a young man in white clothes walking out of the back hall. The young man was handsome in white clothes, and his smiling face made people feel no disgust. They felt as if they were bathed in spring breeze and their hearts were comforted. Ye Ying had seen many handsome men, but she had never seen a man who was as easy to like as the one in front of her. Even the young man Qingchen, who was like a fairy in human form, had a sense of distance and was difficult to approach compared to him.

"Fourth sister, are you okay?" the young man in white asked with a smile.

Ye Ying was stunned, and asked in surprise: "Third... Third sister? How could you?" Looking at the handsome face carefully, isn't it similar to Ye Li's appearance? But compared to Ye Li's original gentle and graceful manner, it has a bit more elegance and suaveness of a scholarly family.

Ye Li played with the folding fan in her hand and said with a smile, "Isn't it me? Fourth sister can't recognize me?"

Ye Ying smiled with some shame. Ye Li's appearance was too different from what she remembered. If she were to pass by her on the street, she might not recognize her. After this experience, Ye Ying asked reluctantly, "Why did Third Sister come to Nanjing in person?" She originally thought that Yao Ji wanted to see her, but she didn't expect that it was Ye Li who came in person.

After hearing what Ye Ying said, Ye Li's smile faded slightly, and he sighed softly, "Of course something happened. A few days ago, you asked Yao Ji to send a secret letter back to Licheng. What did it say?"

Ye Ying was stunned. "What's the problem?"

Ye Li shook her head and said, "It's not your problem. The letter was delivered to my elder brother, but now... my elder brother is missing. So I want to know what was written in the letter." Ye Ying breathed a sigh of relief and said quickly, "After Dongfang Hui died, Mo Jingli went to find Dongfang You. Now all the remaining forces in Cangmang Mountain are in the hands of Dongfang You. Mo Jingli made a deal with Dongfang You. Dongfang You tried his best to help Mo Jingli, and Mo Jingli would help Dongfang You get Master Qingchen."

"Got it?" Ye Li frowned. This word always made people feel a little uncomfortable when it was used on Xu Qingchen. After thinking for a while, she asked, "So... is it possible that Mo Jingli kidnapped my brother?"

Ye Ying thought about it, and finally shook her head and said, "I probably won't go back... Mo Jingli did send people across the river, but they returned empty-handed. Mo Jingli was very angry and had another quarrel with Dong Fangyou. These days, although Dong Fangyou helped Mo Jingli suppress the Queen Mother, she was also very arrogant in the mansion, and she even ignored Concubine Xian Zhao. Mo Jingli had several quarrels with her because of this, and today she didn't let me go out."

Ye Li frowned and thought for a long time, then asked, "Where is Dongfang You? Has Dongfang You been out of the house these days?"

Ye Ying shook her head, and after a while she came back to her senses. She looked at Ye Li in surprise and said, "Do you think Dongfang You kidnapped Master Qingchen?" Ye Li sighed and said, "It's just a guess." Ye Ying said, "Dongfang You has not been out these days. But she has a lot of subordinates, and there are also many people from Cangmang Mountain in the palace these days. Mo Jingli didn't say anything, and no one else can do anything about it." After hearing what Ye Li said, Ye Ying couldn't help but be shocked by Dongfang You's audacity. Ye Ying thought she could never kidnap a man she liked but didn't like her.

Ye Li was playing with her folding fan while thinking. After a while, she said, "When you go back, find a way to let Mo Jingli know that it was Dongfang You who kidnapped Master Qingchen."

Ye Ying was startled, and said in a daze: "How should I tell Mo Jingli? How can she believe me?" It must be said that after these days, Ye Ying was actually a little afraid of Dong Fangyou. Especially after Dong Fanghui died, every time she saw Dong Fangyou, she always had a sinister and frightened feeling. But she also understood that she must do what Ye Li said. Not to mention that her child still needed Ye Li's help to find, if Ye Li hadn't sent people to protect him secretly, she was afraid that even if she was not killed by Dong Fangyou, she would not know what kind of life she would live. Just look at how the originally proud and arrogant Princess Qixia was suppressed by Dong Fangyou these days.

