He would not meddle in other people's business and would just quietly tie his men back.
As for Dong Ling'er's life or death and fate, to put it coldly, it actually has little to do with him.
The guards of Prince Pingyang's Palace were different from ordinary guards. Each of them had a murderous aura. Looking at their eyes, it was clear that none of them had not killed anyone. Ah Qing immediately felt more confident.
Finally, ten people were selected.
"I will take these people to chase my subordinate first, leaving marks along the way. If the prince returns, please bring a large number of troops to support him."
"Excuse my bluntness, but those people dared to kidnap someone so blatantly. It's definitely not because they fell in love with a maid."
Lin Chunhuan also nodded heavily.
No matter how stupid she was, she could still see through such a simple truth. Although she didn't know the real purpose of that group of people, it was most likely that they were targeting her as the princess.
"Princess, Sister Dong is going to be okay, right?"
Qiu Shuang pulled Lin Chunhuan's sleeve and asked in a low voice, with a thin layer of mist in her eyes.
But Lin Chunhuan really had no way to answer her question. She just pursed her lips and shook her head gently, "No matter what, we must keep silent about what happened today. Not a single word can get out."
"Otherwise, Ling'er's reputation will be ruined."
Qiu Shuang naturally nodded repeatedly in response to this. The world is harsh on women. A woman was kidnapped late at night, and even if she was rescued later, nothing happened.
But no one will believe it.
Even if the girl is the victim, in the eyes of those bystanders and those watching the fun, the girl is already dirty and must die to prove her worth.
What if you don’t want to die?
That's shameless and lewd!
Lin Chunhuan scoffed at these conventional rules, but seemed so powerless and helpless.
She is just a person, not the Bodhisattva Guanyin who saves people from suffering. She has no way to stop people from talking, nor can she change everyone's inner thoughts.
Those outdated ideas and concepts are like rotten meat, which keeps making people rot and stink without them realizing it.
Xiao Cen's return was not very fast. Seeing his gloomy face when he entered the door, Lin Chunhuan immediately reacted, "Did something happen on the way back?"
"Princess, you don't know that the prince rushed back the moment he received the news. But on the road back to the palace, a bunch of disaster victims suddenly appeared, lying on the carriage, and refused to let us pass no matter what!"
Mu Qing's condition was not very good at the moment. The clothes that were neatly arranged when he went out in the morning were now wrinkled, and there were also many footprints on the hem.
Even a piece of his sleeve was torn.
Even though Mu Qing never fought with ordinary people, looking at his expression, one could tell how difficult those disaster victims were to deal with.
But just as he finished speaking, Mu Qing frowned in confusion, "But that shouldn't be the case. The prince just issued an order a few days ago, not allowing the disaster victims to enter the city anymore. He even set up tents outside the city for them to stay temporarily, and sent people to distribute porridge."
"This morning, I brought people together to gather all the refugees stranded on the streets and put them in one place. Logically, even if there were refugees wandering around the streets, there shouldn't be so many!"
"Disaster victims?"
Hearing Mu Qing's words, Xiao Cen snorted coldly, "Have you ever seen such strong and muscular victims?"
"Even if we used to be strong, this winter has lasted for more than half a year, and most of the food that ordinary households had stored last year, no matter how much, has been used up."
"The disaster victims came to Beijing to seek survival because they couldn't survive. Can people like them really eat so much and have the strength to do so?"
Mu Qing was stunned when he heard it, and slowly recalled it.
Indeed, the disaster victims he saw today were completely different from those pale and skinny people before. They were all shiny and plump. Not to mention being full, they probably didn't even have enough oil and water.
How could such a person be a disaster victim!
Lin Chunhuan, listening from the side, also understood something. "Xiao Lang means that those people blocking the road are not disaster victims. They are not looking for food, and they are not seeking protection from you, the King of Pingyang?"
"The people from the palace were kidnapped, and right after that, someone blocked my way back home. How could such a coincidence happen in this world?"
Without even taking off his cloak, Xiao Cen asked Mu Qing to gather the men. "It seems I, Xiao Cen, have been silent for too long. Some people have almost forgotten that I am a military commander!"
Xiao Cen came back quickly and left quickly.
But he brought many more people than Aqing, a total of three thousand soldiers and horses, with uniform footsteps. So many people ran like one person.
Such discipline can only appear under Xiao Cen's hands.
That’s right!
Aqing!
Lin Chunhuan was anxious and quickly shouted to Xiao Cen, who had already run some distance away, "A young man named Aqing has taken ten of our palace soldiers and is already chasing after them."
"I left marks along the way. Xiao Lang, come back safely!"
I don’t know if Xiao Cen heard it or not. I just saw him wave his hand gently, and everything returned to calm.
Lin Chunhuan stood outside the mansion for a long time, until Qiu Shuang came forward with a hand warmer and an umbrella, and then he realized that it was snowing heavily outside again.
It falls down like goose feathers, looking beautiful.
"I don't know when the snow will stop falling this year."
"It looks like this rain will last for a few days. Princess, please go back and get some sleep. It's still a while before dawn." Although Qiu Shuang was also worried about Dong Ling'er, she still had to persuade her carefully.
Everyone knows that a woman who has just given birth cannot stand the slightest bit of cold.
But Lin Chunhuan couldn't sleep, so he just stood outside the door, pacing back and forth.
However, as the sky brightened, Xiao Cen chased all the way and left many marks, but he didn't see a single person. Although he didn't know who that Aqing was.
But he could still trust the palace guards. There was no way those people could move so fast that he couldn't catch up with them even after chasing them for a long way.
"Your Highness, we must have taken the wrong road. This road is so deserted that there is not even a mouse, let alone people." Mu Qing rode his horse to check everywhere.
He was not exaggerating. There was really nothing around here, not even a trace of anyone walking by.
But Xiao Cen didn't think so.
With the heavy snow and the artificial cover, it was not difficult to hide the traces. "Let's chase a little further."
Xiao Cen looked at the increasingly rugged road ahead, his brows furrowed even more tightly. "Let's chase them for a while. If there's still no trace, we'll split up."
"I just don't believe it. How can someone fly away right under my nose?"
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