All were handed over to Ying Zhen.
Ying Zhen bowed, "As expected, nothing can be hidden from the emperor. Your Majesty, my family is indeed hiding something from you."
As soon as he finished speaking, Ying's father and Miao Manman became nervous.
They didn't know whether Ying Zhen was going to reveal all the secrets of their Ying Mansion at once.
"Oh? My dear, tell me about it."
Gu Wang sat in the main seat, his hands clenched tightly under his sleeves, but his face remained calm.
"Your Majesty, my sister has been away for some time."
Ying Zhen's words made Gu Wang's heart skip a beat.
"What does this mean?"
"Your Majesty, my sister left a letter about half a month ago, saying she would be leaving the capital for a while.
My sister didn't say where she was going in the letter, and asked my family not to look for her.
She will come back whenever she wants to."
Ying Zhen told half the truth.
After all, he still didn't want his sister to die.
Regardless of whether it was a fake death or not.
He would try to set his sister free.
Ying's father and Miao Manman were both a little surprised. They didn't expect Ying Zhen to directly tell them that Ying Xixi had run away from home.
After hearing this, Gu Wang became even more certain that Ying Xixi was the woman who had done something with him that night!
Otherwise, why would Ying Xixi suddenly run away from home? !
I'm afraid Ying Xixi is worried that he will find out that she is the woman from that night and come looking for her.
But why should Ying Xixi be afraid of him coming to find her?
Thinking of this, the smile in Gu Wang's eyes froze.
At the same time, an idea came into his mind.
Could it be that... Ying Xixi ran away from home just to avoid him? !
This also means that Ying Xixi has no feelings for him!
Gu Wang felt a little complicated for a moment.
"My dear, your sister's letter...did she mention anything else besides this?"
"No, Your Majesty, I dare to ask you what you want from my sister."
Ying Zhen asked tentatively.
Gu Wang rubbed his eyebrows and took out a jade pendant tied with a red rope from his arms.
"My dear, take a look and see who the owner of this jade pendant is."
Ying Zhen took the jade pendant and examined it, carefully examining it against the light for a moment before saying with certainty, "Your Majesty, this jade pendant belongs to my younger sister.
When this jade pendant is held up to the light at a certain angle, you can faintly see the word "Xi" (cherish) on it.
When I and my sister were young, we happened to see this jade pendant on the street. Seeing that my sister liked it very much, I bought it and gave it to her.
My sister has always worn it and never takes it off. I wonder how this jade pendant ended up in the Emperor's possession?"
While Ying Zhen was puzzled, she also recalled the disappearance of her sister on the night of the New Year's Eve banquet.
Could it be that...something happened between Xixi and the Emperor in the palace that night, and Xixi chose to run away from home in order not to implicate them?!
According to what Manman said before, the emperor came to the house in a threatening manner, obviously to settle the score with Xixi!
Thinking of this, Ying Zhen knelt down immediately without waiting for Gu Wang's answer.
"Your Majesty! If my sister has done anything inappropriate and offended you, I apologize on her behalf!
Please, Your Majesty, do not hunt down my sister!"
Gu Wang: “….”
Chase?
What on earth is going on in Ying Aiqing's mind?
Gu Wang took back the jade pendant belonging to Ying Xixi from Ying Zhen.
"This jade pendant was left to me by your sister. I'll keep it. I'll return it to her in person when the time comes."
Gu Wang said this and strode away.
The Ying family looked at Gu Wang as he left in confusion and forgot to say anything.
When the three of them came to their senses, Ying Zhen quickly got up and chased after them.
But Gu Wang had already left.
"My lord, what on earth is going on?
Could it be that Xixi really did something to offend the emperor?
I thought the emperor was in a rage, as if he was here to settle the score with Xixi.
But now it seems that the Emperor is not angry."
Miao Manman chased out and asked, her face also full of confusion.
"I don't know, but what I can be sure of now is that something must have happened between Xixi and the Emperor on the night of the New Year's Eve banquet.
Otherwise, Xixi wouldn't have run away in such a hurry."
Ying Zhen spoke softly while looking in the direction of the mansion gate.
Miao Manman frowned and thought for a while, "Husband, but this is not right. The letter Xixi left behind was obviously left before we entered the palace.
Xixi must have made this plan a long time ago. Maybe her jade pendant accidentally fell into the palace and was picked up by the emperor.
Miao Manman's reminder dispelled Ying Zhen's guess.
"That's true... I'm afraid only the Emperor and Xixi know what exactly happened.
The people my husband sent out also couldn't find any clues about Xixi.
I wonder if the Emperor will send someone to look for Xixi."
Ying Zhen sighed with some distress, feeling that this matter was a bit troublesome.
Miao Manman also became worried, "Then what should we do?"
"Just wait and see for now. I won't stop looking for someone."
......
In Ancheng, not far from the capital, Ying Xixi, who had regained her true appearance, was leisurely shopping while eating candied haws.
She wore men's clothes and looked respectable, so no one bothered her for the time being.
[Host, this place is so close to the capital, why don’t you go somewhere farther away?
What if someone in the capital who knows Ying Zhen sees you?]
Seeing the host's careless look, the system began to get anxious.
"System, you don't know this.
This is called the darkest place under the lamp. The Ying family would never have thought that I was so close to them.
Moreover, if people from the capital leave the capital, they will generally go to places farther away, not to nearby places.
This has something to do with human psychology and urban development.
Just like in modern times, it is difficult for places close to provincial capitals to develop.
So don't worry, I think within six months, or three months, neither the Ying family nor Gu Wang will be able to find me."
Ying Xixi is full of confidence.
The system seemed to understand but not quite.
[Host, just be aware of this. Now that the little seed has been planted, the task of bearing a child is not far off!]
The system's baby voice sounds quite happy.
Ying Xixi smiled, continued eating candied haws, walked around the street for a while, bought a bunch of food and went back to the inn.
She is currently staying in an inn, which is quite convenient.
Ying Xixi stayed in Ancheng for three months, and nothing happened.
She eats, drinks and plays every day, which is quite comfortable.
After nightfall that day, she ate and drank her fill outside and then leisurely returned to the inn.
She pushed open the door of her room and stopped just as she was about to go in.
She drew back her foot and sniffed the air.
This smell...
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