Before Ye Mingjin could finish, Mu Xiyan said,"" Can I stay here forever…" It sounded like she was begging and acting coquettishly.
Ye Mingjin's brows finally relaxed after hearing this. She was finally going to stay.
"Alright." Ye Mingjin smiled.
"Drink porridge with me." Mu Xiyan smiled and pulled Ye Mingjin's sleeve to leave. Ye Mingjin held Mu Xiyan's hand and led her into the house.
Seeing a plate of flatbread, a plate of hibiscus spring rolls, a plate of delicious side dishes, and a bowl of red date lotus seed soup on the table, the fragrance wafted into Mu Xiyan's nose. She couldn't help but exclaim,""It smells so good!"
Ye Mingjin smiled faintly and helped Mu Xiyan to sit down. He took a piece of cake from the plate and put it in front of Mu Xiyan's mouth. Mu Xiyan took a big bite and her eyes instantly lit up."Mmm…it's delicious! This is even more delicious than the ones made in the palace!"
"Eat slowly, don't be anxious." Ye Mingjin sat elegantly at the side. Looking at Mu Xiyan's haggard face, a touch of affection rose in his heart.
Was this the feeling of wanting to cherish someone? Was this the feeling of love? As long as he looked at the woman in front of him, he wanted to protect her forever.
"Here, I'll give it to you. You haven't eaten either, right?”A vague voice pulled Ye Mingjin back from his thoughts. Mu Xiyan handed him a hibiscus spring roll and chewed the food with her mouth full.
Ye Mingjin's heart warmed. He took the spring roll from Mu Xiyan's hand and bit into it.
At this moment, there was a knock on the door. Ye Mingjin gestured for someone to come in. A handsome young man walked in.
"Grandpa! I just finished brewing the medicine…" Before he could finish speaking, he was stunned on the spot.
"Put it down and get out." Ye Mingjin chewed on his spring roll and said indifferently, without any expression.
"Yes, sir!" Luo Qing held back the words he wanted to say, put down the bowl of medicine, and left the room, closing the door.
"He seems to have something to say to you. Is it inconvenient for me to be here?”Mu Xiyan asked as she swallowed the last mouthful of spring roll. She could not help but frown as she smelled the bitter taste coming from the bowl of medicine.
"It's fine. Yan 'er, have some porridge and drink the medicine after you're done.”Ye Mingjin picked up the red date lotus seed porridge on the table and fed Mu Xiyan a few mouthfuls. He picked up a handkerchief and wiped the corner of Mu Xiyan's mouth. Then, he picked up the bowl of medicine and blew on it gently. He scooped up a spoonful and brought it to Mu Xiyan's mouth."Yan 'er, drink the medicine while it's still hot."
"I only lost some blood. Why do I have to drink such bitter medicine?”Mu Xiyan was puzzled. She could understand that the red date lotus seed soup was for her to replenish her blood, but why did she drink the medicine?
When Ye Mingjin heard that she had lost blood, he could imagine how much pain she had suffered in the palace. He immediately frowned. Mu Xiyan quickly took the bowl of medicine and drank it in one go. She did not want Ye Mingjin to worry and frown.
"Alright, look, I've finished it. Can you stop frowning?”After finishing the medicine, Mu Xiyan put down the bowl and smiled fawningly. There was a trace of brown medicine left at the corner of her mouth, and her black hair was untied. She looked very cute. Ye Mingjin also relaxed his tightly knitted brows and smiled again.
In the Imperial Palace.
"This servant greets the emperor." Ye Zi was preparing hot water when she suddenly saw Situ Chengyan walking in with the imperial physician. He was probably here to take the Empress's blood again. Ye Zi sighed and quickly went forward to kowtow.
"Where's the Empress?" "Is the Empress feeling better?" Situ Chengyan stopped and asked.”Her tone was a little perfunctory, and even Leaf could hear it.
"The niangniang is weak and hasn't woken up yet. This servant will go and help the niangniang wake up.”After saying that, Ye 'zi hurriedly carried the basin to the door of the bedroom and called out softly,""Niangniang, the emperor is here. This servant will help Niangniang change!”Then, she walked in with the basin. Situ Chenyan followed her.
The room was unusually quiet. The candles had long burned out. When he looked at the bed again, it was empty. Only the thin blanket was lying on the bed in a mess.
"Where is the Empress?" Ye Zi exclaimed in surprise. She didn't see the Empress go out.
Situ Chengyan looked at the situation in the room and a bad feeling immediately welled up in his heart. He did not know why he had treated her like this yesterday. He clearly loved her. Why would he hurt her because of a mage's nonsense?
"Hurry up and bring the Empress back!”Situ Chengyan roared angrily. He was extremely anxious and had a feeling that he would never see her again.
"Yes, yes!" Ye Zi trembled and hurriedly ran out, mobilizing all the palace maids and eunuchs in Phoenix West Palace to search for the Empress.
Two hours later, everyone returned and knelt in front of Situ Chenyan. They did not dare to look up. They had searched the entire palace, but there was no sign of the Empress.
Situ Chengyan had never expected that Mu Xiyan would really disappear, just like his worst premonition!
"Little Lu Zi! Immediately send the imperial guards to find it for me! We must find the Empress! Such a large palace, but you can't even protect the Empress. What use do I have for you? If he couldn't find the Empress within a day, he would bring his head to see her!”Situ Chengyan was furious. He vented all his impulsiveness, regret, and anger on Xiao Luzi.
"Yes, sir! Yes!" This servant will go now!" Xiao Luzi hurriedly ran down to do as instructed. This was bad. The Empress had disappeared. It would be fine if they found her, but what if they couldn't? How could the Empress disappear in such a huge palace?
"Speak! What did the Empress do last night? Who did you meet?" Situ Chengyan paced back and forth in front of the kneeling crowd. The anxiety on his face was obvious.
"Replying to the empress, the niangniang woke up last night and never got up again. She continued to sleep and the niangniang never saw anyone.”Ye Zi plucked up her courage and answered, hiding the fact that Mu Xiyan had gone to the mass grave.
"Bastard! Nonsense! Could it be that the Empress had disappeared from Western Phoenix Palace?”Situ Chengyan was furious when he did not hear any useful clues. If Mu Xiyan was kidnapped, only the people of White Jade Palace could have taken a living person from the palace without a sound. But why did White Jade Palace kidnap her? Situ Chengyan paced around in frustration. Everyone knelt on the ground and did not dare to breathe loudly, afraid that the emperor would punish them in a rage.
"Your Majesty! A guard said that late last night, he seemed to have seen the Empress walking towards the northwest of the palace.”The head of the imperial guards trotted into Fengxi Palace and hurriedly reported the news to Situ Chengyan.
Northwest? Situ Chenyan was puzzled and asked,"Is there any place in the northwest corner of the Imperial Palace?”
"Replying to the emperor, the palace in the northwest corner is still uninhabited. A little further away is the mass grave. This servant heard that last night, there was crying coming from the mass grave.”Xiao Luzi said in horror.
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