Ye Li thought about it and decided that it was not appropriate to let Ye Ying speak. Not to mention how she knew about the disappearance of Master Qingchen, even Ye Ying's brain could not figure out such a complicated thing. I was afraid that once she said it, the first person Mo Jingli would suspect would be Ye Ying. After thinking for a while, Ye Li said, "How is Princess Qixia now?"

Ye Ying snorted with a hint of schadenfreude and said, "Her life is naturally more difficult than mine." Thinking of how Princess Qixia had been oppressed by her for so many years with no status and no position, and then seeing how Princess Qixia was disciplined by Dongfang You, Ye Ying couldn't help but feel a sense of pleasure from the bottom of her heart.

Ye Li looked calm and said, "But Mo Jingli still favors her more, right?" No matter how she felt about Princess Qixia, at least she was better at pleasing men than Ye Ying. Just looking at Ye Ying's gloating and jealous look, you can tell that Princess Qixia has not completely lost favor. And with Dongfang You around, Princess Qixia doesn't care if she loses favor completely. Dongfang You may be very powerful, but she is too easy for a man like Mo Jingli to dislike. Ye Li is sure that the more Dongfang You disciplines Princess Qixia, the more Mo Jingli will favor her.

"You can try to let Princess Qixia know about this. She will be happy to explain it to Mo Jingli. But be careful not to let her suspect you." Ye Li instructed.

Ye Ying thought about it. Although many people in the Ding Palace could no longer be used because Dongfang You controlled the Li Palace, the task Ye Li asked was not too difficult, so she nodded and agreed.

Ye Li looked at her looking at him with hesitation, thought for a moment and said, "By the way, there is news about your child."

"What...what?" Ye Ying's heart trembled, and she looked at Ye Li in shock. Tears of excitement flashed in her eyes, and she didn't care about the two people's attire at the moment. She grabbed Ye Li's hand and said, "Is there any news? Really...he is really still alive?"

Ye Li nodded calmly. Seeing Ye Ying's excitement, she couldn't help but feel a little pity. She said softly, "There is indeed news. Mo Jingqi didn't kill the child. There will be definite news in a few days."

Ye Ying didn't care about that and nodded repeatedly, "I know, I'll wait. Third sister, thank you... I will do whatever you want me to do, as long as I can see my child."

Ye Li sighed softly and said, "I won't ask you to do anything dangerous. Don't worry, after I find my eldest brother, I will take you to see the child."

Ye Ying couldn't hold back the tears in her eyes and finally fell down. She fell on the mat and sobbed. When the child was still there, she was kind to him but didn't feel worried. She even used the child to win favor. But when she knew that the child was not hers and her biological son was missing and she had never even seen him, Ye Ying felt heartbroken. She felt that as long as she could find her child, she would sacrifice her life.

Ye Li reached out and patted her on the back, saying, "Okay, wipe your tears and go back. There are people watching outside, and it's not good to stay here for too long." Ye Ying finally stopped crying, wiped her face, and then got up and went out.

Ye Li sat in the empty Buddhist temple, looked up at the Buddha statue that was looking at all living beings with compassion, and gave a helpless bitter smile.

"Princess." Zhuo Jing appeared in the Buddhist hall quietly and reported in a low voice: "Someone is following Princess Li outside. They are from Cangmang Mountain." Ye Li nodded and said, "We will leave later. Don't worry about them."

Zhuo Jing nodded silently. After a long while, Zhuo Jing asked, "Princess, you want to cause internal strife between Mo Jingli and Dongfang You. Is that okay?"

Ye Li sighed, "We have to try it out. We all think that Dongfang You has captured Big Brother. But she hasn't moved and we can't find her. In this case... we might as well startle her. Mo Jingli is much more familiar with Nanjing than we are. If it is really Dongfang You who captured Big Brother, I don't believe she can hide Big Brother too far away from her. Even if she is not in Nanjing, she should be nearby."

Zhuo Jing nodded in agreement. This was the only solution now. Jiangnan was not a big place, and Cangmang Mountain had been in operation for hundreds of years. No one knew where Dongfang You would hide Master Qingchen.

