Li Yue also shed two tears, and then said: "Please accept my condolences, Your Majesty! Both our families are heartbroken. You lost Madam Du and the princess, and we lost our brother. Alas, we are also heartbroken people in the same world! I just don't know where Aunt Du has gone. How come several days have passed and there is still no news?

It shouldn't be like this... Could it be that she encountered some danger along the way? This is also possible. After all, everything was normal when she left. She also promised that she would ask you to help me find an official position after she came back. It can be regarded as a sisterhood with Aunt Fu, and it is a way to repay the past friendship..."

This sentence reminded Prince Jing, and he immediately came to his senses and said, "Yes! Since Ah Jun agreed to help you, she will definitely come back to find me! If she hasn't come back yet, she must have been kidnapped!"

Then he called Luan Xilai over and ordered, "Go to Yingtian Mansion and report the case quickly. Ask them to help find Ah Jun's whereabouts!"

The butler agreed and was about to leave.

But a sneer came from the door: "You are really bewitched by a vixen! You actually thought she would be kidnapped, but in fact, she has already reunited with her lover!"

Prince Jing and Li Yue looked towards the door at the same time upon hearing the sound...

Princess Jing walked in with a look of disdain on her face, snorted coldly and said, "Only Your Majesty would believe that woman! She is so powerful that she would have found a lover long ago! I'm afraid she is now discussing how to avenge her beloved daughter..."

These words were like a bolt from the blue, shocking Prince Jing immediately!

Even Li Yue was shocked and thought: I'm afraid my plan is going to fail!

Only then did he suddenly remember why Mrs. Du agreed so readily when she was leaving. She must have already thought of a way out!

He hurried over and saluted, saying, "I am Li Yue, meeting the princess!"

Princess Jing turned her head and looked at him and asked, "What did that bitch promise you before she left?"

"My princess, Madam Du said that the dead cannot be resurrected. Instead of being obsessed with the dead, it is better to care about the living. Therefore, she promised to help me find a position as a minister to make up for the loss of my father's brother..."

Princess Jing smiled coldly and said, "This vixen is really cunning! She has clearly decided to never come back, but she is still doing you guys these favors... How about this, if you can go with the prince to General Wu's mansion and bring that vixen back, I will do what she promised you!"

Li Yue's eyes lit up after hearing this, and he couldn't help but be overjoyed. He quickly bowed and said, "I will follow the princess's arrangements!"

Princess Jing nodded, looked at Prince Jing and said, "What do you think, Prince?"

Unexpectedly, Prince Jing, contrary to his usual confusion, stared at her and asked, "How did you know that Ah Jun betrayed me? And how did you find out that she went to General Wu's mansion?"

Princess Jing thought to herself: I was the one who sent her to the Li family! I was the one who personally sent people to keep an eye on her whereabouts, and only then did I know that the vixen had a lover!

But she said calmly: "Only the prince would believe that mother and daughter! If you don't believe it, you can investigate privately to see if she went to the general's mansion..."

After hearing this, Prince Jing was half-believing and half-doubting. After a while, he said, "Well, I'll believe you this time!"

As he said this, he called the butler over and ordered him to bring all the men and accompany him on a trip.

The group of people marched towards the general's mansion in a mighty manner...

Yao Mansion.

Led by their maid, Qiu Xin'er and Qinghe came to the back house of Yao's mansion.

Qinghe looked at the surrounding scenery and pavilions along the way, and felt that it was a family of scholars who had been officials for generations.

Different from the luxurious and sophisticated style of the Jiang residence, the Yao residence exudes a more solemn and elegant atmosphere, with white walls and black tiles, rockery and banana trees, carved windows covered with moon-shadow gauze, and bamboos planted on both sides of the washed stone corridor. The residence exudes a simple and rustic atmosphere everywhere, which is very consistent with its origin as a scholarly family.

Just as they walked to the moon-shaped gate of the garden, they suddenly saw a noble lady coming out surrounded by maids and servants. The maid who led Qinghe and the others hurriedly stepped forward and saluted, saying, "Madam, the young lady's friend is here to see her, and asked me to bring her in."

Qinghe immediately understood that this was her father’s later wife, now Mrs. Yao!

She looked at Mrs. Yao calmly, feeling that she and her mother were two completely different types.

She was also very gentle and beautiful, but she didn't have the arrogance and carefreeness of her mother. Instead, she was more gentle and humble like a lady from a wealthy family...

Qiu Xiner hurriedly pulled Qinghe forward and said in a crisp voice, "Hello, Madam Yao!" Then she bowed.

Madam Yao smiled kindly and asked, "Are you here to see Ruolan?"

Qiu Xiner smiled and said, "Yes! We are good friends with Ruolan. Let's discuss embroidery together today..."

Madam Yao nodded and said with a smile, "That's great! Ruolan usually stays at home and never goes out for a walk... It's great to have a friend come over to chat with her! Come in quickly, I'll have someone send some snacks over later!"

Qiu Xiner hurriedly said, "Yes!" Then she and Qinghe walked into the garden together...

Unexpectedly, just when they were about to reach Yao Ruolan's boudoir, Qing He suddenly said, "Xin'er, I'm feeling a little uncomfortable right now. I'll come to see Ruolan another day when I'm free. You go find her yourself today..."

Qiu Xiner was startled and asked in surprise: "Ah? Where do you feel uncomfortable? Do you want to see a doctor?"

Qinghe shook her head. She felt uncomfortable when she thought about herself in her father's new home, chatting and doing needlework with his daughter!

Originally, she didn't know that Yao Ruolan was her father's daughter.

But when getting off the car in front of the Yao Mansion, Qiu Xiner inadvertently said, "Ruolan's father is Yao Yuntao, an important imperial censor in the court. Originally, my father didn't allow me to visit his home casually, but when he heard that I wanted to play with Lord Yao's beloved daughter, he immediately agreed very readily!"

Qing He, who was a little absent-minded at first, suddenly widened her eyes when she heard this! What? Yao Ruolan is Yao Yuntao's daughter? Doesn't that mean she is her half-sister?

Qing He quickly grabbed Qiu Xin'er's hand and asked, "Which Yao Yuntao?"

Qiu Xiner looked at her strangely and said, "It's the famous Imperial Censor Yao Yuntao! The emperor's favorite, the leader of the civil service group, Yao Yuntao..."

Qing He's face changed color instantly. She and her half-sister actually became close friends!

No wonder Qinghe felt a sense of familiarity when they first met... So that's it!

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