"I sent Qi'er to the Mansion of the Assistant Regent last night. Don't worry. Zhu Fei is with him," Jing Xunce said. He was worried that Shen Qi might run away during the chaos last night, so he asked Zhu Fei to send the boy there in advance.
"Okay, that's good," Mu Fengqie nodded and then pulled Jing Xunce to have breakfast. The sooner they finished eating, the sooner they could set off.
"By the way, with Tule Haojia backing him up, the King of the Grassland won't cause us any trouble. He's too busy dealing with his own problems to spare any time for us," Jing Xunce added.
"What did Tule Haojia do?" Mu Fengqie asked curiously.
"Not much. He just sent people to kill a few of the King of the Grassland's trusted ministers in the grassland tribes and then casually revealed this to the king. I didn't expect Tule Haojia to have such capabilities," Jing Xunce replied.
"Was Tule Haojia exposed?" Mu Fengqie inquired.
"Not at all. Tule Haojia framed that guy named Shu Yi. The King of the Grassland is now after him. However, the king wants to go back but is held up here. As for what's going on..."
"My lord, the investigation of my case is not over yet. How can you leave? What if you're assassinated again right after you leave? I'd be so wronged," Yuan Yuhan said calmly as he sat opposite the King of the Grassland.
"I've already said not to investigate this matter anymore. I don't want to know who the murderer is now," the king cursed inwardly. If he had known this would happen, he wouldn't have asked the Emperor of the Qin Dynasty to investigate.
"That won't do. I'm really eager to know who the murderer is. What if he suddenly decides to assassinate our emperor one day?" Yuan Yuhan shivered as if frightened by the thought. "Please stay in the Qin Dynasty for a while longer. Leave after I find the murderer."
After saying that, Yuan Yuhan left with his entourage. How ridiculous! Did the king think the Qin Dynasty was a place he could come and go as he pleased? He really thought too highly of himself.
"How about the Marquis of Zhongning?" Yuan Yuhan asked after returning to his mansion.
"The marquis and his group have set off. They've already left the city gate, and no one noticed," the servant replied.
"Alright, I see. You can go," Yuan Yuhan said. Since there was nothing else to worry about, he should go and accompany his Aru. Mu Fengqie had said that pregnant women were prone to overthinking, and they needed their husbands' company the most at this time.
Just as Yuan Yuhan was about to enter Aru's courtyard, a guard stopped him.
"What now?" Yuan Yuhan said angrily, glaring at the guard. He really wanted to kick the guard. Couldn't the guard see that he was going to accompany his wife?
"My lord, it's an urgent matter. The child sent by the Marquis of Zhongning yesterday is missing," the guard said. He wouldn't have bothered the lord if it weren't an urgent matter.
"Missing... Who did you say is missing?" Yuan Yuhan's voice suddenly rose, startling Aru in the room.
"It's... it's the child sent by the marquis yesterday. He's missing," the guard said, frightened by Yuan Yuhan's expression.
"What about the secret guard following the child?" Yuan Yuhan was referring to Zhu Fei.
"He was drugged and is now unconscious in the room," the guard stammered.
Yuan Yuhan's face was as black as ink. Damn it! Jing Xunce had specifically told him to take good care of the child when he sent him over yesterday. But in just one night, the child had disappeared from his mansion.
"What are you good for? You can't even watch over a child! What's the use of me keeping you all? A bunch of useless idiots!" Yuan Yuhan was furious. If anything happened to the child, Jing Xunce and Mu Fengqie would surely skin him alive!
"What are you standing there for! Go and look for him immediately!" Yuan Yuhan didn't have time to accompany Aru anymore. After telling her, he rushed out to look for the child.
He didn't believe that a child under ten years old could escape from the capital. Yuan Yuhan sealed off the entire capital and sent wave after wave of people to search, but all the news they brought back was negative.
Just as Yuan Yuhan's face was getting darker and darker, a carrier pigeon suddenly flew over. Yuan Yuhan took off the note and let out a sigh of relief. It was from Jing Xunce and the others.
The note said that the child was already with them. He really didn't expect this child to be so capable. He could escape under so many people's watch. He had to admit that the child was worthy of having spent a few days with Jing Xunce and Mu Fengqie.
Jing Xunce and Mu Fengqie looked at the boy who suddenly crawled out from under the carriage with mixed feelings.
"Aren't you supposed to be in the capital?" Jing Xunce looked at Shen Qi and said. What was Yuan Yuhan doing? He couldn't even watch over a child. He was really useless.
"I didn't learn from Sister Qie for nothing," Shen Qi raised his little head proudly and said to Jing Xunce.
Mu Fengqie rubbed her temples with a headache. She had been too careless. She shouldn't have taught the boy those things. Now he was using them against his own people. It was really a sin.
"Qi'er, I've told you that the things I taught you can't be used against our own people," Mu Fengqie said seriously, looking at Shen Qi.
"Yes, Sister Qie, I remember. I won't do it again," Shen Qi knew he had done something wrong this time, but he did it because he didn't want them to leave him behind.
"It's still not too late to send you back now," Mu Fengqie was about to call someone when Shen Qi stopped her.
"Sister Qie, I don't want to go back. If I can get out once, I can get out a second time. If you don't let me go with you, I'll follow you secretly," Shen Qi said firmly, looking at Mu Fengqie. Anyway, he was determined to go.
"Alright, Qie, let him come with us. We can at least ensure his safety. If he runs out secretly again and something happens, we won't be able to save him," Jing Xunce said.
"Okay, but you must be obedient on the way and never leave our sight," Mu Fengqie looked at Shen Qi and said.
The boy used to be so well - behaved, but now he had become like this. It really gave her a headache. She now fully understood Mrs. Shen's feelings back then.
"Sister Qie, don't worry. I'll be good," Shen Qi patted his chest and promised.
Mu Fengqie glanced at him but didn't say anything. She didn't believe this naughty boy would be obedient. She could only take it one step at a time. She couldn't really let him follow them alone, could she?
Mu Fengqie looked at Jing Xunce and then leaned wearily on his shoulder.