My Lady is well

Chapter 174 Yuzhou

The moonlight is as cold as water, as if a layer of silver gauze is covering the world.

Jing Ruzhang walked forward in the moonlight. His figure looked particularly slender and elegant in the moonlight, and his shadow was elongated.

His facial features were as delicate as a painting, but his expression was as white as snow and frost. His eyes were as deep as ink, and sometimes there was pain in them, but it would disappear into endless darkness in an instant.

When he looked up at the starry sky, the stars in the sky seemed to sink into his eyes, and there was not even a trace of light.

Luo Zhong followed the emperor cautiously, not daring to say a word. He just lowered his head and looked at the road under his feet silently.

After Concubine Chen moved into Zelu Palace, the changes in the Emperor were visible to the naked eye. Finally, light appeared in his eyes and a smile appeared on his face.

But ever since Empress Chen was kidnapped by an assassin, the Emperor has become increasingly taciturn, his coldness has become even colder than before, and his temper has become unpredictable.

He thought that Concubine Jiang might have heard that he was in a bad mood a few months ago, so she skipped dinner and cooked a few dishes herself. He saw those dishes and they were all the emperor's favorites.

I don't know how I offended Sheng Yan, and the dishes were thrown to the ground as soon as they were placed on the table.

She was banished to the cold palace. Not only that, the emperor even ordered him to put drugs in Concubine Jiang's food. However, he was unwilling to give her a quick death, nor let her commit suicide, and insisted on saving her life.

Now Concubine Jiang is in the cold palace, with unkempt hair and dirty face, and naked clothes, she no longer looks like a human being.

The emperor has always been quite lenient towards the concubines in the harem, and has never punished anyone in this way before.

I think there must be a reason behind this, which is not something he can ask.

The emperor didn't even go back to Zelu Palace. Luo Zhong knew in his heart that the shadow of Empress Chen was everywhere in Zelu Palace. Once, the emperor sat on the Luohan couch where Empress Chen often lay, in a daze for two hours.

I'm afraid only the emperor himself can understand the feeling of being alone in an empty room.

Hey! I wonder how the Empress Chen is doing now?

Have you been bullied outside?

Judging from the date, the little prince or princess will be born soon.

With your majesty's intelligence and wit, I'm sure you'll be able to turn danger into safety.

Jing Ruzhang walked to the lakeside of the Imperial Garden. The lake was shimmering with waves, the moonlight was hazy above the mist on the lake, and a few lanterns were faintly floating.

He stopped suddenly, a light flashed in his dark eyes, something seemed to flash through his mind quickly, and something in his chest jumped violently a few times.

He frowned suddenly, and the scene of lighting lanterns with her that day suddenly came to his mind.

She smiled sweetly and gently placed the sheepskin lantern on the lake. The clear lake surface reflected her beautiful figure. She stretched her slender white fingertips into the water, gently rippled a few times, and the sheepskin lantern with the word "freedom" written on it floated away with the waves.

His chest felt like it was stabbing like a knife, and his hands clenched into fists with shaking hands.

Freedom. The people in Yuzhou are open-minded. I wonder if they have the freedom she wants.

He closed his eyes and took a few breaths to adjust himself. Then he opened his eyes, a sharp light flashed in his eyes, and he gave orders in a cold voice.

"Chuan Jiangye."

Jing Ruzhang walked quickly to the imperial study, took out the map, and stared at the word "Yuzhou" with eyes like sharp blades.

Jiang Ye hurried in and bowed in a loud voice.

"Your humble servant pays respect to His Majesty."

"Pass the order down, and have everyone search Yuzhou with all their strength. People from other places can withdraw."

"Yuzhou, you mean the Empress Chen is in...Yuzhou?"

Jing Ruzhang did not answer him, but said calmly.

"Send more people to Yuzhou as soon as possible, and have them investigate the period when Chen Fei disappeared, all the houses in Yuzhou were sold, and locate Chen Fei's location. In the middle of this month, I will personally arrange a trip to Yuzhou."

Jiang Ye didn't know how the Emperor was sure that Concubine Chen was in Yuzhou, but from his confident tone, he thought that he would be able to find Concubine Chen.

Jing Ruzhang rested his hands on the imperial desk, his eyes flickered slightly, and his expression was complicated.

"Shen Yueyao, where can you escape this time? You want freedom. I have said before that my wish is to make your wish come true."

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Qi Feng did not go to work as a security guard at the house of the rich man Zhu. He guessed that it was because she paid him double his monthly salary during the last Dragon Boat Festival, so he thought that she was a good boss.

He had heard that Zhu Dacai was a bad person, often treated his servants harshly, and also withheld his monthly wages.

Shen Yueyao would turn a blind eye to this private job, and after weighing the pros and cons, he decided to stay.

As for what she said about letting them settle down and live their own life, he hasn't thought about it yet.

Assassinating the emperor was his lifelong goal. How could he be willing to give up suddenly? Although the old emperor was dead, when he saw the emperor, he could still remember the familiar faces of his parents, elder brother and elder sister.

Jin'er helped Shen Yueyao out of the house and saw Qi Feng leaning against a tree.

Jin Er said angrily: "Why climb so high? You are not a bird."

Shen Yueyao walked under the tree, raised her head and looked at him with her head tilted.

"Come down, I have something to tell you."

Qi Feng looked down at her lazily and said, "If you have anything to say, can't you just say it like this?"

“I had a hard time holding my head up.”

Qi Feng glanced at her with disdain and whispered.

"Pretentious."

After saying that, he jumped down from the tree and landed steadily in front of the two people. Shen Yueyao couldn't help but glance up at the tree. The tree was about three feet tall.

It’s so high, you can just jump down like this without worrying about breaking your legs.

Qi Feng snorted and said, "Your expression is an insult to my Qinggong."

Shen Yueyao couldn't help but think that if she wasn't pregnant now, she would also like to practice this light skill, which is essential for escaping.

But at the moment she didn't have much energy to chat with him, so she thought about it and said.

"You go find an experienced midwife to live with you."

Qi Feng raised his eyebrows and asked, "What? Are you going to give birth?"

Shen Yueyao nodded and said, "I guess it will be in these few days."

Qi Feng raised his hand.

"Don't bother with that. Aunt Li next door knows how to do it. Her sow has given birth to more than a dozen piglets, and she delivers them all. She does this every year, so she has a lot of experience."

Shen Yueyao had a dark face and spoke word by word.

"Qi-Feng-you don't want this month's salary, right?"

Jin'er also immediately stepped forward to offer his advice.

"Bah, a dog can't spit out ivory. You were delivered by Aunt Li, right?"

Qi Feng put his hands on his hips and said with a hint of anger.

"Hey, you're a bit more talkative than ten Aunt Lis put together. Humph, a good man doesn't fight with a woman."

After saying that, he turned and left the yard.

Shen Yueyao was very angry with him and immediately denied his ability to do the job. "A woman giving birth can't be careless," she said to Jin'er immediately.

"Leave this matter to him. I'm worried. You can go find another one. There's nothing wrong with too many midwives, but there's something wrong with unprofessional ones."

Jin Er nodded and said, "Don't worry, Master."

That night, just as Shen Yueyao was about to have dinner, she heard someone shouting outside the yard.

"The bandits are coming!"

She was so scared that she hurried out to check what was going on. After taking only two steps, she felt her stomach tighten and ache.