King Jing thought about the old man's behavior this morning and his resolute refusal to allow the Chu sisters to accompany him. After a little thought, he realized what was going on.
But Yun Yichen didn't understand! Although losing someone was better than getting into trouble, he still couldn't accept the fact that Xiao Yao had disappeared, and he insisted that Tang Qianli tell him the details.
Tang Qianli knew that he had failed in his duty today. He never dreamed that he would lose the person. Old Man Xiao was too cunning and ordinary people were no match for him.
Putting away his messy thoughts, Tang Qianli replied, "Everything was normal at first. Mr. Xiao and the princess had lunch at a farmer's house in the suburbs. When they set out again, they met many people going to the market. The old man ordered his men to pull the car aside to make way for the people. Later, they went into a house to ask for water. After walking for a while, the men realized something was wrong.
The maids around the old man and the Crown Prince’s wife had all changed their attire. When someone approached, they saw that they had been replaced. The man on the horse even asked his subordinates to tell the prince and the Crown Prince…” Having said this, Tang Qianli raised his head and glanced at Yun Yichen quickly, secretly weighing in his heart whether he would be beaten to death after relaying the old master’s words.
"Hurry up and tell me." Yun Yichen slapped the table beside him hard, and the corner of the table broke. It was his favorite table! Yin Qianhua gasped in pain. King Jing also felt it was a pity to waste such a good thing. It seemed that his brother had a better one. He would go and get it tomorrow. As the saying goes, old things must go, new things must come.
Tang Qianli swallowed and spoke quickly: "The old man said that he would protect his granddaughter wholeheartedly. The prince should do whatever he needs to do. There is no need to worry about the safety of the prince's wife. They will come back naturally when it is time to come back."
It's really confusing, but the meaning is not difficult to understand. The old man is very dissatisfied with Yun Yichen, his grandson-in-law, so he took his granddaughter away. The Crown Prince's wife will come back only when Yun Yichen satisfies him.
Yun Yichen clenched his fists and slammed them hard on the table, completely breaking it.
Two days later, Li Ji's health had almost recovered. The key was that Yun Yichen refused to wait any longer. He arranged a romantic encounter for the Duke of Qing and Li Ji, and Li Ji then effortlessly entered the gates of the Duke of Qing's mansion. Within a few days, the Duke of Qing's mansion became a scene of chaos. Not only the Duke of Qing's wife and the concubines who had entered first, but even his son and daughter-in-law joined the fray.
Just as their family scandal was spreading throughout Kyoto, the Han family's grandson, who had been in a coma for several months, stopped breathing, causing even more trouble in the Han family. Meanwhile, the eldest son of the Duke of Han drunkenly grabbed Li Ji and refused to let her go, his foul language overheard by many guests attending the funeral.
The repercussions of this incident were so severe that the Emperor, in a rage, decreed that the eldest son of Duke Han would be stripped of his right to inherit the title of Duke, and also stated that the titles of Duke Qing and Duke Han would be abolished after this generation of Dukes. It wouldn't be long before Tianyu no longer had the Duke Han's and Duke Qing's mansions.
When Queen Mother Han heard the news, she fainted. It was probably that she really fainted this time and was not pretending.
After nearly half a month, the Han family's affairs finally came to a conclusion, but the old man and Xiao Yao still hadn't returned to Beijing, and there was no news at all. Yun Yichen felt like he was going crazy. During this period, he also went to the Xiao family to look for Xiao Jingkang and inquire about his young wife's whereabouts.
It was not until he left that the Xiao family knew what their old man had done.
"When the old man left, he said he was going to see his old subordinates. How could he take Ping An with him?" Qin murmured to herself, stroking her chest.
Xiao Jingkang and Tong Mingyu didn't know what to say. The old one was being too pretentious and the young one was joining in the madness. If the son-in-law hadn't come, everyone would still be kept in the dark by this old man and the young one!
"Don't worry, Achen. We will send our family out to look for them. As long as we find them, we will go to the palace to tell you first." Xiao Jingkang was really afraid that Yun Yichen would turn around and leave in anger, but he felt sorry for Yun Yichen's thin and irritated appearance, so he expressed his attitude at the first time.
It seems that the Xiao family also doesn't know where these two people have gone? Yun Yichen returned to the Jingwang Mansion exhausted. Tong Mingyu then rushed to explain to Jingwang and Yin Qianhua that the Xiao family really didn't know that their daughter had been taken away by her father-in-law.
Tong Mingyu apologized to Yin Qianhua and assured her that even if she had to send all her family members away and even if she had to turn Kyoto upside down, she would find the grandparents and grandchildren as soon as possible.
Seeing her son not eating or sleeping well these days, Yin Qianhua felt very distressed. It would be impossible to say that she had no complaints towards Mr. Xiao. The reason she agreed to take Ping An away with him was that she thought the two would come back after staying away for three or five days. She never thought that half a month had passed and they still hadn't returned.
Just when Prince Jing's Mansion and the Xiao family were doing their best to find the whereabouts of the old man and Xiao Yao, a locust plague broke out in Songjiang, where Xiao Jingmin had once stayed.
