When I returned to the prince's mansion again, it was already desolate to the naked eye.

Ye Qing hugged the clay pot in her hand tightly and walked towards the gate, there were no guards outside the door, she only gently pushed it with her hand, and the door opened with a "squeak".

Still no one.

"Xiao Su, this is the case, I always feel a little weird."

[When Qin Gang returned to the house this morning, he ordered the dismissal of most of the servants in the house, so it was so desolate. 】

"Listen to what you said before, at this time, Bai Xun has disappeared, right?"

[Yes.] 】

Ye Qing walked in, and his footsteps fell lightly to the ground, "Their family is really miserable." ”

[Okay, they're not the worst ......]

A crisp voice interrupted Ye Qing's conversation with the system, and a little maid in a turquoise dress walked over quickly, shouting in her mouth: "County Lord!" You're back. ”

Ye Qing was stunned for a moment when he heard her voice so eager, and then asked, "What's wrong?" ”

"County Lord, the princess, her condition has worsened again, you better go and take a look."

Ye Qing was pulled away by her and asked, "Mother, how could she be sick?" ”

The little maid hung her head and was silent, as if she didn't want to tell the truth.

When Ye Qing was about to ask another question, the maid spoke.

"It's a cold disease, the princess's earlier stubborn disease, the first few years were fine, the frequency of attacks in recent years has become more and more, the princess's mother's family has an elderly grandmother, every once in a while, the princess will go back to her mother's house to let the grandmother give her an injection. When I came back this morning, it would have been fine, but ...... But she didn't know who sent the letter, she fainted on the spot, and when she woke up again, she ...... No more. ”

Ye Qing sighed in a low voice, she thought she probably read her father's letter. That night, Bai Linxian seemed to know that his death was approaching, so he locked himself in the house alone, quietly wrote a few letters, and called people to send them out of the city overnight.

Ye Qing stood at the door of the room, took a few deep breaths, and then pushed the door open and walked in.

"Ahem...... Ahem, ahem. Qin Gang covered his mouth with a handkerchief and coughed heartbreakingly, and faintly saw a few traces of red blood.

Changqing sat next to her and gently brushed her back, "Princess, let's send someone to find a doctor." ”

Qin Gang closed his eyes and shook his head gently, "Ahem...... I'll take a break...... That's it, ahem, ahem. ”

"Princess......

"You go out first, I, I'll sleep for a while."

Changqing stood up and whispered, "Okay, princess." I'm outside, and something calls me. ”

After saying that, he turned around and left. As soon as he walked out of the back room, he saw Ye Qing, and when he was about to shout with a look of surprise, Ye Qing covered her mouth, shook his head, and signaled her not to speak.

Ye Qing leaned close to her ear and whispered, "You go out first, I want to talk to her." ”

Changqing's eyes widened and he nodded.

Ye Qing walked in lightly, put the jar containing Bai Linxian's ashes in his hand on the table, and looked at the pale woman lying on the bed with a deep gaze.

Qin Geng frowned and said softly, "Changqing, didn't you let you out?" ”

Ye Qing opened his mouth, and it took a long time to find his voice, "...... Mother. ”

Qin Geng opened her eyes violently, looked at the bedside, and in the meeting of her eyes, she finally saw the person she was thinking of, and while struggling to sit up, she said in a trembling voice, "Huan'er......"

Ye Qing half-squatted beside the bed, supported Qin Gang, and said softly, "I'm back." ”

Qin Gang gently stroked Ye Qing's head and couldn't help crying, "Huan'er...... Your father ......" she couldn't tell the bad news, but kept crying.

"I know, Mother, I know." Ye Qing took Qin Gang's pale and cold hand and put it on his face, and his eyes were already red, "Mother, I brought my father back." ”

"What?!! Ahem, ahem, ahem...... Where is he? Qin Geng looked at Ye Qing with hazy eyes, as if he was looking at hope.

Ye Qing stood up, held the altar on the table in his arms, walked up to Qin Geng, and handed it to her, "Father is infected with the plague, so I can only see you in this form." ”

Qin Gang couldn't cry, he just hugged the jar and didn't let go, a few hot teardrops fell on the edge of the jar and slid down, "Ah Xian......"

"Mother, you and father can talk alone." After speaking, Ye Qing glanced at Qin Gang a few more times and went out.

As soon as the door opened, Changqing called her, "County Lord! ”

Ye Qing suppressed his emotions and responded lightly, "What's the matter?" ”

"Do you know the whereabouts of the prince?"

Ye Qing shook his head, raised his eyes to look into the distance, and said with a heavy heart: "I don't know." Probably going about to do your own thing. Then she turned her eyes to Changqing and whispered, "Changqing, you have to be good!" ”

"I will."

Ye Qing looked at her for a long time, then took out a vermilion hairpin from his cuffs, picked up Changqing's hand, and put it in her hand, "This is given to me by the princess, and I don't have much use, you can take it." ”

Changqing shrank his hand and said busily: "No, Changqing can't ask for it!" ”

"Hold, I don't have any other finances, and this is the only thing I have more valuable. Don't dislike it, it's worth a lot, and there's always a guarantee. ”

"County Lord......" Changqing was about to cry, she still wanted to realize something, and said with a crying voice: "County Lord, are you going to leave too, can you take Changqing with you?" ”

Ye Qing shook his head, "You have to understand that people live for themselves. You'll have your own life, and I'll have it at the same time, and you don't have to be with me. ”

"But ......"

