Xia Ning stroked the hilt of the sword with his palm, staring at Yu Qizhe's receding back. His eyes were particularly fierce for a moment, and the veins on the back of his hand were exposed due to the force, as if he would unsheathe the sword in the next moment and take the man's head.
When Yu Qizhe's figure disappeared outside the gate of the Imperial Household Department, Xia Ning retracted his fierce gaze and said to the young eunuch who came in, "Go and prepare a fast horse for me."
The young eunuch left immediately.
The sky in late autumn seemed to be shrouded in a layer of gray fog, so gloomy that it made people feel unhappy. Yu Qizhe returned to Wanfu Bridge. Song Nian opened the door and took a look. Joy immediately appeared on his face. Then he noticed Yu Qizhe's gloomy expression. He hurriedly restrained his expression, welcomed Yu Qizhe in, and looked outside the door. He immediately understood why his young master looked so unhappy.
The lady was still not found.
Song Nian sighed in his heart and asked with concern: "When did you come back? Have you eaten yet?"
If Song Nian hadn't said anything, Yu Qizhe would have forgotten about his journey last night. He hadn't eaten anything until now, but he didn't feel hungry. He said, "Just cook a bowl of porridge."
Mrs. Song went to the kitchen to work. Seeing that Yu Qizhe was covered in dust, Song Nian said, "I'll go get you some water to wash."
Yu Qizhe nodded slightly and entered the wing room. The smell left by Yu Jiao in the room had become fainter. Yu Qizhe took off his outer robe and his eyes fell on the wooden hairpin in the dressing table. The expression on his face became increasingly cold and a repressed atmosphere permeated his whole body.
As a man, he cannot protect his wife and lets a eunuch do whatever he wants. What a shame!
It seems that Liu Ziqi was right about him. He was simply unable to protect Yu Jiao, otherwise how could he be so negligent as to let her be kidnapped by Cheng Ying.
After Song Nian fetched some hot water and brought it to the bathroom, Yu Qizhe finally suppressed the dark emotions churning in his heart.
After taking a bath, he was about to get dressed when Lu Jin's hurried voice suddenly came from outside the room: "Junior brother, junior brother!" As he said that, he was about to push the door open.
Song Nian stopped him helplessly, "Mr. Lu, our master is bathing and changing clothes."
"Junior brother, don't wash yet. I have something urgent to tell you." Lu Jin said anxiously.
The door opened from the inside. Yu Qizhe, with wet hair, fastened his collar and asked, "What's the matter?"
Lu Jin walked into the room in two or three steps and whispered, "I'm going to tell you a shocking story next. It's related to my sister-in-law and Cheng Ying."
As soon as he finished speaking, Lu Jin closed the door and told Song Nian not to stand outside the door but to go away.
Seeing him like this, Yu Qizhe frowned slightly and felt a little nervous.
Lu Jin's next words made Yu Qizhe's expression change several times.
"I know this is unbelievable, but Wushuang swore to me that she never lied. Cheng Ying killed her because of Miss Yu. She was kept by Cheng Ying because her face was very similar to the Miss Yu in Cheng Ying's mind."
Lu Jin was afraid that Yu Qizhe would not be able to accept this, so he put his big hand on his shoulder and said, "Wushuang only figured out the reason after knowing that your sister-in-law was kidnapped by Cheng Ying. He guessed that your sister-in-law might be the Miss Yu that Cheng Ying has always been thinking about."
Seeing that Yu Qizhe remained silent, Lu Jin sighed and said, "Yang Jiyan's whereabouts are unknown now. I don't know if she was murdered by Cheng Ying. Wushuang told me that someone seems to be imprisoned in the Nian Qu Tower in the Plum Garden outside the city. Cheng Ying often goes there."
Lu Jin patted his shoulder soothingly, "Junior brother, if you want to know the secret, why don't we go to Nian Qu Pagoda."
He paused, "It's just... Junior Brother, are you ready to know all this?"
Yu Qizhe clenched his fingers into fists unconsciously. The four words "live a new life" were indeed shocking to him, but what made him unable to calm down for a long time was that he could not accept that Yu Jiao was involved with Cheng Ying in her previous life, nor could he accept Cheng Ying's deep feelings for Yu Jiao.
"Go and recite the Quta." Yu Qizhe stood up without any hesitation. He wanted to find out what was going on.
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