"Who exactly took Ling'er away? How dare they do this in the deep inner palace?"
Shi Mei couldn't care less about anything else; all she wanted to do was immediately inform the master.
"Princess, we must inform our master immediately."
“Alright,” Feng Qian could no longer stop it this time. Ye Lingfeng knew that Hai Ling was missing and was sure to be furious. But right now, it wasn’t Ye Lingfeng’s anger, but rather where Ling’er had gone.
Feng Qian waved her hand, signaling Shi Mei and Shi Lan to report to Ye Lingfeng. She then ordered a palace maid to immediately summon the chief eunuch of Yuehe Palace, instructing him to lead a search party throughout the palace and to inform her immediately upon receiving any news.
Ling'er was taken away from the palace. Logically, it would be impossible to take her out of the palace in such a short time, especially in broad daylight.
At this moment, inside the study, Ye Lingfeng was saying goodbye to Feng Zixiao.
"I have wasted so much time, it is time for me to return to Beilu. I have come to take my leave."
Feng Zixiao sat on the bright yellow dragon throne, smiled and looked at Ye Lingfeng, and said politely, "I am grateful for Emperor Xie's help in my ascension to the throne. I hope that our Great Zhou Dynasty and Northern Lu will forever be friends."
Ye Lingfeng nodded. It would be best to form an alliance, because he did not want the people to suffer any harm. If the two countries were at war, the people would live in misery. They did not seek wealth and status, but only a peaceful life. How could he let them be caught in the flames of war? If it weren't for these people, he could have launched an attack on the Great Zhou Dynasty during its internal turmoil, and the Great Zhou Dynasty would surely have perished.
"I hope so."
Ye Lingfeng nodded and stood up. He should go pick up Ling'er. It was time for them to return to Beilu. There were still many things to be resolved in Beilu.
"I take my leave."
Ye Lingfeng clasped his hands in a fist salute and walked steadily out. Before he even stepped out, Shi Zhu rushed in, his face grim and his eyes icy. He first glanced at Feng Zixiao, then looked at his master and hurriedly reported...
"Your Majesty, something terrible has happened! The Empress has disappeared in Yuehe Palace!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Ye Lingfeng was somewhat unable to react. What did he mean by the Empress disappearing at Yuehe Palace? It was Feng Zixiao in the study who reacted first and asked in a deep voice, "What did you say? Hailing disappeared at Yuehe Palace? What happened?"
Only after he spoke did Ye Lingfeng realize that Ling'er was gone, Ling'er was gone.
How could someone just disappear? And why did she disappear inside the Moon Palace? What happened? Ye Lingfeng grabbed Shi Zhu's collar in a fit of rage and roared, "You said the Empress is missing? What do you mean?"
"Mei'er and the others came to report that Her Highness had gone to Yuehe Palace to see the Princess, but after waiting for a while, they found that Her Highness was not in the Princess's palace. Her Highness had disappeared. They ordered people to search Yuehe Palace from top to bottom, but they could not find Her Highness."
As soon as Shi Zhu finished reporting, the expressions of the people in the study changed. Ye Lingfeng flashed out like a whirlwind, followed by Feng Zixiao.
Outside the Imperial Study, the eunuchs and palace maids, unaware of what had happened, saw the expressions of both the Emperor of Northern Lu and their own Emperor change and frantically ran out. All the eunuchs, palace maids, and their subordinates followed closely behind, forming a large procession that ran along the palace corridors. The eunuchs and palace maids throughout the palace, not knowing what was going on, began pointing and whispering among themselves after the procession had passed.
Ye Lingfeng and Feng Zixiao quickly ran to the outside of Yuehe Palace. At this time, Xiao Ke and Lian Yi were helping Feng Qian out and pacing back and forth in front of the palace.
Feng Qian's face was grim and gloomy. In addition, she was still injured and had not fully recovered, so she looked very weak at the moment.
Upon seeing Ye Lingfeng and Feng Zixiao running towards them, he quickly stepped forward and said with a humble expression, "Emperor Xie, I'm sorry."
Ignoring her apology, Ye Lingfeng roared urgently, "What exactly happened? What exactly happened?"
The two maids, Shi Mei and Shi Lan, who had been following him, turned pale and knelt down with a thud.
