Quick Travel: Dream Hunt

Murong Chen packed up his things and resolutely embarked on the journey to Jiangnan despite his family's opposition.

At this time, Hongying also set out with her servants and two days later, they finally arrived in Jiangnan.

After finding an inn and settling down, Hongying sent a servant who was skilled in martial arts to the Yan family to inquire about the news.

The servant came to report in the evening that the head of Yan family was missing, and the concubine and all the servants of Yan family collapsed overnight, leaving only the old lady to defend the Yan family.

Hongying asked again and again in disbelief, and learned that what the servant said was true. She fell into deep thought for a long time. Did the Yan family disappear in the torrent of history like this?

Where did the young lady go? Knowing that she couldn't find any trace of the young lady in Jiangnan, she thought of the manor where the young lady left home, which was also the place where the young lady first met Wang Sheng. This time, Hongying planned to go to the manor with the servants to take a look.

The streets are still quite lively in the evening. Even though they lack the crowded atmosphere of the daytime, they still have their own flavor.

Hongying, wearing a veil, went to the manor in a carriage, accompanied by servants and boys.

Unexpectedly, a figure who looked like a scholar bumped into them on the road. Hongying did not stick her head out to check, but asked the servants to deal with it. After that, she took the carriage to her destination again.

Unexpectedly, a female voice came from behind, arrogant and angry:

"Wang Sheng, have you set your sights on some other daughter? You don't even know who's in this carriage, yet you dare to ram it in front of me. Is it because of my Cui family's downfall that you look down on me? Are you so impatient? Do you really think that you can climb up the social ladder again if you leave me?"

Hongying frowned fiercely when she heard the familiar voice, but she did not stop the carriage. However, after walking a few meters, she heard the female voice continue:

"Bah, you're dreaming. I will not let go of any bitch you want to hook up with. If you, Wang Sheng, do something so unfair to me again, I guarantee that the next bitch you set your sights on will be played around by me like Yan Tinghe, and become a prostitute that is ridden by thousands of men."

When Hongying heard this, her heart skipped a beat and she immediately asked the carriage to stop. She lifted the curtain and looked back. It turned out to be the young lady's best friend, Magistrate Cui's daughter - Cui Caiyun.

At this moment, Cui Caiyun was still cursing recklessly, revealing all her little thoughts in her heart, completely ignoring the frightened expressions of the people around her.

Hongying suddenly remembered the downfall of the Cui family, and recalled the rumors circulating in Shengjing, saying that Concubine Cui mysteriously disappeared in the palace and made His Majesty sick. Later, she heard that the two sons of the Duke's Mansion and the eldest daughter-in-law also disappeared at the same time. After arriving in Jiangnan, she discovered that Master Yan was also missing.

Hongying inexplicably felt that the disappearance of everyone seemed to be related to her own lady, but she had no evidence and could not verify it. Now she did not want to reveal her identity because there were so many people around, so she asked the servant to follow Cui Caiyun to a deserted place, knock her out and bring her back, including the man next to her.

After making all the arrangements, Hongying set off for the manor in a melancholy mood, not paying any attention to Cui Caiyun who was still angrily scolding her madly behind her.

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Hongying took a lot of effort to get into the manor. She said she wanted to stay for one night and paid some money before the person in charge of the manor agreed.

Soon, before midnight, the servants brought the unconscious Cui Caiyun and Wang Sheng to the farm.

Hongying had no experience in interrogating people, so she let the servant do the questioning herself while she sat behind the screen and listened to their heart-wrenching explanations.

Finally, it was learned that Cui Caiyun was jealous of her young lady's words to Wang Sheng, so she thought that her young lady deliberately seduced Wang Sheng, so she sent people to capture the young lady and sent her to a brothel in a remote area overnight, intending to have the young lady be ridden by thousands of men to avenge her for seducing Wang Sheng.

Hongying stared at the screen in disbelief until she almost made a hole in it. Only then did she think clearly and arrange her people. After disfiguring Cui Caiyun and Wang Sheng, she sent people to send them to a dark kiln overnight, giving them a taste of their own medicine.

Since Cui Caiyun harmed the young lady, there is no reason for Hongying not to seek revenge. Obviously, it is not suitable for Wanhualou to become the dance troupe now, so the Dark Kiln is probably the fate of the second half of Cui Caiyun's life arranged for herself.

