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Zhao Jing didn't know what Dongfang Wenming was thinking at this moment. He extended his hand and suddenly scratched the tip of her nose. It was as if he was the most intimate of friends, but also as if he was silently doting on her. He looked at her with a puzzled expression, but beyond that emotion, it seemed as if his expression was one of coldness. Zhao Jing was truly unable to understand what was going on. They were looking at each other, but what was going on?

"Father, is this considered as a yes?" she asked, blinking. The room was eerily quiet. Her voice was ethereal and clear, carrying a hint of indescribable emotion into his ears.

Dongfang Wenming didn't say anything. He looked indifferent. He slowly got up and walked out. Without turning back, he walked straight out of the room, leaving a message before leaving, "Return early, it's not peaceful outside the palace!"

Zhao Jing stood on the spot, watching as his silhouette disappeared into the distance.

In a flash, Zhao Yuannan and Wei Shuge quickly entered the room and looked at Zhao Jing with a worried expression. Zhao Jing didn't move at all. It was unknown what he was thinking. Zhao Yuannan could not help but ask, "Young Master, what do you mean?"

Zhao Jing came back to his senses. "Go and find out who is the boss of Fang Hua Zhai!"

"Someone has already been sent to investigate." Wei Shuge bowed.

Zhao Jing nodded. "Go back. Outside the palace …" "It's not peaceful!" She stood with her hands behind her back and walked out of the room with a dark expression.

Wei Shuge and Zhao Yuannan had discovered something. Ever since they had left for the East, Zhao Jing's mood hadn't been very good. He appeared extremely gloomy. What made Zhao Jing even gloomier was that as soon as he entered, Princess Ling Yin's wet nurse rushed over and knelt in front of Zhao Jing. Her entire body trembled violently as she said, "Your majesty, please forgive me. This servant deserves to die!" Your servant deserves to die! The princess is gone! "

"What did you say?" Zhao Jing suddenly straightened his body. "Speak clearly! What happened?!"

"This servant is playing with the princess in the imperial garden. The princess wants to break a flower, so this servant …" In the blink of an eye, the Princess disappeared! This servant has searched the entire imperial garden, but has not seen the princess! " The wet nurse sobbed, "This servant deserves to die, this servant did not take care of the princess properly, this servant deserves to die!" Your majesty! Your Majesty, the princess is gone … "

Wei Shuge stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, the princess' eyes aren't too good. She shouldn't be far away! Your majesty, we'll definitely be able to find it if we search! "

Actually, everyone knew that it was impossible for the princess to leave on her own unless someone wanted her to. Something must have happened at this moment. The princess had been missing for quite some time now, so if he wanted to look for her again, he might not necessarily be able to find her! But since it was lost in the palace, he had to find it no matter what!

Suddenly, the imperial guards began to search for the whereabouts of the princess. Zhao Jing changed into a dragon robe and stood in a pavilion in the imperial garden. He coldly looked at the flocking imperial guards, and the temperature in his eyes became colder and colder. Ling Yin was just a child, what kind of person could she possibly offend? If someone wanted to threaten Zhao Jing in the palace, why would they use a child to threaten him?

Zhao Jing felt a chill in his heart. Could it be that whoever he treated well deserved his bad luck?

Suddenly, Zhao Yuannan hurried over. "Your Majesty, someone from the Dancing Palace has arrived. They say …" The princess fell asleep in the Xi Wu Palace! "

Suddenly, his eyebrows tightened. Zhao Jing stared coldly at Zhao Yuannan and said, "Perched in the Wu Palace? "What a damn thing!"

Zhao Yuannan swallowed his saliva, not daring to make a sound.

Zhao Jing went straight to the Xi Wu Palace and entered the palace gate. He went straight to Qi Ruyu's chamber.

The servants outside did not dare to stop the Emperor. They could only watch helplessly as the Emperor charged into the palace. Inside the candlelit hall, the brazier was being set ablaze, and the interior was as warm as spring. Upon entering the door, one would be able to smell the burning incense within the chamber. The fragrance was extremely tempting. The silence of this room was truly unbreakable!

