Chapter 496: For Sake
That being said, how can Leping not be worried, but a person who disappeared for no reason.
Besides, today is still the happy day of their marriage, and the sudden occurrence of such a thing makes people wonder if there is something strange in it.
Le Ping sat down and said, "Father, I also want to go out of the palace to find Ye Xiao." β
"Nonsense," Qi Moxiao scolded his daughter, "The matter of finding someone is done by the guards, you can stay in the palace with peace of mind, and your father promises you that he will find Ye Xiao soon and bring him back to marry you." β
"Father...... Leping is still worried.
At this time, her mother Empress Yun came over just in time, and when she heard the words, she also persuaded her daughter: "Leping is obedient, if you run into something when you leave the palace, then wouldn't it be more troublesome, so how can I and your father rest assured." β
Facing his mother's worried gaze, Leping bit his lower lip lightly and had to compromise.
The original marriage had to be postponed because of this change, and Leping was almost looking forward to the good news from the guards all day, but after waiting and waiting, there was still no news.
Her father and mother were guarding her in the dormitory, afraid that something would happen to her.
The night passed, and the guards who went out to look for people all rotated, and finally in the early morning came good newsβ
"Your Majesty, Mother, Princess! The horse master has been found! β
The three of them stood up at the same time, and among them, Leping reacted the most violently, almost rushing forward and asking, "Where are the people?" Where are Ye Xiao's others? What's hurting? Are people okay? β
After a series of questions, her voice trembled slightly, and she was afraid of hearing some bad reply from the guard.
But fortunately, God has mercy, and the situation is not bad.
The guard replied: "Princess, the horse is safe, I found it in front of a rich family on the outskirts of the city, but it ......."
"But what's wrong?" Le Pingxin brought it up.
The guard replied with some hesitation: "But the master of the horse is a little depressed, and he refuses to come back with us, and he is still sitting around there." β
Leping breathed a sigh of relief, this was not a big deal, but after thinking about it, he couldn't help but worry again.
Ye Xiao is not an irresponsible person, he missed their marriage yesterday, according to his temperament, he should rush back as soon as possible to explain, why didn't he come back?
Leping guessed that on the day and night he disappeared, he was afraid that something had happened.
She immediately asked, "Did he tell you why he refused to come back with you for some reason?" β
The guard hesitated for a moment when he heard this, and then shook his head: "Master Ma refused to say." β
Leping couldn't care about anything else, and wanted to go to Ye Xiao and ask him what was wrong.
Qi Moxiao and Yun Zhuyue did not stop them, this day and night, they could see how tormented and haggard their daughter was,
Suburbs.
When Leping got out of the car, he saw Ye Xiao, who was dressed in a groom's wedding dress, sitting on the bluestone slab behind the door, his expression was very wrong, and he seemed to have fallen into some kind of tangled and boring mood.
She looked at him and walked lightly towards him.
When he approached him, he forgot his waist and asked softly, "Ye Xiao, what's wrong with you?" β
Ye Xiao was stunned for a moment when he heard her voice, then raised his head, his eyes were red, and his throat was dry and hoarse: "Leping......"
Yun Leping vaguely saw that there seemed to be tears on his face, and immediately his heart seemed to be pinched, and he couldn't breathe in pain, holding his face worriedly, choking and hurrying: "Ye Xiao, what's wrong with you?" Did someone kidnap you last night? You tell me that I will let my father punish those people severely. β
Ye Xiao's eyes were a little dazed, his eyes lowered slightly, and he was indescribably low, "No need......
"Why don't you have to," Yun Leping's breathing fluctuated violently, squatted down, ignoring the mud on the gorgeous skirt, and asked, "Ye Xiao, did they beat you?" Did you get hurt in any way? Let me see, okay? β
Saying that, she sobbed, she thought that Ye Xiaowenwen was a weak scholar, if he was really hijacked by some gangsters, he would have more means to deal with him, and she was also worried that he was injured at the moment.
But Ye Xiao shook his head lightly when he heard this, and his lips moved: "I'm fine, Leping, you don't have to worry." β
He gently wiped the tears under Leping's eyes with his fingertips, his movements were very gentle, how could Ke Leping rest assured, he looked like he was gone, he looked like he was fine.
She sniffed, her usually smart apricot eyes were red, and the tip of her nose was also a little red: "Ye Xiao, don't trick me, we are going to get married, I will be your wife in the future, if there is anything, you should tell me, you shouldn't be busy with me." β
But Ye Xiao pulled a slight smile, and his voice was hoarse but gently comforted her: "Fool, I'm really fine." β
Seeing that he refused to speak, Le Ping bit her lip and didn't ask any more, she carefully observed his body, and then she was a little embarrassed, but she didn't see the tears and blood stains on her clothes, and she was a little relieved.
"Ye Xiao, let's go back." She said softly.
Ye Xiao looked at her worried eyes and nodded.
Leping helped him into the carriage, and instead of heading towards his residence, he went straight back to the palace.
Ye Xiao was settled in the side hall of her bedroom, and Leping asked the imperial doctor to come over.
