Chapter 263: Flew Out of the Capital
Yu Liangzhi once said that he had been looking for the fat monk for a long time.
It was impossible for him to be so lucky to have a second monk friend whom he had been searching for for half his life.
Without thinking, Wei Qingyan ran out the door. When she crossed the threshold, she turned to look at Yu Zhengde and said, "Find someone who can ride a fast horse and go with me."
Wei Qingyan felt that the dying friend Yu Liangzhi mentioned was the fat monk.
Even if she wasn't sure that the man was the fat monk, she had to make this trip. What if it was? She couldn't afford that chance.
Before Yu Zhengde could hear the words, Wei Qingyan had already rushed straight to the palace using his lightness skills.
"Father, I cannot wait ten days. I will set out immediately to Huangshaling to find my master. Please allow me to do so."
Wei Qingyan felt as if his heart was weighed down by a thousand pounds, and he could no longer speak as he knelt on the ground.
The emperor was shocked to hear a hint of sob in Wei Qingyan's voice. He thought for a moment and guessed that she must have received news about the fat monk.
And it's bad news.
Without asking any more questions, after a moment's silence, he gently pulled Wei Qingyan up and said, "Mo Yi just submitted the list of all the royal family members who have passed away in the past seven years. I haven't had time to check in detail what these people have done over the years.
I will let him go with you, and if we find any useful information, I will send someone to pass it on to Mo Yi."
In the face of the fat monk's life and death, finding out whose body the late emperor had possessed is no longer the most important thing. And it is not so easy to find out whose body the late emperor has possessed now. Wei Qingyan knows that her father wants Mo Yi to accompany her to protect her.
She shook her head. "He has to stay and protect the Emperor. Although I suspect the late Emperor has left the capital, it's inevitable that something unexpected will happen. The Emperor's safety is more important than my own. Only when he's safe can I focus on my life."
"Then let your mother go with you."
There are indeed quite a few people who are related to the late emperor by blood and have left the capital. It is normal for the royal family to hide their whereabouts and travel incognito, but now it has become an obstacle for him to find out their whereabouts.
If the late emperor was indeed one of those people, the emperor would be worried about his daughter's safety.
Lan Shu had just come in from outside. After hearing this, Wei Qingyan shook his head before she could say anything.
Mother also has to stay by Father's side. Besides, Father just told her this morning that he will confer the title of Imperial Noble Consort on Mother at the palace banquet in a few days.
She always had to be present.
"Shi Yu will accompany me. Please ask your Majesty to help settle the Feng Zhao envoy."
Wei Qingyan knew that Shi Yu would definitely go with him. Since he didn't come to the palace now, he must be making arrangements.
Seeing Lan Shu hesitate to speak, Wei Qingyan hugged her and suppressed the urge to cry, "Mother, I will definitely bring the fat monk back. Please help me protect my father."
Lan Shu was also worried about the fat monk and wanted to go with him, but facing her daughter's pleading tone, she finally just rubbed her back and said, "Mom will do it, don't worry."
She couldn't let her daughter have any worries.
The emperor also stepped forward, patted his daughter's shoulder, and straightened her hair, which had been messed up by her haste. "Be careful, your father is here in the capital."
Wei Qingyan nodded and quickly walked out of the imperial study.
Unable to wait for the palace banquet, she spent two hours running around the residences of the royal family, looking at every person in the capital who was openly related to the late emperor by blood.
No traces of the previous emperor taking over another's body were found.
As for whether the late emperor still had descendants hidden in secret, Wei Qingyan no longer had time to investigate. He only told Du Xueyi to pay more attention to unusual movements in the capital, especially those of the royal family.
When the sun was at its hottest, she knelt before Madam Wei and said, "My granddaughter is unfilial and urgently needs to leave the capital. When I return, I will pass by and pay my respects to you, Grandmother. I hope everything is well with you."
After lunch, Madam Wei was walking in the yard to digest her food when someone suddenly jumped down from the roof. Before she could scream, she heard Wei Qingyan's words.
Looking at the sweaty child kneeling on the ground, he was silent for a few breaths before calming down. "If you have urgent matters, go and take care of them first. I... Grandmother will be staying in the capital for a while, so there's no need to rush."
Seeing that Wei Qingyan was already the Crown Princess and was still willing to call her grandmother, Madam Wei changed her tone. After all, this was a child recognized by her son, so she would not let Wei Qingyan down by calling her grandmother.
After all, this is private.
"Grandma, wait for me." Wei Qingyan kowtowed three times, then stood up and jumped onto the roof.
Quickly come, quick goes.
