Splendid Pastoral

Chapter 241 Volunteering
Xiao Yanfeng suppressed the excitement in his heart, said goodbye to the people around him hastily, then walked towards Gu Lingqing, and followed him to the corner.

Xiao Yanfeng stretched out his hand and pressed Gu Lingqing's shoulder: "I haven't seen you for so many years, and I've grown up so much."

Gu Lingqing knelt down in front of Xiao Yanfeng directly. Seeing this, Xiao Yanfeng quickly stretched out his hand to pull him up: "What are you doing? Get up!"

However, Gu Lingqing insisted on refusing to get up: "Thanks to the great general's words of help, otherwise, Ling Qing would have passed away by now."

Xiao Yanfeng looked around cautiously, and found that no one else was paying attention to this corner, and quickly stepped forward to help him up: "Hurry up, this person is coming and going, is it okay for people to see?"

After Gu Lingqing got up, her eyes were full of excitement and gratitude for the reunion.

Looking at the grown-up Gu Lingqing, Xiao Yanfeng was also quite moved. After carefully examining Gu Lingqing's face, he naturally noticed the tired look on his brows: "What's the matter? Did you not sleep well?"

Xiao Yanfeng only entered the imperial city yesterday, and he didn't have time to talk to his family at the dinner table yesterday, so he didn't know that yesterday was Gu Lingqing's big wedding day.

Hearing Xiao Yanfeng's question, Gu Lingqing felt that there was no need to hide this kind of matter from the general, so she briefly told him about the situation last night.

Xiao Yanfeng frowned, feeling aggrieved: "There are people under the imperial city who are so bold and act so crazy! It's really unreasonable!"

When Gu Lingqing remembered that there was no news about Zhao Min, the melancholy in his eyebrows could not be dispelled.

"This is not a trivial matter. You must report it to the emperor later and let the emperor make decisions for you. You should also send more people to search for it."

"Ah..." Gu Lingqing sighed deeply, "My title as a prince is nothing more than a false name. The general must be aware of the situation. Although this matter violates the royal dignity, the emperor may send more people to help him." Help me find the princess, as for whether this will be practical or not, I don't know."

Xiao Yanfeng lowered his eyes, and knew that what Gu Lingqing said was not without reason: "Don't worry, leave this matter to me."

When Gu Lingqing wanted to say something more, she heard a bell ringing in the palace.

"Okay." Xiao Yanfeng patted Gu Lingqing's shoulder, "Let's go quickly, we will be late soon."

Gu Lingqing had no choice but to swallow her words, and followed Xiao Yanfeng to Zhengyang Hall.

It can be seen that the emperor is in a very good mood today, especially when he saw Xiao Yanfeng, he was overjoyed. As for how genuine or fake this smile is, it's up to everyone to figure it out.

"General Xiao has been stationed at the border for many years, repelling foreign aggression many times, and kept my country peaceful for a few years. It is really indispensable."

Faced with the emperor's praise, Xiao Yanfeng's expression did not change at all, he just saluted the emperor and said neither humble nor overbearing: "This is the last thing to do."

A gleam flashed in the emperor's eyes: "General Xiao is humble. Everyone can see General Xiao's military achievements, and I am not the only one exaggerating."

After finishing speaking, the emperor laughed, thinking what a funny joke he had told, and the courtiers at the bottom saw the emperor laughing, and immediately laughed along with him.

And amidst all the laughter, only Xiao Yanfeng, Xiao Yichen and Gu Lingqing kept their original expressions and did not follow the crowd.

Since entering the hall, Gu Lingqing has been observing the expressions of Gu Qi and Gu Zixing.

As soon as Gu Zixing saw Gu Lingqing, there was some gloating in his eyes. If Gu Lingqing hadn't come in late, he would have stepped forward to mock him.

As usual, Gu Qi didn't have any abnormality, but just as there was no abnormality, it made Gu Lingqing suspicious.

What happened last night did not block the news. Regarding the news of Zhao Min's disappearance, Gu Qi must have gotten it a long time ago, so it shouldn't be such an expression.

Gu Lingqing already had a key suspect in her heart, and she couldn't help but fall into her own thoughts. How to find Zhao Min next, and she didn't know where she was locked up?
Just when he was deep in thought, he suddenly heard a sharp voice from Eunuch Li: "His Royal Highness Ling!"

Only then did Gu Lingqing come back to her senses, looked up at the emperor, and found that his face was a little displeased.

Gu Lingqing was immersed in her own thoughts just now, she didn't know what happened at all, and she was also a little confused at the moment.

Xiao Yanfeng who was at the side came out to speak for him at the right time: "My Majesty, His Highness King Ling must have been worried about what happened last night, that's why he didn't hear His Majesty's question."

After hearing what Xiao Yanfeng said, the emperor's expression became better. After all, he was in front of all the courtiers, so he couldn't be too stingy. He coughed immediately, and asked the question he had just asked again: "Prince Ling, I heard that the concubine disappeared from yesterday's wedding night?"

Gu Lingqing walked into the hall and knelt down: "Report to Your Majesty, there is indeed such a thing."

No matter how you say this matter is also a matter of damaging the face of the royal family, the emperor cannot just sit idly by.

"That's unreasonable! Who is so arrogant? Did Ling Wang find any clues?" The emperor's face was full of anger.

Gu Lingqing lowered her head, with a downcast look: "Reporting to the emperor, I didn't find any clues."

Regarding the situation last night, Gu Lingqing kept silent, let alone the speculation in her heart.

I was just given the false title of King Ling by him. If I really let myself find out some clues, it would be something very wrong.

"In that case, Mr. Li, you..." The emperor intended to appoint a random person to help Gu Lingqing with this matter.

But before the emperor finished speaking, Xiao Yanfeng boldly interrupted his words: "I report to the emperor, I voluntarily ask for orders to help His Highness King Ling to find out about this matter."

The emperor didn't expect Xiao Yanfeng to say such words, he was stunned for a moment, and his face became a little ugly.

Xiao Yanfeng's attitude was a bit decisive, and after seeing that the emperor did not respond, he said again: "Your Majesty, please agree."

Above the court hall, there was silence, Xiao Yanfeng had not appeared in the court hall for three years, therefore, it had been a long time since no one dared to go against the emperor so blatantly.

Just when everyone thought the emperor would get angry, they saw him laughing: "I thought Xiao Aiqing had just returned to the imperial city and wanted to make some repairs. Since I voluntarily asked for my life, I will agree, but..."

The emperor stroked his beard: "For ten days, if the truth cannot be found out, I will punish severely."

(End of this chapter)