Once the rebels are purged and the court is stabilized, Yi Mu's leg injury should be almost fully healed.
They can stand together openly and honestly, and then Xu Zang will announce to the world that he will marry his beloved as his queen.
Even if he is condemned by the world, Xu Zang will not change his mind.
He had waited far too long for this day.
My mother said that only by becoming strong can I protect the people who are important to me.
Xiliang was not as powerful as Xuguo, so they sent a princess for a marriage alliance.
My mother lived in pain her whole life, and only found relief on the day she died.
Xu Zang must never follow in his mother's footsteps. He is now powerful enough to disregard ethical norms.
Anyone who dares to speak out will be killed!
Having not entered Yi Mu's courtyard for two days, Xu Zang hesitated at the gate for a while before going in.
Yi Mu has a very good temperament and treats his fellow apprentices and servants equally.
But his good nature doesn't mean he doesn't care about anything.
Conversely, once the bottom line is reached, it will rebound.
Xu Zang forced him to do that kind of thing, and he couldn't guarantee that Yi Mu would still pay attention to him if he saw him again.
Whether he pays attention or not is not important. What Xu Zang fears most is that Yi Mu will continue to talk to him, but still act as his senior brother.
Xu Zang had no desire to experience what it felt like to love someone you couldn't have.
He walked into the house nervously, and immediately sensed that something was wrong.
The smell of medicine in the house had faded, but since Yi Mu had lived in the house for many years, the smell of medicine lingered.
Xu Zang stopped abruptly, calling Yi Mu's name once or twice, but there was no response.
Yuanbao should have come out looking for someone, but no one was there; the house was eerily quiet, both inside and out.
Xu Zang searched the courtyard thoroughly, but couldn't find a single person.
The thought that Yi Mu might have left him stirred something within Xu Zang.
He suppressed his dark emotions and summoned the palace guards.
The secret guards only appear at night and rest during the day; they are the palace's secret network.
Even if a mosquito flies into the palace at night, it cannot escape their eyes.
The guards reported that they had not found Yi Mu and Yuan Bao out at night, and there was nothing unusual in the palaces.
The palace guards who patrolled during the day did not see Yi Mu leave the courtyard.
How could two grown people disappear despite heavy guard?
Xu Zang did not believe that Yi Mu could disappear so mysteriously. He used the unique way that the brothers communicated to call Yang San back to the palace.
"Second Senior Brother is missing?"
Yang San seemed even more surprised than Xu Zang. He had spent two days in that brothel, so how could Yi Mu have disappeared without a trace?
Upon seeing his expression, Xu Zang immediately ruled out the possibility that he was the one who took Yi Mu away.
The only option now is to search for people in each palace.
The palace was too large, so all the guards were mobilized to search for it. By evening, they had located Consort Wen's palace.
Xu Zang married this woman, but he never stepped into her palace, completely treating Li Wenlan as if she were invisible.
He looked at the woman in her finery, his eyes unmoved, as if he were looking at an insignificant ordinary person.
"Your Majesty's visit comes so late at night. I am unprepared and hope Your Majesty will forgive me."
Li Wenlan possesses a refined and elegant demeanor; as a daughter raised in a prominent family, her every word and action is exemplary.
She seemed unaware that the Li family was about to be wiped out. She bowed gracefully to her husband, her eyes filled with anticipation.
Xu Zang walked inside expressionlessly.
"Search!"
Li Wenlan's smile froze on her face, but she wasn't overly afraid.
The guards rushed into the courtyard and searched in all directions, while the palace maids huddled together in fear.
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