Zhao Jing's face darkened. He immediately saw Ling Yin, who was lying motionlessly on the bed.

Qi Ruyu sat on the bed and stared at Ling Yin, who was on the bed, with a faint smile of joy on her face. Not only that, she even put on an act of tucking her child into bed. Indeed, she was behaving like a loving mother. However, in Zhao Jing's eyes, this act was nothing but an act! Zhao Jing didn't dare to forget that Qi Ruyu had personally broken Ling Yin's eyes!

"The Emperor …" Wei Shuge was about to say something when Zhao Jing raised his hand, motioning for her to be quiet.

After all, the child was asleep!

Wei Shuge and Zhao Yuannan saluted and quickly left the room to guard the door. Zhao Jing and the others suppressed their footsteps as they walked towards Ling Yin's bedside.

Qi Ruyu was flustered as if she was about to discover Zhao Jing's arrival. She quickly stood up and bowed towards Zhao Jing as she said in a low voice, "Long live the Emperor. Chenqie doesn't know that the Emperor has come and hasn't been able to receive her. Please forgive me, Your Majesty!"

Zhao Jing ignored her and continued to hold Ling Yin's hand. The child's palm was warm, his wrist was still pulsing, and his skin was extremely soft. Clearly, he was still alive, probably just sleeping! Zhao Jing let out a breath of relief. Only then did Zhao Jing turn his head to look at Qi Ruyu with an indifferent gaze. "The empress has been very idle lately. You've actually learned how to act kind?"

Qi Ruyu seemed to have received a shock as she kneeled down, "Chenqie doesn't dare! Chenqie didn't! Ever since her brother's accident, when her father went to the Royal Tomb to protect the late emperor, Chenqie had burned incense day and night to pray, never daring to take even half a step out of the palace again. Chenqie only wanted to properly forgive her father and brother, pray for the emperor, and never act rashly again. "Your Majesty, please clear this up!"

"What happened to Ling Yin?" Had she come here to sleep in the palace, which was located several doors away from the Imperial Garden? Empress, do you think This Emperor will believe you? " Zhao Jing narrowed his dangerous eyes and said coldly, "Bullying the sovereign is a serious crime!"

"No, no, no. It was chenqie who passed by the imperial garden. When she saw Ling Yin sleeping on the stone table, she ordered someone to bring her home to rest. Chenqie's words were true without the slightest falsehood!" Ling Yin's eyes were filled with unintentional mistakes by chenqie. Now that chenqie has realized her wrongs, she only wants to spend the rest of her life to make up for it. Qi Ruyu's words were sincere, and tears streamed down her cheeks.

"Are you asleep?" Zhao Jing was cold. His wet nurse had never said that! Furthermore, Ling Yin had grown up right under Zhao Jing's nose. This child Ling Yin had always been restless when sleeping, so how could he fall asleep in the Imperial Garden and be carried by someone into the palace without feeling a thing? Zhao Jing was well aware of what sort of tricks were being played here.

As the saying goes, even though Qi Yunshan left, the power that the Qi family left behind in the imperial court was not to be underestimated. He didn't want the people to think that Zhao Jing was the cruel and merciless master of a clan. He had killed the son of the Qi Clan, and then killed the daughter of the Qi Clan! Zhao Jing definitely wouldn't give Qi Yunshan such an excuse to scold him!

"Yes sir!" Qi Ruyu solemnly vowed, "Chenqie has already repented and will never hurt the princess again. Your majesty, please trust me!"

"The imperial guards are out searching for the princess. Does the empress not know?" Zhao Jing's eyes darkened as a hesitant expression appeared on his face.

Qi Ruyu was startled, then immediately shook her head, "Chenqie never left the palace. She has been inside the palace ever since she came back from the Imperial Gardens. "If I had known that the Emperor was searching for the Princess in such an earth-shattering manner, I definitely wouldn't have angered the Emperor so much!" Qi Ruyu choked on her words with an extremely wronged expression on her face, "Your consort knows her wrongs, please forgive me, Your Majesty!"

