In the Bamboo Garden, a small boat floated aimlessly on the Lotus Lake. Nangongxu was lying on the boat, and the sunlight passed through the huge lotus leaves and reflected mottledly on his body.

He regretted it after returning from Dongfang Li's place last night. Why did he say such heavy words even though Ah Li had already explained it?

But once he said it, it was impossible to take it back, so early in the morning, before dawn, Nangongxu came to the Zhuyuan, picked a basket full of lotus pods, and asked Xunyang to send them to Dongfang Li. .

"Your Majesty, come here for breakfast."

Grandma Hua stood by the lotus pond and called Nangong Xu loudly.

After hearing this, Nangong Xu stood up from the boat, stepped on the lotus leaves with his toes, and returned to the shore, where he sat on the wheelchair lying aside.

"I made breakfast. Your Majesty, please eat some and go back. You are a man, so it's okay to give in to the little girl."

At the dinner table, Granny Hua was serving Nangong Xu while persuading her in a low voice.

"Mother-in-law..."

Nangong Xu's expression was a little tangled.

Granny Hua took in all his expressions.

"Your father is the Son of Heaven, yet he can obey your mother's advice, not because of how smart your mother is, but because of love."

"Loving someone means no matter their status, no matter who is more or less; loving someone means simply wanting her to be well, wanting her to be happy, giving her enough security, and at the same time letting her know that you are I will never leave her..."

Granny Hua spoke with sincerity and sincerity. The last time Dongfang Li came to play in the Bamboo Garden, her granny noticed how she behaved and behaved. She was a very measured child, and a child who knew how to be considerate and caring.

"I've finished eating. Mother-in-law, please take it easy. There's still something to do at home, so I'll go back first. I'll come see you when I have more time."

Nangong Xu left in a hurry.

"Next time you come over, remember to bring the little girl with you!"

Granny Hua's voice came from behind. Nangong Xu's heart warmed and a smile appeared on his face.

When Nangong Xu hurried to the side garden of the General's Mansion, there were only a few maids sweeping and drying medicinal materials in the yard.

Because it was daytime, Nangong Xu was in a wheelchair and walked through the main entrance.

"I've met Prince Xu."

Qiulian was the first to see Nangong Xu at the entrance of the courtyard, and quickly stepped forward to salute.

"Get up, where is your lady?"

"Go back to your lord, the lady is out."

"Going out? When?"

Nangong Xu's heart suddenly panicked.

"Before leaving, the young lady asked my servant to give this letter to the prince."

Dong Shuang took out a letter from his sleeve and handed it to Nangong Xu.

The envelope was written with the words "Your Highness personally expresses it" in small regular script. The lower right corner was the date of the letter, which was today. This was Dongfang Li's habit.

"Nangong Xu, I received news about Blood Dead Wood today. I'll go over and check it out. Don't miss it."

The signature is the word "glass".

"Xunyang, go back home!"

……

Prince Xu's Mansion

Nangong Xu asked Xun Jian to investigate Dongfang Li's whereabouts, and asked Xun Yu to contact people in the palace to see if they were doing something shameful again.

About an hour later, Xunjian came back first.

"Your Majesty, someone saw the princess riding a horse out of the city alone. After leaving the city, she kept running toward the southeast."

"Send someone to look for it and leave marks along the way. I will arrive soon."

Nangong Xu frowned, how could it be such a coincidence that as soon as they returned to the imperial capital, someone sent news about the dead wood? The flavor of conspiracy in this was particularly obvious, and Ali would not have known it.

If a person knows that the other side is a trap, but he still flies into the flames...

"Your Majesty, everyone in the palace has asked everything, and there is nothing suspicious."

Xunyu interrupted Nangongxu's thinking.

"Get ready, Xunjian, prepare to go out with me. You stay at home and continue to investigate. If there is any news, let Goshawk send it to me in time."

Nangong Xu's face turned gloomy, and the surrounding temperature dropped a lot.

"Ali... No matter where you are, I will definitely find you... I will!"

After Nangong Xu left the city, he followed the signs on the road and drove quickly, and finally caught up with the people he had sent out to look for before dark.

"Have you found the person? Are there any clues?"

"Back to your lord, my subordinates have only traced it up to this point, and there are no traces beyond that."

"Bring me the map."

Nangong Xu spread the map on the grass, found their current location, and made inferences and predictions within a hundred miles.

"Your Majesty, judging from our current position, the left side is behind Yuan City, the right side is Wushan Mountain, and from our current position, there is a cliff further forward..."

Xunjian looked at the map and carefully analyzed the current situation.

"Which direction do you think she's going?"

Nangong Xu asked in a deep voice.

"According to my subordinates, if the news about the Blood Dead Tree is true, then it should be to the right. If the news is false, then the most likely place is here..."

Xunjian's finger fell on the road to the cliff.

"Whether the news is true or not, you and I will rush to the direction of the cliff first, and the others will go to the direction of Wushan Mountain. Remember to search carefully on the outside. There are too many wild beasts in the mountains this season, so pay attention to safety."

"Yes, Prince, don't worry."

A group of people divided into two groups.

"My lord, tell me who sent the news that could make such a calm person like the princess act impulsively."

Xunjian waved his riding whip and asked the doubts in his heart.

"No matter who he is, he dares to put his thoughts on Ah Li, I will let him take a good look at what will happen to him if he touches my people..."

Nangong Xu's face became darker and darker, and the resentment in his heart became deeper and deeper.

There are only a handful of people who can freely enter and exit various mansions in Imperial City, and even fewer people know that they are looking for bloody dead wood.

For those who can make Dongfang Li willingly be fooled, the answer is readily apparent.

"This is the person he has been protecting; this is the person he is protecting with all his strength; Nangong Xu, is it worth it?"

Nangong Xu kept asking himself over and over again in his heart, was it worth protecting him for so many years?

If Dongfang Li was here, he would definitely be able to answer him firmly.

"It's worth it, because what you protect is never one person, nor a dynasty, nor the [-] Xu family troops and [-] Xu family cavalry, but the tens of millions of Li people."

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