She was extremely anxious. She came out and did not even get in the carriage. She grabbed a horse from the palace guards, jumped on it, and galloped back to Yongning's residence without any obstruction. When she went in, she saw Qingtou, who had been missing during the day, had returned and was squatting by the door with his eyes wide open. As soon as he saw her, he started to say that he had gotten into trouble.
Xuyu had vaguely guessed the cause and effect of the incident and asked him to follow her inside.
As soon as he entered the room, Qingtou knelt down and told the whole story of his adventure during the day, until he met Pei Langjun who entered the palace at the gate of the waterside pavilion. Afterwards, he was watched by the palace supervisor. Only just now was he sent out of the palace and returned here.
"Young Master, have I committed a great crime? Have I been deceived by His Majesty by telling him that you are a young lady? When Young Master entered the palace and heard me talking about this, his face changed drastically. Young Master hasn't returned yet. Could it be that he has been locked up by His Majesty?"
Qingtou had a sad face and started slapping himself in the face.
"It's all my fault. Why am I so stupid? I believed everything your Majesty said just because he looked so kind. What should I do if something happens to you, my husband, and Mr. Pei?"
Xu Yu was increasingly upset by Qing Tou's crying and the sound of him being slapped in the face. She told him to leave and waited for dawn. When the gate opened, she immediately rode to the Lu Wu Si government office and inquired about it. No one in the office had seen him last night. Not only that, Liu Bo had not seen him since the night before. He had something to do with him, so he went to Jin Wu Wei to look for him, but he didn't see him there either. He was thinking of going to Pei's house in Yongning Fang to ask for news.
"Young master, don't you know where Si Cheng has gone? Since the night before, yesterday, and last night, I haven't seen Si Cheng Pei. This has never happened before!" Liu Bo was very anxious.
Xuyu turned around and immediately rushed to Chengping, wanting to ask him to inquire for some news. When she was almost at the Jinzouyuan, she heard the sound of galloping horses behind her. Soon, someone rode past her on a horse. Then, the person turned his horse sideways, and her way was blocked by a Jade Dragon Horse with a golden bridle.
Xuyu raised her eyes and met a pair of dark eyes.
It was Yuwen Zhi, whom she hadn’t met for some time.
The Xiping County Prince's Mansion and the two courts of the Chengping Family were not far from each other, both in the same area. He looked as if he had just gone out with his entourage, met her here, and rode up alone to block the road.
"Who are you looking for so early in the morning?" As he said this, he looked in the direction of Chengping across the street.
Xuyu had no mood to hang out with him at the moment, but she remembered that she had written to him a few days ago asking for his help, so she suppressed her anxiety, thanked him, and hurried to leave. At this time, she heard him say, "You don't know yet? Yuan Zhi came to see me in person yesterday and asked me some questions about you."
Xuyu was stunned.
Yuwen Zhi looked at her with suspicion: "Of course I will reply according to your instructions. But who are you? It's strange that you entered the palace as a painter, why is it that even Yuan Zhi is targeting you now?"
In an instant, Xuyu understood everything clearly.
"This man is cruel and ruthless, as vicious as a snake. You have to be careful." She heard Yuwen Zhi say again, came to her senses, responded twice, said she had something else to do, urged the horse to go around the man, and was about to move forward, when suddenly a horsewhip with a tortoise shell handle came across in front of her, blocking her way.
Yuwen Zhi looked around.