The maid had previously delivered a message to Tianxiang Tower, so she naturally recognized the two people. She immediately said, "Let them in. These two are indeed from Tianxiang Tower. If they come again next time, there's no need to announce our arrival."
Upon hearing this, the servant let them in and found a maid to lead the way.
"Thank you, young man." Third Sister thanked her and immediately followed Zhou Wan and the maid to the backyard.
However, the maid who had just handed over her work came over immediately.
At this time, the two people had not yet reached Xu Yuehuai's house.
The maidservant hurriedly asked, "What brings you two young ladies here today? My princess isn't fully recovered yet, and it's not good for her to get up so late. If it's not something urgent, perhaps..."
“It’s something really important,” Zhou Wan said quickly. “Please let us see her.”
As soon as she finished speaking, the maid led them into the courtyard.
"Ah Yue, Ah Yue." Third Sister and Zhou Wan called to Xu Yuehuai outside the gate.
At first, Xu Yuehuai thought it was her imagination, but when she heard knocking on the door again, she knew it wasn't.
She quickly got up and opened the door for them.
"Third Sister, Zhou Wan, what brings you here in the middle of the night?" Xu Yuehuai, who had been drowsy, suddenly perked up.
For some reason, she had a bad feeling, and even her eyelids kept twitching.
“Ah Yue, I’m so sorry. I promised to take good care of Aunt Cui for you, but she disappeared when I woke up in the middle of the night.” Zhou Wan was filled with self-reproach, and her voice even had a hint of crying. “We’ve already searched all over the place, but we haven’t found her.”
Upon hearing this, Xu Yuehuai felt extremely anxious.
However, she also knew that this was not Zhou Wan's responsibility.
She wasn't worried about Cui Rou causing any trouble; she was more afraid that the Xu family father and son would come looking for trouble.
"Have you searched everywhere?" Xu Yuehuai asked again to confirm.
Third Sister nodded: "Yes, Tie Xiong is still searching outside. We were worried that something might happen, so we came to let you know first."
Xu Yuehuai couldn't help but purse her lips. If even Tie Xiong couldn't be found, she was afraid that it would be difficult for the few of them to find him.
“Zhou Wan, don’t blame yourself. If she wanted to run away, even if you watched her closely without closing your eyes, it wouldn’t have mattered.” She patted Zhou Wan’s shoulder as she spoke. “You did very well.” Seeing this, the Duchess of Zhenguo quickly sent someone to help: “Qiuhua, go and bring her here quickly.”
She had no better options now and could only go to the Duke of Zhenguo and the others.
"Third Sister, Zhou Wan, wait for me here. I'm going to find someone to help." Xu Yuehuai said as she ran out.
Xu Yuehuai rushed over, knocking on the door and calling out, "Godfather, Godmother, are you asleep?"
The Duchess of Zhenguo woke up instantly upon hearing Xu Yuehuai's voice.
"Ah Yue, what's wrong?" she asked as she got up, dressed, and went outside.
“Godmother, my mother was injured during the day and then disappeared last night. I’m worried that she’ll be taken advantage of by that father and son. I’m really worried about her.” Xu Yuehuai said with a pain in her heart. “Mother, I want you to help me and help me look for her.”
When the Duchess of Zhenguo saw Xu Yuehuai in such a pitiful state, her heart broke, and she quickly hugged him tightly.
When the Duke of Zhenguo heard that someone had gone missing, he immediately sent people out to search for them.
The Duchess of Zhenguo comforted her, "Don't worry, we've already sent people to look for you."
Xu Yuehuai was panicked and didn't know what to do. She had abandoned her, but she had risked her life to save her yesterday, and now she had disappeared.
"Look at you, you've only just gotten a little better, and you're already running out without even putting on your coat." The Duchess of Zhenguo said, and had someone bring her own coat to put on her.
...
In no time, the person was found, but it wasn't someone from the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion who found him; it was Qi Guze.
The guards of the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion shouted, "Found it! Found it!"
Upon hearing this, Xu Yuehuai and the others quickly ran out from the backyard.
Qi Guze walked in from outside, carrying the barely alive Cui Rou.
His expression was unreadable in the darkness, but Cui Rou, who was being held, could tell that he was not in good condition.
When everyone saw Qi Guze carrying Cui Rou in, they couldn't help but wonder what was going on. Zhou Wan even asked directly, "Your Highness?"
"I just happened to be passing by when she collapsed on the roadside," Qi Guze explained. "I was afraid something might happen to her outside, so I brought her to Tianxiang Tower. Tianxiang Tower was empty, so I thought you might be here."
Xu Yuehuai was already in a state of confusion, and the moment she saw Qi Guze, she became even more disoriented.
She stood there, stunned, her soul seemingly leaving her body, lost in thought.
"Now that the person has been found and the doctor is examining him, you should all go and rest for a while." Seeing Xu Yuehuai's state, the Duchess of Zhenguo wanted to give her and Qi Guze some space alone.
She still thought highly of Xu Yuehuai and Qi Guze. No one is without disagreements in life; as long as they talk things out, everything will be fine.
The Duchess of Zhenguo smiled faintly, then turned and left.
San Niang and Zhou Wan had been searching all night and were exhausted. Now that they had found the person, they could finally breathe a sigh of relief.
They followed the maid's directions to change and rest.
Soon, only Xu Yuehuai and Qi Guze remained in the huge backyard.
They looked at each other, and Qi Guze couldn't help but ask, "Why have you been avoiding me lately?"
He had already noticed something was wrong. At first, he thought it was because Xu Yuehuai was unwell, so he didn't say anything. But in the past few days, Xu Yuehuai hadn't thought of coming to him for any trouble.
He naturally sensed that something was wrong.
"Your Highness and I were never meant to be together. I just don't want to keep making the same mistakes." Xu Yuehuai finished speaking, her heart aching so much she could hardly breathe.
She couldn't tell Qi Guze the whole story clearly, nor could she ruin his future because of her own selfish desires.
"You..." Qi Guze was both angry and in pain.
Before he could even utter a word, Xu Yuehuai stabbed him in the heart again.
"My encounter with the prince was merely a chance meeting. It is a blessing from my past life that we have come to this. However, since things have come to this, we should part ways."
"Then I wish Your Highness can find your own happiness soon." Xu Yuehuai said, then turned and left without looking back.
But in reality, every step she took after turning around was filled with heartache.
Upon hearing these inexplicable words, Qi Guze felt a strange pain in his heart.
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