"Send someone to keep an eye on Prince Li's Mansion. President Dongfang You doesn't plan to go see Big Brother until he returns." Ye Li ordered in a low voice.

"Yes, sir." Zhuo Jing said in a low voice.

Prince Regent's Palace

Dongfang You sat alone in the study, staring at the portrait spread out on the desk. His gentle eyes were filled with infatuation and resentment. It must be said that Dongfang You's painting skills were very good. The man in the portrait was dressed in white and had black hair, and his expression was calm, like an immortal in heaven.

Raising his hand and gently touching the handsome face of the man in the portrait, a smile of joy flashed across Dong Fangyou's eyes.

"Bang!" The door of the study was kicked open from the outside. Dongfang You's eyes turned cold, and he looked up at the angry man standing at the door with displeasure, "What are you doing?"

Mo Jingli walked into the study quickly, and snorted disdainfully when he saw the portrait on the table. He stepped forward and grabbed Dongfang You's collar and said angrily, "You bastard! You are so bold that you dare to play tricks on me!"

Dongfang You was startled, and unhappily waved away his hand that was grabbing her collar, saying, "I don't know what's wrong with you! Mo Jingli, don't think I'm afraid of you. Do you believe that I will kill you right now?!"

Mo Jingli smiled contemptuously, "Kill me? In this vast world, apart from my Jiangnan, where can you find a place to stay in Cangmang Mountain? Do you think you can walk out of Prince Li's mansion alive after killing me? Moreover... now that you have a handsome man in your hand, are you willing to die?"

Dongfang You's expression changed slightly, "I don't know what you are talking about."

Mo Jingli sneered, "Don't know? I sent people to help you catch Xu Qingchen, but you sent people to intercept them halfway? I took the blame for you, but all the benefits fell on you alone? Then you walked away and lived happily ever after, leaving me to fight to the death with Prince Ding's Mansion? That's a good idea. Dongfang You, if you were so smart in Licheng, how could you end up like this today?"

Dong Fangyou's heart skipped a beat, but she remained calm and said, "I don't know where you heard those crazy words. What do you mean? You don't have the ability to catch Master Qingchen, so I've already done you a favor by not breaking the promise. Don't push your luck!"

Mo Jingli's expression was distorted, and he laughed slyly, "Do you think this king will still believe you? From today on, you will stay in the mansion and not go anywhere."

"You want to put me under house arrest?" Dongfang You stared at him with a gloomy face.

Mo Jingli raised his eyebrows and said, "Tell me where Xu Qingchen is now?" He didn't dare to capture Xu Qingchen just to use him to please this woman. Dongfang You was unmoved, "I don't know what you are talking about."

Mo Jingli didn't care. He pushed Dong Fangyou away, raised his hand and picked up the portrait on the table, and said with a mocking smile: "You haven't left the palace these days, right? What's the matter? You don't dare to see Master Qingchen? That's right... Master Qingchen is handsome and handsome, known as a fairy master, how could he be interested in a useless woman like you? You only dare to act crazy with the portrait.

Dong Fangyou's expression changed slightly, and he reached out to grab the portrait in Mo Jingli's hand, "Mo Jingli, give it back to me!"

Mo Jingli turned aside and left her. Knowing that he was no match for Dong Fangyou, he did not want to get involved with her. He turned and walked out, warning: "I advise you to stay in Prince Li's mansion and don't act rashly. Do you think Master Qingchen knows that you arrested him? You don't dare to see him, right? Haha... Master Qingchen is the wisest in the world, how could he not guess? Do you think Xu Qingchen would rather die than have a woman like you? If I were Master Qingchen, I would definitely rather die than have a woman like you, and tarnish the Xu family's reputation for hundreds of years. Haha..."

"Mo Jingli!" Dongfang You was furious, and he grabbed the inkstone on the table and smashed it towards Mo Jingli's back. Mo Jingli was prepared, and he was out of the room in a flash, and the inkstone hit the door of the study with a clang.

Staring at the shaky door that he had smashed, Dongfang You's expression was sinister and twisted, making people feel cold. After a long time, he gritted his teeth and spat out two words, "Qixia...