Qing Han was stunned.
âMother, youâve changed!
âYouâre no longer the person I used to know!â
âQingâer, itâs getting late, letâs go.â
Nan Xian calmly turned around. His white robe was as cold as the moon, and a ray of light fell upon his handsome face.
***
Wu Shang City.
The entire Wu Shang City was in chaos since the little prince was taken away by a leopard.
The empress was heartbroken and had fallen ill; even the emperor had aged a lot in a short time. He no longer went to the court, accompanying the empress all day, causing all the concubines to feel jealous of her.
Qi Fang rubbed his forehead to relieve the headache that was coming on. He looked at the guards kneeling in front of him and asked sternly, âIs there still no whereabouts of Yuâer?â
The guards knelt in a row, trembling.
âYour Majesty, we still havenât found the little prince, and even Master Qing has not returned.â
Qi Fangâs eyes turned cold. âWhere is the woman who harmed the little prince?â
âMy subordinates have already sent people to wait at the foot of the mountain, as soon as she descends from the mountain, she will certainly be dealt with on the spot.â
âGood...â Qi Fangâs gaze looked serious. âI wonât let go of anyone who has harmed my son. Lian Yi and Lian Qing are also at fault. When the general returns, tell him to punish them.â
In the entire Wu Shang City, only General Tian Ya had the emperorâs respect. The emperor would not even touch the generalâs people, simply leaving them to Tian Ya to settle.
âAhem!â
The empress had woken up. She opened her eyes and coughed gently, trying to get up from the bed.
Qi Fang hurriedly helped the empress up. âEmpress, your body is still weak. You have to rest more.â
âYour Majesty...â The empress gripped Qi Fangâs hand tightly. Her face was pale, and her eyes were filled with grief. âWhere is Yuâer... Is there still no news of Yuâer?â
Qi Fang lowered his eyes and did not answer the empressâs questions.
Seeing the expression on his face, the empress knew the answer.
âYour Majesty... You still canât find Yuâer...â
The empress gradually loosened her hand, looking grief-stricken, as if she would not be able to hold on any longer at any moment.
âEmpress, donât worry. I have already sent people to continue the search...â Qi Fang hurriedly held the empressâs hand. âYuâer is my son, how could I not be anxious, too? But itâs useless to be anxious now. We must calm down a bit before we can deal with the rest of the matter.â
The empress sneered as she suddenly raised her hand and pushed Qi Fang away.
âYour Majesty has more than one son. Of course, you wouldnât be as anxious as me. But I only have a son and a daughter, and they are my life. Your Majesty doesnât think about avenging Yuâer in the slightest! So, I will personally avenge him!â
Qi Fang frowned lightly. âEmpress!â
âI wonât let anyone, which hurts Yuâer, go, ever!â
A touch of anger flashed in the empressâs eyes and made her look fierce.
Qi Fang knew that she had become like this because she was thinking of her son. He did not allow himself to be upset by her as he just sighed.
âEmpress, I have been accompanying you these past few days and have not even bothered with kingdom affairs, but now there is no way I can keep ignoring it. I need to go to the court today, and I will come back to visit you later.â Qi Fang smiled bitterly. âAnd... I will not let go of the person who harmed Yuâer, even if... Yuâer is really gone, I will still get his bones back.â