It was nearly midnight, when Xu Yin was about to go to sleep, there was a noise from the front yard.
She ordered: "Go and see what happened."
The maid agreed and came back soon to report: "Go back to the princess, the prince has not come back yet."
Xu Yin stood up: "Let's go."
When they arrived at the front yard, Princess Zhao and Mrs. Xie were both there, their expressions ugly.
Seeing her, Princess Zhao suddenly remembered something: "Ayin, you came just in time!" Without waiting for Xu Yin to greet her, she grabbed her hand and said hurriedly, "Your eldest brother left the city in the afternoon and hasn't come back until now."
Xu Yin asked calmly: "Has mother sent someone to look for her?"
"I called for someone just now. I thought, your eldest brother has many guards around him, and there aren't many things that can stop him. I'm afraid there's not enough manpower."
Xu Yin understood and asked: "Mother wants me to mobilize the Imperial Army to help?"
Princess Zhao nodded, and Mr. Xie also cast an expectant gaze over her.
King Zhao and Yan Ling have both gone on an expedition, and Yan Cheng is the backbone of King Zhao's palace. If something happens to him, not only the Yan family will be in chaos, but the capital will also be in chaos. From this aspect, no matter how much troops are mobilized, it is not an exaggeration.
"Does anyone know where brother went?"
"Outside the city, it's said to be the western suburbs, but I don't know which road is specific."
Xu Yin ordered people to prepare horses and comforted him: "Don't worry, mother. I will take people there right away and I will definitely find my eldest brother."
After getting her promise, Princess Zhao felt relieved: "Okay, okay."
She thought to herself that this daughter-in-law was married to the right person and that she would be able to support her family at the critical moment.
Xie also showed a grateful expression.
Xu Yin turned around and went out, took the cloak that Xiaoman had prepared, and went out without even planning to change clothes.
The guards set off first, and when Xu Yin arrived at the city gate, a battalion of forbidden troops were already waiting.
So she led the people out of the city gate and went all the way to the western suburbs to search for him. On the way, she met the guards sent by Princess Zhao and joined the search.
I searched like this for most of an hour, and at about midnight, a carriage appeared at the foot of the Western Mountain.
Seeing the long dragon's torches, the guards beside the carriage were very alert and shouted loudly: "Which battalion are you from? Do you have a Shangguan order? What are you doing here?"
"It's me." Xu Yince immediately stepped forward and took off the hood on his head, "I'm here to take my brother back home."
Seeing her appearance clearly, the guards heaved a sigh of relief and said, "Your Majesty, it is Princess Yong'an who is here."
After a while, someone lifted the car curtain and came out, it was Yan Cheng. His face was not very pretty, but he was in good condition.
"It turns out that my younger siblings are here. I guess my delay in returning has made my family worried, right?"
Xu Yin replied: "My mother was afraid that my eldest brother would be delayed because of something, so she ordered me to come and look for him. Is my eldest brother okay?"
Yan Cheng shook his head: "Nothing, let's talk about it when we get back."
He got on the carriage again, and the group returned to the city under the escort of the Forbidden Army.
Xu Yin was riding a horse with her when she heard a low voice coming from the carriage, which was vaguely a female voice. Her heart sank, what happened? Didn't she let Du Ming follow? Did she let Liu Xi'er succeed?
Back at Prince Zhao's Mansion, Princess Zhao and Mrs. Xie got the news and rushed over to wait.
Seeing Yan Cheng come out of the carriage safely, both of them looked happy. Then when they saw him turn around and lift the curtain to let Liu Xi'er get down, their expressions froze.
Princess Zhao reacted quickly and said immediately: "Just come back. Let's go in first."
Yan Cheng agreed and led Liu Xier into the house.
Xu Yin noticed that Liu Xi'er had been covering her face and couldn't help but frown.
The group of people entered in silence. After entering the second hall, they retreated. Yan Cheng was the first to speak: "Mother is worried. I went out of the city to inspect the racecourse in the afternoon. At the end of the day, I remembered Mrs. Liu's request, saying that Miss Liu would go to pay homage today.
To pay homage to our ancestors, please ask me to send two people to escort you for a ride. I thought I was just on the way and might as well take a look. Unexpectedly, I encountered an accident on the mountain and I have been delayed until now."
This sounds reasonable at first, but not so reasonable when you think about it carefully. Ms. Xie moved the corners of her mouth and lowered her gaze.
Princess Zhao was still calm and asked him: "What's the accident?"
Yan Cheng turned his head and looked over, and saw Liu Xier slowly lowering her hand covering her face, and everyone took a breath.
Half of her face was swollen into a bun, and two sharp tooth marks were clearly visible.
"This..." Princess Zhao was shocked, "What was bitten by something?"
"It's a snake." Yan Cheng sighed, "There are many snakes and insects on the mountain, and it's the Poisonous Moon. I was unprepared and almost got bitten."
Princess Zhao's heart trembled as she heard this: "A Cheng, are you not hurt?"
"No, Miss Liu helped me stop it." Yan Cheng had a complicated expression, "It's just that she hurt her face and the snake venom developed. In order to save our lives, we quickly found a nearby doctor, which delayed the time."
"Is it okay now?"
Yan Cheng nodded: "It's okay for the time being, but I still need to see the imperial doctor."
Princess Zhao breathed a sigh of relief and was extra gentle to Liu Xi'er because of her life-saving grace: "Good boy, thank you very much. Go and have a rest first. I'll call for the imperial doctor right away."
Liu Xier saluted and was helped down by the maid.
Princess Zhao said to Mr. Xie again: "Since there is nothing to do, you two should go back and rest. Acheng has been busy so far, and you have been waiting for half the night."
Xie hesitated for a moment: "Then Miss Liu..."
Princess Zhao smiled and said: "Since her life is safe, there is nothing wrong with her. All she needs to do is call the imperial doctor and let the servants do it."
Xie finally agreed and looked at Yan Cheng.
Yan Cheng sighed slightly and said: "On a whim, I made my mother wait until now, and I bothered my brothers and sisters to go out to look for her in the middle of the night. This is all my fault. I will apologize tomorrow."
Princess Zhao forced a smile and said, "Okay, go back quickly."
Yan Cheng resigned again and left with Mr. Xie.
As soon as they left, Princess Zhao's face suddenly darkened.
"This brat! He..."
Princess Zhao was extremely angry and looked like she wanted to scold Yan Cheng, but when she thought that Xu Yin was still here, she held it back.
"You should go back and have a rest." She forced a smile, "Thanks to you for the hard work today."
"It's a small thing, how can we talk about hard work?" Xu Yin bowed his head and saluted, "Mother had a rest earlier, and my daughter-in-law has retired."
She left the second hall as usual and returned to her yard, then washed and changed her clothes. It wasn't until the maids had all left that her face turned gloomy.
Damn it, how could this happen?
She always thought that Yan Cheng had no intention of Liu Xi'er, so she boldly set a trap for Liu Taifei to jump. What does it mean now? After doing this for a long time, Yan Cheng himself is a cracked egg? No wonder Liu
The fly, Toffee, is about to be stung.
Alas, how can she explain to Mr. Xie now?
I hope Liu Xi'er will be smarter. She has betrayed Concubine Liu and can't look back.
Forget it, let's wait for Du Ming to report tomorrow. Although the plan has an accident, it can still continue.