When Gu Qingyi came back from Xiaotuanzi's illness, she realized that King Qin's second letter had not arrived for a long time, she was a little uneasy, and directly called Feng Ming over, "You have always been responsible for the prince's letter, but now that more than half a month has passed, there has been no letter back, is it delayed on the road or is there something wrong with the prince?" ”

Feng Ming still had a paralyzed face, and only the anxious look that occasionally flashed in his eyes revealed his inner emotions, but he hid it well in front of Gu Qingyi, and said in a voice without ups and downs, "Princess, please rest assured, the prince is busy with flood control and disaster relief, and it should be that he doesn't have time to write a letter, so you can wait a few more days." ”

Gu Qingyi felt that it was the same, so he waited patiently for a few days, but he waited for the news from the court - King Qin was swept away by the flood while dredging the waterway, and his whereabouts are still unknown.

When the news reached King Qin's mansion, Gu Qingyi's head went blank, she was originally playing with a rattle to tease the little group, but at this moment she stood directly in place, Mrs. Zhou, Mama Xu and others all looked at her worriedly, the voices were scattered like the wind, Gu Qingyi didn't hear a word, and all that echoed in her ears was the news of King Qin's disappearance.

It wasn't until Xiao Tuanzi suddenly cried that Gu Qingyi suddenly came back to her senses, and instinctively picked up Xiao Tuanzi and coaxed, "Xiao Tuanzi doesn't cry, be good, wait for my father to come back......" Her voice was stunned, and tears flowed down her face instantly.

"Yi'er, don't cry, you're going to die as a mother." Mrs. Zhou was so worried that she hurriedly coaxed, "Qin Wangji has his own natural appearance, and he will be fine, although you can relax, Xiaotuanzi still needs you to take care of it." ”

Seeing her crying, Xiao Tuanzi also cried a lot, Gu Qingyi hurriedly stopped her emotions and asked Mama Yang to take Xiao Tuanzi down, she restrained her emotions and barely calmed down, "Xuanfeng guard." ”

Feng Ming came soon, he knew what Gu Qingyi was going to ask, and said directly, "Princess, please rest assured, the prince only brought ten guards on his face, but there are many secret guards with him, and with them to protect him, the prince will not have an accident." ”

Gu Qingyi clenched her hands, "So, the news of the prince's disappearance is true?" ”

Feng Ming was silent for a while, "Yes." ”

Gu Qingyi felt the world spinning, and it took a while to come back to her senses, her voice was fluttering, "I know, you go down." ”

Feng Ming glanced up at her, and saw that her eyes were a little infrared, and her face was so calm that she couldn't see other emotions, so she couldn't guess what she was thinking, so she had to suppress the worries in her heart and retreat. Mrs. Zhou listened to their conversation, the worry on her face was even greater, and just about to say something, Gu Qingyi said in a low voice, "A-Niang, I want to be alone." ”

Mrs. Zhou knew that the news of King Qin's disappearance hit Gu Qingyi a lot, so it was good for her to calm down, so she nodded and retreated with the maidservant, Gu Qingyi sat in the room for a long time, and suddenly got up to pack her things, and before she finished cleaning up, Qiu Yan went out and said, "Princess, Miss Shao is here." ”

Gu Qingyi was stunned for a moment, but she still put down what she was doing and walked out, Shao Huiwan stepped forward to hold her hand as soon as she saw her, and looked at her worriedly, "I rushed here when I heard the news, Qingyi, are you okay?" ”

"I'm fine." Gu Qingyi really couldn't laugh at this moment, she just pursed her lips and said softly, "You don't have to worry, just stay in the mansion and get married." By the way, I helped you embroider a few purses a few days ago, so let's take them back later. ”

Shao Huiwan saw that she didn't mention King Qin for a long time, her tone was still as usual, and her heart was even more sad, she glanced at the slaves and maids who were waiting left and right, took Gu Qingyi's hand into the inner room, took out an account book from her sleeve and handed it over, and said in a low voice, "My cousin found me before I went out, and asked me to hand over this account book to you, it seems to be evidence of some officials' greed for ink, it should be related to the disaster relief funds thoroughly investigated by King Qin, you take it carefully, don't be seen." ”

Because King Qin went to relieve the disaster, Gu Qingyi paid attention to the affected state capital, and immediately found that the names of officials in the affected areas were recorded in the account books, and he was shocked, "How did Shao Shizi get this account book?" ”

"My cousin has been doing things for the prince recently, and I guess I got it from the prince." Shao Huiwan's expression was cautious, she didn't expect her brother to take such a risk, and even steal such a confidential matter, if she was discovered by the prince, she was afraid that her life would be difficult to protect. ”

