The old housekeeper trembled as he said, âGeneral had already left a few days ago...â
Lianyi froze, her eyes visibly flashing with panic.
âThen, you wait here. Iâll go report to the emperor.â
***
Imperial Palace.
A hundred flowers bloomed in the back garden, a beautiful woman in the palace dress walked forward with her servants, trembling, as she saw a yellow-robed man standing quietly in the pavilion.
The man was quite handsome, with sharp eyebrows and domineering eyes.
However, the manâs eyes were filled with anxiety.
âYour Majesty...â
The empress walked over to the man anxiously. Her eyes were filled with tears, and her face was a bit pale.
âIs something wrong with Yuâer?â
Qi Fang looked at the empressâs face that was already filled with tears and sighed softly, âEmpress, donât worry, Yuâer will be fine. Feng Lianqing will bring him back.â
The empress ignored the man. She walked in and looked at Lianyi, kneeling in front of the man, and asked, âMaiden Lianyi, you went to the spirit beast mountain with Feng Lianqing. Why have you come back alone? Whereâs Yuâer? Why didnât he come back with you?â
Qi Yu was useless, but the empress almost died giving birth to him back then, so she had always loved him a little more. She had not slept well for several days and nights since Qi Yu was missing.
Therefore, when she had heard the palace servant say that Lianyi had gone to the palace to meet the emperor, she immediately rushed back.
Lianyi lowered her head, not daring to look at the empressâs eyes.
Such action made the empressâs heart panic even more. âI order you to tell me what has happened to Yuâer?â
Her voice trembled and was a bit harsh.
Lianyi subconsciously looked at Qi Fang.
Qi Fang sighed and gave a slight nod.
Lianyi raised her eyes and looked at the empress. âEmpress... Little Prince he... He was taken away by a leopard...â
This sentence was like a thunderbolt from the clear sky that made the empress fall backward. Her eyes were dim, and she could not stand firmly on her feet.
She would have fainted if Qi Fang did not hold her in time.
âImpossible, youâre lying to me. Whereâs Feng Lianqing! Tell him to come back and bring Yuâer back immediately!â The empress grasped Qi Fangâs hand tightly.
Qi Fang frowned, but he did not stop her, allowing her to let her emotions out.
âTell Feng Lianqing to bring him back quickly. Bring back my son!â The empressâs voice was hysterical. Her eyes reddened, and tears were rolling down from her beautiful eyes.
Her body in Qi Fangâs arms was trembling a little.
Qi Fang turned back to Lianyi. âGeneral Tian Ya is such a powerful man, but why are you two so bad at doing things?â
Lianyiâs face was pale. âYour Majesty, this has nothing to do with me or Big Brother Feng. Initially, the little prince was in danger. Big Brother Feng and I found him in time and saved him from a red tiger.â
Qi Fangâs eyes were cold and stern. âThen, why did he reencounter danger?â
âItâs...â Lianyi lowered her head, her voice trembling. âWe met someone not so nice.â
âMet someone not so nice?â
Qi Fangâs face sank. âWhat do you mean?â
âAt first, Brother Feng and I found a lost woman, seeing that she was pregnant and pitiful, we felt sympathy for her, so we brought her along with us, but...â Lianyi raised her head; her face was grave with pain. âLittle Prince thought she was a servant in the generalâs house, so he had asked her to take off her clothes to wipe his face...â