Chapter 2972 Emergency report from thousands of miles away
Ye Qiu stared at the purple crystal bracelet on the girl's wrist, feeling an inexplicable feeling in his heart.
This bracelet seemed unusual. There was a strange power faintly revealed in the purple crystal. Although it was very weak, Ye Qiu still felt it keenly.
This made him look at it a few more times.
Moreover, with the girl's dress and appearance, she simply cannot afford this kind of crystal bracelet.
"This bracelet...where did you get it?" Ye Qiu asked softly, trying to get some clues from the girl.
When the girl heard the words, she raised her head suddenly, a trace of panic flashed in her eyes, and then quickly lowered her head, pulled her sleeves, and hid her wrists in the sleeves, as if she was afraid that someone would see the bracelet.
"Don't be afraid, I'm just curious." Ye Qiu's voice was extremely soft, trying to make the girl put down her guard.
However, the girl remained silent and huddled up, like a wounded kitten.
Seeing this, Master Changmei couldn't help but frown and said: "Why is this little girl so stubborn? We saved her, but she didn't even want to say a word."
Mo Tianji said: "Brother, she is obviously very frightened. Let's be patient!"
Lin DaNiao also echoed: "Yes, maybe she will tell us when her mood stabilizes."
Ye Qiu nodded and did not ask any further questions.
He knew in his heart that this girl must have experienced something terrible to be so frightened and uneasy.
The four of them took the girl with her sword to ride on the wind, and galloped all the way, finally returning to the imperial city.
Looking from a distance, I saw that the imperial city was still as bustling as before, with people coming and going and it was very lively.
"Fortunately, nothing happened in the Imperial City."
Ye Qiu breathed a sigh of relief.
However, at this moment, they had no intention of admiring this bustling scene. There was a layer of gloom in their hearts. What happened in the four cities made them feel very uneasy.
The group of people went straight to the palace.
From a distance, Ye Qiu saw Zhu Gan, wearing armor, sitting under the palace gate, with a table in front of him, sipping wine, leisurely.
Zhu Qian was originally an important minister of the Zhou Dynasty and had a very good relationship with Ning'an. Later, after the unification of Zhongzhou, Uncle Zhu was in charge of the imperial army and was also a close minister of the emperor, with a very prominent position.
"Uncle Zhu, you are living a very happy life as a child!"
Hearing this voice, Zhu Gan shuddered and turned his head suddenly: "Prince-in-law?"
Zhu Gan was overjoyed and stood up quickly, bowing to Ye Qiu and saluting: "Greetings to the Prince Consort."
Ye Qiu smiled and said: "Uncle Zhu, there is no need to be so polite between you and me."
Master Changmei teased Uncle Zhu: "How come you, the leader of the Forbidden Army, came to guard the city gate yourself? Did you make any mistakes? How about I help you put in a nice word in front of Ning'an?"
Uncle Zhu smiled and explained: "The Taoist priest doesn't know something. Since you left, I have been ordered by the emperor to stay here every day and wait for your return. Prince Consort, did your trip go well?"
"It went relatively smoothly." Ye Qiu asked, "Has anything happened recently?"
Uncle Zhu shook his head: "Everything is fine."
Hearing this, Ye Qiu and Master Changmei exchanged glances unnoticeably.
"Where is Ning'an?" Ye Qiu asked again.
Uncle Zhu said: "The emperor is in the imperial study. Prince Consort, I will take you there."
Ye Qiu nodded: "Thank you."
At that moment, Uncle Zhu took Ye Qiu and others straight to the imperial study room.
Uncle Zhu said as he walked: "Prince-in-law, you don't know that since you left, the emperor has been diligent in political affairs every day, but at night, he often looks at the moon in a daze, as if he has lost his soul. I know, the emperor
I must be thinking of you."
"Fortunately, you came back in time, otherwise, the emperor might have lost weight. The emperor will definitely be very happy when he sees you later."
"By the way, Prince Consort, who is this little girl?"
Uncle Zhu pointed at the dirty little girl next to Ye Qiu and asked doubtfully.
"She is a little girl we met by chance on the road..." Before Ye Qiu finished speaking, he suddenly noticed that the jade slip of the message was shaking. He took it out and took a look and found that it was Nangong Xiaoxiao who had replied to him.
"Everything is fine in the Imperial City. I was taking a shower just now."
What kind of bath should I take in broad daylight?
Ye Qiu was speechless. At this moment, the message slip lit up again, and Ning An's reply came.
"Everything is fine. Are you back?"
Ye Qiu put away the message slip and frowned slightly.
Strangely, did Ning'an and Nangong Xiaoxiao not receive any news about the disappearance of people in the four cities?
"Uncle Zhu, has anything big happened in Central Continent recently?" Ye Qiu asked.
Uncle Zhu shook his head and said: "Since the unification of Central Continent, the people have lived and worked in peace and contentment, but I haven't heard of any major events happening."
After hearing this answer, Ye Qiu was basically sure that Ning'an didn't know what happened in those four cities.
Soon, several people arrived outside the imperial study room.
"Prince-in-law, do you need me to go in and inform you?" Uncle Zhu asked.
"No need." Ye Qiu said, "Uncle Zhu, there is something I want to trouble you with."
Uncle Zhu smiled and said: "Prince-in-law, if you have anything to do, just ask me, and don't make any trouble."
Ye Qiu pointed to the girl next to him and said to Uncle Zhu: "Please help her take a bath, change into clean clothes, and prepare some food for her."
"Okay." Uncle Zhu said to the girl kindly: "Girl, come with me!"
Unexpectedly, when the girl heard Uncle Zhu's words, she seemed to be even more frightened, and tightly grabbed Ye Qiu's arm.
"It's okay. Uncle Zhu is one of our own. You go with him to change clothes first. I'll come find you later." Ye Qiu said to the girl.
Uncle Zhu also emphasized: "Girl, don't be afraid. You are the person brought by the Prince Consort. I will definitely arrange for someone to take good care of you. Come with me!"
However, the girl pulled Ye Qiu's arm tighter.
Uncle Zhu didn't know what to do now. He looked at Ye Qiu: "Prince-in-law, this..."
"Since she doesn't want to, let's forget it! Uncle Zhu, go ahead and do your work. I'll go in and find Ning'an myself," Ye Qiu said.
"Okay, I'll leave first." Uncle Zhu bowed, turned around and left quickly.
Later, Ye Qiu and others stepped into the imperial study room.
In the Imperial Study Room, the light is soft and solemn.
Ning An was wearing a bright yellow dragon robe and an imperial crown studded with jewels. He was sitting on a dragon chair carved with dragons and phoenixes, and his brows showed an aura of calmness and self-power.
Holding a red pen in her hand, she was concentrating on reviewing the piles of memorials on her desk. Occasionally she frowned slightly, as if she was thinking about some difficult problem.
Hearing the footsteps, Ning An raised his head and his eyes instantly locked onto Ye Qiu and others who had just stepped into the room, and a bright smile suddenly bloomed on his face.
"Immortality!"
Ning An screamed in surprise, quickly put down the ink pen in his hand, and walked quickly towards Ye Qiu, the hem of his clothes fluttering slightly, causing a gust of breeze.
"You're finally back!"
There was unconcealable excitement in Ning An's voice. She held Ye Qiu's hand tightly and asked with joy on her face: "Did the trip go well?"
"We are going well, but..." Ye Qiu was about to tell the four cities about the missing people, but at this moment, Uncle Zhu ran in from outside in a panic.
"Oh no, Your Majesty, please report urgently from thousands of miles away!"