Gu Qingyi's mood was even more complicated, he also thought that Shao Yanjin had taken refuge with the prince for fame and fortune, but now that he looked at it, it was clear that he was in danger and stealing secrets. She really needed this account book, so she carefully put it in her arms and put it away, she said gratefully, "I remember Shao Shizi's kindness for help, Huiwan, I bother you to bring me a word of thanks, and I also told Shao Shizi to be careful, don't let the prince find out." ”

Shao Huiwan glanced at her complicatedly, and stopped talking, but after all, she didn't say anything, and nodded solemnly, "I'll bring it." She paused, and then said, "The news of Qingning Mansion has been in the capital for some time, maybe King Qin has been found here, you must relax." ”

Gu Qingyi smiled reluctantly, accepting her kindness, Shao Huiwan couldn't stay longer, and didn't want Gu Qingyi to bother entertaining her, so she left after watching the small group.

Gu Qingyi continued to pack her things, and only then went to see Mrs. Zhou when she was done, "A-Niang, I want to go to Qingning Mansion." ”

When Mrs. Zhou heard this, her face sank, and she refused without thinking about it, "No! Qingning Mansion is far away from the capital mountain, and there are still floods, and there are many homeless robbers on the road, and there is no peace along the way, how can I let you go into danger. Even if you don't think about me as an old woman, you should think about Xiaotuanzi. If King Qin really has three strengths and two weaknesses, she will be left with you, the mother concubine. ”

"A-Niang, the whereabouts of the prince are unknown now, his life and death are unknown, I am really worried about him." As long as she thought that something might happen to King Qin, her heart hurt terribly, and she held back her tears and said, "Those people in Qingning Mansion are really wolf ambitions, and I don't know if they have seriously searched and rescued the prince when he is missing, I will go to make them jealous and get the prince back as soon as possible." ”

She didn't know what the situation was in Qingning Mansion, but she could also guess that King Qin's progress was not going well, otherwise with his shrewdness and calculation, he would not have been "accidentally" swept away by the flood.

Mrs. Zhou was silent, but there was still opposition on her face, Gu Qingyi continued, "A-Niang doesn't have to worry about my safety, I will take the palace guards on the road, the elite soldiers will be on the side, and the homeless people will not dare to offend." ”

To put it bluntly, the outcasts are also scattered soldiers, and they are not well-trained guards at all, and they will not ask for trouble without looking for trouble.

Her determination is so strong, even the burden is ready, Mrs. Zhou has to agree no matter how unwilling she is, "That's it, if I don't agree, I'm afraid you will leave secretly, don't worry, I'll go back to the house in the afternoon, and ask your stepfather to bring you more people, and the road will be safer." ”

Gu Qingyi thought about it, but she didn't refuse, with the guards provided by her father-in-law, she could leave more guards to protect the palace, and the safety of the small group could also be guaranteed. She called Feng Ming over again, "I will leave for Qingning Mansion early tomorrow morning, prepare twenty guards for me, and you continue to stay in the palace and be optimistic about the little county lord." ”

Feng Ming's always stiff face finally showed a look of surprise, and he immediately knelt down to dissuade him, "Please think twice, the princess, before you set off, you asked your subordinates to protect you and the little county lord, it is not safe for you to go to Qingning Mansion at this time, if the prince knows, he will definitely disagree." ”

"The prince is not here, now the concubine is in charge, you just listen to my orders." Gu Qingyi didn't listen to persuasion at all, and directly gave a strong order, "You go down and prepare." ”

Feng Ming's face changed several times, but he also knew that he couldn't dissuade his master, so he had to retreat worriedly.

The news of Gu Qingyi's Qichen Qingning Mansion was hidden from outsiders, but the people who were close to her knew that she was leaving, and everyone was worried, especially Xiao Tuanzi, I don't know how the mother and daughter were connected, and she cried very much at night, which almost broke Gu Qingyi's heart, and she wavered her determination to leave several times, but when she thought of King Qin, who didn't know life and death, she was firm again.

Early the next morning, she ruthlessly handed over the little tuanzi to Mrs. Zhou, "A-Niang, the little tuanzi will bother you to take care of it on your behalf." ”

Mrs. Zhou's eyes were slightly red, and she repeatedly instructed, "Don't worry, with me, I won't let people hurt Xiao Tuanzi anymore." It's just that you're far away, so be sure to pay attention to safety. ”

Gu Qingyi kept nodding, glanced at Xiao Tuanzi, and finally left ruthlessly in her crying.

The guards were already waiting on the side, the Dingyuan Marquis Mansion and the palace guards were thirty each, Feng Ming added ten more people on his own initiative, Gu Qingyi knew that this was his compromise, but he didn't say anything, just repeatedly told him to protect the palace, and officially set off with a group of guards.