"No, I'm here for one person, and when I'm done...... Alas, what are you doing with so much. In short, you have to be good. Ye Qing raised his hand to wipe away the tears from the corners of Changqing's eyes, revealing a very gentle smile.

Changqing's eyes were full of affection when he looked at her, "I see." ”

"Okay, you stay here, I'll go and relax."

……

Xie Shenzhi searched the entire county mansion and asked all the people, but he couldn't find any trace of Ye Qing. He summoned a man in black who looked like a phantom and asked, "What about the county lord?" ”

The man was half-kneeling on the ground, his hands clenched into fists, his face full of shame, "The subordinates are incompetent. After the county lord returned to his room this morning, he never appeared again. ”

"You say, she disappeared out of thin air?"

“…… Be. ”

Xie Shen slapped the man to the ground with one palm, and the man spit out a mouthful of blood, but he didn't have time to care about his injuries, so he quickly got up from the ground, knelt on the ground, and said, "My subordinates are incompetent, please give death to the Lord!" ”

Xie Shenzhi's whole body exuded a terrifying aura, his amber eyes faintly turned red, the hands on both sides were clenched into fists, the green tendons were bursting up, and the joints were white, but the tone he said was very flat, as if he was saying something innocuous and insignificant, "Then you will die!" ”

The man closed his eyes tightly and waited for death without complaint. But as a result, nothing fell on him.

A man in a black brocade robe stood in front of the man and smiled at Xie Shenzhi: "The Lord is too radical, for the sake of a woman who has just met for a short time, he will kill the secret guard who has guarded you for many years." Ponder the Lord. ”

Xie Shenzhi smiled mockingly, "Deep thought? Hehe, my subordinates, I'm in charge, when will it be your turn to speak. Get out of the way! ”

"Lord, the time has come, please hurry up."

Xie Shenzhi's indifferent eyes looked at the national teacher, and his tone was very flat, "I'll just say it once." ”

The national teacher reluctantly turned sideways and let go of the seriously injured man behind him.

Xie Shenzhi slapped him on the head without hesitation, and almost instantly, a large amount of blood spurted out of the man's mouth. Xie Shenzhi turned around, and there was not any blood stained on his body.

He stood there with his hands behind his back, and his whole body was like an emperor above everyone. "You're lucky this time, you won't have a chance next time." With that, he lifted his feet and left the place.

After a long time, the man lying on the ground coughed up a puddle of blood, woke up, and muttered, "Thank you, Lord." ”

"What loyalty." After saying this, the national teacher left.

When Xie Shenzhi was about to leave Qu County ahead of schedule, his subordinates suddenly found out some clues about the plague.

"Lord, there is a cave in the upper reaches of the Qinpan River, and there are fifteen corpses in it, and it seems that it has been about twenty days."

"Just because of the corpse?"

"Not really." He took out a bamboo tube from his bosom, and when he opened it, there were tiny white eggs crawling inside, "The river brought these white worms downstream, and the people didn't know that when they went into the water, they got into their bodies." ”

Xie Shenzhi glanced at those white insects a few times, and said lightly: "It is a unique species of Beizhu Country." Spread the news back to the capital, and it is best to let everyone know. ”

"Yes!"

That night, Xie Shenzhi quickly left Qu County. However, according to this speed, it will arrive in Shangjing at noon the next day at the earliest.

That night, Qin Gang was obviously unable to support it, Ye Qing sat beside her, and Bai Linxian's ashes were placed on the other side.

"Huan'er, I can't accompany you in the future, cough cough cough...... You have to take good care of yourself......"

Ye Qing nodded, did not open his mouth to interrupt her words, just listened lightly.

"Remember, if you want to find your brother, if you can't find him, let him go." Qin Geng slowly closed his eyes and said softly, "I wish you all well, and I can leave with peace of mind." ”

"Mother...... Don't worry, I'll find my brother, and he'll be fine, trust me. ”

Qin Geng slowly raised his hand and landed on Ye Qing's hand, "I know...... You must have come to us for something else, but I'm just, ahem, treating you like my daughter all the time. I have a hunch in my heart, you will eventually leave, cough cough cough ......" She coughed and couldn't straighten her body, curled up on the bed, covering her chest with one hand, and holding Ye Qing's hand tightly with the other.

"Mother, how are you, I'll go ......"

"No need." Qin Gang was weak and a little begging, and said, "Huan'er, no matter where you go, you don't forget us, okay?" ”

Ye Qing choked up and said, "I will, mother, I will definitely not forget you, my father, and my brother." ”

"That's good......" Qin Gang finished the last word, his eyes slowly closed, and the hand that was originally holding Ye Qing blew down without a sound.

She went to accompany Bai Linxian.

Bai Xun still couldn't see them for the last time.