Locust plagues have existed since ancient times. The people could not think of any good way except to drive them away. In serious cases, they could only watch helplessly as the food that they had worked hard for a year and was about to get was eaten up by the overwhelming swarms of locusts.
The emperor was also very troubled. Upon receiving the news, he immediately appointed officials and even prepared food, waiting to send out the report from the front that the people had no property.
"Your Majesty, another memorial has been sent from Songjiang." Chen He hurriedly took the memorial from the young eunuch and presented it to the emperor. The emperor was most concerned about Songjiang now.
The emperor frowned and looked at the memorial for a while. Finally, his brows relaxed, but his expression became strange. He pinched his nose, called his nephew to his side, and handed him the memorial to read.
The prefect of Songjiang wrote in a memorial that a dozen days ago, a locust plague had indeed been severe. He, like the people, had expected the harvest to be completely wiped out. Just as he was worried, an old man and a veiled girl arrived. The girl was exceptionally clever and came up with several unique solutions that were quite effective. Now the locusts are much fewer.
Old man, young lady… Yun Yichen threw down the memorial and wanted to rush out. King Jing stopped him and said distressedly and helplessly: "Let's call the messenger in to ask him. If you run away like this, what if it's not him?"
Yun Yichen also knew that he was a bit reckless, so he stopped abruptly and waited for the person to enter the hall.
The man kowtowed to the emperor and was about to sing his praises when Yun Yichen grabbed his collar and stopped him. He was in no mood to listen to such nonsense.
"Tell me quickly, what do the grandparents and grandchildren look like? When did they go to Songjiang? What are their last names?"
The man swallowed his saliva. This person was too fierce, as if he wanted to eat him. He was just a messenger, how could he know the person's name?
"Are you going to tell me or not?" Yun Yichen asked, tightening his collar. "Can you just say the truth? It's really frustrating."
"Achen!" The emperor and King Jing spoke at the same time, "You are about to strangle him to death, how can he speak!"
Yun Yichen released his hand and stared at the man. The man regained his chance to breathe, took a few deep breaths, and replied, "I don't know the true identities of those two people, but they are indeed grandfather and grandson. The girl often calls me grandfather, and many people have heard it. As for their appearance? The old man is tall and burly, and he knows martial arts at first glance. The woman's face is completely invisible under her veil."
King Jing also felt that these two people were most likely Mr. Xiao and his daughter-in-law, but further confirmation was needed. He then asked kindly, "How are they dressed? Who are they with? When did they arrive in Songjiang?"
The man felt that Prince Jing's attitude was much better than Yun Yichen's, but he didn't dare to delay. After a moment's thought, he replied, "Those two people are well-dressed. They look like the master and daughter of a wealthy family. They are accompanied by many guards and two young maids. They have been in Songjiang for six or seven days. Oh! I also heard this young lady say that she wants to return to Kyoto because her family is waiting anxiously.
Those days were the height of the locust infestation. Thanks to the girl's clever ideas, she had people weave fine nets, and with several people pulling a large net, they caught a large number of locusts mid-air. They also piled half-dried branches from the mountains on the ground, lighting them to smoke out the locusts. They also drove chickens and ducks into the fields to peck at the fallen insects, and within a few days, the locusts were much fewer.
The Emperor: These ideas are brilliant. If they were really thought up by my niece-in-law, she should be rewarded well.
King Jing: I'm afraid only my daughter-in-law could come up with such a weird idea. It turns out that they haven't come back yet because of this incident. My wife and I even misunderstood and blamed her. We really shouldn't have done that!
Yun Yichen: This must have been done by my little wife, because few people except her can come up with such a weird idea.
Yun Yichen knelt at the emperor's feet and begged to go to Songjiang to deal with the locust plague.
"It's not a good idea for you to do this! Who will be credited with the achievement in the future?" The emperor teased his nephew.
Yun Yichen didn't care about any credit at all. He just wanted to see the person he had been thinking about day and night as soon as possible. If he couldn't get Xiao Yao's whereabouts, he felt like he was about to collapse.
The emperor did not delay and sent Yun Yichen, Xiao Jingmin and Xiao Yang to Songjiang to deal with the locust plague, and asked them to write down the method of eliminating locusts. If it was effective, it would help him solve a big problem.
It would have taken a whole day to get there, but Yun Yichen and the others rode their horses at full speed for half a day. When they arrived, it was already dark and everyone else had already eaten dinner.
Before the officials who came out to greet them could even line up, Yun Yichen jumped off his horse and shouted, "Where are the grandparents? Take me there!"
How dare the people below neglect it! They quickly led Yun Yichen and Xiao Jingmin to a private house. Yun Yichen disliked their slowness and asked his men to give up a horse. He led the people leading the way and went first, and Xiao Jingmin and the others followed.
In a not very spacious house, there was a fire burning in the yard. A group of people were gathered around roasting something, and the aroma drifted out of the yard with the evening breeze.
Yun Yichen looked around and his eyes fixed on a delicate figure.
I finally found her. I wonder if she is still angry and how she has been doing these days.
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