In the capital, the concubine was so anxious that she stayed in bed for a few days, and then her health became fine.
The imperial doctor said that the concubine should not be too impatient, so Ye Shihan did not dare to mention the idea of going out, but he was very anxious.
As soon as the emperor announced that he had entered the palace, he persuaded the concubine to return to the palace to accompany the queen mother.
Originally, the concubine didn't want to go back. She wanted to wait for Doudou at the palace, but after so many days, there was no news from Doudou. The people sent out were searching around the capital.
Therefore, she didn't know how long she would have to wait.
She had no choice but to go back to the palace and wait for news.
In the imperial study, the emperor's face was a little rosy and he seemed to be in a good mood.
"Your Majesty, why have you summoned my brother to come here?" Ye Shihan bowed and saluted as soon as he stepped into the door of the royal study.
"Hahaha."
The emperor looked up and laughed, "Seventh brother, don't you want to marry the young lady from the Xiao and Sun families? Now I'm telling you good news, you don't have to worry about this matter."
Ye Shihan raised his eyes and looked at him with deep and puzzled eyes,
"What does the emperor mean by this? I don't understand. Please tell me."
The emperor raised a letter in his hand,
"Let's see, Qingcheng Kingdom has sent a marriage letter, and they are going to marry the eldest princess of Qingcheng Kingdom to the Eastern Jin Dynasty. Do you think this is a big happy event?"
Qingcheng Kingdom? Princess?
He raised his head in surprise, "Your Majesty, who does Qing Chengguo want to marry?"
Hearing him ask this, the emperor looked at him with puzzled eyes.
"Now in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, you are the only unmarried prince of the right age. Who else could it be if you weren't the one?"
"I?"
Ye Shihan's eyes widened, making his handsome face reveal an exaggerated expression.
"Your Majesty, my brother has no intention of marrying her as my concubine. Can your Majesty please reject this marriage letter?"
"I can't refuse." The emperor waved his hand, "Qingcheng Kingdom and the Eastern Jin Dynasty have been friendly for generations. Since my daughter's family proposed it, how can we refuse?"
"emperor……"
"Stop talking." The emperor waved his hand, "I will issue an imperial edict now. You will go to Qingcheng Kingdom in person to marry the eldest princess."
"Your Majesty, you must not do this."
Ye Shihan suddenly panicked. If it were the Xiao and Sun families, he could still resist it for a while. This marriage with Qingcheng country was a matter between two countries and could not be stopped by him alone.
"Okay, don't talk about it anymore. I told the Queen Mother about this matter, and the Queen Mother also thinks it is feasible. Anyway, I am marrying you back, and I am not asking you to marry to Qingcheng Country. What do you have to worry about?"
"But the emperor..."
He wanted to say something more to refuse, but the emperor just covered his mouth and coughed lightly,
Ye Shihan felt like he was walking out of the Imperial Study Room with weak legs.
What should he do with the emperor's decision?
He still wanted to find Su Mu and Doudou, so how could he marry the princess of Qingcheng Kingdom?
But he was not allowed to think too much. As soon as he returned to the palace, the imperial edict arrived.
He was holding the emperor's imperial edict in his hand, and he felt really mixed feelings in his heart.
He had to accept this imperial edict, but after accepting it, he would go to Qingcheng Kingdom to marry the eldest princess. What would Su Mu and Doudou do?
If he doesn't accept it, it will be a disgrace to Qing Chengguo, and there will inevitably be discord between the two countries because of him. This is not a consequence that he alone can afford.
He placed this imperial edict on the table in the study room and sat there with some discomfort.
Liu Hai perhaps saw what he was thinking, he stepped forward and clasped his fists:
"Your Highness, Qingcheng Kingdom is adjacent to Laiyang, which is directly south of the capital. Su Mu'er may walk along the official road from Sujiazhuang. If he doesn't stop halfway, he will eventually reach Laiyang."
When Ye Shihan heard what he said, he suddenly looked up at him,
"What do you mean? We take the opportunity of going to Qingcheng Country to find Doudou and Su Mu?"
"What do you think, Your Highness?" Liu Hai blinked slyly.
"That's great." Ye Shihan slammed the table, "It's true that you and I have been together for so many years. Your brain is much more flexible than before. Then let's go to Qingcheng Country while looking for someone."
As long as he finds Su Mu'er, he will fight to the death not to marry the eldest princess of Qingcheng Kingdom. At worst, he will go to Qingcheng Kingdom in person to plead guilty.
Thinking of this, he wrote a letter to the concubine and ordered it to be sent to the palace to prepare for departure early tomorrow morning.
Bai Chen and the others had been gone for a few days, and he didn't know where they were, but they left handwritings for him along the way, which saved him the trouble of looking for people everywhere.
Princess Jiaoyue and her girl arrived at Laiyang City in embarrassment.
"Xiao Min, how much money do we have left?"
Xiao Min raised her hand to wipe the dust on her face, took out a copper plate from her pocket, and stretched out her hand timidly.
"Miss, we are penniless."
Princess Jiaoyue bit her lip and clenched her fists in anger,
"Anyway, this is the last place. If we can't find him here again, then we will go to the government to declare our identity and ask the government to send me back to the capital. From now on, Su Yuanmin will be my enemy."
Thinking of this, she waved her fist angrily, her eyes filled with hatred.
Su Yuanmin, how many crimes did she suffer while looking for him along the way?
They didn't dare to walk at night, so they could only walk during the day. Originally, they could hire a carriage for the journey ahead, but then the money was stolen, so she had to sell off her jewelry. The pawnshop didn't know the goods, so maybe it was because she needed money urgently.
, and only gave her a small amount of silver.
They finally reached Laiyang all the way, but they didn't even see Su Yuanmin's shadow.
"Xiao Min, I'm hungry."
She looked at the bun shop not far away and raised her hand to wipe the drool from the corner of her mouth.
She hadn't eaten anything since morning, and her stomach was already wet with hunger.
Xiao Min looked at the copper plate in his hand and gritted his teeth.
"Miss, just wait, I'll buy you buns."
After saying that, she quickly walked to the front of the bun shop and raised a copper plate in front of the boss.
"Boss, give me a steamed bun."
The boss looked up at her and saw that her body was covered in dust, and he waved his hand in disgust.
"Go, go, go wherever it's cool, you can't even buy a bun skin for a copper plate."
"Boss, just sell me one, just one, and I'll pay it back to you later when I have the money."
"Get out of the way." The boss pushed her hard, "Don't stop me from doing business."
"Hey, why are you like this? If you don't want to sell, then don't sell. Why are you pushing others?"
Xiao Min was really angry, so she put her hands on her hips and argued with him.
Princess Jiaoyue saw this and hurriedly stepped forward to pull her.
"Xiao Min, stop arguing. I'm not hungry, so I won't eat."
At this time, Xiong Batian, who was staring at Jiao Yue not far away, suddenly showed a lustful smile.
He came to the owner of the bun shop and pointed at the buns in the basket. The boss raised his eyes and saw that it was him. He nodded hurriedly and picked up a few buns and handed them to him.