At the same time, in the Xie Mansion in Beijing.
Since Xie Yunqi returned to the capital, he had been overwhelmed with government affairs. Previously, because he was the promoter and advocate of the new policies of the Emperor of Chu, he had violated the interests of many noble families. This led to the noble families joining forces to resist, forming cliques for personal gain, and trying to impeach Xie Yunqi in the court and pull him down from the position of prime minister.
Some officials in the court colluded with each other and deliberately delayed the circulation of the new policy documents, and even dared to tamper with the grain register of Jiangnan Canal Transport, just waiting for him to make a mistake, so as to take the opportunity to accuse him of "malfeasance".
But no matter how busy he is, he will always take time to pay attention to the news in Youzhou.
He felt very pleased when he heard that Chu Qingluan implemented a series of reforms in Youzhou and managed Youzhou in an orderly manner in just over two months.
But on this day, when he was dealing with memorials, he always felt uneasy and his left eyelid kept twitching.
“Flutter!”
Just as he was about to get up, he saw a snow-white carrier pigeon suddenly fly onto the window frame.
These are the snow pigeons that he ordered people to raise specially and will only be used in emergencies.
Xie Yunqi quickly reached out, took off the secret letter tied to the pigeon's leg, and unfolded it.
The next second, his face changed suddenly!
"Fu'an!" he shouted suddenly.
Fuan pushed the door open and entered the room, only to see his master's face filled with cold anger.
"master!"
"Prepare the horses and go to Youzhou!"
Fu An was shocked when he heard this, and asked hurriedly: "Master, what happened to the princess?"
The only person who could make the master so anxious was Princess Zhaoyang.
Xie Yunqi handed the secret letter in his hand to him. Fu'an glanced at it quickly and the next moment, he was also shocked.
Just then, the butler came into the room with news.
"It's bad, my Lord!"
"News just came from the palace that His Majesty has sent the Royal Guards to Youzhou secretly to search for the princess's whereabouts in private."
When the butler said this, Xie Yunqi had almost stepped out of the threshold.
Seeing this, Fuan took the opportunity to grab the corner of his clothes.
"Master, please think twice! If you leave the capital rashly at this moment, those noble families will definitely take the opportunity to impeach you..."
"Get out of the way!" Xie Yunqi's voice was very soft, but it revealed unquestionable majesty.
Even the butler beside him trembled all over.
Fu'an had never seen Xie Yunqi lose his composure like this. His eyes, which were always smiling, were now as dark as ink, as if a snowstorm was brewing deep in his pupils.
However, how could Xie Yunqi, who was in anger, listen to it?
At this moment, his mind was filled with the news that Chu Qingluan was missing, Ying Qi was seriously injured, and Gu Yanran had practiced evil skills and was causing trouble to the people.
He wished he could grow wings and fly to Youzhou immediately.
Fu'an couldn't persuade him, so he could only help pack the luggage, ride on a fast horse, and leave the city with Xie Yunqi.
In the palace, after hearing that Xie Yunqi had left the city, Emperor Chu said nothing. He just waved his hand at the palace servant who reported the news and added:
"Send another group of Royal Guards to protect Prime Minister Xie along the way."
He didn't want anything to happen to Xie Yunqi again before Chu Qingluan was found.
To be honest, without Xie Yunqi's support in the court, the new policy would not have been carried out so smoothly. Even Chu Qingluan's series of reforms in Youzhou, if Xie Yunqi had not made an example of him in the court and kept supporting him, those decrees would probably not have been passed on to Youzhou at all.
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On the other side, Chu Qingluan was riding in a carriage, speeding along the official road.
Amur sat opposite the carriage, his amber eyes as bright and deep as a wolf's in the dim carriage.
When they were almost there, he suddenly spoke in a low voice: "Now, it's time to fulfill your promise."
Chu Qingluan raised her eyes, her expression calm: "What do you want to know?"
"You know who I'm looking for." Amur leaned forward, his eyes sharp.
"Where is she? Is she doing well?"
The tattoo on his body is actually the totem of the Wolf Tribe, one of the twelve tribes. Only the chief and his children are qualified to enjoy it.
As early as 20 years ago, Amur had carved such patterns on a wolf tooth and gave it to his sweetheart. The two promised to grow old together and spend their lives together.
Unexpectedly, the sweetheart's father was defeated in one move and became a prisoner. In order to save him, the clan members sent the sweetheart as a gift to the Chu Kingdom for marriage.
At that time, Amur happened to be away for a few days because of the fighting between tribes. Unexpectedly, when he came back, he heard this bad news.
When he rode his fast horse to chase after her, he found that his sweetheart had already crossed the border of the Western Regions and entered the territory of Da Chu.
It has been twenty years since we last met.
Amur will never forget that night twenty years ago, on the summer meadow, with the sky as their blanket and the grass as their mat, the two of them were intoxicated and obsessed by the most beautiful Moon Lake.
For the past twenty years, he has been working tirelessly and enduring humiliation. Finally, not long ago, he killed six brothers who opposed his ascension to the throne. He rose up strongly, unified the twelve tribes, and became the king of the grassland.
Now, he finally has the chance to set foot on this land and bring her back.
But times have changed, things have changed, and he is not sure whether she is still alive or how she is doing.
I am lucky to meet Chu Qingluan in this remote inn today and know something about her.
"Is the old friend you are looking for a woman?" Chu Qingluan met Amur's eyes and asked tentatively.
"I have indeed seen this pattern before. It is a wolf's fang. Am I right?"
Amur's whole body trembled, his amber eyes suddenly narrowed, and even his breathing stopped for a moment.
"Have you seen that wolf fang?" His voice was unusually hoarse, yet filled with a hint of ecstasy.
"Where? When?"
Chu Qingluan could clearly see his Adam's apple rolling, and his bronze face flushed slightly with excitement.
"About ten years ago, I can't remember the exact time." Chu Qingluan deliberately made the time vague.
"But the person you are looking for is indeed still in the Great Chu Palace."
Amur's eyes lit up, "So she is now..."
"In the past twenty years in the palace, things have changed. The girl in your mind has already become a concubine in the harem and the mother of the third prince."
Amur's pupils shrank suddenly: "She has a child?"
"A woman in the deep palace cannot decide for herself. Don't you know that?"
Chu Qingluan cleverly avoided giving a direct answer and instead changed the subject: "Sir, since you know the wall is as deep as the sea, why did you take the risk to come and look for it at this time?"
"I heard that the King of the Western Regions had just put down the civil unrest. Are you so anxious to send people to infiltrate Da Chu?"
Amur suddenly grabbed her wrist and said in a cold tone: "How do you know about the new king?"
He had just ascended the throne for less than a month, and already the people in such a remote place like Da Chu knew about it?
Chu Qingluan let him hold it, "It's just listening to the businessmen's idle chatter. For such a big event, the news will always be more informed."
Amur's eyes dimmed when he heard this.
But then, he ordered Chu Qingluan again: "Take me to see her, the conditions are up to you!"
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