Chapter 486
~ MU YUNYAO, WHO HAS COMPLETELY FIGURED IT OUT ~
The Emperor couldn’t help but rub the space between his eyebrows and felt extremely tired. His scalp was more like being covered with a thick layer of kraft paper, it collapsed tightly, and his hand was numb when he touched it. “Xu Li, has there been any news from Yue Wang’s side?”
Xu Li shook his head in worry. “Reporting to Your Majesty, other than the news that His Royal Highness Yue Wang had safely made it to Jiangnan at the beginning, there is no news coming back so far.”
The Emperor frowned and said, “Send additional manpower to Jiangnan. We must make sure that Yue Wang is safe and sound.”
“Yes, Your Majesty.”
Xu Li was about to go outside the hall to pass the order when a guard ran in quickly and kneeled on the ground: “Your Majesty, there are urgent report. The Linjiang River broke through the dam, and the downstream Linjiang City, Huai’an City, and Yishui City were flooded one after another, destroying countless people’s fields and houses. Tens of thousands of people were displaced, and His Royal Highness Yue Wang disappeared....”
The Emperor stood up abruptly, and his figure swayed involuntarily. His vision went dark, and he almost fell to the ground. “You say again?”
“There are urgent report. The Linjiang River broke through the dam, and the downstream Linjiang City, Huai’an City, and Yishui City were flooded... His Royal Highness Yue Wang has gone missing …. ”
Xu Li stepped forward and carefully held onto the Emperor’s arm. “Your Majesty, please calm down and take care of the dragon’s body!”
The Emperor took a few deep breaths before slowly recovering and said, “Go quickly and announce that the princes and the officials to enter the Palace.”
“Yes, Your Majesty.”
The officials who suddenly received news of entering the Palace to discuss government affairs did not dare to delay any longer. They quickly left to go to the Palace despite the wet and slippery after the heavy rain.
In the Qinfang Garden, when Mu Yunyao received the news, her fingers in the embroidered satchel paused slightly. The embroidery needle pierced deep into her fingertip, and a dark red drop of blood instantly seeped out. Jin Lan and Jin Qiao were both anxious and hurriedly went to look for the medicine box.
Mu Yunyao gripped the purse tightly, and the blood on her fingertips directly seeped into the orchid pattern embroidered on it. Her face was terribly pale, and even her teeth were trembling, “Jin Lan, where’s Grandmother?”
“The Grand Princess is currently living in Ronghua Residence.”
“I’m going to see Grandmother. You guys help me pack my stuff.”
Jin Lan nodded halfway and suddenly stopped. “Miss, you are saying … …. Pack up your stuff? ”
“Yes. I’ll go to Linjiang City after I report to Grandmother.”
“Miss…” Jin Lan wanted to continue persuading her, but before she could say anything, Mu Yunyao quickly walked out of the room.
Within Ronghua Residence, Grand Princess Yi De had just finished ordering people to send reinforcements to ensure Yue Wang’s safe return. Hearing Mu Yunyao’s request for an audience, she couldn’t help but sigh. “Let her in.”
After Mu Yunyao entered, she knelt on the ground and said, “Grandmother, Yunyao is unfilial. She wants to leave the Capital and head to Linjiang City to look for His Royal Highness Yue Wang.”
Hearing her straightforward but firm tone, Grand Princess Yi De lightly closed her eyes. “Do you know what you are talking about?”
“Grandmother, what I feel most now is regret. I regretted I did not have the courage to face my own heart before. Now that I had heard the news of His Royal Highness Yue Wang’s death, I could only feel guilty and harsh. Grandmother, I... I have fallen in love with His Royal Highness Yue Wang, and I have a promise with him. May I ask Grandmother to fulfill it.”
“He’s your uncle!”
“I know that, but he doesn’t mind, and I won’t care anymore either.” Mu Yunyao crossed her arms and knelt on the ground. The pearl hairpin above her head collided with each other and emitted a crisp sound.
“Have you thought about it?”
“Yes, no matter what kind of rumors spread or how many people criticize and scold me in the future, I want to be together with Yue Wang.” When she heard that there was a flood in Linjiang, a series of clues suddenly flashed through her mind.
Qi Ming had sent a message before, saying that Ling Wang and Jin Wang wanted to blow up the situation. She thought it would be a big deal if the Linjiang River’s embankment were destroyed. Now that she ponders about it, there are floods, droughts, locusts, snowstorms every year … There were countless natural disasters, and the number of people displaced by them increased, but the collapse of the wall of the river is not a big deal. Coupled with the death of the Fourth Prince when the riverbank had been breached, it was enough to cause a storm and cover up the fact of the salt tax deficit case.
Jin Wang’s methods are ruthless, and he thinks extremely thoroughly about doing things. If he did not have complete confidence, he would not dare to create such a massive disturbance. That is to say, Yue Wang could have been successfully schemed against by Jin Wang, which was why no news of Yue Wang existed for such a long time…
Jin Wang’s actions were not only allowing him to escape, but he also eliminated his enemy, Yue Wang. If he could find a way to frame it on Ling Wang, it would be killing three birds with one stone.
If Yue Wang … If he died …
As soon as this thought flashed through her mind, Mu Yunyao felt a heart-wrenching pain, making her wish she could curl up.
Grand Princess Yi De sighed. “Your personality is usually soft, but your mind is overly firm in reality. Since you’ve made up your mind, Grandmother won’t say anything. I only hopes that no matter how great the storm gets in the future, you and Yue Wang will be able to go hand in hand and overcome the difficulties.”
Mu Yunyao raised her head, her eyes filled with tears. “Grandmother, I’ve decided to be with Yue Wang. I’m sure that I will definitely bring you and Mother endless trouble in the future. Yunyao is unfilial.”
“Foolish child, your mother and I share the same thoughts, so we hope you will live well and have a good time. As for the trouble, it would also require those people to have the ability to do so.” Grand Princess Yi De raised a hand to help Mu Yunyao up. “You didn’t come to me just to express your feelings for Yue Wang, right?”
“Yes, I want to go to Linjiang City.”
“There’s a flood in Linjiang City, and you can’t help much right now. Also, searching for someone in the vast sea of people is no different from searching for a needle in a haystack. If you go, you might not even be able to find Yue Wang.”
“Alright, now I’ll ask Qu Mama to count the manpower for you to bring, and you also bring the imperial gold medal. The Emperor had given the imperial gold medal to me, and seeing the gold medal was like the Emperor. You’re a princess right now, so even if you’re outside, you shouldn’t feel wrong yourself. I don’t need to tell you more about other things because you will make your own decision.” The Grand Princess Yi De’s heart ached as she helped Mu Yunyao organize her clothes. “Don’t cause trouble outside, but don’t be afraid of things. If you can’t bear it, Grandmother will take care of it for you!”
Mu Yunyao’s heart was moved as tears flashed in her eyes, “Many thanks Grandmother.”
“Mm, go ahead.”
Mu Yunyao retreated two steps, knelt in front of Grand Princess Yi De, and once again respectfully kowtowed. “Grandmother, please take care of yourself. Yao’er will definitely return safely.”
“Alright.”