When Wei Shiran heard the noise in the front hall and rushed over, the person had already left.
Wei Shiran vaguely understood something when she remembered what Gong Jin had said a few days ago: Qingyan would leave Beijing to find a master in a few days, and asked him and Donggua to practice on their own.
Seeing that Madam Wei looked serious, he was worried that she was unhappy with Wei Qingyan's behavior.
She hurriedly explained for Wei Qingyan, "It must be that something happened to Qingyan's master. She has wanted to find the master for a long time, but she has been busy in the capital and has been unable to get away.
Grandmother, when her master rescued her, she was in pieces. It was her master's dedicated care that helped her recover. The relationship between the two of them as master and disciple was very good.
It's already noon, Qingyan is not an impolite person, she wouldn't come to visit at this time, she was so anxious that she didn't even leave, it must be an emergency, don't blame her. "
Madam Wei glanced at her eldest granddaughter and said, "Grandma, are you such an unkind person? Grandma just feels that she has had a hard time."
No matter being a child of the Wei family or being a child of the royal family now, it seems that there are endless worries and endless difficulties to go through.
Old Madam Wei could never forget the scene when she rushed back to the capital after her son died in battle. What she saw was the frail fifteen-year-old Wei Qingyan, a filial son, kneeling to see off the mourners.
I can't forget the moment after his son was buried, Wei Qingyan put on the armor of the general who protects the country, went to the military camp on the first day, and came back with a bruised face.
She mostly stayed in her hometown and was not familiar with this "grandson". She had never asked her how the wound on her face came about, but she knew that it was not easy for a 15-year-old "young general" to conquer the 100,000 National Protection Army.
Wei Qingyan is now dressed as a woman, looking much more mature and tougher than when he was fifteen, but he is also pitiful.
Madam Wei sighed softly, hoping that God would give her less suffering. The pain of losing someone you care about is not easy to bear.
Wei Qingyan, who was pitied by Old Madam Wei, had just arrived at Prince Rong's Mansion when he saw Shi Yu leading a horse and a group of people waiting at the gate.
Shi Yu handed her a steamed bun and said, "I have already sent out orders to all the medicine shops to keep an eye out for them. There will also be people from the medicine shops along the way who are ready to exchange for good horses and dry food.
We have made some arrangements in the capital, would you like to go back home and rest for a while before setting off again?"
Knowing that Wei Qingyan was in a hurry to leave, he arranged everything and waited at the gate. But when he saw the sweat on her forehead, he still asked with concern.
As he thought, Wei Qingyan stuffed the steamed bun into his mouth in two bites, took the reins from his hand, and jumped on the horse.
She didn't dare wait.
Shi Yu was actually glad at this moment that he could not ride his horse in the city, so he could give Wei Qingyan a few more steamed buns and a pot of water.
Xiao Yan can't afford to starve.
When they arrived at the city gate, Wei Qingyan filled his stomach with food fed by Shi Yu.
As soon as she left the city gate, she raised her whip high and said, "Go!"
A group of people rode their horses at full speed.
Everything in the capital was regressing. Wei Qingyan saw nothing, the wind whistled in his ears, and his mind was filled with the thought of going faster and faster.
Shi Yu gave the best horse in Prince Rong's Mansion to Wei Qingyan. He followed her slightly slower, followed by Wang Chen, then the guards of Prince Rong's Mansion, and Yu Zhengde's second son.
No matter how good a horse is, it would not be able to withstand running for two days and one night. And the guards behind, especially the Second Young Master Yu, had to hold on with all their might to avoid falling behind.
Wei Qingyan was worried about the fat monk and couldn't bear to see the people behind him suffer with him, so he had to rest for half the night at the medicine store owned by Shi Yu and change horses.
But I couldn't fall asleep no matter what I did when I lay in bed.
When I was busy in the capital, I could comfort myself that there was no news about the fat monk in Lotus Pier. It was good news. Maybe he really went to Penglai.
Now on the road, that feeling of uneasiness becomes stronger and stronger, and my heart is always in my throat. When it is late at night and everyone is asleep, I think that the fat monk may be dying or has had an accident.
Wei Qingyan finally shed tears, "Fat monk... please don't get into any trouble... Master... please wait for your disciple..."
Just as Shi Yu was about to push the door open, he heard suppressed crying from inside. His hand stopped in mid-air, then slowly dropped down, and he stood quietly outside the door.
Any words of comfort are unnecessary at this time, it is better to let her vent her emotions.
Putting the letter in his hand into his arms, Shi Yu slowly turned around. Qingyan needed to rest, so the letter would have to wait for a while.
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