Linghu Yunlong rode his horse to search for them, believing Qin Shufen and her son couldn't have gone far. However, despite searching Chenliu Town for several times, Linghu Yunlong couldn't find them.
Qin Shufen was in an alley in Chenliu Town with her two children when Qi Bin saw Linghu Yunlong leading a horse and searching for him on the street.
"It's Uncle Linghu." Qi Bin clapped his hands happily.
Qin Shufen was shocked. She went over and covered Qi Bin's mouth. Qi Bin looked at his mother in confusion.
Even her eldest daughter, Qi Cuihua, didn't understand: "Mom, why should we hide from them?"
This kind of thing couldn't be explained, and Qin Shufen couldn't explain it either. She could only say, "We've received such a great favor from others, how can we continue to eat and drink for free? Mother always tells you that we have to earn our living by our own efforts."
Qi Cuihua nodded, not quite understanding, but Qi Bin didn't understand. He stared at her with his small eyes: "Mom, I miss Uncle Zhao and the others, and Sister Nangong."
Qin Shufen squatted down and picked him up: "Bin'er, you have to remember. We can't rely on your Uncle Zhao and others for everything. Mom will take you home."
Qi Bin looked at her. A child's eyes could not lie: "Mom, aren't we going to find Dad?"
Qin Shufen wiped her tears and said, "If I don't look for him anymore, how can I go home?"
Qi Bin burst into tears: "No, I want to find my daddy, I want to find my daddy."
The streets were bustling with people and noise. Linghu Yunlong hadn't spotted Qin Shufen and her son at all. He led his horse and continued his aimless search. As a knight who had been wandering the world for years, Linghu Yunlong had a hunch that Qin Shufen and her son hadn't left Chenliu Town.
When Qi Zhiyan left Kaifeng Prefecture, he felt like he had walked through the gates of hell. Even now, his legs were still spinning. How did His Majesty know about Qin Shufen?
An incognito visit! Qi Zhiyan's head buzzed. Not many court officials knew about Zhao Huan's incognito visit, but his wife, Princess Dexin, had a good relationship with the Empress. Princess Dexin often visited the palace to see the Empress, and the Empress had accidentally revealed the secret.
Later, when Princess Dexin returned home, she told Qi Zhiyan about Zhao Huan's secret visit. Qi Zhiyan suddenly remembered that the princess had told him that Zhao Huan had gone south to Caizhou.
Qi Zhiyan broke out in a cold sweat at the thought of Caizhou. He knew that Caizhou was the only way for Qin Shufen to return to Yuezhou. Could it be God's will that the emperor would meet his ex-wife in Caizhou?
Qi Zhiyan trembled all over at the thought of this. He knew that if the emperor brought Qin Shufen to Bianjing to confront him, his death would be imminent.
At the Prince Consort's Mansion, Princess Dexin looked on eagerly. Her husband's fame and fortune were right before her eyes, yet for some reason, she still felt a little worried. Could it be that the power of heaven was truly unpredictable?
When Qi Zhiyan returned home, Princess Dexin could tell from his expression that her worries were justified.
"Husband, what's wrong with you? Why do you look so unhappy?"
Qi Zhiyan forced a smile: "Husband, Madam. No, it's okay."
Princess Dexin was skeptical: "What does His Majesty want you to do?"
Qi Zhiyan was dazed: "Oh, no, nothing. Your Majesty is just asking about the Hanlin Academy."
"You're talking nonsense!" Princess Dexin was furious. "We've been married for so many years, don't I know your character? You look so distracted and miserable. Did His Majesty scold you?"
Qi Zhiyan fell to her knees with a plop: "Madam, Madam, save me!"
Princess Dexin was shocked: "My husband, what's wrong with you?"
Qi Zhiyan burst into tears: "Madam, I, I lied to you."
Princess Dexin felt something was happening, and she began to panic. "Tell me slowly, what is it?"
Qi Zhiyan knew that women are soft-hearted. Only tears could move her at this moment, so she sobbed and wailed, "Back then, I was the top scorer in the imperial examination, and the emperor betrothed you to me. It was truly a blessing I had cultivated for ten lifetimes. But, but I actually wanted to refuse at that time."
Princess Dexin was shocked: "Why?!"
"Because, because, I already have a wife in my hometown." Qi Zhiyan said while kneeling on the ground.
"What!" Princess De Xin's body swayed, and she almost lost her balance: "You, why did you lie to me?"
"Alas, my wife and I have no feelings for each other. It was my mother who forced me to marry a woman three years my senior. Later, I won the top spot in the imperial examination and wanted to tell Your Majesty about it. But, but when I saw the princess for the first time, I was mesmerized by her. You are the most beautiful, kindest, gentlest, and most virtuous woman I have ever seen. I know I will never forget you in this life, and I, I somehow deceived you and the emperor."
Qi Zhiyan said some love words that she herself did not believe, but Princess Dexin believed them without a doubt. However, she did not consider that as a princess, she had nothing to do with gentleness, kindness and virtue, except for a little beauty.
To say she was savage, aggressive, cunning, and selfish would be more accurate. But that woman didn't like being praised, and when Qi Zhiyan said this, Princess Dexin was immediately at a loss.
"Then, what are you going to do? Leave me and go back to your wife?" Princess Dexin only began to regret now, regretting that she had been too harsh on Qi Zhiyan.
Qi Zhiyan shook her hands: "No, no, my feelings for the princess are evident to all. But I, I..."
"What's going on?" Princess Dexin was very anxious.
Qi Zhiyan then told the story of how Qin Shufen and her son had come to Bianjing to look for her husband, but how she had been so heartless as to refuse to recognize them and had driven them out of the capital. She also told the story of how Zhao Huan had summoned her in Kaifeng Prefecture.
"Princess, His Majesty most likely knows about Qin Shufen. If His Majesty finds out that Qin Shufen is my ex-wife, he will definitely kill me. Please, Princess, save me, save me, Madam."
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