What else could Zhao Jing say? It was fortunate that the child was safe and sound. Currently, the empress had an aggrieved expression on her face. If Zhao Jing were to punish the empress, then this outsider would say that Zhao Jing was going to deal with the Qi family. He wouldn't even let an empress like Qi Ruyu, who had no children, off. The empress was the master of the imperial harem and a model of the motherly world. It was her duty to treat the harem's heir with gentleness and kindness. If the emperor took away her duty, it would be the emperor's fault!

"Since Ling Yin is fine, it doesn't matter if it's a mistake or not. If you want to see Ling Yin in the future, the empress can be magnanimous and not make a sound. Disciples will only be worried." Zhao Jing could only reprimand him, "The empress is the head of the Six Palaces, while you and Jane are the only two in the harem, and Ling Yin is the only child. I don't want to cause any trouble, do you understand?"

"Chenqie understands!" Qi Ruyu thanked him, "Thank you, your majesty, for your mercy!"

"Swallow!" Zhao Jing stood up and Zhao Yuannan hastily entered the door to pay his respects. He heard Zhao Jing say, "Bring the princess back and have the people outside leave. The princess fell asleep out of love for fun. It was just a false alarm!"

"Yes sir!" Zhao Yuannan stepped forward and carried Princess Ling Yin on his back. Together with Wei Shuge, he quickly walked out the door and returned to the Qian Yuan Palace. However, even with such a huge movement, Ling Yin did not wake up. It was as if she was deeply asleep, which could not help but cause suspicion.

Zhao Jing had sent for the imperial physician, but the doctor couldn't explain why. He only said that the princess was too tired, which was why she was sleeping so heavily.

"It should be a incense stick, but the time it takes for it to fade has passed. The imperial physician won't be able to find it!" Wei Shuge frowned as she sat on the edge of the bed and held Ling Yin's wrist. "Fortunately, the princess isn't abnormal and her pulse is relatively stable. I'll ask her about it when she wakes up tomorrow and look for an imperial physician to examine it."

"She should be glad that her child is fine, otherwise I will skin her alive!" Zhao Jing's expression was dark and his tone was frighteningly cold.

Wei Shuge was puzzled. "It's just that I don't understand. Even if Qi Rufeng was captured and killed in jail, even if something happens to the Qi family and Qi Yunshan left the capital to guard the tomb, the empress would not make a single move." Why did he suddenly appear and bring the princess away? "He knew the princess was the emperor's favorite, but he still dared to do such a thing under the emperor's nose. Isn't he afraid of bringing disaster upon himself?"

This was also something that Zhao Jing couldn't wrap his head around. What was Qi Ruyu trying to do?

"Qi Ruyu cannot lift a big wave, but you still have to pay attention. As the Autumn Trial is approaching, I do not wish to create unnecessary problems! " Zhao Jing said.

Wei Shuge and Zhao Yuannan bowed in agreement.

What did the Xi Wu Palace want to do? Qi Ruyu was a brainless person, why did she suddenly have a brain?

Even Zhao Jing couldn't figure it out!

After Zhao Jing left, the gate to the Prefectural Palace quickly closed. Hu Feng hastily ran in. "Empress, the Emperor has already left!"

The servant, Yanzhi, carefully handed over the handkerchief. "Empress?!"

Qi Ruyu let out a long breath, leisurely took the handkerchief and wiped away the tears on her face, then turned around to look at her bed with disgust, "You've even lost my bed, I don't like my own bed, leaving behind the scent of others, do you understand?"

"Yes sir!" Yanzhi bowed and quickly went to change the bedding.

Qi Ruyu turned around and walked in front of the desk. Using the light from the palace lamp, she took out a piece of white paper from the drawer and wrote a few words on it. Then, she folded it and handed it to Hu Feng, "Take this back! You must be careful and not let anyone see you, otherwise I will not be able to protect you! "

Hu Feng trembled as he received the paper slip. He knew that this was no small matter and that if someone were to see him, it would only count as his life. He immediately bowed and said, "This servant understands!"

"As I thought …" Qi Ruyu laughed coldly, her eyes were sharp, "He's right!"