Several imperial doctors took turns to consult and confirm that Ye Xiao was not injured, and Leping's heart was completely calm.
However, she still wanted to go in to take care of him and talk to him, but at this time, her queen mother stopped her and said slowly: "Leping, you have also stayed up all night, let's go and rest first, Ye Xiao here, with me and your father staring at him, and there are so many imperial doctors, don't worry too much." β
"But ......"
"Go ahead, rest for a while, you don't want Ye Xiao to come back, you are so tired that you faint, at this time, Ye Xiao may have to worry about you in turn."
Qi Moxiao also interjected at the right time: "Leping, what your queen mother said is right, go back and lie down first, and when Ye Xiao is okay, your marriage will have to be held later, if you fall ill, it will be even more troublesome." β
With such persuasion, Leping had to go back to the dormitory to rest temporarily. She stayed up in fear for so long, and her energy couldn't hold it anymore, thinking that she could take care of herself first, so she could take better care of Ye Xiao, so she was no longer attached and left with the support of the palace maid.
As soon as Leping left, Qi Moxiao and Yun Zhuyue looked at each other, and their expressions became calm.
The fact that their daughter didn't ask anything from Ye Xiao doesn't mean that they can rest assured as parents, asking about the reason for Ye Xiao's disappearance and the reason why they didn't want to come back after staying in the suburbs is the most important thing for them.
The two of them entered the inner room and retired the imperial doctor.
As soon as Ye Xiao saw them come in, he immediately wanted to get up from the couch and wanted to salute: "Your Majesty, Niangniang." β
Qi Moxiao held him: "Okay, no need to be polite." β
Ye Xiao was helped to sit and lie back on the couch, his face was a little pale: "Thank you, Your Majesty." β
Qi Moxiao said: "I ask you, where have you been this day and night?" Why do people suddenly disappear on the day of the wedding? Do you know how long Leping has been waiting for you? β
The auspicious day for the completion of the wedding was missed like this, and her daughter's expectations became empty, and Qi Moxiao was naturally not so comfortable in her heart.
Ye Xiao lowered his head a little ashamed when he heard this, wanting to explain, but coughed several times again, almost choking.
Yun Zhuyue comforted him: "Don't worry, just say it slowly if you have something to say." Your Majesty is only worried about you, and there is no malicious intent. Saying that, he glanced at Qi Moxiao, "Your Majesty, don't be so anxious, people have finally returned safely, even if the other things are put aside first, it doesn't matter." β
His wife's words, Qi Moxiao naturally would not refute them.
However, at this time, Ye Xiao was very uneasy in his heart, marrying Leping was something he had been looking forward to for a long time, and now something happened to him, which caused the marriage to be postponed, everyone was so worried about him, it really shouldn't be.
Ye Xiao explained: "I couldn't sleep last night, so I got up and tried on the wedding dress, but who knew that as soon as I put it on, before I could look in the mirror, the window near the north was pried open. β
He fell into memory.
At that time, when he saw someone breaking in, he immediately became vigilant and said angrily: "Who are you?!" Then he was ready to push the door and call someone.
But those guys with meaty faces didn't give him this chance, quickly restrained him, pulled a rag casually, got up and plugged his mouth, and said with bad intentions: "Lord Ye, I heard that you are going to be a colt, it's really beautiful." β
said with a sigh, "Lord Ye will be prosperous and rich in the future, and I will also give our brother a chance to make a fortune, rest assured, as long as we have money, we will not touch people's lives in our hands." When you get the money you should get, you will naturally let Lord Ye leave. β
Ye Xiao then reacted, it turned out that he was targeted by a group of outlaws,
When it was, he was tightly tied, stuffed into a sack in the night, and bumped all the way through the dilapidated swill wagon, and when the carriage stopped, he did not know where he had reached.
The gang took him to hide in a ruined temple, and quarreled over who would deliver the news to tie up the gold and the specific amount of money, and finally they attacked each other so much that they were even ready to do something to him.
Ye Xiao knew that this group of people had no credibility at all, and said that they would not touch people's lives, but if they went crazy, I am afraid they would not be able to take care of so much. So he took advantage of the chaos to hook the dagger that the robbers hit on the ground, quietly cut the rope, and escaped while they were unprepared.
But he didn't dare to escape far, and one of the one-eyed men chased after him, and said with a sneer: "Lord Ye has a lot of eyes, we didn't take precautions for a while, and we actually asked you to escape." β
As he spoke, he took out the scimitar on his waist and threatened: "Lord Ye, I advise you not to toast and not eat and drink, if you can't earn a copper plate from us, then we won't be polite to you." β
As he spoke, the scimitar reflected the moonlight, and it was cold.
Ye Xiao had no strength to restrain the chicken, so it was naturally difficult to fight him, so he ran away with all his might.
Seeing that he was about to be overtaken, and fortunately he was lucky, the one-eyed man was bitten by a poisonous snake, and just about to catch up with him, he fell to the ground and did not know whether he was faint or dead.