Chapter 1008 Who is this woman?
"True whereabouts?" Shi Yiru was startled when he heard these four words: "Your Highness means..."
There was a restrained gleam in Zhu Xuan's eyes.
He said solemnly, "If the emperor had no other intentions, he would have come directly to Changqing City at this time. For him to go to other places for inspection is not in line with his character, nor is it in line with the current development of the situation."
"But--"
Shi Yiru frowned slightly and said, "Isn't the emperor's current situation different from before?"
"The situation is different from before, but people's nature won't change easily."
Zhu Xuan sneered as he spoke, "Believe it or not, even if my brother, the emperor, could forget everything in his past, not a single person or a single event, if the troops of the Dian Kingdom dared to invade the south, he would immediately mount his horse and slay them without a single survivor."
“…”
Shi Yiru thought about it and nodded, "That's right."
A person's nature is the most permanent part of a person, second only to the soul.
Any other additional conditions, wealth, power, even appearance and background, are like morning frost and night dew, fleeting. Only human nature will last until the end of life.
Therefore, what kind of person a person is is not determined by his wealth, power, appearance or background.
But it's his character.
Shi Yiru said, "So, Your Highness believes that, given the Emperor's current disposition, he wouldn't change his route and go somewhere else?"
"good."
Zhu Xuan said: "Unless, he changed his route for some other purpose, or -"
"Or, his real whereabouts are not with the emperor?"
"Um……"
When he said this, Zhu Xuan's eyes flickered.
This makes the situation complicated for them.
Originally, Zhu Feng was in the open, so no matter how they planned, they had the upper hand; but if Zhu Feng's whereabouts were really not with the emperor and out of everyone's sight, then they would have no idea where he would go or what he would do.
This is very disadvantageous to them.
Shi Yiru's breath sank as he said, "I understand. I will immediately send someone to investigate and find out the emperor's true whereabouts."
"Also," Zhu Xuan's eyes flickered, "expand the search area within Changqing City. Not only do we need to find Ran Xiaoyu and Princess Xinping, but we also need to find another tall, imposing man in his early thirties."
Although Shi Yiru had just returned, he understood what he meant when he heard it.
He said in a deep voice, "Your Highness hasn't found Her Royal Highness the Princess yet?"
"No."
Ran Xiaoyu is so good at hiding.
This is obviously also a troublesome matter.
Shi Yiru quickly understood their current situation and said, "I'll do it right away."
Zhu Xuan nodded. Seeing the tiredness on his face, he knew that he must be tired from rushing back so fast and dealing with all these things without a break. So he said, "You've worked hard."
"I dare not."
Shi Yiru knew very well that they had no time to rest now.
Although the imperial carriage was on the way, Zhu Feng didn't know where it was.
They need to get this done quickly, otherwise—
Prince Ning and all of them will be doomed.
Shi Yiru immediately turned around and left. Just as he left, Zhai Yun walked in from outside. He just caught sight of his back and walked over to him and said, "Your Highness, Shi Changshi is back?"
"Um."
Zhu Xuan told him roughly those things.
Upon hearing this, Zhai Yun frowned, "I didn't expect the Emperor's situation to become even more difficult."
"also?"
When Zhu Xuan heard this, he immediately asked, "What's wrong? Is there a problem on your end too?"
Zhai Yun said, "Last night, there was a huge storm at sea, and all the ships my father sent out returned empty-handed."
"Then, Jian Ruocheng hasn't come back yet?"
"No."
Zhu Xuan felt a little anxious.
It has been several days. Normally, Jian Ruocheng should have sent back some news regardless of whether the deal was successful or not. Moreover, he has already demonstrated his "sincerity", so this deal should be foolproof.
Zhu Xuan said, "Although the imperial carriage won't arrive soon, and we're not in urgent need of the weapons right now, we can't be careless. Have your father send more people to find out what happened at sea."
"yes."
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After a storm, there is often better weather.
A small fishing village by the sea welcomed the sunny weather today. Although it is winter, the gentle breeze makes people feel that spring is coming.
You can even hear a bird chirping or two.
The sunlight shines into the room and onto the bed. A white hand stretches out from under the quilt, appearing slender and soft, giving people an urge to hold it.
Zhu Feng sat on the edge of the bed, looking at the hand.
His eyes slowly moved upwards to look at the owner of the hand.
This woman—
very beautiful.
Although he had seen many beautiful faces in the palace, and even Qin Ruolan's stunning appearance was enough to make people unforgettable, which might be a paradise-like feeling for many men, but it was not so. He seemed to be numb to the beauty of women.
But to be fair, she is still a very beautiful woman.
She has fair skin and delicate features.
Although she was unconscious with her eyes tightly closed, one could feel that her eyes were big, and under her straight nose were angular lips, which were pursed tightly into a straight line. It was obvious that she was a woman with a rather stubborn temperament.
"Um?"
Zhu Feng suddenly felt a little strange.
Why did I stare at this woman for so long, and not feel bored at all?
He couldn't help but frown.
Last night's wind and rain were so strong that he almost thought that their ship was going to capsize at sea. The old boatman had no choice but to kneel at the bow and beg God for mercy and to spare their lives.
Then they saw a figure swept up in the waves.
For some reason, even in such a dangerous moment, Zhu Feng's heart was still moved by that slender figure. They struggled hard and after fighting with the sea for almost half an hour, they finally fished that figure out.
It’s the woman in front of me.
And what's even stranger is—
After rescuing her, the strange feeling in his heart - the feeling of always wanting to go out to sea and find something - seemed to ease.
But who is this woman?
He looked down at her, but couldn't find her anywhere in his mind.
Although he knew that he had forgotten everything in the past, but when he saw He Yi, Ye Zheng, and even Qin Ruolan and the others again, their familiar outlines would emerge in his mind, matching the people in front of him, making him understand that these people were old acquaintances.
But he couldn't remember the appearance of this woman at all.
Since she is not an old acquaintance, why would she let the strange feeling in her heart disappear?
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