Cui Caiyun, whose tongue was cut off and whose face was disfigured, was sent to a secret kiln thousands of miles away by Hongying. Wang Sheng was also sent there to be a pimp. Let the two of them love each other and protect each other for the rest of their lives, so that they will never be separated again.

As for Magistrate Cui, since Concubine Cui has fallen, it is not certain that His Majesty will value the Cui family too much. As long as all traces are wiped out, Cui Caiyun's whereabouts will probably not be found within a few years. Even if Cui Caiyun is found to be a secret prostitute in the future, Magistrate Cui will not pursue her in a high-profile manner for the sake of his face.

After getting rid of the two people overnight, Hongying took a rest for a while. After dawn, she walked the same path her young lady once walked. Standing on the hilltop of the village, Hongying looked at the scenery with a sad expression, but her heart was filled with mixed feelings as she missed her young lady.

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On the other side, Murong Chen, who came to Jiangnan alone, was now submerged in the crowd. He stood on the street, not knowing where to go. After asking for a long time, he finally found the inn.

The innkeeper told him that they had gone somewhere else, and he found the herbal tea shop again. From the herbal tea shop he came to the carriage and horse shop, and only then did he roughly determine the whereabouts of Hongying and her group. He rode for half an hour before he arrived at the farm.

After spending money to learn from the village head that Hongying had gone to the top of the mountain with her servants, he ran all the way to the top of the mountain. On the way, he often felt that this place seemed familiar, but also felt confused, as if he had never been there.

Putting aside those complicated emotions, the two of them finally met at the top of the mountain before Hongying went down the mountain.

There is no such thing as a long-awaited reunion. This was all planned long ago.

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Murong Chen, who revealed his identity, followed Hongying closely, doing his job as a guard calmly and securely.

After Hongying learned that Murong Chen was the prince of Qi and had restored his appearance, she subconsciously felt that her identity was not suitable for being with this person, so she consciously put away her enthusiasm and became cold and polite.

But she couldn't stand Murong Chen's persistence, so she had to ignore Murong Chen in a bad mood, not talking to him or getting too close to him, as her status was really not worthy of him.

But Murong Chen still resolutely followed Hongying's footsteps and embarked on the journey to find Tinghe.

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After His Majesty the Emperor woke up, he looked at the seeds and weapons all over the ground. He let out a breath for no reason and arranged for someone to invite the abbot of Qingliang Temple into the palace.

After meeting with the abbot, the two discussed for several hours. After a long time, the abbot left the palace. His Majesty the Emperor sat quietly for a long time, not knowing what he was thinking.

All we know is that in the next few days, His Majesty the Emperor dismissed his harem. Since he had no children in his harem, he came up with the idea of ​​appointing the Prince of Qi as the new emperor. However, the Prince of Qi and Murong Chen disobeyed the order and only wanted to defend the northwest and were unwilling to enter Shengjing.

His Majesty the Emperor had no other choice but to send someone to find a suitable child from the royal family and teach him personally. After abdicating the throne a year later, the child became a monk and became a member of the Qingliang Temple.

Several years later, during the ceremony of conferring honors on the new emperor and empress, the imperial edicts conferring honors on the empress and the princess, which had been hidden by the previous emperor, were discovered behind the plaque in the Qinzheng Hall.

The new emperor did not alarm anyone. Instead, he read the imperial edict personally and sealed it behind the plaque of the Qinzheng Hall intact. He also ordered that it be passed down from generation to generation, but the content of the edict remained secret.

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As expected, Prince Qi and Princess Qi did not agree with Murong Chen marrying an ordinary merchant, Hongying, but they could not resist Murong Chen's persistence and determination.

After three years of obstruction, the Qi Palace held a wedding ceremony for Murong Chen and Hongying in order to avoid the new emperor's suspicion.

Hongying didn't show any displeasure, but left Prince Qi's Mansion after getting married and returned to Shengjing with Murong Chen, and the two of them lived a shameless life.

But the search for Tinghe never stopped. Apart from necessary business and things, the two of them kept traveling to famous scenic spots and various remote places. It was not until Hongying became pregnant that they had to return to the northwest to nurture the baby.

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