Chapter 424: The Female Sea King and the Handsome Guard (24)
Chapter 424: The Female Sea King and the Handsome Guard (24)
A trace of doubt quickly emerged on Yan Feng's face, "Has anyone come back during this period? It's been so long, why is there no news?"
Yan Xue slapped her head, almost forgetting, and repeated Xue's situation again.
Yan Feng frowned tightly and asked, "Did you send anyone to look for them?"
Yan Xue nodded and replied: "Don't worry, mother. I have arranged six guards to search according to the route Xue said.
It's just that no one has returned yet, and the family is a little short of manpower. However, I have asked Manager Zhu to buy some new servants."
Yan Feng's expression did not relax, but became even more serious. He could not help but mutter to himself worriedly,
"Logically speaking, we were delayed outside for an extra month, so they should have arrived home earlier than us. Why did they delay for so long?"
At this time, Zhou, the second branch of the Yan family, who was part of the second group of people, was imprisoned in the woodshed. He was filled with regret.
Today is the day when her daughter Yan Lin gets married.
Recalling what the head of the family said when he decided to separate from them and asked everyone to disguise themselves as refugees, Zhou felt that something was fishy.
He tried to communicate with the guards many times, but they ignored him.
As the team continued to move westward, he began to feel uneasy. What was that place to the west? It was obviously a wild land.
Could it be that the head of the family really provoked someone he shouldn't have provoked? Thinking that he might have to spend the rest of his life in a desolate environment, Zhou discussed with his daughter and decided to take the risk and escape.
Finally, they managed to get rid of the escort, hired a donkey cart, and headed north.
At this moment, Zhou couldn't help but regret why he was so stupid at that time. He was really blinded by greed.
Now, her precious daughter is about to become someone else’s live-in wife. What should she do?
It turned out that Yan Lin and her father Zhou had hired a donkey cart and were heading north. They had no shortage of money, so they had nothing to worry about.
Who knew that when they were passing through a town and eating at a restaurant, they were followed by someone.
After finishing the meal, we got on the carriage and originally planned to continue heading north, but who knew that the carriage would turn into the county magistrate's backyard.
It turned out that the county magistrate's son was also eating in the restaurant at the time. He accidentally saw Yan Lin and fell in love with her at first sight.
Afterwards, he sent a servant to inquire about the horse driver's situation and learned that the group was actually going to the north to seek refuge with their relatives.
In that case, he simply went all out and kidnapped Yan Lin into his mansion.
The county magistrate had only one son in his life. Now he is over 25 years old, but has yet to get married.
The county magistrate was extremely anxious and wanted to find a marriage for his son, preferably a live-in wife.
To this end, she made many tempting promises, but despite this, no woman was willing to marry into her family.
It turned out that the county magistrate's son was not only fat and ugly, but even worse, he had a violent temper.
There are even rumors that he chased away the last wife who came to live with him.
Therefore, no matter how hard the county magistrate tried or what attractive conditions he offered, no one was interested.
The county magistrate knew that his son had kidnapped two people and was originally against it. However, after looking at their household registration certificates, he sneered and said, "They are fake."
The county magistrate's son knew it was fake, and he went to find Yan Lin with great joy. Yan Lin did not expect that the customs clearance document made by Yan Xue was so unreliable and was discovered immediately.
She hesitated and refused to speak. The county magistrate's son was delighted. It would be foolish to refuse a wife who came to him.
He promised to give Yan Lin and his father new identities, but required them to be his live-in wife.
Yan Lin disagreed at first, but after being frightened by the man, she agreed obediently.
In fact, Yan Xue was wronged, because when she was applying for the household registration certificate, she wanted to go south, so she just made up a county town in the north.
Who would have known that it would happen to be the county where Yan Lin was currently located, so the real and fake county magistrate could be easily seen at a glance.
A few days later, the second group of people finally arrived in Kuncheng. Yan Feng was surprised when he heard the guards say that Zhou had run away with Yan Lin. The guards said that they came back late because they were looking for them.
The third wife, Mrs. Dong, was also very angry. She didn't know why she ran away for no reason and delayed them for so long.
However, seeing that the master of the house was injured, he was sensible and did not say much. He took his two children to greet the master of the house and was led back to his own yard by Butler Zhu.
Yan Feng's concubine's family came back yesterday, saying that they were playing outside and delayed the trip. Now only the third group of people have not returned yet...
Lin Changqing came over with a bowl of ginseng soup, "Master, are you still worried?"
"Well, I'm just worried about the Third Young Master. He's only six years old, and his father has gone missing, leaving only a few guards. I'm afraid..."
"Master, Xiaoxue has arranged for someone to look for him. I believe there will be news soon."
Yan Feng nodded, "I hope so."
In the royal capital, Bai Zimu put down the book in his hand and said irritably,
"Father, I have to stay in the palace all day long. I feel like I am about to grow hair. Do you think I should be getting better soon?"
"Why are you in such a hurry? The big fish will take the bait soon!"
After hearing this, Bai Zimu asked in confusion: "Oh? What happened outside?"
Su Shilin sneered, "I just received news that Bai Xiyue has been confined for a month.
That old woman Han Kangrong can't hold back any longer. She has already started recruiting troops in the southwest!"
"Really? Does the Queen Mother know about this?" Bai Zimu frowned and asked worriedly.
Su Shilin shook his head and said, "For now, she probably doesn't know."
Bai Zimu frowned and murmured in a low voice: "Do you think they want to..."
Su Shilin snorted coldly, "Their fox tail can no longer be hidden. You don't need to wait too long."
In the Qianqing Palace, Su Shilin opened his watery eyes and stared quietly at the woman in front of him.
He asked softly, "Your Majesty, I noticed that you didn't seem to have eaten much today. Are you feeling unwell?"
Bai Fengzhi shook his head slightly and waved his hand gently, saying, "That's not the case. I'm just annoyed by those old guys."
Su Shilin asked again: "But is it still because of the matter between the first and second princesses?"
Bai Fengzhi looked at Su Shilin with a complicated look and said nothing.
Su Shilin continued, "Zi Mu's health has improved a lot now, and we don't have any solid evidence to prove that this matter is related to the First Princess and the Second Princess.
They have been under house arrest for more than a month, why not let them out?"
Bai Fengzhi frowned slightly, looking at the man in front of him with embarrassment, and said in a low voice: "Zi Mu has suffered so much, I really don't want to let those two rebellious women go easily..."
Su Shilin raised a faint smile and shook his head secretly.
He knew very well that this woman had actually intended to release the two men a long time ago.
He chuckled and said, "They've been locked up for a month. This can be considered a punishment for them."
Bai Fengzhi slowly stood up, walked to Su Shilin's side, and held his hand tightly.
There was a trace of guilt in his eyes: "But I always feel that this is too unfair to Zimu!"
Su Shilin smiled and comforted him, "Your Majesty, why are you so entangled? Zimu is not only your own flesh and blood, but also your capable minister!
"Solving your problems, isn't that what he should do as a subject?"
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