"It was my fault. When Master came to Yuehe Palace to see the Princess, a maid went in to report and came out to say that the Princess invited Master in. We wanted to follow her in, but the maid stopped us, saying that the Princess wanted to speak with Master alone. We were worried, but Master said it was fine and told us to wait outside. Who knew that once Master went in, she disappeared? We got anxious and went into Yuehe Palace, only to find out that Master had not seen the Princess at all. The Princess ordered a search of Yuehe Palace, inside and out, but Master was nowhere to be found."
Upon hearing this, Ye Lingfeng's face turned deathly pale, and he staggered backward. The maid behind him quickly reached out to support him, but he flung her away. Thinking of Ling'er, he imagined many unpleasant scenarios. There was a heartless Jiang Feixue in the capital. What would happen if Jiang Feixue infiltrated the palace and took Ling'er away?
The thought of this made his head feel like it was going to explode, his heart was pounding, and he yelled at Shi Zhu and the others.
"Search, search the Moon Palace immediately."
Seeing Ye Lingfeng's pale face, trembling body, and near-madness, Feng Qian's heart clenched, and she said in a deep voice, "The Yuehe Palace has been searched, but there's nothing there."
"Then search the palace. Search every single spot immediately. Shizhu, take men and search the palace right away. Don't miss a single spot. Do it now."
Ye Lingfeng gave the order, and Shi Zhu and the others, without a word, immediately waved their hands and led their men to search the palace. Not only that, he also ordered his men to immediately notify the Feathered Guards hiding in the shadows to come out and search the Great Zhou Dynasty palace together.
Surprisingly, Feng Zixiao did not get angry. Instead, he instructed the palace guards: "Search everywhere, don't miss a single place. Search carefully everywhere. It's impossible for someone to take someone out during the day, so they must still be hiding in the palace."
In an instant, a search was launched throughout the entire palace. The matter even alarmed the Empress Dowager, who was recuperating in the palace, and she brought people over to find out what had happened.
Upon seeing the Empress Dowager, Feng Qian burst into tears, telling her that Ling'er was missing. The Empress Dowager was also alarmed. Ji Hailing was the Empress of Bei Lu. If she disappeared in the Great Zhou Dynasty, Emperor Ye Lingfeng of Bei Lu would probably turn the Great Zhou Dynasty upside down. The Great Zhou Dynasty was in a period of turmoil, which was truly worrying. Who could have taken away the Empress of Bei Lu? Could it be Jiang Feixue, who was on the run?
With that thought in mind, the Empress Dowager spoke in a deep voice.
"Qian'er, could it be that Jiang Feixue took her away?"
Feng Qian frowned. After the initial anger and unease, she was much calmer now. She squinted and thought for a moment. Although Jiang Feixue was ruthless, she probably didn't have the ability to do such a big thing in the palace.
But if it wasn't her, then who was it that was making trouble for Ling'er?
Feng Qian pondered seriously, her red and swollen eyes slowly meeting those of her elder brother, who stood beside Ye Lingfeng. Her pupils darkened slightly. If her elder brother wanted to take Ling'er away, it would be an easy matter, especially since he had a deep affection for Ling'er. But was it really him who did this?
Feng Qian found it hard to believe; she simply couldn't believe that such a thing could have come from her imperial brother. If it really was her imperial brother who did it, he had disappointed her greatly.
He was no longer the imperial brother she knew. Although her past imperial brother was arrogant, he was not this despicable.
Ling'er is currently pregnant with Ye Lingfeng's child. Moreover, the two of them are deeply in love. If they didn't love each other, she wouldn't have any objections. However, Ling'er loves Ye Lingfeng very much. If her brother disregards her wishes and forcibly takes Ling'er away, then she will despise him.
Although Feng Qian had suspicions, they were still just suspicions. Without evidence, she couldn't speak up, because if she said something wrong, it would surely bring trouble to the Great Zhou.
Clearly, Ye Lingfeng hasn't thought about his elder brother yet. He's probably only thinking about Jiang Feixue taking Ling'er away, which makes him even angrier, more anxious, and more frantic.
Ye Lingfeng paced back and forth outside the Moon Palace, occasionally punching the wall in front of the palace gate until his hands were covered in blood. Shi Mei and Shi Lan were heartbroken to see this, but they were helpless and silently watched everything in front of them.
Outside the palace and under the moon, everyone was heavy-hearted.
Soon, the various groups that had been searching the palace came to report.
There is no one in the direction of Congyun Hall.