In the following few days, Chu Qing kept looking for a way to send out a message. However, no matter how obedient she acted, Mrs. Zhou never left her side for a moment.
Chu Qing had no choice but to give up this idea once again.
Since Mrs. Zhou and the others had been leading her around in circles, Chu Qing had long lost her sense of direction. It wasn't until she saw the vast grassland not far away that she roughly knew where she was.
The grassland...
Could it be... one of the tribes of the nomadic people in the north?
Chu Qing's eyes darkened, and then she subconsciously glanced at Mrs. Zhou. At this moment, Mrs. Zhou was looking into the distance, her eyes filled with intense fanaticism. It was clearly written on her face: I'm very happy.
Lvluo tugged at Chu Qing's sleeve, then whispered in her ear, "My lady, have we come to the north of the Great Yan? This... Which tribe is Mrs. Zhou colluding with?"
Chu Qing responded in a low voice, then instructed, "If there are no more accidents, we should be going to a tribe deep in the grassland. Lvluo, we are being kidnapped now, so don't say too much."
After instructing Lvluo, Chu Qing felt a bit uneasy. All the way north, she hadn't found any opportunity to leave a signal for Wei Ying. Now that she was here, it would be extremely difficult for Wei Ying to know her whereabouts.
As far as she knew, among these scattered nomadic people, there were no less than dozens of tribes, large and small. The grassland was boundless and vast, and the tribes would move from time to time following the pastures. Moreover... some small tribes even had the possibility of being annexed.
However, the tribe that Mrs. Zhou was taking her to should not be a small one. Small tribes had no intention of having any contact with the outside world. Only the three major tribes, Aqitu, Wumushan, and Baheernaor, were the most likely ones.
It was just that she didn't know which tribe it was.
Could it be... Aqitu?
But the Aqitu tribe had contacts with the people of Xiliang.
Then what about Mrs. Zhou...
Thinking of this, a thousand and one thoughts flashed through Chu Qing's mind.
As they gradually went deeper into the grassland, Chu Qing began to be attracted by the sight in front of her.
In her previous life, she had only heard of the grandeur of the grassland but had never had the chance to come here.
Now, she might as well regard it as a tour!
The boundless green and the blue sky stretched into the distance. The setting sun hung at the junction of the sky and the earth, and the light it shed fell on the sheep that were leisurely grazing.
Not only was Chu Qing attracted by the scenery in front of her, but Lvluo's eyes were also shining at this moment, looking extremely excited.
At this moment, the mistress and the maid didn't look like they were being kidnapped at all.
Mrs. Zhou beside them didn't seem to be attracted by the sight. Her eyes were always looking deep into the grassland.
It seemed that there was something or someone more important waiting there.
...
"My lord, are you sure it's the lady...?" Zhou Cheng's attendant closed the door of the study and asked carefully.
At this moment, Zhou Cheng had changed his previous humble appearance. His expression was as cold as the coldest winter month.
"She disappeared with the Princess of Ning. And we received a letter from an unknown source before. If it's not her, then who else could it be! I just didn't expect her to be so... muddle - headed! I don't know if the people I sent out can catch up. If they can, they must stop her and prevent any greater disaster from happening!"
"My lord, please calm down. We've already sent people to search for the lady and the princess in the north at full speed."
Zhou Cheng continued, "When I received the letter, I told her not to be impatient. We had no idea what the other party was up to. Who would have thought that she was so impatient and took this path. If the Prince of Ning finds out, I won't be able to protect her!"
"The lady... misses the young lady too much, so it's inevitable that she was used by someone with ulterior motives." The attendant continued to comfort him.
Zhou Cheng heaved a heavy sigh, with a bit of anger in his tone. "I said at that time that I didn't blame her. But she insisted on blaming herself. If we can't find the girl, then so be it. She's just a girl, not a son. I originally thought about having another child, but she refused no matter what. Now, she's caused me such a big problem. How can I explain this to the Prince of Ning!"
"Oh? How are you going to explain this to this king?"
Zhou Cheng instantly widened his eyes in disbelief. He suddenly turned around and saw that the Prince of Ning had actually pushed the door open and entered. His face was extremely gloomy.
Zhou Cheng trembled and his legs involuntarily went weak as he knelt on the ground.
"Your Highness, please forgive me!" Zhou Cheng's expression was extremely complicated at this moment.
He never thought that the Prince of Ning, who had just left not long ago, would turn back.
The Prince of Ning sneered in his heart. If he hadn't come back to get something, he might never have heard these words!
"Do you have anything to explain to this king?" At this moment, Wei Ying no longer had the coldness from before, but this kind of tone that was hard to figure out was even more dangerous.
"The reason why I didn't tell Your Highness the truth is that I don't know where the princess has been taken by... my wife..." Zhou Cheng continued with a look of guilt on his face. "A few days ago, my wife and I received a letter. It said that our... daughter who had been missing for five years was in their hands. There was also a... keepsake in the envelope. It was a silver bracelet that the little girl had been wearing since she was a child... And the other party said that if we wanted to reunite with our daughter, we must find a way to bring... the Princess of Ning to them. They also said that they wouldn't hurt the Princess of Ning, they just wanted... to invite her over as a guest..."
"A guest? You believed that?" Wei Ying slightly narrowed his eyes, with a killing intent in them. His voice was as low as if a sword was sliding across one's heart.
Seeing this, Zhou Cheng immediately explained, "I didn't believe it. I felt that something was fishy. The other party didn't say clearly which tribe it was. They only said that after bringing the person to the Ritu River in the northeast of the grassland, someone would come to pick her up in person. At that time, I also advised her not to do something stupid. Who would have thought that she still..."
After saying that, Zhou Cheng secretly looked up to see the Prince of Ning's expression at this moment. Who knew that the other person was now with his back to him.
But just the back alone brought a strong sense of oppression to Zhou Cheng.
"You and Mrs. Zhou, wait for this king to come back and settle accounts with you properly." Seeing that the other person fell silent, perhaps having said all that needed to be said, Wei Ying left this sentence and directly pushed the door open and walked out.
The Ritu River in the northeast of the northern grassland.
Both Wumushan and Baheernaor were in that direction. Wumushan was closer to the Ritu River, but that didn't mean that it must be the people of Wumushan who did it.
Even Aqitu in the opposite direction couldn't be exempt from suspicion.
Suddenly, Wei Ying remembered something.
"Wei Yi."
"Your subordinate is here."
"Which tribe did the letter written in Chinese that this king received before come from?"
"Back to my lord, it was from the Blando tribe."
"Blando?"