Chapter 1197 Missing

After leaving the government office, Zhou Shuren reluctantly got on the carriage to go home. He knew in his heart that he was going to fail today because his wife knew him too well!

The carriage entered the mansion gate, and I saw Steward Ding as soon as I got off the carriage. "Why are you waiting for me today?"

Steward Ding was delighted. The master finally came home. "Master, two days ago, the mistress sent someone to deliver clothes and food to Master Yang Wen. Today, the person she sent came back with bad news. Half a month ago, it was Master Yang Wen's turn to go out to sea for inspection. Now there is no news. It seems that the warship has disappeared."

Zhou Shuren quickened his pace after hearing this. The Yang family holds a very important place in his daughter-in-law's heart, and they really treat her like her parents' family. He walked quickly while asking, "Did the navy send anyone to look for her?"

Steward Ding was in the house at the time and heard everything. "We sent people to search, but they didn't find it."

Zhou Shuren arrived at the main courtyard. The maids and servants were standing outside. When Mrs. Song saw the old man, she let out a sigh and whispered, "The mistress asked us to come out. She is the only one in the room."

Zhou Shuren had already opened the door and walked in. He saw his daughter-in-law sitting motionless by the window, holding a handkerchief in her hand. It was obvious that she had been crying. His heart tightened, and he walked over carefully to hug his daughter-in-law, "Sometimes no news is also good news."

At least there is no news, but there is still hope.

Zhulan had recovered. She was really panicked when she received the news. She was right. She felt sorry for her brother's trust. She said in a hoarse voice, "You are right. No news is good news. I believe Yang Wen will be safe."

Zhou Shuren patted his wife's shoulder. There were so many things going on, one after another, and Rongchuan's matter was even more unspeakable.

At night, Zhulan had no appetite. If Zhou Shuren hadn't been watching her, she wouldn't even want to drink the soup. After drinking some soup reluctantly, Zhulan washed up and then lay down on the kang, as if she was avoiding him. She wouldn't think about it anymore after she fell asleep.

Everyone has a desire to escape. Zhulan thought she was strong, but she couldn't help escaping. The Yang family had experienced it once before, so she knew the feeling. She let herself escape and closed her eyes to sleep.

Zhou Shuren was waiting for the rumor that he had sent someone to Lord Li's house to come back. Li Zhao, the Minister of War, naturally knew about it. When Zhou Shuren asked around, Li Zhao learned that Zhou's relatives were also on the ship.

Jianyan replied, "Minister Li said that no wreckage of the battleship was found near the coast, so we can rule out encountering pirates. As for other reasons, we are still investigating. However, since there are no wreckage, it is possible that the battleship is just stuck somewhere or has lost its way."

Zhou Shuren breathed a sigh of relief. With Li Zhao's information, he felt relieved. These were all good news. "You should go back and rest as well."

When Zhou Shuren came back from the front yard, he saw that his daughter-in-law had fallen asleep. He felt helpless and distressed.

In the Prince of Chu's mansion, the Prince of Chu was groaning in pain. Even after taking medicine, it still hurt, and sweat covered his forehead.

Princess Chu said worriedly, "Call the imperial physician to take a look. It's not a big deal that you're in so much pain."

The King of Chu didn't have the strength to wave his hand, "No, this is already the best plaster."

Princess Chu frowned, "How did you make father angry?"

She had been married to the prince for so many years, but this was the first time that the prince was beaten so badly. No, the prince had never been beaten before. Thinking of her father's changeable temper recently, she felt nervous.

Princess Chu was a little unwilling at first and thought that the prince could continue to work hard. But now she doesn't want to do that anymore. The prince seems to have lost half his life when he comes back, and she feels like her soul is gone.

The King of Chu didn't know what he said was wrong. Was it because he was smiling? As for climbing over the wall, he didn't think it was improper. This was not a small matter that would make his father angry. The King of Chu thought about it and wondered if it was just for show?

The King of Chu felt wronged. It was not a real beating even if it was just acting. The ten beatings were real. He had never been beaten like this in his life. How could he bear it?

The next morning, Chang Yi and Chang Zhi looked at their mother with concern. Seeing that she looked better than yesterday, Chang Yi spoke up, "Mother, Yang Wenji is blessed by heaven and will definitely return safely."

Zhulan smiled. She already knew the news. "Yes, he will definitely come back safely. Now, you all should hurry up and have breakfast. Don't be late when you go to the government office."

When Zhulan is in a good mood, the atmosphere in the whole family becomes much better. Otherwise, the whole family will be very depressing.

In Xuzhou, Chang Lian had breakfast and went to the government office. When the carriage turned onto the street, the road ahead was blocked, so Chang Lian signaled the servant to go and check.

The servant came back quickly, "Sir, there is a caravan ahead that wants to leave the city. Too many trucks are blocking the road, but it will be clear soon."

Chang Lian got off the carriage and planned to go and see for himself. He looked at the creature on the carriage and frowned, "What's on it?"

The servant in charge of the truck saw the official uniform and hurriedly replied, "Your Excellency, these are dried seafood, and they are to be shipped to the capital."

Chang Lian did smell some seafood, but the amount did not seem like the weight of dried seafood. He knew a lot about seafood since he came to Xuzhou, and his family also shipped seafood to the capital every year, but the weight was not of this magnitude.

Chang Lian stared at the carriage in deep thought. The steward in front came over and looked a little nervous.

At this moment, someone suddenly called Chang Lian. Chang Lian turned around and took a closer look. The man looked familiar. He couldn't remember who it was no matter how hard he tried to recall, but the familiar feeling couldn't be wrong.

The person in front of him whispered, "My master is waiting for you upstairs."

Chang Lian frowned, "Your master?"

The person in front of him extended his hand, "Please, sir."

Chang Lian pursed his lips and followed. When he arrived at the private room, there was no owner. The door was already closed. Chang Lian stared at the person who was brought in, "Who are you?"

The King of Qi breathed a sigh of relief. He had just watched the caravan leave from upstairs. He happened to see Zhou Changlian's deep thoughts. He was afraid of ruining things, so he hurried downstairs. He could not reveal his identity as the King of Qi, so he could only take out his favorite fan and said, "My master is on duty. Please don't worry about what's going on downstairs."

Chang Lian recognized the fan in front of him, it was the fan of Prince Qi. He squinted his eyes. Prince Qi’s caravan?

Chang Lian, "I understand. I still have to go to the government office, so I'll go first."

The King of Qi felt that he was wrong to take out the fan, and he did not miss Zhou Changlian's deep thoughts.

Chang Lian went downstairs and thought about the fan. King Qi liked fans and he had seen them many times. The fan just now, if he remembered correctly, was the one King Qi held most often. Recalling the familiar feeling just now, he pursed his lips. Something was wrong!

The King of Qi and other caravans had all left the capital. He pressed his brow tiredly, as he still hadn't found Rongchuan. However, he couldn't stay in Xuzhou any longer as there were still a few places that needed to be cleaned up. When he thought of the military token in Rongchuan's hand, the King of Qi sneered and felt very sad.

This time, Prince Qi really saw clearly that the only son born to the Queen was the one his father trusted the most. Even if he had no feelings for her, his father still did not trust him.