The Hidden Beauty

Chapter 128 Miss Cousin is Missing

When she heard that Meng Shuyi was going to leave the house, Old Madam Meng disagreed: "We are unfamiliar with this place. What if something happens?"

"Aunt..." Meng Shuyi leaned over and whispered in her ear.

Madam Meng widened her eyes and looked at her doubtfully: "Are you sure this trick will work?" Meng Shuyi nodded: "If my aunt is likely to come forward, I am 70% sure."

Seeing her determined look, Madam Meng agreed, "Okay, I hope everything goes as you wish."

Meng Shuyi went back to his room, changed into military uniform, and left the house through the back door, trying to avoid people.

Meng Tingzhou and Abelie galloped across the vast grassland. Both of them were excellent riders and equally skilled archers. After half a day, they each hunted a dozen rabbits and a few sheep. "

Meng Tingzhou bowed and said, "Your Majesty is indeed the king of the grassland. I am humbled by your presence."

Abiel laughed loudly: "It was the governor who gave way to me."

The two slowed down and chatted while riding on their horses.

"The Governor's Mansion was just built not long ago, and the servants are all getting familiar with it. Your Majesty, I am afraid that I have not been able to entertain you well in the past few days. I hope Your Majesty will forgive me."

Abelie waved his hand and said, "Have you forgotten that I am from the Turkic region and I am not particular about small matters? In our Turkic region, there are not so many rules. If I have offended you in any way, I hope you will not mind it, my Lord Commander."

He had suffered a setback at the hands of Meng Tingzhou, so he had always been wary of the governor of Dayan.

Meng Tingzhou heard the hidden meaning in his words and asked tentatively: "But which servant in the palace offended the king?"

Abelie thought of the stunning woman he had met by the lake in the morning, and couldn't help but feel hot all over: "I have to say, the women in your Central Plains are indeed very different from our Turkic women."

When he heard about women, Meng Tingzhou raised his eyebrows slightly and said calmly: "If the king takes a fancy to someone, I can give that person to the king."

"Hahaha..." Seeing that he had guessed his thoughts in an instant, Abiel laughed heartily, "Sure enough, nothing can be hidden from the governor. To be honest, I have always looked down on women from the Central Plains, always thinking that they are too introverted and weak. But when I saw this woman, I felt that it was this seemingly weak but introverted energy that made me want to conquer her!"

Meng Tingzhou laughed along with him: "I wonder who could have made the king so concerned. After returning to the Governor's Mansion, I will have someone arrange it."

Abiel clenched his fist and saluted: "I would like to thank the governor in advance."

The two chatted along the way, and as it was getting darker, they whipped their horses to speed back to the Governor's Mansion.

When we were almost at the Governor's Mansion, heavy rain poured down.

Meng Tingzhou got off the horse and saw Old Madam Meng walking towards the gate.

He wiped the rain off his face: "Mom, why did you come out?"

"Tingzhou! Have you seen Shuyi?" Old Madam Meng was extremely anxious. "She said in the morning that the weather was very good today and that she wanted to go horseback riding. I thought it would be boring for her to stay in the mansion every day, so I agreed to her request. But she hasn't come back yet so late..."

"Nonsense." When Meng Tingzhou heard that Meng Shuyi went out of the house alone to ride a horse, he shouted, "This is not the capital, how dare she go out of the house alone!"

Old Man Meng grabbed his clothes and said, "It's all my fault. Tingzhou, go find her! Shuyi is your cousin. If anything happens to her, how can I face her parents?"

Looking at the heavy rain outside, Meng Tingzhou finally felt compassion.

Seeing that he was a little hesitant, Madam Meng covered her face with her hands and said, "Shu Yi is with us, and as her aunt and cousin, you and I should take good care of her. What if something happens to her..."

"Pei Qing." Meng Tingzhou ordered loudly, "Gather your men immediately and follow me to find my cousin."

Hearing the noise in the front hall, Jiang Shiwan asked and found out that Meng Shuyi had gone out early in the morning and had not returned yet.

Meng Tingzhou took people out to look for him.

Yun Shang was combing her hair after she had slept all afternoon. "I heard that the old lady went to ask the governor personally. I didn't expect that she loves her cousin so much."

After the overnight stay, Jiang Shiwan had roughly guessed what the old lady and Meng Shuyi were up to. When she heard that it was the old lady Meng who personally went to find Meng Tingzhou, she vaguely guessed: "The old lady loves the governor the most on weekdays, and she is afraid that this son will suffer. It is indeed unexpected that she asked him to go to rescue the cousin in the rain today."

Yun Shang looked at the dark sky outside and asked Jiang Shiwan, "Madam, do we have to wait for the governor to come back before we eat?"

Jiang Shiwan in the bronze mirror stared blankly, shook his head for a long while, and said softly, "No need to wait, Ah You and I will eat first."

In the heavy rain, people from the Governor's Office went door to door asking questions, while another group of people were surveying near the grassland.

"Miss Cousin!"

"Shu Yi!"

The shouts in the rain seemed distant and weak.

Meng Shuyi hid in a cave, the pitch-black darkness made her feel panic-stricken.

She is actually very afraid of the dark, and also afraid of wild beasts and bad guys appearing.

But she still decided to take the risk.

As she heard the few flames in the distance getting closer, hope finally rose in her heart, and she shouted loudly into the rain: "Cousin! Cousin! I'm here!"

"Commander-in-chief, there seems to be someone ahead!"

Meng Tingzhou's eyes were deep, the rain was running down his cheeks, he wiped his face and said, "Go!"

A group of people surrounded the cave, holding torches to illuminate Meng Shuyi who was soaked by the rain.

She fell to the ground in a state of embarrassment, looking up at Meng Tingzhou on his horse, feeling very pitiful: "Cousin, you are finally here."

Meng Tingzhou got off his horse and approached her: "Shuyi, are you okay?"

Meng Shuyi was about to cry: "Cousin, I sprained my foot."

Meng Tingzhou held up a torch and took a closer look, and indeed saw that her ankle was swollen.

"Cousin." Meng Shuyi threw herself into his arms, crying, "I'm so scared... It's dark here, I thought I couldn't go back."

Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, Meng Tingzhou let her hold him, with no expression on his face: "It's okay, I'll take you back."

"Pei Qing!" he ordered, "Carry Miss Cousin onto the horse and send her back to the Governor's Mansion immediately."

Meng Shuyi didn't expect that even after he got close to him, he didn't show any reaction.

"cousin……"

Seeing that she was a little embarrassed, Meng Tingzhou comforted her: "Shuyi, Pei Qing is the most trustworthy person around me. Don't worry, he won't do anything beyond the limit."

Pei Qing wrapped Meng Shuyi in the clothes he had prepared long ago, and then carried her onto the horse's back: "Miss cousin, we are going back now."

After returning to the Governor's Mansion, Pei Qing got off the carriage carrying the embarrassed Meng Shuyi and ran into Jiang Shiwan who was walking towards them.

"lady."

Jiang Shiwan felt very distressed: "Shuyi, you are finally back, are you okay?"

Meng Shuyi would rather die than let her see him like this, secretly clutching Pei Qing's clothes: "Cousin, I... I'm fine..."

"Pei Qing, please send Miss Cousin back quickly. Doctor Mei is waiting."

Meng Tingzhou was very surprised to see Jiang Shiwan standing at the gate of the Governor's Mansion: "Why are you here?"