"No, I'm not in the mood." Luo Qingyan said in a tired voice, "Have you received today's memorials? Go and bring them here. I'm going to review them."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Not long after, Liu Wenan came out and closed the door for Luo Qingyan.
Seeing that Mingzhu was standing at the door, Liu Wenan ignored him and directly opened the umbrella and rushed into the rain.
Mingzhu hurried up and asked, "Is the Crown Prince really missing?"
Liu Wenan didn't respond. He just glanced at him and said, "This is none of your business. Keep your mouth shut."
After saying that, before Mingzhu could answer, he frowned and said, "Previously, I felt that your mouth was tight and you didn't speak much, so I asked you to serve the Emperor. If you are as gossipy as others, don'tblame me if I punishyou..." Mingzhu drew back his neck and said, "Yes, sir. Don't worry. I just heard that many masters outside are talking about this, so I want to ask you, lest I say something wrong in front of His Majesty."
"You won't say anything wrong if you say nothing."
Liu Wenan scolded him harshly. After a pause, he asked, "Did you hear that many masters outside were talking about this?"
Mingzhu nodded and said, "The assassination last night was quite a stir. Many lords were present at that time. What happened might have been heard by some people. Besides, the guards and secret guards have been dispatched frequently today. It's difficult to hide it from everyone..."
Liu Wenan nodded. Since the incident last night, he had been serving His Majesty. He didn't know what was going on outside.
Indeed, what happened last night was quite a stir.
"What were they talking about?" Liu Wenan walked quickly to the door of the main camp, put away the umbrella and looked at Mingzhu.
Mingzhu lowered his eyes and said, "I... I dare not tell you."
Liu Wenan narrowed his eyes and said, "You don't dare to tell me? Did they say something unpleasant? Tell me, it's not what you said. Even if his majesty blames you, it's not your fault. "
Mingzhu nodded and said in a low voice, "I heard them say that the Emperor and the Empress only have one child, and the Empress might not... She might not be able to give birth to another child. Now that the Crown Prince is in trouble, if the Emperor still doesn't want to take concubines, won't he make the royal family of the State of Xia have no descendant from now on?
What's more, if the Crown Prince really can't be found, they will risk their lives to let the Emperor take concubines. If the Empress doesn't agree, they will advise the Emperor to repudiate the
Empress."
Blue veins stood out on Liu Wenan's forehead. He gritted his teeth and said, "Taking concubines and repudiating the Empress? These words can't be mentioned in front of His Majesty. How dare they say them?"
Mingzhu opened her mouth and said, "If the Crown Prince is really..."
"Shut up!" Liu Wenan suddenly interrupted Mingzhu, "Not to mention that the Crown Prince is just missing, even if he is really... They can't mention these words. Taking concubines and repudiating the Empress? Do they still want to advise the Emperor with their life? Then let them die."
Mingzhu lowered his eyes and didn't dare to respond. Liu Wenan waved his hand and said, "Okay, you can leave now. If someone asks, keep your mouth shut. If you say something you shouldn't say, even I can't save you."
"Yes, sir."
There were pieces of porcelain all over the ground, and Luo Qingyan was the only person in the room. Liu Wenan guessed that it should be the secret guards who reported the situation, but they still couldn't find the Crown Prince. The Emperor was angry with them, so they left.
Liu Wenan put away the broken porcelain pieces on the ground in silence and said in a low voice, "Your Majesty, the lords come to ask if we are going to leave?"
Luo Qingyan nodded and said coldly, "Let's leave. If we stay here all the time, I don't know how many rumors there will be and it's not safe."
"Yes, Your Majesty!" Liu Wenan replied and went downstairs to make arrangement.
After packing up, they started their journey again. They didn't arrive at the next city until it was completely dark.
After settling down in the post, the light in Luo Qingyan's room was on for another night.
The secret guards had searched the area around ten miles, but there was still no news about Chengye, as if he had suddenly disappeared.
"There are only a few secret guards, so we can't really search everywhere inch by inch. There are many mountains and forests in these places. If the assassin takes the Crown Prince to walk through the mountains and forests without passing by someone, it will be difficult to find them."
The leader of the secret guards lowered his head and said in a low voice, "How about Your Majesty dispatch all the officers and soldiers in the surrounding cities to search carefully together?" After a pause, he continued, "But in this case, we can't hide the news that the Crown Prince is missing."
Luo Qingyan kept rubbing the sachet around his waist and frowned. "I can't hide it anymore. And now I can't care so much. The most important thing is to find him."
Luo Qingyan gritted his teeth, "Find him at all costs!"
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